Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang's family was poor when he was a child, and it was the end of the world, not to mention the chaos of war, drought and flood, and plague epidemics. Most of his family members died tragically, and he had no choice but to become monks in Huangjue Temple. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was only ten years old and was bullied by monks in the temple. Later, there was a great drought in the world and the monastery was short of food, so Zhu Yuanzhang and other young monks were gathered and let the monks go out to increase their knowledge. In fact, it is to drive the monks out of the temple gate in order to save food.

At that time, thieves were swarming everywhere in the world, and it was a time of chaos. In addition, there are constant floods and droughts, and there is a shortage of food everywhere. After Zhu Yuanzhang left Huangjue Temple, he begged everywhere for food and almost starved to death several times. He later slowly understood that Huangjue Temple drove itself out of the temple in the name of wandering, which actually contained evil intentions and wanted to fend for himself. Since then, he has hated monks, and after ascending to the throne, he has no good feelings for monks. Although he later summoned high-ranking monks from all over the country and distributed them to the princes and princes, it was just to buy people's hearts, and this resentment in his heart was not let go.

Chengzu Zhu Di took the monk Yao Guangxiao as the mastermind and took away the country of his nephew Emperor Jianwen, but he was even more jealous of the monk in his heart, for fear that there would be another Taoist monk in the world, and the country of his descendants would inevitably be a little unstable. It was because he sent Jinyiwei to investigate everywhere, but any monk with some fame, if he was detected by Jinyiwei and traveled widely, he would be killed by Zhu Di's secret order. Most of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty after Zhu Di believed in Taoism, although the imperial court did not explicitly suppress Buddhism, the local government knew the emperor's meaning, and most of them worshiped Taoism and admired Buddhism. As the saying goes, "if something is good, the bottom will follow", the folk atmosphere has also changed, and Taoism has been revered. If the monks in the temple come out to make a fortune, they often find nothing, and they are even thrown and insulted by naughty children. Nuns, on the other hand, are especially despised and are often seen as ominous. If a nun passed by, the whole village would block the road and insult the nun until they left.

Li Qiufeng has been on an errand in Jinyiwei for a long time, so he naturally knows that Buddhism is weak. It's just that Fang was negligent for a moment and didn't think of this layer. At this time, seeing Yuanjue's face was sad, he was quite embarrassed in his heart, and said: "The younger generation is not thoughtful, please forgive the master." ”

Yuan Jue said: "Li Daxia's words are serious. People in the world are turbulent, originally so, although the poor monks are helpless, they don't care. ”

Seeing that Yuan Jue refused to enter the town, Li Qiufeng immediately led everyone to the left side of the town and walked through a forest on the edge of the town. After leaving the woods, Kankan had bypassed the town, and then found a clean place by the river, and the people sat down to rest and eat. Huiqing took out a steamed bun from the baggage, held it in both hands and respectfully handed it to Yuan Jue. Yuan Jue nodded, and after taking the steamed bun, he first recited a scripture silently, and then picked up the steamed bun and ate it. When the nuns saw that the master had started to eat, they began to eat steamed buns one after another.

Li Qiufeng saw that the nuns respected the master so much, but he also secretly admired it in his heart. Huiqing took out two more steamed buns and handed them to Li Qiufeng and Situ Qiao respectively. Li Qiufeng thanked him, and when he was about to eat, he heard Situ Qiao say: "This steamed bun is harder than a stone, how can you eat it?!"

Li Qiufeng frowned and said, "Mr. Situ, how can we do everything as we want on the way?" It's rare to have this steamed bun to eat, so don't say anything more about Mr. Situ." ”

Situ Qiao snorted angrily and said: "Fuck, just now you could have gone to the town to drink wine and eat meat, but I went around in a circle, and when I came to such a place where birds don't shit to eat steamed buns, wouldn't it be self-inflicted?!"

Li Qiufeng didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and then said in a deep voice: "Mr. Situ, in front of all masters, you better keep your mouth clean!"

Although Situ Qiao was not convinced, he didn't dare to offend Li Qiufeng, so he had to keep his mouth shut. It's just that he took two bites of steamed buns, and it was really hard to swallow. Seeing Li Qiufeng and Zhongni eating steamed buns, they couldn't help but say: "Brother Li, this steamed bun tastes the same as chewing wax, and it is as hard as a stone, and you can swallow it." ”

Li Qiufeng said with a smile: "Mr. Situ, I think you also wandered the rivers and lakes back then, haven't you ever suffered hardships? Sometimes it is extremely rare to have a steamed bun to eat. When I was on an errand in Jinyiwei, I heard that a group of brothers from Beizhen Fusi were sent to investigate the military situation outside the Saiwai, and they got lost in the desert, and did not eat for seven days and seven nights, and finally only two brothers returned to Guannai alive. They ate grass roots and horse manure all the way to save their lives and bring back the military intelligence of the Tartar soldiers. Mr. Situ, with this mouthful of steamed buns, you should be satisfied. ”

Situ Qiao thought to himself: "You brocade guards are all evil ghosts, it's best to eat grass root bark, your stomach will swell and die, and the world will be peaceful." ”

After everyone ate the steamed buns, they rested for a while before continuing to travel west. The sun is shining, the snow is beginning to melt, and the roads are muddy again. The group followed a small road around the town and easily walked onto an official road. There are big trees planted on both sides of the official road, and at this time, the snow is beginning to melt, and the snow water falls from the branches, and from time to time it falls on the top of everyone's heads and collars, and it is very cold and uncomfortable. It's just that the snow water smashes into the puddles on the ground, and the tinkling sound is quite pleasant.

The crowd walked all the way, and walked another five or six miles, when they suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves behind them, and it seemed that a horse team rushed over. Li Qiufeng's heart sank, and he hurriedly turned his head to look. But I saw dozens of horses galloping over more than a hundred zhang away, and the knight was dressed in a black hat immediately, which was very fierce.

Li Qiufeng and the others saw that the horse team was menacing, and hurriedly whispered to everyone: "These people are not good, everyone retreat to the side of the road!"

Yuan Jue and the others hurriedly retreated to the side of the road, clasped their hands together, bowed their heads and remained silent. Situ Qiao was very curious, and craned his neck to look at the horse team. Li Qiufeng said in a low voice: "Mr. Situ, these people are friends and foes, don't face them!"

Situ Qiao cursed in a low voice, but he didn't dare to disobey Li Qiufeng's orders, so he had to turn around, turn his back to the official road, and no longer pay attention to the horse team running over.

The caravan was galloping so fast that in the blink of an eye it was in front of everyone. I could only hear the iron hooves trampling on the snow and making a thunderous sound, but when the horse team was able to pass in front of everyone, I suddenly heard a neighing of horses, but it was the leader of the horse team who restrained the mount. The black horse's front hooves were raised with an astonishing sound. Immediately after that, the knight said in a loud voice: "A few senior wives, have you ever seen two Dao aunts passing by?!"

Yuan Jue clasped his hands together and said: "Amitabha, the poor monk has walked all the way, and he has not seen anyone dressed as a Taoist aunt. ”

The knight nodded and said, "In that case, it's too much to disturb the master." After he finished speaking, he waved his right hand and said to the knights behind him: "Let's chase quickly! If we reach the Yuntai Mountain Realm, if we want to stop these two thieves, I am afraid that it will be more difficult than ascending to the sky!"

When Li Qiufeng and others heard the words "Yuntai Mountain", they were all in their hearts. I saw that the horse team was like a dark cloud, chasing straight to the west. Yuan Jue said to Li Qiufeng: "These people are tracking down two Dao Gu, and they are quite afraid of Yuntai Mountain, are they going to make it difficult for Wuji Guan?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Look at their appearance, it is indeed like this. It's just that they are so jealous of Yuntai Mountain, and they don't dare to openly challenge Wujiguan when they think about it. Perhaps they were only tracking down two lone disciples of the Infinite Peerless Sect, just hoping to stop the two outside of Yuntai Mountain. It's up to these people to go to Wuji to observe life, but I'm afraid they don't have the courage to do so. ”

Situ Qiao said: "It doesn't matter who the fuck is embarrassed with, it has nothing to do with us." Let's send Miss Huang to Wuji Temple as soon as possible, I have to find a place to eat, otherwise I will really fade out of my mouth. ”

Li Qiufeng knew that Situ Qiao had always spoken without scruples, but he didn't care. Yuan Jue, Huiqing and the others couldn't help frowning when they saw what he said dirty. However, Huijing and other young nuns couldn't help but laugh secretly when they saw Situ Qiao's funny behavior, and secretly pointed at him and whispered.

The crowd walked forward for more than an hour. It was already afternoon, the sun was setting in the west, and it was getting cold all around. Originally, the snow had begun to melt, but when it was cold, it turned into ice. The official road gradually turned into an ice road, and it was extremely slippery to walk on. Although everyone is equipped with martial arts, their cultivation is different. Several young nuns were unsteady on their feet and fell on the ice several times. Fortunately, the people around him pulled in time, but no one was injured.

The group had walked a few more miles, and by this time the sun was setting, and the road was covered with a thick layer of ice. The snow on the trees turned into ice skates, hanging like sharp swords on the branches, glittering in the setting sun. The nuns were thinly dressed, and they were attacked by the cold, and their bodies couldn't help but tremble. Seeing this, Li Qiufeng said to Yuan Jue: "Master, I have walked thirty or forty miles today. Right now, it's freezing and it's hard to walk. Anyway, it's not far from Yuntai Mountain, but there is no need to rush for a while, it's better to find a stable place to rest for a night, and go to Yuntai Mountain Wuji Temple tomorrow as soon as possible, what does the master think?"

Yuan Jue saw that Huijing and several other young disciples were trembling, and their teeth struck each other in their mouths, making a rattling sound. Knowing that although they can endure it, these young girls are thinly dressed and have no deep internal strength to protect their bodies, so they will have to be frostbitten if they continue to walk like this. Li Qiufeng proposed to rest for one night before leaving, which was indeed a good intention. At that moment, Yuan Jue nodded and said, "The poor monk remembers that there is a Wenwang Temple not far ahead, so he can go and spend the night." It's just that more than 30 years have passed, and I don't know if this Wenwang Temple is as good as ever. ”

The people walked more than half a mile, and the sun had already set behind the mountain. The surroundings suddenly dimmed, and only the ice on the road reflected a silver light, which stabbed people's eyes. I saw that there was a gable on the hillside on the right side of the official road. It's just that the gable has long been dilapidated, and the ruins of the courtyard can be seen from the gap.

Yuan Jue looked at the dilapidated gable, sighed, put his hands together, and said: "More than thirty years ago, when the poor monk left Wuji Temple, he passed by here in a hurry. At that time, the incense of this Wenwang Temple was extremely prosperous, and even when you walked on this avenue, you could also smell the smell of sesame oil wafting from the temple. I can't imagine that more than 30 years later, this place has been dilapidated to such a state. Prosperity and wealth are a big dream after all. Amitabha. ”

(End of chapter)