Jiang Shuo seemed to have heard this voice. When the black figure entered the courtyard, Jiang Shuo took a closer look and saw that it was a tall monk. He suddenly remembered that this was the disciple of Master Shenhui, Monk Lingtan.
Although Yan Zhuang did not know martial arts, he was quite familiar with martial arts people. He crossed his hands and saluted and said, "Who am I talking about? It turns out that Monk Lingtan from Heze Temple has arrived. The Master Respecting God Meeting is always good."
As soon as he asked, he heard someone say loudly: "Amitabha, I am more and more concerned about you, and my body is still strong."
Jiang Shuo was overjoyed. It turned out that Master Shenhui had also arrived. However, he had learned from Shi Siming's previous experience of pretending to be Shenhui, so he still crouched on the roof and watched what happened, not in a hurry to show up.
There were so many people outside, it was a bit difficult to see the whole picture clearly through the small holes on the tiles. Jiang Shuo turned his head to look at Ye Qingyao. Ye Qingyao pointed upward behind him. Jiang Shuo saw the people in the Holy Fire Hall. The roof is a double roof, with a three-foot-high gap left between the central spire and the surrounding sloped roofs so that the smoke from the sacred fire can escape. Ye Qingyao signaled that the two of them could go up and look out through this gap.
At this moment, there was chaos outside, and no one was stationed in the Holy Fire Hall. The two of them moved on the beams without worrying about being discovered. After a while, they climbed to the gap between the two roofs, sat between the beams and looked out, as if they were sitting on a balcony. Looking up and down, the field of vision is quite broad. Jiang Shuo smiled and said, "It's very comfortable here, but it's a pity that there is no tea, otherwise it would be like watching a play in a tile house."
Jiang Shuo now had a clear view of the whole courtyard, and saw less than fifty monks coming in. Except for Shenhui and Lingtan, the rest of the Southern Shaolin monks were all vaguely whom he had seen in the black forest of the pine desert. It seems that this great monk of Shenhui is genuine.
It’s just that I haven’t seen the monk Kongxing, that is, the Japanese swordsman Izumi’s grandfather I Kanjin. I don’t know if he didn’t come with him because the father and son had not reunited, or if God took pity on him because his eyesight was damaged and he was almost half blind and didn’t let him come with him.
The appearance of Shenhui shocked both the Yan army and the Manichaeans. Ruixi had previously been trapped in a tight siege and found it difficult to win, but now that the eminent monks came to Shaolin Temple, he couldn't be happy either. It should be noted that Manichaeans are known to the world as As a cult, I'm afraid these monks are not here to help me. Cui Qianyou and Tian Qianzhen were even more worried. When the Demon Cult attacked Songshan Shaolin Temple before, the Feihongzi of Western Shaolin who went with them was real, but the Shenhui of Southern Shaolin was pretended by Shi Siming. It was hard to guarantee that the Shenhui was not here for this reason. , they knew that the Kung Fu of Southern Shaolin was not as good as that of Songshan Shaolin Temple, so they looked quite frightened.
Yan Zhuang, but still looking calm and composed, said: "Master Shenhui, what advice do you have here today?"
Before Shenhui could say anything, Lingtan shouted angrily: "You have done such good things, but you still have the nerve to ask us why we are here?"
Yan Zhuang pretended to be surprised and said, "What is it? I really don't know."
Lingtan said: "I heard that the Yan army colluded with the Demon Cult to besiege the Songshan Shaolin Temple, and they actually pretended to be a family master. You have done such a thing to ruin the reputation of our Southern Sect, and yet you are still here pretending to be stupid."
Yan Zhuang laughed and said, "Why are all the eminent monks so angry? It turns out that it's because of this matter. The Northern Shaolin Sect has been suppressing the Southern Sect in every way, and even claims to be the world's leading martial arts master. We couldn't stand it, so we took action against these gangs." A lesson for those who think they are self-righteous. As for pretending to be Master Shenhui, it was originally just to vent anger for Master Shenhui. It is not a bad idea. You don’t want to be accused by Master Lingtan. Do you want to open your eyes for the evil monks of Beizong? "
Although Lingtan was highly skilled in martial arts, he had an upright temperament. When Yan Zhuang retorted, he pointed his halberd with both hands and shouted twice: "You, you..." but could not utter a retort.
Shenhui looked peaceful, clasped his hands and said, "Amitabha, I have always heard that Jingcheng's Yanzhuang is eloquent and eloquent. It is true that I saw him today. Although Lao Na and Beizong had a sudden dispute, they were not like Beizong. Doing evil is just a dispute over Zen practice methods."
Yan Zhuang said: "The master is worthy of being an eminent monk, and he is extremely benevolent to the Beizong. However, the Beizong is not as open-minded as the master. In the twenty-second year of Kaiyuan, the master engaged in a verbal battle with a group of juniors at the Uncensored Assembly of Dayun Temple in Huatai. He directly denounced Beizong Shenxiu and Puji as "their masters are from the past, and their methods are gradual" in order to rectify the world's opinions. However, the Beizong could not argue that the master actually used clandestine means and sent people to assassinate him. We outsiders who had nothing to do with it could not stand it. "
Ling frankly said: What Yan Zhuang said is true, and he lowered his finger unconsciously.
, his expression was no longer so angry, but Shenhui still had a calm face and said: "The Beizong family has a great cause, and its disciples have both monks and laymen. With more people, it is inevitable that there will be a mixture of fish and dragons. There are a few rough boys who have not been able to understand the meaning of Zen. The battle of spirits has come to an end. To the extreme, it’s not surprising to do something outrageous, but there are still people who assassinate me under the guise of Beizong’s name. That’s not a fight of will, but simply a fear that the world will not be in chaos.”
Yan Zhuang raised his eyebrows after hearing these words, and his expression became unnatural for the first time.
Lingtan was also shocked, turned to Shenhui and said, "Master, could it be..."
Shenhui said: "You still remember that your junior brother Kongxing was blinded by a poisonous candle when Jing Kanren, a Japanese who stole scriptures, right?"
Lingtan nodded and said: "Of course I remember, if Junior Brother Kongxing hadn't lit the poisonous candle first that day, I'm afraid it would have been Master who had his eyes damaged. Later we also caught the person who poisoned him, and that person was a famous figure in the Songshan Shaolin Temple. Disciple, what else do you have to worry about?"
Shenhui said: "I originally thought that the Beizong was negligent in discipline and that such a sinister person emerged among the disciples. However, it was not until recently when I treated Kongxing's eyes that I discovered that the poison that blinded his eyes was produced in the Western Regions. It is a poison unique to Persia. I heard that the Manichaean synagogue in Persia specializes in using this poison to blind the eyes of unruly believers."
Ruixi on the side nodded and said: "Yes, there is a kind of flower called Yaxintuosi on the seaside to the west of Persia. The flowers are very dense and have a fragrant aroma. Grind the roots into powder and mix them into wax to make incense candles. Use this candle to smoke your eyes. Can cause blindness."
Shenhui glanced at him and said, "This Manichaean elder is honest... He is right. It is Yaxin Tuosi. If the Qinyue people had not informed me, I would not have recognized this strange poison from the Western Regions."
After hearing this, Jiang Shuo suddenly realized: the poisonous candle that blinded Jing Kuanren came from the Persian Manichaeism. Naturally, the person who intended to murder Master Shenhui was not the Shaolin Beizong, but someone else.
As if asking questions for Jiang Shuo, Lingtan said to Shen Hui: "Master, I remember that I found out that the person who poisoned me was a servant in Heze Temple. Could it be that he is actually a Manichean?"
Shenhui nodded and said, "After verification, the man was released. After all, this was not the first time Beizong had committed an assassination. Although his methods were not as vicious as Beizong's, we and other monks could not use lynching for interrogation, either. So we let him go... When we discovered something was wrong with the poison used to treat emptiness, we went to look for him again, and it turned out that the man had died unexpectedly not long after we let him go."
Lingtan said angrily: "Then someone must have killed someone and silenced them!"
Shen Hui said: "Lingtan, you have been with me for many years, but you still can't get rid of your hot temper. How can you make such an assertion when he has passed away?"
Lingtan said: "But, Master!" Shenhui glanced at him and then turned around and stopped looking at him. Lingtan said calmly: "Yes, I know that I was wrong." He actually looked at his nose and heart, and silently started to use it. Come on.
Yan Zhuang was still waiting to say anything, but Yin Ziqi finally got impatient and said: "Yan Sheng, how can you deceive the Shenhui? Now that you've said it, let's deal with him with open swords and guns!" Yin Ziqi said to himself Kung Fu is quite confident, thinking that Shenhui will not be his opponent, so he is confident.
Jiang Shuo said to Ye Qingyao: "Yin Ziqi is very skilled in martial arts. I have to go out and help Master Shenhui."
At this time, I heard An Qingxu say: "Mr. Yin, why do you need to do it yourself to deal with this old monk? Today, these thieves broke into the formation without knowing the depth. We just used the formation to win!"
After saying this, An Qingxu didn't wait for Yin Ziqi's reply. He blew a whistle and the Yiluohe warriors immediately moved to form small formations. The small formations circled around to form a large formation. Jiang Shuo watched the formation move and suddenly discovered to his surprise that this was not the Xuanji formation. , the Xuanji Formation is composed of two Beidou Formations. The Yan Army's Eight-Door Golden Lock Formation is just moving in position. In fact, it has nothing to do with the Xuanji Formation, and the Eight-Door Golden Lock Formation follows the magic of Qimen Dunjia. I understand a little bit. It can be cracked by those who are easy to reason, but the formation used by the Yiluohe warrior at this moment is a large formation within a small formation, combined into a tight whole. This is clearly the Nandou Heavenly Chariot Formation created by Beimingzi later!
Jiang Shuo thought for a while and then realized that it must be the Khitan traitor Hu La who taught Yiluohe the formation method. It seemed that Hu La did everything he could to win An Lushan's trust, and he actually killed Beimingzi. The life-saving formations taught to the Khitans were also revealed.
Lingtan had already opened his eyes and saw Yiluo
He set up the formation and roared angrily: "Okay! Let's have a good fight today!"
There were no less than thirty or forty monks from the Southern Shaolin who came tonight. Lingtan gave an order, and all the beings formed a formation to fight against the Yiluohe warriors. Jiang Shuo looked closely and saw that their formation was quite similar to the Vajra Demon-Suppressing Stick Formation in the Northern Shaolin. However, the Southern Shaolin monks did not use sticks and weapons, and only used fists and feet to fight against the enemy. These monks were led by Lingtan to fight, but Shenhui stood still and Yin Ziqi did not take action. It seemed that the leaders of both sides were not willing to take action easily.
These monks are the best among the younger disciples of Southern Shaolin. The internal strength of each of them is extraordinary. When they formed a formation, they actually fought with the Tianche Formation. However, the number of people in Yiluohe was much greater than that of the Southern Shaolin monks. They were like Like a wave, advancing and retreating, it was a continuous battle between hundreds of people and the southern Shaolin monks.
Jiang Shuo thought to himself: Southern Shaolin is too outnumbered and will definitely lose if they continue to fight like this. Yin Ziqi did not take action on the Yiluo River side. The person commanding the battle was An Qingxu. His kung fu seemed to have improved a lot. He was proudly Drive the formation to attack continuously.
When the sky chariot formation rolled up, Rui Xi's followers who were originally standing in the courtyard had no time to get out of the way and were immediately run over. Dozens of them were killed or injured. Rui Xi shouted: "Go to the tunnel, don't fight hard!" He waved his hands. Zhang wanted to join the battle group. When Cui Qianyou and Tian Qianzhen saw him taking action, they immediately waved their flame knives to attack him. The three of them fought together again. The Mingli Hall believers were originally surrounded by Yiluohe. At this moment, Yiluohe Attention was focused on the Southern Shaolin monks, so these believers found an opportunity to throw down more than a dozen corpses, and the rest got into the tunnel that had just entered the main altar.
Jiang Shuo watched the two rumbling battles and was fascinated for a moment. He was not in a hurry to show up to fight. As he was watching, he suddenly saw a dark shadow passing quickly outside the sky carriage formation. Immediately, several Yiluohe warriors fell to the ground. The ground was either dead or injured, and the black shadow that broke through the formation was extremely weird, as if a huge black crow was flying past the ground carrying a young girl on its back.
