After the panel was closed, Liang Chongyue was just closing his eyes to rest when someone knocked gently on the door from outside.

Ping An reacted immediately and quietly approached the door.

"Who?"

"It's me, Lianchi."

Lian Chi's voice came from outside. After confirming that Ping'an was safe, he opened the door. Liang Chongyue smelled the aroma of meat. She didn't know if it was because she had lost too much blood and was craving meat.

"Master Lianchi, leave it to me."

Yun Ling stepped forward and took the two food boxes from Lian Chi's hand, but did not allow him to get close to His Majesty.

Your Majesty is in such a sick state that it is inconvenient for outsiders to see him.

Lianchi handed over two food boxes, turned around to look at the door which was not closed, pointed at one of the food boxes, and then turned and walked away.

Yun Ling lifted the food box pointed by Master Lianchi in confusion. When she brought it close to her nose, she smelled a faint aroma of meat and her eyes widened immediately.

"His Majesty."

"Send it over."

Yun Ling was somewhat unaware of the importance of Buddhism. His Majesty had just bled to pray for rain. Would it be an offense to the Buddha if he ate meat now?

While hesitating, he heard His Majesty's words and had to take the food box.

After taking the blood-recovering pill, Liang Chongyue felt much better. After she stood up on her own, Ping An put two cushions behind her so that she could lean more comfortably.

"Your Majesty, the vegetarian meal sent by Master Lianchi is a little different."

Liang Chongyue had already smelled that the lotus pond beneath the Daxiangguo Temple was breeding poisonous creatures. This Daxiangguo Temple, with Buddha's light shining on its surface, was a place of constant burning incense during the day, but turned into a den of poison at night.

"Since he dared to send it, there is no need to worry about these taboos."

After hearing what His Majesty said, Yun Ling opened the two food boxes. The first compartment looked normal, with three bowls of vegetarian noodles. After picking up the noodles, she found a large bowl of chicken soup underneath, which was made with mushrooms. Looking at the color of the chicken soup, she knew that a lot of thought had gone into it. It would take at least an hour or two to make such a thick soup.

With Master Lianchi's early reminder, Lianchi was shocked for a moment, then quietly opened another food box. Inside were some home-cooked dishes that went perfectly with rice. Even the lightest scrambled eggs with tomatoes broke the rules of Buddhist vegetarian meals.

"Your Majesty, is this still edible?"

Yun Ling took out all the food from the food box and looked at His Majesty somewhat bewilderedly.

"Eat it. From the moment you started doing this, you've already broken the rules, and there are more than one."

Liang Chongyue spoke the last sentence in a low voice. Most of the matters concerning Daxiangguo Temple were handled by Ping'an and Lianchi. Ping'an recalled the several carriages of poisonous creatures that were taken out of Daxiangguo Temple that night, and understood what His Majesty meant.

Yun Ling subconsciously didn't ask any more questions. After checking all the food, she handed the chopsticks to His Majesty.

The vegetarian noodles were a bit clumpy, but fortunately they tasted light. Liang Chongyue silently finished a whole bowl, and then drank two bowls of chicken soup and a whole chicken leg.

After eating, Yun Ling cleaned up these things and sent them outside, handing them over to Master Lianchi who had been waiting outside.

"Is everything alright, Your Majesty?"

Lian Chi had seen the previous emperor perform sacrifices before, so he went down the mountain early to prepare the ingredients. However, he was still stunned when he saw His Majesty standing on the altar covered in blood and reciting scriptures.

Killing in a Buddhist temple is against the rules, but he has never been a real monk. To him, nothing is more important than the safety of Your Majesty.

He shouldn't have asked, but he couldn't help asking.

"Your Majesty is the son of a true dragon and is blessed by Heaven. Master, please rest assured."

Upon hearing this, Lian Chi took the food box from Yun Ling's hand and felt that it was obviously lighter in weight. A barely perceptible smile appeared on his face.

"That's good. I'll withdraw now."

Knowing that His Majesty had no use for him now, Lian Chi took two food boxes in his hands and did not forget to take a look at the closed window before turning around and leaving.

Although he couldn't see anything, he knew that His Majesty was inside and he just hoped that His Majesty would recover soon.

After Yunling returned, she saw that His Majesty had lay down again, so she brought the teacup to His Majesty and waited for Him to rinse his mouth.

"Tell Chi Rong to return to the palace in an hour."

Liang Chongyue couldn't stay in Daxiangguo Temple forever. The affairs of the court could be put on hold for a few days, but she couldn't stay out of public view forever.

"Yes, I will do it right away."

After getting out safely, Liang Chongyue fell asleep directly on the bed. There was no such flat and comfortable bed on the carriage back to the palace.

At this time, Lian Chi was washing the food boxes that had been delivered to the temple next to a well in the backyard of Daxiangguo Temple. The location was quiet and was originally a place for pilgrims to rest.

Today, Your Majesty is offering sacrifices and praying for rain, so no pilgrims are allowed to enter the Daxiangguo Temple, and no one will come here.

Lianchi dipped his hands in the well water, carefully washing the dishes and chopsticks used by His Majesty, and rubbed soap nuts into foam to wash away all the oil and water in them.

When Lian Chi was immersed in it, a sound suddenly came from behind him. Even though Lian Chi reacted quickly, he was still a step too late when he stood up and dodged.

A huge reddish-brown object came crashing down at him. When Lian Chi hid the unwashed dishes behind him, the huge object landed at Lian Chi's feet, making a loud noise and accompanied by a painful groan.

Lianchi recognized at a glance that the object was wrapped in the cassock of Daxiangguo Temple. This was not a thing, but a person wrapped in the cassock into a ball.

"If you can't even detect a spy among your people, how can you serve His Majesty?"

When the object fell towards his feet, a dark shadow fell from the tree not far behind Lian Chi. He was wearing black clothes and a black robe. Lian Chi recognized who he was at a glance.

The shadow beside His Majesty, the commander of the Sifangtai, His Majesty's most trusted secret guards and personal soldiers.

Fei He appeared to reveal his identity. After his eyes covered by the mask met Lian Chi's, he left after leaving a word.

Seeing the person leave, Lianchi moved away the unwashed dishes hidden behind him, walked to the object, tore open the robe, and revealed the face of the person inside.

After seeing who it was, Lian Chi's eyes turned cold. He didn't expect that it was really someone around him.

"Humans are ultimately not as loyal as animals. Blame me for saving you out of weakness."

The little monk who had been following Lian Chi and was delivering messages for His Majesty today had a cloth stuffed in his mouth, his eyes had been gouged out, and he was sobbing helplessly.

"You must have seen something you shouldn't have seen, otherwise that person wouldn't have dug out your eyes for no reason."

After Lian Chi finished speaking, a small snake emerged from his arms, spitting out its black and red tongue and crawled into the cassock wrapped around the man.

The ball that was struggling just now became silent after a few painful whimpers.

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