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Chapter 7 Understanding Cause and Effect

Chapter 7 Understanding Cause and Effect
When I arrived at the place agreed with Ming Wuxiang, I didn't see Ming Wuxiang.He waited for a while, but still no one came.

Late?Ling Jing thought, and then gave up the idea.Although he didn't know what was going on, a person who made such a meticulous plan would never be unpunctual, unless he had an ulterior motive and wanted to make himself anxious and affect his judgment in battle.

It's not a good thing to be anxious, especially in a life-and-death fight, where a single moment of confusion between masters can often determine the outcome.

On the contrary, Liao Jing felt a little relieved. If this was the case, it meant that Ming Wu was not as powerful as he imagined, and he had to anger himself to grasp the chance of victory.

He looked around the terrain for a while. This was a path where Ben Song had not been ambushed. Both sides were covered with miscanthus grass, which was as high as his waist. It was unknown whether he was hiding in the grass to attack him yesterday.The road was not wide, just enough for two people to walk side by side. Yesterday, there were many people fighting here, and many people came together. Sometimes they still crowded in the pile of miscanthus to fight with him. Of course, he himself could not help but get some grass blades, and he cleaned them up before returning to the temple.

He looked up at the sky. It was the ninth day of the lunar month, and although the moonlight was bright, it was not very bright.He was thinking about whether to learn from the unknown ambush, when he suddenly saw a figure moving in front of him.

The trail ahead curves to the left. Although it is visible at a glance, the miscanthus still blocks the lower part of the view.He took a few steps forward and vaguely saw a figure.At first it was just a head, and it could be inferred that the person was sitting on the ground. Liao Jing quickened his pace, from being sure that it was a sitting person to being sure that the person was unknown.When he turned around the winding path, he saw Ming Wuxiang sitting on a prone person, holding his chin with his right hand, as if deep in thought.

Liao Jing was taken aback and asked in a deep voice: "Who is sitting under you?"

"Miss Yuan's husband." Ming said vaguely, "He came by the main road this morning. It took me a lot of effort to move here."

Liao Jing said angrily: "You killed him?!"

Ming Ming asked, "You don't want to kill him?"

Liao Jing said angrily: "I have no enmity with him, why should I kill him?"

Ming said unclearly: "Do you want to kill Senior Brother Bensong and Miss Yuan?"

Liao Jing was shocked and said, "Are they in your hands?"

Ming Ming shook his head again, thought for a while and said: "He went up the mountain and confronted Uncle Wu, and then he knew that Brother Bensong seduced women, which is a capital crime. If he died, his family would just treat him as being killed by bandits on the way. My wife was kidnapped, and there are no witnesses. Senior Brother Bensong is just a fugitive monk. If we separate it into two things, Senior Brother Bensong will be safe."

Liao Jing said angrily: "His family went up the mountain to inquire, but Ben Song still can't escape!"

"Back and forth, ten days and a half have passed, and Senior Brother Bensong has already run away." Ming Ming asked again, "Letting him go up the mountain now, wouldn't it be the same as killing Senior Brother Bensong and Miss Yuan? Since we want to kill them, Why do you want to help senior brother Bensong escape?"

Liao Jing was stunned for a moment. He only relied on his chivalrous spirit to save people at that time. Although he knew that Ben Song had violated the precepts, he could not do anything to see the two of them die, so he said: "Liao Wu had no intention of giving Ben Song a chance to survive. That girl was abused at her husband's house, and if the matter becomes public, she will suffer disaster in the future."

Ming said vaguely: "You only save half of the people, so why bother?"

Liao Jing said angrily: "If you hadn't set a trap, they wouldn't have been discovered!"

Ming unknown shook his head and said: "Senior brother Bensong may not leave, but he left after all. He wanted to leave on his own, I didn't force him. He knew that he would be wanted for thousands of miles and would never be restless, but they still left. . But you don’t have to help Senior Brother Bensong. If you do, you’ll only help half.”

Liao Jing said: "Even if you want to help, there is no need to kill people! With your intelligence, how can you not think of a way?"

Ming unknown nodded and said: "There are indeed many ways, but for me, this is the best way now."

Liao Jing said angrily: "What on earth do you want to do?!"

It was unclear and I thought about it again.He seemed to spend a lot of time thinking, but it was not a calculation, but rather like he was thinking about how to accurately describe what he wanted to say.Finally he said: "It's what you want to do."

Liao Jing frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Ming said unclearly: "You have no determination, are hesitant, and don't think carefully. Who can you save like this?"

Liao Jing said loudly: "I help Ben Song because I can't bear to see him die. I will help wherever I can, and I can't take care of more. You have to do your best to save people, and you can't harm others because of it." .”

Ming unknown nodded and said: "I see. Then you still want to kill me now?"

Liao Jing said: "If you plead guilty, go to jail and be punished, and never make trouble again, I will let you go."

Ming Ming shook his head and said: "If you think I have done bad things, I am also doing bad things this month. If you are justified in killing me, then it is justified if I drive this month crazy. You are also doing what I do, but you are not doing it as well as I am. ."

Liao Jing did not continue to get entangled in Ming Wuxi's reply. He shouted loudly and clapped his hands at Ming Wuxi.Unknown Ming stood up and punched to challenge. Ling Jing recognized that it was the Qixing Fist, which was from the same martial arts school as the left and right piercing hands.

As soon as he handed over his hand, Liao Jingdeng immediately focused his attention. He didn't know the background of the monster in front of him, and he couldn't be distracted.At this time, he is the main attack, his left palm and right palm overlap each other, sometimes empty and sometimes real, sometimes forward and sometimes backward, like flowers flying in the rain, colorful and confusing, it is really beautiful.Ming and Unknown blocked and blocked without losing any control. After a few moves, his confidence immediately surged.Although he didn't have the upper hand at this time, there was no obvious gap between the two.In terms of age, it is indeed surprising that Ming is unknown, but after all, he is only 15 years old. Even if he practices martial arts at a young age, it will only last ten years at most. He learned martial arts at the age of seven, and the 20 years of cultivation is not just a difference of ten years, but twice the time.

He finished the sixteenth stroke through the flower palm, took a deep breath, the palm posture remained unchanged, but the strength became more powerful. Under an unknown pattern, he actually fell back a few steps.

Taking advantage of these few steps, Li Jing took another breath, long and thin, and then shot out with a palm, which was astonishingly powerful.

The left and right piercing flower palm is his favorite martial art, because it has low lethality and does not hurt anyone. However, his most profound martial arts is the Great Sumeru Palm that he uses now.

The Great Sumeru Palm refers to the Sumeru Mountain mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures, which is the center of the world. It is eighty-four thousand ten days high. Its palm is thick and heavy, just like Mount Sumeru.When performing the movement, you need to use strong inner strength as the base. First take a breath to store the true power, and then complete it in one breath. In this breath, you can make several palms. Each palm is like Mount Tai pressing down on the stormy waves, which is enough to kill a person.The more profound the skill, the more palms it can produce. It is said that Juekong, the first master of Samantabhadra Academy, is good at this move. With the Yi Jin Jing as the base, he can shoot twelve palms in a row.Liao Jing has never studied the Yi Jin Jing, but he is extremely talented and has a deep foundation. He can also shoot six palms, which is an amazing ability among the younger generation.

After his first palm, he followed up with a second palm. Knowing how powerful it was, he dodged sideways and struck the miscanthus on the side with his palm. It broke the grass in half and fell to the ground. Immediately, the miscanthus leaves were flying.It should be noted that Miscanthus is soft and difficult to apply force. This palm can break Miscanthus, which shows how precise and powerful the force is.

Liao Jing turned around and struck again with another palm. At this time, Ming was already in a panic during the dodge. Seeing that the fourth palm was inevitable, he had to cross his hands in front of his chest, block it hard, and jump back at the same time.

This palm hit Ming Wuxiang's arms, and there was a loud "snap" sound. Although Mingwujiang used his backward leap to neutralize part of the power, he was still knocked away.Liao Jing judged that this palm was enough to injure Ming Wuxiang's arms. At this time, he did not allow the evildoer to breathe, rubbed his body and caught up, and slapped Ming Wuxiang's chest with the fifth palm.

Unknown Ming happened to retreat to the corpse. Seeing that he couldn't avoid the palm, he suddenly raised his toes and picked up the corpse on the ground.Liao Jing's palm hit the corpse, and there was another loud "snap", and the "corpse" screamed violently.

Is this person not dead yet?Liao Jing's heart was shaken, and then he realized the unknown Tao. The qi he had been holding in was suddenly released, and the sixth palm could no longer be pushed out.

At the same time, he heard the slightest sound of wind again.

Nianhua finger!
Li Jing leaned his upper body back and made an iron bridge. He felt a strong wind whistling past his eyes, and then he heard a heavy "bang".That was the sound of Yuan Zhixuan's husband's body falling to the ground. At this time, he had no time to care about the life or death of the man. His true energy was surging, and the sleeves of his hands seemed to be inflated. He straightened his waist and stood up. At the same time, he kept waving his left and right arms in circles, He rushed forward as if he were holding two rubber balls in front of him like a wheel. This was one of the moves he learned in the cassock demon subduing technique: "The Great Thousand Treasure Wheel".

The thumb and middle finger of his left hand were slightly clasped into a circle, and an invisible energy was released with a flick of his fingers.The invisible finger energy hit the net sleeve robe. The sleeve robe was dented at first, and then rebounded by the infuriating energy inside. The finger force was scattered and dissipated, and the remaining energy only cut the surrounding miscanthus into pieces.

Unknown, he flicked four fingers in succession, but was blocked by the cassock's demon subduing skill.At this time, Lie Jing was already in front of Ming Shishi. His sleeves and robes were flipping open and closed, as if he were attacking Ming Shishi with two rubber balls. This was the second move of the cassock demon-subduing technique he had learned: "Group of demons swinging around." ".Ming Wuji didn't have time to point out, so he had to dodge. After a few moves, Liao Jing caught the gap, and his sleeves and robes swept Ming Wuji's chest. This time, Ming Wuji flew up. He screamed "Wow" and Liao Jing felt it. Unknown chest ribs were broken.

"We can win!" Liao Jing thought to himself, "We must not be soft-hearted!"

Unknown, he fell three feet away, and Liao Jing took advantage of the victory to pursue him.He looked at Ming Wuxiang who was lying on the ground, and was about to kill him, but suddenly he saw the corners of Ming Wuxiang's bloody mouth raised in a slight smile.

"He's laughing?"

Liao Jing didn't think much. He clasped his hands into hammers, his sleeves and robes fluttering, and he hit Ming Wuxiang's head like a huge hammer.At this time, his sleeves and robes were full of true energy, and this hit was really no different from a big hammer.

Suddenly, I heard someone behind me say angrily: "Don't commit murder!"

Liao Jing didn't stop. He knew that the person coming must be a Shaolin monk, but he couldn't stop at this moment.Ming Wuxi is right, he must be determined. Even if he is expelled from Shaolin, even if he is vendettaed thousands of miles away, he cannot stop here.

In this unforgettable moment, Ming's unknown body suddenly slid backwards, narrowly avoiding this life-threatening move.The Jingxiu robe hit the ground, dust and smoke flew up, and a big hole was made in the ground.

He heard the sound of wind behind him, and someone rushed forward. From the sound of the sound, his martial arts was not very high.Almost at the same time, he saw Ming Wuxiang, who was still lying on the ground, raised his fingers and made a round ball - this monster was about to fight back!

Just a little, just a little!Once the opportunity is lost, this monster might be able to escape!At this time, his abdomen and back were attacked, so he did not panic. He stretched his arms horizontally, his right shoulder sank, his left arm tilted upward, and he turned diagonally on the spot like a flower girl fluttering her sleeves.This move is a combination of elimination and attack. On the one hand, it forces back those who come from behind, and on the other hand, it protects the upper body to resist the unknown force.Based on the martial arts of the man behind him, he would definitely dodge when he saw this thunderous strike, so he could take advantage of the swirling momentum to strike Ming Wuxiang again.

However, things went against expectations. The man who came from behind seemed to be desperate for his life. He leaned forward, and his head and face met the sleeves and robes that were full of true energy. There was a loud "pop", and the man screamed, his skull shattered, and he fell backwards.

Liao Jing was stunned. He didn't expect that the opponent not only did not dodge, but also faced him with his head and face. No ordinary flesh and blood body could withstand his blow. He would definitely die.Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be nothing.A little further away, in addition to the disciples who followed him, there was also the abbot Jueji of Zhengmingtang of Samantabhadra Academy, nicknamed "Jinmao Shi", who looked surprised.

It turns out that the unknown target of the finger-wielding stroke was not Jing Jing, but the Huantiao acupoint that was missing behind Jing Jing.Liao Wu was running so fast that he felt his knees suddenly weakened, and he leaned over and fell, directly hitting the sleeves of the robe that were filled with the true energy of the cassock's demon subduing skill.At this time, the unknown figure happened to be blocked by Jing and Lingwu, and even Jueji didn't see him take action.

Jue Ji raised his eyebrows angrily and murmured: "It turns out it's you, it turns out it's you..."

Liao Jing panicked and said, "It's not me, it's..." When he turned around, he saw that Ming Ming had already floated up and stood in the distance, his handsome face expressionless, just looking at himself silently, like a bystander, more like Be a witness.

Seeing another corpse on the ground, Jueji asked in a deep voice, "Who is this?"

Even though Liao Jing was smart and witty, he didn't know how to answer at this time.

Jueji looked at Ming Wuxiang, who shook his head and said, "My disciples don't know either."

Liao Jing said angrily: "You lied! You brought him here and he is Miss Yuan's husband!"

Jueji said: "When Liao Wu told me, I still had doubts. Ben Song seduced women, and you stopped Wu Qian from catching the traitor. This was not enough. You also had to kill people and silence them. If you hadn't clearly seen through your hands and feet, you would have informed us in advance. I'm afraid you will succeed. You righteous monks are all hypocrites."

After saying that, Jueji clasped his palms together.What's strange is that he used so much force in this move, but there was no sound when his palms struck each other. Liao Jing felt an extremely sharp palm force coming towards him, and knew that this was the Amitabha Palm in Shangtang martial arts.The special thing about this palm is that the palm force does not move forward, but is squeezed out when the hands are clasped together. The move is just like an ordinary monk clasping his palms together when chanting "Amitabha", hence the name. Amitabha palm.

Seeing the opponent take action, Liao Jing hurriedly used his cassock to subdue demons and waved his sleeves to block it. With a "chi" sound, the sleeves and robes shattered into pieces, and Ling Qing's chest felt like a heavy blow, causing him to take a few steps back.

The abbots of the eight halls of the four courtyards and above all practiced the Yi Jin Jing, and Jue Ji was much older and higher in cultivation than Jing. They were also surprised that this palm failed to subdue Jue Jing.But his cherishment of talent only lasted a moment, and he clasped his palms together again.

Liao Jing suffered a loss and knew that he could not fight forcefully, so he had to dodge.Jue Ji expected that the enemy plane was the first, and the third palm struck directly at his footing.Liao Jing saw that he could not dodge. Although he knew that he would be seriously injured if he took the palm, he had no choice but to respond.

Suddenly, a person rushed towards him and shouted: "Keep someone under my palm!" Then he swung his palm out, eliminating the power of Amitabha Palm.

That voice was most familiar to Jing Jing. It was his master Jueru.

All I heard was a curse: "You stinky boy, you didn't sleep in the middle of the night, why did you sneak out?" Then he turned to Jueji and laughed, "Abbot Jueji, what mistake did my disciple make? Please ask Amitabha to help you." Teach him a lesson?"

Jueji said coldly: "You, a good disciple, colluded with Ben Song. First, you saved him yesterday, and today you killed someone for him. Lying there was the husband of the woman who was abducted by Ben Song. He died there." Under his control, the evidence of guilt is conclusive."

Jueru was shocked. He looked at Wu's body first and saw that Wu's face was covered with blood. His skull was broken and his face was sunken, as if he had been hit by a big iron ball. Knowing that it was the cassock's demon subduing skill, he leaned over again. He turned around to look at the nameless corpse. The sternum was shattered and the palm prints were much larger than ordinary palms. These were the characteristics of the Great Sumeru Palm.He touched his chin, stood up and said, "It seems like this is really happening. It's just that it's so late. How did Abbot Jueji know that he was here to find my disciple?"

Jueji pointed at Mingwu behind Jueru and said: "He looked for Wu tonight and told him that yesterday he saw Jing leaving the Buddhist capital with Ben Song and didn't know where he went. Wu Wu thought of the masked man who saved people yesterday. The monk was using the right and left flower palms that your disciple is good at, so he secretly monitored him. When he saw him leaving the temple, he came to inform the poor monk. Unexpectedly, the poor monk saw him committing murder as soon as he arrived. He didn't want to stop him, but was stopped by him. He was beaten to death with a sleeve of robe." What Jueji didn't say was that Liao Wu saw Jing and Ming Wuxiang fighting at that time, and without listening to his orders, he took the opportunity to sneak attack Jing, and was beaten to death.

It was as clear as falling into an ice cellar, and only then did I realize that everything was arranged in a clear and unknown way.It was indeed him who killed Yuan Zhixuan's husband in front of him, and it was indeed him who killed Wu. This monster... this monster...

He looked at Mingwu with hatred, but there was no reaction from Mingwu. His eyes were clear, and he seemed to be completely innocent.

Jueji asked, "Why are you here? Do you know what your apprentice did?"

"This guy has been very attentive recently. Yesterday afternoon, he even asked me to take care of myself. I thought there must be something strange in my mind and wanted to ask him. Unexpectedly, he was not in the room. When the time passed, he was still nowhere to be seen. I came out to look for him." After Jueru finished speaking, he turned around and asked Mingming, "Why are you here again?"

Ming unknownly said: "I couldn't sleep. I took a walk here and saw Uncle Jing and the corpse on the ground. Uncle Jing came to attack me."

Jueru laughed and said: "You walked four miles and had to walk back. It's so leisurely. Abbot Jueming praised you for being smart, which is indeed true. Even my disciple can't do anything to you." He faced it again. Jing scolded, "If you don't learn martial arts well, look, you can't even kill people and silence them! Now everyone gets the stolen goods, what should I do?"

Ling Jing was speechless.At this time, he couldn't argue. Even if he told the truth, who would believe such a shocking thing without evidence?It only invites ridicule.But even so, Liao Jing thought to himself that if he was captured back to Shaolin, he would definitely die, and he would not be able to escape even if he wanted to. Rather than sit there and wait for death, he would tell the truth no matter how unbelievable it was. At least it would remind his master not to fall for this evildoer.

Just as he was about to speak, Jueru walked up to Jueji, put his left hand around Jueji's shoulders, and said with a smile, "Senior brother, how about we discuss it?"

Jueji said coldly: "Now that things have happened, do you still want to protect your apprentice?"

Jueru scratched his head and said, "Hey, wasn't it the case of Spotted Dog that Juekong suppressed? Just say it was manslaughter and lock him in jail for decades. How about punishing him to recite sutras?"

Jueji said coldly: "Then it depends on how Zhengye Hall will deal with it."

Jueru laughed and said, "Zhengye Hall? Easy to say, easy to say!" After saying that, the left hand on Jueji's shoulder suddenly tightened, and his right hand quickly stretched out, and with a move of dragon claw, he grabbed Jueji's throat, and turned his head to face Jing. He shouted, "Why don't you run quickly? Are you waiting to die!"

Suddenly, Liao Jing was dumbfounded on the spot. When he heard his master yelling and scolding him, he came to his senses, turned around and ran away.

He rushed in the direction of Ming Wuxi, and passed by Ming Wuhuang. Mingwu didn't stop him, but their eyes met at the moment they missed him.

The four eyes faced each other, one was burning with anger, the other was as cold as ice.

Jueji didn't expect Jueru to protect his disciple so blatantly, and shouted angrily: "Jueru, what are you doing?!"

Jueru said: "What for? Of course it's to save my apprentice, but is it to practice with you?"

Jueji said angrily: "Why are you so stupid? Chase after me!"

Several prison monks brought by Liao Wu were about to chase him, and Hearing Ru laughed loudly and said: "I can't catch up with you, so why are you chasing him? He even killed Liao Wu, and he might even kill you too!"

These words were indeed effective, and the supervisory monks immediately stopped.

Jueji was about to use his power to shock Jueru, and Jueru said: "Don't struggle, I've done everything I can to save my disciple, even if it means risking my life. If you struggle, I will have no choice but to kill you. Wouldn't it cost one more life? It's not cost-effective for Shaolin Temple to lose two abbots at one go because of Ben Song abducting a woman."

Although he was joking, Jueji knew that what he said was true, so he asked, "How do you plan to resolve this matter?"

"That's it." Jueru let go of his hand, looked at Jueji and said, "I will go back to the temple with you, and I will shoulder all the responsibilities."

Jueji said coldly: "I'm afraid you can't bear it."

Jueru laughed loudly and said, "Let's see." Then he glanced at Ming Shao and asked, "You're not hurt, are you?"

Ming unknown, caressing his chest and said, "My uncle hit me on the chest, but it didn't hurt my life."

Jueru smiled and said: "Go back to the temple and let the medicine monk take a look. If you are seriously injured, you will have to fight for your life with me."

Unknown Ming put his hands together in salute, and before leaving, he looked at the direction where Jing was leaving, thoughtfully.

Liao Jing ran very fast. He ran for ten miles before slowing down.In this confrontation with Ming unknown, he was completely defeated. When he ran away, he was so confused that he had no time to think about it. Thinking of his master at this time, he couldn't help but burst into tears and thought to himself: "Master defends me like this, which is already a violation of the commandments. He has followed Are you escaping?" He turned around and saw no one following him, so he thought again, "Master didn't follow? Could it be that he wants to go back to Shaolin Temple?" Then he thought about it, Jueji was the abbot of Zhengmingtang and the No. 1 lay monk. For Kong Shouzuo's right and left hand, just talking about martial arts, I'm afraid the master may not be able to gain the upper hand. Jue Ru gained the upper hand by relying on a sneak attack. If he really wanted to escape, he would have to hurt Jue Ji.He was a meticulous person. Now he calmed down and thought: "If the master really hurt Jueji, wouldn't it be an additional crime? If the master had not escaped, what kind of punishment would he have received when he returned to the temple? No, we can't do it because of it." I have harmed the master." When he thought of this, he turned around and went to the Shaolin Temple. After walking a few steps, he thought: "I will definitely die if I go back. No one can expose the unknown things. Even if the master believes in me, he may not be able to take advantage of it. There is a way to find out whether it is clear or not." He also thought that since clear and unknown had led people to the scene of the incident early, the initial battle may not have been all-out.When he escaped, Mingwu didn't stop him. Why?Do you know you can't stop it, or do you have other plans?
The master has always been good at dancing, and there may be a way to escape this disaster. If he rushes back, he will end up dying.It would be better to hide outside the temple for a few days, gather information, and then decide based on the situation.

Liao Jing made a decision and immediately found a secret place to hide and recuperate.

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The matter of Ling Jing broke out in the Shaolin Temple.Bensong seduced a young woman and killed her to silence her. She felt like she was harboring favoritism. All three generations of righteous monks had violated the precepts.Bensong's involvement in Jinggu is a capital crime, and Jueru's threatening Jueji is an additional crime. Even asking for death is not impossible.It has been more than thirty years since the last time the abbot of the Eighth Hall of the Four Courts violated the crime of asking for death, and at that time he was still a lay monk. It is really unprecedented for an upright monk to become the abbot and ask for the crime of death.

Jueru was imprisoned and confessed to the crime.He is a high-ranking person, so even if he is convicted, the four courts must discuss the punishment together.

Juejian asked Mingwu about what happened that day, but Mingwu only said that he went for a walk and met Jing. As soon as he made a move, Abbot Jueji came over.Juejian frowned, just shook his head and sighed, and sent people to search for Ben Song and Liao Jing.

The honest monk gave such a big excuse to a lay monk. Not only did he lose his face, but his mood was also greatly affected. Some people said that Ben Song was led astray by the lay monks, while others said that the woman was sent by the lay monks to seduce Ben Song. .In this regard, the lay monks are naturally full of ridicule.

The Guanyin Temple where Jue Ru lives was originally set up to handle the government affairs of the temple. The monks in the courtyard are divided into both secular and secular ones.Although the abbot of the Right Mind Hall, Jue Wen, is a lay monk, he is mature and prudent and practices seriously. However, because he worshiped the wrong master and fell into the lay monk sect, he often laughs and laughs, and occasionally talks in a pornographic tone, making him more like a lay monk.As we all know, Jue Ru and Jue Wen have always been at odds with each other. What few people know is that the reason for the disagreement between the two is not due to orthodoxy, but because their temperaments are completely opposite.

If Jue was imprisoned, he immediately ordered his disciples not to provoke or cause trouble to the righteous monks.However, not everyone in Guanyin Temple is a disciple of Jue Hen, not to mention that the name change of the lay monks has long aroused public outrage, and the original initiators were Abbot Jue Guan and Jue Ru.

So this is what happened.During dinner, the secular monks in Guanyin Yuan sat separately across a row of tables, clearly separated from each other.Jueru's seventh disciple, Liao Jing's senior brother Liao Cheng, was busy with official duties and worried about his master, so he was late for the meal. When he arrived, everyone had already taken their seats.Liao Cheng saw that there were no seats in the seat for the orthodox monks. Only the row in the middle was empty. He didn't want to draw attention to others, so he turned to leave. Suddenly he heard someone say: "Senior Brother Liao Cheng, don't leave. There are still seats here." Here." He turned around, but a monk on the side of the lay monks stood up and said, "Brother Liao Cheng, come here, there is a place here."

There were no formal and secular seats in the dining hall, but now it is clear that everyone is voluntary.When Liao Cheng heard this, he was stunned. He was an upright monk. How could he sit next to the lay monks?

The man continued: "Your junior brother has become a turtle, why are you still sitting there? Come on, come on, this is your place."

Liao Cheng knew that this was a provocation by the other party, so he was furious and didn't want to pay attention.

Another person heard saying: "What's the benefit of helping others as a matchmaker? Is it because I'm short of money? I can't squeeze any oil out of Ben Song, so what's the benefit?"

The man from before said again: "Who knows? I heard Wu's disciple say that the girl is pretty, maybe... it's really good." After saying that, everyone laughed together.

Liao Cheng turned around and left. Another person said: "Don't leave in a hurry. Are you busy being a matchmaker? What's the point? Remember to look after your brothers." Liao Cheng just ignored him. As soon as he walked to the door, he heard another person say: "His junior brother is a turtle master, so what does his master mean?" One person replied: "The leader of the turtle master is naturally called..." When the man said this, he deliberately remained silent, but everyone knew what he meant.

Only a few loud noises were heard, and the tables and chairs flew together. Liao Cheng overturned the tables and chairs and smashed the man's head and face.It's okay to insult yourself, it's okay to insult your junior fellow apprentices, but no one can insult the master!

The man was hit by a table and chair and fell to the ground with a cry of "Hey". His companions immediately got up and rushed towards Cheng.The Zhengseng could not bear it anymore, but because of his reputation, he did not dare to retaliate. Now seeing the other party crowding up, he also rushed to protect Cheng.

In an instant, there was a chaos in the dining hall, with hundreds of monks and laymen fighting together.The two sides had been grudges for a long time. At first, they were concerned about fellow disciples' friendship and temple rules. Later, when the fire broke out, they became more aggressive. Tables and chairs in the dining hall were broken, and dishes were broken.A lay monk was kicked and bumped into the leg of the table. Blood immediately flowed all over the floor and he fainted. Seeing this, his companion shouted angrily: "Killing people! Righteous monks killing people!" After that, he picked up a piece of broken pieces. Porcelain, rushed forward and thrust into the neck of the monk who had just kicked him.The monk covered the wound on his neck, but couldn't stop the blood from gushing out. He took a few steps back, swayed, and fell down.

Someone had already informed Jue Guan and Jue Wen. They rushed over and saw the dining hall in chaos.Jue Guan mobilized his inner strength and shouted: "Stop!"

This sound was sent far away with internal force. Although the scene was noisy, it could still be heard clearly. Everyone noticed the arrival of the leader and the abbot, and was surprised and stopped one after another.There were still a few aggressive ones who kept fighting. Kyawun rushed in, punched and kicked them, and separated them.The two sides grinned and glared at each other. Everyone helped up the injured disciple who fell to the ground. Only then did they realize that in the dining hall, a corpse was lying quietly on the ground with a piece of broken porcelain stuck in its neck and bleeding all over the floor. .

There were rustling footsteps outside the dining hall again. It was Abbot Juejian who led the monks from Zhengye Hall and came to stop the commotion.

Officials and laymen fought each other, killing and injuring people. The matter quickly spread in the Shaolin Temple. Ming unknown also heard the news, but he still had no reaction.

He simply returned to his room, bowed before the Buddha statue, knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times, and began to chant sutras.The drooped eyelids and long eyelashes are as beautiful as jade carvings, and they look somewhat solemn.

In the room, only the sound of sutras lingered.

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Liao Jing hid in the wilderness outside the Buddhist capital for several days. The monks sent by the temple searched closely. He was almost discovered several times, but he escaped with his wit.But he was worried about his master's safety and wanted to find out the news in the temple.

On this day, he saw a woodcutter going into the mountain to cut firewood. Seeing that there was no one else around, he stopped him and asked, "Is the donor a resident near the Buddhist capital?"

The woodcutter looked him up and down, nodded, and asked, "Is Master a Shaolin monk?"

Liao Jing said: "Yes, I just came back from my grandpa's office. I don't know...has anything big happened in the temple recently?"

The woodcutter looked at him and suddenly said, "Are you Master Jingjing?"

Liao Jing was shocked and said hurriedly: "How could the donor think so? The poor monk's name is Liao Cheng, and Liao Jing is my junior brother."

The woodcutter said, "Follow me, someone wants to see you."

After the woodcutter finished speaking, he turned around and left. Liao Jing hesitated. The woodcutter turned back and said, "Don't worry, I won't hurt you."

Liao Jing thought for a moment and followed him.

The woodcutter led Liao Jing into a deserted path, twisting and turning left and right. Liao Jing observed along the way that there was no other person.The two walked straight to a small wooden house, and the woodcutter said, "Wait here, someone will come to see you."

Liao Jing asked: "Who is it?"

The woodcutter didn't answer and left.

Liao Jing opened the door and saw that the interior was very simple, with a chair with armrests, a small coffee table, seven or eight stools around it, and a few cans of tea and tea sets on the cabinet beside it. There was no other room.

He waited for a long time, but no one came. He was worried and worried, fearing that it was a trap.He walked outside the house several times to check, but did not see the prison monks who were being hunted. He also observed the environment and thought about how to escape if necessary.

I also thought that perhaps it was not necessary to escape, so what if I confessed and was arrested?After all, the master suffered for himself, so how could he just walk away?
He waited from noon until dusk, and then from dusk until nightfall. At Xu o'clock, he looked out the window and saw a tall and straight figure wearing a yellow cassock striding closer under the moonlight.He recognized that it was the color of the clothes worn by the abbot of the eighth hall and above. He was startled and hurriedly opened the door, and then he saw the person clearly.

The visitor's angular face, with eyes that were calm and intimidating, turned out to be Juekong, the head of the Samantabhadra Academy.

When Juekong saw him opening the door, he nodded and walked into the hut with his head held high.Liao Jing knew that he couldn't escape now, so he simply followed in.

Juekong sat on the main seat. He bowed respectfully and said, "Disciple, please see Juekong's head seat."

"Sit." Juekong said. It was just a simple word, but it made people feel the majesty coming from the bones.

It is the majesty accumulated by years and experience, identity and status, and the iron bones refined by many times. It is like a mountain, which can withstand excavation. The passage of wind and frost leaves only traces, but it cannot shake him in the slightest.Compared with him, the other chief abbots of the four courtyards and eight halls are like eunuchs who act under orders. They may be capable, but they are not the ones who overlook the overall situation, not even Abbot Juesheng.

Liao Jing sat down. He was originally a laid-back and lazy person. When he sat down, he hunched over and just wanted to be comfortable. But when he saw that Shuekong's waist was straight, he couldn't help but sit up straight.

Juekong said: "I don't have much time, I just want to say a few words. If you go back, you will definitely die."

"Disciple knows." Liao Jing replied.He actually felt in awe of this leader of lay monks, and his tone became serious: "But the disciple cannot let the master suffer."

Juekong said: "I have already suffered. If you go back, he will be punished just the same. It will only save your life, and his original painstaking efforts will be in vain. Your master does not want you to be like this."

Liao Jing said anxiously: "This disciple was framed by someone."

Juekong asked, "How to frame him?"

Liao Jing told all the unknown things, starting from noticing that "Nian Hua Finger Technique" was being read, to finding evidence of crime under the bed, and then handing the diary to Juekong.

"He was the one who killed Bu Gui and Lu Changfeng, forced Fu Yingcong to death, and scared Yue Yue crazy. Ben Song's seduction of women has something to do with him." Liao Jing said, "I suspect that he also started the dispute between the secular and the secular in the temple. "

Juekong asked, "Is this an unknown handwriting?"

Liao Jing was stunned for a moment and said, "This is my handwriting. He imitated my handwriting to harm me."

Juekong asked: "Is there any evidence?"

Liao Jing shook his head: "No."

Juekong handed the note back to Jing without saying anything else.Liao Jing understood what Juekong meant. Everything he knew was based on speculation and an unknown confession. However, the notes in the confession were still his, and there was no real evidence at all. He couldn't help but sigh.

Juekong said: "It is impossible to save you and your master like this. You are a talented person. It would be a pity to die here. Let's leave as soon as possible."

He said he would only say a few words, and he meant just a few words. His tone was not a discussion, but an order. After speaking, he stood up.Liao Jing also quickly stood up and asked, "What about my master?"

Juekong said: "I will try my best to protect him from death."

A big stone suddenly fell to the ground in Liao Jing's heart.Juekong is the leader of the lay monks. As long as he agrees, the lay monks will not pursue the case, and the abbot is expected to give him a lenient sentence.

He said to Juekong: "Even if you don't believe me, sir, please be sure to pay attention to this person Mingwu."

"I know." Juekong waved his hand to stop him from talking, "I will pay attention to this."

After saying that, Juekong stepped away and never looked back.

Liao Jing breathed a sigh of relief and left the hut.As he walked and thought, he suddenly understood that Juekong knew that he was worried about his master and would not stay away, but he would never ask the monks, so he sent someone disguised as a woodcutter to lure him out.In this way, the head of Samantabhadra Temple is indeed thoughtful.

As soon as he thought about it, he was suddenly surprised again.

"This hut should be where lay monks discuss matters privately. This woodcutter is very familiar with the environment of the Buddhist capital. It can be seen that he is a resident of the Buddhist capital. If he wants to find me, he will send more than one informant. Then in this Buddhist capital, How many of Juekong's men are there? Why did he arrange for so many of his men to hide in the Buddhist capital?"

He looked in the direction of the hut and felt a sudden tremor in his heart.

No matter what, he had already told Juekong something unknown. Juekong was so shrewd and capable that he should be able to check and balance that evildoer.

He remembered that Mingming was unknown, and he still felt elusive about this person.

However, Liao Jing did not know that Juekong did not take his words seriously.For Juekong, the unknown was just an excuse made by Jing Jing to get away with the recent events in the temple.This disciple is really smart and can connect so many things together, but it's a pity that the plot is too bizarre.Not to mention anything else, how could a 15-year-old boy cause a dispute between the secular and the secular?
What causes the dispute between orthodoxy and secularity is not the unknown, but the stereotypes of Shaolin Temple.The source was laid long before Ming Wuxi was born, 50 years ago, or even 90 years ago, or even earlier.

As the head of the lay monks and the de facto second person in the Shaolin Temple, Juekong's thoughts have never changed.It had been established as early as 50 years ago when the Shaosong Controversy ended and when he was still young and became a disciple of the first five lay monks.

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"I feel that the crime and punishment are serious and the public's anger is difficult to quell, so I must impose the death penalty."

In the meeting hall of the abbot's courtyard, Juekong stood upright.At any time, he exuded a breathtaking majesty.

Abbot Juesheng said: "If you protect your disciples, your crime will not lead to death."

Juekong said: "If you hold the abbot hostage, won't you die?"

Juekong looked around with cold eyes.

The fight in the dining hall was just the beginning. The battle between morality and morality was like a taut string that could break at any time.

Jueru and Juekuan are the initiators of the name change for lay monks. If Jueru does not die, the lay monks will be very angry.On the contrary, after Jueru's death, the matter of changing the name of the lay monks can still be discussed again, or at worst, the matter can be temporarily shelved.

As for Jingjing, if he comes back to accept the sin, he will not be punished until death.They have a deep relationship between master and disciple, and they feel that this debt will be settled on the head of the lay monk, and the change of name of the lay monk will be even more unshakable.

There was dead silence in the meeting hall of the abbot's courtyard. The only thing that could be heard was the abbot's long sigh.

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"Master Juekong will not let you go, master." Ming said indifferently.

Liao Jing didn't expect that he would meet Ming Wuxi.

It was on a small road leaving Shaoshi Mountain.He was very careful when he left the wooden house, making sure that no one was following him and that it was impossible for Ming or the unknown to hear his conversation with Juekong.

"I guess you haven't left yet. I've been looking for you these past few days. Fortunately, I met you."

Liao Jing became alert.

"What do you mean?" Liao Jing asked.

"Master Juekong doesn't want to cause a dispute between the secular and the secular. Only when your master is dead can the anger of the lay monks be suppressed." Ming Ming shook his head and said, "He will not let your master go."

Liao Jing turned around and left. He wanted to go back to Shaoshi Mountain to save his master.

"If you go back, your master will not die, but more people will die."

Liao Jing turned around and sneered: "Isn't that your purpose?"

"Why should I kill them?" Ming asked vaguely, "What good will that do to me?"

"How do I know!" Liao Jing said angrily, "What on earth do you want to do?!"

"Now?" Ming Wuxi thought for a while, as if he was trying to figure out how to express his feelings accurately, and finally said, "You are the first person to 'see' me, so I want to help you."

When he said this, Mingwu didn't smile, but just looked at Jing steadily.

Anger and coldness clashed again.

(End of this chapter)

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