Chapter 185 Sanzang fails, Lin Xuan comes out! [Subscribe]

The letter said that if you want to save the master's life, you have to pay three thousand taels of silver in exchange for the shadow!

Only for three days!
But where could the Cheng family raise so much money in three days?
Although the Cheng family has been doing well over the years, Mr. Cheng has been taking concubines continuously since he became rich.

He even spent a large sum of money to redeem the brothel girl.

In addition, this year's harvest was quite good, and the grain stockpiled last year could not be sold at all.

Naturally, you can’t make any money.

Mrs. Cheng was also very distressed about this.

As far as she knew, there was only over 1,800 taels of silver in the accounting office!
It’s far from enough for the ransom of three thousand taels!
Abbot Sanzang looked at Madam Cheng, who was worried, terrified and lamenting, and said:
"Donor, can you show me the letter?"

Mrs. Cheng handed over the letter while crying:

"Abbot Sanzang, please look."

"The person who took my husband away demanded that my Cheng family pay three thousand taels of silver before they would return Shadow."

"Three thousand taels, where can I, a woman, raise the money?"

Upon hearing this, Abbot Sanzang's face darkened and he became angry:

"Three thousand taels? This traitor's appetite is growing!"

He took the letter and quickly glanced at its contents.

After a moment, he returned the letter.

Abbot Sanzang thought about it for a while and came up with a plan. He comforted Madam Cheng and said:

"Don't worry, benefactor. I will meet him in person at Futeng Inn in three days."

I heard that Abbot Sanzang was willing to help.

The sadness on Mrs. Cheng's face suddenly faded a lot.

Otherwise, as a woman, she really doesn't know where to get the money.

Although her husband has some close friends, they are all bad friends. Now that he is in trouble, those people are trying to avoid him, so how could they lend him money?

Coming back to her senses, Madam Cheng asked:

"Is the money still available?"

"No need."

Abbot Sanzang shook his head.

He personally took action and did not believe that he could not capture the traitor.

……

Three days later.

Futeng Inn.

Mrs. Cheng and Abbot Sanzang arrived as promised.

Mrs. Cheng followed Shao Tan's request and directly booked a private room to avoid being seen.

But the two men waited from dawn to dusk, but Shao Tan did not show up.

Night falls.

The lights in the room were on.

The moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival has become round and the night is as cool as water.

Madam Cheng gathered her clothes, raised her eyebrows and asked:
"Abbot Sanzang, it's so late, will that person come?"

"It will come."

Abbot Sanzang answered with certainty.

Abbot Sanzang was quite familiar with this traitor.

This boy is very thoughtful.

Logically speaking, since he wanted to withdraw money, he should have come a long time ago.

The reason why he didn't show up was probably because he had discovered me and wanted to wait until dark to take action.

After all, the Shadow-stealing Skill can only exert its maximum power when performed at night.

While thinking about it.

There was a sudden rustling sound outside the window, like leaves being blown down by the wind.

at the same time.

The candlelight in front of me flickered and swayed slightly.

"coming!"

Abbot Sanzang's expression changed.

He couldn't help but circulate the Shadow-stealing Divine Art's mental method in his body, and in just a moment, the figure behind him trembled slightly.

Take off the shadow!

However, Abbot Sanzang did not let his shadow turn into a pool of black ink, but still maintained his human form. Careful people could find that his shadow was a little "stiff" at this moment.

Yes, but stiff!
If Abbot Sanzang raised his hand at this moment, the shadow behind him would also raise his arm, but the movement would be half a beat slower!

Because, in the state of being out of shadow, the body and the shadow are two independent existences.

Fortunately, Abbot Sanzang remained motionless at this moment and no flaws could be seen.

From this we can see that Abbot Sanzang has already cultivated this skill to a very high level.

The candle flame flickered, dimming the light in the room from time to time.

At this moment, Mrs. Cheng realized something was wrong and hurriedly looked towards Abbot Sanzang.

But Abbot Sanzang looked calm and composed, and even closed his eyes slightly.

Seeing him like this, Mrs. Cheng felt a little relieved.

next moment.

But her eyes widened, and she suddenly found that a black shadow had appeared in the crack of the door.

The black shadow moved quickly, and in a few breaths, it entered the house.

Mrs. Cheng was so frightened that her face turned pale and her body trembled. She thought the black shadow was coming for her.

But the black shadow went into the house without paying any attention to Mrs. Cheng. It twisted its body and suddenly rose several feet taller, turning into a human form with a long sword in its hand.

The black shadow held a long knife in his hand and without saying a word, he chopped down at the shadow of Abbot Sanzang.

however.

Abbot Sanzang was well prepared.

When the long knife came chopping, his shadow also moved, and he kicked out, directly kicking the long knife away!

Immediately afterwards, the shadow of Abbot Sanzang used the Vajra Palm to fight against the enemy and fought with the shadow of Shao Tan.

The fight between the two shadows was like a shadow play, jumping up and down and leaping into the air from time to time.

It seems that there is no movement and no ripples, but in fact there are hidden swords and sabers, and it is extremely dangerous!

The two fought for about half an incense stick of time.

a moment.

The shadow of Abbot Sanzang seized the flaw and slapped Shao Tan on the chest. In an instant, his shadow was blown several feet away and fell to the ground!
As if knowing that it was no match for Abbot Sanzang, the shadow did not want to fight any longer. Instead, it turned around and turned into a pool of black ink, then flew out through the crack in the door like quicksand.

It seems Shao Tan is about to run away.

Abbot Sanzang followed without any hesitation.

Like a gust of wind, it passed through the door.

Soon, under the night sky, on the streets of Zhongmu County, two shadows were chasing each other, one in front and one behind. They were really as fast as lightning, flying over eaves and walls, coming and going without a trace...

Seeing the shadow of Abbot Sanzang chasing out, Mrs. Cheng did not leave the inn.

Instead, he sat in the house and waited patiently.

She secretly hoped that he could bring back the shadow of her husband.

While she waited, half an incense stick of time passed quietly.

a moment.

Abbot Sanzang's body suddenly floated in the air without any warning, and his originally kind face suddenly turned dark yellow.

Seeing this scene, Mrs. Cheng stood up suddenly with a look of horror on her face.

……

……

is the day.

In the early morning, there was still a thin layer of frost on the eaves of Shaolin Temple.

Bodhi Courtyard.

There was a sudden light in a secret room.

A virtual room generates electricity.

But it was Lin Xuan who opened his eyes.

He let out a long breath, then stood up and stretched his muscles.

"call!"

"After three days, I finally mastered the Shadow-stealing Skill!"

"To be exact, it was the fifteenth..."

There are three levels of the Shadow-stealing Art.

One is to get rid of the shadow, two is to move the shadow, and three is to seize the shadow. As early as the second night, Lin Xuan had cultivated to the first level of seizing the shadow.

But he did not rush to end his practice, but immersed himself in studying this magical skill.

In his opinion, the shadow-stealing skill is indeed powerful, but using the shadow to fight the enemy can at most display fists and feet, which is much less than using one's own body.

To this end, after his repeated research and improvements, Lin Xuan creatively perfected this magical skill.

The Shadow-Snatching Magic Skill he is using now can still display the form of his soul!

In that case, the power would be much greater than before, it would be a complete dimensionality reduction attack!
After leaving the Bodhi Temple, Lin Xuan greeted Elder Longchuan and went to the dining hall to eat.

……

Dining hall.

Chen Xiaohu was drinking white porridge and holding a steamed bun in his hand. After taking a few bites, he asked Hua Xiaolan:
"Xiao Lan, have you seen Senior Brother these days?"

"No."

Hua Xiaolan shook her head.

Hearing this, Tang Xiaolong frowned, his face looked a little strange, he said with a light sigh:
"Ah, no one saw it, could it be that Senior Brother secretly went down the mountain without telling us?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar voice came in:

"Going down the mountain?"

"Why are you going down the mountain? To meet our 'big brother' whom we have never met?"

Outside the door, Lin Xuan walked towards the dining hall, standing as straight as a pine tree.

Tang Xiaolong laughed dryly:
"So Senior Brother didn't leave. I thought he went down the mountain to look for Master?"

Lin Xuan shook his head and said nothing.

How could he not see what these people were thinking? They wanted to go down the mountain to see Shao Tan.

Lin Xuan did not point out everyone's thoughts. He went straight to the porridge bucket, filled a bowl of porridge, and saw Xiaolong approaching the pot, so he said:

"Xiaolong, help me get three steamed buns."

"Okay, brother."

Tang Xiaolong replied happily.

Then he stood up and took out three steaming buns from the steamer in the pot.

When Lin Xuan sat down to eat, Tang Xiaolong, Chen Xiaohu and Hua Xiaolan looked at each other and seemed to be communicating with each other.

In the end, Hua Xiaolan couldn't help but speak:

"Brother, should we go down the mountain to see the master?"

Hearing this, Lin Xuan couldn't help but smile:
"Do you want to see the master, or do you want to see Shao Tan?"

After being exposed by Lin Xuan's words, several people looked a little unnatural:

"Forehead……"

Tang Xiaolong's mind worked quickly, and he said directly:
"Brother, don't you want to see Shao Tan? He is the first disciple accepted by the master. He is our 'senior brother'."

"And from what Master Gongjin said, his cultivation seems to have broken through to the Spirit Refining Stage. I wonder if he is stronger than my brother?"

Hua Xiaolan followed Tang Xiaolong's meaning and smiled softly:
"Does this need to be said?"

"It must be Senior Brother!"

"I guess it's because my senior brother is better. After all, my senior brother has two soul states!"

Chen Xiaohu also agreed.

It is true that these three people want to go down the mountain, but they also know that if they are not accompanied by their senior brothers, they will be in trouble!

After all, Shao Tan’s strength is not weak. Among the few people, the only one who can compete with him is your senior brother Lin Xuan!

That's why I urged him to go down the mountain.

Seeing the three of them singing the same tune, Lin Xuan smiled helplessly:
"Okay, stop complimenting me!"

"Before we left, our master told us not to go down the mountain."

"Let's eat."

Lin Xuan's refusal made Tang Xiaolong and the other two feel unhappy.

But now that things have come to this, it’s hard to say anything.

On second thought, what my senior brother said makes some sense.

No matter what, Shao Tan is still the master's disciple.

Now, the master and the disciple have turned against each other and are drawing swords against each other. They must be feeling very uncomfortable.

……

After breakfast, Lin Xuan prepared to go to the Huashen Kiln and look for Zen Master Jueyuan.

It wasn't that he intended to show off that he had accomplished this skill within three days.

Instead, I should talk to him about my ideas for improvement. Maybe Master Jueyuan will have some good suggestions that can help him improve this skill.

But just as he was about to leave.

A deep and powerful voice sounded in my heart.

"Lin Xuan, come to Dharma Academy immediately!"

Hearing this, Lin Xuan's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but think:
"It's Master Gongjin. He sounds so anxious. Could it be that something happened to Master?"

Abbot Sanzang has been down the mountain for three or four days.

Logically speaking, we should return to Shaolin Temple.

Since he hasn't returned yet, something must have happened.

Moreover, in the original plot, Abbot Sanzang did fail when dealing with Shao Tan.

Thinking of this, Lin Xuan hurried to Dharma Academy.

But to Lin Xuan's surprise, Master Gongjin was not in the meditation hall.

After a quick glance, I realized that he was in the living room.

Since he is in the guest hall, it means he should be receiving pilgrims.

Arriving at the living room, Lin Xuan indeed saw a graceful lady in a floral dress chatting with his uncle Gongjin.

"Lin Xuan, this is Madam Cheng from Zhongmu County."

Seeing Lin Xuan coming in, he respectfully introduced the woman's identity to him.

It turned out that after Abbot Sanzang was murdered yesterday, Mrs. Cheng sent people to guard his body well, and then she immediately led her servants to rush to Shaolin Temple.

After explaining the situation to the monk in charge of the temple, he immediately brought her to see Gongjin.

"Meet Mrs. Process."

Lin Xuan bowed to Madam Cheng.

Seeing this, Mrs. Cheng seemed frightened, and hurriedly stood up and bowed in return:
"I am terrified, but I cannot bear such a great gift from the Marquis."

"Mrs. Cheng, you don't have to be polite. Please sit down."

Uncle Gongjin waved his hand and said.

Lin Xuan also smiled slightly:
"Master is right. There is no Xuan Yong Hou in Shaolin. There is only a lay disciple named Lin Xuan."

After a pause, he asked Gongjin:

"Uncle Master, you called me here, is there something wrong with Master?"

Gongjin nodded slightly and sighed:
"Yes, Junior Brother Sanzang also suffered from Shao Tan's trick and his shadow was taken away."

Lin Xuan had expected his master to fail.

He was not too surprised by this.

"Mrs. Cheng, please tell Lin Xuan the details of last night."

"My Lord, this is what happened. Three days ago, Abbot Sanzang came to Zhongmu County and found me..."

At that moment, Madam Cheng followed the respectful instructions and recounted the entire story of how Abbot Sanzang had been murdered.

As soon as she finished speaking, Gongjin shook his head, then became angry:

"Brother Sanzang still underestimated the enemy..."

"This traitor is so bold that he even tried to kill his own master!"

"If I go down the mountain, I will kill him with one blow!"

Hearing this, Lin Xuan's eyes moved slightly, and he said thoughtfully:
"Uncle Master, from what Madam Cheng said, she and Master had already arrived at the Futeng Inn, and that person did not show up until dark. This shows that Shao Tan knew that Master had been discovered a long time ago, and the reason he did not show up was to wait until night to use the Shadow-Snatching Magic to deal with Master."

"From this perspective, even if Master-Uncle goes down the mountain, Shao Tan will not show up."

"Besides...if he gets pushed too far, he will definitely use the shadows of those innocent people to threaten them!"

After Lin Xuan finished speaking, Gong Jin felt quite powerless, as if his fist was hitting cotton.

For this reason, he cursed for no reason:

"This traitor!"

He really wanted to go down the mountain, but Lin Xuan's analysis made sense.

That boy is very cunning and plays dirty tricks.

It definitely won’t work if you do it openly!
Thinking of this, Gong Jin looked at Lin Xuan thoughtfully:

"Lin Xuan, do you have any solution?"

Lin Xuan said casually:
"I'll go meet him for a while!"

……

(End of this chapter)