After dealing with the aftermath of the Zen Master, the monks endured their grief and sat on the ground in the dense forest and began to discuss their next move.

Xu Zhi saw that Zhide and the monks were depressed, and persuaded: "Master, senior brothers, we must not be confused because of sadness. At present, although we have obtained food and grass, we still have to break through the layers of military camps not far away. In addition, Uncle Zhijing was unfortunately killed, how should we deal with this matter of contacting the rebels in the south?

Zen Master Zhide looked at the bright moon in the sky and sighed: "Senior Brother Zhijing was unfortunately killed by a traitor, and the old man is in chaos, how can he still preside over the current overall situation?

An Jingsi said: "People can't be resurrected after death! Master don't have to be sad, although Master Zhijing unfortunately died, but we can't delay the matter of contact. In my humble opinion, it is better to send another envoy to see the Yellow King!"

Li Yin also said: "Xu Zhi! An Jingsi is right, as long as you send someone to contact the matter, you don't have to worry about it!"

Zhide still frowned and said: "Senior Brother Zhijing has passed away, and the abbot's handwritten letter has also been lost, who will be sent to see the Yellow King, and how can the Yellow King believe us?"

He was puzzled and said, "Master, the disciple is a little confused, why do you have to let Uncle Zhijing go to the important matter of contacting the righteous army?"

Zhi Ran also said with a puzzled face: "Yes! The disciple doesn't quite understand either!"

Zhide replied: "When the righteous army attacked Luoyang City three years ago, Zhijing once saved the life of the Yellow King, so he took the abbot's letter to persuade the Yellow King to go north. In the face of the benefactor who saved his life, there is a good chance that Huang Wang will readily agree! Now that Senior Brother Zhijing is no longer here, who knows Huang Wang? Who can persuade Huang Wang to go north?"

The idiot understood it, and sighed: "The master's analysis is reasonable, if we send someone to see the Yellow King at random, now that the righteous army and the imperial court are at war, maybe the Yellow King will arrest him as a spy, and the Yellow King doesn't trust him, how can he persuade the righteous master to go north?"

Xue Atan interjected: "Yes, this is indeed a difficult problem at present! But among so many of us, no one knows the Yellow King? Brother Xu, the younger brother knows that you once had something to do with the princess of the Yellow King, I don't know if it's true or not?", Xue Atan finished speaking, and seemed to point out a bright road to everyone, and his face was very proud.

Xu Zhi saw that all the monks listened, and they all turned their surprised eyes to himself, he glared at Xue Atan, and said: "Master, senior brothers, I have indeed seen the Yellow King in Caizhou, but the disciple has a very shallow relationship with the Yellow King, I am afraid it is difficult to say that the Yellow King will go north?

Zhide and the disciples saw that Xu Zhi went deep into the tiger's den several times in order to save Shaolin, regardless of life and death, and this time they were willing to go south to persuade Huang Chao to go north and move to rescue the soldiers, they all cast admiring eyes on him, and rushed to say: "Master! The disciples are willing to follow Xu Zhi to the south to see the Yellow King!"

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Thank you for your kindness, now there is still a shortage of manpower to escort the grain and grass back to Shaolin Temple, how can we transfer manpower to the south?

When the monks heard this, they felt that what Xu Zhi said was reasonable, and they were all grateful and no longer insisted.

Zhide clasped his hands together, bowed to Xu Zhi and said: "Xu Zhi, thank you on behalf of all the monks in Shaolin, you must be extra careful when you go south this time, and persuade the Yellow King to do it, and don't force it if it can't be done!"

Xu Zhi hurriedly supported Zhide with both hands, and replied: "The disciple doesn't dare to be this great gift!

Zhide saw that Xu Zhi was very wise and dared to take responsibility, and relied on him very much, and asked: "Xu Zhi, I will leave the matter of going south to you, but how can we break through the camp of the imperial court and safely transport the grain and grass back to Shaolin Temple?"

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Master don't have to be troubled, the disciple Zeng and An Jingsi and Xue Atan broke into the Longmen granary of the imperial court at night, and got a piece of passable token and a few clothes for the official army. However, the master and several senior brothers should be careful in this matter!"

When Master Zhide and the monks heard this, they all felt that this plan was feasible and nodded one after another.

Xu Zhi looked around and said softly: "There are spies of the imperial court hidden in our Shaolin Temple, and it is very likely that they are those disciples who stay in the temple!"

As soon as Xu Zhi finished speaking, he interjected: "Master Zhide, Xu Zhi, do you think the spies will be empty?"

Xu Zhi listened, did not speak, but persuaded: "There is an undercover agent of the imperial court in the temple, the master and the brothers must not make a noise after returning to the temple, only when the traitor shows his feet, can he be caught in one net!"

Master Zhide nodded first, and so did the other monks.

Xu Zhi saw that all the things he was worried about had been said, he waved goodbye to the monks one by one, and he watched the monks push the grain cart to the north, until they couldn't see their figures, then he brought a close-fitting package, a long stick, and turned around and walked southeast. Xu Zhi walked not far away, saw the fire in the northwest direction, and knew that Zhide and others had successfully broken through the Songshan military camp of the imperial court, and felt very relieved.

However, it was said that Xu Zhi passed through Bozhou, and went all the way to Sui Yun HN to inquire about the whereabouts of the righteous army. Xu Zhi saw the Huaisi area, sparsely populated, barren fields, hundreds of miles can not see a stay inn, coupled with a month of autumn rain, the road is very difficult to walk, Xu Zhi was hungry in his stomach, had to pick up some green dates in the mud to satisfy his hunger, and walked for a few days, and finally arrived in Suzhou.

This Suzhou is not far from Xuzhou, is an important stronghold of Huaisi spear gate activities, after Huang Chao went south, Suzhou was recaptured by the imperial court's probation army. Xu Zhi entered the north gate of Suzhou, and saw that the guards of the officials and soldiers in the city were lax and the discipline was lax, and he kept extorting the property of the shops in the city.

Xu Zhi saw that there were some copper coins around him, and found a dilapidated restaurant to sit down, and the owner hurriedly greeted him with a smiling face, Xu Zhi saw that the store was a lame old man who was close to ancient times, and he couldn't get anything to eat in the store, so he had to buy two pieces of baked cakes from him, and he had a bowl of noodle soup to satisfy his hunger. Xu Zhi finished eating, and was about to pay the bill, when he saw that a few rangers at the adjacent table had eaten bravely, not only did not give money, but also extorted the property of the shop. The soldiers at the head of the shop were too verbose to push him to the ground, led a few brothers away, and took with them a copper stove for boiling water.

When Xu Zhi saw this, he couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, waved his hand to block the way of the group of soldiers, and asked them to compensate the restaurant owner for the loss. The soldier at the head sneered a few times, then drew his waist knife and slashed at Xu Zhi. Xu Zhi dodged sideways, grabbed the man's belt, lifted him high, and threw him a foot away. The rest of the soldiers saw that Xu Zhi was fierce, and while shouting, they rushed towards Xu Zhi. Xu Zhi took a step forward, grabbed another soldier, threw him high, and smashed it on the other soldiers, who got up from the ground, no longer dared to step forward, and ran away without a trace.

Xu Zhi heard a low cheer behind him, and when he looked back, he saw a man in khaki clothes supporting the shopkeeper, smiling at him, and praised: "The heroes are playing well! This group of dogs should have been beaten up a long time ago!", after speaking, without waiting for Xu Zhi to react, he left the shop. Xu Zhi saw that this person's clothes and expression were very strange, so he decided to follow him quietly and find out.

The man in yellow walked around a few streets, entered a small alley, said a few words to a few ragged beggars, and then turned away. He walked a short distance, turned into a junction, talked a few words with a group of entertainers, and then nodded to a few fortune tellers, and then returned to the restaurant where Xu Zhi ate, and explained a few words to the lame shopkeeper. Xu Zhi saw that the shopkeeper of the hotel was very respectful to the man in yellow, and he was very strange, thinking to himself where this man in yellow was sacred, and how he knew the three religions and nine streams in Suzhou.

Xu Zhi followed the man in yellow to wander around in Suzhou City for an afternoon, seeing that it was sunset, a waning moon slowly rose from the east, Xu Zhi saw that the man went out of Suzhou City alone, in front of a deserted land temple outside the city, stopped, looked around, and then knocked on the door, the temple door opened, a man asked: "Get the Buddha body today", the man in yellow said: "Hurry like a law", and then flashed into the land temple. After a while, Xu Zhi saw a group of merchants in different costumes entering the Land Temple with the same password.

Xu Zhi saw that there were 100 people with different identities who entered the Land Temple through a secret code, and secretly thought: What is the matter with these three sects and nine streams meeting in the Land Temple? Since they don't ask about their identity and background, as long as they pass a code, they can enter the Land Temple. Why don't you go in and see what the hell is going on? Xu Zhi had made up his mind, pretending to be a Lang Zhong who was practicing medicine everywhere, and according to the same code, he successfully deceived the gatekeeper and entered the Land Temple.

Xu Zhi saw that there were 100 people with different identities who entered the Land Temple through a secret code, and secretly thought: What is the matter with these three sects and nine streams meeting in the Land Temple? Since they don't ask about their identity and background, as long as they pass a code, they can enter the Land Temple. Why don't you go in and see what the hell is going on? Xu Zhi had made up his mind, pretending to be a Lang Zhong who was practicing medicine everywhere, and according to the same code, he successfully deceived the gatekeeper and entered the Land Temple.

Pang Xun stood in the center and shouted: "Taishang Laojun, anxious as a law, my spear sect disciple will first visit the ancestor grandfather!", after speaking, he knelt on the ground, led the sect to the statue of Sanqing in the hall, and bowed three times and bowed nine times.

It turned out that the disciples of the spear gate were originally the officials and soldiers stationed in Xuzhou, and later because the imperial court stopped paying food, the soldiers under the leadership of the leader Pang Xun raised the banner of rebellion against the imperial court, and under the encirclement and suppression of the imperial army, they suffered heavy casualties. In order to boost morale, Pang Xun had to say that he was too old and descended to earth, and set up this spear gate with a strong Taoist atmosphere, Pang Xun in order to paralyze his disciples, let them take poppies that paralyze their minds, known as a miracle medicine, as long as they are strong-willed and not afraid of life and death, they can be invulnerable. Pang Xun saw that the rebel army in the Central Plains was strong, so he took refuge in the Huangchao in Caizhou, and there were as many as 10,000 disciples in the sect when the spear gate was at its most prosperous, and he also occupied many cities such as Xuzhou, Suzhou, and Sizhou. Later, the rebel army went south, and the spearmen fought alone in the Huaisi area, and the occupied city was completely lost, and the congregation was sharply reduced to less than 1,000 people. The general rudder also moved from Xuzhou to this desolate Suzhou.

Xu Zhi saw that Pang Xun and other sect disciples had finished worshipping Master Sanqing Patriarch, and then sat down on the Taishi chair in the side room, and the disciples saluted the sect leader again, shouting: "Subordinates see the sect leader, may the sect leader be blessed and healthy, and establish a thousand years of meritorious deeds!"

Pang Xun waved his hand and asked his disciples to sit down, and the disciples thanked the sect leader and sat down in order according to the annual rings of respect and humility, and some lowly disciples had no seats, so they had to sit on the ground randomly. Xu Zhi also mixed in a group of vendors, and found a corner to sit on the ground. I saw the man in yellow standing up and shouting: "Taishang Laojun instructed: Today, the ghost gate is closed and the birth door is open, and the helper will gather all the disciples in Suzhou, and there is something important to announce!"

Pang Xun said excitedly: "Disciples, just now the angel learned from Lao Jun that this sect will get out of the predicament and become more and more prosperous from today. This sect leader is also going to announce a good news!", at this time, a disciple below asked in a loud voice, "Sect Master, what kind of good news is that?"

Pang Xun said with a smile: "According to the report, the Huangwang Righteous Army has swept the entire Jiangnan, and the vanguard troops have arrived at Quarry Rock, and they will soon occupy Runzhou and establish a Qianqiu foundation." ”

The man in yellow led all the disciples to cheer in unison: "Taishang Laojun, hurry as the law, long live the Yellow King, Sect Leader Chitose!

Pang Xun stopped the cheers of his disciples with his hand, and continued: "I am guarding Huaisi at the Spear Gate, and I am an important helper for the righteous army to go north to the Central Plains. Therefore, the Yellow King is also very much looking forward to us, while he commanded the army to fight in the south of the Yangtze River, he knew that we were fighting alone in the north of the Yangtze River, and asked us to be patient for the time being, and when the time was ripe, the Yellow King would personally lead a million heroes to cross the river and go north to respond to us. In the future, our two armies will advance into the Central Plains together and overthrow the imperial court, which is just around the corner. ”

As soon as Pang Xun finished speaking, the Taoist on his left stood up, arched his hand to the disciples, and said: "Helper, brothers and sisters, forgive the old Tao, now my spear gate is in the Huaisi area, and I am surrounded by enemies, although the Yellow King has great expectations for us, as the so-called far water can't save the near fire, we are currently in Xuzhou, Suzhou, Sizhou, Songzhou The rudder has existed in name only, except for a dozen helmsmen, the owner of the box still exists, and there are less than a thousand disciples under him. Gang leader, if we don't transfer to Jiangnan again, then the remaining incense of our gang will also be gone, and it will be gone. ”

Another gentleman who told the fortune also said: "Sect Master, what Master Qi said makes sense. We can't take care of each other now with the Yellow King Righteous Army, and our religion is subject to enemies everywhere, which is the so-called fighting alone and difficult to support alone. In my humble opinion, my brother should break out of the encirclement of the imperial court as soon as possible, and it is best to transfer the general rudder to Jiangnan, which will be beneficial to my spear gate and the great cause of the Yellow King. ”

As soon as the fortune teller finished speaking, all the disciples clapped their hands and shouted, "Helper, this should be done!"

Pang Xun saw that the disciples were angry, and hurriedly comforted: "Brothers, don't worry, King Huang has written many times, asking us to move the general rudder south to Yangzhou, and at that time, our army and the righteous army will be across the river, and we will never fight alone again." Therefore, this time the sect summoned everyone to come here to discuss with you how to transfer the matter!"

Pang Xun cheered when he saw that the disciples heard this, and nodded to the man in yellow beside him.

The man in yellow shouted: "Brothers and sisters, please be quiet, this angel, on behalf of the Heavenly Court, announces the order of the sect master: I will help the middle disciples immediately turn into pieces, dress up as all kinds of people, and prepare to go south to Yangzhou." On the other hand, the military advisors and subordinates led the ordinary people dressed up as hungry people and went to Yangzhou by land to meet with the envoys of the Yellow King and discuss the great cause. ”

The Taoist glanced at Pang Xun and asked, "Helper, where do we meet with the envoy of the Yellow King in Yangzhou? How do we get in touch? Who is the envoy of the Yellow King?

Pang Xun said with a smile: "Military advisor, now Yangzhou City is still in the hands of Gao Biao, the envoy of the Huainan Festival of the Imperial Court, so in order to be cautious, which general was sent as a messenger, the sect leader did not know in advance, the Yellow King only mentioned in the letter, the envoy is an acquaintance, the sect leader and the leaders have seen it in Caizhou, the envoy has a noble status, different from ordinary generals, just like the Yellow King in person!"

When the Taoist heard this, he had no choice but to give up, but he still said to himself: "At present, General Zhu Wen is on the front line of Quarry Rock, General Shang Rang is also fighting in Xuanzhou, and other generals are always accompanied by Huang Wang, preparing to take the town navy in the east. This envoy is in a noble position, just like the Yellow King himself! Who will it be?"

Pang Xun saw that the Taoist muttered to himself, and said with a smile: "The military advisor doesn't have to worry, although Huang Wang Qincha's identity is unknown, she and we agreed to meet at the Yaotai on the side of the Yangzhou Canal on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and take the restaurant with red and white lanterns as the meeting place, and give three high-fives as a proof!"

When Xu Zhi heard this, he also secretly wondered, thinking: Who could this mysterious messenger be? Could it be her?

Early the next morning, Xu Zhi saw that hundreds of disciples of the Spear Gate, under the leadership of the Taoist and the man in yellow, changed into tattered clothes, each holding a broken bowl in his hand, carrying a bamboo cane, dressed as a homeless person, begging along the canal, and slowly walking south.