The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 36 Using force to suppress others
Regarding Buddhism, the sentence that Wu Chengyu has always been most annoyed about is: Put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha right away.

If you commit sins, you can become a Buddha as long as you join Buddhism?

In ancient times, and even in the world of martial arts, if someone committed a crime, they could go to a temple and become a monk, and everything would be fine. No matter if the person had truly laid down their butcher knife, no matter how heinous their sins were, they were simply forgiven. And no one could or dared to intervene?
The leader of the Crocodile Gang, Feng, once said: Is there still law? Is there still law?

Tianshi’s words were very clear. He was going to bring this evil creature Tianyang back to Shaolin Temple to be punished, and no one could interfere.

Wu Chengyu cursed inwardly: "I bought a watch last year."

Sister Niu is much more upright than Wu Chengyu, and she started scolding directly.

"So what about Shaolin Temple? He seduces married women to elope, causing separation between couples and mothers and daughters. I'll kill any such lecherous monk I see. Whether it's Qian Yang or Tian Yang, they must die here today. That's what I say."

Tianshi completely ignored Sister Niu. Cao Mao and his daughter were the only victims at the scene, so he didn't need to pay attention to other people's shouting.

Cao Mao glared at Tianshi. The pretty boy monk Qian Yang had already crawled behind Tianshi and was secretly looking at Cao Mao with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

"Shaolin Temple is a prestigious and upright sect. How can we just take away a disciple who has committed such evil deeds? I, Cao, came from humble beginnings and know propriety, righteousness, and shame. Qian Yang and I have a vengeance for stealing my wife. This hatred is irreconcilable. Master Tianshi, please forgive me, Cao Mao, for not giving you face. Qian Yang must die today."

Tianshi clasped his hands together, chanted "Amitabha", and was extremely tough in his attitude, refusing to give in.

"Donor Cao, Shaolin Temple has its own rules. No matter what sins Shaolin disciples commit outside, they can only be punished by Shaolin. I hope Donor Cao will forgive me.

Donor Cao's spear skills are fierce and sharp. He must be from a family of generals. If Donor Cao were given a horse and let it gallop on the battlefield, he would surely be invincible.

But if it comes to a battle in the martial arts world, Master Cao's spearmanship is ultimately an external spearmanship, with mediocre internal strength, too strong and powerful but not enough changes. How long can Master Cao's arm strength last?

I am also thinking of Mr. Cao. The Cao family has a lot of property in the Wushang area. As long as you bring your wife back, you can enjoy your family life again, and we can live in peace from now on."

Cao Mao slammed his steel gun into the ground, his face flushed red, his fists clenched so tightly that they made a creaking sound, but he did not respond for a long time.

Just now, he used all his strength and the heavy iron spear in his hand to perform the White Snake Spits Out Its Tongue move, but it was actually deflected by a small wooden rosary. From this alone, he knew that he was no match for the Tianshi in front of him.

Wu Chengyu, who was watching from the sidelines, had an even worse impression of Shaolin Temple. This Tianshi was obviously using his power to bully others. Shaolin Temple was surprisingly so overbearing.

Shaolin Temple does not exist at all in the story of The Legend of the Condor Heroes. It was not until the end of The Return of the Condor Heroes that Shaolin Temple appeared in the story because of the appearance of the Nine Yang Divine Art.

During this period, Shaolin Temple was closed to the outside world and ignored worldly affairs. Although they said it was a good thing, some monks still secretly went down the mountain.

The most crucial thing is that the reason for the closure of Shaolin Temple was that Huogong Toudao injured many Shaolin monks and even killed the head monk of Bodhidharma Hall with Vajra Palm and then fled Shaolin.

Later, due to disagreements, Zen Master Kuhui led some monks to leave Shaolin and go to the Western Regions, where they established the later Western Regions Shaolin.

Shaolin used this as an excuse to show that its own foundation and strength had been damaged and it had to close its mountains and temples.

But in Wu Chengyu's opinion, the reason why Shaolin Temple was closed was more than that.

Shaolin Temple is located in Henan, which was within the territory of the Jin Dynasty at that time. This is how these monks were. When they encountered war, they immediately retired from the world and knew how to protect themselves better than Confucians.

In contrast, the Quanzhen Sect was located in Shaanxi and was also under the jurisdiction of the Jin Dynasty. Wang Chongyang rebelled when he was young, and after founding the Quanzhen Sect, he had been secretly resisting the Jin Dynasty.

Even Ku Hui's trip to the Western Regions to establish a branch temple—who knows if this was just a temporary solution for Shaolin Temple? In short, if Wu Chengyu had previously harbored some yearning for Shaolin Temple, it was primarily for the secret manuals of divine skills. Now, seeing Tianshi acting so overbearingly, disregarding right and wrong, and even subtly threatening Cao Mao, a sense of injustice immediately welled up in her heart, and her impression of Shaolin Temple plummeted.

At this time, there were more than one person who were dissatisfied with Tianshi and Shaolin Temple. Yu Xiaowu and others all looked very ugly. Sister Niu opened her mouth to curse several times, but was stopped by Brother Lu.

The deterrent power of Shaolin Temple on the entire martial arts world is so great that even if it is closed for a few years, ordinary martial artists dare not offend it.

Cao Mao stared at Tianshi and Qian Yang intently, his veins bulging, but he was still frightened by Tianshi's words. He had a considerable business in Wushang and could not afford the loss of going against Shaolin. Shaolin said that it had closed the mountain, but it was no problem for them to send some masters down the mountain privately.

"Well, Shaolin Temple is a prestigious sect. I, Cao, dare not offend them. I will leave Qian Yang to Shaolin Temple for disposal. Let's end today's matter here."

In Cao Mao's words, the famous and upright sects were turned into powerful and noble sects, which showed how angry he was. However, his behavior also made everyone understand that this person's character was far from being as fearless as his marksmanship.

Sister Niu couldn't help but say, "Mr. Cao, I look down on you. Just now you said that the hatred of having your wife stolen was irreconcilable, and now you've become a coward?"

She wanted to continue cursing, but was immediately covered by Brother Lu's hand. Brother Lu whispered, "They are the victims. This is a family matter. We can't interfere."

Cao Mao now felt a bit embarrassed and felt really depressed with nowhere to vent. He turned his head to look at He Zhiyu who was standing with Sister Niu and seemed like a complete outsider since he started the fight, and said in a muffled voice.

"Zhiyu, take Lian'er and come home with me."

He Zhiyu looked at Cao Mao indifferently, with no sadness or joy in his eyes, as if he was looking at a stranger.

"I won't go back. From the day I left the Cao family, I have no connection with you anymore. We don't need to see each other again in this life."

Cao Mao had just been intimidated by Tianshi and felt depressed. Now he was no longer as tolerant of He Zhiyu as before.

"You have to leave today, whether you want to or not. Since you are my wife and you have done something that damages your chastity, even if I beat you to death on the spot, no one can say anything."

After these words were spoken, everyone present was speechless. In the era when Neo-Confucianism was prevalent, feudal ethics weighed on everyone like a mountain. If a wife committed adultery and eloped, no matter what her husband did to her, even the law could not say anything.

Even Sister Niu, who had just scolded someone, was embarrassed and didn't dare to speak. The elopement was absolutely true, and she couldn't find any reason to help.

Cao Mao no longer had the patience to stay here. He shouted again, "Bitch, why don't you follow me? Don't force me to kill you."

He Zhiyu stopped talking and took a few steps back, walking behind Wu Chengyu and the others. Only Lian'er followed her closely.

At this moment, Qian Yang, who had almost been shot in the head, came to life again. He got up and walked to Tianshi and whispered.

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