Seeing the big-eared man holding Buddhist beads coming up, Xiaoyue, who was cursing loudly, immediately fell silent and hid aside like a frightened rabbit, leaning against the cliff with her head lowered and not moving. The few uninjured men also hurriedly climbed up, two of them helped Niu Ge and Chao Zi to stand up, and then, like Xiaoyue, they clung to the cliff, their faces full of shame, not daring to speak.
"Niu Dao, Ma Chao, what happened?" Fa's wife was startled and rushed forward a few steps. This trip to the mountain was his idea. He originally wanted to please the Buddha and meet the monk named Zhifa. However, he never expected that Niu, Ma and others would have a conflict with others outside the temple gate.
“Damn it, who is so blind that he dares to touch my friend?” Fasao was furious. She turned around and was about to explode, but suddenly, like a computer that had been poisoned, she froze and crashed in an instant. She pointed at Wen Liang behind the venomous snake and stammered, “You… it’s you…”
Seeing Wen Liang, the nightmare of that night replayed itself before his eyes: the soaring nighthawk, the fierce eyes, even his disabled left hand began to ache again, the pain was heart-wrenching!
Wen Liang smiled and said, "It's you, Sister Fa. You're quite brave. I remember you promised someone that you would never return to Qingzhou in this lifetime. What's the matter? Now that the wound has healed, you've forgotten the pain and you don't want the other hand anymore?"
When Fa Sao's scars were revealed, her face turned blue and white, but she couldn't say a word to make him polite. The arrogant Nighthawk that night really scared her.
"Xiao Bu, old friend?"
The person who spoke was the man holding the Buddhist beads. He had a smile on his face and spoke in a calm voice. Even though his subordinates were beaten like this, he did not show any anger. Instead, he nodded calmly at Wen Liang.
"Yes, an old friend I have never dared to forget!"
Fa's wife's real name is Bu Dingkun. She turned around and whispered something in his ear. As she spoke, she glared at Wen Liang with gritted teeth. The resentment in her eyes was chilling.
The big-eared man looked at Wen Liang, his expression was normal, without any ups and downs or changes. After Mrs. Fa finished speaking, he did not comment, turned to look at Ma Chao, and said with a smile: "Is it a loss? Is it a big deal?"
The blood flowing from Ma Chao's thigh had dyed his pants red, and his face turned pale due to excessive blood loss. He was defeated by the venomous snake in one move, and he felt deeply ashamed. Hearing this, his face turned red and he said, "I have brought shame to the Buddha... I..."
"What's there to be afraid of? You have hands and feet, you can get it back next time." The big-eared man was the Buddha known as Guanshan Yifo, who was very famous in the underworld. He pointed at the blood on Ma Chao's leg and said, "Deal with it yourself first, and go back to Guanshan to get a thousand yuan from Xiaoshu to recuperate."
With tears in his eyes, Ma Chao tore a piece of cloth from his torn trouser leg and did some simple treatment on his wound. Judging from his appearance, if he was asked to die for the Buddha at this moment, he would not even blink an eye.
Buddha looked at Niu Dao again. Niu Dao was stabbed on the wrist. Although his tendons were not injured, he was kicked in the chest and almost choked. He had never suffered such a big loss since he followed Buddha. He said in a half-crying voice: "Buddha, we went up the mountain safely. These dogs and bitches not only asked us to make way, but also beat us up. You must help us..."
Before he could finish his words, the Buddha's smiling face suddenly changed color and he snorted heavily. Although Niu Dao was not good at fighting, he was very good at observing people's expressions and acting shrewdly, otherwise he would not have become the Buddha's confidant. He was so scared when he saw this that he knelt down with a plop and slapped himself hard, saying, "I was wrong, Buddha, I was wrong. I was the one who caused the trouble first..."
This anger made everyone silent, and they watched Niudao hurt himself. No one dared to plead for mercy until his mouth was full of blood. The Buddha said, "Stand up, do you know why I punished you?"
Niu Dao stood up, still trembling with fear, and said, "I know, I shouldn't have caused trouble in front of the temple and delayed the Buddha's work..."
"You are wrong," Buddha smiled again, walked towards Wen Liang, and said, "It doesn't matter if you cause trouble, even if you get injured or disabled, but you shouldn't cause trouble first and then try to push the blame on others. Don't my subordinates dare to cause trouble?"
If such words were spoken by someone else, Wen Liang would definitely regard them as idiotic, but when heard from this Buddha, there was always a sense of rightness in them.
Such arrogance is considered the best among gangsters!
"Little brother, I have already taught my people a lesson. Do you think there is anything you are not satisfied with?"
Wen Liang had so many things to do that he didn't have the time to deal with this group of people who didn't know where they came from. He said calmly, "If you want to train the dog, you can go home and train it. I'm not interested in being a spectator. Please make way so that my friend and I can get down the mountain."
Although Wen Liang was not afraid of trouble, he did not want to cause trouble, so he left room for maneuver in his words. However, he forgot that Zhu Zixuan was a person who only wanted to create chaos in the world. When he heard Wen Liang's words, he hurriedly shouted, "That's right, a good dog doesn't block the road, get out of the way quickly."
This was completely different from what Wen Liang said. Lei Fang even smiled and gave her a thumbs up. Wen Liang had no way to deal with these two arrogant people, so she winked at Dushe. Dushe understood and tightened the dagger in his hand, moved a step to the side, and blocked Lei Fang and Zhu Zixuan behind him.
No matter what, they can't be allowed to suffer any harm, otherwise Wen Liang will really find a rope and hang himself!
The Buddha gently rubbed the beads in his hand and said, "There is only one road. Who comes first and who comes later is a small matter. But since I have given an explanation to my little brother, then since my people were injured like this, should I give an explanation to my little brother as well?"
Wen Liang suddenly laughed. How could he not understand that although this Buddhist master seemed to speak gently, he was actually very domineering in his heart? Just by looking at how he used both soft and hard methods to train his subordinates without making any expression, he knew that facing such a person, it was useless to speak softly.
"Well, what kind of explanation do you want?"
The Buddha pointed at the venomous snake and said, "I will take care of him for three days. It depends on his luck whether he can survive after three days."
When Fa Sao saw that Master Fo was really going to intervene, she immediately got excited and shouted, "Boy, did you hear me? Leave the people here and get lost. Don't think that just because you know Nighthawk is great. Our Master Fo can have dinner with the commander of the military sub-district, who the hell do you think you are!"
Wen Liang laughed up to the sky, his mind flashing back and forth. Dushe had beaten the men of Master Fo badly enough, and Fa Sao was a sissy with little fighting power, but he still wanted to keep his men without blinking, so he must have something to rely on. He turned his eyes and saw Shi Daqing hiding his head and showing his tail, and couldn't help laughing and said, "Having dinner with the commander? Aren't you afraid that the wind will blow your tongue away! Now that we've come to this, Director Shi, how long do you plan to watch the show?"
Shi Daqing had been hiding at the back without saying a word. He had only met Wen Liang once, but he had a very deep memory of this young man. He recognized him as soon as he arrived at the scene. He regretted in his heart that he had agreed to Fasao's invitation to climb the mountain and worship Buddha together.
In the past, Fa Sao was very prosperous in Qingzhou, and she also did a used car business. She had some business dealings with Shi Daqing, so they were considered to be friends. The day before yesterday, Fa Sao called and asked Shi Daqing to help take care of a brother who had committed a crime in Yishan. This was originally a small matter, and Shi Daqing agreed casually. In the middle, he somehow mentioned that Pufang Temple was going to hold a sutra feast. Fa Sao suddenly had an idea. She knew that the Buddha loved to talk about Buddhism and Taoism, and he was always pious. Isn't this a great opportunity to flatter him? So there was today's trip to Pufang. In order to show off, Fa Sao specially invited Shi Daqing to accompany her. Shi Daqing had also heard of Guanshan Buddha's name. He heard that this person had a strong backer, and he also wanted to make friends with him, but he didn't expect that he didn't check the almanac before going out, and he actually had a conflict with Wen Liang.
Shi Daqing was still holding out for a glimmer of hope. After all, Wen Liang was young and might have forgotten who he was, so he didn't say a word from beginning to end. He didn't expect that what was coming would come and he couldn't escape it.
Mrs. Fa was dumbfounded and asked, "Director Shi, do you know this guy?"
Shi Daqing coughed dryly and said, "This is Secretary Wen's son. Everyone calm down and don't ruin the harmony over such a small matter."
Buddha was based in the provincial capital, had a broad vision, and had a strong background. He did not take the secretary general of a mere city seriously. He twirled his Buddhist beads with his thumb and said, "Let alone a secretary general, even if the mayor's son beat up my people, he has to give me an explanation. Director Shi, you can't be a peacemaker, so don't force yourself!"
Shi Daqing didn't expect that Master Buddha would be so disrespectful, and his face suddenly fell a little. He said, "Master Buddha, you may not understand. This is the son of Secretary Wen Huaiming..."
The smile on the Buddha's face finally changed slightly. He didn't know much about the Qingzhou officialdom, so he didn't think of this at first. But as for the name of Wen Huaiming, no one, unless they were deaf or stupid, or any well-known figure in Jiangdong, could have not heard of this person. To some extent, his reputation was even more famous than Yu Peidong.
Mrs. Fa opened her mouth wide. She had expected that Wen Liang was someone important, otherwise he would not have sent Nighthawk's men to seek revenge. But she never expected that he was actually the son of Wen Huaiming, the most popular official in Jiangdong.
The Buddha was in a dilemma. Although he was not afraid of Wen Huaiming, it was not worth it to offend his son for such a small matter. However, he was in a difficult situation now. He relied on his reputation to get to where he was in the underworld. Once he gave in and the news got out, the consequences would be disastrous.
"Okay, I'll give Director Shi a favor. As long as he lets my men stab us in the same spot, we'll let this matter go."
The Buddha looked directly at Wen Liang and said, "This is also to give Secretary-General Wen face!"
Wen Liang was fed up with it and said coldly, "You don't have to give face to anyone. The road is wide open, can you stop me?"
The venomous snake took another step forward, the knife flashed fiercely, the cold light pierced the bones! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)