A knife in love

Chapter 3078

The little novice became more and more frightened as he walked. Seeing that the surroundings were getting darker and the forest was becoming more and more terrifying, he dared not go any further. He was about to drag Zhengyi out of the black pine forest when he heard someone shouting loudly: "Where are you? who?"

At this time, the sound of the flute stopped suddenly, and a person walked out from behind a big pine tree.This man is tall, with a beard, wearing an iron helmet and armor, and he is dressed as a military officer.The little novice was very scared at first, but when he saw someone appearing, he was relieved and said, "We are monks from Zhenhai Temple. Because of the heavy rain on the road, we stumbled into the black pine forest by mistake. Please don't be offended by the benefactor. .”

The military officer ignored the little novice at all, fixed his eyes on Zhengyi, and said in his mouth: "You are a very courageous monk, you dare not kneel when you see this official, do you believe that this official will kill you?!"

As soon as he saw the military officer staring at him, his eyes were extremely sinister, but he was not afraid. He put his hands together and said in his mouth: "The poor monk is a monk, and he only kneels to the Buddha and Bodhisattva. It's just a salute."

After the military officer heard what Zhengyi had said, he chuckled and was about to speak when he heard someone deep in the pine forest say in a deep voice: "General Meng, who are you talking to?"

When this man spoke, his voice fluctuated from high to low, from far away and near, and his voice was extremely terrifying.The military officer's face changed, his expression was not as arrogant as before, and he said loudly: "It was two monks who broke in, I don't know what their dharma names are."

The military officer finished speaking, only to hear Zhengyi say: "The poor monk's dharma name is Zhengyi, and he is the resident monk of Zhenhai Temple."

After Zhengyi finished speaking, he only heard the man in the forest say "Huh", as if quite surprised.After a while, the man said in a deep voice: "It turned out to be Master Zhengyi. My master just wanted to see you. It was really a coincidence, so I would not have to go to Zhenhai Temple to invite you. General Meng, you bring Master Zhengyi here." I have seen my lord."

The little novice was more and more surprised when he heard the people say "Master" and also called the military officer "General Meng", and wondered if there really was a court official coming to the black pine forest?But I was a monk in Zhenhai Temple since I was a child, but I have never seen any officials come here to hang out.Thinking of this, he was terrified in his heart, he just wanted to call out for help, but he couldn't make a sound, just when he was panicked and uneasy, the military officer surnamed Meng rushed forward, he stretched out his right hand, and firmly grasped Zheng's right hand. Grabbing it, he couldn't help but drag him to the depths of the black pine forest.

It's strange to say that the military officer surnamed Meng didn't see how big his steps were, but within a few moments, he disappeared into the depths of the pine forest with Zhengyi.The little novice hurriedly followed, but he only ran three or four steps. He felt the monk's robe tighten for a moment, and then his body was picked up, and his whole body was lifted in the air.The gloomy voice said in his ear: "My lord invited Master Zhengyi, why are you here to join in the fun, you little bald donkey?"

The little novice was hanging in mid-air with no help, so he stretched out his hands and scratched in fright, his heart was so frightened that he couldn't even speak.The person behind him smiled and put him down casually.The little novice took three or four steps back, looked intently, and only then did he see the appearance of the man.I saw him wearing a crimson official robe and a high crown on his head. He was about 40 years old, his face was pale, and he looked very strange at first glance.

Seeing this strange man, the little novice felt frightened, and said in a trembling voice: "The benefactor, the benefactor wants to do, what to do..."

The man chuckled, and said in his mouth: "You little bald donkey, dare to ask me a question? Huh, I don't want to kill today, so I spared your life for the time being. Teach you to be a good boy, I will come forward on behalf of my lord." , I want to ask Master Zhengyi to go and talk about it, and after the matter here is over, he will naturally be sent back, so you don't have to worry about it, you little bald donkey."

Seeing that the man seemed to have no malicious intentions, the little novice became more courageous and said: "The benefactor does not know that there are ghosts in the black pine forest, and no one dares to come here on weekdays. It is better for the benefactor to leave earlier."

After the little novice finished speaking, the man sneered, but there was no smile on his face, and said: "Haunted? But I don't know what a ghost looks like? Has the little bald donkey seen a ghost? If you have, you might as well say Come out and let me hear."

The little novice shook his head and said, "This little monk doesn't know. It's just that the donors who came to the temple to offer incense have mentioned that this place is haunted. If they see ghosts, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape from this black pine forest."

The man smiled, raised his head to the sky, and said, "Look carefully, little bald donkey, does the ghost they talk about look like me?"

After the man finished speaking, he wiped his right hand on his face, and when his right hand left his face, all the facial features on his face disappeared, leaving only a white face, which was extremely creepy in the night.

The little novice monk had never seen such a terrible scene, and he was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were torn apart. He didn't care about where Zheng Yi was going, and he turned and ran away while yelling for help.I could only hear the laughter of the person behind me fluctuating far and near, high and low, sometimes it seemed very far away, and sometimes it seemed to be right next to my ear.The little novice was scared out of his wits, how dare he look back?He stumbled and escaped from the black pine forest all the way, and fled back to Zhenhai Temple.When he rushed into the yard and saw the monks in the temple, he couldn't bear it anymore, sat on the ground and burst into tears.

The more Master Chengxin listened, the more frightened he became, and finally, a heart was already in his throat.The dozen or so monks who accompanied him were all masters of martial arts and proficient in Buddhism, they were very courageous, but they felt uneasy when they heard the little novice's dangerous words.At this time, the sky was completely dark, and the black pine forest was not far ahead.Although the monks couldn't see the shadow of the black pine forest, they knew that it was hiding in the boundless night like a monster, and their hearts became more and more terrified.

The monks walked forward for half a mile, Master Chengxin suddenly stopped, listened for a moment, and said: "Listen, what is this sound?"

More than a dozen monks listened attentively, and after a while, a monk named Wuzhi hesitated and said, "It seems that the sound of a zither is heard."

After Wuzhi finished speaking, the rest of the monks also nodded in agreement. Master Chengxin thought for a moment, then turned his head and said to the little novice who was following him: "Just now when you and Zhengyi passed through the black pine forest, you also heard the sound of the piano. Is it?"

The little novice shook his head, his face was full of horror.Master Chengxin knew that the little novice did not understand martial arts, and could not hear the sound of the piano at this time, so he led the monks and walked forward until they approached the edge of the forest. The little novice stopped suddenly and said in a trembling voice: "I, I and Zheng When a Zen master went down the mountain, it was, it was here that he heard the sound of the flute."

(End of this chapter)