The wind blows through the mourning grass, and the waves surge across the river.
At that time, the slender clouds were playing tricks, the bright moon was in the sky, and countless stars were scattered on the canopy, faintly forming a river.
Zen Master Lingzhen is leaning on his Zen staff, his eyebrows are raised, his appearance is solemn, and there is three points of compassion and seven points of kindness between his eyebrows. Standing behind him are monks who are less injured, some are holding rough shoulders in their hands.
Yu.
The shoulders are made of branches of different thicknesses, and the people lying on them are all seriously injured monks. Some monks have bloodless faces and are dying, and some have closed their eyes and will never see them again.
Opening it. Although the faces of the monks had sad expressions, but those who practice Buddhism look down upon life and death, but not many tears spilled out.
When Qu Bingyu saw Zen Master Lingzhen and the monks turning back, he knew that the victory or defeat of today's battle to intercept the Holy Maiden was already decided. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Zen Master Miao Zhen. The fighting here is about to rest. My disciples and I are here."
By that time, it was already too late. Only the bodies of some Taoist friends were found. In order to avoid being poisoned by mountain beasts, they ordered people to gather them in a place and give an explanation to the widow. However, since the Zoroastrian demon could get here first, he is still guarded here.
The fellow Taoists here were intercepting and killing each other. I think all the Zen masters must have suffered heavy losses because they were unable to intercept the holy girl."
Zen Master Lingzhen clasped his hands together and said with a sad expression: "After Lord Qu Guan left, the poor monk and others followed Commander Xiao to attack the boat. Who knew that the holy aunt was so clever that she actually found help and killed Immortal Huo on the spot?
Kill. We were coerced by the holy lady and exited the boat, only to see 'Canglong Qisu' emerge again. While the generals of heroes were attacking the cabin, they wreaked havoc on their fellow warriors. The poor monk did not want any more disciples in the temple to join him.
We are dead and wounded, so we have to swallow this bad breath and lead the group back first. But I don’t know what happened to Commander Xiao and the others.”
Qu Bingyu nodded silently: "We and other outsiders can just try our best in everything. How can we force victory or defeat? Things cannot be done today, which shows that Zoroastrianism has been dormant for several years, and it has reached its peak. This is the period of ups and downs.
Reason, how can we just stop it?"
Zen Master Lingzhen smiled bitterly and said: "Amitabha! Although Lord Qu Guan said soothing words, the poor monk also had an epiphany. I am an enlightened monk. The two schools of Tao have been competing for several years. If you advance, I will retreat. If one fades away, the other will grow. Honor and disgrace will rise and fall.
, all thanks to the approval of the imperial court. The current prosperous dynasty is prosperous, and there are even signs of a revival. Since Zoroastrianism dares to take advantage of the situation, there are probably people in the court who are behind it to add fuel to the flames. From this point of view, although we are outside the prescription, we are also
Isn’t it just a chess piece in the hands of the princes of the court?”
Qu Bingyu let out a long sigh, and his words were desolate: "The fight between two religions is like a snipe and a clam; when the public gains benefit, it is like a fisherman. Now the dispute between the snipe and the clam has not yet been resolved, but a crab has come across. If I were a fisherman, I would only
I would be overjoyed, but how could I take action rashly and get caught by this crab?"
Zen Master Lingzhen clasped his hands together, lowered his head and lowered his eyes: "Good, good! The rise and fall of a dynasty depends entirely on the ruler and his ministers. I can just wait for gossip, and don't take the praise or criticism seriously. Since the master of Qu Guan has collected the bones of these people who died in vain,
I, the Xiangshan Temple, should do my best to recite sutras for their salvation, forgive their sins and debts, so that they can enter reincarnation."
Qu Bingyu returned the salute respectfully, and then the two of them, one on the left and the other on the right, walked to the corpse that was gradually lined up and covered with a reed mat.
Zen Master Lingzhen raised his eyes and stood solemnly: "Bhikkhus! Our hearts are kind and kind, and our natures of compassion can last forever. Follow me in reciting and reciting the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow Sutra to help the souls of the deceased escape from confusion and reincarnation."
All the warrior monks responded in unison, put down their carriages, and sat down one after another. Following the solemn and peaceful voice of Zen Master Lingzhen, they chanted sentence by sentence:
"I have heard that for a time the Buddha was in the Trayasa Heaven, preaching the Dharma for his mother. At that time, the countless worlds in the ten directions... manifested the power of inconceivable great wisdom and supernatural powers, tamed and strengthened living beings, and knew the Dharma of suffering and happiness... At that time, the Tathagata smiled and let go.
Thousands of billions of great bright clouds...and various subtle sounds...In the Saha world and other lands, there are countless billions of celestial dragons, ghosts and gods, and they have also gathered in the Trayasa Heavenly Palace..."
When the sound of the sutra sounded, even the Taoist priests who did not practice Buddhism felt that their minds gradually calmed down, like a pool of water. The moon was shining in the sky, and the spiritual platform was clear, like wise and foolish, advancing and retreating, gains and losses, honor and disgrace, life and death... all kinds of forms.
All appearances have become false.
Before I knew it, the night was getting darker. Luoshui water flowed eastward, dragging this bloody day into the waves and throwing it towards the vague city wall and the unknown front.
The official road is dark, with dense tree shadows and a few sparse torches wandering about, coming from the west.
A tired horse brayed, disturbing Xianglu Village who was sleeping soundly. The dogs barked and barked, echoing each other from afar, becoming more and more manic, and were soon stopped by the shopkeepers.
The "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow Sutra" is coming to an end, and the monks in Xiangshan Temple have nothing else in mind and are chanting it with concentration. They seem to be unaware of the large group of people walking along the official road.
Listening to the sound of chanting sutras, Qu Bingyu had already become drowsy. At this time, he saw the torch approaching in the distance, and he felt happy. He knew that the remaining heroes had returned. He took three steps in a hurry and then took two steps.
He bowed his hands to the person in charge and said in salute: "Commander Xiao is well! Now that I can see that everyone is fine, I feel less guilty."
The person who came was none other than Xiao Zhan. After a whole day of fighting and running around, he looked exhausted.
At this time, I was quite surprised to see Qu Bingyu, the master of Tongxuan Temple, and Zen Master Lingzhen of Xiangshan Temple lingering here: "Master Qu Guan, what happened here? Who are Zen Master Lingzhen and others chanting sutras for?"
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Seeing that he didn't mention anything about the evacuation of Tongxuan Temple Taoist priests, Qu Bingyu calmed down and then slowly told him everything he saw and heard at the ferry, as well as some speculations.
After hearing this, Xiao Zhan frowned even deeper: "If the palace makes them have other arrangements, I'm afraid it's 'superfluous'. We have learned the true identity of the 'Canglong Qisu' through some mistakes before.
They were members of the staff of Tian Chengsi, the military governor of Wei Bo Town. Therefore, the story of "colluding with the Northern Territory and intending to commit rebellion" has become a fiction.
What we and others are doing today is basically a gangster thing, and we don’t want to get the public involved. If the palace makes them change their strategy temporarily and try their best to suppress Zoroastrianism, but they only lack such an upright reason. Then the Zoroastrianism will follow.
The backlash of the Demon Cultist is probably unpredictable!"
After hearing this, Qu Bingyu was stunned: "How could it be like this..."
Luoshui is quiet and the fishing fire is dim.
A group of figures ran along the river bank, downstream. Their black boots stepped on the river sand, and their robes swept through the short grass, making a subtle sound.
The fishermen at the waterside were humming fishing songs to themselves and were unaware of this. Only the vigilant catbirds heard the movement on the shore and burrowed deeper into the reeds, making a terrifying rustling sound.
Above the Luoshui River, a huge dark shadow floats. The shadow is wider at the bottom and narrower at the top, and is slightly shorter in shape, but it is the outline of a boat. However, although the boat is moving along the water, there is no light at all, let alone coughing and coughing.
There was a roaring sound, like a ghost ship, with a strange dead silence.
The leader on the shore hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and issued an order: "Come on Flying Claw! Whether it's a human or a ghost, we'll have to drag it across to the shore!"
"Here!" After hearing this, the others responded in a low voice, then took out one coil after another of ropes from their waists, shook their claws to make a circle, and threw them out with their hands. Several claw hooks held the ropes, and brought out a rope in the air.
The arc was firmly embedded in the edge of the ship. The rope behind the grappling hook was pulled by the moving hull, and the remaining rope began to be dragged into Luoshui circle by circle.
Fortunately, these people reacted quickly, and each found tree trunks, boulders, etc. on the shore, and tied the ropes. The dark hull was restrained by the ropes, and with the power of the current, it leaned toward the shore. When the bottom of the boat made a sound,
With a muffled sound, the boat finally stopped, swaying slightly with the water waves.
A hundred steps away to the south is a nearly dry pool called Jiayoutan. In spring, the water dries up, and only a pool of green water gathers at the bottom of the pool. Further south from Jiayoutan is the wall of Jiayoufang. From inside the wall
The overflowing lights reflected the dark hull, wooden buildings, sails, masts and other details, and I could barely see them clearly.
The leader was heartbroken, drew out the sword from his waist, and jumped onto the deck first. Seeing this, the other people also plucked up their courage and climbed onto the boat. There was still a faint smell of blood on the boat, and everyone became more vigilant.
, slowly leaned towards the wooden building...
"Boom! Boom..." A slight sound of hitting the deck came from about the stern of the ship.
When everyone heard this, their hairs were about to explode, and they moved closer to each other, not knowing how to respond: "Tian...Tian Boss, what is that sound...The boat is not clean...What should I do? Please give me a hint..."
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The leader named Tian, although his legs were weak, he still pretended to be calm and said: "How the hell do I know what that is? Wouldn't you know if you go over and take a look? A bunch of bears!"
Everyone suppressed the coldness in their hearts and slowly walked to the stern of the ship. They saw a group of things tied into rice dumplings twisting on the deck. They seemed to have sensed that someone was coming, and almost tried their best to bang their heads on the deck.
Makes a scary sound.
The man surnamed Tian lit the fire and took a look, and then he breathed a sigh of relief: it was a man dressed as a businessman, with wide eyes and protruding veins. His body was quite strong, but he was tied tightly with ropes and said in his mouth
It's also blocked by a big mess of grass.
The man surnamed Tian acted cautiously. He first plucked away the mess from the merchant's mouth and asked, "Who are you? How come you are tied up here?"
After many hardships, the merchant finally managed to speak, and the first sentence he cursed was: "Zoroastrian monster! Despicable and shameless! When I return to Chang'an, I will flatten your Zoroastrian temple!"
The man surnamed Tian was stunned at first, and then followed his words and asked: "Where is the demon now? Why are you the only one left on the ship?"
Only then did the merchant come back to his senses, looked at the costumes of everyone in front of him, and gasped: "The monster abandoned the boat and ran away! About a stick of incense ago, they threw me on the boat and fled into the city... I
Qin Yanbiao, deputy lieutenant of the Yingwu Army in Chang'an, was captured by mistake. I am really ashamed... Are you all bad guards in Luoyang?"
The man surnamed Tian smiled happily and ordered people to untie Qin Yanbiao: "I have long admired the name! The Qin brothers of 'Nanya Double Eagle', who is known to everyone in the two capitals? The common man is just a bad handsome man, and I have been ordered to come here to find him.
On the Zoroastrian boat, Lieutenant Qin can just call me Fatty Antian."
Qin Yanbiao briefly moved his sore arms and legs, and then stood up with the help of two bad guards: "Brother Tian, now that the demon has just entered the city, and in a hurry, there must be traces to follow. I have to ask you to lead him.
I'm going to the Henan government office. I want to see the official and state my interests..."
Fatty Badman Tian also stopped smiling: "I was about to go back to resume my life, and we happened to be traveling together!"
After that, Fatty Tian left a few people to guard the boat, and he ordered two people to remove a door panel, carry Qin Yanxiao, who was handicapped, off the boat, and went straight to the Henan government office.