Xuan Ku's two consecutive rhetorical questions made Xuan Ming speechless. Perhaps this was the biggest difference between him and Xuan Ku.
Although outsiders said that Xuan Ku was a good-for-nothing abbot and only knew how to endure when encountering trouble, he did not have the domineering aura of a Real Martial Realm martial artist. Even Shaolin Temple had lost its position as the head of the martial arts world.
But in fact, Xuan Ku only had one principle, and that was to put the interests of Shaolin Temple first in everything.
If this matter was beneficial to Shaolin Temple, then even if there were losses, he would do it.
If this matter would cause Shaolin Temple to suffer losses, then even if he had to swallow his anger, he would not make a move.
This was Xuan Ku's way of doing things. No matter what outsiders said, Xuan Ku had never changed over the years.
You could say that Xuan Ku was good-for-nothing, or that Shaolin Temple had declined. But in fact, even in the face of the pressure from Good Fortune Gate, the strength of Shaolin Temple had never weakened. Even the high-end combat power had become stronger because of the gradual growth of the Xuan-generation martial artists.
This time, Su Xin had indeed gone too far and made Shaolin Temple lose face. But if he were to make a move now, although Shaolin Temple could vent its anger, in fact, it would not benefit Shaolin Temple at all.
Xuan Ku looked at Xuan Ming and said lightly, "Actually, this matter was Xuan Guang's fault from the beginning. I have already ordered over and over again not to have anything to do with those layman disciples, but in the end, there were only a few who really listened.
Xuan Guang, as the head of the Commandment Hall, took the initiative to make a mistake. In this way, what about the laws and rules of Shaolin Temple?
Those layman disciples had indeed helped Shaolin Temple to replenish a lot of strength, but at the same time, we gave them a chance.
Since the day they were expelled from the Shaolin Temple, we should completely cut off our relationship with them and end our karma.
But in the end, none of you listened. In the end, we have to bear the karma of their crimes, and they have to bear our karma. This is not a good thing for either side. "
Xuan Ku's words made Xuan Ming blush. In fact, he did not agree with expelling those layman disciples. He even secretly thought that it was not a big deal for the disciples of Shaolin Temple to continue associating with those layman disciples.
But now that such a big thing had happened and those layman disciples were basically all dead, he finally realized how many stupid things they had done all these years.
If they had truly cut off all ties with those lay disciples, the Shaolin Temple wouldn't have become enemies with Su Xin just because Jueyan had stood up for them.
This was the karma brought by those lay disciples to the Shaolin Temple.
And this time, because Su Xin wanted to target the Shaolin Temple, he destroyed the Prajna Mountain Villa, and thousands of Shaolin Temple's layman disciples were all slaughtered. This was also karma, but it was karma brought by the Shaolin Temple.
The Shaolin Temple could bear some karma, but they couldn't. It was that simple, but many people couldn't understand it.
Xuan Ku sighed and said, "The Shaolin Temple won't swallow this matter, but they won't make a move now.
One reason is because of the timing, and the other is that if we openly stand up for those lay disciples, people will say that our Shaolin Temple is untrustworthy.
After all, it was Shaolin Temple who announced to the martial world that we would expel the layman disciples and have nothing to do with them anymore. If we use this as an excuse to deal with Su Xin, we will be the ones to lose face. "
Xuan Ming nodded and said, "I understand, Abbot. I will deal with this matter now."
With that, Xuan Ming left. When he walked out of Xuan Ku's place of seclusion, Xuan Ming also sighed.
It wasn't easy for the Abbot to support such a big family business like the Shaolin Temple. Every step was like walking on thin ice.
When Xuan Ming returned, he told everyone what Xuan Ku had said. Immediately, everyone stopped talking.
They were all the presidents of the various halls of the Shaolin Temple and the real helmsman of the Shaolin Temple. It could be said that they all had some selfish motives, but they all sincerely wanted to strengthen the Shaolin Temple.
Even Kong Xing, who was the most hot-tempered, would not say anything if Su Xin harmed the interests of the Shaolin Temple.
Xuan Ming said in a deep voice, "Of course, Abbot also said that we won't do it now, but it doesn't mean that we won't do it in the future. We won't let this matter go."
Speaking of this, Xuan Ming's eyes flashed a trace of coldness.
Xuan Ming replaced Xuan Ku to take charge of Shaolin Temple. Although he was usually a little meek and not strong enough, it did not mean that Xuan Ming's character was really like this.
Don't forget that in addition to being the temporary abbot of the Shaolin Temple, he was also the president of the Arhat Hall of the Shaolin Temple!
How could a person who could be in charge of the Arhat Hall, the largest Warrior-monk Hall, be a meek person?
It was just that in order to better manage the Shaolin Temple, Xuan Ming suppressed the other side of his character.
At present, the Shaolin Temple could not do anything to Su Xin, but it did not mean that others could not do it.
Warriors from the Shaolin Temple rarely played tricks. This did not mean that they did not know how to do it, but they disdained it. After all, with the strength of the Shaolin Temple, any tricks were useless to them. The strength of the Shaolin Temple was enough to crush 80% of the forces in Jianghu.
Now that the Shaolin Temple could not do anything to Su Xin blatantly, Xuan Ming did not mind using some other means to give Su Xin some trouble.
Xuan Ming said in a low voice, "You should know about the conflict between Su Xin and the Merriment Temple on Dongping Path a few days ago. This matter was very serious. 'Extreme Bliss Exalted Master' Xiao Moye was seriously injured. This matter even attracted Meng Jingxian to come out of seclusion and seriously injure the Great Master of Strength and five other Buddhism experts with one sword strike."
As soon as they heard Xuan Ming mention the Merriment Temple, the people of the Shaolin Temple immediately frowned.
The struggle for orthodoxy had always been extremely cruel. The attitude of the Shaolin Temple towards Buddhism was actually the same as the attitude towards Taoism.
The Merriment Temple was an existence that was not very popular in Buddhism. One could imagine the impression that the people of the Shaolin Temple had in their hearts. It was no different from a demonic sect.
The Shaolin Temple abstained from sex, but the Merriment Temple came up with something like dual cultivation. This was something that the Shaolin Temple could not accept.
Xuan Ming continued, "Buddhism has just arrived in the Central Plains, so their information is limited. Therefore, they probably do not know about the appearance of the Great Heavenly Devil Venerable's inheritance. They also do not know that Su Xin has teamed up with the Magic Road Sect. Therefore, we will not take action this time. However, we can provoke the Merriment Temple into attacking Su Xin."
Xuan Zhen frowned and said, "The Nine Hells are very xenophobic when it comes to the Great Heavenly Devil Venerable's inheritance. Even when facing the Shaolin Temple, their attitude is so overbearing, let alone the Merriment Temple."
"No, the Merriment Temple is an exception, because the Merriment Sect is also one of the The Nine Hells," Xuan Ming suddenly said.
As soon as they heard Xuan Ming's words, everyone present immediately understood what Xuan Ming meant.
For other forces, this time, the The Nine Hells wanted to seize the inheritance of the Great Heavenly Devil Venerable. Although they would compete with each other, once the orthodox sects intervened, they would immediately turn their guns on them.
However, the Merriment Temple was different, because the Merriment Sect was also one of the The Nine Hells. Everyone in the pugilistic world knew that the two were almost the same.
If the Magic Road Sect could look for Su Xin as their external help, then the Merriment Sect could naturally look for the Merriment Temple as their external help.
Xuan Ming said in a deep voice, "It's settled then. We only need to send one person to the Merriment Temple to tell them the news. There's no need to say anything else.
If they want to deal with Su Xin, then we can just watch from the sidelines. If they don't want to make a move, our Shaolin Temple won't suffer any loss. We can settle this account later. "
After Xuan Ming finished explaining his plan, even Kong Xing did not object. After all, this was not bad for the Shaolin Temple. It was just a little disgusting.
Whether it was the Merriment Temple or the Merriment Sect, they were extremely disdainful of the people of the Shaolin Temple. It was even to the point that they would start a fight whenever they met.
However, now they actually had to deal with the Merriment Temple, which made the people of the Shaolin Temple a little resistant. Therefore, it was really a problem who would go this time.
After all, the Merriment Temple was also a big Buddhism sect with a Yang God Realm martial artist. It would be unreasonable for the Shaolin Temple to send a Harmonious God Realm martial artist. No matter what, they had to send a Yang God existence.
Just as they were thinking about who to send, Xuan Ming suddenly said, "Xuan Guang, you will go to the Merriment Temple this time."
Xuan Guang was stunned. "Why me?"
Among the people present, Xuan Guang could be said to be the type who was the least good at dealing with people. Therefore, he did not expect that Xuan Ming would send him.
Xuan Ming said faintly, "The abbot has repeatedly ordered that the Shaolin Temple disciples are not allowed to have anything to do with those secular disciples. But as the president of the Commandment Hall, you broke the commandment first. Shouldn't you be punished?
Therefore, you will go this time. After you come back, you will go to the Grievance Hall to be silent for a year. This is also your punishment. "
Although Xuan Guang was unwilling, he could only put his palms together and agree to Xuan Ming's words.
Su Xin had already followed the experts of the Magic Road Sect to the Western Regions. Therefore, Xuan Guang did not delay. After getting some medicinal pills from the Medicine King Yard, he immediately set out for Dongping Path.
A few days later, in the underground palace of the Merriment Temple on Dongping Path, Xiao Moye and Venerable Hidden Dragon received the news that the president of the Shaolin Temple Commandment Hall, Xuan Guang, had come to see them. They were stunned.
Of course, they knew what the Shaolin Temple's attitude toward Buddhism was. Both sides were almost as incompatible as fire and water. The Shaolin Temple looked down on them, but at the same time, they looked down on Shaolin Temple's hypocritical and pretentious behavior.
If the Shaolin Temple had come knocking on their door, they would have believed it. But now, Xuan Guang had come alone to see them. What was the meaning of this?
However, since Xuan Guang had come alone, they were not afraid that he would cause trouble. Xiao Moye directly ordered the disciples to bring Xuan Guang in.
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