In the middle of the door opening, stood an old man with white beard and hair, a majestic complexion, a slightly fat figure, and over seventy years old. This man clasped his fists from the door and said in a trembling voice: "Yuan Hao, the supervisor of Sanqing Temple, is here." We sincerely await the arrival of all military masters!"
Chen Xiaomu walked forward with Su Xingran and others, also clasping his fists and saying: "Prisoner Yuan Guan, please forgive me for disturbing you tonight."
Yuan Hao forced a smile and said: "The military master is right. The military master is responsible for military affairs and cannot help himself. His old heart is like a bright mirror!"
Chen Xiaomu nodded, smiled and said, "It's good if Yuan Guanjian understands!"
Yuan Hao turned his body to the side, stood by the door, bowed slightly, stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and said: "Please come to the temple to drink tea and talk, sir."
Chen Xiaomu laughed and waved his hands: "Yuan Guanjian, I don't think this is necessary. Let's open the window and speak frankly. If we can meet the conditions I mentioned, not to mention the family members in the temple, even you, I can make the decision." Let you go. Although you have done many evil things in Zheng State and are full of evil, I always punish the first culprit when I do things. Cooperation can make up for the crime. As long as you cooperate well, everything is possible!"
Yuan Hao nodded repeatedly and responded: "Of course, of course, I will definitely tell you everything and cooperate with the military master to do my best."
"The first thing to do now!" Chen Xiaomu raised a finger and said to Yuan Hao: "Please ask Yuan Guan Supervisor to summon all the Taoist priests in the Taoist temple, including their dependents, without any weapons or missing any one. Come to the open space at the entrance of the Taoist temple, I want to question them."
"This...!" Yuan Hao was confused when he heard it: "Master Jun, let me tell you that although the abbot appointed me to be temporarily responsible for the affairs of the Taoist temple before leaving, in fact I can only control twenty or thirty people. A low-level Taoist handyman who cooks and cleans the Taoist temple and does odd jobs, the matter that the military master explained is really difficult to handle."
Hearing this, Chen Xiaomu sneered and said, "Haha, if I heard you right, just now you said you would let the young and old in your Taoist temple go, and leave the others to my disposal. Now you can't do this little thing?"
Yuan Hao spread his hands, looking like a dead pig that is not afraid of being scalded by boiling water, and said helplessly: "Master Jun, there is really nothing I can do for you!"
Chen Xiaomu stopped talking nonsense with him, his face suddenly turned as cold as a piece of ice, and he shouted without looking back: "Where is General Yi?"
Upon hearing the sound, Yi Fang hurriedly ran and came to Chen Xiaomu. She first performed a military salute with a bang, and then reported loudly: "Yi Fang is here to receive orders. Please give Mr. Chen's instructions."
Chen Xiaomu said coldly: "Go and launch a packet of medicine into the Taoist temple, and the target will be blown up at will."
"Yes" Yi Fang agreed crisply and turned around to leave.
Yuan Hao panicked now. He had already seen the power of the explosion just now. He was afraid that it would happen again. He hurriedly cupped his hands to Chen Xiaomu and said, "Master, please calm down. How about I go back and discuss it with everyone before making a reply?"
Chen Xiaomu waved his hand and said with a cold face: "No need, originally I wanted to let you Taoists who have done so many evil things in Zheng State go, but now you insist on forcing me to cleanse Sanqing Temple with blood!"
Yuan Hao was shocked when he heard this, and he quickly bowed and said: "Master Jun, please be merciful. I will go back and persuade them all to come out."
Chen Xiaomu glanced at him coldly, and uttered two words from his teeth: "It's too late."
At this moment, a black figure like a big bird flew into Sanqing Temple from a place far away from them with the sound of wind, followed by a loud bang. Since the explosive pack contained many times more powder than the grenade, the sound was louder and louder. The destructive power was also much greater. The explosive package fell next to a small attic in the Taoist temple. After the loud noise, the entire Taoist temple was filled with a thick smell of gunpowder smoke, and most of the attic was destroyed. "
Seeing this scene, Yuan Hao was so shocked that he couldn't even say a single word. At this time, Yi Fang ran over again and asked for instructions: "Mr. Chen, do you still want to fight?"
Chen Xiaomu waved his hand and said, "Keep beating me. I'm going to blow up this Sanqing Temple tonight!"
Yi Fang agreed and was about to leave when Yuan Hao made a plop and knelt down in front of Chen Xiaomu and said sadly: "Master, we can't fight anymore. There are still many people living in Sanqing Temple?" The military master has a good life, I beg the military master to let the people in Sanqing Temple go!"
"Guardian, you don't have to beg him, let us fight them to the death! To repay the Lord for knowing me." Just as Yuan Hao was kneeling in front of Chen Xiaomu, crying and begging, six people quickly walked out of the watch behind. The Taoist priest, the Taoist who was walking at the front, said arrogantly.
When Yuan Hao heard the voice, he quickly stood up from the ground, turned around and faced him, waving his hands wildly, trying his best to dissuade him: "Everyone, hall masters, please come back. Now is not the time to vent your anger. The master is no longer here. We just want to be peaceful." Just leave Zheng Guo safely."
The Taoist who just spoke said to Yuan Hao in a very disdainful tone: "Yuan Guanjian, you started to turn against me as soon as the Lord left. You forgot the Lord's kindness to you for many years, and you were scared like this by a group of officers and soldiers. , I can tell you clearly that you can do it, but we brothers can’t!"
"Yes, we can't do it!" The five Taoists following this Taoist immediately echoed.
Yuan Hao sighed and said with a wry smile: "I wonder if all the hall masters have thought about it. The master is gone. What is the point of us continuing to do this now?"
The leading Taoist gritted his teeth and said: "Yuan Guanjian, the Lord has been as kind to us as a mountain, just like reborn parents. Now we are going to kill these Zheng Guo officers and soldiers who came to our door to avenge the Lord!"
"Dear hall masters..." Yuan Hao wanted to persuade these Taoists back, but was interrupted by Chen Xiaomu behind him. He sneered: "Yuan Guanjian, there is a saying that good words cannot persuade the damn ghosts. If you are not compassionate, you will die." People, please let them come over, I want to see how these people avenge their master!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Hao hesitated. Before he could say anything, the leading Taoist said coldly: "Yuan Guanjian, please get out of my way right away, otherwise my Qingfeng sword will not have eyes!"
When Yuan Hao heard about it, he had no choice but to sigh and step aside, watching helplessly as the six people walked towards Chen Xiaomu step by step.
Su Xingran, Wei Yushang, Wei Yuxin and others immediately surrounded Chen Xiaomu with their swords. Chen Xiaomu shook his head and smiled at Su Xingran who was standing in front of him: "My dear wife, as soon as the fight comes, you will become my husband's wife." The limelight is overwhelming, and this time the old man is watching from the side! You have to let me show my face and be in the limelight, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to scare him later!"
Su Xingran rolled her eyes at him and said disdainfully: "You still want to be in the limelight with your skills that can't even be called a three-legged cat? I'm afraid you'll risk your life by then!"
Chen Xiaomu pulled out his pistol, pushed the bullet into the chamber with a clatter, and showed off to Su Xingran: "Honey, get out of the way. I want you to see tonight how my husband unloads these bull noses one by one!"
Su Xingran was very curious about the pistol in Chen Xiaomu's hand, especially when she heard that he had just used it to kill Xiao Cheng, the martial sage who existed like a god in the martial arts world. She found it incredible, so she wanted to see it with her own eyes. Look, how this little thing can kill people, so she hesitated a little, then moved her body to the side to make way for Chen Xiaomu.
But Chen Xiaomu stepped in front of Su Xingran without hesitation, pointed at the six Taoist priests who were approaching with swords, imitated the tone of a master of martial arts, and shouted in a mocking tone: "Hey, listen to the bull noses on the other side. , I don’t have time to fight with you. If we want to fight, the six of you will come up together. If you want to fight one by one, just get out of here!"
The six Taoist priests were happy when they heard this. They were fighting in front of the Taoist temple just now. They knew that among the officers and soldiers who came to attack Sanqing Temple tonight, there were some particularly difficult masters. If they hadn't set up a formation to besiege and fight, they would I don’t know how many of the six people will come back alive! That’s why I still have lingering fears! Looking at Chen Xiaomu's posture now, I didn't doubt that he was a rookie at all. Instead, I thought he had a well-thought-out plan. This inevitably made a few people nervous, but when they heard Chen Xiaomu's play method, they breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Formation is what they are best at right now.
The six Taoist priests immediately stood down more than ten steps away from Chen Xiaomu, and each found a position to stand in, ready to attack Chen Xiaomu.
Standing face to face with Chen Xiaomu was the Taoist priest who had just talked arrogantly with Yuan Hao. At this moment, he was holding a sword and staring at Chen Xiaomu, looking eager to try.
Chen Xiaomu didn't give him a chance to attack. He suddenly raised his pistol and pointed it at him twice in the chest. The Taoist priest instinctively swung his sword to block, but with a "dang" sound, the long sword was broken in the middle by the bullets. , and then he exclaimed "Ouch", and then saw that the Taoist priest had already fallen straight to the ground with a "Patong" sound. Chen Xiaomu quickly moved the muzzle of his gun and fired two more shots at the dazed Taoist priest standing on his left. The Taoist priest snorted and fell to the ground. Then the muzzle was slightly deflected and fired two more shots. The Taoist priest on the right I also confusedly followed the first two Taoist priests to accompany me on the Huangquan Road!
The remaining three Taoist priests hurriedly threw away their swords, knelt on the ground one after another, clasped their fists and begged: "Master Jun, please don't hit us with that thing in your hand. This is too scary. There is no chance of a backhand." If you don’t give it to us, why don’t we just admit defeat?”
Chen Xiaomu smiled and said: "If only you had surrendered earlier, you wouldn't have lost three lives in vain!"
One of the Taoist priests said aggrievedly: "Who knew the thing in your hand was so powerful! If I had known this, I wouldn't have dared to fight you."
Chen Xiaomu turned around and asked Yuan Hao, who was standing aside with a shocked look on his face like an ice sculpture, "Supervisor Yuan Guan, can you call out all the Taoist priests in the Taoist temple now?"
"Yes, yes, I'll call him right away." Yuan Hao nodded repeatedly and promised several words of "can".
For about half an hour, the open space in front of Sanqing Temple was filled with more than a hundred people, men, women, old and young. In the middle of the night, the cold wind was blowing and the chill was strong. These people were frightened and frozen, and almost everyone was freezing. They were shivering in the wind, especially some children, who were moaning from the cold, but they did not dare to cry out and could only sob in their throats.
Chen Xiaomu frowned and asked Yuan Hao beside him, "Yuan Guanjian, have everyone in the temple called out?"
Yuan Hao hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Master Jun, everyone in the temple is here."
Chen Xiaomu turned to Yi Fang and said: "General Yi, send me a hundred soldiers from your department to go into the temple and search them carefully. If you find anyone who is unwilling to come out and is still hiding in the temple, kill them on the spot!"
"Yes!" Yi Fang agreed, turned around and was about to leave. Yuan Hao immediately panicked when he heard this, and hurriedly stopped him: "Master, please go slowly, I have something to say."
"Oh! Isn't it true that Yuan Guanjian has no one in the Taoist temple? Why are you afraid that I will send people in to search?" Chen Xiaomu's face darkened and he said coldly.
"This...!" Yuan Hao lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his hands and said with difficulty: "Master Jun, let me tell you the truth! There are indeed two groups of people in the Taoist temple who have not yet come out, and they also asked Master Jun to treat the old man. crime!"
Chen Xiaomu raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Guanjian, did you not understand what I said, or did you do it on purpose?"
Yuan Hao said with a sad face: "I understand what the military master said, but these two groups of people cannot leave the place where they are for a while, so I took it upon myself to keep them in the temple!"
Chen Xiaomu said: "Yuan Guanjian, it seems that there are still a lot of secrets in your Sanqing Temple? How about you take us to these two places to have a look?"
Hearing this, Yuan Hao raised his head and sighed, then gritted his teeth and said: "Sure! I will take all the military lords to see these two places. Anyway, I will kill and cut the old man tonight. I just ask you all. May the family members in the temple leave this place safely!"
Chen Xiaomu waved his hand and said, "Yuan Guanjian, I keep the ugly words in mind. It's okay to release family members and even Taoist priests, but these family members and Taoist priests can only be released if they have never done any evil in the land of Zheng." , not only will they be released, but they will also be given enough money."
Yuan Hao was startled and said hesitantly: "I wonder if what the military master just said about substituting merit for crime still counts?"
Chen Xiaomu smiled and said, "Of course what I said will count!"
Yuan Hao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and hurriedly said attentively: "Fellow military lords, please come with me. I will take the military lord to see the two secret places in the Taoist temple!"
