Xuanxia

Chapter 188 A Silent Little Crisis
After morning prayers and breakfast, Fu Qingzhou was going to go to the martial arts arena with the other lay disciples. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the dining hall, Fa Jing was the first to stick to him.

"Hey, Junior Brother Zhou Qing."

The smile on his face was no longer as reserved and arrogant as before, but instead full of flattery: "Can you tell me, Senior Brother, how did you get to know Senior Brother Fanu?"

Fu Qingzhou turned around - following behind him were not only lay disciples, but also the monks' teachers under Fajing.

At this moment, the look in their eyes when they looked at him was full of envy and awe.

Since he climbed up to Fa Nu, the place in his temple was no longer limited to lay disciples, but was already higher than many monks who had left home.

"Nothing, just a little fate."

He smiled at Fajing and said, "No matter what, Brother Fajing, you were the first one to help me and teach me Kung Fu when I entered the temple. I will never forget you."

Fa Jing was very pleased with these words. He patted his belly and laughed heartily, his expression becoming even more cheerful.

The two men were arm in arm, chatting and laughing, with a group of younger brothers following behind them, just like two gang bosses.

When they arrived at the martial arts arena, Fu Qingzhou was about to practice martial arts with his sword in hand, but was stopped by Fa Jing.

"Brother, you have to go to Brother Fanu to learn sword skills every day, so you have to save some energy."

He smiled and said, "Besides, the little things we practiced won't be much progress for you, brother."

Fu Qingzhou knew that this guy had something else to say, and laughed: "Okay, okay, then let's... take a walk?"

"Let's take a walk." Fa Jing nodded with a smile.

In the martial arts arena, a group of disciples were practicing martial arts loudly, while the two of them were strolling around the edge.

"Brother, is there anything you want to ask of me?"

Fu Qingzhou asked straight to the point, "Regarding Senior Brother Fa Nu?"

"Hey, brother, you really underestimate me." Fa Jing waved his hand and said, "You said you can't forget me, how can I shamelessly ask you to help me with something? I believe you will soar to the top in the temple in the future... Hehe, when the time comes, you will definitely benefit from me."

Fu Qingzhou burst into laughter.

After laughing, he asked, "Then I wonder what Senior Brother Fajing wants to talk about?"

"Well... you shouldn't know about this."

Fa Jing narrowed his eyes and said, "But Brother Zhou Qing, you now have Senior Brother Fanu's protection, so it is almost certain that you will be ordained as a monk and join the temple. Now you have trained the lay disciples to be obedient, so I still have to explain this to you."

After considering his words, he asked, "Do you still remember Senior Brother Fahai?"

"How could you not remember?"

Fu Qingzhou smiled bitterly and said, "I carried him for such a long distance, but I only found out his name when I came to the temple."

"Regarding the death of Senior Brother Fahai, the temple has also found out some information in the past few days."

Fa Jing tilted his head to look him in the eye and said, "Want to listen?"

Fu Qingzhou scratched his head in confusion: "What, have you found the murderer? Are you going to the temple to seek revenge?"

"What revenge?"

Fa Jing smiled helplessly: "Brother Fa Hai, he has offended someone he shouldn't have offended!"

Fu Qingzhou exclaimed, "What does this mean?"

"Have you ever been curious about why we closed the temple?" Fajing asked with a squint.

Fu Qingzhou shook his head: "How would I know? You monks, Taoist priests, etc. are all weird. How would I know what you are going to do?"

"Haha, it's actually not that complicated. To put it bluntly, it's just some disputes in the martial arts world."

Fa Jing shook his head and said, "Someone is targeting us. Senior Brother Fa Hai went there to settle the dispute. He originally wanted to kill the person quietly and be done with it, but he didn't expect to be killed in return. Now the other party knows that we went there to seek revenge, and they are going to cause trouble for us."

Of course Fu Qingzhou had guessed it long ago.

Previously, because of the incident with Ziqi Xianfeng Temple, Fanyin Temple had to ask Jinchan Temple to apologize to Baihe Zhenren and find someone to be a scapegoat. However, before the apology letter had even warmed up, Fachen attacked Qiuchan again... Not only did he attack Qiuchan, but he also got into trouble with Hua Wuying.

Behind Hua Wuying is the Wulin Alliance... These guys have probably been left unattended for too long, and they have powerful backers behind them, so they are doing evil things wantonly in various places in Dayan, without any sense of propriety.

Anyone with a sense of crisis would know that they should really cower in fear, but to them, closing the temple seemed to be just a cover. They actually dared to go out and kill people, and not only did they offend the Ziqi Xianfeng Temple, they also offended the Wulin Alliance...

Fu Qingzhou really wanted to light three incense sticks for them.

"so what?"

Facing Fa Jing, he was still the ignorant Zhou Qing, with a confused look on his face: "Brother, why are you telling me this?"

"Hehe, to put it bluntly, we don't have the ability to fight these enemies to death for the time being."

Fa Jing smiled and said, "Abbot Yuan Wu, and the two uncles Yuan Xi and Yuan Jing, they are going to retreat and practice their magic skills. Once they succeed, those enemies will naturally no longer be a threat. But before that, we must find a way to deal with them."

"The solution... is to apologize."

Fu Qingzhou understood as soon as he heard it.

He suddenly realized, "Are you going to hand over Senior Brother Fahai's body?"

"Brother Fahai, you must hand it over."

Fa Jing nodded and said, "But we still have to hand over some more people."

Fu Qingzhou was startled: "A living person?"

"Of course it's a living person...but when you hand it over, it doesn't matter whether it's alive or not."

Fa Jing's smile was somewhat sinister: "You need to know about this."

Fu Qingzhou rolled his eyes and lowered his voice: "But there are only so many people in our temple. If we hand over a few more people, how can we face our enemies in the future?"

"Junior Brother Zhou Qing is really smart..." Fa Jing narrowed his eyes and said, "You hit the nail on the head with one sentence - there are not many talented people in the temple, and those who can become monks and practice are even more elite, so of course the ones who are handed over should be..."

"A lay disciple!" Fu Qingzhou took over the conversation and said it out loud.

Fa Jing laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "That's right, a lay disciple, as long as he shaves his hair, who would know he is a lay disciple?"

Fu Qingzhou's eyes widened: "Have you decided on the candidates?"

"Originally, after the morning prayer today, it was my turn to make the decision." Fajing grinned, "Don't be afraid to tell me, brother, you came after the temple was closed, and you brought the body of Brother Fahai with you. Even though the abbot has confirmed that you are not a suspect, your origins are unknown, so it is better to hand you over than to keep you... Your cultivation is also higher than that of other lay disciples, so you are more convincing..."

Fu Qingzhou's eyes widened and he felt a slight tingling sensation on his scalp.

"…Fortunately, Senior Brother Fanu is willing to protect you."

Fa Jing smiled in a very friendly and cheerful manner: "You don't have to be a scapegoat."

After arriving at Fanyin Temple, Fu Qingzhou's palms were sweaty for the first time.

He was not afraid of crisis. Even when facing Abbot Yuanwu's illusionary mind technique, he did not feel anything was scary.

But... without him even realizing it, someone had actually arranged his life and death!

He didn't even dare to think about what would have happened today if he hadn't dealt with Fa's wrath last night?
Could it be that he was poisoned to death while eating breakfast?
What if the abbot called you into the Buddhist hall with kind words, but the other party suddenly became murderous without saying a word?
Seeing the cold sweat on Fu Qingzhou's forehead, Fa Jing patted him on the shoulder again: "Okay, don't be afraid, now that I've told you this, you are safe."

Fu Qingzhou took a long breath and asked in a low voice: "Who will be the scapegoat in the end?"

"unimportant."

Fa Jing smiled at him and said, "It's already been decided, so don't worry about it. I'm telling you this because you're their boss now, and if one of them is missing, you need to know why."

Fu Qingzhou's pupils shrank slightly and he glanced sideways towards the martial arts arena.

There was obviously one less person on the field.

Huang Ergou, who had been scared by him to the point of peeing his pants, had disappeared at some point.

At the same time, Fa Jing's laughter came from behind: "That kid still has a grudge against you. Last night he came to me and told me that you quietly left the disciple room and did something. That's why I wanted to hand you over... But now, I can only sacrifice him."

(End of this chapter)