A knife in love

Chapter 71

When everyone came out from their hiding places, those men in black had long since fled without a trace.Everyone looked at the corpse on the ground, and they were silent.After a long time, Yu Changyuan finally said: "Unexpectedly, the Tartars also know the news..."

Xu Yingyang said: "Someone must have released the news, which made all the gangs and Tartars in the Jianghu hear the news. Now that our whereabouts have been exposed, we have to change our hiding place."

Yu Changyuan nodded in agreement, and Xu Yingyang said: "Before Xu came here, he lived in a lama temple for two days. It's not far from here, we can hide there temporarily."

Yu Changyuan said: "That's the best, let's go there now."

Li Qiufeng thought of the big lama who had fainted, and couldn't help worrying about him secretly.

At this time, there were only six Zhuang Ding left in Wuhu Villa. They threw the headless body of the man in black into the valley, cremated Zhu Ming and several Zhuang Ding's corpses, and buried the ashes on the edge of the cliff.The horse was not lost, Zhuang Ding put the luggage on the horse's back.He Yi checked the gunpowder secretly, and said to Yu Changyuan: "Brother, some of our gunpowder is missing now. I'm afraid we have to add some to be sure."

Yu Changyuan said: "We will make plans after we get to the Lama Temple."

The lama temple is not far from the hillside where the people are, but the horses cannot go directly up and down the hillside to the valley.So everyone had to go around in a circle and walked straight for more than an hour before arriving at the gate of the Lama Temple.

Li Qiufeng saw that the gate of the Lama Temple had been reinstalled, and when he thought of Murong Danyan's handsome figure, his heart suddenly became hot.

Just as Yu Changyuan was about to knock on the door, Xu Yingyang said: "These lamas are frightened birds. If you knock on the door, they won't even open it even if they die." He was kicked and flew out.

The crowd squeezed into the gate, two young lamas were sweeping the ground in the yard, suddenly saw a group of people rushing in, the leader was the gray-clothed man who had been domineering in the temple two days ago, and he yelled out in fright, Throwing the broom in his hand on the ground, he fled into the hall in a flash.

Zhuang Hengyun wondered: "Master Xu, why do these monks look like ghosts when they see us?"

Xu Yingyang laughed and said: "Xu lived here for two days, and these lamas didn't want Xu to live here, hehe, so they suffered a bit..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw a person walking out of the hall.This man was wearing homespun clothes, his hair was disheveled, his face was full of wrinkles, and he couldn't tell how old he was.With his hands on his hips, he looked at the crowd with a smirk on his face and said, "Are you guys here to make trouble in the temple?"

The man's voice was hoarse, like a broken gong.It's just that when everyone heard his voice, their faces changed immediately.

Just last night, everyone had heard this voice in the imperial mausoleum, it was the old Shou who was urinating into the vat.

Yu Changyuan took a step forward and said, "We're not making trouble, we're just passing merchants who want to stay overnight in Baocha."

The old man snorted and said: "This is not an inn. You can walk a few dozen miles along the mountain road and there will be a market. Go to the inn there."

Zhuang Hengyun saw that the man was dressed in shabby clothes, but he looked like a slasher, and he felt annoyed, and said loudly: "Who are you from the temple? Please come out and speak."

Lao Shou said: "Just because you also want to see the Great Lama? Bah, get out as soon as possible!"

Zhuang Hengyun was furious, and he wanted to strike with a wrong palm.Yu Changyuan reached out his hand to stop him, and said to Lao Shou: "Let's take a rest and leave without disturbing the cultivation of the masters. I think this big temple is in disrepair for a long time, and I would like to offer you 500 taels of silver..."

Before he finished his sentence, he saw a person flashing behind the big pillar behind Lao Shou, it was the great lama.He walked quickly to Laoshou, clasped his hands together and said to Yu Changyuan: "This benefactor, please come to the hall for a speech."

Li Qiufeng thought to himself: It is true that money can make ghosts turn the millstones. Unexpectedly, this ancient temple deep in the mountains can't escape the world of mortals.

Long ago, a young lama led the crowd into the main hall, and after the guests and hosts were seated, the big lama said to Yu Changyuan, "Where did the benefactor come from and where did he go?"

Yu Changyuan said: "I came from the capital and wanted to buy a batch of livestock outside the customs. I just heard that this area is not peaceful recently, so I was traveling day and night, and I missed Sutou, so I had to disturb the big lama's Qingxiu."

The great lama smiled slightly and said, "It's easy to talk about. This temple is very quiet, and it's a good place to rest your feet."

At this time, the old man also followed into the hall, but he was only in the last seat. At this time, he said with a sneer: "Grand Lama, the world is not peaceful now, so don't let some dubious people live in the temple, otherwise they will be confused." court disaster."

The big lama's complexion changed, and when he was about to speak, he heard Xu Yingyang say: "Elder lama, I have been in trouble for the past two days, I hope the big lama will not be offended. When I left yesterday, I happened to meet this person on the way. Several friends, all of them are old acquaintances, so we came to your temple together. I would like to be a guarantee for these friends, and guarantee that your temple will not have any troubles."

The great lama was quite jealous of Xu Yingyang at first, but now seeing that the official of Jinyiwei spoke to him respectfully, he finally let go of his hanging heart, so he also said a few polite words.

At this time, a Zhuang Ding came in holding a tray, which was covered with a red cloth.Yu Changyuan said: "Grand Lama, this is a little wish we offer to the Buddha, and I hope the Great Lama will accept it with a smile."

After Yu Changyuan finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and uncovered the red cloth, only to see dozens of ingots of silver in the tray.When the big lama saw the silver, he immediately stood up, clasped his hands together, and said in a trembling voice: "Amitabha, the almsgiver is too kind!"

Yu Changyuan said: "This is a little thought from us. When we leave your temple, we still have a heart."

The great lama heard that these people still had offerings when they left, and his eyes were shining brightly, chanting the Buddha's name incessantly, praising everyone for their great blessings, their wives and sons, and their bright future.

The old man stood up angrily, and with a "bang", he kicked his chair to the ground, and then strode out.

Yu Changyuan said: "This old man has such a temper, I don't know where it came from?"

The big lama said: "This man is the gardener of the imperial mausoleum. He grows flowers and plants in the imperial mausoleum on weekdays. He is especially good at Danqing. He has worked in the imperial mausoleum for more than ten years, but he often comes to worship Buddha in this temple. It's just that this man is good at wine. Sometimes it is unavoidable to be unexpected when talking and doing things, and please don't take offense."

Yu Changyuan said: "The imperial tomb? Is there an imperial tomb here?"

The great lama smiled and said: "The imperial mausoleum is not far from here. The mountain behind us is called Lianhua Mountain, and some people call it the Eight Treasures Lotus Mountain. Over this mountain is the imperial mausoleum. It's just that the mountain road is rugged and difficult to walk. If If you want to walk smoothly, you only need to go south along the road in front of the small temple gate. After walking for more than ten miles, there is a small town called Wutun. Turn left there and walk five or six miles to the west. The boundary of the Imperial Mausoleum."

Yu Changyuan said: "When I was in the capital, I heard a lot about the imperial mausoleum, but I didn't expect to come here by mistake."

The big lama said: "Fortunately, everyone arrived at the small temple first, otherwise, if you enter the boundary of the imperial tomb by mistake, it will be a felony of beheading. You can rest in the small temple as much as you want. If you can't find the way, the small temple can ask someone to guide you. .”

Yu Changyuan said a few more polite words, a young lama had already come in and invited everyone to a vegetarian meal.This Lama Temple is in the middle of the mountain, and it has been dilapidated for a long time. The vegetarian meal is only some vegetables and tofu, and there is no oily smell at all, and it is not even willing to put more salt.Yu Changyuan and the others ate a few mouthfuls hastily, and ordered Zhuang Ding to send another 50 taels of silver, which was regarded as vegetable gold left in the temple.The big lama was both surprised and happy. It turned out that the lama did not abstain from alcohol and meat. When Emperor Zhengde was in power, the lama temple provided meat every day.It's just that when Emperor Jiajing came to the throne, there was no government donation in the temple, and life became poorer day by day. In the end, let alone wine and meat, he couldn't even eat vegetables and tofu.A large number of lamas had to leave here to find another way of life.The great lama hadn't eaten meat for five or six years, and when he saw the 50 taels of vegetable gold, his eyes lit up.Immediately, he hurried into the back kitchen, took out five taels of silver, and told the Huogong monk to go to the market outside the mountain to buy rice and meat.The meat needs to be fatty, and when you come back, you can squeeze oil for the monks in the temple to eat.

After the meal, everyone chatted for a while in the main hall, and the great lama took them to the monk's room behind the main hall to rest.Li Qiufeng and Yan Dufei live in the same room.The big lama said: "Everyone can rest assured, if you have something to do, you can tell the little lama to do it."

Li Qiufeng whispered to Yan Dufei: "That Laoshou's martial arts are not weak, this person has been hiding in the imperial tomb for more than ten years, he must be not an ordinary person!"

(End of this chapter)