Chapter 23 Or for sandalwood

The expected cracking sound that hit the sternum did not reach Yun Mengzhi's ears, Lin Jianlan was already with the heart of death, but he felt that he was stopped by his waist and lifted into the air, and the pulse gate was also caught, and the follow-up sword moves only helplessly slashed at the branches next to him, and heard someone in his ear ask in a low voice: "Who are you?"

Before he could answer, Lin Jianlan had already been put on the ground, and at the same time, he felt a slam on his back, and he suddenly stood unsteadily, staggered a few steps forward, couldn't bear it anymore, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. The sword in his hand could no longer be held steadily, and fell to the ground.

The man in black was a little stunned when he saw the sword, and suddenly realized: "It turned out to be him." Just as he was muttering, Yun Mengzhi said angrily: "I can kill him with a move, why did you intercept him?"

The man in black said lightly: "This move is a life-fighting move, it can't be parried, the intention is to lose both with you, although it can hit him in the chest, but he desperately stabs it, your short body, although it won't hurt her life, but this makes her look a little dangerous." ”

Yun Mengzhi knew that this was a sarcastic remark, but when he thought back to it just now, he was also a little afraid, and said: "Thank you so much for helping, you and I quickly solved the evacuation of these two people, if people know that the two of us are so laborious, I am afraid that I will be laughed at." ”

The man in black nodded, and walked to Lin Jianlan's side again, Lin Jianlan propped himself up, and looked back, although he didn't know why he asked himself that unknown sentence just now, but at this moment, this person's eyes were cold, and a sword stabbed down on the vital point, without mercy.

Lin Jianlan said in his heart that there is no physiology today, and he feels even more guilty about Wan Xiu, Wan Xiu was already stunned by this scene, and exclaimed briefly, tears rolling out.

But listening to the noisy sound of some footsteps in the woods, the man in black hesitated slightly, looked back, and saw more than a dozen monks slowly walking into the open space around a carriage.

Lin Jianlan saw that the tip of the black-clothed man's sword was still pointing at his chest, he didn't dare to get up, and he tried his best to look up, but it was the abbots of those temples who went and returned, and the two old monks sitting on the futon were the abbots of Tanzong and Elder Dazhi.

In surprise, those monks walked towards the man in black one after another, surrounded the two of them, and said "Amitabha" and said, "This benefactor, please hand over these two people to the old man for disposal." ”

The man in black didn't pay attention to the evidence, hung down his long sword, turned his head straight to Tanzong, and said: "Abbot Tanzong, the Imperial Kousi is performing official duties here, and the abbot is a master who has practiced for decades, please don't stir up this worldly turmoil." "It seems that he is also quite familiar with Tan Zong.

Seeing that the man in black ignored his love, Dao Zheng felt quite unpleasant in his heart, and without waiting for Tanzong's answer, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "For no reason, the old man will not go and return to track here, the abbot of Tanzong kindly led him to rest in the temple, why did he secretly poison him? Quickly hand over the antidote!"

Lin Jianlan had already taken advantage of the air to hold the long sword at this time, stood up on the ground, still staggering, hearing this, his heart was anxious, and he was about to open his mouth to justify, just said "I didn't", and felt that the long sword of the man in black was raised again, and the tip of the sword moved to the throat, and he couldn't say a word.

Yun Mengzhi was a little anxious at the moment, and he actually involved so many monks in a late step, I don't know what they wanted, listening to the testimony that it seems that this young man poisoned Tanzong, and then look at Tanzong, although his face is as usual, but he actually sat in the carriage and came here, obviously the situation is not good, he couldn't help but smile in his heart, walked to Tanzong and shook the dust and saluted: "Abbot Tanzong, Hangzhou farewell, today is reunited, the abbot has not yet thanked him for his exculpation in front of the saint." When the old people met, they should have talked about it well, and then talked to the abbot after the division finished dealing with the matter. Then he turned to the man in black and said, "Let's do it." ”

The man in black didn't seem to take these monks in his eyes, although he was surrounded by a group, he still stabbed him with a sword, but Dao Ning jumped out from the side, slapped it with a palm and said, "Bring the antidote first!"

Lin Jianlan stood in it, and was dazzled when he saw the two of them fighting around him, but he could also see that the man in black stabbed himself with every sword to take his life, but Dao Ning was afraid that Lin Jianlan would be stabbed to death by him with a sword and would not be able to detoxify Tan Zong, so he made a move towards the man in black.

Yun Mengzhi was furious in his heart, but said with a smile: "Abbot Tanzong, if you want an antidote, what kind of Imperial Kou Division has not? Kill these two people, Poor Dao will give you an explanation, your apprentice is acting like this, is it to take care of Imperial Kou Division's idle affairs?"

Tan Zong said: "Cloud Dao Chief, the old man doesn't care about the poisoning, it's my disciples who insist on coming back to this young man to get the antidote, no matter how you stop it, it can't work, just because this poison is very domineering, so that the old man can't exert his internal strength, at this time, Yun Dao Chang asked the old man like this, and the old man only smiled bitterly." ”

Lin Jianlan was shocked in his heart: "Why is it that the abbot of Tanzong has no internal strength like me, but the other monks are not like him?"

Yun Mengzhi's face was gloomy, and said: "This is only offended, and the rules have been like this for more than ten years, and these two people must die." After that, he pulled out the dust, and also attacked Daoning, saying, "I'll stop him, start quickly!"

The monks next to him were all abbots of famous temples, and they were more respected on weekdays, but at this moment, seeing that these two people looked arrogant, they actually joined forces to attack the Taoist evidence, and no matter how high the Buddha nature was, they couldn't bear it, and they started to move one after another, which was very chaotic.

Seeing that there were many people in chaos, it was easy to injure Lin Jianlan by mistake, and shouted: "I don't know if the poison in the abbot of Tanzong is still in the way, I don't know if there is a life-threatening hindrance, senior brothers and junior brothers, the Arhat array! Just take down this young man quickly!" The meaning of these words could not be more obvious, as long as one person gets close to Lin Jianlan and takes him out of the circle, the goal will be achieved.

The Arhat Formation is a very ordinary formation, and it is also the first formation practiced by the warrior monks at the beginning of entering the temple, and the general monks have a very solid foundation, so although most of these abbots are in the year of knowing the Mandate of Heaven, they have not forgotten this Arhat Formation for decades, and have launched a battle to surround Yun Mengzhi, Lin Jianlan and the man in black in the center.

The situation changed in an instant, if Yun Mengzhi and the two wanted to attack Lin Jianlan, they would have to be stopped by these monks, and they had to prevent these monks from taking advantage of the time to rob Lin Jianlan out of the battle, and what was even more inconvenient was that Yun Mengzhi didn't want to hurt people, and openly turned his face with the abbot of Tanzong.

This state of affairs made Lin Jianlan empty, although he was still in severe pain in his chest and back and couldn't move, he could think about the events of the past few days repeatedly, and he didn't shout, but said calmly to Tanzong's side: "Grandpa, I haven't hurt you, I myself have lost all my internal strength at the moment, Wu Chang over there, who is also a member of the Imperial Kousi, came to assassinate me first, I don't want him to fight with me and have no internal strength, why is this, I am also very confused." ”

Tan Zong didn't speak, only shook his hand, there was no resentment on his face, Lin Jianlan suddenly woke up, although his disciples were all angry, Tan Zong had no suspicion of him in his heart, and at this moment he happened to relieve his siege and save his and Wan Xiu's lives.

At this moment, Lin Jianlan put his mind at ease, and he pondered to himself: "Could it be that there is something strange in this wood? But it's not right, Yun Mengzhi and this man in black are not different, and the abbot of Tanzong didn't lose all his internal strength when he arrived in this forest, but that Wu Chang's moves were strong at the beginning, and his internal strength was abundant, but he slowly lost it when he fought against me here, what is going on?"

Just thinking about it, but listening to two muffled snorts, Lin Jianlan hurriedly raised his eyes and saw that the two abbots had fallen out of the formation, and the Arhat formation was immediately chaotic, seeing that the rest of the monks were already surprised and frightened, although some were still trying their best, but they seemed weak and powerless, and they were beaten by Yun Mengzhi and the man in black several times in succession, and in an instant, only the two of them and Lin Jianlan stood in the field, and the rest of the monks were injured and fell to the ground.

The three of them were also stunned, Lin Jianlan understood in a moment that he was afraid that these abbots were also in the way, but Yun Mengzhi and the man in black were still puzzled in their hearts, they were very depressed by this Arhat formation at the beginning, and they didn't want to fight more and more easily, and in the end, the formation composed of more than a dozen famous monks was like a tofu block, and it dispersed when it was touched.

Dao Zheng stood up with all his strength and said, "Cloud Dao Chief, you and the abbot of Tanzong are also old acquaintances, why did you poison and plot?"

Although Yun Mengzhi wanted to defend himself, he had seen the state of Wu Chang before, and this group of monks was the same, only the two of them were fine, it seemed that there was really someone in this forest secretly helping each other.

The two of them couldn't help but look around, only listening to the rustling of the leaves blown by the night wind, there was nothing unusual, thinking that it was still important at the moment, and there was no need to explain more, Yun Mengzhi only smiled, and walked towards Lin Jianlan with a dust, and he actually wanted to solve this twist and turn problem in person.

Lin Jianlan's heart was in a hurry, only to feel that there seemed to be some thoughts flashing in his mind, seeing him approaching step by step, but he couldn't concentrate, Yun Mengzhi lifted the dust high, Wan Xiu hurriedly closed his eyes, but tears welled up from the corners of his eyes again, his body was already disobediently lying on the blanket, and his clothes were sweating with fright several times, but he heard Lin Jianlan shouting: "Slow!"

Yun Mengzhi was also shocked by this sudden shout, and heard the young man under the dust say loudly: "Before I die, I want to say a few words to the abbot of Tanzong. ”

The man in black hurriedly said: "Cloud Dao Chief, it's useless to talk more, I'm afraid it will become a branch, so it's better to start as soon as possible." ”

Yun Mengzhi was also thinking about it, but when he heard the man in black reminding him, he was unhappy in his heart, and said: "Death is coming, it's just a delay for a while, Tanzong is my old man, and he has lost his internal strength, can he still stir up any monstrous waves?" After that, he turned his head to Lin Jianlan and said, "If you have anything to say, explain it quickly." ”

Lin Jianlan looked at Tan Zong and said: "Grandpa, I am going to die here and now, you and I met in front of the Kuangyi Gang that day, and it can be regarded as fate, I hope you can burn the three pillars of incense for me, recite a scripture, and I will die blind." ”

Yun Mengzhi heard what he said, and looked at Lin Jianlan again, only to realize that he was actually the young man who had asked him to bring back the purse corpse at the door of the Kuangyi Gang, but he didn't take him seriously that day, and a few years had passed, so he didn't recognize him.

The man in black looked anxious, and was about to stop him, but he saw Yun Mengzhi wave his hand and said, "I will do good deeds today, so that you will know that the Imperial Kou Si is not ruthless and unrighteous when you die." ”

Tan Zong was stunned, he really didn't expect Lin Jianlan to make a request before he died, I don't know if he really had the will to die or ulterior motives, so he had to whisper a whisper, and after a while, he took out an incense burner from the car, put three pillars of incense on it, and was about to ignite it, but the man in black came with a sword, and before he could see him make a move, the three pillars of incense in his hand were missing half of it, and he heard the man in black say coldly: "Only half a pillar of incense." ”

Lin Jianlan smiled bitterly: "Half a pillar of incense is fine, I haven't lived most of my life, how can I use the whole stick? It's just that it affects you." This latter sentence was said to Wan Xiu, and Wan Xiu almost fainted when he heard it, but he only looked at Lin Jianlan in a daze and burst into tears.

Over there, the Taoist evidence had lit the incense and placed it in front of Lin Jianlan, and the sound of Tan Zong's muttering of the scriptures was especially clear in the dense forest in the middle of the night: "...... That's what I smelled. For a while, the Buddha was in the heavens of Confession, and said the Dharma for his mother......"

For Wan Xiu, that half-pillar of incense was the fastest burning in his life, and when he looked up, he saw Lin Jianlan sitting on the ground, his head bowed on his arm and he couldn't see his expression, and he felt even more heartbroken.

The incense burned too slowly for Yun Mengzhi and the man in black, and seeing that the three-star red dot gradually moved down under the moonlight, and finally went out at the bottom, Tan Zong said in a righteous thought: "...... If you can't say it, you can't say it, in the world of Supo, and in other lands, there are countless billions of heavenly dragons, ghosts and gods......" Seeing that the incense was extinguished, he was stunned, and he didn't know whether to continue, and listened to the black-clothed man: "The incense has burned out, and it is the first time that the Imperial Kouji has treated a dying person like you." After saying that, he walked towards Lin Jianlan, but his whole body was weak, he had no strength at all, and he couldn't even hold the long sword in his hand, so he sat down on the ground all of a sudden, and at the same time heard some sounds in the woods on the edge of the clearing, and his heart was suddenly shocked, and he immediately looked at Yun Mengzhi, but saw that he was also sitting on the ground, with a wry smile on his face. Looking around, more than 20 people were staggered in this wood, and they were all plotted by others.

At this time, a person on the ground moved, but he didn't speak, covered his nose and staggered straight to the edge of the forest, and came back after a while, but another person came in with his right hand, and his left hand was still covering his mouth and nose, and he put the person on the open ground, only his eyes showed a smile, and he said to Wan Xiu: "Suffocate me!"

Wan Xiu was really surprised and delighted, crying and laughing: "You, you scared me to death! Who is he?"

Everyone looked at it, and the man was dressed in white, but he was actually a masked man, although there were some suspicions that this person was poisoned, how could there be a reason in the world to poison himself? After thinking about it, he understood that he must also be a person who followed and followed, and he was poisoned together, which was really very unlucky.

Lin Jianlan stopped talking, shook his hand, and ran out of the forest again, repeating this three or four times, the smell of sandalwood in the open space was dissipated, when Tan Zong left the temple, he just couldn't lift his internal strength, and the rest was as usual, at this moment, the symptoms intensified, and his whole body was sore, seeing that Lin Jianlan was able to act, he couldn't help but say in his heart: "Is it really this young man who poisoned him?" Even if it is to inquire about his father, he doesn't have to be so decisive. ”