Ouyang Xiyi sighed, "Qu Ao created the Nine Transformations of Condensing Reality and had the move Thirteen Flying Eagle Strikes. He was also a peerless master from the outside world. I have also heard of his son Young Master Ren. His martial arts are no less than his father's. Adding on the Steel Cavalry Association's Evil Monk and Beautiful Nun, they were unable to stop the Eastern Faction Guards in their lair at Jinling. It is really hard to accept!"
He asked doubtfully, "Do you know which commander of the two Faction Guards did it?"
"I don't know that person, but Qu Ao was killed by him with a heavy blow to his chest. Young Master Ren was knocked back by the meteor hammer and smashed himself to death. The Evil Monk and Beautiful Nun joined forces to attack him, but they were stabbed in the back by his leg technique. The force passed through their bodies and crushed their internal organs. Although we couldn't examine the body, that person's martial arts are really unparalleled. He is also proficient in Yin Cold and Dry Hot Qi. "
Ouyang Xiyi and Master Wu Chen looked at each other, not knowing who this person was. They could only sigh, "The Eastern and Western Faction Guards are really full of masters, the common people are suffering!"
"It's Cao Renchao!" Dugu Feng suddenly said, "My father told me that he is the one in charge of monitoring the Dugu Organization."
"The Underworld Cold Palm and the Burning Leg Technique are his unique skills. In the two Factions, no one else can practice them! That day, my father endured humiliation to protect the Dugu Organization. It was him who came to my house to clean up and killed twelve of my guests. He came and went with just one palm, but no one could stop him. He pressed down with all four limbs, crushing all the muscles and bones. "
"The Eastern and Western Faction Guards are full of masters. That day in the main hall, there were fourteen or fifteen people standing at the same level as Yu Huatian, Wang Zhi, Cao Huachun and Cao Renchao. Not to mention the two Faction Guards' supervisors, Tong Guan."
"As the Dao rises one foot, the Devil rises ten! Is the time for the Dao to decline and the Devil to rise again? "Ouyang Xiyi could not help but sigh.
At this time, Kuo Zhong suddenly interrupted them and pointed to the door, "Did you notice that the surroundings are a little strange? When we first entered the hall, the monks in the vicinity might have been quiet, but it wasn't as if there weren't any human voices in the distance. But now, there isn't even the sound of birds and beasts! "Kuo Zhong's eyes and ears had sharpened after he cultivated the Longevity Formula. He noticed that something was amiss.
Jingnian Monastery was located in the forest. Furthermore, monks did not kill birds and beasts. Even hunters did not kill nearby out of respect. Therefore, there were many wild animals nearby. Now, there were no birds or beasts. It was clearly abnormal.
"Impossible. There are 300 monk soldiers from Jingnian Zen Monastery protecting us nearby. Not even a fly can fly in. How could someone finish them off silently!?" Ouyang Xiyi exclaimed.
However, he saw Monk Liukong standing up with a solemn expression.
Although the main hall and the square were only separated by a flimsy wooden door, the people in this small space felt a little relieved. Then, they held their breath and looked at the door as if they were looking at a ghost. Liao Kong waved his hand and asked them to retreat to a hidden place. He opened the door himself. In the distance, the monk soldiers in dark yellow robes faced the main hall and stood in two neat rows.
Dugu Feng heaved a sigh of relief. "It looks like we were overthinking!"
However, the expressions of the people beside her turned unprecedentedly solemn. Kuo Zhong whispered, "Stupid worm, if there's really no problem, why are those monks facing us? If they want to be on guard, shouldn't they be facing behind them?"
Dugu Feng could not be bothered with Kuo Zhong's derogatory remarks. She looked out of the hall in horror. Indeed, the monk soldiers in the square stiffened, their faces filled with fear.
Wuchen took a step forward and roared angrily at the bronze hall in the square, "Where did you come from, friend? How dare you enter my Jingnian Monastery as a guest without informing the owner? If you have not offended us in any way, can you release the monks? This Penniless Monk is willing to go with you! "
"All lands under the heavens belong to the king. In the eyes of our East Military Order, every place is our home. You foreign monk, you have illegally built a religious site here, occupied the land, bewitched the hearts of the people, and cheated the believers of their money. The amount is especially huge, and the effects are especially bad. Therefore, the Minister of Internal Affairs has ordered you to move out within ten days. I never expected you to resist! "
A thin, beardless man with a sinister face walked out from behind the monk soldiers and berated them.
"Nonsense!" Wu Chi, who was behind Wuchen, said angrily, "This is a quiet place. Jingnian Monastery has been here for a hundred years. The land deeds and seals are all complete. Furthermore, no one has ever informed us that we are moving!" He struck the monk staff in his hand heavily, cracking the bluestone pavement on the ground.
"We don't care how the previous dynasty occupied this place, but today, your land deeds were obtained through bribery. You have even illegally expanded by more than a thousand mu. Now that the matter has been exposed! Please come with us! As for the notification, it might have been delayed by the local authorities. This is a common occurrence, but the East Military Order doesn't care about that. "
"This time, the Minister of Internal Affairs has reported to the supervisor and ordered us to forcefully demolish this monastery. The Son of Heaven has already ordered to review the property rights and religious rights of all the temples in the world. After the Nanbei Dynasty, all of them will be forcefully demolished, except for those specially approved! The temples of the barbarians cannot be taken by the Han! Those who oppose the Sui Dynasty and the Han Dynasty are all evil cults and must be eradicated! "
The eunuch cast a cold glance at the monk soldiers standing beside him and sneered, "Furthermore, you have even privately armed yourselves!" He patted the monk soldier's sturdy chest and said loudly, "This physique, this body, is it something that can be grown from vegetables and tofu? I even found more than fifty pigs in the back kitchen of your monastery, and there was even lard and pork. You are really fake monks, you are really bandits! "
"There is no such thing as a monk not eating meat, we just don't eat spicy food!" Wuchen tried to explain.
"The Minister of Internal Affairs has decreed that anyone who kills, eats meat, or eats meat will be expelled from the monastic register. Anyone who occupies land and uses metal to create Buddha statues will be considered as a supervised monastery. Anyone who fails to pass the examination to become a monk will have their taxes increased by three levels, and their entire family will be heavily taxed. Anyone who donates to the monastery will be charged a 'ninety percent' charity tax by the imperial court!"
"Only those who farm and farm themselves, and each person occupies less than thirty mu of land, are recognized as monks by the imperial court. Of course, to encourage the development of Buddhism, the imperial court will subsidize every eminent monk and even grant them a degree. Every year, five hundred stones. As for the degree examination, it's very simple. One must be able to recite the Tripitaka Sutra, be proficient in Sanskrit, and pass the thirteen examinations of music, poetry, scripture interpretation, recitation, meditation, meditation, and asceticism. "
"Therefore, the imperial court has the final say on who is a monk and who is an eminent monk!"
After hearing his words, even Liao Kong, who had the best temper, was so angry that his face turned purple. Before they could get angry, they heard the eunuch sneer again and say, "By the way, that's the treatment of the other monasteries in the world. The Jingnian Zen Sect has been found to have illegally occupied and hidden the national treasure, the Heshibi, together with the Cihang Quiet House. The impact is especially great, and their behavior is very bad. They have been handed over to the East Faction Guards for interrogation."
He shouted sternly, "Everyone here, come with us!"
Before he finished speaking, the row of monk soldiers stretched out a spring embroidery knife and placed it under the monks' necks. In the entire Jingnian Zen Monastery, except for the people in the main hall, everyone else was held hostage by the East Faction Guards behind them.
"Also, in order to prevent monks from breaking the precepts, His Majesty has specially approved a kind of oil, cottonseed oil. When our colleagues who went to the Western Region and India return, I guarantee that all of you will be able to eat oil. You will no longer have to worry about breaking the precepts!"
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