Richard glanced at the thirteen warrior monks who had walked out of the temple of the Three Treatises, and saw that they were all dressed in gray power suits and holding in their hands a wooden stick the thickness of a baby's arm. Each of them had solemn faces, and not only that, but Richard also noticed that each of the thirteen men had slightly bulging temples on both sides.

This is a sign that the external skills have been practiced to a certain level, and Richard has also seen it in Xu Rong. He immediately concluded in his heart that the martial arts of the thirteen warrior monks of the Sannon Temple would not be bad, no wonder Jiaxiang, this Nizi, dared to live in the Tsing Yi Building for so long with such confidence, and did not worry about the safety of the Sannon Temple at all.

The white-eyed old monk in the Sannon Temple heard Jiaxiang's voice, hurriedly walked out of the Sannon Temple, looked at Jiaxiang who was standing at the door of the temple, and asked anxiously: "Abbot, what is going on?" Why is it so urgent to gather the monks in the temple? ”

Jiaxiang looked at him and angrily pointed at the middle-aged man beside him: "This is the villager of Erhe Village under the mountain, they have just encountered a bandit. The bandits demanded that they hand over all the grain in three days, and killed three of their villagers, these bandits were too much! ”

A hint of understanding flashed on the white-eyed old monk's face, and he said to Jiaxiang: "There have never been bandits in this vicinity, and now they have suddenly appeared, it should be that they are flowing here from somewhere else." I will take a few warrior monks down the mountain to help the villagers of Erhe Village repel the bandits. ”

Jiaxiang nodded and said, "Then I'll leave it to you." ”

The white-eyed old monk answered, nodded to the five warrior monks and said, "The five of you come with me." ”

He immediately looked at the middle-aged man, clasped his hands together and said, "Donor, I still bother you to take us to Erhe Village." ”

"Eh, eh. Masters, please come with me. Seeing that Sannonji Temple was willing to help his village, the middle-aged man was overjoyed, nodded several times, and turned around and walked down the mountain.

The five monks who were ordered by the white-eyed old monk followed closely, and the white-eyed old monk looked at Jiaxiang and said, "Abbot, then we will go down the mountain first." ”

Richard suddenly said at this time: "Wait, I'll go with you too." ”

The white-eyed old monk was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said with a smile: "The Ximen donor is willing to help each other, so it is naturally the best." ”

He knew that Richard's martial arts were strong, and having Richard go with him to repel the bandits undoubtedly added another layer of protection to this operation.

Walking on the mountain road, the middle-aged man leading the way in front of him looked back every few steps, for fear that the warrior monks of Sannonji Temple would not follow, or suddenly turn back.

After descending the mountain to Erhe Village, Richard and Sannonsi stayed in the homes of several villagers for two days, quietly waiting for the arrival of the bandits.

In the early morning of the third day, at the end of the trail at the entrance of Erhe Village, a rapid sound of horses' hooves suddenly came, and as far as the eye could see, I saw more than ten people riding on horses, coming towards Erhe Village with a fierce momentum.

A warrior monk guarding the entrance of the village looked at him, turned his head and shouted to Erhe Village, "They're here!" ”

Richard and the white-eyed old monk, along with the other four warrior monks, walked out of the house at the same time, came to the entrance of the village and looked at the bandits who were getting closer and closer, the white-eyed old monk frowned, and said in a low voice: "Go out of the village to fight, don't break the villagers' things." ”

The five warrior monks nodded and strode towards the bandits. The thieves who were getting closer and closer also saw five people at this time, and the first man with a scar on his face frowned, and instead of slowing down, he grabbed the horse's body fiercely, and shouted at the five warrior monks: "Good dogs don't get in the way, five stinky monks, get out of the way!" ”

The five warrior monks looked solemn, looking at the five thieves who were getting closer and closer, the warrior monk standing in the middle shouted angrily, and suddenly greeted Scarface, holding the horse's body with both hands against the ground, the high-speed galloping horse pushed him back a few feet, and after drawing a clear mark on the dirt road, the warrior monk stopped the Scarface's horse.

The bandits who were following Scarface saw this scene and saw a flash of horror in their eyes, and they stopped their horses. Scarface, who was riding on the horse, felt that he had lost face, and said angrily to the monk, "Don't you understand what I said? Get out of here! ”

As he spoke, he pulled out his long knife and slashed at the warrior monk. The warrior monk's eyes froze, and his hands reached out with his hands to grab the white blade with his empty hand and accurately clamped the knife, and then twisted his arms hard, bringing Scarface off the horse.

Scarface's face slammed to the ground, and the warrior monk stepped forward and was just about to make up for it, when the voice of the white-eyed old monk behind him came, "Don't hurt anyone!" ”

The warrior monk's right foot, which had just stepped out, suddenly stopped in mid-air, and finally retreated back to the side. The white-eyed old monk walked up to Scarface at this time and said to Scarface: "It is a big crime to take away people's property, donor, the sea of suffering is endless, and turning back is the shore." ”

Scarface smacked hard and scolded: "Bitter Sea, you Malegobi, Lao Tzu is living happily now." If you want to kill or chop as you like, if Lao Tzu frowns, he is raised by a! ”

The white-eyed old monk sighed lightly, "Since the donor doesn't want to turn back." Then ask the donor to retreat, it is not easy for the villagers of Erhe Village to grow food. ”

A look of surprise flashed across Scarface's face, and he said, "You're going to let me go?" ”

The white-eyed old monk did not answer, and folded his hands and recited a Buddha name, "Amitabha." ”

Seeing this, Scarface suddenly hesitated a little in his heart, what if there was fraud in this old monk's words? After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and stood up, got on his horse, and said loudly, "Let's go!" ”

When the bandits disappeared at the end of the path, the white-eyed old monk had no intention of making a move. Richard couldn't help but ask, "Master, did you really let them go like this?" ”

The white-eyed old monk glanced at Richard and said, "Monks must not act with murderous thoughts, let alone commit murder. ”

Richard cried and laughed: "Even if you don't kill them, you can arrest them and hand them over to the government, just let them go, what if they come back?" ”

The white-eyed old monk said: "These people are all outlaws, if they fight to the death in the process of capturing them, they will still commit murder in the end." They are just bandits who have wandered here, and they should have gone elsewhere this time, and they will not come back. ”

Richard frowned when he heard this, and asked in a somewhat impulsive tone, "Master, I have a question. ”

"What's wrong with Simon's donor?"

Richard asked aggressively: "Buddhism pays attention to the universality of all sentient beings, so if you kill one person to save ten thousand, will you kill it?" If you kill 10,000 people and save 10,000 people, will you save them? ”

The white-eyed old monk was stunned for a moment, and quickly understood the meaning of Richard's words. After those thieves leave, even if they don't return to Erhe Village, they will go to other places to harm others, you can know from Scarface's words, dogs can't change ****, and letting them go now is tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain.

He slowly closed his eyes, and after a while, he said slowly: "There is no merit, only karma." As long as you kill someone, you create karma, and if you create karma, you will go to hell after death. ”

Richard stared at the white-eyed old monk for a long time, and finally said lightly: "Saving people is merit, and killing people is karma." I understand that the master used to save people not for the sake of saving people, but for the sake of merit. Since it's over, the master will go back to the Sanlun Temple first, and I'll come back later. ”

(End of chapter)