Entering the prison, the golden light dispersed.
More than two hundred children were trapped inside. Some older children stared at Yu Zhi and Wu Hua with their eyes open, while some younger children were still asleep.
The terrifying sound outside the prison had stopped for a long time. The children couldn't resist their sleepiness and fell asleep.
Yu Zhi frowned slightly and said, "How can we bring so many children back to Su City?"
When Yu Zhi first came to Su City, he had no one under his command. Now it will take some time to go back and dispatch troops. The mountain roads are so rugged that it is impossible for these children to reach Sioux City.
Yu Zhi thought for a while and said: "Prepare some food for these children first. They are locked up here, so they must not be able to eat well."
"Little monk, you wait here. I will go outside to find some food. After they are full, I will make plans."
Wuhua nodded and said, "I understand, little monk."
Yu Zhi walked out of the prison and sighed.
The city in the mountain was in ruins, and corpses were piled up on the ground, as if it had gone through a massacre. In fact, it was all done by Yu Zhi alone.
You Yuanju was still kneeling on the spot, his true energy was blocked, his energy was completely gone, and he could not escape at all. But there was no trace of Cao Ling in the animal trap.
"The young monk is still kind and soft-hearted. If he cripples Cao Ling, he won't escape." Yu Zhi said. I wanted to get something out of Cao Ling, but I didn't expect Cao Ling to escape.
However, Yu Zhi knew that the most important thing right now was to rescue these children back to Sioux City.
What Yu didn't know was that there were still Cao Ling's men lurking in the city, and it was these people who rescued Cao Ling.
boom!
Deep in the mountain city, city walls and houses collapsed one after another, sending smoke and dust into the sky.
There are no traces of wild beasts in the deep mountains and old forests near the mountain city, not even a single bird. The shaking last night caused all living creatures nearby to run for their lives.
Yu Zhi had not yet gone deep into the collapsed place to explore.
By the time Yu Zhi arrived, half of the mountain city had become ruins.
All traces of the ruins have been obliterated, leaving nothing but signs of destruction.
Yu Zhi looked at everything in front of him and thought to himself: "It seems there is something secret, and I haven't found it yet. The other party obviously wants to cover up some traces by doing this."
Yu Zhi just glanced at it and turned to leave.
It's not that important that Cao Ling escaped. As long as Yu Zhi knew that Xiang Ji was behind the mountain city, that would be enough.
And there is the aura of night ghosts in the mountain city. No matter what the night ghosts' cultivation level is, it is not something that the Chu court alone can control.
Yu Zhi carried many bags of food. Except for wine, he brought everything he could eat to the prison.
The two handed the food to these children without saying anything extra. These children have been locked up for a long time, and they will be a little more suspicious of everyone.
These suspicions will take longer to dispel.
"Let them rest quietly." Yu Zhi said, "They must not have been able to sleep last night."
After saying that, Yu Zhi and Wu Hua walked out of the prison together.
Yu Zhi took two noodle cakes, ate them himself, and handed one to Wu Hua.
Yu Zhi sat at the door of the prison, looking at the sun that had just risen, with relish in his mouth.
"Little monk, do you think it is a great merit to save all these children?" Yu Zhi asked with a smile.
Wuhua also showed a hint of joy and said: "Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda."
After saying that, Wuhua suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and frowned on his clean face.
The Buddha's mind is clear and untainted. It is not difficult to guess the thoughts of such a pure mind.
Yu Zhi turned around and smiled and said, "Are you thinking about these bandits and You Yuanju's personal guards?"
Many people died last night, including hundreds of bandits, not counting them, and three hundred of You Yuanju's bodyguards. Most of these people died in the hands of Yu Zhi.
Wuhua said frankly: "Those people could have survived. Even if they made a big mistake, the monk could use Buddha's teachings to save them and lead them to do good. Brother Yu, hurting people's lives is a sin after all."
Wuhua is immature, and her heart is even softer. Not long after he came into the world, he also saw some suffering and some life and death. But this was the first time I had seen such a tragic situation like last night. If he were here, he would definitely stop Yu Zhi.
Yu Zhi repeated in agreement: "Injury to human life is a sin after all. But how big a sin do you think it is to be sentenced to death for these crimes?"
Wuhua was speechless for a moment, and thought about it carefully, with a hint of confusion between his eyebrows.
Yu Zhi took a bite of the pancake and said while eating: "Little monk, you have been in Xuankong Temple since you were a child. The brothers and sisters around you are all compassionate monks, and they always get along well with each other. Therefore, you have never seen Those sinister hearts have never seen those evil people who eat people without spitting out their bones. If you are always in the Hanging Temple, it will be a blessing in this life."
Immediately, Yu Zhi changed the subject and sighed: "But when you went down the mountain, these blessings turned into misfortune. Because this world is different from what you imagined. Some people kill people, some people starve. Bullying happens all the time, Disease and hunger are also constant. Most of these disasters are man-made.”
"For example, the children in the cell behind us, the children who died in the belly of the beast, and the children who were sold to unknown places. Their misery is all because of these bandits, because of You Yuanju and Su Chengjun. "
"Buddhism leads people to do good and saves all sentient beings. You have the ambition to help people in danger and save the world, but you don't know that these beasts are not worth saving."
Yu Zhi's remarks completely contradicted what Wuhua had known and seen before. For a while, Wuhua was hard to accept.
Wuhua didn't know how to refute, so she had to say: "Brother Yu, you killed so many people, didn't you also violate the law?"
"Really?" Yu Zhi asked back, "These bandits are preventing me from saving these children. If I am not strong enough, I will be hacked to death by them. In this case, I will not be able to save these children. Those who will die with me will be the rest. More than two hundred children. Now I have killed the bandits and given more than two hundred children a way to live. When I take these children back, I believe the people of Sioux City will be grateful to me."
"Therefore, I am not doing anything to harm the heavens, I am doing justice to the heavens."
Wuhua didn't understand, but she silently recited these four words.
Yu Zhi finished the last bite of the pancake and took a sip of water. Facing the morning sun, Yu Zhi stood up, patted the dust on his trouser legs, stretched and made a comfortable sound.
"There are too many sufferings in the world that we cannot control. All we can do is the immediate thing. Redress the injustice of the wronged and avenge the dead. This is the simplest truth. You Buddhists have a saying: Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately."
"Haha." Yu Zhi smiled contemptuously.
Wuhua asked in confusion: "What's wrong with this sentence?"
"Wrong. How wrong." Yu Zhi stretched out his hand, raised it high, and held the gentle sunshine in his hand. "Those who have done all the bad things and put down the butcher's knife can achieve enlightenment and become Buddhas. But what about the good people? They need to go through ninety-nine and eighty-one hardships and cross the sea of suffering before they can become Buddhas."
"Little monk, tell me, is this fair? What about the so-called equality of all living beings?"
Wuhua listened to Yu Zhi's words and looked at Yu Zhi. The confusion between his eyebrows became more intense, and there seemed to be some struggle in his clear eyes.
"The Buddhist teachings of the young monk are still shallow and I don't know how to answer Brother Yu's question. Maybe... maybe the host can answer Brother Yu's doubts."
Yu Zhi shrugged indifferently and said: "Maybe. But until I change my mind, I will keep doing this. Blood debt must be paid with blood, life for life."
"Amitabha." Wuhua thought.
"Amitabha." Yu Zhi also chanted.
Immediately, Yu Zhi said again: "Let's go, those children have finished eating. The people from Su City should show up. I will arrange the next thing."
Wuhua always felt that Yu Zhi had the ability to predict the unknown.
Everything seemed to be as expected by Yu Zhi.
In front of the gate of the mountain city, just as Yu Zhi expected, Zu Anbang led the officials from the county governor's office to find this place. The two hundred personal guards left by You Yuanju were blocking Zu Anbang.
Zu Anbang was very angry. He was the governor of Sucheng County, but he was blocked from the city by You Yuanju's personal guards. This undoubtedly meant that he was not taken seriously.
Logically speaking, the county governor is the most respected person in the county government, and the military, government, workers and peasants all rely on the county governor's orders. There is nothing wrong with the county governor commanding the army, but some military commanders do not obey the county governor's orders, and the army only takes the commander's orders as orders.
Obviously, this is the case for Su Chengjun.
The person in front of him is You Yuanju's personal guard camp, and he only listens to You Yuanju's orders.
Zu Anbang did not force his way in. Judging from his many years of experience as an official, he knew that there must be many unknown secrets in this mountain city. How could such a large city be built without realizing it, and how much money and manpower was spent on it?
Zu Anbang didn't dare to think about it, and he didn't want to think about it.
"Whether it's a blessing or a curse, if You Yuanju wants to take over this matter, let him go." Zu Anbang thought to himself.
As an official, you must not provoke inexplicable people or inexplicable things.
Zu Anbang rolled his sleeves, clasped his hands behind his back, and stood leisurely in front of the mountain city. Waiting is not a bad thing.
What's the point of waiting until the fog clears?
Only when you see the road ahead clearly can you walk more steadfastly.
Zu Anbang still had a smile on his face, as if he was not angry at all because of the obstruction of these personal guards.
"It's been a whole night. You Yuanju hasn't come out yet. What on earth is he doing inside? It's really curious." Zu Anbang said to himself.
Along the way, Zu Anbang had many things on his mind. After much deliberation, he finally put last night's explosion on Yu Zhi's head.
"What an interesting boy!"
As Zu Anbang sighed, Yu Zhi's figure suddenly appeared on the towering city wall.
"Hey, Mr. Zu, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time." Yu Zhi shouted loudly.
All the government officials and guards looked at the figure on the wall.
When Zu Anbang saw Yu Zhi, the smile on his face grew stronger... It really had something to do with this kid.
"Master Yu, it turns out you are here. There was turmoil last night, and I am afraid that something happened to Master Yu. Your Majesty, please protect me. Master Yu is safe and sound."
When Yu Zhi saw Zu Anbang, he also responded: "I have killed all the bandits, and the kidnapped children are in the city. Mr. Zu, arrange for a hundred government officials to enter the city and bring these children back to Su City." "
Zu Anbang was shocked, and a series of question marks appeared in his mind. Zu Anbang was overwhelmed by these doubts.
"Master Zu, what are you waiting for?" Yu Zhi urged.
Zu Anbang responded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I will make arrangements right now."
But as soon as Zu Anbang led the government officials to the city gate, two hundred personal guards were still blocking the city gate.
The leading general said: "General You ordered us to stay here. No one is allowed to come in or out. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!"
Zu Anbang looked at Yu Zhi in embarrassment, expecting how Yu Zhi would respond.
Yu Zhi asked: "Master Zu, you are the governor of Sucheng County, can't you still command these people?"
Zu Anbang looked bitter and said: "Master Yu, I just came to Su City to take up my post. This..."
Yu Zhi nodded, showing an expression of sudden realization. He shouted to Yuan Ju's personal guards downstream of the city: "Your Majesty ordered me to supervise the army. Now I order you to get out of the way quickly. Anyone who disobeys the order will be punished for disobeying military orders!"
However, as the words fell, the two hundred guards did not move at all, standing in place like wooden stakes without any words.
Zu Anbang looked at all this and smiled secretly in his heart. Could it be that You Yuanju's personal guards were mobilized at your request? Young people really don’t know how high the sky is and how high it is.
After a tiring night last night, Yu Zhi had a bad temper. Now these desperate guards have angered Yu Zhi again.
"In this case, I have no choice but to kill you all because of your disobedience and disrespect to His Majesty."
