Yunlin Zen Temple.
While Ji Ping'an released his Dharmakaya and defeated Wei Qingqing, a group of practitioners of the "Buddhist Path" in the Buddhist temple located on the mountain on the outskirts of Qiantang City also noticed the changes in the city.
And looking from a distance, he witnessed the black clouds and red lights falling.
"Quickly report to the abbot that Ji Sichen and the others may have fought with the enemy." The Great Protectorate ordered in a deep voice.
The monk Zhike did not dare to delay, so he responded, hurriedly walked through the walls, and arrived outside Master Yihong's Zen room. He knocked on the door continuously and shouted:
"Abbott."
But there was no response.
"Senior brother, the abbot said that he received the Buddha's verse yesterday and had some enlightenment. He went to the Leiyin Pagoda for retreat and practiced. He was told not to disturb him in any way." A young layman who was sweeping the house heard the commotion and rushed over with a broom.
In retreat?
The monk Zhike was startled: "When did you go?"
"I just left not long ago, but I must have entered the pagoda by now." said the young novice.
Deep in the Zen monastery, Master Yihong, wearing a white monk's robe, pushed open the wooden door, walked through the quiet courtyard, and arrived under the majestic and simple pagoda.
Perhaps because of the incident in the early morning, Master Yihong felt uneasy after sending Ji Ping'an and the others away. No matter what method he used, he could not calm his heart.
The experienced old monk was keenly aware that something was wrong, guessed that there might be some kind of problem with himself, and decided to check himself with the help of the "Thunder Sound Tower" magic weapon.
After verifying his identity, he passed through the barrier and entered the first floor of the pagoda.
Familiarly, he came to the table in the core and sat down, and began to sharpen ink, preparing to continue copying the scriptures, thus entering the realm of the Bodhisattva Kongming.
However, just as he picked up the pen and subconsciously looked at the eight bronze mirrors placed around him, Master Yihong was suddenly stunned.
He clearly saw that the eight reflections of himself in the mirror were no longer elegant and handsome, but had sinister and ferocious expressions, red eyes, and evil smiles on their lips.
"Ah——" Master Yihong exclaimed, "Asura."
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On the outskirts of Qiantang, somewhere in a remote mountain forest.
"boom!"
With a deep sound on the ground, the earth and rocks collapsed, and a large pit suddenly appeared. The Taoist monk with dirty gray robes crawled out of the pit in a state of embarrassment.
He turned his head and looked to the south, feeling lingering fear.
After confirming that Ye Hongling was not chasing him, he breathed a sigh of relief and began to sit cross-legged on the ground and adjust his breathing silently.
Not long after, there was a sudden dark wind in the forest, and the light quickly dimmed. A square and simple red lantern gradually floated over from far to near.
On the lampshade, a woman's face is blurred.
The old man opened his eyes and saw the lantern turning into a ball of white flame.
Wei Qingqing, who was dressed in plain clothes and wore a pure white ribbon on her head, with a weak and pale face and a weak breath, condensed her figure, coughed, and blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.
She wiped it off with her fingers, her eyes cold and resentful:
"Is this what you said, Po Jiuxingguan?!"
Feeling the fierce killing intent, Taoist Banshan had no reason to panic, but he was Lao Jianghu after all, so he immediately sighed dejectedly:
"Ma'am, please calm down. This matter is indeed due to insufficient investigation. May I ask what happened?"
Wei Qingqing looked sarcastic: "Didn't you see?"
Taoist Banshan said hesitantly:
"If what I see is correct, you seem to have encountered a powerful dharma body. Its appearance is quite unfamiliar. You must be the top powerhouse among the current human beings."
Wei Qingqing said bitterly:
"When the star officer took out the dharma body, he asked the master to show up."
Taoist leader? The old Taoist priest was startled and then suddenly realized:
"Could it be that Taoist girl? When she was near the Qianyuan Treasure House, that little girl looked confident. Maybe she was relying on this thing."
Wei Qingqing has an expressionless face. She is not good at acting, but sometimes, the best performance is to give the conditions and let others figure it out.
Taoist Banshan quickly completed his self-defeat and realized that his opponent had a higher status than he expected and was more cared for by his elders.
"So, Pindao didn't lose unjustly." Bishan sighed.
Then he stared at Mrs. Wei who was on the verge of rage, smiled slightly, and said comfortingly:
"Madam, the loss this time is not small. I know you are angry, but it will not help if you kill Pindao. Although we are defeated this time, we will definitely make compensation in the 'human world', and it will be more than your loss. How about leaving this place with Pindao, taking a break from the limelight, and finding a safe place to contact the Crown Prince?"
Although the trap plan failed, Mrs. Wei completely offended the three major forces in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and this certificate of surrender was enough.
These words of Bishan are undoubtedly expressing that he can make her a "formal member" of the organization.
As expected, it was exactly what the Imperial Preceptor said... Wei Qingqing sighed in her heart. In terms of planning and layout, the old Taoist priest in front of her was not worthy of carrying the Great Zhou Imperial Preceptor's shoes...
"Okay." Wei Qingqing hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and said:
"By the way, the monk hasn't run out yet? Aren't you looking for him?"
Qishan shook his head:
"There has been no movement for so long. He must have been captured. Fortunately, I didn't trust him either."
Wei Qingqing raised her eyebrows: "What do you mean?"
Taoist Banshan's gray-brown eyes were cold and he said:
"I always felt that there was something wrong with that guy, that he was different from us. I used to think about finding opportunities to test him, but now... that's all."
no the same?
Wei Qingqing was puzzled. But the old Taoist priest obviously didn't want to say more.
The two men took a short rest, immediately got into the dense forest, and quickly fled towards the north.
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"Master Yihong?!!"
In the city, in the dilapidated courtyard.
When Ye Hongling unveiled the flower-picking monk and saw his face clearly, she couldn't help but shout out the name.
Yes!
This sneaky and mysterious "reborn person" was tightly wrapped in a cloak. The true appearance under the clothes turned out to be the abbot of Yunlin Zen Monastery.
At this moment, the minds of the three people, including Ji Ping'an, were buzzing with thoughts:
So, the one who impregnates women in the monastery is the abbot of the monastery? Is this the reason why its internal search failed?
At the same time, this can also explain why it can enter the Thunder Tower barrier and enter the portal.
Ye Hongling's hair stood on end. As a well-sitting monk, she felt sweat on her back. The scenes in the monastery yesterday and this morning felt weird.
"It's that old bald donkey!" Yu Yu's reaction was even greater, his eyes widened and his mouth opened wide.
Completely incomprehensible.
Ji Ping'an frowned and said:
"See if he's disguised himself."
Disguise... Yes, what you see may not be true. Ye Hongling immediately raised her hand and rubbed the face of the unconscious "Master Yihong" to check:
"No human skin mask."
Yu Yu tapped the center of his eyebrows with his hand, opened his "eyes of heaven", and observed for a moment:
"There are no traces of the disguise spell being cast."
Considering that the "flower-picking monk" is lower than the saint and is in a coma, the possibility of disguise is basically ruled out.
"But something's still not right. If it's true that Yihong did something evil, why did he take action last night? What's wrong?" Ji Ping'an said calmly.
After saying this, he remembered Mrs. Wei's retelling of the mountain-moving Taoist plan.
Although it can be explained that he was attracted to Qiantang by "deliberately committing crimes and leaving traces", there are still many details that cannot withstand scrutiny.
For example, Master Yihong was a well-established Buddhist monk, and he was always in the Zen monastery. He suddenly died for no reason, and his body happened to be taken away from him, and he avoided the sight of the Buddhist monks.
But if he is not a reborn person, then why did he do this evil thing? If they are ordinary monks, it is normal for them to have evil thoughts. For example, mendicants are a group of "degenerate monks".
But Yihong is a disciple of "Jinguang Bodhisattva", a high disciple of Zhendao Academy, and has profound Buddhist teachings.
The possibility of monks in this realm to indulge their desires is extremely low, and once they really break the precepts and the Buddha's heart is stained with dust, as a lineage of "Pure Light Bodhisattva", it is easy to find abnormalities.
After all, the Tao that Jingguang adheres to has extremely high requirements for the "clearness of the Buddha's heart."
Another example.
According to the timeline given by Mrs. Wei, the flower-picking monk arrived in the early morning, but Master Yihong was clearly beside them during that time.
"Wake him up and ask." Ji Ping'an said.
Before Ye Hongling could react, Yu Yu raised his foot and kicked him fiercely. Master Yihong was immediately kicked into a gourd of blood and successfully woke up.
After opening his eyes, his pupils were actually black, his face was ferocious and sinister, and he said:
"You will surely fall into endless hell..."
"boom!"
Yu Yu kicked him over and cursed:
“If you don’t go to hell, who will?”
Master Yihong suffered a heavy blow, but he didn't seem to care at all. His eyes spewed out foul air, his whole body exuded a foul smell, and he screamed.
His skin began to turn red, crack, and melt like a snowman.
"It's the sun!" Ye Hongling suddenly reacted.
As Mrs. Wei left, the dark clouds overhead dispersed, and the hot afternoon sunshine poured down.
Without the protection of the cloak and exposed to the sun, "Master Yihong" seemed to have suffered horrific torture. He screamed and struggled, trying to cast a spell to break free, but his strength was exhausted.
The three of them kicked back, but in just a few breaths, "Master Yihong" shrank and melted, turning into a puddle of black ashes.
Completely dead, losing the breath of life.
This... the three of them looked at each other, caught off guard by this sudden change.
"I didn't kick him to death..."
Yu Yu shrank his neck and defended in a weak voice, averting responsibility:
"He seems to be afraid of light, like a ghost. He died of the sun."
Ji Ping'an glanced at the sometimes smart, sometimes stupid girl speechlessly.
Ye Hongling's expression was solemn:
"What Ji Sichen said is right, this matter is a bit weird. If it is really Master Yihong, there is no reason why he would be killed by the sun. At least in the monastery, he is not afraid of the sun at all."
Yu Yu said:
"But this must have something to do with that old bald donkey. It can't be a coincidence, right? They happen to look similar?"
Ji Pingan squatted down and rummaged in the black ashes for a moment. As expected, he found no "star fragments".
Therefore, this flower-picking monk is a fake "reborn person" who has blended into the human world... and his astrology has failed on him...
Ji Pingan fell into deep thought, stood up after a moment and said:
"The saint is right this time. This matter is inseparable from Yihong. It seems that we need to go back to the monastery again."
After a pause, he looked at the female warrior:
"This time, it may not go well, and we may have to take action."
Yu Yu was eager to try and said:
"It's time to take action long ago. If you, the Demon Slayer Division, don't dare, then this saint, on behalf of the state religion, orders you to assist."
Ye Hongling sighed, as if she had made up her mind, and said:
"This matter is within the jurisdiction of my Demon Slayer Division. I was worried before because I did not think the case was related to the Zen Academy. But now that there is evidence, it is different. This is Dazhou after all."
There was a certain determination in her tone when she said the last words.
Ji Ping'an glanced at her, smiled inexplicably, and then remembered something and said:
"There is no rush. There is such a big commotion here. We have to explain it to the local county government. You can only come forward for this. By the way, send back the girl who was peeping from a distance."
ah?
In the distance, Miss Qian carefully hid behind the stone wall and poked her head in this direction when she saw three people looking towards her.
Suddenly there was a light on my back, and my mind went blank.
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Qian family.
As the black clouds dispersed and the vision ended, all the guests at the birthday banquet finally breathed a sigh of relief, but they were still frightened and did not know the specific situation.
They could only see Xin Yaoguang's body coming from a distance, but with ordinary eyesight, they couldn't see it clearly.
"Your Majesty, what should we do?" An official looked at the Qiantang County Magistrate.
Hearing this, the latter glanced at him and said in a deep voice:
"The situation is unclear now. I am here under the emperor's order to protect the country and the people, so I should go there. Come here, go to the county government and mobilize three groups of government officials to bring the magical weapons. When they meet with the county, we will go to investigate after all."
"..." Everyone looked at each other, and then someone took the lead in applauding.
"Father, this..." Qian's eldest son saw this and looked at his father beside him.
Officer Qian was unexpectedly calm and said with his hands:
"Just wait patiently."
He has determined that this matter must be related to the sword bearer, and as the hub of the dark web, he has never doubted the power of the "sword bearer".
Sure enough, not long after waiting in the messy atmosphere, there was the sound of horse hooves coming hurriedly outside the door.
Everyone stood up and went to the gate to look, and saw a female warrior wearing official robes riding a dark demon blood horse, galloping towards them, with someone on the horse.
"Shou Ye!" The Qiantang County magistrate was shocked and immediately wanted to hide in the crowd.
But it was too late.
"Qiantang County Magistrate?" Ye Hongling stopped outside the mansion and glanced at her sharply, her eyes cold and mixed with disgust:
"Didn't you go to the countryside for inspection? It seems that Qiantang County is well managed. This 'countryside' is so magnificent."
"This county...this county..." The county magistrate was embarrassed. For a moment, he felt blushing and hesitated, unable to answer.
Ye Hongling interrupted coldly:
"I have something to do today and I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. There was a demon lurking in the county before, but now it has been solved. The aftermath of the incident will be handled by the county government."
The Qiantang County Magistrate nodded in agreement.
Ye Hongling glanced at it again, locked the door of Qian who was dressed as the birthday girl, threw the frightened Miss Qian off the horse, and said:
"Is this a member of your family? Keep an eye out for her next time. This time her fortune will be good."
After saying that, the female warrior turned the horse's head without any delay and ran away.
A group of guests were left messy in the wind.
Only the Qian family was overjoyed. The eldest husband and his wife shouted with joy, embraced their daughter in their arms, and kept asking what happened.
Miss Qian woke up from a dream, hugging her relatives and crying bitterly, sobbing and unable to speak a complete sentence, which made the county magistrate and others who wanted to inquire scratch their heads.
I had to give up for now and ask again later.
Mr. Qian took the opportunity to end the birthday banquet early. After everyone left, he took Ms. Qian to ask about the situation.
Miss Qian described what she saw and finally said:
"By the way, grandpa, the young immortal master asked me to bring you a message, saying that there is no need to look for anyone, and that today's events should not be spread to outsiders...Grandpa, what's the matter? Is that immortal master your friend? ?”
The eldest son Qian and his wife were stunned, and finally understood why their old man respected the young man so much.
Especially the former, who was frightened for a while, and when he recalled his doubts before, he felt red in the face.
Officer Qian was stunned for a moment, touched his granddaughter's head and said:
"That's not grandpa's friend, he's the real 'god' on the mountain."
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The other side.
Ye Hongling quickly dealt with the follow-up and immediately joined Ji Ping'an and Yu Yu. The three of them left the city at full speed and headed back to the Yunlin Temple in the suburbs.
The horses of the Demon Slayer Division are more or less mixed with demon blood.
Under full force, the speed is extremely fast.
It didn't take long for the three of them to arrive at the foot of the Zen Yuan Mountain again. Under the doubtful eyes of the monk who was looking after the stable at the foot of the mountain, they went up the mountain with murderous intent.
Along the way, many good men and women walked out. At this time, the crowd of people worshiping Buddha had begun to recede.
Especially today, the most popular Avalokitesvara Temple was closed, and many believers returned without success.
At this time, the three people walking against the flow of people became particularly conspicuous.
"Ji Sichen? Are you three back from finishing your work?"
At the gate of the mountain, the monk guarding the gate looked surprised when he saw them.
As a monk at the lowest level, he didn't know the truth of the matter and just thought he was handling a case.
Ji Ping'an said "yes" and said:
"I want to see the abbot."
After the words fell, a majestic voice came:
"Unfortunately, the abbot is in retreat to study Buddhism and cannot see guests."
When the three of them looked around, they saw the tall and burly figure with one bare arm and muscles as if they were made of copper. He was holding a Zen staff and leading a group of monks towards him.
Yu Yuqiong wrinkled her nose and muttered:
"Didn't you just use this excuse yesterday? Why are you putting it off to return for a limited time?"
The monk Zhike smiled bitterly and said:
"This time it's true. The abbot is really in retreat at Leiyin Pagoda, and he told me not to disturb him."
The guardian Tutuo nodded:
"So, just tell me if you have anything."
Ji Ping'an smiled:
"It's a coincidence that the abbot is in retreat, but this time, we really want to meet him."
Dainuyuan's brush-like eyebrows wrinkled:
"Ji Sichen, we gave you Qintianjian face yesterday. Don't push yourself too far. This is Buddhism after all."
His tone became displeased.
The Dahuyuan, who was born in the "Luohan Hall", is not a good-tempered person, and he learned from the abbot that Ji Ping'an and his three men did sneak into the Leiyin Pagoda last night.
This made him increasingly dissatisfied, thinking it was a provocation to Buddhism.
It was just because of Master Yihong's attitude that I had to endure it.
As a result, these three people came back again, and their attitude was tough when the abbot was in retreat. How could the tutu who protected the courtyard not be angry?
Provocation, this is definitely a provocation!
"Oh? I only know that this is Dazhou, the state religion is Taoism, and this temple is just for you to live in. You really think that you are the master." Yu Yu started to stir up trouble.
Ye Hongling glanced helplessly at the foul-mouthed saint, but this time she changed her mind, stepped forward, took out the token, and said in a deep voice:
"According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, although Yunlin Temple is owned by the Buddhist sect of the Southern Tang Dynasty, if anyone in the temple commits adultery and violates the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the local government has the right to investigate."
A group of monks immediately exploded. I didn't expect the other party to be so tough this time.
The guardians were stunned for a moment, and then their expressions suddenly darkened:
"Sir Ye, is this what the court wants?"
Ye Hongling took a deep breath, tit for tat, and said:
"I request Master Yihong to cooperate with the investigation."
Obviously, Master Yihong's "retreat" is absolutely extraordinary, and she cannot let it go.
At this time, the faithful men and women in the distance also noticed the conflict here. They looked puzzled and whispered, wondering what happened, which actually attracted the government to investigate.
"The Great Nursing Home..."
A group of monks were also anxious. The Zen monastery had managed to maintain its reputation for many years. If they gave in like this in front of everyone, Buddhism would probably lose its face.
Veins bulged on the forehead of Tutuo Huyuan, and his face became increasingly ugly. He stared at the token for a long time, and finally laughed, and punched the ground with the gold-plated Zen staff in his hand!
"Boom!"
Amidst the low roar, circles of ripples spread out with the Zen staff as the center, causing the people in the distance to scream and retreat.
At the same time, a bit of golden paint lit up between the brows of the guardian Tutu, and then spread all over his body. His muscles swelled, his joints rose three inches, and a majestic and heavy aura filled the air.
He sneered: "What if I don't let you?"
Ye Hongling said nothing, and the token in her hand suddenly fell. At the same time, the black gold sword roared:
"Then split it!"
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