"Soon, he'll lose patience soon!" Fourth Master said.
"Why?" Fourteen stared at the expressions of those people, but couldn't see anything different.
"The White Lotus Sect has extremely strong control over people. They would rather die than believe that the leader is using them," Fourth Master said. "The reason we made Xiniu say that was to provoke him into revealing himself as soon as possible."
"Look, that guy, something's not right!" Fourteen suddenly spotted a man with a furrowed brow. His hand was hidden under his abdomen, and it was unclear what he was touching.
"No, he probably has an upset stomach. That's why he keeps touching his abdomen and his brow is furrowed," Fourth Master said, staring at the man for a few moments.
Fourteen couldn't help but roll his eyes inwardly, but he had to admit that what Fourth Master said was right.
"And that one? He has such a cold expression, as if nothing can move him. He's completely different from the others!" Qin Gang said, standing on the other side of Fourth Master.
"No, he must have come with his wife. He's not interested in Buddha or anything like that. Didn't you see the woman next to him looking at Xiniu with pity? He keeps glancing at her, clearly disgusted that she believes in these things too much. She must be someone connected to her, otherwise he wouldn't show such concern." Fourth Master said after a few glances.
"It's neither this nor that. Then tell me, who is the assassin hiding in the crowd!" Fourteen muttered in dissatisfaction.
The Fourth Prince ignored the Fourteenth Prince's emotions and focused intently on the worshippers surrounding Xiniu. If the assassin were present, he would undoubtedly be trying to get close to "Kangxi," so there was no better opportunity to do so now.
"Pay close attention to the people around Xiniu; he should be among them!" Fourth Master said confidently.
Sure enough, the man who had been hiding among the worshippers was now standing closest to Xiniu. He pretended to sympathize with her. When he saw the woman enter, he keenly sensed that this was a perfect opportunity to assassinate her amidst the chaos, so he slowly followed the sympathetic worshippers inside.
Although his eyes were fixed on Xi Niu, his gaze kept drifting towards "Kangxi" standing next to the host. However, several guards stood beside "Kangxi," blocking him from making a sudden move.
"Get up," the abbot said after hearing Xiniu's words. "Whether your husband has gone to the underworld or not depends on whether he did evil deeds that would lead to hell in his lifetime! It's not something that the leader of the White Lotus Sect can decide. This humble monk will pray to Buddha on your husband's behalf to help his soul find peace."
"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!" Xiniu quickly bowed deeply to the abbot.
"No need to thank me, just go and burn some incense for Buddha, that will do." The abbot said, holding one hand up to his chest.
The man standing in the crowd grew increasingly anxious as he saw that Xiniu was about to leave. He knew that if he missed this opportunity, he might never have another chance to get close to "Kangxi".
He immediately reached into his robes and found the two-inch-long dagger. He glanced sideways at "Kangxi," preparing to strike, when suddenly a stone struck his right shoulder!
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The man screamed in pain. The worshippers surrounding him, bewildered by what had happened, scattered in disarray, staring at the man in astonishment. The blow was extremely powerful; although it was just a stone, it seemed to have been launched from something else, giving it tremendous force.
The guards surrounding the fake "Kangxi" quickly surrounded him, assuming a protective stance.
Fourth Master and Fourteenth Master rushed over and pinned him to the ground.
"What do you want? Help!" The man on the ground was quite cunning. He seemed to have thought of something and wanted to cause chaos among the crowd to buy himself a chance to escape.
"I'll beat you to death, you big thief! This guy is a womanizer, we're the head constables, the head constables!" Fourteen immediately punched the man in the left cheek, making blood and foam come out.
"So it was a notorious womanizer! Well done!" Qin Gang, pretending to be a pilgrim, chimed in.
"Well done!"
"Well done!"
People in the crowd began to chime in. Humans are so easily misled!
Before the man could say anything, Fourteenth Master delivered another punch. He wasn't entirely sure if this man was the assassin they were looking for, but since Fourth Master said he was, they attacked him.
After Fourteen punched him several times, Fourth Master and Qin Gang each grabbed one of his arms and dragged him out.
Most of the people who came to offer incense were women, and upon hearing the words "flower thief," they were already terrified. Seeing the man being dragged away, they immediately wanted to pull him out as quickly as possible, paying no attention to the expression on his face.
Fourth Master and two others dragged the man into the back room, immediately securing him with ropes. Fourteenth Master deliberately reached into the man's robes and, sure enough, pulled out a dagger!
"Why are you bringing a dagger to burn incense?" Fourteenth Master was already starting to admire Fourth Master.
"What's wrong with me carrying a dagger? Who are you people? How can you just arrest people like this!" The man's eyes were already black and blue from being punched by Fourteen. But he still refused to admit it.
"You'll find out who I am in a minute! You'd better take that stomach-rotting medicine like your companions, and don't scream!" Fourteen kicked the man viciously again.
"Fourth Prince, we've caught one now, and there's only one left. I just carefully observed the area, but I still couldn't identify the thief as quickly as you could, Fourth Prince," Qin Gang said with shame.
Before Fourth Master could speak, the man with panda-like eyes chuckled and said, "You won't find him!"
"I'll beat you to death!" Seeing that the man finally admitted it, Fourteen punched him in the mouth.
"It seems the last one is particularly hard to find. Fourteenth, take this brother to be tortured." Fourth Master glared fiercely at the man and said.
"It's too late, your dog emperor is about to be killed. Hahaha!" The man's seemingly insane behavior startled the Fourth Master.
"If you say that again, I'll knock all your teeth out!" Fourteen was enraged by the man and raised his fist to strike.
"Wait! What did you say? If you're willing to tell me his whereabouts, I might spare your life!" Fourth Master sensed something was amiss and quickly stopped Fourteenth Master's fist.
"Bah! That dog emperor has seized our Ming Dynasty's land. He deserves to be torn to pieces. When I die, I'll go to paradise." The man said defiantly.
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