Also aware of the location of Emperor Xu’s tomb was Zhong Mingxuan’s group.
After the Battle of Zhang Tiezhuang, Hui Zhong and others believed that a strong attack was impossible, so they decided on a strategy of stopping with silence, arranged their manpower, and hid in the dark to observe the actions of Xu Hao and others. Finally, they followed Li Dakui and found Xu Shouhui. tomb.
Now, everyone is still undecided on whether to excavate the tomb first. In particular, the three masters of Duzun Mountain and Master Xiao were opposed to this matter from the bottom of their hearts. After all, doing so was against the laws of nature and even more unethical.
But Huizhong knew that Xu Hao and the others would go sooner or later. Now that Xu Hao and Ming Xiang have joined forces, their forces are even stronger. If we don't get the upper hand, it will be difficult to stop them. After discussion, it was decided that Master Chen Mo would return to Duzun Mountain to report the situation to Xu Ying, and he would decide whether to dig first, while others would pay close attention to the movements of Zhang Tiezhuang and be ready to visit the tomb at any time.
Chen Mo left Sengta Temple and headed all the way to Duzun Mountain. Although the journey was not far, he gradually felt uneasy in his heart. He vaguely felt that something was going to happen, so he had to work hard and hurry up. In an hour and a half, he reached the mountain gate. , then I realized that the temple was unusually quiet, and there was smoke rising from the mountain.
On weekdays, although Duzun Temple is far away from the hustle and bustle of the world, it is integrated with nature, with insects and birds constantly singing, and pilgrims from far and near visiting the mountain. It is not a deserted place. Besides, how come there are no monks guarding this mountain gate? What's going on with the smoke on this mountain?
Feeling anxious, Chen Mo took three steps at a time and rushed into the temple. He saw that the main hall was burned into darkness. The courtyard in front of the temple was in a mess. The corpses of monks were lying everywhere. He was confused and could not help but feel confused. I felt dizzy and almost fell down.
Chen Mo hurriedly stretched out his hand to support a pine tree and stood still. After a while, he came back to his senses and looked carefully. In addition to the Duzun Mountain disciples he was familiar with, there were also many ordinary people lying on the ground. They are believers who come to offer incense and worship Buddha. In addition, there are many people wearing red and yellow cloaks, black hats and white clothes. Who are they if they are not from the White Lotus Society?
Obviously, a life-and-death fight took place here, and the person who started the fight was naturally the White Lotus sect.
The monks of Duzun Temple have always practiced martial arts, and none of them are bad in martial arts. Being able to be defeated in one fell swoop shows that these White Lotus sect members are also good at teaching. Those who can gather so many masters in such a short period of time are probably Lin San, the left guardian of the White Lotus Sect, and Tang Sai'er, the Holy Envoy of Duowen, had already sneaked into the Jianghuai area.
The White Lotus Sect is indeed full of insidious and cunning people. When they saw that all three of our brothers and sisters had come down from the mountain in Zhang Tiezhuang, they brought people to the mountain to attack our gate. It was really abominable. Chen Mo was thinking in his mind and punched the pine tree. Suddenly he thought that there was an important person in the temple. He shouted "No" and hurried to the back mountain.
When Chen Mo ran to Xu Ying's daily practice place, there was no sign of anyone anywhere.
However, there were no signs of fighting in the scene here. Judging from the situation, Xu Ying seemed to have left on her own. Based on Chen Mo's knowledge, so far, he only knows that Xu Ying is a devout Buddhist, and has not seen him have any attainments in martial arts. If he goes out like this, he is likely to be taught by the White Lotus. Captured.
Chen Mo came out of the cave where Xu Ying practiced, spent most of the day gathering all the corpses on the ground, and performed a simple ritual to save the monks and believers. Then he set down a fire and burned all the corpses in the courtyard. The body was cremated.
Full of grief and anger, and dragging his tired body, Chen Mo said goodbye to the Duzun Temple where he had practiced for many years, and went down the mountain to the town of Sengta Temple.
Now that Xu Ying has disappeared, it is no longer feasible to expect him to decide whether to explore Xu Shouhui's tomb first.
In fact, regarding whether to participate in the battle for the Tianwan National Treasure, Chen Mo, based on the long-term development of Duzun Temple, believed that since Xu Ying did not interfere with what his brother Xu Hao did, there was no need for Duzun Temple to interfere. He even felt that even if Xu Ying intervened in these matters, Duzun Temple could only participate to a limited extent. After all, getting involved in the court and the battles between rivers and lakes was really not what a Buddhist should do, and it was not conducive to Duzun Temple. The longevity of the temple.
However, Huizhong insisted on his opinion. He believed that Xu Ying and Duzun Temple were actually one, and when the temple was first built, Duzun Temple was also donated by Emperor Xu. How could he stay out of the matter? Moreover, monks are compassionate and should not allow young people to cause trouble to the people. Unavoidable, they can only break the precepts and use violence to fight violence.
Now thinking about these monks who died unjustly, doesn't it confirm my worries? Alas, it is a pity that there is no regret now, and it will be useless to blame Huizhong anymore.
Chen Mo didn't know what would happen to his senior brothers after they learned about what happened on the mountain. He didn't want to go back to the Sengta Temple at this time, and he didn't want to face his senior brothers, although they should be informed about this at this time, and they needed him most. Brothers support each other, but no one in this Duzun Temple knows everything about the temple better than him, knows every monk in the temple, and knows every believer who comes to the temple to offer incense and worship Buddha. He is the abbot of the courtyard, and his affection for Duzun Temple is undoubtedly the deepest among the monks.
Duzun Temple suffered such a disaster, and only three bare monks were left. Although all members of the family were destitute, seeing the ghosts of injustice all over the temple with their own eyes, even though Chen Mo was known as a great master, it was difficult to let go easily. If we want to say that letting go of hatred can be written off, Chen Mo felt that this was not only a pity for the deceased disciples, but also a pity for Tathagata Buddha.
He decided to leave alone and return to the ascetic life of thirty years ago. He remembered that back then, he was a young man possessed by hatred, and later he fell into Buddhism and became enlightened by seeing his nature. Perhaps, from now on, I will practice in reverse and transform myself from a monk to an avenger.
Originally, from the perspective of Buddhism, although the White Lotus Sect belongs to the Buddhist sect, it is a heretic and has always been shamed by all Buddhas. This time it has a new hatred, and it can overcome emotions and reasons. Chen Mo decided to look for traces of the White Lotus Sect. He had to speak up and let the heretics be punished. .
Judging from the current situation, the group of White Lotus cultists led by Lin San must be the ones who committed these things. The reason why they committed this must be to attack the enemy, weaken the competitors, and increase the possibility of seizing the Tianwan Treasure. Sex, so they must still be in Luotian, or observing all this somewhere.
Chen Mo was thinking about this while going down the mountain. Although he was hungry, he felt that he had endless strength.
Little did he know that at this moment, in the forest not far away, a pair of eyes were staring at his sadness and anger. I saw that the man was wearing a black Tai Chi robe and a yin-yang fan-shaped mask. He was the same as the man who blocked Wang Zhaoren and his party in the Han River. He was neither Lin San nor Tang Sai'er.
