Li Zhen had been in the Linzhi Underground Palace for nearly an hour and a half, and Wei Tuaner's treasure underground palace was opened and extended into a deeper and larger space.

At this time, Li Zhen and his men raised their torches to bypass a tunnel, and a magnificent underground palace appeared in front of them. This was the main palace underground of Linzhi Temple, about one zhang high and nearly a hundred zhang in radius, made of huge bluestone.

The main palace was filled with thousands of pairs of armor and weapons, and boxes of copper coins and several boxes of gold and silver were placed beside the wall. Li Zhen recognized it at a glance. It was exactly the same as the gold and silver in Songnan Temple, both of which were fifty taels and one ingot, which was as much as tens of thousands of taels. In other words, this was the other half of gold and silver transported from Songnan Temple.

But Li Zhen and his men were not shocked by the scene in front of them. This was their third time here. They walked through three tunnels and did not find the exit, but they still walked back to the main palace.

Everyone was a little depressed. Is the main palace a dead end and only Guanyin Hall is the only way out?

Lin Qinhu whispered to Li Zhen: "It really doesn't work, let's go out of Guanyin Hall!"

Li Zhen shook his head. Sun Li's investigation was probably over. The Guanyin Hall should have resumed the guards of the monks. When he goes out now, he will undoubtedly be a warning to the enemy and will destroy all plans. He also believes that there must be an exit in the underground palace.

At this moment, Wang Jie's low shout came from afar, "Commander, here!"

Li Zhen walked over quickly, and the rest of the inner guards surrounded him. Wang Jie stroked a bluestone and said, "Commander, there is something unusual about this bluestone!"

Li Zhen squatted down and looked at it. The bluestone in front of him was like other bluestones, with uneven edges and undulating surfaces, and there was no abnormality. Wang Jie pointed the torch at the upper right corner of the bluestone, "Look at this!"

Only then did Li Zhen realize that there was a thin crack there. After closer inspection, it turned out to be a keyhole. The inner guards all exclaimed, "Who can see such a small keyhole?"

"How do you see that this is a keyhole?" Li Zhen asked with praise.

Wang Jie scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I have been particularly sensitive to locks since I was a child. I have seen all kinds of locks. In order to train me, my father specially used various camouflage to cover the keyhole and let me find it. I have untied this bluestone keyhole, but it is not hidden. The truly hidden keyhole is covered with bluestone."

"Yes, this time, you must be the first contribution of the underground palace. Open it and take a look, be careful."

Li Zhen and the inner guards all stood aside, holding long swords in their hands, and looked at the bluestone vigilantly. Wang Jie used a long copper strip to penetrate the keyhole for a moment. With a sound of "click!", a bluestone wall slowly moved away, revealing a wide tunnel of seven feet high.

Li Zhen was the first to enter the tunnel. Like the Central Underground Palace, this tunnel was paved with bluestone, and there were steps in front. He touched the mud and dust in the gap between the bluestones on both sides and gently shattered his fingers. It was the tunnel that had just been built, and it was only a few months at most.

They walked up the steps step by step, with a wooden board above their heads, locking from the inside. Wang Jie did the same thing and opened the lock. Li Zhen slowly pushed open the thick wooden board, revealing a gap. He looked around through the gap and found that the exit was in a wide charcoal room, with charcoal of large and small. The exit was surrounded by a pile of charcoal. Through a gap, the door of the charcoal room could be seen.

There was no one in the room, and there was still unmelted snow at the door. The bitter cold wind poured into the gap under the door, making the room extremely cold.

Li Zhen pushed away the wooden board and jumped out of the tunnel. His subordinates came out one after another. Everyone looked at each other, with a look of surprise on their faces. Where could this be?

"This is the charcoal house in Linzhi Temple!" Lin Qinhu said in surprise: "We actually came to the west side of the temple."

Li Zhen did not respond. He looked outside through the crack in the door. It turned out to be a vast white snow outside, very flat. The two tall wooden poles in the distance made Li Zhen feel a little familiar.

After looking for a while, Li Zhen suddenly recognized the two wooden poles. He was shocked and couldn't stop talking, "Oh my God!"

.........

Shangguan Wan'er listened to Li Zhen's report with a serious expression. The secret of Linzhi Temple was not the gold, silver and weapons piled up in the underground palace, but the secret passage.

"The ban on this matter must be issued, and no one is allowed to disclose this secret." Shangguan Wan'er made a very decisive decision.

"The ban has been issued by the Beizhi Temple, but the question is, how should we deal with this matter? The servant once told me that the Lord is waiting for my report in Linzhi Temple."

"I can't tell the emperor about this matter for the time being. The time is not yet ripe. As for the report on Linzhi Temple, I will explain to the emperor and try to delay it for a few days."

Li Zhen nodded silently. He knew Shangguan Wan'er's scheming and strategies very well. She was especially good at closing the net step by step, without any leakage. Just like Xiaoxiu told herself the day before yesterday that his master Shen Nanmiu became Wu Zetian's new male favorite. Only then did Li Zhen realize Shangguan Wan'er's fatal sword against Xue Huaiyi.

"If you understand, you won't disturb the servants and say goodbye!"

As soon as Li Zhen finished speaking, a commotion came from outside, as if someone was running and someone was shouting in the distance. Li Zhen and Shangguan Wan'er were stunned. They looked at each other, and Li Zhen turned around and walked outside. They happened to meet Shangguan Wan'er's personal maid Xiao E rushed in. She couldn't stop and crashed into Li Zhen's arms.

Li Zhen quickly supported her, Shangguan Wan'er's face darkened and she said unhappily: "What are you doing in a panic?"

Xiao E's face was flushed and bowed to Shangguan Wan'er, "It's Xue Huaiyi, he... he was drunk and slashing people with a sword. Two palace servants have been injured by him."

"I'll go and have a look!"

Li Zhen quickly walked out of the official room and walked quickly to the place where he shouted in the distance.

.........

Xue Huaiyi was half drunk, and his anger could no longer be suppressed. So he rushed out of Yaoguang Hall with the help of alcohol and headed straight for the imperial doctor's room and went straight to the murderous aura.

Xue Huaiyi was not only filled with anger, but also extremely humiliated. For ten years, he served the queen loyally and made great contributions to her ascension and firmly positioning the country. Now she didn't need herself anymore, so she kicked herself away like a dog and found someone she looked down upon the most as a male lover, which made Xue Huaiyi feel very ashamed and humiliated.

Even if he fought for this life today, he would have to kill Shen Nanmu, so that he could taste the consequences of being brave enough to bully him. Xue Huaiyi waved his long sword and rushed towards the imperial physician room.

The Imperial Doctor Room is located at the west end of Taichu Palace. It is the place where the Imperial Doctors on duty rest and dispenses medicine in Taichu Palace. It is about 500 steps away from Xue Huaiyi's Yaoguang Hall.

At this time, Shen Nanmuzheng chatted with several imperial doctors in the imperial doctor's room. Although he became Wu Zetian's new male favorite, he did not lose his position as an imperial doctor. This is also the difference between him and Xue Huaiyi. He did not want to lose himself among the holy family, and he even refused to accept the huge reward Wu Zetian gave him.

"Master, is the size of the pound of the medicine this time?" Yao Xi walked to Chen Nanmu with the bowl and showed him the medicine he had just pounded.

Chen Nanmiao twisted the medicine powder, nodded and smiled, "No, this time it's very even. Pack the medicine and we'll go to change the medicine for the emperor."

Yao Xi turned around to pack medicine. At this moment, a loud roar came from not far outside. The imperial doctors were stunned. Suddenly, the door was kicked open with a 'bang!'. Xue Huaiyi rushed in with a red look and waved his sword in, screaming loudly, "Chen Nanmu came out to die!"

Several imperial doctors were so scared that they stumbled and fled. Chen Nanmu happened to be sitting in the corner, with a table in front of him. He pushed the table away and wanted to escape, but Xue Huaiyi saw it at a glance and kicked Chen Nanmu hard, which knocked Chen Nanmu to the ground.

Xue Huaiyi shouted, rushed forward and slashed the sword. Chen Nanmu was so scared that he closed his eyes and shouted inwardly, "My life is over!"

At this critical moment, an iron pestle that beats medicine blocks the sword with a sound of "Dang!", and fires flew everywhere. Yao Xi rushed in time and saved his master's life. He backhanded another pestle, and the iron pestle hit Xue Huaiyi's chest. Xue Huaiyi screamed and covered his chest and took a few steps back.

Yao Xi took the opportunity to kick the table away and pulled the master up, but Chen Nanmu's waist was hit by the table, which made him unable to move. Yao Xi had to block his master. At this time, Xue Huaiyi was so angry that he pushed his sword and stabbed him again, "Get out of the little bastard, otherwise I will kill you with one sword!"

Yao Xi bit his lips tightly and said nothing, and waved his pestle to greet him. He fought fiercely with Xue Huaiyi. The iron pestle was only one foot and three inches long and weighed about five or six kilograms. It was far from being able to compete with Xue Huaiyi's three-foot sword. Fortunately, Xue Huaiyi's martial arts skills were absent. Although the sword was chopping and slashing randomly, it was blocked by Yao Xi wielding the iron pestle one by one.

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted behind him, "Your Majesty is here!"

Chen Nanmu looked up and saw the queen appear at the door with the support of several palace maids. He was shocked and happy and shouted, "Your Majesty save me!"

Wu Zetian was so angry that she was trembling all over and cursed: "Beast! Why don't you put down your sword quickly?"

Xue Huaiyi's eyes were red, and he could not hear it. He hissed and shouted, "You are dead, kill him, I'll pay for my life!"

He even more desperately slashed at Yao Xi and shouted: "Get out!"

At this moment, Li Zhen rushed into the room decisively. He stepped forward quickly, pinched Xue Huaiyi's wrist, twisted his back, and threw a beautiful back, holding Xue Huaiyi to the ground, and the sword fell to the ground.

Li Zhen did not continue to attack, but took two steps back and opened his arms to protect Wu Zetian. It seemed that he was giving Xue Huaiyi a chance to repent and reform, but in fact he dug a bigger hole for Xue Huaiyi.

Xue Huaiyi looked up and saw that it was Li Zhen. His eyes suddenly turned red and he shouted, "I want to kill you!" He grabbed the sword on the ground and stabbed Li Zhen hard, and everyone exclaimed.

Wu Zetian's face changed drastically. This damn beast dared to commit murder in front of her. She said coldly: "Catch him!"

Li Zhen grabbed Xue Huaiyi's wrist and snatched his sword lightly. He pulled it with the flow and Xue Huaiyi fell at Wu Zetian's feet.

Several Wu Zetian's personal bodyguards reacted and rushed up together, pressing Xue Huaiyi tightly. Wu Zetian was so angry that she slapped Xue Huaiyi twice and cursed: "The ungrateful beast dares to commit murder in front of me. Do you... do you want to piss me to death?"

Xue Huaiyi's eyes were blood red, and he lowered his head and said nothing. Shangguan Wan'er reacted very quickly. Seeing that Wu Zetian changed her mouth at the last moment, she stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, he is drunk and goes crazy with the wine, which is understandable!"

"excusable!"

Wu Zetian snorted heavily, "I will not forgive him today. I will pull down a hundred sticks and drive him out of the palace. I will not allow him to step into the Taichu Palace again."

Xue Huaiyi's face was ashamed. He suddenly stared at Shangguan Wan'er fiercely and was about to rush forward, but Li Zhen pinched the back of his neck and almost cut off his bones. He screamed and was dragged down by Li Zhen and the guards.

At this time, Chen Nanmiu stepped forward tremblingly and said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for arriving in time, otherwise I will not report the orders."

Wu Zetian felt distressed and guilty, and didn't know how to comfort him, but she saw Yao Xi next to her and asked softly: "What's your name?"

Chen Nanmiao hurriedly said, "He is Weichen's disciple, named Yao Xi. Today he saved Weichen's life."

Wu Zetian saw Yao Xi use the iron pestle and Xue Huaiyi to fight with her own eyes. Other imperial doctors escaped without a trace. Only he stood up to rescue his master. Especially when he was thin, this courage was even more rare. Wu Zetian had a good impression of him and praised him, "Good child, I am not afraid to protect his master when he is in danger. I will reward you well."

Yao Xi knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Yao Xi is actually very scared, but he has to protect his master, so he—"

"I know, who is not afraid? I have to protect my master even if I am afraid. This is rare. I reward you with a hundred taels of gold. From now on, you have officially become an imperial physician and become a medical assistant of Shang Pharmaceutical Bureau."

Yao Xi was stunned and actually became an official. Chen Nanmiao was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness in love with your disciple!"

Wu Zetian smiled and said to him again: "I am not feeling well and I am going back to rest. Please give me some more treatment and prescribe some medicine."

"I obey the order!"

Wu Zetian turned around and slowly returned to his bedroom surrounded by the palace maids. Chen Nanmiao patted Yao Xi’s shoulder gratefully and said softly: “Go and prepare the medicine box, let’s go together.”

The master and apprentice ran to get the medicine box. At this time, Xue Huaiyi's screams of being beaten from afar. The eunuchs and maids in the palace all secretly shouted. Although they didn't really beat a hundred sticks, even so, they would at least kill half of his life.
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