Chapter 242 The eminent monk goes down the mountain
Sure enough, some people were greedy for profit, thinking about the overwhelming wealth, and did not care about anything. They gritted their teeth and stayed in Xiao Guogong's team.
But there are also people who would rather die than turn back in time, just to leave a way for their families to survive.
In just a few breaths, most of the traitors were either tied up or killed.
The numerical advantage of Duke Xiao Guogong and Jun Hongyan was reversed in an instant. Although there were still twice as many people, with Jun Lingyun and his attendants here, this difference was really nothing.
Duke Xiao Guogong counted the time in his mind. The brave general should have led his troops to the capital. He clenched his fists. Now he had no choice but to make a desperate move. Since the prince was fine, he would just kill him again.
"We have no way out. Today, if we don't succeed, we will be benevolent. Go ahead!"
The two parties were in a scuffle in an instant, and General Chu and several other military attachés had already stepped forward.
To avoid hurting their own people, Jun Lingyun and others stopped using bows and arrows and flew down from the roof to join the battle.
The attendant guarded Jun Lingyun and fought off the people around him. Jun Lingyun, after using three moves to eliminate the people blocking his way, moved a few meters closer to Jun Hongyan and Xiao Guogong.
Until they reached three meters away from them and were stopped, the most elite soldiers of the Xiao family were beside Xiao Guogong and Jun Hongyan. They were highly skilled in martial arts and fearless of life and death. Under the siege of many people, Jun Lingyun was unable to advance any further.
Every cent.
"Grandpa, why hasn't the brave general arrived yet?"
Jun Hongyan swung his sword and cut off the arm of a guard soldier, and took a few steps away from Jun Lingyun. His cheeks were wet. He raised his hand to wipe it, and his eyes were all red. He asked Duke Xiao angrily.
Duke Xiao was feeling uneasy. After all, unlike his original plan, there was a variable like Jun Lingyun.
"Reinforcements are coming soon, hold on! There are many of us. As long as we hold on, we will definitely win!"
Xiao Guogong's words seemed to give these rebels and dead soldiers a shot of blood, and they attacked as if they were desperate for their lives.
General Chu flew up, kicked the three people around him, and tried his best to get to the prince's side.
"Your Highness, be careful."
The few people who were besieging the prince were all very skilled, and the prince could not make any mistakes.
During the stalemate here, a melee broke out in the East Palace where Chu Yunxi was sitting.
When those dead members of the Xiao family entered the East Palace, they saw the ministers' families, but what stood in front of them was a group of monks holding sticks.
"Why did the monk come to interfere in this worldly dispute? Why don't you go away and wait for death?"
The leading monk put his hands together.
"Amitabha, benefactor, put down your butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately."
"Old bald donkey, you are shameless and you cannot kill. Are you standing in front of me because you want to reach bliss early?"
"Hahaha, brothers, come on! Catch those women and children."
Hearing that these rebels were coming for him, none of these family members were afraid, but seeing Chu Yunxi standing calmly in front of them, they felt more at ease.
The dead men came forward with swords and wanted to kill these monks first. Little did they know that they thought the monks who could only chant sutras were so powerful with the sticks in their hands.
The dead man was unable to complete his mission and would inevitably be punished if he returned. He began to use his words quickly.
"This is the first time I have seen a monk coming down the mountain to fight. Is your Buddha going to be so angry right now?"
"Amitabha, saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. The donor went astray and was killed indiscriminately. His sins are serious. Poor monk, I wish to save the donor."
"Don't chant sutras to me, I won't understand. Go see your Buddha!"
"Pah! Ah!"
The sword in the hands of this clamoring dead man was knocked cleanly by the eminent monk, and his arm hurt as if it was broken.
The eminent monk took back his stick, as if he was not the one who hit the person just now.
"Killing is a sin, speaking harshly is also a sin. If the heart is moved, people will act rashly, and if people act rashly, their bodies will be hurt, their bones will be hurt, and there will be so much suffering in the world. Why should the donor ask for it?"
"Pah! Pah!"
Accompanied by the eminent monk's Buddhist words, there was the sound of weapons falling from time to time. Chu Yunxi looked to her side and saw the white owl that Jun Lingyun had left for her.
Bai Xiao nodded, took a few bundles of rope, took the guards from the East Palace, and tied up the monks who had lost their weapons one by one in uniform.
They learned from previous experiences and tapped acupuncture points immediately to prevent them from committing suicide by taking poison.
The family members began to feel restless. When they saw how powerful the eminent monks were, they would cover their mouths and shout softly from time to time, as if they were watching a thrilling kung fu performance.
Princess Shengya couldn't even hold back her hands and applauded.
"Well done! Well done!"
She was stopped by Chu Yunxi's look. When she came around, she felt something was wrong. Why should she listen to Chu Yunxi's words like this?
The battle in the East Palace was cleared up faster than in front of the court. This was because Xiao Guogong did not take the dying prince seriously and took all the elites to find the emperor.
Seeing everything calm down, Chu Yunxi clasped his hands together and performed a Buddhist salute to the eminent monk.
"Thank you, Master Void, for coming down the mountain to help me."
"Amitabha, everything is fate. The donor has good intentions, but the poor monk just takes advantage of the situation."
They lived in seclusion in Lingyin Temple, concentrating on practicing martial arts, practicing hard, and not caring about worldly affairs. Until the future crown princess of Yunxiao Kingdom found them.
"Master, there is a group of people who were born guilty. They had no parents or brothers to protect them when they were young, but they became the swords of evil people and suffered a lot. If they can repent, Master, would you like to take them in?"
Xukong thought of what Chu Yunxi said.
"My little girl is not familiar with Buddhism, but she also knows that practitioners have a great wish to save all sentient beings. If no one saves them, their short lives will only dissipate with their sins. I hope that the master will be compassionate and save them all."
Master Void looked at the dead soldiers who had been tied up and unable to move.
"The Royal Mercy knows that you have a pitiful life experience, and is willing to give you a chance to be reborn. As long as you sincerely repent, you can take refuge in my Buddha, Amitabha."
This is the most straightforward thing Master Void has said since he opened his mouth. Chu Yunxi believes that these people can understand it.
She smiled knowingly, and there was only so much she could do for these orphans. If someone is stubborn, no one can save them.
These dead soldiers were pitied by Master Void's words, which evoked the long-buried humanity deep in their hearts.
Some of them lost their parents because they were too young and have no memory, and some of them lost themselves during long-term exercise.
He treated the average-sized children around him sometimes as family members and sometimes as rivals to kill.
In the end, there was only one belief left in my heart. Only by completing the task can we live!
This was the first time someone mentioned their life experience and sympathized with their suffering.
Chu Yunxi looked at their eyes that turned from vicious to complicated. She did not ask for anything in return for her kindness as a woman. She only asked these people not to make her regret it in the future.
"Bai Xiao, go to the palace gate to receive reinforcements."
"Yes, Crown Princess!"
There is no danger here anymore, not to mention that there are eminent monks guarding the place.
In front of the court, Xiao Guogong and Jun Hongyan were breathing heavily when they heard the dead men they left behind to guard the palace gate to report:
"Prince An, Lord Duke, the reinforcements have arrived, the reinforcements have arrived!"
Jun Hongyan laughed loudly and pointed at the ministers behind the emperor:
"Hahaha, you all heard it, the reinforcements have arrived! Whoever is willing to assist me, please come to my side. I will let bygones be bygones."