palm surgery

After the Butter Lantern Festival, Xiao Lingjiang seldom went out and only stayed in the courtyard to practice breathing.

As a result, Gongji couldn't find any suitable time even if he wanted to take action against her.

Seeing that he had been in Akagi for more than a month, but there was no news from the shrine, Gongji was still anxious after all.

The reason why he stayed in Akagi was, on the one hand, because the road was blocked by snow, and on the other hand, it was to facilitate contact with the Shrine so that the Shrine could arrange to take action.

However, more than a month has passed, and there has been no response from the shrine.

Gongji sent many people to inquire secretly, and finally received a very bad news.

"Bang!" The tea cup in his hand fell to the ground and shattered.

Gongji ignored his wet clothes, stood up in disbelief, stared at the subordinate in front of him and asked: "What did you just say?"

The subordinate leaned down and said the original words again: "To the Prime Minister, the shrine was attacked a month ago, the master of the shrine was killed under the ruins, and the rest were also captured..."

"Has the news been confirmed?" Gongji still couldn't believe it in his heart. He couldn't say that his subordinates had made a mistake.

The man nodded solemnly: "These words were spoken by the people of the temple themselves."

They had sent letters to the people in the shrine several times before, but there was no response. He couldn't sit still anymore, so he led his people to go to Shazhou in person and found the shrine stronghold in the city. He never thought that the stronghold had long been deserted.

Unwilling to give up, he searched for him for several days with the help of his connections in Shazhou, and finally found the person he had often contacted before in a secret place outside the city.

It turned out that after someone from the shrine escaped by chance, he hurried to the Shazhou stronghold to inform the other party of the news. After that, these people immediately hid, lest people follow the clues and find them.

After he found these people, he learned that in just two or three months, such a huge change had occurred in the shrine.

"How could...how could..." Gongji's eyes widened, he held on to the corner of the table and took two steps back unconsciously.

After a few breaths, he calmed down and said, "Do you know who did it?"

The subordinate shook his head and said: "The other party came in disguise. The person did not know the name of the person. He only knew that the other party had many masters and magicians. He was originally an inconspicuous figure in the palace, and it was precisely because of this that he was able to take advantage of others. He escaped without paying attention."

Master, Xuanshi...

As soon as these words came out, Gongji's mind instantly became clear. He gritted his teeth and spat out a few words one by one: "Xiao, Ling, Jiang!"

Even he didn't know the exact location of the shrine.

Now in this northwest land, there is no one else but Xiao Lingjiang who can find the land of the shrine and can remove the master of the shrine.

After she was injured by the White Tiger Palace envoy that day, she was stabbed one after another and suffered critical injuries.

He originally thought it was the work of the Divine Palace, but now it turns out that it was just Xiao Lingjiang's deception.

During these days when she was recovering from her injuries in Liangzhou and living in seclusion, she might have secretly taken someone to the shrine early on.

For a moment, Gongji didn't know whether to hate himself for being careless or Xiao Lingjiang for being too cunning.

He really never thought that even someone like the Lord of the Divine Palace could be defeated by her.

When Gongji thought of this, his eyes couldn't help but darken a little.

Now that the shrine has been destroyed, those who were lucky enough to escape did not dare to do anything else for the time being, so they could only hide in Shazhou for the time being.

This Xiao Lingjiang... can only be dealt with by Xifan after all.

Gongji couldn't help but secretly regret that he shouldn't have listened to Yongmu's words and recruited Xiao Lingjiang, the god of plague, to come to Xibo. Without the help of the shrine, and unable to directly send heavy troops to surround and kill her, it is not that easy to get rid of her. Especially now that the palace is destroyed, he is even more worried about Xiao Lingjiang's methods. If she wants to cause trouble secretly again, he has to be careful and guard against it.

Gongji frowned and thought for a moment, then went to the desk, wrote a letter and handed it to his subordinates: "Send this letter to Yingdu."

The shrine left a mess, and Yongmu had no reason to stay out of it.

After saying this, he warned carefully: "Be careful and don't let anyone catch you."

After arriving in Xibo, it was impossible for Xiao Lingjiang to control his actions as he did in Dazhou. But even so, he had to be careful again and again.

"Yes." The subordinate clasped his fists and accepted the order.

The incident in the shrine troubled Gongji endlessly. It felt like a chessboard that had been laid out long ago was suddenly overturned. He had a chance to win, but was caught off guard and everything was empty.

However, when facing Xiao Lingjiang, he could only act as if he didn't know anything.

In front of her, Xiao Lingjiang's sleeves moved slightly as she picked up the tea cup, lowered her eyes and took a few puffs, causing the heat to fill her eyes, blurring her features.

Gongji watched her sipping the tea, looking leisurely and contented. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile: "The princess seems to be in a good mood today. She actually has time to drink tea with me."

Xiao Lingjiang nodded slightly, put down the tea cup in his hand, and said with a smile: "I have come to see the Prime Minister this time, and I do have good news to tell you."

"Oh?" Gongji asked in confusion, "I wonder what kind of good news makes the princess so happy?"

Xiao Lingjiang's eyes slightly curved, and he slowly uttered a sentence: "The palace of the gods was destroyed, and the evil ways were punished. Is this considered good news?"

She looked at Gongji's expression. Although he was stunned for a moment, there was no surprise in his eyes. She thought that he had already known the news recently.

She just pretended not to know and continued to say with a smile: "On the way from now on, the Prime Minister and I finally don't have to worry about anything secretly happening in the palace..."

Xiao Ling and Jiang Mingming went to Shazhou in person, but after the incident was completed, he didn't mention it at all, and even ordered people to suppress the news for the time being.

If it was to avoid Gongji's pursuit of secretly eradicating the shrine on the pretext of recuperating from injuries, then there is no need.

After all, she was the princess of the Zhou Dynasty. She was assassinated in Liangzhou. It was reasonable for her to lead her people except the shrine before setting off. Although Gongji was the prime minister of Western Tibet, he had no way of commenting.

But the reason why she was like this was because of other considerations.

Xiao Lingjiang and the He family hid in Linchuan at first, but were later re-appointed by the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty in order to deal with the palace. For them, the shrine is both a crisis and an opportunity.

At that time, the shrine had not yet been completely destroyed, and the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty thought of hiding the bird behind the bow. But now, the master of the shrine has died, everyone has been captured or dispersed, and the shrine that once caused great headaches has completely collapsed, do she and the He family have no worries?

Although the He family is currently assisting the prince in governing the country, there are still many officials in the Zhou Dynasty who are secretly dissatisfied. Once the news of the destruction of the shrine spreads, some people may not use it as an excuse to weaken the power of the He family.

But now Xiao Lingjiang wants the He family to block the real power and power. Only in this way can she make plans for her trip to Xibo.

Xiao Lingjiang temporarily concealed the news of the temple's destruction because he also wanted to give the He family more time to consolidate the power in their hands.

Therefore, as soon as the shrine was destroyed, she immediately secretly sent a message to He Xiangshan to ask him to prepare.

Seeing that Gongji and Shazhouna have frequent exchanges recently, he should know about the visit to the shrine.

In this case, she no longer needed to hide it, and simply revealed it in front of him, which could be considered a deterrent.

The shrine has been destroyed. Logically speaking, her future trip to Xibo should not be full of ups and downs. If Gongji wanted to attack her under the guise of the shrine again, he would have to think more carefully...