No one is destined to sleep tonight.
The unidentified Great Sword Immortal slashed the top hall of Woxia Temple to pieces with one sword, which was equivalent to a slap in the face in front of everyone.
In particular, a great Bodhisattva of unknown rank 2 or 1 threatened to stay with him. Who would have thought that he could not even catch the shadow of the Great Sword Immortal.
People come and leave when they are happy.
Woxia Temple was left with a mess that was difficult to clean up.
The monks immediately set out to search within a ten-mile radius of Woxia Temple, hoping to find the great swordsman who had disgraced Woxia Temple.
But in the eyes of caring people, this move was just for the distinguished guests to see, and they wanted to save some face.
The night is long.
It wasn't until the eastern sky became a little brighter that the noise gradually became quieter.
The Buddha's birthday event, which attracts worldwide attention, is about to be held.
For such a grand event, not to mention the wealthy and aristocratic families of Southern Wu, even other major temples, there were all highly respected monks coming to participate.
It can be seen how embarrassing Woxia Temple was when the Buddhist temple on the top of the mountain was chopped to pieces with a sword.
As for Shen Li, after meeting the Sword Immortal in Tsing Yi, he immediately returned to the room. Not long after changing his clothes, he heard the prince leading the soldiers outside the door.
Just open the door and go in.
When the prince saw the sickly young man sitting cross-legged on the bed to transport his energy, the look on his face was particularly wonderful.
"Brother Xian, did you hear the big noise just now?" The prince walked around the room, checking to see if there was anything wrong.
Shen Li looked at the prince feebly: "Brother, what are you doing?"
"Haha... Woxia Temple is not peaceful at the moment. I'm afraid that something might happen to you. Let's see if someone might tamper with you in your room."
"Brother is still thoughtful."
After a pause, the young man said: "My younger brother must have heard such a loud noise. However, with my younger brother's current appearance, let alone go to protect my older brother in time, will he be able to do it when the Buddha's birthday event is held?" The bed is still unknown.”
"Oh? Isn't the healing elixir easy to use?"
"Since the battle at Kaixi City, my brother has not been able to cultivate with peace of mind. His body is fine, but his energy has been severely depleted, and he has not been able to replenish it."
"Oh, it's all my brother's fault for making you do this and that! Let's do this. Woxia Temple has informed everyone that the competition for Xianglu Pills will be postponed to the next day! Brother Xian, use the day to have a good rest."
"Eldest brother doesn't need his younger brother to accompany him?" Shen Li asked.
Previously, the prince asked him to follow him to meet the envoy from Xishu.
The prince sighed, "My dear brother, there is no need to help brother Wei. Meeting the envoy from Xishu is no big deal, it is just a trivial matter. Since my dear brother is ill, it is the same for brother Wei to bring others to meet him."
"Brother Wanwang, be careful."
"Well, I won't disturb you anymore."
The prince turned and left.
Back in the hall, Tang Fengxian brought breakfast.
After sitting down, the prince asked the two soldiers standing at the door: "Are you sure that this wise brother is always in the room?"
One of the soldiers was a sixth-grade martial artist who was familiar with Shen Li. The two of them clasped their fists at the prince and said respectfully: "Back to your highness, we patrolled the courtyard back and forth without slacking off at all. Mr. Shen indeed stayed in the room the whole time. , never took a step forward.”
The prince took the chopsticks and waved them casually.
The two of them bent down towards the prince, clasping their fists and slowly retreating.
"You ask someone to give Shen Li a new set of clothes. Remember, they must be in bright colors so that you can tell it's him at a glance."
"yes."
The prince paid special attention to the morning meal. The sage said that food is never tired of fine food and meat is never tired of fineness. Breakfast includes delicacies from mountains and seas, including chicken, duck and fish. In one meal, ordinary people eat three or four months of hard-earned money.
However, he thinks it is very simple, and it is ridiculous that when it comes to eating, all the ministers of the court will outshine each other.
The chickens and ducks in the house of the Minister of Rites were all fed with Laoshan ginseng. The taste of the chickens and ducks cooked in this way was not mentioned for the moment. A single meal would cost ordinary people more than a year's hard work.
Finished this "simple" breakfast.
Tang Fengxian finished sorting it for the prince.
After putting up the ceremonial guard, the group slowly headed to the venue for the Buddha's birthday event.
The yard suddenly became extremely quiet.
While carrying the qi machine, Shen Li looked at the colorful clothes on the table and couldn't help but sneered: "Good brother, I'm really wary of you in every possible way."
The news of the King Kong-level martial artist who killed the prince last night may have spread back, and he desperately wanted to see with his own eyes how rich his expression was.
Just as the young man expected.
The body abandoned in the mountain forest on the rock wall was discovered by a monk this morning.
After searching around, I couldn't find any guests who knew this person. However, the undercover agent assigned by the prince to Woxia Temple recognized him as one of his own and hurriedly reported to him halfway.
The prince opened and shut his mouth, waited for a while, and then asked tentatively: "What do you mean, Zhang Xuan, the lonely bodyguard, is dead?"
"yes!!"
The prince was in disbelief. He waved his hands while riding on the horse: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!! Although Zhang Xuan is a Vajra realm martial artist, he is powerful and physically strong. He is also good at assassination. He can still challenge two Vajra realm masters alone. How could he die silently in Woxia Temple? Could it be that the thief who killed Zhang Xuan was a master of Chaolu Realm?"
"Your Highness, I have asked, and it is true that no one in Woxia Temple noticed that there was a fight between warriors last night, and only a great swordsman came to look for trouble."
"Impossible! How is it possible!" The prince still didn't want to believe it.
Tang Fengxian advised in a low voice from the side: "Your Highness, now is not the time to dwell on the cause of Zhang Xuan's death."
"Oh, sister, you know very well that Zhang Xuan is very easy to use. Once he dies, I don't know who to use next!"
"Your Highness, I have said it all, but the most important thing now is the Buddha's birthday celebration and meeting the envoy from Western Shu."
The prince gritted his teeth: "Ever since Shen Li followed us, bad things have happened one after another!!"
Along the way, we suffered heavy losses. First, an old man died at the hands of Tongquetai, and the life and death of the remaining person was unknown. Even Zhang Xuan, who had a bright future in martial arts, died in confusion.
These things really made the prince feel sick to his stomach.
"Your Highness, you are the Crown Prince of Wu. I don't know how many masters in the world are willing to die for you! There are as many as dogs in the fourth rank. When you give an order, aren't they wagging their tails and waiting for your will?!"
The prince sighed and said: "It is easy to find masters, but it is difficult to cultivate true confidants."
"As long as you ascend the throne, everyone in the world will be your confidant."
After calming down the anger in his heart, the prince forced a smile and said, "You still know how to comfort me."
"This is what a concubine should do."
The prince said: "In these troubled times, let alone all of you, even if you are alone and careless, you will lose everything. Let's wait and see, and try our best to do our respective jobs."
To boost their morale, the group bumped into the abbot of Woxia Temple who came to greet them.
The prince smiled and said a few words of honor, and the abbot respectfully said a few auspicious words.
The two remained respectable.
No one mentioned the humiliation Woxia Temple suffered last night.
The sun rises in the east.
When he was about to arrive at the venue for the Buddha's birthday event, the prince tugged on the reins and whispered to the abbot who was following the horse: "I heard that there are so many masters in the Nanwu 480th Temple and the Woxia Temple?"
"Your Highness, you praise me, Woxia Temple is just a pawn of your Majesty."
As expected of an abbot, his speech is of a high standard.
So what if there are many masters? Isn’t it true that the whole temple obeys Lord Wu?
Of course, saying it is one thing and doing it is another.
The prince nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Abbot, come here."
"Your Highness, what is going on?" the abbot understood and asked quietly.
"There is a thief in the courtyard where Gu lives. This person is really hateful. He is always working against Gu Yang. Find a reliable expert..."
The abbot looked startled, which meant that he had seen strong winds and waves, so he did not ask any questions that he should not ask, and said directly: "Such a thief is so disgusting to the poor monk that he dares to make His Highness unhappy!!"
"Yes, Gu, it is indeed a bit unpleasant."
"What level is the thief at?"
"Fourth grade sword cultivator."
"His Highness came to our temple to show his favor. Our temple has the responsibility to pray for His Highness and eradicate evil spirits."
"Yeah, let's do it quickly. Don't let me down. By the way, God knows this, earth knows it, you know it, and I know it."
"Don't worry, Your Highness." The abbot clasped his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name.
Seeing the abbot returning to Woxia Temple to arrange for experts, the prince proudly said to Tang Fengxian: "Then again, the thief and the bald donkey are still useful."
"I admire His Highness's strategy of driving away tigers and devouring wolves."
"Well said, whether it is the Xingxiu Sect or the thieves and bald donkeys, to Gu Gu, they are all tigers and wolves! Let them fight with each other and obey the laws of nature and people!"
The troops sent to search for Concubine Lan last night turned around one after another.
Without exception.
The capital said that there was no trace of Concubine Lan.
However, they discovered something strange.
The prince immediately retreated.
"Say, what's the matter?"
"Your Highness, we noticed that there was another group of people operating secretly in Woxia Temple last night."
"What are they doing?"
"I don't know, we don't dare to investigate further, this group of people is very powerful!"
The prince murmured to himself: "Coming from Kaixi City? Or Zhao Ruyu's Xingxiu Sect?!"
"One more thing."
"Say it."
"There is something abnormal in the houses where wealthy nobles live."
"What's wrong?"
"There are too many master's auras, so much that it's frightening."
The prince said: "Almost all the masters who have not participated in the battle for the Eight Heavenly Dragons are here. There is nothing wrong with having more masters."
"We saw the monks in the palace..."
"who?"
"..."
This person hesitated and panicked.
The prince's face turned cold for a moment.
Zen Master Foyu is stationed in Kaixi City, and several weaker Buddhist masters are stationed in the palace to protect Lord Wu at all times.
He knew that Liu Taiyuan had something to do with the Holy Emperor, so he persuaded Lord Wu not to make a big move and send the masters in the palace to participate in the robbery of the Eight Heavenly Dragons.
"Who is coming?! Say it!"
This man decided to tell the truth frankly. Anyway, he and the prince were both prosperous and devastated, "Master Bamboo."
"you sure?"
"I dare not lie. I saw Zen Master Zhu there with my own eyes."
Zen Master Zhu has a second-level Taoist practice and is Lord Wu's most trusted master.
Fighting for the Eight Heavenly Dragons, Zen Master Zhu did not show up. Woxia Temple held a Buddha's birthday event, but he arrived.
"Is there anything else?"
"Gone."
"You guys step back and take the time to rest."
"As commanded."
The prince whispered to Tang Fengxian: "Gu, why do you suddenly feel palpitations?"
Tang Fengxian's life is uncertain, and various signs indicate that this Buddha's birthday event will set off unpredictable storms.
"Your Highness, please wait and see. You are the Crown Prince of Wu. No one would dare to attack you in broad daylight!"
