Dominate the ancient academy

Chapter 420 The time has not come yet

The next morning, Shu Xiaoxiao had just woken up when she heard the nearby plants telling her that those people were coming in their direction and would soon reach them.

Shu Xiaoxiao was no longer sleepy immediately. She quickly got up, dressed herself, and ran to the next room.

"Brother, get up quickly, we are leaving!"

Because they had the plants all over the mountain acting as eyes and ears, their journey was relatively easy. But as the Second Prince sent out more people, it became harder and harder for them to hide. It was hard work that had kept the people away for such a long time. Now that they were about to arrive, they had to evacuate quickly.

Hearing that Shu Xiaoxiao and the other person were about to leave early in the morning, although he was reluctant, Ye Yufeng knew the seriousness of the matter and did not stop them. He quickly packed up some things for them and sent them away.

The two men left the village and immediately rode on the white tiger. Shu Xiaoxiao looked at the direction. If they wanted to avoid meeting those people, they could only run in the opposite direction, but they couldn't get farther and farther away from Kyoto!

"It's okay. It doesn't matter whether we go back to Kyoto or not. As long as we can delay them, it'll be fine!" Yun Qinghan hugged the person tightly with both hands, his head lightly resting on Shu Xiaoxiao's thin shoulders, without any sign of tension on his face.

"Aren't we going back to deliver the evidence? We can't stay outside all the time!"

Yun Qinghan raised his eyebrows: "Who said the evidence is in our hands?"

Shu Xiaoxiao's eyes widened. "Who held it? Will they be in danger? No, they shouldn't be in danger, otherwise, there wouldn't be more and more people on our side. Brother, who sent the evidence to the capital?"

"He's just a Taoist priest with some skills. He will send the evidence and the criminal to Kyoto safely. We can delay these people for some time, and the matter will be settled soon."

Yun Qinghan smiled easily. He had never expected that the Taoist priest who knew the formation he met casually would not only help him solve the formation on Qingsong Mountain, but he also had some connections with the royal family. Wouldn't this be a good opportunity for him to escort the evidence and the criminal back to Beijing safely? After all, he was one of his own.

Qingzhu, on the other hand, looked at the group of prisoners and the evidence in his arms and could only sigh helplessly. He just helped the young man to break the formation out of kindness and was about to leave. After all, he came here for a mission. As a result, the young man accidentally saw the token given to him by his master.

Then he confessed everything about his master and his own identity, and took on this task.

"May you be blessed with infinite happiness!" The people down the mountain are so cunning. No wonder the master asked him to be more careful when he came down the mountain!

Fortunately, this young man is not a bad person, and these prisoners deserved their punishment. Helping to escort them back to Beijing can be considered a good deed, and this should have nothing to do with his mission.

Now they are all dressed as businessmen, and maybe because there are so many of them, they didn't encounter any danger along the way. Now they just hope that the young man can be safe.

After hurrying all the way, Qingzhu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the city gate of Kyoto.

"Master, we cannot slack off now. We need to take the person to the Dali Temple and settle him down first. We will report your matter to the emperor later. Please wait for a moment."

Qingzhu showed a typical smile: "I am not in a hurry, please trouble me, Master."

They brought a lot of prisoners this time. After all, there were iron mines and private soldiers there. There were also a lot of officials involved in this incident, dozens of them in total. Add to that the escorting soldiers, the number was even more spectacular, so basically no one dared to come up without blinking an eye.

Although he didn't know why the prince asked a Taoist priest to help escort the prisoners, as a subordinate, he only needed to follow orders and didn't need to ask too many questions.

The group took the relevant documents and handed over to the Grand Secretary of the Dali Temple, and quickly settled the prisoners in the prison. Of course, the Grand Secretary of the Dali Temple also immediately imposed martial law and was ready to obey the emperor's orders at any time.

Here, Emperor Jingming was holding a jade pendant that was white and transparent, with some excitement in his eyes: "Are you saying that this jade pendant was brought by a young Taoist priest?"

"Your Majesty, yes, that Taoist priest calls himself Taoist Qingzhu, and he is the one the prince has entrusted to escort the prisoners back to the capital. I heard he is very capable, and he is now outside the palace, and wants to see Your Majesty."

"That's right. If this is............'s apprentice, he must be capable. Go and invite him in first!"

Taoist Qingzhu bowed to the emperor and said, "I am Qingzhu, the poor Taoist. I pay my respects to the emperor!"

"Flat body."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"I wonder which Taoist temple he lives in and practices asceticism? And which Taoist priest is his master?" Emperor Jingming looked kind.

"Your Majesty, I am at Yunshui Temple, and I am a disciple of Taoist Master Changling. I came here on his orders. My master said that there was a problem at the Daning Fuxing, and asked me to help. Originally, it would take me some time to get to Kyoto according to my pace, but because I met Prince Yun, I was able to escort this person faster."

Emperor Jingming was happy at first, but before he could finish being happy, he heard that Fuxing was in trouble. Before he had time to ask, he realized that people had arrived early, which meant that Fuxing was still safe.

This...Should he be happy that Fuxing is safe, or should he be worried that Fuxing is about to be in danger? Why does it feel so weird!

"Is there any way to help Fuxing avoid this disaster?" the emperor asked hurriedly.

Qingzhu blinked his eyes and said hesitantly: "Master didn't tell me about this. I... I don't know much about it either."

Emperor Jingming:.............

"Did your master tell me how to solve it?"

"Master said that the secret of heaven must not be revealed. We must wait until the time is right before revealing it, otherwise all our efforts will be wasted."

Emperor Jingming:.............

Uncle Master! Uncle Master! Why can't you send someone more capable? If it doesn't work, you can come by yourself! How can he not be at ease with such a young man? Daning's lucky star must not be in trouble!

I don’t know if it’s too late to write a letter to my uncle now!

But considering my uncle's personality, since he has sent his apprentice, I probably won't come!

Alas, the emperor really wanted to sigh now. They would rather have such a lucky star than anything bad happen to him!

Seeing the emperor's reaction, Qingzhu was a little embarrassed. Mainly because he didn't expect that he would reach Kyoto so soon. According to his pace, it would take him more than half a month. Fuxing happened to be in trouble and he came to help him. Fuxing must be fine now. So, isn't it a bit bad for him to say this?

But wasn’t this unexpected? The lay Buddhist was in a hurry to get on the road, saying he was worried about an accident. Naturally, he couldn’t say anything, so he arrived a few days earlier than the master expected!

After thinking for a while, he quickly took out the thing that Prince Yun had given him and raised his hands: "Your Majesty, this is the account book that Prince Yun gave me. I have to hand it to you in person when I arrive in Kyoto."

This can be considered as making up for the mistake!

At the emperor's signal, Eunuch Fu immediately took it and presented it to the emperor.

After receiving the account book, Emperor Jingming, who already looked unhappy, became even more gloomy. Just as he was about to lose his temper, he saw Qingzhu standing beside him and took a deep breath: "Thank you for your hard work, Taoist Priest. Since Fuxing is free now, you can practice in Kyoto first. When... the time comes, I will summon you!"

"it is good!"

The palace maid immediately took Qingzhu away.

"Let's arrange for the Taoist priest to stay at Dingbei Marquis's residence first. The Taoist priest has helped Qinghan so much, so it is only natural that he should be entertained at their residence."

Moreover, the Dingbei Marquis Mansion and the Yongle Marquis Mansion are adjacent to each other, so there will be enough time for anything to happen.

As for the lucky star, it may be dangerous......

"Come here, send someone to pick up the Crown Prince and Marquis Ye as soon as possible. Make sure they are both safe!" Emperor Jingming ordered in a deep voice.

Looking at the account book in his hand, this also needs to be resolved. Only in this way can the two of them be safer.