The cliff behind the temple is called "White Tiger Cliff". It is a white limestone cliff. The White Tiger Cliff is no more than a hundred feet high. Although it is steep, it is not straight after all. There are many pines and cypresses in the crevices of the rock wall. Jiangshuo and Duguxiang's Qinggong is so amazing. , climbing to the top of the cliff is effortless.
The moonlight was very bright on this day. Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang were not wearing black night clothes, so they would have been exposed. However, the rocks here were of different colors, and their white robes just disappeared into the white rocks. The two of them lay on the top of the cliff and looked down. They saw that the Longquan Temple was similar in shape to the temples in the Central Plains. Entering from the mountain gate, there was a square lotus pond with ordination altars for monks and nuns on both sides. The mountain behind the pond was raised, and then there was a lotus pond. There is a seven-story pagoda made of bricks and stones that is hundreds of feet high on the secondary platform. This is also the common form of a pagoda in front of the temple in the Tang Dynasty. The pagoda is flanked by two bell and sutra platforms, and the third platform behind the pagoda is It is the Great Buddha Hall, and behind the Great Buddha Hall is the Buddha's Dharma Hall.
If it were a temple built on flat ground, Buddhism would have said that there should be three-story buildings and three-story pavilions behind the main hall. However, Longquan Temple is built in the mountains, and the mountains are gradually rising, so the buildings at higher places appear taller than the main hall in front. Therefore, instead of building a pavilion, a single-story pavilion was built on the rock wall behind the mountain. Due to the undulating mountains, it is difficult to build auxiliary halls on both sides of the Buddhist temple. Instead, there are small courtyards surrounding the central Buddhist courtyard, each connected by a cloister, and equipped with various buildings such as Buddhist halls and Buddhist warehouses.
Although Longquan Temple is built in the mountains, its scale is larger than ordinary buildings on the plains. Looking up from the mountain gate, you can only see the eaves and corners of the temple surrounded by green trees, while looking from the cliff behind the temple, the entire temple is visible. The temple has a clear view and looks even more grand.
However, there was no fire in the front hall, and it looked lifeless. Only the attic on the last cliff was lit with candles. This attic was on a naturally formed convex cliff halfway up Baihu Cliff, between the rocks below. There is a gurgling mountain spring flowing out from the cracks in the mountain, winding left and right along the rocks, like a winding dragon. This is also the origin of the name "Longquan Temple", but Shuo and Xiang naturally don't know the reason.
There is only a stone path connecting this attic to the temple at the foot of the cliff. There are steep rock walls in front, back, left and right. The stone path is also winding and winding. It is mostly covered by ancient pines in the mountains. There are faint shadows of people moving around. It seems that there are many secret sentries guarding the place. It's just that the people in the attic didn't expect that anyone could come down from the cliff behind.
The two of them were on the cliff, overlooking the attic below. At that time, the doors and windows of the attic were wide open, and the lights inside were bright. Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang were lying on the cliff and could clearly see the scene in the attic.
The pavilion was built against the mountain, and naturally it was not very big. It was five couplets wide, but only once it was deep, so it could be seen at a glance. There was a big cauldron placed in the center of the pavilion, and blue-white flames were burning inside the cauldron, which looked very strange. It's strange. There are candlesticks placed on the surrounding walls and on the ground, but their flames are all normal yellow and white.
Shuo and Xiang looked at each other, and Dugu Xiang whispered: "Bright salt?" Jiang Shuo nodded, pointed with his hand and said: "Look at that person."
But I saw a man in white robes sitting cross-legged on the ground with his back to the cliff. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, from his tall and thin figure, the white robes on his body, and the white hat on his head, it could be seen that this man was the master of Manichaeism. Mujado Yihai Apo!
Only one person said: "Da Muchu, a group of regular customers came to the mountain gate to buy medicinal materials. They said they missed the place and wanted to stay, but the master of Miaofeng Hall has dismissed them."
Dugu Xiang said softly: "Oh, I didn't expect that little bald man to be the master of the hall."
Jiang Shuo said: "Xiang'er, don't imitate the Silla people anymore. Be careful that your tongue rolls over and you won't be able to correct it."
Apo said: "Huh, just let it go, why bother to repay? I don't have the time to take care of such trivial matters today."
The man sang, and stood on the left side of Apo. A man sitting on the couch on Apo's right, with his hands down, said, "Guardian left, please wait. How many people are coming?"
Protector Zuo said: "This... Master Miaofeng Hall has no intention of reporting it."
Jiang Shuo said, "Xiang'er, this one is also an acquaintance."
Dugu Xiang asked curiously: "Who is it?"
Jiang Shuo said: "Tian Qianzhen, the guardian envoy in the Cage Fire City!"
Duguxiang said: "It's really...the one on the right." She pointed at the thin man standing on Apo's right and said: "The one on the right is Cui Qianyou..."
Jiang Shuo nodded and said: "They are all old acquaintances..." Although the skills of the two demon sect envoys are not weak, Jiang Shuo is not afraid of them. That day in Cage Fire City, he could use one
The enemy is not at a disadvantage. Today, his skill is much higher, so he is naturally more unafraid, so his tone is very relaxed when he speaks.
The man sitting there said: "This Longquan Temple is located in a remote place, and it's almost midnight now. How can anyone come to visit? We need to ask clearly."
Abo said: "Hey... Brother Hu La, you are too careful."
Jiang Shuo was shocked when he heard this. Dugu Xiang also looked at him and said, "Is this the Khitan traitor Hu La?"
Jiang Shuo raised his eyes and saw that the man sitting there was wearing a leather robe and leather boots. He had no hat on his hair, and had a scimitar tied to a belt around his waist. He was indeed dressed like a Khitan.
Hu La crossed his hands and said, "Da Mucha, we have important things to do, so we have to be more careful. Just when we arrived here today, someone came to visit us late at night. What a coincidence, isn't it?"
Apo waved his hand and said, "Hey..."
Hu La didn't wait for him to speak, crossed his hands and said firmly, "It's better to be careful. Please Damuchu call the hall master to ask for details."
Apo shook his head and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, it doesn't matter. Envoy Tian Zuo, go summon the Master of Miaofeng Hall to ask questions."
Tian Qianzhen crossed his hands and sang, then turned around and left.
Abo said: "It's true, Master An Shen, if you can't do anything in Pinglu, why do you have to go to this remote place?"
Dugu Xiang asked: "Who is An Shen? An Lushan? When did he become an immortal?"
Jiang Shuo shook his head and said, "I don't know that either. It would be great if Sister Zhuer was here, she would definitely know."
Dugu Xiang glanced at him, wanted to say something but finally held back, and glanced at him again with two evil eyes.
Hu La smiled and said: "This matter is not suitable in Yandi or Songmo. Liaodong, which only cares about three things, is most suitable. Besides, there is only a Liao River between this place and Yingzhou, so Damuchuan can feel at ease."
Apo snorted and said, "What am I afraid of? Mingzun has great magic power, unlike you who stabbed my brother indiscriminately and had an army to embolden you."
Hu La smiled "hehe" and said, "Of course, as long as the "Salt of Light" is there, Damucha will be invincible in the world. "His words were full of ridicule, and Apo didn't know it, but the two of them were conspiring here today, and it was not appropriate to break up, so they could only use words to ridicule each other.
Apo sneered twice and said, "Salt of Light is a secret treasure given by Ming Zun. It is the elixir for my followers. How can it become poison for those who do not worship Ming Zun?"
Hu La thought: Isn't it because you have the antidote? But he was pretending to be crazy and talking about whether he believed in Mingzun or not. He had to have Apo give him the antidote, and then he dared to sit upright in a room where bright salt was burned.
At this time, Tian Qianzhen took the Master of Miaofeng Hall outside the pavilion and said loudly: "I would like to inform Damujia, Master of Miaofeng Hall, please see me."
The leader of the hall knelt down and bowed in the tunnel, saying, "My subordinate, Miao Feng Hall, Mo Xide, Huai Jin pays homage to Damucha."
Apo said: "Come in."
Huaijin said: "The Ming Zun is shining brightly, but my subordinates are so virtuous and capable that they dare not get close to the holy fire."
Abo said: "This boy lives in the north, but he understands the rules. Your Majesty Cui will give him some blessings."
Cui Qianyou untied the big gourd he carried with him, walked out of the attic, pulled out the stopper, waved it under Huaijin's nose, and said, "Go in."
Jiang Shuo had only seen the bright salt antidote in a gourd before, and he thought it had to be swallowed, but he didn't know that just one sniff could detoxify it.
Huaijin bowed and thanked him again, then got up and entered the pavilion. He crossed his hands and greeted Apo and Hu La. Apo said impatiently: "This Khitan Khan Hu La has something to ask you."
Duguxiang let out a "poof" and said: "Who does this thief think he is?" "
Jiang Shuo said: "I think it was An Thief who used the position of Lord Khitan as bait to make Hu La rebel."
In fact, Hu La is also the leader of one of the eight tribes of Yaochuan. The leaders of the eight tribes of Khitan can all be called "Khan", and the leader of the eight tribes is called "Great Khan" or "Alliance Khan". It is not that Hu La deliberately overstepped. .
Huaijin crossed his hands to Hu La and said, "I wonder if Khan has any questions?"
Hu La was not polite and asked: "Master, how many pharmacists are here today?"
Huaijin said: "I haven't checked carefully, but there are always fifty people."
Apodao
: "There are quite a few people... But, the Baektu is wild. I heard that there are more snakes, insects, tigers and leopards in Baekdu Mountain. It's not strange for medicine merchants and tourists to travel together."
Hu La crossed his hands and said, "Da Mucha is right." But he continued to ask Huaijin, "What kind of mounts are these people riding?"
Huaijin said firmly: "They are all riding horses."
He said wildly: "Are you so sure? There are no carriages or donkey guards?"
Huaijin said: "Qi Khan, after I closed the door, the group of people yelled and cursed outside and left. I leaned on the door and listened clearly. They were the sound of horse hooves. I can tell the difference between a horse and a donkey. When they came out, there was no sound of wheels rumbling." In fact, what Li Tengkong and his disciples were riding were donkeys, but the horses of the two guards were not inferior to good horses, so Huaijin did not tell the difference.
Hu La said: "A caravan of fifty people all rides on horses, is this strange?"
Apo said: "Can't you ride a horse? A horse can also be used as a pack horse."
Hu Ladao said: "Horses are not good at carrying heavy loads, and merchants are seeking profit. To carry heavy goods over long distances, they must either use horse-drawn carriages or healthy donkeys."
Apo said: "This may not be..."
Hu La interrupted him again: "Besides, this temple is located in the mountains to the east of Xiangping. What caravan would pass by here? If merchants from Hebei from Yingzhou should go directly north to Fuyu Prefecture from Huaiyuan Town, they would not come to Xiangping. Let alone come here. If merchants are crossing the sea from Qidi, Henan Province, they should go to Baiya City in the east, and they will not come here."
Abo said: "It's impossible to go east and it's impossible to go west. I've been talking for a long time. Brother Hu La, can you tell me where they came from?"
Hu La said: "Normally, Captain Sun's side should have arrived a long time ago, but there has been no news until now. I'm afraid these people are either Silla Hwarangs or doctors from the Tang Dynasty!"
Huaijin said: "I heard them speaking in Chinese when they yelled and cursed. They must not be from Silla."
Abo said: "Ah... Oops, let Dr. Tang go! It will be very bad if An Shen finds out."
Cui Qianyou stepped forward and said, "Da Muchu, the doctors don't know martial arts, and there are so many of them, so they won't be able to go far. My subordinates will lead people to chase them, and they will definitely be intercepted."
Abo said: "Okay! Right Envoy Cui, please quickly order brothers Miao Feng, Miao Shui and Miao Huo to pursue them."
Jiang Shuo said: "Ah... no, the Yue people Daxian and others are in the nearby mountains and forests, we can't let the Demon Cult take them!" He immediately stood up on the cliff and shouted loudly: "Da Muchu, there is no need to chase. , my old friend Jiang Shuo is here!"
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