It is said that in the north of Nanzhao County, there is Danxia Mountain, also known as Liushan Mountain. There is a temple in the mountain called Xianxia Temple. This temple was founded by Zen Master Tian Tian in the Tang Dynasty.
It is said that this natural Zen master is the fourth generation grandson of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, so Xianxia Temple also belongs to the lineage of Zen, and it can be said that it has the same origin as Shaolin Temple.
Xianxia Temple has been around for more than 600 years since the Tang Dynasty. During this period, it has flourished and declined, been destroyed due to wars, and rebuilt due to prosperity.
In the past hundred years, with the prosperity of the Central Plains, this temple has become more prosperous. Now it is known as the first of all temples in Funiu Mountain and the holy place of Zen Buddhism in southern Henan.
To talk about the relationship between Xie Zhongda and Xianxia Temple, we need to talk about his childhood.
In the past, Zen Master Xingshou of Xianxia Temple went down to the mountain to raise funds for the expansion of Xianxia Temple. At that time, he stayed at Xie Zhongda's home. At that time, Xie Zhongda was not as strong as he is today, but was instead a thin, frail and sickly child.
Zen Master Xingshou saw that the young Xie Zhongda was in frail health and was bedridden every day. Out of kindness, he gave him some physical training methods to strengthen his body. However, he did not expect that this kind act of Zen Master Xingshou would actually change Xie Zhongda. life.
When he grew up, Xie Zhongda first joined the army in the north and rose to the rank of captain; later he became a bandit and gathered in the mountains and forests. He relied on this skill he learned from childhood.
It can be said that Zen Master Xingshou of Xianxia Temple can be regarded as Xie Zhongda's mentor. Although the two of them are not called masters and disciples, they are actually masters and disciples.
Therefore, Xie Zhongda was desperate and thought of going to Xianxia Temple in the hope of finding a chance to survive.
However, Xie Zhongda himself didn't know for sure. After all, it had been so long. Times had changed, and he didn't know if Zen Master Xingshou was still alive. And even if he is still alive, will the other party take him in again?
Xie Zhongda, who had all kinds of hesitations in his heart, looked at the bandits in front of him and had a different thought in his mind.
'Do I really want to go back? No! Why should I look back? I was not wrong in the first place. They forced all this! '
Xie Zhongda made a decision in his heart. He raised his head and looked around. Seeing the high mountains and dense forests here, and the narrow and dangerous roads, he couldn't help laughing.
“This is really a good place!”
The bandits who were kneeling on the ground didn't know what Xie Zhongda meant, and they didn't dare to answer.
The coachman who had been following Xie Zhongda saw that Xie Zhongda had hesitated for so long and suddenly said such a sentence. He thought he wanted to kill these bandits and bury them here, so he quickly made a suggestion:
"Xie Daxia, I think we should leave quickly, right? Xianxia Temple is still far away from here, still more than ten miles away. Moreover, the mountain road is difficult to travel. If we don't hurry up, I'm afraid we won't be able to get there even after dark. These people , I think they are all pitiful people, and I think they won’t dare to come next time. You, my lord, have a lot of them, so just let them go.”
The coachman was also kind-hearted. After hearing what happened to this group of refugees, he sympathized with them, so he began to plead with Xie Zhongda.
When the bandits kneeling on the ground heard this, they all looked at Xie Zhongda with hope, hoping that Xie Zhongda would let them go, but Xie Zhongda shook his head and said:
"No, I won't go to Xianxia Temple. You can go back by yourself."
"This?" The coachman was stunned when he heard this and wanted to say something else.
"Um!"
However, when he saw Xie Zhongda giving him a sideways glance, he quickly responded with a frightened "Hey", then quickly got into the carriage and drove the horse away with a whip.
The coachman's body was trembling, and his hand holding the whip was shaking. He had never seen such eyes before. He only felt a chill running down his spine, as if there was a tiger staring behind him. I didn't dare to look back at all.
And just behind, Xie Zhongda had murderous intent in his eyes. He held the gun tightly, but he still did not choose to take action until the carriage was gone.
Seeing the carriage disappear from sight, Xie Zhongda let go of the spear in his hand. He sighed. He didn't know whether his choice was right or wrong. Yu Li should have kept silent to avoid exposing his whereabouts, but in his heart, he really couldn't do it. After all, the two of them chatted all the way and had some feelings for each other.
The refugees kneeling on the ground looked at Xie Zhongda's expression of being serious and sighing at times, and they couldn't guess what he was thinking.
But while the refugees were trembling in fear, Xie Zhongda spoke first.
"Okay, you guys, pick up the thing on the ground and follow me."
Xie Zhongda led these anxious refugees off the road and went into the trees on both sides.
"Listen to me, from today on, I am your boss."
"..." The refugees looked at each other. They were originally worried about how Xie Zhongda would deal with them, but they didn't expect that the other party actually wanted to be their boss.
"What, you don't accept it?" Xie Zhongda asked again when he saw that everyone was silent.
"No, no, no, we have a hero who will be our boss. We can't ask for anything more than we want." The refugees were so frightened that they quickly agreed.
"Yes, as long as you don't kill us, hero, we will be satisfied."
"With heroes here, we can finally get ahead."
The refugees all agreed one after another, saying flattering words with flattering expressions on their faces. Some of the smarter ones even leaned forward to squeeze Xie Zhongda's shoulders and beat his legs.
Xie Zhongda was very happy to see these people being so polite and nodded.
Although these guys are useless, they were not scared enough to leave their companions and run away just now. They are somewhat loyal. If they are cultivated slowly, they may be able to cultivate them.
And with these people as the foundation, I am finally no longer a mere commander, and there is hope for a comeback.
In addition, according to these people, there are many refugees like them in Shandong. At that time, as long as you have a certain amount of money and food, you can develop in that direction.
By rapidly expanding his strength through famine, he might be able to gather together and compete with the imperial court like in the Shuibo Liangshan Mountains.
For a moment, Xie Zhongda couldn't help but have a grand blueprint in his mind. At the same time, a sentence he remembered when he was listening to a book when he was a child also appeared in his mind.
'He was so ambitious that he dared to laugh at Huang Chao for not being his husband! '
At this moment, his heart was filled with great pride, and at the same time, he did not forget those who caused him to end up like this.
'Heiyishe, Yan Xiaoliu, and Dongchang, you all wait for me. One day, I will get back everything I lost, and none of you can escape! '
And just when Xie Zhongda was swearing secretly in his heart, he only heard a different voice.
"As expected, it's you. I finally found you."
The sound came from above. Xie Zhongda was shocked and quickly looked up, only to see a masked figure in black standing on the treetops, and he was holding a person in his hand. It was the person he had just put down. The driver who left.
'They're from the Black Clothes Club. How did they come so fast? Xie Zhongda was shocked. He didn't expect that the other party came so quickly, and happened to catch the coachman he had just let go.
