Chapter 79

Seeing the believers' increasing conviction, Lin Nanjie was about to leave after the lecture, but was kept back by the leader.

Li Chenghuan and Bai Zhang also stopped.

The leader smiled wryly and said, "I have some teachings of my sect to teach individually, so those who are idle can leave."

Bai Zhang subconsciously looked at Li Chenghuan.

How dare you call the emperor an idler!

Lin Nanqi gave Li Chengqi a look that urged him to stay calm. Li Chengqi glanced at the leader and said, "I'll wait for you outside."

Only Lin Nanqi and the leader were left. Lin Nanqi asked, "Why did the leader leave me alone?"

The leader approached and asked, "Do you have a jade pendant?"

Lin Nanjie became alert. It was another jade pendant. What was the origin of this jade pendant?

Lin Nanjie remained calm and said, "The leader also knows about the jade pendant I have been wearing since I was a child?"

The leader raised his chin slightly and said, "As the leader, I naturally know everything."

Lin Nanjie: …

【You know a big head ghost. 】

Lin Nanjie sighed with regret: "The jade pendant was stolen by a thief on the road. I wanted to find it back, but I didn't know where to find it. I thought the jade pendant was just a thought. Now that I'm back home, it's useless. I feel better now."

The leader pursed his lips and said, "Was it really stolen by thieves?"

Lin Nanjie's eyes widened: "Of course, my journey from the capital to Qianzhou was very dangerous. First, I was almost forced into a ghost marriage, and then I was kidnapped. I was lucky to be able to return to Qianzhou safely. Could it be a lie?"

The leader was a little irritated: "The jade pendant is extremely important to my sect. Now that you are a member of my sect, you naturally have to consider my sect. Think about who stole it."

Seeing that Lin Nanjie really couldn't remember, the leader had no choice but to let him go.

As soon as Lin Nanjie came out, he met Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian: "Are you okay?"

Lin Nan shook his head: "It's okay."

At night, Lin Nanjie stayed in a single room. In the middle of the night, Lin Nanjie woke up because he had to urinate and went out to urinate.

Just after coming back from the toilet, he was hit by a stick from behind and fainted.

Lin Nanjie: …

[Can you please have some martial ethics? You always sneak attack from behind. Is that fair?]

Lin Nanjie woke up again, touched the bump on the back of his head, and let out a cry of pain.

The light in front of him was dim, and he took a while to adjust himself before he realized that he was still in a cave. He heard the sound of metal knocking coming from somewhere, as if it was knocking on the top of his head continuously.

I think this is the true core of Lotus Sect.

Lin Nanjie got up from the simple bed on the ground, looked out in the dim light, and saw two burly men guarding the exit. He immediately realized that the security here was strict.

As soon as Lin Nanjie reached the door, he was stopped by two long swords, the sharp blades shining with cold metal.

He carefully raised his hand to touch the smooth blade, and was immediately stared at coldly by the two men.

Lin Nan retracted his hand knowingly and asked in a negotiating tone: "Two brothers, I want to go to the bathroom, can you give me some convenience?"

The two of them just stared at each other coldly without saying a word.

Lin Nan suddenly felt frustrated and walked back. It was pitch dark in here, with only an oil lamp burning on the table.

Lin Nanjie sat down at the table, put his hand on his chin, and stared at the tiny light in boredom.

I don’t know how the Dog Emperor and his men are doing now. He was knocked unconscious and taken away, so their situation must not be very good.

Lin Nanqi was thinking while paying attention to the movements outside. Sure enough, not long after, someone came to the cave entrance. The two cold and stern door gods immediately changed to a respectful attitude: "Master!"

Lin Nanqi immediately looked over and saw only a dark shadow. He looked around with a puzzled look in his eyes: "Master, where are you?"

The Lotus Sect leader, who was dressed in black, felt his temple twitching violently several times.

He breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously when he saw Lin Nanjie being held here in a tightly guarded situation with no way of escaping.

Fortunately he was imprisoned, otherwise his position as the leader would be in danger.

"I'm here." The leader's voice was stiff.

Lin Nanjie held the oil lamp and finally saw the leader of the Lotus Sect clearly.

It's not his fault that he has poor eyesight. There are really so many things he could wear that he had to wear all black so that no one could be seen if he was thrown into the hole.

The leader looked at Lin Nanjie's calm demeanor and felt complicated: "Why don't you ask me why I brought you here?"

Lin Nanjie looked surprised and put the oil lamp back on the table: "The leader brought me here, so there must be something important to discuss. Just tell me straight away."

The leader's face turned dark.

Obviously, Lin Nanjie is the prisoner at the moment, but he seems to be the one who obeys orders.

The leader gnashed his teeth and said, "Don't you want to know who you really are?"

Lin Nanqi was stunned.

But inside, I was ready to make a move: [What? Have I finally hidden my identity? ]

He said slowly: "Who am I?"

The leader finally revealed a satisfied smile.

After the leader finished speaking, Lin Nanjie fell silent and asked, "Where are the two people who were with me now?"

The leader's eyes flashed with ruthlessness: "Now you are the Holy Lord, you should not be held hostage by irrelevant people. Now the Lotus Cave and the mountain stronghold have been flooded. If your two companions are lucky, maybe they can escape."

Lin Nanjie was stuck in the same place.

He placed his hands on the table and slowly clenched them, his eyes showing a fierceness that he himself did not realize: "There are hundreds of lives in the village, all of them are your followers, you can kill them just like that?"

The leader said calmly, "It has been exposed, so there is no need to keep it any longer."

"By the way, I also left someone to tell your companions that you are deep in the cave."

The corners of Lin Nanjie's eyes instantly turned red, and his expression was instantly empty.

***

Late at night.

A flock of tired birds started up from the Qingwu Mountains and flew away in panic.

The Lotus Sect's village was in chaos. No one knew where the fire had broken out, and the entire village was engulfed in flames.

The people in the cave were awakened by the thick smoke in the middle of the night. They woke up in horror and stumbled towards the cave entrance.

Bai Zhang handed Li Chengqian a wet handkerchief and said, "Your Majesty, let's run away!"

Li Chenghuan took the handkerchief, but grabbed Ah Niu and asked, "Have you seen Lin Nanjie?"

Ah Niu was about to run out, but when he heard this, he looked around and said, "The Holy Lord was here last night!"

Someone responded, "I saw the Holy Lord go in there!"

Li Chengqian had no time to identify who was speaking. His sharp brows lowered majestically, his lips pursed tightly, his eyes began to gradually turn red, his pupils were grim, and half of his face was scarlet in the firelight.

Bo Zhang was shocked by his expression and tried to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, your health is more important. Eunuch Xiaolin will be blessed by heaven."

Li Chenghuan didn't want to hear what Bai Zhang said. He took the handkerchief, covered his mouth and nose with it, and strode inside.

Bai Zhang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, looking at the cave entrance that was already on fire on one side and the emperor whose figure had disappeared in the winding cave on the other side. He stomped his feet in a hurry and rushed to the cave entrance to find Liao Baifan first!

Li Chengqian groped his way through the dark cave: "Lin Nanqi!"

"Lin Nanqi..."

The place where the believers gathered during the day was already pitch black, with only the scarlet night sky visible above.

"Lin Nanjie, speak..."

No heart sounds, nothing.

The sweat on Li Chengqian's forehead fell and disappeared into the mud under his feet.

The thick smoke made it impossible to see. Li Chengqian leaned against the wall and bent down. Something fell on his boots. Li Chengqian reached out to pick it up, but found that it was the jade pendant that Lin Nanqi carried with him.

Li Chengqian stopped in his tracks instantly, his jawline tensed, and shock and fear flashed in his dark eyes.

Reason gradually returned to him, and Li Chengzhen held the jade pendant tightly.

I don't know when the jade pendant was stuffed into his body.

will not.

Lin Nanjie will definitely not die in the fire.

They won't take Lin Nanqi's life now.

It's because he cares that things get messy.

Rather, the fire was directed at them.

"Your Majesty!" Liao Baifan finally arrived and grabbed Li Chengqian, "Get out of here first."

Li Chenghuan said coldly: "Make sure the safety of the people is guaranteed."

Liao Baifan: "Your Majesty, rest assured. I have ordered people to put out the fire and bring the people out."

On that chaotic night, when Li Chenghuan withdrew from the mountain stronghold and arrived at the temporary residence of King Wenjue Hui at the foot of Qingwu Mountain, the sky in the east was already turning hazy.

Li Chengqian ordered Liao Baifan to look for Lin Nanjie, and when he turned around he saw Fang Wenjue's hesitant look.

Fang Wenjue stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty has been frightened all night, why don't you go wash up and rest first."

Li Chengqian's eyes were sharp, and Fang Wenjue's evasive expression could not escape his eyes: "Where is Wang Hui?"

Fang Wenjue: "Lord Wang has an upright character. I ask you to comfort the people."

Li Chengzhen raised his eyes and looked at Fang Wenjue sharply: "Master Fang, please speak frankly."

Fang Wenjue took a deep breath and said, "In addition to checking the situation of the Qianzhou government these days, I also discovered an old story. It was the injustice of Lin Rujian, the general of Qianzhou during the reign of the previous emperor."

Li Chengqian was startled: "Lin Rujian."

Lin Rujian and Lin Nanjie both have the surname Lin.

Li Chengqian's heart gradually sank.

Fang Wenjue continued, "Back then, the late emperor, instigated by the great eunuch Yu Xingnian, believed that Lin Rujian was collaborating with the enemy and committing treason, and beheaded all of Lin Rujian's family members of more than a hundred people, and his deputy generals and subordinates were also liquidated. At that time, Lin Rujian was the general of Qianzhou, commanding 100,000 soldiers. He loved his soldiers like his own sons and ruled them well. Later, the position of general of Qianzhou was quite turbulent. Later, when the emperor ascended the throne, in order to stabilize the four sides, he promoted Lin Rujian's wife's brother Hua Heng to the position of general, and then the situation gradually calmed down."

"Hua Heng has been in charge of Qianzhou for the past few years, and nothing has gone wrong. However, his attitude towards the court is ambiguous. I guess the disaster of the extinction of the Lin family is still a thorn in his side."

Li Chenghuan listened quietly without saying anything.

Fang Wenjue seemed to see a serious crisis in his eyes: "The people of Qianzhou have been oppressed by heavy taxes and must have been dissatisfied for a long time. Now the Lotus Sect has instigated the people to become enemies of the court. The power behind them is very strong. Hua Heng has 100,000 elite soldiers under his command. If he turns against them, I'm afraid it will be out of control."

Li Chengqian seemed to be thinking, still listening, his handsome and dignified face showing no sign of joy or anger.

Fang Wenjue carefully looked at Li Chengqian's expression, and finally said: "I have also discovered something strange. When Lin Rujian's family was confiscated and beheaded, the youngest son of the Lin family had just turned three years old. Calculating the age, it matches that of Eunuch Lin. Moreover, the Lin family at the foot of Qingwu Mountain is a distant relative of Lin Rujian. Because they are too far away, they are just ordinary country families and are not involved."

Li Chenghuan's hands hanging at his sides slowly tightened.

After a sleepless night, he said in a dry and hoarse voice: "I know."

Fang Wenjue knew that some things were not suitable to be said at the moment, but as a loyal minister of the court, he still said: "If Hua Heng really intends to rebel, the emperor should make a decision early, so as to avoid chaos in the southwest, and then the foreign countries will definitely take the opportunity to invade."

"Decision?" Li Chenghuan sneered, his eyes grim, "The last emperor left behind a mess, so I'm going to make the best of it?"

Fang Wenjue looked at Li Chengqian in surprise: "Your Majesty..."

Li Chengqian lowered his eyelashes: "Let me think about it."