Chapter 92 Escape from Death

Wang Shouren was afraid of meeting the Jinyiwei who was searching everywhere again and walked all the way along the secluded place. Unconsciously, he came to an ocean wharf. He found that a large merchant ship was about to set sail. It was better to choose a boat than to crash into a ship - he grabbed a man who looked like a ship boss and asked, "Big boss, where is this ship going?"

Old Avenue: "Zhoushan."

Wang Shouren said, "Ah! I just want to go to Putuo Mountain to burn incense and worship Buddha. Can I take a boat?

Old Avenue: "There is no boat, one with two taels of silver. If the guest wants to get on it, just hurry up. The ship is about to anchor.

Seeing that there was no room for bargaining, Wang Shouren's life was important, so he got on the boat. After the merchant ship traveled for a while, the sky darkened. In the evening, all the tourists fell asleep. Suddenly, a gust of wind suddenly set off huge waves several feet high on the sea, and one big wave after another rushed onto the deck, shaking the merchant ship. All the boatmen and passengers woke up in fear, and people cried and made a mess. The captain and more than a dozen boatmen risked their lives and reluctantly stabilized the rudder, only to keep the ship from overturning. Merchant ships have lost their course, fluctuating on the sea, drifting aimlessly, and life is as small as ants. At first, Wang Shouren was also very frightened. But panic didn't go any good. After a while, he simply grabbed the bed shelf, closed his eyes and didn't think about anything, leaving the cabin wobbly... I don't know how long it took, the boat gradually stabilized. Wang Shouren thought, "My life is up to heaven. Let him go." So, he fell asleep. On this undulating boat, he really fell asleep...

Suddenly, he faintly heard someone shouting, "Mr. Guest, we have arrived at the shore. It's time to wake up." Wang Shouren woke up and saw the boat boss waking him up.

Wang Shouren asked, "Have you arrived at Zhoushan?"

The boss of the ship said, "God knows where it has been. Maybe it's in a small country. The ship was damaged by the storm and drifted for a day and night. Finally, it saw the land and I don't know where it was. Other guest officials went ashore together. I searched the cabin one by one and found that you were still sleeping here alone! What are you talking about? Can you still sleep?

Wang Shouren glanced into the cabin and found that his package and sword were still in the corner under the bed. He hurriedly picked up the package on his back and said, "Well, I'll get off the boat too."

The boat boss said sincerely, "Everyone else has left. It's not safe for you to go ashore alone. Let's stay and wait for us to repair the ship.

"Shipman, dare you ask how long we have been drifting after the wind?"

"One night plus one day, and now it's getting dark again."

"Don't worry, boatman. At this time, we can't go to Java. We must still be on the coast of the mainland.

"That's good. Do you really want to go alone?

"Go! What are you afraid of? I still have a sword on me. Leaving me must want me to repair your boat for free, right? Let me tell you, I have a lot of food, and I'm afraid you can't afford it!"

"Well, when are you still joking?"

Wang Shouren put a package on his back, carried a sword, and strode out of the cabin. Looking up, the moon has risen in mid-air. The boss shouted behind his back, "Take care, guest officer. We can't leave in a day or two, and you can still come back!" After saying that, he shook his head helplessly.

Wang Shouren walked along the mountain road, looking at the stars in the sky and walking all the way to the interior of the mainland. He has been walking for dozens of miles, and it's almost late at night. He is tired and hungry, and he really can't walk. Suddenly, he was so happy to see a temple halfway up the mountain not far away. He walked forward and saw the three words "Zhihua Temple" written on the lin of the temple. He immediately stepped forward, grabbed the door ring and hit the door hard.

After a while, the door opened, and a young monk asked sleepily, "Lord, what's the matter with you so late?"

Wang Shouren said, "Master, the boat I took was caught in a strong wind and drifted here. Excuse me, where is this?"

The monk said, "This is the boundary of Xiapu County, Fujian."

When Wang Shouren heard that he was still in Fujian, he felt happy and hurriedly said, "Master, how about allowing me to stay overnight in the temple?"

"It's so late, that won't work. There is a rule in the temple that other tourists will not stay overnight except for the guests. Besides, in the middle of the night, who knows what you do? What if you are a fugitive pursued by the government and the official will come tomorrow and give us trouble?

"Actually, I'm also a court official. I can give you money." Wang Shouren begged.

"I've never seen a court official like you." The monk looked at him down, curled his mouth and pointed with his hand, "Look at him? There is a mountain temple over there, which is enough to shelter from the wind and rain. If you want to rest, go there. Whether it's worshipping Buddha or staying overnight, come back tomorrow!" The monk said impatiently.

"But the monk is compassionate..." Wang Shouren still has a fantasy in his heart.

With a bang, the monk closed the door. Wang Shouren looked at the cold temple gate and was so angry that he pulled out half of his sword, "It's still universal for all sentient beings!" What kind of monk!" After thinking about it, he pressed the sword back into the sheath.

He turned around along the mountain road, followed the direction indicated by the monk, walked a few miles and came to another mountain bag. There is indeed a mountain temple on the mountain, but it is already dilapidated. Fortunately, the stars were bright at night. When I walked in, I found that everything inside was crooked, and there was a fishy smell that I couldn't say what it was. Wang Shouren found that there was a fragrance case in front of the shrine full of dust, and he felt happy. He put the package under the incense case as a pillow, then lay down on the ground under the incense case and put the sword across his body. Because he was too tired, he quickly went to sleep and soon snored loudly.

I don't know how long it took, a tiger appeared in the mountain jungle. It has just returned from predation and is full. This long-abandoned mountain temple has recently been the shelter of this tiger. The tiger came to the temple gate and knew that another animal in the temple occupied its shelter. Looking closer, he saw a man lying on the ground under the incense case and sleeping. The tiger was so frightened that he didn't know what kind of powerful guy he dared to occupy his nest. It roared tentatively, and Wang Shouren slept soundly and did not respond at all. The tiger was very unwilling and kept walking around the mountain temple, roaring as he walked. The sound shook the whole mountain forest, and some birds perched on the trees at night were shocked and flew up. However, Wang Shouren slept too much, and his purr sounded like a tiger's roar, rising and singing one after another. The tiger walked more than a dozen times around the mountain temple and saw that his roaring demonstration had no effect at all, so he had to leave and find another place to live. As a result, the whole mountain forest returned to calm...

The next morning, five or six young monks carefully came up the mountain with sticks, knives and forks in their hands. A monk said, "It's all your fault. Last night, you just let the begging man in, but you drove him away. As a result, the abbot blamed us and asked us to look for this person early in the morning. He also said that he wanted to see people when he lived and died to see corpses. Tell me, where are we going to find him? What if we meet a tiger? The tiger almost roared in the middle of the night, which scared me.

Another monk said, "Can it all be my fault? In the middle of the night, a stranger suddenly came to beg for sleep. Do you know whether he is a good man or a bad person? If I leave a evil person, won't it bring disaster to our temple? The world has not been peaceful in the past two years. What's wrong with me being more careful?

Another monk said, "Don't quarrel! Let's go around this mountain. Maybe that guy has already eaten the tiger. If we find his package, we can take it back to the temple to pay.

Several monks came to the mountain temple, and some people shouted, "The ground is full of tiger footprints. Beware of tigers in it!"

Another person said, "Drop it down. Footprints all over the ground can only say that a tiger came here last night. If there were still tigers in it now, they would have rushed out to eat you.

Another monk said, "Go in and have a look. We have also practiced martial arts, and we have guys in our hands. If there is a tiger, you don't have to be so timid.

So, several monks carefully walked into the broken mountain temple. As soon as I entered the door, I found a man lying under the incense table and sleeping soundly. A monk fixed his eyes and shouted, "Oh, my God! That's him. This is the person who stayed overnight last night. Everyone went up and saw that Wang Shouren's hands and feet were intact and still sleeping soundly, and then woke him up. Wang Shouren opened his eyes and still asked vaguely, "Masters, what can I do?"

A monk said in a trembling voice, "Are you a human or a ghost? Why do you sleep here?"

Wang Shouren said, "I'm a human being. Last night, the master didn't let me stay in Guisi and pointed me this direction. I came here along the way you pointed out and rested in this mountain temple.

Another monk said, "My God, you ran into the tiger's den last night. The tiger probably wandered dozens of times at the temple gate, and the ground was covered with tiger claw marks. Why didn't he eat you?

Wang Shouren is completely awake. He understood his experience of accidentally breaking into the tiger's den, but he was very calm. He only said "Oh", and then said humorously, "Maybe I have the blessing of the mountain god. The tiger saw me. Although he was greedy, he just couldn't eat me."

The monk who bombarded Wang Shouren out quickly knelt down and said, "Sir, you are a god, and even the tiger is afraid to see you. The little one didn't know the real god last night. Please forgive me. With that, he lay on the ground and kowtowed a few times. Several other monks were also very superstitious and quickly knelt down to worship.

Wang Shouren said indifferently, "What's the matter with you running up the mountain so early?"

The monk who bombarded Wang Shouren out of the house said, "Told the master. The little monk's name is Xuyuan. This morning, the brothers in the temple talked about the tiger roaring last night. I told you last night and let the abbot hear it. The abbot was very angry and punished the monks and brothers to come out to you, saying that they wanted to see people and die to see the corpses. The little monk and his brothers searched for a while, but they didn't expect to find you in the tiger's nest. Master, please forgive the little monk for his eyes.

Another monk said with lingering lingeringly, "Master God, please go back to the temple with us." If you have something to say to our abbot. After all, this is the tiger's den. In case the tiger comes again, if you have a god to protect the body, the little monks will have to worry about their lives.