"Having said that, we can't wait here in vain. Why don't I go to King Wending tonight to find out what's going on." Xunmu said.
"I originally had the same idea as the master, but the palace is heavily guarded and a large number of martial arts masters have been recruited recently. It is like a dragon in a pond and a tiger's den. Although the Taoist master is very powerful in martial arts, we should not go there rashly. I wonder if you know that Xu Changshan has also joined Liu Hongbi's tent? In addition, there is also Mou Weiran, the child and mother ring of howling ghosts and gods." Wang Qi'an briefly told the story of Liao Zhongxin's appearance at Yanyu Pavilion with everyone the night before.
"Mou Weiran is a well-known ruthless person in northern Fujian. The Fujian country is weak, so it is natural for him to come to Liu Hongbi. But I didn't expect Xu Changshan to come too? I thought he called himself Xiaoyao Half Immortal and was a person who was indifferent to fame and profit. , I haven’t heard of him getting involved in the disputes between Jianghu for decades. I didn’t expect that he would serve Liu Hongbi here today, which is really disappointing.” When they heard that Xu Changshan had also arrived, everyone was very shocked and surprised.
"Kongfa, you have this idea, it's all because this old guy hides it well. When I met him more than ten years ago, I could tell that he was really a man who was seeking fame and reputation. Huh, he also secretly thought that his carefree spirit was the best in the Central Plains. , but you know that others may not be able to see through him, but in front of me, he is nothing more than that. You don’t have to worry, Xu Changshan will be dealt with by me." Qingkong seemed to have an opinion on Xu Changshan, and said in a contemptuous and disdainful tone.
"So the master had met him more than ten years ago?" Xunmu, who was naturally a junior in front of Qingkong, asked softly and respectfully.
"Not only have we met him, but we have also fought against him. Otherwise, how could we dare to comment on his carefree spirit." Qingkong reprimanded, remembering what happened back then.
Qingkong didn't mention the outcome of the fight back then, so naturally everyone didn't dare to ask more questions.
Hearing Qingkong say so confidently, he actually thought of his previous strategy.
"I have a suggestion. Among the many masters in the palace, the only one who is afraid of him is Xu Changshan. If the master can lure him away for a while, I might sneak into the palace to investigate." Wang Qi'an added that Fu Tenghui had already gone. Li Zhun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, came to the palace to obtain the construction plan of the palace.
"If you can really get this picture, you can take the risk and give it a try." Xunmu said with great joy.
"It's just that I have two worries: first, I am afraid that once the master's identity is exposed, Qianheng Temple may be implicated; second, second..." Wang Qi'an couldn't help but hesitate.
"What's the second one?" Xunmu asked anxiously.
"Donor, you can rest assured. My uncle has practiced in seclusion in recent years. Now he has achieved great success in Zen. Even if he dares not say victory against Xu Changshan, he will not be defeated." The voice came from below, and the visitor seemed to be full of confidence.
As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged monk with thick eyebrows, a straight nose and a slight beard appeared at the entrance of the tower stairs.
"My nephew has met my uncle. He has met his junior brother Kongfa and Kongyi and two Taoist brothers." The visitor greeted the others before turning to Wang Qi'an and said, "The poor monk Hongyi has met the king's benefactor."
"Because there are some important matters that need to be dealt with, I am late, so please forgive me." Hong Yi said again.
After everyone returned the courtesy, Hongyi continued:
"Qianheng Temple is the first of all the temples in Lingnan. It is revered in Buddhism and its status in the minds of royal officials is second only to the royal temple Guoen Temple in the imperial city. In addition, the Buddha Bathing Festival is approaching, and King Wen Ding It will not bring you a reputation of disrespecting Buddhism. In addition, the master uncle challenged Xu Changshan in the name of personal grievances, and the palace has nothing to say. Therefore, Donor Wang does not need to worry about the safety of our temple. "
Wang Qi'an thought that this monk had extraordinary intelligence and could understand his own thoughts without even speaking a word.
"In this case, this plan may be possible. As long as Master Qingkong leads Xu Changshan away from the palace at the agreed time, and delays it for an hour and a half, the boy can sneak in to investigate."
"No, you have lost all your skills, how can you take such a risk." Xunmu didn't know that Wang Qi'an's martial arts not only recovered by chance, but also improved to a higher level, so he stopped him.
"Don't worry, Taoist Master, the boy's martial arts has recovered. As long as he doesn't encounter a master like Xu Changshan, he should have no problem in protecting himself." Wang Qi'an said gratefully, thinking of Xun Mu's invitation to come to the valley to diagnose his injuries on the day of Xun Mu.
"That won't work. Although Xu Changshan is not here, Mou Weiran, Yin Lei and others are not weak. Besides, I don't know if there are any other masters who have not shown up. It is me and my junior brother who are going." Xunmu shook his head.
"I see that this benefactor may not be as powerful as the Taoist priest, so you don't have to worry." Qingkong suddenly said at this time.
Hearing Qingkong's words, Xunmu not only did not feel dissatisfied, but instead stepped forward and took Wang Qi'an's hand with a happy face, and said happily: "Brother Wang is hiding his secrets, so this is great, the three of us can go together You have a better chance of winning if you go there, after all, it’s such a big palace and it takes time to search.”
"In this case, we will divide our forces into three groups. Uncle Master and Junior Brother Kongfa Kongyi will deal with Xu Changshan together. Brother Xunmu and the other two will sneak into the palace, while the poor monk will take the opportunity to go to the palace of Prince Wu Jing and his party." Hong said.
"Why did the host go to Prince Wu Jing's Mansion again?" Everyone didn't know. They must know that Prince Wu Jing's Mansion is no less dangerous than Prince Wending's Mansion.
"Princess Wu Jing has had frequent nightmares recently, and her worries are difficult to resolve. Seeing that medicine is ineffective, King Wu Jing asked someone to inform our temple today, hoping to perform a meritorious ritual for her in the palace to drive away evil and cleanse the filth. See if there is any cure Help. According to Junior Brother Tingkong’s previous thoughts about the Taiping Massacre, King Wu Jing may not be suspected of being under King Wen Ding, so the poor monk just took this opportunity to investigate in the palace." Hong Yi explained.
The decision was made, and everyone discussed some details before finalizing the plan.
For fear of missing something, Wang Qi'an told the Lingnan Gang to deal with the Jiuxuan Sect, Liao Zhongxin's protection of Jia Quanzhong and the appearance of the master of Tianshu Palace here.
"In this case, King Shao may be plotting something, but his strength is far different from the other two. I have traveled around the world for many years, but I have never heard of the name of Emperor Qin. Tianshu Palace is the capital of Nanhai. Although he is willing to obey his orders, Taoist Brother Xunmu has rich experience, I wonder if he has ever heard of this person." Kong Fa said in confusion.
"I have never heard of a person like this. It is probably unusual for someone to make Wen Zhiyan, the always arrogant leader of the Tianshu Sect, surrender." Xunmu also shook his head and said in confusion.
Wang Qi'an didn't know much about Jianghu, and he didn't know much about Lingnan Wulin, so he had no intention of interjecting.
"The Queen of Jiu Xuan is mysterious and unpredictable, and she is not someone to be trifled with. Prince Wen Ding's palace has explicitly stated that he is protecting traitors within his sect and publicly offending the Jiu Xuan sect. This is not a wise move. With Prince Wen Ding's strategy and wisdom, this matter is feared to be serious. There is an article!" At this time, Hong Yi said thoughtfully.
"This Jia Quanzhong may hold extremely important secrets of the Jiuxuan Sect. He used this as a condition to obtain Liu Hongbi's unwavering protection. The Lingnan Gang and Tianshu Palace had previously taken action against the purple-shirted emissary of the sect because they knew about it. The same secret." Wang Qi'an analyzed.
"I guess this secret is most likely the map of Yelang Kingdom's armory mentioned by Tianshu Palace, so it attracted Liu Hongbi's attention. This shows that Liu Hongbi has evil intentions." After talking with Ji Wuxui, Wang Qi'an already had a rough outline of the situation in the Southern Han Dynasty, and coupled with various signs he had personally experienced, he could not help but make this judgment.
"I understand, the Buddha Bone Ceremony." Wang Qi'an suddenly felt something in his heart and blurted out loudly.
"What does this matter have to do with the prosperity of Buddha's bones?" Everyone looked at Wang Qi'an without knowing why, and Xunmu asked.
"I heard that Liu Hongbi planned the introduction of the Buddha's bones from Tianzhu to the Han Dynasty, and he took charge of the ceremony. No other kings or courtiers could interfere. Now coupled with the map of the Yelang Kingdom's weapons depot, his ambitions I’m afraid it will be revealed.”
"Could it be that you actually mean that he will take advantage of the opportunity to rebel when he receives the Buddha's bones?" Kongfa said in shock.
Upon hearing this, everyone was moved.
Everyone knew that Liu Hongbi was fighting for power in the court, but no one thought that he dared to openly rebel.
"Is the donor too alarmist?" Qingkong said disapprovingly.
