After the princes and princesses had been held again within the Palace, just a few servants drank an excessive amount of and had been burned to loss of life within the residence. Scar seen that issues had been amiss when this occurred.

These useless servants had been all previous folks serving within the residence. That they had been by the Grasp’s aspect for a few years so they’d gained some respect. They had been all the time cautious and would by no means collect collectively to get drunk and ultimately burn themselves to loss of life.

“I heard that the Forbidden Guards have surrounded all of the princely residences. Not one of the servants inside can take a step out. Furthermore, I heard that somebody virtually received arrested by them as a result of they received too shut out of curiosity.”

“His Majesty actually values Qi Wang. He’s doing a lot for him.”

“Are you new right here?”

“Ah, sure. Why?”

“Newcomer, you don’t know something, so preserve your mouth shut.”

Scar heard this dialog as he was passing by the courtyard. He had a obscure feeling that he was being monitored from throughout.

Grasp desires to kill the servants who know too many secrets and techniques.

Realizing that issues had been something however reassuring, he pretended to argue with one other servant, went again to his room to pack his belongings, and escaped with the steward who had accompanied him to Lingzhou a number of years in the past.

Profiting from the darkish evening, the 2 escaped from town however didn’t dare to run too far earlier than hassle subsided, for concern of arousing suspicion.

“There’s a small temple on prime of the mountain outdoors the capital with just a few previous monks. Virtually nobody goes there often.” The black-robed steward took out the dagger hidden within the sole of his sneakers, “Let’s go and seize them first.”

“Are you sure nobody will come?” Scar was considerably uneasy.

“Save for some ignorant girls and kids, nobody goes to that type of dilapidated little temple. Even when these monks get fortunate, nobles and high-ranking officers would by no means go to such a spot.”

“Alright.” Scar agreed.

They fled all the way in which to the temple, tricked the monks, and tied them up after settling inside.

The black-robed steward needed to kill the previous monks, however Scar stopped him, “Disposing the corpses shall be troublesome. Let’s lock them up within the root cellar for now.”

The 2 struggled to hold the monks. The black-robed steward complained, “What do these pungent monks eat? They’re so heavy.”

“You two depraved folks, how dare you commit evil in entrance of the Buddha’s statue? He’ll punish you.”

“The Buddha?” Scar sneered and took out the dagger, tapping on the jieba1Jieba [戒疤] – It’s an ordination apply the place ritual burn scars (by moxibustion) are obtained by Buddhist monks of some sects of Buddhism, together with these of Shaolin. This apply could be very uncommon and is a part of an elaborate ceremony that’s undertaken solely after they shave their heads and take their bodhisattva vows. In case you’ve ever puzzled what these bizarre and symmetrical dots on Krillin’s (from DBZ in case you aren’t acquainted) head are, you guessed it, it’s the jieba from when he was coaching to grow to be a Shaolin monk. on one of many monk’s head, “A few years in the past, a damned woman mentioned that her Sanqing grandpas2T/N: Please try the footnotes of chapter 34.1 in case you forgot who these Sanqing grandpas are. would punish me, however see, I’ve been residing effectively all these years.”

“These Daoist immortals and the Buddha are afraid of depraved folks.” Seeing the monks tremble in concern, he put away the dagger with satisfaction, “Keep quiet and behave. On this barren mountain, when you make any noise and we two brothers kill you all, we received’t…”

Earlier than he might even end the sentence, they heard some noise coming from the surface.

“What occurred? Didn’t you say there aren’t many individuals who come to this dilapidated temple?” Scar turned to have a look at the black-robed steward, his gaze falling on the latter’s bald head.

“I’ll exit and have a look.” Pondering for a second, the steward discovered a monk’s garments and put them on earlier than going out in giant strides.

Seeing some noble children standing on the door with their servants and guards, the black-robed steward had a foul premonition. What was mistaken with these folks? Why did they arrive right here so early within the morning?

Luckily, they had been younger and inexperienced. So long as he might deceive them, there received’t be any points.

The steward was interested by methods to idiot these folks when the younger-looking noble woman noticed by means of his disguise.

What’s mistaken with the Younger Misses of the capital? How do they even know what monks often put on?

“What does benefactor imply?” The black-robed steward opened his jiasha, revealing the patched monk’s gown beneath. “When benefactors come to wish to the Buddha, this poor monk didn’t wish to seem unkempt so he used the standard gown to cowl his physique. This poor monk by no means anticipated it could trigger a misunderstanding.”

“The mountain is steep and the route is arduous. The truth that benefactors endured all through the way in which and efficiently reached the temple implies that you’ve got some predestined affinity with the Buddha.” The steward chanted the Buddha’s title and turned to have a look at the Buddha statue behind him. “This being the case, let’s not brandish swords in entrance of the Buddha.”

“Grasp, you really care concerning the patches in your gown as a monk.” Jiuzhu remained unmoved. “It reveals that your coronary heart isn’t honest towards the Buddha. You aren’t a real monk.”

The black-robed steward actually needed to close this woman up. Since she got here to wish to the Buddha, she ought to simply do it and go away. Why care about what a monk was carrying?

Because the ambiance step by step grew to become tense, the steward’s expression modified abruptly and he screamed, “The Buddha statue! The Buddha statue!”

What occurred to the Buddha statue?

Folks all the time have some reverence for non secular beings. Simply because the guards received distracted, the black-robed steward jumped over their heads, and rushed towards the lass who blabbered probably the most.

“Ah!”

Whereas gagging the monks with rags, Scar heard an anguished scream and frowned. That idiot, he didn’t really kill somebody outdoors, did he?

He shot a warning glare on the monks: “Behave yourselves!”

After talking, he turned and walked out of the cellar.

If he had identified there can be a lot hassle, he wouldn’t have escaped with that idiot.

“Ming meimei, he… is he nonetheless alive?” The Zhou siblings huddled collectively and trembled, wanting on the faux monk mendacity on the bottom. They gulped, not understanding his situation.

“He’s high quality. This damage will solely make him lose consciousness, not kill him.” Jiuzhu swung the stick in her hand. The self-defense stick given to the guards of the residence was fairly helpful.

“However simply now… I believe I heard… heard… the sound of bones cracking.” Zhou Shucheng cautiously nudged the faux monk on the bottom together with his toe, getting no response in any respect. He rapidly ordered a servant to tie him up with a rope.

“Younger Grasp, we didn’t deliver a rope with us.” The servant hesitated. “Ought to we go contained in the temple and search for one?”

“Don’t go in but, watch out, there may be extra enemies inside,” Jiuzhu handed the self-defense follow Zhou Shucheng. “Brother Zhou, you go.”

“Go the place?” Zhou Shucheng shivered as he accepted the stick; he was afraid that if he didn’t take it, Jiuzhu would possibly hit him too.

“Take the stick and stand away. Defend Zhou jiejie.” Jiuzhu rolled up her sleeves, appeared round, and picked a stone earlier than reaching the faux monk’s aspect.

“Ming meimei, Ming meimei!” Zhou Xiao appeared on the giant stone in Jiuzhu’s hand and rapidly spoke up. “Let’s tie him up as an alternative. Crushing… crushing him… to loss of life shall be too ugly.”

“Jiejie, what are you considering?” Jiuzhu checked out her in confusion and pressed the stone towards the faux monk’s fingers. “If sure acupoints on the fingers are pressed for too lengthy, one’s limbs will lose power and they’d grow to be incapable of shifting.” Jiuzhu patted the grime off her fingers. “We don’t have a rope, so now we have to resort to this methodology.”

“In order that’s how it’s.” Zhou Xiao checked out her older brother holding the follow wobbly legs after which glanced at Jiuzhu rolling up her sleeves and jogged towards the latter. She gently grabbed the hem of Jiuzhu’s garments.

“Zhou jiejie?” Jiuzhu seen Zhou Xiao’s grip on her garments and took out a handkerchief to wipe her fingers. She then reached out and put her arm round Zhou Xiao’s shoulder, comforting her: “Don’t be afraid, our aspect has extra folks. This temple is small and run-down. Primarily based on my guess, even when evil persons are hiding inside, they received’t be greater than 5 in quantity.”

As quickly as Scar got here out of the yard and noticed the guards, he knew one thing dangerous had occurred. In consequence, he rotated and broke right into a run.

“Cease!” The guards chased after him rapidly.

The temple solely had one street main down the mountain, so Scar had nowhere to flee. He was quickly cornered by the guards. He clenched the dagger in his hand in hatred, “I’ve carried out a lot for Grasp. Now I simply wish to bury the previous and stay in hiding. Does he should be so vicious and kill me?”

Though the guards didn’t perceive what this faux monk mentioned, they didn’t communicate in entrance of the Younger Grasp and Younger Misses.

“You’re serving Grasp along with your life, identical to I did again then.” Scar pointed his dagger on the guards. “He desires to kill me right this moment. And sooner or later, he’ll kill you all to guard the Zheng household.”

Zheng household?

Zhou Shucheng realized that issues had taken a bizarre flip. His coronary heart tightened. May it’s that they received pulled into some secret incident?

This received’t do, they completely couldn’t let this man reveal it. In a spot just like the capital, one should not know too many secrets and techniques.

“Shut your mouth!” Zhou Shucheng rebuked sternly. “What Zheng household? You evildoer, confess truthfully. Do you could have any extra companions inside? I’ve already despatched folks to report this to the authorities!”

“You’re not from the Zheng household?” Scar appeared within the path of the voice and acknowledged the particular person talking.

Zhou household’s Younger Grasp?

Because the son of the Assistant Minister, why was he not learning correctly at house and had as an alternative run to this previous temple deep inside the mountain to wish to some Buddha?

Scar by no means anticipated that his grand escape plan can be ruined by a Younger Grasp who had nothing higher to do.

“Tie him up first.” Zhou Shucheng noticed the scar-faced thug evident at him and clutched the stick in his hand, taking just a few steps towards Jiuzhu. “We will’t let him escape.”

“Younger Grasp, we don’t have…”

“No rope? Then use your waistband!” Zhou Shucheng rapidly moved behind Jiuzhu. If the Ming household’s guniang might knock out a villain who pounced on her with a stick, she might absolutely shield him, a weak scholar.

The servant reluctantly pulled off his belt and held up his pants together with his fingers, eager to cowl his face in embarrassment.

Scar was closely outnumbered by the guards and at last tied up with two belts after a sound beating.

“Out of your look, you don’t look like particular person.” Seeing the person all tied up, Zhou Shucheng lastly dared to step out from behind Jiuzhu. “The place did the precise monks of this temple go?”

Scar didn’t reply to his query however stared at Ming Jiuzhu with bloodshot eyes. Why is she right here?

Seeing Ming Jiuzhu’s face, he remembered the humiliation he had suffered on the capital’s yamen3T/N: This incident occurs in chapter 32.1..

Jiuzhu additionally acknowledged Scar. She stood nonetheless, her hand touching the golden phoenix hairpin at her temple. Lastly, she slowly withdrew her hand.

“What are you taking a look at?” Zhou Shucheng bravely stood in entrance of Jiuzhu and his youthful sister. This bastard! Even presently, he can’t assist however take a look at fairly little guniangs.

“Gongzi, Younger Miss, we discovered a number of monks tied up within the root cellar.” Among the guards had gone to go looking the temple and rescued the monks from the cellar.

Zhou Xiao appeared on the trembling monks and commenced to doubt whether or not their safety talismans had been really efficient or not.

“Zhou jiejie, really… monks don’t make safety talismans.” Jiuzhu seen her devastated expression and tactfully defined, attempting to consolation her. “However it’s the intention that issues probably the most. Uncle and Aunt shall be delighted to obtain the safety talismans you give them.”

“You don’t must consolation me, I perceive.” Zhou Xiao patted Jiuzhu’s hand. “It was my mistake. I believed the rumors and made you and elder brother accompany me all the way in which right here solely to come across two faux monks.”

“Jiejie’s phrases will not be true.” Jiuzhu shook her head. “In case you had not insisted on asking for protecting talismans, why would we come right here and rescued the harmless monks from the evildoers?”

“Jiejie, your actions saved a number of lives.” Jiuzhu sighed. “You earned boundless benefit.”

“Actually?” Zhou Xiao’s spirits had been lifted as she considered not directly saving somebody. “But when meimei had not seen one thing off about that faux monk, we wouldn’t have been capable of save them.”

“Benefactors, when you want to search safety talismans, this poor monk could make them for you.” A thin monk trembled as he spoke up. “This poor monk used to apply Daoism a few years in the past.”

Jiuzhu turned to him. “Then why did you grow to be a Buddhist monk?”

“Early in life, this poor monk obtained the grace of the Abbot. He had no household to fret about, so he grew to become a Buddhist monk.” The thin monk defined. “If benefactors want safety talismans, this poor monk can draw as many as you want. You don’t want to pay any cash.”

Zhou Xiao: “……”

All of a sudden, she didn’t really feel like getting safety talismans anymore.

“Jiejie, since we’re right here, let Grasp draw just a few safety talismans for you.” Jiuzhu appeared on the Buddha statue within the corridor and put her palms collectively. “Of all issues on this world, a honest coronary heart is the most effective to wish for well-being.”

Satisfied, Zhou Xiao went with Zhou Shucheng to see the monk who had modified his path to Buddhism to ask for some safety talismans.

Jiuzhu walked as much as Scar, whose fingers and ft had been tied tightly, and thoroughly noticed him.

Virtually 9 years had handed, and this particular person appeared a lot older now. Sure on the bottom and unable to maneuver, he appeared like a pitiful worm.

The concern, unease, and panic from her reminiscences appeared to have disappeared by half at this second.

So the evil man who terrified her to no finish really appeared so puny and weak.

Scar twisted his head, his scarred chin pressed to the bottom. He didn’t perceive why Ming Jiuzhu was taking a look at him with that gaze, however he hated it.

He waited for some time, however seeing that she nonetheless didn’t go away, he requested: “Miss Ming, do you wish to say something?”

Jiuzhu shook her head critically. “There’s nothing I wish to say. I simply really feel that from the way in which you’re tied up, you seem like a worm.”

She was humiliating him!

Scar struggled just a few occasions, however in addition to letting the stones on the bottom scrape his face, he couldn’t even contact Ming Jiuzhu’s toe.

Need to do one thing even now?

Jiuzhu shook her head and sighed. She might tolerate somebody being vicious and cruel, however she didn’t anticipate him to be so petty. He actually appeared like a disgusting inexperienced worm after being tied up.

She took just a few steps again and heard footsteps coming from the trail main up and down the mountain.

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