Damn bald donkey! Jin Chang cursed secretly.
The monk refused to cooperate, so Jin Chang had the urge to kill him. If he killed him, he might be able to replace him, and there would be no need to leave the city.
It's just that the monk keeps it secret and doesn't know the level of his martial arts.
Pu Tong actually had murderous intentions, but this behavior was too risky for him.
The two of them sat across from each other, both wanting to kill the other, but neither dared to do so.
There was a stalemate, and the atmosphere was a little anxious for a while...
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"If I fall into the hands of Jinyiwei, I'm afraid the secrets of the master and your temple will not be kept for long." Jin Chang finally lost his composure. He didn't have much time left.
Pu Tong: "Nowadays, some people in the court used to rest in this temple when they were down and out. Now that they are prosperous, they often come back to sit, listen to the old monk's lectures, and play chess with the old monk."
"So what?" Jin Chang felt as if the bald donkey was threatening him. Your life is hanging by a thread, so why are you afraid of threats?
Pu Tong did not explain "so what happens", but continued to think about himself: "In the sixth year, a fire broke out in the Buddhist scripture building of our temple, and half of it collapsed. Do you know who set the fire?"
"How would I know?" Jin Chang became a little anxious.
"I put it there."
Jin Chang was no longer anxious, but became interested: "Oh, why?"
"For the sake of the prosperity of this temple." Pu Tong smiled slightly.
Jin Chang actually saw a hint of chill in the eyes of this kind-hearted monk.
This monk dared to set fire yesterday, and he will dare to kill people tomorrow! You've made a mistake, this is a flower monk who kills people and sets things on fire!
"The fire was not strong enough. It turns out that my calculations were not accurate." Pu Tong smiled, "It turns out that the auspicious time is today."
Of course Jin Chang knew that what the old bald donkey said about "setting the fire to make the incense burn strong" was pure nonsense. He might have done some shady deeds to set the building on fire, but before he could think about it carefully, the second half of the old bald donkey's words came out. It made his heart tremble and he had a bad premonition...
Pu Tong closed his eyes again and took a nap on the futon with his eyebrows lowered.
After waiting for a long time, seeing that the old bald donkey had no intention of speaking or opening his eyes, Jin Chang glared angrily and stood up, running out of the living room and Zen room. As soon as he stepped out of the Heavenly King's Hall, the bad premonition in his heart became stronger...
Sure enough, a figure emerged from behind the three-story bronze tower furnace directly opposite the mountain gate. He was wearing straw shoes, a double-breasted hood, a big hat on his head, and a mace about five feet tall in his hand mopping the floor.
This man must have come on horseback, because the double-breasted armor he wore was only allowed to be worn by horseback riders, and was not allowed to be worn by ordinary military and civilian infantry. Although this was a rule during the Hongwu period and is no longer so strict, this kind of attire is generally worn by people who are used to it.
During the confrontation, another person emerged from the corridor on the left, carrying two long swords wrapped in green cloth on his back. He walked slowly along the footpath between the lotus ponds on both sides, with steady and powerful steps...
Jin Chang couldn't help but slowly took a step back, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of someone sitting on the eaves of the corridor on the right, holding a long knife and hanging one leg out from the eaves.
At dusk, the sun gradually set on Jin Chang's right side. He couldn't see clearly the face of the man on the eaves, but he could feel the gloomy indifference in his eyes, full of murderous intent.
The person on the left is the farthest away. The face of the person directly opposite is hidden under the bamboo hat. Their appearance cannot be seen clearly, but they can feel the faint chill on their bodies.
The only way out now is the Heavenly King's Palace behind him.
The besiegers must be guarded, and combined with their weapons and attire, these three people are probably from the army!
Jin Chang did not hesitate and retreated into the palace of the Heavenly King...
The three killers calmly chased into the Heavenly King's Palace. One of them had two swords unsheathed on his back; the swords had already been unsheathed, but the maces had no sheaths.
Jin Chang, who was hiding in the dark, finally saw clearly the faces of the three of them through the lamps and candles in front of the Buddha. He also saw that there were blood stains on the weapons of the three of them. He was afraid that something bad had happened to all four of them.
But Jin Chang believes that they will never betray him, so these three killers are really well-informed, and they seem to have quite a lot of background!
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Night falls.
At this time, Huang Ze led five martial arts masters to the foot of the Jianchu Temple Mountain. As soon as they climbed hundreds of stone steps to the mountain gate, they heard several "whirring" sounds of the wind and dozens of torches lighting up almost at the same time. , taking the photo of Huang Ze and the six of them with nowhere to hide.
Huang Ze was shocked, and the five masters immediately drew their weapons and stood ready.
Among the torches, a familiar figure slowly walked out.
It's Jiang Ayan!
"Yanze, if you don't stay well in prison, why are you here to join in the fun?" Jiang Ayan had his hands behind his back - he had been imprisoned several times, and had the experience of being sent to remote places, so it became a grind. A habit that won’t go away.
I originally came to take revenge on Jin Chang, but unexpectedly, God opened his eyes and sent the enemy who killed the third brother right in front of me!
However, Huang Ze regretted that he brought too few people with him.
Although the odds of winning were slim, he was young, energetic and eager for revenge, and he did not want to let this opportunity pass him by!
"Thank you!" Huang Ze gritted his teeth bitterly.
"Are you here to see Jin Chang too?" Jiang Ayan glanced at the five people Huang Ze brought with him and sneered.
Huang Ze didn't speak, but stared at Jiang Ayan fiercely.
"You're not here to find me, are you?" Jiang Ayan met Huang Ze's gaze, "Look at your eyes, as if you want to devour me... Your third brother was killed by Jin Yiwei Yang Fang, what does it have to do with me?" What? For the sake of the governor, I will pretend that I have never seen you, let’s go! Don’t hinder us from doing things!”
"Does the Governor know what you are doing?" Huang Ze did not leave, but took two steps forward.
"If you take one more step forward, I will kill you!"
As soon as Jiang Ayan finished speaking, there was a noise of weapons behind Jiang Ayan, and a group of desperadoes drew their swords in unison...
While the two sides were in a stalemate, another sound of horse hooves came from the bottom of the mountain. It sounded like the number of people was no less than what Jiang A played!
Sure enough, more than ten riders galloping like tigers rushed directly to the mountain gate, and the leader was a woman.
Huang Ze looked familiar, but the woman called him first.
He finally remembered that it turned out to be Chen Wanran, his second brother's junior sister.
It's just that Junior Sister Chen is now dressed in layman's clothes and no longer looks like a Taoist nun. No wonder I didn't recognize her for a moment.
"Silang, go back!" Chen Wanran jumped off the horse and whispered to Huang Ze.
"Did my second brother and the others call you here?" Huang Zeye asked in a low voice. He glanced at the men and horses she had brought, but he didn't recognize any of them.
He didn't know that Chen Wanran had followed Xue Lu, the Marquis of Yangwu, but in prison, he also heard about the battle between Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and Xue Lu, the Marquis of Yangwu, over a beautiful Taoist nun in Zhenfu's Yamen. He thought of it After all, I'm afraid the beautiful Taoist nun Jin Yiwei mentioned is her?
If this is true, then these troops are naturally from Marquis Yangwu. Unexpectedly, Marquis Yangwu would dare to take such a big risk to rescue a traitor for her! ?
Chen Wanran shook his head and said, "Go back! Your second brother and the others are waiting for you."
"I want revenge!" Huang Ze lowered his head and said in a deep voice, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Chen Wanran: "Let's go! My second brother betrayed you, and I don't need your help!"
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Pu Tong opened the door of the dormitory, pinched the rosary beads in his hand, looked at the night outside the mountain gate that was reflected red by the fire, and said to himself silently: "It seems that the red dust is rolling, and it is difficult to stop it at the mountain gate. The Bodhisattva lowers his eyebrows, and the Vajra glares. Tonight is a sleepless night. Night!”
As he said that, he smiled slightly...
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