Xu Wu's movements were very fast, and he contacted Mu Longsheng that night.

Mu Longsheng was surprised when he heard that Ma Xiuying had come to Pingjiang, and hurriedly went to meet him.

Ma Xiuying saw his eyes looking around, and said lightly: "In order to hide people's eyes, Xunying stayed in Suxian to help me keep filial piety, and I didn't come this time." Since you are reluctant, why did you have to go so ruthlessly in the first place. ”

Mu Longsheng's face was red, he didn't know how to answer, Xun Ying rejected him, what was the point of him staying.

Ma Xiuying didn't have time to catch up with Mu Longsheng more, so she ordered categorically: "Pingjiang may break the city at any time, you must take Master Daoyan away now." ”

But Master Daoyan refused to leave, and his subordinates couldn't bear to embarrass him. ”

"So you'd rather die with him in Pingjiang?" Ma Xiuying sneered and rebuked sharply: "What is the first rule of the shadow guard? Swear to defend the master to the death! You are good, not only do you not want to take him out of danger, but you also want to stay with him, this is your loyalty? Stupid! Self-righteousness! I don't care what you think, immediately find a way for me to get him away!"

Mu Longsheng was scolded so bloody that he didn't dare to make a sound. Usually Ma Xiuying is kind and pleasant to them, how can he ever be so powerful. Moreover, Ma Xiuying's prestige is becoming more and more powerful, and the momentum of launching a fire is becoming more and more majestic.

Xu Wu sweated to help him justify, "In addition to Master Daoyan, there are also many literati living in the annex of the Academy of Literature, if we forcibly take Master Daoyan away, it will inevitably alarm others, and if it attracts the attention of the soldiers, it may affect other brothers." ”

Ma Xiu's tone softened slightly, "Is there a way to get him out of the annex of the Academy?"

"Master Dao Yan easily does not leave the hall. ”

Ma Xiuying pondered for a moment and pointed at Mu Longsheng, "I have a way to get him out of the museum, you go and bring him here, if you make your own decisions, don't recognize me as the master." ”

Mu Longsheng is the former leader of the organization in front of other shadow guards, and Yu Wei is still there, but in front of Ma Xiuying, he can only be a junior brother, he doesn't dare to refute what Ma Xiuying says, and obediently acts according to orders.

Early the next morning, Mu Longsheng led a small servant into the annex of the Academy of Literature, and the gatekeeper recognized Mu Longsheng as the attendant next to Master Daoyan, and he didn't care, and put the two inside.

Dao Yan was listening to Gao Qi and several people criticizing Zhu Yuanzhang, and Mu Longsheng told someone to ask to see him.

Now the literati in the other museum are so idle that a little thing can attract their attention, and they coax Daoyan to see who is visiting.

When a handsome young man saw Dao Yan, he immediately respectfully handed over the invitation, "Master Dao Yan, my wife invites you to come over to the house, recently my wife has received a new Buddha statue of Jiaye, and I want the master to help see the origin of this Buddha statue." ”

Dao Yan frowned slightly, if someone asked him to teach the Dharma and explain the scriptures, he would still be able to accept it, when would he become a layman who identified antiques? And he was very reluctant to deal with female dependents, because many female dependents of high-ranking officials and nobles often used such and such excuses to invite him to come over or come to visit, but their faces often revealed the expression of drunkards who did not mean to drink.

But when Dao Yan saw a few servants following the little guy carrying a load of grain and a few chickens and ducks, and looked at Gao Qi and the others with joy in their eyes, he couldn't say anything about his refusal.

In the past, these literati were Zhang Shicheng's guests, but now they are being neglected. After all, when the war really started, Zhang Shicheng still relied on the army rather than the literati, so he couldn't care about these literati when he was in danger.

These literati regarded themselves as high one by one, and they couldn't pull their faces down and came to the door like beggars to ask for help. Even if he asked for help, it would be useless, because the Western Wu army besieged the city for several months, and Pingjiang gradually lacked food, so Zhang Shicheng put all the grain in the granary, only for the soldiers to eat and drink. Food prices have skyrocketed in the cities, many people have no money to buy food, and some poor families have begun to sell their children for food.

As the days passed, the food in the annex of the Academy of Literature became more and more scarce, and there was even a situation where there was a bowl of gruel a day and no hunger. Suddenly, someone sent a lot of food, and it was only necessary to go through the house to identify the Buddha statue. Looking at Dao Yan's hesitant appearance, Gao Qi and the others couldn't wait to agree for him.

The little maid stepped forward and whispered, "My wife's surname is Ma and she lives in Lin Yingyuan. ”

Dao Yan's face changed abruptly, and he looked at Mu Longsheng in surprise.

Mu Longsheng nodded solemnly.

"Trouble the donor to take the little monk quickly. Dao Yan closed his eyes silently, and when he opened them again, there was a hint of urgency in his tone, and Gu Jing Wubo's heart suddenly beat violently. At this time, everyone in the world knows that Pingjiang is in danger, why did Ma Xiuying appear in Pingjiang, is it for him?

The little maid smiled happily, "Master, the sedan chair has been prepared, just outside the hall." ”

Gao Qi stopped Dao Yan, "I don't worry about you going alone, I'll go with you." He knew that Yan didn't like this kind of entertainment, and he was willing to give in for the sake of everyone. At this time, it must not be easy for someone to come up with so much food, but such a big deal also puzzled him, he couldn't believe that someone gave so much food just to ask Dao Yan to identify the origin of the Buddha statue.

The little servant was embarrassed: "But there is only one sedan chair." ”

Gao Qi wanted to say something, but Mu Longsheng squeezed into the middle of the two, "I will accompany the master, Master Gao, please rest assured." ”

Dao Yan also smiled faintly: "It's okay, I'll come back when I go." After saying that, the meteor strode out the door.

Seeing Dao Yan leave, Gao Qi was very puzzled, Dao Yan's expression was not at all, but he looked very eager, and he didn't know what the little guy said to him to make up his mind to go.

The sedan chair was carried into a secluded alleyway and stopped at the back door of a house.

The little servant changed his submissive appearance, and said to Mu Longsheng calmly: "Commander Mu, I'm on guard outside, you and Master Daoyan can go in." ”

Mu Longsheng looked left and right, and saw that there was no tail, and he casually stepped forward and knocked on the door. After only hearing the knocking sound of three long and two short, the back door opened immediately, and Mu Longsheng and the person carrying the sedan chair quickly entered the door without saying a word. With the closure of the wooden door, the roadway returned to its usual desertion.

"Master, please follow me. Mu Longsheng opened the car door.

"Amitabha!" Dao Yan announced a Buddha name and slowly walked out of the sedan chair. The previous anxious mood had slowly adjusted to calm down on the road, and he quickly scanned the surrounding environment, and saw that this was the backyard of the house, and the person he wanted to see should still be inside.

Mu Longsheng was slightly surprised, he thought that Dao Yan would have many questions to ask him, but Dao Yan didn't ask a word.

The courtyard was not large, but not a single servant was met on the way. There are lush bamboos planted on both sides of the road, and Dao Yan vaguely noticed that there were figures shaking in the bamboo forest.

After a few steps forward, Mu Longsheng turned to the left, and an arch suddenly appeared, passing through the arch, his eyes were suddenly flat, there were no rockery pavilions repaired by ordinary wealthy families, and there were no flower beds and trees, only a two-story wooden building stood alone.

The sunlight was shining on the wooden building, bright and dark, and Dao Yan suddenly felt that all this was a little unreal. Is that her? She's in that building?