The right protector put his hands on his hips, looked up to the sky and sneered: "Don't go, you bald donkeys, my mother will scold you for not taking heavy clothes for three days and three nights!"
A bodhisattva sneered and said, "Xue Bi'e, you only have one mouth left!"
"Don't bother with them."
The old Tathagata on Mount Sumeru said: "If you continue to swear with them, you may only swear for half a year. In the past, you have been fighting for hundreds of years, and you have been swearing for hundreds of years. There is no need to rush. Go and stop this fight first."
The monks all over the mountain did not stop, and the phantom of Mount Sumeru floated towards the battlefield.
Yankang Guoshi is still fighting with the poor master and others, trying to get rid of these strong men before the phantom of Mount Sumeru arrives. At this time, the old Tathagata's voice came, and he said leisurely: "National Teacher, fellow Taoists, can you do me a favor?"
Yankang Guoshi's sword energy dissipated, avoiding the pursuit of the poor master and the man in the bronze mask, and said with a smile: "Please tell me the Tathagata."
"Good, fellow Taoists, please stop." The old Tathagata said in a deep voice.
The poor master and others were still waiting to make a move. Hearing this, they hesitated and stopped.
Tian Zhenjun coughed up blood and was hurt by Yankang Guoshi's sword energy. He said sharply, "Old Tathagata, are you going to join hands with us to get rid of this beast?"
The old Tathagata shook his head.
Li Sanren's face changed slightly, and he sneered: "Could it be that Daleiyin Temple is also like the Heavenly Demon Sect, and has become the lackey of Yankang Kingdom?"
The old Tathagata shook his head again.
The poor master said indifferently: "Old Daoist brother, don't be so tight-lipped, just speak up."
The old Tathagata laughed and said: "I have come to make a good relationship with you and settle this case. You are all practitioners. If you continue to fight, I don't know how many heroes will be lost and how many inheritances will be broken. Why don't you all today?" Turn hostility into friendship, be kind, and end each other's cause and effect?"
Yankang Guoshi's eyes flickered, but he remained silent.
The old Tathagata looked at him and said with a smile: "The national teacher is a good man. He once came to my Daleiyin Temple. I talked about Buddhism and Mahayana with the national teacher, and formed a good relationship. I don't know if the national teacher can pass this good Return the fate to the old monk?"
Yankang Guoshi said solemnly: "When I was young, I traveled around to study, and when I came to Daleiyin Temple, the Tathagata taught me to practice without any sect. I am considered a half disciple of Daleiyin Temple, so I should return this good fortune. However, how do I know if I am going back to the mountain? These people are the bandit leaders in the world, how are they willing to let it go? If they rebel again in the future, they will be devastated. The Tathagata has compassion in mind, so you should know my worries."
The old Tathagata smiled and said: "The old monk asked them to take refuge in Daleiyin Temple and stop meddling in worldly affairs. What does the national teacher think?"
Yankang Guoshi was noncommittal.
The old Tathagata smiled, looked at the poor master and the others, and said with a smile: "You all were heroes in the past, with peerless elegance, tyrannical and glorious for a lifetime, now are you willing to put down your guns and convert to Buddhism?"
Tian Zhenjun sneered and said: "Old Tathagata, if we add your Daleiyin Temple, it will not be easy to destroy this beast? Do you think that if you let go of this opportunity, your Daleiyin Temple can also be preserved? Yankang Guoshi is gone. Let me wait, the Buddha must be destroyed! Why don't you kill the killer now and use your means of subjugating demons?"
The old Tathagata smiled and said: "No matter how the national teacher treats my Buddhism, there are always people who believe in and worship the Buddha in this world. No matter whether there are gods and Buddhas in this world, the faith is still there, and it will not be destroyed just because the national teacher destroys my Buddhism. , and will not be honored because the national teacher promotes my Buddhism. If you are willing to put aside your grievances and grievances, you can follow me. If you don’t want to, the old monk can only say that you have no fate and leave.”
Suddenly, figures dropped sharply from the sky one by one, and fell behind Yankang Guoshi, but there were hundreds of Yankang generals in armor and blood all over, each of them was full of fighting spirit.
Duke Wei said in a loud voice: "What's the matter, Tathagata also came to join in the fun? Is it autumn wind? National teacher, let's be this old monk and this bald man all over the mountains and plains together..."
Yankang Guoshi raised his hand to stop him from continuing, and said in a low voice: "It is not appropriate to hurt both sides. It is a good thing that the old Tathagata came to make peace."
Wei Guogong was puzzled, puzzled, and said: "They just wanted to beat the autumn wind, taking advantage of these rebellious leaders to be included in his Daleiyin Temple, and strengthen the strength of his Daleiyin Temple. These rebellious leaders are all very powerful Characters, if you let them go, you will have endless troubles! National teacher, think twice!"
Yankang Guoshi smiled and said: "The old Tathagata said that after they convert to Buddhism, they will no longer care about worldly affairs. I believe in the old Tathagata."
"You really believe him?"
Duke Wei stared wide-eyed: "With no hair on your head, you can't do things well..."
He was still waiting to say more, Yankang Guoshi raised his hand, and said indifferently: "The old Tathagata, the leader of the Buddhist sect, he came to resolve the grievances, end a dispute, and restore peace to the world. This is a great act of kindness. Moreover, I was also injured."
On Mount Sumeru, Bodhisattvas and Arhats turned their heads to look upon hearing the words.
The old Tathagata chanted the Buddha's name to wake up all Bodhisattvas and Arhats, and said with a smile: "The national teacher is willing to resolve the grievances, poor master, how about you?"
The poor man and the others looked at each other and nodded silently.
If they don't agree to convert to Buddhism, the old Tathagata will die without saving, and leave with many strong men from Daleiyin Temple, and they will surely die in the hands of Yankang Guoshi.
This time, the old Tathagata brought almost all the strong men from Daleiyin Temple, which showed that they were bound to win. If they agreed to convert to Daleiyin Temple, Yankang Guoshi would not dare to pursue it.
The old Tathagata smiled and said: "Brothers and sisters put aside the cause and effect of grievances and convert to Buddhism. The four things are all empty, and you will surely attain the Tao. The national teacher..."
Master Yankang raised his finger to the man in the bronze mask and said, "Tathagata, he must stay."
The man with the bronze mask felt awe-inspiring, the old Tathagata frowned slightly, and the bodhisattvas, arhats, and venerables on the phantom of Mount Sumeru recited the Buddha's name together.
Yankang Guoshi smiled and said: "He must stay."
Although his voice was light, there was an undeniable sense of bargaining in his tone.
The old Tathagata sighed: "This good man, you have no connection with my Buddhism. Poor master, brothers and sisters, please climb the mountain."
The poor man and the others hesitated for a moment, looked at the man in the bronze mask, gritted their teeth suddenly, stood up and landed on Mount Sumeru, and said in unison to the man in the bronze mask: "Old... I'm sorry!"
"You don't need to say much, I understand."
The man in the bronze mask laughed and said, "Master, what do you plan to do with me?"
Yankang Guoshi said expressionlessly: "I will capture you, escort you to the capital, and enter the capital to face the saint."
"Post me into Beijing to meet the emperor?"
The man with the bronze mask had a strange tone, and said with a low smile, "Then it depends on whether your sword is fast enough..."
He slowly raised his palm, and suddenly slapped the bronze mask heavily. The bronze mask was torn apart, and the face under the mask was also shattered!
"National teacher, the country of the Ling family will be ruined in your hands sooner or later..."
His head was split open, and he died soon, but his body stood there firmly, never falling down.
Wei Guogong and others screamed and hurried forward, but Yankang Guoshi stood there motionless. He didn't take any action to stop the bronze mask man from committing suicide, and he didn't even intend to take action.
On the mountain in the distance, Qin Mu's eyes twitched when he saw this scene.
Yankang Guoshi said that sentence, in fact, he wanted to force the man in the bronze mask to commit suicide. No matter who the face under this mask is, he must be a high-ranking member of the royal family, with a prominent position and a vital person to the emperor.
If he is captured alive by Yankang Guoshi and escorted to Beijing to face the emperor, it will not only embarrass the emperor, but even make the emperor and his ministers alienated.
Whether the emperor kills him or not is a question.
When his true face is revealed, the emperor's prestige will be severely hit, and even the government and the public will discuss secretly, guessing whether he intends to rebel or is ordered by the emperor.
At that time, Yankang Guoshi's prestige surpassed that of the emperor, and more civil and military ministers turned to the Guoshi, and the emperor would also be wary of the Guoshi. If the emperor fights with the national teacher, the country will be in danger, and the Ling family will also be in danger.
As a high-ranking member of the royal family, he must commit suicide, and he cannot trap the Ling family in a passive position, and cannot let the Ling family lose face.
Therefore, he had to destroy his face so that no one could know his true identity.
But Yankang Guoshi didn't stop him, but also wanted him to commit suicide, and didn't want to escort him to the capital to face the saint. Even if he doesn't destroy his own face, Yankang Guoshi will help him destroy his face.
Yankang Guoshi didn't want to disgrace the emperor, nor did he want to disgrace the Ling family. This is the best ending.
If Yankang Guoshi really took this bronze masked man to the capital, it means that he really wants to rebel and seize the throne. From the current point of view, Yankang Guoshi has no intention of taking the throne, he just wants to use Yankang Kingdom to display his ambitions, he I want to be immortal.
He wants to be a saint.
On Mount Sumeru, the Tathagata greeted Yankang Guoshi and said, "National Teacher, something has happened here, and the old monk will leave."
"Tathagata, walk slowly." Yankang Guoshi returned the salute.
The phantom of Mount Sumeru floated to the west, the poor master, Tian Zhenjun and others looked back, but saw Yankang Guoshi ordered that the head of the man with the bronze mask be cut off and buried on the spot, and the headless body was put into the coffin, ready to be transported to the capital.
Li Sanren sighed: "Brother Tathagata, if it wasn't for you this time..."
The old Tathagata shook his head: "Needless to say, the national teacher is already dissatisfied with my Daleiyin Temple, let's go back to the mountain. I guess my evil disciple has taken the opportunity to return to Daleiyin Temple and took away his arm. If If you go back in time, you can still meet him."
The monks on the mountain felt awe-inspiring.
The phantom of Mount Sumeru floated to the top of the mountain where Qin Mu and the others were, and a sneer sounded from below: "The thief is bald!"
The Bodhisattva Arhats and Venerables on the mountain shouted one after another: "The devil is evil!"
The old Tathagata shook his head, paused on Mount Sumeru, looked down, and suddenly put his palms together and said, "Senior brother."
Many hall masters and protectors on the top of the mountain felt awe-inspiring, the sword hall master shook his head slightly to Qin Mu, Qin Mu waved his hand, and Ji Shou said: "Senior brother."
The old Tathagata showed surprise, nodded, and led the crowd away.
"Master, why do you have to pay back the salute to that old bald donkey?"
Xue Bi'e, the guardian of the right, complained: "Now that you have exposed your true identity, and if you are seen by that old thief, there will be trouble!"
"As the holy leader, since he is a peer, he has to return the gift."
Qin Mu smiled and said, "I am the leader of the Holy Cult, so I can't keep it a secret forever. Besides, I can't let you lose face, let the Holy Cult lose face."
Everyone said: "We would rather not have this face!"
——Well, today is still the third watch, this is the first watch, and the second watch at 6 pm.