When the real attack on Bailian Temple came, Yue Hongling was very glad that he had been cautious enough when he was lurking there and observing, and did not take direct action.
This temple may seem to have few monks, only about a hundred, but in fact, they are all elite warriors, and Fa Yuan and Gong Chaoqun are equally matched. They were caught off guard and rushed into battle, but they were able to resist the full-scale attack of the Demon Suppression Division and slowly retreated to the back of the temple.
If the army had not dispatched hundreds of archers for support, the Demon Suppression Division alone would not have been able to clear out this thieves' den. No wonder Gong Chaoqun was basically unable to do anything in the past.
Yue Hongling found it hard to understand why the monks of the White Lotus Temple were so powerful.
The Maitreya Sect is not like the major sects and families that cultivate seeds from a young age, nor is it like the Demon Suppression Division that selects martial arts masters with clean backgrounds from all over the world to join the iron rice bowl.
Their "soldiers" were basically bewitched, including bandits and innocent people. Only a few of them had martial arts skills, and the vast majority were simply poor farmers and fishermen, and they had already reached adulthood or even middle-aged or elderly. How on earth did they manage to train these chaotic sources to break through the Xuanguan in such a short period of time, with the lowest reaching the first or second level and the highest reaching the sixth or seventh level? How did they train them
Are they all Zhao Changhe
And because of their doctrine of "killing to become a Buddha", each of these monks is extremely brave and has blood on their hands. They have all killed people and are not honest farmers who have never fought with others.
There are countless such forces in Maitreya Sect, all over Jiangnan. Once they start a rebellion, everything will be turned upside down.
Not to mention the entire Jiangnan region, just looking at the Bailian Temple right now, Yue Hongling doubted that if Fa Yuan was determined to escape, the crossbows outside would not be able to stop him.
"Swish!" Yue Hongling cut the throat of a Maitreya believer with a sword, then covered his shoulder and frowned slightly.
This injury doesn't affect the movement too much, but it is still a bit of a burden in actual combat, which is worse than expected.
Looking up, I saw Fa Yuan leading a few core monks in the night, fighting and retreating towards the back mountain under the attack of Gong Chaoqun and others.
It was late at night, and it would be very easy for people to escape once they entered the forest. Zhao Changhe had the most experience in this regard.
We can’t let such a leader get away!
Yue Hongling gritted his teeth, endured the slight pain in his shoulder, jumped up, and stabbed with his sword.
Fa Yuan was fighting against Gong Chaoqun. He knew that Gong Chaoqun was extremely difficult to deal with. He might not be able to win even if he fought him alone, not to mention that now when the opponent was in high spirits and his own people were in chaos, there was basically no chance of winning. But Fa Yuan was confident that he could escape. It was dark at night, and he could just find an opportunity to hide in the mountains...
He raised his sword, and the dazzling sword light enveloped Gong Chaoqun's vital points. This was the beginning of the Maitreya sect's unique martial art, White Lotus Purification.
Gong Chaoqun shifted his center of gravity slightly backwards, holding his sword in concentration and keeping alert.
He knew how powerful this knife was. Thousands of illusions were attacking at the same time. The lotus petals in the sky and on the ground were all knives. He had to stabilize his mind and break through the illusions before he could deal with such an attack.
However, just as he took a half step back, the sword light suddenly disappeared, and Fa Yuan had already flown backwards. It turned out to be a fake move!
“The Demon Suppression Division is just so-so! Hahahaha… uh…”
A sword light came from the moon, and under the full moon, Yue Hongling's figure descended from the Moon Palace and fell straight into the sky.
"Dang!" Fa Yuan used his knife to block the attack, and his escape momentum stopped. He was so angry that he cursed: "Yue Hongling! Don't let one day you fall into my hands, or I will make you kneel on the ground and beg for mercy like a dog..."
Before he could finish his words, an arrow shot out like a rainbow piercing the sun, breaking through the air with a terrifying sharp sound, and headed straight for his throat!
Fa Yuan didn't even have time to finish his harsh words as he quickly turned around and dodged. The arrow grazed his shoulder, leaving behind a large piece of flesh and blood.
Yue Hongling smiled slightly, and attacked with his sword again.
Behind him, Gong Chaoqun had already thrust a sword straight at Fa Yuan's back.
How can Fa Yuan withstand the attack from three sides
Blood splattered on his left shoulder and back at the same time. Fa Yuan stumbled to the side in a very embarrassed manner, shouting angrily: "Maitreya has come to the world and will become a Buddha by killing himself!"
As the voice was spoken, the other high-ranking monks who were resisting the Demon Suppression Division chanted at the same time: "Maitreya has come to the world, and he will become a Buddha by killing himself..."
"Mother of No Birth, the Homeland of Vacuum..."
Just as Yue Hongling was about to give Fa Yuan another blow, she saw a monk with red eyes rushing towards her like a mad tiger.
Yue Hongling stabbed the opponent's chest with a sword, not wanting to get entangled and intending to force him to retreat. Unexpectedly, the monk did not dodge, allowing the sword to pierce his chest and grabbed her sword with force.
crazy…
Yue Hongling pulled out the sword, but was unable to pull it back for a while.
Looking around, all the monks were crazy.
Everyone used their own flesh and blood to block the weapons of the Demon Suppression Division, holding on tightly and refusing to let go.
This is no longer a fanatic. Fanatics at least know pain, but they seem to have lost even the sense of pain. This is the secret method that deprived them of their rationality, and they have completely become beasts who only give everything for their faith.
Is this their empty homeland? It is indeed blissful, because there is no pain. When the people pulled their weapons back from the beasts, Fa Yuan had already taken advantage of the momentary chaos and escaped into the mountains and forests, disappearing without a trace.
Gong Chaoqun was so angry that he rushed up: "Everyone search the mountain! He was seriously injured and can't hide his blood. He can't run far!"
Yue Hongling covered her shoulder weakly and took a few breaths. The recoil force when she blocked Fa Yuan's sword just now aggravated her injuries again. She had been suppressing it, but now she couldn't do it anymore. The wound began to crack and blood gushed out.
Thinking of the timely support from the arrow just now, Yue Hongling felt some indescribable emotions in his heart. He looked up into the temple, looking for Zhao Changhe.
Zhao Changhe did not join the siege because he himself had a lot of opponents, the main one being his old acquaintance, the Flower-Picking Goddess.
When he shot the arrow, he had already subdued the Flower-Picking Goddess. He had just shot an arrow to support her, but before he could rush over, the situation suddenly changed and Fa Yuan had already left.
Zhao Changhe Longque pressed on the shoulders of the Flower-picking Goddess, forcing her to kneel on the ground helplessly. She sighed and said, "Fa Yuan said such cruel words to Yue Hongling, and you forced me to kneel... There is a reason for every wrong, why do this?"
Yue Hongling, who was flying over to discuss something with Zhao Changhe, paused, looked at him with a complicated expression, and did not go over.
In fact, Zhao Changhe did intend to take revenge for Yue Hongling on the spot, but that was not entirely the case.
Because through previous interactions, he felt that the belief of this Flower-picking Fairy was not that fanatical, and she would do some clever cover-ups for herself before, and she was not so stubborn to devote herself to the sect. This pressure was also a test. If she was like other beasts who voluntarily gave their lives, she would not kneel, but would just commit suicide holding the Dragon Bird.
However, she knelt down, which showed that she was not some brainwashed fanatic who was devoted to her zeal and could be persuaded to surrender.
But the Flower-picking Fairy continued, "Our Holy Church has always been kind to you and wanted to accept you into the church. Why are you so…"
Zhao Changhe finally spoke: "Absorb? Join the sect? Are you going to die like these beasts?"
The Flower-picking Goddess was stunned for a moment, and whispered, "You won't... As one of the latent dragons, you have infinite potential, and the sect will only want to cultivate you, which is different."
"There's nothing different. I sent you to pretend to be Miss Yue to 'preach' to me. Isn't it to hide the idea of secret control?"
The Flower-picking Fairy said, "To different degrees... Never mind, if you think so, I have nothing to say."
Zhao Changhe said, "I don't want to argue with you. Instead, I think you are different from them. You haven't been brainwashed into a fool or a madman. You can communicate with them. I'll be frank. Fa Yuan is injured now and it is impossible for him to escape under the siege of Gong Chaoqun. If you can't find it, it means there must be a secret cave or secret passage hidden in the mountain. I doubt that you are still searching in the mountain, and he is already a few miles away."
The eyes of the Flower-Picking Goddess moved slightly, with some surprise.
Zhao Changhe said, "So I guessed right, right? It's impossible that a cult lair that has been operating for so long doesn't have some secret caves or something like that. As long as you tell me where the secret passage is, I can spare your life. You can change your appearance and live somewhere else in the future, and don't get involved with the Maitreya cult again... Looking at the fate of these people, you really didn't hesitate at all? You usually act as a toilet, and when something happens, you go to die. Just thinking about it makes me sigh for you."
The Flower-Picking Goddess was very puzzled: "You... could have tortured me severely, or even treated me like Fa Yuan did to Yue Hongling, why did you let me go instead and persuade me to be a good person?"
Zhao Changhe's old face turned slightly red again, and he lowered his voice and said, "You... once helped me hug her and smell her."
The Flower-Picking Goddess opened her eyes wide, and the panic she had at being captured almost disappeared, and she almost laughed out loud.
Zhao Changhe was furious: "Tell me quickly, or I will really torture you!"
"No need to do that." The Flower-Picking Goddess smiled and said, "Not only do I know where the secret passage is, I can even take you there right now."
Zhao Changhe asked curiously, "So easy to talk to?"
"Because you are right. I don't want to end up like them in the future." The Flower-picking Fairy smiled, her voice becoming more charming: "Besides... you are very cute. The bloodthirsty Shura in people's minds is actually such a little brother... In addition, I am not a toilet..."
"What does it have to do with me?" Zhao Changhe felt a little embarrassed. He looked around subconsciously, but was surprised to find Yue Hongling standing not far away and listening.
Zhao Changhe: "... When did you come?"
"Just arrived." Yue Hongling walked over with a blank expression, and kicked the Flower-picking Goddess for some reason: "Where is the secret cave? Tell me quickly."
Are you really new here
Zhao Changhe tilted his head, pretending not to guess.
The Flower-picking Goddess smiled and said, "In fact, there are secret caves and secret passages underground in the temple, which are used for secret rituals and also for escape to the back mountain. You came suddenly, and they didn't have time to enter the secret passage in the temple, so they only had time to retreat to the back mountain. Now it's just the opposite. If he enters the secret passage from the back mountain, he will actually get out of the temple. If you focus your energy on searching in the back mountain, he will actually run away if he comes out from here."
Zhao Changhe and Yue Hongling looked at each other, and the little embarrassment in their hearts was instantly thrown away.
The Flower-picking Goddess added, "By the way, there are many things that can restore you down there. The Holy Church's means of recovery are far beyond your imagination. I suggest you don't give him a chance, and do it as soon as possible."
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PS: The last chapter was short, this one is longer, and there will be more in the evening~
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