Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Wait a little longer... Yuming, that silly girl. ...

A sudden roar came from the back mountain, scaring the pilgrims who were worshipping Buddha in the front mountain. Yin Wu was coaxing Yao Ge'er to tie a safety amulet. When she heard it, she thought there was an earthquake. The maids protected her, picked up Yao Ge'er and ran out quickly.

She held the child tightly in her arms and ran quickly. When she looked up and looked around, she saw a group of people coming towards her in panic. Among them, the woman supported by the maids was Nan Yun.

Her hair was disheveled, her hairpins were messy, and she looked distraught. People who didn't know her would think she had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

She wanted to call her, but was startled by the noise coming from the back mountain. The monks and pilgrims were in chaos, and in the blink of an eye, Nan Yun and his group disappeared in front.

Yin Wu subconsciously asked the people around him, "Where does the front lead to?"

Someone answered, "Looking at the direction, it should lead to the backyard wing."

Yin Wu understood.

The Yong'an Marquis's Mansion also has wing rooms in the Big Buddha Temple, but since the death of the previous emperor and the ascension of the new emperor, the Marquis's Mansion rarely comes to the Big Buddha Temple. Today, they just accompanied Yin Ruizhu to pray for blessings. It was a sudden decision and they did not inform the abbot in advance. The dust in the wing rooms might accumulate and choke people. Nan Yun certainly did not go to the backyard to rest.

Yao Ge'er was frightened by the shock just now and cried non-stop. Now seeing people coming and going, he was panicked and even more at a loss. He just hugged Yin Wu tightly, buried his head in his mother's arms and refused to look up.

While coaxing him, Yin Wu asked people to go to the wing room to find Duan Wenpei quickly, and sent the guards left by Nan Xu to look for Nan Xu and Yin Ruizhu.

As he was giving the order, the monks from the temple came over to protect everyone's safety. There was a lot of noise outside the hall, which was very annoying. For a moment, Yin Wu had no time to think about Nan Yun.

*

This time, Zhao Huaijue used a lot of thunder bombs, and most of the cave collapsed. Even the Eighteen Arhats statues were blown to pieces, which happened to reveal a dark cave entrance hidden behind the Arhat statues.

Duan Wenpei looked for a while, turned around and gave Yu Rong a few instructions, then carried Nan Xu out of the cave.

Nan Xu felt awkward because of what he had just said and didn't dare to look up.

She was a person who cared a lot about her reputation, and after someone spoke so openly about her heart, she felt ashamed of being seen through.

Duan Wenpei didn't know what she was thinking. He was thinking about the cave that had just been revealed, and his whole body exuded a solemnity that kept strangers away.

When Cheng Guang and his men arrived, they ran into two people with different thoughts.

He uttered an 'Ouch' and covered his eyes with his hands in a pretentious manner, "This humble official is guilty. I don't know what the Lord and Madam are looking at. Turn around!"

Nan Xu was startled when she saw it was him, and her face turned even redder when she heard the teasing tone in his words.

Duan Wenpei frowned slightly and raised his sleeves to block Nan Xu's view.

Just as she was about to scold him for talking nonsense, a woman's scream suddenly came from the other end.

"Ah Xu! You scared me to death!"

"Madam, wuwu, please don't abandon me again..."

It was Yin Ruizhu, Yuxiang and their group.

Fortunately, they got out of the stone chamber before the explosion. Although they were panicked, they got out safely. Nan Xu's eyes quickly swept over them. Except for their dirty clothes and some scratches, there were no other external injuries. He felt a lot more relieved.

Duan Wenpei handed Nanxu over to them and told them to go to the front mountain and wait.

Seeing him turning around and about to go in again, Nan Xu hurriedly grabbed him. Duan Wenpei turned around and looked at her for a long time, then reached out to cover the back of her hand, held it tightly, and then let go immediately.

"Can Master Cheng afford to let him go?"

It was obvious that these words were not meant for her. Cheng Guang smiled guiltily and hurriedly followed Duan Wenpei in, chattering as he walked, "It must be said that Master Bo was very smart. He knew that Zhao Huaijue would definitely take action today, so he told us to make arrangements early. Otherwise..."

"Shut up!" Someone inside seemed to shout.

Otherwise, what? Because the other person had already walked far away, Nan Xu didn’t hear clearly.

Looking at the peaceful back mountain, her troubled mood gradually calmed down.

Why did Duan Wenpei accompany her to the Big Buddha Temple?

She had been thinking about this question all the way, and now she finally had the answer.

She twitched the corners of her mouth, wanting to laugh, but she didn't know what to laugh at, nor did she know with what identity to laugh. In the end, the corners of her mouth froze there, looking three parts sarcastic and seven parts surprised.

*

Perhaps it was the tremendous power of the thunder, or the shock when Nanxu disappeared at the entrance of the cave, but Yin Ruizhu finally regained some consciousness. However, the hole in her heart was getting bigger and bigger, and the cold wind kept pouring in. She could only find something to distract herself.

When Duan Wenpei handed Nanxu to her, she noticed that something seemed wrong with Nanxu's left foot, so she and Yuxiang half-hugged her and walked towards the front mountain.

The mountain behind was dark and steep. Although she was stronger than an ordinary woman, she was not as strong as a man. After several attempts, her forehead was covered with sweat. Because she was a female relative, the guards did not dare to touch her. The way up the mountain was more difficult than the previous walk down the mountain.

She took a few breaths and felt that this was not a solution, so she prepared to take two guards to the front mountain to find a sedan chair.

Zhao Huaijue had disappeared somewhere. Nan Xu, still terrified, refused to agree and simply held onto her tightly. "At worst, just walk slower. If you run into Zhao Huaijue again, Duan Wenpei isn't here, and I don't have the energy to fly over and save him."

Yin Ruizhu didn't dare to argue with her and had to give up.

The guards surrounded the women and walked slowly on the mountain path.

From a high vantage point, it looks like ants crawling in a winding manner.

"I didn't expect it, but he's so lucky."

Princess Jingyi took the telescope handed to her by the palace maid and saw clearly the group of "little people" hidden in the dense woods.

The maid didn't respond, but stood respectfully by the side, waiting for orders. Jingyi said again, "What do you think?"

Still no one answered, but the man's slightly rapid breathing revealed his emotions.

Jingyi handed the telescope to Li Zhan, "You're so anxious now, do you want to take a look?"

“Bang!”

He knocked the telescope to the ground with his backhand. Fortunately, the soil on the mountain was soft, so the palace maid picked it up, wiped it carefully twice, and handed it to him.

Li Zhan's eyes were blazing, his body was trembling, and his voice was suppressed and dull, "Aren't you afraid of retribution for killing someone?"

The word "retribution" sounds like a lifetime ago.

There was no shelter, and the wind on the top of the mountain blew unrestrainedly. Jingyi opened her arms, and her gorgeous palace dress looked like a butterfly flapping its wings.

"It was just a maidservant who was killed. Why do you say that, my Lord?" She looked down at the earth and mountains like a king and did not take his words seriously.

Li Zhan suddenly felt a little weak.

His heart was pounding and he was a little unsteady on his feet.

"Your goal has been achieved!"

"I've seen through Nan Yun's dirty thoughts, Duan Wenpei's calculations, and your ruthless murderous methods. Princess! I hope you'll never be disturbed by nightmares in your life. If not, it must be the ghosts of the wronged who are seeking your life, leaving you with no peace!"

After he finished speaking, regardless of Princess Jingyi's reaction, he stumbled down the mountain.

The guards and palace maids on the separate hills just stood there quietly, as if they didn't hear anything.

Jingyi looked at the person who disappeared into the forest without even giving him a glance.

The maid beside her asked worriedly, "What if the prince consort tells the wife of the Marquis of Weiyang that we buried that maid?"

Although Jingyi is a princess, she cannot be so arrogant as to punish the maid in the powerful official's house. If this matter were to be reported to the court, the censors would bite her to death.

Jingyi brushed off the invisible dust on her sleeves and sneered. It was obvious that she did not have the concerns of the palace maids.

"You underestimate the Li family too much."

"A family that schemes for advantage like this might become decadent, crazy, or foolish, but they will never dig their own graves. Now I am tied to them, and His Majesty has only one sister, so if I offend him, wouldn't I also offend His Majesty? If Li Zhan can't even settle this account, then all his indecisiveness will be in vain."

When it comes to Li Zhan, she is more like a bystander, without any emotion or desire.

The palace maid was used to it and stopped talking.

Rather than being a husband sought by the princess, Li Zhan, the consort, was more of a "decoration" for the princess to show off.

Show the world that she will have the power to call the wind and rain one day!

*

The two groups of people sent by Yin Wu returned quickly.

Duan Wenpei was not in the side room, so naturally he came back empty-handed; instead, the guards who went to the back mountain came and picked up the group and reunited with Yin Wu.

Seeing Nan Xu and Yin Ruizhu standing in front of him, Yin Wu's heart finally settled down.

"It's all right, it's all right."

Nan Xu briefly recounted the events, omitting the details of Yin Ruizhu and Zhao Huaijue's planned meeting.

Yin Wu went to see her swollen left foot, and with lingering fear, he wanted to hold both of them in his arms.

She was both an elder sister and a sister-in-law, and she felt fortunate that nothing serious happened to the person.

Without further hesitation, he quickly ordered his men to pack up and return to Beijing.

Looking at Yin Wu's orderly arrangements, Nan Xu's lips moved, hesitating for a moment, but ultimately said nothing.

"Sister-in-law, has the person who went to the wing room seen Yu Ming?" She was about to call Yu Ming when she remembered that she had asked her to look for Duan Wenpei and she had not come back yet.

She was careful and reliable, so it wouldn't take that long. Besides, Duan Wenpei came here for Zhao Huaijue, so going to the wing room to rest was probably just a deception. If Yu Ming went to look for him, she would be disappointed.

In this case, you should come back and reply as soon as possible.

The hall was shrouded in smoke, making it impossible to see the scenery on the other side of the smoke. Nan Xu felt a little uneasy.

Yin Wu was handing the comforted Yao Ge'er to the wet nurse and maids. When she heard her ask, she called the person who had just gone to the backyard to come over and answer.

"Madam, when I left, I didn't see anyone in the wing room, but..."

"But what?"

Nan Xu was a little anxious.

"That wing looks... like no one has ever stayed there, but the floor and the mat are in a mess... Oh, and I also found a sticky stick in the room," the maid gestured. "I was wondering why it was broken in two, as if two people had broken it."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier! Why don't you take people to search the entire Big Buddha Temple!" Yin Wu had been through a lot, so how could he not hear the clues? It was most likely that something had happened. Nan Xu had just experienced the thunder incident and her foot was injured. If he waited for her to speak, she would definitely be angry and hurt her body. It would be bad, so he made arrangements before her.

Nan Xu's breathing was a little heavy, but she was still calm. She let go of Yin Wu's support, turned around and sat on the threshold of the hall.

"Ah Xu..."

Nan Xu smiled, her eyes red.

"Sister-in-law, please send Ruizhu back first. I want to wait a little longer."

Wait a little longer...that silly girl Yu Ming.

Maybe she got lost somewhere.