When he came to see Huang Ningmeng in the afternoon, her calmness was astonishing. He thought she had some way to repel the enemy, but she dodged the question and gave evasive answers, never directly addressing his concerns.
He racked his brains for a while because of this.
Just now, when he saw her standing calmly and composed in front of the Heavenly King Hall, he understood that she had anticipated the Prime Minister's wife's actions.
Huang Ningmeng smiled and said, "Master is the most extraordinary and saintly monk I have ever seen in this temple."
"You flatter me, Benefactor Huang. You have not yet answered my question."
Seeing that he remained unmoved, Huang Ningmeng sighed. She knew that this monk was not so easy to please.
The more detached a person is from worldly affairs, the clearer they see things.
The abbot was determined to get an answer from her, so he clasped his hands together and waited for her.
"Master, what are you going to say? Knowing in advance that the bookworm would call for reinforcements is unacceptable," the ring said in her mind.
Of course she knew it wouldn't work. In fact, she had countless ways to get rid of these bandits, but this wasn't her territory, so why should she go into such detail?
Huang Ning thought for a moment, then her eyes suddenly sharpened. "Master, please forgive me!"
Rongyin, who had just put her chin back on, saw her young lady strike with lightning speed, aiming for the abbot's neck!
Rongyin's eyes widened, and she held her breath.
The abbot remained calm as Huang Ningmeng instantly took the Buddhist beads from his neck.
“I see. I think this string of prayer beads is destined for you, Benefactor Huang. I will give it to you.” The abbot remained calm. Although he hadn’t expected Huang Ningmeng to be skilled in martial arts, he knew her method.
Huang Ningmeng looked at the Buddhist beads in her hand and laughed, "Master, it seems you didn't guess my true meaning."
What do you mean?
Huang Ningmeng said, "The master gave me the Buddhist beads to tell me to kill fewer living beings. My method is to go out myself, lure away the leader of the bandits, and capture the leader first. Once we take down the one in charge, the rest will be easy to handle."
"No, Miss, you can't take this risk!" Rong Yin quickly grabbed her, afraid that she would go now.
Huang Ningmeng patted her hand and smiled.
The abbot smiled sheepishly and said, "This old monk has misunderstood Benefactor Huang."
Huang Ningmeng returned the prayer beads to the abbot, saying, "These prayer beads are your personal possessions, Master. Please keep them safe."
“What you say is true, benefactor.” The abbot took back the prayer beads and hung them around his neck.
Huang Ning dreamt of this and laughed, “The master truly deserves to be the abbot; he is indeed an enlightened monk.”
The abbot laughed, took his leave, and departed.
Huang Ningmeng looked at the darkening sky. The rebel general had only given her one day, and now there was only one night left.
She didn't know whether she should be glad that the guy really kept his promise and wouldn't attack until tomorrow.
"Miss, no, you really can't! If someone really has to lure the bandits away, Rongyin is willing to go!" Rongyin shook her head vigorously, gripping her hand even tighter.
Huang Ningmeng reached out and pressed her head down with both hands, "Aren't you dizzy?"
“Miss…” Rongyin choked up a little.
“You’re not me, it’s no use for you to go.” Huang Ningmeng shattered her illusions.
"But I can't let you take such a risk, Miss!"
Huang Ningmeng laughed and said, "Fool, even if we have to take a risk, we should wait until after tonight."
"Miss, I don't agree." Rong Yin tried to shake her head again, but Huang Ningmeng held her firmly in place, and she couldn't move.
"What are you refusing to do? You're refusing to go on the adventure tomorrow, it's better to go today?" Huang Ningmeng teased her intentionally.
Rong Yin panicked, "That's not how it is! I don't want you to take such a risk!"
Huang Ningmeng chuckled, "Silly girl, who said I have to go on adventures?"
“But Miss, didn’t you just say…” Rong Yin was already stunned.
"Silly girl." Huang Ningmeng shook her head helplessly and turned to walk into the courtyard.
Rongyin grabbed her hand and was led away by her.
Back in her room, Rongyin realized that Huang Ningmeng was still holding her wrist, so she quickly let go.
A noticeable bruise was visible on her fair wrist.
"Miss, I'm so sorry, Rongyin hurt you." Rongyin felt so sorry and guilty that tears streamed down her face.
"It's nothing, go get the medicine."
"Okay." Rongyin had become familiar with where she kept her things over the past two days, and quickly found the medicine box and brought it over.
Huang Ningmeng glanced at the sky outside, looked at Rongyin who was carefully applying medicine to her, and said, "Rongyin, you will sleep here tonight."
"Okay." Rong Yin happily agreed, she was just wondering how to bring it up.
Huang Ningmeng said, "It's just that the soft couch outside is a bit narrow, so you'll have to make do sleeping on it."
"What are you saying, Miss? It's already a great favor that Rongyin can sleep outside. What's with all this talk of feeling wronged?" Rongyin was happy to be able to stay with her, and couldn't help but say a few more words. The amplified fear and apprehension also subsided considerably.
Huang Ningmeng couldn't help but chuckle, "Silly girl."
"Stop calling me that so gay, Master! I've put up with you two for almost a whole day. Master, you're a married man." The ring finally couldn't take it anymore.
"..." Huang Ningmeng felt it was necessary to think of a way to shut Xiao Jie up first.
Otherwise, it would always be this that breaks her spirit at times like this.
It was late at night, and the master and servant had just fallen asleep when Rongyin's breathing, which was sound asleep, began to rise.
Huang Ningmeng sat up and tiptoed to Rong Yin's side, checking in the dim candlelight to see if she was really asleep.
Rongyin was naive and unaware that she had added something to the incense burner; she was fast asleep.
Huang Ningmeng put on her night clothes and quietly slipped out.
"Master, aren't you tired of staying up all night just to see how that bookworm calls for help?" the ring yawned.
"If you want to sleep, then go to sleep. I want to watch."
“Master, believe me, there’s nothing to see,” the ring said.
Huang Ningmeng raised an eyebrow slightly. "You already knew?"
"Uh..." The ring broke out in a cold sweat. It couldn't suppress its curiosity either. Who knew it would be so simple?
"Let me take a look first." Huang Ningmeng crept into the west wing.
Jiang Sheng was standing outside, gazing at the moon.
Huang Ningmeng hid in the corner and didn't make a sound.
"Brother Shenyan, I really need your help this time."
Jiang Sheng took out a small whistle and blew it, as if calling for something.
The familiar movements made Huang Ningmeng immediately know what he was about to do.
Right, in this era, besides humans, birds can also send messages. How could she forget that?
It's true that spending too much time in high-tech places makes us forget even the most basic things.
A black bird flew in from the sky a moment later. Its feathers blended almost perfectly with the sky and it made almost no sound as it flew by.
If Huang Ningmeng hadn't been watching closely, she probably wouldn't have noticed the bird.
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