Cyber ​​Daming

Chapter 616 This is domineering

In the deepest part of Sangyan Buddha Land, boundless thunderclouds and storms covered a majestic mountain that looked like a pillar of heaven.

A stone path that can hardly be considered a road runs along the mountain. It is rugged and difficult to walk on, and there is a bottomless cliff next to it.

Zhang Siyuan deliberately poked a piece of gravel with his toes and listened carefully for a while, but still could not hear any echo from the bottom of the stone. There was only the howling of the wind and snow.

In such an almost isolated environment, Zhang Siyuan felt as if a thorn in his back the moment he stepped onto the stone path.

At this moment, he didn't know how many pairs of eyes were staring at him in the dark. Some of these eyes were cold, some were vigilant, some were hesitant, and so on. But without exception, they all had bad intentions.

“This road is not easy to walk on.”

Zhang Siyuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, glanced at Yuan Mingfei who was walking in front of him, suddenly rolled up his sleeves, lifted the hem of his robe and tucked it into his waist, clenched his fists, and bowed to the left and right.

In this situation, Zhang Siyuan's inappropriate behavior looked really funny.

It's like a street performer in the market who introduces himself to the spectators gathered around him and greets them by his name before the show starts.

"My dear uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, my surname is Zhang, my given name is Siyuan, and my courtesy name is Yizheng. I am from the Zhang family in Northern Zhili. The one in front of me is my newly adopted sister."

Hearing the noise, Concubine Yuan Ming glanced and saw Zhang Siyuan with a big smile on his face, speaking loudly to the air.

"We two siblings came up the mountain for no other reason than to settle a personal grudge between us and Lingpa. We will definitely not delay your important matters, and we have no intention of competing with you. So you can rest assured. As long as we finish our business, we will go down the mountain immediately and will not stop."

Zhang Siyuan kept nagging, saying as he walked: "Please be kind to me, uncles, brothers and sisters. Don't use the Buddha Kingdom to protect me, and don't open dreams to pull me. I don't even dare to look at things like the stars in the sky and the bloody mill. I have been timid since I was a child, and I cherish my life. Once I am stimulated, I will easily lose control of my emotions. It will be bad if there is a misunderstanding at that time."

At this location on the mountainside, the cold wind was as fast as a knife. Zhang Siyuan's voice was cut into pieces before it could be heard far away.

However, he was very sure that those hiding in the thunderclouds would be able to hear it and understand the meaning very clearly.

But even Zhang Siyuan himself was not sure whether they would give him this face and to what extent.

After all, it was the first time for him to take the initiative to put on the Zhang family's tiger skin, and he really had no experience in this area.

"But I have been dominating the Ming Empire for so many years, so I should still be a bit intimidating, right?"

Before this thought faded away, the expression on Zhang Siyuan's face suddenly fell, and he suddenly raised his eyes to look up into the air.

A burly figure rushed out from the lingering black clouds and landed heavily on the mountain path.

The person who came was wearing a bright yellow monk's robe, and the aura he exuded gave off a feeling of being at the level of the fourth in the order. If nothing unexpected happened, he should be the abbot of a temple in the Chinese Buddhist order.

"Damn it, you are so disrespectful, aren't you?"

The corner of Zhang Siyuan's mouth twitched, and before he could finish the words that were about to come out of his mouth, he saw the other party's eyes suddenly become unfocused, as if his consciousness had been taken away, and he staggered and fell headfirst into the cliff beside the mountain path.

"Humph, you kill anyone you see without any reason, what a tyrannical Buddha Xu San!"

From high in the sky, an angry snort came down.

Concubine Yuan Ming was not moved at all, without even a trace of extra expression on her face, and continued to climb the stairs.

Seeing this, Zhang Siyuan, who was about to lose his temper, took a deep breath of cold air, raised his hand to rub away the coldness on his face, and once again showed that warm and elegant smile.

"Everyone, please don't be angry. My sister has a bad temper to begin with. In addition, she has a deep hatred for Sangyan Temple. Now that she can take revenge soon, it is inevitable that she will be emotional. So she may not be careful and lose control."

Zhang Siyuan cupped his hands and said loudly: "This matter is our fault, but please rest assured, our Zhang family will compensate for the loss in full!"

"Open your mouth and say Zhang family, close your mouth and say Zhang family, Zhang Siyuan, are you only going to use your surname as a shield?"

There was a mockery floating in the wind: "I advise you to quit while you are ahead and not get too involved. It is not too late to leave the mountain now. Otherwise, the New Donglin Party has already left the area. If something unexpected happens, the 'surname Zhang' may not be able to protect you."

"As the old saying goes, don't hit someone who smiles at you. But why doesn't this principle apply to people like you?"

Zhang Siyuan paused and muttered to himself, his smile growing wider but filled with a strong hint of self-mockery.

"Is it that Zhang Fengyue is too old and useless in your eyes, or that I, Zhang Siyuan, am too low-key and look easy to bully? You are all shameless, right? All right!"

Zhang Siyuan's face gradually became ferocious, and he raised his hand and pointed at the source of the sound.

"The man who was just putting on airs with me, young master, you must be the bald donkey from Hanshan Temple, right? Don't even think about denying it. Young master, the best thing I've learned in the Six Arts is recognizing people and remembering grudges. You can't hide from me."

Fierce curses rose into the sky, and the wind and snow dared not stop them.

"I will tell my father exactly what you said just now. Don't worry, he won't be interested in arguing with a loser like you. But I remind you that there are many Confucian families who want to curry favor with my Zhang family. When the time comes, I will take them to Hanshan Temple to add oil and incense to your behalf and donate money to build the temple!"

As soon as he finished speaking, gloating laughter broke out everywhere.

"Who allowed you to laugh? Shut up, young master!"

Zhang Siyuan raised his eyebrows and pressed down the corners of his mouth. He used to call himself a "rebellious son" and did not have any airs of nobility in his behavior. But now he was full of domineering attitude, making a lot of noise and causing a sensation!
All the noises stopped abruptly, and a muffled groan of suppressed pain and an arm that was torn off fell from the clouds.

"Master Zhang, just now I was a disciple of yours who was rude and violated the precepts of anger. I hope you can forgive me for what I have done."

"You are the founder of Hanshan Buddha, right?"

Zhang Siyuan smiled coldly and said contemptuously: "Does your disciple only have one hand?"

No one responded, and the chill surrounding the world became noticeably colder.

A moment later, another broken arm with arcs coming out of it was thrown out of the clouds.

"Is it enough?"

Although Qianzu's voice was calm, everyone could sense the chilling feeling hidden in it.

"It's still early."

Zhang Siyuan said indifferently: "Did he speak with his hands just now?"

A terrified head fell from a great height, hitting the hard rocks of the mountain wall, leaving a pale bloodstain.

"Is that enough?"

Qianzu's voice rose several pitches, but Zhang Siyuan showed no sign of weakness.

"That's not enough! You want to trick me with these worthless things? It won't be that easy!"

Zhang Siyuan said angrily: "Take out his wisdom for me, then this matter can be settled today. Otherwise, I will let the soldiers of Liu Tao go to blow up your mountain gate every day with their weapons, and see if the morning and evening bells of your Hanshan Temple can stop their self-destruction!"

"Master Zhang, please forgive others when you can. Don't be so aggressive!"

"Why did you show mercy to others when you couldn't? Let me teach you. This is called don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you! Do you understand? If you don't understand, I will translate it for you. Since no one wants to give face to the other party, then don't ask for it. Whoever has the bigger fist has the right to speak!"

Zhang Siyuan spoke each word with emphasis: "I will ask you one last time, are you going to take this wisdom root or not?"

boom!
A white blood rain, carrying tiny pieces of flesh and body fragments, scattered down from the sky.

Hanshan Buddha's head still hadn't lost its wisdom, but no matter how you looked at it, this falling blood rain revealed a sense of embarrassment and misery.

"Next time you want to test others, do it yourself if you have the guts, don't push your own people out as pawns. Hanshan Buddha's first pious ancestor."

Zhang Siyuan raised his eyes to the sky and said in a mocking tone: "I've heard my father mention you. He said that you don't have a deep understanding of Buddhism, but you have a thick heart of a thief. You keep saying that the four elements are empty, but you're looking for money everywhere. You even want to reach out and take advantage of places like the Japanese area. If it weren't for Captain Su who wanted to consider the overall situation, he would have gone to Hanshan Temple to pull you down and beat you up!" Boom!

A flash of angry thunder appeared in the clouds, illuminating a terrifying figure of a Buddha sitting cross-legged, several feet tall.

"What? What do you want? Come down here if you dare. Let's have a fight."

Zhang Siyuan took out his strange-shaped longbow from somewhere, not fearing the huge pressure gathering above his head.

"You've been played around by others for decades, and now you're still stuck in the third level. I don't know how you can face going out? I call you uncle, do you really think you're an elder? You're old, but why do you pretend to be so virtuous?!"

What does it mean to be arrogant and domineering? This is what it means to be arrogant and domineering!

The imperial tutor of the Ming Empire, the leader of the Confucian New Donglin Party, and the only son of Zhang Fengyue, the head of the Zhang clan in northern Zhili, today interpreted these four words to the fullest in public.

"I, the young master, spoke to you in a gentle and humble manner, only asking you to make way for me and my sister to go up the mountain to meet Linga Po. Even for such a small request, you are still making things difficult for me. You all sit on your laurels, and really think you are gods and Buddhas?"

At this moment, a gentle voice sounded: "Master Zhang, Sangyan Temple is doomed to be destroyed in this battle, why bother to do it yourself?"

"If you don't take advantage of your enemy's downfall and insult him, and show off your power, what kind of revenge is that?"

Zhang Siyuan rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Besides, you have to introduce yourself before talking to someone. Do you understand the rules?"

"As expected of Prime Minister Zhang's son, he is so majestic even when facing danger alone. I am Zhang Chongcheng from Mount Longhu. I admire you!"

In the thundercloud, the shadow of a Taoist flashed by.

"So you are the Taoist priest from Mount Longhu?"

Zhang Siyuan said jokingly, "It seems that the rumor about the return of the former 'Zhang Tianshi' is true? Otherwise, you wouldn't have the courage to come to the foreign land to join in the fun. Tsk tsk, how many of your own people's authority must have been devoured to restore it so quickly? The deaths of the masters of Gezhao and Maoshan are really aggrieved."

It was originally a secret that was shocking enough to the world, but in Zhang Siyuan's mouth, it became the gossip of women on the street, which could be easily brought up for jokes.

"But to be honest, I really admire his ability to endure humiliation and endure hardships. He hid in his son's body for so many years, and even when the Taoist ancestral temple that he built up with his own hands was almost robbed, he did not show up. This skill of not fighting back, not retaliating, and waiting for the reckoning later is beyond the reach of me! I admire you!"

"What a sharp tongue you have! I will also report your words to Master Zhang truthfully."

Zhang Chongcheng laughed in anger, with a threat hidden in his words.

"Then go and report. For now, please step aside for a moment."

After venting his anger, Zhang Siyuan paused for a moment, looked at the sky as dark as the deep sea, and said solemnly, "Ladies and gentlemen, I have the last few words. After I finish speaking, if you still don't give me face, then my sister and I will turn around and go down the mountain immediately, without any hesitation!"

"If you guys get out of my way today, I, Zhang Siyuan, will remember your kindness. If you are plotted against by my old man someday, I can find a way to leave you a root so that your entire family will not die out."

"If you think that the absence of the New Donglin Party today is enough to prove my father's attitude, and that I am here just using the Zhang family's name to bully others, then that's fine. Today you have more people and more power, and my sister and I can't afford to offend you. But things will change, and I will definitely treat him well! To put it bluntly, among all the people, Ruxu has never been afraid of anyone who has more people than him!"

The sonorous and powerful voices came from the mountainside and spread with the wind, but they no longer disappeared like before. Instead, they became more and more intense, gradually like rolling thunder, echoing endlessly.

Yuan Mingfei, who had been walking silently, stopped at this moment and looked back at Zhang Siyuan with an extremely complicated look in her eyes.

To be honest, the favor he owed Li Jun was not worth it at all.

But what Zhang Siyuan is doing now clearly shows that he is trying to pull the Zhang family, and even the entire Confucian Order, to back him up.

"Since you all remain silent, I'll take it as your agreement. Thank you very much!"

Zhang Siyuan raised his chin perfunctorily, walked behind Yuan Mingfei and blinked.

"Sister Yuan, let's leave quickly while these grandchildren are temporarily frightened by me."

"Actually, you don't have to do this. I already owe you a favor for sending me here." Yuan Mingfei said softly.

"Actually, I wasn't prepared to be so arrogant, but once I started to act, I couldn't control myself. It must be because I've been suppressing myself for too long. I finally got the chance to be a playboy for once, and I did something to bully others, and I was so happy that I forgot everything else."

Zhang Siyuan smiled awkwardly, "But now that I've said it, if I don't walk this last section of the way, won't they laugh at me? It would be better for me to see them off to the west, right?"

Yuan Mingfei looked at the other person deeply, nodded slightly, turned around and continued climbing the mountain.

You speak softly, but he acts domineeringly.

If you throw a tantrum, he will be polite to you.

After Zhang Siyuan made some harsh remarks, the two of them went up the mountain without any trouble.

It didn't take long for Yuan Mingfei and Zhang Siyuan to reach the top of Sangyan Sacred Mountain.

There are no steep peaks here, but rather a smooth and flat platform covering a vast area.

Sangyan Temple, which is said to be one of the three great temples overlooking the vast land, is surprisingly just a simple and shabby temple with red walls.

There was no one around, it was all lonely.

There was only a bronze prayer wheel as tall as a person standing next to the temple gate, spinning on its own in the raging wind.

There was also a copper bell under the eaves that was swinging and making clear sounds, barely echoing with the bell.

"That's it. It would be inappropriate for you to go any further with your status."

At the end of the mountain path, Concubine Yuan Ming stopped Zhang Siyuan from following.

Zhang Siyuan seemed to have something to say, but after seeing the determination in Yuan Mingfei's eyes, it turned into a sigh.

"Sister Yuan, be careful."

"Don't worry, I'm here to save people, not to die. I will be careful."

Concubine Yuan Ming smiled and walked with firm steps towards the temple where the fire was shining like a bean.

"Sister Yuan."

A shout came from behind.

Zhang Siyuan scratched his head. "Actually, there is something I have been holding back all this time. What is the relationship between you and Li Jun?"

"Why does it have to be love and affection between men and women?"

Yuan Mingfei seemed to know what Zhang Siyuan wanted to ask, and said without turning her head: "Grace and righteousness are enough."

Zhang Siyuan looked at her back, opened his mouth, but was speechless.

After a long silence, Zhang Siyuan turned around and looked at the surging sea of ​​clouds in the distance, in which huge figures like ghosts and gods were looming.

There are wolves all around, and murderous intentions are lurking everywhere.

"Brother, Lao Zhang, I am loyal enough, right? But can you please come faster? Otherwise, how can I stop these people?"

Zhang Siyuan had a bitter smile on his face, and whispered, "Don't say I'm just your son. Even if I were your father, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to do it!"

(End of this chapter)