"Quickly report to the abbot that a group of rebel soldiers with black flags and black armor have come down the mountain. I've never seen them before!”
Huangjue Temple!
A reception monk stumbled into the temple and began to shout loudly.
Then, the monks in the temple were like headless flies, buzzing and running around.
"Calm down!" The monk's Buddha nature appeared, and he shouted loudly to calm the panicking monks." What are you panicking for? Liaokong, tell me, how many people have come down from the mountain? Who was the leader? Is it someone we have dealt with before?”
Huangjue Temple stood on the land of Huaiyou, which was full of thieves. Naturally, it could not avoid dealing with thieves and bandits. It also had its own way of dealing with people.
"Abbot, there is a group of bandits with black flags at the foot of the mountain. There are about 30 of them. The leader is a big man wearing a black mask. However, I am sure that our temple has never dealt with a thief dressed like this.”
Seeing the Buddha nature, the monks in the temple calmed down a little. The reception monk, Liaokong, also came forward to explain the situation.
"Only thirty people?"
"Why didn't Liaokong say it clearly earlier?”
"That's right. You made us panic.”
"Amitabha. It's all Kong's fault!"
Hearing the number of rebel soldiers, the monks were not afraid at all. They discussed animatedly in the courtyard.
Buddha Xing nodded. There weren't many thieves. He could negotiate with them first and see if he could send them away with some money or food. If these people didn't know their place, the guard monks of Huangjue Monastery weren't to be trifled with!
"Go, call Jing and bring the monks over."”
Liaojing was the Dharma name given to Zhu Zhongba when he became a monk in Huangjue Temple.
When a fat monk behind him heard this, he suddenly thought of something and revealed an anxious expression. He stammered,"M-Abbot, Liaojing and the others aren't in the temple. They said they went to the back mountain for training!”
"What?"
In the depths of the old forest behind Huangjue Temple.
A group of bald monks were sitting around a bonfire. A few rabbits were roasted on the bonfire, sizzling with oil and emitting a fragrant smell.
The bald monks in a circle kept sniffing, all of them drooling.
One of the skinny and tall monks finally couldn't take it anymore. He stood up and walked to the bonfire. He quickly tore off a piece of rabbit meat and threw it into his mouth. Then, he hissed and gasped from the heat.
"It's not fully cooked yet. Yellow Dog, why are you in such a hurry?”
The eyes of the tall and thin warrior monk who ate meat flickered with a fierce light." Who are you calling yellow dog? I'm called 'Understanding' now!'”
"What are you trying to comprehend! The Heavy Myna hadn't eaten yet, but why was it so anxious?”
"Ugh!"
Upon hearing the words "Heavy Myna", the thin and tall warrior monk's murderous look disappeared. He looked at Zhu Zhongba and said,""Am I not starving?"
Then, he tore off a rabbit leg and handed it to Zhu Zhongba." Heavy Myna, you eat."”
"Isn't it not cooked yet?" Although Zhu Zhongba said so, he took it without a care. He tore off a large piece of meat and started chewing.
The other monks were already swallowing their saliva. They quickly reached out their hands to the rabbit.
In a short while, the four fat rabbits were all divided up.
Zhu Zhongba finished the rabbit leg in two or three bites. He smiled as he watched the other martial monks wolfing down the rabbit meat. However, his thoughts drifted to Huangjue Temple.
I wonder how Xiao Jiu is doing…How much food can it get? Without these martial monks guarding the courtyard, Xiao Jiu shouldn't encounter any resistance, right?
To put it bluntly, the martial monks raised in the temple were no different from the servants of the rich and powerful families. They were called monks, but they did not avoid meat and fish. Otherwise, how could they have the strength to practice martial arts? The reason why they shaved their heads was just to hide from others. Ordinary people could not live in the temple for long.
In Huangjue Temple, the Buddha-nature monk stood on a ladder and looked out from the top of the wall.
At the foot of the mountain, a group of black-clothed men filed up the mountain. In front of the group, a person held a dark black flag high, making a loud sound in the wind…
Buddha Xing took a look and could not help but gasp.
These men in black were lined up neatly even on the mountain path. They were all tall and had a valiant aura. They did not look like bandits or bandits, but rather like the elites of the imperial court.
At the front of the group of thieves was a tall man dressed in black with black leather armor. From his clothes, he looked no different from the thieves behind him, except that he had a mask on his face.
It was a black iron mask. Actually, it was more appropriate to call it a mask because there were no facial features on it. There were only holes in the eyes and nose. The surface was polished very smoothly and was completely black.
This masked man should be the leader of this group of thieves.
The mask added a sense of mystery.
Buddha Xing's face turned pale as he looked down and shouted anxiously,"Is the gate blocked?"
"Soon, soon!" A monk below stuttered.
Soon, the bandits arrived in front of the temple and stood in formation. It was silent except for the sound of the black flag.
A murderous aura immediately spread out.
Buddha Xing's face was pale and he was sweating. He mustered up his courage and said,"Good, good men, what can I do for you?”
"Great Monk, our Black Flag Army passed by your precious land. We heard that the monks of Huangjue Temple are all kind and compassionate, so we wanted to come and make friends.”the masked leader said.
Buddha Xing was stunned for a long time and widened his eyes. How could he be so righteous when he was robbing?!
"Well, the small temple doesn't have much food left. Why don't the warriors try somewhere else? For example, there's a village twenty miles to the south.”
The words of Buddha made Zhu Wu, who was under the mask, angry. Wasn't our village twenty miles south of Huangjue Temple…
Damn it, this thieving monk wanted to divert the trouble, he was very evil!!!
"We asked your temple for food because we were begging for alms. We wanted you monks to do good deeds and accumulate merit. It's a good thing that you can go to the Buddhist Kingdom of the Western Heaven after you die. If he were to find those poor families, it would be robbery and a sin. We Black Flag Army Bandits also have morals and will not do such a wicked thing!”
Buddha nature was furious. What the hell? Robbing us is a good thing? To the Western Paradise? Why didn't he go to heaven?
Even monks knew how to curse!
For a moment, he even forgot his fear and said angrily,"Hero, this temple worships Bodhisattva. Aren't you afraid of retribution in the future?”
"Retribution?" Zhu Wu sneered." I'm asking for alms from the temple and monks, not Bodhisattva. Why would Bodhisattva punish me? This is an accumulation of virtue. If I ask for things from a poor family, it would be a sin.”
"Moreover, if karma really exists in this world, how can those corrupt officials and bandits be fine?”
"If there really is karma, why are the poor people who work hard living worse than pigs and dogs?”
"Ugh!" Buddha nature was speechless for a moment.
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