Chapter 130: Chanting Scriptures and Praying for Blessings

Outside the carriage, the sounds of swords clashing and wailing and shouting filled the air.

But after such a long time, no one from the enemy even came close to the carriage, which shows that the opponents are really weak.

Someone like this can be called an assassin?

Yun Qingshi couldn't help but make the above evaluation in his heart.

He squinted his eyes and watched for a while, and found that the people sent by the emperor had also joined the battle.

It seems that it is highly unlikely that the emperor did it, and the emperor probably doesn't want the villain Xiao's life now. After all, there might be a time when he might need Xiao Jiwu.

Whose person could that be?

Prince Rui? After all, Xiao Jinchen had just broken his leg and was busy taking care of himself, so he probably couldn't pay attention to this.

Thinking of this, Yun Qingshi couldn't help but whisper his guess to Xiao Jiwu: "Who could it be? Prince Rui?"

As for Xiao Jiwu, seeing that the young man was sitting quietly and had no intention of getting involved, he felt relieved and quickly gave a reply:

"It's not him. It should be just a group of insignificant bandits."

A bandit who is not a big deal?

He was indeed a nobody, his martial arts skills were very poor, and he was knocked down by the guards of the palace in just a few moves, without even Ying Yi and the others making a move.

In fact, the number of bandits was greater than theirs. The emperor only sent more than ten people to follow them, and the guards from the palace who came out this time only brought more than ten people, so their total number was only about thirty.

And none of Shadow One, Shadow Three, and Shadow Twelve made a move.

The number of bandits seemed to be more than twice theirs.

It was probably because of this that this group of bandits dared to attack them.

But it is obvious that quality is more important than quantity. Xiao Jiwu's men can at least beat three at a time.

If Yingyi were to go up, he could probably beat thirty of them alone, Yun Qingshi thought.

And at this moment, the group of bandits seemed to realize that they were no match for their opponent and were gradually retreating.

Sure enough, someone came to report soon.

"Your Highness, it's a group of bandits. Should we chase them?"

Prince Xiao said calmly, "No need, hurry up."

In the end, more than half of the bandits were killed or wounded and fled in a hurry, but no one was lost in the palace.

This matter is more like a small episode.

As Xiao Jiwu's order came down, the team quickly continued on their journey.

Yun Qingshi also lowered the curtain with peace of mind and continued to sleep leaning against Xiao Jiwu...

————

When Yun Qingshi woke up again, he was woken up by Xiao Jiwu.

When he opened his eyes, he found that it was almost dawn.

But he was still very sleepy and tired.

It's more tiring than fighting. It turns out that sleeping in a carriage is not much different from not sleeping at all.

On the small table in the carriage were two bowls of wontons, a plate of buns, a plate of steamed dumplings and a few light side dishes.

The table was packed to the brim; there was no room for any more.

The food was still steaming, so it must have been just bought.

Yun Qingshi also understood that Xiao Jiwu woke him up to let him eat.

Sure enough, the next moment, Prince Xiao spoke: "Are you awake? Eat something first, then go back to sleep."

Yun Qingshi: ...

Yun Qingshi actually didn't have much of an appetite at the moment, but since he was awake and the food was in front of him, he still planned to take a couple of bites.

But obviously you can't just eat it like this. If you don't have the conditions to brush your teeth, you should at least rinse your mouth.

He then expressed his request: "I want to rinse my mouth."

Xiao Jiwu was obviously prepared as he picked up a teacup and handed it to the boy: "Here."

Yun Qingshi took the teacup and asked, "Where did you spit?"

This time, Zhao Mingde quickly brought in a jar from outside.

Just like that, Yun Qingshi quickly rinsed his mouth and ate something casually.

After that, he got off the carriage and stood for a while because he really couldn't sit still anymore.

After a delay of less than half an hour, the team set off again.

We hurried on our way so fast that by the time we finally arrived at Zhenguo Temple, it was already dark again.

Yun Qingshi got off the carriage exhausted, with only one thought in his mind.

Find a bed and sleep.

The abbot of Huguo Temple and several monks were already waiting in front of the temple.

The abbot is an old monk.

Yun Qingshi took a look and lowered his head without interest.

The abbot then saluted Prince Xiao and said, "Your Highness has arrived. Please enter the temple."

Prince Xiao nodded slightly, and the group followed him into the temple.

After entering the Huguo Temple, the abbot said, "Your Highness Prince Yi, the Emperor has ordered that we begin chanting sutras and praying for blessings tomorrow."

Xiao Jiwu said in a calm voice: "I understand."

The abbot had nothing more to say and assigned a young monk to take a few people to the meditation room where they would stay next.

After the young monk had led the way, he left, and Zhao Mingde began to clean up the meditation room with two servants.

When the servant made the bed, Yun Qingshi immediately took off his outer robe and rolled onto it. He was really exhausted.

He didn't even eat a few bites of dinner. After washing up quickly, applying scar removal medicine and applying some medicine on Xiao Jiwu's knee, Yun Qingshi went to bed early.

The bed in the Zen room was not big, about the same size as the one in the tent, but he was used to it being a bit crowded.

And this time, he didn't have to worry about not being able to sleep or suffering from insomnia. Yun Qingshi fell asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow...

————

The next day, Yun Qingshi finally slept until he woke up naturally.

But actually it wasn’t that late, just before the hour of Si.

Xiao Jiwu started working at about the same time as him.

Yun Qingshi was still thinking that the abbot of the temple at least had some humanity and didn't come to make trouble so early in the morning.

Only after he had breakfast with Xiao Jiwu did he learn that the abbot had already sent people to urge him several times.

After breakfast, Yun Qingshi followed Xiao Jiwu to the main hall of the Huguo Temple.

As expected of a national temple, the main hall houses a Buddha statue that is as tall as a two-story building, which looks very solemn at first glance.

Because of his experience of traveling through the book, Yun Qingshi still believes in ghosts and gods, so he also has a sense of awe. When everyone knelt down, he also followed suit.

Then comes the so-called exorcism ceremony.

What did Yun Qingshi think it was?

Only then did I realize that it was just Xiao Jiwu kneeling right in front of the Buddha statue, and a dozen monks chanting scriptures on both sides of the hall.

Yun Qingshi knelt for a while but couldn't kneel any further.

No one asked him to kneel, so when his legs really hurt, Yun Qingshi quietly slipped out and sat on the steps.

But he couldn't help but wonder how miserable Xiao Jiwu must be.

The only thing to be thankful for was that Xiao Jiwu was at least kneeling on a mat today.

That dog emperor is really abominable...

In this way, Xiao Jiwu knelt in the hall for the whole morning, and Yun Qingshi sat on the steps outside for the whole morning.

Then after having lunch and taking a short rest, the same routine as in the morning was followed.

Because he was so bored, Yun Qingshi even picked up a piece of dry grass and started to poke the ants on the ground.

Time went on and on. After an unknown amount of time, Yun Qingshi suddenly felt his throat itchy. He thought he was thirsty, so he decided to go get some water to drink.

But before he could stand up, he suddenly vomited blood...