After Rong Zhen rode around the hillside, he saw two groups of people fighting in front of him. One group was General Tao Xian, and the other group was unknown.

As soon as Tao Xian saw Rong Zhen, he shouted, "Your Highness, hurry up! I will stop the pursuers for you."

Rong Zhen had never had any contact with Tao Xian before, and he didn't know why he wanted to save him, but at this moment he couldn't think too much, so he could only follow the direction indicated by Tao Xian and gallop towards the west hillside.

At this time, the other two ambushing troops also noticed something was wrong and rushed to support them. However, although the Xuanjia Guards led by Tao Xian were slightly smaller in number, they were all experts who could fight ten enemies at once. For a while, they were able to hold off the enemy and let Rong Zhen and others escape smoothly.

Han Zhu saw all this from a distance and his heart sank. He didn't know where this team of reinforcements came from. He only knew that no matter what, he couldn't let Rong Zhen leave alive. Han Zhu increased his speed, and with a flash of cold light in the spear in his hand, he swung it towards Tao Xian: "Get out of my way!"

Tao Xian blocked it with the knife in his hand, and felt a force coming from the intersection of the weapons, which made his palm numb. He then looked at the person who came. Although Tao Xian had never been in the Red Armor Guard, he had seen Han Zhu. He was stunned for a moment and sneered: "You are not dead after all!"

Something flashed through Han Zhu's mind, and he blurted out: "Are you the Black Armor Guard?"

"Exactly!" The knife in Tao Xian's hand shook, and the blade slashed towards Han Zhu's head.

Han Zhu sneered, "You're looking for death!" He leaned back, but when the two horses brushed past each other, he pulled back his spear and hit Tao Xian's waist directly. The force was so great that Tao Xian was knocked off the horse. Then Han Zhu ignored Tao Xian and urged his horse to chase in the direction of Rong Zhen's escape.

Although the slope on the west side was gentle, the mountains and forests were dense. Although it was a problem for the pursuers, it was also a problem for Rong Zhen and others who were fleeing, not to mention that Rong Zhen was carrying the injured Nie Zhishu on his horse.

Nie Zhishu panted and said, "Master... put me down, I can't be a burden..."

Rong Zhen turned a deaf ear to him and just focused on the road in front of him. Suddenly, his face changed: "Who is it? Come out!"

The trees beside him rustled, and after a while, a man came out with a wolf-like horse.

Rong Zhen narrowed his eyes: "Lord Tang."

Tang Min's face straightened: "I, the deputy commander of the Xuanjia Guard, Tang Min, have met your highness."

Rong Zhen's face changed as if he suddenly understood something: "What happened in the capital?"

"This is not a good time to talk, please leave first, your highness."

Rong Zhen didn't say much, and followed Tang Min to another road.

At this time, Han Zhu, who had finally gotten rid of Tao Xian, suddenly reined in his horse and looked around vigilantly. The guards beside him also had a serious look on their faces, with their bows and arrows ready to go, standing on guard in all directions.

"Amitabha!" Following a Buddhist chant, an old man in a cassock walked out of the woods with a kind smile on his face. It was the abbot of Fengguo Temple, Master Lechen.

Han Zhu sneered: "I wonder what the Master Liaochen is doing here?"

Liaochen said gently: "I once advised His Royal Highness the King of Wei that he should let go of what he should let go of. It's a pity that he was trapped in obsession and committed many murders."

"What do you know!" Han Zhu said viciously, "Get out of the way quickly, I will spare your life."

"Good, good." Liaochen chanted a Buddhist name, "Master Han, since I have come here, I have already put life and death aside. I leaked the secret in the past, which led to the current disaster. Now is the time to forgive my sins."

"Nonsense!" Han Zhu shook the spear in his hand, and attacked Liaochen like a poisonous dragon.

Liaochen's footwork was exquisite and he dodged it directly.

The two men fought each other.

Rong Zhen followed Tao Xian through many twists and turns in the forest, and finally found a way out, and arrived at a ruined temple. This ruined temple was the scene of the first skinning case handled by Lu Zheng.

The ruined temple was still dilapidated, and there was a faint smell of blood.

Rong Zhen did not ask Tang Min why he brought him here, but just followed him silently.

Tang Min suddenly said, "Your Highness the King of Chu, aren't you curious?"

"Curiosity. But you will explain it to me sooner or later." Rong Zhen answered calmly.

Tang Min laughed, "Your Highness the King of Chu is as calm as ever." As he spoke, he took Rong Zhen to the back of the Buddha statue.

Tang Min lifted the cloth covering the back of the Buddha statue, and there was actually a passage leading to the underground.

Zhang Hu, the criminal in the skinning case, dug a big hole in the back of the Buddha statue. Afterwards, Tang Min brought people to the crime scene again to confirm the evidence. He accidentally found that there was a passage under the base of the Buddha statue. He then understood how the King of Wei and Han Zhu disappeared from Baiquan Mountain.

This time, in order to rescue the King of Chu, Tang Min remembered the passage, made arrangements early, and took Rong Zhen to the tunnel.

It can only be said that this is also destined by heaven, and the law of nature is cyclical.

The exit of the tunnel is the Huai River. Tang Min had already sent people there to prepare a boat, and several people hurriedly got on the boat. Fortunately, Tang Min was worried that Rong Zhen was injured, so he specially prepared a doctor, who happened to treat Nie Zhishu's injury.

Tang Min and Rong Zhen were sitting in the cabin, explaining everything that had happened.

After Rong Zhen heard it, his expression did not change at all, he just said lightly: "Does the emperor have any other instructions?"

Tang Min hesitated for a moment before saying: "This... I don't know. Now Xuanyi is still in the palace, I'm afraid only he knows these things."

Rong Zhen did not speak, as if he was lost in thought. In fact, his heart was in turmoil at the moment. He never thought that Emperor Yongning would pass the throne to him. In these years, Emperor Yongning seemed to love and trust him, but in fact he was very wary of him. Rong Zhen really wanted the throne, so he didn't care about Emperor Yongning's vigilance, but now that he found that Emperor Yongning was holding the throne in front of him, he was rarely at a loss.

Tang Min didn't dare to disturb him and could only wait aside.

After a long time, Rong Zhen asked: "Tell me, why did Master Lechen take the initiative to help?"

"This... the master only said it was cause and effect, and he didn't want to talk about the details." Tang Min frowned and said, "These questions, perhaps only Mr. Ye knows."

Rong Zhen knew that Ye Wenguan had said that he owed Lu Zheng once, but was that small favor worth their lives? How many cards did the King of Wei hide in his hand? Just the strange fire thunder, what they have in their hands will definitely not be weaker than those given to the Jie people, not to mention the others. Master Lechen is a person outside the world, and Ye Wenguan is even more indifferent to everything. Why would these two people come to help him?

Only he could ask Ye Wenguan in person about these questions.

The boat was going downstream, so they arrived at their destination very quickly. They got off the boat and changed horses. After traveling for an hour, they finally arrived at a villa.

Tang Min knocked on the door gently, and soon the door was opened. Inside was Tang Min's men.

The man was very happy to see them. He looked around vigilantly and stepped aside to let them in.

The interior of the villa was decorated very delicately, but it was also full of natural and simple feeling. Almost at a glance, Rong Zhen knew that the owner of this courtyard must be Ye Wenguan.

Speak of the devil, and he will appear.

Just as Rong Zhen thought of this, he saw a man walking out of the villa. He was gentle and gentlemanly, and it was Ye Wenguan.

Ye Wenguan bowed and said, "Your Highness the King of Chu, we meet again."

Rong Zhen said indifferently, "I thought Mr. Ye didn't want to see me again."

Ye Wenguan smiled, "I owed a favor to young friend Lu Zheng, and now it's a good opportunity to repay it." As he said that, he gestured towards the house and said, "Why don't we go in and talk."

Rong Zhen nodded and said, "Obedience is better than respect."

The two of them entered the room, and Ye Wenguan poured the boiling water on the small red clay stove into the teapot. He was a young man from a wealthy family and was extremely proficient in the tea ceremony. In addition, he had practiced the way of inaction for many years, so his movements were naturally unrestrained and uninhibited, which made his movements like flowing clouds and running water.

He poured two cups of tea and handed one to Rong Zhen: "Please."

Rong Zhen did have many doubts in his heart, but he restrained himself and reached out to take the tea. The tea soup was clear green, and the tea leaves were like stretched silver fish. They were the top-grade tea leaves picked this year. Rong Zhen drank the whole cup of tea and said: "Mr. Ye specially brought such good tea to entertain me, but I am the only one here. Isn't it a pity?"

Ye Wenguan chuckled: "Come on, go and invite Mr. Lu."

Lu Zheng quickly followed and saw Rong Zhen at a glance. He couldn't restrain his excitement and rushed over to hug Rong Zhen. When he left with Ye Wenguan, Ye Wenguan explained the matter to him on the way. When he knew that someone was going to ambush Rong Zhen, Lu Zheng's heart stopped for a moment. If he hadn't been worried about being in trouble, he would have followed the others to pick up Rong Zhen. Now that he saw that Rong Zhen was safe and sound, the heavy stone in his heart fell to the ground instantly, and he was a little carried away.

Ye Wenguan pretended not to see it. After Lu Zheng became aware of his presence and got off Rong Zhen with a red face, he said lightly: "So, Your Highness, the King of Chu, do you believe my sincerity?"

Rong Zhen bowed solemnly: "Thank you, Mr. Ye."

Ye Wenguan smiled again: "Your Highness, the King of Chu, I have to say, I am just repaying a favor to young friend Lu Zheng. The person you should really thank is Liao Chen." As

he spoke, he looked at the sky. The originally clear sky had gathered dark clouds at some point. There was a strong wind outside, making the leaves of the trees rustle.

Ye Wenguan reached out and took another teacup, poured a cup of tea, but did not pass it to Lu Zheng, instead he poured it on the ground and said softly: "Old bald donkey, you have paid for your karma, go to heaven early."

Rong Zhen and Lu Zheng were both stunned.

"Bang!"

Han Zhu held a strange-looking pistol in his hand, and at this moment, smoke was coming out of the muzzle, and the barrel was hot because of the gunpowder.

The blood on Lu Chen's chest gradually spread, but he seemed to have a premonition, and was not afraid of the coming of death. Instead, he felt a sense of calmness as if the dust had settled. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and as his body fell backwards, he saw a line of flying birds startled by the sound of the gun, "fluttering" across the sky in front of him.

Han Zhu did not look at Chen's body again. He put away the gun, looked grimly in the direction where Rong Zhen fled, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.