Chapter Forty-Eight: The Extinction of the Temple (Part II)
Soon, Yu Xiu and the others stood at the foot of the mountain, as if they saw a wall of fire with teeth and claws.
The raging fire burned and turned the surrounding mountains and forests red.
Fleeing beasts kept running down the mountain, leaving the people guarding the aisles stunned.
Yu Xiu looked at the beasts with charred fur in the aisle, and silently calculated in his heart.
From Naninji Temple to the bottom of the mountain, except for the two roads that are relatively open, the other roads are extremely narrow, and once the mountain fire is lit, those roads will immediately be drowned in the sea of fire, and it is completely dead.
Therefore, for the monks of Nanren Temple, if they want to survive, they can only take the only two avenues in the east and west.
On the west side, there is a county lieutenant leading a small half of the soldiers to guard it, and on the east side, there are Yu Xiu, the county order, and most of the soldiers to catch and guard quickly. At the same time, roadblocks and traps were set up on the road, and once the monks on the mountain escaped, they would immediately fall into the tiger's mouth.
In fact, according to the intention of the county order and others, it is good to directly cut down the trees, completely block the two avenues, form an impermeable wall of fire, and burn all the monks of Nanren Temple to death.
It's just that Yu Xiu gave up this plan on the grounds of "time is pressing", "there is a lack of one of the three around", and "God has the virtue of a good life", so he only set up a lot of roadblocks to delay the speed of the monks going down the mountain.
The reason why Yu Xiu persuaded was, in the final analysis, for the sake of the elixir in Nanren Temple. Once all the monks were burned to death on the mountain, let alone the elixir, he would not even get a single hair.
What's more, the cheeky monk and the white-faced monk are genuine martial artists who practice martial arts. It is highly likely that these two men have secret techniques that allow them to escape from other directions through the sea of fire.
In this way, it is better to leave the other party with a few clear ways to survive, and it is better for the other party to take the pill and jump into the trap by the way.
"This fire is so big!"
The county magistrate of Beiguo County stood on a boulder, looking at the top of the mountain with his hands in his hands, and his eyes were eager to try. He now desperately wanted to see the monks flee from the mountains in a hurry, and then be caught by him.
Yu Xiu glanced at this person, pinched the hilt of the sword in his hand, and secretly took out another corpse talisman and pinched it in the palm of his hand.
After a few hours, the wildfire grew bigger and bigger, illuminating half of the sky, and finally there was movement at the end of the road.
I saw a large wooden barrel appear on the mountain road, thumping through the fire, and constantly rolling down.
With a click, the barrel slammed into the barricade and immediately broke, revealing a gray-faced monk inside.
Catch quickly immediately shouted at him: "Kneel!" But when the monk woke up and saw everyone, he shouted and wanted to escape.
The archers who were waiting next to him immediately shot him in the cheek with an arrow, killing him directly on the stake.
Immediately, another catcher came forward and scolded him, cut off the monk's bare head, and hung it on a wooden stake.
In the following time, one or two monks continued to escape from the mountain, and after being stopped, they all fled with their heads in their hands, and then were shot and killed.
As more and more heads hung on the stakes, the monks behind began to accept their fate and knelt with their heads in their hands.
After the government caught them, they did not kill them, but let the old Taoist catch quickly pick off the tendons of these monks and throw them directly on the road.
"I'm innocent, spare my life!", "Master Jun, do well, let me live!"
"Mother, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!!" ......
There were wails and cries at the scene, and if ordinary people saw it, they would feel pity and unbearable.
However, none of the catchers and soldiers at the scene could not bear it, but they were all happy and their eyes were hot.
I saw a pile of belongings piled up beside everyone, scattered all over the ground, the most inferior of which was also brass coins, and even silver coins, gilded Buddha statues, and white jade Guanyin...... All of them are valuable.
When the soldiers at the scene saw these belongings, they were all short of breath and greedy.
Once it's done, these things will be everyone's spoils!
"Hairless eggs! I didn't expect these bald asses to be so rich!" the catchers cursed as they kept glancing at the way down the mountain, their eyes full of anticipation.
As long as the more monks descend the mountain, the more treasures will pile up in front of them.
Such a treasure cannot be left untouched by the people.
Even if Yu Xiu and the county magistrate saw it, their hearts trembled slightly.
"The heavy focus is still on the two monks. Yu Xiu exhaled lightly, staring at the intersection with blazing eyes.
Treasure is easy to obtain, pills are rare, what he wants is the most valuable thing in Nanren Temple for more than ten years, Red Blood Pill!
"It's just that I don't know who the pill will put on it, and who will take this path?"
But it doesn't matter, no matter whether the two monks are separated or not, and whose hand the pill is, as long as they capture and kill each other, they can get the pill in their hands.
Thinking of the wonderful effect of the Red Blood Pill, Yu Xiu's breathing was slightly short.
"If you kill the opponent, you may also get the opponent's martial arts skills. He thought silently.
Suddenly, there was a chaotic sound at the end of the road, and a figure appeared in the midst of the fire.
"Ahhh
This is the monk in the temple finally couldn't bear it anymore and ran down the mountain in one fell swoop. They gathered in a heap, hoping to break through the barriers and escape.
It's just that there is no wall, and they are blocked and trapped by traps, what do they use to fight with the official government with all the swords and soldiers?
The fast soldiers tensed their spirits, raised their blades, and immediately prepared to surround and kill the monks who came down the mountain. Yu Xiu also calmed down, secretly paying attention to the bearded monks and white-faced monks who might be hidden in them.
"Go away!" "Let me go first!"
Or on the top of the quilt, or on the top of the pot lid...... Wandering monks poured to the foot of the mountain, pushing and shouting.
Immediately, there was a shout: "Kneel on the ground and beg for mercy! Those who descend will not be killed!"
"Kneel on the ground and beg for mercy!
The monks were photographed by the cheers, and the few in front really stopped and hesitated, but the people behind pushed them and made them have to move.
"Shoot the arrows!" shouted a catcher with a knife raised.
Immediately, a dozen or so arrows shot out, stabbing the monk.
"The government has killed people!"
The monk screamed in amazement, desperately rushing forward, and some people turned around and fled, and even wanted to run back to the mountain.
The soldiers with pike darts and spears walked to the stakes, surrounded the monks who came down the mountain, and stabbed them to death one by one. And there are monks who swim around with knives and keep slashing and slashing and crawling out.
The whole process is orderly and effortless.
The county magistrate of Beiguo County looked at this scene with great joy in his eyes. At this time, Yu Xiu's eyes were also slightly condensed, staring at one of the many monks.
A certain gray-faced monk was holding a package, burying his head in the crowd, seemingly inconspicuous, but moving left and right, constantly avoiding slashing, and was about to escape.
Yu Xiu secretly said in his heart:
"White-faced monk. ”