On the map of Fushan, there are several winding mountain roads, some leading to the grasslands in the north, and some turning a few corners and returning to the plains in the south of the mountain. The trail leading to Hanjian Villa is the longest, connecting several mountains.
The end of the village is Hanjian Villa.
He Qizhou was secretly glad that he didn't rush ahead last night. The map looked simple, but if he really wanted to walk on his own, he would most likely end up on a side road. Now he just had to follow the people in front of him.
Although He Qizhou just wanted to follow the people in front of him quietly, after walking for a long time, he found four more companions behind him. Two of them were guests at the inn yesterday. They fell behind because they took a nap while resting in the mountains at noon.
, happened to see He Qizhou passing by, so they agreed to go together, while the other two people came from the northern mountain road when they passed a three-way intersection.
A father and son were left behind because they were taking a nap. They gave their names as Kong Qing and Kong Shi and said they were from Qingcheng, Zhongjing. They were not greedy to win the beauty back, but they just didn’t want to miss this grand martial arts event and came to see the excitement;
He Qizhou also reported Zhou Qi's name. As for the reason for going to Hanjian Villa, he said that he wanted to try his luck and watch the excitement.
Completely different from the humility of Kong Shi and his son, although the two people on the north side also took the initiative to come closer, they just followed He Qizhou and the four others arrogantly. One of them was young and the other middle-aged. They were all tall and dressed in fox fur.
, which seems a bit out of place in the Yinshan Mountains in September. You don’t need to guess to know that it comes from the north.
The mountain road was narrow, so He Qizhou wanted to clear the way and asked these two guys to go first. Maybe they saw a carriage that was difficult to give way on the mountain road half a mile away, so the two people didn't bother to speed up, so they followed He Qizhou.
He asked a few questions if he had anything to do, but he didn't sign up for his number, and seemed not to take the four people in front of him seriously.
"Hey, do you know if there is a place to stay in the mountains?" The middle-aged man in fox fur asked stiffly.
"I don't know." He Qizhou replied coldly without even turning around.
"I know that there is a large Tianlong Temple about ten miles away. You can spend the night there. I think everyone will go there, so you can just follow us." Kong Qing, who was walking in the front with his son, didn't take it seriously.
He turned around and replied.
The middle-aged Hu Qiu nodded to Kong Qing as a thank you, and then glared fiercely at He Qizhou who was walking in the middle.
"Mr. Zhou, is this your first time taking this road? Just follow me." Perhaps because he noticed that the man in fox fur had a bad look in his eyes, the worldly Kong Qing even smoothed things over for Zhou Qi.
"Then I have to thank Uncle Kong." He Qizhou knew that the other party was doing it for his own good, so he had to thank him. But the troublesome thing was, should he always wear that veil to cover his face? What if there was still strong wind and sand on the road?
Excuse, but after entering the temple, as a grown man, what reason does he have to cover his face with a scarf?
"Young Master, why don't you go to the temple to say hello first? There are so many people in front of you. If you go there late, you may not even be able to find a dining room." The middle-aged Hu Qiu asked sideways to the young man who was still attached.
"Forget it, I'm just here for training. General Linghu doesn't need to bother, as long as he has a place to protect himself from the wind and rain!" The young man looked childish, maybe seventeen or eighteen years old at most, but he had a strong body.
It's a lot bigger than He Qizhou when it's up.
"That's what the young master said." General Linghu said.
"Could it be General Linghuye from Kulun City?" Kong Qing, who was at the front, suddenly stopped and turned around to ask.
"You are——" General Linghu looked at Kong Qing.
"I'm the helmsman of Qingcheng branch of Baiyin Gang, Kong Qing. This is Kong Shi, the dog. I'm going to pay homage to General Linghu and the young prince." Kong Qing pulled his son to dismount, and the two of them bowed to the end with He Qizhou and Luo Yu separated.
The two of them bowed deeply.
"It turns out you are the fourth master of the Salt Gang, no need to be polite, hurry up and hurry up." Ling Huye waved his hand, but the man who was called the young prince didn't even raise his eyelids.
Kong Qing immediately mounted his horse and continued to lead the way. As soon as He Qizhou heard what Kong Qing said about Kulun City, he knew that the young man was the son of Wang Cangying with a different surname, but he didn't know what the role of Ling Huye was.
"I wonder where Mr. Zhou learned from him?" After revealing his identity, Kong Qing began to inquire about Zhou Qi.
"I am the descendant of the Zhongzhou Sect." He Qizhou decided to continue to use the Zhongzhou Sect to hide his identity.
Maybe he felt that this masked man had always been so aloof and arrogant, never saying more than ten words in a sentence. Kong Qing, who was asking for trouble, couldn't ask any more questions, but his heart was full of disdain, even if he was from the Zhongzhou faction in the capital.
Top disciples are just carrying shoes when they arrive at Hanjian Villa. What is there to be proud of?
"Young Master, the Baiyin Gang is known as the Sixth Hall of Qinglong Temple and should not be underestimated." Ling Huye deliberately lagged behind and whispered to the young man beside him.
"Except for Huotang, they are all sneaky people, why bother with them?" The young man looked arrogant and full of disdain.
Ling Huye hurriedly advised: "Young Master, the people in Tutang and Shuitang often speak ill of the prince in front of the emperor, but the more they do this, the less we can despise them!"
"I know." The young man did not want to continue this topic, and obviously did not listen to Ling Huye's advice.
Although the conversation between the two was very soft, it still fell clearly into He Qizhou's ears. He wanted to hear some news about the war in the north, but it was a pity that the two stopped talking.
The big temple Kong Qing mentioned was called Tuli Zhao. It was the largest temple built by the Tianlong Sect in the Yin Mountains. There were five entrances in total. When He Qizhou entered the temple, he found that his worries were unnecessary. The first three entrances to the big temple were all
Arrangements were made for guests to go to Hanjian Villa. Many of them were wearing face coverings as they did not want their identities to be revealed. Furthermore, He Qizhou did not find Yu Wenrui when he first entered the Heavenly King's Palace. Apparently, that guy arrived earlier and moved into a newer room.
The inner Buddhist hall is even a wing room.
The Heavenly King's Hall is quite grand. When He Qizhou and others entered, there were already about ten people occupying good positions on both sides near the statues. He Qizhou and Luo Yu could only make a floor bunk beside the wall. The Kong family's and his son's bunks were close to them.
The large space on the other side of the gate was left to Linghuye and his young master alone.
Perhaps knowing that there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers among those who come to seek marriage, the temple treats everyone who enters the temple very politely. At the right time, it sends two young Zhike monks to offer them food and tea. He Qizhou gestures to Luo Yu to take out a few taels of silver and present them to him.
The monk put his face into the merit box in front of Maitreya Buddha, and the monk who delivered the meal bowed as a thank you.
There were many people, like Kong Qing and his son, who just ate what they ate without taking out half a penny, and the two Zhike monks didn't take it seriously.
The young prince was probably a person who worshiped Buddha. After taking the monk's tea, he winked at Linghuye. Linghuye took out his money bag, then took a piece of gold leaf that weighed at least one or two weights and put it into meritorious deeds.
In the box, two knowledgeable monks recognized the goods and immediately stood side by side and muttered words to the two young princes.
"Amitabha——" The two monks chanted for half a cup of tea. Finally, they bowed and slowly retreated.
The little prince and Ling Huye listened carefully and solemnly until they heard the two men chanting, then they smiled slightly and watched the monk leave.
Not long after, the two men arrived with a middle-aged monk. The man was dressed in red robes, with a red face. The Buddhist hat on top had a high peak, which was different from the other monks.
He was in the shape of a man, holding a huge chanting string in his hand, and said to the two young princes together: "The poor monk is the head of the monastic discipline hall of this temple. I am specially ordered by the abbot to express my gratitude to the two benefactors. Because the Buddhist hall is full, I just
I beg the donor to forgive me for having to make do with you two."
"No interview, sorry to disturb the master." The young prince returned the favor.
Just when He Qizhou was lamenting that money can make all the difference, four more people strode into the Heavenly King's Palace. Behind them, a young novice monk chased them and yelled: "Donor, there is really no room left..."
"Master monk, hurry up and get out of the two rooms. Prepare the good food quickly..." The first person to step in was a middle-aged man, who shouted loudly at the leader who was still paying attention to the little prince.
"Donor, our temple really has no free space. Only the Heavenly King's Hall can accommodate a few people..."
"Stop talking nonsense! Didn't you see who was coming? Go and ask the people living in the wing to move out."
"Dare I ask who the donor is..."
"I am Geng Zun, and this is the governor's son. Hurry up, I'm going to starve to death!"
When He Qizhou heard this name, he seemed to have heard it somewhere. When he looked sideways, the fierce-looking face seemed familiar. When he thought about it carefully, it turned out to be the Qianhu whom he had met at the Yanbang Inn in Xuancheng.
"Young master Lai is here, and I hope you will forgive me for not being able to welcome you from afar. But the guest room is indeed gone, and our temple has never done anything to evict people. I hope you will forgive me. Meals and tea will be served immediately.
Come on, please just stay here for the night."
"What about your abbot? I don't take the governor seriously in our territory of Xizhou? Why, relying on the power of the Tianlong Sect, you don't give me this face?" Geng Zun was used to being domineering, so he brought up someone with a more evil reputation.
The governor is here.
"The abbot is too old to entertain guests," the head abbot replied in a low voice.
"Is Lai Guangcai so proud now?" the young prince interjected lukewarmly.
"He is a popular man in the eyes of the emperor, the official who destroyed Pei's party." Ling Huye's tone became even colder.
"Who?!" Geng Zun immediately turned his head and glared angrily at the person who opened the door on the left side of the door. Behind him, the handsome man with oily hair and pink face also glared angrily at Linghuye.
"Master Lai, let me introduce you. This is the young prince of Kulun City, and this is General Linghuye Linghu." Seeing Linghuye's unkind eyes, Kong Qing, who was sitting on the ground, stood up in a hurry and approached Master Lai and said.
Young Master Lai did not dare to look at each other under the glares of the young prince and Ling Huye. He quickly turned his attention to Kong Qing and asked in confusion: "Isn't King Kulun suppressing bandits?"
Geng Zunze was startled, and hurriedly bowed and said: "It turns out that the young prince and General Linghu are here. I really don't know, and I hope you can forgive me for being disrespectful. After this trip, I respectfully invite you to announce your arrival."
As soon as we visit the city, the governor will definitely entertain you warmly."