Late at night, above the old site of Ganye Temple.
The craftsmen who had been working here during the day on renovations and repairs had already left. The entire old site of Ganye Temple was deserted.
At this moment, a figure suddenly flashed past.
Monk Huiqi stopped and looked at the wood and bricks on the ground and the new and elegant pavilions in front of him, with an extremely complicated expression.
The former No. 1 Buddhist temple has lost much of its appearance as a place of Buddhism due to the renovation by imperial craftsmen. Only in the corner of the side, with the banners piled up randomly, can you still vaguely see some traces of the former Ganye Temple.
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Several months have passed since the incident at Ganye Temple. Hui Qi has just come here, seemingly to seek clues, but in fact it is too late!
Let’s not talk about whether Xiao Cheng’s actions will leave any evidence. Even if there is, it is impossible for the imperial craftsmen to build construction here for such a long time without being discovered!
But at this time, Hui Qi's face was dull, showing some disappointment. Instead, he clasped his hands together, found a clean place, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes tightly, and kept turning his lips, as if he was reciting scriptures.
Midnight, deep in the mountains, abandoned temple, old monk chanting sutras. All kinds of factors are superimposed, and this picture seems quite weird and scary to others.
After some time, Monk Huiqi stopped chanting, slowly opened his eyes, looked around, and said in a deep voice:
"This benefactor, I have already saved the monks in Ganye Temple here. Now that we are done with our secular affairs, please come out and talk about it!"
The old monk's voice was not high-pitched. But at this time, with the blessing of internal power, it spread far and wide, constantly reverberating among the mountains ahead.
After a while, I heard the sound of clothes breaking through the air.
A figure, like a soaring cloud and crane, flew out and landed suddenly in front of Monk Hui Qi.
Monk Huiqi raised his head and looked at the person in front of him slightly.
The man was about thirty years old, with sharp eyes, a curly beard like a halberd, a long sword on his waist, and a high-spirited temperament. His cloth clothes were slightly shabby, but they also highlighted his heroic and majestic appearance.
When Hui Qi saw the visitor appearing, he couldn't help but nodded slightly and praised:
"During Lao Na's seclusion, in my Tiannan Jianghu, heroes were like carps crossing the river. There were so many ninth-level masters in their twenties and thirties! I wonder if the benefactor is the current martial general Di Qing? Or the plain barbarian general Yang Dayan?"
The visitor bowed his head slightly towards Monk Huiqi and said in a deep voice:
"I don't dare to pretend to recognize these two generals. Nan Jiyun of Dayun Forbidden Army has met the master!"
When Hui Qi heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. He couldn't help being surprised and said loudly:
"Nan Jiyun?"
Ninth-level masters are quite rare in the world. There are only two or three of them who are known as the most famous scholars in the world, and they are the pillars of each school.
But how come the current emperor seems to be able to recruit such masters to serve him without any effort?
First there was the Pingman general Yang Dayan, who led hundreds of troops and killed the Li soldiers in the high mountains on the southeastern border.
Then he dug out the current general Wu Xiang Di Qing from the army, and single-handedly suppressed many masters of Ganye Temple, so that none of the monks in Ganye Temple escaped.
At this time, Nan Jiyun, whom I had never heard of before, suddenly appeared.
There seems to be an endless stream of ninth-level masters under the current emperor. How can Hui Qi not be surprised?
Hui Qi pondered for a moment, and finally sighed softly and said:
"His Majesty is very capable today and has so many masters working for him. Ganye Temple is not unjustly defeated!"
Nan Jiyun frowned slightly when he heard this, and said in a high tone:
"Master, please don't say this again in the future. The monks of Ganye Temple have rebelled against others and colluded with others to conspire against them. The evidence is conclusive and they deserve to die! Master should not listen to other people's words and have doubts about His Majesty!"
Hearing this, Hui Qi sighed softly and said:
"Lao Na, if you don't believe in the monks of Ganye Temple, you will cause trouble."
Hearing this, Nan Jiyun frowned and said:
"Master has been traveling around the capital during this period to investigate. The evidence of Ganye Temple's rebellion has been seen by master. Why do you still not believe it?"
After hearing what Nan Jiyun said, Monk Hui Qi showed a look on his face, shaking his head and saying:
"As expected, all the whereabouts of Lao Na and others in the capital are in the eyes of the current emperor."
"Without His Majesty's signal, do you think that those dossiers and testimonies that should have been locked in the warehouse would have been put in front of you?" Nan Jiyun said in a deep voice.
The conspiracy and rebellion in Ganye Temple are all true. Once the evidence is provided, it cannot be false, so it is still investigated by Monk Huiqi.
Well, Xiao Cheng took the responsibility for fishing and enforcing the law, but who gave Ganye Temple such a thought?
When Monk Huiqi heard this, he couldn't help but hesitate.
After a moment of silence, Monk Huiqi clasped his hands together and sighed:
"Amitabha, it's useless to talk too much. Donor Nan Jiyun, take action now!"
After saying that, Monk Huiqi suddenly rose up and rushed toward Nan Jiyun.
Monk Huiqi stretched out his arms, and the broad cassock suddenly flew up from his body and suddenly covered Nan Jiyun. The cassock made a loud sound of breaking through the air, and covered Nan Jiyun head-on.
When Nan Jiyun heard this, he frowned, put his foot down, moved extremely quickly, and suddenly moved back, and said:
"Master Huiqi, please stop. I have no intention of taking action."
Nan Jiyun had no intention of taking action, but Monk Hui Qi showed no intention of stopping.
The cassock flying in the air continued to fly towards Nan Jiyun under the control of gentle force. In a trance, the air machine was locked, and the cassock stretched infinitely in a trance. In a moment, it had already shrouded Nan Jiyun's head.
Above it, it comes like blocking out the sky and the sun.
The vastness of the heaven and earth, at this moment, seems to be shrouded in this land.
At this time, if someone who is not strong-willed enough is locked by this martial arts energy that is like a magical power, his hands and feet will become weak, unable to resist, and he will be captured.
Seeing that the Qi machine was locked and the Buddhist martial arts showed signs of abnormality, Nan Jiyun knew that he had no choice but to retreat!
Thinking of this, Nan Jiyun's eyes were sharp, and the long sword on his waist made a sudden buzzing sound, and unsheathed itself. The sword's light was revealed, its edge bloomed, and it fell directly into Nan Jiyun's hand.
The sword was swung away, and the internal energy poured out with the blade, but the incomparable glare of the sword was revealed, and the boundless energy was condensed around Nan Jiyun, including heaven, earth, wind, thunder, water, fire, mountains, and lakes.
Vision.
Various phantoms gradually solidified, turning into a half-empty and half-real image of the Eight Diagrams, protecting Nan Jiyun's whole body.
The cassock, which was originally covering the ground with an unstoppable force, suddenly froze and stood still.
Hui Qi's voice suddenly sounded:
"Okay! The Eight Diagrams Statue, among this Taoist family, is famous for its swordsmanship, but I never thought that there is such a subtle and mysterious swordsmanship! What swordsmanship is this?"
The eight hexagrams are constantly circling around Nan Jiyun, making the aura around his body smooth and smooth without any flaws.
Hearing the source of Hui Qi's voice, Nan Jiyun suddenly raised his head and said loudly:
"This sword technique is called the You Shen Ba Gua Dao. It was taught by a mentor I once met, but I don't know if it comes from Taoism!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Nan Jiyun's eyes sharpened, and he suddenly loosened the long knife in his hand, then folded his palms and slapped the end of the handle violently.
The surrounding phantoms solidified in an instant, gathered on the long knife and rose into the air. With the sound of wind, it broke through the void and stabbed towards the cassock above the head.
There was only a "stab" sound, but the cassock was easily broken open, revealing the floating monk Huiqi behind him.
Seeing the long knife stabbing him, Monk Hui Qi made no move to resist. Instead, he sighed quietly, closed his eyes, and immediately stretched out his arms, allowing the long knife to stab him.
Nan Jiyun's pupils shrank suddenly when he saw Hui Qi's appearance.
This monk Huiqi wants to die!
The next moment, a crane was heard in a trance, and Nan Jiyun's figure suddenly rose up into the sky. His body was extremely fast, leaving waves of shadows in the sky, and he rushed straight towards Hui Qi.
Monk Hui Qi closed his eyes and suddenly felt a coldness in his chest and a faint tingling sensation on his skin. Apart from that, he felt nothing else.
He opened his eyes suddenly and saw the long knife already pressed against his chest. Nan Jiyun was so fast that he rushed into the air in a very short time and grabbed the handle of the knife.
, this prevented Monk Huiqi from being stabbed through the chest with a long knife.
Nan Jiyun frowned, suddenly withdrew his sword and retreated, his body falling.
Hui Qi sighed again and then slowly landed on the ground.
"Master, are you seeking death?" Nan Jiyun said with a cold face.
If it weren't for his quick reaction and superb Qinggong just now, how could Monk Huiqi be alive?
Monk Huiqi looked at Nan Jiyun, lowered his head slightly, clasped his hands together, and said:
"Amitabha, it is not my original intention to cause the donor to be guilty of killing!"
That's right, Monk Huiqi came here just now with the thought of seeking death.
After coming to Zhongqing City for so long, he and the monks under him naturally found no clues and no doubts. The more this happened, the more frightened Hui Qi became, and he no longer had the calmness he had when he entered the capital before!
Just because when he first ascended the throne, faced with the power of former Taishi Wang Xiao, Ganye Temple did not choose to protect him, this made the current emperor want to eradicate Buddhism. (The reason told to Hui Qi by Buddhism)
He had made many plans before, and laid out for a long time. First, in the name of the court's righteousness, he transferred the monks and soldiers who protected the Buddhist temple. Then he made painstaking plans, and finally confirmed the rebellion at Ganye Temple and directly mobilized the army to suppress it.
Nowadays, Dharma discussion conferences are used to drive a wedge between Buddhists and make them fight against each other for the position of great master.
All these things clearly show that the current emperor has a sinister character, a narrow mind, and extremely terrifying methods. Xiao Cheng is the current emperor of the Yun Kingdom. He is in charge of the righteousness of the court, and because of his personal conquests, he has a high prestige in the government and the public, and his subordinates
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Under such a target, the destruction of Buddhism is already a certainty.
Buddhism always feels that facing the threat of the emperor, Hui Qi, a ninth-level master, needs to be in charge. But Hui Qi sees clearly that with the power of the current emperor's subordinates, even a ninth-level master himself cannot stop it.
Hui Qi thought hard for a long time before he came up with a countermeasure.
Even if he wants to die in Zhongqing City, he will still die in the hands of the masters under the current emperor.
In this way, even if the current emperor tried to cover it up, two consecutive generations of Buddhist monks died so suddenly in Zhongqing City, and the government and the public were bound to talk about it.
Hui Qi wanted to sacrifice his own life in exchange for Xiao Cheng being a little afraid, so that Buddhism could continue to survive for a while.
Even though the vitality of Buddhism has been greatly damaged since then, it can always leave a trace of inheritance!
But it's a pity that he underestimated Nan Jiyun's skills, so he failed to die.
Nan Jiyun looked at Monk Hui Qi, frowned and said:
"Many evidences are placed in front of the master, but the master is blind. He believes that His Majesty framed Ganye Temple. But he never opened his eyes to see if the Buddhism of today is still the Buddhism of the past?"
Hui Qi frowned and said:
"I only believe what I see with my eyes!"
When he entered the capital, he only saw people in the market constantly ruining the reputation of Buddhism. Xiao Cheng even held a Dharma conference and used his position as the great master of Buddhism to alienate the Buddhist monks. He also established an ultimatum system with the intention of restricting Buddhism.
All these things made him preconceived and have a bad opinion of Xiao Cheng. And there were Buddhist disciples who deliberately concealed it in front of him, so naturally he became more and more sure of Xiao Cheng's ill will towards Buddhism.
"In this case, the master might as well go back and investigate why he summoned Buddhist monks and soldiers from all over the world to gather at Ganye Temple before the invasion of Xia and Li. Why did the last elite disciples in Ganye Temple come under His Majesty's control?
When the master returned to the court, he appeared in Zhongqing City!" Nan Jiyun said in a deep voice.
Hearing this, Hui Qi couldn't help but defend himself:
"Recruiting monk soldiers to protect the temple is because Ganye Temple is for the sake of the Yun Kingdom. This is why..."
Halfway through, he suddenly paused.
There are some things that Hui Qi has never thought about in detail before. But if it is true as Nan Jiyun said, it is indeed quite doubtful.
It was to maintain the state of Yun State that the monks and soldiers to protect the temple were summoned. Then why did they take action in advance before the news was received in the capital? Not to mention those Buddhist disciples who sneaked into the capital when Xiao Cheng returned to the court.
Got it!
The more Hui Qi thought about it, the uglier his face became.
"Master, those words just now are what His Majesty asked me to bring to you! If you really want to find out your true thoughts, Master, don't let your preconceptions blind you!" Nan Jiyun said.
Hui Qi's expression kept changing, and finally his face darkened, he saluted Nan Jiyun, turned around, and strode away.
