The woman who opened her mouth to stop everyone seemed to be the leader of this group of people, and even the Ninth Master was very jealous of her, so she hurriedly changed her words and said, "Slow, Madam still has something to ask him." ”

"Lao Jiu, according to what you just said, as long as he hands over 100,000 yuan first, let him live for a few more days. But I'm just here to listen, and you'll have to get the ins and outs of it. The woman did not come closer, but still stood in place and commanded the ninth master.

"Yes, yes." The Ninth Master agreed again and again, turned to Li Jing and asked, "Did you kid hear it?" Whether you are dead or alive depends on whether you can pay the 100,000 yuan deposit? ”

"I sold my life for the master's family, even if I was killed by you like other brothers, I am afraid that I will not be able to earn back even a thousand guan, where will I find a hundred thousand guan and hand it over to you?" Li Jing was anxious to confirm whether the woman who spoke just now was the Gu Zi'er he was looking for, and deliberately replied to the Ninth Master with a bitter face.

"You, you ......" Jiu Ye was so angry that he said two words in a row, but his eyes looked at the woman standing in the distance, and he didn't dare to dispose of Li Jing without permission.

"This little brother, why don't you tell me your name and identity first, and then talk to the ninth master." The woman spoke in Wu Nong's soft language and said to Li Jing leisurely.

"Yes, yes, Madame reminds me." As soon as the Ninth Master heard the woman's words, he nodded frequently and asked Li Jingdao, "What is your name, are you a sergeant of the Sui Dynasty?" ”

"I was entrusted by Mr. Qian Wuliang in the Jin Palace's palace to help him spread the word and rescue his people, and Mr. Qian only gave us a reward of 500 yuan each......" Li Jing deliberately avoided reporting his identity, and said in a non-requisitioned manner.

"Do you know anyone from Yang Guang's mansion? Tell me honestly, what is your identity? ”

"I, indeed, I am in the ranks. However, don't get me wrong, this time I went into the mountains with a few brothers carrying the general behind my back, and I really wanted to earn a reward of 500 yuan, so that I could go home and live in peace......" Li Jing replied pretending to be panicked.

"What does it have to do with us whether you earn a reward or not? I only want to ask you, can you pay the 100,000 yuan that Madame said? Before the ninth master's words fell, Li Jing only felt a sharp chill around his neck, and guessed that the other party had put the sword on his neck.

"This, you need to ask the meaning of the master's family, even if you kill me, I can't take it out." Li Jing took a few steps back one after another, trembling all over.

"I see that your kid is obviously deceiving the Ninth Master, Qian Wuliang is far away from Guangling Yang Guang, thousands of miles away from this, how can you ask him what he means?"

Li Jing heard from the Ninth Master's aggressive questioning that he had begun to believe a little bit of what he said, so he continued: "Since Guangling left, several of our brothers agreed with Mr. Qian to exchange news with each other by means of flying pigeons...... As long as you can prove that the old and young of the Qian clan are in your hands, I can use this method to report to Mr. Qian, and I will have a reply in three or four days at most......"

The Ninth Master looked at the woman standing in the distance and wanted to hear her idea.

The woman stretched out three fingers and said softly, "Let's help Qian Wuliang deliver the news to him." Little brother, you can hear clearly, after three days, if you can't hand over 100,000 yuan, the ninth master can only throw you down the mountain to feed the wolves. ”

Yang Guang ignored the dissuasion of Zhang Heng, Pei Yun and others, and when he knew that someone wanted to assassinate him, he invited Master Zhiqi to cross the river to Jiankang with him. This time it is very busy for Pei Yun and the others. Fortunately, Yang Guang spoke, and all the prevention and vigilance matters were deployed and arranged as usual, which made Pei Yun and the others slightly relieved.

Under the careful arrangement of Pei Yun and others, Yang Guang and Master Zhiqi set off from Guangling a few days later, and crossed the river all the way to Jiankang without incident.

Because during the period from Guangling to Jiankang, Yang Guang had to find time to go to Guoqing Temple every day to discuss the essence of Buddhism from Master Zhiqi, and after more than ten days of getting along, they had eliminated the strangeness when they first met, especially Master Zhiqi, who had a lot of wariness against Yang Guang before.

On the day of arriving in Jiankang, Yang Guang offered to personally accompany Zhiqi to Tongguangni Temple to pay tribute to Jingxu Shitai, Zhiqi repeatedly refused, so he had to rush to Tongguangni Temple with Yang Guang to mourn this old friend who enjoyed a high reputation in the Jiangnan monk and Buddhist circles.

Previously, due to Yang Guang's special explanation, Pei Yun strictly kept secrets, and in the process of organizing funerals for Jingxu and Xinyi, after incinerating the remains of the two in accordance with Buddhist practice, he retained the relics obtained from the remains of the two, and built two relics pagodas for the two in the tower of Tongguangni Temple to show respect for the two.

Today, Yang Guang accompanied Zhiqi to come to mourn Jingxu, and naturally went to the tower where the relics left by Jingxu were buried to mourn. Who knows, Yang Guang accompanied Zhiqi to mourn in front of the tower, and when he turned to leave, he glanced inadvertently, but saw a pot of flowers that could not be named at the foot of the relics pagoda erected for Jingxu, and at the same time, the master of Zhiqi beside him also noticed this pot of flowers, and immediately showed a look of surprise on his face, but he didn't say anything, silently stared at the flowers, and turned away.

The change in the expression on the face of Master Zhiqi was seen by Pei Yun, who was accompanying him, and after returning to the pavilion where Yang Guang and Zhiqi stayed that day (according to Pei Yun's arrangement, Yang Guang was originally arranged to stay in the Jiankang Governor's Mansion, but Master Zhiqi insisted on refusing to live in the government office, in order to live with Master Zhiqi, so that he could ask him for advice at any time, Yang Guang then ordered his party to change the place where he stayed to the pavilion), so he made a secret report to Yang Guang alone.

"So, that pot of flowers is what you call the so-called incriminating evidence? You deliberately ordered someone to place the flowers under the stupa of Master Jingxu, do you also have doubts about Master Zhiqi? Yang Guang listened to Pei Yun's report, and asked with a sinking face.

"The lower officials don't dare." Pei Yun saw that Yang Guang's face was not good, and hurriedly explained, "Xia Guan obeys the king's orders, and has never divulged the true cause of Jingxu's death, but I heard that Master Zhixu is well-informed, and he made friends with Jingxu before his death. ”

"You still say that you don't have any suspicions about Master Zhiqi? In the future, without the permission of this king, you must not make claims without permission! Yang Guang was very dissatisfied with Pei Yun's approach, and raised his voice to warn him.

Although Pei Yun's practice of testing Master Zhiqi without his permission aroused Yang Guang's strong disgust, the reaction of Master Zhiqi from this temptation also aroused Yang Guang's great curiosity about where the mysterious flower came from, and he decided to personally come forward to ask Master Zhiqi about the origin of this flower.