Late that night, Xu Zun and his party walked to the barren mountains and found a dilapidated mountain temple to camp and rest.
When he originally designed the ship to explode, Xu Zun deliberately asked Liu Dong to delay the two carriages from boarding the ship. Naturally, he was reluctant to blow them up together.
At this moment, their original team was returning by land by car. In addition to Huo Anu and others and eight guards, there were two more prisoners, namely Ye Hanchen's two apprentices, Zi Jian Feishuang.
Since these two people knew the secret that Xu Zun was not killed in the bombing, Xu Zun had to personally escort them back to Xuanmiao City.
Of course, there was an explosion at Kuhe Wharf. Xu Zun could deceive the Xuanmen rebels, but he could not deceive the court.
Therefore, As Xiuzai and others had already sent a letter to the Imperial Guard to inform the Imperial Household that Xu Zun was still alive, so as to avoid any misunderstanding.
At this moment, two carriages drove into the mountain temple, and everyone was busy lighting a fire to cook. Xu Zun got on the carriage and checked Dai Long's injury.
Dai Long also had a good fortune-telling. The wound bitten by the leopard had been sutured and the bleeding had stopped. However, although his life was saved, he was still weak and unable to speak.
Along the way, Xu Zun arranged him in the carriage, and he was looked after by a guard together with Zhao Yu.
At the same time, the two prisoners were still detained in the carriage.
Without Xu Zun's instructions, Zhao Yu also knew what Xu Zun meant. He must have had a heart-to-heart chat with Zi Jian Feishuang along the way and asked them to reveal more Xuanmen secrets.
"Sir..." In the carriage, Ashuzai said to Xu Zun, "Do you think that Ye Hanchen is right? Is Xuanmen really that powerful to cause chaos in Xuanmiao City? And...if the sky changes, it will be
The sword is pointed at the Holy Emperor and the Holy Queen Mother!"
"Yes," Zhao Yu expressed his worries, "Don't forget that we found so many beautiful girls in Shangyuan City who were brainwashed into assassins!
"They spent so much effort, I feel those girls must be a more important part of them."
"Well..." Xu Zun nodded slightly, "Ye Hanchen doesn't need to tell such a lie. The Xuanmen must take action. I suspect that they may have been dormant in the Holy City for a long time."
"No way?" Ashuzai frowned, "The internal guards have placed their eyes and ears all over the Holy Capital, monitoring all walks of life and every house. If Xuanmen really has control, how deep will the ambush have to be?"
"Anyway," Xu Zundao said, "When we get back, we have to discuss it with Cai Ge leader! This matter cannot be ignored!"
"Yes!" After Ashuzai promised, he opened his mouth three times in a row, but no sound came out.
Looking at his embarrassed look, he seemed to have something to say to Xu Zun, but he didn't dare to say it.
"I know what you want to say," however, Xu Zun opened the car curtain and looked out the window and said, "Please do a good job of heating tonight, I think it's going to rain!"
"Um...Sir..." Ashuzai clasped his fists at Xu Zun, seeming to have finally mustered up the courage.
Xu Zun waved his hand to him and said, "You don't have to say anything. I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I will give you a satisfactory answer!"
"This..." Ashuzai was surprised. He obviously didn't say anything, but Xu Zun seemed to be able to see through him.
"Tsk, tsk..." Zhao Yu seemed to understand what these two people meant, and immediately smacked his lips and frowned, as if he felt that this matter was a bit difficult...
…
Sure enough, as Xu Zun expected, a burst of light snow fell from the sky at midnight, and the light snow quickly turned into freezing rain.
The roof of the mountain temple was incomplete and water was leaking everywhere. The temperature inside the temple dropped sharply. Everyone hurried to a dry place to take shelter from the rain, while the women entered the carriage to rest.
When it was ugly time, two figures, one tall and one short, left the mountain temple in the freezing rain and ran into the woods behind.
"My lord, my lord..." The shorter woman was Tamerlane. She asked the other party with a puzzled look on her face, "What are you going to do? Aren't you afraid of getting sick?"
The taller one was Xu Zun, but after seeing Xu Zun holding Ani's hand tightly and taking her deep into the woods, he said solemnly:
"Ani, let's go! I really have no choice!"
"What?" Ani didn't know what was going on at first, but when she heard Xu Zun let her go, she was even more confused, "What did you say? Let me go? Why?"
"I'm sorry, I broke my promise!" Xu Zun said, "The situation has changed now. We just received important news from Ye Hanchen. Xuanmen is planning a major event in the Holy Capital!"
"Ah?" Ani was surprised, "Xuanmen...Holy Capital? But...why...you want me to leave? Does it matter?"
"What do you think?" Xu Zun explained, "If Xuanmen is just an ordinary traitor, just making small troubles, then I can naturally protect you!
"But now they are pointing their swords at the Imperial Court! They have threatened the safety of the Holy Emperor and the Queen Mother. The internal guards already know that you are from Xuanmen. What do you think will happen to you when I take you back to the Holy Capital?"
"This..." Ani was confused and shook her head helplessly, "So... you want to drive me away?"
"Why don't you understand that I let you go for your own good?" Xu Zun widened his eyes and explained, "If the Queen Mother decrees that you will be thrown into a prison, I will have no way to protect you.
"Let's go! If you don't leave, it will be too late. Didn't you notice the way Ashuzai and those people looked at you?"
"Master Xu," Ani looked at Xu Zun blankly, "Do those words you said to me count? Do you really want me to leave?"
The cold rain washed away Ani's beautiful face, and the girl's eyes were filled with disappointment.
"Yes, this is all I can do!" Xu Zun couldn't bear to look at her, turned around and said emotionally, "Live well, if we are destined in this life, let's meet again in the world! I hope you can remember what I have always wanted from you.
The guy who warms the bed..."
"you……"
Ani was numb and trembling, with tears in her eyes, but the tears were confused by the ice rain and she couldn't tell whether they were rain or tears.
"Okay!" Ani nodded tremblingly and turned around slowly, "I'm going...I'm going..."
After saying that, Ani walked towards the dark woods.
"Wait a minute!" Xu Zun suddenly stopped her, turned around and shouted.
Ani immediately turned her head, with an imperceptible hope in her eyes.
"Ani," Xu Zun stood up straight and said solemnly, "You...you have to stab me before leaving. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain to those guards."
"You..." Ani walked back angrily, raised her sword in front of Xu Zun and said, "What did you say? I stab you with my sword? You are protected by a female ghost. Are you sure that I can stab you with this sword?"
To you!?"
"That's...okay!"
Xu Zun simply grabbed Ani's hand, pulled out her sword, and stabbed his shoulder without hesitation!
"Hey, are you crazy!!?" Ani was shocked and hurriedly opened Xu Zun's wrist and knocked down the sword.
Danglanglang...
As the sword fell to the ground, Ani trembled all over as if she had been electrocuted.
Then, Ani actually threw herself into Xu Zun's arms and said decisively:
"Master Xu, I have decided not to leave," she buried her head on Xu Zun's shoulder, "They say that beauties have the lowest fate, so I want to challenge you!
"If it doesn't succeed, then I'll just accept my fate!"
As a result, after hearing this, Xu Zun was deeply touched and quickly hugged the beauty tightly and said:
"But... I don't have a foolproof plan! You know me, I don't want to do anything I'm not sure about!"
"Master Xu," Ani said without hesitation, "What if I... tell you about Shangyuan City?"
…
The icy rain whipped the trees.
In the dark shadow of the trees, As Xiuzai, Hou Zhen and others looked at each other and put away their swords.
Seeing Xu Zun returning to the mountain temple with Yuanzhou beauty in his arms, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Because once Ani really walks away, they have to be bad guys to stop Ani, and a fight will inevitably happen.
"It's amazing! It's amazing!" Ashuzai was the first to give a thumbs up in the direction where Xu Zun disappeared, "Master Xu is really a god, he can control the little beauty very well!"
"Wrong," Hou Zhen waved his hand and said, "Master Xu is not manipulating that woman, but exchanging true feelings for sincerity. It is indeed worthy of our admiration!"
"Okay, stop talking nonsense!" Another guard reminded, "Go back quickly, otherwise the secret will be exposed..."
Right, right...
Only then did a few people remember their business, and hurriedly took a detour back to the mountain temple...
