The little novice monk was extremely surprised when he saw the monk lowering his head quietly, with a look of pain on his face, and a trace of smile frozen in it. He was neither born nor destroyed, neither dirty nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing. He put his curved index finger in front of the monk's nostrils. He didn't feel any breath coming out for a long time. He was horrified and weak tears came out of his eyes. He prostrated himself and cried in pain: "Master Xunku, who has perfected all virtues, is silent." Destroy all evil and pass away."
After kowtowing several times, he stood up and rushed out of the meditation room, shouting three times: "Master Xunku has passed away!"
The long sound spread all around the temple, and thousands of living beings were happy and sad together.
When Duguyou heard the young monk's cry, he looked at Zuo Tuming with a very indecent expression and shouted: "The monk is really dead?"
Zuo Tuming replied disapprovingly: "How is it possible? I only used 30% of my internal strength and it's not enough."
Duguyou said sternly: "Liu Zhanxiong has never told a lie in front of you and my brothers. Do you suspect that he is pretending to be dead?"
With tears in his eyes, Zuo Tuming swallowed hard: "I didn't say that."
Duguyou shouted angrily: "He obviously died under your ice palm, why did you say that he only used 30% of his internal strength?"
Zuo Tuming was also puzzled and replied angrily: "How do I know? I only used 30% of my internal strength and couldn't do it."
Seeing that his inquiries were fruitless, Dugu You was too lazy to bother. He walked out of the room and followed the sad voice of the young novice. He searched all the way and entered the meditation room. When I saw the monk lying on the couch, in boundless silence and with no life at all, I burst into tears. I walked over and asked, "Monk, have you really given up the worldly world and left?"
The little novice monk said sadly: "Master Xunku has passed away."
Dugu You roared at the monk's body: "How come you are so weak? Where are your shocking abilities? You can't even resist the success of the second and third sons. Could it be that Buddhism is pure and can only nourish the heart, not the mind?" Body?"
The little novice monk said: "A few months ago, several people came from Qinzhou and passed by here. It happened to catch up with the heavy rain and came to the temple to take shelter. My master seemed to be familiar with one of them named 'Tianshui Yixiu'. So he invited his two brothers and sisters to have a cup of tea in the Zen room. Unexpectedly, a few days later, the master found that his physical strength was getting weaker and weaker. He did not know why. As of yesterday, even walking was a bit difficult. What other shocking abilities can there be?"
Zuo Tuming and Shi Qinghua had already appeared at the door. They heard the sound and walked in. Looking at the monk's body, they were both filled with sadness.
Shi Qinghua asked: "Could it be that the master was poisoned by the Hua Gong Powder?"
Zuo Tuming asked: "What is the poison of Hua Gong Powder?"
Shi Qinghua replied: "Hua Gong Powder transforms people's internal energy, which is silent and breathless. There is no medicine to cure it. No matter how advanced the person's internal energy is, once he takes the poison, it is like a gap opens in the Dantian until the true energy is exhausted. until."
Although Zuo Tuming didn't know that there was such a poison in the world, he clearly used less than 30% of his internal strength to hit the monk. According to the monk's martial arts training at that time, that palm used all his training. It was impossible to hurt him to death, so he couldn't help but believe Shi Qinghua's words and asked: "The monk invited Brother Cheng Wanpeng to drink tea. Where did Cheng Wanpeng go to poison him?"
Shi Qinghua replied: "The poison of Hua Gong Powder is the concentration of several poisons. A little bit can make a person's cultivation go away. If the poisoner has temporary ill intentions, he will usually hide the powder in his fingertips." During this time, he looked for an opportunity and shook it into the tea or wine of the victim. Master Xunku did not know that this poison existed in the world, and he was familiar with Cheng Wanpeng. Moreover, he was inviting people to drink tea in his temple, so he would not have had any precautions. If you're not careful, bad guys can take advantage of you."
When Duguyou heard everything Shi Qinghua said, he suddenly felt malicious in his heart and asked, "How do you know so clearly?"
Shi Qinghua also felt Duguyou's murderous intention, but he learned from Dong Xiaowan that his master Feng Wanli had been harmed by Zhao Mingxiu and others, and asked himself that he was no longer Zhao Mingxiu's disciple and had nothing to be afraid of. He answered calmly: "The poison of Hua Gong Powder is a prescription bought by Zhao Mingxiu, an old thief in Biluo Lake, from the Western Regions. He refined the poison himself, just to poison those opponents that he was not completely sure to eliminate with his martial arts. I will follow My master, Great Master Feng Wanli, grew up in Biluo Lake, so why is it so strange to know this?"
Dugu You saw that Shi Qinghua spoke frankly and called Zhao Mingxiu an old thief. He also heard that Feng Wanli died because of betraying his master, so he eliminated the murderous intention in his heart and said: "Cheng Wanpeng is dead. Apart from Zhao Mingxiu, there are also Has anyone ever used this to poison someone?”
Shi Qinghua said: "According to my master, the only people who have the opportunity to use this poison to harm others are Cheng Wanpeng and Liu Zhongtian. Therefore, the two of them, like Zhao Mingxiu, will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, and they will never care about good or evil. Bad, only Zhao Mingxiu’s order is followed. But a few days ago, I met Zhao Chujiong, a dragon slayer from the Dragon Slaying Association. Wushan Taoist said that Zhao Chujiong is the second generation of dragon slayers from the Dragon Slaying Association, and he is the illegitimate son of Zhao Mingxiu. He must be this person There is also a chance to use Hua Gong Powder’s poison to harm others.”
Zuo Tuming said: "You go, I don't want to see the disciples of Biluo Lake in front of Monk Xunku."
No matter whether Shi Qinghua recognized Biluohu as his disciple or not, he came from Biluohu after all. He was filled with apologies. After bowing deeply to the body of the monk Liu Zhanxiong, the master of seeking suffering, he left the Zen room and looked for Dong Xiaowan, Cui Yingying and others. And go.
As women, Dong Xiaowan, Cui Yingying and others should not have stayed in the temple if the "Lian Sect" believed in by the White Lotus Sect was not a branch of Buddhism. How could they dare to enter Master Xunku's Zen room to view his body and lose their identity.
The eight people were waiting in the yard. When they saw Shi Qinghua coming back, Cui Yingying stepped forward and asked, "How is the matter?"
Shi Qinghua replied: "A few months ago, my uncle and my master went south. The uncle used the poison of Hua Gong Powder used to deal with Bai Yutian on Master Xunku. Master Xunku's Dantian's true energy was exhausted, and he suffered Without Zuo Tuming's ice palm, his injuries are difficult to heal and he will die. But looking at his expression, there is a smile frozen in the pain, as if leaving the world is a kind of relief, and he is extremely peaceful and peaceful."
Dong Xiaowan said: "In that case, everyone grab their luggage and leave here quickly, heading north to return to their familiar homes."
Shi Qinghua asked: "Uncle, do you want to tell Zuo Tuming and his brothers?"
Dong Xiaowan replied: "The monks are all dead. If they still have a little bit of humanity, they shouldn't work for Zhao Mingxiu and his son anymore."
The disciples felt that Dong Xiaowan was right, so they quickly went back to their room to get their luggage, and followed Dong Xiaowan out of the courtyard and towards the door of the temple.
Just as they were leaving the temple gate, a voice called from behind: "Where are you going? Dong Xiaowan." The person who came was none other than Zuo Tuming.
Dong Xiaowan turned around and said, "Zuo Tuming, you won't forget the love of brothers and continue to work for Zhao Mingxiu and his son, right?"
Zuo Tuming jumped over and said coldly: "From the moment Liu Zhanxiong became a monk, he was no longer the eldest brother of my two brothers. How could he forget about brotherly love? Besides, I Since my brother is committed to slaying the dragon for his lord, he is obeying his lord's orders, so there is no reason to be disloyal to him."
Dong Xiaowan said: "It seems that today I have to show my level in martial arts."
Zuo Tuming sneered and said: "Dong Xiaowan, my brother knows how much ability you have. I'm afraid you don't know how much ability my brother has. If you do whatever you want, you will be the one who suffers. If you don't believe me, just give it a try. But as promised, The monk has just passed away, so it is not appropriate to go into a big fight or start a killing spree today. The number of moves is limited to three, and that's all."
Dong Xiaowan had long wanted to test the abilities of Zuo Tuming and Duguyou. It was rare that Zuo Tuming thought that today was a special day and it was not appropriate to make a big fight. This relieved her of worries and happily accepted it. He handed the baggage to Cui Yingying, pulled out his sword, and stabbed Zuo Tuming with lightning speed, aiming straight for Zuo Tuming's heart.
Zuo Tuming took a step back in order to be able to advance and retreat in a controlled manner. He clamped the sword that Dong Xiaowan was stabbing with his palms, and poured out the ice energy instantly and transferred it to the sword body. The sword body immediately felt like frost and turned white. It's very chilling and pleasing to the eye.
Dong Xiaowan felt a chill pass from the hilt of the sword into the palm of her hand. She was shocked and quickly channeled her inner strength to resist, but it seemed to be of no avail. She saw that the ice on the sword changed from thin to thick, and seemed to have the potential to turn into ice strips. He stabbed forward hastily, and the air in front of the sword tip was as good as a copper wall. He drew back hastily, and the air behind the hilt was as good as an iron wall. The sword body was as stable as a mountain peak, without moving at all.
Zuo Tuming felt that Dong Xiaowan should know how powerful he was, so when Dong Xiaowan abandoned the sword, he released the sword with both hands.
In order to save face in front of her disciples, Dong Xiaowan channeled her inner energy into the sword body, shook off the ice on the sword body, and sheathed the sword.
Zuo Tuming said: "Dong Xiaowan, go back. After the monk is buried, we can go east to Yingtian Mansion together. Don't have any second thoughts."
Shi Qinghua considered himself a manly man, capable of bending and stretching. He stretched out his hand and said, "Master Zuo, please!"
Zuo Tuming was not afraid of what tricks Dong Xiaowan and others would play again, so he turned around and took long strides towards the temple.
Cui Yingying saw that Zuo Tuming's martial arts was really powerful and that force was not the best option, so she turned into a well-behaved person and walked into the temple holding Dong Xiaowan's arm. She entered the small courtyard on the west side and waited quietly for Zuo Tuming and Dugu You brothers. Let’s deal with Master Xunku’s funeral.
Zuo Tuming and Dugu You can be regarded as the brothers of Master Xunku in his previous life. When distinguished guests arrived, they could not even afford a simple meal, and the livelihood of the temple was in an embarrassment that could not be described in words. When Zuo Tuming, Dugu You, and Xiao Shami were dealing with the funeral affairs of the monk who was looking for trouble, they naturally had to keep everything simple.
After the little novice monk finished reciting the scriptures about rebirth in the bliss of the West for the monk Xunkuk, Zuo Tuming carried the monk Xunkuk's body on his back and walked to the back mountain. He found a piece of land with a wide view and dug a hole, and buried the monk Xunkuk. His body was put into the pit, filled with soil, a big mound was built, and a tombstone was made of wood. Dugu You pulled out his sword, carved a few words on the tombstone, and bowed several times to the tombstone with Zuo Tuming.
The deceased was the oldest, so Shi Qinghua, Cui Yingying and other descendants bowed to the tombstone out of courtesy, followed Zuo Tuming and Dugu right down the back hill, entered the temple, picked up their luggage, left the temple, and headed eastward. Heading to Tianfu, everything remains as before.
