The little monk was taken aback and said, "What did you say, what master, dead and alive?

The woodcutter was just trembling with fright, just talking to himself, and said, "Master, master, you can go in peace, I didn't take any of the things in your temple, and I don't know which one hurt you, so it's useless for you to look for me." ”

At this time, I only heard a gentle voice say: "Don't worry, fellow countryman, we are monks from Youfang, passing by here, asking you about the way." ”

The woodcutter was stunned for a moment, looked up, and saw a monk standing in front of him, with a young and handsome face, a gentle expression, and a calming temperament when he spoke, and his heart was a little settled, and said, "You guys...... Is it You Fang's Master? isn't it...... Not from Qinshan Temple?"

Cheng Jun was secretly taken aback in his heart, his face was not obvious, and he said: "We are naturally monks from Youfang, and we are not local people when we listen to the accent. Fellow, is this close to the county seat, how can we get there?"

When the woodcutter heard this, his heart settled down, and he said, "Do you ask the county seat of Tongfeng County? It is not far or close, and you have to walk along this road for a while." After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Since the master is a guest from other places, come to my house to rest." ”

Cheng Jun thanked: "I'm tired." ”

The woodcutter took Cheng Jun down the mountain, and the little monk quietly asked Cheng Jun: "What should I do if Huishan comes back and can't find us after a while?"

Cheng Jun replied: "It doesn't matter, he couldn't find us anyway - we didn't agree where to meet at all." ”

When I arrived at the woodcutter's house, I saw that it was a small wooden house, with four walls, and no one else in the house. The woodcutter invited them to sit in the house, turned around and closed the door, and said, "Two masters from afar, I am grateful that you met me beforehand. Listen to my advice, go back where you came from, and don't go to the county. ”

Cheng Jun said: "What's the matter, is there anything inconvenient here?"

The woodcutter lowered his voice and said: "It is indeed inconvenient in these two county towns, there are guards everywhere at the city gates, and the entrance tax for entering the city has been doubled, especially for the master who has left the house, the inspection is very strict. Even if you are monks from other places, and there are officials who can prove your identity with a guide, it is troublesome to be swept in. ”

Cheng Jun said: "What's going on? Please also ask the fellow to tell me that I am just a monk who has become a foreigner and a monk, so how can I get in the way? If I can tell me clearly, my master and apprentice will be grateful." As he spoke, he stood up and saluted. The little monk then stood up and said in his belly: Why did you become my master again this time?

In order to pretend to be a monk of Dabao, Cheng Jun deliberately modified his appearance, although he still looks young, but he also looks weakly crowned, and with his tall figure, pretending to be an adult monk is not conspicuous.

The woodcutter shook his hand and said, "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, how can we be the master's gift." Well, there's no one here, I'll just say it. The master has to listen to the persuasion and leave in a while. ”

Cheng Jun said: "If it is really important, we will naturally leave immediately, and we will never cause trouble to our fellow countrymen." ”

The woodcutter nodded and said, "Not far from here on our Qinshan Mountain, there was originally a temple called Qinshan Temple. ”

The little monk sighed, and said in his heart: There is nowhere to find when you step on the iron shoes, isn't this just found?

The woodcutter continued: "Two days ago, it was burned by a fire. ”

The little monk sighed, his heart tightened, and he only heard Cheng Jun next to him proclaim the Buddha's shout: "Amitabha." He turned his head and saw Cheng Jun's solemn face, a compassionate look that was not as good as the elders in the temple, and secretly said in his heart: There is really you.

No, Cheng Jun is so calm. The little monk also felt a little better, turned his head with a white face, and Cheng Jun asked, "But the ringing horse gangsters killed people and set fires?"

The woodcutter said: "I don't know this, the Qinshan Temple is not close to my place, and the firewood they want to use in the temple is not sent by me, I am not familiar with them." I happened to see it when I was passing by that day. Ouch, it's so miserable, the whole temple burned down and even the house didn't look like a house. ”

Cheng Jun said: "When was that?"

The woodcutter said, "It's been ten days." It was at the end of last month. ”

Cheng Jun counted the words, and the letter to the Wanma Temple, that is, the front and back feet, asked, "Have the monks in there escaped?"

The woodcutter said, "I don't think there is such a miserable law." But they said yes. Two days ago, a post was posted in the county town, saying that he was looking for a monk in the temple, and a monk offered a reward of fifty taels of silver. Although I didn't say what I was looking for them to do, but wasn't that a wanted criminal? I saw that a few years ago, a few ringing horses who were notorious for committing crimes were treated like this in terms of rewards. But this doesn't seem to be done by the official master, usually out of the big thieves, the city is going to seal the city gate, these two days have not seen so much excitement, the city gate is still open. However, when I went to sell firewood, I saw a group of people in the city wearing turbans, who seemed to be the head teacher in the martial arts hall, leading a team to search the streets and alleys, and the officials did not show up or care about them. In the past two days, not to mention monks on the street, even ordinary bald heads have to be questioned, and now they don't even dare to go out. ”

Cheng Jun nodded and said, "Fellow, do you remember how many people they wanted on the list?"

The woodcutter was stunned for a moment, and recalled: "There seem to be three ...... Ahh Although I am far away from Qinshan Temple, I often walk around in the mountains, and I also recognize the monks in the temple, except for the abbot elder and Master Guangyuan. There was another monk I hadn't seen before. However, his reward is still very high, five hundred taels of silver per person, ten times higher than the abbot elder. We also joked, saying that with these five hundred taels of silver, we will not be able to spend it in the next life. ”

Cheng Jun said: "Do you remember the monk's name?"

The woodcutter said: "What's the name, haha, I still remember, it's called generous, this name is very good, generous and generous, it means not to pick the door, isn't his reward really not to pick the door." Hahaha......"

Coming out of the woodcutter's house, Cheng Jun took the little monk all the way down the mountain and said, "Let's change our clothes, put on a headscarf and go to the county town." The burden he carried with him was the one that was handed over to Huishan, so naturally he didn't prepare a headscarf, but the Ziyunguan Old Dao and the Dabao monk each left a Qiankun bag, and there were also some fabrics in it that could be used as a headscarf. Cheng Jun took two pieces at random, hastily folded them to make two square scarves, and gave one to the little monk.

The little monk put it on his head, took out his clothes and found a wide robe to put on, covered the monk's robe on his body, and said, "Do you want to wear makeup again?"

Cheng Jun said: "You don't need makeup, you need to be disguised." You have to change your face to be safe. ”

The little monk said, "Okay." After agreeing, he still said, "Actually, we are new faces, even if we only wear headscarves, as long as no one knows that we are monks, they will not be able to find out that we are busy." ”

Cheng Jun's face sank slightly, and he said, "Huishan is dead." ”

The little monk didn't react for a while, and said, "Who?"

Cheng Jun didn't stop at his feet, and said all the way forward: "In order to prevent Huishan from escaping, I gave him a natal talisman, and now that talisman is in my hand, although it is not as good as the natal soul lamp, it is not wrong to judge his life and death." As soon as I walked out of the woodcutter's door, I found that Huishan was dead. Thanks to us, we followed the woodcutter for a while, and if we had stayed where we were, we would have already dealt with others. ”

The little monk shuddered and said, "He's ...... Will you tell us what we look like?"

Cheng Jun said: "If you only talk about being tall, short, fat and thin, it is nothing, and the appearance described horizontally and vertically may not be reliable." I'm afraid that he will be searched for souls, so our appearance will be clearly seen. Let's go down the hill quickly, change our clothes on the way and go into the county. ”

The little monk nodded and said, "Okay." It's just that this time the task left by the elders, we are afraid that it will be difficult for us to complete. "There was a little strange in his heart, he also knew Cheng Jun, but he didn't take the people of Wanma Temple to heart, and he was only afraid of this task and didn't pay much attention to it, how could he hear such a complicated situation, and he didn't plan to get out, but stayed and continued?

Could it be that things are so sinister that you can't get out of it right away?

The little monk couldn't help but gasp, of course his feelings for Wanma Temple were far above Cheng Jun, and he didn't even have a grudge against Yue Hua Lao Dao when he was left alone, but now he has regarded himself as the doorman of the Dabao Monk and Yuankong Courtyard, and his feelings for Wanma Temple are much lighter, and now in front of the task of Wanma Temple and the trade-off of his own safety, he already feels that the latter is more important, if Cheng Jun decides to give up the task and leave immediately, he agrees from the bottom of his heart, but Cheng Jun doesn't say that he left.

Cheng Jun seemed to feel his thoughts, and said: "If in the past, this kind of thing has nothing to do with us, I don't bother to pay attention to it." But now it's different, even if I can get out, you can't. ”

The little monk's heart suddenly burst and said, "What is that saying?"

Cheng Jun said: "Did you just hear the wanted monk, Dafang Zen Master, hum." ”

The little monk was reminded by him, and sure enough, he felt familiar, and then he thought about it and said, "Ah, that's ...... What Uncle Dabao said...... The uncle in the Yuankong Lower Courtyard ......"

Cheng Jun said: "Maybe it's your future master." ”

The little monk said, "But...... But is it really that coincidental? There are not a few Zen masters in the world who call a Dharma name......

Cheng Jun said: "That's the case, but have you forgotten the letter asking for help? Since you are asking for help from Monk Dabao by name, it must be his old friend, which is not only an old friend, but also a legal name, and there is really such a coincidence in the world?"

The little monk couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, and said, "He'...... He encountered danger, what should he do now?" He also had a time when he was in charge of Wanma Temple, but later when he met Cheng Jun, the difference between the two was too far, so he unconsciously took Cheng Jun's thoughts seriously.

Cheng Jun snorted and said, "Let's see, as long as it doesn't turn from dark to light, the advance and retreat are in my control." At most, it will be changed to your master, what a big deal. Let's go. ”

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