The little monk replied, "If you go to the mountain with me, there will be no monks from the Western Sect there for a while." Zhu Zhi said secretly: "This Xijiuhua robbed me of the sunset at the beginning, and now he is coming to snatch the nine-colored lotus flower, he is really insatiable." Anyway, I'm going to go up the mountain myself, so it's better to go a day earlier. He nodded and promised to go out of Mushan Town with the little monk to Jiuhua Mountain, and with the help of the little monk, he helped Huacheng Temple to do some volunteer work every day, cleaning and carrying, and doing some physical work.

Zhu Zhi originally just wanted to cause some trouble for Xizong here, but he didn't expect that a strange fate would be created in the dark, which is a later story.

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Zhu Ziping came back from the grave, Zhu Xiang made up three futons and sent them over, he strongly asked the three of them to eat at his house, Zhu Ziping was not easy to refuse. Ouyang Lan went over early to help cook, learning to make mutton bowls and sweat goose pieces, and the second dog really turned Ouyang Lan around like a dog.

Within a few days, Yan Yue's injuries had healed, and he often picked a branch, wrote and drew on the ground, and taught the children to read. When the people in the village heard Zhu Xiang say that the three of them were distant relatives who came here to visit relatives, and saw that Yan Yue was enthusiastic about teaching their children to read and write, they were all happy and did not ask much about other things.

At dinner this day, Zhu Ziping asked, "Second uncle, how far is West Kowloon Huashan from here?" "This is Jiuhua Mountain, where are you going?" "I don't know where to go...... Where are the big temples? ”

Zhu Xiang said with a smile: "It turns out that Ping'er wants to burn incense and worship the Buddha, climb the mountain from behind this house, and then turn a mountain to the south, and the third mountain is halfway up the mountain is Myoko Zen Temple, where the incense is vigorous, and it is famous far and wide." It's just that this back mountain is not easy to climb, if you go to the front mountain, it is easier to do it, but it takes a lot of detours. ”

Zhu Ziping said: "Since it is difficult to climb, then let's just wait until I have time to go up the front mountain." After dinner, after chatting again, the three of them carried the lantern back to the old house of the Zhu family. Ouyang Lan asked quietly, "Brother Zhu, you inquired about the temple, but you want to find the Jiuhua Sect?" ”

"Yes, those bald donkeys have provoked many times, and even more so that Brother Yan almost died, the day before yesterday I was in front of my mother's grave and swore to avenge this."

Yan Yue said: "Brother Zhu, Jiuhua Sect heard that there are many people, how can you fight them alone?" Hate me...... Useless is a scholar. ”

"Brother Yan doesn't have to be like this, you were born in a scholarly family, but you can be jealous and hateful, I admire Brother Yan very much." After cleaning up at the moment, he found a cloth to cover his face, tied the sunset around his waist, and said to the two, "I'll go and inspect it tonight, so I can explore the lair of the Jiuhua West Sect." ”

When he went out and saw that there was no one around, Zhu Ziping started his light work. The mountain was indeed difficult to walk, and the pine trees were dense with no way to follow, but he was not afraid, and jumped on the pine branches and tapped them again and again, and in the moonlight he rose to the top of the mountain like a spirit ape, and soon he crossed the first mountain.

The second mountain is mostly bamboo forests, the height is uneven, the mountain wind blows, the bamboo forest undulates and swings, it is very beautiful. He didn't care to stay long, his feet were on the bamboo leaves, rustling, and his body flew in the wind on the bamboo forest. After a while, I saw that the opposite mountain peak was towering, but the mountainside was brightly lit.

Zhu Ziping secretly thought: "This is Myoko Temple?" I don't know if it's the old nest of Jiuhua Xizong? "Slow down and get quieter.

The temple is indeed grand, the wall is more than two zhang high, hidden between the bamboo forest, the mountain gate is extended downward, and there is a pair of stone lions on both sides of the gate, which is majestic. Zhu Ziping looked up at the "Myoko Temple" on the door plaque, flew up to an ancient pine on the side of the wall, looked into the wall through the cover of branches and leaves, only to see the palace towering**, resplendent gold, faintly visible "Daxiong Treasure Palace", "Jizo Wangfu" and other plaques, there are corridors leading to the east and west ear rooms on both sides next to the hall.

After looking at it for a while, I swept to the east side of the ear room with the help of the pine and cypress, and groped forward along the roof, but saw the word "tea hall" on the plaque in the first room, so I quietly floated to the roof of the tea hall and listened attentively. After a while, only listening to the sound of the cup lid gently swiping, one person said softly: "Senior Brother Abbot, I have arranged for the sixth batch of disciples to go to Dongjiuhua. ”

"Senior Brother Guangrun, how many times have I said you, you always can't change it, that's Qingyang Jiuhua. Calling them Dongjiuhua doesn't it demote our status? Our Gushi Jiuhua is the first dojo of the Great Wish Jizo Bodhisattva, and the root of Jiuhua should be here. It's that Qingyang Sect Master Guanglin is not only ten years younger than me, but he has only been the abbot for nine years, and he is still too young! Hmph......""Senior Brother Abbot has taught you a lesson. ”

The abbot continued: "Back then, the Great Wish Jizo Bodhisattva saw a lotus flower blooming in the release pond of Myoko Zenji Temple, and he liked it very much, so he saved the lotus seed and brought it to Qingyang Jiuhua. After more than 600 years, the nine-colored lotus will now be born. Senior Brother Guangrun, who do you say this lotus should go to? ”

"Senior Brother Abbot has taught me a lesson, what is the use of this nine-colored lotus?" "The secret of heaven cannot be revealed, and you will know when the time comes, you only need to know that this lotus is made by the Bodhisattva of the King of the Earth, and it is a treasure of my Buddhism." The lid of the cup was gently wiped again, and the abbot's voice said again: "Why, I heard that many disciples were injured a few days ago? ”

"Yes, Senior Abbot. The news came that in Luzhou, four people were injured by a young man in a blue shirt, eight people were injured when they chased to Guanting, five people were injured outside Lu'an City, and one person died in the city. ”

"Alas, it's not that people are extraordinary, it's that we have been abandoned all these years. What about the man? "That person escaped in Lu'an City and disappeared." The abbot said angrily: "A bunch of waste! I Jiuhua has been established for 50 years, you see how much Qingyang Jiuhua has surpassed over the years, you go and inquire, who else knows that I am Gushi Jiuhua? ”

"Senior Brother Abbot has taught you a lesson." "That's it, tomorrow send more disciples to find the blue-shirted young man, if you can catch it, you will be captured, if you can't catch it, you will be killed, and you can't fall into my Jiuhua's reputation." Also, the nine-colored lotus is determined to be won, so that the disciples in front of you must report to you in every detail, and you can't let go of a trace of suspicion, and I will leave for Qingyang at the end of April. ”

At this moment, someone in the courtyard suddenly shouted and asked, "Who is it?" ”

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In the old house of the Zhu family, Ouyang Lan held her cheeks, the candle flame danced quietly, swallowing the cold flames, and a drop of wax tears slowly drooped, she stood up and cut off the candles, and held up her cheeks again.

Yan Yue sat opposite her, stood up for a while, and walked back and forth: "Lan'er, do you think Brother Zhu will be fine?" "Brother Zhu's martial arts are so strong, he will definitely be fine." "I also know that Brother Zhu will be fine, but I always panic in my heart, people are a sect, there are many people, after all, two fists are hard to beat four hands."

Ouyang Lan got up and walked to the desk, lit a pillar of incense with a fire fold, inserted it on the incense burner, and bowed: "Bodhisattva, please bless Brother Zhu safely." Turning around, he said to Yan Yue again, "Ah Dog, your body has only been good for a short time, don't worry about it." ”

Yan Yue approached Ouyang Lan with his teeth and claws: "Call me Ah Dog again, Ah Dog is going to bully Ah Mao." Ouyang Lan smiled and dodged, and at this moment, the candle flame suddenly lit up, and then went out.

"Oh no, I put the fire fold on the desk." Ouyang Lan said, reaching out to touch the desk, but touched the other hand, the hand did not retract, and touched it, even holding the person in her arms. Ouyang Lan snorted, trembling and being hugged by Yan Yue.

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Zhu Ziping looked down and saw a monk standing in the open space outside the east ear room, pointing to the roof: "I saw you just now, and I can't come down yet!"

With the monk's loud shout, after a while, more than a dozen monks rushed out of the dormitory with swords. The door of the teahouse also opened, and a monk in a long robe rushed out and shouted, "Protect the abbot!" The monks replied, "Yes!" Third Uncle be careful. ”

Zhu Ziping jumped down, and pulled out the sunset from behind his back when he was in the air. More than a dozen monks in gray robes rushed up, Zhu Ziping did not answer, pointed his gong at the monks, and pointed the word "Hanging Beam Thorn Stock" on the long sword of the person in front, only to hear the robed monk shout: "Zongquan retreat!" But it was too late, and the long sword on the sunset was like hitting a rotten wood, and it continued to rush forward and hit the monk's chest, and the monk flew out on his back.

Zhu Ziping took a wave of his sword, and rushed towards the rest of the monks with a trick "Heavenly Thunder Array", and as the falling sun fell, more than a dozen people immediately fell. A large number of monks rushed out, and the robed monk shouted: "Five-color lotus array!" The monks ran quickly and surrounded Zhu Ziping in the middle.

This "five-color lotus array" is the abbot of the previous generation of Xizong Pucang created, after a day of rain, Pucang saw that the five mountains surrounding Myoko Zen Temple are thick, light, dry, wet, black, and the five colors are changing, blended into one, he deduced the formation from this perception, the five peaks that surround are like lotus flowers, and they are named after the "five-color lotus array".

At this time, I saw that those monks seemed to be out of order, crossing the long swords in their hands for a while, going up and down for a while, hanging down alone for a while, and pointing to the sky for a while, turning faster and faster around Zhu Ziping, constantly changing the formation.

Zhu Ziping, who was in the array, only felt that the sword shadow in front of him flickered, flickering bright and dark, and the falling sun stabbed towards the bright place, but the bright place immediately darkened; Splitting into the darkness, the darkness immediately flashed brightly, and for a moment I didn't know where I was.

A few long swords stabbed over, and the sunset turned to protect the lord by itself, but it was a "sweeping out", which seemed to be Zhu Ziping wrapping the long sword in his hand. Zhu Ziping secretly complained, knowing that this situation was extremely unfavorable to him, but there was nothing he could do, looking up to the sky only to see the bright moon hanging obliquely, and the thin clouds in the sky were bleak. He suddenly remembered that early in the morning when he was eight years old, by Chaohu Lake, his father pointed to the colorful glow in the sky and asked, "When will this fog disappear?" When did the rainbow form? Originally, there was no color in the sky, but after the sun came out, we saw the color of the cloud. ”

"There was no color in the sky, but after the sun came out, I saw the color of the sun. This formation changes because of me, isn't it like the rainbow in the sun? What can it do if I don't see the sun? Zhu Ziping opened his mouth suddenly, then closed his eyes, and the falling sun made a "autumn wind and falling leaves", only to hear the bang, and those monks fell out one after another.

I only heard a loud shout: "A bunch of waste, all give me a retreat!" ”