Chapter 154
"Junior Brother, you're still too soft-hearted." Daoyan's voice was strangely cold. He didn't retract the dagger, but instead pressed it closer to the back of Luo Yining's neck. Yining saw the auspicious knot on the Buddhist beads swaying, and she found it a little ridiculous. A compassionate hero, etched in history, actually wanted to kill her.
"Master, a renowned general who fought against the Japanese invaders, whose Buddhist teachings saved all living beings," Yi Ning said calmly. "Although I don't know him personally, I've long admired him. Seeing him is believing."
Daoyan's tone remained calm: "You know my past, and you must understand that these words are useless to me."
Daoyan was a cultivator and accustomed to not interacting with women, let alone one from such a prominent family. In his opinion, Luo Yining was too delicate and too troublesome. Lu Jiaxue had brought her here personally, simply to read her fortune, which must have been something more than simple. Therefore, for the sake of his own career, Luo Shenyuan should stay away from her and, ideally, give her over to Lu Jiaxue.
He hadn't really meant to kill her just now; he was just acting it out to see when Luo Shenyuan, who was guarding outside, would lose his patience. As soon as he said something about the danger, Luo Shenyuan's men broke in through the window. He wanted to kill Luo Yining, but this guy couldn't wait to come in himself.
Daoyan put the dagger into his sleeve and returned to his calm and composed appearance as a monk.
Luo Yining always felt a burning pain on the back of her neck. She secretly touched it with her hand and found blood on her fingers.
When Luo Shenyuan came over, Yi Ning put her hand into her sleeve. He stared at her for a long time before reaching out to stroke her hair and whispering, "Are you okay?"
"Thank goodness you came to save me." Yining breathed a sigh of relief. She looked outside and saw that Luo Shenyuan's men were all outside.
Yi Ning felt a little dazed and unreal. How could he kill all of Lu Jiaxue's men so easily?
"Lu Jiaxue," Luo Yining said after a moment's hesitation, "is very cunning. I'm afraid this is a trick to trick you. It would be best if we leave quickly."
Luo Shenyuan was silent, then suddenly smiled. He hadn't seen Yining for a few days, and although she'd been kidnapped, she looked perfectly fine. It was obvious that Lu Jiaxue had taken good care of her since abducting her. Perhaps Luo Yining herself didn't realize it, but her tone when she spoke of Lu Jiaxue was so casual. Her relationship with him was probably much more than just foster father and daughter.
"When Lu Jiaxue arrived, he sent people to surround Daci Temple. I also sneaked in with my men. He won't let his guard down so easily." Luo Shenyuan looked up and said, "I have something else to do. Let Daoyan take you out. When Master taught us, Daoyan practiced martial arts and I studied literature. He will lead you out of the encirclement. Lu Jiaxue will definitely not use heavy hands."
Luo Yining had known for a long time that Daoyan and Luo Shenyuan knew each other, but this was the first time he knew that they were brothers from the same school.
He stayed alone? Let Daoyan send her away?
Yining couldn't help but glance at Daoyan.
He lowered his eyes and recited the sutra. The sunlight from outside shone through the window paper, illuminating his face, which was like a sculpture. His eyebrows were slightly curved, and his eye sockets were deep.
Daoyan suddenly said, "Why, are you afraid that I will kill you again?"
The wound on the back of his neck still ached slightly. Luo Yining smiled slightly and said, "Since the master just let go, he probably won't kill again. It's just that the master is so gentle and refined, he doesn't seem like a martial artist."
"Buddhism is compassionate, it helps others and oneself. Force is inferior, and I do not like it." Daoyan said lightly.
Yi Ning did not say anything more to Dao Yan, but instead said to Luo Shen Yuan: "... Third Brother, Daci Temple is in danger now, and there is chaos in the back mountains. It is better to deal with your matter another day."
"Don't worry about me, just leave with Daoyan. I'm bringing quite a few people with me this time, and I'll be back as soon as I'm done." Luo Shenyuan pressed her shoulder and said, "Let's go quickly, Lu Jiaxue might be back soon."
If she left alone and Luo Shenyuan stayed, who knows what Lu Jia would learn.
Yi Ning was apprehensive, feeling that this matter was more complicated than it seemed. "Third brother..." she murmured, calling him like a child who depended on him.
Luo Shenyuan frowned and said, "You're wasting my time here. Don't be so willful."
"Let's go." Daoyan put down his rosary and picked up a three-foot-long crossbow - a bow and quiver - placed in the corner. Luo Yining wanted to say something to Luo Shenyuan, but Daoyan led him out of the yard. A carriage was waiting outside. Daoyan went up first. Seeing Luo Yining still looking back, he slowly said, "Although Lu Jiaxue is cruel, he is also a very smart person. Killing my junior brother will not benefit him. Besides, my junior brother is now the Minister of Works, and he is not someone who can be killed casually. How about you stay here? My junior brother will be even more restricted. Once he rescues Zeng Yingkun, he will leave naturally."
Luo Yining was always afraid that he would be implicated by himself.
She sighed inwardly and followed him into the carriage. The carriage raced along the mountain road at a rapid pace. Unlike the road they had taken, this one was even more remote and difficult to navigate, and she felt unsteady in the carriage. Daoyan, however, sat cross-legged, eyes closed, his body swaying ever so slightly. He muttered something, and Yining listened carefully, realizing it was the Heart Sutra, a Buddhist scripture she recognized.
She didn't ask any more questions until the carriage creaked, the driver groaned, and then Yining saw blood splattered on the curtains, and the carriage swerved sideways out of control.
Yining fell backwards, expecting to hit the side of the car. But Daoyan suddenly moved, and Yining felt a hand grip her waist, holding her upright. Luo Yining began to believe that this man was truly a martial artist; his hand held her steady. Daoyan said nothing more, grabbing his crossbow.
A hoarse voice outside said, "Master! Leave the carriage behind, and we won't make things difficult for you!"
Daoyan was respected in the army and had a battle cry. His ancestral hall is still enshrined in the fishing villages along the Fujian coast.
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