Yi Dan and the others entered the restaurant, ordered a few side dishes and began to eat.

At this time, there were three men in their twenties at the next table, chatting about the Knife Sharpener Gang while eating. One of them, man A, said, "Ah. I really didn't expect that at this gang meeting, an old man who was nearly sixty years old would be the leader of the gang, and it was a pity that we young people had no chance at all. ”

Man B also echoed: "Yes, the Knife Grinding Gang has always been old and young, where have you ever seen a young and old? ”

At this time, the man next to him said, "What's so strange about this? In the past, when the old hall master passed the position to Ouyang Gang Master, everyone thought that he was too young and was afraid that he would not be able to take on such a big responsibility. Now that Ouyang Gang Leader has given up his seat to the elderly, you also have opinions. I really don't understand what you people are thinking about all day? You want to be a helper? I'm afraid I'm going to have to live my next life. ”

Man A said: "That's not what I said, the previous Ouyang gang leader was still young, but his chivalrous deeds were obvious to all the brothers. But now that this gang leader is about to bury the loess to his neck, what else can he do? Our Knife Grinding Gang is a martial arts gang, not an old man's hall. ”

Man B echoed: "Yes, it's either too young or too old, and there aren't a few backbones? ”

Man C said, "Aren't you just in the middle? It's a pity that you won't have the opportunity to be a helper in the next life." In that case, then why do you care about it so much? Although the Tang Gang Master is old, he has real skills, and he has the true inheritance of the old hall master's blade. The sage is not old, then Jiang Ziya can still be the prime minister at the age of eighty, and he can still set the country and the country, which proves that age is not a problem. As long as you have the ability to lead us. ”

Man A said: "Jiang Shang became the prime minister at the age of eighty, but it was just a joke in the book, and it should not be true." ”

Man C said, "Anyway, as long as you have the ability." Don't gossip about the new gang leader behind your back. ”

This is true, but this new gang leader surnamed Tang suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Anyway, I always thought it was weird. Man A said.

Yi Dan was listening to the conversation of the three men with his ears pricked up. At this time, an old monk of seventy or eighty years old came in at the door. I saw the monk holding a small bowl and said to the three people: "Three donors, my Buddha is merciful and universal to all sentient beings, and has made good karma, can you turn a bowl of plain noodles into a bowl of noodles, and the merit is immeasurable." ”

Man C looked at the monk with tricky eyes and said, "You monk, where did you come from? ”

Man A hurriedly stopped: "Don't say that, the monks of the Mahayana sect cultivate their own farms. Self-reliance, no need to come out to make fate. But most of the people south of Annam are Hinayana sects, and Hinayana sects make a living by turning karma..."

Before A's words were finished, C rushed to speak: "If you look at his appearance and the accent of his speech, it doesn't look like he came from the south." I think it's a liar. Get out, get out. ”

Man A ignored C's words, turned his head and asked the monk, "Master, please." Where did the fight come from?"

"Amitabha, a poor monk from Qizhou. The monks have nothing outside of the body. I just want to make a bowl of somen noodles, and I ask the donor to forgive me. The monk said.

At this time, the man handed a large plate of pig's trotters to the monk, and said contemptuously: "There is no plain noodles, do you want pig's trotters?"

The monk hurriedly retreated. After looking at the pig's trotters with a look of disapproval, he said, "Amitabha, sin, sin." The monks don't eat meat, just a bowl of somen noodles. ”

Man C said, "What's so good about being a vegetarian? Eat meat in a big way and drink wine in a big bowl." How comfortable are you? You're lucky to be in a good mood to meet your grandfather today. If someone else calls Hanako to come and begs the master to reward him with a piece, the master is not happy. ”

"Amitabha, since the donor refuses to give alms, the poor monk just needs to go elsewhere. The monk was about to leave with a bowl in his hand.

Man C stood up, held the pig's trotters and said, "Don't go, eat quickly." What a taste of these trotters. As he spoke, he reached out and pulled the monk's robe, wanting to force him to eat meat.

At this time, Yi Dan on the side really couldn't stand it, and when he listened to this person chatting with the other two just now, there was still some truth. I didn't expect it to suddenly become so nonsense again.

"Little Er, quickly bring this master a bowl of somen noodles, and remember to add more vegetables. Yi Dan shouted at the shopkeeper.

"Good Ratcha, a bowl of somen noodles, coming soon. Xiao Er responded.

Seeing that Yi Dan was upset about the monk, the man turned his head angrily to look at Yi Dan and asked, "Where did the woman come from?"

Yi Dan smiled faintly and said contemptuously: "I don't need to know who you are, it's your fault to bully an elderly person like this." If you dare to do so again, then don't blame me for being unkind to you. ”

As he spoke, Yi Dan clenched the sword in his hand tightly. Seeing this, man A hurriedly stood up and dissuaded man C: "Oh, forget it, forget it, forget it, I think this girl is also from the rivers and lakes, everyone has no grievances, don't hurt the harmony for a little thing." ”

Man A said that, and sat down Man C.

With the mediation of Man A, the matter was quickly settled.

At this time, the old monk hurriedly said to Yi Dan: "Good, good, the donor has accumulated goodwill, and the merit is immeasurable." ”

"The master doesn't have to be polite, please sit down first, and it will be easy to use the noodles for a while. Yi Dan smiled and said to the monk.

The old monk folded his hands and refused: "Thank you for your kindness! The monks are also practicing fasting, and the poor monks are just outside the door." ”

"I saw that the master was in the dust, he must have come from afar, right?" Yi Dan asked.

"Yes, the poor monk has just come from Qizhou. The monk said.

"The master is so old, it's been a hard journey all the way, right?" Yi Dan asked.

"It's not hard, everything the monks ask for is for the sake of doing good deeds and accumulating virtue. The monk said.

At this time, Xiao Er brought the noodles up, and Youming said: "Our senior sister and brother have just come from the north, please sit down, master, let's fast together, we are also vegetarian this meal, and I hope you don't dislike it." ”

The monk hurriedly said, "Amitabha, thank you for your kindness. The two Shi Sumian, the poor monks are already very grateful, and the monks are at peace with what they encounter. I won't bother the donors, I hope the two donors will have a blessed life and be safe!" With that, the monk poured the noodles into his bowl and nodded gratefully again.

"Oh well. Since the master insists on this, then we don't force it, everything is just as it is. Yi Dan said.

"Thank you for your forgiveness!" the monk smiled and nodded, and then left the restaurant with a bowl.

Yi Dan and the others came to the door after eating, and saw that the monk had fetched water from the well outside the door to wash the dishes, and then packed up his things and prepared to leave.

At this moment, I saw an old man dressed in linen coarse clothes walking towards the street in front of him, followed by a handsome young man in his twenties with a sword on his back.

The age of that old man. It's about the same age as this monk. Lao Suo came to the old monk, looked up and down and asked, "Senior Brother Gongyi, it's been almost thirty years, don't you come unharmed?"

When the monk saw Lao Suo standing in front of him, he first smiled, and then folded his hands and said: "It turned out to be Lu Jianyin, the virtuous elder of Yunzhou Sword Casting Villa, Senior Brother Lu has arrived, Amitabha." ”

The old man who was called Lu Jianyin by the monk said, "Hey. Elder Zhide. It's been a long time ago, and I've been retired for almost thirty years. Senior Brother Gongyi, why do you look like this? Are you a monk?"

"Amitabha, the poor monk is gone, and the fate is 'empty sorrow'," the monk said.

"Empty sorrow, I don't know why Senior Brother Gongyi saw through the world?" Lu Jianyin asked.

Empty sorrow replied: "Amitabha, birth, old age, sickness and death, love and hatred, everything is suffering. Why don't you see through it as soon as possible and attain bliss forever?"

"Senior brother is right, after I retired and returned to Yunzhou over the years, I really understood what it means to be light and light. It's really fun to be at ease. Lu Jianyin said.

"Being at ease is not as good as seeing through the dust. Only by seeing through and letting go can we be happy forever. The empty sorrow monk said.

"Well, Senior Brother Gongyi is right, maybe your choice is not wrong. After that, Lu Jianyin pointed to the young man beside him and said, "This is my closed disciple, Wang Yunhai." Yunhai, I've seen the master of ceremonies. ”

That Wang Yunhai bowed respectfully and said, "Disciple Wang Yunhai, I have seen the master of public ceremonies. ”

Lu Jianyin said: "Yunhai, your Gongyi Master is one of the five elders of the Wind Hall back then. ”

Wang Yunhai said: "Well, my nephew Wang Yunhai has met Elder Zhiren, the master of ceremonies. ”

Master Empty Compassion hurriedly said: "Amitabha, there is no longer a benevolent elder Yixian in the world, and there is only one empty sorrow monk in front of him. ”

That Wang Yunhai listened to the words of Master Kongbei, and said smartly: "Yes, junior Wang Yunhai, meet Master Kongbei." ”

Lu Jianyin changed his words and asked, "Oh yes, I don't know if Senior Brother Gongyi can know, this time Senior Brother Lu came all the way to find us to come to Guangzhou, what is the matter?"

The monk said: "The poor monk doesn't know yet, but if you think about it, something big should have happened in the hall. That's why Senior Brother Lu, who hasn't asked about the world for a long time, hurriedly came to us to discuss countermeasures, right?" I think the two old men have been used to calling Tingfeng Tang all their lives, and even though Tingfeng Tang has long been renamed the Knife Grinding Gang, they still like to call it by its old name.

Lu Jianyin said: "Then senior brother, have you ever seen Senior Brother Lu Yonghuai?"

"Good, the poor monk has just arrived in this Guangzhou city, and he has never seen Senior Brother Lu. Said Kongbei.

"Alright, let's go and find out, but I don't know where he is. Lu Jianyin said.

"Since Senior Brother Lu asked us to come to Guangzhou to discuss important matters, and did not leave a specific location, the poor monk guessed that he should still be not far away. The empty sorrow monk said.

"Well, Senior Brother Gongyi has a point, then let's go and have a look first," Lu Jianyin said.

Kong Bei put away his burden and said, "Okay, then let's go." ”

Yi Dan, who was not far away, heard the conversation between the two old men clearly. Only then did Yi Dan know that it turned out that the two of them just now were both elders of Tingfeng Hall. However, according to them, they have all retired to their hometowns for decades, so why did they come all the way to Guangzhou this time? Could it be that there is really something big going on in the Knife Grinding Gang?

Yi Dan said to Youming: "Senior brother, I listened to the conversation between the master and the senior surnamed Lu, and I guessed that both of them should be members of the Knife Sharpening Gang. Either let's go over and see what happens, shall we?"

"Well, we're worried that we can't find where Yongyi Village is, which is really a coincidence. With that, the two quietly followed behind all the way.

However, all this was also clearly seen by the West Sea fisherman who was hiding on the side. He didn't care what these people wanted to do, he just avoided the Knife Sharpener Gang and stopped provoking them, lest they fix it. (To be continued.) )