After chatting for a while, the abbot personally led Liu Ruyi and Dong Xiaowan along the main road of the mountain gate to the main hall of the White Horse Temple - the Main Hall!
When visiting a temple, the most important thing is undoubtedly burning incense and worshiping Buddha!
However, although a hero like Liu Ruyi, who crawled out from the sea of blood and corpses, would not be disrespectful to the Buddha, he did not have much respect for him. The only word he believed in was 'strength'!
Dong Xiaowan was just a woman, so she would not understand Liu Ruyi's thoughts. Under the guidance of a few Zhike monks, she happily went to the side of the Buddha statue, burned incense and made a wish!
Liu Ruyi waved his hand and ordered his soldiers to hand over the five thousand taels of silver notes to the abbot!
"Master Abbot, I have a lot of quarrels with my wife, so I ask the Abbot to accept my kindness!" Liu Ruyi said to the abbot with a smile.
Although the abbot was almost eighty years old, when he saw such a thick stack of banknotes, he couldn't help but his eyes lit up. He took the banknotes respectfully in his hand and then said with a smile: "Qi Guogongweizhenhuanyu"
, guarding the Tartars on the outside and clearing the thieves on the inside, he is truly the talent of our great Mingzhu Kingdom! Although the poor monk is a member of the Buddhist sect, he is still willing to lead his disciples to burn incense and make wishes for the Duke of Qi!"
Liu Ruyi laughed loudly, "Abbott, you are so polite! My mother and many of Ruyi's family members have been admiring the White Horse Temple for a long time! Haha! In the future, they will inevitably bother the abbot and your temple!
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The abbot couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this!
If the White Horse Temple in Luoyang can reach the level of the 'true god' of Qi Guogong, then~~~ will they still have to worry about the hard money for incense in the future?
With the support of Duke Qi, even if the White Horse Temple can be restored to its grandeur during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, that is no longer a dream!
"The Duke of Qi is benevolent and righteous, and the one hundred and twenty-three disciples in the temple have thanked the Duke of Qi! Duke Qi is devoted to the Buddha, and will definitely receive the protection of the Buddha!" The abbot hurriedly flattered him again!
Liu Ruyi smiled, but waved her hand to the abbot, "Master abbot, go and do your work! I'll walk around with you!"
Although the abbot was a little reluctant, he couldn't force it. He smiled and said: "Mr. Qi, at noon, the temple has prepared a vegetarian meal for the Duke and his wife. Please don't refuse!"
Liu Ruyi smiled and nodded, and then the abbot led the monks to disperse.
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When they were far away, Liu Ruyi waved her hand to signal the soldiers to guard in the distance, and then she looked at the thousand-year-old White Horse Temple with great interest!
In fact, Liu Ruyi is not too enthusiastic about the many golden statues of Buddha enshrined in the ancient temple. What interests him is the ancient buildings that have survived for thousands of years in the ancient temple!
White Horse Temple was built in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the main building structure was built in that era!
Although it has been ravaged by war, the big frame is basically intact!
At this time, stepping on the path paved with bluestones, Liu Ruyi's thoughts, along with the legacy of these thousands of years of history, returned to the war-torn late Eastern Han Dynasty!
The Cao family and his son, the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang, the Jiangdong Sun family and his son, Lu Bu among the people, Red Rabbit among the horses, Diao Chan, Luo Shen, and the big and small Qiao...
It was an era when heroes emerged in large numbers, and the most splendid general civilization in Chinese history blossomed from that time!
It was another era of peerless beauties, such as Diao Chan, Zhen Mi, Er Qiao and the talented girls from Luoyang...
Just thinking about it makes you feel happy!
However, the most famous thing about this land under our feet is that when the eighteen princes marched into Luoyang, Lu Fengxian fought against three heroes with a single halberd!
Liu Ruyi stroked the smooth stone pillar vigorously, but she was also feeling in her heart, "It's a pity that we didn't travel to that era when passion bloomed. Otherwise, how wonderful would life be? No wonder, many literati in later generations said with emotion: '
I wish I had the right time!'"
"Husband, you, why did you come here? Come on, come on! Accompany me to burn a stick of incense in front of the Buddha!" Dong Xiaowan originally burned incense and made a wish, and was in a good mood, but unexpectedly, accidentally, her beloved husband disappeared.
After searching for a long time, Liu Ruyi was found behind the stone pillar at the entrance of the hall!
"Ah? Can't you just go for this? Is it necessary for me to go in person?" Liu Ruyi was immersed in the distant ancient battlefield, but she was interrupted by Dong Xiaowan.
Dong Xiaowan's little mouth couldn't help but pout, and she said in a longer voice: "Husband~~~! This kind of thing can only be effective if a husband and wife work together! You, you actually asked me to go alone!"
Seeing that Dong Xiaowan was on the verge of breaking out, Liu Ruyi couldn't help but feel a little dizzy, and said hurriedly: "Okay, okay! Let's go together, let's go together, okay?"
Dong Xiaowan then burst into laughter, took Liu Ruyi's hand, and walked happily towards the main hall.
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In the main hall, there are several huge golden statues of Buddha standing high up. They are very lifelike and condescending, making people feel ashamed!
Although many candles were lit on both sides, illuminating the room brightly, Liu Ruyi always felt that there was an indescribable and inexplicable coolness here!
Although it was just a feeling, Liu Ruyi's nerves became tense involuntarily!
Crawling out of the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, Liu Ruyi has developed an instinctive sense of unknown crises!
Anything that threatens him, no matter who he is, Liu Ruyi will never allow him to continue to live in this world!
To paraphrase the saying of later generations, 'I would rather kill a thousand in vain, but never let one go!'
Dong Xiaowan didn't notice the abnormality in Liu Ruyi's expression at all. She took Liu Ruyi's hand and knelt down on the futon beside her. She closed her eyes respectfully and clasped her hands together, as if she wanted to make a wish!
But Liu Ruyi has always been a superior person over the years. Except for meeting Emperor Chongzhen a few years ago, how long has it been since he knelt down?
Even when facing the Buddha, Liu Ruyi's knees seemed to not bend!
At this time, two welcoming monks came to Liu Ruyi and Liu Ruyi respectfully, holding incense and candles.
A young monk said: "Donor, the Buddha is above, please kneel down, burn incense and make a wish!"
Dong Xiaowan also opened her eyes at this time and saw Ai Lang standing upright in front of the Buddha. She quickly pulled Liu Ruyi and whispered: "Husband, let's kneel down and make a wish!"
Liu Ruyi's eyes flashed with a cold light. He did not take the incense candle from the young monk's hand, but quietly took a half step back, kicked Dong Xiaowan's buttocks with his toes, and motioned for her to get up. His right hand was already
Hold it on the handle of the knife!
"Little master, your hair was shaved recently, right?" Liu Ruyi sneered slightly, but she was already quietly protecting Dong Xiaowan.
"Huh?" The little monk didn't seem to have reacted yet!
Suddenly a voice from behind shouted: "Do it!"
For a moment, a row of shrill arrows appeared in the darkness, like poisonous snakes, shooting towards Liu Ruyi and Dong Xiaowan!
Liu Ruyi couldn't help being shocked, and rolled on the spot, dragging Dong Xiaowan, and rolled to the side of the stone pillar in the hall. The steel knife in his hand was already unsheathed, and he shouted: "Damn it! Someone is coming, someone is coming! There is an assassin!"
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The soldiers outside the door did not expect such a change. When they heard Liu Ruyi's shout, they couldn't help but run towards the main hall quickly!
Seeing that the first blow failed, the voice behind the Buddha statue became anxious and shouted: "Come on! Come on! Anyone who kills Liu Ruyi will be rewarded with a hundred thousand taels of silver! Hurry! Hurry!"
After a moment, dozens of figures in black emerged from the shadow behind the Buddha statue, holding sharp steel knives. They shouted and charged towards Liu Ruyi!
"Husband, husband, what on earth happened! How could it be..." Dong Xiaowan was so frightened that tears flowed out. She had never seen such a scene before, and she kept sobbing in a low voice!
Liu Ruyi's face was gloomy as if water was about to drip out!
He raised his hand and struck out with a knife, splitting open the head of a man in black who rushed forward with one blow, and red and white things flowed across it!
"Xiaowan, hurry up, run outside! Don't look back! Hide yourself! Hurry!" Liu Ruyi had no time to worry about anything else at this time. She pushed Dong Xiaowan fiercely and strode towards these men in black.
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"Husband, husband..." Dong Xiaowan shouted anxiously, but he had no choice but to run towards the door of the hall.
At this time, there were more and more people in black clothes in the hall, probably more than a hundred people, and Liu Ruyi's soldiers had also rushed in and quickly joined the battlefield!
There was no buffer at all between the two sides, and they fought in a chaotic mess!
"Don't be obsessed with fighting! Protect your wife!" Liu Ruyi fought and retreated while shouting loudly, signaling the soldiers to move closer to herself and Dong Xiaowan!
Things happened too suddenly and without any warning!
Liu Ruyi didn't know how many opponents there were!
However, they also have crossbows, this is absolutely certain!
At this time, the hall was in chaos and their crossbows could not function. Liu Ruyi must take advantage of this opportunity to quickly escape from this place of right and wrong!
"Protect the general! Protect the lady!"
The soldiers staying on the periphery also discovered the anomaly here and quickly came to support!
The red and black figures quickly became entangled together!
"Xiaowan, are you okay?" Liu Ruyi had already retreated to Dong Xiaowan's side. Seeing Dong Xiaowan's devastated look, Liu Ruyi was heartbroken!
"I'm fine! Husband, wuwu..." Dong Xiaowan was like a frightened little beast, desperately throwing herself into Liu Ruyi's arms, crying loudly!
"Damn it! Come on, go to the city and mobilize troops! Tell Xiao Liu'er and Huo Lang to get over here immediately!" Liu Ruyi was really angry. Unexpectedly, Luoyang City was in such a situation, and there were actually people there.
Dare to disturb Tai Sui!
"Yes!" Several soldiers hurriedly left!
But more people gathered around Liu Ruyi, guarding Liu Ruyi's safety to the death!
But Liu Ruyi didn't dare to stay in the main hall at all. If these men in black had firearms and were trapped here, it would be difficult to fly even with wings!
"Withdraw! Let's withdraw first! Exit the hall!" Liu Ruyi shouted!
These soldiers are all veterans from the Caishi Army. They are all highly skilled in martial arts and work well together. They are Liu Ruyi's die-hard loyalists and are the foundation for Liu Ruyi to settle down and live a life!
At this time, after hearing Liu Ruyi's shouts, they did not dare to fight anymore and retreated outside the palace, quickly gathering around Liu Ruyi!