Working Emperor of the Northern and Southern Dynasties

Hou Andu was not as calm as he looked on the surface. The kitchen was not on fire earlier or later, but it happened to be on fire when they came. Therefore, when he saw the thick smoke, he immediately believed that it was the assassins.

A plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

He didn't have any thoughts. Chen Chang said something about the dream, so he said: "Your Highness, the temple has been compromised. It must be the work of those assassins. Liu Ming has already taken people there."

Cai Daye's head was dripping with sweat, and he said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, this... minister... this minister is not doing his job well..."

Chen Chang waved his hand and said: "Lord Cai, there is no need to blame yourself. These assassins have been staring at Gu for more than a day or two. Even if they don't attack in the Iron Buddha Temple, they will find another place. In short, they will take Gu's life every day.

I will always follow you!"

Cai Daye wiped the sweat from his forehead. Chen Chang's words made him feel ashamed. Before, he had sworn that the Iron Buddha Temple was impregnable and would never give the assassin any chance.

As a landlord, no matter what the final outcome of today's incident is, he, the accompanying official, is always guilty of negligence and cannot help but secretly complain.

Hou Andu looked solemnly and said to Zhou Hong: "Captain Zhou, you must guard His Highness at all times and not make any mistakes. Mr. Cai and I will lead our troops to guard outside the Zen room, led by Liu Ming.

Kill the assassins inside the temple, and the Zhou army will be responsible for the assassins outside..."

Zhou Hong nodded in agreement, and then patrolled the Zen room for a week, listening carefully that there was no adulterer lurking under the bed or behind the bed. He leaned his back on the wall, stretched out his finger with his backhand, and found that there was no hidden door on the wall, so he was relieved.<

/p>

He rushed in front of Chen Chang, with one eye to see six directions, two ears to listen to all directions, and his hand pressed on the handle of the knife, carefully guarding against the assassin's attack. If the enemy was spotted, he would be killed without a trace of armor.

Ning Jingrong made tea again and served it to Chen Chang and Hou Andu. Cai Daye and Chen Chang drank tea and chatted with them, feeling quite at ease.

Hou Andu's expression remained normal, and Cai Daye looked out the door from time to time, absent-mindedly. After a while, Cai Daye felt that his butt hurt from sitting and his legs were numb. This was not the case normally.

Hou Andu took advantage of the opportunity to drink tea and secretly looked at Chen Chang. Seeing him chatting and laughing, he acted as if nothing had happened. There was no doubt that the assassin's target was Chen Chang. The behavior of a man who could be killed by an assassin at any time was really shocking.

Surprised, this made Hou Andu, who always thought he had everything in mind, feel uneasy.

Chen Chang turned around and saw Cai Daye sitting next to him looking restless. He couldn't help but leaned over and said, "Master Cai, we are just some assassins. Don't worry. Captain Liu will handle it outside."

The three of us can just relax and drink tea here."

Cai Daye's face turned red and he said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, His Highness has the pearl of wisdom. Your Excellency, Liu Xiaowei, and Zhou Xiaowei are all men who have experienced hundreds of battles. These assassins have no choice but to worry too much."

, worry too much..."

Next, Chen Chang kept talking to Cai Daye. The two of them were so thirsty that they ignored Hou An.

Cai Daye was already nervous, and after drinking so much tea, he couldn't sit still so quickly, and hurriedly reported a crime to go to the convenience store.

After leaving the door, two guards followed him to protect him, and headed towards a convenient place in Xijing.

As soon as Cai Daye left, Liu Ming suddenly appeared at the door. He looked around for a moment, first saluted and paid homage to Chen Chang, and finally fixed his gaze on him.

Hou Andu knew something was wrong as soon as he looked at him, so Chen Chang confessed and walked out.

Chen Chang held the tea cup and looked at the two people's backs as they went out, his eyes narrowed into a thin line.

Hou Andu came to the corridor and asked: "What's the matter?"

Liu Ming first looked at the door of the Zen room, pulled Hou Andu to the side, and spoke in a low voice. Hou Andu only listened to a few words, and his eyes shone sharply.

It turned out that when Liu Ming led people to the kitchen, a question suddenly flashed through his mind. He suddenly stopped and the soldiers behind him could hardly keep their feet and bumped into him.

His mind suddenly recalled a conversation with Master Xuyun, the abbot of the temple, and he felt more and more suspicious.

Tiefo Temple is a pure place for Buddhism. Xuyun does not agree to wantonly raiding the temple, which is understandable.

It's just that there was water in the temple and people outside the dormitory were noisy. This old monk could hear it no matter how hard his ears were, so why was he indifferent?

If it is as he speculated, there is most likely something wrong with this old monk.

Liu Ming slapped himself on the forehead in great annoyance. This action frightened the soldiers behind him, and the little colonel next to him said: "Master Colonel, there is the kitchen in front of you. Presumably the assassin has not gone far yet.

The brothers dispersed and chased after each other!"

Liu Ming ignored him at the time. He was still thinking about the scene in the dormitory. If there was a problem with the old monk, it would be a big deal. He said to the small school hurriedly: "You can take the people to the kitchen by yourself. I'll come back."

Check out the dormitory."

Liu Ming immediately turned around and ran back with three of his men.

When he arrived at the dormitory, he waved his hand, and two of his men pulled out the crossbow with a "swish", held it flat on the left elbow, clasped the hanging knife with the right hand, guarded the door on the left and the right, the sharp crossbow arrows emitted a cold light, and pointed at them respectively.

Get the doors and windows right.

Liu Ming and another of his men stepped into Xu Yun's dormitory with knives drawn.

Everything in the room was as before, and the incense burner in the corner exuded a faint smell of sandalwood.

Liu Ming did not enter the back room rashly, but carefully glanced around. He gestured backward, and the subordinate leaned sideways to the door of the back room.

Soon, their eyes adapted to the dim light again, and the two stepped in. Behind the veil, they saw the old monk sitting on the futon, leaning to the side, not knowing whether he was dead or alive.

Liu Ming lifted up the hanging veil, squatted down, stretched out his hand to explore his neck, and found that Xu Yun's breath was still there, thinking that he had been knocked unconscious.

Things couldn't be more clear. When he first entered the dormitory, there was another person in the room besides Xu Yun. This person was most likely holding a sharp weapon to threaten Xu Yun with his life. Xu Yun was controlled by others.

I was anxious about running into the water, but I couldn't expressly call him for help.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!

Liu Ming looked up and saw that a small window on the back wall had been opened. Daylight came in, and dust particles could be seen floating in the room. There were also obvious signs of climbing on the wall, which indicated that the assassin was lurking in the dormitory.

This is where he escaped.

Liu Ming returned to this dormitory again. The time since his first visit was very short. The assassin may not have gone far yet.

Liu Ming's eyes flashed. The assassin entered Xu Yun's dormitory and must have threatened Xu Yun to do something for him. But before he could leave, he arrived with a group of soldiers.

As soon as they left, the assassin knocked Xu Yun unconscious and escaped through the back window.

Liu Ming vaguely felt that the matter was far more complicated than they had previously expected, and there were probably more than one or two insiders in the temple.

He took a deep breath and woke up the unconscious Xu Yun. After a brief hearing, it turned out that just as he had guessed, the assassin was hiding on the beam at that time, holding a crossbow and aiming it at Xu Yun's head.

p>

The assassin's face was covered with a black scarf, and the light in the room was dim, so Xuyun could not see his face clearly.

"What's next after the squatters?"

"Tibetan Scripture Pavilion!"

Liu Ming hurriedly led his men to pounce on them. These assassins were more cunning than they imagined.

The Sutra Pavilion is a building with glazed tiles, red walls, and a single eaves with an upturned corner. It is majestic and tall, with carved beams and painted beams. It is unique and rigorous, simple and elegant, just like a pearl embedded in the green trees.

The door has opened a gap, probably because the assassin escaped in a hurry and didn't pay attention.

Liu Ming and three other people pushed the door open and entered. The lower level is called the "Thousand Buddha Pavilion". In the pavilion, Vairocana Buddha is the main deity, and small niches are set up along the wall for Thousand Buddhas. On the upper level, cabinets are set up along the wall to store scriptures, and in the middle there is a place for reading scriptures.

There may be a table, or a small loft-like wooden structure built along the wall to house the Tibetan scriptures, which is called "Tiangong Tibetan".

After Liu Ming and others searched the first and second floors for a week, they found nothing unusual.

He did not give up, and finally discovered a clue at the end of the alcove during his second search. It turned out that there was a secret door there. The color was very similar to the background of the alcove. In addition, there was insufficient light, so he did not find it the first time.

here.

Liu Ming walked to the door, grabbed the door handle, and pulled it out first, but it didn't move. He could only push it in, but it still didn't move.

Just as he was feeling surprised, he suddenly discovered that there seemed to be another mystery on the handle, so he pulled the handle and twisted it hard. A slight resistance came from his hand, and then a series of creaking sounds came from the door.

The secret door was opened, it was dark inside, and a spiral staircase was vaguely visible. The air was fresh and there was no musty smell, indicating that people often came in and out.

Liu Ming was secretly frightened, so the undercover assassin must have been in the Iron Buddha Temple for a long time.

Liu Ming whispered to one of his men, and the man took out a fire stick and lit it. Everyone bent down and entered the door, walking down the steps into the tunnel step by step.

Liu Ming held the crossbow in his hand, pressed his body tightly against the wall, and stared ahead warily.

After walking about thirty or forty steps, we finally reached the end. The corridor below was even narrower, with only one person allowed to pass. After walking for more than thirty steps, Liu Ming raised his hand, and the three people behind him immediately stopped. It turned out that there was a turn ahead.

Lights are dimly visible everywhere.

Liu Ming first made a gesture with the inch-nunu along the wall, and stretched out the inch-nunu with his arm close to the wall. Almost at the same time, one of his subordinates suddenly jumped out, squatted close to the left wall of the corridor, and aimed the inch-nunu.

Ahead, the entire movement is done in one go.

After confirming safety, Liu Ming and the other two people turned around one after another. Liu Ming saw an oil lamp hanging on the wall and no one in front of him. Liu Ming couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. Maybe the assassin had already followed this secret passage.

Sneaked away. But where does this secret passage lead to?

"Lord Captain, look!" a subordinate at the front shouted.

Liu Ming and the other two people hurriedly stepped forward and saw that the space in front of them suddenly expanded to about the size of a room. In the light of the fire, they saw a body lying prone on the ground.