RPAGF Chapter 928 The Man in the Shadows
Chapter 928 The Man in the Shadows
Li Chong shook his head, seemingly unconcerned. "With Dali and Erli keeping an eye on things over there, there's nothing to fear. Yuantong won't escape. As for this person, I don't really want to personally confront him and try to eliminate him. Let's leave it to fate!"
The attendant was puzzled. "Master, I don't understand. That monk Yuantong is the mastermind behind the imprisonment and abuse of His Majesty. He has also helped the Second Prince to usurp the throne time and time again. His Majesty will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. If you can personally capture him, it will be a great achievement. But now you seem to be avoiding it. Why is that?"
Li Chong sighed, "There's no reason why. I just feel that although this person is a Buddhist, he is very wicked. To explain in detail would be a long story, and I can't explain it to you in just a few words!"
And even if I did catch him, I probably wouldn't get anything out of it in the end. This guy is like a venomous snake; you can't even find a way to eat him.
After saying this, Li Chong glanced at his attendant and warned him, "Don't mention this matter again."
The attendant immediately and tactfully admitted his mistake: "It was I who overstepped my bounds."
Meanwhile, at the Daxiangguo Temple, despite being surrounded, Yuantong still managed to escape.
As the national temple of successive dynasties, Daxiangguo Temple has more secret passages underneath than the imperial palace. Moreover, it has been modified and reinforced by successive abbots. The underground routes are crisscrossed and full of traps, making it far more complicated than most people imagine.
Many secret passages look ordinary and are not easily discovered by the average person.
Therefore, when Zhang Ping'an sent people to investigate the area under the Daxiangguo Temple, Yuantong had already vaguely sensed something was amiss.
However, he had been planning this for so long that he still wanted to take a gamble.
That's how we ended up in the situation we have today.
Although his stronghold was destroyed, Yuantong was not in a hurry. He had already arranged a meeting place with the Second Prince in advance in case of any unforeseen circumstances.
As long as the Second Prince is still alive, he is confident that he can turn the Great Zhou Dynasty upside down again.
After all, although the capital city was gone, their connections and resources remained.
When they emerged from the secret passage, it was already dawn.
The sound of a rooster crowing could be heard from a nearby village.
Yuantong breathed a sigh of relief, pushed all the large stones off his head, leaped out, and casually dusted off the dust from his clothes.
Before he could even determine the direction, the sound of an arrow piercing the air suddenly came from the bushes not far away.
After he stepped aside, he saw a person emerge from the bushes, speaking with a calm and unhurried voice and pace, "Master Yuantong, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Hmm, you're a little later than I expected."
After carefully examining the person, Yuantong confirmed that he did not recognize him. "Who are you?"
“You don’t need to know who I am, just know that I’m here to send you on your way,” Li Chengye said, raising his bow and arrow once more and drawing the string in one smooth motion.
Yuantong held his breath and concentrated as the two sides faced off.
"Wait a minute!" Just then, a slightly childish voice suddenly came from the other side.
Yuantong turned around and saw that it was his adopted son. His face instantly turned ugly. "What are you doing here? Who told you the location of the secret passage?"
Zhong Zheng emerged from the shadows, his lips pressed tightly together. "She told me about the secret passage beforehand. I noticed that the master looked rather strange today, and the streets were under lockdown, so I knew something must have happened in the palace and I sneaked out beforehand."
"So what if you know? You're still a useless piece of trash who can't help at all," Yuantong said with disdain. "This is none of your business. You should go back to the Zhang residence. I'm escaping for my life, and I certainly can't take you with me."
“I don’t need you to take me with you. I don’t owe you anything after all these years. I just can’t bear to see you end up with your head separated from your body and being cursed by everyone. If you can leave, go far away and never come back,” Zhong Zheng said calmly.