Chapter 23 The old friend (5)
"I probably guessed you would say that."
Xiaoxia was not surprised by Nangong Tong's words.
Nangong Tong looked at Xiaoxia and said, "Master Qingfeng, I was so sorry that I sent you to lurk in Shenjitang before, but I put you in danger. I don't know what the Shadow Guard is going to do for you, but no matter what it is, it will never be a good thing or a small thing, right?"
"Yes." Xiao Xia nodded. He believed that Nangong Tong did not have the intention to assassinate him. He not only believed in Mingyue's judgment, but also his own judgment. He could lie openly and honestly without any flashing eyes. It was not something aristocratic family like Nangong Tong could do.
"I don't want to know what they want. I just want to get farther away from these things now." Nangong Tong sighed, his voice full of disheartened indifference. "But I know that if Miss Mingyue was with you, she would definitely be implicated by you."
"Yes." Xiao Xia also sighed.
"You should also understand that escaping is useless. If you told me before, I can arrange it for you at any time. Whether it is water or land, it is the fastest horse and the fastest boat. Or if you are worried that I will assassinate you, you will walk away quietly by yourself. As long as you don't take Miss Mingyue away, I won't care at all. Because there is nowhere to escape. Because the person who wants to capture you is my second uncle and the Shadow Guard." Nangong Tong's voice was very light and certain. His expression was also very serious and serious. "You probably don't know the power of the Shadow Guard. Most people will never see a Shadow Guard in their lifetime, but he is very likely to have lived with one or many people who belong to Shadow Guards. Those who help Shadow Guards work for the Shadow Guards for the rest of their lives." After a pause, he added: "Including me, that's why I chose this place to talk to you."
"I understand." Xiao Xia nodded. Perhaps there are not many real Shadow Guards, but there are definitely many and great powers belonging to this force. Just look at the largest intelligence distribution center in the Jianghu, Red Yan Qingyu Tower, which is also one of the direct agencies of the Shadow Guards, you can understand how powerful the institution is. This is the root system of the Daqian Dynasty itself rooted in the Jianghu. They can mobilize all the powers in the open and secrets, and there are countless masters and capable people in the inner world. This is essentially different from the two of them who wanted him at that time, so when Xiao Xia knew that the Shadow Guards wanted to catch him, she did not panic and left. Before she had a clear goal, it would be useless to run around like a headless fly.
"Of course, the power of the Shadow Guard is not really omnipotent. At least in Yongzhou, Yunzhou and Shuzhou, they can only put some eyeliners at most, which is far from the control. But now you are in Jingzhou now, and it is a long way to go north to Yongzhou, and Yunzhou and Shuzhou are relatively close. But you should know that it is the territory of the Tang family, and the power of the Tang family in those two states is the real omnipotence. Although they are looking for Miss Mingyue, they must know that the Shadow Guard is going to capture you. I heard them say that there is a Tang family lurking in Shenji Hall, but they never show up. I think it's because he wants to pass the news back."
"Yeah." Xiao Xia nodded. There should be another one, but I don't know which one of the craftsmen incense masters or which one of the wild Taoist priests was.
"Since they know that the Shadow Guard is determined to win you. Even if they don't know the reason inside, they will not let you go. In such a chaotic situation, they can exchange more things in the game. Even if you and that young master Tang Si are very close friends, it is useless. In this overall situation, personal feelings have no value at all."
Although he had just learned these concepts, Nangong Tong was not awkward in using them at all. He was not stupid and had a vision. He had obviously considered these things very clearly in the past two days.
"So...as long as you are together, Miss Mingyue will definitely be implicated by you."
Xiao Xia nodded slowly. The reason why he had expected Nangong Tonghui to say this was because he had considered these things as well. Nangong Tong was not wrong. Then he smiled bitterly again: "Then what do you mean is to let me quietly go to your second uncle alone to fall into the trap?"
"I didn't say that." Nangong Tong shook his head. He paused, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and said, "In fact, I can tell you all the situations of my second uncle, third uncle, and shadow guard that I know, which will be of some help to you. And if you can't solve the problems you can't face alone, you can also ask the elders of the master sect to help me. My cousin said, "Don't Master He Jinzhi value you very much? Also, isn't your master an old friend to Mr. Xu Zhengzhou? Mr. Xu Zhengzhou has a high seniority and a deeper cultivation level. Even my second uncle cannot help him with some face. You can write a book to tell them the situation here. Even if you are caught, there is still room for trouble. But if Miss Mingyue was with you before, with her temperament, she would definitely fight with the person who came to catch you. I'm afraid that..."
"I understand." Xiao Xia nodded. However, when it comes to asking for help from the elders of the masters, he really never thought about it. He has been used to solving all problems by himself since he was in his teens. Even in this situation, he really does not want to ask these two books for help. "Let me ignore my affairs for now, what about Miss Mingyue? You said I would let me leave quietly, so do you have other arrangements for her?"
"That's natural." Nangong Tong nodded. "But there is another 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. He said that an old friend wanted to see her and could explain to Miss Mingyue that she had forgotten before..." Nangong Tong looked at Xiaoxia. "You should be much more familiar with Miss Mingyue. Do you know what these words mean?"
Xiao Xia shook his head slowly. It was precisely because he was too familiar with Mingyue that he felt that the meaning of these words was a bit incredible. What old friends would Miss Mingyue have? What kind of past events would be forgotten? The past that Mingyue told him was made up by no reason, but there seemed to be no need for the Tang family to make up some inexplicable reasons. He has squandered a lot of effort to think about this question these days, and has also asked Mingyue several times, but he still has no clue yet.
Nangong Tong pondered for a moment and shook his head: "Forget it, I just feel that it seems a bit strange. What I should care about is not what I should care about... Anyway, I have already compiled a book and sent a message to the Pure Land Zen Temple as soon as possible. This shows that Miss Mingyue was in trouble here, so I asked them to send a few eminent monks to pick Miss Mingyue up to the Pure Land Zen Temple for a while."
"What did you say?" Xiao Xia was shocked. "Have you written a letter to the Pure Land Zen Temple?"
Nangong Tong saw Xiao Xia's appearance and was slightly surprised: "What's wrong? I'm asking for help from Miss Mingyue's sect for help. What's so strange about this? Although the Tang family is powerful and will never give up until they achieve their goals, they shouldn't think of rashly provoking the Pure Land Zen Temple. Moreover, it seems that it involves Miss Mingyue's life experience. Wouldn't such an important matter be discussed with his sect?"
"This..." Xiao Xia was speechless. In theory, the same was true, but this kindness made Xiao Xia sweat. This fabricated master sect was no less dangerous to Mingyue than the Tangjia Castle that forced her to invite her. It was even more difficult. The actions of the Mirage Monk on that day were enough to explain the problem. I heard that the ten-directional relic glazed pagoda in the Pure Land Zen Temple was the most treasure of Buddhist sects in the world. The more relics of the monks were sent into it. The more powerful the relic pagoda, the more the relic of the relic pagoda, the Pure Land Zen Temple openly told the matter of the Vajra relic of the Chixia Monk on Mingyue for the inconvenience of face, but if it was delivered to the door by itself, it seemed like another matter.
At this moment, a maid hurriedly walked from the bamboo path set up on the lake and reported to Nangong Tong: "Young Master, there is a master from the Pure Land Zen Temple waiting in the living room, saying that she was the old friend of Miss Mingyue."
"It's just right. Master Qingfeng, let's go to see this master together." Nangong Tong stood up with a high five, but then frowned again. "But how could it come so quickly?"
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In the hall, a monk covered in dust and muddy, as if he had just been in the mud for a day and a night was sitting there, directly drinking the precious and gold-worthy tea in the Nangong family in a teapot. It seems that if Nangong Tong had not ordered the master to carefully wait for the Pure Land Zen Temple, the monk might not even be able to come in.
This monk is only in his early twenties, with a round head, round eyes, and a round nose. Although he is not handsome, he looks very pleasing and cute. In Xiaoxia's eyes, he is almost the cutest monk in the world. He couldn't help but say hello first: "It turns out to be a monk from the ten directions. Why are you here?"
"It turns out that he is the monk from the Pure Land Zen Temple... I admire him 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 beyond his peers. Even the emperor has summoned him several times after hearing his name. In addition, he has an old age with Mingyue, so this is really a perfect candidate.
Before Nangong Tong and Xiaoxia could speak anything else, Shifang said to Nangong Tong who was about to talk to him: "Nangong donor, I have heard that the chef of the Nangong family is not inferior to the royal chef. I have not eaten or drunk for two days and two nights. Can I quickly clean up the table and taste it?"
Nangong Tong immediately replied: "The master has any request, but he will not agree."
Shifang seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, when I received a letter from Master Nangong, I saw that someone was going to be unfavorable to Miss Mingyue, so I rushed over quickly. I didn't even have time to eat a bite, and I didn't want to beg for alms along the way. Seeing your two expressions, I knew that Miss Mingyue was fine, so I had the heart to eat."
The chef of the Nangong family is not only high-level but also fast. After ordering, he quickly put up a vegetarian cube like running water. He did not forget to recite the scriptures first, and then he put the dishes on the dishes and started to eat. His eating style was not rude, and his speed seemed to be fast, but there was no soup left after only three or four breaths of each dish. While eating, he could still praise these dishes: "It's delicious, good, good, this vegetarian fried crystal shrimp is fresh and smooth. Although I have never eaten the real shrimp, I think it's almost the same. There is also this eight-treasure pearl. I still remember that the last time I ate it was with my master in the palace, and it was also the same. The chef of the Nangong family is indeed enough to be comparable to the imperial chef."
Nangong Tong smiled: "That's because when my uncle retired and returned home, the emperor was afraid that my uncle would get used to the taste in the palace and could not change the taste, so he gave my uncle a few imperial chefs. So now all the chefs in my Nangong family are the disciples of these imperial chefs."
"Oh? No wonder this is it. Amitabha, good, so good. It seems that I can have the blessing of today. "When I look at the Buddha's guidance." At the table that had been swept away, Shilang closed his hands and closed his eyes and recited the Buddha's name. He opened his eyes and said to Nangong Tong: "In order not to live up to the Buddha's grace, I wonder if I can ask Mr. Nangong to clean up the sushi again as it is?"
"Eh?" Nangong Tong couldn't help but froze. Of course, it wasn't that he couldn't bear to let it go, but this table of cereals was already the weight of eight people. However, since the monks from the ten directions spoke, even if they came to ten tables and one hundred tables, it would be no problem. He immediately smiled and said, "Master is so serious, it's just a little food, it's nothing."
Not long after, the table of squats on the table were completely empty again. The Shifang clasped and sang the Buddha's name again: "Amitabha, donor of Nangong, I received your two tables of squats. I can't repay you, 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 general idea about this matter, saying that someone wanted to forcibly abduct Miss Mingyue to meet some old friends. I don't know what the details are?"
Nangong Tong looked at Shifang's unchanging figure with a strange look. The amount of these two tables of cucumbers was almost the same as his body. After eating this, I don't know where to put it. Could it be that this Buddhist magical power and the magical effect of eating? However, these are all the details that have nothing to do with the theme. If you don't understand, you don't have to pay attention to it. So you conveyed everything that Tang Jianyu said to Mingyue in Shenji Hall that day.
"...Miss Mingyue never avoids talking about her past, and she doesn't seem to remember it clearly. As Tang Jianyu's identity, she shouldn't make up for it and deceive people, so I asked someone from Miss Mingyue's sect to solve this problem."
Shifang immediately shook his head repeatedly after hearing this: "The Tangjiabao is so domineering. Even if it is indeed an old friend of Miss Mingyue. But since Miss Mingyue can't remember it, she is unwilling to see him. That is because the fate has ended, and from then on, she will be a stranger in the world. How can she force people to take them there like this? Mr. Nangong, you can rest assured that as long as I am there, those little and sneaky people will not disturb her."
"With this from the master, I can finally let go of the biggest stone in my heart." Nangong Tong let out a long sigh, soft 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 struggles in the martial arts world, its weight will never be lighter than any force, and it has the face of the royal emperor, and even the Shadow Guard will give in.
Shifang clapped his hands: "Then it's not too late, Master Xia, please take Miss Mingyue with him, and we'll prepare to go on the road."
"Where do you go?" Xiao Xia and Nangong Tong were both stunned.
"To be honest, I still have some important things in the south. I just rushed over when I saw what the letter said, but when I was worried about Miss Mingyue said, I was about to rush back to deal with those things. Moreover, if Ms. Wu is alone, it would be a bit tricky. With the help of Master Xia and Ms. Mingyue, the confidence in completing this will be much greater."
Xiao Xia thought about it and shook her head: "Just Miss Mingyue and the Master are all fine. I am in big trouble now. If I am with you, I am afraid that I will implicate you."
Shifang spread his hands: "But if Master Xia doesn't go, how would Miss Mingyue be willing to go?"
"...This... Master Shifang can't persuade Miss Yue to go with you?" He has always been looking forward to this little monk Xiao Xia. It is not that he has a deep skill and strong magic, but that he feels indescribable.
Shifang smiled: "I can't do anything. Master Xia knows that what he said during the Tianhuo Mountain that day, but Master Xia spoke up and left with me. But later when he felt that Master Xia was in trouble, he ran back immediately."
"Well...this..." Xiao Xia scratched her head, it seemed to be true.
"Actually, why should Master Xia be worried? Can you be more troubled than the troubles under Tianhuo Mountain that day? Are you facing more terrifying than the leader of the Tianhuo Sect, more than Yuan Shunyi, and more than the Red Leaf General? Under that circumstances, Miss Mingyue did not abandon you, why do you need to leave Miss Mingyue now? The great opportunity between Master Xia and Miss Mingyue is set by the Buddha. These mere mundane things are just waves in the world, so why should you care? If you touch your own heart for this, wouldn't it be a big loss for the small?" 7802
Xiao Xia frowned and bitterly. The words of Shifang sounded like they were not clear, and he also seemed to understand them. After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to the words of the monks in Shifang."
"Ah?" Nangong Tong was stunned. "But...Master Qingfeng, haven't I told you before that you may implicate Miss Mingyue like this?"
Shifang immediately smiled and said, "Young Master Nangong's words are wrong. If Master Xia and Miss Mingyue can separate but bring trouble to Miss Mingyue together, it will be called implicit. But now, Miss Mingyue is unwilling to leave Master Xia even if she knows the interests and possible dangers, it is called helping her. Mr. Nangong, please rest assured. If I eat these two tables of vegetarian cubes, I will do my best to help you keep Miss Mingyue safe. Do you think I will eat these two tables of vegetarian cubes for free?"
"This...this..." Nangong Tong thought about it with a lot of laughter and tears, but he really didn't know how to answer. In the end, he could only bow to Shifang with a wry smile. "That's all thanks to Master." (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!