Chapter 376 The Great Tengu Battles the Demon King

A few dozen miles north of Ping An, there is a mountain about 200 feet high, which is called Anma Mountain. At the southern foot of the mountain, there is a majestic temple called Anma Temple.

Anma Temple was founded more than 200 years ago by Master Jianzhen, a disciple of Master Guohai Jianzhen.

There is a valley behind the temple, which is where the bones of monks from all generations in the temple are buried. It is called Sengzheng Valley.

"Sengzheng" is the professional title of a monk official. "A Brief History of Monks in the Song Dynasty" says: "Zheng means politics; self-righteousness means correcting people and restraining political orders. This is why it is said that monks are helpless, just like a horse without a bridle and an ox without a body.

The rope gradually becomes tainted with vulgar customs and will lead to obedience and elegance. Therefore, those who are virtuous and promising are roped with the Dharma and brought back to the upright, so it is called the monk's uprightness."

In one word: the first building of the Discipline Academy.

Sengzheng is also called Fayin, and below it is Sengdu, which is also called Fayan. Below it is lawyer, and lawyer is also called Faqiao.

In the Sengzheng Valley of Anma Temple, there is a monk who practices here. His surname is Guiyi. I don’t know his name, but people call him "Guiyi Dharma Eye".

Ghost One Dharma Eye is famous for his swordsmanship in Fuso. He lives in seclusion. Whenever he appears in front of people, he will wear a mask with a red face and a long nose. The common people do not know the truth and spread rumors. They all think that he is the reincarnation of a monk who has become a tengu, that is, the "Great Tengu of the Monk of Anma Mountain Temple".

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On this day, Gui Yifayan was meditating. Suddenly a monk came to report and a messenger from the royal family came to see him. Guiyifayan received a lot of donations from the royal family, so he put on a mask and ordered the messenger to enter the valley.

The messenger hurried forward, bowed, and handed over the letter. After Gui looked at it, his eyes flashed, and he said calmly: "I can kill hundreds of people with the strength of one person. I can just send more people to encircle and suppress them."

, why do you need me to go out into battle?"

The messenger reported in a low voice: "His Majesty, His Majesty the Emperor, asked Lord Yasuchika Abe to observe the stars and divine divination in person. The divination obtained by the divination said: The demon king is riding a dragon to the west, the nine-tailed fox is pregnant with disaster, the sixteen ghosts are causing chaos in the world, and the peaceful capital is stained with blood.

Cang Moss! According to the report from the scouts, the man crossed the sea on a whale. This whale is as big as a mountain. Lord Abe guessed that it was transformed by the Dragon King."

Hearing this, Oni Yifayan was indifferent for a moment, then slowly straightened up his back and said in a deep voice: "Abe Taishin's skills are not inferior to those of his great ancestor Seimei. Since it is his divination, it should not be underestimated. Zizai Tianmo

It is the enemy of the Buddha. When it comes to Fusang, it will be the hands of the Buddha who wants to destroy this beast!"

At this point, he suddenly stood up and shouted: "Go and repay the Emperor, and I will kill the devil on the banks of Lake Bipa and protect the country."

At the same moment, Cao Cao frowned and said coldly: "No need to look for it, your servant must be a spy sent by the enemy."

Ichiro Sakabe looked ugly and shook his head: "How could this be? This person has been following me for more than three years, how can he be a spy?"

Cao Cao sneered: "That can only mean that you were targeted by the enemy three years ago."

It turned out that three days ago, in a battle outside the dense forest of Echizen Kingdom, Cao Cao's formation killed hundreds of people. At the time of the shift, Banbe's two plundering formations did not let anyone escape. However, when they woke up from camping the next day, among several servants of Ichiro Banbe, suddenly one named Xiong Ban

Changfan's missing.

Before meeting Cao Cao, Banbe and his entourage went to Heian Kyo and were assassinated many times along the way. Kumasaka Nagano was the most valiant in combat and was highly anticipated by Banbe Ichiro. He was prepared to recommend him to his master, Fujiwara Nagami, as a samurai, but unexpectedly this happened.

There was no trace of it.

Seeing Ichiro Sakabe shaking his head in disbelief, Cao Cao did not want to say anything, but Tamamo Mae in the sedan said softly: "Master foster father, don't you have any doubts? We came from Nasuno, how can we keep our whereabouts secret? But why do the enemies

Can they besiege us every time?"

Ichiro Sakabe was shocked and said in shock: "Because there is a spy among us?"

He looked fiercely at the remaining six servants, including Hattori Shinobu, and shook their heads rapidly. Ichiro Sakabe looked away, his expression gradually becoming ferocious: "Is it really Mr. Kumazaka? It's a waste of my treating him so favorably.

!If we meet again, I will kill him."

Tamamozen said softly: "If he is really a spy, I'm afraid that the information that Lord Takeshi and Lord Tokikan are helping us will already be in the hands of Emperor Shirakawa..."

Ichiro Sakabe gritted his teeth and said: "In this case, we can only rush on our way as fast as we can. I hope Lord Nakagan gets the news and can send someone to support."

Now we hurried on the road, and when we reached the evening, we saw a large lake. It was extremely vast and the surrounding mountains were undulating. They were reflected in the light of the lake, which made people feel relaxed. Cao Cao and Shi Qian praised in unison: "What a big lake, seriously."

Extraordinary.”

When Ichiro Sakabe saw two "envoys from the upper country" praising the scenery of his country, he was very proud and pointed out: "This is Lake Biwa! It is nearly a hundred miles long from north to south. We can reach Heian-kyo by walking along the lake."

Cao Cao looked around and saw that the mountains were high and the forests were dense. Only the lakeside road was conducive to passage. He sighed: "In this way, it would be easy for the enemy to intercept them."

While staying at the lake at night, Ichiro Banbe and his servants went to catch fish in the lake. Shi Qian took a chance and took Cao Cao aside and whispered: "Brother, since you know that if you go along the lake, you will inevitably encounter enemies, why not go into the mountains and take a detour."

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Cao Cao said: "This time I got involved in Fusang by accident, and I have already lost a lot of time. I should finish this matter early so that I can find a boat to return. If we go around in the mountains, I don't know how long it will take."

Shi Qian puzzled and said: "If you are eager to return, why bother getting involved in the affairs of the Fusang people? After abandoning these people, my brother and I went straight to Ping'an Jing. What's the point of finding some gold and silver for my younger brother?"

There is a port, just buy a boat and walk."

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "But it's not the case! Brother, I didn't intend to come here. Since God's will is here, I have a special idea - this Fusang Kingdom is just east of the Jin Kingdom, and the Whale Sea doesn't seem to be very big.

Let's think about it, if one day we have a war with the Jin Kingdom, and we can send a troop of troops across the sea to reach the heart of the Jin Kingdom, what will happen?"

Shi Qian was shocked when he heard that, and then he realized that Cao Cao wanted to create a big situation. He couldn't help but said: "Then the Fusang Kingdom has its own leader, how can it be willing to send troops easily?"

Cao Cao smiled and said: "This is the reason why I will not abandon them! That Nakagawa Nagami Fujiwara is obviously a member of the emperor's faction. Now Fuso's authority is in the hands of his grandfather Shirakawa Emperor. Haha, pick up the ashes.

It's all on my grandson. How can he be willing to do so even though he is an emperor? When the two emperors, the emperor and the emperor, are fighting, isn't it the time for us to take advantage of it?"

Shi Qian was surprised and said: "That's it! My brother has only been in Fusang for a few days, and he has already made such an ambitious plan. How extravagant it is! Just looking at his situation, the emperor is weak. So what if he loses?"

Cao Cao rolled his eyes and laughed and said: "If he hadn't been weak, how could I have taken action? As for defeat, defeat is defeat. You and I are wearing precious armor and have arts and crafts. It's not difficult for us to escape. It's a big deal.

Escape from Ping'an and don't look for a big city. Just use your skills to make some money and buy a boat to go back to."

When Shi Qian thought about it, he couldn't help but laugh: "It's true that I've thought too much. Anyway, it's his Fusang country's affairs. It's so easy to make a big fuss. If I can succeed, it's best. If I can't, I'll go on a trip with my brother."

Suffer——Hahaha, I thought that the reason why my brother wanted to be a guard was because he fell in love with the Fusang woman. If that’s the case, I would just take her back to Qingzhou with her.”

The more he talked, the happier he became, and his eyes shone: "Hey, brother! Put it this way, that little Fusang lady is beautiful and beautiful, which is rare in the world. I think that the emperor with a bird's tail is so virtuous and capable that he can match her.

Such a beautiful woman? Didn't this woman have a fortune telling that she would be a concubine? I don't think she should be the one for my brother."

When he said this, Lao Cao was stunned: My brother is right!

How can it be that Lao Cao's husband is so unfaithful with Yuzao Qian's appearance? But firstly, the other party is the daughter of Yi Di, so he looks down on her somewhat. Secondly, after seeing how powerful the Jurchens are, he thinks about how to defeat them every day.

After listening to Ichiro Sakabe's explanation of his domestic disputes, he was immediately tempted and wanted to take advantage of it, but for a while he had no idea of ​​Tamamo Mae.

But when Shi Qian mentioned it, especially the words "concubine status", it really touched Lao Cao's heart.

Just like Lu Fei, the empress of Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, some fortune tellers once said that she was "unparalleled in the world". Such things are like auspiciousness. Although it is difficult to say whether it is true or not, it is inevitable to believe that she is true or not.

If I really don’t believe it in my heart, the people will inevitably take it seriously——

Otherwise, when Chen Sheng and Wu Guang started to cause trouble, how could they learn to bark like a fox?

In addition, Tamamo-mae's appearance is indeed rare, especially for Lao Cao, this petite Fusang woman has another wonderful feature - he now has three wives and concubines, Hu Sanniang is known as "Yizhangqing", and Master Li is also a senior citizen.

Although Pan Jinlian is slimmer, she is still half a head taller than herself. Although a man is informal, who really wants to be lower than others?

Especially in this Fusang, after experiencing the feeling of "being superior to others" that he had never experienced in his entire life, Lao Cao suddenly developed a crush on the delicate, small and well-proportioned woman.

After rolling his eyes more than a dozen times, Lao Cao chuckled and waved his hand: "Let's discuss this later. When I meet Emperor Toba, I will have my own opinion."

Pipa Lake is about a hundred miles long from north to south, and it goes around the lakeside, but it is far more than that. After walking for another two days, it is still between the lakes and the mountains. It is noon, and the scorching sun is unstoppable. Cao Cao and several people got into the forest.

In the shade, I want to take a rest for a while, and wait for the sun to be a little gentle before continuing on my way.

Everyone took out water and dry food, and were about to use some to satisfy their hunger, when suddenly they saw a strange man swaying in front of them.

The man was wearing a bamboo hat, covering his face, and he was walking with his head lowered. He was waving a fan in his left hand and holding a long staff in his right hand. He walked slowly and slowly.

When Lao Cao saw this person, he was immediately unhappy: How come there is such a grown-up person in Fusang Kingdom?

Judging from the height of this person, he was probably about six feet tall. In the Song and Jin Dynasties, it was nothing, but in Fusang, it was a bit appalling.

Ichiro Sakabe and others also saw the person coming. Sakabe shouted in a low voice: "Oh! What a mighty big man!"

Then he seemed to think of something and was suddenly startled: "Ah! Could this big man be a master sent by the Emperor of France and want to intercept and kill us?"

Cao Cao nodded and whispered: "I passed that village the day before yesterday. Didn't it mean that someone stole their horse? In my opinion, it was the spy who stole the horse and rushed to Ping'an Capital to report the news. Haha, since you know that I am there

Two brothers are helping you, and if only one person is sent, he must be a real master!"

Ichiro Sakabe shook his head and said: "Master Takeru, don't belittle yourself, you are not just killing a hundred people, you are just killing those ashigaru. The samurai you killed were all famous masters in Heian Kyo, but they withered like cherry blossoms.

Under your sword. Facing an unparalleled sword master like you, even with the arrogance of Emperor Shirakawa, he would not dare to send just one person to die. Maybe... he is just a passerby."

Ichiro Sakabe has been away from Kyoto for more than ten years, but he does not know who has emerged in Kyoto in recent years, so he made this judgment.

Cao Cao said: "But don't think too much, it's just a matter of soldiers coming to stop you."

After that, they stopped looking at the weirdo and took care of their own food.

The weird man walked with his stick, and the sound of beatings came from far and near, until he came to a few feet beside Cao Cao and others, and then he stopped. A strange voice came from under the bamboo hat: "The sword master of the Tang Dynasty who came across the dragon is you.

What?"

Cao Cao sighed: "That's all, they are indeed enemies." He slowly stood up and said, "No need to say more, if you want to fight, we will fight. After the fight, we will have to go on our way."

Shi Qian thought to himself: My brother just said that if this person is an enemy, he must be a master. Since he is a master, how can I let my brother take risks? If I don't take action first, I will lose, and my brother can take the opportunity to see the truth!

Then he screamed: "You hidden rat, wait until I, the flea on the drum, reveal your face!"

The words are still echoing, and the man has jumped up high, with the slingshot in his hand fully drawn. When the string is opened, several rays of cold light either shine directly or fly diagonally, and there is even a ray of light that goes around an arc and shoots towards the back of the comer!

Tokikan's slingshot has always been shot with steel balls, accurate and powerful. However, he killed all the scouts last time and got some of the scouts' hidden weapons, especially the "shuriken" as Ichiro Sakabe said.

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To be continued...