Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 71 Someone Died
Xiaoxitian was built along the mountain, and the buildings were constructed upwards in order of importance. The Pearl Relics Pagoda, as one of the nine bells, is the most precious, so it is placed on the top of the highest glazed tower. Not far below the glazed tower is the hall where the monks of Xiaoxitian attend morning classes and recite scriptures.

Xiaoxitian Temple is divided into civil monks and military monks, but no matter whether they are civil or military, they must attend the daily morning classes, otherwise it would not be considered a Buddhist temple.

After crossing the stone gate at the foot of Phoenix Mountain and going up over 3,000 stone steps, you will reach the main gate of Xiaoxitian. From the main gate, you need to climb more than a thousand stone steps to reach the main hall. The stone steps are divided into different areas on both sides...So every day the monks have to climb a lot of stone steps to reach the main hall for morning classes, which can be regarded as tempering their will and proving their Buddha's heart.

You know, even Mount Tai in the previous life actually only had about 6,000 steps... Climbing like this every day, the monk must have been very brave.

The main hall is extremely spacious and square in shape, and can accommodate a thousand people. This area is more than enough to be used as a martial arts arena... At the end are several golden Buddha statues with solemn appearances.

There are three cushions in front of the Buddha statue. There is no one in the middle and on the right side. Only Dongxuan is sitting on the left side, facing the vast hall.

There were also many cushions placed in the main hall, with about twenty people sitting sparsely on them. They were all masters from Xiaoxitian Temple and their disciples. Guan Yunshu was among them, but due to his seniority, he only sat in the disciple seat.

It is worth mentioning that there were monks and nuns present, but only Guan Yunshu had long hair, which looked a little strange. However, everyone had long been accustomed to it and did not care about such details. When they saw Guan Yunshu coming back, they all nodded with a smile and greeted him.

Guan Yunshu sat upright in the disciple's seat, his back straight. He looked around but didn't see Abbot Dongwen, so he asked, "Where is the master?"

"Since you left, the abbot has gone down the mountain to travel and there has been no news from him since then..." Dongxuan shook his head slightly.

Guan Yunshu nodded lightly and said no more. Master Dongwen always talked about things personally and often went down the mountain to travel around the world. This was known to everyone.

She listened quietly as Dongxuan discussed with the various masters in the temple how to deal with the martial arts celebrities who had gathered in the temple.

Different from those small fry who couldn't even get through the stone gate at the foot of Phoenix Mountain, the martial arts masters who were allowed to go up the mountain by Xiao Xitian during this sensitive period were all well-known giants.

Because the rumor spread from the temple, many people inside and outside the martial arts world believed it. Now this group of martial arts celebrities have come here, hoping to observe the second piece of the Nine Bells and broaden their horizons.

Since Xiao Xitian couldn't produce it, they said that they would make a compromise. They would let Xiao Xitian hold a martial arts conference, and let the heroes present decide the winner. The winner would climb up the Glazed Tower to comprehend the Nine Bells. Afterwards, they could use their influence to help Xiao Xitian clarify the matter, and even promote this so-called martial arts conference.

Neither the Sword Sect nor Wugong Mountain has ever set a precedent. Now that you, Xiao Xitian, are the first to do this, it will surely cause a stir in the martial arts world and attract countless heroes who are unable to make a breakthrough to come here... This is all about human relationships, that is, connections.

As long as Xiao Xitian can continue to hold the martial arts conference, whether it is held once a year or once every three years, it will attract a large number of people from all walks of life. Isn't this a good thing for the martial arts world? In the long run, Xiao Xitian's reputation in the martial arts world will surely surpass Wugong Mountain and Jianzong, and become the world's number one sect.

The proposal of this group of martial arts masters seems good, but in the final analysis, they are just using rumors as an excuse to force Xiao Xitian to give them a chance to observe the Nine Bells.

No sect with any integrity would accept such humiliation. This has nothing to do with interests, it is simply the self-esteem of warriors.

I can hold a martial arts conference by myself, but you can't force me by threatening me with rumors.

If it were Wugong Mountain, all he would have to do was say 'If I don't beat you, my thoughts are not clear', and he would immediately roll up his fists and beat someone up.

If it was the Sword Sect, he would just say, "Who the hell are you? How dare you ask me to prove myself?" and then draw his sword and chop the person down.

But Xiao Xitian is different from the Sword Sect and Wugong Mountain. Their livelihood is based on compassion and the desire to save all living beings… They have always advocated these eight words, but now that it concerns their own interests, they immediately expel all these people by force. Isn’t that slapping themselves in the face?

This is closely related to the sect's main purpose. To put it more deeply, this is the "Tao" of the group of Buddhists in Xiao Xitian.

Therefore, it was inevitable that good people would be bullied. Therefore, Dongxuan and the other masters all advocated a policy of appeasement, but Guan Yunshu looked down on it. She was still thinking that her method would be the most effective... that is, to knock down all those clamoring guys one by one and throw them off the mountain.

After discussing for a while without coming up with a specific plan, someone suggested, "Now that they are determined to comprehend the Treasure Tower, why don't we just go with the flow and adopt their proposal."

Upon hearing this, Guan Yunshu frowned slightly and got angry all of a sudden. What kind of cowardly words were these?

She refuted: "If we set a precedent, anyone can use this as an excuse to force us to hold a martial arts competition in the future. Aren't you a woman from the mortal world who can be bullied by anyone? The first thing to do is to find out the person who spread the rumors."

These words were obviously extremely disrespectful to the teachers, but none of the masters present were angry. Only the disciples of these masters were slightly dissatisfied.

Someone said in a gentle voice, "The so-called Buddhism, in the final analysis, is all about the word 'explain'. It is true that the pearl relic tower is the foundation of our temple, but if you value it too much and hold on to it tightly, you will treat those who are interested in it as snakes and scorpions, and it will be difficult for you to go far in the Buddhist path."

A master then suggested, "Although we can't give it to others, it won't hurt to let it go a little. Just do as they said and hold a martial arts competition once a year. The winner can comprehend the real pearl relic treasure banner. In the long run, our temple's reputation in the martial arts world will surely grow day by day, and it may not be a fantasy to dominate the martial arts world. This way, we can gain both fame and fortune."

"If you compromise this time, they will only push their limits!" Hearing this, Guan Yunshu was so angry that his breathing became a little rapid.

"Of course we can hold a martial arts conference, but we can't do it out of necessity... This proposal can solve the crisis this time, but what about next time? Next year, they will use the same method to ask us to hold martial arts conferences twice a year, and then three, four, and so on. They make demands again and again, and we have to satisfy them again and again? In the end, will we even have to give up our sect?"

Someone shook his head. "It's just a martial arts conference. It's not difficult for us to accept it. If their demands are more excessive, we have corresponding methods... We can talk about the future in the future."

After these words came out, those disciples who were somewhat dissatisfied with Guan Yunshu's attitude also began to disagree with their master. They hesitated and said, "I think what Senior Sister Guan said makes sense. We are also one of the three major sects. How can we allow others to bully us like this?"

"I've become confused after practicing Buddhism..." Guan Yunshu took a deep breath and muttered to himself. Arguing was the most useless thing at the moment and he couldn't convince them with words.

Before this, she had vaguely felt that the elders in Xiao Xitian seemed too indifferent, always looking like they were unwilling to waste their energy on the secular world. She had thought that with profound Buddhist knowledge, people would naturally be so noble and unwilling to be contaminated by the secular world. But now she realized... they were noble, but they couldn't handle practical matters. Even when they were being bullied by others, they still looked like they were too lazy to argue with them.

He is not as good as Zhao Wumian. At least if someone dares to do this to him, he will definitely chop them with a knife, just like he directed the blame on Canghua Tower... This is what Guan Yunshu wants.

So she stopped arguing with him, stood up, and bowed like a disciple, "My disciple's friends should come up the mountain to visit soon... I will go to receive them, and I will take my leave first."

At this moment, Dong Xuan, who had been silent all this time, raised his hand slightly and asked, "Does Yun Shu have any solution?"

Guan Yunshu did have an idea. Didn't Xiaoxitian use force to drive away those so-called martial arts masters? Then she would disguise herself, go down the mountain to beat up Zhenxing, pretend to be a martial arts knight who came to Xiaoxitian for the first time, and then take the initiative to find out about the affairs of these martial arts masters, and use this as an excuse to throw all these insects down the mountain.

After we get rid of these insects, we will investigate who spread the false information and track down the spies in the temple...

But this statement obviously could not be made public, so she just snorted lightly, "My disciple is stupid and can't think of a better way."

Dongxuan smiled faintly and waved his hand gently, his attitude as gentle as ever, "We still need to continue discussing this matter, it will be difficult to get away for a while, so go and do your own things. The scenery in Xiaoxitian is stunning, you can take your friends to visit more, such as Wutai Peak, where the terrain is steep, but you can have a panoramic view of Pingyang from a high place, and the night view is excellent, but the friends who are visiting the mountains and rivers are also there, remember not to cause conflicts..."

Guan Yunshu paused slightly as he left. What did this mean?

At this moment, a young nun who was also cultivating with her hair untied like Guan Yunshu hurried into the main hall and said in panic, "A fight has broken out! A fight has broken out! The distinguished guests from Wutai Peak are fighting each other and there is blood. It looks like someone is going to die!"

(End of this chapter)