Chapter 49: Half-Step Arhat
Fifty miles north of Guanghan City, here has been close to the Qinling Mountain, there is an abandoned post station under the mountain, which was originally built by the Shu Kingdom in that year, and has been abandoned for decades.
The walls of the post station are broken, the roof is also full of loopholes, the doors and windows have long been gone, and at this moment there is a mother and daughter surrounding a bonfire in the post station.
"Mother, why are we here?Lan'er is so scared!" Zhou Lan said with some fear in Qiao Yuwei's arms before the bonfire.
"Lan'er, don't be afraid, my mother is here. Your father and uncle have important business to attend to tonight in the Taishou Mansion, and they will come to pick us up early tomorrow morning. Qiao Yuwei hugged Zhou Lan tightly, although her tone seemed relaxed, her expression was still a little nervous and worried.
"What's the matter? Why did you let us come so far away? Daddy and Uncle will be fine, right?" Zhou Lan is a talented and intelligent person although she is young, and these unreasonable actions of the adults in the family today make Zhou Lan also feel deeply uneasy.
"It's okay, Lan'er will sleep and we'll go home." Qiao Yuwei couldn't tell Zhou Lan what happened, so she could only try her best to comfort her daughter.
Guanghan City is already dark, only the hall of the Taishou Mansion is still lit, and at this moment, there are still people sitting in brocade robes, reviewing volumes of official documents.
In the silent city of Guanghan, there was a sudden sound of wooden fish tapping.
The sound of wooden fish spread throughout the city, but it did not disturb even one person, but made the whole city sleep more deeply.
He gently put the brush in his hand on the pen stand, and then raised his head to look at the dark night sky outside the lobby.
In the eyes of the surroundings, a little golden light flashed in the night sky, and then the golden light radiated, instantly enveloping the whole city, turning the entire Guanghan City into a golden world.
But even with such a drastic change, none of the sleeping people in the city noticed anything unusual.
Zhou got up unhurriedly, and slowly walked out of the lobby of the Taishou Mansion with steps.
"Tell me your name, I think since you were sent, you are not an unknown person. Zhou stood on the steps of the lobby, looked up at the sky, and said calmly.
"Amitabha...."A Buddha horn sounded above his head, and then an old monk wearing a robe with kind eyebrows showed his figure.
"The poor monk Kaye Moteng has seen the benefactor. "It was none other than Ka Ye Morten who appeared.
"It turned out to be you? Your Excellency is shrouded in essence on your head, and it must be your real body coming, and your Bodhisattva is willing to do it this time. Zhou asked in a calm tone as he stood on the steps.
The name of Kaye Moteng has long been heard of everywhere.
Jiaye Moteng, who was originally standing in the void, also landed in the courtyard of the Taishou Mansion while talking in the vicinity, standing under the steps of the lobby, three or five zhang away from the circumference.
As Zhou said, there is a red canopy on the top of this Ka Ye Morteng's head, which is the essence of one of the three flowers on the top.
The essence is shrouded like a canopy, and Ka Ye Morteng has completed the first step of gathering the three flowers.
"The benefactor is as discerning as a torch. Ka Ye Morteng clasped his hands together, bowed his head slightly, and said, looking like a great monk.
The little monk was still a little compassionate and put the people of the city in an illusion before making a move. Let's go.... You can't kill me!" Zhou looked at the Jiaye Moteng under the steps, and did not show the taste of sabre-rattling, he called this Jiaye Moteng, who was already more than two hundred years old, a little monk, as if his real age was even older than this Jiaye Moteng.
Kaye Moten was not angry or annoyed, and still said with a humble and kind look: "The poor monk did not come specifically for the benefactor, and when the junior brother succeeded, the poor monk naturally left. ”
"Huh, your real target is Yu Wei?" Zhou Shi's expression changed drastically, and the momentum on his body also changed dramatically, and a faint shadow of a Daoist with a feathered robe and star crown appeared in the void behind him.
"My junior brother has excellent understanding, although he started late, he is now a half-step arhat!" Kaye Morteng did not directly answer Zhou's words, but a smile appeared on his face, and he said something seemingly unrelated.
"Then I'll kill you first, and then I'll kill your junior brother. Zhou was furious in his heart, and took a heavy step under his feet, and the phantom of the Taoist behind him appeared, and a momentum of dominating the world swept towards Jiaye Moteng.
"Amitabha Buddha ....." Ka Ye Mo Teng said a long Buddha horn in his mouth, his hands were folded together and he struck hard, and his palms made a sound as thick as metal impact, and then a huge Dharma image also appeared behind him.
As soon as the law appeared, he raised his head slightly, and confronted the illusory aura of the Taoist behind him.
"Array ....." Zhou Shi snorted softly, and this sound seemed to come from the phantom behind him.
Just when Zhou said the word "array", the entire Taishou Mansion suddenly moved, and the five hundred Xingchen Guards had already appeared in a specific place, and these people slammed the weapons in their hands into the ground, and then a mouthful of blood spurted out of their mouths, and the blood sprayed on the weapons, like water droplets poured on the red-hot iron pillars, rising a faint blood mist.
The space that was originally shrouded in golden light suddenly changed, and the entire Taishou Mansion seemed to appear in a starry sky, and the bright stars above his head seemed to be within reach......
The Mid-Autumn Festival wind at the post station was howling, blowing the bonfire and whining, and the house sounded a whining sound.
Zhou Lan had closed her eyes slightly, curled up in Qiao Yuwei's arms, although she hadn't fallen asleep yet, she was also sleepy.
"Huh, anyone?" Suddenly, Qiao Yuwei turned her head to look outside the house, and a thin figure under the moonlight was slowly walking towards the post station.
Qiao Yuwei subconsciously hugged Zhou Lan tightly, and even leaned towards the inside of the house.
The figure got closer and closer, and soon walked to the post station, only three or five zhang away from Qiao Yuwei's house.
Seeing the appearance of the visitor, Qiao Yuwei frowned, and the hand holding Zhou Lan was slightly clenched into a fist.
The person who came looked to be in his early thirties, wearing a robe, with inch hair on his head, and he actually looked like a monk.
"Female donor, the poor monks in the wilderness have nowhere to go, so they can only settle here tonight, please forgive me for the disturbance. Hu Seng approached, looked at Qiao Yuwei in the house, his eyes fell on the fire, and he saluted first, but said quite politely.
"Master, please take care of yourself. Qiao Yuwei looked at Hu Seng and just said lightly.
"Thank you. Hu Seng nodded and said, then walked into the house and sat opposite Qiao Yuwei's mother and daughter.
The conversation between Hu Seng and Qiao Yuwei had already woken up Zhou Lan, and when she saw this Hu Seng walking in, she also subconsciously shrank her head, as if she was a little scared.
"This little girl is a very good person with Huigen at a glance, and it is fate to meet the poor monk today, why don't you go to the Buddha country with me?" Hu Seng sat down and looked at Zhou Lan with a smile on his face, and suddenly said with great meaning after a while.
"The master is here on purpose, right?" Qiao Yuwei hugged Zhou Lan tightly, her eyes glared at Hu Seng, she didn't believe that this Hu Seng really passed by here by accident from the beginning.
"My disciple failed to convert the female benefactor, and today the poor monk came to receive the donor. Hu Seng still said with a smile on his face.
"It turns out that the monk who died a few years ago is your apprentice, what do you want to do?" Qiao Yuwei quickly thought of the Hu monk she met when Zhou Cheng took her to find Zhou.
That day, the Hu monk was fanned into ashes by Wang Rong with a white jade tail, and Zhou Cheng and the others didn't have time to torture Hu Seng about his origin and true purpose, and they were always confused about why they calculated Qiao Yuwei.
"Not yet introduced, poor monk Zhu Flange. The little monk is also very curious! Who are you the female benefactor?" Hu Seng reported his name, he is the junior brother of Jiaye Moteng, and the rare genius Zhu Falan in Buddhism.
Zhu Falan stared at Qiao Yuwei curiously, he was actually puzzled in his heart, what was the origin of this seemingly ordinary woman in front of him, which would make the Bodhisattva send down the decree repeatedly.
"You don't know, who sent you?" Qiao Yuwei couldn't help but be nervous in her heart, but she still wanted to take this opportunity to find out the true intentions of the Buddhist Sect.
Zhu Faran glanced at Qiao Yuwei, there seemed to be appreciation in his eyes, and he also had some admiration for Qiao Yuwei for being so calm.
However, he didn't answer Qiao Yuwei's question, but said to himself: "The little monk is only a little bit away from being able to attain the Arhat fruit position." I have a hunch that as long as I can figure out the true origin of the female benefactor, the little monk will be able to smoothly advance to the Arhat fruit position. Female benefactor.... Judge yourself!"
After Zhu Falan finished speaking, he slowly stood up, and the word self-cutting fell, and a three-color brilliance appeared on the top of his head, and the three-color brilliance gathered on the top of his head, forming a rotating canopy hanging down.
It's just that there are some slight differences between the three-color canopy of Zhu Flange and the pothos fairy. That is, the three flowers on the top of Zhu Flange are distinct, and the three flowers are not really perfectly blended, which seems to be the last step he missed.
"Half-step Arhat?" Just when Zhu Falan's gaze was pressing towards Qiao Yuwei, a calm sentence suddenly came from outside the post station, and the killing intent in the words was awe-inspiring.
Zhu Flange turned his head slightly to look outside the post station, and his two eyebrows furrowed slightly.
He is already a half-step Arhat-level mythical figure, and he is only close to being a Taiyi Xuan Immortal who is invincible to all laws, but he didn't feel it from beginning to end that there was a third person other than him in this station.
At some point, a figure wearing an embroidered robe and empty-handed appeared outside the station.
The man walked slowly into the post station, as if he was strolling leisurely.
Qiao Yuwei and Zhou Lan also looked at the comer, and when they saw the familiar figure under the moonlight, as well as the familiar robe, Zhou Lan's immature face showed a charming smile.
"Ah...."Suddenly, Zhou Lan's smile retracted, and when she looked at the face of the person who came, she couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
A pitch-black iron mask, glowing in the moonlight.....