Chapter 25 Hypocritical

When the four elders of the Beggar Clan saw the visitor, they immediately showed awe-inspiring expressions and bowed to the visitor.

The gray-robed old monk in front of him is Master Zhiguang of Tiantai Mountain. Although he is not well-known in the world, he is a true holy monk.

When a plague broke out in Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangxi, Master Zhiguang risked his life to save the innocent people infected by the plague, traveled across the ocean and traveled to overseas wilderness to collect the bark of exotic trees.

In the end, although Master Zhiguang solved the plague, he became seriously ill twice, resulting in the loss of all his martial arts.

"The poor monk was here jointly invited by Elder Xu of the Beggar Clan and the Single Judge of Taihang Mountain, but he did not expect that there was another reason for this matter."

Master Zhiguang clasped his hands together and said: "Brother Qiao, although you are indeed a descendant of the Khitan, you have been raised and taught by Shaolin monks and Gang Leader Wang since you were young. How are you different from the people of the Song Dynasty? Don't bother yourself."

"Gang Leader Qiao, this old monk is right, you don't need to bother yourself."

Xiao Feng nodded slightly and said: "Although there are frequent wars between the Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty, not all Khitan people are bad people. There are also some Khitan people who have always been committed to good relations between the two countries.

Your biological father's real name is Xiao Yuanshan. He practiced martial arts with a Han master since he was a child. His martial arts skills were extremely high and he was deeply trusted by the Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Kingdom. She was appointed as the chief military instructor of Shan Shan's army.

Influenced by his mentor, Xiao Yuanshan devoted himself to the good-neighborly reconciliation between Song and Liao. He often dissuaded Liao Daozong from using weapons and won the love of the people of Song and Liao.

It is a pity that thirty years ago, when Xiao Yuanshan took his wife and children back to Yanmen Pass to visit their relatives, they were ambushed and surrounded by twenty-one martial arts masters from the Central Plains.

Because Xiao Yuanshan once swore that he would not kill a Han Chinese in his life, so even when he was besieged by those people, he still showed mercy at all times and only forced those people back and injured them.

However, those who ambush Xiao Yuanshan did not respect martial ethics. Seeing that they were no match for Xiao Yuanshan, they actually shifted their targets to his helpless wife and children.

It wasn't until he saw his wife and children being killed that Xiao Yuanshan completely fell into madness and went on a killing spree!

By the time Xiao Yuanshan came to his senses, most of the Central Plains masters who had ambushed him had been slaughtered.

Xiao Yuanshan, who was in pain and had no desire to live, finally chose to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff while holding the bodies of his wife and children.

But what Xiao Yuanshan didn't expect was that his son was not killed, but fell into a coma temporarily.

So Xiao Yuanshan, who discovered that the child was still alive, could only throw the infant child back to the cliff with all his strength.

Later, the child was fostered into Qiao Sanhuai's home at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain, and was also named Qiao Feng.

Among the masters from the Central Plains who ambushed your father, you included your mentor Wang Jiantong and the great monk present. So you don't owe Wang Jiantong and them anything. On the contrary, they owe you a lot. "

"Kakaka..."

Hearing this, Qiao Feng couldn't help but clenched his fists, his eyes turned red and he said, "Master Zhiguang, is everything Mr. Xiao said true?"

"Amitabha, sin, sin."

Master Zhiguang sighed softly and said, "Almsgiver Xiao is right. The poor monk has saved countless people in his life, and he is worthy of his words. Only that incident back then is really worthy of his words."

"Why?!"

Qiao Feng suppressed his anger and said, "My father is clearly committed to the good neighborly relations between Song and Liao. Why did you ambush and kill him? Is it because he is a Khitan?"

"Because thirty years ago, heroes from the Central Plains received news that a large number of warriors from the Khitan Kingdom were coming to attack the Shaolin Temple and take away all the secret books that had been stored in the Temple for hundreds of years."

Master Zhiguang said helplessly: "If the martial arts secrets of Shaolin Temple were really taken away by Khitan warriors and spread widely among the army, how could the officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty be their opponents on the battlefield in the future?

This matter is not trivial. If those Khitan warriors really succeeded, our country, the Song Dynasty, would be in danger of annihilation, so we have no time to verify it.

After learning that the Khitan warriors would pass by Yanmen Pass, we, led by our leading brother, traveled day and night to arrive at Yanmen Pass in advance to set up an ambush.

What happened next was just like what Benefactor Xiao said.

Originally, we didn't know that we accidentally killed a good person. It was your father who left an inscription in Khitan script on the stone wall outside Yanmen Pass before jumping off the cliff.

We made rubbings of those words and found someone who knew Khitan to translate them, and then we realized that we had made a big mistake. "

"Who is the leader?"

After learning the cause and effect, Qiao Feng felt that there was nowhere to vent the anger in his heart. He couldn't help but grab Master Zhiguang's shoulders and shouted with red eyes: "Tell me quickly, who is the leader?"

"Gang Leader Qiao, the eldest brother who was the leader back then was also deceived and made such a big mistake. He is now highly respected in the world. If this matter is publicized, it will definitely damage his and Gang Leader Wang's reputation. Please forgive me for not speaking out. "

Looking at Qiao Feng who was about to go crazy, Master Zhiguang clasped his hands and said, "If Gang Leader Qiao wants revenge, he can beat the poor monk to death with one slap. I just hope Gang Leader Qiao can let go of the hatred in his heart."

"you……"

Qiao Feng raised his right hand angrily, but when he saw Master Zhiguang closing his eyes and waiting for death, who else will go to hell if I don't, he really couldn't do it.

To be honest, Qiao Feng admired people like Master Zhiguang very much, so even though he knew that he had a grudge against him for killing his father, he was willing to believe that he was deceived by an adulterer and did not want to kill him.

"Hahaha……"

Just when Qiao Feng was in a dilemma, a burst of mocking laughter suddenly sounded, attracting everyone's attention.

Xiao Feng said with disdain on his face: "Old monk, do you know that the leading brother you are willing to protect with your life secretly has a son, and the biological mother of his son is Ye Erniang, who is known as 'all evildoers'!"

"Impossible! You're talking nonsense!"

When Master Zhiguang heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and he couldn't help but angrily said: "The leader is highly respected, and besides... how could he have a son with Ye Erniang?"

The reason why Master Zhiguang chose to become a monk was partly because he felt that he had sinned deeply, and partly because he was influenced by his elder brother.

Master Zhiguang has always regarded the leader as his idol. Now that he has learned that he has not only broken the vows, but also has a son with Ye Erniang, it is even more uncomfortable than killing him.

"Mr. Xiao, do you know who the leading brother is?"

Qiao Feng raised his hands to Xiao Feng solemnly and said, "Master Xiao, please make it clear. Qiao Feng is very grateful!"

"No!"

Xiao Feng ignored Master Zhiguang's obstruction and announced loudly: "This person is the current abbot of Shaolin Temple - Abbot Xuanci!"