Traveling through the heavens starts from practicing swords in the palace

Chapter 52
Abbot Liaoyuan, a compassionate man, couldn't help but turn his tone serious when he spoke so passionately:

"Zen Master Putuo, you agreed to these two things that day, so I happily agreed to hand over the abbot to you."

"As an abbot, the secular affairs are complicated. I have long wanted to relieve myself of this burden and concentrate on worshiping the Buddha."

"You are indeed the old monk's heart to hand over to Zen Master Putuo."

"It's just that you broke your promise and designed to frame Boss Lin's bodyguard and arrest the Lin family members into the Discipline Academy. It seems that you don't have the demeanor of an eminent monk."

Only then did the people around know that the two things that Abbot Liao Yuan asked Putuo to agree to were not personal matters, but two things that had nothing to do with him.

They all couldn't help admiring that Yuan is worthy of being the abbot of the Southern Great Temple, and he is indeed merciful and broad-minded.

They all thought: "I knew that the abbot was an eminent monk, and his personal morality would never be a problem."

Lin Pingzhi was very surprised: "The owner of Baihua Valley...should be Mrs. Baihua's husband or ex-husband, right?"

"That's Monk Zongning. According to the old abbot, this Monk Zongning used to be a murderous person."

"On that day, Guang Cong said that the reason why Shaolin Temple gave Mrs. Baihua a headache was because of her husband's family, and it probably was because of it."

"But looking at Mrs. Baihua's soft and weak appearance, Zong Ning also looks elegant and gentle."

"In any case, I can't think of them as murderous villains."

When Zen Master Putuo was questioned by the abbot, his expression remained unchanged.

He laughed and said, "The abbot is just like benefactor Lin, you misunderstood me."

"I discussed swordsmanship with Donor Lin earlier because of the relationship between our temple and Zen Master Duyuan."

"I want to see if I can teach him a thing or two to help him improve his swordsmanship and martial arts."

"Since Mr. Lin and his family no longer want to stay in our temple, they can leave at any time."

"If the abbot didn't tell me, how could I make things difficult for Boss Lin's family?"

Lin Pingzhi and the others showed disdain when they heard his duplicity.

Mrs. Lin was rather impatient, and said bluntly: "Old monk, don't just talk about it."

"If you really don't want to embarrass us, let the soldiers switch and let us out."

"We don't want to worry too much about what is right and what is wrong. When we leave the temple at this moment, we will be arrested and killed by people from Qingcheng, and we absolutely don't want to have anything to do with you South Shaolin."

Zen Master Putuo said sadly, "Mrs. Lin, what you said is wrong."

"It's not that I deliberately made things difficult for your Lin family, and it's definitely not that I, South Shaolin Temple, want to entangle with the Lin family."

"It's just that you stole the secrets of my Shaolin Temple, so we have to act according to Shaolin's criminal laws."

"Even if I, Putuo, don't care about this matter, the disciples of eminent monks in Shaolin will never let you go out like this."

Guangming also echoed from the side: "That's right, Shaolin cheats have never been circulated."

"Although the secret books you stole were recovered by this temple, how do you know if you have recorded a copy or remembered it in your heart?"

"In order to ensure that Shaolin's unique knowledge will not be leaked, we have to let you live in the Discipline Academy for a long time, which can be regarded as a small punishment for your theft."

Seeing Guangming's hideous appearance and his mouth full of lies, Lin Pingzhi couldn't help but want to stab him to death with a sword.

But at this moment, the opponent has a large number of people, and there are a large number of crossbowmen on the protective wall, ready to go at any time.

If you strike out in anger, everyone on your side will be immediately besieged.

At that time, Lin Pingzhi, Abbot Liaoyuan, and Monk Zongning may be able to support themselves with martial arts, but the other three will hardly survive.

So Lin Pingzhi held back his impulse and thought hard about countermeasures.

At this time, Zen Master Putuo said again: "As for the owner of Baihua Valley, hey, old abbot, I actually don't want to care about his past evil deeds."

"He has a heart towards the Buddha, and he has changed his mistakes to be good, which is naturally very good."

"It's just that if you want to continue to become a monk in our temple, you have to think carefully."

"His Baihua Valley is like the demon sect on Blackwood Cliff. It is a sect with extremely sinful crimes."

"Most of the decent disciples of the famous sects in the southern martial arts died at the hands of people from Baihua Valley in the past, and there are many masters from various sects among them."

"My Chan Master Liao Ding of Shaolin Temple was sucked up by the previous master of Baihua Valley with Beiming magic power, and died of collapse."

Hearing this, Lin Pingzhi couldn't help being startled: "Beiming Divine Art, isn't that the martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect? How can there be someone in Baihua Valley?"

Zen Master Putuo said again: "Although there is a saying in my Buddhist family that 'put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately', after all, not everyone can be accepted into the sect."

"Suppose Wo Xing, the former director of the Devil's Cult, once said that he wanted to change his past for good and join the righteous sect. May I ask which sect dares to accept him as a disciple?"

Everyone couldn't help but nod when they heard what he said made sense.

Several Zen masters of the ordinary generation also said: "Old abbot, this matter really needs to be discussed in the long run."

"That day you tried your best to let the owner of Baihua Valley become a monk in our temple. Although we agree with what you said, let him be a low-level monk for a while."

"But we all know that this is only a temporary measure. It is certainly a merit of our temple to make the Buddha Dharma dispel the hostility of the Lord of Baihua Valley."

"But this matter involves too much. Letters from other orthodox sects have always been sent in these days, saying that our temple is sheltering evil sect villains, which is wrong."

Hearing what they said, Abbot Liaoyuan couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Monk Zong Ning's face was indifferent, and he looked up into the sky, not knowing what he was thinking.

Zen Master Putuo continued: "Old abbot, you heard it too. It's not that I don't allow Master Gu to become a monk in the temple. It's because everyone agrees so, and I don't want to disobey him."

"We had negotiations a few days ago in front of Liao Yin and Liao Kong, the two senior Zen masters in our temple."

"Now you have announced the abdication of the position of abbot."

"From now on, you will be a famous old man in our temple. You don't need to worry about trifles, just read scriptures and worship Buddha every day."

"As for the affairs of Chief Escort Lin and the owner of Baihua Valley, the Zen masters in charge of our monastery will take care of it themselves. Old abbot, you don't need to worry about it."

Lin Pingzhi and others saw that the abbot Zhai had a kind heart and wanted to exchange the abbot for the safety of the Lin family, but they were fooled by the traitor Putuo Zen Master, and they were very indignant.

Abbot Liaoyuan is just pedantic and compassionate, and he is not a stupid person. Of course, he also knows that he has been deceived by Zen Master Putuo.

Putuo continued: "We will invite all the Zen masters in the temple to discuss the matter of the owner of Baihua Valley in the future."

"Currently Mr. Lin and his entourage are criminals who escaped from the Discipline Academy."

"If we don't bring them back to the Discipline Academy, my Shaolin Temple stunts will be leaked to the martial arts world, and we will all be ashamed of our patriarch..."

Zen Master Putuo skipped agreeing to Abbot Yuan's matter, but only emphasized the stakes of this matter in Shaolin Temple.

Several Zen masters of the common generation next to him all agreed heartily when they heard this.

They all thought that if the fact that Lin Zhennan stole the secret books from the temple was true, it would indeed be of great importance, and the old abbot could not let them lead them out.

After listening to his master's words, Guangming hurriedly said loudly to the soldiers next to him:
"Abbot Putuo has issued an order to capture the Lin family and return them to the Discipline Academy for questioning."

"There is no need to show mercy to those who resist my Shaolin Temple law enforcement!"

Everyone present heard what he said, and they all knew that Putuo became the new abbot and the dust had settled.

But in the current situation, facing many Shaolin monks and crossbow guards, the Lin family seems to have no other choice but to capture them with nothing.

(End of this chapter)