Myth: Heaven and Earth

Chapter 76 Hiding
That night, Lu Heng took advantage of the darkness to touch the Forbidden Palace and go around.

At this time, it was no different than in the past. In the past, the old witch and her shamans were all there, and Lu Heng was very likely to be noticed by them.Now that the shaman is dead, if the old witch is still in the palace, Lu Heng will not be happy.

When she wasn't there, no one would have the ability to detect Lu Heng.

After a circle, Lu Heng found no trace of the old witch in the Cining Palace and Qianqing Palace.

He could only sigh and leave this eerie Forbidden Palace.

The quick response of the old witch and the strong desire to survive finally exceeded Lu Heng's expectations.

Looking back now, it was because Lu Heng didn't think it through. He only thought that the Forbidden Palace was the safest for the old witch, so he ignored that the old witch would also flee here and find another place to hide.It is even more thought that even if the old witch hides, she will come back sooner or later, because once she hides for too long and the government loses control, she will definitely not want to.

But still underestimated the old witch's control over the court.

Think about it too. Before Guangxu reformed the law, the old witch retreated behind the scenes. It seemed that Guangxu was in charge of the government, but in fact?Isn't it still not jumping out of the palm of the old witch?

This old witch has long been accustomed to hiding.

Back home, Lu Heng sat quietly under the oil lamp for a long time.

The next morning, practice boxing as usual.

During breakfast, Lao Li said that he had bought another tiger bone from the pharmacy, and he would pick it up later.After dinner they drove out in a carriage.

Lu Heng planned to go to Baiyunguan.

After going out, Lu Heng did not go to Baiyunguan first, but went to the telegraph office.

After Gong Lan went south, Lu Heng calculated the time, and went to the telegraph office every three for five to see if there were any telegrams from Gong Lan.

Arrived at the telegraph office, asked a little, no.

After calculating the time, Gong Lan left the capital on the [-]th of the first month and got on the boat on the [-]th of the first month.Lu Heng had inquired about taking a boat from Tianjin to Songjiang, and if there were no accidents, such as excessive wind and waves, it would be possible to arrive within seven or eight days with smooth sailing.

It's been a week now.

If there was a telegram, it would be these days.

Leaving the telegraph office, Lu Heng headed towards Baiyunguan, but detoured to the Fire Temple first.

Not long ago, I asked Cheng Tinghua to send a letter to Miya Haneda, and I don't know if the letter has arrived.

To the Fire Temple, Cheng Tinghua was not found.I asked the guy at the optical shop and said that he had left Beijing the day before yesterday and went somewhere in Hebei to meet someone.

Lu Heng had no choice but to ask his man to bring a message and tell Ruo Cheng Tinghua to come back and send a letter to Pingkangfang.

After leaving the Fire Temple, Lu Heng went straight to the White Cloud Temple.

Gao Tongyuan was bored - he felt he had fallen out of favor.When Lu Heng saw him, he was turning over and over with this scripture, and he didn't know a few words.

"Master is quite relaxed."

Lu Heng arched his hands.

Gao Tongyuan left the Daojing, his face brighter, and said, "You're here."

Lu Heng smiled and said, "I don't think the uncle is in a good mood?"

Gao Tongyuan said: "It's not very comfortable. I feel that the Queen Mother is alienating herself during this time. I heard yesterday that the Queen Mother was stabbed by some god-killed thief. I went to the palace to see her, but I didn't even see the gate of the Cining Palace. Not allowed in."

God kills right in front of you.

Lu Heng smiled and said, "I heard about this too."

Said: "I don't know who is so bold. The queen mother is supposed to be guarded, so why was she stabbed?"

He seemed to have forgotten that he was an assassin.

Gao Tongyuan shook his head and said, "I don't know. The assassin heard that the assassin was hiding in the Summer Palace. The Queen Mother went to the Summer Palace to nourish her heart, so she attacked.

He sighed again: "The Queen Mother didn't let me enter the Cining Palace because she didn't trust me. Alas, alas, I used to be like a city, but yesterday I didn't go to the Cining Palace. As soon as the news spread, people looked at me with eyes. different."

Lu Heng comforted: "The so-called companion of the king is like a companion of a tiger. The queen mother is in charge of the state and government. Stop this, and rest assured to practice Taoism in Baiyunguan."

Gao Tongyuan sighed and said, "I'm not reconciled. I'm used to shouting and hugging, and taught me to cultivate in a cold and quiet way. I can't let it go."

Lu Heng shook his head secretly.

The so-called transition from thrift to extravagance is easy, and from extravagance to thrift is difficult.Gao Tongyuan was trapped.

I didn't say any more - the previous sentence was probably for the sake of the information I got from his mouth.Since he didn't want to come out, why did Lu Heng force him?
After a few words, I said goodbye to him.

After leaving Gao Tongyuan's residence, Lu Heng looked for the little Taoist priest Qingfeng, gave him a few corners of broken silver, and asked him to bring some paper money and candle incense.Then go to the woods behind Baiyunguan.

In front of Master's grave, Lu Heng burned the paper, and while burning, he said: "You, it's bad luck. If you don't lose your vitality, stick to it for a few more years, and when I cultivate such a skill, we master and apprentice will be hard-pressed. Go in and kill that old witch before you."

But he sighed again: "But if you are not injured, you will not necessarily go to the Northeast. If you don't go to the Northeast, you will not receive my apprentice."

"I was close to avenging you the night before yesterday. I slaughtered all the shamans around the old witch, and I cut off her arm. She is hiding now."

"But don't worry. I'll kill her no matter what."

At this time, someone from behind said: "As expected, it was your handwriting the night before yesterday."

Lu Heng didn't look back, but nodded: "Only a little bit. The old witch was very fast, and several shamans interrupted her and made her escape."

Then he said, "Master Wang has been doing well these days?"

Is the king.

When Wang Daochang was a hundred steps away, Lu Heng knew it was him.

Wang Daochang sat down beside Lu Heng and sighed, "I really didn't expect that you have such great ability."

Lu Heng shook his head: "This time has improved a lot, otherwise it's time to start as soon as I arrive in the capital. Unfortunately, my master can't wait. If I can wait for a year and a half, how can this happen?"

The king said: "Your master's life is about to end, where can you wait?"

He added: "You went to assassinate Cixi, and you were not injured. It can be seen that Cixi's life is already in your hands. Revenge is only at the end of the day."

He added, "I want to thank you. Gao Junior Brother has a chance to look back."

Lu Heng smiled and said, "Uncle Gao is afraid it won't be easy to turn around."

Wang Dao said: "After a while, it will be fine. What can he do if he doesn't look back?"

Lu Heng listened and nodded slightly: "That's true."

Then he said, "The old witch is hiding. When I came today, I thought I could get some useful information from Uncle Gao, but I didn't expect that Uncle Gao was alienated."

He stood up, broke a branch, and waved it gently: "Uncle Wang, I'm leaving. After this is over, I will go south to Ganxi. Master told me to go to Ganxi to see my uncle. If there is a chance in the future, I will go south to Ganxi. Come back here to my master's tomb, please take care of Uncle Wang for one or two."

Wang Daochang nodded: "You can rest assured."

(End of this chapter)