Chapter 398 Yu Youning, I misjudged you before!

The next morning.

Chu Huaixu arrived early.

The one who arrived earlier than him was Zhai Heming.

When Yu Youning woke up, Zhai Heming was already there.

Just by looking at Zhai Heming's expression, you can tell that he must have not slept all night.

This is normal.

It would be difficult for anyone to accept that a good father suddenly became a monk.

Yu Youning didn't say anything to comfort him.

She knew that at this moment, any words of comfort would be unnecessary.

If you really want to comfort Zhai Heming, you have to rescue his father.

They finished their breakfast in silence and went out together.

When they arrived at the western suburbs, they saw quite a few people kneeling outside the temple.

Some of these people wore coarse linen clothes, while others wore gorgeous brocade robes.

Although they were dressed differently, they all knelt straight with extremely pious expressions.

When he saw these people, Yu Youning's eyebrows began to twitch wildly.

Didn’t a group of people come to become monks yesterday?

Why is there someone kneeling here again so early this morning?

Yu Youning was thinking when he heard Zhai Heming's shocked voice.

"Lord Wang?"

"Master Zheng?"

"Lord Chu!"

"Why are they all here?"

Hearing Zhai Heming's words, Yu Youning subconsciously looked towards him, "Do you know them? Who are these people?"

"They are all officials in the capital!"

As Zhai Heming spoke, his eyes subconsciously looked at Chu Huaixu.

It is normal that Yu Youning does not pay attention to the court and does not know these people.

But it is impossible for Chu Huaixu not to know him.

Yu Youning also looked towards Chu Huaixu, and indeed saw Chu Huaixu nodding solemnly, "He's right, these are all officials from the capital. Although their official positions are different, they all have one characteristic."

"What characteristics?"

"They are all enjoying themselves." Chu Huaixu's voice was a little low. "People like them would never become monks."

Among these people, there are children from wealthy families and children from poor families.

Although they came from different backgrounds, they had one thing in common: they all loved power, gold, silver, and beauty.

It’s not that they are all corrupt officials.

Instead, they will work hard to climb up and strive for a rich and enjoyable life for themselves and their families.

It is impossible for such a person to suddenly see through the world and become a monk.

Before, they still had some doubts about the poisonous insects that Jiang Lingzhou mentioned.

Now, Chu Huaixu can be sure that what Jiang Lingzhou said is absolutely true.

These people are absolutely sick in the brain!

If you are not mentally ill, how could you do such a thing?

Hearing what Zhai Heming and Chu Huaixu said, Huo Qingchen looked strange, "Why did Nianyi choose them?"

If we want more people to become monks, shouldn’t we start with ordinary people?

Once we have enough people at our disposal to tie the hands of the imperial court, we can then plan more.

If you directly choose court officials, you will be noticed by the court early on.

Once it is noticed by the court, it will definitely be dealt with by the court.

Wouldn’t all the efforts that Nian Yixiang had made be wasted?

Hearing Huo Qingchen's puzzled words, Yu Youning expressed his own guess.

"There's only one possibility."

"What's possible?" Huo Qingchen asked hurriedly.

"That is, he has enough confidence that he will not be dealt with by the court."

As Yu Youning spoke, his expression became much more serious.

"Or, you'd better not go in! I'm afraid that if you go in there all right, when you leave, none of you will want to leave and will just become monks. Your life may not be in danger, but your hair may be lost!"

By the end of her speech, the serious expression on Yu Youning's face had dissipated a lot, and she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

When Huo Qingchen heard what Yu Youning said, his eyes widened like copper bells and he quickly hugged his head.

"I can't shave my head!"

He has no interest in being a monk at all!

"Then don't go in!" Yu Youning said with a smile.

But Huo Qingchen shook his head firmly, "No way! I am also responsible for protecting your safety! Besides, these people kneeling here may not have been here before.

They are so far away from here and have never been here before, yet they can still be controlled. This means that it will not be safe even if they leave here.

Since I’m not safe anywhere, I might as well stay with you, Youning! I think staying with you is the safest place.”

Huo Qingchen's frankness made Zhai Heming and Jiang Lingzhou look at him sideways.

Is there really anyone who can be so frank and say such a thing openly?

Unlike the two of them who were shocked, Yu Youning and Chu Huaixu seemed much calmer.

They knew more about what kind of person Huo Qingchen was, so naturally they would not take his words to heart.

Yu Youning looked at Zhai Heming again.

Before Yu Youning could say anything, Zhai Heming spoke first.

"Youning, I must go in and save my father!"

That's his father, he can't just leave it to others, he has to do it himself!

Seeing that he was so determined, Yu Youning said nothing more, "In that case, let's go!"

Several people walked forward, passing those who were kneeling on the ground.

Those adults clearly saw Chu Huaixu, but acted as if they didn't see him.

This would have been completely impossible in the past.

But now, it's happening for real.

This point also makes it more certain that these people really have problems with their brains.

When you enter the temple, you can still smell the scent of sandalwood.

I have smelled the same smell in other temples before.

But for some reason, Yu Youning always felt that the smell he smelled now was a little different from before, as if there was some indescribable stench.

Yu Youning frowned subconsciously.

Nian Yi came over at this time.

"Youning, you're here! Have you figured it out?"

Before Yu Youning could answer, Nian Yi had already looked at Chu Huaixu who was standing beside him.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here too."

"I originally thought that I would go to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in a few days to catch up with the past, but I never expected that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would come here on his own."

Chu Huaixu looked at Nian Yi calmly, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

"We are old acquaintances. We haven't seen each other for many years. Shouldn't we catch up?"

Chu Huaixu did not answer.

Nian Yi didn't seem to care about not getting an answer. He continued, "Your Highness, what do you think of my place?"

"Not very good."

Nian Yi, who had been smiling just now, froze after hearing these words.

"Why do you say that?"

"Since you're asking about my thoughts, what I'm saying is naturally my own feelings. I'm just telling the truth. Why should I ask for a reason?"

Nian looked at Chu Huaixu expressionlessly.

It looked as if he was about to draw his sword at the next moment.

But in the end, Nian Yi did nothing.

Nian Yi's smile only grew brighter. "Since the Crown Prince is here, then please stay! Stay here for a while, and he'll naturally discover the good things about this place."

"What if I don't want to stay?"

"Then it's not up to Your Highness to decide!" Nian Yixiao said firmly, "Besides, hasn't Your Highness always been by Youning's side? Youning wants to stay, but Your Highness doesn't want to?"

Yu Youning had just been listening to the conversation between the two, but after hearing this, he couldn't listen any further.

"When did I say I was staying?"

Nian Yi looked at Yu Youning in surprise, "Youning, what did you say? You're not staying? Didn't your return mean you agreed to my proposal yesterday?"

Yu Youning shook his head firmly, "No! I don't agree with anything! I don't agree with your approach either!

Nian Yi, take my advice and don’t make the same mistake over and over again.

No matter how you control these people, it's not too late to deal with them now!

As long as you let them go, I can pretend that everything that happened before never happened, and I won't let anyone embarrass you!"

Nian Yi did not answer, but just looked at Yu Youning expressionlessly.

After a while, he put his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name.

"Amitabha!"

"I originally thought that you were different from others."

"I didn't expect you to be the same as others."

"I misjudged you before!"

Nian Yi's voice became colder and colder.

Even the look in his eyes when he looked at Yu Youning was filled with coldness.

Being looked at like this by Nian Yi, Yu Youning felt very complicated.

"Nianyi, have you been—"

"I still have things to attend to. If you don't want to stay, you can leave now!"

After saying that, Nian Yi didn't look at Yu Youning again, turned around and left.

Watching Nian Yi enter the main hall, Zhai Heming suddenly became anxious.

"Youning, it doesn't make sense, what should I do?"

Huo Qingchen touched his sword and said, "Since talking won't work, then I can only fight!"

Yu Youning shook her head, "Let's go back first and see if there's any news from mother."

If we want to solve this problem, we must start from the root.

Zhai Heming wanted to say something but stopped himself, but finally followed Yu Youning and the others out.

Only when they were a little further away did Yu Youning speak in a deep voice, "Just now when I was talking to Nian Yi, I secretly released the Gu King, intending to let him eat the Gu worms in someone's brain."

When Zhai Heming heard this, he immediately became nervous, and his eyes showed anticipation, "What's the result?"

If it were really feasible, his father could be rescued immediately!

Yu Youning shook his head, "No! There are indeed Gu worms in their brains, but they have already penetrated deep into their brain marrow. If the Gu King eats them, they will die instantly!"

If not for this, she wouldn't have said so much to Nian Yi just now!

“How could it be!”

Zhai Heming's eyes widened in shock.

Even Youning is helpless?

Then his father is hopeless, right?

Thinking of his mother who was crying at home and his grandfather who fell ill after being hit hard, Zhai Heming's body shook and he almost fell to the ground.