The monk spoke to the Taoist priest, not as polite as Zhao Rang. He snatched the cup directly from his hand and said:

"Who made you so anxious? Before my tea is brewed, you drank the water for washing the tea, you deserve to feel unpleasant! ”

Zhao Rang saw that the two of them were arguing like children, if the Taoist priest was the head of Baihe Mountain, Baihezi, then the monk could only be-

"Master Shiding, you can just call me Zhao Rang, you can't afford the word donor. I'll tell you the truth, I've never done it. This time I went far away, and there was another time when I stole the incense money in the merit box at the Buddha's feet in order to be in an emergency. ”

Buddhism and Taoism are separated, and there are very few monks and Taoist priests who can become friends, except for two people.

One is the head of Baihe Mountain, Baihezi, and the other is the former monk of Bawang Temple, Master Shiding.

Although the incense of Hachioji Temple did not survive due to wars and other incidents, Master Shakti was a true master. He is not like other monks, sitting on the lotus platform, posing as a high-ranking monk, enjoying the worship of believers, and saying a few obscure words by the way.

Since walking out of the ruins of the Eight Kings Temple, Master Shi Ding has traveled all over the world to help the needy. I'd rather be barefoot, and break a baked cake in half for broken straw sandals and give it to the poor. Therefore, the world says that the false bodhisattva uses the money of the believers to build a large hall and shape a golden body. The true bodhisattva eats and sleeps in the open air, doing his best to help all those who are in danger.

"I'm going to make amends to Master Shi Ding here!"

Zhao Rang got up and bowed, but he was numb because of his legs kneeling and couldn't get up.

Master Shi Ding handed over a cup of tea with both hands and said:

"Don't hide it from Lord Zhao, the poor monk has occasionally done the same thing for such reasons."

Zhao Rang took a sip of tea, feeling beautiful and elegant, and set off a burst of mountain air between his mouths, refreshing people's hearts.

"The master's tea-making skills are truly extraordinary!"

Zhao Rang's words did not have the slightest meaning of flattery, but they still attracted the dissatisfaction of Bai Hezi beside him:

"That's because you haven't drunk my Baihe Mountain's wine, Baiheshan's Baihua Drunken Brew, and Qianhua Secret Brew, which are much stronger than the stinky water soaked in the dirty hands and thick fingers of this stinky monk!"

The two of them have extremely high status in the two worlds of Buddhism and Taoism, as well as in the rivers and lakes, who would have thought that in private, the two of them would be similar to the gangsters in the market?

Zhao Rang watched while drinking tea, and he was so happy that he forgot about the soreness of his legs and feet.

It wasn't until Bai Hezi also drank tea that the two of them stopped.

Zhao Rang had finished drinking a cup of tea, and when Master Shi Ding added tea to him, he asked:

"The master just said I could ask you?"

Master Shi Ding immediately put down the teapot, took off the Buddha beads around his neck, put them on the table, and said:

"Amitabha, the poor monk swears by this string of Buddhist beads, although the poor monk's understanding is not high, and his mind is not strong, but what the poor monk said is never false."

This string of Buddhist beads must be very old.

The temple is famous for its asceticism, and all the disciples in the temple are masters of kung fu in the outer door. Along with Buddhism, it is even more simple and rude, just rub the beads and recite the six-character mantra at the same time. When this string of Buddha beads becomes smaller and smaller under the long-term rubbing, or even empty, that is to transfer the Buddha beads in his hand to his heart and reach the Arhat realm.

When the Buddha beads in the heart are also dissipated into invisibility in the recitation, it is to reach the bodhisattva realm.

As for Buddhahood, everyone's journey is different.

The beads that Master Shakti placed on the table should be one hundred and eight.

Zhao Rang glanced at it and found that he had twisted almost half of it. It seems that along with Buddhism, Master Shakti is already a half-step arhat.

The martial arts of Buddhism and the depth of Buddhism complement each other, and Master Shi Ding is definitely a peerless master who surpasses the three great masters in martial arts.

"I'll have one question."

Zhao Rang said.

Master Shakti clasped his hands together and said:

"The poor monk knows everything, and he says everything."

Zhao Rang paused and asked:

"I wonder why you two came to the first floor."

Baihe Mountain is more than 600 miles away from Suluo City.

Master Shi Ding is even more traveling, living in no fixed place.

The two of them were able to appear in Suluo City at the same time and gather on the first floor at the same time, Zhao Rang didn't think it was a coincidence.

Hearing Zhao Rang's question, Bai Hezi looked detached. He didn't want to answer any questions to Zhao Rang in the first place, and he wasn't ready to meddle in anything with Zhao Rang. Although he is very familiar with Zhao Rang's father Zhao Boyi, Zhao Rang is the son of an old man, he also has his own considerations, and he has not given up his principles and bottom line because of the relationship between the two parties.

What's more, this job was taken over by the monk, and he was full and dead by him, so he would do this troublesome thing, but Bai Hezi did not agree with the monk's behavior.

The two are bickering, they still know what to do and respect each other. Therefore, although Bai Hezi did not agree with the monk's approach, he did not make a mockery, but sat aside and watched quietly. m.

"Master Zhao, please look at this thing."

Master Shi Ding pulled out a neatly folded piece of paper from the placket of his robe. After opening and flattening, place it in the center of the beads.

Zhao Rang took a closer look, and the first thing that caught his eye was a huge portrait above the paper, which was painted by Master Shi Ding himself.

"Hmph, why did you paint your stinky monk so solemnly?"

Bai Hezi said unconvinced.

"Hiss......"

Immediately after, Zhao Rang gasped.

Because he found out that this piece of paper was not a good thing, but a sea fishing document issued by the Investigation Division!

The document says that Master Shi Ding is wanted by the whole territory for committing a felony of theft. and state that those who can provide relevant information will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver. Those who can be arrested and brought to justice will be rewarded with 3,000 taels of silver, regardless of life or death.

"Lord Zhao asked me what I was here for, and I didn't hide it, the poor monk turned himself in."

After explaining the major events, he recited a Buddha name as usual, as if he was atoning for his sins.

This sea fishing document has already surprised Zhao Rang.

Now that he heard Master Shi Ding personally admit that he had turned himself in, Zhao Rang laughed.

"The master is really joking!"

The doubts that Zhao Rang had just raised disappeared in an instant.

He didn't believe that Master Shi would commit a crime, nor did he believe that he would be wanted by the Investigation and Investigation Department, and he didn't believe that he came to the first floor to turn himself in.

Seeing that Zhao Rang didn't believe it, Master Shi Ding simply unbuttoned his shirt neatly, revealing his chest.

On the white skin, there are many fresh scars twisted together, like pink earthworms wriggling. The old trees are intertwined like roots, and it makes people's scalp tingle to look at.

Zhao Rang frowned.

These scars are not fake, and judging by the color, they are all left in the last month or so.

He also could see that the scars were from at least five or six different blades. There are chain knives, hook hand swords, as well as serpentine darts, iron fans, and poisonous sand blades.

With Master Shiding's martial arts cultivation, there are very few people in this world who can hurt him.

The few people who are there will not come together to besiege him as agreed.

A master who has been famous for a long time values his face and integrity the most, unless there is a deep hatred such as killing a son and taking his wife, he will not do this at all.

Looking at what was written on the sea fishing paperwork, "The reward for catching is three thousand taels, whether it is life or death", Zhao Rang knew that Master Shi Ding was not joking just now!

He was indeed ordered by the Investigation Department to catch a document at sea, and he was wanted, and he did turn himself in.

According to the Buddha's mind of Master Shakti, in the face of those ferocious and vicious people who came to besiege him for the sake of rewarding silver, he would definitely not kill the killer, or even fight back at all.

Blindly passively retreating, and worrying about whether it will hurt the other party, can only make yourself more and more restrained. Eventually, if you get tired of coping, you will be injured.

Zhao Rang didn't know where Master Shiding came from in Suluo City, but he knew that this road must be extremely difficult.

Regardless of what this sea fishing document was, Zhao Rang was in awe of Master Shiding.

Even those who want their own lives are reluctant to harm, but feed each other with their flesh, this is the true bodhisattva's heart!

"It's a pity that the people who do it don't cultivate good fruits. If someone really needed the three thousand taels of silver for business, the monk would stand there willingly and let him take off his head in exchange for money. ”

With that, Master Shi Ding retied his clothes, folded the sea fishing papers on the table along the previous creases, and put them away.

"Well, the stinky monk is really admirable, at least I can't do it!"

The white crane said and took out a piece of paper as well.

Of course, this is also a sea fishing paperwork.

Except that the above portrait and the charges are different, the bounty of the white crane is exactly the same as that of Master Shiding.

He was charged with colluding with the rebellion in the Western Regions.

This crime is much worse than theft, and if you catch it, you will lose your head!

However, Zhao Rang saw that there was still something faintly on the back of the white crane's sea fishing document, so he turned it over and looked at it, and found that it was all marked by strokes.

"What do you mean, Daoist?"

Zhao Rang asked.

Bai Hezi sneered:

"Just now I said that I admired the monk because of this."

He held the sword beside him in one hand, and continued:

"I also turned myself in, and I knew it was going to be a rough ride, so I forged a new sword before I went down. The symbols on it, every stroke is a person who is not long-eyed, and wants to exchange my life for silver flowers. ”

"These outlaws, on weekdays, are cunning and difficult to find. This time, it is also a good thing that all the bounties for the sea fishing documents are gathered together. ”

"Six hundred miles away, the length of this road almost two or three miles to kill one person. When I got to the first floor, I realized that I had accumulated so much before I knew it! ”

When he saw these signs, he silently began to recite the Jizo Sutra and the Mantra of Death.

The white crane was still imposing, and said:

"If there is injustice in the world, indulge in wine and wield a sword to cut off people's heads! Although my white crane's sword can't kill the evil people in the world, I will never let go of one under the blade! ”

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