The heavens start with Buddhist disciples

Chapter 29 Black Fox War Chronicles
On this day, a sturdy monk wearing gray robes appeared in the villa where Ji Ran lived.Not only did the monk's robe have seven or eight patches, his face was as rough as gravel, and he was wearing straw sandals on his feet.

But the monk had not shaved his head, and his long hair, which had already been curly, was hanging messily on the back of his head.

This monk is Qin Ge.

Ji Ran looked at Qin Ge in surprise, and then asked, "Have you figured it out?" He said the same sentence as ten years ago.

But this time Qin Ge did not remain silent. Instead, he put his hands together and saluted Ji Ran and said, "Amitabha!"

Ji Ran nodded when he saw this scene and said: "Good!"

At this time, two men and one woman came towards Qin Geji and bowed.Then Xiaolan said: "Master, the three of us have discussed it and are ready to go out and explore the world. Are you going to give us some money?"

Ji Ran looked at Qin Ge in front of her and then at the third child, and then asked Qin Ge: "What did you see?"

Qin Ge looked at the three people in front of him in a daze. The man was handsome and the woman was beautiful.Wearing gorgeous clothes, you have a certain elegance.

The young man carrying the sword has a refined temperament and a chivalrous spirit, just like a Confucian general.

The young man carrying the stick has a bold temperament, but his eyes are wise, like a fierce general in the army.

The woman with the whip has a free and easy temperament, but is elegant and calm, and looks like the daughter of a noble family.

As he watched, Qin Ge seemed to see his own shadow in the young man carrying the sword and the young man carrying the stick.It seems that I was also at this age back then, and I was also so bold with my sword behind my back.

Qin Ge said to Ji Ran: "I saw the past, I saw myself, and I saw time."

Ji Ran nodded with satisfaction and said: "You really figured it out." Then turned to the confused San Xiao and said: "Tomorrow I will teach you the last lesson, and then you will go with me to Shaolin to meet Abbot Sanzang." ."

The next day.

Xiaolan asked: "What skills are you going to teach me today, master?" Xiaolan looked at Ji Ran excitedly.

"Go and change your clothes first. As for what I will teach you, I will tell you after today is over." Ji Ran asked someone to take out the clothes prepared for them.

Xiaolan looked at the coarse cloth in her hands and looked at Ji Ran with some confusion.Because Ji Ran had originally made a plan to refine his mind from extravagance to frugality, he had never treated the three children poorly over the years, allowing them to transition from frugality to luxury.

"If you want to make a career in the world, you must live today. Don't say any more." Ji Ran said calmly.

The three children didn't understand why the old monk suddenly became so unkind and inexplicable, but due to the old monk's powerful force, the three of them still succumbed.

Ji Ran also changed into commoner clothes, dressing up like a middle-aged Linghu Chong.When they walked out of the yard, they saw Sanxiao and Qin Ge.

Although they are dressed in coarse linen, the three children are all neatly dressed and have smooth hair. At first glance, they do not look like people from the market.Ji Ran thought for a while, and with Sanxiao's confused and disbelieving eyes, he took them to the martial arts field.

Ji Ran said to Qin Ge: "You also go and change into civilian clothes. You will be with me in a while. You just need to watch."

In the martial arts arena, Ji Ran drilled the three little ones until they were sweating profusely, disgraced, and even had a few small holes in their clothes before she gave up.

Ji Ran nodded in satisfaction.

After such a hard time, most of the morning had passed, and Ji Ran brought a few people to Fangshi.

"Are you hungry?" Ji Ran asked, looking at a few people.

Everyone nodded. After being tormented all morning for no reason, Xiaolan could hardly hold back her bad temper. However, she was a little exhausted at this time and could only nod helplessly.

Xiaolan herself hasn't noticed that she, who usually pays attention to appearance, doesn't care much about it at this time.

Ji Ran pointed at the market and said: "If you can't steal, rob, use martial arts on ordinary civilians, or force others, use the method you can think of to earn today's food in this market."

Looking at the confused people, Ji Ran continued: "This is what I want to teach you today."

The third child looked at Ji Ran in astonishment. Can this be considered teaching?

Xiaolong also asked incomprehensively: "Master, you once took us to plow the land. The plowed land can tell the weather. This disciple understands it, but why is this happening today?"

Ji Ran said seriously: "Not everything must have a purpose. If there is, then there is only one so that you can survive on your own. You have been studying for a long time, don't you have the ability to support yourself?"

After that, Ji Ran ignored Sanxiao and walked towards Fangshi alone.The third child also walked into Fangshi with confidence.

As soon as they entered the market, the three of them dispersed to find their own way to make money.Ji Ran turned to look at the third child. The young man didn't know how to feel sad, so he had better let them experience it as soon as possible, so as not to be as naive as Qin Ge.

After taking off the package on her back, Ji Ran put together a table with a few pieces of wood and a table board.The table was covered with pens, ink, paper and inkstones.

Then Ji Ran began to paint whatever came to mind, and would write two limericks from time to time.

For a moment, Ji Ran let her mind wander and wondered if she could have an epiphany or something that could improve her painting skills.

After an unknown amount of time, Ji Ran found that she was surrounded by people.

But now, Xiaolan is thinking about what she should do to make money. She knows a lot of things and has strong martial arts skills, but she cannot steal or rob. If she wants to rely on martial arts to make a living, she can only join the army or work as a nurse.Today's imperial court is not friendly to people who practice martial arts.

I have also learned a lot of knowledge, but how can I turn my knowledge into money?Along the way, Xiaolan found that this city was very prosperous, no different from when she usually came.

But now I can see scenery that I usually can’t see.

Xiaolan saw how the craftsmen selling the candy men made money with the candy men, and how they shouted to attract attention.I also saw in front of a noodle stall, bowls of plain noodles were taken out of the pot and placed on the table.

It wasn't a delicacy at first, but now Xiaolan, who was so hungry, was drooling just looking at it.Xiaolan didn't dare to look at it anymore. Xiaolan was afraid that if she continued to look at it, she would snatch it and eat it.

After leaving the food street, in a store, Xiaolan saw Xiaohu who was carrying goods and Xiaolong who was settling accounts.

Seeing Xiaolan coming over, the two smiled.Xiaolong asked: "Xiaolan, have you ever found a job?"

Xiaolan shook her head. It couldn't be that easy. Then Xiaolan's eyes suddenly lit up: "Are we still hiring here? I can unload goods and settle accounts."

"I'll go ask." Xiaolong stood up and asked the person in charge. After a while, Xiaolong came back and shook his head helplessly.

Xiaolan could only move on feebly.After a while, she saw many businessmen from the Western Regions performing tricks, and wondered if she could go up and attack them.After some questioning, the other party did need someone, but not a woman.

The leader's eyes made Xiaolan feel particularly awkward, and she wanted to go up and slap him twice.

In fact, there are many places where people can make ends meet, but in almost all places, men rarely want women.And the disgusting looks many people gave her made Xiaolan unable to help but take action.

Seeing that noon had passed, Xiaolan was already hungry, but could not find any work.

This is probably the first time in the past ten years that I have experienced the feeling of hunger.

"Girl, are you looking for a living?" Just when Xiaolan was considering whether to give up, a somewhat awkward voice sounded behind her.

Xiaolan looked back and saw that it was the leader who had just performed the trick. He had slightly curly black hair, winked, and had an adulterous look on his face.

He added: "I know a place where you can go, where you can eat and drink, and if you are willing, the reward will be generous. I wonder if the girl is willing to go."

Xiaolan resisted the urge to beat him. Although she was moved when she heard that the treatment was so good, she still asked: "Is it the same for women?"

"It's best to be a woman, but there aren't many men." Hu Shang said.

Xiaolan narrowed her eyes, hiding her murderous intent, and asked with a smile: "As far as I know, there are not many places like this in Luoyang City. Are you talking about Qiuyue Pavilion? Or Baiyuan Garden?"

Hu Shang looked at Xiaolan, whose eyes were slowly turning cold, and felt timid in his heart. However, he still took courage when he saw Xiaolan's tight figure and delicate face that she had developed through martial arts practice.

He persuaded her earnestly: "The world is not easy to live in. You are a girl living on the streets of Luoyang with no relatives. If you go to a brothel, even though you are from a lowly status, you can at least survive, right?"

With a bang, this Hu Shang was sent flying several meters away by Xiaolan's palm.Xiaolan ignored him and turned around to leave. She was afraid that she would beat him to death.

Xiaolan was helpless, and her half-day wandering made her lose a lot of dignity, so she went to catch Xiaolong and Xiaohu.At the same time, Xiaolong borrowed a basin from the previous shop, and the three of them found a lively place and started performing.

It's just that although Xiaolong and Xiaohu struggled to sell, Xiaolan obviously didn't know how to speak jargon, so she just walked back and forth carrying the basin for most of the day.Xiaolong and Xiaohu were panting from exhaustion, but they didn't receive much money.

After working for half a day, I only received about [-] copper coins. Adding in the [-] or so copper coins Xiaolong and Xiaohu earned from working in the store, the total was less than [-] copper coins.

Xiaohu was about to fall down from exhaustion. He looked at Xiaolan with some resentment and said, "Are you going to send all the guests away without saying anything and just holding a basin?"

Xiaolan smiled awkwardly, returned the basin, and the three of them went to the noodle stall together.A bowl of plain noodles costs five copper coins, and if you add eggs, you’ll get another two coins.

After working for a long time, Xiaolong and Xiaohu each received three bowls, while Xiaolan only had two bowls.

For the three of them who have been hungry for a whole day, the enjoyment brought by the instant the hot plain noodles are spread in the mouth and the soup spreads to the whole taste buds is probably more satisfying than any food they have eaten in the past.

"Let's go, it's time to see that smelly monk!" Xiaolan said.Although I can only be said to be half-full, I have completed the task assigned by the monk.

"I didn't expect that a bowl of plain noodles would be more delicious than all the delicacies I had eaten in the past." Xiaolong and Xiaohu sighed as they walked.

Xiaolan didn't speak. She remembered what the smelly monk always said: "Living is the most important thing." Today, she just changed her clothes, but survival has become so difficult. She vaguely understood what the smelly monk wanted to teach her.

Today's experience may mean more to the three of them than any previous class in the academy.

When the three of them returned to the entrance of Fangshi, they saw many people gathered in front of the old monk's painting stall.Some are looking for calligraphy, and some are buying paintings.There are also people who hold stones and ask for carvings of seals.All in all, business is doing very well.

Ji Ran closed the stall leisurely, then looked at the three of them and Qin Ge and asked, "Do you have any insights? Write them out, and then after the three of them exchange, they will recall today. Then write them out."

Then Ji Ran said: "It's getting late. I think you've already tasted the most delicious food in the world, so I won't treat you to dinner. Qin Ge, let's go."

After that, the two of them walked towards Sihai Tower.

The good days are always short-lived. A few days later, Ji Ran received a letter from Zen Master Sanzang, asking them to return to Shaolin as soon as possible.

So the five people rushed back the next day after receiving the letter.

Zen Master Sanzang first took Ji Ran into the tower forest and transmitted a message: "The Black Fox King is out of trouble. It seems it is time for them to go down the mountain."

Ji Ran was a little worried, but still nodded and said through a message: "The three of them can last more than three hundred moves under me without using their innate abilities. If they use their abilities, I can't last more than a hundred moves." "

Although it is a bit helpless, talent is really more important than hard work.Ji Ran, who has been practicing martial arts for 58 years, is not as good as the three of them who have been practicing martial arts for ten years.

Zen Master Sanzang said: "You don't have to be discouraged. After all, they are their reincarnations. When you succeed in the visualization, your strength will be even higher."

In the days that followed, Zen Master Sanzang first told Sanxiao about their life experience and the story of the Black Fox King. Finally, Sanxiao, who had clarified his mission, suffered and was happy every day under the stricter teachings of Zen Master Sanzang.

Ji Ran, on the other hand, came to the Sutra Collection Pavilion again and started looking at the collection of books related to visualization practice.Ji Ran also learned that the monk's name was Wuyuan.

After discussing with Zen Master Sanzang, Wuxiang led the northern Shaolin, and Hongye led the southern Shaolin. A total of [-] monks left Shaolin and went to Putuo Temple in Putuo Mountain in the Zhoushan Islands.

The Southern Shaolin closed the gate and Wu Yan stayed behind. Ji Ran took charge of the Northern Shaolin. Zen Master Sanzang led the three children out of the mountain to find and fight against the Black Fox King.There are more than [-] monks in Shaolin in the north and south, but now there are only [-] middle-aged monks who voluntarily stayed and who just entered the temple.

It seems that there is no so-called fairness in the face of so-called disasters.Qin Ge was not arranged to go to Putuo Temple, but Zen Master Sanzang personally accepted him as a disciple and ordained him, with the title of Tianxing.Like Ji Ran, he stayed in Northern Shaolin.Although Qin Ge is a master uncle, he is still respectful to Ji Ran.

The three boys were naturally excited to go down the mountain, but the old host following them made the three of them very uncomfortable.

Xiaolan sent a message to the two of them: "Even if it's that stinky monk Wu Zhen, why is Master Sanzang following us?"

Xiaolong gave Xiaolan a helpless look, and Xiaohu echoed: "Even so, I don't dare to use Qinggong anymore, for fear of being said that I am wasting my energy."

Xiaolong glanced at Xiaohu helplessly, and finally said: "Do you two think that Master can't hear your voice transmission?"

Xiaolan was embarrassed, turned around and stuck out her tongue at Zen Master Sanzang.

The adventures and explorations of Zen Master Tripitaka and San Xiaoliang are twists and turns and bizarre.Of course, the four of them are not outside all the time. They usually practice in Shaolin and only occasionally go down the mountain to practice.It was just half a year ago that Zen Master Sanzang rarely stayed with them anymore.

It has been almost two years since the Black Fox King escaped from trouble. In the past two years, the Black Fox King gathered together two evil masters in the world and established the Black Fox Gang after wiping out the local forces in Zhongnan Mountain.

Six months ago, Abbot Sanzang organized a joint crusade among the seven major sects of the Central Plains. Ji Ran did not participate because something went wrong in his practice at that time and he was in seclusion to recuperate.

The result is quite satisfactory. The Black Fox King is very powerful. Only by gathering three masters, Sanzang Zen Master, Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua, who have understood the meaning, can they barely contain the Black Fox King.

And there are not many masters in the Black Fox Gang, and no one is Hua Zhenzhen's all-in-one enemy.It's a pity that it was because of the strength of the Black Fox King that the extermination of the demons fell short.Fortunately, the Black Fox Gang suffered heavy losses, which also brought a rare peace to the world since the unblocking of the Black Fox King.

After summer, early autumn is still hot and dry.Ji Ran, who was still practicing "Totem Exterior", was found by Xiaolan. Xiaolan said: "Master, I found a map that records the location of the magical treasure, the Wheel of Time."

Xiaolan continued: "It is said that through the wheel of time, you can change your destiny. Master, let's go on an adventure with us. I really want to see what the master looked like when he was a child. Hahaha."

Ji Ran gave Xiaolan a chestnut and said, "It's really getting smaller and smaller."

But I was thinking in my heart: "The memory of the past has become more and more blurred, but I still remember that what I saw through the wheel of time was the blackened Xiaolan, who led the team to destroy Shaolin. So what is the blackened Xiaolan here? Is the world in which we live still un-blackened? Anyway, let’s follow and have a look.”

So this time, after half a year of free adventure, the three of them were restrained again.Ji Ran mixed in with the team.

Ji Ran can clearly feel that the three of them have become more powerful in terms of martial arts and supernatural powers than before. Moreover, the three people's tacit understanding has improved to a higher level, and their cooperation is smoother.Although I didn't do anything with them, it was really amazing to see the three of them achieve their goals without even looking at each other.

The four of them had nothing to do, and Ji Ran even took Sanxiao to Chaoyang Peak in Huashan Mountain.Tell them the story of the sword debate at Mount Huashan.

As for the No. 1 person in Huashan Swordsmanship, it should actually be Zen Master Sanzang, but Zen Master Sanzang said that he just came to take a look and did not want the title of No. [-].

The later No.1 should be Xue Yiren, but Xue Yiren passed away.In the end, the first place was between Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua, but neither of them had a good reputation, so in the end, the first place was settled.

But Ji Ran still gave each of them a copy of the "Iron Chewing Technique" they had agreed to before.

Ji Ran also has selfish motives here. "The Iron Chewing Technique" is the only bone training method that Ji Ran knows so far, but it has great limitations and many shortcomings.Ji Ran hopes to perfect this technique through the wisdom of Hu Tiehua and Chu Liuxiang.

It's a pity that the Vajra Indestructible Body Magic Skill only trains the skin, flesh and fascia, not the bones.Nowadays, with the iron chewing method, bone training has become more and more popular, but there is really no way to train marrow.

Ji Ran has discovered that although her internal strength has become deeper over the years, and there are even signs of her true energy turning into frost, her own energy and blood are slowly but surely declining year by year.

(End of this chapter)