Chapter 1129 Conspiracy
Zhao Min suddenly recited a poem, which made Xiao Zhao, who already disliked her, very upset. She said, "What poem are you reciting? I don't care whose poem it is. What does it have to do with me?"
"Alas, if you don't study at a young age, you will know nothing in the future. What should you do?" Zhao Min deliberately sighed, "This poem was written by the empress Wu Zetian when she visited Shaolin Temple. As a woman, you don't even know this?"
"Is it rare? Why should I know!" Xiao Zhao turned her head away angrily.
Zhao Min interrupted, and Su Yi and Yuan Xin's topic was skipped. The latter hurriedly clasped his fists again and said, "Master Su, our sect has prepared vegetarian dishes and cleared the bed for you. Please ask Master Su to move and go up the mountain."
"Okay." Su Yi said with a smile, "Zhiruo, Xiao Zhao, Shaolin Temple is famous all over the world. Since this master has strongly invited us, let's go up and take a look. The guest should follow the host's wishes."
Zhou Zhiruo and others originally took Su Yi as their master, so there was nothing wrong with it.
Yuanxin showed a happy expression: "Master Su, the horses will stay here. The monks of our temple will take care of them. Please follow me!"
"Sir, I will stay to take care of the horses." Su Sanqi volunteered, "We have brought enough horse feed. We just need to feed the horses some water. We don't need anyone to take care of them."
"No, you come too." Su Yi's tone was unquestionable, "Since Master Yuanxin said someone will take care of them, we don't have to worry about it."
"Yes, sir." Su Sanqi had to agree, "Then I will leave the horse feed. This horse is precious and doesn't eat ordinary grass."
After a while, everyone walked up the mountain together under the guidance of Yuanxin.
The thousand-year-old Shaolin has stood firm through several dynasties. It is not that it has been prosperous for a long time, but it has gone through several wars and even once faced the crisis of extinction, but it finally survived.
From the perspective of a martial arts sect alone, Shaolin can be called a great sect and deserves the title of Mount Tai in the martial arts.
But how much contribution has Shaolin made to the inheritance of Buddhism as the leader of Zen Buddhism; what has it contributed to this country and this land as a sect in the Central Plains? This is a matter of opinion.
The scenery along the way is elegant and quiet, sweeping away the boredom of the five people's travel.
The towering mountains, the solemn temples, the tall pines, the quaint courtyards, the tranquility of the pagoda forest, the vicissitudes of the stele forest...
The quiet Shaolin Temple seems to want to tell something, maybe to the Buddha, maybe to people.
The group passed through the Heavenly King Hall and went straight to the Great Hall.
Sandalwood curled and scriptures sounded. Accompanied by the rhythmic sound of wooden fish, everyone looked up at the compassionate face of the Buddha in the hall, as if people's minds were baptized and became peaceful and pious.
Su Yi led everyone to wave in front of the Buddha, and each of them offered a stick of incense to show respect. Then he heard a hearty laugh behind him.
Su Yi and the others looked back and saw several monks stepping over the threshold and walking towards them.
The leading monk looked kind, but his eyes were narrow and slightly sinister.
Su Yi smiled at the newcomer until the latter came up to him and saluted.
"I am Yuan Zhen, and I pay my respects to Master Su of the Xiaoyao Sect!" The monk saluted with a smile, "Master Su, your presence is a great honor to our humble temple! The abbot and Master Zhang talked all night long last night, and they went to the back mountain to discuss Taoism early in the morning. With Master Zhang here, how can the heads of each courtyard not accompany him? I am the only one who will temporarily manage the affairs of the temple."
"But Master Su, don't worry, I have sent people to the back mountain to look for Master Zhang and the others, and I think they will be back soon. Master Su, you are tired all the way, why don't you go to the South Courtyard to have some vegetarian food and take a rest?"
He said all this to himself, and suddenly it seemed like He remembered something and smiled apologetically, saying, "There is one more thing that I would like to ask for the forgiveness of Master Su. Shaolin does not accept female guests, but Master Su is a distinguished person. In order to avoid misunderstandings, I have an unwelcome request. Why not ask these three female donors to dress up as men and walk around the temple? Is that okay?"
"In the East Courtyard, we have prepared a meditation room for you and hot water. You can go wash up first."
"Okay, okay!" Xiao Zhao was immediately happy when he heard this, "Brother, I can finally wash my face properly!"
"It just so happens that Master Zhang hasn't come back yet..." Zhou Zhiruo was also quite interested and looked at Su Yi.
Although Zhao Min didn't say anything, she nodded slightly to show her approval.
Girls pay great attention to their appearance. They are exhausted all the way and their manners are inevitably not good. It would be strange if they didn't feel moved when they heard that they could tidy up their appearance and wash up.
"Okay." Su Yi looked at Yuan Zhen, and then at the two monks with dark and rough skin behind him, "Then I'll have to trouble Master Yuan Zhen."
"Master Su is too polite. This is what I should do." Yuan Zhen said with a smile, and then ordered the two people behind him, "Take Master Su to the Zen room in the East Courtyard."
"Yes, senior brother!" The two said in unison.
"Master Su, please!" Yuan Zhen smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Su Yi.
Su Yi smiled and nodded, and followed the two to leave first, and the others followed closely behind him.
When Zhao Min passed by Yuan Zhen, she didn't even look at him, as if the two really didn't know each other.
After the group left, Yuan Zhen's smile slowly faded.
At this time, two old men turned out from behind the Buddha statue. Both of them had high noses and deep eyes, and they were not from the Central Plains at a glance.
"Yuan Zhen, why didn't you let us rescue the princess directly just now?" An old man said unhappily, "I don't think Su Yi is anything special. I don't believe he can survive my Xuanming Divine Palm!"
The other one also frowned and said: "I told you that we would poison it directly, mixed with the scent of sandalwood, but I don't believe he can smell it! You won't stop! I really don't know why the princess asked us to listen to your command."
Yuan Zhen's eyes showed disdain, but it quickly disappeared and turned around.
"Luzhangke, what if he can really take over your Xuanming Divine Palm and threaten the princess's life?" He said to the first person first.
Without waiting for the person to answer, he asked the second person: "Hebi Weng, our most important goal is to rescue the princess, not to deal with Su Yi. Since we have a more clever way, we can defeat the enemy without spending a single group of soldiers. The princess is out of harm's way, why take the risk? It's best for us to do nothing and wait until the princess is out of danger before talking about anything else."
Both of them snorted coldly and did not answer his words.
Yuan Zhen smiled again and said: "You two are highly skilled in martial arts. Please keep an eye on Su Yi to make sure nothing goes wrong. I'm going to meet with the princess to confirm her thoughts and plan the next move."
After saying that, he bowed to the two people in front of him and cupped his hands, took two steps back, then turned around and hurried away.
The two elders, Xuanming and Ming, stared at his leaving figure with unkind eyes.
Luzhangke said solemnly: "A sneaky monk actually climbed on top of us to defecate and pee. It's really unreasonable! If he joins forces with Kudutuo, then we will be in trouble."
"Kill him sooner or later!" Hebi Weng said with murderous intent on his face.
On the other side, Yuan Zhen immediately took a shortcut to the Main Hall and used Qing Kung to gallop all the way to a utility room outside the east courtyard wall.
When he arrived, a burly man with scars on his face and reddish-brown hair was already here.
Seeing Yuan Zhen come in, the man's expression remained unchanged, his eyes were indifferent, and he just nodded to him.
Yuan Zhen didn't feel dissatisfied, so she walked to him and looked down at a big hole in the ground with him.
Soon, a rustling sound was heard coming from the cave.
"Here we come!" Yuan Zhen's expression changed.
Scarface still didn't speak, but casually hung the ribbon he had prepared earlier along the hole.
At a certain moment, the ribbon suddenly straightened, and Scarface's arms suddenly exerted force, but the sound of the wind of clothes was heard from the hole, and the next moment a figure suddenly flew out of the hole.
This man had an elegant figure, spinning for several weeks and floating lightly on the edge of the cave. He smiled and clapped his hands, and said happily: "It's really difficult for you to dig such a long tunnel from the Zen room in such a short time!"
Who is it if it’s not Zhao Min?
Yuan Zhen hurriedly bowed and saluted: "I see you, Princess!"
The scarred face also looked happy, expressing his joy like "abaa, abaa".
Yuan Zhen said hurriedly: "My subordinates are late in coming to rescue me, so I ask the princess to atone for her sins."
"It's not a crime! You rescued me, and it's too late for me to thank you!" Zhao Min waved his hands happily, "Master Yuanzhen, it's really thanks to you this time, otherwise I don't know how I could get away. Still. Thank you very much for having me, Master Ku.”
This scar-faced man is Ku Toutuo in Luzhangke's mouth. He is also Fan Yao, the bright right envoy of the Ming Cult. He has been lurking in the Ruyang Palace incognito for more than ten years, claiming to be investigating the collusion between Cheng Kun and the Tatars to murder Yang Dingtian. .
For more than ten years, he pretended to be mute and kept his name anonymous, but what he got in exchange was the destruction of the Ming Cult. I don’t know what he thought.
"Aba, Aba..." Fan Yao waved his hand hurriedly, indicating that he had done nothing.
Zhao Min smiled and said: "You are all meritorious officials! By the way, where is Zhang Sanfeng?"
Yuan Zhen said: "After getting the message from the princess, we rushed to Shaolin in advance to arrange the arrangements. Monk Nakong Wen did not cooperate at first and led the monks to resist. When more people died, and he heard that Kongxing had been executed, he gave up. Despite the resistance, Jusi surrendered, but there were still some fish that slipped through the net, and the martial arts secrets in the Sutra Pavilion were nowhere to be found.”
Zhao Min snorted coldly and said: "The monks in Shaolin are all very clever, but if they are too clever, there is nothing to worry about!"
"Exactly!" Yuan Zhen handed over his hand and continued, "Zhang Sanfeng arrived not long after we cleared the battlefield. This man was completely unprepared for us. He ate vegetarian food mixed with Shixiang Ruanjin powder and was captured immediately. Now Ada , Ah Er and Ah San looked at him and imprisoned him in Bodhidharma Cave. "
"Zhang Sanfeng is an extraordinary person, but Shixiang Ruanjin Powder may not be able to control him!" Zhao Min warned.
"Yes, the princess is cautious and meticulous, and my subordinates admire her!" Yuan Zhen flattered him and continued, "I have used a unique technique to seal his acupuncture points, and used stainless steel shackles to lock his hands and feet, and even his mouth. It also blocked him and made him unable to speak. Even if Zhang Sanfeng is really a god, he still can’t escape!”
"That's good! It's great!" Zhao Min was ecstatic, "This saves us from having to go to Wudang Mountain again. Shaolin and Wudang are both in the urn, great! By the way, where are the monks from Shaolin? ?”
"I was afraid that they would do something bad, so I asked Mokobas and the others to take them to Xingyang overnight." Yuan Zhen said, "Now we should meet up with Manager Ha and send them to Dadu together with people from other factions."
"I have followed the princess' instructions and told them to hurry up and go by water." Yuan Zhen added, "If the prince blocks the water, even if Su Yi can get out of trouble today, he will not be able to get out of trouble even if he has wings." Don’t even think about catching up.”
"I'm relieved now!" Zhao Min breathed a sigh of relief and sneered: "Su Yi still has a big dream of rescuing the six major sects in Shaolin Temple, but how can I, Min Mintemu, be led by his lead?"
"Princess, what should we do next? Princess, please make it clear!" Yuan Zhen said, "Now we have temporarily deceived Su Yi, but this person can even see through the trap of Green Willow Villa at a glance, I'm afraid he can't hide it now But how long does it take for him to..."
"I'm afraid he has been suspicious of you for a long time! I just want to wait and see what happens and see what you are going to do! Find out where you are coming from!" Zhao Min's expression condensed and he said coldly, "The monk below is welcoming guests. , He is said to be a monk of the Yuan generation, but he doesn’t even know that Wu Zetian has been to Shaolin Temple, how can he win people’s trust?”
Yuan Zhen and Fan Yao's expressions changed at the same time.
Yuan Zhen said: "Is he really that powerful? If he is so cautious, how could he let the princess separate from him?"
Zhao Min sneered: "That's because he is too conceited! And I pretended to be honest all the way to confuse him and make him relax his vigilance. The most important thing is that he sent Su Sanqi to keep an eye on me. It's a pity that Su Sanqi He had been influenced by me unknowingly and had a good impression of me. I said I wanted to clean up my body, and he went out to wait for me. Only then did I have a chance to escape. "
"Don't underestimate this person!" Zhao Min stared at Yuan Zhen and said solemnly, "This person is so terrifying, I still can't figure him out! That is to say, he hasn't thought that Shaolin has been occupied by us. Otherwise, a little trick like digging a tunnel would not be able to hide it from his eyes! I would never be able to escape so easily."
"Such a person who can single-handedly overthrow the Ming Cult is certainly terrifying." Yuan Zhen said deeply, "Princess Princess, if he has become suspicious, then his plan is to add Shixiang Ruanjin Powder to vegetarian food..."
"Don't even think about it, it's impossible to succeed!" Zhao Min shook his head and said decisively, "How many times have you been poisoned along the way? Have you succeeded once? This person is definitely a master of Xinglin, and his attainments in poison are just as impressive. It's immeasurable. I saw with my own eyes that he had a copy of the "Poison Classic" in his arms. His interest in poison has reached the point where he can't let go of the book. We'd better not show off in front of Guan Gong! "
"If you don't poison me, you'll have to fight hard!" Yuan Zhen said solemnly.
"Have you informed my brother?" Zhao Min asked.
"You have informed the young prince when you arrived at the mountain gate." Yuan Zhen said, "According to the estimated time, 30,000 troops will surround the Shaolin Temple in just half an hour!"
"So, we still have to fight for half an hour?" Zhao Min frowned, "This is not easy to handle..."
"Princess, there are so many of us, and we are all calculated mentally and unintentionally. We really can't defeat little Su Yi?" Yuan Zhen couldn't help but ask again.