PFC Chapter 175 Huqi Temple
Chapter 175 Huqi Temple
These bandits are not a formal organization at all, they are just a group of rabble.
Faced with the prolonged siege and the increasing number of casualties, their morale was gradually disintegrating and was on the verge of collapse.
At this time, the bandit leader realized that the situation was not good. There were fewer and fewer brothers around him, and he himself had several more wounds. So he roared: "This is a prickly place! Get out of here!"
After shouting this, the bandit leader quickly fled the scene.
When the other bandits present heard the order from their leader, they, who were already frightened, turned around and fled in a hurry without being told to do so.
The bandits who were once extremely arrogant are now in a panic, wishing they could grow two more legs so they could run faster.
In an instant, the whole scene became a mess.
Li Zhi and the other three did not pursue them, after all, they did not have any deep hatred. Moreover, they were not injured in the previous battle, and now that the bandits had retreated voluntarily, they naturally let them go.
When Li Zhi and his men repelled the bandits and returned to the team, Xu Zhen immediately came up to them. He patted his chest with a smile on his face and praised them, "Brothers, you did a great job! If I hadn't been protecting us, I would have gone up and had a good fight with these bandits!"
Pei Xiucai, who was standing by, rarely disagreed with Xu Zhen this time. Instead, he nodded repeatedly and agreed, "That's right, if I didn't want to protect these things of ours, I would have wanted to go up and fight alongside you."
When Wang Yang heard this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes and said to the two of them unceremoniously: "I heard everything you said about us just now."
"What? You can actually hear it from such a distance? Impossible!" Pei Xiucai was shocked, his face full of disbelief.
Wang Yang raised his head, snorted, and said, "Martial arts masters have always been very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared. There's nothing to be surprised about."
Xu Zhen nodded seriously and said, "That's right."
Pei Xiucai glared at Xu Zhen unhappily and angrily scolded, "You also had a part in saying that just now!"
Li Zhi looked up at the sky and realized it was getting late, so he interrupted their show and said, "Alright, let's go, it's getting late. If there are no villages or towns ahead, we have to find a place to stay, otherwise we will have to sleep on the streets again tonight."
After hearing this, the few people stopped joking and laughing. After all, they had been sleeping on the ground in the wild for a while, and they didn't want to continue sleeping in the wild.
So he hurriedly led the packhorse forward.
As the five of them walked, the sky gradually darkened.
I don't know if it's because there are bandits nearby, but this place seems particularly deserted and it's hard to find even a single person. Li Zhi wanted to find someone to ask if there was a small town or village ahead, but he couldn't find anyone to ask.
There was no other choice but Xu Zhen could only ride his horse to look nearby for a place to stay.
Xu Zhen rode away at full speed. Time passed by minute by minute. Everyone stayed where they were, eating dry food, waiting for Xu Zhen to come back.
After a while, Xu Zhen came back.
Xu Zhen looked excited. He shouted, "There is a temple ahead. I asked the monks inside and they are willing to let us stay for one night."
When everyone heard the news, they all breathed a sigh of relief. They finally had a place where they could have a good rest.
The five of them seemed to be energized and hurried all the way. Finally, they arrived at the temple that Xu Zhen mentioned before dark.
Li Zhi looked up at the plaque above the gate, on which was written the name of the temple - Huqi Temple.
Li Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly. Why does the name of this temple sound ominous?
Because Xu Zhen had greeted the monks inside in advance, when Li Zhi and others arrived, a young monk was waiting for them at the door.
When the young monk saw Li Zhi and his companions coming, he hurried forward. He clasped his hands together in front of Li Zhi and his companions, chanted a Buddhist name, and then said, "Dear donors, please come in."
Everyone nodded politely to the young monk and followed him into the Huqi Temple.
They met many monks along the way, and each of them nodded to Li Zhi and his companions very friendly.
Li Zhi also curiously investigated and found that these monks were ordinary people.
This made Li Zhi relax a little. As he walked, he looked around and asked the young monk, "Little Master, why is your temple called Huqi Temple?"
The young monk smiled when he heard this, and replied: "This donor doesn't know that there was originally no temple here, but a tiger's den. This tiger has hurt countless people, and the master has driven it away several times. It always ran back quietly, and later the master had no choice but to build a temple here. Since then, the tiger has never come back. This place is named Tiger's Nest Temple."
Xu Zhen heard the young monk's words and couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't your master just kill the tiger? If the tiger runs away to other places, won't other places be in trouble?"
The young monk obviously did not expect this question. He was stunned and opened his mouth for a long time but could not utter a word.
At this time, a voice came from behind Li Zhi and the others, helping the little monk out of trouble.
"Buddha is merciful. It is the nature of tigers to eat people. The way of nature is to resolve conflicts, not to stop killing. If you kill a tiger easily, it will only increase the karma of killing, and the tiger will go to other places and may cause new disasters. But my master built a temple here and used Buddhism to influence the tigers so that they dare not return and keep this place safe. This is also a good fate."
A dignified monk came over from behind.
When the young monk saw him, he immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Master Puhui."
Monk Puhui waved to the young monk, indicating that he could leave.
The young monk bowed to Li Zhi and the others, then slowly retreated.
Li Zhi and the others also looked at the monk Puhui in front of them.
Pei Xiucai said: "It is the nature of tigers to eat people. Do we have to be eaten to satisfy their nature?"
Monk Puhui clasped his hands together, nodded slightly and said, "Donor, you are wrong. The law of nature is to resolve, not to indulge. If a tiger eats a person, that person can also kill the tiger. This is the law of cause and effect."
Pei Xiucai frowned at Pu Hui's words. He asked, "What if a person cannot kill a tiger but is eaten by it?"
Monk Puhui sighed softly, chanted a Buddhist name in a low voice, and then said: "If this is the case, then this tiger should not die. Life and death are determined by fate, and this is also a kind of cause and effect..."
Monk Puhui, on behalf of the young monk, led Li Zhi and others to the guest room in the temple slowly.
Each guest room in the temple can accommodate two people. Originally, Monk Puhui was thoughtful and arranged three guest rooms so that everyone could have a comfortable place to rest.
However, the simple Erniu took the initiative to sleep on the floor.
So, Erniu, Li Zhi, and Xu Zhen shared a guest room, while Wang Yang and Pei Xiucai moved into another guest room together.
After Monk Puhui had arranged for them to be properly settled, he clasped his hands together, bowed slightly, and said, "Dear donors, please have a good rest. I will take my leave first. Tomorrow morning, the temple will have vegetarian porridge for you to eat."
After that, he turned and left.
It was late at night and quiet, and Li Zhi and the others were ready to rest early. After all, they had been using the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed for the past two days. Now that they finally had a decent place to sleep and rest, they naturally wanted to have a good sleep and get enough rest.