A knife in love

Chapter 738

Everyone was a little surprised when they heard what Li Xu said.Monk Xuanji said: "Although the poor monk has never met Master Niankong, but according to Mr. Gao, Master Niankong is an eminent monk of the White Horse Temple. Do you think it would be possible for him to do such a bad thing?"

Li Xu sneered, and said, "Grand Monk, you care so much about this bald donkey Niankong, could it be his brother? I might as well tell you clearly that I have indeed turned the head of Monk Niankong into a chamber pot. But The ones who killed him were Li Longji's confidantes Li Shoude and Wang Maozhong. And this Gao Lishi's tall housekeeper is also involved. If you want to avenge this bald donkey, you can find them if you want, but don't come and fight with me!"

Monk Xuanji shook his head and said: "The poor monk and Master Niankong belong to the same sect of Buddhism, and they are both disciples of the Buddha. If the poor monk and Master Niankong are brothers, there is nothing wrong with it. It's just that the poor monk and Master Niankong I have never met each other, let alone avenge him. The poor monk placed the order in the White Horse Temple, knowing that all the masters in the temple are eminent monks who have attained the Tao and abide by the precepts, not like villains who secretly harm others..."

Before Monk Xuanji finished speaking, he heard Li Xu laughing. After a while, his laughter stopped suddenly, his face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, and he said viciously to Monk Xuanji: "The White Horse Temple has always been a royal temple. The young monk has a very deep relationship with the royal family. This temple is like the imperial court and the officialdom. I don’t know how many intrigues have been done. Besides, the White Horse Temple was once controlled by Xue Huaiyi. There are monks in the temple. These fake monks eat, drink, prostitute and gamble every day, bully men and women, and do all kinds of bad things. Although monk Huaiyi later offended the kings of the Wu family and Princess Taiping and was killed by them, but his disciples and grandchildren But there are still many hiding in the White Horse Temple, waiting for an opportunity to do evil. Since Monk Niankong was born in the White Horse Temple, he might also be a disciple of Monk Huaiyi. Otherwise, how could he be so dark-hearted and kill more than a hundred of my clansmen?!"

When everyone heard him speak, their voices were shrill, and they were extremely angry, and everyone felt a little uneasy.

Monk Xuanji was a little embarrassed, but he couldn't ignore the reputation of the White Horse Temple.So he pondered for a moment, and then said: "The benefactor..."

He had just said the word "almsgiver", but he heard Li Xu "bah", and said fiercely: "Monk, since I suffered a big loss at the hands of this bald donkey, Niankong, I made an oath, I will never do the stupid thing of offering alms to you monks again, so I will never give to you monks. The great monk should stop calling me a benefactor, otherwise don’t blame me for speaking badly.”

Everyone was amused.Monk Xuanji had no choice but to say seriously: "Mr. Li, maybe you have a misunderstanding with Master Niankong. I'm afraid that someone else will collude with the government and kill your people."

Li Xu was displeased when he heard Monk Xuanji kept defending Niankong.It's just that he was seriously injured, and what he was most afraid of at the moment was that everyone would join forces to make things difficult for him.And Monk Xuanji kept asking him about his grievances with Monk Niankong, everyone was quite concerned, and they would not turn against him for a while.Instead, he could take this opportunity to heal his wounds with true qi, and when the wounds heal well, it would not be too late to settle accounts with everyone.So he heard Monk Xuanji questioning him, although he considered Monk Xuanji as a party of Niankong in his heart and scolded him countless times as a "bald donkey", but on the surface he was still polite to Monk Xuanji, and did not Fall out with him.I just heard Li Xu say: "That bald donkey Niankong found me, it was a few years ago. He asked me to do him a favor. After that, I will help fulfill a big wish of my Li clan. I see He showed a few unique skills, knowing that this is a person with great ability, if he borrows his power, it will definitely be of great benefit to my Li family, so he agreed..."

Cao Bin, Li Qiufeng, Situ Qiao, Changsun Guangming, and Monk Xuanji are all scheming people. Hearing what Monk Xuanji said, everyone thought: "You only said that Monk Niankong harmed you, but it was according to your plan. From the looks of it, the two of you are just colluding, taking advantage of each other, and colluding together."

But I heard Li Xu say: "In the past few years, our Li family has contributed a lot to Monk Niankong. Without our help, I am afraid that this bald donkey will not be able to become a climate at all. Even in the White Horse Temple, this bald donkey originally He was extremely suppressed, and it was we who secretly killed several monks who made things difficult for him, which made him stand out in the White Horse Temple, and later became the abbot's confidant, and after hearing the secrets of the White Horse Temple, he got Zhuge Liang's stay. The array below."

When he said this, Situ Qiao and Changsun Guangming both said "Hey".The two had already known that before Li Shimin's death, he handed over the map of Zhuge's legacy to the abbot of Baima Temple for safekeeping.The formation map in Xue Huaiyi's hand was also obtained from the White Horse Temple.According to what Li Xu said, Monk Niankong actually obtained the formation map in the White Horse Temple.Could it be that the abbot of the White Horse Temple was so bold that he dared to draw multiple copies of the map entrusted to him by the emperor?

Li Xu said in a deep voice: "After this bald donkey integrated the formation, he thought he no longer needed the help of the Li family, so he wanted to kill me. While pretending to deal with me, this bald donkey secretly colluded with the government to All my family members were killed so that no one would know his secrets. On that day, officers and soldiers suddenly surrounded Zhuangzi where we lived in seclusion. First, thousands of rockets were fired into the village, and then a big fire was set off. The officers and soldiers surrounded Zhuangzi. The surrounding area was filled with water, and when they saw someone escape from the fire, they immediately shot arrows to death, or stabbed them with knives and spears. After three hours, all the Li family had suffered. Niankong, the bald donkey and the leader of the officers and soldiers, was extremely vicious. , so as not to leave future troubles, not only the house of the Li family was razed to the ground, but even the other people in the village were not spared. The entire village had more than 300 households, with a total of more than [-] people, all of whom died at the hands of the officers and soldiers..."

Everyone didn't expect Monk Niankong to be so vicious. Although they had some doubts about what Li Xu said, they were still terrified.

Li Xu took a deep breath, and then said: "I joined forces with Monk Niankong, and I did my best to promote it. Seeing that most of the people in the tribe were killed or injured, I felt extremely regretful, so I rushed out to fight Monk Niankong. But the patriarch stopped me, He said to me, if the green hills are still there, I am not afraid of running out of firewood. If I am reckless and rush out to fight Monk Niankong. First, Monk Niankong is very skilled in martial arts and possesses extraordinary skills, so I am definitely no match for him. Two It was the officers and soldiers who surrounded Zhuangzi and wanted to wipe out the Li clan. If one more person can escape at this time, there will be more hope for revenge in the future. Our Li clan has a bloody enmity, and at this time we were murdered by Monk Niankong. The whole family is in danger of being overthrown. The two major enemies of the Li family are extremely powerful people, if they want to avenge this hatred, they will not be able to show their courage for a while.

"I listened to the persuasion of the patriarch, so I had to give up my plan to find Niankong. Later, the patriarch hid me in a tunnel. He first found a brother of the same clan who was similar in size and appearance to me, and asked him to pretend to be me. , rushed to the outside of the village together with the patriarch and others. Monk Niankong naturally stopped him with all his strength. This bald donkey was very skilled in martial arts, and with the help of officers and soldiers, he killed most of my clan members. In the end, only the patriarch was left, but he was also dying. It fell into the hands of Monk Niankong. He ordered the officers and soldiers to collect the remains of the Li clan's war dead, and threatened that none of my clansmen would be spared. Because I was the one who contacted him in those years, this bald donkey would naturally not Let me go. The patriarch pretended to be forced, and finally pointed to the body of the brother of the same clan who had died in battle, and declared that it was my body. Monk Niankong inspected it, but did not see any flaws. He I only knew that the Li family had already been wiped out, so complacent, he beat the patriarch to death with a single blow, and then ordered the corpses of the deceased to be gathered in one place and burned to cover up his evil deeds."

When Li Xu said this, his eyes seemed to shoot fire, his voice was hoarse, and he couldn't continue talking for a while.When everyone heard what happened to his people, they couldn't help feeling sorry for him, so no one spoke.After a while, Li Xu continued: "I hid in the tunnel for five days. I didn't sneak out of the tunnel until I was sure that the monk Faith Kong and the officers and soldiers had left. It's just that Zhuangzi in front of me has become a wasteland. My The clansman and the common people in Zhuangzi have no bones left. How can we not avenge such a great enmity? I know that monk Niankong is very powerful. With my own strength, I am definitely not his opponent. The officers and soldiers massacred the military officers of my people to take revenge. After I captured these military officers, I first asked about the situation of their massacre that day, and then killed these military officers one by one, and killed all their families... "

Before Li Xu finished speaking, Gao Lishi was startled and said in a trembling voice, "Could it be that you were responsible for the murder of the imperial guards in the Beiya that day?"

Li Xu laughed loudly, and said in his mouth: "It turns out that the tall housekeeper also knows about this case. Yes, I did this case."

Gao Lishi showed a look of unbearable expression, and said in a trembling voice: "That day, many military officers and their families were suddenly killed in the Imperial Army of the Beiya, even a baby who was a few months old. It was not long before the death of Emperor Zetian. Emperor Zhongzong had just ascended to the throne of God. The Forbidden Army in Beiya was the emperor's own army. So many military officers and their families were killed suddenly, and rumors arose in the court. Some people said that these military officers were the confidantes of Emperor Zetian and wanted to avenge Zetian. However, the conspiracy was revealed and they were executed by the imperial court. Some people said that these people were bought by Emperor Zhongzong and Empress Wei. Zhang Jianzhi and others launched a coup, put Emperor Zetian under house arrest in the harem, and restored Emperor Zhongzong. The military attaches have worked hard. Without their internal support, even if Zhang Jianzhi and others launch a coup, they will be defeated. Therefore, the officials loyal to Emperor Zetian hated these military officials for betraying Emperor Zetian, so they secretly attacked these people together with them. Kill all the family members to avenge Zetian the Great."

When he said this, he suddenly stopped talking, fixed his eyes on Li Xu, and then continued after a while: "You, your surname is Li... Are you... Are you..."

Gao Lishi's face turned pale in an instant, and he was even more terrified than when he was chased and killed by skeleton soldiers in the town before.Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, thinking to himself that Li Xu's background must be weird, otherwise Gao Lishi would never have been frightened into such a state.

(End of this chapter)