When he learned that Su Liang was going to Huguo Temple, Ji Xiaoshu immediately said that he wanted to go too, for a very good reason, "My wife has never taken me out to play!"
Gu Ling shook his head, "It's business. You have to go to class, write well, and come back to check."
Ji Xiaoshu turned around and hugged Zheng'er, "Elder brother, please help me beg for mercy!"
"Grandpa Lin is coming. He has to go to class and can't go out to play." Zheng'er said that studying is very important. As a disciple of his master and his wife, it would be embarrassing if he was not good enough.
Lao Mu was taking care of the children at home, and Gu Ling disguised himself as Qi Yan and wanted to go with Su Liang. This time it was "fishing", and the opponent was very strong, so he had to be careful.
Fortunately, Gu Xiaonuan is not so clingy to them now. It's okay for both of them to leave. As long as the time is not too long, she won't cry.
Su Liang fed Gu Xiaonuan one more time and then rode out. Gu Ling followed behind on horseback, carrying a basket with two books in it. These were medical books she had borrowed from the Buddhist Scripture Pavilion of Huguo Temple.
, something interrupted me and I forgot to pay it back. I just remembered it today. It happened to be an honest opportunity.
The two rode horses through the busy market and met Lu Yu and said hello. Lu Yu said that he and Wan Hui would take their young son to Su Mansion to see Zheng'er tomorrow. Although Zheng'er always stayed in Su Mansion in the past,
He also goes home often. Since Ji Xiaoshu came, Zheng'er has stopped going home. He only goes back to see his parents and younger brother every other day, and then leaves soon.
Last time Wanhui also joked that Zheng'er was treating his home as an inn. Zheng'er said that both of them were his homes and he wanted them both.
Arriving at the foot of the mountain of Huguo Temple, Su Liang dismounted and said, "Qi Yan, why don't you wait at the foot of the mountain? I saw the abbot master and returned the book and came down quickly." Su Liang said.
Gu Ling shook his head, "The Marquis told his subordinates to follow the master."
"Okay, let's go." Su Liang said and walked up.
Gu Ling tied up the horse, carried the basket, and followed half a step behind.
"I haven't seen little monk Chengyun for a long time. I wonder how he is doing." Su Liang started chatting with Gu Ling.
Gu Ling said, "There should be nothing wrong with him returning to his original temple. Master will see him when he goes to the north in the future. Perhaps young master Chengyun will come to the capital again. My subordinates remember that he has a close relationship with Zheng'er.
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"Yes, it was me, Gu Ling, and Cheng Yun who rescued Zheng'er together." Su Liang smiled, "In a blink of an eye, two or three years have passed, and I have become a mother, so fast.
That little bastard Gu Nuannuan only pesters me when she's hungry, and pesters her father when she's not hungry."
Gu Ling coughed lightly, "My young master is very smart."
In fact, Su Liang was slandering Gu Xiaonuan, and she deliberately told people who might be following them to make them think that Gu Ling was taking care of the children at home.
Gu Xiaonuan is very clingy, and it is difficult to distinguish between high and low dependence on her parents.
The two of them walked halfway up the mountain, and there was a stone platform with a wide view. Su Liang walked over and overlooked the capital. The originally towering city walls and the magnificent palace became very small when viewed from a high place, like a model.
Since learning about the existence of another time traveler with a portable space, many of Su Liang's original perceptions have also changed. She admitted that before this, although she acted cautiously, she subconsciously thought that the combination of herself and Gu Ling was invincible.
, mainly relying on Gu Ling. Now, she has a great sense of crisis.
After looking at the scenery for a while, the two continued walking up.
"Master, do you miss me? In fact, it is enough for me to come to Huguo Temple to return the book. Master does not need to go there in person." Gu Ling said.
Su Liang shook his head, "I borrowed these two medical books for a long time and forgot to return them. It would be rude if I didn't come in person to apologize to the abbot. The master only agreed to lend them because of Cheng Yun's face."
As he spoke, Su Liang raised his head and looked at the sky, "The weather is not good today."
This was the code word she had agreed with Gu Ling to ask if she had found anyone following her.
Gu Ling replied, "Maybe it will rain."
This means "being targeted".
"Then let's go." Su Liang's eyes quickly passed over the lush pines and cypresses around him without stopping.
But until they entered Huguo Temple, no assassin showed up.
Su Liang whispered, "Maybe wait until I come down the mountain to do it."
Gu Ling nodded slightly, and then followed Su Liang to see the abbot of Huguo Temple.
After returning the book, Su Liang said that he had not been here for some days, but he came today and stopped by the back mountain to see the scenery.
The two of them arrived at the back mountain, and Su Liang walked to the cliff, "I'll sit here for a while, Qi Yan, you go to the dining hall and get some vegetarian food that Gu Ling likes to eat. He will be very busy next time, and we don't have time."
Come here again."
Gu Ling understood and watched Su Liang sit down on a stone, then turned and left.
The surrounding silence only lasted for a moment, and Su Liang realized that someone was coming!
She turned around and saw an old man wearing an iron mask charging towards him with a sword in hand, with murderous intent.
Fortunately, no explosives were used... This was Su Liang's first thought at the moment.
Su Liang knew that she could not defeat these old monsters in terms of martial arts alone, and this person may not be He Wei, because as far as they knew, after the first attempt to assassinate Duanmu Chen failed, there were at least two more people in the group.
Only one person appeared at the moment, and Su Liang took out the nail gun he carried without hesitation and aimed it at the old man's forehead!
Since all of them except He Wei were dead soldiers, Su Liang intuitively thought that the one who came to kill her was not He Wei, but the one who was rescued by He Wei that night. He Wei was a leader, and he would not know how to kill himself until the last moment.
Instead of taking action, let others take the risk.
The old man's eyes were startled and he quickly dodged! Because Su Liang guessed correctly, he was the assassin who escaped that night, and he knew how powerful the weapon in Su Liang's hand was.
Su Liang's eyes were calm, the muzzle of the gun moved down, he pulled the trigger, and shot the old man's right thigh.
The reason why it missed the vital point was because the nails were smeared with poison that would quickly paralyze the body, thus not only subduing the enemy but also leaving one alive.
Su Liang thought that the old man would run away, but unexpectedly, he showed a fierce look in his eyes and continued to rush towards Su Liang, as if he was risking his own life to take Su Liang to see the King of Hell!
Su Liang did not have any disguise today, and it is possible that the old man recognized that Su Liang's appearance was very similar to that of Mo Yan's daughter. If so, he still chose to kill Su Liang, which shows that Gu Ling's previous guess was correct:
These old men with high martial arts skills all have the same purpose of being loyal to Mo Yan, and they do not really have no intention of being completely devoted to Mo Yan.
Su Liang fired again, and the old man fell to the ground very close to her. He tried hard to raise the sword in his hand, but his hand dropped weakly. The long sword fell to the ground, and the tip of the sword was just a few inches away from Su Liang's toes.
Just half an inch missing.
After that, Su Liang ignored the old man who had been knocked down, and was careful around him, waiting for the real target of their trip to appear.
About a quarter of an hour later, Gu Ling came back and shook his head at Su Liang, indicating that no one was around.
Su Liang frowned, leaned over and asked the old man on the ground, "Do you recognize me?"
The old man's body was paralyzed, but his consciousness was still awake. He did not make any special reaction when he heard the words, and just lay silently.
"You have another accomplice, where is he?" Su Liang asked again, even though she knew it would be difficult for her to get the answer.
Sure enough, a corpse soon appeared in front of Su Liang. Today's action cannot be said to be fruitless, but it is definitely not a success.
He Wei is the key figure, and the other dead men are of little significance.
Gu Ling searched the assassin's body and found three signal cigarettes similar to Mrs. Min's. He put them away together with his sword, then dragged the body to the edge of the cliff and kicked it down.
Su Liang watched quietly and then thought of another thing, "Is that huge rock that appeared here really God's will, or was it man-made?" Judging from the time, Mo Yan already knew about her at that time and suspected that she was a time traveler.
Could it be that the stone was made by Mo Yan, with the intention of inciting Duanmu Yi to attack Su Liang, thereby forcing Su Liang to fight back, destroying the originally harmonious relationship between monarch and minister, and further testing her abilities?
Gu Ling shook his head and said he couldn't be sure. But it was worthy of doubt on Mo Yantou.
The two quickly left Huguo Temple and went down the mountain. The horses were still grazing at the foot of the mountain, and they did not encounter any more trouble on the way.
When he got home, Lin Shuzhi had finished teaching his two children and was walking by the lake with Gu Xiaonuan in his arms. The two children were sitting opposite each other by the window, writing seriously.
"Master." Su Liang walked over, and Lin Shuzhi handed Gu Xiaonuan over.
Gu Xiaonuan kissed Su Liang with a smile. Lin Shuzhi asked with a smile, "It's rare to see you go out. Is everything okay?"
Su Liang thought about it. After returning home from pregnancy, she had indeed greatly reduced her going out. After giving birth to her child, she rarely went out.
"It's okay. I had forgotten to return the two books I borrowed from the Buddhist Scripture Pavilion of Huguo Temple. Today I remembered them and sent them over in person, and apologized to the abbot." Su Liang said with a smile.
Lin Shuzhi laughed and said, "No one else is reading the book except you. I think Master won't mind."
Su Liang nodded, "Indeed, Master said he had forgotten it a long time ago."
"Master's wife!" Ji Xiaoshu greeted Su Liang by the window, waving a brush.
The ink on the brush was thrown to Zheng'er's face, and he was speechless, "Xiao Shu! Don't be distracted!"
"Elder brother, I was wrong. I didn't mean it." Ji Xiaoshu found out that he was in trouble and quickly went to wipe Zheng'er's face.
"It's okay, I'll wash it after I finish writing." Zheng'er said.
Ji Xiaoshu chuckled, "Then let's take a shower together then!"
Zheng'er said it was no problem.
Then Ji Xiaoshu was picked up by Gu Ling who came to him at some point and put back to his original position.
"Master, would you like to take a bath with us later?" Ji Xiaoshu invited warmly, "My father used to take me to take a bath with him!"
Gu Ling shook his head, "No. If you don't pay attention, you will be punished by one more word."
Ji Xiaoshu wailed and fell on the table.
After Lin Shuzhi left, Gu Ling changed his clothes and secretly went to Min's house again. Min Rui was still the same, half-dead, and there was still no black mist between his eyebrows.
But Gu Ling believed that this did not mean that Min Rui would not be killed within three days, it only meant that he did not need to be saved.
The Min family accepted Min Rui's sudden stroke very naturally. Firstly, Min Rui was already in poor health and had not yet recovered. Secondly, his wife and daughter had left him and ran away. If he was so anxious that his whole body collapsed, it would be possible.
Such symptoms may occur.
Master Min originally wanted to ask Su Liang or Gu Ling to treat Min Rui, but when he learned of an incident in the palace, Gu Ling suddenly became the regent.
In this way, Old Minister Min thought that Gu Ling would definitely be unable to get away, and he did not dare to ask the regent to be a doctor for the sake of his guilty son, so he still asked the old doctor Gao.
In the past two or three years, Su Liang and Gu Ling had dealt with stroke patients. In addition to Situ Han, the first emperor of Liang Kingdom, they had also been in contact with other doctors, Gao Lao, and they knew them very well.
Therefore, after Dr. Gao checked Min Rui's condition, he felt that he was different from the stroke that Old Duke Qin had had, but more similar to the now deceased Wan Family Patriarch and the still living Supreme Emperor Duanmu Yi.
In this way, Dr. Gao knew clearly: Min Rui's stroke did not occur naturally, and it was most likely related to Gu Ling and Su Liang.
But to Mrs. Gao, this does not mean that there is something wrong with Gu Ling and Su Liang. They are deliberately harming others. It only means that there is something wrong with Min Rui. Even if they do not consider it from the perspective of character and friendship, Gu Ling and Su Liang really want to Killing Min Rui was very simple and there was no need for this method.
Therefore, Dr. Gao did not say that he could cure it, nor did he say that he could not cure it. He only said that he would try his best, then gave Min Rui medicine and an injection, and said he would come back the next day.
Old Minister Min thanked Dr. Gao repeatedly, and when sending Dr. Gao away, he quietly asked him if he knew what was going on in the palace.
Dr. Gao didn't have any special reaction. He just said calmly that there was no summons from the palace and he didn't know about it since he hadn't entered the palace in the past few days.
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it's dark.
Gu Ling did not stay at Min's house. He came back after seeing Min Rui's situation. The palace sent a bunch of memorials that had not yet been approved. Gu Ling finished processing them and had them taken away at noon.
Gu Ling and Su Liang cooked dinner together. While cooking, the two of them continued to sort out the information they had recently learned, using their imaginations to speculate on the origin and purpose of Mo Yan. If they consider it comprehensively, they may guess some facts. , at least mentally prepared.
Before eating, Gu Ling checked the handwriting written by his two apprentices today. Although Ji Xiaoshu was naughty and naughty, he was quite talented in reading and writing, and was no worse than Zheng'er.
"Master, when are we going to catch tadpoles?" Ji Xiaoshu asked.
Gu Ling gave each of them a chicken drumstick and said, "When I have time."
"Then when will master be free?" Ji Xiaoshu asked again.
Gu Ling replied, "Tomorrow."
Ji Xiaoshu became happy, "That's great!"
Su Liang thought to herself, tomorrow after tomorrow, Gu Ling must be lying to the child...
That night, Gu Ling left home again around midnight and went to Min Mansion. After finding that there was no movement, he went to the palace.
Duanmu Chen was so bored in the library that he couldn't light a lamp at night for fear of attracting enemies. When he was sleeping alone, he suddenly saw a dark shadow beside the bed, and he was immediately shocked, "Who is it?"
"Me." Gu Ling said.
Duanmu Chen sat up and patted his chest, "Gu, can you stop being so scary?"
"Please come here, Your Majesty." Gu Ling said, turning around and walking towards the window.
Duanmu Chen was a little confused, but he quickly put on his shoes and got out of bed, walked to Gu Ling and looked outside, "What's wrong? Don't tell me that you predicted that there would be an explosion elsewhere in the palace."
However, Gu Ling withdrew his gaze and looked at Duanmu Chen's eyebrows through the moonlight outside the window. The black fog disappeared. Does this mean that He Wei has temporarily given up on killing Su Liang and left the capital?
"What are you looking at?" Duanmu Chen felt strange, "Are you telling me my fortune?" Now in front of Gu Ling, he switched between "I" and "I" at will, and he no longer cared about it.
Gu Ling nodded, "The emperor can live a long life."
Duanmu Chen rolled his eyes, "You've been really talkative lately...Does Su Liang know you're like this?"
"She likes me like this." Gu Ling said. It's a good thing that the dark fog between Duanmu Chen's eyebrows has disappeared.
Duanmu Chen sighed, "I still can't leave the library?"
"Wait a moment. There are so many books, the emperor can read them slowly," Gu Ling said.
Duanmu Chen hummed, "You might as well become the emperor."
Gu Ling shook his head, "I'm too tired. I won't have time to spend time with Su Liang and Nuan Nuan."
Duanmu Chen: ...I couldn't figure out for a moment whether he was using Gu Ling or Gu Ling was using him?
Gu Ling guessed what Duanmu Chen was thinking, and said four words calmly, "Happy cooperation."
It is said that no one is a tool person... Duanmu Chen wants the throne, and Gu Ling wants freedom. They each get what they need. After a long period of running-in, they have reached a state of tacit understanding.
After seeing Duanmu Chen, Gu Ling left the palace and went home. He saw the lights on the first floor of Yuanming Pavilion. When he entered the door, he saw Lin Bojun coming and talking to Su Liang.
"Second brother Lin has discovered something." Su Liang said to Gu Ling, "Follow him and go outside the city to have a look. It may be the lair where He Wei has been hiding recently."
From the first assassination, Gu Ling asked Lin Bojun to arrange for people to conduct overt searches and secretly investigate recent outsiders and vacant houses in the capital, but nothing was gained.
Yesterday, Gu Ling asked Lin Bojun to move the search outside the city, focus on valleys, caves and other places, and expand the scope, but be careful.
Lin Bojun knew that he was looking for the hideout of the assassins, so he made careful arrangements inside and outside the capital.
Until tonight, I finally found a place that matched Gu Ling's description.
"There are traces of explosions over there." Su Liang said. But because of its hidden location, no one had discovered it before.
"There is no one, there is blood." Lin Bojun added.
Su Liang added, "It would be great if He Wei accidentally blew himself up while making explosives." After all, He Wei never went to the palace to find Duanmu Chen, nor did he find Min Rui.
He didn't show up to kill Su Liang today. There was something abnormal after all.
Gu Ling asked Su Liang to wait at home, and he followed Lin Bojun out of the city to the newly discovered place.
It is not near Wangxiang Mountain, because at the foot of Wangxiang Mountain is the city guard camp, which is easily exposed. It is in a mountain range farther away from the capital.
When Gu Ling arrived at the place, the soldiers held torches, and he saw a cave on the stone wall.
The entrance to the cave was black and showed signs of being burned.
Lin Bojun asked Gu Ling to look at a tree outside the cave. There were dried blood stains on the trunk and some traces on the ground. Based on this, it was speculated that an injured person had sat with his back against the tree and left blood stains on the tree.
superior.
"They should have gone that way." Lin Bojun pointed to the dark woods, "I found sporadic blood stains inside."
Gu Ling checked outside the cave and felt that Su Liang might have guessed correctly. Except for He Wei, all the people who had appeared in the group were dead, and the dead people were not injured when they took action.
And He Wei is hiding here, not only to eat, but also to make explosives. He may not light a fire, but he may also light a fire.
Or maybe, after He Wei blew up the palace, he hid here and planned to make a grenade-type weapon to kill Su Liang, but failed and blew himself up? After all, this kind of craft is very complicated, and it must have been Mo Yan who taught him.
It might be made of ink stone. He Wei thought he could do it, but he didn't really know it.
"Xiao Gu?" Lin Bojun patted Gu Ling's shoulder, "What's wrong with you?"
Gu Ling shook his head and looked around again, "Nothing. Ask them to put out all the torches and leave here first. Don't go into the cave. I'll come back to check during the day." If there are any remaining explosives inside, it will be very dangerous. Even if He Wei really
Even if he is injured, he is still a very dangerous existence since he can still escape.
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Gu Ling returned home after sending Lin Bojun back to the palace.
"How's it going?" Su Liang wasn't asleep yet.
Gu Ling hugged her and said, "You may have guessed it right."
Su Liang smiled, "Although I'm not sure, I still think today is a good day."
"Well, let's celebrate." Gu Lingyi pointed out.
Su Liang coughed lightly, "You are not allowed to take a shower when you come back from outside?"
"Wash together." Gu Ling took Su Liang and walked out, leaving only Gu Xiaonuan who was sleeping soundly in the room. There was a master and apprentice next door, so it was not appropriate to make any noise. They also had a yard in the house, and occasionally they would
Go and take a shower and go to bed.
"What if your daughter wakes up?" Su Liang said without stopping. She has really been too tired recently. The crisis is temporarily over, and it is worth relaxing to relieve her fatigue.
Gu Ling said calmly, "She will cry." When she cried, someone from the next door would go over and take care of her.
Su Liang coughed lightly, "Father's love is like a mountain...the body is on a landslide."