Chapter Seventy-One: The Scramble

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Li Muqing saw her agree, and his face showed a happy smile.

Xie Fanghua smiled and nodded.

Xie Fanghua glanced in the direction of the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, if he didn't want Master Puyun to know that he was following her, he naturally couldn't. "Although I can't ask for the blessings of Master Puyun, I can take a cup of holy spring water back. I've helped you so much, shouldn't you thank me and accompany me to the Holy Spirit Buddha to get a cup of holy spring water? Li Muqing asked.

Li Muqing spread his hands, "Although I didn't show up just now, Master Puyun must know that you are not the only one who went to the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, do you think I can still go to him at this time to ask for a blessing?" ”

Xie Fanghua glanced at the sky, it was almost time, she was silent for a moment, and said to him, "Aren't you going to ask for a blessing for your mother?" Still asking? ”

"Are you going back to the city or where are you going?" Li Muqing retracted his gaze and asked Xie Fanghua.

Xie Fanghua didn't speak, his eyes looked through the clouds and mist at night, looking at the capital with thousands of lights.

"I really didn't expect Master Puyun to personally give you the Heart Sutra." Li Muqing sighed, "They all say that the family members don't speak, but who knows that when the monks tell lies, they even give people more words than ordinary people." ”

Xie Fanghua and Li Muqing walked out of the Dharma Buddha Temple, stood on the top of the back mountain, and could see Li Guards galloping away with a team of 100 people.

After the two left, Master Puyun did not immediately return to the room, but looked at the capital through a few stars in the sky. In the high mountain Zen Temple, you can vaguely see the lights of thousands of homes in the capital, and it is prosperous. He looked at it for a while, then turned around and went back to the Scripture Pavilion.

The middle-aged monk hurriedly followed behind Guard Li to see off the guests.

"Amitabha, Guard Li walks slowly!" Master Puyun saw Guard Li leave, and sent the guests off with his hands folded.

Guard Li hesitated, arched his hand, and shook his head, "No need! Since I can't get that scripture, I'll go back to the emperor next. ”

"If Guard Li doesn't believe it, the old man can go with you to face the saint and state the matter!" Master Puyun looked at Guard Li.

Seeing that Master Puyun didn't want to tell a lie, Guard Li suddenly had a difficult face.

Master Puyun said, "The loss of the scriptures has damaged the reputation of the Dharma Buddhist Temple, and after I found out, I was secretly investigating whether the disciples of this sect were guarding and stealing, so I never revealed a word or a half. I don't want to find out the reason yet, so the emperor wants to read this scripture. What a sin! ”

The middle-aged host's eyes showed surprise, but in an instant, he folded his hands and said, "Amitabha!" Uncle Shi never revealed the theft, and even I didn't know that the loss of these three scriptures was actually the fault of me, the host. ”

Guard Li's face gradually sank.

Master Puyun looked at Guard Li and said in a deep voice, "Baimi also has a sparse time. The monks never spoke. If Li Shiwei didn't believe it, he could just go into the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion and search, or he could search the entire Dharma Buddha Temple, including Lao Gu's residence. In addition to the "Heart Sutra" that the Southern Qin Dynasty rejected the master's transcription in the 20th year, two scriptures were also lost at the same time, one was the "Diamond Sutra" copied by Master Zang Pu during the previous dynasty, and the other was the "Medicine Master Sutra" copied by my master Master Huanhai decades ago. ”

Hearing this, Li Guard didn't believe it, stared at Master Puyun, and said sternly, "Although the Dharma Buddha Temple is a place of temple Buddhism, the warrior monks are extremely outstanding, not inferior to the martial arts of the palace guards. The Tibetan Golden Pavilion is known as the top priority of the Dharma Buddhist Temple, can anyone really steal from the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion? ”

Master Puyun sighed, "I don't know when this scripture has been stolen, Lao Wei stepped down from his presiding position, and after guarding the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, he looked at all the scriptures and found that this scripture has been stolen at some point. ”

Guard Li's face changed, and he immediately asked, "Why?" ”

Master Puyun nodded, folded his hands, said "Amitabha", and said to Li Guard, "If the emperor reads other scriptures, the scripture pavilion abounds, and Li Guard's hard work tonight can be taken away, but this scripture alone can't be taken away!" ”

"Master Puyun!" Guard Li arched his hand.

"Uncle Shi, this is the emperor's guard Li, who came to get a scripture book tonight on the emperor's order." After the middle-aged monk came in, he saluted Master Puyun, paused, and said, "It's the "Heart Sutra" that Nan Qin rejected the master's transcription in the twentieth year!" ”

Master Puyun stood at the door of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion as usual, dressed in a monk's robe, and the cold wind blew, quite immortal and Buddha-like.

As soon as the two left, the host of the Fafo Temple walked in with Li Guard.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them went out of the Scripture Pavilion with a few ups and downs.

Li Muqing nodded.

"Thank you, Master!" Xie Fanghua received the scripture book, opened it and took a look, only to see that it was the "Heart Sutra" that the master had rejected in the twentieth year of Southern Qin. Seeing that the people outside were about to rush into the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, she didn't linger any longer, and climbed the eaves again along the rope, and then quickly collected the rope, glanced at Li Muqing, who was waiting, and said to her silently, "Go!" ”

Master Puyun looked at her for a moment, closed his eyes, and said, "It's really heaven's will!" That's it! I've got the book you want, bring it to you." As the words fell, he took out a scripture book from his bosom and handed it to her.

Xie Fanghua's gaze was calm and let him look at it.

Master Puyun looked at these three words in surprise, raised his head and looked at Xie Fanghua again, and his old eyes were a little incredulous.

Xie Fanghua stretched out his hand and pulled his monk's robe, and wrote three words in front of him.

"Who are you?" Master Puyun suddenly stared at Xie Fanghua's face and asked.

Xie Fanghua's eyes shrank, and he said heavily, "As long as I live for one day, I can guarantee that no one in the Xie family will ask for that imperial power." ”

Master Puyun closed his eyes and said in a low voice, "The Zhongyong Marquis Mansion doesn't want imperial power, it doesn't mean that everyone in the Xie clan doesn't want it. I can save the Marquis of Zhongyong once, but I can't save the second time. Even if the Marquis of Zhongyong Mansion is saved and the Xie family is saved, it is difficult to ensure that the Xie family will not hinder the imperial power in turn, and when the time comes, it will be like a river of blood and the people will suffer. Isn't it the same thing? ”

"The reason why the Son of Heaven is jealous of the Xie family is nothing more than for the imperial power, the Xie family has never wanted the supreme imperial power, if he wanted it, he would have wanted it a long time ago. It won't be today, and it won't be later. Xie Fanghua's voice was desolate.

Master Puyun didn't speak.

Xie Fanghua took another step closer, "It is said that the family has compassion and compassion for the world, if you have the heart of a monk, you should know that if Nanqin does not have the surname Xie, he will pile up a mountain of white bones." When the words fell, she said coldly, "Perhaps, today's prosperous and fragrant Dharma Buddha Temple will become a mountain of white bones where the Xie family buries his bones one day." Do you endure it or not? ”

Master Puyun's old eyes suddenly turned black.

Xie Fanghua looked at him, suddenly stepped forward, and said in a voice that only two people could hear, "Master, whether the Marquis of Zhongyong's Mansion is loyal or traitorous, as a monk, you must be the most clear and clear about the right and wrong. In addition, tonight, the emperor sent someone to pick up this scripture, if it is handed over to the emperor, then the lives of the 1,200 monks of the Fafo Temple will probably be handed over. Would you rather give it up or not? ”

Master Puyun's face suddenly changed when he heard this.

"Southern Qin rejected the "Heart Sutra" copied by the master in the twentieth year!" Xie Fanghua said.

"Oh? What scriptures? Master Puyun looked at her.

Xie Fanghua heard the footsteps getting closer and closer outside, but instead calmed down and said to him, "Master, please forgive the little woman for offending." I came to borrow a scripture book. ”

Master Puyun folded his hands and said, "Amitabha", and looked at Xie Fanghua with fine old eyes, "It turned out to be a female donor, I don't know if the donor came late at night, what is the cost?" ”

In the blink of an eye, Xie Fanghua stood in front of Master Puyun and saluted him.

Li Muqing was startled, and wanted to reach out and grab her, but grabbed the air, and his eyes suddenly tightened.

Thinking of this, Xie Fanghua gritted her teeth violently, pulled out the rope from her arms, hooked the eaves, and she jumped down the eaves.

Xie Fanghua's lips pursed tightly, looking down, Master Puyun is naturally not incompetent, if he doesn't have some ability, he naturally can't be famous all over the world and respected by the world. Now it's not a matter of whether you can get in or not, but it's been discovered, and it's not so easy to leave. What's more, since she came before Guard Li tonight, how could she return in vain?

Li Muqing rubbed his forehead and asked Xie Fanghua silently, "What should I do?" Discovered? In the past, the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion was not taken care of by Master Puyun, so I came in lightly, but now that he is in charge of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, we are afraid that we will not be able to enter. ”

At this time, the door of the Scripture Pavilion suddenly opened, and an old monk in a gray robe with white hair walked out of it, with a pair of eyes shining, looking at the roof, "Which friend came to the Scripture Pavilion tonight?" The old man is not old and blind, and his ears are still good. ”

Xie Fanghua followed closely behind him.

Li Muqing waved his hand at her and walked towards the easternmost corner of the Scripture Pavilion.

The two glanced at each other, Xie Fanghua made a decision, ignored the low cheers coming from inside, climbed the eaves in a blink of an eye, and came to Li Muqing's side.

Li Muqing woke up on the eaves.

Xie Fanghua paused.

Xie Fanghua was just about to move with him, when he heard a low shout from inside, "Who?" ”

"Let's go!" Li Muqing whispered a word and climbed onto the roof of the Scripture Pavilion.

Xie Fanghua followed Li Muqing's example, and also jumped into the courtyard with him.

Turning over the wall, Li Muqing did not jump off immediately, but walked a few steps along the wall, and then a dexterous swallow flipped over, two ups and downs, avoided the nails arranged by the iron net, and jumped into the courtyard.

Xie Fanghua also followed him over the wall.

Li Muqing glanced at her and climbed over the wall first.

Xie Fanghua nodded.

After walking for a while, he came to a more remote corner, Li Muqing stopped, turned around and whispered to her, "This is the back of the Scripture Pavilion, climb over this wall, and inside is the Scripture Pavilion." But there was a foot-square area under the ground inside, which was covered with nails arranged with iron nets, which had to be avoided. Otherwise, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

After passing the Damo Academy, there were several forks in the road, and Li Muqing took the leftmost intersection. This intersection is extremely narrow, somewhat remote, and somewhat strange, apparently there are pits nearby.

After a short time, Li Muqing pulled her to avoid the monks who were keeping vigil and walked through the Dharma Academy.

Xie Fanghua followed behind Li Muqing, thinking that the emperor's movements were really fast! In such a New Year's Day, who would have thought that when the emperor did not live in the New Year, he did not accompany the queen or the concubine, but sent someone to the Dharma Buddha Temple to get a scripture? He moved much faster than she thought.

"Then let's go! It was necessary to rush ahead of Lee's guards. Li Muqing dropped a sentence and pulled her along the dim corner into the Damo Academy.

"A must!" Xie Fanghua said.

Li Muqing's face changed, and he asked in a low voice, "Must you get it?" ”

Xie Fanghua pursed her lips, also lowered her voice, and her tone was a little cold, "It's the Heart Sutra you heard!" ”

Li Muqing suddenly asked her in a low voice, "What scriptures are you looking for?" ”

Xie Fanghua listened to the words of the two clearly, and his mind moved.

The middle-aged monk was puzzled when he heard this, but when he saw that Guard Li's face was tense, such a day and coming late at night was almost a matter of urgency. He didn't dare to ask the reason again.

Li Shiwei paused, "It's the Heart Sutra that Nan Qin rejected the master's transcription in the twentieth year." ”

The middle-aged monk was stunned, "The poor monk remembers that the Heart Sutra is included in the palace!" ”

Guard Li didn't answer immediately, and after a while, he said, "Heart Sutra!" ”

"I don't know what scriptures the emperor wants to read?" The middle-aged monk asked again.

"Yes, host!" The voice called Sijie hurriedly ran towards the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion.

The middle-aged monk nodded, and instructed the person behind him, "Four precepts, you go to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion first and inform Master Puyun." It was said that the emperor sent someone to get a scripture book. I'll take Guard Li over. ”

Guard Li frowned, "The emperor has an order, and there is no way to disturb the master." ”

The middle-aged monk was silent for a moment, and then asked, "You know, Master Puyun has gone to live in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion since Zen gave up the presiding officer and the poor monk. The Pavilion is guarded by him, and if you go to the Pavilion to get the book, you will disturb him. ”

"Holy Ninety-Five Supreme, who dares to guess his thoughts? In the next just do what you are told! Guard Li's voice was a little numb.

"Guard Li, you said that the emperor suddenly remembered to read a scripture? How can you want to read the scriptures on such a day? The voice of a middle-aged monk.

At this moment, the footsteps and voices of several people came from the front door.

Li Muqing was obviously familiar with the road, so he walked around, turned left and right, avoided meeting the monks who were patrolling the night, and soon came to the Dharma Hall.

Xie Fanghua followed behind him, and his figure was also extremely fast.

"Follow me, we have to be fast!" Li Muqing instructed, and the figure left very quickly.

Xie Fanghua nodded.

After passing the high wall of the temple, Li Muqing stretched out his hand to her, "The Scripture Pavilion is there!" You can only pass through the Damo Temple. ”

Xie Fanghua was thinking behind Li Muqing, didn't he often do sneaky things about chickens and dogs? Otherwise, this action of climbing over the wall is extremely skillful in one go, which is not quite in line with his identity as the son of the right prime minister's mansion.

Li Muqing glanced back at her and walked towards the backyard wall of the temple. When he came to the root of the back wall, he jumped lightly, crossed to the half-wall, climbed the wall with one hand, buckled the wall with the other, and crossed over the wall with the other.

Xie Fanghua gently crossed over and silently climbed over the iron fence.

"Follow me!" Li Muqing dropped a sentence and lightly crossed the iron fence.

Xie Fanghua nodded, although she was not very familiar with Li Muqing, but based on a few contacts, the words and deeds of this right prime minister's son could still make people believe him.

Li Muqing smiled, probably based on her trust, and said in a low voice, "It's no problem to help you, and I've sneaked into the Hidden Scripture Pavilion more than once." I know how to avoid the monks guarding the Pavilion and let you go inside to find books without you knowing. ”

Xie Fanghua retracted his gaze and looked at the temples not far away, based on the fact that today was Chinese New Year's Eve, and the courtyards were also brightly lit. She was silent for a while, and then said to him, "I'll go to the Scripture Pavilion to find a scripture book." ”

"If you do, I might be able to help you. My mother would come to the Dharma Buddha Temple every year to worship the Buddha, and she would stay for ten days and half a month, and I would accompany her most of the time. I should be much more familiar with the Dharma Buddha Temple than you are. Li Muqing said.

Xie Fanghua glanced at him and looked at the Nanshan Gate.

"Today is different from the past, you listen to the movement in front of the mountain gate, the person sent by the emperor should have arrived at the front mountain gate." Li Muqing stared at her, "No matter who you are, but your current identity is Brother Qin Zheng's maidservant, if someone finds out, he will be responsible." ”

Xie Fanghua put away the rope, pursed her lips, and didn't speak.

Li Muqing handed the rope to Xie Fanghua, looked at her, and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing in the Dharma Buddha Temple?" ”

I saw a huge rock standing on the top of the mountain, which said, "This place is dangerous, please do not approach the mountaineers." The word. In addition, it is surrounded by an iron fence to make an isolated space. It can be seen that the Dharma Buddha Temple regarded this place as a forbidden place and forbade monks to descend from here.

About three tea times, the two of them went up to the stone wall and stood on the top of the Buddha Mountain.

Li Muqing took a breath lightly, nodded, put away the wall climbing lock, and dragged Xie Fanghua to climb the rock.

"Keep walking!" Xie Fanghua saw that he didn't move, and opened his mouth to urge.

Li Muqing breathed a sigh of relief, and when she turned around, she saw that Xie Fanghua's face towel was torn off at some point, revealing a calm face, even if it was so dangerous, as long as her hand slipped slightly, the two of them would fall into the abyss below, but she was not timid and nervous at all. He withdrew his gaze and looked at the stone wall above, his expression fixed.

It was just two ups and downs, and both of them grabbed the falling rope at the same time.

Li Muqing glanced at her deliberately separated sleeves, turned his gaze back, and pulled her to jump lightly along the wall climbing lock. The rope dragged the two of them, and in a blink of an eye they came to the opposite stone wall, his feet glared at the smooth stone wall, and then pulled Xie Fanghua to blow away to the rope hanging in the distance.

Xie Fanghua nodded, buttoning his hand through the sleeve.

Li Muqing flicked it lightly, and the rope was thrown out by him, and there was a clear sound of hooking rings, and the nail that caught the stone wall was fastened. He shook it, saw that it was very firm, turned around and stretched out his hand to Xie Fanghua, "Let's go together, if I go over first, there will be no rope support on your side, and if I hand you the rope again, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort." ”

Xie Fanghua handed him the wall climbing lock.

"With it, ten zhang away is not a problem!" Li Muqing smiled.

Xie Fanghua took out the wall climbing lock in his arms and asked him, "What if there is this!" ”

After Li Muqing saw it clearly, he sighed and said helplessly to Xie Fanghua, "I can only go three feet away at most." ”

I saw that the iron cable in the distance was nailed to a stone wall, and the stone wall was smooth, and there was no other thing to support it. But five feet away from the nail piercing there was another iron cable, which hung vertically from there, leading to the cliff at the top.

As soon as the night pearl was released, the surroundings suddenly lit up.

"Yes!" Xie Fanghua grabbed the rope with one hand and took out a night pearl from his arms with the other.

After walking for about half an hour, Li Muqing suddenly stopped and said to Xie Fanghua, "Do you have a night pearl on you?" ”

A rope, two people, occasionally unsteady footsteps, swaying, and the dark night mountain stream soon drowned the figures of the two. All I could hear was the rustle of the iron cables as the night breeze blew.

After Xie Fanghua took two steps, he also followed across the bridge.

Li Muqing dragged the rope and crossed the bridge first.

Xie Fanghua paused for a moment and moved out of the way.

Li Muqing was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing, "Even so, I am a man, and I can't let a woman walk in front when it is dangerous, I will follow behind." ”

Xie Fanghua was silent for a moment, and seeing Li Muqing's insistence, his voice softened a little, and he said in a low voice, "Li Gongzi, let me remind you, there is only one iron cable, the two of us will pass together, no matter who goes first, if the iron cable is broken halfway, if it falls down, it will fall to death." It doesn't make much difference to come after that. ”

"You are your daughter's family, how can you do such a dangerous thing?" Li Muqing pushed her back, "I'll go in front, and you follow me behind." ”

Xie Fanghua turned her head to look at him.

Li Muqing quickly stopped in front of her, his voice changed to a gentle and a little low, "Let me pass first!" ”

Xie Fanghua did not hesitate, reached out and grabbed the iron cable, and was about to cross the bridge along the iron cable.

It took about a stick of incense to take about a stick of incense, Xie Fanghua stood on the top of the mountain, the plank road on the top of the mountain had been destroyed, and the bridge made of two iron cables had already left only one iron cable alone in the middle of the mountain stream, because it was dark at night, and it was impossible to see what was happening on the other side.

Li Muqing followed behind Xie Fanghua, and when he saw that her steps up the mountain were extremely fast, he also quickened his pace.

Xie Fanghua ignored him and followed her, what she thought was that if she counted the time, the Fafo Temple was still thirty miles away from here, but if you went up the mountain from here and took the chain bridge, it would only be five miles. Even though they were on horseback, they didn't necessarily get ahead of them.

Li Muqing hesitated for a moment, then walked up to follow her.

Xie Fanghua turned around and continued to walk forward.

Li Muqing looked at Xie Fanghua, obviously she didn't have the slightest murderous intent, at this moment, under her calm eyes, he just felt Ling Yan's murderous aura. His eyes moved, and he moved slightly, and suddenly smiled, and spread his hands at her, "Okay, I won't stop you." ”

"You can try!" Xie Fanghua looked at him.

Li Muqing smiled elegantly and touched his nose, "Maybe!" The words fell, and he asked rhetorically, "But can you kill me?" ”

Xie Fanghua paused, looked back at him, and for a moment, his eyes were calm, "Li Gongzi, you said, if a person dies, will it not be boring?" ”

"Do I want to send a signal to Brother Qin Zheng and ask him to come immediately and see what his personal maid is going to do." Li Muqing said again.

Xie Fanghua did not answer.

Li Muqing walked up to him, "If Brother Qin Zheng is here, can he stop you?" ”

"Li Gongzi, I'm not afraid of danger, if you're afraid, you can take the road that isn't dangerous by yourself." Xie Fanghua dropped a sentence and continued to walk forward.

Li Muqing let go of his hand and said with a smile, "I didn't touch the girl's hand, and grabbed the girl's sleeve in a measured manner." It shouldn't be enough to cut off your hands. When the words fell, she saw Xie Fanghua looking at him coldly, and he smiled helplessly, "Listen to the girl, you are changing your route now, do you want to use the chain bridge on this mountain to go to the Fafo Temple on the Buddha Mountain?" You must know that since a mad monk cut down half of the chain bridge twenty years ago, no one has dared to walk on the chain bridge again. It's dangerous! ”

"Li Gongzi, do you want your hand to be cut off?" Xie Fanghua raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Muqing with a slightly cold expression.

Li Muqing rubbed his forehead and looked at her with some puzzlement, and after a while, he suddenly caught up with her and grabbed her.

Xie Fanghua didn't answer and continued to walk forward.

Li Muqing was stunned and called out to her, "Aren't you going to the Dharma Buddha Temple?" ”

Xie Fanghua walked for a while, the sound of horses' hooves in front of her had disappeared, she muttered for a moment, and suddenly turned around and walked towards the mountain on the left.

The two of them continued on their way.

Li Muqing saw that Xie Fanghua didn't enter the oil and salt, so he could only give up and stop talking.

Xie Fanghua was noncommittal.

Li Muqing saw that she had no intention of turning back, and remembered what she had just said, and couldn't help laughing, "The first guard beside the emperor sent the city to the Fafo Temple late at night, and he was in such a hurry, I don't think it should be the same headache as my mother and I need to ask for a blessing and a cup of holy spring water in the early morning, what do you say!" ”

Xie Fanghua raised his steps and continued to walk forward.

Li Muqing was dumbfounded.

Xie Fanghua said lightly, "Li Gongzi doesn't have to be like this!" I've always been a dull person, and I sometimes can't tell the difference between use and friendship. I can't tell the difference between adults and villains. ”

Li Muqing sighed and said sincerely, "Listening girl, you shouldn't be so hostile to me. Although I took advantage of you for going out of the city gate today, it was my fault. But I apologize to you too. You don't remember the villain! ”

Xie Fanghua glanced at him and didn't speak.

"Do you see who the leader is just now?" Li Muqing asked Xie Fanghua.

Xie Fanghua was noncommittal.

Li Muqing also looked ahead, pondered for a moment, and said to Xie Fanghua, "It seems that something is going to happen in the Dharma Buddha Temple today." ”

Xie Fanghua looked at the sound of horses' hooves in front of him and thought thoughtfully.

The sound of horses' hooves walked away, and the two came out of the bushes.

In a short time, a group of 100 iron horsemen came to the front, and the two of them immediately held their breath, and the first of the men and horses was covered with a veil, and he did not see his appearance, nor did he find the two in the bushes, and in the blink of an eye he led a group of men and horses at a gallop.

Li Muqing glanced around, and dragged her into the bushes not far from the side of the road.

Xie Fanghua glanced at it, and she also heard such a neat and consistent sound of iron horses, which proved that the soles of the horses were ordered under the hooves, and the soles of the feet were made of pure gold, except for the officers and soldiers, no escort team of the mansion would deposit the soles of the feet like this. So, she nodded.

Li Muqing also stopped, listened for a moment, took a step forward, and suddenly reached out and clasped Xie Fanghua's wrist through the sleeve, and said in a low voice, "Let's hide, it's officers and soldiers!" ”

After walking for about half an hour, there was a faint sound of horses' hooves behind him, and Xie Fanghua stopped suddenly.

There was no moonlight tonight, but the weather was excellent, with scattered stars that were not obscured by the clouds and gave a subtle light.

Xie Fanghua and Li Muqing walked one after the other, no longer talking, the road was silent, and the footsteps of the two stepped on the stone pavement, making a very shallow sound.

Therefore, although the road to the Dharma Buddha Temple is a mountain road, it is very well corrected and paved with stone slabs, so it is not difficult to walk.

Because for hundreds of years, the emperors in power in the Southern Qin Dynasty have highly respected Buddhism and Taoism, so the major temples and Taoist temples are extremely prosperous. The Dharma Buddha Temple is close to the largest temple in the capital, and because the Dharma Buddha Temple used to host Master Puyun's profound Buddhism, divination and fortune-telling are extremely accurate, and the Dharma Buddha Temple is even more respected by the world. On the fifteenth day of the new year, the pilgrims who go to the Dharma Buddha Temple to offer incense are often crowded, and on ordinary days, the pilgrims are endless, and the incense is also uninterrupted.

Li Muqing waited for a moment, didn't wait for her answer, knew that she didn't answer, pulled the corners of her mouth, and didn't ask anymore.

Xie Fanghua lowered his eyelashes and did not answer his words.

"Brother Qin Zheng, does he know that you went out of the city alone?" Li Muqing looked at her back and asked.

Xie Fanghua said "um".

"As far as I know, if you embark on this road, there is no way to go anywhere else ahead, is it possible that the listening girl is also going to the Dharma Buddha Temple?" Li Muqing followed behind her and asked.

Xie Fanghua glanced at him, turned around, and continued to walk forward, no longer speaking.

Li Muqing smiled freely, his eyes flashed, "I haven't tried this way out of the city yet, I think it's very interesting." I was tired of listening to the girl. ”

"If you don't meet me, how does Li Gongzi plan to get out of the city?" Xie Fanghua looked at him and looked at the splendid robe he was wearing exactly like usual, "I'm afraid that with your identity as the son of the right prime minister's mansion, you don't have to climb over the city wall, and if you want to go out of the city, it's easy to talk to the people at the city gate, right?" Why is it so hard for me to get out of town in such a sneaky way? ”

"It doesn't matter if I believe it or not, my mother's belief is enough!" Li Muqing smiled.

Xie Fanghua sneered, "Li Gongzi believes in gods, Buddhas, and ghosts? ”

"It's not good to have a good voice, but it's good enough to be able to speak." Li Muqing smiled, "It's not a secret, my mother's headache is wrong, I went out of the city to the Dharma Buddha Temple to ask Master Puyun to bring her back the first cup of holy spring water in the morning." ”

Xie Fanghua's eyebrows moved, and he suddenly smiled, "Li Gongzi doesn't stay in the mansion late at night, is there a noble job to go out of the city?" ”

"Listening girl can actually talk, right?" Li Muqing looked at her narrowed eyes and smiled gently.

Xie Fanghua put his fingers together and squinted his eyes, it was not strange for Li Muqing to recognize her, after all, he knocked off her face towel just now, this person is smart, his ears and eyes are sensitive, maybe he has seen his current appearance at that moment.

"Listen to the girl!" Li Muqing arched his hand at her, "Thank you just now, how offended, I hope you forgive me!" ”

Xie Fanghua frowned, walked forward for a while, and after three forks in the road, Li Muqing was still following her, she stopped and turned to look at him.

Li Muqing suddenly chuckled.

After a while, the two of them went out of the jurisdiction of the city wall, and faintly heard a soldier shouting at the city gate, "Lose everything, stop playing, disperse!" Hey, wake up, wake up, how can you sleep like a dead pig on such a day. words.

Li Muqing followed behind her, following in the same direction.

Xie Fanghua didn't look at him, just raised his feet and left.

Xie Fanghua put away the rope, and Li Muqing automatically let go of her arm.

After a while, a few people crossed over, and the two were already standing outside the city wall.

Xie Fanghua scolded secretly in her heart, she couldn't make a move, so she could only let him jump down with her.

As soon as she raised her foot and jumped down, her arm was grabbed violently, she turned around, and Li Muqing also jumped down with her.

Xie Fanghua saw that he went up to the city wall very easily, thinking that he was really right, the son of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion was both civil and military, and it was not simple. She didn't speak to him, she immediately put away the rope, turned and threw it out, the hook hooked the halfway wall of the wall on the other side, and she jumped down slightly.

Sure enough, Li Muqing took the rope and took a look, and came to the city wall with a few shallow steps, and then he flung the rope upwards gently, not seeing much strength, but the hook of the rope hung firmly on the battlements of the city wall, and he lightly crossed it and went up to the city wall.

Xie Fanghua looked at him and watched how he, the weak son of the right prime minister's mansion, climbed the city wall. Presumably he can use a hidden weapon to beat people, and things like climbing the city wall are not difficult for him.

Li Muqing stretched out his hand to take the rope and said to her with a silent smile, "Thank you!" ”

Xie Fanghua grinded his teeth, stood in the shadows, and threw the rope in his hand at Li Muqing.

"Hurry up! Some of them are going to lose and end up. Li Muqing urged her.

Xie Fanghua frowned, on such a day, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion must also have the same fun as the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, what is Li Muqing going out of the city alone?

"You can think about it, if the soldiers defending the city are awakened, I don't care, whether you can walk away or not is a matter of words. Even if you can go, on a day like today, if there is a big event like climbing over the city wall, the emperor will not let you go lightly, and he will definitely arrest you all the way. Li Muqing said word by word, "Are you better to catch my rope and help me get out of the city, or will you be arrested by the emperor who sent people to the whole city?" The choice is yours! ”

Xie Fanghua looked at her and didn't say a word.

Li Muqing weighed the two remaining clods of soil in his hand, and continued to say to her with his mouth, "If you don't help me over, I won't let you out of the city." If we continue to fight like this, sooner or later we will be discovered. ”

Xie Fanghua was annoyed in her heart, and she hid several times in a row, but if he didn't fight, she could stand firm.

Because the speed of this thing was too fast, Xie Fanghua didn't jump off the city wall in a hurry, so he could only dodge again. She had just dodged an object, and before she could stand firmly, another thing flew behind her, the same as her, using a clod of earth that had been picked off from the wall of an unknown house.

At this moment, an object flew at her back again.

Xie Fanghua raised her eyebrows and glanced around, the cold wind was quiet, the soldiers were still sleeping and playing, and the people who were knocked out by her continued to faint, she sneered silently, ignored him, and turned around to go down the city wall.

Li Muqing looked up at her standing in the shadow of the city wall, his eyes changed strangely, he suddenly smiled at her, and slowly said to her in a lip language, "Lend me your rope to use to get out of the city!" Otherwise I'll shout! ”

She stared at him, her eyes narrowing.

Xie Fanghua never expected to see Li Muqing here, and Li Muqing also made a move on her.

Li Muqing, the son of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion!

Li Muqing!

At the corner of the street where she had stood earlier, there was a man standing at this time, who was not covered with a face scarf, half of his body was hidden in the darkness, and half of his body was exposed in the light. It was his upper body that was exposed in the light, so that she could clearly see his face.

Xie Fanghua didn't wait for the towel to fall, immediately reached out to tie the towel back on, and turned to look in the direction where the thing was flying.

Xie Fanghua's eyes sank, and she hurriedly dodged sideways, and the flying thing flew over her cheek, and a corner of the face towel was knocked off.

At this moment, something suddenly flew towards her behind her, if she didn't hide, she would definitely be knocked off the city wall, then she would be crippled if she didn't die.

Xie Fanghua didn't linger long, put away the rope, and turned around to descend the city wall in the same way as he had just done.

Xie Fanghua saw that she had done it, came out of the corner of the street, came to the root of the city wall in a few steps, took out a very thin rope from her arms, and threw it up lightly, the rope hooked the battlements on the city wall.

Because some people have already fallen asleep, and the other part of the people who win and lose money are playing hotly, this very small movement is naturally not investigated.

Several people fell silently.

The clods of earth are very small, and the cool wind blows through at night, and the subtle sound of the wind brought by the clods is swept together by the cold wind that blows through the night, and it is almost imperceptible. In the blink of an eye, it hit the few people who were standing and guarding.

Xie Fanghua stretched out his hand and picked off a few clods of soil on the earthen wall of the house that he didn't know, looked at the target, and hit it out.

Xie Fanghua hid at the corner of the street and secretly observed for a while, about because of the Chinese New Year, the soldiers guarding the city could not go home to spend the night of reunion with their families, so, although there were twice as many soldiers, the soldiers were not very energetic, they looked a little lazy, many people were sleeping, and many people gathered together to chat with dice. Only a handful of people were guarding the gates.

The north gate is closed today, and the number of soldiers defending the city is twice as large as before.

Xie Fanghua's steps were brisk, and he came to the north gate in a short time.

Therefore, there are very few people walking around the street except for patrolmen, and it is very quiet.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, thousands of homes are lit up, and almost everyone is having fun in their homes. In the mansion of the Gaomen Compound, they are all like the Mansion of the Marquis of Zhongyong, and after the banquet, they have the fun of playing, and the small families are also closed to the whole family to gather together for the New Year.

Xie Fanghua landed on tiptoes, gently patted the soil on the wall on his hands, glanced around, measured the direction visually, and walked towards the north city gate.

The quiet streets were deserted.

Xie Fanghua is naturally very familiar with the Marquis of Zhongyong's Mansion, and he knows every secret guard and secret pile well. Therefore, after she left the Begonia Garden, she easily avoided the hidden guards in the mansion and quietly climbed over the wall to leave the Zhongyong Marquis's Mansion.