A knife in love

Chapter 922

Although Monk Xuanji practiced martial arts diligently, his Buddhist cultivation has not fallen behind.Even when eating, they still abide by the precepts.Buddhism pays attention to "eat without speaking", so even though he only ate half a bowl of porridge, when he heard Li Qiufeng speak, he put down the bowl lightly, put his hands together, and silently read a scripture, and then said: " What the benefactor Li said is true. The poor monk rushed to Shaolin Temple to meet with the abbot master, and asked Shaolin Temple to send experts to come to help."

Seeing that Monk Xuanji got up to leave, Li Qiufeng stood up hastily and said: "Although the Japanese pirates' brigade has not yet arrived, the thousands of evil sect figures they recruited have already arrived outside the city. Among them are Monk Guangzhi, Yu Qingzi, etc. He is very skilled in martial arts, and there are few enemies in the martial arts world. Master must be careful after leaving the city, if someone intercepts, fight if you can, and retreat to the city if you can't fight, let's think about it."

Monk Xuanji nodded, and said: "Don't worry, benefactor Li. Even if the poor monk risked his life, he would rush to Shaolin Temple to live up to the benefactor's entrustment. However, there are dragons and snakes in the city of Xiuwu County, and there are dangers everywhere. Although Ji Dingzhong and others are not very good at martial arts, they are all cunning and cunning, with vicious thoughts, and Li Benefactor has to guard against them. As for the martial arts gangs gathered in the north of the city, although they are all righteous figures in name, they just have their own plans , when it comes to an emergency, it may not be reliable. Li Benefactor deals with these calculating figures, so he must be careful in everything, otherwise he will be very easy to be plotted against."

Li Qiufeng was terrified when he heard the six words "I have risked my life" in Monk Xuanji's words.He knew that since the Liusheng family had already colluded with the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast, Liusheng Zongyan would inevitably rush to Xiuwu County.Although this person was defeated by himself and Murong Danqing outside the Imperial Mausoleum, his martial arts are too high, after more than two months, he seems to have recovered his vitality.What's more, Liu Sheng Zongyan also got the help of Monk Guangzhi, Yuqingzi, Taishan School and others. Even if he joins forces with Liu Yong and others, he is by no means an enemy.Letting Monk Xuanji go out of the city alone to Shaolin Temple, the journey is extremely dangerous.Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng felt a little regretful, and was about to say something to ask Monk Xuanji to stay, but Monk Xuanji turned around and went out, and went far away in a short while.

Li Qiufeng slumped back to the chair, his heart was pounding, and he felt a little ominous.At this moment, only the sound of footsteps outside the door was heard, followed by a light knock on the door.Li Qiufeng forced himself to be calm, walked over and opened the door.But seeing Miao Zhu standing at the door with his old servant, he nodded and bowed when he saw Li Qiufeng and said, "Is the meal satisfactory to you, sir?"

While letting the two of them into the room, Li Qiufeng said: "I've been talking a lot these days, and I'm very sorry, what's not to like?"

The old servant did not wait for Miaozhu's order, and cleared the dishes on the table by himself.Miao Zhu said to Li Qiufeng: "Have you heard, sir? There was a fire in the north of the city last night. I heard that there were people using knives to fight for their lives, and many people died. Amitabha, our Xiuwu County has not been in such chaos for many years. .If this mess continues, I'm afraid this year's Lantern Festival will not be able to be held."

Li Qiufeng said: "Master Huang is a good official, and he will definitely find a way to suppress the wicked. We don't have to worry about it."

Miao Zhu sighed, glanced at Li Qiufeng, but didn't speak.It turns out that there is a Lantern Festival held in Xiuwu County every year, and the most lively one is the Lantern Festival in the Town God's Temple.With only one input from the lamp oil money, the Town God's Temple can get a hundred taels of silver.In addition to some money for the masters in the yamen, the book office, the tolerance, and the fast catchers, Miaozhu can also earn 30 taels.It's just that there have been constant turmoil in the city recently. In previous years, some big households sent lanterns to the Town God's Temple early in order to occupy a good position.It's just that this year has come to the present, and there are very few big families who have sent lanterns.Seeing that the two 30 taels of silver are about to come to nothing, how could Miao Zhu be in a hurry?

The old servant cleaned up the leftovers on the table, wiped the table clean, and left first with the food box.Miao Zhu looked around, so he lowered his voice and said to Li Qiufeng: "Master, you must not go out of the city these few days. I heard that there are many thieves outside the city, and they have surrounded our Xiuwu County."

Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, he glanced at Miao Zhu, and said in his mouth, "Who did you hear the news from?"

Miao Zhu said: "Last night, Wu Juren from the city came to our Town God's Temple. Uncle, you don't know, Wu Juren is stingy, he is a character who would spend a copper coin in half, so he wouldn't come to our Town God's Temple easily Rejoice. When the villain saw him coming, he thought his eyes were blurred. When the villain rubbed his eyes and took a closer look, he was right. A pair of triangular eyes, two broom eyebrows, protruding ears, upturned nostrils, thin lips, Two mustaches, who is not Wu Juren? This iron rooster wants to come to offer incense, so the villain naturally dare not neglect, and waits carefully before and after running. Guess what? Wu Juren not only wants to offer incense, but also three sticks High incense. This high incense costs 180 Wen per stick. Usually no one wants to burn this kind of good incense, let alone Wu Juren, who is so penniless? Everyone in the Chenghuang Temple was shocked at that time. Even the people nearby were shocked when they heard about it. Everyone rushed to watch the excitement."

Li Qiufeng babbled a lot after listening to the temple blessings, but they were far away from the topic, and had nothing to do with the thieves outside the city.When he was surprised, he heard Miao Zhu continue to say: "The villain stood aside and looked at Wu Juren kneeling on the ground to kowtow to the city god. He couldn't recognize this person. So he asked his housekeeper to find out What is it? Guess what? Wu Juren went to Kaifeng for business half a month ago. After finishing the business, he rushed back the day before yesterday. Yesterday at noon, he arrived at the foot of Dajia Mountain, [-] miles outside the city, and met a thief ..."

When Li Qiufeng heard Miaozhu say the word "Dajiashan", he immediately took heart.I just heard Miao Zhu say: "The villain is not bragging for Mr. Huang. Since he came to our Xiuwu County as the county magistrate, it can be said that he does not pick up things on the road and does not close the door at night. Naturally, none of the thieves can be seen. Even the old man who used to be outside the city The gang who robbed the road also disappeared. Therefore, after the thieves jumped out, Wu Juren was so frightened that he passed out.

"The steward said that the thieves could fly one by one, and they flew down from the tree with shining swords in their hands. Seeing Wu Juren fainted from fright, this group of people despised him quite a bit. They searched carefully, but found no money. A thieves yelled at Wu Juren, saying that Wu Juren was wearing a long gown and went out without money. Damn it. He and the two servants stripped off their clothes, searched carefully, and found more than a dozen taels of scattered silver. The housekeeper saw these people all raised eyebrows, looking like menacing men, and was frightened out of their wits, thinking that their lives were in danger. Unintentionally But Wu Juren, who was lying on the ground, squinted his eyes and secretly watched the thieves' actions. Only then did the housekeeper know that Wu Juren had deliberately pretended to pass out, so as not to be beaten and insulted by the thieves. Wu Juren's mouth moved slightly, presumably he was Meditate on the blessings of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.

"The thieves couldn't find any money, and they all shouted bad luck. The leader of the thieves also said that he had squatted in the mountains for five or six days, and finally slipped out. He thought he had caught a few fat sheep, but he didn't expect it to be just a few skinny sheep." Monkeys. These people must not be left alive. After killing one by one, the corpses must be thrown into the valley to destroy the corpses.

"After the butler heard this, he was so scared that he peed his pants immediately. Looking at Wu Juren, who was pretending to be unconscious, his face was pale, and he heard every word he said about the thieves. Just when these thieves were about to kill people, Suddenly, someone shouted loudly in the distance, as if asking what this group of people did. The thieves were startled, and they didn't care about killing people. They all flew to the tree one by one, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"The butler saw that the thieves had run away, and it was a good chance to escape. He didn't even have time to put on his clothes and trousers, so he got up and was about to run. Who would have thought that Wu Juren, who had pretended to be unconscious, fell from the ground just as he was holding the clothes in his hands. He jumped up and ran away. The butler had been a servant in Wu Juren's house since he was a child, and he had never seen Wu Juren run so fast. When he and two other servants caught up with Wu Juren, they had already reached Xiuwu County. gone."

(End of this chapter)