Overwhelming mountains and rivers

"Here we come! Take your time, honored guest." Not long after the man yelled, the woman brought the food and put it on the table. The strong aroma made them feel really hungry.Several men waiting outside the door also walked in.

"Come, come, try it! Ge Shun's family has the best culinary skills in our village. Just now at the foot of the mountain, I offended the two of you. I will make amends here first. Please don't mess with me, this old man. Common sense is good!" The cheeky man poured out a glass of wine, and the men behind him also laughed at him.

"Where, it was nothing! I originally said that I wanted to help, but now it is useless, and it is useless to bother everyone!" Chu Xuanzhao felt that these people had good natures, so he couldn't help getting closer.

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After eating, Chu Xuanzhao and his two stayed in the stockade, and their rooms were next to each other so that they could inform each other if there was anything wrong.

Thinking of what the man said, Chu Xuanzhao felt a little heavy, and even lost sleepiness.Suddenly there was a faint sound of flute in my ears, Chu Xuanzhao put on his outer robe, opened the door and saw the man under the moonlight, the back of the white-clothed and black-haired man, against the faint sound of the flute, in the cold moonlight It seemed a little lonely.

After the song was over, the man in white turned around and looked at Chu Xuanzhao quietly. For a long time, until Chu Xuanzhao thought he couldn't open his mouth, he heard him say slowly, "I won't die."

"What?" Chu Xuanzhao was taken aback.

"The four to five hundred people who were taken away, as far as I think, should still be alive." The man explained.

"I also hope that they are still alive, but according to what the village master said, they may indeed have been executed, but this is rather strange. Why did they deal with so many ordinary people for no reason?" Chu Xuanzhao frowned tightly. Together, apparently quite puzzled by this.

"There is nothing for no reason. Even the most heinous villains always have their reasons for doing things, whether for fame and fortune, or for love and hatred. It is precisely because of this that I guess that these people may not be dead. Very likely Maybe someone needs such a group of people," the man added, "a group of people who are alive."

"Then, could it be that these people were trained to become that unknown killer organization? This organization suddenly appeared in the rivers and lakes, with a large number of people."

"As the owner of the Assassin Pavilion, I can tell you clearly that it is impossible. The kind of assassin who can almost be regarded as my own pavilion cannot be trained in such a short period of time." The man denied it instantly.

"That's weird..."

"It's too early to say these things now, and we'll find out slowly, and there will always be development. Besides, the death of those people is still unknown, after all, it's just my guess." He patted Chu Xuanzhao on the shoulder.

The sudden physical contact made Chu Xuanzhao slightly taken aback.

"Pavilion master, is this comforting Xiao Wang?" Chu Xuanzhao seemed to have turned on the flirtatious mode for a moment.

Unexpectedly, the cold and dusty Pavilion Master glanced at him, and then answered the words like this, "Yes, I am comforting you."

"Hey, it's not like you." Chu Xuanzhao sighed, but he did feel lighter, and the atmosphere between the two of them was not as heavy as before, "Let's continue to Lushan Temple tomorrow, no matter what is hidden in Lushan Temple. Whatever secrets, sooner or later they will be dug out one by one."

"Ah."

"It's getting late, the Pavilion Master should also rest earlier."

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The next morning, Chu Xuanzhao was woken up by the shouting outside. When he came out, he saw a man standing in front of the main hall directing several men to carry some wood.

"Yo, the honored guest is up? The meal will be ready soon, the honored guest will wait for a while." Seeing Chu Xuanzhao approaching, the man hurriedly greeted him.

"Well, I'm not busy." Chu Xuanzhao thought of the man in white. He thought he had woken up, but he didn't see him. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart. He still didn't wake up after such a big commotion, so he couldn't see the cold Chenyin Pavilion. The pavilion master is still a person who likes to sleep late.

Thinking of this, Chu Xuanzhao turned back, intending to wake him up for breakfast.

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"Pavilion Master, get up and eat?" Chu Xuanzhao knocked on the door.

No one answered.

"Pavilion Master?"

Still no answer.

Just when Chu Xuanzhao was about to open the door and enter, a low voice came from inside the room.

"You, go first, I will come later."

Hearing that his voice was not as cold as before, but slightly hoarse, Chu Xuanzhao couldn't help feeling a little worried.

"Master, are you alright?"

"nothing."

It was expected that he didn't want to say more, but thinking about it, there was no serious problem, so Chu Xuanzhao had no choice but to turn around and leave.

The man heard the footsteps in front of the door getting farther away, so he let go of his teeth and let out a painful snort.The man's forehead was covered with sweat, and he had been taking the detoxification pill for a long time before the man's breath gradually calmed down.

After the pain passed, the man took out his handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, took the silver mask by the table and covered his face, and opened the door.

Seeing that he was no different from usual, Chu Xuanzhao felt relieved.

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After the two bid farewell to the cottage, they continued to rush to Lushan.

At a place more than half a mile away from Lushan, the two abandoned their horses and walked towards Lushan on foot.Lushan Mountain is relatively low, surrounded by surrounding mountains, it has become a package.Looking out, you can easily see the top of Mushan.So, if Lushan Temple is a temple with a lot of incense, why did you choose such a place?

The two jumped up a tree with them, and from the tree, they could see the courtyards of the temple layer upon layer, not like a small mountain temple, but like a huge villa.

The two wanted to check in again, but they saw waves of monks patrolling back and forth, and there was no gap to sneak in.If the inspecting monks were killed, they would surely startle the snakes.What's more, the two of them don't know anything about the situation inside, so entering rashly is bound to be extremely dangerous.

"Find the person you sent first." The pavilion master suggested to Chu Xuanzhao.

"Yeah. Let's look for the engraved cross mark nearby. This is the mark of my people's unity."

The two searched around, and sure enough, they found the sign of the cross on a tree, and then found another not far away.

Following the marking, the two soon caught a glimpse of the black figure hidden among the branches and leaves of the tree ahead.

Chu Xuanzhao put a little force on his feet, flew up, landed lightly on the tree, and quickly covered the guard's mouth the moment he fell.

Reactively, the guard threw his elbow back hard, and was caught by Chu Xuanzhao, "It's me!"

The personal guard heard his voice and stopped resisting, and then Chu Xuanzhao let go of the hand covering him.Chu Xuanzhao motioned for him to follow, then jumped off the branch, and his personal guard also jumped down.

"Mo Shiliu sees the prince!"

"Excuse me. How many of you are staring at Lushan Temple? Did you find anything?"

Mo Shiliu raised his eyes and saw a man in white with a silver mask standing beside the prince, he couldn't help hesitating.

"It doesn't matter. To put it bluntly, the pavilion master is not an irrelevant person."

"Yes. There are a total of ten people who came to watch here with my subordinates. I have been watching Lushan Temple for the past few days, and found that the monks in Lushan Temple are inspected extremely strictly, unlike other ordinary temples. Another thing is very strange , this temple has been stared at since the beginning, no one has come to offer incense and pray. The subordinate originally thought that the temple was remote and newly built recently, and there may not be many people who know about it. However, the subordinate saw it from a distance that day. A few people came to this temple, but they were driven away by the monk standing in front of them. The monk seemed to be saying something, but because of the distance, the subordinates could not hear clearly."

"It seems that Lushan Temple really hides a lot of secrets." Chu Xuanzhao thought about it.

"My lord, do you need your subordinates to find the other people?"

"No need. Tell them later. If you have any news, you can go back to the Bodhisattva Temple and tell Mo Yi. If there is something urgent, you can directly send the message to the person who sent you materials to the Bodhisattva Temple that day."

"Yes."

I don't know if the people who stare at Hou Zhizhou have gained anything. Chu Xuanzhao saw that the Lushan Temple is heavily inspected, so it may not be so easy to investigate deeply.

"Bodhisattva Temple." The man in white suddenly said.

"Ok?"

"Now it is almost certain that the monks killed in the Bodhisattva Temple must be related to this matter. It is better to start here. For example, the corpse."

"Yes, where are the corpses of those monks? The killers who chased me down that day only disposed of the corpses of their own people. Then, could it be that the same group of people did this?"

"It's unlikely. They killed the monks because they didn't want to draw attention from others, so they disposed of the body. They hunted you down. Your identity is different. They must use your death to make some fuss. Besides, later on you If you were not killed, they will not be able to deal with the bodies of those guards. After all, you are not dead, the more they do, the more they leak."

"Well, that's right. Then we're going to start looking for these corpses next? There are quite a few of them, so it's impossible not to have any clues."

"That's right. Besides, I believe the prince has his own people and channels." The man in white gave Chu Xuanzhao a meaningful look.

Chu Xuanzhao didn't speak, and returned him a faint smile, which was regarded as acquiescing to his words.