Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 320 Winner
"Great!" Xiao Baoyin was overjoyed when he heard this. "This way we can turn a small profit into a big win!"

"How can my nephew give things to you?" Xiao Zong asked again.

"I'll just..." Xiao Baoyin wanted to say, I'll go get it right away, but suddenly realized that this was probably Xiao Zong testing him.

He kept saying that he would help him become emperor, but as soon as he heard about the imperial seal, he pounced on it. Wouldn't he be exposed on the spot?

If Xiao Zong is no longer useful, then he will be exposed. However, looking at the current situation in the Southern Dynasty, Xiao Zong's value is likely to skyrocket. It would be too short-sighted to turn against him at this time.

Xiao Baoyin thought about the pros and cons and changed his words without leaving any trace: "I will go back to Luoyang now. You can keep the things in your own hands."

"Sixth Uncle..." Xiao Zong was very satisfied with his answer, and his voice became much more intimate. "Why don't you hurry up and join me? Didn't you say that after we get the things, we can go to the Northern Dynasty together?"

"This is a different time." Xiao Baoyin said in a deep voice: "Now your three cheap uncles are all useless at once, and you are already the first prince of the Liang Dynasty."

"Really?" Xiao Zong was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and said, "It seems to be true."

"Xiao Yan's fate has not yet ended. He will struggle for a while, and he will definitely need you in the future." Xiao Baoyin continued, "If he still wants to march north, then you will most likely be the commander-in-chief. Even if he doesn't take the initiative to attack again, he will definitely let you be the commander-in-chief of the front-line states, so you will soon have soldiers and territories. Isn't this much better than going to the dilapidated place of Guanzhong?"

"Uncle Sixth's words make sense." Xiao Zong's heart was moved. He had been the governor of Southern Yanzhou for nearly a year, and he had tasted the sweetness of being a frontier official.

Now he has well-trained soldiers, sufficient food and many experts under his command, and this is even under the nose of the imperial court, where he dares not recruit soldiers freely.

If he could take control of Qingjiyusi and Beixuzhou, within a few years, he would be able to lead his troops back to Jiankang and seize the throne from Xiao Yan.

"And this time, I had a very pleasant chat with Zhen Di," Xiao Baoyin continued, "He doesn't care who becomes the emperor, as long as he can strongly support the Buddhist sect. Besides, you are still the second prince in name, so it is not difficult to get the support of the Buddhist sect."

"If everything goes well, we can directly restore our country in our homeland. Why should we go far away and do something difficult instead of something near?" Xiao Baoyin said finally.

"I understand." Xiao Zong was convinced and said in a deep voice, "I will listen to Uncle Six."

"Just listen to your sixth uncle. I won't harm you no matter who wants to. Everything I do is to help you restore your country." Xiao Baoyin emphasized his selflessness again, and then ordered:

"But at times like this, you must be more cautious. You'd better not stay in the capital, lest you be found out by the hawks of the Gou Chen Division."

"Yes." Xiao Zong was still frightened by the previous tomb robbery case, and really didn't want to deal with the Gou Chen Si in Beijing again.

"Go back to Guangling as soon as possible. Once you are in your territory, you won't have to worry." Xiao Baoyin said, "No matter how arrogant the Gou Chen Si is, they won't dare to cross the river like a fierce dragon. Such a big thing has happened. I have to hurry back to Luoyang to report. After all, I am an outsider in the Northern Dynasty and I don't care."

"Okay, Sixth Uncle, take care. I'll wait for your news." Xiao Zong ended the call.

Xiao Baoyin also put away the conch and stood by the bank of the Yellow River, looking at the turbid waves, his eyes ablaze with excitement:

"We have the Imperial Seal, so how far can the Emperor's Sword be?!"

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Purple Mountain, Tongtai Temple.

The monks had already cleaned up the messy square in front of the temple, carried away the dead chanting monks, and immediately replaced them with new chanting monks. Nine thousand nine hundred monks started chanting again. As they chanted, golden light gradually appeared on Purple Gold Mountain...

However, just as the formation was restarted, the monks saw someone effortlessly open a hole in the formation as if lifting a door curtain, and walked in leisurely as if visiting a neighbor.

The monks of Tongtai Temple were shocked at first, thinking that the formation was broken, until they saw who was coming, they breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that it was not the formation that was broken, but that it did not work on Him...

Wu Gu still had a face exactly like Chen Lingzhi's. She smiled and glanced at the collapsed Tongtai Temple, and asked Zhenzhi, "Why is it so messed up?"

"Reply to the Lord." Zhen Di hurriedly bowed to the witch, then sighed, "It's all my fault for being too careless. I didn't expect Xiao Yan and his brothers to be acting the whole time. I was caught off guard and they almost broke into the temple and destroyed the Buddha statue that led to the dreamland."

"Fortunately, the Buddha woke up in time and displayed his divine power to thwart their conspiracy." Zhen Di sighed again and said, "If it weren't for the Buddha's intervention, the consequences would be disastrous."

"That's true," Wu Gu nodded, no longer looking at him and said, "You go ahead and do your work. I'll talk to my sister."

"Yes." Zhendi responded respectfully.

The witch then stepped on the auspicious cloud and flew to the location of the Buddha's head.

Purple Mountain was shrouded in clouds, covering the upper body of the Buddha statue. There was mist under the feet of the witch, as if she were in heaven. No one below could see her, let alone hear her speak.

The witch looked up at the huge Buddha head that was more than ten feet high, and said with a smile: "Sister, please don't blame me for being late."

"You are indeed late..." The Buddha head slowly said, "What did you promise me?"

"Yes, sister, I promised my sister that I would protect Tongtai Temple during your sleep and not let anyone take advantage of it. But there was no other way. I was in retreat at the time and noticed that the Jinling formation disappeared, so I knew something must have happened." Wu Gu explained, "I hurried to the west to prevent Brother Wu Xian from attacking me."

"Is he here?" asked the Buddha.

"He came, but I persuaded him to go back halfway." The witch replied: "Of course, he turned around and left because he found that my sister woke up."

"Okay." The Buddha head nodded slowly and said, "In fact, I woke up by force. Not only did I use up all the divine power accumulated over a hundred years, but I also consumed a lot of divine fire."

Then he sighed and said, "Now I have to start sleeping again from the beginning."

"It's okay. Sister's ten days in the dreamland is only one day here. A hundred years is only ten years." The witch hurriedly comforted him, not taking her words seriously at all. Who knows if he has another trick up his sleeve?
They were all thousand-year-old monsters, and it was not easy to get the truth out of each other. Not to mention seeing each other's cards...

As if she was worried that the Buddha would be angry, the witch offered the sacred fire again and said, "Fortunately, my work was not in vain. This is from Fu Shuyan. Sister should be able to use it."

The Buddha Head then smiled faintly, and seemed very satisfied with her actions, and then he slowly shook his head and said, "You keep it yourself, I don't need it anymore."

"Sister has indeed become an ancient god." Upon hearing this, Wu Gu said in surprise: "Congratulations, sister. Congratulations, sister."

(End of this chapter)