Although the wind had stopped, Monk Zhixin, who had not fallen asleep on the bed in the guest room, was still closing his eyes, recalling the past few years. In a trance, the kind and dignified Master Huiyong was still lecturing to himself......

Although Zhixin is now a member of Buddhism, he should be accompanied by green lanterns and the four major ones are empty! But the tragic experience when I was a child has carved a permanent memory in my mind and lingers.

He is a native of Qinghe Town, Wuding Prefecture, Shandong, formerly known as Zhang Shihao, and his ancestors have always been a well-known local scholarly family, with a solid family background.

Due to the rampant civil turmoil and banditry in the Xianfeng period, the world was turbulent, and the family let him start at the age of seven to learn martial arts with his two elder brothers, hoping that when the three brothers grew up, they could take care of the courtyard and continue the incense.

Among the three brothers, he has the best understanding, and his martial arts have grown rapidly.

Unexpectedly, in the fifth year of Xianfeng (1855 AD), he was exactly eleven years old. The Yellow River broke in the Lanyang copper tile box of Kaifeng Mansion, Henan! The turbulent waters of the Yellow River, like wild horses on the loose, pounced from Henan to Jinan and Wuding in the northern Shandong Plain.

For hundreds of years, the water of the Yellow River has flowed into the Yellow Sea from Huai'an Province in Jiangsu; From then on, it was diverted from Wuding Mansion in the northeast of the mountain to the Bohai Sea through the Qing River. This is the sixth major diversion of the Yellow River in history. The flood swept away countless towns along the way, and Qinghe Town became an ocean.

His parents took him and his two elder brothers to flee thousands of miles after hardships, and came to Wangjiapo in Fufeng County, Fengxiang Prefecture, Shaanxi Province to join distant relatives. At that time, in desperation, he handed over his six-year-old sister to his uncle's family and went to Wulian Mountain in Rizhao County, Yizhou Prefecture.

In the sixth year when their family came to Fengxiang Mansion in Shaanxi, Wangjiapo was attacked by the rebel army and slaughtered the village frantically. In order to protect his youngest child, his parents and two older brothers were all brutally killed by the rebels! This scene carved an irreparable wound in his young heart, and it became a painful memory that will never be forgotten.

After he escaped death, he was tormented by hunger and sickness, and passed out on the side of the road. Fortunately, Master Huiyong, who was passing by Wangjiapo, came to the rescue and picked up a life. Since then, he has taken refuge in Buddhism with the master and made a novice, with the Dharma name Zhixin. Since then, he has devoted himself to practicing and studying Buddhism.

Master Huiyong saw that Zhixin was talented and had a very solid foundation in martial arts, and he took a fancy to Zhixin's upright conduct; While carefully teaching Buddhist classics, he also taught his lifelong martial arts experience. In the past few years, Zhixin has not only been able to integrate the essence of Buddhism, but also the realm of martial arts has been perfected. Master Huiyong was unable to return to Dengfeng Shaolin because the government banned Shaolin Temple, and Nirvana was in Famen Temple.

Zhixin has experienced too many lives and deaths. originally escaped into the empty door, but the dust is gone! And now, protecting this Khan King has become his only concern in the earthly world outside the Buddha Gate - this is Master Huiyong's wish before his death! ……

Just as Zhixin's mind kept churning over these painful experiences that happened not too long ago, he suddenly felt a slight noise under the back window.

He immediately became alert, and immediately tapped three times on the wooden walls of the inner room and the next room, sending a warning signal to the Khan and Mingzhu.

After a while, a strange fragrance wafted into the room.

Zhixin was surprised! He was very sensitive to this smell, which was the smell of the "magic medicine" that he had ever seen to help monks practice meditation - the scent of the spiritual incense of the Concentration Realm. Looks like someone is going to do it!

Zhixin pulled out the towel to wipe his sweat, soaked it in a basin of water and wrung it out gently, and quietly went inside and handed it to King Khan......

About half an hour passed. From another courtyard on the west side of the inn's courtyard, several dark shadows quietly sprang out, and they quickly entered the inn's courtyard gate without a tie......

After a while, six masked men dressed in black night clothes and armed with short knives crept upstairs. One person held the staircase, one guarded the door of the guest room where Mingzhuer lived, and the four came to the door of the suite where King Khan and Zhixin lived.

The deadbolt of the suite's door was gently flicked open with a short knife...... The door was quietly opened. The black-clothed masked man in the lead waved his hand, led the three people into the outer room of the suite in an instant, and reflexively plugged in the door bolt.

Two masked men rushed to Ji-shin's bed and stabbed the people on the bed with knives through the quilt...... But when I lifted the quilt, I was stunned! There was no one in the bed, only two bundles of luggage.

When they were in a panic, Zhixin on the beam of the house had already flown behind them. These two people were about to turn around, but Zhixin stretched out his hands, buckled the heads of these two people, and knocked them hard! The two of them fell down on the spot.

The two who had just rushed into the suite also spotted the person lying on the bed, and rushed up and stabbed the bed with a knife...... Suddenly something was wrong, as if the stab didn't look like a human body. When I lifted the quilt, I saw that it was also a bag.

I'm amazed! Suddenly, the fire flickered, and the oil lamp on the table in the room was lit. I saw the Khan sitting on a chair beside the table, his eyes staring at them.

The two men in black were stunned for a moment! One after the other, he swooped down on the Khan with his short sword.

The man who rushed in front of him stabbed the short knife in his hand into the chest of the Khan King...... The Khan King was unhurried, and with his left hand, he gently separated the short knife that had been stabbed outward, and flew up with his right foot! Kicked the man out...... The man's body flew out, slammed into the wooden wall opposite, and landed on the ground without moving.

The man in the back, who was agile enough to dodge the body of his companion who was kicked away, was wrapped around his neck by Zhixin's long whip when he swung his knife forward to continue the stab.

Zhixin pulled the long whip hard, dragging the man to the ground.

The person who was dragged over was obviously also a martial arts master. As he flipped backwards, he swung his knife and cut off the whip wrapped around his neck; A "carp fights" turned over, turned around, and stabbed Zhixin...... The action is very skillful and ferocious!

However, although the black-clad assassin is well-trained, where is Zhixin's opponent? After less than two moves, he was screwed to the ground.

Zhixin twisted the Assassin's right arm with both hands, and stomped on the Assassin's back with his left foot. The Assassin fought back, resisting with all his might; But he felt that the difference in skill was too great, and he was pressed to the ground and couldn't move, and he really couldn't break free from the clamp of this kung fu monk; I gave up resistance and stopped struggling.

The Khan rose to his feet and removed the mask of the Assassin leader. Amazed to find! This assassin leader turned out to be the proprietress of the "Xiangyun Inn", Alia!

King Khan returned to his chair and sat down, and said slowly, "Sure enough, it's you?" …… Let her go. ”

Arya frustrated shook off Jishin's hand and sat down on the ground against the wall.

"Let's talk about it! Where did you come from? We don't know each other, we have no grudges, why did you assassinate me? King Khan asked.

Arya didn't say a word, rubbing her right arm, which was almost broken by Monk Zhixin. Obviously, she has been completely subdued by the martial arts skills of Zhixin and King Khan, and has completely lost the will to resist.

Zhixin said sharply: "Put down the butcher's knife, and you can become a Buddha on the spot!" For your sake, for the sake of serving us all, just speak out, and we will not kill you......"

Arya was still unrelenting.

"Tell us where you came from, and we can settle today's matter peacefully. I'm sure you're not the ones who really want to kill me. King Khan said.

Arya's body suddenly trembled! Glaring at the mouth and saying, "You are wrong! I'm the one who really wants to kill you! ”

When the Khan King saw that Arya finally spoke, he couldn't help but be secretly happy. But I was a little surprised by the hatred in these words! I think there must be something else in this. To continue:

"There is a wrong, and there is a debtor! You can name the reason why you killed someone. If this reason is reasonable, then we can make a decision tonight, and we can not owe each other from now on. I do what I say! ”

Arya regained her composure and finally mustered up the courage to speak, "I want to ask you something! ”

"Say it!"

"Who killed Shaman of the advance team of the Kokand Army?"

The Khan King became puzzled and asked Arya, "What is your relationship with Shaman?" ”

Arya began to get a little excited, and said with a look of anger and a little sadness: "He is my own brother! ……”

The Khan King was a little enlightened at this time! This Arya mentioned the scene of Shaman, the slaughter of the village of Sharga Sumu and the river of blood, which was reflected in the Khan's mind again...... I didn't expect this "beautiful assassin" to have such a special relationship with the executioner Shaman, who killed people without blinking? This is really a trick!

After thinking for a moment, the Khan King said sharply: "Shaman's advance team kills innocents indiscriminately, does all kinds of evil, and everyone and God are angry!" He also wants to blow up glaciers, throw poison, and harm millions of ordinary people in Xinjiang. ……”

"That's him carrying out the orders of Aguba and the British! Is it wrong for a military man to carry out an order? You're supposed to deal with Aguba, the British! Isn't that right? Arya glared at her eyes with some excitement in defense.

"It is the duty of a soldier to carry out orders, we understand. It is because of understanding that we give him time and opportunity. As long as he puts down the butcher's knife and surrenders, we can still give him a way out...... However, he chose to cut himself! King Khan said.

"Self-cut?" Arya asked, incredulous.

The Khan continued to speak sharply: "Yes! We didn't shoot at him at all, it was he who detonated the explosives that were going to burst the glacier and plague millions of civilians, and buried himself on Chinese soil...... I think now that the reason why he did this had something to do with you......"

Arya looked at King Khan in horror, not sure what the true meaning of the words were.

"Think about it! If he had been our prisoner. Will Aguba and the British let you go? Of course, this also includes your brother's own family...... Can you understand? ”

Alya was silent, her heartfelt nostalgia for her brother made her miserable!

King Khan continued: "Invaders who slaughter the people of other countries, destroy other people's homes, and forcibly occupy the territory of other countries are doomed to no good end! If you want to hate, you can only hate your Kokand Khanate, hate the British, hate Aquba! They are the ones who started this war, and they are the ones who have lost the lives of countless people, including your brother Shaman......"

Arya was a little devastated...... I and my brother came to the territory of other countries, killed people and plundered land, and destroyed other people's homes, what did they get for? Shouldn't the party that has been invaded and harmed rise up to fight back? Since he is a "soldier", an intruder, and a murderer, is he still qualified to beg others to spare him?

She took a breath, took a steady breath, and really glanced at the awe-inspiring Khan of the Mongol tribe in China. Instantly, I felt that what this Khan King said should be true; There is no need to fool her, the captive...... The hostility in my heart dissipated a lot in an instant.

She slowly widened her eyes and asked suspiciously, "Then do you know our actions?" …… Prepared? ”

King Khan smiled and said slowly: "In Xinjiang, especially in this remote place, unmarried women and married women who are not with their husbands cannot open shops alone. You are here, and being this boss lady is a bit unruly, which makes people suspicious. ”

"Then didn't you fall for the 'incense'? ……”

"The 'Spiritual Incense of Concentration' that you use can help monks who have just entered the Buddhist Sect to meditate and enter meditation, but it will not work for those who have been prepared in advance and have a firm will! ……”

Suddenly, the general took more than a dozen soldiers from the military battalion, carrying guns and torches, and entered the courtyard of the inn with a huhula, and the torches illuminated the entire courtyard brightly.

Put the boss below and start shouting loudly: "Assassin above! Listen! …… You are already surrounded. As long as you don't hurt the Khan, come down from the upper floor...... I'll make way for you to get out of here. Never hurt you! ……”

The king of Khan asked Arya, "These people are not the real soldiers of the garrison of the military platform, but they are in the same group as you, right?" ”

Arya jerked her head up, looked at the Khan King in astonishment, and asked softly, "How do you know?" ”

King Khan smiled and said, "People are not as good as heaven." The scene you're playing isn't clever enough, and there are too many loopholes......"

"Then why do you want to stay overnight here when you saw through our assassination?" Arya asked, puzzled.

"If we don't stay, you will continue to follow and attack elsewhere, and many more will suffer. Now, in the Gobi Desert under this Flaming Mountain, break the situation you have carefully set up and put an end to this matter. Isn't it good? King Khan asked calmly.

"It's all our people down there, you can't leave!" Arya showed an unwilling, but helpless look, shook her head and said.

"If we want to leave, no one can stop us!" Jishin glared at Arya and said indignantly.

At this time, the assassin who had been kicked by the Khan King slowly woke up and lay on the ground and shook a little. Arya hurried over to help her up and took off her mask...... This is another female assassin!

The roar that was always below grew louder and louder, "I want you to come out with the Khan King right now!" …… As long as you don't hurt the Khan, I promise you all the conditions! Otherwise, we're going to attack! ……”

After saying that, he ordered the soldiers who were carrying torches to start to return their torches upstairs.

Torches began to burn on the wooden passageway...... The two men in black who were guarding the staircase and the door of Mingzhu'er's room quickly dodged the torches and rushed to the door of the suite, ready to answer Arya......

Suddenly, under the back window, there was the voice of Gao Shan and Qi Feng shouting: "King Khan! Master Zhixin! …… Safe under the rear window! …… Jump off! ”

Zhixin pushed aside the two female assassins, opened the back window and looked out; Then he took two steps back, looked at the frame of the rear window, and kicked it out.

The rear window flew out with the window frame, forming a large square hole.

The Khan King stood up and said to Alia: "Whoever goes to someone else's house to kill people and set fire to them will not end well!" Do you remember my words...... We're leaving, you guys do it for yourselves! ”

King Khan and Zhixin jumped from the back window......

Arya stared blankly at the back window where the Khan had left, thinking about the tragic end of her brother Shaman and the bizarre story of her own failure to assassinate the Khan, and recalling the words that the Khan had just left, and completely collapsed...... His body went limp, and he sat down on the bed.

The female assassin hurriedly helped her to her feet and said, "Shall we go?" He carried her to the door of the outer room of the suite.

As soon as the door to the suite opened, the general manager immediately raised his command knife.

In an instant, more than a dozen guns opened fire at the same time!

The first beauty of the Kokand invading army, the "gold medal killer", together with three female assistants, died in an instant......

As soon as the team led by the general team finished shooting, they heard a rain of arrows whizzing behind them, and more than a dozen battalion soldiers were all shot to the ground.

The right wrist of the commander, who was holding the knife, was also shot, and the command knife fell to the ground......

More than a dozen of the Khan's guards stormed the courtyard and surrounded the general. Then, a few more people came directly to the general.

Holding his right wrist that was injured again, he looked up and was stunned! Standing in front of him was the King of Buryan Khan, whom he had tried so hard to assassinate!

King Khan said sharply: "The play is over! It's time to finish! ”

The general hurriedly used his left hand to pull out the gun...... At this time, Qi Feng's meteor hammer flew over, and in the middle of the door was the main face, and the general immediately fell to the ground.

Takayama stepped over and made up for the total head! …… This impostor "general", the adjutant of the Third Army of the Kokand Invading Army and the commander of the Yanqi Barracks, Nazar, died on the spot!

Monk Zhixin clasped his hands together and recited: "Self-inflicted, do not live!" Amitabha! ……”

The Khan immediately ordered the guards: "The steward of the pearl is still inside. Hurry up and save people and fires! ”

The guards quickly rushed into the main inn building......

Zhixin asked Gao Shan and Qi Feng suspiciously, "How do you know that something is wrong, and you can still come in time to respond?" ”

Qi Feng replied, "After the gale has stopped. The two of us went to pee on the edge of the grove outside the courtyard of the military station. Seeing a man rolling down from the opposite dune, we went over to see this person. He was covered in blood, and he had only one breath left. He asked us who we were, and we told him that we were the party of the king of Turgat Khan of Xinjiang, and we were passing through this place. He said to us: 'Inform the king of the Khan that all the soldiers of the army have been killed; The current military platform is full of killers! ’……

"We hurriedly and quietly climbed over the wall and returned to the courtyard of the military platform, and the two guards standing guard were gone. When I arrived at the post house, I found that the guards sleeping in the post house couldn't wake up, as if they had been hit by the 'incense'. We ran to the hay house next to the stable, and whispered to the guards who were sleeping there. It may be that the forage room is leaking, and the 'incense' does not have a big effect, and these guards wake up after shaking hard......

"When we left the courtyard of the military platform and were about to arrive at the inn, we happened to see this fake 'general manager' coming out of the courtyard next to the inn with people. They first stood outside the courtyard of the inn and looked out, as if they were waiting for something? After a while, he said to the others, 'It looks like he must have missed, and he can't stay alive!' ’。 They lit torches outside the courtyard and rushed into the courtyard......

"When Gao Shan and I went to the back window of the Khan's room, we found two men in black hiding behind two poplar trees, checking the movement upstairs. Takayama took down one with a three-chucked stick, and I took out the other with a meteor hammer ......"

At this time, two guards hurried into the courtyard and reported: "King Khan! In the courtyard opposite the inn, a man in black on horseback ran away. Shall we catch up? ”

King Khan waved his hand and said in a loud voice: "No need! Let him go back and tell his master Aguba and the Englishmen that the Khan of Turghut is back! ”