When the full moon hangs above the head of Chang'an City, the lights are lit up and the thousands of families are happy and sad. The magnificent palace seems deserted and lonely. The simple and simple one-acre is three points, but it is the aftertaste of stove smoke. In the Pulian Mountain outside the city, the withered grass and miscellaneous branches sang because of the night wind, sometimes waking up the forest master who did not fly south. The bell of the Pure Industry Temple never stopped, and the disciples rang it on time day and night. In the evening, the disciples in each room have gone back to their respective meditation rooms to rest. Only the second disciple of the sweeping room cleaned the dust and sat quietly under the ginkgo tree with bald branches in the backyard.

Jingchen faces the mountain in the distance, his back to the ginkgo, his eyes look through, and he can not make waves.

"In vain. Behind him came a slightly clumsy figure, under the full moon, was Master Pure Sea.

Hearing the sound, Jingchen shook his eyes, as if coming back from a deep stream ahead. Getting up and turning, Jingchen bowed with his palm and said, "Master." ”

Master Jinghai came to Jingchen's side, glanced at the cliff in the backyard, always with a smile on his peaceful face, and said, "Since your senior brother entered the world, you are the only one who cultivates this non-phase Dharma. You both have gains, but one is more important than the cause, and the other is more important than the effect. ”

Jingchen listened carefully to the master's words, and when the master's words fell, he said respectfully: "The disciple does not dare to be on the same page as the senior brother, on both sides of cause and effect, there is mostly impermanence. It's just that in the disciple's view, the cause begins first, and then there is fruit. If there is no cause, there is no effect, just like all things in the world, and without children, there are no descendants. ”

"Amitabha, that's right, but it's still not enough. Thousands of avenues come together in one way, not to mention cause and effect. Disciple, you still have a lot to realize. Master Jinghai was satisfied with what Jingchen said, nodded and said with a smile. But halfway through, it's more about anticipation.

Jingchen looked at the master, began to grind the master's words in his heart, and said, "Amitabha, disciple remember the master's teachings!"

With his disciples like this, Master Jinghai was relieved, looked up at the moon in the sky, and said lightly: "It's time for the teacher to retreat, and you have to manage the affairs of the sweeping room well, as for the affairs in the temple, there are several of your uncles to preside." In this retreat, I don't know how many years or months I am, but you will send this beaded chain to the Sage Academy tomorrow for your teacher and hand it over to Pure Karma. ”

"Yes, Master. Jingchen took a string of wooden bead bracelets that Master Jinghai took out from his sleeve, and the night was gloomy and he couldn't see the specifics. Pure dust doesn't ask anything, and listens to it wholeheartedly.

"In the future... If something happens in Chang'an, if I don't get out of the customs, all the disciples in the sweeping room will not be allowed to leave the temple! Those who disobey will be expelled from the sect! Remember?" handed the things to Jingchen, Master Jinghai's eyes seemed to pass by time, and after sighing, he said to Jingchen in a stern voice.

"Yes, Master, the disciple will convey it to the other disciples. Jingchen replied calmly, but he was still a little surprised in his heart, because the most serious thing the master had said was that he had expelled the junior disciple from the temple during the last Buddha viewing conference, and this time, he heard the expulsion from the master's door.

"That's fine, it's late at night, and rest early. Knowing that Jingchen would not let anything go wrong with his explanation, Master Jinghai left a word with peace of mind, and then left slowly.

Jingchen bowed his head to the master again and saluted with his palm: "Amitabha." ”

On this night, the Pure Industry Temple, as usual, was quiet and peaceful. But this is not the case with the Sage Academy in Chang'an City.

A thunder shadow flashed out in the silence and landed on the square in the front yard of the academy, and two figures were lying on the ground beside them.

"Doctor of the Academy, come to the square for me!" the Nine Sages shouted to the depths of the Academy. Although his voice was loud, it avoided the others and only reached the ears of the academy doctor.

For a moment, the originally dull room lit up, and there was a sound of tidying up inside.

About half a moment, more than a dozen figures hurried to the square, each holding a box in his arms. Seeing the expressionless Nine Sages and the two lying on the ground under him, these doctors who heard the sound naturally understood. Hurry forward to check the situation and take action.

Seeing this, the Nine Sages did not speak, and in the next moment his figure disappeared into the square. And on the hanging platform of an attic in the depths of the academy, the Nine Sages dressed in splendid white slowly opened their eyes, and a blue color merged into their bodies in the night.

Put down the paper fan in your hand and get up gently. A cold wind passed, and there was no one on the hanging platform.

Water moonflower.

Liu Xiao, who had been practicing with Qiu Zilai for a day, was resting on a wooden chair. I was still thinking about how the other two cubs were doing now, and whether the task was completed.

"Huh!"

The Nine Sages appeared in front of Liu Xiao out of thin air, startling her.

"Lord Nine Sages?" Liu Xiao stood up and saluted, shouting suspiciously. She didn't know what the Nine Sages were doing when she suddenly came to her so late, if it was according to her appearance in front of the students, she would definitely say whether the Nine Sages wanted to sleep with her and turn the clouds and rain. But that was only her appearance, and at this moment she could feel a terrifying oppression from the person who came.

"Liu Xiao, you took over the task of the World Bank Pavilion?" The Nine Sages looked at Liu Xiao indifferently, where was the calm smile on their faces.

Liu Xiao looked at the Nine Sages and remembered Master's words, "You can mess with anyone, don't mess with the Nine Sages!" But she didn't mess with him. Hearing the question, Liu Xiao was puzzled: "Yes, but every teacher has taken it, and the content of the eight tasks is the same, but the places where they go are different." Disciple, may I ask the Nine Sages, why did you suddenly come here late at night to ask about this?"

"Why? Just go to the front yard square and take a look! Tonight, don't think about being quiet in the whole academy!" After listening to Liu Xiao's words, the Nine Sages sneered and disappeared.

Liu Xiao frowned and hurried to the front yard.

The World Bank Pavilion, no matter when the cabinet is in the cabinet, will not stop burning candles.

Qi Feng, who was sitting on a chair in the conference hall and reading a book leisurely, still had a pot of hot tea at hand. After counting the tasks every day and arranging tomorrow's tasks, he will read books and drink tea here alone.

"Huh?" As soon as the book in his hand stopped, Qi Feng's old eyes looked at no one beside him. But in the next second, a white-clothed figure appeared there.

Seeing the comer, Qi Feng was stunned at first, then got up and said with a smile: "Lord Nine Sages." ”

The Nine Sages glanced at Qi Feng, who was smiling, and there were books and teapots on the table, which was quite nourishing.

didn't have time to talk nonsense with him, the Nine Sages asked directly, "Qi Feng, you arranged the tasks of those students a few days ago?"

Qi Feng was stunned when he heard this, but he still said with a smile: "It was arranged by the old man, and after being reviewed by other sages, it will be issued." ”

"Other sages, who are they!" The Nine Sages' eyes shuddered, and their voices gradually turned cold.

The smile on Qi Feng's face froze with the cold voice of the Nine Sages, he didn't know how the Nine Sages would suddenly come over tonight, but his intuition told him that the one who came was not good.

"Lord Hui Nine Sages, it is the other eight Sages. Qi Feng bent down and replied. No matter how much he held his own ranks, he couldn't take such a stance towards the Nine Sages. Bullying by seniority is a trick used by juniors.

"Really?" The Nine Sages were a little happy in their hearts, and everyone else knew about it except themselves. To be on the safe side, he reconfirmed.

"Don't dare to deceive the Nine Sages. Qi Feng replied solemnly. As he spoke, he also looked at the Nine Sages.

"Good!" the Nine Sages heard this, leaving only one word, and then closed their eyes and did not move.

After a few breaths, the Nine Sages opened their eyes and sat down in a random place.

Qi Feng didn't understand what the Nine Sages were trying to do.

"Boom..."

Suddenly, many figures appeared in the empty Hui Hall.

Qi Feng looked at the figures that appeared one by one, stupidly standing in place. "The Great Sages, the Three Sages, the Six Sages... And the dean!"

A total of eight old men came, a middle-aged man.

The Nine Sages glanced at these people, did not get up, and sat steadily.

"Luofeng, everyone has called you, what do you have to say. ”

The eight old men were the other eight sages, and the middle-aged man who watched the nine sages speak, was none other than the dean of the Sage Academy, Wen Cang.

The Nine Sages stretched out their hands very casually and said, "Sit down first." ”

The other sages were confused, but they still sat down one after another, and the dean also sat down, but in front of him was Qi Feng's book and tea just now.

Seeing this, the dean looked a little displeased, and Qi Feng, who was dumbfounded, hurriedly cleaned up his things, and then stood aside quietly.

The Nine Sages looked around, glanced at Qi Feng, who was a little flustered, and asked softly, "I'll ask the Dean a question first." ”

You ask. The dean said.

The Nine Sages looked at everyone and said calmly, "Am I still the sage of this academy?"

As soon as this sentence came out, the other eight people, you look at me, I look at you, with a blank face. The dean was quite calm, and he said with certainty: "There is only one Nine Sages in the Sage Academy, and that can only be you!"

"Good!" the Nine Sages exclaimed.

"Since I am the Nine Sages of the Academy, I want to know why no one notified me when the World Bank Pavilion issued the mission?" His eyes also glanced at Qi Feng, who was sweating on his forehead.

The eight of them all frowned, and three of the sages spoke: "Hehe, the nine sages have never cared about various matters since they were admitted to the hospital for decades, and we always thought that you didn't want to worry about these trivial matters, so we didn't notify you. If the Nine Sages feel that this matter has made you lose face, a few of us can compensate you. ”

The words of the three sages are very polite, in addition to the Tang King and the dean, I am afraid that only the nine sages in front of him can do this.

"Hahaha, the three sages will say. But when have you ever seen this seat care about face!" Hearing this, the Nine Sages stared at the Three Sages, suddenly laughed, and then said coldly.

When everyone heard it, it was true, the nine sages didn't care about anything, when they cared about face.

"Then dare to ask the Nine Sages what they mean tonight!" the Three Sages put away their smiles and said coldly. He is a dignified three sages, and he is not an outsider, and the dean and other sages are also here, how can he allow the nine sages to be presumptuous.

Between the two, there was suddenly some tension, the dean clenched his hands slightly, the body of the seven sages moved back, the great sages looked aside, and the other people had changed.

"I don't like to chew words, so I'll be more direct. No one notified me of this mission review, which is okay. How the task is carried out and what the content is, it has nothing to do with me. However, if someone colludes with a conspirator and intends to kill the disciples of my academy, this seat cannot stand idly by!" The Nine Sages looked at the Three Sages who were a little angry with themselves, and said indifferently, but the more the words came to the end, the more fierce they became, and the Nine Sages looked at Qi Feng and said.

Several sages knew at a glance that the Nine Sages were targeting Qi Feng who had an unnatural face on the side, and the Three Sages looked at Qi Feng with a strange look in the depths of his eyes.

"Could it be that the Nine Sages are suspicious of the person in charge of the World Bank Pavilion, Qi Feng?" and Qi Feng glanced at each other, and the Three Sages spoke again.

The dean looked at a few people and said nothing.

"Could it be that you can't do it?" the Nine Sages glanced at the Three Sages and snorted.

Hearing this, the three sages had a cold face, got up, pointed at Qi Feng and shouted to the nine sages: "Qi Feng entered the academy with a few of us. For decades, I have lived in the World Bank Pavilion, and what is the problem with the tasks I have given so far? You have inexplicably asked the dean to summon us tonight, just to listen to your rights and wrongs here? Shiluofeng, you have gone too far!"

The Nine Sages quietly listened to every word that the Three Sages drank, their faces were very calm, and their expressions were also very calm.

"Three Sages, pay attention to the tone of your speech, call everyone here, it is precisely to check this matter, and the future generations of the academy should also pay attention to it!" Seeing the appearance of the Nine Sages, the dean solemnly said to the Three Sages who couldn't help but be angry. Only he knew that this kind of Nine Sages was the closest to breaking out, and if he really lost control, he would really have a headache.

"Isn't he your friend? I'm going to find him, and I'm going to kill him! I just want to see who dares to stop me tonight?" Before the Three Sages could speak to the dean, the Nine Sages suddenly sneered and said to the Three Sages one by one.

Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed, and they all looked at the Nine Sages with wide eyes. His face was full of smiles, the kind of smile that is obstinate and unstoppable!

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