After a fierce battle, Lao Cai gradually lost his support. A few wounds were added to his body. Blood stained his clothes red, but his eyes were still firm, and his moves were not slackened at all.
Seeing that he was so tenacious, the secret guards couldn't help but feel a little anxious. The offensive became more and more fierce, and all the moves were heading towards the deadly point.
Just as Lao Cai was dodging a sharp palm wind, he suddenly tripped by a stone under his feet and his body shook.
Seeing this, the secret guards showed a hint of joy in their eyes. They grabbed the fleeting flaw and stabbed Lao Cai at the same time.
Under such circumstances, Lao Cai had to tell the truth. There was indeed someone who came to look for herbs. He had originally controlled him, but he never thought that his daughter would be controlled by the other party.
He said tremblingly: "That person may be what you found, and now I will take you there."
After hearing this, a secret guard said disdainfully: "Aren't you enough to cooperate like this? You can save yourself the pain of flesh and blood."
Soon, I arrived at a cave.
Lao Cai stopped, pointed inside, and his voice trembled: "He... is inside, and my daughter is there too."
The secret guards immediately dispersed and surrounded the entrance of the cave.
They rushed in, their eyes full of excitement and joy, and they finally met the Prime Minister.
Before he could stand firm, he knelt down to pay his respects. The head guard showed guilty expression on his face and said anxiously: "Master, I am late, and I have not received your permission, so I came here rashly. I deserve to die. I beg the Prime Minister to forgive me!"
Xi Yu looked at these loyal subordinates and his tense expression finally relaxed. A smile of relief appeared on his face. He smiled and waved his hand, and said warmly: "It's okay, you are here at the right time, get up quickly."
When the secret guards heard this, they felt warm in their hearts and kowtowed heavily before getting up.
Xi Yu looked upright and quickly informed them of the current situation briefly.
At this moment, Cai Wenshuang took several steps back, and she said in surprise: "Are you really the Prime Minister?"
Her beautiful eyes were full of disbelief. She never expected that the person in front of her would have such a noble and mysterious identity.
Xi Yu nodded slightly, with a calm smile on his face.
Cai Wenshuang opened her mouth slightly, and was stunned for a while before she came to her senses. She bit her lower lip lightly, and her thoughts were surging in her heart.
Originally, she thought he was an ordinary nobleman with extraordinary demeanor, but she didn't expect that it was the prime minister who controlled the storm of the court. For a moment, her eyes looked at the other person with a little more complicated, surprised, and a hint of indescribable awe.
At this moment, Xi Yu asked Lao Cai to come in quickly.
Lao Cai hurriedly stepped into the cave.
Although he knows some martial arts, it is really difficult to display his skills in front of the well-trained secret guards. At this moment, he looked panicked and uneasy as if he had been a thief.
Cai Wenshuang also rushed to his father, his eyes full of worry and anxiety. He pulled his father's arm up and down, and then he breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he was not seriously injured.
Old Cai looked at the secret guards around him, then looked at Xi Yu, and knew in his heart that things were beyond his control.
He stammered his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but his throat was choked by his nervousness.
Xi Yu's eyes swept over Lao Cai lightly, and his expression was calm and he had a hint of scrutiny.
Lao Cai's body shook slightly.
"Master Prime Minister, the old man was also blinded by lard, so he committed this confused thing. Please forgive me!" As he said that, he was about to kneel down and beg for mercy.
Seeing this, Cai Wenshuang showed a hint of resentment on her face. She pulled the corner of her clothes and said softly: "Prime Minister, although his father is wrong, he is also confused for a moment. Please take it easy."
Xi Yu sneered.
"You will detain me here without any discrimination. What crime should you do?"
Cai Wenshuang also knelt down quickly, with tears in his eyes and kowtowed repeatedly, hoping that the Prime Minister would be able to open his mouth.
Xi Yu looked cold and said, "You father and daughter must be punished. Don't explain everything to me."
Immediately afterwards, Xi Yu asked the secret guard to find a rope to tie the father and daughter together and put it outside.
Lao Cai was so scared that his face was pale and shouted: "Is this going to freeze us to death?"
Xi Yu looked cold and said mercilessly that that was the case.
At this moment, Cai Wenshuang suddenly stopped begging for mercy. She straightened her back and said firmly: "My father and I have committed a death sentence, which is also the punishment we should be punished. But the Prime Minister, the little woman dared to ask, can't we tolerate a trace of pity? Although we have faults, we are not traitors and evil people. What is the difference between the adults' actions and those villains who use any means?"
When Xi Yu heard this, he felt a little shocked and couldn't help but look at the woman in front of him again.
Cai Wenshuang's words were like a sharp blade, piercing straight into his hard and cold heart.
A hint of undetectable shaking flashed in his eyes, but he soon returned to his cold appearance.
Xi Yu was silent for a moment, but finally waved his hand and signaled the secret guard to take action.
But when the secret guard really took action, Xi Yu stopped him again. He frowned slightly and thought to himself: He is not a traitor and evil person, why do you really have the will to freeze the father and daughter to death?
The father and daughter were stunned, not knowing what Xi Yu meant.
I saw Xi Yu's expression slowed down and looked at Lao Cai and said, "If you can go and find this medicine, you can make up for your mistakes."
He turned to Cai Wenshuang and his eyes became cold: "As for you, I will put it here first. If your father seeks medicine without success, don't blame me for being ruthless then."
It seemed as if they had walked away from the gate of hell. The father and daughter had just recovered and had not yet had time to be grateful.
Lao Cai spoke carefully: "Master, I'm not sure what to do with it. That kind of herb may not be here. This road to seeking medicine is probably a lot of obstacles."
After hearing this, Xi Yu's eyes suddenly became cold and he said in a stern tone: "I don't care about these things! Since you know that you have made a big mistake, you should try your best to make up for it. This herb is crucial to me. Don't try to shirk it, hurry up and search!"
"Sir, since that's the case, the old man will try his luck again. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, he will do his best."
After saying that, he dragged his tired body slowly towards the cave, followed by the secret guard who was ordered to monitor.
Xi Yu just asked Cai Wenshuang to get up. After Cai Wenshuang got up, he suddenly remembered something.
In the past, when she chatted with her father, she shyly mentioned that she admired the Prime Minister and even hoped that one day she would marry a big man like the Prime Minister. At that time, she only thought it was a girl's dream, but she did not expect that the Prime Minister was right in front of her now.
Thinking of this, her cheeks suddenly turned red, and it seemed to be burning. She lowered her head slightly, not daring to look directly at Xi Yu, her heart was filled with shyness and embarrassment.
But in a blink of an eye, the feeling of inferiority surged into my heart like a tide, rushing the shyness into pieces.
She knew very well that she was just an ordinary woman in the mountains, with a humble background, and the prime minister was in a high position and controlled the court. The difference between the two was like a mud.
How dare I have any involvement with the Prime Minister?
Thinking of this, her eyes dimmed, and the blush that had just appeared gradually faded away, leaving only a pale and loss. She stood there quietly, as if she was trapped in endless thoughts, and all the noise around her had nothing to do with her.
Xi Yu finally felt much more at ease. He raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, with a little fatigue on his face, and said to the secret guards: "I am really tired today. I want to go and have a rest. You have to take a look at this girl, don't make any mistakes."
After saying that, Xi Yu raised his foot and walked towards the depths of the cave.
On this side, Cai Wenshuang looked at Xi Yu's departure back and looked at the secret guard who was guarding his side with a serious look on his face, feeling mixed feelings.
On Kunlun Mountain, on that day, Qingfeng was anxious to find that the crucial secret book in his room was gone. The secret book carries his martial arts experience and unique skills over the years. Once lost, the consequences will be unimaginable.
So he hurriedly summoned all the disciples and gathered in the martial arts training ground with different expressions.
Qingfeng's eyes swept across each disciple's face, and asked in a serious tone: "The secret book in my room is gone, who have you seen it?"
The disciples on the field looked at each other, then shook their heads and whispered that they had never seen each other before.
Some disciples looked innocent, while others were dodging their eyes, but no one came forward to admit the whereabouts of the secret book.
Qingfeng frowned, and an ominous premonition surged in his heart. He knew that this secret book could not disappear for no reason. Someone must have tampered with it, but everyone present said this, which made him fall into a deadlock for a while and didn't know where to look up the traces of the secret book.
At this time, Mingyue also stood up, frowned slightly, glanced sharply over every disciple present, and said loudly: "Who took it? Come out quickly! This secret book is so important to Master, you all know in your heart. Don't wait until you find it out, it will not be an easy thing at that time!"
However, everyone still shook their heads and insisted that they had never seen the secret book.
At this time, a Taoist priest stood up, frowned slightly, and said with a serious look: "Master, will it have anything to do with Luo Xiaoyu and Xiaohong? After all, they are outsiders. They may become greedy and steal secret books when walking around our Kunlun Mountain on weekdays. And our disciples stay here every day and are bound by the rules of the sect, so it is impossible for them to steal things. Besides, everyone knows everyone's character."
As soon as these words were said, many disciples nodded and agreed, thinking that these words were quite reasonable.
But there were also several disciples who showed hesitation, and they felt that it was not appropriate to speculate outsiders in such unreasonable ways.
After hearing this, Qingfeng pondered slightly. Luo Xiaoyu and Xiaohong were indeed not from the people of our sect, but just because they were outsiders, they decided that the secret book was stolen by them, which seemed a little hasty. But the clueless situation at the moment forced him to take these two people into consideration and wonder whether to ask them carefully.
Mingyue frowned, with a bit of seriousness in her tone, and hurriedly said, "I am just a guest here. We can't be wronged by good people at will. There is no direct evidence to prove that they were stolen by others. It is really inappropriate to label them based on speculation. So I hope everyone will not talk nonsense."
After hearing Mingyue's words, Guanglingzi shrugged slightly, spread his hands and said, "Master, everyone is just guessing, and they are not sure that they did it. But this secret book is thrown out strangely. Let's think about all the situations we can think of, maybe we can find clues. We can't just wait like this."
After hearing the two of them, some of the other disciples felt that Mingyue was right and should not doubt outsiders at will.
Some people think Guanglingzi is right, with more guesses and more paths. For a moment, everyone sticks to their own opinions and discusses. The originally quiet scene becomes noisy, and the whereabouts of the secret book are still a mystery, and the doubts that have enveloped everyone's hearts are getting stronger and stronger.
Finally, Mingyue frowned, raised her hand to press down, and said calmly: "This matter will end here. We can't make a conclusion based on speculation. We must investigate it carefully and find conclusive evidence. Now everyone will disperse first and go all out."
After hearing this, everyone stopped arguing, nodded in response, and then turned around and left one after another.
For a moment, the disciples who had originally gathered together gradually dispersed, and the martial arts training ground returned to its former peace, but the doubts about the loss of secret books were still heavy in everyone's heart. Everyone knew in their hearts that this matter was far from over, and they didn't know what kind of hidden information would be revealed in the future.
After everyone dispersed, Qingfeng asked with a serious look on his face: "What do you think about this?"
Mingyue frowned slightly and lowered her voice and said, "I feel that the person who steals the secret book should be among the disciples."
Qingfeng looked puzzled and hurriedly asked: "Why do you say that? What is your basis?"
Mingyue's eyes became deeper and she said slowly: "When I just summoned everyone, I paid attention to it carefully. Several disciples' eyes were a little wrong. Although they insisted that they had never seen a secret book, their eyes always dodged unconsciously, showing guilt, and their expression was a little panicked, not as calm as usual, so I felt that this matter was not that simple. The person who steals the secret book was probably among us disciples."
After hearing Mingyue's words, Qingfeng couldn't help but fall into deep thought. When he recalled the performance of his disciples just now, it seemed that there were indeed a few people who were strange. He made up his mind to investigate it secretly and never let those who were ill-hearted get away with the law.
Then, Qingfeng couldn't help but sigh, his face full of disappointment and pain, and he slowly said, "Oh, I really didn't expect that the disciples under him had some unclear hands and feet. On weekdays, I and you carefully teach them and teach them all their knowledge. I thought they all had good character and could bear the Kunlun heritage. Who would have thought that someone would do such a thing that failed our trust? It was really chilling."
Mingyue looked at Qingfeng like this, and felt helpless in her heart, and comforted her softly: "Now it is just our guess. There is no real evidence yet. Maybe there is another hidden truth. Let's check it carefully. If there is really someone with misconduct, you must not let go easily."
Qingfeng nodded slightly, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Well, I must find out the truth. I must not let that secret book fall into other places, nor can I tolerate traitors, which will ruin my Kunlun family style."
After Qingfeng and Mingyue came out of seclusion, Luo Xiaoyu and Xiaohong finally no longer had to work hard labor, and once again regained their identity as distinguished guests, and were able to be more comfortable on Kunlun Mountain.
At noon that day, everyone sat together to have a meal, and Luo Xiaoyu and Xiaohong were eating at the same table with several Taoist priests.
Just as I was eating, I heard from the conversation between several Taoist priests that Qingfeng's secret book had lost this incident.
Luo Xiaoyu couldn't help but be slightly surprised, put down the bowls and chopsticks, and asked with curiosity and concern: "Is there such a thing? I think the secret book must be extremely important, but have you found who got it?"
Xiaohong also nodded from the side, with a look of confusion on her face, looking at the Taoist priests, waiting for their response.
Several Taoist priests shook their heads helplessly, and one of them sighed, "Oh, it's not yet. I summoned my disciples to ask, but everyone said they had never seen each other before, and now they have no idea and are worried."
Luo Xiaoyu and Xiaohong looked at each other, and a different feeling surged in their hearts. After all, the secret book was lost during their visit, and they were outsiders, and for a moment, the atmosphere became a little subtle.
And at this moment, a disciple suddenly frowned and looked at Luo Xiaoyu and Xiaohong with a bad look, and said loudly: "You two are also very suspicious. Before you came to visit, such a thing had never happened on Kunlun Mountain. As soon as you came, you lost the secret book. Could this be just a coincidence?"
When Luo Xiaoyu heard this, her face turned red, angry and anxious, and stood up and questioned: "What do you mean by saying this? Just because we are outsiders, we just happened to catch up with this matter, and you can just accuse others of others? We have been doing this kind of stealing thing. When have you ever done such a stealing thing? You have to tell evidence!"
Xiaohong was also very angry and echoed on the side: "That's right, we are here to be a guest, why are you so unreasonable suspicious? It's too much!"
For a moment, the atmosphere at the dinner table became particularly tense, and everyone's eyes turned to this side. Some disciples felt that this was indeed inappropriate, but some thought secretly that they could not get rid of the suspicion. For a moment, everyone had their own thoughts and was in a stalemate.
The Taoist priest waved his hand and said with a serious look on his face: "Don't be angry, two, master will find out the matter. If it really has something to do with you, it will not only be your own business, but also to slander the Prime Minister."
Chapter completed!