The old monk Iron Arrow walked into the Buddhist hall, waved his hand gently, and the door closed behind him. He waved his palm again, and two rows of candles were lit up. The originally dark Buddhist hall was illuminated by the light of these two rows of candles.

Gradually there was some light below.

In the Buddhist hall, there is a gray Buddha statue representing Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism. This statue of Bodhidharma seems to be baked from clay, and its appearance is not plated with gold like the Buddha statues in other temples.

The lacquer makes it seem ordinary to outsiders, but every time he sees this statue of the ancestor Buddha, the old monk Tiejian will look happy and mutter something, just like an ordinary pilgrim.

Speaking of this statue of the ancestor Buddha, there is a lot to say. It is said that Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, was not a famous person born in this continent, but a bald monk who suddenly appeared in a certain period of time. At that time,

During this period, it was just when the battle between Nanli ancestor Suiren clan and Emperor Taiyi of Heaven had just ended, and when the mainland was just beginning to be filled with spiritual energy, this monk who became Bodhidharma appeared in a small city in the north, heading south,

Walking all the way, chanting sutras all the way, when the monk finally arrived in Nanli Country, there were more than ten thousand followers behind him, and he was a master of Buddhist debate, defeating all the masters in several countries on the way. His fame made him arrive in Nanli Country.

Not a few days after leaving the capital Jinling, he received an invitation from the royal family, and it was rumored that he was received by the Suiren family. Although it is not known whether it is true or not, from that day on, the Nanli royal family ordered the Zen sect founded by Bodhidharma to be the founder of the Zen sect.

Nanli State Religion, and Bodhidharma himself was hired as Nanli State Preceptor, which was very prosperous for a while.

However, Bodhidharma was not greedy for worldly money in his life. He declined the good intentions of the Nanli royal family and only asked the Nanli royal family to build a Zen temple on a hillside outside Jinling City.

And this Zen temple is the Zen temple where the old monk Tiejian lives now.

It is said that on the day when Bodhidharma passed away a hundred years later, he was radiating the golden light of the Buddha, chanting words in his mouth, and finally roared to the sky, and then disappeared, leaving only an ordinary Buddha statue to be passed down to future generations.

In the following thousand years, Zen believers expanded greatly, and temples were spread across various states in Nanli, known as "Five Mountains and Ten Temples"

The Zen temple outside Jinling City is recognized as the holy place of Zen Buddhism in mainland China.

Thinking of this, a trace of anger flashed in the eyes of the old monk Iron Arrow, but it quickly passed away.

After letting out a long sigh, the old Iron Arrow monk slowly took off the black cassock on his body. Under the black cassock, he was wearing a suit of iron armor, and two crossed arrow feathers were carved out of the armor.

.

After digging out a rather ancient short bow from behind the statue of the ancestor Buddha, the old monk Iron Arrow casually took out a bag of bows and arrows and carried it carefully behind his back.

Originally, in front of Hu Dixiao, he still

The extremely lazy body seemed to have changed at this moment. The Iron Arrow Old Monk, who was fully armed, it was not an exaggeration to say that he was a heroic man in his middle age, with his blood surging.

The eagle's gaze is indeed like that of a master learned from an apprentice. Even if his eyes suddenly smile, no matter how much he looks like the Iron Arrow Monk, he still lacks a bit of charm after all.

The old monk Iron Arrow moved his body, and the sound of the bones all over his body cracking together made him remember that he was already an old man. No matter how good he was in martial arts, his body would never lie.

own.

"Old bald donkey, it's time to meet..."

The old monk Iron Arrow said to himself. After he finished speaking, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and then he snorted coldly. He waved his palm again, and the candles blew by the wind. After they were all extinguished, the dimness in the Buddhist hall was gone.

Although he couldn't see clearly, he could feel that the old monk Iron Arrow had left.

At this time, in the Xuanshi Hall of Jinling Imperial City, Emperor Li Dunmin was sitting cross-legged on the couch, holding an ancient book in his hand, leaning his back on the pillow. Under the couch, there was an eunuch lying on the ground, his head

Almost buried in the ground.

Li Dunmin turned over a page of the ancient book in his hand, glanced at the eunuch, and said slowly, "What happened today? Why do you even come to see me?"

Hearing this, the eunuch trembled and quickly replied, "This servant has something important to report to Your Majesty. That's why I didn't bother the Grand Eunuch to inform Your Majesty and disturb His Majesty's dragon body. This servant is really committing a crime of great disrespect. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

"

Li Dunmin turned over and stared at the eunuch. He felt a little unhappy, but he still said, "Tell me, what is the important matter that makes you, an old eunuch who was so afraid of me in the past, come to see me?"

"

The old eunuch kowtowed and replied in a somewhat sinister voice.

"The old slave just went to do a routine inspection of the imperial city's filth. When passing by a corner, he accidentally bumped into Prince Zhou and His Majesty's swordsmanship teacher Miss Qingtan. The two nobles seemed to be talking about something there. Then the old slave thought

I’m going to report to His Majesty.”

Li Dunmin became a little more interested, lying on his side on the couch, put away the ancient books and handed them to a palace maid standing next to him. He supported his head with one hand, stared at the eunuch, and said, "Keep talking.

, what did you hear?”

"The old slave wasn't very close at the time. He just accidentally heard a fragment of it. It seemed to be an assassination attempt. Jinyiwei, Zhijinsi, suddenly laughed at your name." When the old eunuch said this, he paused for a moment and continued.

He said, "In the end, the prince and Miss Qingtan had a very pleasant conversation, but nothing happened after that. The old servant was afraid of being seen by the two nobles, so he ran away early, and then he was busy reporting this matter to your majesty."

Li Dunmin frowned and looked aside, no

Zhi was thinking about something, and the old eunuch quietly raised his head after saying this. After seeing Li Dunmin's behavior, he quickly lowered his head, and at that moment, a hint of intrigue flashed across the corner of the old eunuch's mouth.

A winning smile.

In the end, Li Dunmin thought for a long time and had no choice but to wave his hand and said, "Please step aside first. In the future, remember not to discuss the affairs of the previous dynasty. Can you slander people with the status of Brother Wang and Miss Qingtan? I'll give it to you today."

I have done nothing wrong in thinking about you, so I will let you go first and not do it again."

After saying that, Li Dunmin watched the old eunuch exit the palace, straightened up, and sat on the couch, his face a little uncertain. Finally, Li Dunmin told the other eunuch next to him, "Ji Wuying, isn't it?"

Did you return to Beijing a few days ago? Ask him to come to Xuanshi Hall to see me, and go quickly!"

There is no doubt that Emperor Li Dunmin was already very suspicious and wary of Zhou Dunyi and Qingtan at this time. Although it was just one person's words, as an emperor, Li Dunmin thought of Zhou Dunyi's reputation among the people and the Qingtan sect.

special background.

"Go and ask the Jinyiwei and Jinsi people to come over and see me."

Li Dunmin ordered like this.

Assassination?! Brother Wang, can you finally stop pretending? Haha, even if this matter is false, I will not let you stay in Zongzheng's position anymore. You should just be a free prince!

At this moment, Li Dunmin's imperial cruelty was suddenly revealed, with his somewhat twisted smile and sinister eyes staring outside the palace.

In the dark room in Jinling City, the old man who was hailed as the Sword Master of Nanli by outsiders had put on a bright red suit, with a red dragon embroidered in the middle of the suit. Half of his body was swaying. Looking from a distance, even because it was a

Living things.

Beside the coffee table, an old bronze sword was placed nearby. A moment later, the old bronze sword appeared in the hands of Nanli Sword Master. The old man just sat quietly on the chair, closing his eyes and feeling at ease.

of rest.

After an unknown amount of time, the old man's eyes suddenly opened and he looked at the darkroom door. The door had been opened at some point, but no sound was made.

The old man knew who was coming, so he sneered and said to a dark place, "We've already come, what else can we hide? How big is this place? You, an old man, still want to play with me?"

Then a sneer came from the dark place, and the old monk Iron Arrow walked out of it step by step.

The two looked at each other, and Old Monk Iron Arrow finally said, "You know, I didn't come here to fight with you today."
Chapter completed!