The seventh night explores Fengxue Temple

After dinner, Dongxue and the girls took care of the county lord and went to rest first. Ren Yong and the other six Hu Yong took turns to be on duty, meditating and practicing qi to rest. Mr. Hua also went out for a ride alone.

The lights in Ren Tianqi's room were on, Ren Tianqi, a thousand-handed scholar, a great monk, and a black and white double eagle sat around the table, and Mingquan stood behind the housekeeper, taking care of the tea.

It turned out that three months ago, after the Song Dynasty's 100,000 taels of tribute silver from the Dajin State were handed over to the envoys of the Dajin State on the north bank of the Huai River, they assisted in the escort of the Jin soldiers all the way. Sixty miles southeast of Pengcheng, Tian'erwa was robbed by more than 200 bandits, and forty gold soldiers guarding silver, three generals and five officials of the Song Dynasty were also killed. The two governors of Song and Jin ordered an investigation and confirmed that it was committed by the monks of Fengxue Temple in Lai'an and the strongman Lei Zhen of Sizhou. Lin'an sent people across the border to pursue and suppress them several times, but to no avail. A month ago, Lin'an sent seven gates to control it, and the iron hand guest Lin Mushan went north, but there was no news. The king of Zhengnan believed that Ren Tianqi and others were able to claim back the tribute and silver, and suppress the two chaotic people of Fengxue Temple and Lei Qiang, so he took advantage of the time when Ren Tianqi went home to save his relatives, transferred four masters from Shangjing, and ordered 20 masters to be transferred from Pengcheng, and the golden soldiers were not limited, and they were ambushed next to Fengxue Temple;

Ren Tianqi knows and understands Lin Mushan, and he knows that Lin Mushan has never failed to handle cases since his debut more than 20 years ago. This time, Lin Mushan came forward but did not see any movement, presumably there seems to be a hidden secret, so before staying overnight, he asked Gong Ming to hold the beggar gang leader Yin Kaishan Yin seniors to send each other, and then go to find the local beggar gang to find a look.

Five years ago, when Tianqi was in trouble in the lake, he was rescued and instructed by the old man of Yin Kaishan, and was given by Jiulong Pei to ask for help from the beggar gang when he was in urgent need.

A whistle blew, and the door opened.

The nine-tailed fox Gong Ming flashed in, dressed in black clothes and black pants, covered with a black scarf, dressed energetically, and carried a green steel sword in his hand. Gong Ming stepped forward and pulled off his towel, drank a cup of tea on the table, put down the cup, pursed his lips again, and said to Ren Tianqi: "Master, the matter is done." Out of the store to the west of three miles, the beggars help a bag of five bags of disciples to lead the beggars to wait, this person's surname is Lu Mingshixing, known as the rolling dragon, the leg is powerful. Fengxue Temple is seventeen miles west of the town, in the open air, very ordinary, looking at the danger to rely on. ”

It can be seen that Gong Ming not only investigated from Lu Shixing, but also observed it on the spot, which shows that he is meticulous and has his own habitual style.

"Okay, the eldest brother and the second brother please stay and take care of the county lord and the girls, the third brother and the fourth brother are ready to go with me, and Uncle Ming Quan also stays inside and out, and you need to be vigilant inside and out. Ren Tianqi got up and said.

The great monk Lu Qian exhaled Amitabha Buddha, glanced at the thousand-handed scholar, and said slowly: "The virtuous brothers must not kill recklessly this time, and the third and fourth brothers must not indulge in killing, so as to avoid unnecessary sins, remember to remember."

Black Eagle replied dissatisfiedly, and White Eagle smiled: "Big brother, you want to become a monk but you haven't worshiped a teacher yet, so you have compassion so early, and you care about all living beings in the world, aren't you afraid that the position of the Buddha will also be fought for you!"

Seeing that the eldest brother was red-faced, he was speechless, and hurriedly scolded: "You two are still finished, and you don't accumulate virtue in your mouth! You can also talk nonsense like this, so you are not afraid that the eldest brother will be angry?"

Shuangying smiled, stepped forward to bow to Lu Qian, and said with a smile: "There are a lot of big brothers, don't count the jokes of the smaller two." ”

The great monk hurriedly got up and hugged each other, and said with a smile: "The two virtuous brothers are very polite. His own brother doesn't speak foreign words, and the foolish brother has long been used to laughing and scolding the two virtuous brothers. Why should their own brothers be so clearly distinguished, the two virtuous brothers feel that they are convenient, and the rest does not matter. ”

A little red glared at the double eagle, the double eagle's face was red, and he glanced at the embarrassed Ren Tianqi on the side and hurriedly slipped back to the room to prepare.

Ren Tianqi and Gong Ming also returned to the room to prepare.

Country roads outside the town.

There were more than a dozen people standing quietly by the bushes on the side of the road, each holding a weapon.

In the distance, four dark shadows were rushing towards us.

Two whistles went up, one whistle fell, two groups of people converged in one place, and the black pressed one.

The four people who came, two fat and two thin, the fat two held swords and shields, and the thin two held swords, Nai Tianqi four, the same black clothes and black pants, dressed in a strong costume, black scarf masking, only Ren Tianqi wore a jade mask on his face, which was crystal clear and translucent in the moonlight, glowing with a little blue light, weird and terrifying.

The four of them stood still, and one of the people in the crowd on the opposite side stepped forward, bowed down, and said: "Lu Shixing, a five-bag disciple of the Xia Beggars Gang, has seen Ren Shaoxia, and Lu Mouzun has ordered twenty-six people to come to listen to Hou Ren Shaoxia's allocation. ”

Ren Tianqi returned the salute with a fist and said with a smile: "Thank you for coming to help, I will work for you." Presumably Lu Daxia has heard Gong Ming talk about tonight. Let's make a long story short, there are still two things to see Lu Daxia: one is that there are dangerous places to follow in Fengxue Temple, and the other is how the surname of the host Yuantong is and why it is sacred. ”

Lu Shixing stepped forward and said: "Fengxue Temple has no danger to rely on, my beggar gang has already investigated clearly; I have been here for more than five years, and I have never heard of the evil legend of the temple and its people. However, there are two things that I hope Ren Shaoxia will ponder, and what may be explained. ”

"Which two?" Ren Tianqi was quite interested, his eyes lit up, and he asked hurriedly.

"First, this place is located at the junction of the Song and Jin countries, not a place of peace in the mainland, and there have been wars for many years, there are many displaced people, there are not many merchants, all industries are sluggish, and the local people are not rich. In the first half of last year, about May and June, there was a southern Taoist priest who came to seek revenge or provoke, and heard that Yuantong presided over three moves and killed this person, and this matter was widely spread; now no one dares to visit Fengxue Temple blatantly."

Ren Tianqi pondered for a while, and asked in a low voice, "Is there a place to hide in the water flow forest around Fengxue Temple?"

"Yes, behind the north courtyard wall is a three-zhang wide flowing water, and there is a dense bush about half a person high on the opposite side of the flowing water." Lu Shixing raised his head and said.

"Well, you will take all the people to hide on the south bank of the water. If you see a fire in the temple, you should not let a person or a horse cross the river, and if you do not see a fire in the temple, you don't have to show up to help, and you don't have to pay attention to the people who come out of the temple. Afterwards, I should be thanked. ”

Lu Shixing nodded and promised, and led people to the northwest.

Ren Tianqi and the four of them galloped towards the west.

Less than two miles away from the temple, there is a small forest in the fruit.

Ren Tianqi stopped in front of the forest, and whistled three times, one long and one short.

A whistle in the forest responded, and a person flew out, and someone bowed down to salute, and said in a low voice: "In Xia Jiang Xiao, I have seen the master of the horse." ”

"No courtesy, how many people are there around Jiang Daxia at the moment?" Ren Tianqi said.

"There were thirty-four people here, and ten of them were strong archers. There are also 200 long sword and horse troops three miles to the southwest, and 300 infantry troops two miles to the northwest, all of which are on standby at any time. Jiang Xiao returned his hand and pointed behind him.

"Okay, you first take people to the south of the temple to the northwest of the temple to set up defenses, depending on the situation, you don't have to show up too early. Ren Tianqi looked up at the night sky. The bright moon is higher than the tree, and it shines silver.

"Yes, is it ,------ to ask a few people around the horse?Do you need to send more people in the next ?-----, I am afraid of -------," Jiang Xiao was under the king's order, and he was worried that the errand assigned by the prince would not be good enough, so he hesitated to ask, but he didn't have any other thoughts.

"Presumptuous, do you underestimate the ability of this horse master, or are you not worried that this horse master will turn his back on the prince? Hmph, the black water ghost has never begged for help, you have never seen it, you should have heard of it...... Arm and go. ”

Ren Tianqi was thinking about the Yuantong in the temple as a guard, and he had already deliberately let him live, and suddenly heard Jiang Xiao's voice, afraid that he would see through his heart, and he was quite timid in his heart, so he pretended to be dissatisfied and shouted angrily.

"Blackwater Ghost...... ,In,In the next is life,Just afraid,...... In the next retirement. Jiang Xiaowen heard that the hair on his whole body stood on end, and the legend of the ghost of the black water had heard too many rumors. It is rumored that the ghost of Heishui comes and goes without a trace, is ruthless, does not recognize the six relatives, and regards human life as grass, trees, and dung; its hobby of conquest and killing, and its martial arts are superb, and it never leaves a living mouth, although there are only a few ghost knights under his command, but he can do whatever he wants on the battlefield; conquer Mongolia, save the prince, and suppress the rebellion has long spread throughout the Heishui Desert, but the world has never known the true face of his people. Now I can't imagine that the demon turned out to be the son-in-law of the king of Zhengnan, and he was a Han Chinese, unheard of, and I didn't dare to think about it. No wonder the title of King Zhengnan has been repeatedly promoted, as stable as Mount Tai, it turns out that it all depends on this horse master. I really have no eyes, I'm still worried about this, I'm worried about that, it's good, but I met this big devil, fortunately, I haven't had too much nonsense, maybe I can still save my life.

Jiang Xiao was frightened into a cold sweat, his legs couldn't help trembling, and he hurriedly looked up at Ren Tianqi's cold and handsome face with blue light, and there was a chill down his spine.

Seeing that Jiang Xiao still didn't leave, the black eagle stayed still, the nine-ring golden knife in his hand rang out, his eyes widened, and he scolded in a deep voice: "Into the mother thief, Ge Laozi is tired of life, isn't it that the general's words are not clear? Why don't you get out of here, where are you waiting to be beaten?"

Jiang Xiao knew that he couldn't afford to offend these masters, so he hurriedly hugged his fists and took a few steps back, turned around and flew into the forest.

Ren Tianqi sneered, waved his hand, and the four of them flew west.

In the open space, a large temple sits in front of you.

Four rows of houses can be seen in the courtyard, and the northernmost side is a tall attic. The temple wall is about three zhang high.

There was no open fire in the temple, and it was black and rumbling. By the bright moonlight, you can vaguely see that there is a group of figures moving in the south and surrounding them, so it must be Jiang Xiao and others who are arming the defense.

Ren Tianqi didn't stop, and flew straight towards the north attic wall.

The four of them stood up, Ren Tianqi waved his hand, and the four of them were busy checking their eyesight, and put on black scarves or masks.

Gong Ming whispered: "Master, is it literary or martial? Can you take a look at it first?"

Ren Tianqi waved his hand and said, "There is no need to say today, first salute and then soldier, and investigate the case." Before the words fell, Ren Tianqi clicked on his right foot, and a stacked cloud flew up the wall.

The black and white double eagle and Gong Ming drew their swords and held their knives, inhaled and twisted their waists, and also shook their shoulders and flew up to the wall.

Under the moonlight, the temple was empty, and the pavilion was dark. The door of the downstairs hall is wide open, and the room is brightly lit, and the light shines out of the door, pouring out of the door. There was an aggressive sound of wooden fish in the hall of the room, clear, steady, loud, listen carefully to the other party must be a monk who has attained the Tao, and there is no impetuousness in his heart, presumably this is the place where the temple presides over the rest.

The light in the room falls straight in front of the door, you can see two layers of steps, four pillars of wind lanterns, each has nine stone steps, and at the end of the stone steps, there are two stone lions each, mighty and magnificent. There is a wide open space of five or six zhang in front of the stone steps, planted with some flowers and trees, and a tree-lined path on both sides leads straight to the house in front, and the stone steps are also several feet away from the surrounding wall.

But it is really a good place, and it is rare for a monk to have such a Yaxing, and it must also be a person with a noble surname! How can a person with such a Yaxing be a person who is greedy for money and perverts the law? This is also a good place for self-cultivation and practice, but today it is a pity for these flowers and trees, who is ruthless in plants and trees, flowers are born with surnames, love and hate are clear, and they are one year old and one withered, and they are endless.

Ren Tianqi thought about this, and stood there in a daze for a while, Fang smiled coldly, took out his right hand and grabbed it in the air, a tile was already sucked in his hand, his thumb pressed the tile into two, and with a shake of his wrist, two black shadows and lightning shot out.

With a "poof", the lantern on the left side of the first step in front of the door went out.

With a "pop", the tiles were hitting the middle of the two lanterns in front of the door, crisp and loud.

The sound of the wooden fish was immediately decisive, and the person who seemed to hit the wooden fish was stunned, and the sound of "Amitabha" came, and then the sound of the wooden fish sounded again.

I saw a flash of white light in front of the door, in front of the stone steps, among the flowers and trees, a black-bearded and white-robed monk flew out of the room and was standing in the middle, looking up with angry eyes.

By the faint cold and bright moonlight, the two sides looked at each other.

It can be seen that the person who came was about forty years old, with three strands of black beard, big ears, and a black and faint Buddhist bead more than one or two feet long between his left hand, shining.

Ren Tianqi shissed his throat and said in a deep voice: "In the lower Lin'an Mansion to catch the head, there is a late night visit on official business, and the Yuantong Grand Host of the Guigui Temple, please check the card." With a wave of his right hand, a black shadow silently shot directly at the monk; at the same time, Ren Tianqi held a sword in his left hand to protect his chest, shook his feet, and the person floated down, and a eight immortals crossed the sea in the air, pushed out three or four zhang, and fell down five zhang in front of the monk.

The black and white eagles and Gong Ming flew down the wall one after another, twisted their bodies forward, each rose and fell, and guarded both sides of Tianqi.

The monk looked at it smoothly, but saw a black thing flying silently towards him, and a person floated down and approached, his posture was very graceful, he frowned, and sneered: What a high light skill, can it be eaten as a meal?

The monk did not dare to be careless, he was very vigilant, he waved a roll of his right robe, stretched out his hand to grab it, copied the object, and was very vigilant, but he still felt that his fingers were numb and painful, and he did not feel a shock, and the other party was so vigorous.

The monk took a step back, took a closer look at the bronze medal in his hand by the light, raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Yes, it is the brand of seven doors, which the old man just saw last month." ”

The monk turned around and said disapplausively: "However, the old man really doesn't know what to disturb, so he has to be so annoyed that he has to break into the temple at night?

"Yes? Right and wrong have their own judgment, and twists and turns have their own royal law. Zai Xia was just ordered to come to arrest the Yuantong host and recover the imperial tribute silver. Ren Tianqi smiled and said coldly.

The black and white eagles looked at each other, and did not say anything, but held the shield and held the knife to the monk, raised the knife and slashed, and swung the shield to smash.

The two eagles have always had a common heart, complementing each other in attack and defense, fast and fierce.

Gong Ming stomped his feet, and also rose into the air, his left hand protected his chest, and his right hand made a python out of the hole, and the green steel sword pointed directly at the monk.

The three of them gathered around to trap the monk and had to make further plans.

The monk didn't feel any difference at all, his mouth grinned, his right knee bent, his burly body had already flown up, his left leg flew up, straight to the black eagle's legs, his sleeves waved, the rosary in his left hand slammed the black eagle's head, his right hand put his fingers together, inhaled and patted, a wild horse mane.

A "bump" hit the White Eagle's shield and shook the White Eagle back. It turned out that the rosary in the monk's hand was actually made of stainless steel.

The Black Hawk tightened his legs and necked, raised his shield, and slashed in response.

The rosary "whew" swept over the head of the black eagle, forcing the eagles to stop. The monk's left foot is on tiptoe, his shoulders are twisted, his body is shaken by the black eagle sword shield, the side waist avoids the sword edge of Gong Ming, and the five fingers of his left hand are like hooks from top to bottom to grasp Gong Ming's sword blade back hook, and the right hand holds a token to cut Gong Ming's throat, and the mandarin duck with both feet kicks four times, and directly kicks Gong Ming's head, neck, back, and waist.

The other party's hands and feet are fast, so ruthless, Gong Ming has never met in his life, Fang knew that he had met a strong enemy, hurriedly drew his sword with his right hand, straightened his wrist, made a move of Hanmei Aozhi, shook his wrist three plum blossoms, and divided the monk's hand, wrist, and elbow;

The double eagle dived and raised the knife to attack the monk in and out of the basin, and did not give up.

In the lightning room, the four of them touched, separated, and each attacked and defended three or four moves.