"Alright then, retreat! If there's any more news about the Ghost-faced Assassin, let me know at any time!”
After hearing Wei Zheng's words, Cheng Yaojin's expression changed for a while. He shook his head and prepared to leave.
Cheng Yaojin was very dejected after fighting with the Ghastly Assassin today.
"Uncle Cheng, what about these people?"
Yuchi Baoqing pointed at the bloody corpses on the ground.
Cheng Yaojin looked at the corpses on the ground and felt a headache. He scratched his head and roared angrily,"Why are you asking me? You're already an adult. Do you still need me to teach you how to do things?”
Yuchi Baoqing's face darkened.
"Nephew understands."
Cheng Yaojin snorted and walked out with his axe.
Wei Zhengqi followed behind. As he walked, a thoughtful look flashed across his face.
"Pass on the order! Reinforce the defense of the city. Inform me at any time if there is any information on the whereabouts of the Ghost-faced Assassin!”
Yuchi Baoqing gave a few instructions to his subordinates, then mounted his horse and left the temple with the imperial guards.
...
With the disappearance of the ghost-masked assassin and the departure of the imperial guards, the usually lively Puzhao Temple became very quiet.
There was not a single monk in the front yard. There were only corpses and glaring blood all over the ground.
The monks who had managed to survive Lin Che's hands had already fled.
In the backyard, two figures walked quickly through the chanting hall.
"Senior Brother!"
The middle-aged monk who had come out with the girl cried out loudly and threw himself onto the corpse of Abbot Ku Zhi, crying out in grief.
The young girl stood at the side with a sad expression.
After crying for a while, the middle-aged monk raised his head and angrily lectured the girl,""Little Five, how could you stay with such a ruthless assassin last night? What if he had evil intentions towards you or wanted to kill you?”
At first, the middle-aged monk felt that something was wrong when he smelled the blood on the girl's clothes. However, he did not ask further since the girl did not say anything.
Because in his impression, this girl's personality had always been so strange and unpredictable. It was useless to ask.
The girl fell silent.
Actually, she herself was not sure why she was so bold back then.
Perhaps it was because in her heart, death was not that scary.
" No, don't run around alone. Chang 'an has such a powerful assassin. Even I can't protect you. I have to find out what happened and why the assassin came to the temple! I'll send you back now!"
The middle-aged monk stood up and grabbed the girl's hand, ready to send her back.
Suddenly, his gaze fell on a corpse beside the broken coffin and he stopped.
He let go of the girl's wrist and walked over quickly.
The middle-aged monk was confused when he saw the trampled corpse on the ground. Then, his expression changed drastically.
"Senior Brother Ku Jing!"
"How could it be him! Didn't he die ten years ago?”
The middle-aged monk widened his eyes in disbelief.
He sat on the ground as if he had seen a ghost.
But soon, he seemed to have figured out many things in an instant.
For example, why the Buddhist Sect was so favored by the emperor to build temples in Chang 'an.
Why was Puzhao Temple, a temple that was not too eye-catching, visited by the emperor several times?
And this was also the reason why he was able to get to know the young girl.
Another example was that every time he offered incense to Senior Brother Ku Jing, who had already passed away, he would always be knocked on the head by Senior Brother Fang Zhang.
Everything pointed to the same reason!
In his memories, Senior Brother Ku Jing, who had been dead for many years, had been working for the imperial court.
It was also because of this Senior Brother Ku Jing's contribution that Puzhao Monastery was able to receive so much care.
The middle-aged monk laughed maniacally when he realized this.
"Hahahaha! I can forget everything in my life, but I can't stop eating.
However, this was not a big deal. As long as there was a Buddha in his heart, every time Senior Martial Brother Fang Zhang found out that I had secretly eaten, he would at most scold me.
But you, Senior Brother Ku Jing!"
The middle-aged monk looked at the corpse on the ground with tears in his eyes."You made all of us think that you were already dead and deceived everyone. Your goal was only to sell your life for the Imperial Court, but what did you get in the end?”
"And you! Senior Martial Brother Fang Zhang!"
The middle-aged monk pointed at Abbot Ku Zhi's corpse.
"What secret do you have with Senior Brother Ku Jing? Why are you hiding it from us? Why did he provoke that demon to come to the temple and start a massacre?
You often taught me that a monk should be free from all worldly desires, but have you done it yourself?”
"Hahahaha!”
Ku Ming laughed loudly, hot tears welling up in his eyes.
After calming down, the middle-aged monk raised his head and looked at the girl with a burning gaze.“”
"Little Wu, tell Uncle Ku Ming honestly, do you know my Senior Brother Ku Jing?”
The girl looked at the corpse on the ground and shook her head.
The middle-aged monk heaved a sigh of relief.
He seemed to be afraid that the girl had been hiding it from him. After all, he had watched this girl grow up.
"You shouldn't have stopped me just now. I should have gone with senior apprentice-brother Fang Zhang.”
The middle-aged monk looked at the corpse on the ground and said in a daze.
"I'm sorry, Uncle Ku Ming."
The young girl bit her lip, her expression guilty.
"I can't stop him, but I don't want to watch you die.”
The middle-aged monk shook his head lightly. He stood up and silently picked up Abbot Ku Zhi's corpse.
"Girl, don't come here again.”
With that, the middle-aged monk strode away.
In the cold wind, only the girl in plain clothes stood there alone.
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