Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

The real game of chess only begins at this moment.

In the secret space under Huasheng Temple, Shen Lian managed to trick the novice heir of the thief family who had just come out of the mountain gate into his hands.

Although he was not working for free, he didn't have to pay him salary, and he had a little brother like him with special means, so he really made a lot of money.

Seeing Zhang He's grateful expression, Shen Lian felt deeply moved. He thought that he was a man who knew how to be grateful.

Zhang He: “…”

He looked at Shen Lianhui nodding with emotion, and he always felt that Lord Shen might have misunderstood something.

"Zhang Hyuk, get to work."

Now that he had a younger brother, Shen Lian didn't hesitate to speak to Zhang He directly.

Zhang He was still confused at this time. He looked at Shen Lian and asked, "Lord Shen, what should I do?"

He felt that apart from stealing, he really had no special skills.

Even if they have special skills, they are all developed for stealing.

So...what does Lord Shen want you to do?
He totally didn't understand.

The others were also puzzled. They didn't know why Shen Lian spent so much effort to subdue a thief.

Li Shimin, on the other hand, seemed to be thinking about something.

Shen Lian smiled and said, "I know that your family has a secret method that can sense the flow of air and the effect of the wind. Even if the wind is very weak, you can still feel it, right?"

Zhang He couldn't help but stare at Shen Lian with wide eyes: "Sir Shen, how did you know?"

The Dao family has been very low-key in recent years, and this secret technique is something that will only be taught to direct descendants and will never be passed on to outsiders, so Shen Lian's knowledge of it really shocked him.

Shen Lian said calmly: "Have you forgotten? You used it just now. I saw what you did in the dark and I remembered it. Don't waste time, can you?"

Zhang He nodded hurriedly and said with some complacency: "Even if it is a thief family, this secret technique is about to be lost. If you are not a direct descendant, you are not qualified to learn it. Even if you are a direct descendant, you cannot learn it without talent. I am not talented enough, but I happened to learn this method."

Snapped!
Shen Lian slapped him on the forehead and scolded him with a smile: "Stop bragging, come over and try it."

Zhang He covered his head with his hands, looking aggrieved.

He wanted to refute, but when he thought about how Shen Lian had just stolen the relic from him without anyone noticing, he couldn't open his mouth.

No, I can't compare.

Shen Lian is not a human being.

This is a monster!
I can't compare, and I dare not compare.

"Hurry up and look for other vents besides the secret passage we came from. Hurry up and you'll find it." Shen Lian said.

After hearing Shen Lian's words, Zhang He had no choice but to nod.

next moment.

Zhang He took a deep breath and without hesitation, he closed his eyes and concentrated all his energy to feel the flow of air and the changes in the wind.

Seeing this, Shen Lian put his hand in front of his mouth and pretended to be quiet.

When everyone saw this scene, they held their breath and looked at Zhang He nervously.

Although they didn't know what kind of danger was going to happen, they trusted Shen Lian and felt very nervous and worried when they saw his solemn expression.

They knew that Shen Lian would never make a wrong judgment.

Since Shen Lian said there was danger, it must not be a trivial matter.

Time passes quickly.

Shen Lian's eyebrows slightly frowned. Looking at Zhang He with sweat dripping down his forehead, Shen Lian secretly said in his heart: "I am relying on you to break the situation. Don't fail at the critical moment!"

It was because he knew about Zhang He’s existence that Shen Lian was very confident that he could counterattack.

But if Zhang He fails to deliver, then it will be all over.

"found it!"

At this moment, Zhang He suddenly opened his eyes and said to Shen Lian.

Shen Lian perked up and asked, "Where?"

Zhang He quickly walked to a wall, felt it, then raised his hand, pointed at the wall in front of him, and said, "It's here."

"There is a very weak wind blowing from here. It must be connected to the outside, but I don't know the details."

Shen Lian didn't count on Zhang He either.

Just tell him the approximate location, and his brain will be enough for the rest.

Shen Lian raised his hand and gently tapped the mountain wall, then looked around. Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

He raised his hand and touched a stone.

The surface of this stone is slightly smoother than other places.

Obviously, it has been touched frequently.

It's just that the light here is too dim, and if you don't touch it, you can't feel the difference at all, so if Zhang He hadn't found this place, no one would have discovered the problem with this stone.

Shen Lian thought about it and pressed hard.

Click, click, click--
The stone went directly into the wall, and the mountain wall in front of it made a crackling sound and actually moved away.

A secret passage suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

"This……"

Everyone was extremely shocked when they saw this scene. They really didn't expect that there was another passage.

Abbot Dezhi also said: "I had no idea there was another door."

Shen Lian sneered: "If there was no such door, how could the person behind the scenes transport all that silver without making any noise?"

"The secret passage you mentioned leads to Huasheng Temple. There are always people in the temple, and there is no way that five thousand silver taels of money could be transported away without alerting anyone. Therefore... when I knew that the person behind the scenes existed, I guessed that there must be another secret passage."

"The thief took away five thousand taels of silver through this passage...but he never expected..."

Shen Lian raised the corner of his mouth: "This passage has become our chance to leave."

After he finished speaking, he entered the secret passage without any delay.

Seeing this, everyone hurriedly followed and came out.

This secret passage was not short, but Shen Lian could feel that they were no longer going down, but were walking on flat ground. Perhaps they would be at the foot of the mountain when they got out.

Finally, there was a bright light coming from the front.

When Xu Gou saw this scene, his face suddenly became overjoyed. He was about to speak when his mouth was suddenly blocked by Shen Lian.

The dog was stunned.

Shen Lian extinguished the torch, then found two guards and whispered, "There are two thieves guarding the cave entrance. Go and kill them without anyone noticing. Don't let them make any noise."

The two guards were startled when they heard this.

They didn't notice anything unusual and almost cried out in surprise.

If it weren’t for Shen Lian, they might have alerted the thieves outside.

Just thinking about what the consequences would be, made them shudder.

The two of them rushed out without any hesitation.

With the strength of Li Shimin's guards, it would not be difficult at all to deal with ordinary thieves if they were prepared.

Sure enough, not long after, they gave the signal.

Only then did Shen Lian and others walk out of the cave.

As soon as they came out of the cave, they saw two corpses lying on the ground. The throats of both men had been cut, and they didn't have time to make any sound.

Looking at the clothes they were wearing, Qin Zulai narrowed his eyes slightly: "Bandits?"

This outfit is no different from those worn by bandits.

But do the bandits have the ability? Do they have the brains to come up with such a brilliant scam?

Shen Lian doesn't think so.

"We are going down the mountain."

At this point, a monk exclaimed.

Everyone looked and saw that Huasheng Temple was built on the top of the mountain.

But they had gone down the mountain without realizing it.

Shen Lian nodded slightly in his heart. Sure enough, everything was just as he thought.

"boom!!!"

At this moment, when these people were surprised that they had gone down the mountain without realizing it, suddenly, a loud roar, like the roar of doomsday, suddenly exploded...

The entire mountain was shaken by the huge noise and rocks fell.

Even the ground shook a few times.

They subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, subconsciously raised their heads, and looked towards the top of the mountain...

The next moment, everyone was stunned.

The monks were all struck by lightning and stood still for a moment.

When Li Shimin saw the scene on the top of the mountain, his pupils suddenly shrank and his face changed drastically.

The dog was also dumbfounded.

Zhang He even shouted directly: "Fuck, fuck, fuck... fuck, fuck!!!"

His language control was in disarray.

Obviously, he was also scared.

It can be said that everyone present, except Shen Lian, was frightened.

Even Shen Lian narrowed his eyes and raised his eyebrows a few times.

At this moment, on the top of the mountain, flames shot up into the sky.

The magnificent temple that could once be seen at the foot of the mountain is now just a pile of ruins.

Just now, the Huasheng Temple was still so magnificent and solemn before their eyes.

But at this moment, it seemed like a snap of fingers.

The huge Huasheng Temple, the largest and most prestigious Huasheng Temple in Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, was destroyed.

The flames shot up into the sky and the fire was still burning.

Some explosions continued to sound.

At this moment, everyone was extremely shocked, terrified and grateful.

If it weren’t for Shen Lian.

If Shen Lian had not just led them into the secret passage and left Huasheng Temple.

Then perhaps, at this moment... they will all turn into ashes along with Huasheng Temple.

Rumble…

At this moment, some noises suddenly came from the cave behind them.

Then a lot of dust rushed out directly.

A guard went to check, and soon he ran out with a pale face.

He said: "The cave... collapsed because of the violent explosion just now."

If Lord Shen hadn't brought us out in time, if it had been a little later...all of us would have been crushed to death, or...trapped to death."

At this point, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva: "Lord Shen, you saved all our lives..."

When the monks heard the guards' words, cold sweat covered their faces.

They didn't know until this moment.

What exactly is the danger that Lord Shen just mentioned?

It was not until then that they knew what it meant to survive a disaster.

Knowing that Lord Shen had pulled them out of the gates of hell...

Xu Gou couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his face.

It’s so scary!

These people are so fucking cruel!
At this moment, Zhang He couldn't help but look at Shen Lian...

Although such a frightening and horrific thing happened, the handsome young man in front of him did not show any strange expression on his face from beginning to end.

Calm, peaceful.

It was as if there was some kind of magical power in him, as if everything was under his control.

It seemed that as long as he was there, nothing... would be a problem.

"Lord Shen, you...what kind of person are you?"

Zhang He looked at Shen Lian with a complicated expression. He suddenly had a feeling that maybe following a Lord Shen like this was not a bad thing.

As for Shen Lian, a white chess piece appeared on his finger at some point.

He held the chess piece in his hand, narrowed his eyes, and the corners of his mouth suddenly rose.

"Your chess game, unfortunately, didn't kill me."

"Then, let me, Shen, start my game..."

It's time to start fighting back.

This was the first time in Shen Lian’s life that he was nearly killed by someone.

Good! You are good!
With Shen Lian's revengeful character, he really had to let go completely.

Shen Lian exhaled lightly, his black eyes flickering with a faint light: "Then, let's begin..."

…………

Flames were still rising into the sky from the ruins of Huasheng Temple on the top of the mountain.

It was not yet dawn, but it would not be long before dawn. It could be said to be the darkest moment before dawn.

In the dark night, the flames rising into the sky were so obvious.

Behind me, the rumbling sound in the cave still did not stop.

At this moment, everyone felt very complicated.

Shocked, horrified, scared, and thankful...

They looked at Shen Lian with great gratitude in their hearts. They knew that if it weren't for Shen Lian, at this moment... all of them would have surely died.

Li Shimin looked full of emotion.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: "Shen Lian, you saved my life."

The abbot of Huasheng Temple, Dezhi, looked at the ruins of Huasheng Temple and recalled everything that happened today. Suddenly, his eyes went dark and he spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.

The monks were suddenly thrown into chaos.

Shen Lian looked at Dezhi who was depressed and anxious, and couldn't help but feel some pity for him. Dezhi was really pitiful.

Because of his almost demonic obsession with winning the Buddhist-Taoist debate three months later, Dezhi abandoned everything and committed such a shocking scam.

But who knew that in the end not only was his scam exposed by Shen Lian, but more importantly, he knew that everything he had done was actually a complete lie.

He thought he was fooling others, but little did he know that they were making a fool of him!
He worked hard to get five thousand silver taels, but ended up using it to help others.

And this is not the end yet!
The person behind the scenes even wanted to kill all of them, and even wanted to kill the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in their Huasheng Temple.

If Li Shimin really died in Huasheng Temple.

Then the imperial court would definitely be extremely furious, and by then, the entire Buddhist community in the Tang Dynasty would certainly be implicated.

The entire Buddhist community might be uprooted in the Tang Dynasty!

Isn't this bad enough?

But it’s not over yet!
Because, the person behind the scenes, in addition to killing them, also directly destroyed the reputation of their Buddhist sect in the Tang Dynasty and the Huasheng Temple on which they depended for survival.

In just a moment, Huasheng Temple became ruins!
(End of this chapter)