C235 (1/2)
It was eight in the morning when Fa Ming led the group to outside of Red Light Temple Mountain gate. Fa Ming stopped the procession, and went forward to take a look. Seeing that the mountain gate was tightly shut and the walls neatly arranged, the courtyard was completely silent. Ru Feng knocked on the door knocker and shouted: ”friend inside, open! ”Open the door!” No one replied to his shouts. Everyone was puzzled.
Master Fishskin said, ”Logically speaking, they should have opened the mountain gate wide for us. Is the owner of this place treating us slow, or is he deliberately refusing us like this? ”
No one could figure it out. Fa Ming said: ”No matter what, we should at least understand everything once we get here. Don't make Japanese enemies think that we're afraid of them and say things out loud. ” The bronze-headed Arhat once again knocked on the door and shouted, ”Open the door! ”Open the door!”
So Mie Fa and the one who had presided over Red Light Temple had a rule that he wouldn't be able to wake up until he was asleep. The other monks followed suit and did not get up early to council. They all said, ”Life is better at home.”
At this time, Mie Fa and Xu Kong were respectively sleeping with a woman. Only the mischievous monk was still sleeping soundly. At this moment, he had already woken up from his slumber. Suddenly he heard someone knocking on the door of the mountain, and he hurriedly got up, put on his cloak, and went out to see. Hearing someone knocking on the door and shouting, he walked up to open it and saw a neat line of people holding large flags and all dressed neatly. They were both male and female monks, all of whom seemed to have everything they should be. Seeing that his clothes were disheveled and his face had yet to be washed, he felt ashamed. He mumbled to himself, ”What's going on with all of you?”
The bronze-headed Arhat said, ”Senior Brother, what are you waiting for? This is the person who was invited to the martial arts competition. ” The mischievous thing asked in surprise, ”What martial arts competition? With whom? How come I didn't know? ” Hearing that he didn't know of this matter, everyone looked at each other in confusion.
Originally, the Japanese side had never sent anyone to contact them. They knew that there were people from the Chaoyang Temple here, and were afraid that there would be rumors that there were people from the Chaoyang Temple. It was also a big place with many houses and a wide courtyard. They knew it well. They thought that they could make the temporary arrangements in time. Tabata Takashi planned to destroy this place along with the people from the Chaoyang Temple if they really came, and then frame these bandits. The people from the Chaoyang Temple always thought that Mie Fa and the others were in cahoots with Tabata Takashi, and in the end, did not send anyone to contact him.
Seeing that the mischievous thing did not seem to know, the iron-headed man walked out of the troop and said, ”Five days ago the Japanese sent people to challenge us. They arranged for us to compete here today. How could Senior Brother not know? Do not fill in the blessings and keep the riddles to yourself. ”
The mischievous thing said in surprise, ”I really don't know about this matter. Our senior apprentice-brother, the abbot, didn't give us a share. Wait here for a moment, I will go ask for an explanation and have him come out to receive us. ”
The mischievous thing turned around and ran back into its own room, it anxiously washed its face, tidied up its clothes, and then came to Mie Fa's front and shouted: ”Senior Brother, quickly get up! Outside the mountain gate, a group of friend s had come over and were waiting to receive them. They said they were here to compete with the Japanese. Why didn't you give this matter to us earlier! He could prepare for it. You're too preoccupied with the affairs of your children to care about anything else. Now that things have happened so suddenly and time has come to a standstill, we don't even have a person to pick up, yet we're all still sleeping. This is too disgraceful. Amongst those people, there are even senior elders. ” The other monks in the room were also awakened. Some were putting on their clothes, while others ran out to see what was going on.
Mie Fa was mesmerized by Deng Deng's wake up, and was confused by his words. He took off his blanket, put on his clothes, and asked: ”Idiot, who told you this? How could I not know? If I knew, how could I not tell you? ” One of them was outside, while the other was outside, complaining to each other. No matter what Mie Fa said, the mischievous thing would not believe him.
Mie Fa said helplessly: ”Stop fighting, even if I missed something. What did the people outside say? ”
The mischievous thing said unhappily: ”I heard from Chaoyang Temple and iron head Arhat that it was still the Japanese battlefield chosen five days ago that sent them a written challenge. The written challenge agreed that both of them would compete here today and fight to the death. You are the abbot, how could you not know? You must have a lustful heart for women. ”
Mie Fa heard that he was still complaining, and his expression changed, ”I honestly do not know about this matter. Neither of them told me. Junior Brother, you misunderstand. What have I hidden from you? What was the mistake? This might have been fabricated by someone, or it might have been a joke. This is our temple, and if they are competing here, I will have to nod in agreement. Someone must have played tricks on our Chaoyang Temple. ”
The two of them met up in the corridor, and the mischievous thing said, ”Senior Brother, I believe what you said. However, the fight between the two fighters was real. They arrived in neat formation with banners and more than forty people. Moreover, Chaoyang Temple were not so easy to deceive. The Japanese had lost their match there. It was time to change the venue. Let's go out and receive them! ”
Mie Fa was also very anxious: ”Quickly go find them, gather the monks and wait in the great hall. We'll bring them in and ask. If we really are going to fight, we can immediately get ready. ” The mischievous thing turned around and hurriedly walked away.
Mie Fa went back to his room to wash his face and after a moment of confusion, he tied up his clothes, put on his cassock, put on the Pilu Crown and was about to come out. After some careful thought, ”This is strange.” He went back into the house and opened the curtain. He asked the woman, ”Beauty, you and the Japanese have been in contact for a long time. Do you know about the Japanese coming here today to compete in kung fu? ”
The woman, who was lying in bed listening, also exclaimed, ”How would I know? What nonsense are you spouting! I'm married to you now. Why do you say that about me? ”