Xu Zhi, Xue Atan, He Mengjiao and An Jingsi have lived in Xuejia Village for more than three months, and in the blink of an eye, it is the season when the autumn breeze is cool and the osmanthus is fragrant. One day, the four of them got together to discuss their plans for the future.

Xu Zhi said that he was going to Shaolin Temple to meet the abbot of Zhicheng.

When An Jingsi heard this, she was very excited, and hurriedly took Xu Zhi's hand and clamored to go to Shaolin Temple with Brother Xu to play.

Xue Atan has gradually come out of his grief these days, seeing that his family is ruined, there is nothing left to remember in this small Xue family village in front of him, and he also decided to go to Shaolin Temple with Xu Zhi.

Among the four, only He Mengjiao did not speak for a long time. Xu Zhi saw that she wanted to speak and stopped, knowing that she was hesitating in her heart, and asked softly, "What is Miss He's going to do, are you willing to go to Shaolin with us?"

He Mengjiao lowered her head and replied in a muttered voice: "I also want to go to the Shaolin Temple with everyone, but Shaolin has strict precepts, and there has never been a precedent for female guests to enter the temple, and besides, I am a girl's house, so it is not convenient to go with you." Brother Xu, there is no banquet in this world, and I have been away from the Changjiao Gang for some time, and I want to go back and find out how my eldest brother died!"

Xu Zhi and Xue Atan listened to He Mengjiao's words, and they were a little reluctant in their hearts. Especially An Jingsi, full of tears, ran to He Mengjiao's side and shouted: "Sister He, I won't let you go, if you leave, Xiao Jingsi will be very sad!"

He Mengjiao saw An Jingsi clutching on to her clothes, she couldn't bear it, and her eyes moistened: "Little Jingsi, you have to listen to the words of the two big brothers along the way, my sister is just leaving you temporarily, and my sister will come back to see you soon!"

An Jingsi slowly let go of her hands and snuggled up to He Mengjiao's side, but her eyes were still a little hesitant, and she asked stupidly: "I believe in my sister, my sister won't lie to me!"

Xu Zhi and Xue Atan saw that He Mengjiao had made up their minds, and they were no longer reluctant, so they had to tell her again and again: This place is far away from Yuezhou, Miss He is on the road alone, she must stay day and night, beware of robbers, and after returning to the Changjiao Gang, she must beware of villains like Jiang Chengfeng.

He Mengjiao nodded and agreed, and said: "Brother Xu, Brother Xue, Xiao Jingsi, don't worry, although Jiang Chengfeng is selfish and cunning, he doesn't dare to do anything to me in front of the brothers! Besides, I didn't violate the gang rules, so naturally I don't have to be afraid of him!"

Xu Zhi was still relieved, and said: "Miss He, you are alone in danger, you must be careful in everything, if you feel that Changjiao is in danger, no matter whether the cause of Brother Ling's death can be found out, you must get out as soon as possible and meet us in Shaolin Temple." ”

He Mengjiao saw that Xu Zhi was so worried about herself, she was very grateful in her heart, and nodded again and again: "Brother Xu, don't worry, your words, my little sister has remembered them!"

Before He Mengjiao left, she suddenly turned around and said to Xu Zhi: "Brother Xu, my little sister admires you from the bottom of my heart, you are by no means the murderer of my eldest brother, so my little sister must investigate this matter and return my eldest brother's innocence!"

He Mengjiao said again: "If the little sister can get out, she will definitely come to Shaolin Temple to find the two eldest brothers." Brother Xu, I know that you are not only well-read and knowledgeable, excellent in martial arts, but also proficient in music and rhythm, and at that time we can communicate through whistles and flutes!"

Xu Zhi nodded, He Mengjiao saw that Xu Zhi agreed, and smiled at Xue Atan and An Jingsi, and deliberately said angrily: "Brother Xue, Xiao Jingsi, look at your worries, this girl is just leaving for a while, and it is not a farewell to life, old age and death!" After speaking, he said goodbye to the three of them and went south.

Besides, after Xu Zhi, Xue Atan, An Jingsi and He Mengjiao left, they also left Xuejia Village and headed north. The three of them saw that the post station and the various intersections leading to Ruzhou were all plastered with proclamations for the arrest of Xu Zhi. Xu Zhi had no choice but to spread his hair out, cover his eyebrows, and put a plaster on his cheek, pretending to be a cloud marcher.

Xue Atan and An Jingsi also followed the gourd, pretending to be monks who traveled far away with orders, and the three of them traveled together all the way, but it was rare to see officers and soldiers come to investigate.

It turns out that this Tang Dynasty is very advocating Buddhism, and it is also very respectful to monks, so the local area is also up and down, and it is also very polite to treat monks and monks.

When Xu Zhi left Runzhou, the elder of Jinshan Temple handed over his degree to Xu Zhi as a certificate to meet the sincere abbot of Shaolin in the future. Therefore, Xu Zhi and the three of them relied on this official degree to have a safe and sound journey, but occasionally they would encounter some serious officials, and after carefully interrogating them, they scolded: They are really three wine and meat monks, and their behavior and deeds do not look like a monk at all. When the three of them heard this, they were all weak, so they didn't dare to enter Ruzhou City and decided to take a detour.

One day, the three of them strayed into a dense forest, and the farther and farther they went, it was already dark. Just when the three of them were confused and confused, they suddenly heard a quarrel not far ahead. The three of them were overjoyed to know that someone was passing by, and when they got closer to watch, they saw a group of masked black-clothed robbers besieging a man in white.

The thief at the head shouted: "Well, man, as long as you throw away the money on your body, we will let you go, otherwise today next year will be your sacrifice day!"

The man in white replied: "A group of thieves, how can the uncle be afraid of you, you dare to stand in the way of the uncle, today the uncle will let you remember for a long time!"

Seeing that the man in white refused to give in, the leader scolded: "Phew, I don't know what is dead or alive, then let the uncle play with you again!", after speaking, he gave a look to a man beside him, and the man Luo understood, taking advantage of the fact that the man in white was not paying attention, secretly walked behind him, waiting for an opportunity to sneak attack.

The man in white was very angry, did not answer, and after a short rest, he raised his sword and went straight to the leader, but he was caught in the ambush of the bandit behind him, and was firmly entangled in a fishing net.

When the thieves saw that the man had been captured, they swarmed him up and hung him upside down on a big tree, and they were about to take his money, which resulted in his life.

An Jingsi asked in a low voice, "Brother Xu, should we save that man?"

Xu Zhi nodded at An Jingsi in the dark, An Jingsi took out a small pebble from his sleeve, secretly held it in the palm of his hand, and made a few "whirring" sounds, sending out dozens of bullets, all of which hit the back of the thief's head.

The bandits covered the back of their heads and let out a scream, the leader was very frightened, and hurriedly looked around, and saw that there was no movement in the depths of the dense forest for a long time, so he had to shout: "Brothers, the wind is tight, and the wind is tight!", the group of thieves heard the sound, and jumped backwards into the dense forest, and disappeared without a trace.

Xu Zhi waited for the group of thieves to go away before walking out of the grass with An Jingsi and Xue Atan. The man was caught by the thieves, and hung upside down from the tree, struggling and screaming, but the more he struggled, the tighter the net became.

Xu Zhi and the three of them approached, and quickly put down the man in white who was caught in the net, the man was already exhausted, and was about to give up the struggle, never expected that someone would help at this time, and said happily: "Thank you to the three masters for saving each other!

Xue Atan smiled and said, "Amitabha, this donor, we are monks, and money is something outside the body, how can we covet your money? What is the difference between that and a robber?"

Xu Zhi saw that Xue Atan was very witty this time, and he imitated the monk's speech at the beginning, and he was also very decent; he was just smiling, without the solemnity of a monk, but this detail was difficult to be noticed in the dark.

The man smiled and said: "This fat master is very chivalrous, and he also invites the three benefactors to bow down next!", after speaking, he knelt down to thank Xu Zhi and the three of them. Xu Zhi hurriedly bent down to support him, and said with a smile: "Donor, you don't have to be like this, we also happened to meet the donor in distress, why do you have to say thank you?"

The man glanced at Xu Zhi carefully, and the smile on his face suddenly froze, as if he was surprised, but he quickly hid his surprise, and said with a smile on his face: "This master is so familiar, but he doesn't know where to place an order?

Xu Zhi was just about to answer, but An Jingsi, who was beside him, replied first: "The poor monk is from Jinshan Temple in Jiangnan, and we will go to ......."

Xu Zhi coughed a few times, suggesting An Jingsi not to speak, and he continued: "The three of us are monks who travel all over the world, usually have no fixed place, and now it is the first time to come to the ground in Ruzhou, I don't want to get lost in this dense forest, fortunately I met the donor, and the donor knows what famous temples and ancient temples can be placed in Ruzhou?", after speaking, he put his hands together and said "Amitabha".

The man in white saw that Xu Zhi was very sincere, and looked at him for a long time before he said slowly: "The three masters have just arrived, and they don't know that there is a Baiyun Temple not far from this dense forest, which is very quiet. It was also because it was getting late, and I was in a hurry to rush to Baiyun Temple, and I was attacked by gangsters on the way!"

Xu Zhi said again: "Then there is a labor almscar, showing the way for the three of us?"

The man said modestly: "Where is it, three masters, please come with me!", and after speaking, he led Xu Zhi, Xue Atan, and An Jingsi out of the dense forest.

The four of them walked along the rugged path for nearly an hour, and saw a dilapidated Taoist temple not far away, with lights faintly lit inside and the gate closed. The four of them walked over, and by the faint moonlight, they saw the plaque in front of the door with three gilded characters of "Baiyun Temple".

The man in white patted the door of the Taoist temple heavily, and in the silent night, there was an echo of "dong dong", which was very loud. After a long while, I saw a teenage young Taoist with sleepy eyes, holding a lamp, opened the door, and asked softly: "The donor came late at night, what is the matter? Can't you wait until tomorrow dawn?", after speaking, he yawned again and again, and was about to turn around and close the door.

The man in white didn't pay attention to the young Taoist, but asked again and again: "What about the Changqing Daoist? Why don't you see it? I came from afar tonight with a few friends, and I want to spend the night here." ”

Seeing that the visitor had some names, the young Taoist reluctantly opened his eyes, raised the oil lamp, carefully identified it, and excitedly exclaimed: "It turns out that it is Uncle Bai from Hezhou! You have not come to us for a long time! I will go and invite Master to go!"

The man in white shouted: "No need, I and your master are friends who haven't seen each other for many years, I'll go directly to him!"

The young Taoist saw that Xu Zhi and the three of them were very angry behind the man in white, and he hesitated, but he didn't dare to stop the man in white.

The man in white led Xu Zhi and the three of them into the Baiyun Temple, the Taoist temple is not big, the main hall is for the statue of Sanqing, the back four rooms, the west two are the Zen rooms of the master and apprentice, and the east two rooms, one is the wing room, and the other is the kitchen.

When the Changqing Daoist saw the man in white suddenly visiting, he was in a hurry, and hurriedly dressed up, hurriedly walked out from behind, and met the man in white.

After greeting the man in white and Changqing Daoist, he introduced Xu Zhi and the three of them to him, Changqing was very polite, and said with a smile: "When today's Zi Shengming regards Buddhism and Taoism as a family, everyone is a monk, and they are all guests when they come to Baiyun Temple, and the three masters are the life-saving benefactors of my Bai junior brother, and please don't restrain yourself!"

Xu Zhi replied: "Thank you for the kindness of the Taoist, the three poor monks traveled together, I don't want to get lost in this Ruzhou, fortunately, Bai Daxia led the way, so that we can spend the night, it really spared the Daoist's Qing Xiu!"

The Taoist of Changqing hurriedly replied: "Where! Where! It's just that the view is small, and I condescend to all the Taoist friends!", and after speaking, he asked the apprentice to lead the man in white and Xu Zhi to the meditation room to rest.

Xue Atan and An Jingsi ran all the way, they were very tired, they fell on the bed and fell asleep with their heads covered, and after a while, they snored again and again, and fell asleep one after another.

Xu Zhi has the habit of closing his eyes and practicing qigong before going to bed every night, and he silently recites the mental method of Wudang's internal strength, so that the qi and blood go through the meridians of the whole body, and so on several times, he is suddenly refreshed and sleepy.

In the middle of the night, Xu Zhi faintly heard a strange wind, the strange wind whirring, like a group of tigers roaring, dragons and tigers fighting. Xu Zhi was very strange in his heart, only to see the clinical man in white, slowly raised his head, looked around, and saw that Xu Zhi and the three of them were sleeping deeply, he walked out slowly and gently, and closed the door of the meditation room.

Xu Zhi wondered in his heart, what kind of sect and sect did this man in white have, was he an enemy or a friend, and what did he have to do late at night? It was difficult to distinguish clearly for a while.

Xu Zhi saw that the man in white had just left, and decided to follow him to find out, and he saw that the door of the meditation room was also locked by the man in white, and he shouted in his heart.

Xu Zhi saw that there was a window in the meditation room that could be pushed open, he took the opportunity to turn over, fell lightly to the ground, listened carefully, and only heard the faint sound of talking in the opposite wing.

Xu Zhi tiptoed to the window of the wing room and eavesdropped on the conversation between the Changqing Taoist and the man in white in the house.

The man in white said softly: "Senior brother, senior brother traveled thousands of miles to Ruzhou, just to assist the helper and get an earth-shattering secret?"

After a while, he sighed again: "Senior Brother Bai, can't even Senior Brother tell me?" Over the years, he has been incognito for his brother and the helper, hiding in this barren Baiyun Temple all the year round, and inquiring about the news of the imperial court and various feudal towns, as well as the Huangchao Righteous Army, without merit and hard work, and the helper still doesn't trust his subordinates?"

The man in white comforted: "Our brothers are all people who help the leader, why do we know so much? This time, the gang leader suddenly ordered the brother to go to Ruzhou quickly, saying that there is a big fortune and a big deal to do, but in fact, I don't know what kind of secret the gang leader has gotten and what kind of big things to do?"

When Xu Zhi heard this, he repeatedly said in his heart: "The secret, and the shocking secret? They won't also come for the secret of "Tui Bei Tu", right?"

The Changqing Daoist sighed again: "This matter is important, but the helper only remembers to summon his junior brother to come to help, but he forgets the rudder brother who is close at hand, how can it not be embarrassing!"

The man in white saw that the Changqing Daoist was still angry, and comforted him for a while before saying: "Actually, as far as my brother knows, the helper also received an anonymous letter from which he did not know where he came, and it is unknown what was written in the letter. So don't be discouraged, senior brother, maybe your Ruzhou rudder will have another secret mission?"

I saw that the Changqing Daoist sighed again: "I hope so! By the way, I almost forgot, I saw that there is a problem with the three wandering monks you brought? Judging from their words and deeds, they are not like monks who recite sutras and eat vegetarians, but like three rangers and gangsters who roam the rivers and lakes! You must find out their identities, otherwise it will ruin the big things in the gang." ”

The man in white smiled and said, "Big brother, you can rest assured! When I came out, I saw that they were sleeping soundly, and I had locked the meditation room, and they were now alert, and they couldn't get out of the meditation room for a while." ”

The Changqing Daoist asked tentatively, "Then what are you going to do with them?"

The man in white said: "Although they saved me in the dense forest, their identities are suspicious, and we can't leak the news because of a small loss." If they wake up and become aware of this, then we will burn them to death in the meditation room if they do not stop doing anything, and if they still do not wake up, then everyone will be fine, and let them leave as soon as possible tomorrow! We still have important things to do!"

Changqing Taoist praised: "It's still the junior brother who thinks about it thoroughly, it's not too early, let's have a few more drinks, let's rest early!"

The man in white said softly: "Senior brother, in fact, my brother has also discovered a secret!"

The Changqing Taoist asked, "What secret?"

The man in white said with a smile: "This secret is still kept tomorrow and told to the helper, and it will be decided by his old man!"

When Xu Zhi heard this, he knew that the man in white would soon return to the meditation room to rest, in order not to arouse suspicion, he returned to the meditation room first, and slept carefully, seeing that Xue Atan and An Jingsi beside him just turned over, still sleeping soundly, the two snored one after another, Xu Zhi scolded in his heart: "What a really two sleepy insects, who only know how to sleep, were deceived by others, and were kept in the dark?"