Volume 4: Holy Capital Tribulation Chapter 213: Ice Rain Mountain Temple
Late that night, Xu Zun and his party walked into a barren mountain and found a dilapidated mountain temple to set up camp and rest.
When designing the explosion of the ship, Xu Zun deliberately asked Liu Dong to delay boarding the two carriages, as he was naturally reluctant to blow them up together.
At this moment, their original group was returning by land. In addition to Huo Anu and others and eight guards, there were two more prisoners, who were Ye Hanchen's two disciples Zi Jian Fei Shuang.
Since these two people knew the secret that Xu Zun was not killed in the explosion, Xu Zun had to personally escort them back to Xuanmiao City.
Of course, Xu Zun could deceive the Xuanmen rebels with an explosion at Kuhe Wharf, but he could not deceive the imperial court.
Therefore, Ashuzai and others had already sent pigeons to inform the Internal Guards that Xu Zun was still alive, in order to avoid any misunderstanding.
At this moment, two carriages drove into the mountain temple. Everyone was busy making a fire and cooking. Xu Zun got on the carriage to check on Dai Long's injuries.
Dai Long was lucky, as the wound from the leopard bite had been sutured and the bleeding had stopped. But although he was alive, he was still weak and unable to speak.
Along the way, Xu Zun arranged him in a carriage, and a guard and Zhao Yu looked after him.
At the same time, the two prisoners were still held in the carriage.
Without Xu Zun's instructions, Zhao Yu knew what Xu Zun meant. He must want him to chat and talk with Zijian Feishuang along the way and let them tell more secrets of the Xuanmen.
"My Lord..." In the carriage, Ah Xiu said to Xu Zun, "Do you think that Ye Hanchen is right? Is Xuanmen really that powerful to cause chaos in Xuanmiao City? Moreover...if the situation changes, it will be aimed at His Majesty and the Holy Queen Mother!"
"Yes," Zhao Yu expressed his concerns, "Don't forget that we found so many beautiful girls who were brainwashed into assassins in Shangyuan City!
"They put so much effort into it, I feel like those girls must be a more important part of their story."
"Hmm..." Xu Zun nodded slightly, "Ye Hanchen has no need to tell such a lie. Xuanmen must have taken some action. I suspect that they may have been lying dormant in the Holy City for a long time."
"No way?" Ashura frowned. "The inner guards have spies all over the Holy City, monitoring every industry, every home, and every mansion. If the Xuanmen really has surveillance, how deep would the ambush be?"
"No matter what," Xu Zun said, "after we return, we must discuss this matter with Cai Ge Ling! This matter cannot be neglected!"
"Yes!" After Ashurai agreed, he opened his mouth three times in a row, but no sound came out.
Seeing his embarrassed look, it seemed that he wanted to say something to Xu Zun, but he didn't dare to say it.
"I know what you want to say," however, Xu Zun lifted the car curtain and looked out the window, saying, "Keep warm tonight, it looks like it's going to rain!"
"Well... sir..." Ashizai clasped his fists towards Xu Zun, as if he had finally mustered up the courage.
Xu Zun waved his hand and said, "Don't say anything. I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I will give you a satisfactory answer!"
"This..." Ashu was surprised. He clearly didn't say anything, but Xu Zun seemed to be able to see through him.
"Tsk tsk..." Zhao Yu seemed to understand what these two people meant. He smacked his lips and frowned, as if he felt that this matter was a bit difficult to handle...
…
As Xu Zun had expected, at midnight, a light snow fell from the sky, which soon turned into icy rain.
The roof of the mountain temple was incomplete and leaking everywhere. The temperature inside the temple dropped sharply. Everyone quickly took shelter from the rain in a dry place, while the women went into the carriage to rest.
At the hour of Chou, two figures, one tall and one short, left the mountain temple in the icy rain and ran into the woods behind.
"My lord, my lord..." The shorter one was a woman, Timur Ani. She asked with a puzzled look on her face, "What are you going to do? Aren't you afraid of getting sick?"
The taller one was Xu Zun. After Xu Zun tightly grasped Ani's hand and led her deep into the woods, he said solemnly:
"Ani, please go! I really have no other choice!"
"What?" A Ni didn't understand what was going on, and now she was even more confused when she heard Xu Zun asking her to leave. "What did you say? Ask me to leave? Why?"
"I'm sorry, I broke my promise!" Xu Zun said, "The situation has changed now. We just received important news from Ye Hanchen that Xuanmen is planning a major event in Shengdu!"
"Ah?" Ani was surprised. "Xuanmen... Holy City? But... why... do you want me to leave? Does it matter?"
"What do you think?" Xu Zun explained, "If Xuanmen is just an ordinary rebel group and is just making a small fuss, then I can naturally protect you!
"But now they are aiming at the Imperial Court! They have already threatened the safety of His Majesty and the Queen Mother. The inner guards have long known that you are from the Xuanmen. What do you think will happen when I take you back to the Holy Capital?"
"This..." Ani was confused and shook her head helplessly, "So... you want to drive me away?"
"Why don't you understand? I let you go for your own good!" Xu Zun explained with his eyes wide open, "If the Queen Mother orders you to be thrown into the Heavenly Prison, I will have no way to protect you.
"Let's go! It will be too late if we don't leave now. Didn't you notice that the way Ashiza and the others looked at you was wrong?"
"Master Xu," Ani looked at Xu Zun woodenly, "Does everything you said to me no longer count? Do you really want me to leave?"
The cold rain washed over Ani's beautiful face, and the girl's eyes were full of disappointment.
"Yes, this is all I can do!" Xu Zun couldn't bear to look her in the eye, so he turned around and said emotionally, "Live well. If we are destined to meet in this life, we will meet again in the martial arts world! I hope you can remember me, the guy who always asked you to warm your bed..."
"you……"
Ani was numb and trembling, with tears in the corners of her eyes, but the tears were mixed with the icy rain and she couldn't tell whether they were rain or tears.
"Okay!" Ani nodded tremblingly and turned slowly, "I'm leaving... I'm leaving..."
After saying that, Ani walked towards the dark woods.
"Wait a minute!" Xu Zun suddenly stopped her and turned around and shouted.
Annie immediately turned back, with a barely perceptible hope in her eyes.
"Ani," Xu Zun stood up straight and said solemnly, "You...you have to stab me with your sword before you leave, otherwise, I won't be able to explain to those guards."
"You..." Ani walked back angrily, raised her sword in front of Xu Zun and said, "What are you talking about ? I stab you with my sword? You have a female ghost to protect you, are you sure I can stab you with this sword!?"
“This… okay!”
Xu Zun simply grabbed Annie's hand, pulled out her sword, and stabbed it into his shoulder without hesitation!
"Hey, are you crazy!?" Annie was horrified and quickly lifted up Xu Zun's wrist and knocked the sword down.
Clank...
As the sword fell to the ground, Annie trembled all over as if she was electrocuted.
Then, Ani threw herself into Xu Zun's arms and said resolutely:
"Master Xu, I have decided not to leave," she buried her head in Xu Zun's shoulder, "It is said that beautiful women have the shortest fate, I want to challenge it!
"If I fail, then I will just accept my fate!"
As a result, Xu Zun was deeply moved when he heard this. He quickly hugged the beauty tightly and said:
"But... I don't have a perfect plan! You know me, I don't want to do anything that I'm not sure of!"
"Master Xu," Ani said without hesitation, "What if I tell you about what happened in Shangyuan City?"
…
The ice wipers slapped the trees.
In the dark shadows of the trees, Ah Xiu, Hou Zhen and others looked at each other and put away their swords.
Seeing Xu Zun hugging the Yuanzhou beauty and returning to the mountain temple, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Because once Annie really leaves, they will have to act like bad guys to stop Annie, and then a fight is inevitable.
"Amazing! So amazing!" Ashuzi was the first to give a thumbs up in the direction where Xu Zun disappeared. "Master Xu is truly a god. He has the little beauty under his control!"
"Wrong," Hou Zhen waved his hand and said, "Lord Xu is not trying to manipulate that woman, but using his true feelings to exchange for true feelings. He is indeed worthy of our admiration!"
"Okay, stop talking nonsense!" another guard reminded, "Go back quickly, or you'll be exposed..."
Right, right, right…
The few people then remembered their business and quickly returned to the mountain temple...
