Chapter 160: Listening to the Buddha Forest, the sword light and sword shadow
"Madam, I sent a guard out of the house in a hurry...", the maid gasped.
"Sure enough, there is movement..."Zheng Xiaoqiao smiled at the corner of his mouth, "Go and tell Zhu An, he knows how to deal with it..."
The handmaid should go away.
However, it was said that the guards sent by Ziying went out of the northern city with the order, and a group of masked men chased after him and surrounded him. Then, a gang of thugs snatched the letter and hurried away.
Ziying and Qingxia sat still, anxiously waiting, but still did not see the guards return, because of this, Ziying faintly felt that the situation had developed to the point of 100,000 urgency, and Yangxi's situation was already on the bird's nest.
"Sister, let's send someone to Jingtai Temple again!" Qingxia was so anxious that she was about to cry.
"If the surname Zheng already knows that Yang Xi is hiding in Jingtai Temple, at this time, even if we send more people to go, I am afraid that we will be injured by the hidden arrow, so not only will we take innocent lives and not save Yang Xi, but will provoke her to jump over the wall by unscrupulous means... The old lady fell into Jingtai Temple, and the surname Zheng must be afraid of concerns, and Yang Xi has no worries about her life for the time being, but she is afraid..."Ziying thought about it.
"Sister is worried that Zheng Xiaoqiao will lure Yang Xi out of Jingtai Temple and then kill him?" Qingxia said anxiously.
"Exactly... It's time to think of a foolproof plan..."Ziying paced the trail.
After a while, Ziying had a clever plan, and then called the attendant Pang Feng. Pang Feng was originally the helper sent by Wu Shuyuan to Zheng Shijie to track down the culprit, but Zheng Shijie failed to catch the murderer for a long time, Wu Shuyuan was unhappy, and now it happened that Xiao Mei was suffering from hysteria, so Pang Feng was arranged to guard Ziying.
When Wu Shuyuan left the Assassin's Mansion, she specially told Pang Feng Haosheng to protect the safety of Ziying and Xiao Wei, and obey Ziying's orders. Pang Feng is loyal and upright, and he has always respected and appreciated Ziying, and he has been diligent and diligent in guarding the guards in recent days, and he is a trustworthy person.
"Leader Pang, as soon as the city gate opens tomorrow morning, you will go out from the south gate with Qingxia, remember what I said." Ziying instructed.
"If you obey the order, you will not live up to the trust of the county lord!" Pang Feng's eyes were piercing, and he didn't ask more suspiciously.
As soon as the city gate opened the next day, Pang Feng led a team of men and horses to run from the south of the city, among which there was Qingxia, wearing a military uniform, holding the reins tightly with both hands, and his heart was uneasy.
When a cadre of people arrived at the city gate, they were stopped by the soldiers for inspection, and the guards at the city gates around the city gate had been ordered by Zheng Xiaoqiao to strictly check the pedestrians entering and exiting, but fortunately, this situation was already expected by Ziying.
After checking it out, the leader lazily asked, "Where are you going?" Pang Feng replied with a cold brow, "The old lady called, where are you going?" The pawn smiled, "It turned out that I was going to Jingtai Temple~ I don't know why the old lady summoned the attendant?" ”
Pang Feng's eyes were furious when he heard this, and he scolded, "Bastard thing! Do you dare to ask about the old lady?! Do you want me to take you with you and ask you in front of the old lady?! When the pawn heard this, his face turned blue and his face was timid, "The adult is angry, but the small one just asks casually... Adults, please, please..."
The soldiers hurriedly got out of the way, and Pang Feng and his men galloped away.
However, it was said that Zheng Xiaoqiao's fake letter to Yang Xi in the name of Qingxia mentioned the place and time of the appointment, which was the beginning of today, leaving the mountain to listen to the Buddha Forest to meet.
Listen to the Buddha Forest is located in the back mountain of Jingtai Temple, the grass and trees are verdant, quiet and elegant, because the chanting of the Buddha in the temple often echoes in which it is endless, and the name of the Buddha Forest is heard.
Zheng Xiaoqiao originally planned to lure Yang Xi into listening to the Buddha Forest in the dead of night, but she clearly knew that Jingtai Temple had strict rules, and if they met at night, it might arouse suspicion, so they set the time of meeting at the right time to dispel all kinds of suspicions and concerns that might arise in Yang Xi's heart.
However, it was said that Pang Feng and his party had just come out of the city gate, and a guard followed and rode to the city gate, and the guards were sent by Zheng Xiaoqiao to inspect the order, and the guards of the city greeted them with a smile and respect.
Seeing this, the leading pawn hurriedly trotted a few steps to meet the horse, but before he could speak, he was reprimanded by the guard: "Who is the man and horse who went out of the city?" The pawn replied, "Oh, it's the Pang squire." The guard asked, "What is the matter?" The pawn replied, "This... Pang Shiling only said that it was summoned by the old lady..."The pawn said tremblingly.
"Madame repeats the order! You must not be careless! The guard said that he would leave and go straight back to the Assassin's Mansion to report.
"A bunch of idiots! Jingtai Temple is located in the north direction, walking from the north gate is naturally closer, since Pang Feng is in a hurry to rush to Jingtai Temple, but why do you go out from the south city gate?! Zheng Xiaoqiao's face turned gloomy when he heard this, and he scolded angrily.
After thinking about it for a while, Zheng Xiaoqiao frowned and wrote a brief letter, and ordered the guards to send it to Zhu An immediately. However, he said that Zhu An and the others had left the northern city, but they did not go far, and the guards arrived quickly to hand over the letter to Zhu An.
Zhu An saw that Jane believed in comprehending the gods, and then ordered a group of guards to change into black clothes, tie scarves, and divide the men and horses into two groups, one group ambushed on the road leading to Jingtai Temple, and the other group followed him and galloped towards Jingtai Temple.
When he was about to arrive at Jingtai Temple, Zhu An ordered a person to rush to the temple to report, and then led the rest of the people to quietly touch in and listen to the Buddha Forest to investigate the ambush, waiting for the opportunity to move.
The guard who reported falsely told Yang Xi that Ziying and Qingxia were waiting in the forest, and they wanted to meet as soon as possible, but Yang Xi was overjoyed when he heard it, and bluntly said that he would go later. The guards saw that she was anxious, so they left the temple and entered the forest on the grounds of return, and told Zhu An about the situation, and Zhu An was secretly happy in his heart.
However, it was said that after Zhu An distributed the men and horses to leave, it was not easy for Pang Feng and his party to meet the black-clothed guards who had been ambushed, and fought fiercely back and forth, with casualties on both sides.
Under the fierce confrontation, Pang Feng broke out of the siege and asked Qingxia to go first, and Qingxia had to leave first, leaving Pang Feng and a group of guards to fight to the death.
After rushing to the temple to inquire repeatedly, Qingxia only knew that Yangxi had left the temple to listen to the Buddha Forest, and Qingxia, who suddenly felt that something was wrong, hurriedly ran towards the back mountain.
"Yangxi!" Qingxia staggered and shouted Yangxi's name loudly.
Half an hour later, Yang Xi, who was walking in front with a happy face, vaguely heard someone calling her, but when she looked back, there was no one, she thought it was an auditory hallucination and didn't care, just walked with a boring head, and the front was listening to Folin. However, the call became louder and louder, and Yang Xi searched for the first room again, and finally saw Qingxia waving at her death not far away.
"Qingxia! Good sister! Yang Xi couldn't help but be overjoyed, and turned around and walked towards Qingxia.
At this moment, five or six black-clothed people suddenly appeared in the forest, rushing to chase after them with swords, Qingxia shouted in shock when she saw this, and Yang Xi seemed to be overjoyed, only Ah Mei who had not been seen for a long time in her eyes, and only heard the melodious Buddha sound in her ears.
Zhu An and the others had already ambushed Yangxi and waited for Yangxi to enter the forest, and then poisoned him after his identity was confirmed, but he accidentally heard Qingxia's shout, so he concluded that the female monk who was going to enter the forest was Yangxi, so he quietly ordered to chase and kill Yangxi who turned around and retreated.
Seeing that the man in black was about to catch up, the panicked Qingxia was also frightened and incoherent for a while, and her steps staggered, but Yang Xi, who had not yet sensed the danger, still had a smile on her face.
"Sister! Get out of the way! Qingxia shouted with all her strength.
After seeing Qingxia's unusually panicked expression, Yang Xi suddenly woke up, and when he looked back, the man in black had jumped behind him, and a bright long sword stabbed at him.
Suddenly, the man in black who was killed in front was pierced through the chest by a sharp sword flying from nowhere, turned over and fell, and the rest of the people looked around in shock when they saw this.
"Bold fanatic! Hugh hurts the innocent! Pang Feng led the only two remaining guards to hurry over. The right person Pang Feng and others fought fiercely with another group of black-clothed people, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.
Zhu An, who was hiding in the shadows and watching, didn't want to stop there, so he ordered more than ten people to kill him, and the few panicked black-clothed people who rushed in front did not dare to retreat, and raised their swords to assassinate them again in response to the shout.
For a while, Pang Feng and several black-clothed people fought again, swords and swords, killing the leaves and flesh flying. Qingxia and Yangxi took advantage of the chaos to escape, and stopped when they fled to a small slope, and the sisters couldn't help but cry when they looked at each other.
After talking about the cause and effect, Yang Xi couldn't help but regret it, "I didn't expect it to be so difficult for me to meet my sister... How many innocent lives and sins have been taken now... Sin..."Closed his eyes and burst into tears.
"Sister, don't say that, this is all a catastrophe caused by Qingxia's negligence..."Qingxia wiped her tears and said.
Yang Xi listened to the sound of chanting and was silent for a while, and then turned to look at the sacred Jingtai Temple and said, "Today's catastrophe, the disciple has just realized what is abandonment, what is Buddha, and what is emptiness..."
"Jingtai Temple is no longer a place to stay for a long time, where does Sister want to go?" Qingxia said worriedly.
"Where you go to the Buddha is where you have peace of mind... Sister, you and me... I am destined to see you again in this life..."After that, he went away without shedding a single tear.
Qingxia looked at Yangxi's 'resolute and ruthless' figure and hid her face and sobbed, and after calling a few sisters, she was reluctant to leave, and hurriedly ran to Tingfolin.
Pang Feng and Zhu An and others fought fiercely for more than 100 times, the two guards had died under the sword, Pang Feng was also seriously injured and covered his arms and bloody mouths, and dozens of black-clothed people surrounded him again.
"Shuyuan Niangniang has sent troops to kill you and others! Wait for the thieves to stop! Seeing this, Qingxia said boldly.
The people in black are all dressed as guards, hearing Qingxia say this, their hearts and hairs looked at each other in a daze, Zhu An Si Yang Xi has fled today, and Pang Feng is very strong in martial arts, it is extremely difficult to deal with, if it is delayed for another time, there may be other variables, and then he led the guards to retreat to the listening forest.
After Zhu An and the others disappeared, Qingxia hurriedly helped Pang Feng towards Jingtai Temple.