The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Late at night, Xiyu and others finally came back.

Liu Bei walked up to him anxiously and said apologetically, "Prime Minister, I heard about a quarrel in the vegetable market. It's all my fault for not managing it strictly." As he spoke, he lowered his head, looking depressed.

Xi Yu smiled and waved his hand, comforting him: "It's okay, it's not a big deal."

Liu Bei quickly raised his head.

He felt that even if Xi Yu did not pursue the matter, he had to make his position clear that such a thing must never be allowed to happen again.

Xi Yu said thoughtfully: "But in the future, we still need to pay more attention to these small problems."

Liu Bei solemnly agreed: "Don't worry, Prime Minister. I will definitely pay attention to it."

Xi Yu looked at Liu Bei with a smile, and asked with a hint of expectation in his eyes: "Liu Bei, have you read the newspaper I published?"

Liu Bei nodded quickly, with an expression of admiration on his face, and exclaimed: "I have seen it, it is very well done!"

Hearing Liu Bei's praise, Xi Yu showed a satisfied smile on his face and said with satisfaction: "Haha, that's good."

After saying that, Xi Yu stretched, yawned, and said lazily: "Okay, I'll go to rest for a while." Then he turned around and left leisurely.

Xianbei.

Hai She looked a little haggard, and whispered to the obedient maid beside him: "I will go and say goodbye to Tuoba Tianlong tomorrow. I will leave here. According to your suggestion, I will go to find Xi Yu."

The maid nodded slightly, with a hint of approval in her eyes.

"Well, ma'am, that's good."

The next day, the sun shone in the courtyard, and Haishe came in front of Tuoba Tianlong with a graceful figure.

She lowered her head slightly, her eyes slightly red, her expression full of sadness, and her voice trembled a little: "Chief, I...my man is dead, I am very sad, I want to go back to my parents' home for a while to sort out my feelings."

Tuoba Tianlong looked at her like this, a trace of pity welled up in his heart, and he nodded quickly and said: "Okay, Haishe, go ahead and take good care of yourself."

There was a barely perceptible hint of relief in Haishe's eyes, and he said softly, "Well, thank you." Then he turned around and slowly left, with a hint of determination and expectation in his steps.

In this way, Haishe and the maid packed their bags and went to the stable together.

Haishe looked ahead with a determined expression, climbed onto the horse, and the maid followed him on another horse.

Haishe looked back at the place where he had lived, a complex emotion flashed in his eyes, then he threw the reins and shouted softly: "Let's go."

The maid responded, and the two horses slowly pranced away into the distance.

They walked along the path, the sound of horse hooves echoing in the open fields.

Haishe straightened her back, the wind blowing her hair, her eyes always fixed on the unknown road ahead.

The maid followed her closely. The two of them said nothing along the way, but they had a tacit understanding.

As time went by, they were getting further and further away from the Xianbei territory, and the scenery behind them gradually became blurred until it disappeared from sight.

Haishe secretly said to herself that this was a new beginning and she was going to find her own future.

The maid also carried with her expectations for the unknown and embarked on this unpredictable journey with Haishe.

The next morning, the sun shone softly on the earth.

Xi Yu led everyone slowly towards the city gate, only to see that many people had already gathered at the gate, with sincere smiles on their faces.

An old man came forward, holding some local specialties in his hands, and said gratefully: "Prime Minister, you are leaving soon, these are our little gifts."

Xi Yu hurried forward, took it with both hands, his eyes full of emotion, and said with a smile: "Thank you everyone, you are so polite."

Other people also spoke up, "It is because of the Prime Minister's good leadership that our Fang County has become so prosperous!" Their eyes were full of respect and admiration.

Tuoba Yu stood aside, watching this scene, a proud smile appeared on his face, thinking secretly in his heart: Xi Yu is indeed worthy of everyone's respect.

Xi Yu looked at the enthusiastic people in front of him.

"Thank you everyone. It is your hard work that has made Fangjun what it is today. I will always remember you all."

After saying this, he bowed deeply to the people.

After Xi Yu walked slowly for a distance, he suddenly stopped.

His face looked very ugly, his brows were tightly furrowed and his lips were pressed into a straight line.

Seeing this, Tuoba Yu walked forward with a puzzled look on his face and asked with concern: "My husband, what is going on? The people are lining the streets to see you off, this is obviously a good thing."

Xi Yu turned his head, looked at Ouyang Linlin with a sharp look, and asked in a deep voice: "Ouyang Linlin, do you know why I am angry?"

Ouyang Linlin frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "I understand, there must be Liu Bei's arrangement here."

Xi Yu nodded heavily and said through gritted teeth: "Yes, that's why I'm angry."

There was a glimmer of anger in his eyes, and he was extremely dissatisfied with Liu Bei's behavior.

Xi Yu's face was gloomy, and he shouted to the gatekeeper: "Go and call Liu Bei immediately!"

The soldier was intimidated by Xi Yu's momentum and quickly responded, "Yes!"

Xi Yu raised his hand and pointed to a small woods not far ahead, and said in a cold tone: "We'll wait there." After that, he walked towards the grove. Tuoba Yu and Ouyang Linlin looked at each other and hurried to follow.

Soon, Liu Bei hurried over. He looked confused. Looking at Xi Yu's extremely ugly face, he was full of doubts. He asked cautiously, "Prime Minister, why did you ask me to come here?"

Xi Yu turned his head and stared at Liu Bei, the anger in his eyes seemed to be bursting out.

Xi Yu stared at Liu Bei with a sharp gaze and asked in a cold voice, "Liu Bei, don't you really have no idea why I'm looking for you?"

Liu Bei looked confused and shook his head helplessly, "I... I don't know."

At this time, Ouyang Linlin gently reminded him: "Liu Bei, it was you who leaked the news that the Prime Minister was coming, and then it affected the people. This is a good intention but a bad result."

When Liu Bei heard this, he suddenly realized what had happened. He immediately showed a look of shame on his face, and quickly knelt down and said anxiously: "Prime Minister, I know I was wrong, I plead guilty!"

Xi Yu took a deep breath and said slowly: "I just need to serve the people in a down-to-earth manner. There is no need for all this pomp and show. Although the people are sincerely grateful to me, how could they do this without your hints and arrangements?" After saying that, Xi Yu shook his head helplessly.

Liu Bei bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "It is my fault for not considering it carefully. Please punish me, Prime Minister."

Xi Yu looked at Liu Bei's sincere expression, and the anger in his heart gradually subsided.

He sighed helplessly, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, be more pragmatic in the future. We are leaving now."

However, Liu Bei suddenly burst into tears. While wiping his tears, he said, "It's not easy for the Prime Minister to come here once. Now that he's gone, I don't know when we can meet again!"

His crying sounded heartbroken, as if he was really very sad.

When others saw this scene, they couldn't help but be moved and deeply touched.

However, Xi Yu frowned slightly. He knew Liu Bei too well and knew that he just liked to cry in order to win the favor of others.

Thinking of this, Xi Yu couldn't help but feel a little nauseous.

Xi Yu thought to himself, "Liu Bei, Liu Bei, you always use this method to gain sympathy from others, but I don't buy it. I just hope you can really do something practical for the people and stop doing these superficial things."

Xi Yu looked at Liu Bei and understood what he was thinking, but he did not expose him.

"We will meet again in the future. If you have time, you can go to Youzhou for a couple of days and meet Guan Yu."

After hearing Xi Yu's words, Liu Bei was even more moved and tears welled up in his eyes.

He choked up and said, "Prime Minister...you are so kind to me."

As Liu Bei watched, Xi Yu and the others walked further and further away. Liu Bei did not look away until their figures disappeared in the distance.

He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and the sweat from his forehead.

"This Xi Yu is really unpredictable..." Liu Bei thought to himself. As they continued to move forward, Tuoba Yu said with emotion: "Liu Bei's actions are really touching. He is really a rare good man."

Xiyu just smiled and said nothing.

He knew in his heart that Liu Bei's actions might have been motivated by some sincerity, but he could not rule out the possibility that he had other purposes.

At night, several people came to a temple. Ouyang Linlin was immediately delighted and said, "We can go to worship Buddha! I wonder if we can stay here. If we can, we can save the money of going to the inn."

Xiyu nodded and said, "You can contact them."

He walked towards the temple and talked with the monks there.

The other party agreed to let them stay.

In the temple, they worshipped Buddha and prayed devoutly. Ouyang Linlin closed her eyes and silently made a wish.

Xi Yu watched quietly from the side, feeling very calm in his heart.

There are many empty rooms in the temple, which can accommodate several people.

Xi Yu looked at these rooms and thought to himself.

He felt that Buddhism was a quiet place and it was not appropriate for couples to have sexual relations at night, so he hoped that everyone could live separately, each with their own room.

Xi Yu learned from his conversation with the monks in the temple that there was an old monk and a dozen young monks.

That night, everyone was very quiet and rested in their rooms.

While Xi Yu was lying on the bed in the room, he suddenly realized that he had not rested alone in a bed for a long time. This feeling was refreshing to him.

The next morning, Xiyu got up early.

He opened the door and heard the sound of chanting coming from the lobby.

The sound was melodious and deep, making his soul feel an unprecedented peace.

Xiyu walked out of the room and came to the lobby.

He saw the old monk leading the young monks in chanting scriptures and worshiping Buddha.

The sunlight shines on them through the window, giving people a sacred and warm feeling.

Xi Yu stood quietly aside, looking at the environment of the temple.

The walls of the temple are covered with exquisite Buddha statues and murals, and quaint lanterns are hung on the pillars.

The air is filled with a faint scent of sandalwood, making people feel very comfortable.

Xi Yu secretly sighed in his heart: "This temple is such a peaceful and warm place. Here, people can forget the troubles of the world and find inner peace."

He decided that he must come here more often if he had the chance to feel the tranquility and warmth.

After the monks finished delivering the sutras, Xi Yu planned to say goodbye to them.

However, the old monk looked at Xi Yu and sighed deeply, as if he was interrogating a prisoner.

Seeing this, Xi Yu hurriedly asked: "Master, what's going on?"

The old monk looked at Xi Yu and said slowly, "Donor, please follow me to the meditation room."

Xi Yu was confused, but still followed the old monk to the meditation room.

The Zen room is simply furnished with only a table and a few cushions.

The old monk motioned Xiyu to sit down, and then he sat down on the cushion opposite.

The old monk looked at Xi Yu and said slowly: "Donor, to be honest, a golden Buddha enshrined in our temple was stolen. And you guys happened to stay here last night, so..." The old monk hesitated, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Xi Yu was shocked when he heard the old monk's words. He did not expect such a thing to happen.

He frowned and said, "Master, do you suspect that we stole the golden Buddha? How is this possible? We are just passing by and staying here for one night. How could we do such a thing?"

The old monk sighed and said, "Donor, I don't want to doubt you, but this is too much of a coincidence. The golden Buddha is as big as a human body, so it's not easy to steal it. And you happen to live here, and your things happened to be lost, which makes me have to be suspicious."

Xi Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Master, I understand your doubts. But we really have nothing to do with this matter. We have been resting here last night and have not left the temple. And we have no reason to steal the golden Buddha."

The old monk nodded and said, "Donor, I believe you are innocent. But this golden Buddha is very important to our temple, we must find it."

Xi Yu looked at the old monk's expression and understood that although the old monk kept saying that he would not doubt him, in fact, the old monk had already begun to doubt them in his heart.

Xi Yu pondered for a moment, then said: "Since the master has doubts about us, let's not hurry on our journey until we find the thing, so that we can prove our innocence."

After hearing what Xi Yu said, the old monk nodded and said, "That's great. I'll trouble you then."

Xi Yu returned to the room, gathered everyone together, and then recounted what had just happened.

After hearing this, Tuoba Yu was very angry. She said indignantly: "This old monk is so rude. We are kind enough to help him, but he doubts us. Why don't we kill him and put an end to it all."

After hearing what Tuoba Yu said, Xi Yu quickly said, "Don't be rude. We are here to help, not to cause trouble. Also, we can't do anything extreme just because of other people's suspicions."

Xiyu's face was very serious, and seeing how serious he was, Tuoba Yu stopped talking.

Xi Yu thought to himself, "There is not even any surveillance in this ancient time. It would be very difficult to investigate this matter thoroughly."

At this time, Song Shuwen expressed a different opinion: "Could it be that the old monk is lying just to blackmail us?"

After hearing this, Tuoba Yu immediately agreed: "Yes, Xiyu, if it really doesn't work, let you reveal your identity. I don't believe he dares to blackmail us."

Xi Yu shook his head and said, "I don't think this is a good idea. Let's find out the truth of the matter first."

Seeing that Ouyang Linlin hadn't spoken, Xi Yu turned around and asked, "Ouyang Linlin, do you have any opinions?"

Ouyang Linlin said hesitantly, "I... I can't say. I am devoted to Buddhism and I think all monks are good people, but I can't judge them casually."

Xi Yu nodded and said, "Well, your idea makes sense. Then let's wait and see. I'll go find the old monk and discuss it."

After Xi Yu left, Tuoba Yu suddenly laughed and said to the others: "Haha, I think it's not bad to stay. Anyway, there is food and shelter."

Xi Yu came to the old monk's meditation room and said to him, "Master, I hope you can tell me where the lost things are."

The old monk nodded, and then led Xiyu to a meditation room.

Xi Yu observed carefully and found that there seemed to be no signs of crime here.

Xi Yu said to the old monk: "Master, I will do my best to investigate this matter thoroughly."

The old monk put his hands together and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, benefactor."

Xi Yu nodded and left the Zen room. He returned to his room and began to think about how to investigate the matter.

After a while, several young monks came to the old monk's meditation room.

They were all very angry, and one of the young monks said, "Master, I don't think we can just let them go. We were kind enough to take them in for the night, and they turned out to be thieves!"

Another young monk also echoed: "That's right, we should report them to the police!"

The old monk sighed and said, "I didn't expect this to happen. But let's not rush to report it to the police. After all, they haven't admitted to stealing anything, and we don't have any evidence."

The young monks were all a little unwilling to accept this. One of them said, "What should we do? Should we just let them go?"

The old monk thought for a moment and said, "Let them stay for now. Didn't they say they would help us find the lost treasure? Let them go and look for it. If they find it, it means they are innocent; if they can't find it, it won't be too late to report it to the authorities."

After hearing this, the young monks thought it made sense and nodded.

The old monk added: "Don't make this public, so as not to affect the reputation of our temple."

The young monks agreed and went their separate ways. The old monk watched them leave and sighed inwardly. He hoped that this matter could be resolved as soon as possible and would not cause too much trouble to the temple. (End of this chapter)