Chapter Eighty-Four: The Twin Temples
"The soup is cold."
The fingers holding the porcelain bowl trembled imperceptibly, Xie Lingxu frowned, and suddenly looked up at the king in front of him who said such a sentence......
I was surprised that the former's eyes were very long, and when they were not so serious, they looked like a soft arc, and at this moment, the gaze that stared at them was particularly gentle.
Feeling that he and King You had been staring at each other for a long time, Xie Lingxu suddenly got up, picked up the dishes on the table and said a little unnaturally:
"Ah...... yes, I'll go again...... Hit a bowl. ”
Xie Lingxu turned around and walked a few steps, but was stopped by the person behind him, and seeing that King You's expression was as usual, he said lightly:
"Serve me a bowl for me."
"Huh? Oh......"
The corners of Xie Lingxu's mouth twitched, thinking to himself that he felt that King You was a little abnormal today.
Xie Lingxu, who wanted to have a simple lunch, now held two bowls of soup with an inexplicable face, and met Chu Xiu who cut off his beard and had a hippie smile on his face halfway, the latter pestered himself and nagged for a while before letting Xiao Qixin knock half dead and drag him away, seeing Xiao Qixin, who was carrying Chu Xiu, turned his face, pursed his lips as if he wanted to say something, and then turned his head and left......
How strange is the king of You, Xiao Qixin is not very normal...... Xie Lingxu thought to himself that he had missed some important information during the period of recuperation behind closed doors???
After cleaning the soup in the bowl, Xie Lingxu raised his eyes and saw that Youwang had drunk nearly half of the hot soup, so he sat quietly, as if waiting for himself.
Youwang: "What are you going to do next?" ”
Xie Lingxu: "According to the records on the scroll, I found all the fragments of the jade beads, and I think the secret about the jade beads will gradually emerge. Jie'an Yuanzun didn't tell me anything else, the next step, I want to ...... Go to the Twin Temples. ”
The King nodded, signaling that he agreed with the former's plan.
Xie Lingxu: "Does King You know where the Twin Temples are?" I had planned to go there in a few days to find Elder Qiming. ”
King You's eyes moved slightly, if I don't make it clear to you today, do you plan to disappear from here without saying a word......
"Half a month later, I will go with you at that time."
"Huh?" Xie Lingxu raised his eyebrows in surprise, completely unexpecting that King You, who had been entangled in military affairs all day, would propose to go to the Twin Temples with him.
Looking at the surprised expressions of his predecessors, King You lowered his eyelids and said:
"The matter of the Soul Jade Bead is related to the dispute between the previous dynasty and the underworld, and also related to the disappearance of Lord Si Hu, I must find out what is at stake, and-these things...... relationship with you. ”
I'd like to know what this thing has to do with me.
Since King You has already said so, he has no reason to refuse, and with the help of the former, he can be less dangerous along the way, but ...... If Mu Yun suddenly appears at that time, I don't know if he will have any conflict with King You, after all, two characters with strong martial arts will always have a feeling of disgust with each other, Xie Lingxu recalled his illusion in the medicine mountain, I don't know if it was a portent......
I spent about half a month peacefully...... The warm and cold weather in early spring is quite comfortable, and life is quite moist, there are no bad things and no sudden changes, Xie Lingxu is inexplicably glad that he has not added new injuries for so many days. Everything is as usual, except for Xiao Qixin's somewhat strange behavior, King You seems to have a little more human touch, and ...... Recently, the emperor seems to be a little clingy -
The emperor can appear in his sight almost at any time, and Xie Lingxu feels that he can even smell the different smells in the air when the emperor is there. Recently, I have been tossed by the former in various ways - the emperor who does not learn and has no skills actually let him teach him to write, and he was pulled out by the emperor to watch the night scene at night when the wind was blowing, and he was yelled at by the emperor to read to him in the middle of the night......
The emperor seems to be particularly fond of visiting King You recently, and when he goes to the Yuan Palace to practice, he can also meet the former who has come to inspect it again and again, and then ...... It was Xie Lingxu who was noisy by the emperor to teach him all kinds of swordsmanship, although he didn't know what the latter wanted, and he was also a little annoyed by him, but every time he saw the emperor holding a short sword and working hard, Xie Lingxu always stood aside with his arms crossed and smiled faintly, and he didn't bother to bother with him.
On the eve of the departure time, Xie Lingxu watched King You and the emperor talk a few words from a distance, and then walked straight to him and told him the time of tomorrow's trip.
Seeing King You leave the emperor's bedroom, Xie Lingxu turned his head, only to see that the emperor's expression seemed to be a little bitter, but he didn't say anything, just looked at himself deeply, and secretly got into the futon and lay down without making a noise. Somehow, Xie Lingxu suddenly felt a sense of relief that the child had grown up and sensible, and couldn't help but sigh that the years had passed, and he was really old......
I thought that when I went to the Twin Temple, there would be at least dozens of people with him, but there were only Chu Xiu, Xiao Qixin and Zhao Luo, who were all around him.
Maybe King You felt that this trip should not be too public, and it was not to go to the Twin Temples in blood, and he led a group of people to really fight, so it was the best idea to discuss with Elder Qiming calmly.
According to my own understanding, these people who accompanied him were all excellent kung fu and could take charge on the battlefield, and they were also the right-hand men of King You on weekdays, so it was not strange to walk with them, but ...... What does it mean to let Fang Xun, who was tired of carrying two swords, follow?
Xie Lingxu looked at Fang Xun, who was silently following behind King You all the way with his luggage, and thought to himself that he was probably begging King You to let him follow.
Xie Lingxu, who didn't need to remember the way, followed Chu Xiu and the others all the way to make trouble, and a few days later, he arrived at the inn near the Twin Temples and settled there. King You didn't seem to plan to go in directly, but let everyone stay in the inn first, Xie Lingxu was a little puzzled, and later learned from Chu Xiu that King You seemed to be going to discuss matters with everyone about the Twin Temples tonight.
Could it be that the road ahead is dangerous and unpredictable, and the king of Youwang is going to take a preventive shot, and he will have a meeting at night to discuss...... Sign a life and death certificate, make a will or something?
The door slammed shut, insulating from the biting cold of the night, and the freshly lit fire warmed the air in the room in less than a moment.
King You's face was solemn, as if he was saying to Xie Lingxu alone:
"In a few days, we will be able to enter the Twin Temples."
Chu Xiu tilted his head, hugged his saber and frowned:
"Is it difficult to make it to the Twin Temples?"
Zhao Luo looked heroic and fearless:
"Boss, we can raid in from the place where they are most laxly guarded, I just went to check the enemy's situation, and found that there is hardly anyone moving around the side door to the east."
King You didn't speak, Xiao Qixin on the side teased his bangs and said:
"Lao Zhao, the key is not where to get in, but how we get in."
Zhao Luo: "What? How do I get in...... Walk in, or what? Run in? ”
Xiao Qixin's eyes were speechless:
"I said Lao Zhao, do you know what the Twin Temples are?"
Zhao Luo: "That sounds like this...... It's like a temple where you burn incense and worship Buddha. ”
Xiao Qixin: "It is a temple to worship the Buddha and ask for children." ”
Xie Lingxu was surprised - the Twin Temples, could it be ...... Or do you want to give birth to a pair?
After thinking for a moment, Xie Lingxu let out a sigh and said:
"What do you mean? If you don't want to give birth to a child, you won't let it in? ”
Youwang: "This is the traditional rule of the Twin Temples, and both the people in the temple and the visiting pilgrims firmly believe that if someone violates the rules and has impure thoughts, the gods will be angry with everyone, and the Twin Temples will no longer have their meaning. ”
Xie Lingxu sighed secretly in his heart, what kind of brainless rule-breaking TM is, feudal superstition kills people, but now it will be troublesome, if everyone forcibly breaks in, then it is not only those people in the twin temples who will be offended, but also all the people who come to worship the gods......
It is absolutely impossible to be regarded as an enemy by the common people, and it must be that the king of You is also well aware of this principle before discussing countermeasures at this time.
Zhao Luo: "Or...... We kidnapped a couple and asked them to take us in. ”
Xiao Qixin glanced at Zhao Luo angrily and said:
Or...... We'll pretend to be ourselves, and we'll get in again. ”
Zhao Luo: "You mean, let a person present pretend to be a wife, and a person pretend to be a husband. But...... Who should pretend to be a woman? ”
Everyone's eyes brushed at Xie Lingxu, who was leaning on the wooden table and eating pastries-
With a look of surprise on his face, he put down the half-eaten shortbread, and Xie Lingxu smiled incredulously:
"Me? Why? ”
Chu Xiu: "Do you think Lingxu is ...... Who better fit here than you? ”
Zhao Luo nodded:
"Because Miss Xie is more like you...... Woman. ”
The corners of Xie Lingxu's mouth twitched, and he patted the shoulder of the young man next to him:
"Actually, I think...... Fang Xun is also quite suitable! ”
The named young man's expression changed drastically, and he waved his hand again and again:
"Sister Lingxu...... Sister Lingxu, don't be kidding, I'm ...... I can't. ”
Chu Xiu: "Lingxu, don't embarrass Fang Xun, let's just be a woman here, who will you go if you don't go?" ”
Zhao Luo: "Yes, Miss Xie, you look more alike, it's easier to pretend to be a woman." ”
Xie Lingxu pondered that there seemed to be some truth in the former's words......
Ay...... It seems that he can't shirk it, Xie Lingxu acquiesced to the task of pretending to be a woman pushed to him, and drank a cup of tea to ease his panicked heart at the moment......
Chu Xiu blinked at Xie Lingxu: "Lingxu, who do you think you want to pick to be your husband?" ”
Xiao Qixin: "Only high-ranking families can enter the cabinet and have the opportunity to meet Elder Qiming. Those monks are not stupid or blind, you two are going to fight at first glance, who can believe that you are going to worship Buddha and ask for children? ”
Chu Xiu: "That...... You two go? ”
Xiao Qixin glanced at Xie Lingxu, as if he suddenly remembered something, shook his head and said:
"No, no, no, how can I be with Xiao ...... Solve the girl together, it's not suitable, it's not suitable! ”
Xie Lingxu frowned, and felt that Xiao Qixin was disgusted, or what did he mean......
Chu Xiu: "Lao Xiao, you look very aristocratic at first glance, it's quite suitable, don't say anything, it's decided!" ”
Xiao Qixin still wanted to refute, turned his face to look at Xie Lingxu's unhappy gaze with his arms crossed, and thought that it was really difficult to be a man, so he had to agree with a wry smile......