Chapter 244: Protecting the Scriptures

The one who followed Tao Ling was Wang Jing in the Qinling Mountains.

He is one of the "Three Fierces" in the book.

A fierce is Wang Bao in the Taihang Mountain, hand to make a pig-killing knife, he and Hu Liangjian, Niu Shiming worship, known as the "Taihang Sanxiong", now secluded in the Dabie Mountains in the Taoyuan Resort, Yang Shucheng came to the west this time, had to look for it, but did not distinguish the road, and finally did not see.

Er Meng is the king of Dabie Mountain, wielding a chain and a sledgehammer, which has been subdued by Huang Xianfu.

The Three Fierce Wang Jing was subdued by the Peach Spirit, Yang Shucheng really envied him, what a blessing it was to be able to always follow the Peach Spirit girl.

Yang Shucheng stood in the twilight, watching the two of them slowly move away, and soon disappeared on the other side of the mountain.

Yang Shucheng stood for a while, there was not a single living person around, there were dead corpses everywhere, and the pungent smell of blood wafted in the air.

"She told me to protect the monk." Yang Shucheng thought about what the Taoling girl said when she left, but he turned to look at these monks, they were all dead, piled up like a small mountain.

"Is there anything alive?" Yang Shucheng thought that this peach spirit was like a fairy, was her words still wrong?

Yang Shucheng walked to the pile of dead monks, where was there a living one.

"Get me out."

Suddenly, in the midst of this pile of dead monks, a voice came out.

There is also a living one, Yang Shucheng hurriedly moved the pile of dead monks away, and a little monk was exposed inside, he was covered in blood and sat cross-legged in the middle.

"Could it be that these monks gathered together and gave up their lives to protect this little monk? Is this monk so important? Yang Shucheng looked at him and thought, "Except for his face and plate, there is nothing special about him!" ”

The monk said, "They all died to protect me." ”

"Oh." Yang Shucheng asked, "Could it be that the little master is their master, so they sacrificed their lives to protect you?" ”

The monk said, "I'm not their master, just the youngest little monk." ”

Yang Shucheng looked at the only surviving little monk suspiciously.

"Just now, this female benefactor, let you protect me. Do you understand? ”

Yang Shucheng treated this peach spirit as a fairy, and of course remembered what she said.

"I heard her say that, let me protect you."

"Then the donor must protect me."

"Yes, I'll protect you." Yang Shucheng said, how could he disobey the task assigned by the Taoling girl, and said: "My surname is Yang, and my name is Yang Shucheng." ”

"Master Yang, pull me up."

Yang Shucheng pulled the monk up and asked, "Which temple is the master from?" Why did so many Qing soldiers and Jinguan Dao Elders come to kill you? ”

The monk said: "My name is Monk Demin, since you are asked to protect me, I also have to tell the truth, monks should not speak." ”

Yang Shucheng found that this Demin monk was an honest monk.

Monk Demin said: "We are from Shaolin Temple, and this golden crown Taoist and the Qing army are coming to seize the treasure in our temple, the "Washing the Marrow Sutra". ”

No wonder, "Washing the Marrow Sutra" is a treasure of martial arts, but it has long disappeared, where did I think that it would reappear in the rivers and lakes, but it caused a catastrophe to Shaolin Temple.

Monk Demin said: "If I tell the truth, I am not afraid that you will come to rob my "Washing the Marrow Sutra", it has been burned ......"

"Then they ......," Yang Shucheng asked in confusion.

Monk Demin clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, I have all this in my mind. However, I'm not afraid that you will force me to recite it. These monks are dead, and I am not afraid of death. ”

It turns out that this monk is not honest either.

Yang Shucheng said: "I won't ask for your "Washing the Marrow Sutra", I have the Sword of Immortality and Taiqing Qigong, and I haven't understood it yet." I'm just listening to Miss Peach Spirit, and I'm going to protect you. ”

Yang Shucheng told the truth, just to reassure the monk Demin that he would never rob his "Washing the Marrow Sutra". Only by trusting each other can we get along for a long time.

"That's good."

Yang Shucheng said: "Let's go now, if the Golden Crown Dao Elder comes back, I am not his opponent." I'll take you away. ”

Monk Demin said: "These monks died for me, I have to bury them before I can leave with peace of mind." ”

Yang Shucheng said hurriedly: "This is going to dig a pit, and it will take a long time, so let's go." ”

"I'm not leaving." Monk Demin is very stubborn.

Yang Shucheng had no choice, thought about it, and said: "On the way I came, there was a village with people in it, let's ask the villagers to bury it." ”

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Yang Shucheng said: "Let's go." ”

He took the monk to the east, and sure enough, he walked two miles away and saw the previous village.

When I walked into the village, it was already dusk, and the villagers were already at home, ready to go to bed after dinner.

Yang Shucheng knocked on a family and explained his intentions, of course they were not willing to help, so Yang Shucheng had to take out a few taels of silver.

When the villager saw the silver, he immediately agreed to help, and was afraid that Yang Shucheng would regret it, so he immediately went out, saying that he wanted to ask someone for help. Soon four or five villagers were called, each carrying a shovel.

Walking back, after walking for two miles, the monks and some corpses were still lying in place, and none of them had moved.

Henan Province was the place where the Qing soldiers fought against the Dashun army, and many people died, and these villagers did not feel strange to see so many corpses.

The villagers did not ask questions, and under the guidance of the monk Demin, they found a place halfway up the hill, and felt that it was a good place to live, so they dug a pit with their shovels.

There are really many people who are good at work, and soon a big deep pit was dug, and there were more than one person deep.

The villagers worked in pairs, carried the monk's body, put it into a deep pit, and then shoveled the soil and buried it, making it a large grave.

The villagers have a strong sense of responsibility and planted a small pine tree next to the grave as a marker.

The villagers are gone.

It was dark everywhere, there was a dead silence, not even a wolf howl.

Yang Shucheng said: "Little Master Demin, now that the grave has been buried according to your requirements, can we leave now?" He had been worried about the Golden Crown Daoist going and coming back, so he was very anxious.

Monk Demin said: "Don't worry, I still have to recite the Nirvana Sutra and surpass them to the Western Elysium." ”

So saying, he sat cross-legged in front of the tomb, clasped his hands together, and recited the scriptures in his mouth.

Yang Shucheng was very anxious, but there was nothing he could do, so he had to stand aside, anxiously watching the monk chanting, hoping that he would end it soon.

At this time, the sky was dark, and there was no sound of people except for the sound of wind and insects. Yang Shucheng said, it is best for the Golden Crown Dao Chief to come a little later.

After a full meal, the monk finally finished reciting the sutra and stood up.

"Let's go." Yang Shucheng urged.

"Okay." Monk Demin finally agreed.

"Please come to my house, my house is in the west." Yang Shu became enlightened.

"Nope." Monk Demin said, "I want to go to Shaolin Temple in Putian, Fujian." ”

"Master doesn't come to my house?"

"No, I'm going to Putian."

"Why?" Yang Shucheng couldn't understand, Fujian was thousands of miles away from here, and he didn't know what dangers he would encounter on the way, and now that the world was in chaos, how could he protect him from arriving safely.

Monk Demin explained: "In order to protect the temple's "Washing the Marrow Sutra", the whole temple was burned, and the monks in the temple were almost dead. Along the way, these uncles and brothers died to protect me, and I must deliver the scriptures. ”

Yang Shucheng saw that he had a resolute attitude and was never afraid of death, even if he beat him with a big iron rod, he would not change his mind, and at the same time he was very moved in his heart, and said, "Okay, I'll protect you to Putian." ”

Yang Shucheng thought about it, I won't go home, thinking that my home is in the deep mountains of Xixia County, and I won't be harassed by the Qing soldiers, not to mention that there are still Zhang Yike, the head of the Qianlong Sword Sect, and Wang Hongping's brothers and sisters, with them, it will be fine.

What's more, the Dashun army dispersed to Hunan, and the Qing soldiers then pursued it, I don't know what the situation is now? There are also He Jinhua's father and daughter, Fang Xiaoli's father and daughter, they are all in Hunan, and they are not worried about them, so they have to stop by to find out the news.

Thinking of this, Yang Shucheng agreed to escort the monk Demin all the way to the south.

The two of them left the big mound and walked south into the mountains, walking more than ten miles away.

At this time, it was late at night, and the two found a leeward recess, lay down on the grass, and prepared to spend the night, and tomorrow morning before dawn, and then set off through the mountain.

Yang Shucheng felt completely settled down at this time. After a fierce battle, in the middle of the night, the stomach was so hungry that he couldn't sleep.

Although the monk Demin can recite scriptures, he is also a mortal in the flesh, and he can't stop the rumbling in his stomach.

When the monk Demin saw Yang Shucheng turning over, he said, "Hurry up and fall asleep, if you fall asleep, you won't feel hungry." ”

Yang Shucheng couldn't think about it, so he had to close his eyes and force himself to fall asleep.

I can't sleep. Yang Shucheng said: "I'll catch a hare and roast it." ”

"Okay."

"You ......," Yang Shucheng said confusedly, "You also eat meat?" ”

The monks are vegetarians and oppose killing.

Is this a fake monk?