Chapter 19 Courage

Meng Qi sat up suddenly, listening to the bell, his fists clenched quietly in the quilt: "Has Qing Jing's death been discovered? Or is he missing?"

In this unusual bell, Zhenying, Zhenguan and other errand monks who were indifferent to other things all stood up, inexplicably panicked, covering up Meng Qi's abnormality.

In the main hall, the golden Buddha statue made a seal with both hands, with a solemn appearance, looking at the people in the hall with compassion and pity.

Just below the Buddha statue stood an old monk with white eyebrows and drooping face. He had a gaunt face, wore a yellow monk's robe, a red cassock, held a nine-ring staff, and his face was pale gold.

"Namo Amitabha, all donors, please be patient." The old monk raised one hand and chanted a Buddhist name.

Nearly twenty monks wearing red cassocks stood on both sides of him. Some were wrinkled and looked very old, some were thin and shriveled, like dead wood, and some were melancholy, elegant and mature.

"Hmph, calm down. My disciples were killed in your Shaolin, but you told me to calm down?" The old Taoist priest wearing a seven-star crown and a yin-yang Taoist robe looked at the old monk who was speaking with his eyes as bright as lightning. "Master Kongwen, my Xuantian Sect was invited to come here, but encountered this incident. You have to give us justice! Otherwise, hmph!"

His hair was white, but his face was unusually ruddy, without a single wrinkle, just like a white-haired boy with a youthful face.

This old monk was the abbot of Shaolin, Kongwen, who had achieved the "Golden Body of Arhat Subduing the Dragon", and had dominated the martial arts world for more than a hundred years.

"Amitabha, Donor Shouzhuo, such a tragedy happened in the temple. No matter who the murderer is, our Shaolin is to blame." Kongwen said calmly, without any expression of trying to save face. "But I think Donor Shoujing of your sect, like all the donors present, wants to know who the murderer is and what his purpose is. Please give me some time to check the body and find the murderer."

Taoist Shoujing is the head of Xuantian Sect. It is said that he has touched the threshold of Dharmakaya and is second on the Earth List.

"Master Kongwen is right. Taoist Shouzhuo, please don't be impatient. We all feel your grief." The middle-aged Taoist in Xuanwu Taoist robe came out to give a warning with a jade ruyi in his hand.

Among the disciples behind him, Zhang Yuanshan was looking at Qingjing lying on the white cloth with sorrow in his eyes and clenched fists. His head was separated from his body, his eyebrows were angry, and his eyes were wide open. It was obvious that he was extremely shocked and angry before his death.

"It turned out that he really died in this way..." Zhang Yuanshan was shocked and astonished in his grief. He died in the same way in the world of reincarnation as he did in reality!

Whether it was because his and others' real bodies were thrown into "reincarnation" or it was the projection of injuries after the illusion, the "Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation" was indeed very powerful!

This was done under the nose of the "Dragon-Subduing Arhat"!

He secretly peeked at Jiang Zhiwei, a disciple of Xijian Pavilion, and Qi Xia, a member of the Dajiang Gang. They looked sad, shocked and solemn. Qi Zhengyan was just an ordinary disciple and was not qualified to enter the Great Hall with the elders of Huanhua Sword Sect.

However, the mysterious murder of Xuantian Sect disciples in Shaolin Temple was shocking enough. The expressions of other young disciples were similar, and no one noticed their abnormality.

Taoist Shouzhuo looked at the Taoist of Zhenwu Sect coldly: "Xuanyuanzi, it's not your disciple who died, don't pretend to be a good person!"

"I often heard that Taoist Shouzhuo of Xuantian Sect has a violent and upright temper. Today, I saw that it is indeed the case." Xuanyuanzi has good self-cultivation and knows that although there are still many disciples like Qingjing in Xuantian Sect, they can afford the loss, but being assassinated like this is like a slap in their face. How can Taoist Shouzhuo not be furious, so he just smiled and replied, then looked to the other side, "Daoyou Su, what do you see?"

In front of Jiang Zhiwei stood a young and handsome man in green clothes. He looked ordinary, but if you look at him carefully, you will feel that he is empty and has no self and nothing.

The man in green half-closed his eyes, gently stroked the ancient long sword at his waist with his right hand, and said in a heavy and vicissitudes of life: "Master Kongwen is right."

His voice was very inconsistent with his appearance, like an old man who had experienced the vicissitudes of life and seen through the chaos of the world.

After the man in green finished speaking, the main hall suddenly became quiet, and the hot-tempered Taoist Shouzhu did not refute, as if he was overwhelmed by the man's momentum.

The Taoist Shouzhu was silent for a while, and bowed his head: "Master Kongwen, please check Qingjing's injury."

This is not that the man in green is more famous and stronger than Abbot Kongwen. Everyone present knew that there might be such a day in the future, but at least now, the man in green and the monk Kongwen are still very different. The real reason is that Abbot Kongwen is compassionate and humble, and never bullies the weak. You can argue with him about the right and wrong of the truth, but the man in green has always been impatient with words. If he is annoyed, he will always go straight with a sword.

Kong Wen handed the Nine-ringed Staff to the handsome, melancholy middle-aged monk next to him, and walked forward slowly, stopping beside Qing Jing's body, with a little golden Buddha light shining in his eyes.

"The fatal injury to the donor Qing Jing was a palm strike on his back. The murderer was just beginning to open his eyes, and was good at iron palm. The neck injury was done after death. The murder weapon was a long knife. The knife wielder was slightly stronger than the palm striker, so there were two murderers, both of whom were good at opening their eyes, but to varying degrees." Kong Wen slowly explained the cause of Qing Jing's death, and Zhang Yuanshan, Jiang Zhiwei and others were stunned. He restored it so clearly and realistically! He is indeed a great master of Dharma!

The Taoist Shouzhuo's face was still livid: "I can also draw such a conclusion, but where is the real murderer? Who can let two enlightened young people sneak into the courtyard without being discovered by me? Who can commit crimes in Shaolin without being discovered by you, Master, with your divine eyes and divine ears?"

"I was in meditation yesterday to observe the Pure Land. I am afraid that the real murderer saw the opportunity." Kongwen said slowly, with an apologetic expression.

The Taoist Shouzhuo did not give in: "Master Kongwen, I am afraid that few people know about your deep meditation. How could it be so coincidental? Please show your golden body and trace the real murderer!"

What he said made sense. Xuanyuanzi and others nodded gently and cast their eyes on Kongwen.

Kongwen put his hands together and said, "Amitabha, I have just tried it. The real murderer is not inferior to me. The 'clue' has been cut off."

"So, you Shaolin can't find the murderer? Then I have to report to the head brother, please take out the time knife and find the real murderer by yourself!" Taoist Shouzhuo said angrily.

"Amitabha, I feel ashamed of all the donors of Xuantian Sect. I am willing to go to Yuhuang Mountain to apologize to the donor Shoujing and find the real murderer with your sect." Kongwen said with compassion.

Some of the chiefs and elders behind Kongwen showed dissatisfaction. Shouzhuo was too aggressive, and the abbot was too weak! But they also knew that this incident was too strange. If the real murderer could not be found, the reputation of Shaolin would be ruined if it was not handled in this way.

Hearing that Kong Wen was willing to personally go to Yuhuang Mountain to apologize, everyone was completely stunned. Taoist Shouzhu also showed an embarrassed expression for the first time: "Master Kong Wen, there is no need to do this. I can feel your sincerity. I hope Shaolin can keep this promise and work with my sect to find the real murderer."

The third place on the Heavenly Ranking, the golden body arhat who has dominated the world for more than a hundred years, came to apologize in person. It was really a test of his Taoism. For such a thing, if there is no definite evidence, Xuantian Sect is not willing to push people too much.

Listening to the elders discussing the real murderer, Zhang Yuanshan's mind was churning. To be honest, although the Zhenwu Sect emphasizes that disciples go out to experience in order to hone themselves, the "reincarnation world mission" can also be regarded as an alternative tempering, but it has only been a short time since he opened his mind, and it is far from the point where he can go deep into such things.

Therefore, he wanted to get rid of the "Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation" and the "Reincarnation Mission". Although he was quite envious of those magical skills, weapons, and elixirs, at least in his current realm, he did not lack secrets, weapons, elixirs, etc., and his cultivation had not stagnated or slowed down, and he was gradually left behind by his fellow disciples.

Now, the "Dragon-Subduing Arhat" was in front of him, and this was an opportunity to get rid of the "Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation"!

A Dharmakaya-level master was already a first-class immortal with great magical powers. Even if he was not as good as the "Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation", he should be able to fight against him and protect himself and others. Otherwise, why would the "Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation" need to mysteriously "pull people" to complete the reincarnation mission? He could just capture all the masters in the world.

Of course, the "Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation" might be concerned about other factors.

"Should we expose the matter of the 'World of Reincarnation' in public? Can the 'Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation' still kill me in front of the 'Arhat who subdues the dragon'?"

"Even if the 'Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation' is Abbot Kongwen, he will hide his murderous intentions and try his best to protect us in front of the seniors of various sects. The world is so big, there are more than one Dharma masters. Senior Chonghe of my Taoist sect alone ranks higher than him on the Heavenly Ranking!"

"But if Abbot Kongwen cooperates with other Dharma masters, when I leak this matter, the other master can completely kill him, and he only needs to pretend to be caught off guard and be one step late..."

"Perhaps the 'Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation' is far stronger than Abbot Kongwen, and has reached the power of the Taoist Buddha in myths and legends, and can kill the person who leaked the secrets of the world of reincarnation in person without leaving a trace..."

"If I have opened the nine orifices, I can use the 'World of Reincarnation' to hone myself..."

Zhang Yuanshan thought about it, and many ideas emerged, but he could not make up his mind.

Alas, he sighed secretly, he really had the defect of not daring to take risks.

He knew his own business. He was always the best in calmness and competence, and was praised by many elders. He rarely panicked when encountering things, but it was also because of this that he thought too much and had too many concerns. When he needed to take risks, he lacked the necessary courage. This was the real reason why he failed to get started with the swordsmanship recorded in the "Zhenwu Qijie Sutra".

Thinking of this, he looked at Jiang Zhiwei. In this respect, she was far better than him.

As far as his eyes could see, Jiang Zhiwei behind Su Wuming looked at her nose and her heart. Except for a little sadness, she looked at her concentration and did not stand up to reveal the secrets of the reincarnation world.

Zhang Yuanshan's heart moved, thinking of Jiang Zhiwei's burning eyes when she looked at those swordsmanship lists, so he smiled bitterly in his heart and shook his head secretly.

"Master Abbot, I have something to report, which is related to Qingjing's death." Suddenly, Qi Xia's voice came into Zhang Yuanshan's ears.

He looked over in astonishment and saw a pretty face with a resolute look.

Jiang Zhiwei, who seemed to be counting ants on the ground, also looked up in astonishment.