Chapter 602 Make up a Lie

"Your Highness, Huo Lao has been clamoring to rob the young monks in Ci'en Temple. We can't persuade him any more."

Inside the Zheng Palace, a secret guard reported to Zheng Wang.

Zheng Wang, who had not slept all night, rubbed his eyebrows tiredly. His expression did not change much, but his temples seemed to have a lot more white hair than before.

"I will personally appease him later. You will find a chance to send him out of the capital. Huo Lao needs to hide for a while."

"Yes, Your Highness."

The secret guard respectfully accepted the order, but sighed in his heart.

An operation that was almost certain to succeed turned out to have an accident.

And the loss was so heavy that it was shocking.

During this period of time, their secret guards have lost dozens of people, and all of them happened recently, which made them feel sad.

"Is there no news about the secret guards who followed Huo Lao last night?"

Zheng Wang opened his eyes and saw that there was light outside the house, knowing that a whole night had passed.

After the operation failed last night, King Zheng only gave the secret guards one night to investigate, and now there should be a result.

"Your Highness, we have found the place where the secret guards were attacked. After careful investigation, we found that the secret guards were captured alive. There was no sign of resistance at the scene. The secret guards could not even commit suicide."

"One or two may be accidents, but combined with the situation when Zhu Lao disappeared last time, I am afraid that the enemy has mastered the method of capturing secret guards alive, and the success rate is extremely high."

After the secret guard reported, he was extremely nervous, but the room was silent.

The secret guard bravely glanced up and found that King Zheng's face was livid.

"Wu Cheng, tell me."

"How could this be?"

As the head of the secret guards in the Zheng Palace, Wu Cheng knew King Zheng's temper very well and knew that King Zheng was extremely angry.

Wu Cheng hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, we have some other discoveries at the scene, but we dare not say anything without confirmation."

Since it has come to this, how could King Zheng not ask.

Wu Cheng said this just to leave himself a way out.

Where there are people, there are disputes. As the leader of the secret guards, Wu Cheng is naturally more cautious.

King Zheng knew Wu Cheng's thoughts and immediately spit out a word coldly:

"Speak!"

Wu Cheng got the order, and while he was relieved, he hurriedly answered: "We found some traces at the scene, which should be the remnants of bamboo-attributed true qi. The same situation occurred in every place where the secret guards were attacked."

"Bamboo attribute!?"

After hearing Wu Cheng's report, King Zheng couldn't hold back his expression.

"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?" King Zheng doubted at the first time.

"Your Highness..." Wu Cheng was silent for a while, and finally said: "The final judgment of the secret guards is that it is undoubtedly bamboo-attributed true qi, and it can even be determined that it is the move of Zhu Lao!"

"But just in case, please send another worshiper in the palace to confirm it."

This is indeed a bit sensitive, and Wu Cheng has been laying the groundwork for a long time.

If he makes a mistake, he and Zhu Wufeng will not get along in the future.

But due to his duty, he had to report the investigation results of the secret guard to King Zheng.

As for how King Zheng judged, Wu Cheng naturally wanted to get out as much as possible.

Even Wu Cheng did not dare to offend the worshippers of King Zheng's mansion easily.

In particular, there was a worshipper in the mansion who had a very good relationship with Zhu Wufeng and they were close friends.

King Zheng fell silent and did not speak for a long time.

Wu Cheng knelt below, waiting anxiously.

After Zhu Wufeng disappeared, the pressure on the secret guards was extremely huge.

As the intelligence system of King Zheng's mansion, they had not been able to find Zhu Wufeng's trace, and the recent loss of a large number of manpower was simply adding insult to injury.

Wu Cheng still hadn't figured out how the other party captured the strictly trained and extremely vigilant secret guards one by one.

For a master of the upper third rank, killing a secret guard might be extremely easy, but it was impossible to capture him alive.

There were dozens of ways for the secret guards to commit suicide, and there were even methods that could be used when there was no power to resist, which only required the reaction time of a thought.

Wu Cheng thought about it, especially after the results of the investigation last night, and now he is very sure that there is a traitor in the Zheng Wang Mansion, which caused their secret guards to suffer heavy losses.

And Wu Cheng is sure of the identity of this traitor.

But the other party is a worshiper of Zheng Wang Mansion. At this time, no matter how sure Wu Cheng is, he still needs Zheng Wang to make the final decision.

If there is a mistake, it will only chill the hearts of the remaining worshipers. After all, these top three masters have followed Zheng Wang for many years.

"This king will persuade Huo Lao to leave. When the secret guards take Huo Lao out of Beijing, please ask Huo Lao to verify those traces and report the results to me as soon as possible."

"Remember, tell Huo Lao when you get there."

"Also, no one else can know about this except the secret guards!"

Wu Cheng lowered his head and immediately accepted the order: "Yes, Your Highness!"

He felt a little relieved. As long as Zheng Wang is willing to verify, everything will be fine.

"The monks of Fuhu Temple keep a close eye on me. Report any movement in the palace and the Buddhist sect to me in detail."

"Okay, go down."

King Zheng waved his hand tiredly, and Wu Cheng disappeared immediately.

After Wu Cheng left, King Zheng stood up with the help of the table, his feet a little weak.

He came to the yard and looked at the rising sun in the distance.

The warm sun shines on King Zheng, but it does not take away a trace of coldness.

"Zhu Wufeng, have you really betrayed me?"

King Zheng whispered, as if he wanted to question Zhu Wufeng in person.

King Zheng looked at the sun, which had completely risen, and took a deep breath, then exhaled for a long time, as if he wanted to spit out all the fatigue and depression of the night.

After taking a deep breath, King Zheng's posture stood up again, and his eyes and expression regained their determination.

He slowly sorted out his hair and clothes, and then stepped forward to find the old man Huo who failed in the action last night.

The old man Huo is the name of the Western Region Fire Demon Ignis in the Zheng Palace.

King Zheng knew Ignis's past very well.

If the action last night had gone smoothly, Ignis would naturally not have the risk of exposing his identity.

But the action failed, and Ignis still had a close enemy like the Holy Fire Cult.

King Zheng could only let Ignis stay out of the spotlight for a while, otherwise if people knew about the relationship between Ignis and himself, it would be troublesome.

Although the Holy Fire Cult is active in the Western Regions, it is one of the eight martial arts holy places and should not be underestimated.

However, with Ignis's character, even King Zheng felt a headache when he thought of persuading him.

"Is it really not my destiny?"

The recent bad luck made King Zheng feel a little self-doubt.

But this doubt was quickly suppressed by him.

"Even if my destiny is not mine, I will go against the will of heaven!"

"I am the only one in the world who can do that!!!"

King Zheng raised his head and looked at the rising sun with a confident smile.

His steps no longer hesitated, and he regained his former firmness and elegance.

...

Ci'en Temple.

Li Xuan was invited to drink tea by two masters.

"Ah Xuan, what does the matter of Fuhu Temple have to do with the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Master Chenghai asked humbly.

Li Xuan looked at Master Shanliao and Master Chenghai, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

After all, he learned about this from the letter left by Monk Chengche.

But how did Li Xuan see this letter? He was a little confused now.

Master Chenghai saw Li Xuan's sneaky eyes and thought that he didn't believe Master Shanliao, so he introduced him immediately:

"Ah Xuan, this is Master Shanliao of Chongfu Temple. He has a very high seniority in Buddhism and is a rare second-grade warrior in the world. Even Brother Chengche has asked Master Shanliao for help. I think you can trust him."

Li Xuan also understood what Master Chenghai said.

When Bilge escaped from prison before, he ran into the three of them on the road. They also teamed up to beat Bilge and beat him away.

But Li Xuan didn't expect that the only Master Shanliao who didn't take action that day was actually a second-grade warrior, which surprised him.

"Are you afraid of killing Bilge at that time?"

Li Xuan remembered that Master Shanliao only pointed out the place where Bilge was hiding that day, and then asked Monk Chengche and Master Chenghai to take action.

It seems that they didn't really do it, otherwise Bilge would have no chance to escape that day.

Li Xuan did not disbelieve Master Shanliao. After all, this was Monk Chengche's own choice, and Li Xuan also saw it that day.

He was just thinking about how to reasonably explain that he could cover up his act of stealing things from the little monk.

Although Li Xuan has returned the things, it would be shameful to tell others about it.

In addition, Li Xuan also memorized all the skills of Fuhu Temple. If he goes out to perform them in the future, he might be criticized.

Li Xuan would naturally not leave such a flaw.

He thought about it and immediately had an idea. His tail danced and began to write.

Li Xuan didn't dare to send a message to these two masters.

After all, Li Xuan's identity that day was Mo Tiansheng, and he was afraid that he would be discovered as soon as he sent a message.

Although Li Xuan can imitate other voices, his sound transmission skills are special and very recognizable, so he does not intend to take risks.

"I have some relationship with the Western Holy Fire Sect. Recently, I have been helping them keep an eye on the Western Fire Demon that disappeared more than 30 years ago."

"But I never expected that on the way to capture the Western Fire Demon, I would encounter the Western Fire Demon ambushing the Fuhu Temple."

Li Xuan's expression was extremely serious.

Master Chenghai saw what Li Xuan wrote and was shocked: "Western Fire Demon."

On the other side, Master Shanliao, who was originally kind, was so shocked that his face changed:

"Amitabha, this black cat is actually writing with its tail!?"

Li Xuan couldn't help but stare at Master Shanliao with his eyes wide open. Is this old monk's focus here?

Master Chenghai quickly came out to explain: "Master Shanliao, don't panic. Ah Xuan is the favorite of Princess Ankang. He is a rare and precious animal with extraordinary intelligence and strength."

Master Chenghai then remembered that he had forgotten to introduce Li Xuan to Master Shanliao.

"A rare and precious animal that can write!?"

Under Master Shanliao's long white eyebrows, a pair of small green bean-like eyes emitted a blazing light.

"This old monk has lived a long life and is still a second-grade master. Why is he making such a fuss?" Li Xuan complained in his heart and rolled his eyes at the other party.

As a result, Master Shanliao's next words made Li Xuan even more angry and gasped.

"What did it write just now? It wrote too fast, I didn't see it clearly."

Li Xuan glared at the old monk sideways. If it weren't for the fact that he was a second-grade master, he would have scratched him long ago.

"Your cultivation level tells me that you can't see clearly. Are you lying to a ghost?"

"The old bald donkey is very evil!"

Master Chenghai saw Li Xuan's demeanor and immediately stepped forward to smooth things over and said:

"Master Shan, Ah Xuan just said..."

When Master Chenghai repeated what Li Xuan had just written, Master Shan Leo had more questions:

"In other words, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is helping the Holy Fire Sect to hunt down the Fire Demon of the Western Regions?"

"What's going on..."

Master Shan Le wanted to ask more questions, but Li Xuan immediately flicked his tail and wrote a warning:

"This is a state secret. I advise you monks not to inquire!"

"Oh?" Master Shanliao was confused, but looking at Li Xuan's impatient look, he touched his nose and said, "Haha, then you can continue."

"The Fire Demon of the Western Region must have some conspiracy to deal with Fuhu Temple."

"Although Monk Chengcheng was rescued by us, the secret behind it is still unknown."

"The little novice monk staying at Ci'en Temple is not safe either. You still won't let him go, so I had to come and guard him all night."

"Come on, report the situation you know as soon as possible, otherwise the Ministry of Internal Affairs will come and they won't be as polite as I am!"

Li Xuan slapped the table with his tail, asking the second-grade and third-grade warriors in front of him to tell the truth.

Master Chenghai looked at each other kindly, and then asked: "Does the Ministry of Internal Affairs not understand the situation?"

Li Xuan immediately wrote and retorted: "I said, we were just chasing the fire demon in the Western Regions, and we happened upon this incident by chance."

"The people outside the temple will be evacuated soon. Are you really sure you can protect the young novice monks of Fuhu Temple?"

In this regard, Master Shanleo said: "They are just children. They don't know anything. How can anyone deal with them?"

Li Xuan immediately sneered and wrote: "Haha, if you have a chance in the future, you can ask the disciples of Fuhu Temple whether the Fire Demon of the Western Regions planned to let them go last night?"

"But we really can't think of any grudges between Fuhu Temple and the Fire Demon of the Western Regions." Master Shanliao said sincerely.

Li Xuan laughed in his heart and looked at Master Chenghai aside. Sure enough, Master Chenghai showed a hint of embarrassment, but had no intention of speaking.

Li Xuan was once involved in the dispute between Ci'en Temple and Fuhu Temple, and also played a guest role as the guardian beast of Ci'en Temple.

Is there anything wrong with this? Does Li Xuan still need to talk about it?

But this good master didn't even think of communicating with Li Xuan about this situation, which shows that this monk is full of nonsense.

Li Xuan was not used to him either, and immediately wrote angrily:

"You old bald donkey is talking nonsense. You don't have any clear rules and regulations in your heart. It's useless to talk more."

"When the guards outside the temple withdraw today, just wait for the fire demon from the Western Region to come!"

"There is also the great monk from Fuhu Temple. I have long disliked him. He also has the same virtue as you, so he sent all the disciples from Fuhu Temple here to let you Buddhists and the Fire Demons of the Western Regions Have a good fight!"

"Anyway, the Fire Demon of the Western Region has been on the run for thirty years, so it won't be long now."

"When your dog bites the dog, it won't be too late for us and the Holy Fire Cult to clean up the mess."

Master Shanleo was pointed at and scolded by Li Xuan, but he was not annoyed at all. Instead, he said with a smile: "Thank you, the benefactor, I am worried about what can happen to us in the capital. Who dares to do anything wrong under the emperor's feet?"

Li Xuan nodded repeatedly and then wrote:

"Yes, yes, you old bald ass is a second-level master, so naturally you are not afraid."

"I think the disciples in your temple are also made of copper poured into iron, so they are not afraid of being burned by fire."

"Now that the weather is dry and the fire demons of the Western Regions are back to their old profession, Grandpa Cat will see if you bald donkeys can survive this!"

After leaving these words, Li Xuan immediately turned around and climbed out of the window without talking to the two of them again.

"Hey, Ah Xuan..."

Master Chenghai still wanted to stay, but how could Li Xuan give him a chance.

"Master Shan, why is it so tense?"

"Axuan guarded the young disciples of Fuhu Temple for one night. He must have no malicious intentions."

Master Shanleo still smiled and said in a kind tone:

"If we don't make things more tense, we won't be able to distinguish between friends and foes."

"But what the cat benefactor just said seems to be true. Last night I found the location of the battle. There are traces of the conflict between the Tao realms, which are the Yin and Fire attributes."

"The remaining aura of the Yin attribute is very special. It should be the one in the palace."

"It's just that this fire attribute realm is also very different. When the cat donor just mentioned the fire demon of the Western Region, it just happened to match him."

Now that Master Shanleo has analyzed it, he is no longer as confused as before.

"I originally thought it was just a matter for our Buddhist sect, but unexpectedly it involved the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Holy Fire Sect, and the Fire Demon of the Western Regions..."

"I'm afraid it's not simple behind this."

After hearing these words, Master Chenghai opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. He could only say the Buddha's name helplessly:

"Amitabha……"