Southern Xinjiang of China, within the territory of Nanhai Prefecture.

The night was deep, and it was dark all around, and I couldn't see my fingers.

Suddenly, a loud gong sounded, and around a small temple dedicated to the god of the sea, lanterns and torches were reflected as if it were daytime, and the officers and soldiers shouted to surround the small temple, preparing to pile up firewood and grass, splash kerosene, and burn the small temple.

When there was a commotion, I only heard a loud roar in the small temple, the temple door opened, and an old monk danced a peach stick in his hand, and rolled out like the wind.

This monk, whose legal name is Zhitong, is the old abbot of this temple.

When the officers and men saw this, they shouted, threw away their torches, and surrounded them one by one with knives and guns. When the old monk Zhitong saw it, he flew around like a windmill with peach sticks, knocking over more than 20 people in a row, and for a while, the officers and soldiers were so frightened that they retreated one after another, not daring to step forward.

When Li Ronghao, the governor of southern Xinjiang, saw it, he was anxious and shouted: "The old monk wants to escape, but there is no way!" After speaking, he personally rushed over with a sword.

Zhitong didn't put Li Ronghao, the governor of southern Xinjiang, in his eyes at all, others were afraid of him, but he was not afraid, I saw him holding a stick in his right hand, waving like the wind, blocking other people's swords and guns, and swept over with a palm of his left hand, hitting Li Ronghao directly.

Li Ronghao came from the original town of Python Mountain Flying Eagle Martial Arts Academy, in accordance with the will of Jehovah God, stayed in China, protected Tong Qing's doppelganger, he cultivated immortals and learned Taoism, civil and military all-rounders, meticulous as a hair, courageous, outstanding, exquisite, since serving as the governor of southern Xinjiang, hidden deeply, repeatedly broken strange, eliminate violence and peace, eliminate evil, small thieves, frightened.

Seeing the old monk Zhitong coming by himself, Li Ronghao smiled, waved his long sword, a white light flashed, and the old monk Zhitong screamed miserably, and one arm flew up.

One of the arms of the old monk Zhitong was cut off by Li Ronghao with a sword, and the blood sprayed, soaking the monk's robe, he roared again, like a mad tiger, holding a peach stick in his right hand, dancing into a shadow, and rushed out.

When the officers and soldiers saw it, they were all frightened by the courage of the old monk Zhitong, and they all dodged and got out of the way. Even the governor Li Ronghao was stunned by the old monk Zhitong, forgetting to take advantage of the sword, and when he woke up, the old monk Zhitong had already plunged into the black pressure of the mountain forest and disappeared.

Li Ronghao was furious, and with a wave of his hand, the soldiers threw torches into the pyre that had been sprinkled with kerosene, and burned down the small sea temple where the old monk Zhitong lived.

"The key offender who ran away from the imperial court, this is still worth it, the court blames it, who can afford it?" Li Ronghao, the governor of southern Xinjiang, just after dawn the next day, sent officials to post notices everywhere, offering a reward for the arrest of the old monk Zhitong, and the content of the notice reads: "Today, there is a monk Zhitong, colluding with his junior brother Wu Bai, fornicating with the demon world, harming the world, and doing all kinds of evil." Those who capture Zhitong will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver; those who harbor Zhitong will be convicted of the same crime and will not be spared. ”

After the old monk Zhitong escaped from the small temple, he didn't dare to stay in the slightest, staggered into the distance, hid in a cave, and after bandaging the wound, he ran all the way up to Nanshan with the peach stick, and took refuge in his junior brother Wu Bai.

Wu Bai occupies Nanshan, with a group of minions, colludes with the demon world, harms the world, rapes and plunders, kills people and sets fires, and does all kinds of evil.

On this day, Wu Bai was in the hall, gathering a group of bandits under his command, shouting five and six, drinking in large bowls, eating meat in large pieces, and a bloody man, suddenly staggered in, and before he could say anything, he fell to the ground and passed out.

Wu Bai was stunned for a moment, threw away the wine bowl, let the minions help the person up, took a closer look, and was taken aback, "Ah, it's strange, how can this person be the senior brother Zhou Renrui (old monk Zhitong) who has not been seen by this king for many years? ”

"Honor!"

A little minion stepped forward and poured a bowl of ginseng soup into the old monk Zhitong.

After a while, the old monk Zhitong woke up leisurely.

Wu Bai asked softly: "Senior brother, aren't you already a monk? How did you end up with me, junior brother? Also, senior brother, you are covered in blood, and your left arm is missing, what's going on?"

The old monk Zhitong took a breath, his eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and told Wu Bai that this was all caused by the dog thief of Li Ronghao, the governor of southern Xinjiang. This Li Ronghao, I don't know where I heard that Zhitong and Wu Baishi went out of the same school, and once learned kung fu together, he couldn't catch his junior brother Wu Bai, so he framed Zhitong Tong, and wanted to take the opportunity to catch him, hand him over to the court, and atone for the crime. The small temple where Zhitong lived was burned down, and his left arm was chopped off by Li Ronghao with a sword, and now he is a cripple.

Wu Bai listened, slapped the table, splashed spittle, scolded Li Ronghao for not being a thing, and swore that one day, he would catch this dog official, cut him with a thousand knives, avenge the senior brother, and eliminate an opponent for himself.

Then, Wu Bai asked a minion to quickly call Mr. Herbalogy in the cottage, re-bandaged the wound for the senior brother Zhou Renrui (the old monk of Zhitong), with red circles in his eyes, and said: "Senior brother, you can live here, the little junior brother eats dry, and will never let you drink thin brother, don't worry, our senior brothers, share the blessings, share the difficulties, and share the weal and woe." ”

The old monk Zhitong nodded, sighed helplessly, and was helped down to rest.

Wu Bai looked at the back of the old monk Zhitong and laughed proudly, because the person who created the rumors was none other than the little minions he sent down the mountain and spread them around.

After Wu Baitong demons, he helped to abuse, acted for the tiger, was mad, scourged his compatriots, raped and plundered, killed people and set fires, did all kinds of evil, and was full of evil, he did all the bad things, he was not afraid of the sky, he was not afraid of the earth, he was afraid that his senior brother Zhou Renrui (the old monk of Zhitong) would know and go out of the mountain to clean up the portal. He knew very well that although he was invincible with a gold-backed machete, it was because he had not met his senior brother Zhou Renrui (the old monk of Zhitong), otherwise, he would have been defeated and even died without a place to be buried. So, he had an idea, sent his minions down the mountain, and spread rumors everywhere, hoping to kill his senior brother Zhou Renrui (the old monk of Zhitong) with the help of the imperial court, and get rid of this thorn in the side. Unexpectedly, the senior brother Zhou Renrui (the old monk of Zhitong) did not die, but only lost a left arm. It's better to kill two birds with one stone: one less rival and one more helper.

Wu Bai thought about it, couldn't drink the wine, beckoned, called a cronie next to him, and said a few words to him softly.

After hearing this, this cronie nodded again and again, and said, "Don't worry, king, the small guarantee will be completed." With that, he turned and walked away quickly.

More than half a month later, the old monk Zhitong's injuries have improved.

On this day, the old monk Zhitong and Wu Bai were chatting in the hall, and the cronie returned to the mountain, called Wu Bailai, and told him that he had gone down the mountain to inquire for so many days, and sure enough, everything was as the old monk Zhitong said, without the slightest adulteration. As he spoke, he also took out a proclamation, handed it to Wu Bai mysteriously, and said that this notice was specially torn off by him on the big wall outside the governor's yamen, taking advantage of the night when there was no one.

Wu Bai looked at the proclamation, then looked back at the old monk Zhitong, and laughed happily: "Okay, a big deal has come to the door, and it is time for my old Wu to make a windfall!"

The old monk Zhitong was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Little junior brother, what do you mean by this?"

"Senior brother, take a closer look. Wu Bai handed the proclamation to the old monk Zhitong.

The old monk Zhitong took it, looked at it, and after a while, he gritted his teeth in anger.

It turned out that this proclamation was the bounty notice that Governor Li Ronghao asked the officials to post everywhere.

The old monk Zhitong scolded viciously: "This Li Ronghao, I didn't expect that he would be so vicious, framed me for fornicating with the demon world for no reason, led people to surround the temple, cut off one of my arms, burned down the temple where I lived, forced me to defect to the little junior brother, and fell into the grass.

When Wu Bai heard this, he couldn't stop nodding his head, cursing Li Ronghao, and then sighed and said, "Ten thousand taels of silver, it's too tempting." ”

The old monk Zhitong shook his head and persuaded him: "Senior brother, no matter how good the silver is, we can't get it." ”

Wu Bai smiled, pointed at the old monk Zhitong, and said: "Senior brother, this is wrong, the junior brother will send you a bundle to the governor's yamen, won't you get this ten thousand taels of silver?"

When the old monk Zhitong heard this, he was shocked, and immediately stood up and asked, "Little junior brother, are you ...... You...... You want to betray me for the 10,000 taels of silver?"

Wu Bai hurriedly explained: "Senior brother, this is just a way for the junior brother to come up with a way to get the 10,000 taels of silver, not to betray the senior brother. ”

After saying this, Wu Bai muttered to the ear of the old monk Zhitong.

The old monk Zhitong asked in disbelief: "Little junior brother, is this okay? Don't put me in it!"

Wu Bai patted his chest and said, "Senior brother, don't worry, it will definitely work, I guarantee that there is no danger, let's send him a windfall sent to the door." ”

The old monk of Zhitong sent people under the fence, and he had no choice but to sigh and ask Wu Bai to find a rope and tie himself up like a zongzi.

Then, Wu Bai sent out a clever little minion, dressed as a servant of a large family, rode down the mountain, and went to deliver a letter to the governor Li Ronghao, explaining that the old monk Zhitong had been arrested. And told in detail: The old monk Zhitong was on the way to escape, begging for food along the way, and fled to their village, and was recognized by their owner, so he served him a bowl of food with anesthetic, and the old monk was overturned, tied up with a rope, and was ready to be escorted to receive the reward.

When Governor Li Ronghao heard this, he was so happy that he slapped the table and applauded, asked all the officials to get ready, beat gongs and drums, organized a welcome, and prepared 10,000 taels of silver, which would be given to the owner of the village who had made great contributions.

Subsequently, Governor Li Ronghao happily told everyone that at this moment, he could finally hand over to the emperor.

Wu Bai was naturally very happy when he heard the report that sent the letter back, and immediately decided to lead more than 20 cronies to personally go down the mountain, escort the old monk Zhitong, and receive back a reward of 10,000 taels of silver.

The old monk of Zhitong was still a little panicked in his heart, for fear that if he accidentally exposed his stuffing, he and Wu Bai might fall to the ground.

Wu Bai laughed, entered the inner room, and when he came out again, he had already disguised himself as an old man with gray hair and white beard, hunched over, his face was full of wrinkles, and he was holding a dragon's head cane in his hand, his appearance changed so much that even the old monk Zhitong almost couldn't recognize who he was.

Then, Wu Bai took the more than 20 minions selected out, sat in a rich and bright sedan chair, escorted the old monk Zhitong, and went straight to the yamen of the governor of southern Xinjiang.

Under the leadership of Governor Li Ronghao, the officials in the yamen of the governor of southern Xinjiang beat gongs and drums, and greeted the arrival of Wu Bai and his party in front of the governor's yamen.

The destination has arrived.

Three meters away, Wu Bai got off the sedan chair, hunched over, leaned on the dragon's head crutches, and walked to the governor's yamen with more than 20 henchmen, and said to Li Ronghao with a smile: "Lord Governor, the fugitive has been caught, and the old man personally sent it, please take a look, but this person?"

Li Ronghao looked at the old monk Zhitong with a smile, nodded, and suddenly, he yelled, pointed at Wu Bai and ordered: "Come on, arrest this bad guy who really fornicates with the demon world and harms his compatriots to this governor!"

When the servants heard this, they yelled, and with their knives and guns, they pounced and surrounded Wu Bai, the old monk Zhitong, and the more than 20 bandit minions.

When Wu Bai saw it, he was shocked, knowing that his plan had been revealed, he hurriedly pulled it from his waist, pulled out a scimitar, and waved it into a ball of snow. The rope on the old monk Zhitong who was tied next to him was a living head, and the minions who were escorted pulled it at the same time and automatically dispersed.

A minion hurriedly handed over a long sword as agreed beforehand.

The old monk Zhitong quickly took it, the long sword crossed an arc of light, and the cold wind swished towards the governor Li Ronghao, halfway, suddenly the sword light turned, and the long sword rested on Wu Bai's neck, the old monk Zhitong turned around and shouted to the bandits who followed: "Don't move, if you move, you will kill him." ”

When the minions who came with them heard this, their eyes widened and they stopped. Wu Bai was even more frightened and didn't dare to move.

The servants rushed up and grabbed Wu Bai and the more than 20 minions.

At this point, Wu Bai came to his senses, he stared, looked at the old monk Zhitong, and said in shock: "Senior brother, this is ...... So it's all your plan?"

The old monk Zhitong dropped the sword in his hand, shed tears, and nodded silently.

Wu Bai, the bandit leader who aided in the abuse and scourge of his compatriots, was caught, and the huge news spread throughout the entire southern border overnight.

When the people in the southern border heard this, they beat gongs and drums, set off firecrackers, and applauded.

Governor Li Ronghao captured Wu Bai alive, pacified this demonic giant, and eliminated a big hidden danger in the southern border of Xinjiang, and he was also very happy.

Li Ronghao put Wu Bai and the more than 20 minions and bandits into the prison, and then directly destroyed the demon cave, wiped out the remaining bandits, and threw them into prison. rescued more than 100 girls who had been raped and abducted to the cottage, and let them go home and reunite with their relatives.

The gold and silver treasures in the bandits' den were confiscated and confiscated.

Li Ronghao worked hard to write a book, and immediately reported to the imperial court in an urgent manner for 800 miles.

The emperor Tongqing (doppelganger) immediately issued a holy decree: to collude with Wu Bai and others in the demon world, and to help the bandits who are abusive, tigers, evildoers, and scourge compatriots all to verify their righteous bodies, and correct the law on the spot - to make a decision, and not a single one will be left. In addition to rewarding one hundred taels of gold, the old monk Zhitong was awarded the title of "Special Mage".

After receiving the holy decree issued by Tong Qing (doppelganger), Li Ronghao, the governor of southern Xinjiang, identified the identity of 158 bandits including Wu Bai who colluded with the demon world to harm their compatriots, and tied them to the execution ground to carry out the execution.

solved Wu Bai and other bandits, and when Li Ronghao was about to carry out the order of Tong Qing (clone) to reward the old monk Zhitong, he disappeared.

In desperation, he summoned all the officials in the southern Xinjiang territory, and began to inquire around, and finally an official took a lot of effort to find out that the temple where Master Zhitong really lived was the Qingliang Temple on Fengming Mountain in Western Xinjiang, which was far away from the southern Xinjiang boundary.

After confirming that it was correct, Li Ronghao carried the holy decree and the reward of one hundred taels of gold and the title plate of "Special Mage" written by Emperor Tongqing (doppelganger) in gold and jade, and led the twenty messengers in the yamen of the governor of southern Xinjiang to quickly rush to the Qingliang Temple of Fengming Mountain on the border of Western Xinjiang thousands of miles away.

There was silence here, after Li Ronghao got off the horse, he approached the mountain gate, knocked on the knocker gently, the temple door creaked open, and a little monk came out, clasped his hands together, and asked him where he came from?

Li Ronghao told him that he had come here to find an old mage named Zhitong.

In Li Ronghao's narration, the little monk learned that on a dark and dreary night not long ago, an old monk came to visit Governor Li on the ground in southern Xinjiang and told him that he was Wu Bai's senior brother Zhitong monk, and his junior brother Wu Bai colluded with the demon world to do all kinds of evil, and went out of the mountain by himself in order to capture this guy and eliminate harm for the people. As for the method of capturing Wu Bai, Master Zhitong offered advice and said that he voluntarily lost an arm to gain the trust of his junior brother Wu Bai. He said that his junior brother Wu Bai was very greedy, and once he heard that there was a reward of 10,000 taels of silver, he would definitely risk going down the mountain.

The little monk was shocked when he heard this, and recited "Amitabha," telling Li Ronghao that this was absolutely impossible, because his master had passed away for more than a year.

Li Ronghao's eyes widened when he heard this, and he deliberately described the appearance of Master Zhitong carefully. When the little monk heard this, his eyes widened again, and he even claimed: "It's strange," saying that the person Li Ronghao said was indeed his master, but the master had indeed passed away for more than a year, and he was sitting in a vat. At that time, it was the cylinder head that I sealed by myself.

Seeing Li Ronghao's disbelieving eyes, the little monk stretched out his hand and took him straight to the stone mountain behind the temple, where there was a cave with a large vat in the cave. The little monk pointed to the big vat and told Li Ronghao that this was the vat that his master, Master Zhitong, sat on when he passed away.

After speaking, the little monk walked over and respectfully lifted the cylinder head.

In the faint light, I saw a monk sitting in a vat with his eyes closed, his face the same as when he was alive, except that he was not breathing.

The little monk looked at it, suddenly screamed, trembled his voice, and pointed at the master, "Master...... Why did my master's left arm break?"

Li Ronghao listened to it and looked at it carefully, and sure enough, the body of the monk sitting in the vat was missing a left arm.

Li Ronghao was silent, let the little monk close the cylinder cover, and then respectfully stepped forward, put on a stick of incense, sighed, read out the holy decree, and left the reward money and the title of "special mage" given by the emperor.

The little monk insisted on not accepting the reward, and only left the imperial title plate.

Li Ronghao couldn't, so he had to take back the reward, turned around, slowly descended the mountain, and disappeared into the sunset.

Li Ronghao had just turned to leave, an old monk on crutches, slowly pacing out of another cave, this person had a broken left arm, it was none other than Master Zhitong.

Seeing the master come out, the little monk hurriedly greeted him and asked puzzledly, "Master, why did you make a wax statue to coax Governor Li and not receive the reward?"

Venerable Zhitong twisted the rosary in his right hand and raised his head to the sky, and after a long time, he replied, "Master is doing this for the sake of the common people in the world, not for the sake of receiving rewards. ”