The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

"Minister Chu, are you trying to say that monks from the Great Xiangguo Temple were discovered in Yangzhou this time?"

"The monks of Daxiangguo Temple also want to kill you?"

After a long silence, a murderous aura appeared on Murong Si's body, and she spoke in a low and powerful voice.

Even though the Great Xiangguo Temple has always had a close relationship with the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and has been a sharp weapon in the hands of every emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, if the Great Xiangguo Temple wants to harm Chu Xiu, then Murong Si will never tolerate the existence of the Great Xiangguo Temple!

"Your Majesty, yes and no."

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then spoke to Murong Si.

"Yes and no?"

What does Minister Chu mean by that?

"I'm getting a little confused."

Murong Si paused, then looked at Chu Xiu with a puzzled expression and asked.

She was also trying to guess the possible meanings behind Chu Xiu's words.

"Your Majesty, the person who went to Yangzhou is Abbot Jingwu of the Luohan Academy of the Daxiangguo Temple."

"The true identity of Abbot Jingwu is a spy for the Wanfo Temple."

"I have no idea what his status and position are in Wanfo Temple."

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then clasped his hands in a fist salute to Murong Si.

After all, Abbot Jingwu could not possibly be the head of any of the various halls in Wanfo Temple; he could only be an unknown monk in Wanfo Temple, and even within Wanfo Temple, there were probably very few people who knew him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become the abbot of the Arhat Academy at the Great Xiangguo Temple.

"Pure nothingness?"

"What a courage!"

"A spy from Wanfo Temple has actually become the head of the Arhat Hall, one of the five halls and four pavilions of Daxiangguo Temple!"

"I'm afraid he's not the only one hiding in the entire Xiangguo Temple!"

A glint of light flashed in Murong Si's eyes, and she snorted coldly as she spoke.

"Your Majesty, the reason I was able to go to Yangzhou through him was because I guessed his identity."

"It is because of his disciple, the Venerable Master Zhikong, the abbot of the Great Xiangguo Temple."

"This person is a spy planted by Wanfo Temple in Daxiangguo Temple."

Chu Xiu considered for a moment and then spoke to Murong Si.

He didn't know if, besides Abbot Jingwu and his disciple Master Zhikong, there were any other spies from Wanfo Temple within the entire Daxiangguo Temple.

But based on Chu Xiu's understanding, there must be more!

It's probably not just about the two of them.

Even if there were only the two of them in Wanfo Temple, Wanfo Temple could still plant spies in Daxiangguo Temple and make them elders and abbots of Daxiangguo Temple.

Could it be that the other three of the four great holy sites of Buddhism also had spies planted in the Xiangguo Temple?

"Does Minister Chu have any evidence?"

Murong Si pondered for a moment, then looked at Chu Xiu and asked.

After all, Daxiangguo Temple was the state temple of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and its relationship with the Great Zhou Dynasty was extremely close.

Even if Murong Si had no evidence, she couldn't directly attack a monk from the Daxiangguo Temple.

"Your Majesty, I have evidence."

"When the Myriad Swords Pavilion Secret Realm appeared, I went there and obtained its inheritance. I also obtained the Primordial Spirit Sword Seal technique within the Myriad Swords Pavilion."

"With the Primordial Spirit Sword Seal, I can plant the Primordial Spirit Sword Seal."

"Anyone who has the primordial spirit sword imprint planted on them will be utterly loyal to me."

"Your humble servant took this opportunity to plant the Primordial Spirit Sword Seal on the three true disciples of Wanfo Temple: Monk Jingxin, Monk Jingyan, and Monk Jingyun."

Chu Xiu said with a solemn expression, "Among them, Monk Jingxin has the strongest talent and aptitude, and his status among the true disciples of Wanfo Temple is also extremely high."

Although he did not know that Abbot Jingwu was a spy for their Wanfo Temple, he did know that Master Zhikong was a spy for Wanfo Temple.

By identifying Master Zhikong and combining this with the fact that the Shadow Guard discovered that Abbot Jingwu had gone to Yangzhou, it can be deduced that both of them were spies of Wanfo Temple.

Eliminate them both!

"The Monk Jingxin?"

Where is he now?

Murong Si's heart stirred, and she looked at Chu Xiu and asked.

"Your Majesty, the monk Jingxin is already in the capital."

Chu Xiu said with a serious expression, "When I learned that Abbot Jingwu was a spy for Wanfo Temple, I sent Ying Taotie to contact Monk Jingxin through our Jinyiwei secret agents and brought him to the capital."

“Since Monk Jingxin is a sword guard controlled by Chu Aiqing using the Yuan Shen Sword Seal, then his identity cannot be easily exposed.”

"His presence in Wanfo Temple as a mole will be of greater use to Minister Chu."

"Therefore, the fewer people who know the identity of Monk Jingxin, the better, so as not to expose that he has been controlled by Minister Chu."

Murong Si thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Shadow Guards!"

"Wei Chen is here!"

The Shadow Guard Commander appeared out of thin air in the main hall of Taiji Palace, knelt down before Murong Si, and bowed respectfully.

"You personally escort Monk Jingxin to the palace, and make sure no one discovers it!"

Murong Si looked at the Shadow Guard Commander with a cold gaze and spoke in a low, powerful voice.

Clearly, when Murong Si heard Chu Xiu mention the Yuan Shen Sword Seal, she already knew that this was the method used by the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion to create sword guards back then.

She was familiar with both the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion and the Primordial Spirit Sword Seal.

However, this is quite normal. Murong Si is the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so it is normal for her to know about a sacred sword-wielding place like the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion.

Since Monk Jingxin was brought to the capital by Shadow Guards dispatched by Shadow Taotie, the commander of the Shadow Guards should be able to find out in the shortest possible time where Monk Jingxin was placed in the capital.

"Yes, I obey your order!"

The Shadow Guard Commander responded, and with a swift movement, he vanished from the Taiji Palace, as if he had never existed.

After watching the Shadow Guard Commander leave, Murong Si turned his gaze to Jiang Wan'er and said to her, "Jiang Wan'er, send the Imperial Guards to the Great Xiangguo Temple and summon Abbot Jingkong of the Great Xiangguo Temple to come to the Taiji Palace to see me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Jiang Wan'er nodded slightly and said respectfully.

soon.

The main hall of Taiji Palace opened, and Jiang Wan'er walked out to convey Murong Si's decree.

"Minister Chu, before Abbot Jingkong arrives, would you like to play a game of chess with me?"

Murong Si smiled gently, looking at Chu Xiu with a smile, but her eyes were cold, as if warning Chu Xiu, "You refused to play chess with me last time, you can't refuse again this time, can you?"

"Your Majesty, Abbot Jingkong should arrive shortly, so shall we postpone our game of chess?"

Chu Xiu's forehead was covered in black lines as he spoke with a headache on his face.

Seeing Murong Si, he finally understood what it meant to be both skilled and fun-loving.

Despite the fact that Murong Si's chess skills were so bad it was almost laughable, she still enjoyed playing.

"Pei Guanyin, did you hear that? Minister Chu has agreed. Go and bring me my chessboard."

Murong Si seemed not to hear Chu Xiu's words, and instead spoke loudly to Pei Guanyin.

"..."

No, didn't I just refuse?

Chu Xiu looked at Murong Si with a blank expression, and he even doubted whether he had really said something wrong.