After taking care of Li Babai, Zhong Sheng felt relaxed. He took the ape and donkey with him and hurried on to recover from his injuries and inquire about the whereabouts of Tiefo Temple.

I searched seven or eight Iron Buddha temples in succession, but found nothing, including Monk Min.

The name is correct. When I asked about it, there was no monk named "Xuanmin".

"Did the name change? It would be difficult to find."

Zhong Sheng left the Iron Buddha Temple, the last place, and looked at the vast world, amazed.

He also thought about going to the city to listen to books to relieve his boredom.

As a result, because Zhong Langjun was wanted by the court and was a key criminal, no relevant storytelling could be mentioned and he disappeared from the market.

"Li Laoer, you are so stingy!"

Even when he first saw the arrest document, Zhong Sheng had never been so angry.

There was no commentary, and Monk Min was nowhere to be found, so we couldn’t find any clues about Black Maitreya.

Zhong Sheng's mood became worse and worse. When he met a group of thieves who were robbing the road, he chopped them all up and threw them to the roadside without saying a word.

Unknowingly, we have reached the border near Hebei.

"There have been more and more bandits coming from Hebei recently, why is it not peaceful?"

The Tang army defeated the Xia and Zheng coalition forces in a battle at Hulao Pass, and the two major powers in the Central Plains were destroyed.

It stands to reason that Hebei and Henan were both under the rule of the Tang State, and were currently transitioning from chaos to rule.

But along the way, the closer we get to Hebei, the more turbulent the place becomes.

"Here we go again."

Zhong Sheng wiped the blood on the sword and shook his head helplessly.

The roadside behind him was littered with the corpses of robbers.

This gang of people has knives and guns, they are vicious and they don’t ask for money, they just kill people when they come.

Who is Zhongsheng, who can spoil them? He takes action decisively, killing like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

"Thank you brave man for saving your life."

There were more than a dozen shivering pedestrians on the side, hugging each other, scared out of their wits.

Robbers are certainly terrifying, but Zhong Sheng's ability to chop up melons and vegetables and kill them all is even more terrifying than the robbers.

"Let's go!"

Zhong Sheng waved his hand and asked them to leave.

Pedestrians, as if they had received an amnesty, each carried their own burdens and carts, and hurriedly left this place.

Suddenly, Zhong Sheng's heart moved and he asked them, "Is there a place called Iron Buddha Temple nearby?"

"No, I haven't heard of it."

"Strong man, my mother is also a believer in Buddhism. She has visited many temples, but there is no Iron Buddha Temple."

Zhong Sheng felt more and more disappointed after hearing everyone's explanations.

Suddenly, someone accidentally mentioned, "Where I came from, there is a place called Maitreya Temple."

The three words "Maitreya Temple" struck Zhong Sheng hard in his heart.

"Where are you from?"

"In the neighboring Hebei area, General Black has recently raised troops to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, and the ground is not peaceful."

Zhong Sheng asked a few more questions, but the other party knew that they didn't know much, so he asked everyone to leave.

Without Bodhidharma's guidance, he would not have discovered anything wrong with the name Maitreya Temple.

It is said secretly that the venerable will not enter the bright hall.

In other words, it is impossible for any orthodox Buddhist temple in the world to be named after Maitreya.

Ordinary temples also have halls dedicated to Maitreya, which are generally called...the Hall of Heavenly Kings.

There is only one possibility: the place called Maitreya Temple is the lair of Black Maitreya believers.

However, the pedestrian just now had only heard about it and had never been there, so he couldn’t tell much useful information.

"Hebei, Maitreya Temple."

Zhong Sheng muttered a few words and called to the ape and the little donkey, "Let's go to Hebei."

From Henan to Hebei, the scenery along the way is very different.

Henan is more chaotic than Guanzhong, but since the Battle of Luoyang ended, it has begun to calm down.

Hebei is even more chaotic and turbulent than Henan.

People were fleeing one after another on the road, riding on oxen, horses and wooden carts, dragging their families with them to escape.

Such a dense flow of people is like fresh meat attracting a large number of flies. Countless bandits and robbers swarm in, robbing people and killing people.

The pedestrian Zhong Sheng rescued earlier escaped from Hebei.

A famous name that is mentioned repeatedly in the mouths of the people is General Black.

General Black, under the background of unifying the world, moved against the current and raised troops to rebel against the Tang Dynasty.

Taking loyalty as his banner, he opened an altar to worship his late lord Xia King before raising his troops, and gathered the remaining soldiers of Xia Kingdom with great momentum.

It turned out that after the destruction of the Zheng-Xia coalition, the two kings were captured alive and dead.

After King Xia was escorted to Chang'an, the senior officials of the Tang Dynasty made a stupid move and beheaded him in public.

Hebei was originally about to be pacified, but as a result, many twists and turns occurred.

As a general under the command of King Xia, General Hei had already retired to his countryside. After hearing the news, he threw down his hoe and turned back with his sword.

King Xia was one of the few benevolent kings in troubled times. During his reign, the people of Hebei received his kindness and were deeply grateful.

Thousands of families mourned this death.

The Tang Dynasty court designated King Xia as a traitor and was not allowed to publicly worship him, so the people of Hebei used the name Marshal Dou to refer to him. They put a handful of beans in the shrine and burned incense to worship him day and night.

For a time, every household in Hebei worshiped 'Marshal Dou' to express their grief.

At the same time, the old troops of the Xia Army, which had abandoned their weapons and surrendered, are now gathered under the command of General Hei.

The vast land of Hebei is about to usher in a bloody storm.

Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, General Hei was so powerful that he led his army to conquer important towns in Hebei, shocking the world.

At this time, the Emperor of Tang regretted it too late and had no choice but to send troops to encircle and suppress him.

The soldiers and civilians of Hebei worked together to defeat the Tang army.

Troubled times are about to arise, and the storm is precarious.

Zhong Sheng was hit hard when he entered Hebei at this time of year.

The torrent of troubled times rushing towards him was like a scroll of pictures, slowly unfolding in front of him.

The two forces, the Tang Army and the Xia Army, fought back and forth across the land of Hebei in bloody battles.

The people under both sides suffered a lot. Housebreaking and destruction were commonplace. They often woke up one night and their neighbors were in ruins.

More and more people are fleeing on the road, with hurried faces and blank eyes

"Have you ever heard of Maitreya Temple?"

"Never heard of it, never heard of it!"

Zhong Sheng asked many people one after another, but no one had any news about Maitreya Temple.

In troubled times, the common people are in dire straits and place their hopes on praying to God and worshiping Buddha.

All kinds of monsters and monsters swarmed out, trying to take advantage of the chaos to flex their muscles.

"Huang Tian Rises Again!"

"Xuan Nu comes to the world."

"Eternal calamity of Taiyin."

Various Dharma slogans are circulated among the crowd, competing for the hearts of believers

During this period, there were also a few short-sighted people who took Zhongsheng as their development targets and died miserably.

"It doesn't matter what I believe? The point is, whether you believe it or not, I will beat you to death now."

Poof, the sword flashed, and blood flowed into a river.

Zhong Sheng sighed, I'm sorry for Master Bodhidharma's earnest teachings, but the murderous intention is hard to get rid of!

In troubled times, when walking with a sword and encountering rough roads, how can you not kill people?

Ten branches of heretics took advantage of the chaos to win over the people, forced them to donate their property, and started to practice religion, and even committed suicide and blood sacrifice.

The common people are like lambs and oxen. In troubled times, ambitious people want to be carnivores and will often raise their swords to fight against them.

He was even more certain that followers of Black Maitreya would not miss this feast.

"The world is in chaos, how can it be that there is only one Black Maitreya?"

"People's hearts are greedy and full of evil thoughts, which is the source of turmoil."
Chapter completed!