The evening breeze in early summer was already quite warm. Old Man Qu accompanied the Yuan brothers after finishing their meal, and drunkenly invited the two of them to sit in the yard. Mrs. Wang quickly cleared the table, and the children nearby had not finished their meals.
, those who came over to play, helped to clean it up together.
Yuan Bin chatted with Old Man Qu for a while, and then said that he was a little tired and wanted to rest early. After hearing this, Old Man Qu nodded and stood up. Just as he was about to take steps, he staggered. Yuan Bin helped him and Old Man Qu supported him.
He turned around to thank him, and then took the two of them to the house in the west to settle them in.
Perhaps it was because the old man had not slept well enough, or perhaps because Old Man Qu was happy after drinking, Old Man Qu and his wife held the lamp in the room and talked until late at night before turning off the light and going to sleep.
The Yuan brothers in the West Head Room had not fallen asleep. Yuan Bin listened to the noise outside. When the two old men were silent, he turned around and gestured to Yuan Quan. The two stayed for a while, and then quietly
He gently opened the window and quietly left the house.
Yuan Quan looked around. The village under the moonlight was also immersed in tranquility. There was only the mountain wind blowing and the rustling of leaves. In front of the village was Huanxiu Mountain, and Beitai Peak in front of Huanxiu Mountain was guarding it like a giant.
The two of them looked at each other under the moonlight, then quietly walked to the fence wall, jumped out of the yard with a slight jump, quickly disappeared into the shade of the trees, and headed towards the mountain road up the mountain.
Just as the Yuan brothers left, Old Man Qu and his wife also stood in the yard. Both of them were also dressed for night walks. Mrs. Wang smiled softly at Old Man Qu and said, "I can't believe that we have been living in seclusion for so many years, and now we have to come here again."
Let’s go back to our old ways!” Old Man Qu also chuckled and said in a low voice: “Stop complaining for now, let’s hurry up and take a look in front!”
After saying this, Old Man Qu and his wife covered their faces with black cloth, leaving only two eyes exposed, and then walked out of the yard. Judging from their figures, they were definitely not two old men in their sixties.
Yuan Bin and Yuan Quan quickly walked up the mountain, and soon they arrived in front of Tanqing Nunnery. Seeing that there was no one around, they crouched under a tree, took out their masks and put them on their faces.
The next moment, two terrifying faces appeared. Yuan Bin nodded to Yuan Quan, and the two of them ducked outside the wall of Tanqing Nunnery, jumped up onto the courtyard wall, and leaned on the wall to look inside.
, just as they entered the yard, they found two people already standing on the wall in front of them. In the moonlight, they could be seen wearing night clothes, with their faces covered. Yuan Bin and Yuan Quan looked over. The two night walkers looked over.
The man waved, then flew down the courtyard wall and onto the ground outside the courtyard.
Yuan Bin knew that his whereabouts had been discovered, so he quickly signaled to Yuan Quan, and he jumped from the wall to the open space outside the courtyard.
There was a distance of four or five feet between the two sides. The two night walkers waved again, then pointed to the east, and flew over there. Yuan Bin could see that the other party wanted to take him there to answer questions, so as not to wake up.
The nuns in the nunnery thought for a moment and thought that if they could not deal with the two night walkers in front of them, it would be difficult to carry out the operation tonight. So they took Yuan Quan and ran eastward together.
To the east of Tanqing Nunnery is a pine forest. There is a spacious flat area in the pine forest, which is where the nuns in the nunnery practice weapons. When Yuan Bin and Yuan Quan arrived, the two night walkers were already waiting. Yuan Bin arrived at the night walker
He stood not far away and asked in a low voice: "Who are you two and why are you following us?"
The night traveler replied in a low voice: "I, the Buddha, am merciful and cannot bear to see you sin again. I advise you to turn back and go back to where you came from!"
Yuan Bin snorted coldly and said: "We have no ill intentions here, we are just doing what we need to do. But you two, why bother meddling in your own business and risking your own lives in vain!"
The night traveler shook his head and said: "You pretend to be evil ghosts and scare people even in the daytime. If you appear at night, wouldn't ordinary people be frightened when they see you? And you say you don't mean any harm?"
Yuan Bin saw that the other party had no intention of giving in. He thought that if the entanglement continued, it would be difficult to make a move when the sky dawned. So he said in a cold voice: "If you two must interfere in this matter, then don't blame us for risking your life."
Free of charge.”
After that, he drew his sword, and Yuan Quan and he rushed towards a night traveler. Seeing the Yuan brothers showing their weapons, the night traveler did not panic. When the swords came close, he shook his body and exchanged blows with them.
Come on.
The Night Walker that Yuan Bin faced was slightly taller, while the Night Walker that Yuan Quan faced was shorter in stature. Yuan Bin didn't want to waste time with the Night Walker in front of him, so he attacked hard, never leaving the Night Walker's throat and heart.
, lower abdomen. But after five or six rounds of fighting, Yuan Bin broke out in cold sweat. His sword was as tight as a sword, but it didn't even touch the opponent's clothes. The opponent just dodged, and it seemed that no harm was done.
Meaning, if not, I might have been defeated by the opponent by now.
Yuan Bin saw that the opponent's skill was far better than his own, and Yuan Quan's side was not much better. He couldn't even touch the skirt of the opponent's clothes. After thinking about it, it would be useless to continue fighting. So Yuan Bin brushed
He stopped his sword and said to Yuan Quan: "Stop!"
Seeing Yuan Bin stop, Yuan Quan asked himself to stop, and knowing that he didn't want to fight anymore, he put away the sword and hurriedly stood next to Yuan Bin. Yuan Bin returned the sword to the scabbard, cupped his fists and asked: "Two seniors,
I don’t know who the master is? Why are you stopping us?"
The night traveler replied calmly: "You are from Qingcheng Mountain, right? Why did Master Ciyuan let his disciples do such secretive things?" Yuan Bin was still pondering, but Yuan Quan had already protested: "Stop talking nonsense, this is
It has nothing to do with Master!"
After hearing this, Ye Xingren smiled and said in a deep voice: "It seems that you are doing bad things behind Master Ciyuan's back. For the sake of Master Ciyuan, we will not embarrass you tonight. Go back as soon as possible. You are not allowed to come to Mount Wutai again in the future."
Bu. It’s okay if you meet us tonight, but if you meet someone else, I’m afraid you two will have to shed your skin even if you don’t die!”
Yuan Bin looked at Yuan Quan and said: "We know that we are no match for the two masters, and we have no shame in staying here anymore. But the two masters should also recognize the master. This matter has nothing to do with the master.
We are also entrusted by others, and we come here to take someone back. Since there are experts here to protect us, we brothers say goodbye and will never set foot on Mount Wutai again in this life. I would like to thank these two experts here."
The night traveler nodded and said: "You should go back now and make it clear to the person who made this idea. Don't have those wishful thinking again, otherwise, it will be too late to regret it!"
Yuan Bin clasped his fists again, then nodded to Yuan Quan, and the two turned around and walked down the mountain. The two night walkers looked at each other and disappeared into the forest.
Yuan Bin and Yuan Quan got up early the next morning, said goodbye to Old Man Qu and his wife early, and left Tanqing Village in a hurry. Old Man Qu watched the two people go away, smiled and shook his head, and said to Old Mrs. Wang "Aunt Shen, although these two children were instigated by others to harm the young princess, they are not bad in nature, so I made my own decision and let them go. What do you think?"
Mrs. Wang looked at Old Man Qu, smiled, and said, "You old man can never be wrong! I just don't know who ordered them, and will they send more people?"
Old Man Qu stared at Tanqing Temple looming on the mountain, and said softly: "Although I have been Prince Ping for many years, you have been following Princess Ping. Since that year I was ordered to go overseas, and we haven't been together for many years. I didn't expect that because I was going to come Protect the young princess and we will get together again."
Mrs. Wang actually smiled shyly and said, "This must be specially arranged by the old princess!"
Old man Qu nodded, then pulled Mrs. Wang into the house. As he walked, he said: "Two days ago, I heard from Huzi that two women lived in his village and took money. Someone took them to Tanqing Temple to make a wish. I guessed that they were here to inquire. Yesterday I saw the Yuan brothers coming over and they got a sword with the mark of Qingcheng Mountain on it. I knew that this matter might be related to Qingcheng Mountain. Master Ciyuan has something to do with me. We are old friends, and I don’t want to hurt his disciples. I just want them to retreat when faced with difficulties.”
Mrs. Wang also nodded and said: "The old princess asked us to protect her secretly. She also told her before leaving that as long as she protects the young princess well. The young princess is here to practice this time, just to do good deeds and save the young prince from killing. If we can avoid hurting others, we will not hurt them. Brother Tong did the best."
Old Man Qu nodded and said, "If the young prince's people had been here last night, I'm afraid the Yuan brothers would have been in trouble." As he said that, he smiled at Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang nodded, looked at Old Man Qu again, seemed to remember something, and said: "The Yuan brothers said that Master Ciyuan didn't know about this, so who could it be? They are the only two of them? People in Qingcheng Mountain all pride themselves on being noble. , how could he become a thief who hijacks others?"
Old Man Qu nodded and said, "I also heard from the Yuan brothers. This matter is a bit strange. Let's pass the news to Prince Ping and see how Prince Ping makes his decision!" After that, the two of them went into the house.
Not long after, children from the village came running. As soon as they entered the yard, they quickly picked up brooms and buckets and cleaned the yard. Old man Qu also took some delicious food and distributed it to the children who came early.
Tanqing Temple was not affected at all by last night. Ying'er and the other monks and nuns still got up in the morning. After finishing morning classes, they went to the dining hall to have breakfast, then chant sutras and practice their own practices. Ying'er and other senior sisters finished chanting After a scroll of scriptures, they came to the backyard. Master Jinghui looked at the several scriptures that Ying'er had copied and rubbed, and said to Ying'er: "Qingmao, you have been coming to my nunnery for more than a month. You should get used to it during this time." !”
Ying'er nodded and said: "Master is worried. The disciple is practicing in the nunnery. Fortunately, the master has taught me, and the senior sisters have also been very helpful to me. Everything is fine for me here."
Master Jinghui nodded and said: "Meditation is just a kind of practice in our Buddhist school. Real practice requires practice. I am going to let you brothers and sisters go down the mountain in the next few days to search for things around Xinzhou City. Good men and women go to beg for alms and raise some money for fragrant oil, so that we can take advantage of the summer and autumn seasons to renovate the temple buildings in the nunnery."
After hearing this, Ying'er calmly replied: "Master, my disciple is willing to go."