The Scourge of Rebirth

Chapter 725

Zhikong looked at the two corpses on the ground silently, his face slowly showed sadness, and tears appeared in his eyes.

The monks who came with Zhikong were old and young. At this time, everyone was sad and very angry. Their Hanguang Temple is also a first-class force in the local area. It has been many years since no one dared to touch their people. Unexpectedly, in just one trip, two masters, one old and one young, and several young disciples were lost. This result was unexpected and at the same time extremely infuriating.

Zhikong sighed sadly, then carefully inspected the corpses on the ground, and when he finished, he said with a serious face: "Junior Brother Zhizang and the others were besieged to death, they died not long ago, and the murderer just left , you take the body back to the temple first, and I will go and investigate it myself to see who, after eating the bear heart and leopard gall, dared to do this to the people of our Hanguang Temple."

A young monk suddenly said: "Master, there is no need to investigate. The murderer is obvious. Uncle Zhizang and the others were ambushed after they went to Liuye Mountain Villa. The murderer is probably that Yang Lin. Let's kill him directly." That's it."

Zhikong said in a deep voice: "Don't judge rashly, this matter is of great importance, there is no room for sloppyness, whether Liuyeshanzhuang did it, you have to check carefully to know, if it is really Liuyeshanzhuang hands, we will definitely not give up when the time comes, and we will definitely avenge your Uncle Zhizang and the others."

The young monk who spoke before heard this, opened his mouth, trying to say something?But after Yi and Zhikong's sharp eyes met, they couldn't say a word, and finally could only slowly lower their heads and stand aside obediently.

Zhikong gave up and said in a low voice: "You guys go first, and report everything here to the abbot, and I will go back soon."

Yes!
A group of monks agreed, then carefully carried the bodies of Zhizang and Xu Ling on their backs, and walked towards the way they came.

Watching the fellow disciples gradually go away, Zhikong didn't stop at the moment, and quickly tracked up according to the traces left along the way.

Stopping and walking all the way, Zhikong's action speed is not fast, it took a full two hours to reach the destination, but at this time Zhikong's appearance is extremely dignified, because a huge mountain villa appeared in front of him, It is the largest force in the area, Liuye Villa.

Zhikong followed the clues along the way to come here, and the last clue disappeared at Liuye Villa. From this point of view, there is a [-]% chance that Zhizang and others were killed by the people of Liuye Villa.

To be honest, this result is the last thing Zhikong wants to see, because Liuye Mountain Villa is too difficult to deal with. It was okay before, at least there was a Dugu family to restrain Liuye Mountain Villa, but since the owner changed, Willowleaf Villa immediately wiped out the Dugu Family with thunderous means, and has been recruiting troops non-stop in the past few days, and its strength is growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. If Hanguang Temple really fights with Willowleaf Villa, the chance of winning is less than [-]%.

Zhikong stared at the Liuye Villa in front of him. He hid himself in a remote corner and tried not to reveal his identity. The Liuye Villa looked quiet and peaceful, as if humans and animals were harmless, but Zhikong knew that there was something inside. It's Longtan Tiger's Cave. If he breaks in, it's hard to say whether he will come out. Now that the real culprit has been found out, Zhikong doesn't plan to stay any longer. He is going to leave here and go back to Hanguang Temple first.

Just when Zhikong was about to leave, an unexpected scene happened. The gate of Liuye Villa was opened with a creak, and then two men came out on horseback. When they got outside, the two men immediately got on their horses , riding a horse towards the official road.

Seeing this scene, Zhikong's expression suddenly changed. After thinking for a while, he chose to follow.

Although the old monk Zhikong is old, his lightness kung fu and physical skills are very superb. Not only did he not get dragged behind the two galloping fast horses, but he also approached them step by step. After Ye Shanzhuang, the old monk Zhikong shot decisively, his figure suddenly accelerated, and after a few dashes with all his strength, he came behind a horse, and then used Hanguang Temple's unique skill 'Yangchan Fingering', and shot directly Hitting the man's back, knocking him to the ground.

This sudden attack shocked the other man. His riding skills were very good. He lay on the horse's back and at the same time drew out the machete and slashed at the horse's buttocks. Suddenly, the horse let out a long cry of pain. sound, and then run wildly.

Zhikong snorted coldly, not in a hurry, he took a deep breath, then clenched his five fingers, punched out from the air, and saw a golden fist mark blasting towards the man in front at an extremely fast speed, directly throwing him It was so loud that he vomited blood and flew upside down. When he landed, the man had no breath, and he couldn't die anymore.

Anita Buddha...

Zhikong pretended to sing a Buddhist name, and then came to another man who was seriously injured and fell to the ground expressionlessly, looked at him coldly, and then said in a deep voice: "I have something to ask you, if you answer it honestly , I can consider letting you go."

The man who was seriously injured and fell to the ground had actually just joined Liuye Villa for a few days, and he didn’t have much loyalty to Liuye Villa at all, so after hearing Zhikong’s words, he nodded without hesitation and said, “Master, just ask , the villain must know everything and say everything."

Zhikong nodded and said, "Let me ask you, did you make any big moves in Liuye Villa today?"

The man was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he nodded immediately and said: "Yes, just a few hours ago, our villa owner Yang Lin personally led two master generals and more than 100 disciples to rush to open the villa. When they returned, They are all full of blood, and even captured a monk."

Hearing this, Zhikong hurriedly asked: "Do you know the name of that monk?"

The man replied: "I do know this. I overheard someone say that the monk seems to be called Xu Yun, and he came from Hanguang Temple."

Zhikong's eyes lit up, and his face was full of murderous intent. Now it is completely certain that Liuye Villa killed Zhizang and others, and it was the owner of the villa, Yang Lin, who did it himself. To some surprise, Xu Yun He didn't die, and was captured by Liuye Mountain Villa. I don't know what Yang Lin's intention is by doing this?
The man glanced at Zhikong who was bowing his head in thought, and then said cautiously: "Master, I have already answered your question, I wonder if you can let me go."

Zhikong suddenly came back to his senses, his eyes fell on the man, and then Zhikong took a step forward, and slapped the man's Tianling cover with his palm.

This scene scared the man out of his wits. Zhikong looked benevolent and good-natured, but he didn't expect to be so vicious. He had already answered the other party's questions, but the old monk still refused to let him go. I knew In this case, the other party's question should not be answered.

But it's too late to regret it now, Zhikong's dry palm directly hit the man's Tianling cover, the next moment, the man's eyes widened, and he fell to the ground unwillingly and died.

Zhikong snorted coldly, and said disdainfully: "Evil is crooked, and everyone will be punished if they get it. How can I let you go and continue doing evil?"

I have to say that these seemingly righteous monks sometimes get ruthless, and they are really more ruthless than most villains. These bastards kill people, but they always like to find a righteous excuse for themselves. They do a lot of evil, and killing people is doing justice for the heavens, which is completely unreasonable.

In this regard, many people in Jianghu secretly despise them, feeling that these monks are extremely hypocritical, not only do not produce, but have been sucking the hard-earned money of ordinary people, and in the end they also acted like they should, such a shameless act , is simply disgusting.

Zhikong didn't even look at the corpse on the ground. After he finished killing people, he rode on a horse and hurried towards the direction of Hanguang Temple. He had to tell the abbot the news he had found. To do this, we need to discuss it carefully.

And Yang Lin didn't know what he did, and Zhikong had already found out, but even if Yang Lin knew, he wouldn't be too surprised, after all, it was only a matter of time, after all, Hanguang Temple They are not vegetarians. Both sides are local forces. If they really pursue the investigation regardless of the cost, they will naturally gain something soon.

At this time, Yang Lin was in the cell of Liuye Mountain Villa. The cell was not big, but it was very dark and damp. Not far away was a cross-shaped iron frame, on which was tied a person. This person was Xu Yun who had been captured. monk.

Yang Lin sat on a chair, and Niu Hong respectfully stood aside, waiting for Yang Lin's orders at any time.

An old man in his sixties was trying his best to torture Xu Yun non-stop. Following the old man's movements, Xu Yun let out an extremely shrill scream. He was covered with scars and almost turned into a blood Man, this punishment has lasted for half an hour.

Yang Lin took a sip of tea, then said lightly, "Stop for a moment."

Yes, my son.

The tortured old man agreed respectfully, and then stood aside obediently.

Yang Lin's eyes fell on Xu Yun's body, and then he said: "Xu Yun, have you thought about it clearly, and are you willing to answer my question? As long as you answer honestly, then you don't have to endure this torture anymore. Can be liberated and return to the embrace of Buddha and his old family."

Xu Yun spat out a mouthful of blood, looked at Yang Lin with great resentment, and cursed: "Yang Lin, you will die, if you want to, you will kill me, if you want to get information from me, don't even think about it. "

Yang Lin sighed hypocritically and said: "Why do you do this? Just tell me all the news about the golden bell cover, and everything will be fine, but you are so stubborn that you must fight against me. Make it your own."

Xu Yun said in a cold voice: "Yang Lin, if you treat me like this today, Hanguang Temple will definitely repay him a hundred times, and you will definitely die a hundred times more miserable than me."

Niu Hong said angrily: "You are so ignorant, you are dying, yet you still dare to insult our young master. I think you are really impatient."

Yang Lin also frowned slightly, with an unhappy expression on his face. He has spent a lot of time here, but he has not received the news he wanted. Naturally, Yang Lin is very dissatisfied with this result. It has been exhausted, so I stopped talking nonsense now, and directly ordered the old man who was tortured: "Intensify the intensity of the torture. This time, it doesn't matter whether it is life or death, and continue to torture him until he is willing to speak."

The old man immediately nodded in agreement, then stepped forward and continued to torture.

The next moment, the shrill screams sounded again, but this time the old man laid down a ruthless hand and didn't hold back at all, he just beat Xu Yun to death, the screams continued, and after a quarter of an hour, the cell was quiet again.

Looking at Xu Yun's appearance again, he is already dying, he has lost all sound on his body, and he is obviously dead.

The old man reported: "Young master, he died."

Hearing this answer, Yang Lin couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, Xu Yun was tougher than he imagined, he endured many tortures, and in the end he never compromised, let Yang Lin's bamboo basket fetch water in vain, and didn't get any useful news out.

Standing up with a displeased face, Yang Lin left the cell directly. The environment in the cell is very harsh. If it is not necessary, Yang Lin will not stay here for too long. Now that the matter is over, Yang Lin will naturally leave immediately. .

Watching Yang Lin leave slowly, the old man looked disappointed at this moment. He missed an opportunity to show himself in front of his master. If he can successfully pry Xu Yun's mouth open, then Yang Lin will definitely be rewarded heavily afterwards. , but he messed up the errand, not only didn't get any benefits, but also gave Yang Lin an impression of incompetence, which was very unfavorable for the old man's future development.

The old man's son was not far away. Seeing his father's distraught appearance, he immediately went up to comfort him and said: "Father, please be careful, you have tried your best. I think my son will not blame you."

The old man sighed and said: "What a great opportunity, but I missed it for nothing. If you can successfully get the appreciation of the young master this time, then your future road will be easier. At least you don't have to be a drudgery in the cell, and you will be transferred outside." It’s good to be an ordinary disciple.”

Hearing this, the old man's son couldn't help showing a disappointed expression on his face, but it quickly disappeared. He forced a smile and said, "Father, you don't have to worry about me. I've been in the cell for nearly ten years. In fact, I I'm used to living here."

The old man naturally saw the disappointed look on his son's face, and he began to sigh immediately, without saying a word for a long time.

Yang Lin on the other side had already returned to the study at this time, his face was a bit gloomy, which made the people below cautious, not daring to touch bad luck.

Niu Hong stood on the side with his head bowed, not daring to take a breath. After a cup of tea passed like this, Yang Lin's depressed mood finally improved.

Looking up at Niu Hong, Yang Lin asked, "Niu Hong, you have been in charge of recruiting people for the past few days, now tell me how things are going."

Hearing this, Niu Hong immediately replied: "My lord, things are going very smoothly. Now the reputation of our Liuye Villa is even louder than before. More and more people come here every day. After many selections, we have now More than 200 people were recruited."

Hearing this answer, Yang Lin immediately showed a satisfied smile, and then asked: "Among so many people, are there any good seedlings?"

Niu Hong nodded and said: "Yes, I have written down all those who performed outstandingly, please take a look."

As he spoke, Niu Hong took out a blank piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Yang Lin with both hands.

Yang Lin reached out to take it, opened it and read it carefully. Some names were written on the paper, from the most basic names to various advantages and disadvantages. It can be seen that Niu Hong still put a lot of thought into it.

After reading it, Yang Lin said with a smile: "Niu Hong, I am very satisfied that you have done a good job in this matter, and I will continue to work hard in the future. Just don't relax."

Niu Hong was overjoyed when he received Yang Lin's praise, and he hurriedly promised: "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely work harder in the future, and I will never let you down, my lord."

Yang Lin nodded when he heard it, and then encouraged Niu Hong a few words, then sent him away.

After Niu Hong left, Yang Lin began to deal with things. Now Yang Lin is the master of one side, and there are many things that he needs to handle personally, and this is inevitable. Some rights can be delegated to Yang Lin, but some rights But it has to be held firmly in the hands, otherwise it is easy to be emptied by the people below.

Leaving aside Yang Lin, who was working hard to deal with the affairs, the old monk Zhikong, who was tens of miles away, was galloping his horse non-stop. After galloping for more than half an hour, Zhikong finally returned to Miluo Mountain. Then Zhikong got off his horse and strode up the mountain.

Hanguang Temple is located on the hillside of Miluo Mountain. Walking all the way on the mountain path, the faces of all the people I met showed sadness. Obviously, the news that Zhizang and others were dead had already spread.

Zhikong was not surprised by this either, he walked straight back to Hanguang Temple without stopping, and then went to the room where Abbot Zhishan was, and knocked on the door lightly.

come in!
A deep voice came from the room. After Zhikong heard the words, he pushed open the door and walked in.

Zhishan sat cross-legged on the old futon, his originally closed eyes slowly opened, looking at Zhikong.

Zhikong bowed and saluted, "I have seen Brother Abbot."

Zhishan said softly: "Junior brother, you don't need to be too polite, just sit down and talk."

Zhikong thanked him, then walked to a futon next to Zhishan and sat down, then his face became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Brother, I have fully investigated the matter, the murderer who killed Junior Brother Zhizang and the others was indeed It's from Liuye Villa, and Yang Lin did it himself."

Hearing this answer, Zhishan's originally calm face was immediately moved, his eyes flickered coldly, and he said lightly: "This matter is of great importance, there can be no mistake in this matter."

Zhikong said solemnly: "It's absolutely unmistakable, it was indeed Yang Lin who led people to kill Junior Brother Zhizang and the others."

Zhishan fell silent, his withered and yellow face completely turned cold, and after a while, Zhishan said: "Let everyone in the temple prepare, our battle with Liuye Mountain Villa is inevitable."

Zhikong frowned and said: "Brother, although I know it's wrong to say this, I still want to ask, is it possible to avoid this battle? After all, the strength of Liuye Villa is no small matter. Once a war with the opponent, the disciples in the temple will definitely suffer heavy losses. .”

Zhishan shook his head and said: "Junior brother, don't you understand that Yang Lin is an ambitious man, we had no grievances before, but Yang Lin led people to ambush and kill Junior Brother Zhizang and the others. To engulf our minds, this battle is unavoidable."

(End of this chapter)