Entering the ancient temple in the early morning, the first sunlight shines on the high forest. This Buddhist temple has always occupied the beautiful mountains and rivers. The lotus flowers in the temple have already been in full bloom. Under the elegant flowers and leaves, you can still see a few carp swimming in the pool.
The Lotus Temple is quiet and simple, giving people a different aura from the secular world. It is hard to imagine that the monk Lingcheng, known as the "King Kong King of Swords", would choose such a simple and elegant place to practice.
"Two donors, please wait a moment and use some tea first. The abbot will be here shortly."
The welcoming monk invited the two of them into the Zen room. Lu Hanjiang looked at the simple but expensive furnishings around him and nodded slightly: "This Lotus Temple looks clean and peaceful, without much incense, but it has its own universe inside."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan disagreed: "Most temples and Taoist temples in the world are like this. After all, incense is only part of it. The hundreds of acres of fertile land outside are enough for the Lotus Temple."
"Not only that, they don't have to pay taxes... Forget it, let's not talk about it." Lu Hanjiang heard the footsteps outside. Not long after, the abbot of the Lotus Temple walked into the Zen room, and he stood up with Huangfu Xiaoyuan to greet him. .
The abbot of the Lotus Temple invited the two of them to take a seat, and then asked: "I heard from my disciple that the two donors came from afar and have something important to discuss with me. I wonder what the important matter is?"
Lu Hanjiang talked about the matter of Huxian Tower in a leisurely manner. He did not add any fuel or jealousy, nor did he deliberately slander it. He just emphasized the two master monks behind Huxian Tower.
The abbot of the Lotus Temple just frowned and remained silent when he first heard about the Fox Immortal Tower. But when he heard that there were foreign masters supporting him, his expression immediately turned serious.
After listening to Lu Hanjiang's words, the abbot of the Lotus Temple recited Amitabha, clasped his hands, and said: "Although I have not been in the world for many years, I still have the word chivalry in my heart. Fox Fairy Tower does evil, and there are masters to control it. If I guessed correctly, two You may have come here to seek help from the 'Bad Sword King Kong'."
Lu Hanjiang cupped his fists and said, "Exactly, I heard that Master Lingcheng is very powerful in martial arts. We need his help this time to deal with the evil monk of Fox Immortal Tower."
"I understand, please wait a moment, two donors."
The abbot of the Lotus Temple apologized, turned around and left. It seemed that he had been persuaded to turn around and go find the "King Kong King of Swordsmen".
As a result, Lu Hanjiang and Huangfu Xiaoyuan sat for a while longer. After about a cup of tea, the abbot of the Lotus Temple left and returned. This time, he was accompanied by a monk wearing gray robes behind him.
This person came forward, put his hands together, performed Buddhist rituals, and recited Buddhist verses, but it gave people a nondescript feeling. Because of this, when the person raised his head, he saw an awe-inspiring murderous aura in his face.
I saw that he was dressed in gray and simple monk clothes, like dark clouds covering the sun, with a sword on his back, full of murderous intent, and hundreds of beads hanging on his neck, which suddenly looked like a pile of skulls.
This man is Monk Lingcheng, known as King Kong of Swords. This man's appearance does live up to his name, but with his murderous aura, it is hard to imagine that he could be a monk.
"The poor monk Lingcheng has met two benefactors." Monk Lingcheng spoke in a deep voice. The self-effacing title fell into his mouth, as if he could bite his tongue, making him speak extremely awkwardly.
When Huangfu Xiaoyuan saw this person appearing, she subconsciously took a step forward and stood in front of Lu Hanjiang. She put her right hand on the sword at her waist and stared at the monk.
The abbot of the Lotus Temple frowned and scolded: "Junior brother, be still."
Monk Lingcheng's face became solemn, and the murderous aura in his body seemed to have weakened. He stopped talking, closed his eyes and retreated to the back.
The abbot of the Lotus Temple recited Amitabha, looked at the two of them apologetically and said, "I've frightened you two. My junior brother committed too many murderous crimes before he became a monk. He has been bathing in Buddhism for many years and still can't get rid of the murderous nature. Please forgive me, the two benefactors." .”
"Master Abbot, you're welcome." Lu Hanjiang naturally didn't mind. Although he was curious as to why Lingcheng's murderous aura was so strong, now was obviously not a good time to ask questions.
After the abbot of the Lotus Temple thanked him, he turned around and told Lingcheng: "Junior brother, these two donors were entrusted by Taoist Priest Tianquan of the Qingcheng Sect and came to the Lotus Temple for help. You can just go with them."
Before coming to the Lotus Temple this time, in order to avoid trouble, Lu Hanjiang specially borrowed a token from the Qingcheng Sect. After all, if he brought out a token from the Xiaoyao Sect, I am afraid that the Lotus Temple would not help but drive away people.
Over there, Lingcheng didn't say anything but nodded silently. The abbot of the Lotus Temple said uneasily: "Although you are doing harm to the people this time, you are not allowed to commit more crimes."
Lingcheng opened his eyes and asked, "Senior brother, shouldn't we kill the evil monk Hu in the building?"
"No," the abbot of the Lotus Temple was resolute. He solemnly said to Lingcheng: "No matter good or evil, you are not allowed to kill. You have been deeply possessed by the devil. If you kill again... well, I'm afraid there will be no way back."
Lingcheng lowered his gaze, nodded, turned around and waited outside. The abbot of the Lotus Temple said to Lu Hanjiang: "I've asked you two to wait for a long time. Without further ado, let's set off now."
"Farewell."
Lu Hanjiang didn't say much. After cupping his fists, he left with Huangfu Xiaoyuan. After going out, he left the Lotus Temple with Monk Lingcheng.
Because the monk Lingcheng was tall and majestic, and the carriage space was small, it would be inappropriate for him to come in, so before everyone left, they prepared an extra horse.
Everything went smoothly on Lu Hanjiang's side, and everything went well on Tianquan's side. Wuyin Temple heard that it was to deal with evil foreign monks, and immediately nodded in agreement. The "passion-killing mad monk" was practicing in the temple, and happened to come back with them.
In addition, Lu Hanjiang also spent some money to invite a few people to publicize the matter in teahouses and inns. His behavior was not to gain fame, but to gather some knights who were willing to eliminate harm. But Tianquan was not informed of this matter.
When Tian Quan and Lu Hanjiang returned to the town, seven or eight people in different clothes had gathered in the hotel where they stayed. When they saw Tian Quan, who was wearing Taoist robes, entering, they immediately came forward and asked: "May I ask if you are the Qingyi Xiaojian, Taoist Priest Tianquan of the Qingcheng Sect?"
Tianquan replied seriously: "That's right, Pindao."
Those people clasped their fists in greeting, and one of the swordsmen stood up and said, "We all heard the news and came to assist the Taoist Master in eradicating the Fox Immortal Tower."
Tian Quan was pleasantly surprised and hurriedly bowed and said: "Heroes who are brave and heroic, heroes of all walks of life, please accept Pindao's worship."
Several people dared not talk to each other. After everyone was polite to each other, they discussed how to deal with the enemy in the inn. Since Tianquan was still injured, everyone agreed that after he recovered, they would go to the fox together. Immortal Tower.
Now everyone is ready. When Tianquan recovers from his injuries in a few days, everyone will immediately set off for the Fox Immortal Tower. It is worth mentioning that during this operation, Lu Hanjiang never revealed his identity.
Like the Zhao brothers and sisters, he was just echoing everyone's words and following Tianquan's actions. However, the latter was a disciple of the academy after all and was just a nobody in the world, so it was okay to act like this. But Lu Hanjiang remained silent. It seems meaningful.
It's just that at this time, Tian Quan's mind was all about dealing with Hu Xian upstairs, and he didn't notice anything was wrong with Lu Hanjiang. Others, including Huangfu Xiaoyuan, only thought that the two of them were Tian Quan's followers, two unknown people. He was just a young man, so he didn't take it too seriously.
