Chapter 23: The Old Man (5)
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"I guessed you'd say that. ”
Xiao Xia was not surprised by Nangong Tong's words.
Nangong Tong looked at Xiao Xia and said, "Qingfeng Dao Chief, I sent you to lurk in the Shenji Hall before, but I am really sorry that you were in danger." I don't know what the Shadow Guard is looking for you, but whatever it is, it's never a good thing, and it's not a small thing, right?"
"Yes. Natsu nodded. He believed that Nangong Tong really didn't want to assassinate himself, not only believed in Mingyue's judgment, but also believed in his own judgment, and could lie openly and honestly like this without the slightest flicker in his eyes, which was not something that a family like Nangong Tong could do.
"I don't want to know what they want, I just want to get as far away from these things as possible. Nangong Tong sighed, his voice full of indifference after being disheartened. "But I know that if Miss Mingyue is with you, she will definitely be affected by you. ”
"Yes. Xiao Xia also sighed.
"You should also understand that it is useless to run away. If you tell me that you are leaving, I can arrange it for you at any time. Whether it's a waterway or a 6-way, it's the fastest horse and the fastest boat. Or if you're worried that I'll assassinate you, you go away quietly, and as long as you don't take Miss Mingyue with you, I won't care at all. Because there is simply nowhere to run. Because the person who wants to arrest you is my second uncle, the shadow guard. Nangong Tong's voice was very soft and affirmative. His expression was also very serious and strict. "You probably don't know the power of the Shadow Guard, most people will never see a Shadow Guard in their lifetime, but it is very likely that he has already been with one or many people who belong to the Shadow Guard. The people who help the shadow guard have lived together for a lifetime. After a pause, he added, "Including me." That's why I chose this place to talk to you. ”
"I understand. Natsu nodded. Maybe the number of real shadow guards is not very large, but the forces that belong to this force are definitely very large. Just by looking at the fact that even the largest intelligence distribution office in the rivers and lakes, Hongyan Qingyulou, is also one of the directly subordinate agencies of the Shadow Guard, you can understand how powerful this agency is. This is the root system of the Great Qianchao itself rooted in the rivers and lakes, and they can mobilize all the forces in the open and in the dark, and there are countless masters and capable people in it. This is fundamentally different from the two of them wanted by the Luoshui Gang at that time, so when Xiao Xia knew that the shadow guard was going to arrest him, he didn't leave in a panic, before he had a clear goal. It's useless to run around like a headless fly.
"Of course, the power of the shadow guard does not mean that it is truly omnipotent. At least in Yongzhou, Yunzhou. In the three states of Shuzhou, they can only install some eyeliner at most, and they are far from being able to control it. It's just that now you are in Jingzhou, and it is thousands of miles north to Yongzhou, but Yunzhou and Shuzhou are relatively close. But you should know. That was the territory of the Tang family, and the Tang family's power in those two states was truly omnipotent. Although they are looking for Miss Mingyue, they must now know that the shadow guard wants to arrest you. I've heard them say that there is still a person from the Tang family lurking in the Shenji Hall, but he never showed up, I think he wants to pass the news back. ”
"Hmm. Natsu nodded. There should indeed be another one, but I don't know which one of those craftsmen and incense masters, or which one of those wild Taoists.
"Now that they know that the Shadow Guard is determined to win you. Even if they don't know why, they won't let you go. Now in such a chaotic situation, if you have one more chip in your hand, you can exchange more things in the game, even if you and that Tang Si Shao are best friends, it is useless. In this grand situation, personal feelings have no value. ”
Although he has just learned these concepts, Nangong Tong is not the slightest jerky to use, he is not stupid, and he also has vision, and he has obviously considered these things very clearly in the past two days.
"So as long as you are together, Miss Mingyue will definitely be affected by you. ”
Xiao Xia nodded slowly. The reason why he had expected Nangong Tong to say this was because he had also considered these things. Nangong Tong was not wrong. Immediately, he smiled bitterly again: "Then you mean to let me quietly go to your second uncle alone and throw myself into the net?"
"I didn't say that. Nangong Tong shook his head. After a pause, he seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then said: "Actually, I can tell you everything I know about my second uncle, third uncle, and shadow guard, which will help you somewhat." And if you can't solve the problem you can't face alone, you can also ask the elders to help. I heard my cousin say, doesn't He Jinzhi value you quite a lot? And isn't your master an old friend of Old Man Xu Zhengzhou? Old Man Xu Zhengzhou has a high rank and a deeper cultivation, even my second uncle can't help but sell him a little face. If you go and tell the two of them about the situation, even if you are caught, there will still be room for maneuvering. But if Miss Mingyue was with you before, with her temperament, she would definitely fight with the people who came to arrest you. I'm afraid that the time comes."
"I understand. Natsu nodded. However, when it came to asking for help from the elders of the sect, he really never thought about it. Since he was a teenager, he was used to solving a problem by himself, and even in the current situation, he really didn't want to ask these two Xiushu for help. "Leave my business aside for the time being, what about Miss Mingyue? You said to let me leave quietly, so do you have other arrangements for her?"
"That's natural. Nangong Tong nodded. "But there's one more thing I want to ask you. In the Shenji Hall that day, Tang Jianyu said that the old man of the Tang family wanted to invite Miss Mingyue over. said that there was an old man who wanted to see her, and he could also explain to Miss Mingyue the past she had forgotten before" Nangong Tong looked at Xiao Xia. "You and Miss Mingyue are much more familiar, do you know what these words mean?"
Xiao Xia shook her head slowly. It was precisely because he was too familiar with Mingyue that he felt that the meaning of these words was a little unbelievable. What old people will Mingyue girl have? What will there be about the past that she has forgotten? There is no reason why Mingyue told him that his past would be made up, but there seems to be no need for the people of the Tang family to make up some inexplicable reasons. He has wasted a lot of effort thinking about this question these days, and he has asked Mingyue a few times, but he has not had the slightest clue until now.
Nangong Tong pondered for a moment. also shook his head: "Forget it, I just think it seems to be a little weird, and I shouldn't care about what it is, anyway, I have repaired the book and sent the message to the Pure Land Zen Monastery for the first time." explained that Miss Mingyue was in trouble here, and asked them to send a few monks to pick up Miss Mingyue to take refuge in the Pure Land Monastery. ”
"What did you say?" Xiao Xia was shocked. "You wrote to the Pure Land Monastery?"
Nangong Tong looked at Xiao Xia's appearance and was slightly surprised: "What's the matter? I am repairing my book and asking for help from Miss Mingyue's master, what's so strange about this? Although the Tang family is powerful and vows not to give up if they don't achieve their goals, they shouldn't have thought of rashly provoking the head of the Pure Land Zen Temple." And it seems to involve the life experience of Miss Mingyue, shouldn't you discuss such an important matter with his master?"
"This" Xiao Xia was speechless. It stands to reason that this is indeed the case, but this kindness made Xiao Xia break out in a cold sweat. This fabricated sect is no less dangerous to Mingyue than the Tang Jiabao who insisted on inviting her. Even if it is excessive, the actions of the angry monk that day are enough to illustrate the problem. I heard that the glazed pagoda of the ten relics in the Pure Land Monastery is the treasure of Buddhism in the world, and the more relics of the monks are sent into it. The greater the power of the relic, the Pure Land Zen Monastery openly talked about the Vajra relics of the Chixia monk on Mingyue for the sake of inconvenience, but if you send it to the door yourself, it seems to be a different matter.
At this moment, a maid hurriedly walked up the bamboo path erected on the lake. reported to Nangong Tongyu: "Childe." Outside, there is a master of the Pure Land Zen Temple waiting in the living room, saying that he is the deceased of the bright moon girl. ”
"Just in time. Qingfeng Dao Chief, let's go and meet this master together. Nangong stood up with the same high-five, but then frowned again. "But how did it come so quickly?"
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In the hall, a monk covered in dust and mud, as if he had just been driving in the mud for a day and a night, was sitting there, directly drinking the tea of the Nangong family, which was more precious than gold, from the teapot. It seems that if it weren't for Nangong Tong's early instructions, he would have waited carefully for the master from the Pure Land Zen Academy. This monk may not even be able to enter the door.
This monk is only in his early twenties, with a round head. With round eyes and a round nose, although he is not handsome, he is very cute and cute, and in Xiao Xia's eyes, he can almost be said to be the cutest monk in the world, and he couldn't help but take the lead in greeting: "It turned out to be a monk of the Ten Directions, why did you come here?"
"It turned out to be the Ten Directions Monk of the Pure Land Monastery who had been looking up for a long time. Nangong Tong was also overjoyed. In recent years, this young monk has become more and more famous, and his Buddhist cultivation is far from his peers, and even the emperor has heard of his name and summoned him several times. Coupled with the old relationship with Mingyue, this is really the most suitable candidate.
Before Nangong Tong and Xiao Xia could say anything else, Shifang said to Nangong Tong, who was about to talk to him, "Nangong donor, I have heard for a long time that the chef of the Nangong family is not inferior to the royal chef, and the poor monk has not eaten or drunk for two days and two nights, can you renovate the table vegetarian table to taste?"
Nangong Tong immediately replied: "The master has a request, and he will not allow it." ”
Shifang looked relieved: "It's okay." As soon as the poor monk received the letter from Nangong Gongzi, he saw that it said that someone wanted to be unfavorable to Miss Mingyue, so he hurried over, and he didn't even have time to eat a bite, and he didn't have the mind to turn into a fate along the way. ”
The chef of the Nangong family is not only high, but also very fast, and soon after the order, there will be a flowing vegetarian mat on the table, and Shifang will not forget to chant a sutra first, and then open the dishes and chopsticks to eat. He didn't look rude when he ate, and he didn't seem to be fast, but there was no soup left in the time that each dish was served for only three or four breaths. While eating, he can still praise these dishes: "Delicious, delicious, good, good, this vegetarian fried crystal shrimp is tender and smooth in the mouth, although the poor monk has never eaten the taste of real shrimp, think about it." There is also this eight-treasure pearl, the poor monk still remembers that the last time he ate it was in the palace with his uncle, and it is also this taste, the cook of the Nangong family is really enough to compete with the imperial chef. ”
Nangong smiled at the same time: "That's because when my uncle returned to his hometown, the emperor was afraid that my uncle would not be able to change the taste of the palace after eating the taste in the palace, so he gave my uncle a few imperial chefs." So now all the cooks of my Nangong family are the apprentices and grandchildren of these imperial chefs. ”
"Oh, no wonder. Amitabha, good, good. It seems that the poor monks can have today's mouth blessings, which must be the guidance of the Buddha. Facing the table that had been swept away, Shifang folded his hands and closed his eyes and recited the Buddha's name. He opened his eyes again and said to Nangong Tong: "In order to live up to the deep grace of the Buddha, I wonder if I can ask Nangong Gongzi to renovate this plain seat as it is?"
"Eh?" Nangong Tong's smile couldn't help but stiffen. Of course, it's not that it's reluctant, but this table of vegetarian seats is already the weight of eight people. However, since the Ten Directions Divine Monk opened his mouth, it would be okay to come to ten more tables and a hundred tables, and immediately smiled: "The master is serious, it's just a little food, it's nothing." ”
It didn't take long for a freshly populated table to be completely empty again. Ten directions and ten sides sang a Buddha horn again: "Amitabha, Nangong benefactor, poor monks accept your two tables of vegetarian seats." There is no way to reciprocate, so I can only try my best to clear and resolve some karmic debt obstacles for the donor. In your letter, you only mentioned a rough idea of this matter, only saying that someone wanted to forcibly kidnap Miss Mingyue to meet some old man, I don't know what the details are?"
Nangong Tong glanced at Shifang's unchanged figure with strange eyes. The sum of these two tables of vegetarian mats is almost as large as his body. I don't know where to put it after eating it all like this, is it possible that this Buddhist magic power still has this miraculous effect for the way of eating? But this is all a trivial matter that has nothing to do with the main purpose, and if you don't understand it, you don't have to pay attention to it, so I relayed what Tang Jianyu said to Mingyue in the Shenji Hall that day.
"Miss Mingyue has never talked about her past, it seems that she can't remember it very clearly, with the identity of Tang Jianyu, she shouldn't make up nonsense to deceive people, so I asked Miss Mingyue's teacher to solve this matter. ”
When Shi Fang heard this, he immediately shook his head again and again: "Then Tang Jiabao is so domineering. Even if it was indeed some kind of old friend of the bright moon girl. But since Miss Mingyue can't remember anymore, she doesn't want to see him. That is the fate has ended, and from now on he is a stranger at the end of the world, where can he forcibly take people there like this? Nangong Gongzi, you can rest assured, as long as there are poor monks, you will definitely not let those little sneaky people disturb her. ”
"With the master's words, the biggest stone in my heart can finally be put down. Nangong Tong let out a long sigh of relief, soft enough to be in the seat. Since the Tang Sect has nothing to do with Mingyue, it will not rashly provoke the Pure Land Zen Temple, although the Pure Land Zen Temple rarely participates in the battles of the rivers and lakes, but the weight will never be lighter than any force, and it has the face of the royal emperor, even if it is the shadow guard, it must give in.
Shifang clapped his hands: "Then without further ado, Daochang Xia will please go and bring Miss Mingyue, and we will prepare to go on the road." ”
"Where are you going?" Xiao Xia and Nangong were both stunned.
"Don't hide it from the two of you, the poor monk also has some important things to do in the south, but when he saw that the letter said that he was not worried about the Mingyue girl, he hurried here, and now he is about to rush back to deal with those things. And those things are a little tricky if the poor monk is alone, but with the help of Xia Daochang and Miss Mingyue, the certainty of this completion is much greater. ”
Xiao Xia thought about it, but still shook his head: "I just need Miss Mingyue and the master to go together." I'm in big trouble right now, and I'm afraid I'll hurt you if I'm with you. ”
Shifang spread his hands: "But if Xia Dao doesn't go, how can Miss Mingyue be willing to go?"
"Isn't there a way for this Master of the Ten Directions to persuade Miss Mingyue to go with you?" Xiao Xia has always been very expectant to this little monk Xiao Xia, not to say how deep his skills are, how strong his spells are, but there is a feeling that he can't explain it.
Shifang smiled: "Where is the poor monk what can be done." It's not that Xia Daochang didn't know that when he was in the Heavenly Volcano, it was Xia Daochang who opened his mouth and Mingyue girl left with me, but then when he felt that Xia Daochang was in trouble, he immediately rushed back. ”
"Well, this" Xiao Xia scratched her head, as if it was indeed the same.
"Actually, why should Xia Dao Chang worry. Could it be that the trouble you have now can be as great as the trouble under the Tiantian Volcano? Could it be that the person you are facing is more terrifying than the Sect Master of the Heavenly Fire Sect, more terrifying than that Yuan Shunyi, and more terrifying than the Red Leaf General? Under such circumstances that day, Miss Mingyue did not abandon you, so why do you need to leave Miss Mingyue now? The relationship between Daochang Xia and Miss Mingyue is a great opportunity set by the Buddha, and these mundane things are just ordinary dust waves, so why should you care? If you move your own heart for this, wouldn't it be because of a small loss?" 78o2
Xiao Xia frowned bitterly, these words of the Ten Directions sounded like they didn't make sense, and he also seemed to understand them, thought about it carefully, and suddenly nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'll listen to the words of the Ten Directions Divine Monk." ”
"Huh?" Nangong Tong was stunned. "But Qingfeng Dao Chief, didn't I sue you before, is it possible for you to affect Miss Mingyue like this?"
When Shifang heard this, he immediately smiled: "Nangong Gongzi's words are wrong. If Xia Daochang and Miss Mingyue can be separated, but they cause trouble to Miss Mingyue together, it will be called Lian Lian. But now that Miss Mingyue is unwilling to leave Xia Daochang even if she knows the stakes and possible dangers, it is called being in the same boat. Nangong Gongzi, please rest assured, the poor monk has eaten your two tables of vegetarian seats, and he will definitely do his best to help you keep Miss Mingyue safe, do you think that the poor monk will eat your two tables of vegetarian seats for nothing?"
"This" Nangong Tong thought about it with a smile, and really didn't know how to answer, and in the end, he only smiled bitterly and gave his hand to Shifang. "That's only thanks to the master. (To be continued......)