There is an assassin
Guiyao sat on the last step of the long stairs.
The ground here is just blocked by the building next to it. There is no water, only some dead leaves.
She hugged her knees and looked up at Ren Beixi.
She inhaled, then exhaled quietly, and waited until the leaf in front of her fell to the ground before she made up her mind to grab his hand and walk inside.
Yunchuan Temple, a famous temple in the An Dynasty, is extremely large and has a strong incense business. It is also a good place to enjoy the scenery during festivals.
Ren Beixi let her kneel from the front of the hall to the back, while he held the sword head with one hand to protect her behind.
His mother at home worshipped Buddha. Although he was not an expert at it, he had some understanding of it. He lowered his eyes and looked at the kneeling posture of the person in front of him. It looked strange and he didn't know where he learned it from, but it was indeed pious and cute.
He and she walked hand in hand in front of the incense burner.
But suddenly, a few strands of ash burned his wrist. He looked up, his eyes dark.
Guiyao got up from the ground and rubbed her hands.
"Now that I'm done with my worship, I can get down to business. Please don't be offended, Buddha. I'm doing this to rid the people of harm. Amitabha."
There were few people at Yunchuan Temple today. When she went to pay her respects, she observed the people around her. Her first instinct was that there were no bad guys here. Thinking of this, she tilted her head and asked, "General Ren, do you recognize the Zheng family?"
The man nodded and led her out of the hall, saying, "The Zheng family used to be engaged in the cloth trade, but now the Zheng family's father holds a sinecure."
"This person is so bad." Gui Yao nodded.
Ren Beixi didn't comment, but just held her hand: "The road is slippery after the rain, watch the road."
He actually knew where the Zheng family was.
Gui Yao followed him purposefully through the pavilion until they arrived in front of a heavy door.
“Knock knock.”
The door creaked open and an old monk came out.
Her hair was like a waterfall, and her hands clasped together: "Amitabha, the young general is here to get the copy of the Rebirth Mantra from donor Yu Qing."
Ren Beixi only said:
"Hello, Abbot. I'm here to look for the Zheng family father and son."
Gui Yao narrowed her eyes. So honest?
It seemed that it was a foregone conclusion that the lady was a Buddhist. She suddenly thought of the plaque in the general's mansion and understood.
But a lot more confusion followed.
Perhaps only small animals like Miaomiao in Xianyu City don't know about Li Yuqing's life. She followed her husband to assist the late emperor when she was young and became famous in the capital. Later, she was ordered by the Ren family army to guard the north and then returned to the inner house.
She was a little curious about why he believed in Buddhism.
Also, the one in front of him... Gui Yao blinked, not knowing how to address her.
Is he a monk or a nun?
And why, unlike what she knew, she had long hair?
"Donor Zheng and Little Donor Zheng are both in Baohua Hall."
Gui Yao followed Ren Beixiong and put her hands together to thank her. When she looked up again, she saw the abbot looking at her lovingly.
She also curled her eyes.
Just then he turned around and followed Ren Beixi.
"General Ren, how are you going to catch them?" Gui Yao picked up two small fruits from the ground and put them on a plate in her hand.
The system reminded her last night that the completion rate of the side quest had reached 50%.
According to the previous mission, she guessed that this mission was assigned by the Animal Mind Reading Notebook, so naturally, the condition for completion should be to clear the little tortoise shell.
But now she has selfish motives in this case.
"How is Xiao Daimao? Although I trust your work, I still have to say hello." Gui Yao poked Ren Beixi's arm. Wow, it's so hard.
"In the study, the guards and Momo are guarding."
Ren Beixi said this.
"Did you give it water and food?"
"nature."
"Where's the litter box? Oh, I mean, if she wants to go to the bathroom after eating or drinking, have you left a space for her?"
Gui Yao narrowed her eyes and looked at him.
The air suddenly became much quieter, but her smile remained unchanged.
Tao is the sound of the empty valley and the earth.
Only the faint sounds of bells and chimes remain in the temple.
The two of them quickened their pace and walked to Baohua Hall, where they saw a man at the door with his hands on his hips looking up at the sky.
Guiyao subconsciously hid behind a tree.
Ren Beixi:?
Gui Yao pulled him over.
"Is this the Zheng family's guard? He looks rather overweight and doesn't even keep an eye on us. Shouldn't he be fined for being so lazy?"
Guiyao said seriously.
Then she heard Ren Beixi say that this was Zheng Er, and she suddenly nodded, he was really stupid.
"It seems that there are only him and his father here, um, two men. We don't think we can beat them with bare hands." Gui Yao frowned.
Why didn't she get a response to what she said? She looked up in confusion, then her ears drooped with redness, secretly suppressing her laughter.
In the past, when stealing things in the physical sense, it was always her and the system. In order to complete the task, they tried not to confront the bad guys head-on and used a much more cautious approach.
I subconsciously forgot about the person next to me.
This is a great hero guarding the border, General Ren Beixi, the first general of the An Dynasty.
So Guiyao put her hands in her pockets, raised her chin slightly, looked well-behaved and naughty, and walked forward with her head held high and chest puffed out.
"Mr. Zheng Er, have you been sleeping well recently?" She swaggered in front of Zheng Er and walked closer to take a look. She found that although Zheng Er was wearing brocade clothes, he did not look noble at all, with a dark complexion and a rough face.
"Young lady, do you recognize me?" Zheng Er narrowed his eyes.
He chuckled dryly, "The young lady looks unfamiliar. Could she be the new prostitute Xiang Xiang who came to the brothel that day? She's so concerned about whether my brother slept well, but she's here to offer her support."
Gui Yao slapped his hand away and took out a dagger from her sleeve. The blade gleamed slightly and landed on his collar. She smiled and said, "Come with me."
"I still have a strong personality, brother, I like it!"
Guiyao was speechless.
And gently slash the dagger forward.
Zheng Er was horrified and fell to the ground with a thud. He touched his neck in horror, not caring that his hands were cut by stones in panic.
“Aa ...
She really wanted to shut him up, but Guiyao couldn't bring herself to do it. She stared at the blood on the blade and felt that it was dirty.
The intimidation was accomplished, and Zheng Er slowly shut his mouth and looked unable to walk. Now everything was ready, and he only needed to let Bei Xi come and arrest people.
"Please don't move yet."
A young male voice came from behind.
Gui Yao lowered her eyes slightly. The sword was just across her neck. She froze and subconsciously raised her hands.
...I'm impressed. He really does have secret guards at home.
"Who are you?" asked the secret guard.
Gui Yao couldn't see her from her perspective. She bit her lip, her eyes watering. "I am, I am a maidservant of the Li Mansion in Xianyu City."
"Our young lady died a tragic death not long ago. I was so heartbroken that I resorted to this desperate measure to avenge her."
Although she did not move, crystal tears flowed from the corners of her eyes to her thin chin. Her voice was resolute and choked, sounding extremely pitiful.
Even the sound of the bell seemed to be a little slower for her.
Gui Yao cried bitterly, "My young lady is dead. If your Zheng family wants another life."
"Me too! For you!"
Ren Beixi! If you don't come! Your fiancée's life! Will be given to someone else!
Gui Yao wiped her tears with a handkerchief, her body still twitching as she tried to cough, her fair neck swaying against the sharp blade. She lowered her eyes slightly and noticed that the secret guard's sword had quietly moved a few inches away.
"But is it the Li family of the General's Mansion's wife?"
The secret guard suddenly asked.
Gui Yao nodded, but before she could really see Zheng Er standing up, two more people walked out of the hall.
Ren Beixi was dressed in black, holding a sword, and walking behind an old man with a stern face. When he saw the scene outside, he frowned, which was rare for him.
The five people present had different expressions.
Gui Yao keenly noticed that the secret guard's hand was shaking. She gritted her teeth and ran towards Ren Beixi.
The sword was faster than the person, but she didn't know it. She stumbled and was about to fall, thus avoiding the sword intent.
"bass--"
In an instant, a sharp cold light passed through her ear, and Gui Yao threw herself into Ren Beixi's arms, clinging firmly to his hand. Turning back, she found that her hair had fallen to the ground, and her hairband was entangled with the sharp blade of the sword, and the sharp blade was pointing directly at the mask of the secret guard.
This was the first time she saw Ren Beixi's sword.
The sword body is silver-white like moonlight, and the edge is like solemn frost.
Gui Yao grabbed his shoulders tightly, and subconsciously bit her lips which were slightly opened due to fear.
But she didn't notice that the man was enduring something.
Boom...
Knock, knock...
Is that the sound of a bell?
He doesn't know.
Gui Yao curled up in Ren Beixi's arms, but her eyes were not idle. While the two swords were still clashing, she poked her head out from his arms, squinted her eyes and smiled, like a satisfied kitten.
"Master Zheng, Second Master Zheng, can you come with us now?"
She wanted to get up from his arms, but the man knocked her back in his arms. Gui Yao struggled and looked at him with confusion, her red eyes still watery.
The old man coughed even more falsely than she did, and said loudly, "The world is going downhill. General Ren is already engaged, so why is he still so affectionate with my cousin's maid? It's really sad."
Gui Yao raised her head and asked him, "Did you bring a rope or a cloth to gag me?"
He looked at Ren Beixi, paused, and shook his head.
She just puffed up her lips and took a deep breath.
"If I say I am her maid, then I am her maid? Then if I say you are old and unwilling to die, then you are a thief, do you admit it?"
Gui Yao held Ren Beixi's hand and decided not to delve into the fact that he did not follow the team to fight monsters.
However, I originally thought that this old man was a little bit guilty, but I didn't expect that the more he was educated, the more arrogant he became.
Zheng Er: "Young lady, you are quite interesting. I, Zheng Er, am a man of integrity. It's fine that Li Yueming didn't recognize our engagement in the past, but now that she's dead, she's blaming me. I'm still complaining about being wronged, but the wife I was promised is dead."
Is this your wife?
Elder Zheng: "Li Yueming has long been disregarded by our Zheng family. It was the Emperor who granted the marriage, so we refused. But you, the Li family, are so amusing that you insist on summoning us to the court to try the murderer? We won't go unless the Emperor summons us!"
Is this granted marriage for you two?
If Gui Yao was just annoyed by the quarrel just now, now she would bite her lip and say that seeing is believing.
Poor Miss Li lost her life because of this marriage.
She held the dagger in her hand and endured it again and again.
Gui Yao quietly saw the Buddha statue in the hall. The Medicine Buddha enshrined in the Baohua Hall saves people from suffering, but at this time, due to the dark sky, it had lost its luster.
After a while, she spoke softly.
"Master Zheng means that as long as the summons is related to the murder of the Li family's daughter, your Zheng family will not meet with them?"
"Of course. This matter has nothing to do with us. Why should we just let you do whatever you want?"
Look at this ugly face.
Gui Yao smiled and hummed, "Okay."
The Buddha said that all the Buddhas we see come from our own mind. Knowing that the body is a dream, we should let go of everything.
The fruit in Guiyao's hand was crushed at some point, and its skin and flesh were torn apart and crushed into the dust.
What he held in his hand instead was the dagger.
In an instant, everyone saw the dead leaves floating away, and the knife cut open Ren Beixi's neck, with blood dripping onto the ground.
"An assassin is attempting to kill General Ren, a high-ranking official of our dynasty. I ask you, should this matter be reported to the authorities? The Zheng family father and son, along with this secret guard, will all be brought to justice as witnesses."
Gui Yao still held the weapon tightly in her hand. She tilted her head back slightly and whispered softly into Ren Beixi's ear, "As the general said, a sharpened dagger is indeed much sharper."
This move is risky.
The chances of winning are half for the general and half for me.
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