Chapter 84
"Where the abbot is going, we naturally have no right to ask.

Abbot Hongye used to travel abroad to give lectures and lectures in other temples.

Once, I even asked my younger brother Duli to take care of the affairs, and then went to see Patriarch Bodhidharma in the Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain, and did not come back until two or three months later.

So at the beginning, we didn't take the matter of Abbot Hongye's disappearance to heart, thinking that he would always come back in time. "

Zen Master Du Heng continued.

Seeing him stop, Qu Feiyan interjected, "Abbot Hongye hasn't come back?"

Chan Master Du Heng said: "This matter has become a mystery. We always feel that the old man is the same as before, and he will come back in a few days.

After a month, we still couldn't find his old man, so we felt strange. After we sat down and discussed together, we found that he hadn't explained anything to anyone this time.

Even Junior Brother Duli, who was usually closest to him, expressed that he had no knowledge. "

Yang Guo heard him mention the name "Du Li" twice, so he should be another eminent monk of their Du generation.

Judging from what he said, this Zen Master Duli should be the most trusted by Abbot Hongye.

Chan Master Du Heng said again: "Our three brothers and several nephews of the Kongzi generation who are shrewd and capable in managing the internal and external affairs of the temple, although they usually have different ideas, they all know that this matter should not be made public.

There was already a change in the hearts of the people in the city, if everyone spread the news that Abbot Hongye was gone, there might be troubles.

But on the one hand, the news is pressed, on the other hand, the two factions are suspicious of each other, and both sides even have the worst guess: Abbot Hongye is under house arrest by the other party, trying to coerce him to fulfill certain demands .

The atmosphere in the temple became more and more tense. Although they still referred to each other as brothers and sisters and nephews when they met, no one knew how things would develop in private. Sometimes everyone even felt that the South Shaolin Temple was about to fall apart.
The reason for maintaining the situation is that everyone—maybe like me—still feels that Zen Master Hongye will come back in a few days. "

Hearing this, Yang Guo finally understood why Chan Master Du Heng and even the evil monk Kong Xiang were talking about it before, implying that something happened in the temple.

Fortunately, Zen Master Hongye just disappeared and could not be found. On the contrary, the two factions in the temple can still maintain a balance, but they are suspicious of each other, and there is no direct conflict for the time being.

Perhaps the biggest hidden conflict was when Kongxiang killed his uncle Duzhen in a surprise attack.

However, although Chan Master Du Heng told the inside story, Yang Guo was still a little puzzled, so he asked:
"Zen Master, you thought that Abbot Hongye might really come back in a while, so you put the two of us in the guest room and told us to be careful. I can understand your kindness at this moment.

But why are you taking us out of the temple now?Could it be that another sect of eminent monks is going to be harmful to you, so that you can no longer take care of us, so send us out first? "

This guess is actually reasonable, but Chan Master Du Heng shook his head and said:

"After Master Yang goes out, don't come back, and don't reveal anything about the South Shaolin Temple, so that you can be safe and sound.

You have a soft and proud face, you should be rich and powerful but have occasional setbacks, and you should be careful to avoid disasters in the future, and you should be able to enjoy blessings.

After going out, if there is a chance to see my senior brother Du Yuan again... Say hello to him for me, and tell him that if it is convenient, he can come to me, the junior brother who is about to be buried. "

Yang Guo heard that he was both fortune-telling and nostalgia, and he burst into tears afterwards, but he didn't explain the reason, he was really helpless.

As an atheist, he has always disbelieved in the saying of fate, "Avoid disasters and enjoy good fortune", which is a correct nonsense at all, and it means that avoiding rainy days means not getting rained.

But the virtuous monk Dun Dun asked, and he couldn't bear to interrupt, and replied: "Your junior, remember. In any case, I must thank Zen Master for your care these days. At least the two of us have not encountered any danger."

After chatting for a long time, they have already passed through many watchtowers in the city. The monks and guards on the upper floors may not all know the eminent monks, but their senior officials saluted and let them go after seeing the highest-ranking Chan Master Duheng in South Shaolin Temple below Abbot Hongye. .

When he was about to leave the city gate, there was a guard leader on a watchtower who looked very young. Although he also knew Chan Master Du Heng, he still stopped him and said:
"Hua Feng, the leader of the 41st team, pays a visit to Zen Master!
Deacon Kongxiang is ordered. In recent days, unidentified spies have entered the city. Until the investigation is clear, all outsiders can't wait to leave the city!
Chan Master Du Heng, if you want to leave the temple, you naturally dare not stop him, but the two beside you have to stay. "

Yang Guo and Qu Feiyan were extremely surprised, since this person recognized Chan Master Du Heng, he still openly stopped him, and claimed that he was "ordered by Kong Xiang".

It seems that the team on this watchtower might be Kongxiang's personal soldiers, and they are only at his command.

This evil monk who didn't hesitate to kill his uncle seems to have secretly cultivated a lot of power... No wonder Zen Master Du Heng came over overnight in a hurry to get the two out.

The guard leader named Hua Feng waved his hand after speaking, and a group of soldiers rushed out from the side and blocked the road ahead.

Above the watchtower, more than a hundred monk soldiers and crossbowmen were also firing their arrows, locking the three of them as targets.

Of course monks and soldiers are just a general term, not all monks, there are also lay soldiers. In fact, their leader, Hua Feng, is also a lay man with long hair and brocade clothes.

Seeing this battle, Yang Guo and Qu Feiyan knew that if there was a disagreement, the other party would order to fight.

The three of us, myself and Zen Master Du Heng may be able to survive for a while in the rain of guns and arrows, but Qu Feiyan will be killed soon.

What's more, Chan Master Du Heng would certainly not be willing to clash with or even kill the monks and soldiers managed by the Southern Shaolin Temple.

So, it seems that coming here tonight is a dead end, Yang Guo and Qu Feiyan can only go back the same way, go back to the guest room, have a good sleep, and then welcome the coming tomorrow, or something else.

But Zen Master Du Heng seemed to have expected that someone would stop him, and when Huafeng's soft nails poked him, he didn't show any anger, and said softly:

"These two are honored guests of our temple, and they stayed in the guest room to rest for a few days here, there is absolutely no possibility of them being spies.

Kong Xiang has already agreed to let these two people go out, Chief Hua, let your subordinates let them go, don't delay the business. "

Hua Feng was young, but he did not back down when facing Chan Master Du Heng, a highly respected person in South Shaolin Temple, and said loudly:
"Chan Master Kongxiang clearly ordered no outsiders to leave the monastery, but he never told me that anyone would be allowed to leave the monastery.

Although you have old Zen master Du Heng as your guarantee, there is no exception.

I only obey the orders of my superiors, and I cannot give you this convenience, Zen Master Du Heng, please go back. "

Seeing his persistence, Yang Guo and Qu Feiyan couldn't help shaking their heads secretly.

But Chan Master Du Heng took out something from his bosom, and said: "I have the soldier talisman Kong Xiang gave me here, since you don't believe what I say, you can read this thing first before talking."

(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like