The battle was so fierce outside the mountain. On the land called Central Plains north of the Dabie Mountains, troops in various costumes fought around. The sound of cannons rumbling, and their bodies fell down one after another, turning into fertilizer to nourish the land under their feet. Their blood flowed all over the ground, watering the fertile land. In those years, the weeds on that land were particularly lush.

Thousands of soldiers fell down, and no one remembered their names. They were born like cattle and horses, and died like ants.

Outside the Dabie Mountains, the army was fighting, and bandits were rampant in the Dabie Mountains. Many people dug caves on cliffs, which stored food and water, and even spinning wheels and looms. Seeing the bandits coming from a distance, the people climbed up the ladder, escaped into the cave in the air in the cliff, and then pulled the ladder away. Suddenly, they could not grab property in the village and could not climb the cave on the cliff, so they had to leave.

There were hundreds of the largest bandits in the Dabie Mountains. They gathered on a mountain called Tianwang Village. The bandit leader was called Heibotou.

Tianwang Village is hundreds of miles apart from us. They are bandits and monks. They do not violate the rivers. However, no one would have thought that they would come to us.

At noon that day, a group of horsemen appeared at the entrance of the valley. They carried long spears on their backs and whistled all the way, singing and whistling, frightening groups of birds. The birds that soared into the sky were like alarms, allowing everyone on the villages on both sides of the road to run and escape to the caves halfway up the mountain.

However, the horse riders did not stop under any cave. They plowed the mountains on both sides like a speedboat and rushed towards Xiangyong Temple.

There were many pilgrims in Xiangyong Temple that day. They heard the sound of horse hooves and the sound of thick sluts floating in the wind, and ran around in scattered places. Some hid in caves, some hid behind thorns, and some crawled onto the treetops. The temple, which was still noisy just now, suddenly became calm.

In the deep mountains, it is not difficult to see a person riding a horse. What is difficult is to see a group of people riding a horse, and what is even more difficult is to see a group of people riding a horse and holding a gun. Who are a group of people riding a horse and holding a gun? It is either an army or a bandit. The government comes from the barrel of a gun. Whether it is an army or a bandit, the people will retreat. The army catches strong men and bandits rob things.

I was also very panicked when I saw the woman. She was like a hen under the claws of an eagle. She had just run out of the temple and turned around and ran back. Her face was full of fear. She looked at me and told me, "Don't say I'm here." She ran up the steps of the hall and touched Ling Guangzu who had just walked out. She pulled Ling Guangzu's sleeve and said, "Master, don't say I'm here." Then, she ran to the back hall.

The bandit came, why was this woman so panicked? Why did she remind her not to tell her here? Do she know these people who are riding horses? What does she have to do with these people who are riding horses?

I thought of the woman's strange behavior, her beautiful clothes and jewelry that she could not wear, and suddenly realized that this woman must have stolen the things of this group of horse riders and was chasing her.

The group of people riding horses came to the temple gate, jumped off the horse's back and walked into the temple. A tall man in a double-breasted sweatshirt came over, stood up at Ling Guangzu with his fists, and said aloud: "Who is the abbot's master?"

Ling Guangzu couldn't understand the other party's intention, so he still clasped his fists and returned the favor, saying, "I am the one."

The double-breasted sweater said, "Please ask the abbot to follow me, the boss will invite you."

Ling Guangzu said: "May I ask you guys are..."

The double-breasted sweater said: "We are the green forest heroes of Tianwang Village. I believe the abbot's master has heard of it?"

Ling Guangzu said: "It is like thunder. You have always been in power for heaven and eliminate violence and good deeds. I really admire you. But we have never been in contact. You are here for what you are doing?"

The double-breasted sweater said, "This is the boss's family business, you will know it when you go."

When he heard that it was the family affairs of the bandit leader, Ling Guangzu felt relieved and said to me: "The heroes of the Green Forest invite him to do this. I will quickly put my clothes on my clothes and put them in the Agama Sutra, the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra, the Lotus Sutra, the Amitabha Sutra, the Vimalakirti Sutra, the Vimalakirti Sutra, the Avatamsaka Sutra, the Avatamsaka Sutra, the Avatamsaka Sutra, the Avatamsaka Sutra, the Avatamsaka Sutra, the Avatamsaka Sutra, the Avatamsaka Sutra, the Mahayana Five Aggregations Sutra, and the Sixth Patriarch's Platform Sutra. I want to discuss Buddhism with the heroes."

These scriptures may have been given by Master Shang Ming, but since these scriptures were carried to Xiangyong Temple by a short and fat man on a load, they have never been read by Ling Guangzu again. I don’t understand why Ling Guangzu brought these Buddhist scriptures with him, and he also had to say the names of these Buddhist scriptures one by one. Didn’t they say the double-breasted sweatshirts? This time I went to the family affairs of the bandit leader. Later I finally figured out that Ling Guangzu did this just to tell these bandits: I am a Buddhist monk. Look at how many Buddhist books I know, how many Buddhist scriptures I have.

The second uncle was not in the temple that day. The second uncle often was not in the temple. Sometimes he didn't come back at night, and sometimes he came back at night. I don't know what he did.

Ling Guangzu reminded the short and fat man who was standing by the flower bed to trim the branches. The short and fat man wanted to ramble. Ling Guangzu interrupted him impolitely and said, "The temple is closed these days, so no one should let him in."

The short fat man was nervous. He trembled his fingers and pointed to Ling Guangzu's direction and said, "You, you..." He said a lot of "you", but he had not stopped yet.

The bandits sitting on the stone bench all stood up and asked together, "What's wrong with me?"

The short and fat man finally said: "Take the dog with you."

Ling Guangzu said: "I will bring Daigou with me, Daigou is my book boy."

The bandits saw that the short and fat man was not talking to him, but they all sat down.

We walked out of Xiangyong Temple and walked on the mountain road leading to Tianwang Village. I sat on the bandits' horse's back and thought to myself: Why did the bandit leader invite us over?

Tianwang Village is a very steep place with only one road to Tianwang Village. Moreover, this road is winding and lying like a long snake in the cracks between the two mountains. Sometimes, it is necessary to pass through the cave. Tianwang Village is easy to defend but difficult to attack. One man is the pass, and tens of thousands of men cannot open it. This group of bandits really know how to choose a place.

On one side of Tianwang Village is a path leading to the outside world, and on the other side is a steep cliff. Standing on the cliff, you can see the eagles hovering halfway up the mountain, throwing a stone down, and you can't even hear the sound of landing.

The more Ling Guangzu and I walked upward, the more our heartbeats were. In such a dangerous place, even if the fox kept going, we two were living people.

The leader of Tianwang Village is called Heibotou, which is a very famous name in Dabie Mountains.

Black bones sat in the hall of Tianwang Village. He was bald and shirtless, dark-skinned, with a tight muscle, and a scar on his face, which stretched from the center of his eyebrows to his right cheek. Such people were born to be bandits. Because such people were placed at the foot of the mountain, they could not even find their wife, so who would marry a woman to a disguised person?

The main hall of Tianwang Village is set in a deep cave. Walking forward more than ten feet along the cave, the eyes suddenly became clear and there was a round gap above the head. The sunlight flowed down like a waterfall here, making every part of the depth of the cave clear and bright. Today, this terrain is called a sinkhole.

The address of Tianwang Village is well chosen, and the main hall of Tianwang Village is also well chosen.

When Ling Guangzu saw the black bone, he folded his hands together and bowed to greet him. He muttered something. I stood beside him and couldn't hear what he was saying. It seemed to be a scripture, and it seemed that there were only a few words around.

I put my bag in front of my feet. Ling Guangzu asked me to take out all the sutras and put them in a row on the ground. He lowered his eyebrows and looked straight and said to the black bones: "The Agama Sutra talks about the cycle of good and evil, the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra talks about the salvation of Nirvana, the Lotus Sutra talks about emptiness and purity, the Amitabha Sutra talks about the Pure Land of the West, the Vimalakirti Sutra talks about the boundless Dharma, the Shurangama Sutra talks about the state of meditation, the Avatamsaka Sutra talks about the cause and effect, the Mahayana Awakening Faith Sutra talks about the four faiths and five elements, the Mahayana Five Aggregations Sutra talks about yoga practice, and the Sixth Patriarch's Platform Sutra talks about self-cultivation and self-discipline. I don't know which sutra I want to listen to if the donor invites me to go up the mountain?"

Black bone said angrily: "I can't listen to any scriptures, I just want you to listen to me."

Ling Guangzu said: "Please speak with the donor."

Heibo said, "I asked you to come, not to tell you the shitty Buddhist teachings, but to let you tell me a fortune."

The black bones stared at Ling Guangzu. Ling Guangzu's head was slightly drooping and his face was like a wooden carving. He asked, "Is the donor's calculation related to a woman?"

Black Bones were surprised and he replied, "Yes, it's related to a woman. But who do you know this woman is me?"

Ling Guangzu still said with a calm face: "Wife and concubine."

Heibo was even more surprised. He said, "Yes, this woman is my wife in the village. She has lived with me for five years. However, she escaped some time ago, and I sent out multiple people and could not find her whereabouts. Someone recommended that the Master of Physical Arts will figure out where she was hiding. I invited three Master of Physical Arts, but they all miscalculated. I killed them and buried them in the back mountain. If you miscalculated, I couldn't find her, you are the fourth person to be buried in the back mountain."

After hearing this, I felt extremely terrifying. I lowered my head and didn't dare to look at the hideous face of Heibo.

Ling Guangzu said: "Although I am a very knowledgeable monk, I am willing to do it according to my ability."

Heibo said, "I'll give you a three-day deadline. If I can't find my woman, I'll see you buried in the back mountain."

Ling Guangzu lowered his head and was silent, chanting Amitabha Buddha in his mouth, as if he had entered the state of selflessness. After a while, he said, "I just asked Guanyin that this matter must have a result, and it must be five days, and one day is not enough."

Black Bones said, "Only three days."

Ling Guangzu said: "This person left the mountain village at morning, and the direction he was heading south."

Black Bones were shocked and said, "Yes."

Ling Guangzu still didn't look at the black bones, and said slowly: "This person is of medium height, fair skin, jewelry and smart."

Black bone's face changed color, and he said: "Yes, yes."

Ling Guangzu's face was still as calm as water. He said: "This man was born in Jianghuai. He met the donor five years ago and formed a marriage."

Black bone stood up suddenly, he pondered for a while, and said, "Just according to Master, give the Master five days."

Ling Guangzu said: "Within five days, I will clean myself and fast and meditate in seclusion. Please provide me with a house, so no one can disturb me. Only after five days will I tell you where this person is."

Black Bones said, "It's up to you."

Ling Guangzu pointed at me again and said, "In five days, even this little book boy cannot be disturbed. I am walking in a hurry and did not arrange any matters in the temple. Please ask this little book boy to go back to the temple to cook everything."

Black Bones said, "I will still follow you."

Ling Guangzu and I walked out of the hall and walked towards a small cave a hundred meters away. It was the place where Black Bones provided Ling Guangzu with meditation. I put my bag in the cave. Ling Guangzu saw that there was no one around and whispered: "Go back to the temple quickly and ask the second uncle to send that woman to Jingmen Huixiang Pavilion. We cannot let her tell you about her experiences these days."

I nodded, but I hadn't figured out who the woman Ling Guangzu was talking about was.

Ling Guangzu said: "Say what I just said again."

I said, "Go back to the temple quickly and ask the second uncle to send that woman to Jingmen and Huixiang Pavilion, so she can't tell you a word."

Ling Guangzu said: "The faster the better, let's go now."

I went down the Tianwang Village along the Yangyan Trail. Whenever I went to a pass, I was questioned by bandits. I couldn't imagine how could that woman run away with such a heavily guarded fortress?
Chapter completed!