Chapter 904 He ran away.
"To be honest with you, Your Highness, I am planning to return to Khalkha to investigate this matter in detail. Your Highness, please grant me your wish and let me go."
After saying that, Guangci's gaze fell lightly on the Fourth Master.
The Fourth Master smiled, and the Master thought, "Why did my wife and I come here to stop you today?"
Guangci was silent for a moment, then lowered his eyes and said, "No matter what Your Highness thinks, I still want to defend myself. The mountain monster incident was not caused by me. Moreover, I guarantee with my own reputation that I will definitely resolve this matter. It just takes some time."
The Fourth Master suddenly narrowed his eyes and said, "You know the reason behind the mountain monster." His tone was firm, not questioning. Murder was evident in his eyes.
Guangci was silent for a long time. The next second, something strange happened. His palm attacked Wenjiu's face with a sound of breaking through the air.
Wenjiu leaned back in the blink of an eye. The next second, she saw the Fourth Master grab her shoulders and strike Guangci with his palm.
With a "bang", the energy bounced back and the carriage fell apart almost in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly, the wind blew, and a black and purple energy flashed. Guangci, who was in front of him, and the tied little monk disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The Fourth Master narrowed his eyes immediately and said, "I'll go after her! You wait here. Siyu, protect her well." After saying that, he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Wenjiu frowned with some worry, feeling a little unsure for a moment.
"Concubine, what should we do with this man?" Buyu was holding the coachman. "He was knocked unconscious by the prince's internal energy just now. I took him out of the carriage."
Wen Jiu took a look and said, "Take it with you. He didn't see anything, so there's no need to make a fuss."
"Yes. Concubine, are you cold? Would you like me to light a fire?"
Wenjiu nodded. Now the carriage was shaken to pieces, and the wood was also convenient. In the ice and snow, some of the popularity of the Fourth Master could be recovered.
Wenjiu looked around and then went to the side to take a look at the horse with blood on the corner of its mouth.
The Fourth Master and Guangci had used almost all their strength in their blows. Wenjiu barely escaped harm. The driver, protected by Buyu, was also not seriously injured.
The horse, on the other hand, had nothing to protect it. Fortunately, it was still a little far away and was still alive.
When he got there, he took out some medicinal herbs that were very effective against yam from the space and fed them to the horse.
The horse still had some will to live, so it followed Wenjiu's hand and swallowed it all. Wenjiu then took some spiritual spring water and gave it to it, and it drank a lot in one breath.
Not long after, when Wenjiu checked on him again, he seemed to be much better.
He staggered to his feet and then seemed to understand human nature, circling around the warm wine a few times and even rubbing his face against hers.
Wenjiu patted its big head and looked around. He found that there were calluses on many parts of its body, which was obviously due to pulling the carriage for many years.
"You are lucky today. Follow me from now on."
The horse didn't know whether it understood or not. It shook its head and rubbed the hand that was warming the wine.
"Xiao Jin, with your speed, can you possibly sense where they are?"
Xiao Jin nodded. "Yes, the Fourth Master should be about 1,500 meters southwest. Guangci won't be able to lock onto him."
"How is the Fourth Master's health?"
"Master, don't worry. The Fourth Master is fine. All his indicators are normal. Even his Darkness value is relatively stable. So far, nothing should have happened."
Wen Jiu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Xiao Jin, keep an eye on the data. If there's anything wrong, tell me immediately."
"Master, don't worry!"
"Hey?" Xiao Jin said soon, "Master, it seems the Fourth Master is back!"
"So soon?"
"He's moving towards our position!"
Not long after, Wenjiu really saw the Fourth Master from afar.
Looking over here, it seemed like he was holding someone in his hand.
"Master! You're back? Are you hurt?"
"I'm fine, sir."
The Fourth Master touched the person in his hand and threw him on the snow. He came over and squeezed Wen Jiu's hand: "It's a pity that he got away."
"With my skills...he actually managed to slip away?" Wen Jiu couldn't help but be surprised for a moment.
"That palm strike just now must have injured Guangci as well. I never thought his power had reached such a level." The Fourth Master narrowed his eyes slightly. "I was too arrogant. If I had known this would happen, I should have killed him the moment we met."
"Don't blame me, it's just that he's too cunning, putting on an act to mislead us." Wen Jiu glanced at the man on the ground again: "He...what's going on?"
"I also find it strange. Although Guangci suffered some minor injuries, it's clear that he escaped without difficulty. If he had gone a little further, I would have considered other things and not pursued him relentlessly.
What's strange is that he actually just abandoned his apprentice."
"Is he unable to run anymore? Or is he just using him to hold me back? Or has Tan Luan really committed some unforgivable crime?" Wen Jiu said.
The Fourth Master simply tied up the man in front of him and said, "Tell me, what crime did you commit that made your master abandon you on the side of the road and run for your life..."
Tan Luan was clearly still a bit dazed at the moment. After hearing what the Fourth Master said, he was stunned for a moment: "Master... he won't abandon me, absolutely not."
"Little monk, why are you still being stubborn at this point? Think carefully about what your master did before. You must report every detail to my master. If you can provide some useful information, perhaps my master will show mercy and spare your life.
If it weren't for this, just because you were Guangci's disciple, you'd probably be dead." Buyu had some friendship with the little monk, so he offered some advice.
"You're talking nonsense! My master is the world-renowned Master Guangci. I've always been proud to be his disciple. Why are you tracking him down? You clearly forced him to do so! He abandoned me in desperation. He will definitely come back for me! He definitely will."
"Don't get excited. Why are you still so stubborn? He might have caused this mountain monster. Think carefully about what happened between you two. It was all to make him give up and abandon you."
"Nonsense, you're talking nonsense! It's absolutely not true! Master has always loved the people... Even when Master stayed with the mountain monsters, it was only to help them heal their illnesses. You are slandering Master!"
"Did you see that your master was with the mountain monster?" Wen Jiu keenly heard the key point.
Tan Luan was stunned. "Yesterday I saw two mountain monsters appear in Master's room. Master said they were helping them heal their illnesses. You must have wronged Master."
"Then why did he tie you up?"
Tan Luan was stunned: "This... I don't know either. Anyway, Master has his own deep meaning behind everything he does."
Buyu listened and frowned slightly: "Master, it seems that Guangci was accidentally seen by this kid when he was doing evil, so he tied him up.
The Fourth Master glanced at him, then glanced at Wen Jiu: "Jiu'er, do you think Guangci will come back to find him?"
Wen Jiu glanced at Tan Luan and said silently, "Probably. He is Guangci's closest disciple. If Guangci didn't intend to take him with him, he wouldn't have taken him with him when he fled. Now that Guangci is injured, I'm afraid he will need some time to recuperate. I guess he won't do any evil in the near future."
"Donor, do you think so too?" Tan Luan looked at Wen Jiu with red eyes. "My master has never hurt anyone. He even showed compassion to the ants on the ground. How could he do such an unforgivable thing now? At his age, he didn't need to travel much. He could have waited for his death in the temple. But he went to Khalkha for the sake of the people. Why do you misunderstand him like this?"
"Tanluan, there are some things you are still young and don't understand."
Wen Jiu looked at the stubborn boy in front of him, finally sighed, and patted his shoulder.
"I'm not a kid anymore. I've followed my master since I was young. I've seen all his good qualities."
Wen Jiu was stunned. "Tanluan, the world isn't black and white. Your master, who is so kind, might also do bad things. Similarly, a villain who has committed countless evil deeds might also have done good things. If you want to verify this, it's easy. Just follow us and wait quietly."
Tan Luan pursed her lips and nodded after a while.
Wen Jiu: "Tanluan, when you saw a mountain monster next to your master a few days ago, did you see how your master dealt with it?"
Tan Luan shook his head: "I haven't seen it since."
Wen Jiu looked at the Fourth Master: "Master, is he still at Guangci's residence?"
The Fourth Master nodded and said, "No need to say anything. Once we return to the southern suburbs, you will lead your men to search for us personally. Don't miss any clues."
"yes."
"It's getting late. Jiu'er, we should go back."
"good."
They couldn't afford to delay here. Guangci hadn't caught him, but they didn't have time to bring people to search for him. Right now, their priority was to return and resolve the current predicament in the southern suburbs.
On the way back, the Fourth Master drafted a memorial detailing the matter and sent it back to Beijing.
When we arrived at the southern suburbs, we could see people building a sacrificial altar from afar, with shouts coming one after another.
"Master, at this rate, it would be good if the repairs can be completed by the day after tomorrow!" Buyu said with a frown.
"Master, look."
The Fourth Master looked in the direction of Wenjiu's finger, his expression slightly cold: "Old Eight?"
"Fourth brother, little fourth sister-in-law, you are back!"
When Master Jiu saw them, he immediately ran over and said, "I'm so angry!"
"What's wrong? Who were you standing there scolding?" Wen Jiu asked.
"It's all because of those lazy guys. Now that there's a collapse below, the most important job is to clear the mud that's slipped down from below. We didn't bring enough people with us this time, so we hired them for a hundred coins a day to help with the work, even though there would be a lot of people watching. We didn't expect these lazy guys to not put in any effort. It would be fine on any other day, but now we're in a hurry. If they keep going like this, I'm afraid we can't catch up even if we whip them."
"Don't be anxious, drink some water and talk slowly." Wenjiu saw that his lips were chapped and knew that he was anxious and angry.
The fourth master's brows narrowed slightly: "What's wrong with your eight brother?"
Jiu Ye immediately took the warm wine and drank half of the bag. He wiped his mouth and said, "He did it on purpose! I originally planned to add more silver. According to the amount, the more cleaning, the more silver you can get. But Myna said no, these people are willing to fight for silver. There are also a few powerful ones among them who bully the honest ones. If someone really gets killed, public opinion will be even worse. And we have to pick people to settle the accounts, which will be even more troublesome.
I had no choice but to watch and crack the whip to make them hurry up. But Eighth Brother said, "Fourth Brother already has a bad reputation. If I use force again, I'm afraid these people will not say good things about me when they return. It will not benefit Fourth Brother at all."
Now I have used the tactic of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, and have persuaded them with emotion and reason, but these unruly people are just like those who are being chopped off, like meat on the chopping block!
If I had known this earlier, I wouldn’t have come up with such an idea. But now it’s so serious and so irritating that I’m almost pissed off.”
"I don't blame you. Now it seems that these people are probably being manipulated. No matter how many methods you use, I'm afraid they will be useless." The Fourth Master glanced at them with a cold face, suddenly drew out the silent big knife, and walked straight over: "It must be used when blood is drawn."
"Master! What are you doing?" Wenjiu hurriedly grabbed him.
"That's right, Fourth Brother, don't be impulsive." Jiu Ye also stopped him: "Do you still want your reputation? The people here are poor, not those corrupt officials in Jinyang City. Killing people before was what the people wanted, but if you act like this now, I'm afraid something bad will happen."
The Fourth Master narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't worry, I know my limits. I'll replace them with a new group after shocking them."
After saying that, he casually looked towards the group of people not far away who were still curiously watching the excitement.
"Master!" Wen Jiu snatched the knife from the Fourth Master's hand: "Don't worry, I have a way. There's no need to go through so much trouble."
After saying that, he put his hand on the Fourth Master's waist and took out his purse.
Then, under the bewildered gazes of the Fourth and Ninth Masters, he took out the large banknotes, added a handful of silver melon seeds, and shook them together with the gold melon seeds. Then he gave them to Buyu: "Buyu, run and quietly scatter the gold and silver melon seeds here. Tell them that the prince accidentally lost his purse yesterday, and ask the diggers if they saw it.
Wait a moment, and call another guard over. They will only find the purse, and the large bag of gold inside is missing. Tell them to dig and return it if they find it."
He was stunned for a moment, then immediately responded, "Yes!"
The Fourth Master and the Ninth Master beside him looked at each other and remained silent for a long time.
"Hey, what are you doing? Are you stupid?" Wen Jiu felt a little amused when he saw them staring at him.
Jiu Ye silently raised his thumb and said, "Little Fourth Sister-in-law, this is a brilliant move. Or maybe it's because my brain isn't as useful as yours. If this continues, anyone who doesn't dig desperately would be a fool, wouldn't they?"
The Fourth Master also looked at Wen Jiu with admiration for a moment: "How come you are so smart, girl?"
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