Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen

Everyone happily landed on the pier outside Shangyang Palace, but they didn't know that Lu Shifu in the criminal arrest room was waiting for them. Ling Yu led the pony back to the flying cavalry camp first, and then went to the side to talk. Lu Shifu said: "Two hours ago, Shifu received a secret order from the princess, saying that there was a plot by a strong man to assassinate Lord Ying on his way back to the palace. As soon as I heard that the matter was important, I immediately reported it to Li Duozuo. General, while reporting to the Holy Majesty, the general mobilized soldiers and horses to surround the suspected area heavily."

The two of them were taken aback, they didn't expect such a big fight, and even alarmed Wu Zhao. Long Ying has a different taste, knowing that although Princess Taiping speaks resolutely, she not only sheds tears of love, but also expresses regret to herself with actions, and even expresses her position to Wu Zhao, she is worthy of being Wu Zhao's daughter. Ling Yu asked, "How many people were dispatched?" Lu Shifu said in a low voice: "General Li only planned to mobilize 5,000 Yulin troops at the beginning, and then asked the Holy Spirit to order more troops, and finally mobilized more than 30,000 troops to join the Imperial Guard Army and the City Preparation Army. Hey! Your Majesty It is also a secret order that anyone who intends to escape will be shot and killed, and the strangest thing is that if a monk who claims to be from the Jingnian Temple is caught and cannot tell the reason for going to the area, he will be taken back to the imperial city and executed by beheading."

Long Ying and Ling Yu looked at me, and were astounded by Wu Zhao's decisiveness. Long Ying let out a sigh of relief: "What's the result?" Lu Shifu said as if nothing had happened: "As a result, there were fifty or sixty monks who wanted to escape, and they were all killed on the spot. Nearly three hundred monks were caught trying to escape among ordinary tourists, and fifty-two of them were investigated. It was clear that they were monks from outside or local monasteries, and they released them on the spot. Others not only came from Jingnian Temple, but also couldn’t tell the reason for coming to the city. Taking revenge for Xue Huaiyi in private, Faming is sure to face catastrophe this time. The best thing is that he found more than a hundred abandoned crossbows, hundreds of crossbow arrows, and weapons such as knives, swords, and Zen sticks. I will trace the source of these murder weapons , and never let those behind the scenes get away with it.”

The two gasped when they heard that, if they insisted on being strong, they would be the ones who died.However, listening to Lu Shifu's tone, he knew that no one with a status like Yang Tong Leng was caught, it's just that some people with inferior martial arts could not escape the encirclement. However, Wu Zhao's book fully demonstrated her tough tactics, using this opportunity to reverse the whole situation and severely weaken Fa Ming's strength. Killing Xue Huaiyi was Wu Zhao's first blow to Faming, and now it is the second. Faming should have learned Wu Zhao's methods deeply, and even regretted messing with her beloved daughter.

Ling Yu asked, "Are there any casualties?" Lu Shifu said: "Sixty or seventy people have been injured, and the search is still going on throughout the city. How dare you treat my Zhou army as if there was no one there, you have eaten the wrong guts!" Longying said: "Did the Holy One call me to see him?" Lu Shifu said: "There is no instruction, Master Ying might as well go back to Gantangyuan to have a good rest." Ling Yu asked in fear, "Did the Holy One blame us?" Lu Shifu smiled and said: "You have served the Holy One for so many years, and you still don't know the holy will? Don't worry! It must be not only innocent but also a meritorious service. It is so rare that you can lead a snake out of its hole and kill more than 300 fake monks who are arrogant and domineering in one fell swoop. From now on I will You don’t have to worry about doing things anymore.”

Longying laughed, and after saying goodbye, he put Ling Yu's shoulders on his shoulders and went back to the Yang Palace. ※※※ Gan soup house. bath. In the steaming heat, the three women took good care of him, washed him, and showed him his delicate body like a blooming flower.Long Ying closed his eyes to feel the extraordinary sensitivity of the skin and the graceful feeling brought about by it, and listened to the soft words and smiles of the three women, jumping for joy at his return. Ling Yu and the others should each have a sweet dream and go to sleep.Not to mention Wan Renyu, Nie Fanghua is indeed an extremely charming beauty. The most rare thing is her beauty and orchid heart. If you have the opportunity, you must listen to her playing the piano and singing.And Faming couldn't sleep even if he was willing to go to sleep.Of course I am as happy as last night.

Renya leaned on him, leaned close to his ear and said softly: "You are not allowed to close your eyes!" Long Ying opened his eyes and smiled, "Want me to see your body?" Renya nodded shyly, and buried her pink face into his neck. Lili was raising his hand to clean it carefully, and said with a coquettish smile: "My husband's eyes are like magic, to see where he is, where he will Get hot." Xiuqing chuckled coquettishly. Long Ying didn't know that the three girls were in love, so he frowned and said: "We have to bear with it for a while, if the sage doesn't summon me within half an hour, we can rest assured to have fun."

Ren Ya said: "It's so late! The Holy One went to sleep on the dragon bed in the morning." Long Ying's heart moved, and he said: "There are two things I need to tell you. First, the Tubo envoy sent a blonde beauty to my husband." Lili was pleasantly surprised: "We have heard of it! I heard that she is very beautiful." Long Ying thought that what Li Duozuo said was right, the speed of news transmission in the palace was beyond the imagination of outsiders. Renya said happily: "Why don't you see her being sent to Gantangyuan?" Long Ying never thought that not only were they not unhappy or jealous, but they were also very excited.Xuan also thought that it was due to the custom that it was only common for the master to accept concubines.Like Meixiunafu told Hengkong Makino that she picked two concubines from his group of beauties, she didn't look strange at all.

Long Ying said: "It will take three years for her to come to be your sister. She is a person who is honest and honest, so she should get along well with you." Ren Ya said, "What about the second thing?" Long Ying said: "I may go to the south to carry out a secret mission for the Holy Master in these two days, and I may not come back in time to say goodbye to you. You wait for my husband to come back obediently, don't worry, it will be one month sooner, or three months later, My husband will come back safe and sound." The three women yelled in disbelief. At this time, Eunuch Li anxiously shouted outside the door: "The Holy One hastened to summon Master Ying, and the flying guards are waiting at the main gate."

※※※ Longying boarded the empty cavalry led by the imperial guards, and followed them to gallop the horses. After a while, he arrived at the building with the sluice connecting the river to the west of Shangyang Palace, and got off the horse with a puzzled mind. After a while, he followed the guards back to the big pool of the boat, and Wu Zhao's beautiful figure came into view, standing right next to the pool, with a murderous look on his face, and cold phoenix eyes flickering.The white samurai uniform, the black robe hanging from the floor, and the hero's short bun on the head, make people tremble at the sight.

Behind her stood eighteen tall and short men in night clothes and wearing all kinds of weapons and bows. Longying glanced over and couldn't help being surprised. He must have never seen any of them, but judging from his stern demeanor and the brilliance of his eyes, any one of them is a first-class master, and he can compete with him.This is Wu Zhao's real escort team. Wu Zhao said: "Let's go! Mr. Long will hold the boat for me." The eighteen masters suddenly agreed, and they all boarded the speedboat in the blink of an eye. The sluice was raised, and the speedboats drove out one after another. Long Ying boarded the boat in a daze, waited for Wu Zhao to sit down, chased after the team and entered Gushui, the speedboats formed a formation, protected their boats in the middle, and looked south. This time Wu Zhao sat facing him, his face calmed down, he looked at him with interest, and said softly, "Why don't you ask me where I'm going?" Longying smiled wryly and said, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, where are we going now?" Wu Zhao looked up at the magnificent night sky dotted with stars, heaved a sigh of relief, and said calmly, "Jing Nian Chanyuan!" Long Ying was taken aback, although he said in confidence: "What?" Wu Zhao was still admiring the beautiful starry sky, a crescent moon appeared in the east, and it matched perfectly with the starry night. No one could take away the other's brilliance, and said tenderly: "Longying! I know why I can see through fat Is the father-in-law and you already united?" Long Ying sighed secretly, Wu Zhao is always so elusive, his actions are unexpected, and his words are even more unpredictable and difficult to parry.Said: "The sage gives advice." Wu Zhao's phoenix eyes returned to his face, and said gently: "Because I have personally inspected every wounded person who was severely injured by the female assassin, found clues of the Immortal Seal, and knew that the fat father-in-law had fought with her at that time. Sigh! He deliberately let go She left, didn't she?" Long Ying was speechless. Wu Zhao's eyes fell on the river, and he said sadly: "I don't have the slightest intention to blame the father-in-law, I understand what is on his mind. At the beginning of the establishment of the Holy Gate, it was indeed a sect with ideals, ambitions and vision, but it became more and more extreme later on. , and gradually decayed and degenerated, and finally except for a few outstanding people, the rest became selfish and evil people. Look at Du Ao and your fellow disciples, you should understand what I'm talking about." Long Ying still didn't know how to respond to her. Wu Zhao turned his eyes back to him, his beautiful eyes were full of loneliness and melancholy, and he said slowly: "There are many things I don't want to do, but I have to. The ancient books of the Holy Gate will only harm the common people. I am cleaning up the family, of course my father-in-law will not accept it, so I have to do it without telling him. This is the first time I have concealed something from my fat father-in-law in more than 30 years." Then he said: "Ming Kong owes him too much! Please Mr. Long tell my father-in-law for me. I only hope that my father-in-law will stay with me and enjoy the good night. I will never do anything to make him unhappy again. This is what I say from the bottom of my heart. Without him, I wouldn't be where I am today." Long Ying smiled bitterly: "I hope he believes it!" Wu Zhao didn't think it was disobedient, and said, "Do you believe in Longying?" Long Ying said dejectedly: "I really don't know." Wu Zhao sighed faintly, remained silent for a moment, and said softly: "One day, my father-in-law will understand my feelings for him." Long Ying said: "Xiaomin will pass on what the Holy Majesty said to Eunuch verbatim." Wu Zhao said happily: "After saying these words, I feel much more comfortable. Longying! You really deserve to be the most outstanding figure in my holy sect besides Yutian and Shi Zhixuan. You only missed your words from Taiping. In a word, if you deduce the whole situation as you have witnessed, the best thing is to avoid fighting, so that I can use the method of sealing off the entire Luohe area and strengthening the city's defenses to catch the turtle in the urn and almost wipe out the evil plotters. Do you know that among the beheaded people, one of them is actually that little Buddha." He snorted again and said, "Some people are so impatient, they dare to come to my capital to make trouble." Seeing Wu Zhao confiding his feelings to himself as if speaking to "my family", Long Ying really didn't know whether to be surprised or happy, and said: "My lord has met Princess Taiping!" Wu Zhao nodded gently, and said softly, "I met her before I came here, and talked to her for more than an hour. Since she and Fa Ming got together, I rarely talk to her like this. It's all because of you that you made her lose her way." Zhihui, reined in the precipice, and made meritorious service to atone for her sins. When I return to the palace later, can Mr. Long go to see her on my behalf? Only Mr. Long can make her smile again." Longying had nothing else to say, and replied: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Xiaomin will make her happy." Wu Zhao smiled meaningfully and said, "If Mr. Long can't come to work tomorrow morning, I will never blame Mr. Long." Long Ying thought to himself that this "imperial decree" was indeed evocative, implying that he was going to have a good time with his daughter, and that he must have no time to sleep tonight. A few torches appeared in the distance on the left bank. Longying Daqi asked: "What is that?" Wu Zhao didn't look at it, and said nonchalantly, "It's the 20,000 regiments of our army. They will set up a strong camp on the hill ten miles away from Jingnian Temple." Suddenly, he said: "Long Ying, you have made four great contributions to me. If I make mistakes, I will be punished, and if I have merit, I will be rewarded. Tell me, how do you want me to reward you?" Long Ying's heart moved, and he said: "Xiao Min hopes that the Holy Admiral will reward me with the seven maids of Liqi Pavilion." Wu Zhao smiled coquettishly and said, "Unexpected! Although you, Longying, give the impression of being suave and merciful, in fact you are unbelievably restrained. Today I accompanied Hengkong Muye to the Shendu Garden, and he told me I declined the beauties he gave you twice, and only accepted the blond beauties when you had no choice but to accept them. There are also four maids in the bath, and you don’t take advantage of them. Now you want me to give you Liqi Gong'e of the pavilion, tell me what's going on." Long Ying smiled wryly: "Can Xiaomin not answer?" Wu Zhao was not displeased at all, and said happily: "Giving you seven daughters is a trivial matter, so let's do it like this. It doesn't matter if you say it or not, can't I guess it? If other disciples of the holy sect are as big-hearted as you I don't have to make my fat father-in-law hate me so much." Looking away, his voice turned cold, and he said, "It's here!" ※※※ "Evening drums and morning bells wake up famous and wealthy people in the world; The sound of the Buddha's call recalls the charming dream of the sea of ​​bitterness. " Wu Zhao, Long Ying and a group of masters came to the gate of the mountain engraved with "Jingnian Temple". The stone steps stretched up the mountain in front of them, far and near in silence, and behind them were knee-deep snow. Footprints, but there is no trace left by Wu Zhao. The trees next to the stone steps are still covered with silvery white ice, snowflakes fall from the trees in the long wind, forming a wonderful scene under the stars and moonlight. Long Ying thought to himself that although he didn't believe in Buddhism, he felt very uncomfortable seeing such a spiritual mountain resort being taken over by evil migrations. Wu Zhao said: "You stay here for me, you are not allowed to come up without my signal. Long Ying will come with me." Spread out the footwork, like a ghost whose feet don't touch the ground, sweep up the long steps.Long Ying hurriedly chased after her, as if the Empress of Middle Earth was leading the battle for him. It took two or three sips of hot tea before the stone steps were exhausted. "Who is coming!" The shouting sounded from above. Wu Zhao didn't intend to stop, and the two Zen sticks swept towards his head, bringing a strong wind and full of skill. Wu Zhao didn't even look at it, and turned into a phantom that flashed left and right, and the Zen staff hit the ground completely. There was a sound of bone shattering, and the Zen staff dropped from his hands. place, killed on the spot. Long Ying's heart was screaming fiercely, and with his magic eyes, he still couldn't fully grasp Wu Zhao's movements. Six or seven figures came running from the direction of the bell tower. Wu Zhao suddenly sped up, crossing a distance of more than 20 feet as if it didn't take any time, and cut into the middle of the enemy. There was a frightened hissing and groaning like firecrackers, and the interceptors were staggering here and there. No one was the enemy of her one move. None of them survived. Wu Zhao replied calmly, put his hands behind his back, and walked leisurely. Long Ying's scalp numbly chased after the seemingly slow but fast, really angry empress. The golden bronze hall appeared in front of it, as if embedded in the magnificent starry night.Wu Zhao boarded the platform square surrounded by white stone railings, and stopped about five feet in front of the statue of Manjushri riding a golden lion in the middle of the square. Five hundred gold and copper arhats are evenly distributed in all directions of the platform square. Wu Zhao said to Long Ying who was standing behind him: "Seventy-five years ago, Song Que and Ning Daoqi had a decisive battle on this white stone platform. As a result, both sides suffered losses, and the fate of the world was changed because of this." Then he said softly, "Fa Ming, get out!"