Let's say that Cen Du led the four of them to the north for a while, Zhu Hao suddenly stopped, lowered his head and sighed, unwilling to go again. Bai Wushou Fang Zaixi and the others looked back at him, most of them had the same thoughts as Zhu Hao in their hearts, but they didn't show it well. Cen Di tilted his head slightly, sighed lightly and asked, "Why don't you leave?"

"Go, where else can you go, everywhere you go, it's a death!" Zhu Hao sat on the side of the road angrily, ripped off the vermilion mask, and threw it aside, revealing the pile of horizontal meat, crooked nose and eyes, and a wide mouth and cheeks. ”

Bai Wushou and Fang Zaixi both looked at Cen Di when they heard this, Cen Di slowly turned around, walked to Zhu Hao's side and squatted down, stroked his head and said: "Brother, big brother knows your thoughts, but if you don't die in the hands of the lord, you will die in the hands of that monk, expose your corpses to the wilderness, and become food in the mouths of wild dogs, how can big brother watch you fall to such an end?"

"Horizontal and vertical are all one death, what is the difference between how to die? Moreover, death in the hands of the Lord is afraid that it is not so simple. It's better to give it a go and fight with that monk. Maybe there's still a way to live, or maybe ...... Die a happy death. Fang Zaixi crossed his arms, and his voice became quieter and quieter. Cen Du got up and looked at the north for a long time before he spoke: "You guys have escaped." ”

"Escape?" the three of them asked in unison, not knowing what Cen Du's intentions were. Cen Du's voice was a little hoarse, and he turned around and took off the masks of Bai Wushou and Fang Zaixi, under Bai Wushou's mask was a thin and white face, while Fang Zaixi had a bitter and hateful appearance, and there was not much of a feature, but there was a three-inch-long scar on his cheek, which was extremely dazzling.

Cen Du stacked the three masks of white, gold, and red on top of each other, threw them into the air, didn't even look at them, turned around and pulled out the thunder whip, and with a wave, the three masks were shattered. The fragments fell one after another, Zhu Hao slowly stood up, and the three of them asked in unison: "Big brother, what are you ......?" Cen Du said: "If you take off these three masks, you will remove the three shackles, you will no longer be the person of the Golden Lotus around the Phoenix Tower, run for your life, escape as far as possible, and never go back." Just in the Central Plains, be an ordinary ordinary person. Isn't that what you want?"

"But we're all gone, where should Big Brother go?" Bai Wushou asked. Cen Duan replied truthfully: "Go back to Jinlian and go around Fenglou to receive the guilt." The three of you can go, but as the eldest brother, I must go back to confess my sin, whether I live or die, it is up to the Lord to decide. When the other three heard this, they became anxious and hurriedly persuaded: "How can this be done? Since we are brothers, we should live and die together, how can we let the eldest brother take the guilt and die, and we will steal our lives?"

Zhu Hao also persuaded: "Big brother, why don't you and my brothers run away, and then not be bound by the golden lotus around the Phoenix Tower, isn't it better?" Cen Di closed his eyes slightly, sighed and said, "No." If all four of us are gone, the Lord's wrath will surely send men to hunt us down, and then we will not be able to live well, and even if we flee to the ends of the earth, we will be found. If I take the initiative to confess my sins, I may be able to find a glimmer of life for you. ”

Bai Wushou shook his head with a wry smile and said: "I'm afraid that this matter is not as simple as the eldest brother thinks, if the task is not completed, and we leave the Golden Lotus around the Phoenix Tower without authorization, the lord will be angry, and at that time, not only will he offend the eldest brother, but I am afraid that after the eldest brother gives his life in vain, the lord will send someone to hunt me down." So instead of letting the eldest brother die alone, it is better for the four of us brothers to bear it together. If the Lord is soft-hearted, maybe he can let us go. ”

"But it's my decision to let go of Shen Cuttlefish, so why can I let you bear it with me?" Cen Duan waved his hand and said, "This matter must not be allowed!" After that, he was going to leave and head north. The three of them hurriedly surrounded him and persuaded him bitterly: "Big brother, since we are brothers, the sword mountain and the sea of fire have all rolled over together, one person's decision, four people bear it!" Cen Duan was helpless, and he couldn't stand the three brothers pouring out their hearts, so they had to agree, and the four agreed to only say that Shen Cuttlefish was robbed halfway, and the four of them were injured by Kong Xuan, and they were powerless to resist, so they failed to complete the task.

After the agreement was completed, the four of them hurried north by moonlight. And Mingjue also hurriedly picked up Shen cuttlefish, stepped on the wind, and strode quickly to the meeting place where he met Pei Jingnian. After walking for more than a mile, he saw the dilapidated mountain temple on the side of the road, with a little fire flickering in it, and Mingjue gently pushed open the creaky and tattered wooden door and stepped into the temple.

This mountain temple looks like it is some years old, the skin of the low wall around it is peeling off, the potholes are uneven, and several cracks have been cracked in some places, and the biting cold wind penetrates through the cracks into the neck, ragingly cutting the skin, making a rustling movement, which is extremely weird. The courtyard was flooded with water, apparently caused by melting snow. And the beating fire light was reflected from the temple.

The ruined temple was surrounded by rubble and yellow weeds, and there seemed to be fist-sized black shadows moving, the squeaking sound of rats coming out to feed. The red pillar in front of the door has faded to bright red color, but you can vaguely see the prosperity of the past, the gold characters on the broken plaque hanging in front of the door are already illegible, but the statue of the mountain god full of holes and cracks and the incense burner that fell to the ground and was entangled in cobwebs and accumulated dust, it is not difficult to see that the incense was also prosperous here, and I don't know why it fell to such a state.

Although this mountain god is not the god and Buddha worshiped by the people in Buddhism, Mingjue still put down Shen cuttlefish gently, bowed to the mountain god with his palms together, and whispered in his mouth: "Disturb the gods in the temple in the middle of the night, and hope for forgiveness." After that, he lifted Shen Cuttlefish up, entered the temple, and walked slowly along the firelight. But a black shadow suddenly flashed behind the statue of the mountain god, and a white light rushed towards him. Mingjue hurriedly retreated, looked closely, and found that the person was Pei Jingnian.

It turned out that Pei Jingnian heard the footsteps and killed vigilantly, and when he saw that Mingjue had come to meet him, he put Bai Zejian into the sheath, and said with a strong smile: "You are finally here, is it going well?" Mingjue wiped the sweat from his forehead, handed Shen cuttlefish into Pei Jingnian's hands, and said with a long sigh of relief: "Fortunately, I am not dishonored." I believe that after experiencing this incident, the gang of Jianghu people may be able to understand some things that were once difficult to see. ”

"I don't care what Zen machine they can penetrate, I only care about Shen Cuttlefish, and they must not die!" Pei Jingnian took Shen Cuttlefish to the statue of the mountain god, and Mingjue also followed, seeing that the temple was damp and dark, cobwebs were all over the place, and the sky was full of dust, but behind the stone statue were two rows of simple walls surrounded by damp straw, which were used to shelter from the cold wind of winter. Bai Xing Tear also leaned aside, still unconscious.

Pei Jingnian didn't know how much effort he had made to pick up some dry firewood from nowhere, and reluctantly built a bonfire to warm up and drive away the cold. The beating warm crimson bonfire softly reflected everyone's faces, Bai Xing's eyebrows were tightly locked, unconscious, and there were blood stains on the corners of his mouth, Pei Jingnian was only busy tidying up the ruined temple that was raging by the cold wind, enough for them to spend the night, and they didn't have time to heal her.

Pei Jingnian put Shen cuttlefish next to Bai Xing's tears, and Mingjue also sat by the bonfire to keep warm. Raising Shen Cuttlefish's wrist for a while, and looking at his face again, Pei Jingnian breathed a sigh of relief. Mingjue hurriedly asked with concern: "Pei Zhutou, how is the situation of the two of them?" Pei Jingnian sat down beside him and said: "Shen cuttlefish just fell into the thief's ecstasy needle, I believe that it will be fine overnight." But the white girl......"

Pei Jingnian's face changed slightly, his face was embarrassed, he shook his head and sighed: "She ate a few moves of the Shocking Sea Fist, and the strength of the fist entered the body, and the internal injuries were not light. I alone can only temporarily suppress her injuries, and it is difficult to heal her. Mingjue pondered for a moment and then suggested: "Then if you and I are the best of the two to instill true qi to heal the white girl, and wait until tomorrow after dawn to find a nearby state capital to settle down and grab a few pills, is this matter feasible?"

"This is very good!" Pei Jingnian was overjoyed, so he helped Bai Xing Tears up and sat cross-legged by the campfire. Mingjue and Pei Jingnian sat on the left and right sides behind her, Mingjue raised his left palm, Pei Jingnian raised his right palm, used his true qi, and pressed his palm against the back of Bai Xing Tears, and the true qi rose from the dantian and slowly poured into Bai Xing's tears. The warm true qi was like a hot spring, and Bai Xing Tears subconsciously felt that the whole body sank into the hot soup water, and the true qi enveloped it, dissolving the blood congestion in the body and dredging the meridians.

After a while, Bai Xinghua's face gradually improved, and his cheeks were already flushed. And Pei Jingnian and Mingjue closed their eyes tightly, their bodies trembled slightly, and they were already sweating, soaking their clothes. Slowly withdrew his arm, turned Bai Xing Tear around, and saw that her face was ruddy and her breath was stable, so he knew that it was no longer a big problem, so he leaned her aside. Pei Jingnian and Mingjue were both exhausted, so Pei Jingnian said: "Little Master, you should rest first, and you have to hurry tomorrow." ”

Mingjue frowned slightly, but asked, "Isn't Pei Zhutou resting?" Pei Jingnian sat on the side, curled up one leg, gently wiped the sweat beads on his forehead, his face turned a little pale, and said slowly: "Someone must watch this bonfire, it is hard to get up, if you don't add firewood, I'm afraid it won't last until dawn." Besides, there is always someone who has to keep vigil, otherwise it is not safe. ”

"Since this is the case, the little monk did not rest, and kept vigil with Pei Zhutou. Mingjue shifted his position, sat next to Pei Jingnian, and said solemnly. Pei Jingnian smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Why are you so hard?" Mingjue shook his head with a smile and said: "This is wrong, after many things tonight, the little monk Shenjue has learned a lot, far more than chanting and chanting Buddha in the temple. Pei Zhutou's words benefited the little monk a lot, so he took this opportunity to ask Pei Zhutou for advice and Buddhism. ”

Pei Jingnian squinted his eyes and smiled: "Where do I know anything about Buddhism, it's just that I once served in the government and am used to seeing all kinds of things in the world." ”