The sun sank into the western mountains, dyeing a cloud red.

On the way to Shikong Mountain, two figures appeared.

It is the interpretation and empty view that escaped from Xiliang City.

After the two fought with Huo Qiji, they hurried back to the mountain gate before they had time to recuperate.

Sorumi was better, found a branch, tore a few strips of cloth from the monk's robe, fixed his left arm, and hung it on his chest.

The internal injuries suffered by the interpretation of the law are quite serious, and there is no medicine stone to recuperate, and some of them cannot support it along the way.

After a violent cough, Shi Fa said to the disciple who was supporting him: "Kongjian, it's almost here, take a break for a while, and take care of the teacher's luck." ”

Kongmi looked at the mountain in the distance, wiped his sweat, helped Shi Fa to sit down, and said with concern, "Master, are you okay?"

He waved his hand, did not speak, and after sitting cross-legged, he began to perform pranayama.

Sorumi was protecting the Fa, and although his left arm didn't hurt so much, if he didn't recuperate well, he was afraid that his arm would be useless.

After sitting cross-legged for about half an hour, Shi Fa took a long breath, slowly opened his eyes, and shook his head slightly, if he didn't rely on his deep internal strength to support him, he was afraid that he wouldn't even be able to walk steadily.

Seeing that the master had finished meditating, Kongjian, who was sitting cross-legged, got up and got up with his right arm around the Dharma.

Looking at the empty view with one arm hanging on his chest, Shi Fa smiled bitterly: "I rushed all the way back, but I didn't dare to enter near the mountain gate. ”

Seeing that the master looked lonely, he persuaded him: "Master, the Buddha is preaching, can you care about the clothes and appearance of the disciples under the seat?"

Shi Fa sighed and said, "After all, it was a big mistake for my senior brother." ”

Kongjian knew that this matter was very important, so he frowned and asked, "Master, how about King Xiliang not release the empty gate to us, right?"

Shi Fa held his mouth and coughed lightly, took a breath and said: "I can't be sure that this matter is a teacher, otherwise you and I won't be so hard to rush back, but if the King of Xiliang really wants to attack my mountain gate, they should come to Shikong Mountain before us, looking at such a trace on the road, it doesn't seem like it." ”

Sorumi nodded and said, "What Master said is very true, it seems that we still have time. ”

The interpretation said: "Without further ado, let's go!"

The mountain gate is already in front of him, and the interpretation of the Dharma is no longer forcibly used to perform light exercises, but only speeds up his steps and walks in the direction of the Liberation Mountain.

Since Huo Qiji left the Shikong Gate, Kong Wen has always regretted that he couldn't have a good fight with his weapons.

After slamming the stick on the ground, there was a loud noise, and Kongwen took the stick and looked at the ground.

Fortunately, the martial arts training ground in front of the mountain gate was not paved with bluestone slabs, otherwise Kongwen would have to do the hard work of carrying the stone slabs.

The warrior monks have long been accustomed to it, and as the head of the sect, the master is naturally first-class in kung fu.

I was about to turn around and go back to the mountain gate to drink a scoop of cold water, but I heard a movement on the other side of the mountaineering road, so I walked over with a stick.

When I got closer, I found that it was Uncle Shi and Senior Brother Kongjian.

Seeing that the two seemed to be injured, he hurriedly stepped forward.

"I've seen Uncle Shi, Uncle Shi, what's going on?"

On the side, Kongjian performed a Buddhist salute with one arm and said, "I've seen senior brother!"

The commentary said: "This is not a place of narrative, you go with us to meet the senior brother in charge!"

Seeing that Shi Fa's face was not good, his lips were pale, and he should have suffered a lot of internal injuries, he said, "Uncle Shi, I'll carry you." ”

After speaking, he handed the stick in his hand to Kongjian, and half-squatted in front of Shi Fa.

Shi Fa also wanted to see the abbot soon, so he was not polite, so he fell on empty Wen.

Kong Wen said: "Uncle Shi, you are ready!"

After speaking, he walked quickly towards the mountain gate, and Sorumi followed closely behind.

Although Kongwen's pace was fast, the interpretation on his back was carried very steadily.

Shi Fa asked, "Empty news, can someone come to our empty door?"

Kong Wen replied as he walked: "A few days ago, Huo Qiji from Xuanyi Sect came, and after he came down the mountain, no one came to release the empty gate. ”

Kong Wen then asked, "What is Uncle Shi asking about?"

The interpretation on his back smiled bitterly and said, "Kong Jian and I were injured by that Huo Qiji. ”

After hearing the footsteps for a moment, he did not continue to ask, and went straight to the abbot's meditation room.

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Finally arrived at Shikun City.

Three people thought it was such a long journey, but one girl didn't get enough of the carriage.

Gongsun Riyue looked at this little bald Xing Yunqi very pleasing to the eye, if he wasn't also sitting in the carriage, Gongsun Riyue was afraid that the carriage would be dismantled into leaky air on all sides.

It's just that this kid's mouthful of a "big brother Gongsun" makes him feel a little unhappy, isn't this a generation younger than his master?

Especially the county lord, he even wanted the child to call her aunt, but then for some reason, the county lord was not happy again.

Huo Qiji wanted to ride a horse, but Shangguan Zimo refused to let him, saying that he was seriously injured and not healed, so he was not suitable for riding, and Xing Yunqi also pulled his sleeve and begged him, saying that he did not dare to sit in the same carriage alone with the county lord.

Shangguan Zimo felt that this kid was still very clever, but he liked the matter of seniority, which made people's heads big.

What aunt is my father's sister, how can it be counted like this?

When he arrived in Shikun City, Shangguan Ziming, who received the news, had already personally led people to greet his little sister outside the city gate.

Gongsun Riyue jumped off the horse and stepped forward to salute, "Humble Gongsun Riyue has seen His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Shangguan Ziming said with a smile: "Brother Sun and Moon is not polite, you have worked hard along the way." ”

After saying that, he stared at the carriage, but he never thought that the carriage came down first with a man who looked about the same age as himself, and then followed by a teenager with a small bald head.

Just when he was confused, Shangguan Zimo also got out of the carriage and was waving his hand at this side and smiling sweetly.

Looking at Gongsun Riyue, Shangguan Ziming asked, "Brother Riyue, what's going on?

Gongsun Riyue's face tightened slightly, and he said in a low voice: "It was the little county lord who asked for it, and I can't do anything about him!"

Shangguan Ziming sighed.

How can my brother, who has grown up playing since childhood, not as good as an outsider.

Shangguan Ziming doesn't mind Gongsun Riyue becoming his brother-in-law, since he was a child, he often took Gongsun Riyue to his house to tease his sister, but for some reason, his sister just had a little bit of meaning to Gongsun Riyue.

As the second brother, he once found an opportunity to ask his sister Zimo, and Shangguan Zimo said with a shocked face: "I treat him as a brother." ”

Shangguan Ziming felt that he seemed to be a little resentful of himself.

It's a pity for this good brother.

Someone had already sent King Xiliang's handwritten letter to Shikun City first, and Shangguan Ziming guessed the identity of the man who came with his sister.

If it weren't for the fact that he was the son of the national teacher Huo Xingwei, Shangguan Ziming really couldn't look down on this person who seemed to be weak and weak, and he still had a little scholarly atmosphere.

But his father said in the letter that he had beaten away the two thieves in the palace, and he frowned and looked at it for a long time, and Shangguan Ziming didn't think he could have this ability.

Why should you do your best to assist him? With 2,000 men and horses on your own, it is not easy to tear down the empty gate?

Shangguan Ziming, who received the letter, had to let this person taste his Shangguan Ziming's hospitality first.

Shangguan Zimo jumped to Shangguan Ziming, pulled his sleeve and called sweetly, "Second brother~"

Patting his sister on the shoulder with a smile, Shangguan Ziming looked at it and said, "Yo, I haven't seen you for a year, Xiao Momo has become a big Momo, it's time to find a mother-in-law." ”

Shangguan Zimo glared at the second brother, and said coquettishly: "Second brother~ You just met you to find me happy." ”

As he spoke, his eyes secretly glanced at Huo Qiji, who was already standing, and then his eyes dimmed a little.

On the way here, she asked Brother Huo if she had anyone she liked, and Brother Huo told her that she did, but he didn't tell her who it was.

Brother Huo said that sometimes he was very calm, but she could obviously feel that Brother Huo had some fluctuations in his heart.

This is the sixth sense that comes from a woman.

She also asked about her, but Brother Huo just smiled, and then told her that it was all over, so it was okay not to mention it.

Shangguan Zimo is a smart woman, Brother Huo has lived in seclusion in the mountains for thirteen years, if he has a red face, how can he be separated for so long.

Besides, I was still young at that time.

Now I have grown up.

With a smile, she pulled the sleeve of the second brother and was about to introduce, but the second brother had already opened his mouth first: "Shangguan Ziming, I have seen Mr. Huo." ”

did not mention that he was the prince of Xiliang, did not mention that he was the city lord of Shikun City, and only reported his name, which can be regarded as a very face-saving face for his sister.

What about the son of the national teacher?

Huo Qiji smiled, bowed slightly and said, "Huo Qiji has seen His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

In the eyes of Gongsun Riyue, this person is too ignorant of etiquette.

Huo Qiji originally wanted to wait for Shangguan Zimo to finish speaking before saluting, but unexpectedly, Shangguan Ziming opened his mouth first, just open his mouth, just to say hello.

Pulling the small cloud flag beside him, Huo Qiji said: "This is the contemptible disciple Xing Yunqi. ”

He turned his head to Xing Yunqi and said, "Xiaoyunqi, this is His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

In order to prevent Xing Yunqi from calling himself indiscriminately, on the way here, Huo Qiji briefly told Xing Yunqi about some official positions and titles, so that he knew that the eldest master was also divided into sizes.

Xing Yunqi bowed obediently and said, "I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Shangguan Ziming nodded.

Shangguan Zimo let go of the sleeves of the second brother, touched Xing Yunqi's little bald head again, and said with a smile: "Xiaoyunqi, you call me aunt, then what do you call my second brother?"

Xing Yunqi sneered and said, "Don't you know this, county lord, of course, it's called Second Uncle!"

Shangguan Ziming's face was black, what kind of mess was this, and he looked at Gongsun Riyue on the side.

Gongsun Riyue pretended not to see it.

He has seen it even more outrageous, and the prince still wants to accept this stupid boy as his grandson, what can he say?

Shangguan Zimo bared his teeth at the little bald head, made a grimace and said, "You don't know about me, hum!"

Who expected the little bald head to mutter, "I know you still ask, do you like to take off your pants and fart like this?"

Huo Qiji slapped Xiao Yunqi's ass lightly with a palm, and he didn't even make a sound.

"Your Royal Highness, the little apprentice is stubborn, and I ask for forgiveness. ”

Shangguan Ziming looked at his sister who was snickering there, and understood in his heart that his sister was supporting the façade of these two masters and apprentices.

replied with a smile: "Tong Yan is unscrupulous, it doesn't matter." ”

After speaking, he looked at Shangguan Zimo and said, "Get in the car, my good sister, let's go to my house." ”

Then he shouted: "Bring a horse over and give it to this Lord Huo." ”

Shangguan Zimo turned around and pinched the second brother's arm, and Shangguan Ziming, who was in pain, said in a low voice: "Before you go to my house, do you look good when you get out of the car like this?"

Shangguan Zimo pursed his lips, snorted, turned around and got into the carriage.

Huo Qijian turned over and got on the horse, and with a hand, the little bald head sat in front of him.

The crowd entered Shikun City.

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Master Shi Huai, the abbot of the Liberation Gate, took the pulse of the Dharma, and his brows were furrowed.

He let go of his hand, and Kong Jian hurriedly asked, "Uncle Abbot, how is my master?"

Shi Huai shook his head slightly, and said slowly: "I didn't expect that Huo Qiji's internal strength would reach such a state, and the senior brother of Shi Fa was extremely strong in his internal strength, but he was defeated in his hands, and he deserved to be Huo Xingwei's son." ”

After speaking, he pressed one palm on the back of the Fa, running the internal force, half a cup of tea, he let go of the palm and said: "The junior brother is seriously injured, and he has not been treated in time, and he hangs there with his own internal force, after all, it is the method of drinking water to quench his thirst. ”

Sora looked anxious and asked, "How is this good?"

Shi Fa opened his eyes slightly, chanted the Buddha's name, and said to Master Shi Huai: "Thank you, senior brother!"

After speaking, he looked at Kongjian beside him and said, "It's like a picture again, isn't it, the Dharma is in my heart, isn't it enough?"

Sorumi bowed to his teacher and said, "Yes, Master." ”

Master Shi Yuan on the side looked at Master Shi Huai, "Senior brother, is there still a good medicine in this sect, King Kong Da Dan?"

Shi Huai nodded and said, "I have two more here." ”

After speaking, he turned around and walked to the cabinet, and when he saw this, he said, "Senior brother, this can't be helped, I am not seriously injured, so I don't have to waste this good medicine." ”

A sandalwood box has been found, Master Shi Huai waved his hand and said: "Senior brother, the medicine is used to treat diseases, Senior Brother Shi Yuan doesn't mention it, I also want to take it out to heal you, the medicine is gone, let's make it again, but if you cultivate because of this, Senior Brother is afraid that it will be difficult to sleep." ”

There were two wax sealing pills in the wooden box, Shi Huai took out one, put the box back, turned around and handed the pill to Kong Jian and said, "After removing the wax skin, melt it with warm water, and give it to Senior Brother Shi as soon as possible." Kong See, your left arm is also not lightly injured, go to the pharmacy to find your Uncle Shichen, and quickly apply some medicine that specializes in treating injured muscles and bones. ”

Kong Jian took the pill, "Master Xie." ”

Shi Huai bowed slightly, and said to Shi Fa: "Senior brother, when you return from Kongjian, I have already guessed what will happen next, you don't have to think about it, you can heal with peace of mind." ”

Shi Fa said, "Thank you, senior brother!"

Sorumi helped the master to explain the Dharma and left the abbot's meditation room.

Shi Yuan looked at Senior Brother and said, "Senior Brother, what should we do?"

Shi Huai said softly: "Wait!"

"What are you waiting for?"

"Wait for him!"

Shi Yuan didn't ask again, and the empty news on the side asked, "Uncle, Master, then Huo Qiji still dares to come, isn't he also injured?"

Shi Yuan said: "Can you endure this breath when you are the King of Xiliang?" At the beginning, I said that I would kill the King of Xiliang directly, but Senior Brother, you just don't agree, now it's okay, let's just wait to be surrounded by the mountain." ”

Shi Huai didn't get angry, and said lightly: "Kill the king of Xiliang, are you going to be the king of Liangzhou?

Kong Wen was confused, he really thought that Uncle Shi and Senior Brother Kong Jian were going to protect King Xiliang.

So he never understood why Huo Qiji would hurt the people who released the empty gate.

Shi Yuan snorted coldly and said: "How difficult is it to promote Buddhism without the support of the royal power? You see that the Zen Buddhism established by Senior Brother Shi Hong in Tubo has not been supported by his Tubo king, and now there are only more people in Tubo who are reciting scriptures than we in Xiliang." ”

Shi Huai sang a Buddha name, "Senior Brother Shi Hong has done a good job, junior brother, this King of Xiliang can be coerced, but he can't be killed, otherwise we will really not be able to gain a foothold in the Central Plains, I am afraid that it will also affect the White Horse Temple in Luoyang City, don't forget, we are to promote Buddhism, not to dominate the world." ”

"Amitabha, relieved, I am relieved that you can say this. ”

An old monk pushed the door in, it was the relieved master, Master Huiyuan.

"I've seen Master!"

"I've seen Uncle Shi!"

"I've seen Shi Bozu!"

The three people in the meditation room saluted the old monk.

Master Huiyuan bowed slightly, and after entering the meditation room, he found a futon and sat down.

The other three sat down as well.

Master Huiyuan looked at Shi Yuan and said, "Shi Yuan, the martial arts created by my Buddha are for the Buddha's anger, but why is the Buddha angry? Is it to promote the Dharma?"

Shi Yuan put one palm on his chest, bowed slightly, and said, "What the master taught is this!"

On the side, he asked with relief: "It's my fault for disturbing Master Qingxiu." ”

Master Huiyuan said: "The Dharma is in the heart, where is not the practice? After the return of the Dharma, the movement is so big, how can I, as a teacher, sit still? I took the pulse of him, and the injury was not light, but with that big pill, within half a month, if I take care of it, I should be able to recover seventy or eighty percent." ”

He said, "Master, now that we are a little passive. ”

Huiyuan shook his head lightly and said: "Where blessings and misfortunes lurk, and where misfortunes and blessings lie, I don't think this matter is necessarily a bad thing." ”

"Master, what do you mean by that?"

"If King Xiliang really wants to release the empty gate to us, I am afraid that the interpretation of the law and the empty view will already send heavy troops to surround the mountain before they return. ”

On the side, Shi Yuan asked, "Uncle Shi, do you mean that King Xiliang has swallowed this breath?"

Huiyuan looked at Shi Yuan and said: "There is a saying among the people, people fight for a breath, the Buddha grabs a stick of incense, my Buddha naturally will not compete for this stick of incense, the people who compete for it, but we are the people around the Buddha, persuade others to chant, we must become a Buddha first, greed, hatred and delusion, and how many people really forget it?"

The three eminent monks were silent.

Huiyuan continued: "That Huo Jushi climbed the mountain before, I had met him twice, I look at this person, above board, clear and reasonable, I am afraid that the cause and effect of our Liberation Gate and the King of Xiliang still have to rely on him to solve." ”

Huiyuan got up and said to Shi Huai: "Everything in the world is inseparable from the word cause and effect, and I, the Buddha, am the best at talking about cause and effect, and how it should be is how it should be!"

The three of them got up and said with relief: "Disciple understands. ”

Huiyuan walked out of the meditation room, and Shi Yuan and Kongwen also said goodbye to the abbot and left.

On the way, Shi Yuan said to Kong Wen: "Kong Wen, remember, if there is a problem in Shi Kongmen, our disciples can't lose their martial courage, and they can't afford to lose this person for their teachers." ”

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On Erlong Mountain, Yuan Qu was screaming heartbreakingly.

Yuan Lai, who was already better, stood beside his brother and asked with a frown: "Mr. Gu, do you have to do this? ”

Mr. Gu is the doctor they invited, although the means of inviting people are not very glorious, but they are indeed invited.

Mr. Gu said: "The dragon's head, the old man has done his best, the left eye of this dragon head is useless, if it is not removed, it will rot, and then I am afraid that it will be more dangerous, so I used a hot knife to burn its wound to stop the bleeding, otherwise when the eyeball is removed for a while, it will bleed." ”

Yuan, who was about to pass out, gritted his teeth and said: "Pick, Lao Tzu has one eye left, and he has to avenge this eye." ”

The screams were endless, Yuan Lai couldn't stand it anymore, walked out of the room, and waited outside.

An hour later, Mr. Gu walked out and said to Yuan: "Dragon's head, the wound still needs to be changed in time, I came up the mountain in a hurry, the medicine still needs to be caught in the shop, and you can send someone down the mountain with me later, just change it once a day, in addition, the person who helped the dragon head bandage the wound has a good technique, and he can change the dressing for the dragon's head." ”

Yuan said, "Thank you, sir." ”

After speaking, he beckoned a person to come over and said to him: "Escort Mr. Gu down the mountain, and catch the medicine from the dragon head by the way." ”

Mr. Gu hated in his heart, he didn't say anything about his hard work in vain, and he also took a lot of medicine into it, but he was able to pick one of the thief's eyes with his own hands, and his trip was worth it, but he had to move after going down the mountain.

He has never plucked eyeballs, only animals.

After Mr. Gu went down the mountain, Yuan Lai shouted: "Come on, invite Li San'er to me!"

When Li San'er came over, his legs were a little weak, he didn't expect the two dragon leaders to lose so badly.

Yuan Lai originally wanted to kill Li San'er to relieve his hatred, but if he did this, he was afraid that it would chill the hearts of the brothers, looking at Li San'er, he said: "Brother Li San'er, I don't blame you for this, we are thieves, we are all past today and tomorrow, I really don't blame you." ”

Li San'er knelt on the ground, crying and saying with a sad face: "The dragon head spares his life, I am blind, and I don't see that the young man is so capable." ”

As soon as he heard the words "blind", Yuan Lai couldn't help it anymore, kicked Li San'er on the heel and said, "Who the hell do you say are blind? Tell you, Lao Tzu will give you another chance, if you can't do it again, see how I clean you up!"

Li San'er carried the package on his back, looked back at the gate of the cottage, and hated in his heart, Lao Tzu really didn't want to come back, but he didn't dare.

He didn't want his village to be bloodied by the dragon's head.

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At the foot of the mountain,

Huo Qiji got off the horse and hugged Xing Yunqi, who was still on the horse.

Shangguan Ziming and Gongsun Riyue also dismounted and looked at Huo Qiji.

Shangguan Zimo stayed in Shikun City and was protected by Shangguan Ziming.

After a heavy meal, Shangguan Ziming and Gongsun Riyue turned from questioning to admiring Huo Qiji.

drank up, Huo Qiji also chanted poetry and practiced swords.

The two of them lay on the table and saw that they looked like gods.

Drunk to pick up the lamp to look at the sword, dreaming back to blow the horn company camp.

Eight hundred miles of fire, fifty strings turned over the outside sound, and the battlefield was an autumn soldier.

They are all good sons and daughters galloping through the territory, how can they not be enthusiastic.

Shangguan Ziming was willing to order a thousand men and horses and obeyed Huo Qiji's dispatch, while Gongsun Riyue's eyes were a little dim.

The more I admire, the more I feel that I am getting farther and farther away from love.

At the foot of the mountain, Master Huiyuan stood with a broom and looked at everyone.

Huo Qiji stepped forward and saluted, "I've seen the master!"

Xing Yunqi also saluted, "I've seen the master!"

Huiyuan returned the salute, "Layman, we met again, I don't know why the layman came today?"

Huo Qi smiled and said: "Without him, reason with my Buddha!"