The dead enemy in the previous life gave me joy

"Benefactor, wake up, our temple is going to be closed, we can't keep you here anymore."

Gu Zhai finally opened his eyes, feeling extremely confused, what happened to him?

"You came to our Caotang Temple a few days ago and passed out in front of the general's tomb. This is the other courtyard of Caotang Temple."

The little novice in gray monk uniform also brought a bowl of plain noodles, he said: "Don't be alarmed, the benefactor, the master in the courtyard has already shown it to you, you are too tired from running around, and you fell asleep because of overthinking. It should be fine by now."

Gu Zhai understood, he was actually in Caotang Temple... well, "Please ask me, how many days have I been sleeping here?"

"It's been about five or six days. Fortunately, you are in good health. Seeing that you woke up today, I quickly made you a bowl of noodles. You can eat some." The little novice passed the porridge in his hand.

"Thank you." Gu Zhai felt really hungry, so naturally he didn't refuse the kindness.

The little novice was fine at this time, so he also sat down to chat with this man, and he said: "You are not from the mausoleum in your attire. Most of the monks in our temple are also from the south, and there are few Buddhists in the mausoleum. Zen temple, the ancestors built this temple here after they traveled here to talk about scriptures and Taoism with the sects in the north."

"Originally, we uphold kindness and are happy to keep the benefactor here for a long time. It's just a coincidence that war will happen again. Our temple has always followed the ancestral practice. If there is a war, the Caotang Temple will be closed in advance. The ancestor sent a message back then. , when the mountain is closed, no outsiders will be left, otherwise the Caotang Temple will suffer disaster, and I hope the benefactor can forgive me." The little novice said.

At this time, Gu Zhai's bowl of noodles was also finished, he asked with some doubts: "What is the war?"

The Caotang Temple is located in the mausoleum. Isn't the mausoleum already under the jurisdiction of Chu Chu? Why is there a war?

"The benefactor doesn't know, but Sichuan has already sent troops to the north, and it seems that they are going to attack the mausoleum."

"what!"

Why did the Sichuan Congress send troops to the north?

What's the secret?

If this is true, who is leading the troops to the north?

Gu Zhai was also shocked. He knew the military strength of Sichuan very clearly. Before he was deprived of military power, almost all of them were under his jurisdiction. It stands to reason that he had just led the Sichuan Army back to Beijing from the Nanman Squadron, and the Sichuan Army suffered heavy losses. At this time, it is time to recuperate and recover. What happened during the time he left the capital?

"Benefactor, benefactor?"

"I'm fine...thanks to your monastery for taking care of me these days, I'll leave immediately so as not to disturb your monastery, may I ask if the horse I was riding on is still there?"

"Yes, we take good care of the horses."

"Thank you."

Gu Zhai put on the robe he had when he came here, mounted his horse, and headed south.

When the little novice closed the mountain gate, he glanced at the back and said: "The benefactor is not an ordinary person, I hope your trip goes well."

Fortunately, even though the Sichuan Army had reached the outside of Panning City, they did not lead the troops straight into Panning City.

Song Li lay on the top of Panning City and looked out. There were indeed soldiers stationed outside Yuele City. It looked like the style of Gu Zhai's garrison back then. Could it be that Gu Zhai really led the troops here? He had to figure it out anyway.

Xie Lan saw someone coming out of the city gate from a long distance, and when he looked at the figure again, he recognized Song Li in minutes, why is Song Li here?

Weng Hexuan next to him didn't have a deep impression of Song Li, so he asked Xie Lan, "Is this person an enemy or a friend?"

Xie Lan was afraid that Weng Hexuan would attack Song Li indiscriminately, so she replied: "I know this person, he is my friend, he should have come to see me, let me find a place to catch up with him."

Weng Hexuan thought for a while, then nodded, "You go, I'll just stay here and guard."

Xie Lan raised his whip and rode his horse towards Song Li's place, when he stood in front of Song Li, he said: "This is not a place to talk, I know a place, let's go there."

Seeing that Xie Lan was not hostile, Song Li followed him and changed direction. They went to the valley where Gu Zhai took Chu Chu out of the city.

Xie Lan spoke first: "Why did you come here?"

Song Li then said: "I heard that the Chuan Kingdom ordered to go north to attack the mausoleum. Is there such a thing?"

Xie Lan said: "It was the Holy Majesty who decided to send troops north when he heard that the mausoleum was going to rebel and had formed an alliance with the Western Regions."

Song Li asked: "Are you still under the command of Gu Zhai this time?"

Xie Lan shook her head: "My general has been missing for many days, and he went to look for his wife. Since Yue Le disappeared, the general was very anxious, so he fled privately to Jinzu to look for his wife."

Xie Lan asked, "Did you see Madam and General in the mausoleum?"

Song Li knew about Chu Chu's news, and also knew that Chu Chu was hiding it from them on purpose, but Gu Zhai, who had never seen him before, shook his head and said, "Never."

Song Li said: "Everything in the mausoleum is safe, there is no rebellion or alliance, someone must have deliberately framed you to send troops here."

Xie Lan said: "I think so too. The gates of Panning City are wide open. I wonder if any rebel would do this. It's just that I was ordered by the emperor to come here and have to be inspected in the mausoleum."

Song Li was worried that the matter of raising soldiers would be exposed, he said: "The mausoleum is under Madam's jurisdiction, if you are ordered by the emperor to be inspected, you should report to Madam before entering the city."

"But Madam is also missing now..." Xie Lan hesitated.

"General Xie, don't believe this man's nonsense! Vice General Xie probably doesn't know his true identity yet!"

A voice came from not far away, Xie Lan took a closer look and found that it was Weng Hexuan.

"You didn't stay in the barracks, why did you come here?" Suddenly Xie Lan seemed to realize something, and hurriedly said, "You came with me!"

Weng Hexuan finally stopped pretending, he smiled slyly and said: "If I don't follow you, General Xie, you may be deceived by this person."

"He is my... good friend, what can he deceive me, Mr. Weng, please don't lie!" Xie Lan said.

Weng Hexuan said: "If you don't believe me, you can ask him and see what he really means by telling you not to enter the city and telling you the truth."

Xie Lan turned to look at Song Li, as if asking with her eyes, but Song Li didn't answer.

Seeing that the place was getting cold, Weng Hexuan said to himself: "General Xie, do you know who this 'good friend' beside you is, but he is..."

Both Xie and Song said in unison: "Shut up!"

Song Li knew in his heart that this person must have found out about him thoroughly, but he didn't want Xie Lan to know.

Seeing his appearance, Xie Lan also knew that Song Li might be hiding something from him, and he didn't want to embarrass him.

Xie Lan only said: "Who is he, I want to hear him tell me personally, as for what others say, I don't believe it at all, Mr. Weng don't have to worry about it."

Weng Hexuan looked at these two people, "Let me tell you, after all, neither of you two can get out of this valley today."

Song Li said: "What do you mean?"

Weng Hexuan took out a soft whistle and blew it. After a while, men in black appeared behind him. He said softly, "I mean to kill you."

Weng Hexuan continued: "Xie Lan, you and your general are too incompetent. For so many years, you only know that General Weng Shu has a left lieutenant general, but you don't know that there is a right lieutenant hidden beside General Weng Shu. And this right lieutenant, well, this is the one next to you, you don't really think that he is just an ordinary horse grass dealer."

Song Li took a step forward, "He's right, I'm indeed General Weng Shu's right lieutenant general, I'm sorry, Xie Lan, I kept it from you."

"Xie Lan has nothing to do with this. He is from Dachuan, the general leading the troops. If you want to kill him, just kill me."

Weng Hexuan said: "The right deputy general is wrong. Not only you, but he also has to die. The emperor asked him to share the military power of the Sichuan army with me. With him, how can those generals listen to my orders? I'm not sure if there is a soldier talisman."

Xie Lan was still immersed in Song Li's "confessed" remarks before, but now he has come to his senses, Weng Hexuan's move is to monopolize the military power, and now the general is missing, he is his threat, as for Song Li, it was Weng Hexuan who killed him that one.

"A wolf is ambitious, it's useless to talk more." Xie Lan stepped forward, grabbed Song Li's waist, and led him to the depths of the valley with his lightness kung fu.

I don't know how far they escaped, the two finally flew down, Song Li was pulled into a cliff cave by Xie Lan, this cliff cave is small and narrow, it seems to be a secret passage.

Song Li said with some embarrassment: "My qinggong is not bad."

"General Weng Shu's lieutenant is naturally not bad at lightness kung fu." Xie Lan said.

Song Li knew that Xie Lan was complaining, he said: "I didn't mean to hide it from you..."

Xie Lan said: "Weng Hexuan has bad intentions today, probably he won't let us go, I think there are masters behind him, I'm afraid we can only delay him for a while."

Although Xie Lan was dissatisfied, she didn't get involved with Song Li at this time. Seeing this, Song Li also began to think about the critical situation.

Song Li said: "If this valley is not too closed, we still have a ray of hope, but there is only one exit. Thinking about it, that person must be full of traps at the exit, waiting for us."

Xie Lan and Gu Zhai once went through this cliff cave. There are many trails connected with each other in this cliff cave. He held Song Li tightly so that the two of them would not be separated. Hearing this, he jokingly said: No, I gave up my life to find Weng Hexuan at the exit, you hide here well, and when they kill me and retreat, you run away."

Song Li said: "I know so many of his secrets, do you think he will let me go?"

The passageway was pitch black, Song Li couldn't see Xie Lan clearly, he could only feel something brushing against his nose, it was the touch of flesh, "Xie Lan, in such a situation, how dare you make trouble with me!"

Xie Lan thought to herself: I'm afraid that if I don't make trouble now, I won't have another chance in the future.

He restrained his emotions, pretended to be relaxed, and said with a smile: "I just praise you for being smart."

"Actually, I've already guessed that you are not an ordinary horse grass dealer. How can a person with your temperament be a horse grass dealer and have such good arrow skills..." But I have never dared to convince myself , I dare not guess that you have ulterior motives.

The author has something to say: Song Li: I regret it so much, I should have confessed earlier!

Xie Lan: I regret it so much, I should have confessed earlier!

顾斋：若不是情节设定如此，我真不应该出现在这一章前半截！感谢在2021-04-2000:00:00~2021-04-2023:59:59期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: Lu Xunzi 1;

Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: 13 bottles of Lu Xunzi;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!