Red makeup against the world

Chapter 798

Before he could make up his mind, the voices outside the door became louder and louder.

The little monk made a silent gesture to Xu Wanzhen, put his ear on the door and listened for a while, then whispered: "You follow me."

Not long after the two had walked, the gate of the temple was knocked again.The little monk led Xu Wanzhen to walk faster and faster, but no one answered in front of the door, and the knock on the door turned into a knock on the door, making the door rumble.

The little monk led her through the main hall and entered a desolate corridor from the side of the apse.Turned two corners and appeared in front of a dilapidated courtyard.

The gate of the courtyard was not bolted, and the young monk pushed the door open and entered, calling in a low voice: "Master, master!"

An old and dry voice came from the door, "It's midnight, Chengjue, what are you doing here if you don't sleep?"

"Master, this disciple has encountered a difficult situation. The Buddha said that saving one's life is better than building a seven-level pagoda, but what about clear rules and precepts?"

"Idiocy! In the face of human life, rules and regulations are nothing!" This old monk spoke so rudely and recklessly.Xu Wanzhen stood quietly in the courtyard, waiting for the result.

"Master, you agree, then I will bring someone in." Chengjue motioned to her, and led her into the room.

After lighting the candle, Xu Wanzhen could see clearly that the furnishings in the room were simple, with a bed, a table and a futon, nothing else.An old monk with a dry face sat cross-legged on a futon, rolling Buddhist beads in his hands.

Hearing someone coming in, the old monk didn't open his eyes, and muttered to himself: "You're just causing me trouble!" After saying that, he stood up and walked out of the room with his sleeves thrown.

There is no charcoal basin here, but there is no cold wind blowing, and the temperature is higher than outside.Xu Wanzhen finally stopped fighting, and asked in a low voice: "Little Master, I'm the one who caused you trouble."

Cheng Jue stroked his bald head, smiled calmly, and said, "The benefactor wants to stay in the temple, so I can only think of Master. Don't worry, Master just agreed, and he went to the courtyard just to avoid suspicion. "

"It's so cold outside, how can I feel sorry for it?" Xu Wan felt guilty from the bottom of her heart.

"Master wears single clothes in winter, you can't compare." Cheng Jue went out, brought a pot of hot water in, found a rough clay cup from somewhere, and poured hot water for her.

"Don't be rude to the female benefactor, drink some hot water to warm up."

Xu Wanzhen smiled at him gratefully.A cup of hot water slowly entered the stomach, which warmed up the body and dispelled the cold and fatigue.

Holding the hot water cup in her hand, Xu Wan really felt that she could think normally again.

"Thank you, little master, for your rescue." Xu Wanzhen thanked her with a salute.

Cheng Jue hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No thanks, no thanks. Master took you in for a night, so you rest first, and we can talk about it tomorrow if you have anything to do."

After seeing off the young monk, Xu Wanzhen went to the courtyard to thank the old monk before returning to the room.

The wooden bed is simple and only allows one person to lie down, but fortunately, the quilt is thick enough.Xu Wanzhen untied her bun, covered her with a quilt, and slowly warmed up her whole body.

Little Huomiao had been protecting her heart, and by now she was exhausted.Xu Wan really hurriedly stopped guiding, so that it could also have a good rest.

I relaxed my limbs, and my heart, which has been tense all day, has only now completely relaxed.

The pursuers were stopped outside Qingliang Temple, no matter what their reasons were.Here, none of them can hunt and hunt.

Xu Wanzhen thought about it a few times before letting go of her mind.In any case, she finally escaped!Her eyes shine like stars in the night.

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Outside the temple, seeing that the door could not be opened, a man said viciously: "If we can't find her, we and our family will die! Tell me, do you want to die?"

Several people shook their heads again and again, and the mute woman was even more frightened.Her son is only in his teens, and his wonderful life has not yet begun, so is it going to end like this?
"If you don't want to die, just keep knocking on the door and make the noise as loud as possible! I don't believe it, no one cares."

"Brother Yuan San, my master said that the monks in Qingliang Temple are not easy to mess with. When we enter the temple, she won't know where to hide, so how should I find her?"

The man named Yuan San raised his brows and said, "Let's just say that we are chasing fugitive slaves! No matter how powerful the monk is, he can still take care of our housework?"

"Yes!" The others echoed and knocked hard on the door.

Chengjue was frightened when he heard the banging on the door.He rescued the woman just because he was apprehensive, and he seemed to have no scruples, so he was even more flustered.

A monk came from a distance. He was tall and stern.At his cuffs, there are two hemp ropes tied to his shoulders, indicating that he is a monk from the Discipline Hall.

Cheng Jue kept crying in his heart, why did he startle this person?

"Master Tong Hui." Cheng Jue bowed slightly, and saluted with one hand.

"What's going on?" Master Tong Hui wrinkled the door, "It's really insulting the purity of Buddhism to make a lot of noise in the middle of the night. Are you guarding the door tonight?"

Yuan San and the others outside heard the monk's answer and slammed the door louder.

"We are hunting down the fugitive slave for the master! This woman stole the gold hairpin from the master and fled into the temple!"

Chengjue was taken aback, that woman obviously didn't say that just now.He was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and he just felt that the woman just now was not a bad person.

However, she said that the people behind were robbers, and these people called her escaped slaves.Now, who is telling the truth?
Tong Hui glanced at Cheng Jue, "You let the woman into the temple?"

Chengjue trembled all over, and bent even lower.Master Tong Hui is the head of the Discipline Hall, who is in charge of the precepts of the monks, and everyone in the temple has heard of it.

If other brothers and uncles came, he could still intercede.How did it hit his muzzle?Cheng felt very bad.

Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Tong Hui glared at him, with two brows standing upright as if glaring at King Kong, and said: "Come here quickly."

Chengjue couldn't help it, so he hastily told the whole story.

"First seat, my disciple saw her going up the mountain late at night to ask for help. If she had no other way out, how could she be doing this? She was only half dead from the cold, so he led her to rest at Master Miaoxin's place."

"What is truth? What is illusion?" Tong Hui said: "You believed her, and now you heard what this group of people said, and your heart was shaken, didn't you?"

Chengjue showed shame, and said: "First Mingjian, the disciple is not determined, so he is willing to be punished."

Tong Hui nodded slowly, said nothing more, and reached out to open the side door past him.

Seeing the door open in front of his eyes, Yuan San was overjoyed and wanted to rush in.But he saw a tall monk standing at the door, blocking the door tightly.

"This master." Yuan San made an inquiry ceremony and said respectfully: "I disturbed the cleanliness of the Buddhist temple in the middle of the night. I hope the master will forgive me."

"It's just that this woman is really hateful. She has bad conduct and has repeatedly stolen. Today's incident happened, and the master ordered us to arrest her and bring her to justice."

The people behind him stared nervously at Tong Hui's expression.

They lived on the Hebei Road, and they all heard about the monks on Mount Wutai.Although their subordinates have a few skills in martial arts, if Tong Hui doesn't give way, they dare not enter rashly.

(End of this chapter)