night.

Xuantian God Palace, side hall backyard.

A Ke sat on the stone bench and stared straight at a corner of the garden, as if there were something rare there.

"The autumn dew is heavy, don't catch a cold."

When she heard Chen Chong's voice, she felt a weight on her shoulder as soon as she turned around. When she looked again, she found that there was an extra cloak on her body.

The girl's body stiffened and then relaxed again.

Through sound and smell, she already knew the identity of the visitor.

"Thanks."

Tighten the cloak on his shoulders, A Ke lowered his eyes and whispered.

"Why aren't you sleeping?"

Chen Chong sat at the stone table and asked, took out the teapot and cups, and poured a cup of hot water for each of them.

"I...I can't sleep a little. I've been on the boat for so long, and I'm still a little uncomfortable when I get ashore."

The girl was slightly stunned, then she made a mistake and immediately asked: "Brother Chen, why are you not sleeping yet?"

"I'm a little confused."

Chen Chong said concisely, and suddenly sighed: "But I have almost figured it out after going around in the middle of the night."

A Ke nodded, so clever that she didn't ask in detail. Under the severe education of Jiunan, she developed the habit of asking less questions since she was a child.

After all, you may not be willing to say it after asking the master.

The two of them held teacups and looked at each other speechlessly, and for a moment, the yard fell into silence.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little dull, the girl couldn't help but find a topic: "Brother Chen, I remember you didn't say you wouldn't kill those two thieves?"

Chen Chong smiled and raised his eyebrows at the girl and said, "Girl, don't be wronged. It's obviously Jianning's move. What does it have to do with me, Chen Chong?"

A Ke was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that there would be such a statement, but when he thought of Jianning's appearance when he killed someone, he couldn't help laughing.

Looking at the smiling girl, Chen Chong couldn't help but feel a little moved.

Feeling the unconcealed thing in the man's eyes, the girl turned her head shyly and did not touch the man's eyes.

She picked up the tea and took a sip, and began to change the topic: "Brother Chen, when did the third grandson leave? I feel that they don't seem simple."

“Of course it’s not simple.”

Chen Chong snorted lightly, took out a book and threw it on the table: "How could it be simple for the protector of the Hongyang Sect, Han Taihu's great-grandson?"

A Ke picked up the book and saw that the five big words "Hongyang Sighing the World Classic" were written on the seal.

"I seem to have heard of this name by Hongyang Sect."

She stared at the book and murmured, "Yes, I heard from the master that they dared to do something..."

Chen Chong pursed his lips: "What else can I do? Build a yard and recite scriptures, set up a vegetarian ceremony and serve a ceremony! Those who are not promising will cheat some money, and those who are ambitious will gather people to revolt. Isn't this the case in the White Lotus Sect since ancient times?"

A Ke was surprised: "Since it's a liar, then we shouldn't let them go, right?"

The man showed a meaningful smile: "Of course I had to kill them in the past, but now, I not only have to let them go, but also fund them 200 taels of gold."

The girl's eyes widened, her little head full of big questions.

Chen Chong did not continue to explain. He couldn't tell this girl, "I used a magic trick to kill three soldiers, right?"

Miqing killed Han Taihu's grandchildren, and the Hongyang Sect's guardian grandson protected the young leader and headed south. It was obvious that he wanted to make a comeback and avenge his parents.

Now Mi Qing is in power, and Chen Chong hopes that someone will cause trouble. Since these people are willing to take revenge, he has no reason not to support it.

As long as they are anti-Qing forces, they are all good brothers!

As for whether the old man took the money, whether he wanted to continue to support the leader of Xiao Han, or to kill Han Taihu's only bloodline and then take over the gold alone, this is not within his consideration.

Seeing that Chen Chong was unwilling to speak in depth, A Ke stopped asking questions, but instead changed the topic thoughtfully.

"Brother Chen, where are we going next?"

Chen Chong played with teacup and pondered: "After solving the martial arts problems of Shuang'er, I originally planned to take you away. But now that we have figured it out, we have to go to the headquarters of the Tiandihui Society first."

A Ke nodded silently and suddenly said, "Brother Chen, I think, I want to go find my parents, at least, at least I have to meet you."

Chen Chong thought for a moment, and saw A Ke looking at him with anticipation, he smiled and nodded, "Since you call me brother, your business is mine, your mother is - ahem, in short, this matter is fine."

The girl suddenly blushed and suddenly stood up and turned her back, stammeringly saying, "Brother Chen...Brother Chen, it's late at night, I'm going to practice martial arts."

After saying that, she didn't dare to stop at all and walked quickly towards her room.

"It's past tonight. Let's take a break earlier and stop practicing."

Hearing Chen Chong's shouting, A Ke, who was passing the threshold, staggered and almost fell to the ground.

She held the door frame to stabilize her figure, took a deep breath and did not look at the man, and hurriedly closed the door.

Seeing this, Chen Chong lost interest. He waved his hand and put away the tea set, walked back to the bedroom slowly with his hands behind his back, and began to recall Chen Yuanyuan's place of becoming a monk.

He didn't read the original work seriously at the beginning, so even though he had extraordinary memory, he had no impression of the place where A Ke's mother became a monk.

The only thing I remember is that after Chen Yuanyuan became a monk, the Dharma name was "Silent".

Since Chen Chong knew the name, he was no longer worried. At least he was a little better than looking for a needle in a haystack.

Hearing the sound of footsteps disappear, A Ke, who was leaning against the door, could no longer hold it in.

She let out a long breath, walked back to the bed with her feet, carefully took off the cloak, glanced left and right, then held the cloak with her hands close to her nose and sniffed it gently.

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Abbot's room.

Chen Jinnan covered his face with a hot towel and lay on the rocking chair and rubbed his temples.

Today, in order to welcome Chen Chong, I delayed a lot of time during the day, and many backlogs of things were not enough to deal with until now.

Although he was busy until late at night again, he thought it was worth it. After all, Chen Chong not only took out ten thousand taels of silver, but also donated dozens of boats.

Just as he was thinking about the arrangements Chen Chong said, a sudden sound of panic footsteps came from outside.

Just hearing the sound, he knew that it was his apprentice Wei Xiaobao.

Strangely, it’s so late, why haven’t Xiaobao slept yet?

Since Wei Xiaobao left the palace, Chen Jinnan has gained a lot of appreciation for this nominal apprentice.

On the way back to Fuzhou together, Wei Xiaobao's many outstanding performances made him love talents and began to focus on cultivating.

Although Wei Xiaobao is still in Qingmu Hall now, as Chen Jinnan's personal disciple, he is actually the leader of the head of the head to arrange the task himself.

Chen Jinnan never locked the door, so Wei Xiaobao did not stop at the door. Instead, he grabbed two inch-long bamboo tubes and rushed straight into the room.

He said panting: "Master, something happened."

Seeing the red rope tied to the bamboo tube, Chen Jinnan sat up suddenly, and his expression suddenly became solemn.

Put the letter paper into a thin bamboo tube, seal it with wax and tie it to the legs of the pigeon. This is the most concealed way to deliver letters.

The red rope tied on the bamboo tube means that the letter is an urgent item among the urgent items.

Chen Jinnan took the bamboo tube and roasted it with candlelight, and immediately began to check the paper notes in the bamboo tube.

At this moment, his face suddenly changed.

Seeing that the master looked wrong, Wei Xiaobao asked with concern: "Master, what happened?"

Chen Jinnan did not say anything, handed the two letters to his apprentice, then frowned and thought about countermeasures.

Wei Xiaobao opened the note and saw one of them vaguely saying "Yunnan Branch... Jiu* Assassination of Wu Sangui".

The other one reads the words "The fire in the *ning Palace, the Empress Dowager and ** died, and Fuquan Jianguo".

He was not very literate at all. Although he was frugal every day these days, he still couldn't understand the complicated words.

But even after only looking at the rough one, Wei Xiaobao could guess what was probably happening.

Thinking that the sky fell and there was a master holding him over, he quickly calmed down: "Master, what should I do now?"
Chapter completed!