Huaxia Supreme Patron Saint

"Master, we lost." Wu Tong and Wu Fa came to Kong and said, with indescribable remorse and guilt on their faces.

"Do you understand?" Liao Kong didn't blame them, but asked an inexplicable question.

"Master, we understand." Wutong and Wufa said at the same time.They knew what the master asked. What the master meant was that they understood something through this battle. Why they lost the game was not because of their lack of strength, but because of their underestimation of the enemy.

"It's good if you understand it. You will learn a lot and gain a lot of wisdom. What happened today can be regarded as a lesson for you. I believe that it will be of great help to you in your growth in the future." Liaokong said to Wutong It has nothing to do with the failure of enlightenment. It can be seen that Abbot Liao Kong is very open-minded. It is no wonder that he will become the abbot of Shaolin Temple.

"It seems that the benefactors are all outstanding people. Our people from Shaolin Temple lost this game." Liaokong was also surprised by the strength of Zhu Zihong and Xing Hu, so he said directly, for him, victory Defeat is common in military strategists, one failure is nothing, and failure is not terrible, what is terrible is not daring to face failure, fortunately, Wutong and Wufa are not such people.

"Master Abbot is serious. Our victory was just a fluke. If we do it again, I'm afraid we may not be able to win." What Zhu Zihong said was also true. As soon as they entered the field, they grasped the initiative of the battle and the attack. The rhythm is what forced Wutong and Wufa to defend. In the end, there will be such a result. If there is another match, the outcome is really uncertain. .

"If you lose, you lose. If you win, you win. There is no such thing as a fluke. If this is a life-and-death struggle, Wutong and Wufa have already gone to see the Buddha." Abbot Liaokong saw it very clearly.

"Abbot, we came to Shaolin only to seek one defeat. We have long heard that the Shaolin Eighteen Bronze Men are very good. We want to experience it today, and we hope that Master Abbot will make it happen." At this time, Wu Xuan stepped forward and said.

"You guys just fought, it's quite exhausting, come back after a short rest." Kong Kong didn't refuse, because he also wanted to see what kind of abilities Long Ao and the others have. After all, Long Ao is a member of the Xuanyuan clan, so he must not simple.Among the peers, who can compete with him, not to mention Long Ao, even Zhu Zihong and the others are not easy to use.

"Master Abbot, it's okay. We're fine. I'd like to ask Master Abbot to send out the Eighteen Bronze Men. Once we are defeated, we will leave immediately and never bother your temple." Zhu Zihong said.

"Since that's the case, then fine. Wuzhen, go and invite the Eighteen Bronze Men."

Speaking of the eighteen bronze men, Long Ao remembered the legend about them. It is said that in ancient times, there was a family with many maids (daughters).The big girl's life is better, the life of the mother's is not good, and the old man is very lazy. When he meets a bad age, he eats the last meal and does not have the next meal.So he often borrowed food from the big girl's family.Huanxi Arhat used to use baskets, which were the same size from top to bottom, and the baskets were very tall.This day, her mother borrowed food from the big girl again.

The girl was busy, so she said: "Mom, you can open the lid of the box and pack it yourself." Mom walked to the grain cabinet, opened the lid, stuffed the basket full and filled a basket and said, "Girl, Mom pack it up." You are busy with your work, mom is going back." The girl quickly got up, opened the door for her mother, and sent her out.A few days later, her mother came again: "Girl, Mom is here to give you back the food." , how can you not return it?" The old woman went to the grain cabinet, lifted the lid, stuffed the baskets in and then poured them out.The old woman played tricks.When borrowing rice, the mouth of the basket should face up, and when returning rice, the bottom of the basket should face up.The bottom of the basket was turned over, and a layer fell shallowly to be paid back.

The old man just paid it back.Many years have passed, and the girl's mother died of old age.

Mom owes a lot of food to the big girl. She doesn't say it's borrowing, but she says it's okay to ask the girl for food, but she says it's borrowing, and she borrows more and pays less. too much.How can you not repay the debt you owe?It is said that after the old woman died, she became a donkey (lv) and came to pay her girl's debt.

On this day, the son-in-law bought a donkey from the market and said it was for the family.It just so happened that their family was a flour miller, so the eldest girl put a donkey on to grind flour every day, and she didn't stop for a day, grinding and grinding, and paying back. After several years, she finally finished paying back.Suddenly one day, eighteen thieves came, ready to rob her son-in-law's house.It happened that the son-in-law tied the donkey to graze by the river.The robbers came to the river and got off their horses to discuss how to rob. The donkeys listened and remembered.After a while, the son-in-law came and took the donkey back.

When it was dark, the girl was lighting a lamp and doing needlework in the house, when she heard someone shouting outside: "Girl." The girl was startled, ouch!My mother has been dead for several years, why is this my mother's voice?The girl hurriedly opened the door and went out to have a look, but there was nothing there!The girl came into the house.

When she came in, she couldn't stand on her heels, and then she heard shouting from outside: "Girl, girl! Come out, I have something to tell you." The girl ran out for the second time, how could there be anyone?It was a donkey, standing at the foot of the wall, and said to her: "Girl, I am your mother." "Yo! Why didn't I know?" Borrowed from Luo, but returned from Luo, I owe you too much. I will pay you back in this life. Girl, there are eighteen thieves trying to steal you tonight, so you have to sleep and wake up at night." "Mom , How do you know?" "When I was grazing by the river, a lot of robbers and eighteen thieves came from a distance, and they discussed that they would steal you at night."

When the son-in-law came back, the eldest girl told him all these experiences, so he thought of a way, went out and hired a cook, prepared three tables of banquets and placed them in the yard, and hung them all over the yard. Lanterns, all over the yard brightly.He carried out the ingots again, and the three square tables were full.The son-in-law has made up his mind, and if he robs, he will just rob them, as long as he doesn't hurt anyone. As the saying goes: "Open fire reduces wealth, and wealth does not hurt the owner."

About midnight, eighteen robbers and eighteen thieves arrived.Looking here from a distance, is it bright?The door of the courtyard was wide open, and there were food, drink, and white ingots.Robbers, how can they be afraid?Just walked in.

As soon as the son-in-law saw it, he hurried out to the door of the station. A bandit leader asked, "What's the matter with you?" The son-in-law said, "I'll pick you up." Instead of answering them directly, he just said, "You guys go in and eat first, and we'll talk after you finish eating."

The robbers went in and sat down, and the son-in-law said, "Don't be too little, I have prepared these for you. You can eat first." The more the robbers heard it, the more bizarre it became!So I couldn't help but asked again: "Hey, tell us first, how did you know we were coming? Let's eat after explaining clearly."

At this time, the son-in-law felt that he couldn't hide it anymore, so he said, "Well, believe it or not, this is what happened anyway. I have a donkey, and I tied it to the river to graze yesterday afternoon. You pass by and discuss it. It listened to everything robbery said, and when it came back, it told my wife that this donkey is my mother-in-law. I borrowed my food in the previous life, but I borrowed it in the main basket and returned it. In this life, I turned into a donkey, specially Come to pay our debt."

"Ouch!" When the thieves heard it, would the mother-in-law be guilty if she ate the son-in-law?People are dead and they have to pay back!I thought to myself, we have been human beings in this life, if we still do this kind of robbery, what kind of shapeless animals will we turn into in the next life to pay off the debt?

The eighteen robbers felt remorse, and then one of the robbers went in and brought out a basin of clean water. All eighteen robbers came over and washed their hands and feet carefully, implying to cleanse the past, start over, and then start again. They all went up the mountain to practice together, and became eighteen arhats and gods.

Eighteen Arhats (or Eighteen Arhats, Eighteen Venerables) are disciples of Sakyamuni Buddha.

Therefore, almost every monastery has statues of eighteen arhats, and Shaolin Temple set up eighteen bronze benevolent arrays to commemorate these figures.Of course, there are many sayings about these eighteen Tongren.

There is a saying that the Shaolin Eighteen Bronze Men are to prevent the Shaolin disciples who have not completed their kung fu from going down the mountain to be defeated, and to insult Shaolin's reputation.Therefore, eighteen bronze figures are set up in front of the temple gate. If Shaolin disciples can repel the bronze figures, it means that their kung fu is superb.

There is another saying that the trees in Shaolin Temple attract the wind, and I heard it when I went up the mountain to kick the hall, so eighteen bronze men were set up to guard the mountain gate of Shaolin Temple.On the one hand, it takes care of the safety of Shaolin Temple, and on the other hand, it also tests the ability of the descendants.

Another said that the Eighteen Bronze Man Formation is one of the famous formations in Shaolin Temple. Shaolin disciples can learn from the institutions here and practice their skills.When necessary, the Eighteen Bronze Men also serve as a barrier for other people in the world to find trouble.

No matter what kind of argument you say, what remains unchanged is: if you have passed the eighteen bronze medals, you are a hero who makes people in the world give their thumbs up!

And those who can take on the heavy responsibility of the Eighteen Bronze Men are not ordinary people!Therefore, in addition to breaking through the Eighteen Bronze Man Formation, becoming a member of the Eighteen Bronze Man Formation is also an important goal of orthodox Shaolin disciples.

Therefore, the main purpose of Long Ao and the others in coming to Shaolin Temple is the Eighteen Bronze Man Formation. Since they have come to Shaolin Temple, it is a pity not to break into the Eighteen Bronze Man Formation of Shaolin Temple. Therefore, Long Ao and the others have already made up their minds. They made up their minds, and Long Ao and the others were confident enough to break through the Eighteen Bronze Man Formation.