South of the city.
In the backyard of an elegant villa, in a large courtyard, a fire was burning continuously, and a sheep dressed in clothing was placed across the flames, and the aroma of barbecue slowly spread. In this courtyard.
But around the brazier, there were several people sitting around.
If Chu Qinghe were here, he would definitely be able to find that what was in the courtyard at this time was Pang Ban, a fellow from Wudang a few months ago, as well as Zhao Min, Jiumozhi and the Eighth Master Ba whom he met in the apricot forest not long ago. .
Apart from a few people, there is also a man who looks to be in his fifties in this courtyard.
The man is dressed in black and has a magnificent figure. He is majestic and dignified. He has a dignified appearance and is not angry but powerful. His eyes are gleaming with lightning. He is cold and has a kind of magical power that can see through people's hearts. He gives people the impression of being shrewd and powerful but also profound. The feeling is typical of a man of great talent and great strategy.
It was another master of the Heavenly Realm who was as famous as Ba Shiba and Meng Chixing in the Great Yuan Kingdom, the brother of Kublai Khan, Hulagu, Han name, Si Hanfei.
Who would have thought that two of the three strongest masters of the Heavenly Realm in the Great Yuan Kingdom would already be gathered in Yanzhou City.
A few breaths later, after listening to what Zhao Min said, Pang Ban looked at the Eighth Master Ba on the side and said, "Living Buddha, can you describe what specifically happened in the apricot forest?"
Facing Pang Ban's question, Eighth Master Ba pondered for a while and then shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, that feeling is too special, and it only lasts for a moment, but the moment the benefactor Zhao locked the poor monk with his breath, But the poor monk could feel a feeling of being near death, as if he were alone facing a high mountain."
After listening to what Bashiba said, Pang Ban thought for a moment, and his clothes suddenly flew into the air with his true energy flowing, making a wild sound.
When the magic power was activated, a terrifying aura instantly swept out of Pang Ban's body.
At the same time, wisps of the power of heaven and earth were quickly pulled down from the air and then mixed with Pang Ban's aura and rolled towards the Eighth Master Ba.
However, at the moment when Pang Ban's aura condensed and the aura mixed with the power of heaven and earth pressed against Bashiba, as Bashiba's body stiffened slightly, the next second, Bashiba put his hands together, and the true energy flowed. , Pang Ban's originally gathered aura was instantly dispersed.
Then, Ba Shiba raised his eyes and looked at Pang Ban and said, "Donor Pang's move is a bit overstepping."
Although his voice was still calm, the dissatisfaction in Bashiba's words was extremely obvious.
However, facing Eighth Master Ba's dissatisfied look, Pang Ban smiled casually and didn't care at all.
Instead, he asked: "How does the living Buddha think Pang's condensed momentum just now compares to that of Zhao Shanhe?"
The Eighth Master Ba said without thinking: "The difference between cloud and mud."
As soon as these words came out, Pang Ban's eyes narrowed slightly, the looseness on his face gradually disappeared, and his expression and eyes became serious.
"Are you sure about the Living Buddha?"
Ba Shiba said slowly: "It concerns the Great Yuan Kingdom. How could a poor monk cheat on such a matter?"
After a few breaths, Pang Ban looked at Sihanfei and said, "My lord, don't you want to give it a try?"
Facing Pang Ban's question, Sihanfei slowly said: "Ba Shiba and I are of similar strength. It is impossible to suppress him from moving just by relying on our breath."
Listening to what Si Hanfei said, Pang Ban frowned and then quickly restrained the energy in his body.
And when Pang Ban's true energy converged, the power of heaven and earth that had just been pulled by Pang Ban with his true energy was dispersed again and merged into the void and disappeared.
At this time, Si Hanfei, who was beside them, said, "In the opinion of a living Buddha, what level of strength has that guy named Zhao reached?"
Ba Shiba thought for a moment and then said: "I'm afraid, I won't be under the benefactor."
Hearing Bashiba's evaluation of Chu Qinghe, everyone present could not help but feel moved.
Zhao Min on the side looked surprised and said: "Master has entered the realm of heaven and man twenty years ago, and two of the three flowers have condensed. Looking at the Ming Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, only Zhang Sanfeng and Ling of Wudang If Donglai can compare, then Zhao Shanhe, who is in the middle stage of the Grand Master Realm, can actually compare with his master in strength?"
Listening to Zhao Min's question, the Eighth Master Ba sighed and said: "With the spiritual power poured into the relics by the secret methods of the Tantric Buddhas when they passed away, the poor monk is lucky. Although he is not as powerful as the benefactor, he is lucky. At this late stage of the heavenly and human realm, the spiritual flower among the three flowers is condensed, and the six senses are clear."
"That day in the apricot forest, the poor monk had a feeling. As long as the poor monk made any rash move, he would be greeted by a majestic killing move. Perhaps only a master of Meng Donor's level could give the poor monk such a feeling. .”
"As for why Donor Zhao could make the poor monk feel like this when he was only in the middle stage of the Grand Master Realm, the poor monk still doesn't understand."
If Chu Qinghe practiced a special technique, then Pang Ban also practiced the "Dao Xin Demon Planting Technique", which is a high-level heaven-level technique.
Moreover, Pang Ban has also entered the early stage of the Heavenly Realm.
But in the eyes of Eighth Master, Pang Ban's strength was much stronger than that of ordinary masters in the Heavenly Realm.
But compared to myself, it is still slightly inferior.
Not to mention that like Chu Qinghe, just relying on breath locking could make Ba Shiba feel like he was encountering a great terror.
After a while, Zhao Min spoke: "After we forged letters from Northern Shaolin and the Beggar Clan to send invitations to the martial arts conference to various sects in the Song Dynasty, according to our calculations and the order of posting, the fifteen major Song Dynasty countries All forces should arrive in Yanzhou City on the same day, and even if Northern Shaolin senses something is wrong, they can only continue to hold this martial arts conference."
"At that time, we will be able to take action to wipe out the entire Song Dynasty. But at this juncture, such a change has occurred."
At this time, Pang Ban said: "This evening, before you came back, the people in Yanzhou City sent news that Zhao Shanhe and the others have entered Yanzhou City and are now staying in an inn in the north of the city."
Zhao Min frowned and said, "Are you here already?"
Then, Zhao Min looked at Pang Ban.
Facing Zhao Min's gaze, Pang Ban asked: "In your previous letter, it was stated that Zhao Shanhe asked you to take the initiative to mention going to Northern Shaolin. Do you know what the specific matter was?"
Zhao Min shook his head and said: "Minmin doesn't know, Zhao Shanhe did not disclose it in detail. He just stated that he would not participate in the affairs of the Yuan Kingdom and the Song Dynasty this time."
Pang Ban asked: "What do you think of this matter?"
Zhao Min thought for a while and then said: "Then Zhao Shanhe and the people around him changed their appearance when they went to the Song Dynasty this time. If he had not taken the initiative to reveal his identity, it might be difficult for us to find out that he had also come to the Song Dynasty."
"If he really had ulterior motives, there would be no need to disguise himself with such a ostentatious appearance. Moreover, he is from the Ming Dynasty, not the Song Dynasty. He said that he would not participate in the affairs of the Yuan Dynasty and the Song Dynasty. , maybe it’s true.”
"The most urgent task is mainly the affairs of Northern Shaolin. From Minmin's point of view, it is better to observe the situation of Zhao Shanhe and the others first. If, as he said, they went to Northern Shaolin and left in the past few days, everything will be fine. We will continue to follow the instructions Just plan and act.”
"But if it is before the fourteenth, if Zhao Shanhe has not left yet, the master will arrive in Yanzhou City by then. Then the master, the master, the eighth master and Uncle Wang will need to find this Zhao Shanhe. Let’s talk, Master.”
Hearing what Zhao Min said, Ba Shiba asked, "What if the benefactor Zhao entered the Northern Shaolin and stayed in the Northern Shaolin?"
Zhao Min shook his head and said: "If this is the case, there is no need for him to expose himself first. He could have secretly entered the Northern Shaolin earlier and caught us off guard."
Hearing this, Eighth Master Ba thought for a moment and said no more.
Listening to what Zhao Min said, Pang Ban thought for a while and then said: "Okay, for the time being, we will do as you said, Min Min. Let's observe this guy's movements first!"
Zhao Min nodded and said: "Minmin will arrange for someone to go down and have people pay close attention to the movements of Zhao Shanhe and others in recent days."
The next day.
early morning.
At three o'clock in the morning, Qu Feiyan and the other girls came out of the room one after another.
Almost when the girls had just finished washing, the door of the room where Chu Qinghe was located opened, and Jellyfish Yinji slowly walked out.
And on his shoulders, there was still the little guy who was still awake.
"Eh?"
However, just when Jellyfish Yinji came out, Qu Feiyan, who was about to go out to buy breakfast with Xiao Zhao and Lin Shiyin, suddenly paused and turned his head as if he noticed something.
When his eyes moved, Qu Feiyan's eyes immediately locked on a light blue monk's robe in the hands of Jellyfish Yinji.
Moreover, there are obviously water stains on the monk's robe that have not yet completely dried.
Seeing this, Qu Feiyan asked doubtfully: "Sister Situ, where did you get the monk's robes?"
Hearing Qu Feiyan's question, Jellyfish Yinji said with a normal expression: "I just accidentally found it in the closet in the room. Perhaps it is a characteristic of various inns in Yanzhou City that they leave some monk robes in the room for people to wear and experience. It's just that this The things are dirty, so I’m going to take them out and dispose of them.”
In response, Qu Feiyan muttered: "Are monks' robes also provided? In Yanzhou City, everything really likes to be related to Buddhism. Who is a serious person who would like to wear these monks' robes?"
Jellyfish Yinji nodded and said: "Yes! Who would wear this monk's clothes to sleep at night? It's uncomfortable and inconvenient to wear."
As she spoke, Jellyfish Yinji mobilized her true energy to smash the monk's robe into pieces.
Then he wrapped it with true energy and threw it into the slag bucket (trash can) next to the stone table in the courtyard.
His eyes glanced at Zha Dou. For some reason, Qu Feiyan always felt that something was wrong.
But I can’t say what’s wrong specifically.
After thinking about it for a while, he couldn't think of anything, so then, Qu Feiyan suppressed the thought of further investigation and instead pulled Xiao Zhao and walked outside together.
After Qu Feiyan and the three girls left, Jellyfish Yinji glanced at Zha Dou. She didn't know what she thought of, but the smile on her face was inexplicably bright.
After a stick of incense.
When the three women came back from outside, Chu Qinghe had just finished washing.
Looking at Chu Qinghe who was feeling lazy at this time, Xiao Zhao asked thoughtfully: "Master, did you not sleep last night?"
Listening to Xiao Zhao's question, Chu Qinghe said calmly: "The Buddhist charm in Yanzhou City is too strong, so I fell asleep a little late at night."
While talking, Chu Qinghe glanced at Jellyfish Yinji.
Thinking of what happened last night, Chu Qinghe wanted to laugh but was also a little speechless.
Facing Chu Qinghe's gaze, Jellyfish Yinji, with a sweet smile on her face, placed a bowl with a few spoons of porridge in front of Chu Qinghe.
Then he scooped out another bowl of porridge and handed it to Lianxing.
After taking the bowl from Jellyfish Yinji, Lianxing said in an extremely well-behaved and affectionate manner: "Thank you, sister."
"Um?"
Listening to Lianxing's name for Jellyfish Yinji, let alone Chu Qinghe, even Wang Yuyan noticed the change in Lianxing's name.
For a moment, the women looked at Lian Xing subconsciously, and then looked at Jellyfish Yin Ji, with some doubts in their eyes.
"When did the relationship between the two of them become so good?"
After finishing breakfast, Qu Feiyan looked at Chu Qinghe and said, "Sir, should we go directly to Northern Shaolin now or take a stroll in the city first?"
Chu Qinghe said slowly: "Let's do business first! If you are late, your trip will be in vain."
Seeing this, Jellyfish Yin Ji next to her asked: "Do you think the Great Yuan Congress will take action against Northern Shaolin in advance?"
Chu Qinghe shook his head and said: "The possibility is very small, but this possibility cannot be ruled out."
After all, Dayuan did not take action, so any possibility is possible.
In case the Great Yuan Kingdom feels that the target at the same time is too big, it is not impossible to solve the Northern Shaolin first, and then lock up and kill the people in the Great Song Wulin.
At least Chu Qinghe can do such a thing.
Comparing one's feelings with one's own, what if the Great Yuan Kingdom also likes to play in such a shady way?
After a while, a few people walked to the door of the inn, and after entering the carriage, Jellyfish Yinji said: "There are more people monitoring us than yesterday. It seems that the people in Dayuan Kingdom have guessed that we will also be there today." Will go to Northern Shaolin."
Hearing what Jellyfish Yinji said, Chu Qinghe hugged the little guy and responded softly: "It's not that he guessed that we will go to Shaolin today, but he probably wants to determine when we will leave Northern Shaolin, or this Yanzhou City."
Hearing this, Jellyfish Yinji thought for a while and said with a smile: "Yes, at this juncture, there are such variables. Anyone else would be worried."
In response, Chu Qinghe sighed and said: "It seems that we will have to work hard in a few days."
"Um?"
The sound reached their ears and Jellyfish Yinji, Lianxing and Wang Yuyan, who were keenly aware of the problem, all looked at Chu Qinghe in confusion.
Lian Xing couldn't help but said: "Brother-in-law, aren't you prepared to participate in the affairs of the Great Yuan Kingdom and the Great Song Kingdom this time?"
Faced with Lian Xing's question, Chu Qinghe chuckled and said, "Strictly speaking, it is not participation."
Then, before the women could continue to ask, Chu Qinghe said lazily: "It will be clear in a few days, but it is not appropriate to say it now."
Although it was not clear what Chu Qinghe was referring to at this time, the women would not ask further questions if Chu Qinghe did not say anything.
Soon, as the carriage with several people moved forward, when the sight widened through a forest, Qu Feiyan outside the carriage immediately saw five mountains of different heights in the distance.
Two of them are even close to each other.
At first glance, it looks like five mountains that are twisting the fingers of a Buddha.
It is the Wufo Mountain where the North Shaolin Mountain Gate is located.
When the sun is shining brightly, looking into the distance and looking at the Five Buddha Mountains that look like twirling Buddha's hands, one can't help but feel amazed.
Compared with the location of the mountain gate of Northern Shaolin, the location of the mountain gate of Southern Shaolin in the Ming Dynasty seems a bit unremarkable.
An hour later, towards the end of the hour, Chu Qinghe and others arrived at the middle peak of Wufo Mountain to receive pilgrims.
Same as Wu-Tang.
Under the Wufo Mountain, there is also a place dedicated to storing carriages, as well as stalls and shops to buy some items such as incense or memorial tablets.
The only difference is that the people responsible for these things at the foot of Wudang Mountain are businessmen from outside who smell business opportunities, while the people responsible for these things at the foot of Wufo Mountain are monks from the Northern Shaolin.
In other words, the business of storing carriages belongs to Northern Shaolin itself.
Other than that, it’s my own business.
And the price is actually higher than that in Yanzhou City.
Looking at the plaques next to these stalls, Wang Yuyan said: "In order not to compete with the vendors in Yanzhou City for business, Northern Shaolin actually took the initiative to put up a plaque next to this shop, indicating that the prices of goods at the foot of the mountain are better. It’s best to buy it in Yanzhou City.”
After listening to what Wang Yuyan said, Lianxing glanced at the plaques next to the stalls or shops, and couldn't help but glance at Wang Yuyan strangely.
Seeing that Wang Yuyan really didn't understand, Lianxing said slowly: "If you really don't want to compete with the people in Yanzhou City for business, you don't need to sell these at the foot of the mountain instead of setting up a brand. Is it possible? When it comes to buying incense, do you have to go thirty miles to Yanzhou City to buy something and then come back?"
When the voice reached her ears, Wang Yuyan was startled for a moment, but she quickly came to her senses and understood the meaning of Lianxing's words.
Immediately, she lowered her head gently and said, "So that's it. Yu Yan thought too simply."
Lin Shiyin on the side shook her head and said: "No wonder Miss Wang. It can only be said that Northern Shaolin is too shrewd in calculation. He not only wants to get a good reputation, but also wants to make money. How can ordinary people see it?"
Listening to Lin Shiyin's words, Wang Yuyan sighed again.
At the same time, Wang Yuyan also understood why Li Qingluo would not let her leave Mantuo Villa easily.
The outside world and even people's hearts are far more complicated than Wang Yuyan thought.
After Xiao Zhao parked the carriage and returned, Chu Qinghe and the others slowly stepped onto the mountain peak and headed towards the main hall on the top of the mountain while the surrounding monks or pedestrians looked sideways.
However, as a few people walked, Lianxing and Jellyfish Yinji gradually came together. Under the cover of the infuriating energy in the two women's bodies, it was difficult to detect what the two were whispering.
In response, Qu Feiyan couldn't help but walked up behind Chu Qinghe, pulled Chu Qinghe's clothes and asked, "Master, why did the relationship between Sister Lianxing and Sister Situ suddenly become so good?"
Although the relationship between Lianxing and Jellyfish Yinji was not bad before, in the eyes of the girls, it was still business as usual.
Where would it be like now.
When they were walking together, they were communicating with each other with their true energy, and they were so intimate that it was a bit abnormal.
Facing Qu Feiyan's question, Chu Qinghe said angrily: "How do I know?"
Qu Feiyan said in astonishment: "Master, you stay in the carriage with them every day and you don't even know?"
Chu Qinghe rolled his eyes and said, "It sounds like we did something in the carriage that you don't know about."
After all, Chu Qinghe also glanced at Jellyfish Yinji and Lianxing.
Seeing the friendly smile on Lian Xing's face at this time, Chu Qinghe couldn't help but shook his head gently.
I always feel like this silly girl is going to be betrayed by Jellyfish Yin Ji.
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