Wang Xiang said with a smile: "Long Tengfei's troops have basically surrendered, and those so-called elite personal guards are no different from ordinary soldiers. I thought they could resist for a while, but I didn't expect them to surrender after a while."

Lin Yuan then asked: "What about the surrendered people? Yuan Shikai didn't make things difficult for them, did he?"

Wang Xiang said: "Don't worry, Yuan Shikai detained them all in the original camp and did not make things difficult for them."

After Lin Yuan asked a few more questions, Fade Chen came back. Lin Yuan hurriedly asked, "How is the reconnaissance going?"

Fade Chen said: "The reconnaissance is almost done. We were worried about disturbing the people inside, so we didn't go in to see, but we found that this temple has a back door. If I were Long Tengfei, I would definitely slip out through the back door. There are several mountain beams in the back door. Over the ridge it will be impossible to see them from your position."

Lin Yuan asked: "Then you mean: Long Tengfei has already run away?"

Fade Chen said, "I'm not sure either."

Lin Yuan said: "You heard that there are neither bells nor drums in the temple, not even the sound of Buddhist music. I think the monks inside must have been controlled by Long Tengfei and the others."

Fade Chen said with a smile: "It's also possible, but it's more likely that there are fewer people inside, so it's quieter."

The two were talking, when they heard the door of the monastery creak open. Everyone thought that the people inside were about to come out, so they picked up their guns and aimed at the door. When everyone was nervous, the door opened wider and wider. , an old monk came out from inside.

When everyone saw that the old monk was about 70 years old, they were not on guard and put down their guns. The old monk was not afraid to see everyone, and went straight to Lin Yuan, clasped his hands together and said: "Amitabha." Then he said : "This benefactor must be the leader of the crowd, right?"

Lin Yuan asked curiously: "Master, how do you know?"

The old monk said with a smile: "Your Majesty must be at a high place. You have the highest position, and you must be the leader of this group of people."

Lin Yuan got off the tank in a hurry, and saluted the old monk with palms together, saying, "I don't dare to ask Master Shangxia." Fade Chen thought to himself: "What is 'Shangxia'?" At this time, he listened to the old monk. He smiled and said, "Don't dare, the poor monk's dharma name is Huiming."

Lin Yuan hurriedly said, "I'm going down to Lin Yuan."

The old monk looked serious, and said, "So it's Shuai Lin, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Lin Yuan asked, "Have you heard of me?"

Huiming laughed and said: "This is a troubled time, how can we not hear about it? Besides, Lin Shuai's reputation is far and wide, even though the poor monk is an outsider, he has heard of it."

Lin Yuan asked: "I see a few people just ran into your temple, I don't know if these people are still in the temple now."

Huiming replied, "After those people came in, they left through the back door."

When Lin Yuan heard that Long Tengfei had escaped, he couldn't help but feel regretful, so he said with a smile: "Then I won't bother you, and I'll take my leave."

Huiming smiled and said: "In the world, people are like sand, moving with the wind, meeting by chance is chance, won't Shuai Lin come in for a cup of tea?"

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Now the battle situation has been decided, only Long Tengfei is left uncaught. Gansu is so big, and it is not a matter of a day or two to catch Long Tengfei. Going in and drinking a cup of tea will not delay much."

So Lin Yuan smiled and said: "Then I will bother you, Master, please go ahead." Hui Ming smiled slightly, leading the way, Lin Yuan followed behind, and walked up the steps Hui Ming smiled lightly, and said to Lin Yuan: " Don't your men come in?"

Looking back, Lin Yuan saw that Fade Chen and the others were standing there without moving. Lin Yuan walked down the steps and said to Fade Chen, "Aren't you coming in?"

Fade Chen said helplessly: "Isn't what you two said too polite? I didn't understand the first sentence. What does 'up and down' mean?"

Lin Yuan said in a low voice: "To ask 'upper and lower' is to ask for the Dharma name. When addressing the Dharma name of an eminent monk, you can’t address it directly. It's called 'Shang Hui Xia Ming', understand?"

Fade Chen thought for a while and asked again: "But what about those eminent monks in Mongolia? Their names are all several words, just like the Su Chak who was dressed as the king of the desert. How can they use any form?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "That's Tibetan Buddhism, which is not the same thing as Chinese Buddhism. Let's not talk about that. Are you going to go in or not?"

Fade Chen said with a smile: "Then go in, instead of standing outside in the wind and sun, it's better to drink a cup of tea inside, but..."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, we won't say anything you don't understand in front of you when we go in."

Fade Chen frowned, and said nervously: "Do you think this is a trap? They set up this trap to kill you!"

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "I also had this suspicion at the beginning, but I don't doubt it when I see him letting you all in. We have so many big men and guns, how can they harm me?"

Fade Chen nodded and said, "Okay, let's go in together." Lin Yuan, Fade Chen and others entered the temple, and Huiming brought Lin Yuan and the others to the Zen room. There were more than 100 subordinates who came together. It was impossible for everyone to sit down, so Huiming asked the little novice to invite the soldiers outside, leaving only Lin Yuan, Chen Fei, Wang Xiang and a few others in the room.

At this time, a little novice came over with a tray, Huiming smiled and said: "Our temple is in a secluded place, and there is no fragrant tea to serve the distinguished guests. I hope Lin Shuai will forgive me."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "A secluded place? This is from Du Fu's sentence 'The secluded place has few passages'. This poem was written by Du Fu to unwelcome guests. Master, if you quote this sentence today, do you want to blame me? Are you persona non grata?"

Huiming laughed loudly and said, "Shuai Lin actually understands poetry? He's a Confucian general! Confucian general!" At this time, the little novice had already walked to Lin Yuan's table. Lin Yuan glanced at the little novice, and found that his hands were shaking slightly. Frowning involuntarily, Huiming smiled and said, "The child is still young, and he has never met Shuai Lin, so he is a little scared. I hope Shuai Lin will not be offended."

Hearing these words, Lin Yuan's thoughts turned, and the scene of just entering the temple flashed in his mind. When he entered, many young monks nodded and smiled at him, without any fear. Why did this little monk get scared when he saw him? Woolen cloth?

Lin Yuan thought about it carefully and said: "That's not right! When I came in just now, I saw this little monk, and he was still smiling at me. Why is he afraid of me after such a short time? Could it be that there is really some mystery hidden in this monastery? No?"

Lin Yuan was thinking, only to hear Huiming smile and say: "Shuai Lin, please drink tea." He picked up the cup of tea in front of him, and then made a gesture of invitation, signaling Lin Yuan to drink tea, Lin Yuan's heart moved, Thinking: "Could it be that there is poison in the tea?"

But soon Lin Yuan denied his idea, because Lin Yuan saw that the teacup was very small, there was not much tea in such a small cup, and one sip was not too much, if he wanted to use such a small dose To poison a person to death requires a very high requirement for the toxicity of this chemical, and the chemical industry of this era is simply not enough to produce such a deadly chemical!

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Am I overthinking, or is there really some mystery here?"

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