Chapter 183 Fayuan Temple

When the three of them returned to Baihezhai, it was completely dark.

　　Xie Xiaogong moved a small stool, held a lantern, and sat under the ancient pine tree at the door to keep watch.

　　When he saw the three of them, he said angrily: "You still know how to come back?"

　　Ziyu's face was expressionless: "I told you earlier that the owner insisted on eating noodles."

　　Seeing Xie Xiaogong's face downcast, Jiang Zhu hooked his lips and put his arms around Ye Anyian's shoulders: "It's my first time in Baiyun Town every year. What's wrong with eating a bowl of noodles?"

　　"Don't use Xiao Zizi as an excuse." The old man snorted, "He's got a body now, and you're still so tormented. If you make any mistakes, I'll beat you to death!"

　　"It's really a mistake. I won't have to do anything for you. I'll whip myself."

　　Xie Xiaogong rolled up his sleeves angrily and rushed over to beat him.

　　"What nonsense are you talking about! Bah, bah, bah! Bad luck!"

"Is this something you can just joke about?! If you keep talking nonsense, old man, I'll poison you and make you mute!"

　　"Obviously you were the one who said it first, don't you make sense?" Jiang Zhu protested.

　　"It is unjust to rely on one's old man and betray one's old man!"

　　He dodged Xie Xiaogong's slap and ran towards the study while shouting.

　　"Shut up! You brat is going to piss me off!"

　　Xie Xiaogong followed closely.

　　The two of them disappeared one after another and disappeared in an instant.

　　Ye Anyian:...

　　Ziyu:...

　　The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

　　"Master and apprentice have not been so noisy for a long time."

　　Ziyu suddenly spoke.

　　Ye Annian glanced at her and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

　　Fortunately, Ziyu didn't want him to say anything, she just said to herself: "Everything will be fine."

　　Then he looked at Ye Anyian: "Young Master, let's go in too."

　　"Yeah." Ye Anyian nodded.

　　…

　　On the next day, Zhang Lu was going back to Tianshui Town with Zimo.

　　Ye Anyian packed up the letter and the things he brought for the two children and handed them to them.

　　Zhang Lu assured with confidence: "Don't worry, boss, we will definitely handle this matter properly!"

　　"Thank you both for your hard work." Ye Anyian patted him on the shoulder and watched the two of them go down the mountain.

　　After that, he was completely free and wandered around Baihezhai by himself.

　　The reward order in the capital intensified and even began to spread to the surrounding areas. Many shops in Baihezhai were affected.

　　Jiang Zhu also became busy because of this, and had little time to spend with him during the day.

　　Afraid that he would be bored, I asked a logistics disciple to set up a swing chair on the grape trellis in the courtyard, and also got him some clay and paint so that he could make clay figurines, paint, etc. to pass the time.

　　Ye Anian suddenly lost interest in these things, and went to Qiyun Pavilion next door every day to meet the old man to drink tea, play chess, play with herbs, and chat about various miscellaneous matters in the court.

　　"When he injured Wei Zhihuai and ran away, was Bai Hezhai also affected so much?"

　　After Ye Anyian made a move, he asked Xie Xiaogong, who was thinking about his next move.

　　"That's natural." The old man stroked the beard on his chin.

　　"At that time, he was offered a reward by Prince Dog across the country. Fortunately, he and Ziyu acted out a scene of being expelled from Baihezhai, and the situation was temporarily stabilized. The abbot of Fayuan Temple came forward, and the matter gradually faded away. "

　　"Otherwise, there wouldn't be any Baihezhai at this moment."

　　"I'll go here...ah, hahaha! Old man, I won again."

The sunspots on his hands fell, and Xie Xiaogong's eyes narrowed with laughter: "Little Ye Zi, you have lost more than ten rounds today!"

　　"Senior is so powerful." Ye Anyian curled his lips and boasted casually.

　　"Oh," Xie Xiaogong waved his hand, "It's still fun to play chess with you."

　　Seeing that he was in a good mood, Ye Annian struck while the iron was hot: "After all these years, does Wei Zhihuai still regret having his leg broken by Jiang Zhu?"

　　"It's natural to hold a grudge. If he can't deal with Bai Hezhai, even if he ascends the throne in the future, he may not be able to sit still."

　　"Emperors have always been suspicious. Even those who have the merit of following the dragon will inevitably be settled by the Queen." Ye Annian was not surprised.

　　Unexpectedly, Xie Xiaogong shook his head: "That's not the case. I was entrusted by the old emperor to keep something for him, and Wei Zhihuai tried every means to get it."

　　"Can I ask what it is?" Ye Anyian was a little curious.

　　Xie Xiaogong laughed "haha": "This is my business, old man. Children, don't ask around, or you will lose your head."

　　Ye Anyian:...

　　"As long as we last a month or two and wait until King Huai'an comes back, the things can be handed over," the old man seemed to comfort him, "By then, everything will be over."

　　"Yeah." Ye Anyian nodded and was very sensible and didn't ask any more questions.

　　Jiang Zhu came back at noon to have dinner with Ye Anyian, and then left in a hurry.

　　Ye Anyian ignored him and felt a little sleepy, so he went back to the bedroom to take a nap.

　　When he woke up, Xie Xiaogong was sitting at the table in the cubicle outside, playing with the clay dolls he had made in the past few days.

　　Seeing that he was awake, the old man came over with a smile: "Xiao Zizi, the abbot of Fayuan Temple asked me to come over for tea, shall we come together?"

　　Ye Annian was a little curious when he thought about this person he had heard so often recently, and nodded: "Wait while I change clothes."

　　After a while, an old man and a young man walked out of the gate of Baihezhai and strolled down the mountain.

　　At this time, Jiang Zhu, who was sitting in the small study room of the study and was troubled by the affairs in the study, raised his head from a pile of papers, caught a glimpse of the two people leaving, and sighed.

　　His Nian Nian was just kidnapped by the old man.

　　Today, Fayuan Temple is still very popular. When the two came down the mountain path, a young novice took them and led them straight to a Zen room in the temple.

　　The door was ajar. The little novice monk stepped forward and knocked on the door before retreating. Xie Xiaogong and Ye Anian pushed the door open and went in.

　　The interior is simply decorated, with a small gold-plated Buddha statue, tributes and incense burners on the altar table, and the whole room is filled with the distant scent of sandalwood.

　　On the futon in front of the Buddha statue, an old monk wearing cassocks sat cross-legged, with his back to the door, and he knocked the wooden fish rhythmically in his hand.

　　Hearing the movement at the door, the sound of wooden fish stopped.

　　"The deer are fastened to guard against hunters, and the tea cauldron is filled with tea for the chanting monk. I don't raise deer here, so I can only brew a pot of new tea, and I'm waiting for you two to taste it."

　　"Hey, it seems that Junior Brother Chenjie has got some good tea again." Xie Xiaogong said without any politeness, he pulled Ye Anyian to sit down at the tea table beside him.

　　"Lushan Yunwu," Chen Jie got up from the futon, walked inside and brought out a teapot, "This is what Senior Brother Xie has been thinking about for a long time."

　　He carried the teapot and walked to the tea table and sat down. Seeing the surprised expression on Ye Anian's face, he smiled: "It seems that Senior Brother Xie hasn't spoken to this little donor yet."

"Senior brother Xie, Lao Na, and the current Holy Master are brothers from the same sect. They worshiped together under the sect of Venerable He Gui when they were young."

　　"Exactly," Xie Xiaogong rolled his eyes disdainfully, "If I knew that being a brother with him would result in being plotted by his son of a bitch who killed me that day, I would rather join the Beggar Clan, old man."

　　The current emperor Wei Tingzhou, Xie Xiaogong, and the abbot Chenjie of Fayuan Temple, due to fate when they were young, the three of them successively became disciples of the famous Hegui Venerable in the world.

　　Venerable He Gui was knowledgeable, superb in martial arts, and unmatched in medical skills. When he was young, he was unrivaled in the world. Later, as he grew older, he looked down on some worldly things, so he retired to the mountains and never came out again.

　　Xie Xiaogong and the other three were the disciples of Lord Hegui on the eve of his retirement, and he only had these three disciples in his life.

　　Xie Xiaogong and Abbot Chenjie drank tea and reminisced about the past, chatting about many interesting things about the three of them when they were young. Ye Anyian listened in rapt attention, feeling as if he was listening to a martial arts script.

　　However, I don't know if it was due to pregnancy, but he felt tired after sitting for a while, and his back was a little sore. He wanted to go out for a walk on the pretext of going for a convenience, so Chenjie called the young novice from before to guide him.

　　Fayuan Temple is actually not big. After walking twice, Ye Anian almost figured out the route. Seeing that there were many pilgrims in front of him and the young novice monk was busy, he let him go first, saying that he could find it back.

　　The young novice monk made a Buddhist salute to him and left first, leaving Ye Anyian wandering around alone.

　　Fayuan Temple is located halfway up the Baiyun Mountain. Looking from the top down, you can overlook the Baiyun Town below. The view is wide and the scenery is good.

　　At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind: "It's not easy to meet you."

　　Ye Annian frowned, and when he turned around, he saw Liu Zhuo's face that was so familiar that it disgusted him.

　　"Brother Nian, we are old acquaintances after all. Isn't it a bit unreasonable that you left without saying goodbye last time? Or do you mean that you don't believe me?"

　　Seeing his pretentious look, Ye Annian felt a headache, and suddenly felt that Jiang Zhu's poisonous tongue was sometimes useful.

　　So, he rubbed his temples and said directly: "I'm just annoying you, and I'm very annoyed now."

　　Liu Zhuo:...

　　Suddenly I couldn't answer the question.

　　But he messed up the matter last time. This time he finally got the chance from Wei Zhihuai.

　　"Ahem," Liu Zhuo coughed awkwardly, "I did it for you anyway."

　　"I'm very good now, you don't have to worry about it anymore."

　　Liu Zhuo:...

　　He was so angry that he clenched his fists silently, but when he thought about squatting in Fayuan Temple every day, he quickly adjusted his mentality.

　　"I won't talk about unnecessary gossip. You have been in Baihezhai for so long, so you must be aware of the current situation. If you don't know this, it's fine and you haven't been involved. But now that you know it, I advise you to be careful. After thinking about it, don't fall into the wrong team."

"The old emperor is dead now, and the prince is now in power. If you go against the prince, what will happen to you in the future?"

　　"So?" Ye Annian leaned on the stone railing, raised his eyes and glanced at Liu Zhuo, "Am I on your side, then pack up and leave Baihezhai?"

　　"If that's the case, after I reconcile with Jiang Zhu, Mr. Liu, can you take me and Fu Zai in?"

　　Liu Zhuo was choked by his yin and yang words, and his face froze, but then he said: "It doesn't have to be like this, you stay in Baihezhai well, you only need to help me with one thing."

　　"What's up?"

　　"Look for a box engraved with gold and double dragons. It should be in the White Crane Studio. If you find it, bring it to me quietly."

　　"A box engraved with two dragons." Ye Anian inexplicably thought of what Xie Xiaogong said about the old emperor entrusting him to keep things.

　　"What's in there?" he asked calmly.

　　"It's something very important to the prince." Liu Zhuo said, "Anyway, just bring it to me after you find it."

　　Ye Annian raised his eyebrows: "What good will that do to me?"

　　"When the prince ascends the throne in the future, he will definitely reward you generously and guarantee you and your brother a lifetime of prosperity. Isn't this enough? If you are still reluctant to let go of Jiang Shengwan, the prince has said that he can ignore the grievances with him and let you go. horse."

　　Seeing that Ye Annian remained silent, Liu Zhuo continued: "Brother Nian, you have to think clearly. The poison on Jiang Shengwan was given by the prince, and only the prince has the antidote. If you want to save him, it's best to So you can agree to my terms."

　　"how about you?"

　　"What?" Liu Zhuo was confused by his sudden question.

　　"I did what you said, what benefits will you get?"

　　"call..."

　　Liu Zhuo pinched his eyebrows a little irritably. Ye Anyian was too shrewd and would not give up until he asked everything clearly.

　　"The prince promised me that if this can be done, when he ascends the throne in the future, he will let me be the prime minister for a while."

　　"It's a good deal." Ye Anyian smiled.

　　"So, do you agree or not?" Liu Zhuo asked anxiously.

　　"Do I have any other choice?" Ye Anyian curled his lips, "Let's wait until I find the box first."

　　Hearing what he said, Liu Zhuo's heart finally dropped. He took out a signal tube from his arms and handed it to Ye Anyian.

　　"Then when you find the box, send a signal to me and we will meet at Fayuan Temple the next day. This thing only flashes and makes no sound. Then you can just find a place where there is no one to put it in when it is dark."

　　"Okay." Ye Anyian took the signal tube and put it into his sleeve.

　　"Little Leaf!"

　　"Little Leaf?"

　　Xie Xiaogong's voice came faintly not far away.

　　"Then I'll go back first." Ye Anian said. Without waiting for Liu Zhuo's answer, he turned and walked in the direction of the sound.

　　Liu Zhuo stood there, looking at his leaving figure, raising the corners of his mouth.

　　Finally, his trip was not in vain and he could go back to deliver the work.