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Lin Yaoxie and the others sat there drinking tea and waiting, while Xuzhu didn't dare to sit and just stood there.

Duan Yu kept pulling him to sit down, but Xu Zhu said that he was there to confess his sins and that he couldn't sit because he was guilty; he could just stand.

The young monk said to Xuzhu, "Your master, Uncle Huilun, knows you have returned and said he will come to see you in a little while. Please wait a moment."

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Just then, his master arrived, and Xu Zhu quickly knelt down to pay his respects to his master.

His master asked, "Xuzhu, where have you been all this time?"

Xu Zhu knelt down and said to his master, "I know I was wrong. After leaving the mountain, I have repeatedly broken the precepts and forgotten all the precepts that you taught me. It was really wrong of me."

His master asked Xuzhu, "Those people came back saying you killed your grand-uncle and two senior uncles. Is that really true? Tell me quickly, Xuzhu, what really happened?"

Xu Zhu said, "No, no, I have never done anything to betray my master or ancestors. I came back this time to explain this matter to the abbot and you, my master." (He died.)

Chapter 149 Honest Man Xu Zhu

His master actually watched Xu Zhu grow up from a young age and knew Xu Zhu's personality. Xu Zhu was not the kind of person who would kill innocent people indiscriminately. Moreover, Xu Zhu was particularly timid and kind-hearted. How could he do such a thing?

So his master quickly helped Xu Zhu up, saying, "Get up, let's talk about it later."

So after Xu Zhu was helped up by his master, his master said to him, "I don't believe that you, '400,' would do such a rebellious thing."

Xu Zhu stammered, "But Master, I have failed your kindness. Your disciple has already broken the rules outside."

Upon hearing this, his master asked Xuzhu in great surprise, "Did you eat meat?"

Xu Zhu said embarrassedly, "I not only ate meat, but I also drank wine, and I got completely drunk."

His master was alarmed upon hearing this, looking at Xuzhu with disbelief and saying, "Xuzhu, how did you end up in this glamorous world after leaving Shaolin Temple? How did you fall into such a depravity?"

This level?

After he finished speaking, his master was heartbroken and beat his chest in frustration, thinking to himself, "How did my honest disciple turn out like this?"

He was utterly heartbroken, standing there with a look of utter helplessness on his face.

But that wasn't all. Xu Zhu then said to his master, "Master, the boundaries I've broken aren't limited to this. I've even broken the precept against lust."

His master almost fainted from anger after hearing this. His master thought he had misheard and asked him what he said.

Upon hearing this, Duan Yu thought helplessly, "Why is my second brother so honest? He confessed everything. Doesn't he think things are going to get even worse?"

So he quickly went over to smooth things over: "What Xuzhu said is not what you think. He broke the precept against making some bad friends. Fortunately, Xuzhu realized it in time and stayed away from those bad friends."

Then his master was relieved and sighed, saying, "You have broken too many rules. When you are interrogated at the Disciplinary Court, I'm afraid even I, your master, will have a hard time protecting you. You should accept your punishment yourself."

So his master stood helplessly to the side, sighing. At this moment, Xu Zhu quickly knelt down and cried to his master, "It is my fault, I have implicated you, Master. I am truly ashamed of you, Master."

His master stroked Xu Zhu's head and said with great reluctance, "Master, there's nothing I can do. I can't protect you like this anymore."

So Xu Zhu and the other two went to the Discipline Hall to receive their punishment. Lin Yaoxie said to Xu Zhu, "You, Xu Zhu, are too honest. After telling me all this, do you think you'll suffer a great deal? You'll definitely be severely punished."

Xu Zhu only started to worry at this point. He said to me, "I'm also very worried about this, but there's nothing I can do. Since I've come back to accept my punishment, I have to accept these things."

Duan Yu said, "Luckily, I cleverly diverted attention from your breaking the vow of celibacy, otherwise what would you have done, bro? You're too shameless, how could you say everything out loud?"

Seeing Xu Zhu's worried expression, they didn't say anything more to him and could only accompany him towards the Discipline Hall.

Duan Yu comforted Xu Zhu: "Don't worry, Second Brother. With my silver tongue, I will definitely help you clear your name. Don't worry."

But Xu Zhu said, "I'm not worried about being punished; I'm worried about not being able to face the abbot."

Chapter 150 Duan Yu's Eloquent Tongue

"The abbot has always been very kind to me. How can I face him after doing something like this?"

"The abbot has always wanted me to become a high-ranking monk, but now I have failed his expectations. What should I do?"

Duan Yu said, "Stop thinking about it, let's go."

So when they arrived at the entrance of the Discipline Hall, they went inside and saw several monks, each holding a wooden stick.

Those thick, long wooden sticks looked like they were specifically used to punish monks who had made mistakes. If those sticks hit someone, it would hurt terribly. Even Lin Yaoxie felt pain in his body after seeing them.

At this moment, they saw three old monks wearing kasayas sitting in front of them, meditating cross-legged.

Upon seeing Lin Yaoxie, the group immediately spotted Duan Yu upon entering. They then said to Duan Yu, "Your father, Prince Duan, sent a letter a few days ago, explaining my Xuanbei..."

Regarding the matter of my junior brother's death, and your subsequent escort of Xuzhu back to our Shaolin Temple to atone for his sins, I am truly grateful to you.

At this point, Duan Yu's skills began to show again, and he started to get closer to the old monk.

He said, "My Dali Duan family and your temple have been on good terms for generations. It was just a small favor, nothing to mention. Besides, I get along very well with Xu Zhu and we have become sworn brothers."

"Therefore, it is my duty to accompany my sworn brother to Shaolin Temple this time and explain everything clearly."

After hearing this, the abbot said to Duan Yu, "So it turns out that you two have become sworn brothers, which is a cause for celebration."

At this moment, Xu Zhu, who was standing nearby, suddenly knelt down and said, "Disciple Xu Zhu has repeatedly committed offenses. Please, Abbot and Uncle Zhangfa, punish me."

An old monk nearby asked Xuzhu, "Xuzhu, your senior brother reported back that when your grandmaster Xuannan, Huiyuan, and Huifang were injured, you actually used the pretext of healing them to attack and harm them all. Is this really true?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhu quickly shook his head and said, "My disciple has never done such a thing. Those things were not done by my disciple."

The little monk next to him actually testified that he had seen it with his own eyes, and Xu Zhu still dared to deny it.

Xu Zhu said, "They were all killed by that old monster from the Star Constellation Sect, Ding Chunqiu. It wasn't me who did it. They were all poisoned by Ding Chunqiu before, which is why they died."

At this moment, Duan Yu quickly chimed in, "Yes, all of you masters, I was also in that Valley of the Deaf and Mute at the time, and I can testify that Master Xuannan, as well as those other masters, were all killed by that old monster Xingxiu."

After hearing this, those masters were all thinking, "Was it really Ding Chunqiu who harmed him?"

Duan Yu quickly replied, "That's exactly right. At that time, those masters were poisoned by Ju U400. It just so happened that when Xu Zhu was healing them, the poison took effect, which led to this young master's misunderstanding."

Duan Yu spoke very earnestly, and the masters all believed him, saying, "I think what this benefactor Duan said is indeed the truth, and how could the heir of the Dali Duan family lie? So I think what he said is true."

Abbot, what do you think we should do?

Then the master asked Xuzhu, "Then tell us all the precepts you have broken, and we will punish you."

Both Duan Yu and Lin Yaoxie felt a pang of unease upon hearing these words.

Chapter 151 Voluntarily Accepting Punishment

Will Xu Zhu reveal all those things again?

But as they expected, Xu Zhu spoke very honestly in front of those masters.

He not only broke the precepts against drinking alcohol and eating meat, but also the precepts against killing and sexual misconduct.

His master, upon hearing this, broke out in a cold sweat and was completely stunned with disbelief.

The masters next to them then asked, "Did you knowingly commit the crime, or were you threatened and deceived?"

Xu Zhu thought for a moment and said, "Although I killed people to save them, I was forced to do something against my will."

Duan Yu, however, said from the side, "The saying goes, 'Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot.' If even the most heinous villains can be forgiven, why can't you forgive your Buddhist disciple?"

Lin Yaoxie, standing nearby, quickly added, "It is indeed Xuzhu. Some things are not what he wanted, but he had no choice."

The old monk opposite him stubbornly insisted, "The solemnity of Buddhism cannot be taken lightly. Since the precepts have been broken, punishment must be imposed."

But Duan Yu's silver tongue was useless in defending Xu Zhu.

The old monks stubbornly told Lin Yaoxie and his companions, "Since he has broken the precepts, the Buddhist precepts are inviolable, and he must be punished properly."

Duan Yu felt that it was pointless to say anything now, and Xu Zhu was saying that he was already married and living with Meng Gu.

So the old monks were even more speechless. Even Xu Zhu's master was facepalming, he was about to collapse at how he could have taught such a disciple.

There was nothing Xu Zhu could do but accept the punishment; they had nothing more to say.

Unexpectedly, a young monk arrived at this moment, bringing a letter to the abbot. After reading it, the abbot frowned and said to the two masters beside him with a serious expression, "Something big is about to happen in our temple. The matter of punishing Xuzhu will be postponed for now."

They all looked at the masters with curiosity, but the masters did not tell them what was going to happen here. They only told them to stay here for now.

Xu Zhu must be severely punished before being expelled from Shaolin.

Xu Zhu actually said that he would stay here for a while to properly recite scriptures and reflect on his mistakes.

So he went to the vegetable garden to chop firewood and fertilize the vegetables, saying he wanted to lessen his sins.

There was nothing Duan Yu and his companion could do but stay with him. Meanwhile, the senior disciple in the vegetable garden, upon seeing them approaching, began to speak ill of him.

He asked Xuzhu what precepts he had broken that led him to this place to receive punishment. Xuzhu told him that he had broken several precepts.

The monk was clearly trying to make things difficult for Xu Zhu, so Duan Yu and Lin Yaoxie quickly went to argue with him.

The monk was quite self-righteous, saying, "This is his territory, he's in charge, so what if he makes things difficult for Xuzhu?" (Damn it!) Then he said that Lin Yaoxie and Duan Yu weren't monks at all, and that they, as bystanders, had to leave the vegetable garden.

There was nothing they could do but leave, leaving Xu Zhu alone here.

Therefore, Lin Yaoxie and Duan Yu were arranged to stay in the superior rooms by Shaolin Temple, since Duan Yu was the prince of Dali and received different treatment.

So, his master also took advantage of the situation and stayed in the best room in Shaolin Temple, waiting for Xuzhu to be punished so they could leave together.

Chapter 152 The Beggars' Clan's Wolfish Ambitions

The monk then made things difficult for Xuzhu, saying, "I've never drunk a drop of wine or eaten meat in my entire life, yet you've even broken your vow of celibacy. You wicked monk."

Xu Zhu tried to argue with him, and the two of them ended up arguing. Xu Zhu, of course, was clumsy with words and couldn't win the argument, so he could only let himself be bullied and given a lot of dirty and tiring work.

The monk then asked him, "What other precepts have you broken?"

Xu Zhu honestly told him, "I also broke the precept against killing, and I killed many people."

Upon hearing this, the man quickly hid to the side and asked, "Is your martial arts skill very powerful?"

Xu Zhu said, "My previous martial arts skills from Shaolin Temple have all been crippled by others."

Upon hearing that his martial arts skills had been crippled, the monk became arrogant again and said to him, "Then I must punish you properly."

So he put handcuffs on Xu Zhu and said, "Get out there and get to work."

He even hit Xu Zhu with a stick and told him, "I'm warning you, from now on you must carry a hundred loads of manure every day, and you also have to chop a lot of firewood. You must complete all of these, understand?"

Xu Zhu honestly replied, "I'm here to accept my punishment. I will definitely do my best."

Meanwhile, Lin Yaoxie and Duan Yu saw that all the old monks were gathered together having a meeting, so Lin Yaoxie and Duan Yu eavesdropped outside the room to hear what they were doing.

Why are the people from Shaolin Temple gathering there so furtively for a meeting, and it seems to be something very important?

So the master and apprentice listened outside the house with curiosity.

I overheard a master say, "Why is the Beggars' Sect in such a hurry to hold a martial arts conference and elect a martial arts alliance leader?"