Following Kang Yanning's instructions, Jiang Yong and Diao Qi led several noble ladies down the stone steps.
It seems that the two earthquakes just now have frightened the people who went up the mountain to worship. Now when I went out, I didn't see anyone along the way. I'm afraid the people have already gone down the mountain.
Kang Yanning took the Liuling Jiedu Pills that could relieve misty smoke, and now she was much more awake. She glanced at Jiang Yong, turned sideways and whispered to Diao Qi, "Have Forsythia suspensa and Angelica dahurica gone down the mountain?"
Jiang Yong knew that this was his young lady who had something to say to Diao Qi, so he slightly distanced himself, led the others, and quickened his pace.
Her voice was not loud, and she only stared at the road ahead. If you didn't listen carefully, she seemed to be talking to herself.
But Kang Yanning turned her body sideways, and Diao Qi knew that she was talking to him.
Seeing Kang Yanning's appearance, Diao Qi also slowed down his pace, seemingly unintentionally, but he gradually walked at the end with Kang Yanning.
After Diao Qi and Kang Yanning distanced themselves from the others, they replied, "According to the lady's instructions, we will send Forsythia and Angelica down the mountain as soon as we enter the temple."
Kang Yanning said "hmm" and then asked, "What do you think of today's events?"
Diao Qi frowned, "Today is... very strange."
Kang Yanning nodded and motioned for him to continue.
Diao Qi continued, "Today there were two major earthquakes. One was the statue of Tu Tu Gong falling, and the other was a sudden and unexpected earthquake outside the temple, and then the iron cage fell from the top."
There was a bit of hesitation in his tone, "These two times should be aimed at us, but... I wonder if it is intentional or a coincidence?"
"If it was deliberate... each step would be too precise."
These words reminded Kang Yanning.
Kang Yanning also murmured, "Yeah... the calculation is a bit too accurate." Then, as if he thought of something, his eyes lit up.
"This technique is rather like..." Kang Yanning swallowed back the rest of the words.
Kang Yanning was even more certain that the third prince had the ability to pull all the links together. There was someone behind the third prince, someone with a method, and a man with a lot of strategy. This kind of plan was obviously the same as the one that framed the Kang family and killed his parents in the previous life.
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Kang Yanning's eyes burst out with strong hatred, and she finally caught him.
Diao Qi didn't know what she was thinking, so he only said his own thoughts: "Is it just a coincidence?"
Kang Yanning figured it out and was no longer in a hurry to go down the mountain. She slowed down, kicked the stones on the roadside, and said in a relaxed tone, "What a coincidence, it's a trap waiting for us to jump."
"Did you see the Tudigong statue when you entered the Tutu Temple? When I entered, I found that the Tudigong statue was top-heavy and it was about to fall on me. There were so many people buying incense, but it was me who bought the incense.
, and asked me to light it on fire so that when the Earth God statue hit me, I would be unable to move."
As he said this, it seemed that Kang Yanning chuckled, "After each link, I had to sigh, what a plan!"
Diao Qi was startled when he heard this. The person behind the scenes planned every step just right. If Kang Yanning's actions were even the slightest deviation, he would not be able to achieve today's consequences. He heard Kang Yanning continue to ask, "Have you found any special people among the crowd?"
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"There are a few people among the common people who are light-handed and seem to know some martial arts. But I saw that they didn't approach you, so I didn't stop you."
"Yes." Kang Yanning frowned when he mentioned this. "According to common sense, whether it's when I'm covered in smoke and unable to move, or when I'm trapped in an iron cage, it's the best time to take action.
Exactly...why, no one showed up."
Diao Qi shook his head, "The princess's words are a bit off. Could it be that the princess has forgotten that Brother Jiang and I are also here. Although you were caught in the smoke and trapped in an iron cage, we will definitely rescue you. Ruona
No one has the ability to hit the target with one hit, nor can he necessarily gain the upper hand."
After Kang Yanning heard this, he fell into deep thought. He seemed to have been prompted to figure something out. "Yes, you are right."
"I know!" Kang Yanning suddenly said, "It's because he is also testing me and testing how many cards I have in my hand."
"That person wasn't sure how many people I would bring with me today, so he had to determine how many people he would use to deal with me. First, let me inhale the smoke, and then get hit by the Earth God statue. I was conscious but unable to dodge. Then my people would come naturally.
help me.
Even if all my people don’t come out, the second wave of iron cages trapping me will inevitably lead to all of my people coming out to rescue me. There can’t be any remaining men.”
Diao Qi heard that it made sense, but he still felt a little confused, "What about the sudden vibration on the top of the mountain in front of the iron cage? Is this also man-made?"
Kang Yanning said meaningfully, "What do you think that vibration is? I'm afraid we won't be able to get down the mountain."
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Yong shouted from the front, "Miss, the way down the mountain is blocked. We can't go down the mountain."
Kang Yanning took Diao Qi and walked down the stone steps down the mountain, three steps at a time.
Before reaching the stone steps, he saw several huge rocks blocking the way up and down the stone steps. Kang Yanning sneered, "They want to surround us here and kill us."
When Jiang Yong heard this, he immediately went on alert and led four of his men to surround several noble ladies.
It is not Kang Yanning's behavior to be passively beaten. No matter what kind of dragnet it is, she will find a way out.
Kang Yanning thought for a few times and said to Uncle Jiang, "Uncle Jiang, take the two of you to protect Puyu and Feiwei and find a place to hide."
Jiang Yong didn't want to say, "Miss..."
Kang Yanning shook his head, "They are here for me. Both of their families should not be underestimated. Those people may also be wary. They are only safe if they are not with me. If they follow me, with the current manpower, they may also be in danger."
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She then paid attention and said, "Uncle Jiang, they are my best friends and closest people. I entrust them to you."
Jiang Yong nodded after hearing this.
"Since they have sealed this place, they must be waiting for me to go back. Let's go, Diao Qi."
After saying this, Kang Yanning turned around and left.
Ling Puyu frowned, a little worried that Kang Yanning was alone. She wanted to ask what was going on, but Ye Feiwei stopped her and shook her head.
Ling Puyu knew that Feiwei was afraid that the defenseless two people would hold back Yanning, so she had no choice but to follow Feiwei's arrangement.
Seeing Kang Yanning leading Diao Qi and the two remaining guards back, Yanqiu glanced at the few people left on the stone steps, thought of the words on the note, bit his lip, turned around and caught up with Kang Yanning.
"Princess...I'm afraid...you are very skilled in martial arts, I want to follow you." As if she was afraid of her rejection, she continued, "I won't drag you down."
"It's up to you, but I don't have time to protect you. You are responsible for your own life and death."
Yan Qiu nodded hurriedly. Seeing that Kang Yanning looked bad, he didn't dare to say anything and just followed Kang Yanning silently.
Kang Yanning turned around and left, gradually distanced herself from several people, and returned to the messy Tutu Temple.
The Tutu Temple was still in the same scene as before leaving. Kang Yanning winked at Diao Qi at the door. Diao Qi immediately became alert and drew out his saber. Kang Yanning also shook the soft bandage around his waist before walking in.
As soon as he entered the door, there was a chilly smell inside. Kang Yanning did not stop, carrying a soft whip, went straight to the collapsed land like the exposed black clothes corner behind, stretched out his hand and whipped a masked man in black clothes
The man in black gauze rolled up.
"Oh, ever since I came to Kyoto, I have been fond of using these unattractive tricks."
Kang Yanning whipped the man in black hard on the neck. Before the man could fight back, he was already rolling on the ground in pain.
Once the first man in black was exposed, there was no need for the others to hide.
Ten or twenty men in black emerged from the darkness and besieged Kang Yanning. The sound of killing could not be heard for a while.
Even Yan Qiu, who was just an ordinary woman, could feel the chilling atmosphere in the temple. Seeing Kang Yanning pull out the assassin with a whip, she became even more convinced that neither of the two parties was easy to mess with.
Yanqiu took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, took a few steps forward and hid in a dark place behind a pillar. From this place, he could see the progress outside by tilting his head.
At this moment, Yan Qiu realized how strong the martial arts guard beside Kang Yanning was. Three or four people surrounded him, but he was not afraid at all.
Kang Yanning was even different from other women. Even though Yanqiu knew that she was King Kang's daughter and had practiced martial arts since she was a child in Yucheng, she never expected that she could be in dangerous situations without falling behind.
Yanqiu was hesitant. Between saving his life and his family, he wanted to choose saving his life.
Just as he was thinking about it, suddenly there was a faint sound behind Yanqiu, and Yanqiu turned around in horror...
An opening was opened in the wall behind the pillar at some point, and it looked like it could accommodate one person going in and out. There was actually a secret passage!
Although the brick at the entrance of the secret passage was opened, no one came out. After a while, Yanqiu found a small paper ball rolling out from inside.
She waited for a while to confirm that there should be no threat.
Yanqiu looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to her. Then she ducked over, took out the small paper ball, held it tightly in her hand, and returned to this hiding place.
She opened the small ball of paper and was slightly startled when she saw the words on it clearly. She clenched the paper in her hand and lowered her eyes.
Here, Kang Yanning discovered that the men in black seemed to be easier to deal with than the constant supply. After a while, more than a dozen men in black were all captured by Diao Qi.
Kang Yanning frowned, I'm afraid it's not that simple.
Suddenly, a figure flashed past from behind the collapsed Tudigong Statue. Kang Yanning caught the figure from the corner of his eye, and it seemed familiar... Kang Yanning turned around and followed him without any hesitation.
Diao Qi was searching the identity of the man in black. When he saw Kang Yanning walking away, he hurriedly followed him. Unexpectedly, at this time, a man in black lying behind him suddenly jumped up and started fighting with Diao Qi. Diao Qiyi
Time was so busy that he couldn't leave. He tried to call Kang Yanning, but Kang Yanning walked too fast and disappeared in a blink of an eye. Diao Qi had no choice but to speed up and deal with the people in front of him.
Kang Yanning could see clearly that the man's clothes were obviously not made of ordinary people's clothes, but rather... of a prince's clothes.
Kang Yanning knew that this might be a new game, but if she didn't enter the tiger's den, she wouldn't be able to catch the tiger's cubs. When she entered the game, it wouldn't be certain who would win.