I Honor

Response

Meng Qi was originally worried that he could not find a chance to leave the Handyman’s House, but he was suddenly told that he would be able to report to the Monk’s House tomorrow. It was like walking on the road and suddenly being hit by a pie falling from the sky. He was dizzy, surprised and happy, and the element of surprise was far higher than joy, so for a moment, he was stunned and forgot how to answer.

Xuan Chi was not surprised by Meng Qi’s reaction, and said in a thick but low voice: “Zhenwu faction Zhang Yuanshan, Xijiange Jiang Zhiwei, all praised you to Brother Zhike for your understanding of etiquette, clear advances and retreats, good conversation, and good restraint. It’s rare to be different. Send the benefactor to praise me so much as a handyman monk in Shaolin, so I let you enter the monk’s house to hone your martial arts skills, so that you can become a guest monk in the future.”

As a knowledgeable monk of the martial arts sect, his martial arts must be of a certain level, so as not to lose face.

“I, disciple, just restrained myself as much as possible.” Meng Qi finally understood what was going on, and while secretly thanking Zhang Yuanshan and Jiang Zhiwei for their help, he fully expressed the joy in his heart.

“As a wise guest, it is the most important thing to restrain yourself, not to provoke unknown anger, and not lose the face of the sect.” Xuan Chi replied to Meng Qi indifferently, then turned and left, looking proud while walking, walking like a dragon and a tiger , not like a monk, but like a hero who has been in the rivers and lakes for many years.

Xuan Ku took a deep look at Meng Qi, and said calmly: “When you enter the Wu Monk Academy, all tricks are useless. Only when you understand the principles of Zen, calm your mind, don’t rush, and practice hard, can you be the right way. In terms of respect, Zhenhui is better than you.”

What he said, Meng Qi could hear that he suspected that he was trying to curry favor with Zhang Yuanshan, Jiang Zhiwei and other guests in order to get rid of the servants’ courtyard. In the final analysis, he was still too scheming.

“Mr. Xuanku, if you don’t hear or see something and make assumptions about it, it’s like falling into a boundless hell.” Meng Qi has never been the type to allow others to wrong him. If he has nothing else to worry about, he will do so Fight for it.

He originally wanted to quote Buddhist scriptures to answer, but in the past half a year, he was still in the stage of learning Sanskrit and reciting the morning class mantra. .

At the end, Meng Qi put his palms together solemnly, “Namo Amitabha.”

“You…” Xuan Ku stared wide-eyed, obviously he didn’t expect Meng Qi to be sarcastic to himself, and every sentence made sense, so he didn’t know how to refute it.

“If you don’t have a Zen mind and try to use your tongue, you will be expelled from Shaolin in the future.” He replied with a cold face, turned his head and left, if you hadn’t tried your best to please the guests from various sects, why would they help you? This little handyman speaks, how can there be no cause and effect in this world

Hey, Master Xuanku’s uncle Fangzheng is approaching, and he will inevitably fall into the evil way in the future. Meng Qi secretly used his tongue, but Xuanku was extremely fast, and had already disappeared in the square at this time.

At this time, Zhenhui held the broom tightly with both hands, and looked at Meng Qi suspiciously: “Brother, we are going to the Monk Academy.”

“Of course, you just realized it.” Meng Qi looked at Zhenhui in astonishment. He had been talking to Xuan Chi and Xuan Ku for a long time. This reaction speed is too appalling.

Zhenhui showed a naive and childish smile: “It is one step closer to the Tathagata God’s Palm.”

Pfft, Meng Qi spit out his saliva, and had to admit that he couldn’t keep up with a fool’s thinking.

However, he soon cheered up and cheeredStrongly said to Zhenhui: “The palm of the Tathagata is too far away. We will be able to touch the seventy-two unique skills when we accumulate energy in the monk’s academy. At that time, I must learn the flower finger, the non-phase robbery finger, and the one-handed finger. Weidujiang and other unique skills”

“Why?” Zhenhui looked at Meng Qi puzzled, not understanding why he had to choose these martial arts.

Meng Qi said in high spirits, “Because these martial arts are chic and elegant enough for the future.”

He originally wanted to say something like fluttering white clothes and a long sword like lightning, but then he remembered that this was in Shaolin Temple, so he slightly changed his “fantasy future”:

“Little brother, didn’t I tell you the story of the monk without flowers? To be a monk, you must achieve this level. Think about it. In the future, a small boat will float, and the white monk’s clothes will be like snow, standing with a smile and holding flowers. Ren Fan is so chic and handsome hehe, when you meet someone you don’t like, you can still say to him: benefactor, the sea of ​​suffering is boundless, turn your back and stay on the shore.”

He talked more and more vigorously, but suddenly he thought of “Iron Cloth Shirt” and “Five Tigers Severing Door Knife”, his expression suddenly became gloomy, and his enthusiasm decreased slightly.

“It’s okay, this is just a stopgap measure, and it will definitely not develop like this in the future.” Meng Qi quietly comforted himself and regained his interest, but just as he was about to continue talking, the mantra next to him suddenly interrupted:

“Congratulations to Junior Brother Zhending and Junior Brother Zhenhui for getting rid of the boundless sea of ​​suffering in the Miscellaneous Academy, but I have to remind you that the Martial Monastery is not a pure land of bliss. Seventy-two unique skills, and the rest of the monks will stay in the Wu Monk Academy and continue to practice the dragon-subduing stick technique hard, as a member of the Arhat formation, so you must not be careless.”

There was a smile on his face, but Meng Qi felt that he smiled forcedly, and there was a sour taste of pouring cold water on his words.

“Thank you, brother, for reminding me.” Meng Qi could well understand Zhenyan’s mood at this time. As himself, after more than three years of life as a handyman, he hoped day and night to enter the monk’s monastery, but the new juniors around him suddenly got rid of the sea of ​​suffering. , I am afraid that laughing is uglier than crying.

There was no words all the way, and under Zhenhui’s smirk from time to time, the three returned to the handyman’s yard.

Meng Qi knew that he was surrounded by poor people who were similar to the mantra and the truth, so he stopped showing off to avoid irritating them.

When it was time for dinner, Meng Qi specially told Zhen Hui not to talk nonsense.

Crack, clap, just as Meng Qi was enjoying his meat, a burst of applause came from the door.

Meng Qi turned his head and saw Monk Xuanxin walking in. He clapped his hands with a bright smile, “It’s not easy, it’s not easy for our handyman’s house. Today, two disciples have finally been selected into the monk’s house.”

Crack, clap, the sound of wooden chopsticks falling on the long table or the ground kept ringing. All the monks except Meng Qi, Zhenhui and Zhenyan were frozen in their original state as if time had been frozen. In the dining hall, There was an eerie silence.

“Zhending, Zhenhui, don’t you say anything”

Following Xuan Xin’s words, all the handyman monks who had turned into statues came back to life, and turned their heads to look at Meng Qi and Zhen Hui. Their eyes were dim and hard to see, and Meng Qi was a little terrified. Feel.

“Thanks to Uncle Xuanxin, you arranged for your disciples to clean the Chanxin Courtyard.” Meng Qi knew the reason but Xuanxin couldn’t hide it, so he said this deliberately.

Xuan Xin laughed and said: “It’s also because you are alert and eloquent. I know you love to listen to the allusions of the world. Don’t forget this in the future. Hey, you don’t congratulate Zhending and Zhenhui for what they do.”

A handyman monk stood up slowly, smiling uglier than crying and said: “Congratulations to Junior Brother Zhending and Junior Brother Zhenhui for becoming monks.”

“Congratulations to Junior Brother Zhending and Junior Brother Zhenhui for becoming monks.” The rest of the monks also stood up, and different voices echoed in the hall, some were self-pitying, some were bitter, some were resentful, some were in pain, some Some are envious, some are jealous, and so on.

Meng Qi sighed lightly: “The junior brother just got the blessing of the Buddha, all the senior brothers sincerely worship the Buddha, and there will be such a reward in the future.”

“Brothers, as long as you concentrate on cleaning, eating, and sleeping, you will definitely be able to enter the monk’s house.” Zhenhui said foolishly.

Meng Qi knew that this was the real way, but looking at the expressions of those handyman monks, there was some sneer and some hatred, but he didn’t seem to believe it at all. If they didn’t know that Zhenhui was honest and kind, they might still think that Zhenhui mocking them.

Putting his hands together, he proclaimed the Buddha’s name, Meng Qi took Zhenhui to sit down, and ate hard. The dinner ended in such an atmosphere of unspeakable silence, and Xuanxin’s “storytelling” was also in this atmosphere it has started.

“Junior Brother Zhending, Brother Zhenhui, I know that you are not just in the pond. When you arrive at the monk’s house, remember to take care of each other.” Zhenyong who came to listen as usual said with a smile.

Meng Qi was already acquainted with him, so he said honestly and bluntly, “Senior Brother Zhenyong, you need to take care of your brother.”

Zhen Yong smiled and said: “The brothers in the Wu Monk Academy actually like to listen to allusions, but they are not as shameless as I am, they just wait for me to go back and relay them, so, brother, I can be regarded as a three-point face in the Wu Monk Academy, haha , as long as you often talk about similar things, they will not embarrass you.”

“This is my strong point.” Meng Qi nodded slightly, and Zhenhui also nodded vigorously, “I also know a lot of stories.”

Xuan Xin coughed, and stopped the whispering below: “Today’s respectful delivery of the various sects, you must not wait.Take it to heart, it’s just that Shaolin pays attention to etiquette, not that we really fear them. Think about it, there are only three Dharma masters in the Great Jin Dynasty, and I, Shaolin, are one of them. Who can compete with us for the rest of the sects?”

“Do you know what the most sensational thing in Jianghu has been in the past ten years?”

This monk was quite proud of Shaolin, so he looked down on other sects. Meng Qi shook his head secretly, and replied loudly: “I don’t know, please let Master Xuanxin know.”

The rest of the handyman monks also weakly answered that they did not know.

Xuanxin didn’t care about their state, and continued proudly: “Decades ago, a peerless genius came out of Mietianmen in the Nine Paths of Evil Demons. He condensed a demon body in less than fifty years. His surname is Han and his name is Guang. He calls himself a magician. He exposed his possessions and was stopped by the abbot.”

“In the battle nine years ago, tsk tsk, the ground cracked, the landslides fell, the sky was dark, and there was a large lake in the center of the Taiyue Mountains. Only the abbot master survived. It is rumored that the magician has been killed or suppressed by him.”

“After this battle, my reputation in Shaolin has completely overshadowed other factions”

Xuan Xin kept bragging about the prestige and prestige of the eminent monks, hearing Meng Qi and the others were quite enthusiastic, and wished they could replace them with their own bodies.

I don’t know when and what day, I and others have the ability to move mountains and seas like this

After listening to Xuanxin’s “storytelling”, returning to the meditation room, Zhenguan and Zhenying fell asleep with their heads covered, ignoring Meng Qi and Zhenhui at all, and Zhenhui fell asleep quickly after meditating for a while.

Meng Qi practiced the “Iron Clothes Mentality Method” once, tossed and turned for a long time before suppressing his excitement and falling asleep, a little envious of Zhenhui’s simple thoughts and few distracting thoughts.

The darkness was heavy, and Meng Qi felt that his breathing became more and more difficult, and his body seemed to be pressed by thick mud.

“Is the ghost pressing the bed?” Meng Qi was a little conscious in his dream, and struggling to wake up, he saw a distorted and hideous face.

Zhenguan grabbed Meng Qi’s neck with both hands, and pressed his body against him, making him unable to move. His eyes were fierce, but his voice sounded like a dream:

“kill you, kill you”

“Give me the chance to enter the monastery”

“I can’t get in, and nobody can get in”: