Under the sky

Chapter 182 A clear thought
The assassin stared at Guangde, silent for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Is it clear or not?"

"He... he's gone."

"Monks don't lie," the assassin said.

Guangde hesitated, but finally said: "He will inform the sect."

The assassin laughed and struggled while laughing. The rope was tight, but looking at the strength of his struggle, Guangde felt that he could break free at any time.

The assassin raised his upper body and kept twisting his hands. After a while, it seemed to be in vain.The scene was so embarrassing that Monk Guangde asked, "What's your name?" Although he asked, he didn't think the man would answer.

"Xiang Zongwei, also known as 'Murderous Fear'." The assassin actually answered.

"Night list?" Monk Guangde asked again.

"One of the top ten masters today. He retired a few years ago, and I was the one who took over." Xiang Zongwei smiled lowly, with some pride in his words. He couldn't help but squirm his body, and moved towards the door little by little.

Is it possible to move out of Ciyun Temple like this?
"If you kill people, you kill people. Why do you have to arrange it like this? How much effort does it take?"

"It took two hours to scare people. When most people see this terrifying appearance, they either suspect something is going on or they lose their courage. Once they get panicked, they start to take action. That's how my nickname 'Murderous Scared' came about."

Xiang Zongwei is a famous killer in the night list. He is good at stealth assassinations. He kills silently and knows how to arrange it. He deliberately pretends to be a ghost. When ordinary people see such a corpse, even if they don't suspect that there is a ghost, they will be panicked or at least disgusted. He Knowing that Ming and Wu were highly skilled in martial arts, he deliberately arranged to mess with his mind.

"This one is very powerful. It doesn't seem to be affected at all." Xiang Zongwei said, "I have never seen anyone so courageous."

"Master Ming is sitting upright. He is a cultivator, so he is naturally not surprised." Guangde asked again, "Are you really here to kill Master Ming?"

"I want to kill him. If I meet you halfway, I will kill you too." Xiang Zongwei moved to the door, leaned against the corner of the door and kept rubbing up and down, asking, "He is a cultivator, he is not afraid, You are a famous eminent monk, are you afraid?"

Is he untying the rope?Guangde was taken aback and said hurriedly: "What are you doing?"

"Escape." Xiang Zongwei smiled, "He won't be able to come back for a while. I'll grind slowly until I break the rope and I can escape."

Guangde was shocked and rushed forward, but Xiang Zongwei was not afraid. Although his hands and feet were tied, he was a master after all. When Guangde came closer, his body suddenly shrank, and he stood up like a carp. kick out.

Guangde was taken aback again. Fortunately, he didn't know the distance this time. Otherwise, at his age, wouldn't this kick cost him half his life?Even this was so frightening that Guangde retreated repeatedly and broke into a cold sweat.

"If you dare to come here, I'll kick you to death." Xiang Zongwei laughed and leaned toward the door again, using the door frame to grind the rope.

What should I do?Guangde looked around to see if there was any useful tool to stop the villain.

"You haven't replied to me yet." Xiang Zongwei said.

"What are you talking about?" Guangde was puzzled.

"He is not afraid. You are an eminent monk. Are you afraid of me?" Xiang Zongwei asked, "Or let me ask you this, are you afraid of death?"

Guangde was shocked: "You...you want to kill me? What good will this do to you?"

"Didn't you see my face?" Xiang Zongwei said with a smile, "Kill someone and silence them."

"Young Master Ming has also seen you. If you can't defeat him, he will also reveal your appearance." Guangde defended anxiously.

"I will kill him too in the future." Xiang Zongwei couldn't help but hesitate.I wonder if the rope can hold up?Monk Guangde was extremely frightened. If he was allowed to break free, he would die here tonight.

"I see you are very scared." Xiang Zongwei said with a smile, "Aren't you an eminent monk? Don't all eminent monks put their lives at risk?"

Guangde saw a broom in the corner of the room and thought of a plan. He went to get the broom.Xiang Zongwei laughed and said: "You want to hit me with a broom? Before you hit me, I kicked you down."

Guangde was not stupid. He stepped forward, turned the broom upside down, inserted the bamboo handle between Xiang Zongwei's legs, hooked the rope binding his feet and pulled hard. Xiang Zongwei yelled and was dragged several feet away from the door. Guang De quickly let go of the broom and stepped back with fierce force.

"Fuck! The old monk is cunning!" Xiang Zongwei cursed a few times and moved closer to the door. Guangde stretched out the broom to mop it again. This time, Xiang Zongwei was on guard and shrank his legs so that Guangde couldn't reach him.Guangde wanted to get closer, but Xiang Zongwei tried to kick him again. The two were in a stalemate for a while, and Xiang Zongwei returned to the door and bent his feet to prevent Guangde from seducing him again.

"You can't hook me now." Xiang Zongwei smiled and continued to rub the rope with the corner of the door.

What can I do?What can I do?Run away, Guangde thought.

Xiang Zongwei saw through his mind and said with a smile: "Want to escape? If you dare to come close, I will kick you to death."

Guangde turned around, lifted up the wooden board at the corner of the house, took out some dry food from the hole, mostly steamed buns, vegetarian cakes and other vegetarian foods, and then got into the hole.

Xiang Zongwei was stunned, what else could he do?
Guangde escaped from the tunnel, took a few breaths, and walked around to the front yard of the Zen room.Xiang Zongwei laughed and said, "I thought you were really an eminent monk! After three days of meditation, you turned out to be hiding food in your room!"

Guangde's face turned red and he did not argue. Just as he was about to leave, Xiang Zongwei said again: "Wait until I tell others about this and expose you, the fake eminent monk of Ciyun Temple, hahahaha!"

Guang Deben hesitated a little, then turned around and thought, he had been lying for 28 years. Didn't he lie enough? He really had to die as an eminent monk to be dignified?If you haven’t done anything in practice yet, why do you care about this false reputation?Then he said: "You should say it. It is the fault of the poor monk to deceive the believers. It will be difficult to repay it in the future, so just let the Baili believers spurn the poor monk."

When he was about to leave again, Xiang Zongwei shouted: "Don't leave in a hurry! Tell me why you are pretending to be an eminent monk?"

"That's a misunderstanding." Guangde said, "I don't want to lie to others. If it weren't for...if I hadn't been short of money..."

"You have a girl outside?" Xiang Zongwei was surprised, "Are you still a flower monk?"

"Nonsense!" Guang De shouted, "She is my sister! In order to cure the illness of the poor monk's nephew, the poor monk stole the money for the sesame oil."

"So you still stole money?" Xiang Zongwei said, "What a terrible monk."

Guangde was speechless for a moment, so he could only say: "I'll leave right now, I won't argue with you." Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly felt dizzy and fell to the ground. Only then did he remember that there was smoke in the stone lantern.It turns out that Xiang Zongwei told him nonsense to trick him into staying in the yard and being disturbed by the smoke.

I just heard Xiang Zongwei laughing loudly: "You are not only a fake monk, a flower monk, a thief monk, but also a stupid monk!"

Guangde wanted to get up, but his hands and feet felt sore and weak, and he felt drowsy.Xiang Zongwei said: "Don't think about it, you don't know kung fu, and at your age, your hands and feet are weak from the smell of smoke. Just wait for me to go out and help you." He was so proud that he had no one to restrain him, so he worked harder to sharpen the rope.

Guang De was so angry that his eyes turned black. Then he thought about it. Both of them were at a critical moment of life and death. He was not in a hurry to escape and still chatted with him. Wasn't he stupid?If you lose your temper again, maybe your blood will surge up and you will be fainted by the smoke. Wouldn't it be worse?Being stupid is stupid, and losing your temper is even stupider. Now I would rather calm down and not lose my temper.

Suddenly, the bright garden lights dimmed, and Xiang Zongwei couldn't help but be startled.

Is the lamp oil burned out?
Guangde smiled and said: "The poor monk is stupid, and the donor is not very smart either."

Xiang Zongwei cursed: "Can you stand up? This rope will be broken soon!"

"Then it's not up to the poor monk to make the decision." Guangde said with a smile.

It was really not up to him to make the decision at this time. No one knew whether he recovered first or Xiang Zongwei escaped first.

Since he can't make the decision, it's better to worry than to feel at ease. Guang De said: "The poor monk can't move anyway, and you can't escape for a while. Why don't we talk?"

"What nonsense!" Xiang Zongwei cursed.

"If you don't talk about your affairs, the poor monk will talk about the poor monk's affairs. The poor monk has been fond of Buddhism since he was a child..." He actually talked about the past events, which were all trivial things. He had never told anyone about them. No one wants to hear it.He made a few remarks about his family's personal affairs, and Xiang Zongwei scolded: "Your story is extremely boring!"

"Then I'll recite the sutra." Guangde said, "Has the donor heard of the Rebirth Mantra?"

"Transcending the dead?"

"There are many here, so it's suitable." Guangde looked at the two corpses next to the lantern, and he didn't feel gloomy at this time. He recited the Rebirth Mantra in a low voice to help his two disciples transcend.

After reciting the Rebirth Mantra seven times, Guangde asked Xiang Zongwei again: "Would you like a poor monk to explain the scriptures to you?"

Xiang Zongwei said: "My mouth is on you. If you want to say something, can I stop it?"

"The full name of this Rebirth Mantra is 'Eliminate all karmic obstacles and be reborn in the Pure Land Dhanila'. The meaning of the scripture is to return to the Buddha of Infinite Light..." He actually explained the Rebirth Mantra.

After he finished speaking the sutra, he didn't know whether he was concentrating or the effect of the medicine was gradually wearing off. He gradually became clearer and his limbs became stronger. He couldn't help but said: "Killer donor, did you hear that?"

"How the hell did I cover my ears with my hands?" Xiang Zongwei cursed.

"Don't be angry, is it worth losing such a temper?" Guangde smiled, and with a glance, he saw a knife falling in the courtyard.

It was the ring-headed sword worn by the assassin, which was taken away by an unknown person and abandoned in the courtyard.

Not far from him.

Guangde's heart skipped a beat and he moved his body. Although his hands and feet were still sore, crawling over was not a problem.

"Why didn't you speak?" Seeing that he didn't speak, Xiang Zongwei became suspicious and turned around, feeling very confused.

Guangde is crawling towards the knife.

"What do you want to do?" Xiang Zongwei shouted and quickly rubbed the rope harder.

Guangde knew he had been discovered, so he crawled towards Huanshou Dao and stretched out his hand...

got it.

He turned around and saw Xiang Zongwei grinding the rope freely.

He held the knife and crawled towards the meditation room.

"You, what do you want to do?" Xiang Zongwei yelled, "You want to kill someone? Murdering is against the rules!"

"The donor killed more people." Guangde crawled.

"I am an assassin, and you are a monk. Assassins kill people as a matter of course, and monks kill people with lightning strikes!" "I'm seventy, so it's not a loss if I kill someone."

"This is a violation of the precepts! The Buddha's spirit in heaven will not forgive you!"

"The poor monk is a bad monk."

"Karma, you will be punished!"

"If you don't know the cause in the past life, you don't know the effect in this life. Maybe the poor monk killing you is the cause and effect."

Guangde climbed up behind Xiang Zongwei, handed the knife to Xiang Zongwei who was leaning against the door, and put the tip of the knife on Xiang Zongwei's back.Xiang Zongwei knew how sharp this ring-headed knife was. The tip of the knife was pressed against Xiang Zongwei's body, and blood would pierce with a little force. If Xiang Zongwei moved again, he would definitely be cut, so he immediately did not dare to be reckless.

"How about the donor stop running away?" Guangde did not advance the knife.

"If I don't run away, if I get caught by the Nine Families, they will force me to confess, or I will die, and I will suffer even more!" Xiang Zongwei said dejectedly.

Guangde hesitated, he could kill this man with just one move.

If this person does not die, he will die himself.

But how many years do I still have to live?What is the difference between dying today and dying next year?In other words, what difference does it make if you died ten years ago or if you die ten years later?After all, it is just a handful of loess.

At this moment, it seemed as if a ball of light exploded in Guangde's mind, and his mind suddenly became clear. Could this be a sudden flash of inspiration?
Guangde asked: "How about you promise the poor monk something?"

"I won't kill you, I promise not to kill you!" Xiang Zongwei said quickly, "I just want to survive!"

"If you want to kill me, kill me. If you say you won't kill me, I won't believe you. I won't believe you."

"Then what do you want me to promise?"

"Don't kill innocent people indiscriminately in the future. If you want to kill, just kill bad guys."

Xiang Zongwei was stunned.

Guangde swung his sword, and Xiang Zongwei felt his hands loosen. He turned around and saw that Monk Guangde threw the sword to the ground.The effects of the drug on his body gradually wore off, and his strength gradually increased, and he crawled to the futon on all fours.

Xiang Zongwei picked up the knife and cut off the restraints on his feet. He looked at Guangde blankly and saw him climbing up on the futon and sitting on his back. He said with a smile: "I originally wanted to cut off your thumb so that you can't do evil, but then I thought about it, you The kung fu is good. Even if the kung fu is affected if the thumb is missing, it is still enough to kill people. Why not give you a chance to atone for your sins."

"Aren't you afraid that I will break my promise and kill you first before killing others?" Xiang Zongwei gritted his teeth.

"That is also the cause and effect of the donor, and the poor monk has nothing to do with it." Monk Guangde smiled and said, "If you want to kill the poor monk, just go ahead and do it. If there is nothing else, the poor monk will go into concentration."

When he said that he had entered concentration, he entered concentration. As soon as he closed his eyes, there were no distracting thoughts, and he entered the first dharma.

Xiang Zongwei shouted a few words, but when he saw that he didn't respond, he reached out to push him but there was no response. If he wasn't still breathing, he would have thought he was dead, so he couldn't help but be stunned.

After a while, Xiang Zongwei walked away and came outside the Zen room. He saw two corpses that he had prepared outside the room. He suddenly felt guilty. He knelt down and kowtowed three times. Then he turned around and kowtowed three times to Monk Guangde. , left quietly.

Ming unknown stood on the eaves, looking at Xiang Zongwei's back.

As early as when he brought Xiang Zongwei into the Zen room, he discovered the tunnel under the table, went to the backyard to move the flowerpots, and understood that Guangde's meditation was nothing but a scam.

He thought he wouldn't find what he wanted in Guangde, but he saw a moment of enlightenment.

Is this the cause and effect?A killer and a monk met on this night and became a great monk and a good man.

Mingming jumped down, bowed three times to Master Guangde, and chased after Xiang Zongwei.

That's a person from Ye Bang. If you follow him, you can touch the needle and thread of Ye Bang.

Perhaps the master's idea is on the night list.

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Xiang Zongwei walked two miles. His horse was tied here. He untied the rope and mounted his horse.

Xiang Zongwei followed him far behind with his Qinggong skills. Xiang Zongwei spurred his horse forward. No matter how good Qinggong was, it was impossible for him to keep up with the horse. So he picked up a sharp stone and threw it with all his strength. The stone flew away like a shooting star and made a buzzing sound in the air. There was a buzzing sound and a slap on the horse's leg. The horse whined and fell to the ground.

Xiang Zongwei jumped up and saw the horse lying on the ground whining. It was dark and he didn't know what happened.He pulled the horse up again, but it was limping. Xiang Zongwei's urging was useless, so he had to let the horse walk slowly and follow him when it was unclear.

At dawn, Xiang Zongwei found a small town to rest for the whole morning, and rested until dawn.After he left, Ming Wu bought horses and followed him from afar, arriving at one small town after another.Xiang Zongwei came to a medicine shop, tied his horse outside the door, walked into the medicine shop, and said to the waiter: "I'm looking for a waiter."

Waiters can only be found in inns and inns, so why go to a drug store to find a waiter?The guy said, "I understand. I'll let you know when I find it."

Xiang Zongwei nodded and found an inn to stay. Ming and unknown followed him and designated the room next to Xiang Zongwei.After entering the house, Ming and Unknown removed the bed board, took out Bubibi, planed the wall thinly, and drilled a small hole with a needle, through which a human figure could barely be seen.

That night, a middle-aged man in a blue robe entered the inn and knocked on Xiang Zongwei's door.I put my ear against the wall and listened to their conversation.

"I can't take this job." Xiang Zongwei said, "I can't beat him, he is very powerful."

"A young man in his twenties can make murderers fearful?" the man in blue robe asked.

"I really can't beat him." Xiang Zongwei said, "Let someone with more ability go."

"Then 300 taels?" the man in blue robe asked.

"Back off." Xiang Zongwei said, "I still want to take over the job."

"Do you live long enough to wait for the shopkeeper's orders?" the man in blue robe said.

"There are always jobs that no one takes," Xiang Zongwei said.

"We have to wait until there is really no one to take the job. The shopkeeper gives the order." The man in blue robe said, "You just took over the job and it failed again. You have to wait for a while before you can take the job."

"You misunderstood." Xiang Zongwei said, "I'm talking about the 'job that no one takes' right now."

The man in blue robe was silent for a long time.

"You can't take it on your own, and no one can take it on." The man in blue robe said, "That's not a job you're good at."

"If you do a big job, wash your hands in a golden basin." Xiang Zongwei said, "Tell the shopkeeper for me."

"Understood." The man in blue robe stood up, "I will convey it to you." After saying that, he bowed, opened the door and left.

Keep up?Not keeping up?

Judging from the semantics, Xiang Zongwei will be assigned tasks, and no matter where he goes, he will not go to the night list.

Ming unknown decided to follow the man in blue robe.He was the waiter. He remembered that he, Peng Xiaobei and Yang Yan met with Ye Bang at that time. The leader called himself the shopkeeper, which was consistent with the title of the shopkeeper in blue.Waiter and shopkeeper are the code words of class in the night list. Only by following the waiter can you meet the shopkeeper. If you meet the shopkeeper, you may be able to meet the person you want to see, even the "boss" of the night list.

Ming unknown decided to follow the man in blue robe.

There are very few, or even rare, errors in the judgments that have been made.If there is an error, nine times out of ten it is because the judgment is emotionally related.

Shortly after Mingwu followed the man in blue robe and left, Xiang Zongwei was about to go to bed when he suddenly heard another knock on the door.

"Who?" Xiang Zongwei stood up. Is there anyone looking for him so late?He hid behind the door alertly, holding the ring-shou knife.

With a "bang", a palm penetrated the door, and the wind from the palm hit him in the face with broken wood, making him dizzy.After all, he was a top killer. Although he was unconscious, he slashed at the giant palm with his backhand.His wrist was injured and he was a little slow in drawing the knife. A strong man burst through the door and hit him with a series of strong wind blows in his face.

He immediately guessed who this person was. He was the "King of Tota" who had been listed as one of the top ten killers on the night list seven years before him.

Xiang Zongwei fought back with a flying kick, and slapped his leg with a huge palm, causing a sharp pain and almost breaking his leg.Then there were ten palms like a violent storm. Xiang Zongwei couldn't resist it. The huge palm pushed his face to the table and at the same time clasped his right hand and tied it behind his back.

"Who wants to kill me?" Xiang Zongwei shouted, "We are colleagues! We are the little shopkeeper? Why?"

It's normal for him to have this question. People in the Night List usually don't take the job of killing people in the Night List. After all, killing each other is not good for the Night List.King Tota, who was also on the night list, had no reason to kill him unless it was the shopkeeper's request.

But he also knew that there would be no answer. He just thought that he had just escaped and died at the hands of Monk Guangde, but at the hands of King Tota.

"Is he dead?" He didn't expect King Tota to reply, with such an unclear sentence.

"What did you say?" Xiang Zongwei really didn't understand.

"That job you took!" King Tota roared and asked, "Did you kill him?"

"Is it clear?" He finally understood.

The force on his palm increased, and he felt that his forehead was about to be crushed.

"He's not dead, I can't kill him! I won't take this job anymore!"

The King of Tota seemed to be relieved, and the force on his palm relaxed a bit. Xiang Zongwei took the opportunity to use his knife to force away the giant palm pressing on his face.

"What are you doing?" Xiang Zongwei was furious, "If you want to steal a job, just tell the shopkeeper yourself! This is a busy city, what are you doing!"

He heard rapid footsteps and shouts, and curious people gathered outside to watch. He knew that the battle just now had alarmed many people, and someone would soon notify the sect and they would be questioned.Xiang Zongwei covered his face and jumped out of the window, and King Tota also jumped out.

"Sooner or later, I'll settle this debt with you!" Xiang Zongwei cursed angrily, stepped on the eaves, and ran away with King Tota.

(End of this chapter)