At the same time that Ye Feng and the others left the Shaolin Temple, Monk Qibin was sitting in the bamboo nunnery where the master had changed his master.

Master Likai is still sitting behind the desk, as if he has not moved since last night, and there is breakfast sent by Monk Qibin on the desk, which is just a simple bowl of green vegetable porridge.

Buddhists call breakfast and lunch "passing", which refers to going to the designated dining hall at a designated time to eat fasting, while Buddhism has a tradition of skipping lunch and although it has been abolished, it is still called "medicine stone", which means that it should not be eaten as a meal, but should be taken with shame as a medicine to continue the life of the body.

However, Master Likai lived in seclusion in the bamboo nunnery for special reasons, staying at home and not going to the dining hall to fast, so his meals were delivered by his disciple Monk Qibin on time, so it could not be called a hall.

Although it is a simple porridge with green vegetables, it is made with high-quality japonica rice and green cabbage leaves, and it can be seen that a lot of effort has been put into it, and the steaming porridge exudes a burst of aroma.

However, Master Likai didn't know what he was thinking, and sat there motionless, just staring at the bowl of porridge in a daze.

After a long time, he asked in a low voice: "Ye Gongzi, they are already gone?"

Monk Qibin, who had been sitting quietly on the side, hurriedly bowed down and responded: "Exactly, the abbot Master Renshan personally went to see him off." ”

Master Reform snorted coldly and said, "It seems that he and Ye Gongzi are quite close to each other." ”

Monk Qibin lowered his head and said: "After all, the poison in Master Renshan depends on them, it is said that Miss Cheng, the daughter of the miraculous doctor Cheng Sansi, left the antidote medicine and prescription for Master Renshan. ”

Master Reform suddenly smiled: "Do you really believe that the medicines and prescriptions left by Miss Cheng can remove the poison from his body?"

Monk Qibin was taken aback, and raised his head suddenly: "What does Master mean by this?"

Master Likai said faintly: "I think that the five poisonous sects are one of the four great strange gates in the world, and his family's poisonous powder is naturally an extraordinary poison, although the use of vegetables when the air is poisoned, the content is very small, but after all, Master Renshan has eaten poisonous meals for so long, and Master Renshan is not familiar with martial arts, so he is not aware of it at all." ”

"Over time, the poisoning has been deep, but I am afraid that the poison has entered the lungs at this moment. If it had been discovered in time, with the medical skills of the divine doctor Cheng Sansi, there might have been some salvation, but now, I am afraid that even if the gods descend to earth and Bian Que is reincarnated, he will not have the power to return to heaven. ”

Monk Qi Bin asked with a shocked face: "Are the medicines and prescriptions left by Miss Cheng useless?"

Master Likai thought for a while and said, "Since this Cheng girl has been learning medical skills from her father, Cheng Sansi, since she was a child, she must be able to learn even if she is not as good as her father." In this way, she must also be able to see that the poison in Master Renshan is incurable, and there is no way to return to heaven. ”

Now that she knows this, she still leaves these drugs and prescriptions, which must have played a role in suppressing the onset of toxicity. However, this poison of the Five Poisons Gate is very special, it will not be metabolized by the body and excreted from the body, but will accumulate in the body, the longer the suppression time, the deeper the poisoning, and the onset is only a matter of time. ”

Monk Qibin said movingly: "Then isn't Master Renshan likely to die of poison at any time?"

Master Likai sighed: "That won't be so fast, when he came a few days ago, Lao Wei saw his complexion, plus Miss Cheng's medication, it shouldn't be a problem to drag on for a year and a half." ”

Monk Qi Bin lowered his head a little sadly when he heard this, and was silent.

After a while, he suddenly raised his head and looked directly at Master Chang and asked, "Since Master Venerable knows a lot about the poisons of these five poison sects, he must have expected today's result." Why, then, did he not alert Master Inshan when he discovered that the food was poisonous, but let him continue to eat it? Is it just to avoid startling the grass and snakes, so that the poison can be detected?

The culprit?"

Master Likai didn't speak, looking at the beloved disciple with a suspicious face, his eyes gradually became a little gloomy, and he asked slowly: "You ask like this, are you suspecting what is the teacher?"

Monk Qibin was shocked when he heard this, his whole body was shocked, and he hurriedly lowered his head and said in a loud voice: "Disciple doesn't dare!"

Master Likai stared at him for a long time before he said in a deep voice: "Since you don't dare, there are some questions that you don't need to ask in the future, and you don't need to think about it again!"

Monk Qibin lowered his head and whispered, "Yes!"

Master Likai stared at Monk Qibin for a long time, and then his expression gradually slowed down, and he softened his voice and asked, "Regarding Senior Brother Kong, how did Master Renshan deal with it?"

Monk Qibin still didn't dare to raise his head, and replied: "Master Renshan said that Uncle Kong has already repented, and his martial arts have been abolished by his master, so he will be punished for thinking about the wall in the stone cave in the back mountain in the future, studying Buddhism, and he will not be allowed to leave the stone cave for the rest of his life." ”

Master Likai thought about it, nodded and said: "In this way, he can be regarded as giving enough face to the old man, after all, he is still worried about the face problems of Shaolin Temple and Caodong Yizong, but he can still be regarded as a good person." ”

With a sigh, he said again: "It's a pity that good people don't live long, and Master Renshan is only afraid that it will be difficult to survive this fateful catastrophe." ”

Monk Qibin still hung his head, not daring to answer.

Master Likai looked at him and thought for a while before he spoke: "If Master Renshan dies of poison, then Shaolin Temple must need to establish a successor to meet the changes. ”

Monk Qibin said in a low voice: "Who in the Shaolin Temple can still have such prestige as a master and can serve the public?"

Master Ligai shook his head and sighed: "It is impossible for Lao Ke, there has never been a precedent in the history of Shaolin for a person who resigned to become the abbot again." Besides, the old man still needs to decipher the secrets of the Elder Scrolls, and he really doesn't have the energy to take on such a heavy responsibility!"

He looked at Monk Qibin and said slowly: "Actually, the most suitable person in Lao Wei's mind has always belonged to you! You are extremely talented in martial arts and Buddhism, and your future achievements will definitely be extraordinary, and you are indeed a talent that is not born in the world." ”

Monk Qibin still hung his head, as if he hadn't heard it at all, and didn't react.

Master Likai sighed again: "It's a pity, it's only been three years since you entered my door, this time this time I got involved in this matter of Senior Brother Kong, and I also got you involved, although in the end it was found out that you were framed, but after all, this matter still involves you in the end, and it is inevitable that it will be difficult to convince the public." ”

"The old man thought about it for a long time, and now among the few high-ranking monks in the temple, Uncle Zininja is competent. First of all, he is old and virtuous, and he is a figure of the same generation as Lao Gao's master, Master Song Tingzi Yan, and he can convince the public. ”

"Moreover, among the few remaining monks in the temple now, Uncle Zinin has served in the temple, and he knows all the affairs in the temple, and he is naturally familiar with the whole temple to deal with all kinds of **, so it is not a problem. ”

More importantly, he has a very close personal relationship with Lao Gao, who knows his personality very well, and has always been kind-hearted and generous, and has an excellent reputation among the monks in the temple. He is also the authentic lineage of my Caodong sect, and with him as the abbot, he will definitely be able to serve the people. ”

After speaking, Master Likai looked at Monk Qibin and asked, "I don't know what you think?"

Monk Qibin didn't raise his head, and there was no ripple in his voice, as if everything that Master Kai just said had nothing to do with him: "Everything depends on the master and the elders and uncles in the temple, and the disciples have a short entry time, and their virtue and qualifications are insufficient, so they dare not beak." ”

Master Likai couldn't help but nodded, he seemed to be very satisfied with Monk Qibin's reaction, and his voice was also full of approval: "Yes, Rong is neither arrogant, nor angry, can be honored and disgraced without being shocked, invisible, it seems that Lao Qu is indeed not mistaken, you are really a rare talent." In time, there is no limit to what can be achieved in the future. ”

Monk Qibin lowered his head and said nothing.

Master Gai said, "You must remember it in the future

The name is also empty, the profit is also empty, the abbot is empty, the monk is empty, the master is empty, the apprentice is empty, and all the phases in the world are empty. According to the old man's opinion, you will be empty from now on!"

Empty Qibin?

Monk Qibin repeated this name in his heart several times, folded his hands and bowed to Master Gai and said: "Thank you for the name given by the master! ”

Master Empty nodded, waved his hand and said, "You go, it's time for the old man to eat." ”

Monk Qibin stood up, gave a deep salute, and respectfully withdrew from the bamboo hermitage.

Walking out of the bamboo hermitage and turning around, Monk Qibin felt a cold sweat, blown by the majestic wind in the woods, and felt a little cold.

And his heart, at this moment, also felt cold, bursts of chills.

(According to historical records, Master Renshan Yigong served as the abbot of Shaolin Temple for a total of 12 years, and went to Beijing to participate in the National Buddhist Festival in May of the third year of Yongle.) On the way back after the meeting, he passed away in Xiangyan Changshou Temple. Because of necessity, the year of death was not strictly recorded in the history books.

After the death of Master Renshan Yigong, according to the inscription of the tomb tower in the tower of Shaolin Temple, it can be found that Master Zhu'an Ziren succeeded as the abbot of Shaolin until his death in 1422 AD. Since then, the successor and deeds are unknown.

And Ning Ran changed the master has been in 1421 A.D. in the Shaolin Temple passed away, and then until the thirteenth year of orthodoxy, that is, in 1448 A.D., Master Jukong Qibin succeeded as the abbot of Shaolin Temple, to Jingtai three years in 1452 passed away, at the age of seventy)

Hangzhou City.

West Lake.

When Old Man Ming strode into the house, he couldn't help but dance with his eyebrows, and his face was bright.

The room was very simplely furnished, with a bed, a table and chairs.

A man in burlap was sitting at a table, reading quietly with his back to the door, holding a book in his hand, when he heard someone coming in at the door, and did not even look back.

Old Man Ming's voice was filled with joy: "As you expected, news came back that Ye Feng and the others had come out of Shaolin Temple." ”

The reader still didn't look back, but just asked with a faint "oh", "Then where are they going to go next?"

Old Man Ming said: "Xi'an City, Emperor Qin's Mausoleum!"

The hand holding the book seemed to tremble, and asked, "What are you going to do there?"

Old Man Ming thought for a while before replying: "It is said that the old bald donkey in the Shaolin Temple really solved the secret in the Elder Scrolls, saying that Jiuding should be hidden in the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin. ”

The reader's tone was even more surprised: "Jiuding? Does it mean Xia Yu Jiuding? What does this have to do with The Elder Scrolls?"

Old Man Ming shook his head: "It's not completely clear yet, but there must be a connection, otherwise how could they take the risk to explore the famous Qin Emperor's Mausoleum?"

He laughed dryly: "Thanks to the plan you set at the beginning, let us effortlessly hit the two major forces of the Tang Sect in Shuzhong and the Lei Family of the Great Lei Gate, and there is also Ye Feng, a stupid boy, who led us to find this ancient treasure in front, but until now he still thinks that he is the smartest in the world!"

Shaking his head, he said again: "I didn't expect that this bald donkey of Shaolin Temple really has the ability, and he can really decipher the secrets in the Elder Scrolls, which is really admirable." ”

The man who read the book snorted coldly and said, "What's the use of interpreting it, those bald donkeys are not interested in treasures or anything, and in the end they are not making wedding clothes for others." ”

He put down the book in his hand, stood up, and as he turned around, he said, "Shouldn't we also be ready to go?"

He slowly turned around, revealing his face.

This person turned out to be Ye Feng's uncle, the giant of the Mo family, Mo Qizhong!

(End of volume)