In the Hall of Great Strength, under the golden Buddha statue with a kind face, several old monks with white hair and beards lowered their heads, silent. The atmosphere was very depressing.
In front of them, there were several things: a bent Buddhist staff, a broken Buddhist commandment blade, half a broken copper alms bowl, an iron lotus seed, a removed door plank, and a few other inconspicuous things.
After a while, there were hurried footsteps outside the hall. A few senior monks of the Xuan generation walked in quickly. They put their palms together and greeted the abbot and the several presidents. They said in a deep voice, "Abbot, you summoned us in such a hurry. Did something big happen?"
Xuan Ci turned to the president of the Commandment Yard, Master Xuan Ji, and said, "Junior Brother Xuan Ji, please explain the reason to us."
Xuan Ji replied, "Yes." He took two steps forward. He was in charge of the commandments and had always been impartial. All the monks in the temple feared him, so his words carried more weight. He said in a clear voice, "I don't know if you remember that the imperial court once sent someone to inform us to restrain the monks, strictly check the commandments, and obey the thirty-six Martial Prohibition Orders."
Xuan Yin bowed and said, "The imperial court strictly investigated the illegal activities, but it did happen."
Xuan Ji sighed and said, "Previously, Monk Zhi Guang sent a letter to the abbot and told him about a very urgent matter. The imperial court suspected that someone in Shaolin was colluding with the Xianbei Murong Clan, intending to provoke the war between Liao and Song. The commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Martial Hall, Chen Ang, was entrusted by the Emperor to go to Shaolin on the fifteenth of May. At that time, more than half of the famous martial artists in the world will come to Shaolin to be witnesses."
The monks were silent. Only Xuan Yin sighed and said, "We were also deceived. This matter only needs to be explained to the imperial court. Alas! First, there were foreign monks from India and several Bhadanta from Mount Wutai who asked us about the theft of scriptures from Polo Star. Then, the Forbidden Martial Hall came to investigate the case of Yanmen Pass. Shaolin is unfair! "
Master Xuan Ji picked up the Buddhist staff in front of him and said, "Not only that! Do you know about Xu Gu? "
"Is it the one who committed the sin of lust and became a layman disciple, the one named Zhang Lie?" Master Xuandu frowned.
"Yes, it's him. He also managed to make a fortune in his secular family. He was originally a Shaolin Temple disciple and diligently practiced martial arts. He could be considered the first in the Dharma Courtyard. He even got the approval of Junior Brother Xuan Nan to learn some of the True Meaning of the Breaking Buddhist Commandment Blade. Unfortunately, his six senses were not pure, so he went to the Outer Sanctum. His Fierce Tiger Blade can be considered to have some prestige in the martial arts world." Master Xuan Ji sighed.
"Evil creature!" Xuan Nan put his palms together and sighed. He closed his eyes and said nothing.
Xuan Yin said hesitantly, "It is said that the Six Fan School found out that he secretly killed his father-in-law's family and forced his wife to death. Then, he took over their family business. At the same time, he did many illegal things. He used his kung fu to eradicate the local rich families and made a lot of money. After the Abbot heard about it, he immediately sent Senior Brother Xuan Nan to clean up the sect. "
Xuan Nan said bitterly, "That day, I heard that Qiao Feng was going to harm our temple, so I left to investigate. I asked Junior Brother Xuan Su to capture that traitorous disciple on my behalf. I didn't dare to disobey him. Who knew that Junior Brother Xuan Su was hot-tempered and clashed with the Martial Prohibition Hall experts who were sent to capture the criminal. "
"Junior Brother Xuan Su did it for the sake of Shaolin's eternal reputation. Not only did the Martial Prohibition Hall capture my Shaolin disciple, but they also wanted to publicly decapitate him and announce his crimes. Think about how ignorant the common people would look at Shaolin if they knew that there was such a scum in Shaolin? Junior Brother Xuan Su only wanted to capture that traitorous disciple and hand him over to the Commandment Hall, but … "Xuan Nan said hesitantly.
"What happened?" The hot-tempered Xuan Shi asked.
"But the Martial Prohibition Hall wasn't willing. They wanted to publicly sentence that person and have him tried in public. They wanted to compensate the victims with all of his wealth and confiscate the rest. That Dragon Stallion Guard of the Martial Prohibition Hall even ridiculed: 'Shaolin is like a dove that feeds on carrion. The flesh and blood of the people are all used by Shaolin. He also said: Shaolin is cleaning up the scum of the sect, swallowing the property of Shaolin, and so on. In a moment of righteous indignation, Xuan Su got into a conflict. "
"Nonsense!" Xuan Shi slammed the table and stood up, saying angrily, "Shaolin uses those ill-gotten gains to help the poor. We are monks, what use do these things have?"
Master Xuan Ji continued, "Junior Brother Xuan Su also thought so. He and the Dragon Stallion Guard had a disagreement and started fighting. Even Xu Gu didn't take the opportunity to escape, but went forward to help."
Xuan Nan said, "That evil creature still has a conscience." The other monks also nodded. They felt that although Xu Gu deserved to die ten thousand times for his crimes, he still had a trace of true knowledge.
"Junior Brother Xuan Su's ordinary staff technique is very dignified, and Xu Gu's Buddhist Commandment Breaking Blade is also very swift and fierce. But … "Xuan Ji raised the Buddhist staff and the Buddhist Commandment Blade in his hands, gesturing," Take a look. "
The copper Buddhist staff was as thick as a bowl, hard and heavy, but there was a clear handprint on it. It was a full three inches deep, as if it had been poured out. On the Buddhist Commandment Blade that was as cold as snow, there was a clear thumbprint at the edge of the blade.
The monks all sucked in a breath of cold air. Xuan Ji asked, "Junior Brother Xuan Kui, can your Vajra Strength Finger leave a fingerprint on this refined steel? Junior Brother Xuan Kui, can your Vajra Strength Palm leave a palm print on the copper staff? "
Xuan Kui and Xuan Kui looked at each other, then simultaneously channeled their energy into their palms and pinched the two objects. After a long while, the two of them retreated, sweating profusely. The crowd went forward to take a look. Sure enough, there were two more finger and palm prints. However, the finger marks were blurry and the palm prints were only half an inch deep.
The main hall fell into a deathly silence. Every Shaolin disciple had a grave expression on their faces.
After a long while, Xuan Yin said in a deep voice, "The experts of the imperial court are indeed extraordinary. How is Junior Brother Xuan Su?"
"Junior Brother Xuan Su has been imprisoned by the Six Fan School for obstructing official business, and Xu Gu …" Xuan Nan paused for a moment, then slowly said, "Someone broke his saber technique with one move, broke his saber with two moves, and took his life with three moves."
"Amitabha Buddha!" The monks chanted in unison.
"Xu Gu is one of the best of the Xu generation in Shaolin. He is also a first-class expert in Jianghu. In the Central Plains, the name of Fierce Tiger Saber can also be considered as a top figure. I didn't expect this, I really didn't expect this!" Xuan Yin sighed, then asked, "What about Junior Brother Xuan Su?"
"He also used three moves." Xuan Nan said with difficulty.
Xuan Yin closed his eyes and did not speak. Xuan Shi took over and said, "I wonder if it is the commander of the Martial Prohibition Hall?"
Abbot Xuan Ci raised his head, and the monks all looked at him. Xuan Ci picked up the half copper bowl in front of him and said, "This is the copper bowl found under the palm of an outer sect disciple, Peerless Iron Palm Ruler. The muscles and bones in both of his palms were shattered." When the crowd saw the mark, a scene of a fist and a palm colliding appeared in their minds.
"This is an iron lotus seed dug out from between the eyebrows of an outer sect disciple, Luo Zhen, the Eight-armed Luohan." Eight-armed Luohan was a master of Shaolin's concealed weapons. Although he did not practice martial arts in Shaolin, his father was one of the top masters in Shaolin's outer sect. Even Xuan Nan was taught by him. Luo Zhen's talent was even better than his father's. His concealed weapon skill made the thieves tremble with fear.
However, the Six Fan School had revealed that he was the greatest master of the Lulin Forest in the Central Plains. He controlled dozens of strongholds and mountains, and was the famous leader of the Lulin Forest in the Central Plains.
"There is also the door that Ghost Shadow killed, the chopsticks in Donor Zhou's hand, and the jade pendant on the chest of an outer sect disciple, Liu Changan." Xuan Ci showed them one by one.
Ghost Shadow was a master of Lightness Skill, but he was killed by a door. Iron Palm Zhou Chongguang's hands were pierced by a chopstick. Liu Changan, who was famous for his Left and Right Flower Piercing Hands, was hit in the chest by a palm. Even his jade pendant was not broken, but 13 of his ribs were broken.
"These were done by the commanders of the Martial Prohibition Hall?" Xuan Shi pointed at the pile of things in disbelief. "How, how is this possible? The Martial Prohibition Hall is so powerful … "
"No." Xuan Ci sighed and said, "Most of the commanders of the Martial Prohibition Hall went to Xixia to suppress the Class One Hall. Even Eunuch Tong, one of the two commanders, personally went there. He led 13 commanders to chase after the old princess of Xixia to Tianshan. The other commander, Huang Shang, suppressed the martial arts world in Jiangnan. And their military governor, Chen Ang … "
Xuan Ci could not help but pause. The Shaolin monks also narrowed their eyes, as if this name had some magic power. Xuan Ci hesitated and said, "He is in the Murong family of Gusu." He did not say what Chen Ang had done, but just vaguely dealt with this part.
"There are only two commanders in the martial arts world of the Central Plains, and both of them are staying in Shaolin." Xuan Ci could not help but smile bitterly. These two commanders living in the lower house of Shaolin were not so much staying as monitoring. The closer it was to the Shaolin Assembly on the 15th of May, the more closely they monitored. The Shaolin monks were dissatisfied with this. Someone snorted coldly.
Xuan Yin pretended not to hear it. He asked, "Could it be that the one who did it was not from the Martial Prohibition Hall? It was the four Super Arresters of Six Fan School, cold-blooded and ruthless, and Iron Hand Chase. But aren't they chasing fugitives on the Black List everywhere? "
"You don't have to guess anymore!" Xuan Ci sighed and said, "It was just an ordinary Dragon Stallion Guard."
"How is it possible?" The masters of the Shaolin Temple, their meditation skills destroyed, stood up one after another. Their faces were livid. Although they had thought of this possibility, no one dared to believe it. Now that Abbot Xuan Ci had pointed it out, how could they believe it?
Before they could come to a conclusion, a disciple hurriedly came to report, "Abbot, Chief, something bad has happened. Master Shenshan of Mount Wutai and Master Zheluoxing of Tianzhu are going down the mountain and have a conflict with the Martial Prohibition Hall."
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