The night struggle in Fangling County did not affect Li Zhen's plans, and the next morning, he brought several warriors to Xiao'en Temple, and Di Yan followed him, she did not know the true identity of Master Hongfu.

"Lao Li, there is a lot of trouble in the county, but you came here, is this temple very important?" Di Yan asked puzzled.

Li Zhen smiled slightly, "Just let Lai Junchen and Yang Tingshi fight, we won't participate for the time being, if there is a need, they will come to me, generally speaking, I still like to watch the excitement." ”

Di Yan was still a little worried, she whispered to Li Zhen: "Yang Tingshi and my father have a very good relationship, they were admitted to the Ming Jingke together back then, he often came to my house when I was a child, he was recommended by my father to serve as Fangzhou Assassin, I am very worried that he can't fight Junchen." ”

Li Zhen glanced at Di Yan and saw that her face was full of worry, so he smiled and comforted her: "Don't worry, behind this Yang Thorn History is the Xingtang Society, he will not lose to Lai Junchen, even if he is really in danger, I will not stand idly by, but now is not the time for me to make a move." ”

As the two spoke, they came to the gate of Xiao'en Temple, Li Zhen turned over and dismounted, and said to Di Yan: "Help me keep watch around, if anyone peeps nearby, you notify me immediately." ”

Di Yan nodded, turned back to a few warriors and said, "You guys come with me."

She led a few warriors into a bamboo forest, several people divided labor, set up a guard around the temple, Li Zhen walked up the steps, a monk immediately greeted him, clasped his palms and saluted: "May I ask the donor whether he is here to make a wish or to make incense." ”

"I want to see your abbot, he knows me"

Li Zhen took out his prayer post and handed it to the monk who knew the guest, the monk glanced at the prayer post, his eyelids jumped twice, and hurriedly said: "Please wait"

He turned around and ran into the temple in a panic, and after a while, the monk came out again, his face was much calmer, and he said with a smile: "Commander Li, please come with me."

Li Zhen followed him into the gate, and came to the back to preside over the small courtyard, "Please, the abbot is waiting for the leader." ”

Li Zhen walked into the small courtyard, only to see Master Hongfu holding a bamboo broom, sweeping the fallen leaves in the courtyard, Li Zhen stepped forward and said, "Disturb the master"

Master Hongfu didn't seem to see him, put down the broom, turned around and walked into the meditation room, and Li Zhen also followed, it was the room where Li Xian received him last time.

"You may be seated"

Master Hongfu invited Li Zhen to sit down, and a little monk served them tea, Li Zhen bowed and said, "The last time we met in a hurry, I didn't discuss it with the master in detail, Li Zhen has a lot of things to ask the master." ”

"Is your master in good health?" asked Master Hongfu lightly.

"When we broke up last year, he was not in very good health, and I was worried that he had traveled a long way to the Central Plains, but he insisted on leaving, but not long ago I received news from Master, and he is now fine and living peacefully. ”

"His heart is not at peace."

Master Hongfu's gaze fell on Li Zhen's sword again, Li Zhen understood, untied the sword from his waist, put it on the table and pushed it to him, "This is the master's heirloom, and it should be returned to the original owner."

Master Hongfu took the long sword, gently stroked the scabbard, but returned it to Li Zhen, "Li Jingye is dead, I have nothing to do with him, this sword is a gift from your master, please take it." ”

Li Zhen nodded silently, he pondered for a moment and asked: "I came to the master today, in fact, I want to ask about the Xingtang Society again, Lai Junchen is investigating with all his might, I'm worried-"

"What does Commander Li want to know?" said Master Hongfu with a slight smile.

"I want to know how many members of the Xingtang Society are still in Fangzhou, and whether there is still a latent power of the Xingtang Society. ”

Master Hongfu stretched out four fingers, "At present, there are only four people, I am the only one in Xiao'en Temple, and Jiang Enxin, who is in charge of liaison, and there are two more you should know."

"Is it Yang Tingshi and His Royal Highness the King of Luling?"

Master Hongfu nodded, "Except for the four of us, there is no other strength, and the warriors of the Xingtang Society have withdrawn to Chang'an last winter. ”

"Is Princess Taiping a member of the Xingtang Society?" Li Zhen asked again.

"She's not"

Master Hongfu shook his head slowly, his sharp gaze on Li Zhen, "Why did you ask her?"

"Recently, some people have been using the name of the Xingtang Society to make waves. ”

Li Zhen told the officials of Dali Temple and Lai Junchen about the ambush, and finally said: "When they leave, they will drop a bronze medal of the Xingtang Society, which is obviously a hint of the existence of the Xingtang Society, I want to find out what is the background of this group of mysterious people?"

Master Hongfu's expression also became solemn, he pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "Didn't Commander Li find out that they were actually just pointing? ”

"I can also see that either they don't know the truth about the Xingtang Society, or they don't want to betray the Xingtang Society, I think the former is more likely, but their target is His Royal Highness the King of Luling, and when he finds the Xingtang Society in Fangzhou, His Royal Highness the King of Luling is difficult to get rid of suspicion. ”

"You're right, this group of people is indeed targeting the prince, but why do you suspect that it is Princess Taiping, not the martial arts family or other forces?"

"It won't be a martial artist, Wu Sansi and Lai Junchen themselves are allies, he won't kill people who come to Junchen, the reason why I doubt Princess Taiping, because the people from Taiping Mansion have not appeared so far, although Wu Furong appeared, but she led the internal guard, I have an intuition that Princess Taiping will never stay out of the matter. ”

Master Hongfu smiled slightly, "Commander Li, this is just your speculation, I think Princess Taiping doesn't want King Luling to have an accident, although she has a bad relationship with Princess Wei, but King Luling is her brother after all." ”

"Maybe I have a personal grudge against her, so I always think of her. ”

"In fact, Commander Li doesn't know that there are many forces in the Tang Dynasty, not just those in Luoyang, such as the Xingtang Society, before coming to Fangzhou, did Commander Li know

Li Zhen shook his head, and Master Hongfu smiled again: "Chang'an is also related to the Longhui, which is a symbol of the alliance of the four Guanlong nobles, the Dugu family, the eldest grandson family, the Dou family, and the Yuan family, they have strong financial resources and great influence in the Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Gaozong and the current son moved the capital to Luoyang in order to get rid of their control of the imperial court.

Of course, the Guanlong Society has always supported the Li royal family, the mysterious people can't be them, and the Goguryeo people, after Goguryeo destroyed Goguryeo, hundreds of thousands of people were moved into the Central Plains, and many Goguryeo nobles have been trying to restore the country, and a powerful force has also formed in the Tang Dynasty, as well as the Japanese people-"

Li Zhen, a "Japanese national", was surprised, does Japan also have power in the Tang Dynasty?

Master Hongfu smiled, "Thirty years ago, in the Battle of Baijiangkou, the Tang Army and the Silla Army defeated the Japanese and Baekje coalition forces, although the Japanese surrendered on the surface, but in their bones they were trying to make a comeback, I heard Jiang Enxin say that he encountered the Japanese warriors in Yangzhou a few years ago, and the Japanese warriors were very active in the Tang Dynasty, but Commander Li has not yet encountered it."

Li Zhen didn't speak for a long time, secretly ashamed, he really didn't have enough knowledge, and he only thought about Princess Taiping, but he didn't know that the Tang Dynasty was strong, and he didn't know how many forces lurked in it.

Like the Tubo people he met in Gaochang, as well as the mysteriously missing Tocharian warriors, and even the Khitans and Turks, they all hoped that the Tang Dynasty would fall into chaos so that they could fish in troubled waters.

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps in the courtyard, and Captain Lu Jin reported at the door: "Commander Qiyu, there is an emergency"

Li Zhen stood up and walked out of the room and asked, "What emergency?"

"Lai Junchen left Fangling County early this morning. ”

"Where did he go?" asked Li Zhen again.

"The exact whereabouts of him are unknown, but he left the city through the east gate and took all his men with him. ”

Li Zhen was indeed surprised by Lai Junchen's unexpected departure, he knew that Lai Junchen's character, although cunning and cruel, unscrupulous, but he was extremely resilient, and did everything possible to achieve his goal, although he suffered a setback last night, but he must not think that he would give up, on the contrary, Lai Junchen would not give up.

Thinking of this, Li Zhen immediately went back to the room to say goodbye to Master Hongfu, left the temple and ran in the direction of the county seat.

"Do you think he didn't go far?" asked Li Zhen with a smile.

"From Lan Zhenyu's case, it can be seen that Lai Junchen is not a person who gives up easily, he has nothing to gain in Fangzhou, and he is willing to leave, so I think he will come back. ”

"I've made a lot of progress."

Li Zhen gave a thumbs up and smiled approvingly: "Since following me, my thinking has become clearer and clearer-"

Di Yan saw that there was no warrior behind him, so he punched Li Zhen on the back, and said coquettishly: "Say it clearly, what do you mean by following you? When did I follow you, I." I'm just here to have some fun. ”

Li Zhen hurriedly raised his hand and smiled: "It's me who can't speak accurately, it's me who asked Miss Di for assistance, so it's okay."

"That's pretty much it"

Di Yan glared at him, "Be careful when you speak in the future, I'm good at talking, in case you meet Miss Wang, Miss Zhang or something, it depends on what you have."

Li Zhen didn't dare to say more, but smiled bitterly, Di Yan glanced at him, and then asked with a smile: "Am I not analyzing correctly?"

"Actually, I also think that he is making a false shot and retreating as advance, but I can't be sure what the real purpose of Lai Junchen is. ”

"Then what are we doing in the county seat?" Di Yan asked.

"Seeing Yang Pei, I hope he can understand his dangerous situation and not sit idly by. ”

"Do you think Yang Tingshi will listen to your advice?"

"No," Li Zhen shook his head, "He will definitely not listen to my advice, and he will not listen to a word." ”

Di Yan was even more puzzled, "In that case, what are we going to persuade him to do?"

Li Zhen smiled, but did not answer Di Yan's words, lightly whipped the war horse, and accelerated the speed of the horse to chase after several guards not far in front.

"Wait for me" Di Yan also sped up his horse speed and followed Li Zhen to gallop north.