Chapter 70: Woe to the Wall

Besides, the Shaolin monks and hungry people pushed the grain carts, withdrew from the Orangutan Gorge, and rushed out of the encirclement of the imperial army. Seeing that Princess Xiuyun was coerced by Xu Zhi, the officials and soldiers did not dare to divide their troops to pursue, so they had to disperse around by the hungry people by taking advantage of the moonlight.

Xu Zhi waited for the people to walk away before picking up Li Xiuyun, jumping on a war horse, and slowly walking eastward.

Yun Feiyang was bent on rescuing the princess, so he hurriedly commanded the army and followed Xu Zhi all the way. In order to confuse the officers and soldiers, Xu Zhi deliberately went around in circles, sometimes to the east, sometimes to the west, and then to the south, and then to the north, and his whereabouts were erratic, which made Yun Feiyang and other generals very confused.

Xu Zhi saw that the front was not far from Shaomu Mountain, he hugged Li Xiuyun tightly with his left hand, rode his horse with his right hand, turned the horse's head, and galloped along the sheep intestine trail in the mountains. Yun Feiyang and the others were taken aback, and hurriedly let their horses chase after them.

Xu Zhi saw that the path between the mountains was getting more and more difficult to walk, and the woods on both sides were becoming more and more dense, so he thought about it and whispered to Li Xiuyun in his arms: "Princess!

Li Xiuyun asked in surprise: "Xu Zhi, where are you going? You won't leave this princess alone in this barren mountain and wilderness, right?"

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Princess, don't worry, General Yun, they will find you soon." Besides, if you promise to release the princess, you will definitely not break your promise!"

Li Xiuyun snuggled in Xu Zhi's arms, looked up at him by the mottled moonlight, and when he parted, he was a little reluctant, and sighed: "Xu Zhi, of course I believe you!

Xu Zhi let go of Li Xiuyun from behind, stuffed the reins into her hand, and said with a smile: "Xu Zhi is also a last resort this time, please don't be resentful, please don't be resentful, we will meet by fate!", after speaking, he pinched the horse's belly hard, and jumped high from the horse's back and jumped onto a big tree on the side of the road. The horse was frightened by Xu Zhi, hunched Li Xiuyun, and led Yun Feiyang and other generals to continue to gallop forward like crazy.

Xu Zhijian got rid of Li Xiuyun, Yun Feiyang and other generals, and did not dare to stay in the dense forest, taking advantage of the moonlight, along the rugged mountain road, towards the direction of Shaolin Temple. Xu Zhi walked not far away, and when he saw the dappled lights in front of him, he thought: That is the military camp of the imperial court besieging Shaolin.

Xu Zhi stopped at the edge of the woods and thought: I don't know where Master Zhide and the grain cart have gone. Just as he was thinking about how to break through the barracks and return to the Shaolin Temple, he suddenly heard the sound of messy footsteps and ruts in the distance.

Xu Zhijian and the others were the monks of Shaolin Temple who were separated from him. Xu Zhi didn't expect to meet them at this time, he was very happy in his heart, and he didn't have time to greet them, so he jumped out of the bushes and blocked everyone's way.

Zen Master Zhide saw a person jumping out of the jungle, wearing the clothes of an official army, his face was not clear with the moonlight on his back, and he blocked the way of the grain cart alone. Zhide didn't ask, he took the first step, and made a move of Shaolin Dragon's grasp, which went straight to Xu Zhi's throat.

Xu Zhi saw that Zen Master Zhide made a quick move, like a gust of wind holding his breath, he was short of breath for a while, and he was forced to speak by Zhide, so he had to tilt his head back to dodge, raise his left leg and kick Zhide's right hand.

Zhide saw that the other party's flying leg sneaked up on his right hand, and without thinking, his left hand was another move to "drain the river and the sea", pushing away Xu Zhi's left leg, followed by a whirlwind leg, sweeping towards Xu Zhi's right leg.

Xu Zhi saw that although the moves of the Zhide Zen Master were simple, the strength was very fast, surging towards him like a tide, he did not dare to fight with the internal force of the Zhide master, so he quickly withdrew his left leg and staggered back several steps before stabilizing his body.

Zhide Zen master in Shaolin Temple practice martial arts for decades, martial arts and internal strength has long been the peak, no one can resist, he saw that the roadblock in front of him is young, but the martial arts are so good, can continue to dodge their dragon grip, whirlwind legs and other serial attacks, it is "the Yangtze River back wave push the front wave", I can't help but sigh, look at Xu Zhi a few more times, only to find that the roadblock in front of me is no one else, it is the commander of the grain robbery Xu Zhi.

At this time, Xu Zhi also gasped, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, explaining: "Zhide Zen Master, don't do it, the disciple is Xu Zhi!"

Master Zhide hurriedly helped Xu Zhi up, and said very guiltily: "Xu Zhi, it's all because the old man is dizzy, and he can't see you clearly in the dark, please forgive me!"

Xu Zhi hurriedly bowed down and replied: "The master is serious, it is the disciple who should not do anything with the master! Please also ask the master to forgive the disciple's recklessness!"

Xue Atan and An Jingsi were far behind, and when they saw Zhide Zen Master and the person in front of them, they were about to step forward to help, but they didn't expect that person to be Brother Xu.

Xue Atan said with a smile: "It was the flood that washed the Dragon King Temple, and the family didn't know the family anymore! By the way, Brother Xu, why didn't you say hello when you saw us?"

Xu Zhi explained: "Brothers, don't be surprised! I jumped out of the forest in front of me, and was just about to say hello to Zen Master Zhide, but I didn't expect him to fight with me, the master's fists and feet were very violent, like a thousand heavy burdens on my chest, I could barely cope with it, how could I have the opportunity to speak and breathe?"

An Jingsi smiled: "So that's the case, then it's no wonder Brother Xu!It's just strange, senior brother, how come no one has recognized Brother Xu?"

Master Zhide was just about to explain, but the cause behind him said: "It's no wonder that the master is doing this, our disciples are also at fault, because Xu Zhi is carrying the moonlight, and we are standing far away, and we can't see his appearance clearly for a while, I only saw him wearing the clothes of the official army, so I mistook him for a person in the court!"

Then everyone said a word, and a misunderstanding finally disappeared. Everyone was very happy to see Xu Zhi come back safely.

Ran ran to Xu Zhi's side and asked with concern: "Brother Xu, we were worried about you just now! How did you get rid of the thousands of troops in the imperial court?"

The idiot also asked: "Yes, Brother Xu! We discussed it just now, let An Jingsi lead a few of our senior brothers to pick you up! It's a shame that you came one step earlier, otherwise we wouldn't be able to touch it at this time!"

Xu Zhi had no choice but to tell everyone how he escaped.

An Jingsi, upside down, stupid or child, especially love to listen to stories, they snuggled up to Xu Zhi, heard the highlights, An Jingsi praised repeatedly: "Brother Xu, your idea is so wonderful!"

Liao also praised: "Brother Xu, you are like Zhao Zilong in the Three Kingdoms, you are like entering a no-man's land in the army of thousands of people, and you have a good courage!"

Master Zhide saw that Xu Zhi finished the story, and then said: "This time our Shaolin Temple not only succeeded in snatching grain and grass from the imperial court, but also dozens of people are willing to take refuge in my Buddha and defect to my Shaolin.

Lichen smiled and said: "Yes, master! Now that we have food and soldiers, Shaolin Temple will become more and more prosperous in the future!"

Zen Master Zhide said: "But all this is the credit of the three disciples of Xu Zhi, An Jingsi and Xue Atan! Since they entered the temple, they have repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and in the future, they will serve the country and the people, and their future is also limitless!"

When Xu Zhi, An Jingsi and Xue Atan heard this, they quickly stood up and said that the master had overdone it.

After everyone finished resting in the woods, they were about to discuss how to break through the imperial court's military camp at the foot of Shaomuro Mountain again, when they suddenly heard a fighting sound from the depths of the woods, followed by a terrible scream, followed by a sound of footsteps gradually moving away. All the monks stood up and wanted to see what was going on.

Zhide Zen Master said: "Xu Zhi and Lao Wei will go to find out, and the others will stay in the local area to protect the grain and grass, and we will make plans when we come back!" The monks listened and had to obey the order.

Speaking of Zhide and Xu Zhi cautiously walked through the dense forest and grass, and following the low moaning, they found the place where the fight had just taken place, and in the dappled moonlight, a monk in his fifties, crouched in the grass, let out a painful moan.

Xu Zhi and Zhide approached, turned over the monk's face, both of them were taken aback, it turned out that the injured monk was the master of Shaolin Temple, Zhijing, he was stabbed in the back, the knife was extremely deep, has not entered the hilt. Master Zhijing lost too much blood and gradually fell into a coma, when he was confused, he saw Zhide and Xu Zhi, and said with a smile: "Okay, before I die, I can see Senior Brother Zhide, and the younger brother is also blinded when he dies!"

Zhide took off his clothes and bandaged the wound tightly for Zhijing, while comforting: "Senior Brother Zhijing, you will be fine, you have to hold on! We will save you back to Shaolin Temple immediately!", after speaking, he was about to bend down and put his back on Zhijing, but he caught a glimpse of the blood on Zhijing's chest gushing out, and he couldn't help crying. When Xu Zhi saw it, he also cried.

Zhijing heard Zhide's crying, shook his hand vigorously, and said, "Senior brother, don't be sad, while I'm still awake at this time, I have a few important words to tell you!"

Zhide and Xu Zhi both nodded silently.

Zhijing sighed and said: "It's a pity that I didn't complete the task assigned by the abbot, and I haven't had time to go south to contact the Yellow King, so I suffered this catastrophe, and the trip to the south is related to the safety and survival of my Shaolin, I hope that the senior brother can complete this important task for me!"

Zhijing saw Zhide nodding in tears and agreed, and continued: "There is another extremely important matter, I have to tell my senior brother ......", before the words were finished, he coughed heavily.

Zhide asked, "What is it?"

Zhijing glanced at Xu Zhi beside Zhide, and seemed a little uneasy. Zhide saw it and persuaded: "Senior brother, Xu Zhi is not an outsider, this time he succeeded in borrowing grain, thanks to this brave and resourceful disciple!"

Zhijing listened and said with a smile: "Then I will rest assured, we have a spy from the imperial court in Shaolin Temple, and the murder of the junior brother this time is also due to the traitor!"

Zhide asked, "Senior brother, what is going on?"

Zhi Jing intermittently recounted his experience:

It turned out that Zhijing took advantage of the fact that Zhixin Zen Master set fire and disturbed the sight of the officials and soldiers, so he took the abbot's handwritten letter to the Yellow King and went all the way south, waiting for an opportunity to break through the southern camp of the imperial court. In order to prevent the Shaolin Temple from taking advantage of the chaos to attack Dengfeng, Yun Feiyang disturbed the princess and personally led the heavy troops to defend the southern camp.

Zhijing continued: "I saw that the official army was well defended, so I had to rest for a few days in the dense forest not far from the imperial court camp, waiting for the opportunity. It wasn't until late this evening that I saw a masked monk walking by moonlight towards the gate of the barracks, and the sergeant guarding the camp let him in without asking any questions. I understood at that time that we had the fine works of the imperial court in our Shaolin Temple. I was so angry that I was not afraid of danger, and I wanted to rush into the barracks and find out who the spy was.

Xu Zhi asked, "Master, did you see that spy later?"

Zhi Jing said: "No! I also learned from that spy at that time, masked my face, and entered through the camp gate, but I didn't expect that the gate was hidden, and I could enter with a push, and the sergeant guarding the camp looked at me and let me in! I was both strange and puzzled! I didn't expect to be able to enter the camp so easily?"

Xu Zhi said: "Master, there must be two spies, and the guards see you as another spy!"

Master Zhide asked, "Xu Zhi, how are you so sure that there are two spies?"

Xu Zhi said: "Master, do you remember the theft of the Hidden Scripture Pavilion that night?"

Hearing this, Zen Master Zhijing said worriedly: "I only now believe that what Xu Zhi said that there were thieves in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion that night is true! After I broke into the camp, I found that there were only some old, weak, sick and disabled people left in the barracks, and the other elites had been pulled out to the Orangutan Valley! I thought to myself that God helped me! If I don't break into the camp at this time, when will I wait! I evaded the soldiers' inspection overnight, went out of the barracks, and went all the way to the south, and as soon as I walked into this wood, I found that something was wrong!"

Zhide asked, "Senior brother, did you find that someone is following you?"

Zhixin struggled to finish the story: "Yes! I found out that someone was secretly following me. It was here that a masked monk jumped down from a tree, stopped me, and told me that he wanted to go with me to the Yellow King. At that time, I wondered in my heart, since I was a Shaolin disciple, why did I keep covering my face and changing my voice when I spoke, and I didn't dare to show my true face, so I firmly disagreed. But when I saw that he was very respectful, and I did not expect him to have any evil intentions, he saw that I was resolute, and suddenly asked; Uncle Shi, did you get rid of the letter written by the abbot to the Yellow King, I was shocked, quickly untied the burden, checked carefully, how did I know that the fine work actually went around my back, while I was not guarded, a knife stabbed me in the back of the chest, he saw my blood gushing out, snatched the letter in my hand, and then turned over and jumped into the bushes, laughing away, at this time you have just arrived, senior brother!"

Zhide said: "So that's the case, Amitabha! I hope that my junior brother Jiren Tianxiang can survive this catastrophe!"

Zhijing saw that Zhide was very sentimental, and comforted with a smile: "Senior brother, people die like lights go out, and those who have become Buddhas and demons since ancient times can't escape this catastrophe......! , The more Zhi Jing spoke, the more excited he became, and a heart-piercing pain interrupted him, and he sighed: "It's a pity that my junior brother can't see the day when my Shaolin disciples defeat the imperial army and revitalize Shaolin!"

Zhide comforted: "Senior brother, as long as you recuperate with peace of mind, you will definitely see that day!"

Zhijing smiled and said with some regret: "Okay! I hope everyone won't forget to tell me that day", and slowly closed his eyes after speaking.

Zhide saw Zhijing die in his arms, and he could no longer suppress the sadness in his heart, and while crying, he read "Liang Huang Confession" and the undead of his junior brother. Xu Zhi also called the monks to bid farewell to Zhijing together, and the monks decided to incinerate Zhijing on the spot, bring his ashes back to the Shaolin Temple, and then place them in Tallinn after the abbot.