A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 71 Kudu Temple

The platform in front of the temple is paved with fine bluestone, but after so many years, the cracks between the bricks are covered with moss.

However, the platform was swept quite cleanly. There was not even a fallen leaf on the huge platform, and one could even see faint traces of water having just been sprinkled.

"Buddhism is a pure land after all!"

Duan Rong couldn't help but sigh, then he walked across the platform, stood in front of the temple gate, and looked up!

The temple gate was quite majestic, but there were many weeds growing in the cracks between the tiles, swaying in the mountain breeze...

Under the eaves, there was a wooden plaque that was already cracked and rotten. The three large characters "Kudu Temple" on it had peeled off, and the characters were barely recognizable.

On the protruding stone walls on both sides of the temple gate, there is a couplet carved in stone: Although the rain is wide, it cannot moisten the grass without roots; although Buddhism is vast, it is difficult to welcome people without fate.

Duan Rong couldn't help but smile and said, "The name of the temple is Kudu, and there is such a couplet engraved on it. Are you going to save me or not?"

"Donor, you have deep roots of kindness, so you will definitely have a chance!" The thin monk looked at Duan Rong with a gentle gaze and said calmly, "Even if you don't join my Buddhist sect, you will still have great blessings."

Duan Rong glanced at the thin monk and said, "Master is the one who is truly blessed."

"I serve the Buddha, and I only wish to be enrolled in paradise soon! I no longer covet the blessings of the human world and heaven!"

"Master, you are so good at practicing!" Duan Rong couldn't help but admire.

Sure enough, the monk who is as thin as a ghost is the real monk!
Duan Rong said secretly in his heart.

The two were talking at the temple gate when suddenly a crow flew out from the temple, croaking strangely, flapping its wings, and flew into the forest...

Duan Rong's heart skipped a beat, as crows are usually considered an ominous creature.

At this moment, Duan Rong suddenly saw that the corners of the plaque of Kudu Temple were covered with layers of spider webs.

Since Buddhism is a pure land, why is there no one to sweep the spider webs?

Duan Rong's face changed slightly, and he had a bad feeling in his heart...

"Donor, please!"

The thin monk suddenly stood in front of the temple gate, clasped his hands together, and bowed to Duan Rong.

Duan Rong carefully looked at the thin monk again, and saw that he had high cheekbones and a serene expression. His gentle eyes were looking at him, and naturally revealed a sense of tranquility and peace that could only be brought about by being surrounded by green lamps and ancient Buddhas.

"I forgot to ask along the way! May I know what is the master's name?" Duan Rong's eyes moved, and he looked at the thin monk and asked calmly.

"My name is Tianxin!" The thin monk said calmly, "People outside the world don't care about names! The donor doesn't ask for my name, not because I forgot, but because I am quite intelligent!"

Duan Rong finally nodded and smiled. It seemed that he was a little neurotic. It was just a crow...

Duan Fusion bowed ten times in return and strode into the temple!
As soon as Duan Rong entered the temple and walked down the stairs, he was suddenly startled and became very alert!
I saw that the courtyard of the temple was full of dead branches and leaves, withered grass, and spots of bird droppings on the ground. The densely packed areas were almost like raindrops, and the sparse ones fell in a patch.

A tall incense burner fell to the ground. The ashes inside had long been blown away by the wind, and rust could be seen inside and outside.

The main hall behind the incense burner had even collapsed by more than half, and the Buddha statue inside had been buried by broken bricks and tiles...

Why is this Kudu Temple so popular?
This is actually a deserted temple!
At this moment, there was a creaking sound of a door closing behind Duan Rong!

Duan Rong turned his head and saw the thin monk closing the temple door and bolting it, then turned around and looked at Duan Rong.

As soon as he saw the thin monk's face, Duan Rong felt like he had eaten a fly!
The thin monk's eyes were as sharp as knives, emitting a vicious light like that of a snake or scorpion. The wrinkles on his face were squeezed into a ball, and his expression was as resentful as that of a devil!
Where is the bearing of a great monk?
At this moment, a dark shadow suddenly jumped down from the concave eaves of the temple gate, swooping down like a big bird, and landed between Duan Rong and the thin monk, stepping on the dead branches and leaves under his feet, making a crackling sound. Duan Rong's heart skipped a beat when he saw the man jumping down, and he thought to himself: "He is a martial artist, and he is not weak!"

The man who had snatched away had two weapons in his hands, a ghost-head knife and a mace.

As soon as the man landed, he threw the mace in his hand out. The thin monk then jumped up, grabbed the mace in mid-air, and landed lightly on the ground!

The two of them stood on both sides of the temple gate, one on the left and one on the right, forming a pincer attack with Duan Rong!

Duan Rong spat on the ground.

Damn it! You want to shut the door and beat the dog!
Although Duan Rong was angry, he was not panicked!

Although the walls of this temple are tall and thick, with his Cloud Snake Steps, a courtyard of this height seems almost like flat ground!
Qinggong, unlike ordinary martial arts, is not only difficult to learn and master, but more importantly, it is almost not circulated in the market.

In Yuanshun Escort Agency, among the six escort leaders, none of them knows Qinggong!

Not to mention the two bandits in front of us!
Duan Rong wants to leave now, but these two people can't stop him!

"Wu Hui, you bastard! You are pretending to be a monk too much! I think you are one too when I see you! You are really good at it!" Zhou Shoushan glanced at Wu Hui, but saw that Wu Hui had a shaved head and was wearing a monk's robe, but in his hand he was still holding the mace that had killed countless people. He couldn't help laughing.

Upon hearing this, Wu Hui glanced at Zhou Shoushan and said, "Boss, have you forgotten that I am a monk who has returned to secular life!"

"Oh, you see, you forgot about this again! Then you have to recite more sutras for this little donor later! Otherwise, he will become a ghost and cause trouble for you!"

"There are many ghosts looking for me, so I don't need one more!" Wu Huiyin laughed miserably.

These two people are actually Zhou Shoushan and Wu Hui from the Whale Tiger Gang!

That day, Zhou Shoushan asked Wu Hui to find a way to find out about Duan Rong's affairs.

But Wu Hui, like Zhou Shoushan, had been dormant for several years, and his previous connections had basically been cut off, so where could he find a way out?

He then strolled around the Yuanshun Escort Agency and happened to see Duan Rong leaving in the Xia Mansion's carriage.

He immediately made up his mind, packed up his things, and stood at the door of Yuanshun Escort Agency, tied his pockets, and waited for Duan Rong to fall into his trap!

As soon as Wu Hui finished speaking, Duan Rong caught a glimpse of a corner of the collapsed Main Hall, and suddenly two figures jumped out!

Duan Rong was shocked. Is there someone else?
The two men ran one in front and one behind, and came up behind Duan Rong. They stood far away from him at a distance of nearly ten feet. They were all wearing brown shorts. If they were not Kong Bin and Zhang Zheng, who else could they be?

Duan Rong laughed secretly in his heart, with the skills you two have, you can just hide, why do you have to show up?

Kong Bin and Zhang Zheng naturally wanted to hide, but Duan Rong had several thousand taels of silver on him. How could they divide the money if he just hid and did not show up?
The four men surrounded Duan Rong, and no matter how you looked at it, he was doomed to die!

Kong Bin knew that his martial arts skills were far inferior to Duan Rong's, but Zhou Shoushan and Wu Hui were both violent and cruel in the Whale Tiger Gang, and had killed countless people!
Wu Hui, in particular, loved to rape, and every time after he was done, he would hammer the person to death with his mace!

If Duan Rong wanted to run from his direction, he only needed to delay for a moment and the two men would rush over and kill Duan Rong!

Although his martial arts skills were not as good as Duan Rong's, but if he delayed for a while, Kong Bin felt that he could still do it!
"Wu Hui, this ancient temple is a great choice! It's in the middle of nowhere. If you kill someone and dump the body, even wild dogs won't be able to find it!" Zhou Shoushan looked at Duan Rong as if he were looking at a dead person.

"Boss Zhou is right!" Kong Bin did not forget to flatter him, saying, "The scenery here is nice! I have already dug a corpse pit for you! Duan Rong! I will send you to see the King of Hell today!"

As Kong Bin spoke, a hint of evil appeared in his eyes.

The evil fire that he had suppressed for a long time finally exploded. At this moment, he wished he could tear Duan Rong into pieces!

(End of this chapter)