Although Tongchen is an accomplished monk, his human nature has not been completely eliminated. As long as he has human nature, he will inevitably have seven emotions and six desires. He can not care about his own reputation, but he cannot care about the reputation of Shaolin Temple. Previously, he led his troops to the east and returned in vain.

He has always been grudged against him, but now he finally has a chance to avenge his past humiliation. Tongchen was afraid that he would have no chance of winning here, so he asked, "May I ask, Your Majesty, how many Japanese pirates are there in total at Gupo Mountain? How are their cultivation levels?"

He replied, "No less than three thousand, most of whom are red and blue practitioners. The number of purple energy masters is unknown. It is estimated that there are about two hundred."

Hearing the words, Tongchen suddenly frowned, and then asked, "In addition to our temple, what other helpers has the prince invited?"

"No more," he shook his head and said, "The Japanese pirates are well prepared this time. This battle will be extremely brutal. How could they speak so easily if it wasn't a life-and-death friendship?"

After saying this, Tongchen did not answer immediately, but thought quickly in his mind. When he led the troops on the Eastern Expedition, he had been plotted by Japanese pirates many times, and he knew the Japanese pirates very well. They were a group of desperadoes who would do anything they could.

They completely do not abide by the rules of the world, and there are so many people. On the other hand, in Shaolin Temple, although the monks are sophisticated and have strong martial arts skills, the martial arts of Shaolin Temple are honest, benevolent, and not vicious. They fight against three thousand Japanese pirates and sixty purple warriors who are like mad dogs.

The monk has no chance of winning.

After a brief pause, Tongchen spoke up and said, "The monks of the Qing generation in our temple are already old, so this matter will not alarm them. I will personally lead this trip. As the abbot of Shaolin Temple, I should work together with the monks in this temple."

advance and retreat."

Seeing Tongchen's resolute attitude, he did not object. "According to what the master said, although the master and the other eminent monks came out of the temple to resist the enemy out of their true intentions, starting from loyalty and not for fame and fortune, after this battle, I will definitely

At the meeting, I will report to the imperial court and ask the emperor to issue an edict to treat the monks and nuns in the world kindly."

"Namo Amitabha." Tongchen and the other old monks all joined their hands and chanted the Buddha's name. They knew that all the Shaolin monks would not be able to return from the war. If they could exchange their own lives for the imperial court to treat the world's monks and nuns kindly, then they would have died a worthy death.

Everything was agreed upon, and Tongchen sent someone to escort Zhang Mo to the guest room in the temple. Although he knew that the two were husband and wife, Tongchen still arranged two adjacent rooms for them, and did not arrange them together. This was also

The rules of Shaolin Temple,

Shaolin Temple usually does not allow female donors to stay overnight, and even if they stay overnight, couples are not allowed to live together.

The little novice who led the way had just left and ran to the next room. Zhang Mo also knew that he would come, but the door was only ajar.

"I really didn't expect things to go so smoothly," Zhang Mo loosened his hair from his bun, "When my eldest brother recruited the troops from the east route, Tong Chen's attitude was very cold."

"It's excusable," he said casually, "In terms of martial arts, there are probably not many people in the world who can match Tongchen, but when leading troops in battle, he is a real layman, using his own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points.

, in the end he lost troops and generals, and became disgraced. One can imagine his mood when the military power was transferred."

Without waiting for Zhang Mo to answer, he said again, "Furthermore, Shaolin monks practice martial arts every day. Except for occasionally going down the mountain to beg for alms, they rarely have contact with the world. They don't know the sinister people's hearts. During this Eastern Expedition, they have completely seen what it means to repay kindness with enmity."

Despicable and shameless, it seems that if you see such dark and dirty things too often, your mood will be greatly affected."

"It's not without reason that Tongchen can serve as the abbot of Shaolin Temple," Zhang Mo said. "This person has a clear mind like a mirror, has a level of advance and retreat, and understands the principle of no reward for no merit. He will offer to help without waiting for you to ask."

Seeing that Zhang Mo was having trouble combing his own hair, he took the initiative to help. However, he had never combed anyone else's hair before. He was clumsy and grabbed Zhang Mo's hair after only a few combs. At first, Zhang Mo didn't say anything, but he didn't expect it.

Pulling again and again, Zhang Mo had no choice but to take the comb back and do it himself, "There must be brave men under heavy rewards. Your 50,000 taels of silver and 50,000 dans of rice played a big role. There are many monks in Shaolin Temple."

, the daily expenses for firewood, rice, oil and salt are too high, and their life is not easy."

"Although the life of Shaolin Temple is difficult, it is not so difficult that the pot cannot be opened," he said. "Tongchen agreed to help not because of the 50,000 taels of silver and 50,000 dans of rice, but because of the huge sincerity behind these things.

"

"That makes sense,"

Zhang Mo nodded and said, "And Tongchen also knows that if he doesn't offer to help, he will be forced to help next."

"Oh?" He tilted his head and looked at her.

"You are here to deliver an edict," Zhang Mo said with a smile, "What edict? Tongchen is not a fool. If you don't take the initiative to help, you will come up with the edict."

He shook his head and said, "Monks are monks, and they are not obliged to obey the imperial court's orders. I feel that 50% of the reason Tongchen agreed to help was because of the silver and rice I promised, 30% of the reason was his deep hatred of Japanese pirates, and 20% of the reason

The reason is that we know we are bound to win."

Zhang Mo smiled and nodded, "It's reasonable and well-founded, it's true."

While the two were talking, the crows and toads outside began to cackle again. Although the crows had been driven away before, they would come back. Although some toads were killed, there were still many inside and outside the temple.

He stood up and wanted to go out. When Zhang Mo saw this, he hurriedly stopped him, "There is no need to mobilize a crowd. I will draw a few charms to drive away snakes and insects. You take them out and stick them everywhere, and the snakes and insects will go away."

Nodding in agreement, Zhang Mo put down his comb, took out the talisman and began to draw the talisman, "By the way, how do you know when crows brood?"

"When I lived in Wangjiakuan, I often climbed trees and dug out bird eggs." He said with a smile.

"Weren't you lame at that time? How could you still climb trees?" Zhang Mo asked casually.

"Who said lame people can't climb trees? I can climb trees very quickly, and I can also fish very well." He said with a smile.

Zhang Mo was extremely skillful in drawing talismans, and he quickly drew several soul-shaking talismans. The soul-shaking talisman and the soul-suppressing talisman are not the same kind of talismans. The former is a talisman to intimidate aliens, while the latter is a talisman to suppress the soul.

While waiting for the spell to dry, I suddenly remembered something, "The reason why these snakes, insects, rats, and ants are gathered here is because someone is secretly controlling them. If we can find this person, we can eliminate all the trouble."

"There are deep mountains and dense forests outside the temple. If this person hides, it will be difficult for us to find him," Zhang Mo said.

"I'm still idle. I'll go out and look for it.

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"I'll go with you." Zhang Mo said.

He shook his head and said, "Don't go. Your hair is all untied and needs to be re-tied. I can just go by myself."

Zhang Mo originally wanted to go with him, but since he was not allowed, she did not insist. If she continued to insist, it would be as if she didn't believe it.

"Okay, you can go by yourself, pay attention to safety, and come back early." Zhang Mo said.

He nodded in agreement, then pushed out the door with the talisman. The soul-shaking talisman imitated the aura of a powerful alien, causing the surrounding aliens to mistakenly think that there was a powerful alien here. Aliens have the instinct to seek good luck and avoid disaster. There are powerful aliens.

In such a place, weak aliens will instinctively avoid it.

Posting Taoist talismans in a monk's temple is a taboo among taboos, but naturally I would not be stupid enough to stick the talismans on other people's eaves and courtyard walls. Instead, I found a few hidden places and carefully posted them.

Climb over the wall and use the Wind Chasing Ghost Step to quickly search through the forest.

At first, I just wanted to try my luck, but after searching, I found suspicious clues. There were almost no crows and toads in the northwest direction of the temple. They were found elsewhere, but not in this area. It was obvious that they were fake.

After searching carefully, I found a cave hidden on the mountainside. The entrance of the cave was not large and was blocked by vegetation. It would be extremely difficult to find it unless I looked carefully.

Approach carefully, and listen carefully when you get close. There is indeed the sound of breathing in the cave. There is only one sound of breathing, and there is only one person inside.

The sound of breathing of a Qi practitioner is different from that of ordinary people. The deeper the cultivation, the slower the breathing. However, the sound of breathing in the cave is not slow, which means that this person has mediocre cultivation and has not been promoted to purple Qi.

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After confirming that the person hiding in the cave was not an expert, he went straight into the cave.

There was a middle-aged man covered in dirt sitting in the cave, leaning against the stone wall and drinking alone. When he saw someone suddenly intruding, he immediately stood up in panic and reached out to grab the wooden stick on the side.
Chapter completed!