As the sun rose, more and more horse-drawn and ox-drawn carts followed behind. Some of the people were rushing to other places, and the rest were going to Jingtuo Temple to burn incense.

In the past, the Imperial Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards would have been extremely alert to protect the emperor's safety. But this time, no matter how hard they tried to concentrate, they couldn't help but be distracted and eavesdrop on Mu Nanjin's thoughts.

[The deputy commander of the Imperial Guards likes to smell the sweat of the soldiers. Whenever the soldiers of the Imperial Guards finish training, he will deliberately find an excuse to reprimand them or go up to check their bodies, and then take the opportunity to smell their sweat, which he finds particularly pleasant. Haha, what a strange habit.]

The chief commander of the Imperial Guard and the five junior commanders stared in confusion at the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard who had a gloomy face the entire time.

They had always thought that the deputy commander was a very strict leader, but they didn't expect that he was doing it to satisfy his own selfish desires.

[Eh, Deng Xingchao, who likes to go against Zuo Yuan in everything, is actually afraid of his wife? Tsk tsk, I really can't tell. ]

Kan Chaoyan and other Jinyiwei quickly pricked up their ears to eavesdrop, but unfortunately Mu Nanjin did not continue speaking.

However, knowing that Deng Xingchao was so cowardly was enough for them in the Left Court to make fun of Deng Xingchao for the rest of his life. Let's see if he dares to go against them.

【Kan Chaoyan……】

When Kan Chaoyan heard Mu Nanjin mention him, he immediately opened his mouth and shouted, "Mu girl, we are at Jingtuo Temple."

Mu Nanjin's thoughts were interrupted and he couldn't help but murmur.

[It's already here, why do you have to remind me? 】

Captain Liu turned his horse around and walked to Mu Nanjin's side, lowering his voice to remind her: "Mu Nanjin, the people you are protecting are the emperor and the empress dowager, not Master Xiurong."

"Oh." Mu Nanjin realized that he had been following Gong Xiurong's carriage. "Master Xiurong, I have official business and will not stay here with you."

Gong Xiurong looked at her serious face and recalled what she had said before. He couldn't help laughing and said, "You must come as soon as you are called. You can't break your promise. I am really looking forward to you bringing the emperor to save me."

"Um……"

Mu Nanjin returned to the Jinyiwei team.

Mu Nanjin muttered, "Sure enough, the emperor is not in the carriage."

Even the person sitting on the phoenix carriage was not the empress dowager.

The royal guards who were responsible for protecting them did not show any signs of panic. It was obvious that they had known for a long time that the emperor and the empress dowager were disguised as other people.

“Go up the mountain.”

The Royal Guards led the way.

The 'Emperor' and the 'Empress Dowager' walked in the middle, and at the end were the Imperial Guards.

Ordinary people did not dare to get too close to them. Only when they reached halfway up the mountain did others start to climb up.

Although Jingtuo Temple is built on the top of a mountain, there is a long staircase leading directly to the gate. However, the staircase is quite long, with 1,320 steps from the bottom of the mountain to the top.

Except for those who practiced martial arts, everyone else would be out of breath when they reached the top of the mountain. People with poor health could not even climb up to Jingyuan Temple.

Tang Jingrui was worried that Mu Nanjin would not be able to bear it and faint halfway, but when they reached the top of the mountain, she didn't even take a breath, as if she was a martial artist who had practiced for many years. Her breathing was steady without any ups and downs, which surprised him greatly.

“We’ve finally reached the mountain.”

Mu Nanjin stretched lazily, looked at the gate of Jingtuo Temple and slightly curled the corners of his mouth.

【assassin……】

She had just said two words in her mind when suddenly there were hundreds of swish sounds and the Jinyiwei drew out the big swords from their waists.