A hundred miles east of Dawangzhuang is Luanzhou City. Luanzhou has existed in the park since 926 years, and it is worthy of its name as an ancient city. The allusions of "Yiqi Makes Virtuous" and "Old Horse Know the Way" come from here, and the famous Pingju and shadow puppet play were also born here.

Wenxiang Sect Capital Shifokou is located in the north-central part of Luanzhou City, about 20 miles away from the state city. At this time, although Shifokou is famous for smelling incense, in fact, it can only be regarded as a village at best, the area is not large, the circumference is only four miles, but the architectural layout during it is extremely exquisite. On the periphery of the village, there are "Qianting (Zhang Tingzi), Houdian (Houdianzi), Donggu (Leiguzhuang), and Xilou (Xujialou)", which are responsible for receiving "tributary" believers from all over the world. The stone Buddha mouth itself, is more rigorous in structure, full of magnificence, the village is surrounded by a firm city wall, the city gate is majestic; two large archways are built at both ends of the east and west streets in the city, and they are respectively engraved with "the master of the green mountain" and "the reincarnation of Maitreya".

And the residence of the Wang family, the leader of the Wenxiang Sect, occupies a great space in it, showing a special style. The inner courtyard has a living room, a study, an embroidery building, a garden, and a side courtyard with a health hall, a martial arts field, a dining room, and a fish pond...

And outside the city there are also a huge group of temples, Xiguan is the old man temple, Niangniang Temple, land temple, etc., Nanguan is Bodhi Temple, Eight Immortals Temple, City God Temple. Each of these temples is carved beams and painted buildings, and the yellow glazed tiles cover the roof, which is splendid. Of course, the most famous is the "Temple of the Gods" (later known as the "Hail Temple") at the foot of the mountain northeast of the city, which houses a two-meter-high red granite stone statue of Maitreya Buddha, from which the stone Buddha's mouth is named. The "Divine Temple" and the "Bodhi Temple" in Nanguan are the two most important temples of the Wenxiang Sect, which are extremely spectacular, covering an area of 100 acres.

At this moment, it is dusk, in the Wuxiang Hall in the backyard of the main temple, because there is no lantern yet, only the afterglow of the setting sun shines through the ancient trees in the courtyard, mottled from the doors and windows

Spilled in, it looks a little dim. In front of the statue of the main god in the hall, "Burning the Ancient Buddha", there are two old men in their fifties standing with their heads bowed, the two are of moderate stature, majestic appearance, white hair under the chin, and their appearance is very similar, it is difficult to distinguish you and me, and they should be twin brothers.

Directly in front of them, a tall and thick golden futon is placed, and the futon is embroidered with delicate lotus petals around it, in full bloom, like the lotus throne of the Buddhas. At the top of it sat a fat old man in a brocade robe and jade belt, his eyes closed, he looked a few years older than the two old men who stood bowed, he was nearly sixty years old, there was no hair on the top of his head, and a remnant of the setting sun fell on the top of his bare head, shining with a rather divine light. This is like an old monk with no ring scars on his bald head, and he is not wearing a monk's robe, sitting on the futon looks a little monk-like and nondescript.

The hall was silent and solemn, the needles could be heard, and there was a hint of tension in the solemnity.

The two twin old men standing at the bottom had already entered the hall for about a moment to pour incense, but they had not dared to speak, as if they were afraid of disturbing the fat old man's meditation. Finally, after hearing a soft "um" from the futon, the two twin old men looked at each other, and the one on the left coughed in a low voice before he spoke: "Third son, there is a few news from the bamboo sticks!"

The fat old man on the futon slowly opened his eyes, and I don't know if it was because he was too fat, or because he was born with small eyes, and when he opened his eyes, it was like a thin slit in the upper and lower eyelids, and he could hardly see the kernel of his eyes. But the two twin old men saw a fine light from the narrow slit, cold and sharp, and intimidating.

"Say it!" the fat old man's voice was low and hoarse, and two emotionless words popped out of his mouth.

The old man on the left took a breath and said: "Hou Protector sent a letter from Beijing, he had left Beijing a few days ago to protect a new Hou Ye, saying that he was going to Yongping Mansion on business, and the specific reason is not yet known. ”

The obese old man said lightly: "At the important moment when I smell the fragrance and teach the Jiaojiao, the imperial court suddenly sent a marquis to pass by my Luanzhou and go to Yongping Mansion on a business trip?

It turned out that this obese old man was actually Wang Haoxian, the young sect leader of the Wenxiang Sect. Wang Haoxian is 58 years old this year, and after the death of his father Wang Sen, he claimed to be the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha, and received the support of many high-level leaders in the church, plus his mother Wang Chen was behind him, and sat on the position of acting head of the church.

The first two old men are the third and fourth protectors of the five protectors of the Wenxiang Sect, they are twin brothers, the one who speaks is the elder brother, named Yang Wen, and the other is Yang Wu. The brothers met Wang Haoxian when they were young and won his trust, so in their mouths, they still called Wang Haoxian "the third son" as they did back then. The brothers have been monks in Northern Shaolin since childhood, and when they were in their twenties, they were ranked as 18 Arhats. Later, after meeting Wang Haoxian, he returned to the vulgar, and now, the two have practiced Arhat boxing to the realm, and the martial arts are unfathomable.

The elder brother Yang Wen is not only strong in martial arts, but also familiar with the scriptures, and his writing is extraordinary, and the leader of the sect is written by him whenever there are teachings;

Now that the anniversary of the Wenxiang Sect is approaching, the Great Protector Liang Zilong and the Second Protector Liu Chun both have important tasks and are not in the religious capital, so they are qualified to enter the Divine Temple at this moment and discuss major matters in the sect with Wang Haoxian, only the two brothers Yang Wen and Yang Wu are left.

Yang Wu listened to Wang Haoxian's profound words, raised his head and said, "What's interesting?"

Wang Haoxian glanced at Yang Wu, who was honest and upright, but had always been loyal to the Lord, knowing that he had a bad brain, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he did not answer, his eyes turned to Yang Wen and said, "Yang Wen, what do you think?"

Wang Haoxian's slight smile suddenly made the Yang brothers relax, and the atmosphere in the entire hall became less tense.

Yang Wen touched his chin and beard, his eyes flashed with a wise light that did not match his burly figure, and said with a smile: "That Hou Ye may really just go to Yongping Mansion for business." After all, the Jurchens captured Guangning, the border pass was in an emergency, Yongping Mansion was not far from Shanhaiguan, maybe it was to supervise the military rations; of course, it is also possible to come to Luanzhou for Xu Hongru's matter, if so, it is really as the third prince said, interesting. In short, it's possible to do both!"

Yang Wu hurriedly said: "Didn't you say it, but didn't say it?"

Yang Wen glanced at Yang Wu and continued: "No matter what his behavior is, the third prince has already been arranged, so what is there to fear?

Wang Haoxian nodded slowly, the fat on his jaw and neck squeezed out a few furrows, looking extremely fat, he paused for a moment and said, "What else is the news?"

Yang Wen didn't dare to slack off, and continued: "At noon today, there was a conflict in Qinglong Town. Liang Baiying, the son of the Great Protector, fought with the Yellow Heaven Sect Mi Li!"

"Mi Lizhi?!" Wang Haoxian thought for a while and said: "Fuxian's son Mi Lizhi?!It seems that Fuxian is letting her son be a pioneer to explore the way, women, just too timid, too cautious, not at all atmospheric! Could it be that I, Wang Haoxian, will still be unfavorable to her at the tenth year of the Jiao Qing?"

Yang Wendao: "As the third prince said, Mi Lizhi is one step ahead, and he should have the intention of testing the truth and the truth. However, this Mi Li is young, and his martial arts are indeed extraordinary, no wonder he can be ranked among the seven sons of the Ming Dynasty with Dong'er, if it weren't for Hou Protector who happened to pass by Qinglong Town and stopped him, Liang Baiying would have suffered a big loss!"

The Dong'er in Yang Wen's mouth is talking about Wang Dong, Wang Haoxian's second son. Wang Dong is quite famous in the Wenxiang Sect and the rivers and lakes, and won the third place in the group of heroes the year before last, and his martial arts are still better than Mi Li.

Wang Haoxian frowned and said: "Liang Baiying originally went to Qinglong Town to welcome guests, and this son is cowardly by nature, this time he can't help but fight with Mi Lizhi, it can be seen that the old woman of Huangtianjiao Fuxian didn't put me in the eyes of the Smelling Fragrance Sect, and his son is still very arrogant when he arrives at my teaching territory!"

Yang Wu snorted coldly and said, "Do you want me to teach that kid a lesson and extinguish the arrogance of the Yellow Heaven Sect?"

Yang Wen shook his head and said: "No need! I Wenxiang Sect is the proprietor of the grand event this time, no matter how I say it, Mi Lizhi is also the son of Fuxian, and he is an invited guest. Besides, young people are so brave and ruthless, what is it for you to meddle, if you want to go, it is appropriate for Dong'er to go!"

Before Yang Wu could say anything, Wang Haoxian laughed and said: "Yang Wen is reasonable, this matter is over, wait until the Jiaoqing is successfully over, and then let Dong'er go to the meeting that Mi Li!"

Seeing that Wang Haoxian had made up his mind, Yang Wu had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

Yang Wen stretched out his hand and patted his younger brother on the shoulder to show comfort, and then continued to report: "In addition, Hongyang Sect Zhang Guanglin sent his son Zhang Song and female apprentice Lin Hongmeng to come this time, but the strange thing is that not long after these two people left Gyeonggi, they deliberately concealed their whereabouts, got rid of my sect's eyeliner, and disappeared!"

Wang Haoxian said lightly: "Are these two young people worth your report?"

Yang Wen said solemnly: "Zhang Song is nothing, but Lin Hongmeng should not be underestimated. ”

Wang Haoxian said "Oh?" and said, "What do you say?"

Yang Wendao: "Lin Hongmeng is Chinese New Year's Eve one year old today, she is a widow, it is said that she is talented, she has only been in contact with martial arts for a few years, and she is already a master of the Hongyang Sect, and this woman is also smart and wise, eager for justice and righteousness, and her momentum in the sect has faintly overpowered Zhang Song, and she is likely to become the inheritor of Zhang Guanglin." ”

Wang Haoxian pondered for a moment and said: "Since this woman has threatened Zhang Song's succession, Zhang Guanglin has sent the two of them here at this moment, which is already intriguing! Now that even her whereabouts are hidden, it is even more interesting!"

Yang Wendao: "That's right, my subordinates have arranged more people to investigate the various roads from Gyeonggi to Luanzhou, and I believe that the two of them will definitely be found!"

Wang Haoxian Han said: "This woman is still young, although there is no threat now, but you must pay more attention to her, you have done a good job!

Yang Wendao: "There is news that she has already set off with Zhang Guanglin and a mysterious old nun!"

"Mysterious old nun?!" Wang Haoxian frowned rarely, "What's the matter?"

Yang Wen shook his head and said, "No clue!"

Wang Haoxian raised his fat right arm, reached out and touched his bald head, and was about to ask again, when he suddenly heard someone outside the hall say: "Sect Master, there is a bamboo stick flying chips!"

Yang Wen immediately turned around and walked out of the hall, and after a while, he turned around, looking at Wang Haoxian with complicated eyes and said, "Third son, I received even more suspicious news!"

Wang Haoxian shook his fat head, as if he wanted to clear the speculation about the "mysterious old nun" from his mind, and then said, "Say!"

Yang Wen's voice was solemn, and he said word by word: "Hou Protector and his party have arrived in Dawangzhuang at this moment, and they are going to go to Guanyue Tower to stay, I don't know if it is a coincidence or deliberate!"

Wang Haoxian's small eyes suddenly widened, and he muttered to himself: "If it was deliberate, our years of arrangement would not be in vain!"

Suddenly, the light in the main hall dimmed, and the dappled afterglow disappeared, and it turned out that the setting sun had completely disappeared on the horizon.

Wang Haoxian raised his arms and waved the sleeves of his brocade robe, and a strong wind suddenly blew in the hall, and the wind was faintly mixed with the smell of gunsmoke. With this strong wind, the hall suddenly changed from darkness to brightness, and the sudden change in light made Yang Wen and Yang Wu brothers squint. I saw that dozens of oil lamps in all corners and pillars of the main hall were lit almost at the same time, and the light of these oil lamps was reflected on Wang Haoxian's fat and gloomy face, which looked more and more strange and terrifying.