Zhao Ran returned to Junshan Temple, feeling extremely comfortable. Speaking of which, when he went to White Horse Mountain that day, he had already lived in Wujiyuan for two years, but when he returned a few months later, he didn't feel like a wanderer returning home. But now, facing this Junshan Temple that I have only left for a month, I always feel very friendly and a bit excited about going home.
Unfortunately, Zhao Ran shouted several times in front of the temple, but no one came out to greet him, which surprised him.
Pushing open the temple door and stepping in, the temple was empty, not even a single person. Zhao Ran had a vague feeling about something bad. When he entered the dormitory, there was no one there either. But fortunately, everything in the room was clean and tidy, and there seemed to be no signs of trouble, which made him feel a little more relaxed.
When I moved to the courtyard next door, I finally saw Mr. Xu and his wife who had been invited to cook and clean. The old couple heard the noise and had just gotten up from a nap. When they came out, they bumped into Zhao Ran. Zhao Ran hurriedly asked about the whereabouts of the others. Uncle Xu replied that they had gone to Jundu Mountain to suppress bandits. Zhao Ran was surprised and asked what was going on, but Mr. Xu hesitated and couldn't explain clearly.
Zhao Ran had no intention of waiting in the temple, so he hurriedly left the temple gate, mounted the old donkey and rushed towards Jundu Mountain.
Jundu Mountain is located to the east of Junshan section and is also within the jurisdiction of Junshan Temple. Zhao Ran had never heard of banditry in the mountain, so he was surprised and worried. He drove all the way and arrived at the mountain pass in more than an hour. Down.
I saw a few familiar villagers at the mountain pass. They were all young and strong people who came to open up wasteland with Zhao Ran. They rushed up when they saw Zhao Ran.
"Zhao Miaozhu, you are finally back!"
¡°Daozhang Zhao, we finally welcome you!¡±
"Zhao Shenxian is back, it would be nice to come back, these gangs of thieves have killed a thousand people!"
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Between the chatter, Zhao Ran roughly understood what was going on. It turned out that within a few days after I left Junshan Temple, banditry broke out in the mountain. More than a dozen bandits came from nowhere, and they were really fierce. In just a few days, several families were robbed, and rumors spread that from now on, every household would have to provide food to them, and not only pay for the food, but also obey the distribution.
Of course the people refused, so they turned to the Junshan Temple for help. Jin Jiu, who acted as the temple¡¯s deputy, had never been one to suffer losses. He could be called the representative of the dandies in this world. He had long regarded the Junshan area as his own territory and would not allow others to come in. Stir food. So Jin Jiu called Shang Guan'er, Lu Jin and Lin Shuangwen, and gathered about a hundred strong men, each armed with plowshares, iron rakes, wooden sticks, short axes and other items to go into the mountain to search for the bandits.
Jundu Mountain is more than ten times larger than Xiaojun Mountain. How easy is it to search for gangsters in the mountains? It was also Jin Jiutao who divided the team into three groups, with himself and Lin Shuangwen leading one group, and Guan Er and Lu Jin each leading one group. This division of troops violated a military taboo. Although there were only a dozen bandits, they were all desperadoes. They looked for opportunities to attack Lu Jin's route, killing two people on the spot and wounding more than ten people. After Jin Jiu and Guan Er arrived after hearing the news, the gangsters hid in the mountains again and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Jin Jiu suffered a big loss and finally became cautious, so he mobilized more than 200 people from three villages, gathered a total of 300, went into the mountain to search again, and agreed on a way to advance and retreat with several groups of people. . Now Jin Jiu has been leading people into the mountain for several days, and there has been no trace of the bandits so far.
While talking, Qing Zhuang, who was leading the way, had led Zhao Ran to a hill. Zhao Ran looked up and saw a simple tower several feet high had been built on the hill. Jin Jiuzheng and Lin Shuangwen were walking around on the tower. Wait and see.
When they saw Zhao Ran coming back, Jin Jiu and Lin Shuangwen hurriedly came down. Jin Jiu first called out "Senior Brother", and then said angrily: "I don't know where these thieves came from, but they are so hateful. I wish I could kill them all, so that I can understand my heart." gas!"
Zhao Ran comforted Jin Jiu for a few words, and then asked about the current situation in detail. He felt like he had a clear mind, knowing that these thieves were engaging in "guerrilla warfare". Most people would really have a headache when they encountered them, even if they had ten times the manpower to attack, It is difficult to stop these thieves, so it is normal for Jin Jiu to fail in his last roundup, and it is not a crime of war.
Zhao Ran asked about the injuries of the injured and felt relieved knowing that they were now recuperating in the village.
"The eldest and second eldest children of the Zhong family are dead. I really have no face to face Old Man Zhong" Jin Jiu's eyes were red when he mentioned the deceased, and his face was angry and sad. Zhao Ran was also very sad. The Zhong family only has three sons in total. They have always been the leading labor exporters among the people, and they are willing to help others. If other people have difficulties, these three young men are willing to come forward and help. During the days when the temple was built, the three sons of the Zhong family were the best laborers, competing to do the hard work. Even Zhao Ran personally praised these three brothers in person, but he didn't expect that they would be here.
"Where is Sanlang?" Zhao Ran asked.
"Sanlang followed Lu Jin?On the other side of Beishan"
Before Jin Jiu could finish speaking, Zhao Ran scolded angrily: "You are confused! The Zhong family only has three sons. Now two have gone, leaving only this single seedling. How can you still let him enter the mountain? If he comes out again Unexpectedly, how can you, Uncle Zhong, survive?"
Jin Jiu said helplessly: "Senior brother, don't be angry. I didn't let him enter the mountain that day, but there was nothing I could do. Not only did Zhong Sanlang want to go there, but even Uncle Zhong wanted to follow him. He said that they were not allowed to enter the mountain to take revenge, so they Killed on the mountain pass"
Lin Shuangwen also said: "Miao Zhu, don't worry. Taoist Master Jin has already taken care of Lu Jin. We must take good care of Zhong Sanlang no matter what this time. There are more than a hundred people there, so there won't be any accidents this time."
Zhao Ran was silent for a moment and asked, "Where is Mr. Zhong?"
Jin Jiudao: "He was just under the post. I assigned him a job of delivering messages. There is no way he would come forward to fight."
"Call Mr. Zhong here, I want to see him."
Lin Shuangwen hurriedly followed the path down the hill, and soon invited Old Man Zhong up. Uncle Zhong has deep wrinkles on his face and dark skin. He looks like an old banker at first glance. Although he is older, his body bones are extremely strong. His walking style is not much worse than that of a strong young man.
As soon as Mr. Zhong came up, he bowed down to Zhao Ran: "I've seen Zhao Shenxian!"
Zhao Ran quickly bent down to help him up, patted Uncle Zhong on the shoulder, and said: "Uncle Zhong, I'm back late"
Uncle Zhong¡¯s face darkened, he shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s all fate¡¡±
Zhao Ran didn't know how to comfort the old man. He was afraid of making the old man uncomfortable by mentioning old things, so he said: "Uncle Zhong, the Zhong family has done a lot for Junshan and Junshan Temple this time. Pindao will remember this contribution in his heart. When the thief is captured, Pindao will definitely avenge the old man."
Old man Zhong sighed: "This is a matter of duty. Killing the thief is also for our Junshan. It's just that the lives of the two children are not good"
Zhao Ran was moved in his heart, thought for a while, and asked: "Uncle Zhong, I have met your Sanlang, a very honest and kind young man. I wonder if Uncle Zhong is willing to ask Sanlang to come to the temple to do it after the incident here." Huoju will definitely not treat him badly"
Before he finished speaking, Old Man Zhong fell to his knees again, with excitement on his face: "Thank you, Goddess Zhao, Godxian Zhao! If Sanlang can enter Junshan Temple, it will be the smoke of my ancestors of the Zhong family. This kindness, Old man, I have nothing to repay, I can only let the child follow Zhao Shenxian from now on, and try my best to serve him Old man, I really do Well, anyway, thank you very much, Zhao Shenxian"
Zhao Ran sighed and said, "There's no need to thank you. This is what Dalang and Erlang have earned with their lives. Don't worry, Uncle Zhong. I will definitely cultivate Sanlang well from now on, so that your Zhong family can stand out."
After sending away the old man Zhong who kept wiping his tears, Zhao Ran asked Jin Jiu and Lin Shuangwen carefully about the appearance of the gangsters, then mounted the old donkey, spread his hooves and ran down the hill, heading straight to the depths of Junshan Mountain.
Although Junshan is not small, it is not too big for Zhao Ran and Lao Lu. Zhao Ran's hearing and eyesight are more than ten times better than ordinary people, and the old donkey's legs are also unusually fast and dexterous. It is not difficult to search for traces of bandits in the mountains.
Junshan is divided into three levels: Waishan, Beishan and Dongshan. There are more than ten large and small hills, four mountain ridges and five valleys. In fact, Jin Jiu has gathered more than 300 people to search for the bandits. There is already a lot of manpower, but the bandits are always coming and going, so Hard to find. But no matter how good the gangster's foot power is, can he be faster than Zhao Ran and Lao Donkey? Therefore, for Zhao Ran, as long as he makes a good search plan, he will be able to catch the gangster's whereabouts.
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