Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Empty Past

Master Likai didn't notice the change in Ye Feng's expression, he looked at Master Likong, who was paralyzed on the ground, and said: "After confirming that the person who poisoned him was not Qi Bin, Lao Qu secretly met with Senior Brother Lichen, who was the head of the Discipline Hall, and told him everything, hoping that he could secretly investigate the real culprit of poisoning. ”

"Within a few days, the old couple died in an accidental fire in the middle of the night in the village under the mountain. After the investigation, Senior Brother Lichen announced to the public that they had indeed accidentally caught fire, but he quietly told me that he already had some eyebrows about the real culprit in the poisoning case. ”

Since then, the old man has begun to suspect you, because the murderer killed Senior Brother Chen, obviously to prevent the investigation from continuing. And the matter of Lao Wei secretly meeting with Senior Brother Chen several times, except for Qi Bin, only the junior brother who is responsible for the guard around the Zhu'an knows about it. ”

Master Reform sighed: "Lao Wei really never imagined that you not only hate Lao Wei, but you can also kill Senior Brother Chen!"

Master Hehe sneered and didn't answer.

Master Ligai continued: "You can't imagine that although they killed Senior Brother Chen, Ye Gongzi and his party coincidentally came to the Shaolin Temple at this time and began to intervene in the investigation of this case. Ye Gongzi was really smart, it only took one day to find out the method you used to poison and kill Senior Brother Chen, and directly pointed the finger at the death of the old couple at the bottom of the mountain, thinking that they were the scene of the accidental fire that was first extinguished and then set on fire and disguised. ”

"At this time, you must have been a little panicked, so you decided to frame Qi Bin to be your substitute ghost. In fact, you thought about it from the beginning to lead the suspicion to Qi Bin, because on the morning when you found the corpse of Senior Brother Chen, almost all the monks in the temple dined in the dining hall, except for you, who was responsible for guarding the vicinity of the bamboo nunnery, and Qi Bin, who was looking for Senior Brother Chen. ”

"Actually, you have been in charge of guarding the bamboo hermitage, and your whereabouts have always been uncertain, and the monks in the temple are used to it, so your absence did not cause everyone's thoughts. And it was you, taking advantage of the time when Qi Bin hurriedly went to inform the abbot after discovering the corpse of Senior Brother Chen, and quietly infiltrated the scene to erase the poisonous powder scattered on the case, so that even if your poisoning method is discovered, everyone will suspect that this only Qi Bin who has entered the scene is really a poisonous strategy!"

Master Hehe sneered, "Not bad." ”

Master Likai said: "However, your more vicious methods are still to come, you actually secretly hid the bag of poisonous powder in the bamboo hermitage, and deliberately placed it in a place where Qi Bin can find it. By doing so, you not only diverted the incriminating evidence, but also made Qi Bin suspicious of Lao Gu, so that our master and apprentice were suspicious of each other and created a barrier, which can muddy the water more and more, and you will be safer. ”

"But what you didn't expect was that Lao Gin and Qi Bin had already been open and honest with each other, and Qi Bin told Lao Gin as soon as he found out about the poisonous powder, and the first advice Lao Gin gave him was to let him take the poisonous powder to see Ye Gongzi. ”

At this time, Master Likong suddenly sighed: "It turned out to be you! It turned out that you asked Qi Bin to find Ye Gongzi, I said that the two of them never knew each other, how could they have such trust, but it turned out that you were the one who got in the way!"

Master Reform had a victor's smile on his face: "Yes, it's the old man." Because Lao Wei knows Ye Gongzi's personality and absolutely believes in his ability, he will let Qi Bin take this step. Next, we set a trap and deliberately acted in front of you, making you think that everyone had already decided that Qi Bin was poisoned

Fierce, so that you can let your guard down. ”

"In the end, it is to take advantage of the opportunity of the meeting between Lao Wei and Ye Gongzi, and use the secrets in the Elder Scrolls to lure you to appear. Sure enough, you couldn't resist the temptation of curiosity and greed, and sent away the masters of the guards around Zhu'an, and from that moment on, the old man knew that you had been tricked. ”

Master Likong smiled bitterly: "Yes, I have calculated everything, I never thought that there is a Taoist monk who is famous all over the world, change your senior brother, in order to make me believe that you are also poisoned, you actually let the abbot master eat poisonous meals every day, and he does not care about other people's lives at all, if you want to be vicious, I am afraid that I am far worse than you!"

Master Likai didn't care about the self-blame of the void, and said with a face as usual: "Since the old man has done this, he naturally has the certainty of detoxifying the abbot master, and the poisonous powder of the Five Poisons Gate is not a unique antidote in the world, not to mention that there is also Miss Cheng, the daughter of the divine doctor Cheng Sansi, is here, so you don't need to worry about the sky, right?"

When Ye Feng on the side heard this, he felt deeply reasonable, and couldn't help nodding again and again.

After learning from the past and the present, and reading a wide range of books, it is absolutely possible to know the method of removing the poison powder of the Five Poison Gates, plus there is also Miss Cheng, her medical skills have also been taught by herself, and ordinary poisons are not easy for her?

What's more, no matter how bad it is, there is still the blood on his body, and his blood contains the poison of the golden toad, which is the nemesis of all poisons in the world.

From this point of view, the poison of the Five Poison Sects in Master Renshan is really not a cause for concern.

Master Likai looked at Senior Brother Kong, and said softly: "Senior Brother, I have always treated you well, regarded you as your right-hand man, and trusted you so much, I never thought that you would be one of the people in the Ten Palaces of Yama! You are so deliberately trying to poison Lao Qu, could it be because of the order of that Xuanyuan Gongzi? Why is this?"

Master Likong looked blank for a long time, and suddenly laughed: "Treat me well, treat me well, treat me well! In your heart, you have always been the only one who is famous all over the world, and you have changed the reputation of the master, how can there have been our junior disciples, how can there have been the future of the Caodong Authentic Sect?"

Master Chang looked stunned, and seemed quite surprised: "What do you mean by this?"

Master Likong snorted coldly and said slowly: "I was originally a monk who became a monk halfway, and when I was young, I was also a robber. At that time, it was called the Living Yama. ”

Ye Feng couldn't help but feel moved in his heart when he heard this, the name of this "Living Yama" He had also seen it in many case files that had been backlogged for many years, according to the case files, this Living Yama gathered people to be evil and dominated one side, but his martial arts were strong and very cunning, and the court had arrested him several times in vain, but he suddenly disappeared about a few decades ago and disappeared.

Unexpectedly, this living Yama is the Shaolin monk in front of him!

No wonder he is known as the king of Yama in the Ten Palaces of Yama!

Master Likong continued: "Later, because of the many evil deeds he did, he became notorious and attracted the attention of the senior monk in the Shaolin Temple at that time, Master Songting Ziyan. The master found us who were committing the robbery, I have never seen anyone with such high martial arts, and within a few moves, he captured me, and those henchmen were scattered. ”

"Originally, I thought that I was full of evil, thinking that I would definitely die, but who knew that Master Ziyan saw that I loved to practice martial arts, and felt that I still had a conscience, so he spoke bitterly and told me the Dharma for three days and three nights in a row to enlighten me. Finally it dawned on me,

Determined to take refuge in my Buddha, shave his ordination, worship under Master Ziyan as a disciple, and the Dharma name is empty. ”

Ye Feng nodded unconsciously, it turned out that the truth about the sudden disappearance of the living Yama back then turned out to be like this, it was Master Songting Ziyan who did not only do a harm to the rivers and lakes for the world, but also guided people to be kind and persuaded him to enter the Buddhism Gate.

Master Ligai also nodded: "These old men all know that since you have entered my Buddhism, you should be cut off from before, and the living Yama who harmed one side is already dead, and the only remaining Shaolin disciples are empty." ”

He sneered twice and said, "Is this really the case?

The master changed color and said, "Why not?"

Likong ignored him, and said to himself: "Since I came to Shaolin Temple, I have been in peace, and I don't want to do anything in the past, I read Buddhist scriptures diligently, practice martial arts hard, and serve my master wholeheartedly, just like my father." Master also loved me very much, and I thought that I could really become an empty monk and have nothing to do with the past. ”

"Who knows, before the death of the master, all the senior brothers will be repulsed, but you will be left to talk alone. At that time, I happened to be decocting medicine for the master, and I came to bring the medicine, and I overheard some conversations between you, but I didn't intend to eavesdrop. ”

"At that time, I happened to hear the master ask you, what do you think of this person? How did you answer, do you remember?"

Master Reform was obviously stunned, it seemed that he had never imagined that Sora would hear his words back then.

Master Likong said angrily: "You said to the master, this person is a good martial artist, it is difficult to understand the deep meaning of Zen Buddhism, his virtue is shallow, and he is reckless, his hands are full of blood, and he is afraid that the demons are difficult to eliminate, and it is really difficult to take on heavy responsibilities." Yes and no?"

The master of reform was silent, which was equivalent to acquiescing to what he said.

Master Likong said angrily: "Since I started, I have always admired your Buddhist cultivation and martial arts cultivation, all of which are rare geniuses in the world, and I have always respected you incomparably, but I didn't expect you to be at the last moment, in order to get the master's inheritance, behind the addition of evil words, sowing discord, is a real villain!"

Master Gai said in a low voice, "From that moment on, you hated Lao Wei?"

Master Likong snorted and said: "On that day, the master passed away, and it was passed on to you, you are not only the head of the Caodong sect, but also the abbot of the Shaolin Temple, you have fulfilled your wish, and your reputation is all over the world, so it is not beautiful! But who will know all the dirty things you have done behind your back? I have never thought of competing for the position of heir, and with my prestige, my cultivation is not as good as that of my senior brother, but I deeply despise your villain behavior of falling into a well and stabbing you in the back!"

Master Likai sighed and said, "Senior brother, you are wrong, on the day of his master's death, he actually did not ask me for my opinion on the heir. From the very beginning, regarding the abbot of Shaolin and the heir of the Caodong sect, he had already belonged to Lao Gao and never considered others. ”

Master Likong snorted angrily: "Now that I am dead, there is no proof, of course, you can talk to yourself, but my ears were not deaf that day!

Master Likai shook his head and said, "Everything is empty, sometimes what you see may not be true, and what you hear is not everything. Senior brother, you have been obsessed with listening and believing, and your master has repeatedly taught us that everything should be viewed with the eyes of the heart, how can you forget it all?"

Master Void couldn't help but be a little silent, and asked rhetorically, "How should I trust you?"

Master Likai sighed a little helplessly: "Senior brother, have you ever known the origin of this Elder Scroll and my Caodong Sect and Shaolin Temple?"