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Mie Fa was startled by the words, "Junior Brother, what do you mean? What do my Japanese enemies and mine have to do with each other? What does it mean? I don't blame you. Don't screw me over. You and I are separated by a mountain. There is no room for gratitude in my temple. What does your grudge with the Japanese have to do with our temple? How could I have planned anything with the Japanese? The Japanese have been in touch with me several times, and it was not I who made the acquaintance but they who came to make the acquaintance. If my junior brother suspects me of favoring the Japanese, then don't compare me to him, because I am too unjustly accused. I am the abbot here and have the right to refuse. I swear to the heavens, I didn't know about your martial arts competition. Neither of you has sent anyone to contact me. We've just heard it, and we've had our doubts. Did his neighbor get cheated? "

Fa Ming and Ru Feng exchanged glances, feeling that it was strange. Looking at Mie Fa's demeanor, it was as if he did not know about it beforehand. Fa Ming said in his heart: "If Tabata Takashi really didn't contact this place, the consequences would be even worse than expected. Mie Fa and the rest might be the victims as well. "

Ru Feng took over: "If Abbot really does not know, then there is no need to explain. We have to prevent sudden attacks from the Japanese enemies together. Since we're here, we'll have to compete with him. Please, abbot, arrange this according to the rules of the tournament. When they come, we'll do as we please. "

Mie Fa said: "friend, don't be in such a hurry. None of you believe what I say, but I don't agree to fight here. " He turned around and pointed to the people beside him and said, "You can ask any of my junior brothers. Whether or not I know about the martial arts competition beforehand. "

Fa Ming said: "It can't be false, it's a lie that there's no peace. After that, everything has been exposed. Now we have no reason not to believe you. " His group also said, "Our abbot really did not know about the martial arts competition. We only said it because we heard that the mischievous thing was not very good. "

I suspect that there's something wrong with the Japanese enemies. I advise you not to compete with them. The evil spirits were vicious, even they said so. I'm afraid they have ill intentions. "

Fa Ming said: "He has a thousand ingenious plans and we have a rule, unless they don't come. Martial arts had to be compared. The devil was also a human, so there was nothing to be afraid of. We'll wait here for them. "

Seeing that Fa Ming and Ru Feng both insisted on competing, Mie Fa did not reject them. He added, "We have come here to see that the Japanese general is not lying, and we have treated them with respect. But we didn't have much to do with them. Please don't misunderstand us and collude with him. We did not do anything to them that would lose our integrity. We are also indignant at their aggression and killing. We are also very angry because they have repeatedly challenged our Chaoyang Temple. Regarding the martial competition, no matter who wins or loses, in the end, it has nothing to do with us. I ask all the friend s to believe it. "

Fa Ming said: "Hopefully, what the abbot said is true. We can believe it. "

Mie Fa was relieved: "If the Japanese really want to compete, I think we cannot refuse. Since everyone was here, they must not be afraid of him. No matter what happens afterwards, don't blame us. If you don't agree, I can explain it to them. I think it's fortunate to be able to avoid this competition. "

Ru Feng said: "What the abbot is thinking, we sympathize and understand. It's not our fault at all. Tabata Takashi forced us to fight with them, but there was no room for discussion. What are we going to endure? "Since we're here, we can only compete with them."

Mie Fa said: "Since that's the case, I will have my men prepare to compete in everything." Fa Ming said: "I'll have to trouble you to manage it from here." Mie Fa immediately assigned some people to arrange for the competition and not mention anything about it.

The monk was busy at the moment, entertaining the group. The two monks carried a bucket of brewed tea and a basket of bowls. They came to toast everyone. Farmer and Rufeng took the opportunity to leave the room, standing on the high wall and looking around to check out the terrain. Seeing that this place was exactly as what the Four Hells had said, It was surrounded by mountains. The north and the east and the west were high and close to the temple. The mountain was covered with trees. To the west, not far from the temple, was a deep trench that curved up to the back of the mountain. Artemisia and shrubs grew on both sides of the ditch. Around the rest of the temple, the terrain was flat and open. Pieces of crops grew well. Soybean, millet, japonica, sorghum, everything. There was a road to the east of the gate, and it was hard to tell how far it extended through the trees. The road was obscured by trees.

Fa Ming said to Ru Feng: "Once the gunshot is heard, it would be hard to hide when we attack. It was true that there was danger in safety, but also safety in danger. It can be seen that when Tabata Takashi chose this place, he used sinister methods! "

Both of them went down the wall to check the yard. There were five main halls in the center, each with five side halls. The clock tower and drum tower were complete. There were ten meditation halls in front, all occupied. Behind them was a row of dilapidated houses, with windows and doors all over the place. Looking closer, there were a few fat pigs inside. When they heard the arrival of strangers, a few chickens were also startled out of their wits.

Ru Feng laughed: "This monk Mie Fa is diligent in managing a family, living an easy life. In a few years you'll be rich. " Fa Ming also added: "All of the halls have collapsed, there is no incense, it is just like a normal house."

At this moment, the Bronze, Iron, and Second Arhat arrived. Fa Ming assigned two people: "Once the gunshots are heard, lead the way, bring everyone through here and retreat towards the west. Don't let them run around. The people from the gold and stone stronghold were divided into two groups, hiding in the main hall to be covered by a few people. "It's just a precaution." The two went to look for soldiers who pretended to be following them, and did not mention what they were going to do.

As for the fake Golden Stone De Sheng, he had left Li Yong and a few soldiers to guard the Chaoyang Temple and personally led a large group of people to come here. When he led his team here, it was not even dawn yet, so he stealthily hid his men in the dense forest. Afterwards, he first gathered with the scouts and got to know the situation of the Red Light Temple. Then, he was led by the scouts to start inspecting the terrain.

It was already morning. He was satisfied to see that the topography of the area was exactly the same as he had expected. First, he sent a few soldiers to ambush them in the ditch to the west of Red Light Temple. First, they had to reinforce them and break out of the encirclement. Just as he finished paying his bill and was about to set up an ambush in the eastern mountains, he suddenly heard a sound from the forest behind him. All the soldiers raised their guns and asked their targets, "Who is it? "Come out quickly!"

He saw the shadow of a person moving in the forest and stopped moving. De Sheng guessed that it was an enemy scout, who had been secretly eavesdropping about his arrangements. He immediately ordered the soldiers, "Surround the forest and search." The soldiers immediately surrounded the forest, and very quickly caught two people, and brought them to De Sheng.

The duo didn't panic in the slightest when facing the crowd. De Sheng did not say a word, and looked at the two of them up and down. The two of them were both in rags, their hats were in bloom, and their faces were exquisite. Both of their hands were hidden in their sleeves as they shrugged their shoulders. Both of them were in their twenties. De Sheng stared at the two of them coldly, observing their expressions.

The two of them followed his gaze, not daring to look up. De Sheng noticed the inkling, and suddenly asked in a stern voice: "What are you doing? Why spy on my actions? "I won't tell you the truth. I, the chief, will kill you two!"

The two were shocked. One of them said, "I wonder which mountain does marshal belong to? We didn't mean to pry. He couldn't avoid it. It was a coincidence. We are brothers, local people. Yesterday, a raccoon was driven into the cave by the two of us. Seeing him grow fat and taste good, he stayed here all night, wanting to catch him and go home to eat meat. Unexpectedly, this fellow was quite crafty. He only made some noises within the cave and didn't come out for the entire night. We stayed out all night. Just as he was about to go down the mountain and return home, he was caught by the marshal's brothers. "Marshal, please spare our lives!"

De Sheng laughed coldly and said, "You really know how to lie, who are you lying to! You can fool others with your words, but you can't fool me! You claim to be a local citizen, but why do you have such a bad accent? Tell me the truth! If you say you're too slow, then I'll kill you two! " With that, De Sheng took out his gun to scare them. Seeing that they could not hide it, the two men were frightened. One of them turned pale; the other trembled, not daring to speak for a long time.

De Sheng then asked in shock, "Quickly tell me!"

One of them said, "Marshal, we actually don't care about the river. Tell you the truth. We are from the Japanese military camp. What we have to do has nothing to do with the marshal. Please let us go. In the future, when the marshal is useful to us, we will serve him. Money and arms, anything. If the commander-in-chief wants to cooperate with the Japanese army, we'll tie it together. May I ask Marshal, who are you? "

De Sheng saw that the two of them were indeed Japanese scouts, and secretly rejoiced in his heart, his tone relaxed: "You two are from Tabata Takashi's Great Subordinate Camp? You must have heard of my tribe's master, Goldstone. I also wanted to come into contact with Tabata Takashi. "

When the two of them heard this, without knowing what was going on, their faces lit up with joy. One of them said, "Oh, it's Marshal Jin. I've heard a lot about him! We, the General of Tabata Takashi, admire you greatly. He has already said that he would like to make friends with you. The two of us are willing to introduce the village lord. Once you cooperate with the Japanese, you will have money and arms in the future. How about it? Chief Jin, you … "

De Sheng was furious in his heart, and said: "I have something to do here today, so I don't have time to discuss it with you. I'll let you two suffer for a while, we'll talk about it in the future." Then he looked at the soldier with a pout and a wink. Several soldiers came forward and tied the two of them up. First two prisoners.

De Sheng then led his men to the east mountain to investigate and set up an ambush. Looking out over the peak of the East Mountain, he saw the only road that curved eastward through the trees at the foot of the mountain. He said to the soldiers: "The enemy must come from this road."

He pointed and said, "We will ambush a group of people there. Once the enemy comes, do not alarm them and let them in. He also assigned most of his men to lay in ambush in the forest at the back of the mountain. After everything was set up, De Sheng stood in the advantageous position and continued to observe the enemy's situation, waiting for them to arrive.

The sun was high in the sky, and from a distance two cars could be seen coming up the road to the east. De Sheng saw that the enemy had indeed arrived, and was secretly happy in his heart, he raised his binoculars and looked around. He saw that the car was full of people in colorful clothes, and it was going faster. After a while, he left the last car far behind. Before long, he could see the car behind him. It was full of armed Japanese soldiers.

De Sheng said to his men, "The Japanese are unscrupulous, they are too arrogant! In broad daylight, without any camouflage, he dared to come here and commit murder. They thought the Chinese were too easy to bully. I had thought that they would be able to make themselves up and come here, but who would have thought that they would come in a military uniform. "

A soldier said: "The Japanese army must have thought that they were well-equipped, and had the confidence to win, to the point where they could kill everyone in the Red Light Temple without leaving anything behind. Otherwise, it would be hard for him to blame us. "

De Sheng raised his binoculars again to take a look. He estimated that there were around seventy to eighty people in the two carriages. At this moment, the first car had already reached the foot of the mountain and stopped. Everyone thought they were waiting for the car behind them. Not long after, the last car arrived and stopped. Both cars got out and kept looking up and down the hill to see where they were going. The elephant was looking for something. The people on the mountain could see it clearly. He saw them gesticulating, and he wondered what they were talking about. The two groups of people were gathered together again as if they were discussing something.

In fact, they were looking for the two detectives who had been sent first. We agreed to meet there in advance. The commander, Jiu Jing, was waiting to find out about the situation within the Red Light Temple and arrange for action.

After waiting for a long time, when the two did not come, Jiu Jing was angry to the point of scolding them. He could not wait any longer, and said to Matsui Nanao: "Don't wait, the two of them may have entered the temple. We're still on schedule. " Matsui Nanao immediately lined up the people wearing multicolored clothes in two rows, raised the flag, and walked towards Red Light Temple.