Chapter 393: Forgetting One’s Roots
In the dark place is a dense forest.
Qiao Wanyan looked in that direction, trying to hide someone so that it would be difficult to be discovered.
But she did not doubt Lu Jinye. She just raised her right hand slightly and saw four secret guards behind her holding swords walked out and headed towards the dark area of the dense forest.
The moon hidden behind the clouds finally appeared, and its gentle glow gradually spread to the earth.
The smile on Qiao Wanyan's face disappeared without a trace at some point, and the moonlight was filled with a gloomy and cold feeling.
This place is outside the capital, and few people appear here even during the day.
It’s not far from the official road. Who would appear here at this time?
A man walked out of the darkness.
Qiao Wanyan saw the man's face clearly in the moonlight, and a faint curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.
It's true that enemies often meet on a narrow road.
Zi Yuan was also a little surprised to see him. Why was Abbot Jingxin here?
The secret guards reported that Abbot Jingxin had seldom left the National Temple in recent times. Even when he left the National Temple, he would go to the Queen Mother's Palace, and the soldiers of the Tianshu Camp would accompany him to protect his safety, so he had never found an opportunity to succeed.
Even in the National Temple, the Tianshu Camp patrolled day and night. Especially Jingxin's residence, it was airtight and difficult to find an opportunity.
The secret guards suspected that the blessing ceremony was approaching, so there were more guards. But now, why was he here?
Looking for an opportunity to kill his secret guards in secret?
Qiao Wanyan turned her head to glance at Zi Yuan, and seeing her puzzled expression she knew that she could not give her an answer.
"Amitabha. It is fate that I can meet you by chance in the wild late at night."
Abbot Jingxin walked halfway and stopped when he saw the eerie swords in the hands of several men in black clothes around him.
But here, he happened to see a woman in the pit behind Qiao Wanyan, twisting her body wildly and looking at him as if asking for help.
"Donor, do you want to silence me?"
Qiao Wanyan chuckled, "How can silencing someone sound so harsh? I just want to send you to paradise."
She finished her words and continued, "Abbot Jingxin is indeed a disciple of Buddhism. He is different from ordinary people and has a kind heart. He knew that someone here was lonely on the way to the underworld, so he appeared here to accompany her. He is really a great monk."
Abbot Jingxin seemed unaware of the danger he was in, and his expression remained calm and peaceful.
"I never thought that the donor was so cruel. Wangyou's reaction to the donor that day was a reminder to me, but I didn't react."
Qiao Wanyan's expression changed slightly, "That stupid cat, I will strangle it to death and let it go down to accompany you."
Jingxin shook her head, seemingly helpless at her stubbornness.
Abbot Jingxin was very calm and remained calm even when he was thrown into a pit.
Qiao Wanyan said, "Let's take a look around. This damn monk wouldn't travel alone. We can solve the problem by finding the people who are traveling with him."
Several secret guards nodded in agreement and quietly retreated.
Jingxin persuaded: "The sea of suffering is boundless, turn back and you will find the shore. Donors should not make the same mistake again and again, only by letting go of evil thoughts can you be redeemed."
Qiao Wanyan was very angry when she recalled the day when she fainted in his room and he ignored her and let Chen Che take her away.
She shook her head. "No, everything in the world is determined by fate. Abbot Jingxin is going to die in my hands right now. It is your fate. You must respect it and face it."
Using his words to shut him up, Jingxin indeed fell silent for a moment.
Under his feet, Qiao Chuxue was crying.
Jingxin didn't look at her.
Qiao Wanyan threw a dagger down, "I'll give you a chance today. Kill the woman next to you and I'll let you go, or you can die with her. Life or death, it's your choice."
Jingxin lowered her eyes and looked at the dagger at her feet. "Donor, you really have bad intentions. Even if I choose the former, you will still break your promise and kill me. Why do you have to make fun of me?"
Qiao Wanyan said: "You understand me so well, bury it."
A shovel of dirt was thrown on Jingxin, but Jingxin did not dodge or try to climb away. She just looked at her quietly.
In the distance, the secret guard suddenly came back and was about to speak in Qiao Wanyan's ear when he heard a voice shouting from the other side of the dense forest.
"Abbot Jingxin!"
Qiao Wanyan frowned, and the secret guard beside her immediately reported back.
"Miss, it's the Tianshu Camp. There are at least fifty of them. We don't dare to act rashly unless we have a chance of killing them all. And the secret guards who were sent to kill Jingxin were found in the forest, and they fainted."
Jing Xin: "Originally, the Queen Mother was upset and summoned me to chant sutras. I was planning to change my clothes and accidentally ran into the donor. It's a pity that I can't go to chant sutras for the Queen Mother. In order to avoid being discovered, the donor should bury me quickly."
Jingxin's kind reminder sounded like a joke to Qiao Wanyan.
Lu Jinye reminded: "I can kill everyone in Tianshu Camp, but I can't guarantee that someone won't run away and tip off the enemy."
The prayer ceremony is imminent, and Jingxin’s death will definitely be thoroughly investigated.
It's okay to investigate thoroughly, but there's a cliff ten miles behind here. If you want to go back to Beijing or go somewhere else, you have to go through the dense forest and you're bound to run into Tianshu Camp.
Even Lu Jinye was not completely sure. If he let someone go and was traced back to him, he was afraid that even his father would not be able to get him out.
The prayer ceremony is approaching, and if Jingxin dies, the Empress Dowager will probably have to return to the capital from the temporary palace.
No matter how you think about it, killing Jingxin at this moment is not a good deal.
There is also a risk in releasing him now. Even if Qiao Chuxue is not buried alive and thrown off the cliff, there are villages upstream, midstream and downstream below the cliff. If the body is found and reported to the police, it will be a lot of trouble. If he is determined to take revenge, he will definitely identify himself.
The sound in the distance seemed to be getting closer. Qiao Wanyan walked aside and asked, "Ziyuan, do you have any poison on you?"
Zi Yuan quickly said humbly: "Miss, I only have itching powder on my body..."
It was too heavy to carry so many poisons, and she gave Lu Jinye the itching powder because she thought he would compete with her for the lady's favor again.
Qiao Wanyan sighed and felt helpless for the first time in her life.
She walked back to the pit and squatted down. She looked at Jingxin for a moment and suddenly said softly, "Abbot Jingxin, I was wrong. I shouldn't have joked with you."
Jingxin smiled softly, "The donor is really flexible."
Qiao Wanyan ordered: "Lu Jinye, quickly pull up Abbot Jingxin!"
Lu Jinye did as he was told, and after pulling him up, he took out a small box from his arms, "I still have a poison here, Yun Yao stuffed it into my pocket yesterday. But I don't have the antidote, Yun Yao said she would give it to me in a few days."
Qiao Wanyan glanced at Lu Jinye and then at the small box in his hand. She took it, opened it and took a look. Sure enough, there was a pill in the middle.
Qiao Wanyan slapped Lu Jinye and said, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
She turned around and slapped Jingxin again, then slapped his face and asked, "What did I do wrong?"
He looked at her quietly, not reacting for a long time.
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