Jiang Wen gently opened the wooden window, and the desolate mountain shadows in the distance clinging to the steep cliffs rushed towards him impatiently. The cold night finally came, and the deep bamboo forest nearby also made rustling sounds from time to time.

The sounds and noises all reached my ears, touching a tight nerve.

The closer the hour gets to dusk, the thinner the cold sun on Shigu Peak becomes, leaving only a shell, with a pale yellow ocher color. It seems that the sunset is just a moment away, and suddenly, when the gentle night wind falls on the mountain,

In the empty mountains, the air in the surrounding fields seems to have become colder quickly, returning to what it should be like in the cold spring.

It's obviously just the mountain wind that disturbs the cold forest, but people can't help but think of the mountain spirit wood charm among the mysterious and strange creatures. At this time, she may be dormant in the darkness among the ancient trees in the deep pool, quietly peeping at this only light in the deep mountains.

lights.

"Sister Shuang, I will go out to investigate tonight. Remember to keep the windows open and light candles in this room. Go to my room and turn off the lights and keep silent. If something goes wrong here - you know what to do."

Jiang Wen pointed at the dense bamboo forest not far away and devised a plan to deceive the enemy.

What he means is that if someone sneaks up nearby, he will be attracted by the lights of an empty room first. Luo Shuang'er can buy time to escape by hiding in a room where she seems to be sleeping with the lights turned off. This is also because of her martial arts skills.

When everything is lost, it is a last resort.

Luo Shuang'er nodded obediently, obviously knowing that Jiang Wen had important matters this time and didn't say much.

But for some reason, her eyes were repeatedly entangled with Jiang Wen's body, looking around and hesitating to speak. This made Jiang Wen couldn't help but wonder if Luo Shuang'er had something wrong with him.

——In just a few seconds, Jiang Wen had already thought of more than a dozen reasons for polite rejection.

But after observing carefully for a moment, Jiang Wen finally discovered that what Luo Shuang'er was staring at was actually the left side of her waist. To be more precise, her eyes were always lingering on the pair of Han Wang's green knives.

"Uh... hold the two swords for self-defense first. You must know that you are pretending to be a lady, so you must not be seen."

It wasn't until Jiang Wen returned the two knives that Luo Shuang'er nodded with satisfaction. Without waiting for him to finish, she hid in Jiang Wen's room, put the door latch on with a click, and Jiang Wen also jumped onto the roof with a light body.

Looking at this magnificent Zen temple that falls into silence at night.

Before the mountain and the moon moved, a figure was already rising and falling like a falcon, swimming in the empty temple, blending in with the ferocious and majestic Vajra Protector and the unpredictable smiling Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

There were waves of ripples not far away. It was the evening bell of Xitan Temple that was ringing. It was about to awaken the world with the sound of the Dharma. It was eighteen times slower and eighteen times faster. There was no turbulence in the intervals between the bells. The fierce dust and smoke

As expected, the sound gradually spread, from slow to fast, also announcing the deep sleep of the mountain temple.

Jiang Wen glanced around slowly and saw with his own eyes that after the bell rang, the lights in the temple buildings immediately disappeared, leaving only the mountain above the head, which was as big as the moon. In addition, the blue sky for thousands of miles was like a wash, and the moon shone on the ground with thin frost. When he looked up, he felt chilled all over his body.

, making people suddenly feel chilled to the point of feeling deep in their hearts.

The crows bring the setting sun to the ancient temple, and the grass turns the wild color into the deserted city. This Xitan Temple is not ancient, it is only more than forty years old. The name of the temple inscribed by Emperor Tianqi is "Zhu Guo Xitan Temple", "Xitan Temple"

"Tan" is a Sanskrit word, which is translated as "achievement" or "to give to all living beings". We can see the deep intention of the Mu family and the Ming court. It is a pity that in the short twenty years after Emperor Tianqi's inscription, things that were hastily buried were far away.

More will be achieved than those who apply it everywhere.

If you want to confirm whether the monks in Sidan Temple have evil intentions, the most direct way is to check the movements of the personnel.

Walking west from the secluded living room, Jiang Wen's figure quickly passed by the other two independent courtyards. Everything he saw was quiet. There were no lights in the house, and dust fell lightly on the windowsill. It had obviously been a while.

No one cares about it, which is not the number of pilgrims that Sidtan Temple should have.

Looking further into the monk's dormitory, it occupies a quite vast area, and many monks have already gone to sleep in their clothes. The rows of dark and light colors outside are the shadows of the moon hanging clothes hanging outside the door. The monks seem to go to bed very early.

From time to time, someone in the bed would utter meaningless gibbering or rolling over in their sleep. It was obvious that these monks chanted Buddha's name day and night, but still could not overcome their ignorance, and were still entangled in their upside-down dreams.

Not far from the monk's dormitory is the Yunshuitang where the traveling monks hang out their orders and the dining hall where they cook. Many accumulated salary piles are piled outside the courtyard wall. It is easy to climb over. Jiang Wen went in and searched around but still found nothing. Several large stoves

It was completely empty, and I couldn't find anything to fill my stomach. Even the swill bucket was empty.

"There must be something strange about this temple. It's definitely not as quiet as it seems..."

The more clues there were, the more curious Jiang Wen became. He quickly explored most of the five main halls in the Xitan Temple, namely the meditation hall, the living room, the warehouse, the dining hall, and the almshouse.

, he saw only the darkness of the night and the silence of everything. The bells in the morning and the drums in the evening seemed to have remained unchanged forever. There was only an empty meditation hall and there was no need to explore further. There were no clues found in other places.

"After ringing the bell, turn off the lights and go to bed on time, there must be no garbage in the trash can, and you must stay in the dormitory if there is no class in the evening. Why do these rules sound so familiar..."

The biggest problem is that there is no problem. Jiang Wen is sure that his intuition is not wrong. The reason why Xitan Temple seems abnormal is that there must be something that he has not discovered. He stood there and thought for a while, and suddenly thought that since the problem is not "people"

", then will it be in "things"?

"...Now there is only one place left to go. Could it be that the clue is in the warehouse?"

The monastery warehouse was so quiet that one could hear pindrops, which invisibly brought more difficulties to Jiang Wen's investigation. Fortunately, the complete silence also allowed some voices to echo in the warehouse without any hindrance. Jiang Wen listened closely.

By attaching tiles, the sound can be transmitted softly into your ears.

As expected, there are monks on duty all night long in the row of warehouses. Two monks are sitting opposite each other in the warehouse, with an oil lamp lit on the couch. It is rare that the two monks are not chanting Buddha's name when the night air returns, but they have nothing to do with each other.

chatting.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Sidtan Temple is becoming increasingly embarrassed, and various expenses are unsustainable. You and I have watched with our own eyes that this warehouse has become empty. In the future, we should

What should I do?"

"It doesn't matter, isn't there someone already here today..."

"There are only two people here today, not even a servant, but there are two to three hundred monks in the temple. Even if they are broken into pieces and chewed, there is not enough food and drink. I think it is just a drop in the bucket."

"Amitabha, after all, it is better than sitting in a city of sorrow. All I want now is a full meal so that I can see the Buddha one more day."

"Hey, senior brother, do you think the abbot knows who's coming?"

"Well, I've already seen it in the daytime. Abbot Hongbian didn't say anything. He just told him to wait and see what happens."

"Okay, then let's wait and see what happens. I think the abbot has his own arrangements, so don't delay important things..."

Jiang Wen was lying on the roof and heard everything clearly. From the clues in these few words, he could also tell that the monks had ulterior motives. However, these words were intermittent and fleeting, and he still had no way of knowing anything else.

matter.

But now there is no need to think too much. He is already being targeted. No wonder the monks in Tan Temple have weird attitudes during the day. Could it be that they are placed in the bamboo forest just to make it easier for them to attack?

"No, these bald donkeys have really set their sights on us. If a gentleman doesn't put up a dangerous wall, we'd better leave tonight..."

Jiang Wen stood up slowly and noticed that the voices in the warehouse gradually fell silent. Then he heard footsteps patrolling around, and two more footsteps were coming in a hurry. It was obviously time to hand over the shift, and the next shift was

The monk arrived on time.

God is not as good as man, and now it becomes a problem to leave.

At this time, Jiang Wenzheng, who had heard the news, took the opportunity to escape, but found that the two people in the warehouse had handed over the keys and were about to leave. The direction they left under the moonlight was exactly the same as the way they came, and their movements

The larger the amplitude, the easier it would be to spot them, but their steps were so slow that they eventually became an unavoidable obstacle.

On the one hand, he was afraid of disturbing the situation, and on the other hand, Jiang Wen was also worried about sudden changes in Luo Shuang'er's place, so he decided to leave from the south side of the warehouse, return to the direction of the mountain gate, and then go up the stone steps on the west side to circle back to the guest house. It was also a path.

Minglu.

At this time, the mountain gate was pitch black, and the ground under my feet seemed to lie across the sleeping sea. In the corners illuminated by the moonlight, gray-white color gradually floated like waves. Only there could the black color of the night gradually fade, and I could barely tell where it was.

Where are the stone steps in the palace?

However, just on the stone steps, Jiang Wen saw a man in black walking hurriedly at night. The direction he chose coincided with the direction he wanted to go, and his movements were as fast as a running deer. It was obvious that he had profound attainments in Qinggong.

"There is such a master, the thieves can't help but take action!?"

There were only lonely guesthouses and dense and secluded bamboo forests in that direction. The man in black in front of him was obviously suspicious of Wei Ye. Jiang Wen subconsciously made the worst plan and decided that the other party was an enemy rather than a friend.

At this time, the clouds were clear and the moon was shining, and the cold light shone through the open space between the mountain gates. Since Jiang Wen could see through the other party's whereabouts, the other party could naturally see Jiang Wen's figure. There was no obstacle between the two except the biting cold wind.

The reactions were quite different——

In just an instant, Jiang Wen, whose heart was ringing with alarm, stood up and wanted to chase him, but the man in black suddenly dodged into the path between the Langfang and the Great Bei Hall, trying to get away in a flash!

The cold wind passed by quickly, and Jiang Wen seemed to be able to feel the gradually accelerating rhythm around him. The accompaniment of his heartbeat and breathing became more and more urgent, as if the previously frozen scene suddenly began to jump. Although the other party's Qinggong was amazing, Jiang Wen

He claims to be not weak, but his only shortcoming is that he is not familiar with the road. After he touched the green bricks with two steps, his steps became full of strength, and he jumped onto the roof of the Great Compassion Hall.

The two of them were chasing each other, and neither could do anything to the other. The distance between them was constantly shortening and lengthening, and they could never get rid of Jiang Wen, the candy.

At this time, Shigu Peak was already in sight, but the stalemate did not last long, and the man in black suddenly disappeared around a corner.

In the cold moonlit night, there were twists and turns, and Jiang Wen was chasing after him. He saw the Dan Tower suddenly disappearing, and a platform Danqi suddenly appeared, and a majestic building appeared in front of him!

Jiang Wen leaned on the railing and looked up, and saw that it was a majestic three-story wooden building with tall cornices at the four corners. In addition, the wooden building was built on stone steps, which made it look even more majestic. From a distance, the building foundation was solid, and from a close look, the cornices were strangely raised.

, the distance and the near contrast each other, and the shape is like a phoenix spreading its wings and about to fly. The moonlight is so dignified and elegant, which is obviously very different from the style of Chinese Buddhist temples.

Between the two main halls, there is such a surprising building hidden in the dark willows and flowers. Jiang Wen couldn't help but stop, but he heard the ringing of wind chimes beside the pavilion. It seemed that someone wanted to cross it, but because of the rush, he touched the eaves bell and wanted to.

It was too late to dodge, Jiang Wen clearly saw the figure suddenly disappearing into the door on the second floor of the attic.

Such a guilty-minded act naturally made Jiang Wen more determined to rush forward, chasing the black shadow and breaking into the attic.

There were no lights in the wooden building, and there was a strange feeling coming over him. He originally thought that this place would be an empty Buddhist hall, but after breaking in, he discovered that what was hidden inside turned out to be thousands of Buddhist scriptures!

Behind the Yingmen, rows of wooden shelves for storing scriptures are in order, and the scent of rue lingers endlessly. Even the wooden shelves are made of camphor wood, and the details are extremely moth-proof and anti-corrosion, just for the longevity of the scriptures.

However, there always seemed to be a smell of blood in the air. The sutra frame in the wooden building blocked the line of sight, making it extremely disadvantageous for the enemy to be in the dark. Jiang Wen walked sideways and looked left and right, and then used his uninjured left hand to

He held it close to his chest and slowly walked into it.

After taking only two steps, there was already a clicking sound not far away. Before Jiang Wen stepped into the wooden building, the bookshelf in front of him suddenly overturned, and a black shadow appeared head on.

The palms also attacked like an overwhelming force!

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Jiang Wen was already prepared in his heart. He immediately raised his palm to greet him and immediately launched a move with his left palm that was tightly guarding his chest.

The palms of their hands met with a bang, and both parties couldn't help but swayed, but the man in black was too confident and didn't pay attention. Little did he know that even if his martial arts was not weaker than Jiang Wen, as long as it was one palm to one palm, he was far inferior to Jiang Wenjiang.
To be continued...