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Chapter 564 Where did the virgin Yue go? [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

Yu Nianyuan went out this time to find out about his junior sister.

When they came back, they happened to pass by the painted boat and went over to deal with the sensitive piano music that made everyone as frightened as birds, and the Butterfly Love Flower song that made Xue Zhongzhu look gloomy. The two female monarchs of Yunmeng sighed a little. This time, the destruction of Buddhism led by them was really full of twists and turns...

Originally, the Buddha's head arrived suddenly, and their personnel had not yet been deployed and had to go into battle temporarily. The eldest female monarch also arrived late, and was counterattacked by the Imperial Astronomical Bureau in advance. They dispersed in embarrassment. They thought the plan had failed, but less than half a day later, they received earth-shattering news: the Xingzifang Buddha, which was guarded by the Imperial Astronomical Bureau and elite soldiers, had collapsed, and several heavyweights were beheaded on the spot. The officialdom in Jiangnan was shocked!

Yunmeng Jianze and the other forces in the Tiannan martial arts world that had originally gathered were also very confused and looked around in bewilderment... Then some news came one after another, roughly outlining the original situation of the incident:

It turned out that the Imperial Observatory and Jiangzhou government had just foiled a rebel plot to attack the convoy escorting the Buddha's head. The Buddha's head was safely transported to the Xingzi Lake construction site. Just as it was about to be hoisted up and merged with the Buddha's body, a mythical sword shaped like a moon suddenly appeared. Under the control of the mysterious sword holder, it destroyed the Donglin Buddha with great power and beheaded several important figures who presided over the Donglin Buddha, including the Jiangzhou governor and the legitimate son of King Wei.

The mysterious sword holder seemed to have escaped unscathed from the blockaded Xunyang City. Anyway, the Sitianjian and Jiangzhou government did not catch him. Instead, they were "furious" and hunted down the "Dielianhua owner" everywhere, and the search was very intensive... You can imagine how furious the court was. As for the specific circumstances of the mysterious sword holder destroying the Buddha with the mythical Ding Sword that day, including the detailed information of the Ding Sword that appeared this time, there was no reliable news. Instead, there were many different opinions. Some said it was a new Ding Sword in the shape of a full moon, some said it was the reincarnation of an old Ding Sword, and some even said it ignited the Ding Fire...

However, the latter point is very doubtful. Dinghuo is no joke. Many people do not believe it and only spread it privately as gossip. Moreover, the Sitianjian and Jiangzhou government who knew more detailed information kept their mouths shut. They did not reveal the specific details of the killing and destruction of the Buddha by the Ding sword that day. There are many different opinions outside, and they cannot be accurate. However, the fact that the mysterious sword holder "Dielianhua Master" cooperated with the rebels in the Tiannan Jianghu to destroy the Donglin Buddha is indeed a real hammer.

As for the identity of the owner of Butterfly Love Flower... The Tiannan Jianghu forces gathered by Yunmeng Jianze originally retreated and were afraid of the violent force of the Great Zhou court because of the loss and casualties. They even questioned and were dissatisfied. But when the news came, everyone was stunned and couldn't help but cast their eyes towards Yunmeng Jianze who led this action... Is this also part of the plan? I see, it's too damn cruel.

Faced with the looks that changed from confusion to realization and then to respect, Xue Zhongzhu, Yu Nianyuan and other Yue women were silent... At this moment, on the deck, Yu Nianyuan couldn't help but take a few more glances at the tall Hu girl's back in front of her. She understood the mixed feelings of her always strong-willed senior sister at the moment, and she must be feeling very uncomfortable.

"There is still no sign of Junior Sister. We have not seen her return from the agreed meeting place on Dagu Mountain in Longcheng County."

Yu Nianyuan finished speaking softly, and seeing Xue Zhongzhu's slightly changed expression, he comforted her, "I left someone there. When Junior Sister comes back, she will notify us as soon as possible. Don't worry, Senior Sister. Junior Sister's personality is not the kind that makes people worry...

"Okay, except for that matter, but other than that, Junior Sister has never caused Senior Sister any trouble. She will take good care of herself." She paused and continued.

Xue Zhongzhu was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned around and said, "At that time, Chong Niang sent a signal in the sky. The Yue women in the whole city should have seen it and retreated back..."

Yu Nianyuan sighed softly and continued, "But now... only Junior Sister hasn't come back."

Xue Zhongzhu frowned as she paced on the deck. In the dark night wind, her long, soft golden hair looked particularly dazzling, flying like a waterfall:
"Could something have happened? Why are you still staying in Xunyang City? You couldn't have been discovered by the sound of the piano..."

"Impossible. Junior Sister is as quiet as a virgin. Before this operation, in order to allow her to get closer to the big Buddha at the Xingzi Lake construction site, she also took half of the tortoise-shell longhorn beetle for safety reasons. If only one of them had the effect of hiding the wind and concealing the air, she might be exposed. With the combination of the two, she will definitely not be discovered..."

Yu Nianyuan shook his head and said, Xue Zhongzhu suddenly interrupted loudly:

"It just doesn't show up in the music, but whenever she attacks, her spiritual energy will still leak out... After all, it's only half a tortoise-shell longhorn beetle, so the effect won't be as good as a whole one."

She suppressed her twitching eyelids and said, "That half of the tortoise-shell longhorn beetle should not have been wasted on her sickly husband. It was a waste of resources.

“If I had kept it and given it to Junior Sister, she would have gained complete magical powers. Now it would be easy for her to enter and leave Xunyang City, and she could also destroy the Xingzifang Buddha statue at will. Why would there be so many problems now?
"This tortoise-shelled longhorn beetle was originally left to her by the master..."

Halfway through the conversation, the tall Hu Ji with dazzling blonde hair suddenly rushed out the door.

"Big sister, no!"

Yu Nianyuan stopped in front of Xue Zhongzhu, put his hand on her shoulder, and said in a serious tone:
"Going there now would be a completely impulsive act. Not only can we not find our junior sister, but we are also surrounded..."

Xue Zhongzhu took a deep breath:

“Before Master left, she was the one who was most worried about Junior Sister among us. She said that Junior Sister’s infatuation and naivety were both good and bad things… She was prone to making mistakes, was stubborn, and was willing to sacrifice herself for others.

"We shouldn't have let her go in this operation. Now it seems that something went wrong. She might have stayed in the city foolishly because she thought she could help us with something, such as helping to destroy the Buddha's head...

"I promised Master that I would take good care of you, especially Junior Sister. How can I just sit outside and watch and do nothing..."

"Then Senior Sister, please don't be impulsive."

Yu Nianyuan raised his voice a little, looking serious:
"If you rush over now, it will make it easier for her to be exposed. Maybe Junior Sister is trying to escape, and your efforts will be wasted.

"The government officials probably don't know about the existence of Junior Sister. If Senior Sister goes to look for her, wouldn't that alert the enemy?"

Xue Zhongzhu frowned and looked at her.

Yu Nianyuan continued in a gentle voice:

“What Senior Sister said is correct, Junior Sister is likely still in Xunyang City.

“However, after this battle, there are no longer any of our people in Xunyang City. All the connections of the Li family and other worshipping families have been removed by the Supervisory Council, and the city is now full of spies from the Imperial Observatory.

"It's really not easy for Junior Sister to get out safely..."

"What if something happens to Junior Sister after a long time?"

Xue Zhongzhu questioned.

Yu Nianyuan remained calm and raised his index finger:
"No, if it was at the beginning, we would have to worry because that was the most dangerous time. But now such a long time has passed and there is still no bad news. The longer time goes by, the safer our little sister will be. Her life should be safe now.

"If you want to save me, Senior Sister, it's not just for the moment. Why don't you calm down..."

"How can Second Junior Sister be sure that Junior Junior Sister is okay? Isn't there no spies in the city for the time being?"

"There are no spies in the city, but it's not a big problem."

The candle in the snow said coldly, "Why?"

Yu Nianyuan narrowed his eyes:
"I have asked people to inquire about the casualties in Xunyang City. There is no one like my junior sister. This means that my junior sister was not discovered by Qin Yin that day. Even if she was discovered, she had already left. No accident happened... At least it was not at the hands of the female official of the Sitianjian."

Yu Nianyuan said calmly:

"Also, from Jianze's side, the fifth and sixth junior sisters who were guarding the palace and didn't come also sent a letter today. The letter said... Senior Bai has not made any unusual movements for the time being... In other words, Junior Sister is indeed fine and is still doing well."

Originally, when Xue Zhongzhu heard Yu Nianyuan's first words, he had been frowning with a look of dissatisfaction, but when he heard the latter part about the "white ape", his expression suddenly changed, and then... his brows relaxed.

On the deck, the two men stood in a stalemate. After a while, Xue Zhongzhu turned around and walked back to the cabin temporarily, and Yu Nianyuan followed him.

"Second Junior Sister, you are smart. You should put finding Junior Sister first... I will listen to you this time. Last time, I was a little arbitrary in the matter of Xingzifang. I didn't listen to you at that time, and you almost got into trouble. If I was there at that time, I could watch over Junior Sister..."

Yu Nianyuan heard the deep voice of the senior sister coming from the front.

I couldn't help but look over, and saw the tall Hu Ji with dazzling blonde hair lowering her head slightly, and she seemed to be feeling a little... depressed?
The senior sister, who used to be arrogant and domineering, was actually very self-critical.

But as soon as he returned to the cabin and sat down again, Xue Zhongzhu raised his head, his eyes as blue as stars, and he cheered up again:
"Where are the people coming from the southwest?" she suddenly asked.

Yu Nianyuan glanced at the senior sister. Many people don't know that the secret of the Donglin Buddha was obtained from the head of the Buddha statue in Guizhou that was overturned and seized by the Kuangfu Army.

She took out a secret letter from the southwest from her sleeve and handed it to Xue Zhongzhu, saying slowly:

"They are still on the way. They didn't arrive as agreed. They sent someone to inform us in advance. We still need to wait... It seems that they have encountered some troubles. It's true. The inspection in Hongzhou is very strict now.

“After the last attack, Qin Jingzhen’s Xuanwu Camp began to check all the merchant ships that fled from the southwest, and they were chasing the Qigong practitioners very closely.

"Not to mention the collapse of the Donglin Buddha in Jiangzhou not long ago, which killed an official of the imperial court. The Zhou court in the north was shaken, and now martial law is in place everywhere."

Xue Zhongzhu narrowed his eyes slightly.

The Xuanwu Camp is an organization within the southwest front expeditionary force that specializes in handling matters concerning Qigong practitioners. It has a large number of elite soldiers, and may be as capable as the female officials of the Supervisory Council in Xunyang City, Jiangzhou.

Yu Nianyuan said seriously:
"In particular, the Supervisory Council and the Xuanwu Camp have also issued a new rule. For wanted traitors with bounties on their heads, the people of Jiangnan are allowed to report to the authorities afterwards. If they are held hostage by traitors and protected, they will not be held accountable. As long as they report their whereabouts immediately afterwards, they can also receive some bounties, and the government will keep it confidential..."

The second lady of Yunmeng smiled bitterly and shook her head:

"The person who made this move must be an expert..."

Xue Zhongzhu frowned:
"I heard someone say during the meeting just now that this was the idea of ​​the newly appointed acting governor of Jiangzhou, the official named Ouyang, who gave advice to the lackeys of the Imperial Observatory. This sudden increase in the wanted list was also instigated by him after he took office..."

"I see." Yu Nianyuan seemed to be thinking, "It seems we need to pay attention to this person."

The hall was silent for a moment. The two looked at each other in silence for a while. Xue Zhongzhu asked in a cold voice:
"How did the owner of the Butterfly Love Flower escape Qin Yin?"

Yu Nianyuan thought for a moment, took out a wanted poster, handed it over, and said softly:

"At first I was also curious. This boy has a special method to hide the sword energy of Ding Sword and avoid our Red Lotus Sword Seal. We know this. The sword of the senior sister also..."

Xue Zhongzhu suddenly looked back. Yu Nianyuan paused and coughed lightly, skipping over this detail and continuing:
"Hiding sword energy is one thing, hiding spiritual energy is another. Could it be that this boy can avoid the sound of the zither just like my junior sister who swallowed half a tortoise-shelled longhorn beetle?"

Xue Zhongzhu frowned when he heard this, but Yu Nianyuan didn't pause for long and said quietly:

"However, this time I saw a wanted poster for the owner of Dielianhua. There were multiple portraits, even some of them were women, and they were all familiar faces that they had seen in their camp that day...

"It seems that this person knows how to disguise himself. The female officials of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau don't know what he looks like. So, he should have mixed in with the group of Qigong practitioners of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau that day."

Xue Zhongzhu took the wanted poster, lifted a corner with his finger, and looked at it with his eyes lowered.

The portraits of her and her second apprentice sister Yu Nianyuan on the wanted notice were all copied by the Imperial Observatory based on the memories of the parties involved, including important features such as waist-length blonde hair and bare feet with bells.

As for the owner of Butterfly Love Flower, who is at the top of the wanted list together with Xue Zhongzhu,... it is mainly a bronze fox mask, and also a Butterfly Love Flower poem "The Yue Girl Picks Lotus by the Autumn Water".

This is also the reason why most people, including those on my side, have misunderstandings about it.

It was a pity that Yunmeng Jianze could not publicize it to the public. At most, they could explain it to their own people like they did during the meeting just now, but there was no point in publicly explaining it to the court...

Besides, the sword of the owner of Butterfly Love Flower did help them... barely...

However, when she thought that in the eyes of the Imperial Observatory and the people of the world, this guy would be regarded as the "treasure" of Yunmeng Jianze to be the finale... it would be as if he was the leader and she and the others were supporting. When she thought of this, the blonde lady felt a toothache as if she had fire in her throat.

Yue women picking lotus by the autumn waterside... He left this Butterfly Loves Flowers to the Imperial Astronomical Bureau. No matter how Xue Zhongzhu looks at it now, she feels that he has ulterior motives and is teasing her, because the Ding Sword originally belonged to Yunmeng Jianze...

With a "bang", the reward notice was slammed heavily on the table, and five slender white fingers wrinkled the harmless face of someone wearing a bronze mask on the paper.

"You are hiding your true colors and are not worthy of being on the same level as me."

Yu Nianyuan glanced sideways and saw that the senior sister had a look of dissatisfaction on her face.

……

night.

Xunyang City.

Drinking Bingzhai, in a dim bedroom.

The moonlight fell on the ground, cold as frost and snow.

Ouyang Rong suddenly turned over on the bed and touched under the pillow.

He touched nothing, there was no square, hard object. His face was dazed for a moment and he let out a long breath.

I just had another dream about my past life, and was woken up by a buzzing sound...

After so long, I still haven't forgotten the habit of waking up to touch something. It's become a conditioned reflex.

Hearing the even breathing of the little girl beside him, Ouyang Rong turned over, got out of bed, and left the bedroom quietly.

He looked out the window at the night.

During the day, the head of the Donglin Buddha was transported to the Xunyang Grottoes construction site, and the Xingzi Lake construction site was vacated and handed over to the Jiangzhou lobby.

Nanny Song and the female officials of the Supervisory Council all evacuated and concentrated their efforts on guarding the Xunyang Grottoes, which would be the focus from now on.

When he came back in the evening just now, he was confused for a while because of the sudden inexplicable deduction and increase of merit points. However, after thinking about it for a while, he vaguely guessed something.

It should be because of the wanted order of the owner of Butterfly Love Flower, and the merits were deducted? But the reason for the increase is strange... Could it be that someone likes the traitor?

But his real appearance was not posted. Or is it that the more the court opposed it, the more they liked it?
It can't be that they admire and respect him because of the high reward he offers, right?... The world is really going downhill and it's a mess.

Ouyang Rong shook his head.

"There's no time to rush. You asked Miaosi and Junior Sister to fish you out. Why are they acting like an alarm clock, reminding you every day. They know you're at the bottom of the lake, and they act like a big shot..."

He started to grumble, changed his clothes, and prepared to go out to catch the moon...

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