Tongtian Bamboo Repair

Chapter 400 Reason

The cold bamboo spear thrust forward, and the first batch of yellow-haired thieves who rushed in suffered heavy losses. They thought that when the courtyard door was opened, the villagers inside would be frightened to death, and when they rushed in, they would be like a tiger among the sheep, killing these bastards until they fell on their backs.

But things went counterproductive. As soon as they emerged from the roadblock, they were greeted by sharpened bamboos. Although the bamboo blade is not sharp, such a dull knife will cause more pain if it pierces the body.

The damage wasn't too big, but the pain was real pain.

Zhang Miao was a little optimistic. He chose bamboo spears because bamboo was stored here. But the bamboo here was not a very tough bamboo, and the damage caused by the bamboo spear was not as great as he imagined.

"Damn it, if it were bamboo in the bamboo sea, the bodies of these thieves would be pierced!" Zhang Miao couldn't help but cursed secretly.

The bamboo spear was injured but not dead, which made these thieves even more crazy. They endured the pain, endured the stabs from the bamboo spears, and struggled to chop at the villagers.

This is the time to really be brave. If the villagers can hold on, these scarred thieves will not be able to withstand a second round of stabbings. If the villagers are too timid to hold on, they will be defeated and be directly chopped down by these thieves when they turn around and retreat.

Thinking of this, Zhang Miao couldn't help shouting: "Hold on!"

Although he did not have much magic power, after years of chanting sutras, his voice was clear and his articulation was clear. Coupled with his calm attitude in the face of danger, this sound of stability made the villagers feel certain, and they persisted in the formation that wanted to be defeated.

The villagers who persevered tried another round of stabbings, and this time they finally succeeded and stabbed the thieves to death directly.

As soon as the thief died, everyone was in high spirits and couldn't help shouting.

However, the yellow-haired thief outside the hospital did not retreat. Ah Huangmao frowned and thought for a moment, then said to the thieves behind him: "You guys, wear your armor and go in."

Several old thieves responded and took a set of cowhide and bronze armor from the horses beside them and put them on themselves.

Under the light of the fire, Zhang Miao also saw the old thieves starting to put on their armor. His face darkened, and he immediately thought in his mind: "This is really not a way to survive. You can use whatever I have to defeat me, right?"

Simple weapons like bamboo spears are completely useless against armor. The damn thieves obviously didn't wear armor, but now that the bamboo spears were useful, they 'transformed' into armor. Don't be too shameless!

What other means do you have!

Zhang Miao couldn't help but think quickly. If there is no way to deal with it, then the group of armored old thieves will rush in and everyone here will be finished.

At this time, the village chief also came to Zhang Miao. He said to Zhang Miao: "Young master, you have tried your best. The thieves are strong and there is nothing we can do. There is also a secret road leading to the outside of the village. You should escape through the secret passage. You have a bright future and should not die here."

Zhang Miao was stunned by the village chief's words, and a thought flashed through his mind.

escape? Still not escaping?

The appearance of defeat is already appearing before our eyes. The thieves are shameless and well prepared. As long as they rush in, this place will surely fall. Escape should be a wise choice, leaving the green hills without worrying about having no firewood.

But is running away really a good choice? They have resisted the thieves for a long time, and the thieves must be angry. After coming in, will they go on a killing spree and kill all the villagers here? Although Zhang Miao was not responsible for such a killing, it was indirectly contributed to by Zhang Miao. If he had not offered to resist the thieves, the thieves might have looted and left. Even if they killed people, they would not massacre the village...

The choice before Zhang Miao made Zhang Miao very entangled. Isn't there a way to break this situation? Can he save the villagers and fight off the thieves?

If so, if he had some strength, this kind of trouble would not be a trouble.

His mind was thinking rapidly, and everything around him seemed to have stopped. The thieves outside stopped attacking, and the villagers in the courtyard were also waiting for Zhang Miao's choice.

Suddenly, Zhang Miao laughed and said loudly: "Buddha said, if I don't go to hell, who will. Everyone, get out of the way, I'll talk to Ah Huang Mao."

As soon as he said these words, a golden light flashed in the village chief's eyes. This golden light disappeared in an instant. He immediately said: "Young master, you can't do that. That Huangmao is ruthless and kills people without blinking an eye. If you go out, he will definitely kill you." Yes. You are a person with a great future, so why put yourself in danger? It would be best to leave directly through the secret passage."

After he finished speaking, other villagers also tried to persuade him: "Yes, young master, your life is so precious. How can you fight with a despicable person like A Huangmao? It's better to listen to the village chief and leave directly. We I will help you stop those thieves!"

The villagers said, with expressions of resignation on their faces.

Zhang Miao sighed and said: "I am neither greedy for life nor afraid of death. It is not my way to fulfill my own life at the expense of others. I accept your kindness, and I will go and share it with Ah Huangmao He said, if he kills me, it will be considered as my best effort. If he can wake up, it will be my good fortune."

"My great future must be achieved by myself, not by others!"

After Zhang Miao finished speaking, he strode forward, got out of the roadblock, and walked out of the hospital. He stood at the collapsed courtyard gate, clasped his hands in front of him, and then said: "My name is Lian Zhen, and I am a disciple who went to pray for Buddha to become a Taoist. May I ask the villains in front of you, how can you let the villagers here retreat? "

The yellow-haired thief on the opposite side heard Zhang Miao's words. They looked at each other for a while, and then one of the thief shouted: "You are a Buddhist who doesn't care about life and death. You are not even a mage. How dare you let us retreat. Why should we listen to you?" ?”

Zhang Miao said seriously: "Don't listen to me, but listen to your own hearts. Robbery and murder, are these the life you want? Will you really get happiness if you hurt others? Why don't you put down the butcher knife and go Surrender yourself in the temple, wash away your karma for the rest of your life, and gain salvation.”

His words made everyone stunned, and Ah Huang Mao even laughed. He laughed and asked: "You little novice monk is quite interesting. There is a saying in the Buddhist scriptures that you should put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately. A master once advised me to let If I put down the sin of killing, I can become a Dharma Master. Then I can practice Buddhism and live forever. But you, a novice, are different. You asked me to surrender and wash away my sins." Zhang Miao shook his head and continued: "I don't care what other people say. I have never read anything in the Buddhist scriptures about putting down the butcher knife and becoming a Buddha immediately. The Buddha actually said that good will be rewarded with good and evil will be rewarded with evil. If you do evil, if you are rewarded with good, then this Isn’t the world in chaos? If you do good and get bad consequences, how can there be light in this world?"

"You kill people, you rob, but you still say you are a good person. Isn't this a mockery of all the people in the world who keep their own laws? Discuss deeds but not the heart, and look at things rather than people. If you are wrong, you must admit it, and if you are guilty, you should be punished. The Buddha said that all sentient beings have Buddha nature. You can also become a Buddha, you can also achieve enlightenment, but you must first wash away your sins and repay the cause and effect. Only in this way can you break the obstacles of karma and understand your mind and nature."

Zhang Miao's words made Ah Huangmao's expression cloudy, and he suddenly shouted: "No! You are lying! This is not the words of the Buddha. You bastard, you dare to disturb my Buddha's heart! I will kill you!"

After Ah Huangmao finished speaking, he roared suddenly, the sound was so loud that it shook the surrounding area. He suddenly stepped forward, but directly crossed the distance of more than ten feet, and slashed the long knife in his hand towards Zhang Miao's head.

Zhang Miao was not afraid at all. He stared at the long knife closely, but did not hide from the sharp blade. He did not even close his eyes, but quietly watched the approaching blade.

The gust of wind stopped, and the blade stopped close to Zhang Miao's eyebrows. The cold blade even touched Zhang Miao's eyebrows, cutting a shallow blood line between his eyebrows.

"Ah! Bastard! Why don't you hide! You bastard, you messed with my mind...I..." Ah Huangmao stopped his blade and looked at Zhang Miao. He suddenly shouted manically, shouting, He suddenly started crying, then he got down on all fours and ran away!

As soon as he ran, the space around him suddenly became distorted, and the firelight, warehouse, village, and robbers disappeared like a mirror in the water. The surroundings were deserted, with no sign of a village anywhere. Only Zhang Miao's green horse was eating grass nearby, looking content and content. It turned back and glanced at Zhang Miao curiously.

At this time, an old monk wearing yellow clothes walked out from the side. The old monk glanced at Zhang Miao with a look of approval on his face. He said to Zhang Miao: "You, a little monk, do have some wisdom. How did you see that?"

Zhang Miao glanced at him. He was wearing yellow monk clothes, which can only be worn by wizards and above. He saluted the old monk, and then said: "The young monk didn't notice it at first. This illusion was so real that I couldn't tell it apart at all. However, people's hearts are unpredictable. From the time those villagers obeyed my orders without reservation, , I had doubts.”

"I am a little novice monk with no reputation. Even if the villagers respect Buddhism and Taoism, they will not listen to the words of a little novice monk. Moreover, they act with a public heart and no selfishness. They are like ants in a nest, only knowing how to follow their own path. , this is very abnormal.”

After listening to Zhang Miao's words, the monk laughed and said, "Yes, the environment is real, but people's hearts are unpredictable. We can make those villages, food, roads, and even fire weapons exactly the same, but How can we make people real? There are only a few important roles played by our people."

"You are very unusual. When others got into our situation, they were mostly panicked and afraid of death. Only you are different. You dared to resist, and you were quite organized. In the end, you directly discussed the truth and defeated us. The general said that the Buddha's heart was unstable."

"Hahaha! You novice monk is very interesting."

As the old monk spoke, he laughed, and then his figure slowly turned invisible and disappeared directly in front of Zhang Miao.

At this time, Zhang Miao was completely relieved. In fact, he still hasn't said a word. He can see that the biggest flaw here is that the feng shui is wrong... This place is not a feng shui where people gather. A place where people gather should be popular, but there is no popularity here, but there is no popularity. There are so many people, unless they are ghosts... But this is the Red Lotus World, where can there be ghosts!

Therefore, Zhang Miao felt that something was wrong with this place. In fact, he thought about it a lot, but in the end he just took it as it came, because he was a young novice and he didn't have the slightest ability to resist. Since you can't resist, why not take it one step at a time. If someone really wanted to kill him, there would be no need to go to such trouble.

Now that the truth has come to light, Zhang Miao feels that this should be a test. There is no right or wrong in this kind of test. Maybe even if you are 'killed', it is just an illusion.

After resting for a while, Zhang Miao got back on the green horse and continued towards the destination.

After walking for an hour, a small town suddenly appeared ahead. This small city is Tuliang City, and it is also the main city in this area. As soon as he reached the city gate, he found some people gathered at the city gate, as if waiting for someone.

He was a little curious, but he didn't want to join in the fun. He was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by a novice among the group.

"Excuse me, junior brother, are you junior brother Lian Zhen who went to Honglian Temple to study?" The novice monk saluted him with a smile and asked him.

Zhang Miao nodded and responded: "The young monk is Lian Zhen. I wonder what senior brother meant when he stopped me?"

The novice monk said with a smile: "I am Zhongguang from Tuliang Qingjing Temple. Entrusted by the presiding master, I came here to invite my junior brother to the temple for a gathering. The small temple has already prepared some rituals, and I am just waiting for my junior brother to come to the table."

Zhang Miao was a little surprised when he heard this. He quickly said: "How dare you keep the master waiting for a long time? The young monk is frightened. But I have never been to your temple, and I have never had any relationship with the master in the temple. Why do you hold a banquet for me?"

Waiting for the light novice monk said with a smile: "Junior brother, we will find out when he gets there."

Having said that, it is impossible for Zhang Miao not to go. His action, when the people behind him started to sprinkle water and gongs and suonas, it seemed very solemn.

This time Zhang Miao was even more surprised. He is just a young novice monk and has no reputation. How could he be in such a position? The residents in the city were so surprised that they thought a master was coming. But looking at Zhang Miao's outfit, he seems to be a novice monk!

Zhang Miao moved forward, crossing the streets and alleys. Everyone stopped in front of a temple. At this time, the middle door of the temple was wide open, and several monks were already waiting here. The leading monk has a baby-like face, with white hair and beard. As soon as he saw Zhang Miao, he smiled and said, "This one must be a Buddhist disciple of Lian Zhen. He is indeed a talented person."

Zhang Miao also saluted him. This person is none other than the presiding master of Qingjing Temple.

Qingjing Temple is similar to Yechuan Temple. They are both small temples affiliated with Honglian Temple. These small temples are mainly responsible for the selection of Buddhists, as well as the collection of offerings, guarding and various other things in the area. This kind of temple is usually presided over by an old formal master, plus three or five novice novices who have no prospects as assistants. The remaining helpers and others were recruited locally.

This kind of temple is not well connected with each other. Buddhists like Zhang Miao who go to study may or may not visit, and he doesn't know the people here. But today's reception is very problematic!

(End of this chapter)