The night in the mountains is not only surprisingly quiet, but also surprisingly dark. Except for a few bits and pieces of starlight in the sky, it was almost pitch black.

A figure dressed in gray clothes quietly approached the courtyard, because it was the middle of the night, and it was dark, and the person did not make a sound when he walked, and the guards in the courtyard did not notice him.

The man in gray came to the corner of the courtyard and threw more than a dozen flaming objects into it.

The sound of something falling on the ground finally alarmed the guards of the night watch. The guard looked at the glowing thing and stepped forward to inspect it, and before he could get closer, he smelled a sweet scent. With a plop, the man fell.

"This thing is poisonous, get rid of it. "It's a pity that the guards in the yard fell when they got close to this thing.

The fragrance spreads more and more, and more and more people fall. After Yu Zhi found out, he said with a dark face: "Quick, all withdraw." After speaking, he said to Qi Hao, who was getting dressed, "Lord Shizi, let's go out." ”

When they withdrew to the door and opened the door of the small courtyard, they saw a group of people dressed in black and covering their faces standing outside at the door.

Qi Hao glanced at it, and it was estimated that there were about forty of them. This is really not a small stroke. I want to come to the hidden in Mianzhou, all the fine works are here.

The leader was a man more than nine feet tall, looked at Qi Hao and said, "We have been waiting for you for a long time. ”

The faces of the people changed greatly, what do you mean to wait for them for a long time, as if they expected the prince to come to Liangshan Temple today. You know, the prince decided to come to the mountain in the morning.

Qi Hao was not frightened by the appearance of the man in black, and said calmly: "If you want my life, it depends on whether you have the ability to do it." ”

The face of the man in black changed, and Yun Qihao's tone was too calm, which was very abnormal. The so-called abnormal things must have demons, and a bad premonition appeared in the hearts of the black-clothed people.

Yi Kun surrounded Qi Hao tightly, he was guarding against the man in black. Yu Zhi, on the other hand, took out something like a pipe from his sleeve. Pulling the head of the thing with his hand, a flame shot into the sky, shining brightly in the air.

The face of the leader changed drastically, and they were afraid that they had fallen for the other party's plan. Without waiting for him to speak, the person beside him raised the long sword in his hand and said, "There are more of us than them, we will definitely be able to kill Yun Qihao." ”

As soon as the words of "Hu ......" fell, an arrow came from the shadows and hit this person.

The man in black shouted: "There is an ambush, retreat." "It's disgusting that an archer was ambushed in the shadows.

The guards wanted to chase after him, but were stopped by Yi Kun. One of them couldn't help but ask, "Boss, why don't you chase it?"

Yi Kun said: "It's so dark now, we are not familiar with the terrain, and you will be in danger if you chase it." After a pause, Yi Kun said again: "Don't worry, they can't run." ”

Qi Hao looked at the more than ten corpses on the ground, and said expressionlessly: "These corpses have been disposed of." And when he had said this, he went back to the house.

About a quarter of an hour later, more than a dozen people came outside the gate of the small courtyard. These people were wearing a suit of armor, and the person at the head said: "I am Chu Xingyun, and I have something to ask to see the prince." "Chu Xingyun is the general of the Mianzhou garrison army, and he has also been in contact with Qihao twice during this time.

The guard looked at Chu Xingyun, and then said, "You wait a minute, I'll pass it on." What happened just now made the guards feel uneasy, so he didn't dare to let Chu Xingyun enter the hospital. If this person also has a problem, then his sin will be great.

Yi Kun came out in person, walked up to Chu Xingyun, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "General Chu, don't blame, the posture just now frightened the guards. ”

Only then would the ghost believe that such a cowardly person could be picked to protect the prince. However, Chu Xingyun didn't pierce it, it was better to be cautious than careless: "Is the prince okay?

Yi Kun smiled and said, "How could the prince be frightened? But after making such a fuss, the prince is also tired and has just rested." If there's anything, you'll come back tomorrow. ”

"Good. After a pause, Chu Xingyun said with a smile: "When you encounter this kind of thing, you can be so calm, you are worthy of being the prince of the world." "It's not a good shot.

Yi Kun smiled and said: "The prince is like a prince, and he is not afraid of the sky falling." Although he respects Yuxi, Yi Kun admires Yunqing the most.

Chu Xingyun stayed in the small courtyard for a while and left, he still had to lead his troops to search out the assassins hiding in the shadows, so there was not so much time to waste.

Yi Kun entered the room and said to the man who was sitting in a chair: "These men in black are not enough. ”

Qi Hao frowned and didn't say a word.

Yu Zhi frowned and said, "Don't be negligent. A few days ago, the Falcon came with news that this time the capital Meng Nian sent the most powerful killer. This person has never missed a mission before. It was only after this news that he agreed to Qi Hao's plan to trap these assassins.

Yi Kun really didn't know about this before: "You mean that the killer is not among the group of men in black anymore?"

Yu Zhi hummed and said, "No." "The killer who hides in the shadows is the most tricky person.

Yi Kun's face changed slightly.

Qi Hao leaned back in his chair and said, "I guess this person is still hidden in the temple, but I don't know why he didn't move. ”

When Yu Zhi heard this, he said, "It's not appropriate to stay here for a long time, we'll go back tomorrow after seeing those children." "Qihao said that he wanted to see those children, and he couldn't be untrustworthy. Qi Hao is the son of King Ming, and he must be a man of his word, otherwise falling into his mouth will damage his reputation.

Qi Hao nodded.

After dawn, Chu Xingyun came over and said, "Lord Shizi, we have caught a total of twenty-three people. ”

Last night, the officers and soldiers searched for traces of the man in black in Liangshan Temple, which made the monks of Liangshan Temple panic. However, everyone knew that the assassin had assassinated the prince of Ming, and no one dared to object.

Yu Zhi said with a bad face: "There were a total of forty assassins last night, and we killed fourteen. ”

Chu Xingyun knew that there were still three assassins who had not been caught, so he immediately said with a guilty face: "I turned over Liangshan Temple three times, and only found twenty-three people. ”

Seeing that Qi Hao's face was not very good-looking, Chu Xingyun hurriedly said, "Master Shizi, I'll ask people to search again." ”

Qi Hao did not speak.

"Every corner has been searched?" Seeing Chu Xingyun nodding, Yu Zhi said: "Have you ever been to see the secret room in the temple?" These chambers are used to store valuables.

"There are two secret rooms in Liangshan Temple, I took people to check, but I didn't find anyone. After speaking, Chu Xingyun couldn't help but say: "Every corner is found, but if you don't find it, these people seem to be invisible." ”

Yu Zhi thought about it, but he didn't have a clue.

Xing Chuyun looked at Qi Hao, but unfortunately Qi Hao didn't give him any reply.

After he left, Qi Hao said to Yu Zhi: "These three people may be monks in the temple. "Of course, it's also possible that it's hidden in a corner. After all, Liangshan Temple is not small, there are more than a dozen small courtyards alone, and there are places for monks to chant scriptures and eat and live. The bigger the place, the more places you can hide.

"You're quite right. "It's also a great place to hide in the temple.

Yu Zhi didn't go out, but called someone in and asked him to give this to Chu Xingyun.

Chu Xingyun patted his head when he heard this, and said, "Yes, these three people are likely to be the monks in the temple?" After speaking, Chu Xingyun immediately went to find the abbot and called all the monks in the temple. See if the three assassins are among them.

After speaking, Chu Xingyun instructed a subordinate beside him: "Go over there and bring someone over there, let him recognize the person." Of the twenty-three people who were caught, twenty-one were killed for stubborn resistance, and the remaining two surrendered. Before Qi Hao spoke, he would not kill these two people.

When Wuchen heard that Chu Xingyun asked him to summon all the monks over, his face changed: "This benefactor, this is the land of Buddhism, don't kill in vain." ”

As a general, who has not had blood on his hands. Chu Xingyun snorted coldly: "Do you know that assassinating the prince is the crime of the Nine Clans." If you don't let me search, do you want to shield the Assassins? Let me tell you, if you dare to shield the Assassins, I will leave the whole temple alone. "This also scares the dustless master. Although Chu Xingyun was not afraid of ghosts and gods, he did not dare to kill innocents indiscriminately. Otherwise, Yunqing would definitely want his head.

Wuchen was annoyed, but he was really a little afraid that Chu Xingyun would kill the monks in the temple: "Please wait here for a while." ”

"Knock, knock, knock......" The bell rang and the sound traveled far, far away.

When the bell fell, Qi Hao stretched his waist and said to Yu Zhi: "Tossing for so long, I have to sleep well!" I don't know what will happen tomorrow, I have to take care of my spirits.

Yu Zhidian lowered his head and rested together.

Soon, it was dawn.

Not long after breakfast, Wuchen came over: "I've seen the prince." "Just bent down slightly, and didn't kneel.

Master Wuchen was invited by Yi Kun to let him take Qihao to visit those orphans who had no father and no mother.

Qi Hao smiled and said, "Last night, I chatted about the masters of the temple, and asked the abbot master not to blame." Obviously, he scared the monks in the temple half to death, but he said so lightly.

"Amitabha, good, good. The abbot of Wuchen habitually recited this sentence: "This matter is not the fault of the prince, but those evil people have evil thoughts." "Although it is said that the family is compassionate, it can be used by all people in the world. But Wuchen knew that the person standing in front of him was definitely not a good person, and he didn't dare to plead for the sake of hundreds of people in the temple. If he angered the people in the monastery, it would be his sin.

Qi Hao smiled and said, "The abbot is tired of leading the way." ”

Wuchen saw Qi Hao's smiling appearance and chuckled in his heart, so many people died last night had no effect on this Ming prince. You know, it's just a twelve-year-old. Outsiders all said that Wang Shizi was very intelligent and had a high understanding, but they did not say that this person was ruthless and cruel. This Kesi is the future monarch, and Wuchen is beginning to worry about the people of the world at this time.

Because of last night's incident, there was no one on the road at this time. On the silent empty road, a few birds are singing.

Everyone walked to the bottom of the cliff statue, Qi Hao said with a smile: "The temple is surrounded by green trees, birds and flowers, and it is a pity that there is no time to appreciate such a beautiful scenery now." ”

Yu Zhi cherishes words like gold, and basically doesn't open his mouth when he has nothing to do.

Yi Kun said with a smile: "When you are done with your work, come and stay for three or five days." "Such a long time is enough for Qihao to enjoy the scenery in the temple.

Master Wuchen paused, and quickly hid the unnaturalness on his face. He really didn't want this evil god to come back.

It is not to blame that there is no dust, and the monks are compassionate. But as soon as Qihao came, he caused so many killings. Although it is said that there is a reason for the incident, in the end so many people were killed.

The corners of Qi Hao's mouth turned up, but before he could say more, Yu Zhi said: "The prince and the princess are very worried about you, and we will go back as soon as the matter here is over." ”

Qi Hao reluctantly said, "Hmm. ”

Wuchen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The orphans were housed in two courtyards, each of which housed more than ninety people. There are four rooms in a courtyard, and each room is less than twenty people, which is relatively spacious.

The monastery was full of men, so all the men were placed here, and the girls were placed in another nunnery. Men and women are not the same age, Qi Hao is already twelve years old, so it is naturally inconvenient to go to the nunnery to visit those little girls.

Qi Hao followed Master Wuchen into the courtyard, and saw that the courtyard was empty. Qi Hao asked, "Why is there no one, where are all the people?"

Master Wuchen said respectfully, "It's time to go to the morning class." "The so-called morning class is the chanting of scriptures.

Qi Hao nodded, raised his feet and entered a room. The room was covered with a large bunk, and the quilt of the bed against the wall was neatly folded, and clothes and other things were placed next to it.

"Well, it's not bad. "These quilts are 70% new, and the change of clothes is also good.

Master Wuchen shook his head and said, "I can only ensure that they don't starve and freeze." Whether these children can survive well depends on the prince and the princess. ”

"Don't worry, my mother is the most merciful, and she will definitely let these children grow up safely. ”

When Yu Zhi heard this, he frowned and glanced at Qi Hao, but he didn't speak.

As they walked out of the house, they heard a cough. Wuchen asked a monk beside him, "Jinghe, why didn't anyone tell me when they were sick?"

"Master, several of the children were frightened last night and are not very well today, so I didn't let them go to morning school and left them in the house to rest. Jinghe knew that the nobles were coming, so she deliberately placed a few sick children in the innermost room. Normally, the nobles will leave the first room after seeing it. Unexpectedly, someone coughed at this time.

Master Wuchen thought about last night's incident, such a big formation, it was not unusual to be frightened: "How many people are sick?"

Jinghe whispered, "There are six here, and there are eight next door." I'm going to wait for everyone to do the morning class, and then I'm going to invite Senior Brother He. In fact, he was afraid of colliding with the nobles, so he didn't invite him. But he definitely won't say it.

Master Wuchen said: "Go ...... now"

"Let's go check it out!" Qi Hao walked towards the room where the noise was made. When the crowd saw this, they immediately followed.