Gao Ren led his men away from the manor and headed towards the temple outside the prefectural city.
The group parked their horses on the hill behind the temple without alerting anyone inside, and quietly slipped into the most secluded courtyard in the back of the temple.
The courtyard wall was as high as two people, the gate was tightly locked, the keyhole on the gate was sealed with concrete, and only a small door the size of a dog hole remained on the thick wooden door.
Gao Ren came over by himself. He stood at the door for a moment, and when he saw this, his face became even more gloomy.
The letter I just received contained only two short sentences: "The old friend I'm looking for is at the Golden Buddha Temple outside the city."
He did arrange for people to secretly look for him, but it was a secret, and only a handful of people knew about it.
But Fengyulou actually knew.
He was first shocked by the terrifying information network of Fengyulou, and then he felt that Fengyulou should not be allowed to remain.
Reaching the foot of the high wall, he easily scaled it.
This is a dilapidated courtyard, overgrown with weeds.
The room was pitch black, but one could faintly hear people talking in hushed tones.
The sound came from under the eaves, where a dark figure huddled in the doorway, clutching a bundle in his arms.
"My little one, my little one, go to sleep quickly."
Gao Ren's steps suddenly froze on the spot.
Little person.
How many years has it been since I last heard this name?
He was deeply shocked and walked step by step toward the dark figure.
There's moonlight tonight, and his eyesight is good, so he can see this person clearly.
It was a woman.
Her clothes were tattered and she was filthy; you could smell her stench from several steps away.
"Little one, go to sleep, and you'll grow taller tomorrow."
Gao Ren was having difficulty breathing.
The voice he had been searching for so long actually appeared in this small temple.
"mother……"
By the time he realized it, the word had already jumped out of his mouth.
His movements seemed to startle the woman, who suddenly hugged the bundle in her arms.
"Don't hit me, don't hit me, I know I was wrong, I will never do it again, please let my son go."
Gao Ren felt a dull pain in his chest, as if he had forgotten how to breathe.
He wanted to get closer to the woman, but she hid away in fear.
"I was wrong, hit me all you want, but don't touch my son."
Gao Ren clenched his outstretched hand and squeezed his eyes shut to stop the warm tears from welling up.
"mother……"
He quickly stopped talking and looked warily toward the gate.
Then they saw two monks easily leap in.
"Who goes there!"
Gao Ren glanced at the woman on the ground, then at the two clearly highly skilled monks approaching him, and immediately retreated.
Under the cover of their men, they left the Golden Buddha Temple.
It was almost dawn when we returned to the prefectural city.
He was still in shock and hadn't recovered.
That's his mother's?
But why was she locked up there?
What secrets does the Golden Buddha Temple hold?
He wants to see the people of the Wind and Rain Pavilion, because only they can give him the answer!
But the people of Fengyulou are not so easy to see.
The original plan was to set off early in the morning, but this matter has caused a delay.
Gao Ren waited all morning, but his men still couldn't contact the people from Fengyulou.
Just as he was having the idea of gathering people to go to Jinfo Temple to bring the person out and find out what happened, the person who delivered the letter earlier arrived.
This time, he brought just two short sentences.
Tonight, send him to Shili Pavilion outside the city and bring Fang Qing with him.
We need to exchange answers with Fang Qing about this.
Gao Ren crumpled the letter into pieces.
The Wind and Rain Tower!
Fang Qing didn't sleep well that night, spending the whole night thinking about escaping on the road, but they still didn't set off in the morning.
When the person who brought her food came in, Fang Qing asked a question, but the person was wary of her and didn't dare to say a word to her.
She didn't see Gao Ren that day either.
Fang Qing lay in bed until nightfall, when she heard noises outside.
The door opened, and Gao Ren walked in.
He looked unwell.
"Get up, I'll take you somewhere."
Fang Qing sat on the bed looking at him with a hint of wariness.
Where to?
"Didn't you say you had nothing to do with Fengyulou? But Fengyulou is trying to save you now."
Fang Qing frowned.
She genuinely didn't know about the Wind and Rain Pavilion.
"Let's go."
Gao Ren seemed very tired.
Fang Qing had no choice but to follow him out of the room.
They boarded the carriage.
Gao Ren leaned against the carriage with his eyes closed, his lips pressed tightly together.
Fang Qing observed the commotion outside through the window while also scrutinizing Gao Ren.
This is the road leading out of the prefectural city.
Moreover, Gao Ren brought quite a few people with him.
Fang Qing thought that Gao Ren must be the person who took her to meet Fengyulou.
The carriage left the city and traveled for a long time.
Fang Qing was so surprised that Gao Ren was trying to lead her away from the city by taking a detour.
She didn't ask, and Gao Ren remained silent.
Gao Ren didn't open his eyes until the carriage stopped.
His narrow eyes held no trace of a smile, his heavy gaze fixed on Fang Qing's face.
Fang Qing met his gaze.
"get off."
After saying that, he lifted the carriage curtain and got off.
Fang Qing was a step too slow.
It was pitch black outside, but the pavilion not far away was brightly lit.
Fang Qing stood behind Gao Ren and looked in that direction.
There were four or five people, all dressed in black, but Fang Qing couldn't make out their faces clearly.
Fang Qing's wrist was suddenly grabbed, and she looked at Gao Ren beside her.
Gao Ren was also looking at her.
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