xymnovel 102: The Case of Yitian
102: The Case of Yitian
At this moment, one of the Tibetan cavalrymen shouted, "Tang general, don't run!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi gripped his spear tightly and charged directly at the Tibetan general, who brandished his broadsword to strike.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yi dodged to the side and pierced through the armor with his spear, penetrating the abdomen. With a pull of the reins, the horse reared up on its front legs, and the Tibetan general was lifted high into the air by the spear.
Upon seeing this, the Tibetan cavalry pursuing them all pulled on their reins and dared not advance any further, clearly frightened.
He killed the Tibetan general in one round and raised the banner high.
His bravery needs no further explanation!
Zhang Yi put down his gun, pulled on the reins, turned and left, dragging the body of the Tibetan general along the ground.
The golden-handled tiger-shaped spear in Zhang Yi's hand was 11 feet long (3.2 meters) and weighed 18 jin and 7 liang. It was made entirely of refined iron. Since Zhang Yi was a border soldier, the spearhead was not an ordinary spearhead. This spearhead was an armor-piercing spike, which is why it could penetrate the armor and his body directly with the force of the impact.
This raid resulted in the killing of one enemy general and hundreds of enemy soldiers.
Seeing the Tang cavalry disappear into the distance, the Tibetan army feared an ambush and dared not pursue them. Moreover, Zhang Yi's earlier attack had frightened many Tibetan soldiers, making them even more hesitant to pursue!
"Order the troops to strengthen defenses, don their armor, and rotate shifts for rest!"
The Tibetan side immediately took action and issued defense orders!
"General, the Tibetans have placed barricades around their camp!"
Zhang Yi responded, "Second Regiment, Fifth Regiment, charge into the enemy camp at 11:15 AM. Kill everyone you see, then leave. Remember, when you retreat, leave the brocade robes you brought with you in the camp!"
"yes!"
......
At the hour of Hai (9-11 PM), as the gates of Linxiang Temple opened, the four of them rushed into the temple ahead of everyone else, hoping to seize the opportunity to get a front-row seat.
The monks leading the way guided the group into the temple.
At this moment, Cui Lingyu tugged at Su Wen's sleeve and said, "Su Lang, be careful later. These aren't monks, they're soldiers!"
"Soldiers?" Su Wen lowered his voice and looked carefully at the monks.
These monks' gait is indeed different from that of ordinary people. Due to long-term standing posture and training, soldiers walk in a way that is completely different from ordinary people, and it is almost immediately obvious.
The monks led the group into a large hall, where there was a Buddha statue more than two meters tall, sitting cross-legged. In front of the Buddha statue was a naked female Buddha statue, embracing the Buddha statue.
Su Wen glanced at it and knew that this was the dual-body Buddha statue from the dual-body sexual evil practice!
There are four statues of the Four Heavenly Kings on both sides, but that's where the strange thing is.
The Buddha statues in the temple should theoretically be huge statues several meters tall, but the Buddha statues here are not very big, the largest being only two or three meters tall.
At this moment, in front of the two-bodied Buddha statue, there was a bald man with a white beard and eyebrows, wearing a kasaya, sitting cross-legged on a table. The space under the table was empty.
As more and more people entered the main hall, the old monk slowly opened his eyes and said, "Esteemed benefactors, today is the day I pass away and am reincarnated!"
The old monk paused for a moment, at which point a young monk slowly approached from behind and said, "Amitabha, esteemed benefactors, you have surely witnessed today the solar eclipse and the new Buddha's form!"
Upon hearing this, everyone began to discuss it.
Only Su Wen, Cui Lingyu, and the other three remained silent.
The monk continued, "This is the supreme supernatural power of the new Buddha!"
Just as the monk was about to speak further, the old monk beside him softly called out, "The time has come. I must temporarily return to the Western Paradise. In half an hour, I will descend again into the Buddha Mother's womb. At that time, you will need to catch me below the Buddha Mother!"
The monk responded.
Just then, a large amount of seven-colored smoke began to rise from around the table, and soon the smoke completely obscured the person. When the smoke dissipated, the old monk had disappeared, leaving only a dried corpse on the table, wearing the old monk's robe.
Upon seeing this, Su Wen merely gave a cold laugh.
He had expected something amazing to happen, but it turned out to be just this most basic magic trick: making a person disappear into thin air!
However, it should be noted that there was nothing around the table, and the space underneath was empty. Only a wisp of smoke rose up, and then the person turned into a dried-up corpse.
For the ancients who had never witnessed modern magic tricks that could make people appear out of thin air, this was nothing short of a miracle. Little did they know that this was not even a particularly sophisticated magic trick. Compared to this, the close-up magic tricks of later generations were like the bright moon compared to fireflies!
The monk said, "Esteemed benefactors, please sit cross-legged together and chant sutras and recite virtuous prayers for the Buddha, awaiting his descent into the world. Two days later, the fully grown Buddha will lead us to expel the old Buddha and bring a new life to all the people!"
Su Wen simply smiled and waited quietly, wanting to see what these people were up to.
So everyone sat cross-legged on the ground and chanted scriptures. Su Wen and the others didn't know how to chant scriptures; they just sat cross-legged and waited for about half an hour.
Suddenly, a "clang" was heard.
The bell rang, and a beam of golden light shone down from the rooftop, directly onto the female Buddha statue.
Immediately afterwards, the two monks rushed forward and reached out to take it.
Just as she reached out, a blood-covered baby fell from beneath the female Buddha. Two monks caught it, and one of them quickly wiped the blood off the baby with his robe.
The monk rushed over, reached out and picked up the baby, holding it high and exclaiming, "A new Buddha has descended! Everyone, quickly bow and make your wishes!"
This scene shocked everyone, and everyone immediately knelt down, except for Su Wen, Cui Lingyu, Xu Ge, and Xiao Bi.
Seeing this, the monk frowned and asked, "Now that you've seen the new Buddha, why don't you kneel?"
Su Wen snorted coldly, ran up the platform, came to the Buddha statue to examine it, and gently touched the female Buddha with his hand before glancing sideways at the monk.
Upon seeing this, the monk immediately shouted, "Guards! This man has blasphemed the Buddha Mother! Kill him!"
Su Wen turned around and shouted, "I am Su Wen, personally appointed by the Emperor, acting governor of Shazhou, vice minister of the Ministry of Justice's Criminal Justice Department, equivalent to vice minister of the Court of Judicial Review, former magistrate of Luoyang County, chief minister of the Ministry of Justice's Criminal Justice Department, county lieutenant of Jiaoshui County, and professor of criminal justice. Everyone, stay put!"
The kneeling crowd began whispering amongst themselves, while Su Wen shouted, "Xu Ge, take them all down!"
Upon hearing this, the monk frowned and shouted again, "This is a demon sent by the old Buddha to harm all living beings. Today, the Buddha has already used his great supernatural powers, which they must have discovered, hence their mission to kill the new Buddha!"
As he spoke, the man stepped to the side and shouted, "You fiends, you actually attempted to harm the new Buddha! Your sins are grave! Where are the Four Heavenly Kings?"
As soon as he finished speaking...
Suddenly, the four Vajra Buddha statues on both sides began to wriggle and jumped off the platform, then glared angrily at Su Wen.
The people were startled by what they saw and quickly got up and ran outside.
Su Wen looked at the four Vajra Kings. Each of them was nearly eight or nine feet tall, almost two and a half meters, and they were broad-shouldered and extremely burly. The four of them were also holding four weapons: a sword, a whip, an umbrella, and an axe.