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

Murong Si looked at Chu Xiu with a resentful gaze.

She strongly suspected that Chu Xiu didn't play chess with her because his chess skills were too poor and he didn't want to be humiliated by her.

That's when I found an opportunity to leave.

"Abbot Jingkong, shall we proceed to the Great Xiangguo Temple now?"

Chu Xiu smiled slightly and asked Abbot Jingkong.

"Thank you for your trouble, Lord Marquis."

Abbot Jingkong thanked Chu Xiu once again.

"Abbot Jingkong, you're too kind."

Chu Xiu smiled gently and said.

"My lord, please!"

Abbot Jingkong extended his hand to Chu Xiu in invitation.

"Not urgent."

Chu Xiu shook his head, looked at the Shadow Guard Commander, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Commander, please escort Monk Jingxin out of the palace, and remember not to let anyone discover him."

"Please rest assured, my lord, I will definitely send Monk Jingxin out of the palace without anyone knowing."

"Even the fact that he came to the capital will not be known to anyone."

The Shadow Guard Commander avoided Chu Xiu's bow and spoke solemnly.

As a direct disciple of the Abbot of the Arhat Academy of Wanfo Temple, Venerable Subduer of Demons, Monk Jingxin definitely has a chance to become the Abbot of the Arhat Academy of Wanfo Temple in the future.

Once Monk Jingxin became the head of the Arhat Hall of Wanfo Temple, it was as if they had planted a nail in Wanfo Temple.

Moreover, it was a nail that Wanfo Temple would never have guessed.

This alone elevates the importance of the meditation monk to an unparalleled level.

He would be more than happy to personally escort the monk Jingxin out of the capital.

“Master Jingkong, let’s go.”

Chu Xiu looked at Abbot Jingkong with a smile and said.

"Very well, please rest assured, my lord, I will never reveal that I saw the monk Jingxin today."

"No one else knows about this except those who are in the main hall today."

Abbot Jingkong nodded and put his hands together in prayer.

"Thank you, Master Jingkong."

Chu Xiu exchanged a few polite words with Abbot Jingkong, bowed to Murong Si, and then they walked out of the Taiji Palace main hall together.

The Shadow Guard Commander then quietly left the palace with the monk Jingxin.

"Wan'er, Guanyin, do you think Chu Aiqing simply didn't want to play chess with me, so he took the opportunity to leave?"

Murong Si looked at the figures of Chu Xiu and the others and said quietly.

When no one else is around, she naturally wouldn't address Jiang Wan'er and Pei Guanyin by their full names.

Jiang Wan'er and Pei Guanyin were not only the female officials in charge of the Directorate of Ceremonial and the Directorate of the Imperial Stables, but also her closest and most trusted people.

She was her childhood playmate and also her junior sister who learned martial arts with her since childhood.

"...Your Majesty, it seems that Lord Chu truly intends to expose all the spies hidden within the Great Xiangguo Temple of the Wanfo Temple."

Jiang Wan'er considered it for a moment before speaking.

"Your Majesty, that must be it. Lord Chu definitely didn't want to play chess with you."

Pei Guanyin nodded repeatedly, her face full of agreement.

They exchanged a glance privately, both agreeing that Chu Xiu simply didn't want to play chess with Murong Si.

"Since you all think so, then I must have wronged Minister Chu."

"Wan'er, come, play this game of chess with me."

Murong Si showed a look of regret on her face as she spoke to Jiang Wan'er.

"what?"

Jiang Wan'er was stunned for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, my chess skills are not good either. Why don't you let Guanyin play chess with you? She is good at chess."

"Your Majesty, Sister Wan'er's chess skills are far superior to mine. Only when she plays chess with you can you truly experience what it means to be evenly matched and evenly matched."

Pei Guanyin pursed her lips, glared at Jiang Wan'er, and hurriedly said.

"Wan'er, I know Guanyin's chess skills are terrible. You're the one. Hurry up."

Murong Si rolled her eyes at Jiang Wan'er and spoke in a commanding tone.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Jiang Wan'er walked over with a pained expression.

Pei Guanyin chuckled to herself.

After a while.

Daxiangguo Temple.

The Great Buddha Hall.

The main hall of Daxiangguo Temple enshrines Shakyamuni Buddha. It is a pure gold Shakyamuni Buddha statue that is ten feet tall.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

One figure after another appeared in the Great Buddha Hall.

These figures are none other than the abbots of the five courtyards and four pavilions of the Daxiangguo Temple.

That's right, there's only a headmaster, not a pavilion master.

The five courtyards of Daxiangguo Temple are: Prajna Courtyard, Arhat Courtyard, Vinaya Courtyard, Bodhi Courtyard, and Lotus Platform Courtyard.

The four pavilions are the Red Dust Pavilion, the Sutra Repository Pavilion, the Demon Subduing Pavilion, and the Heavenly Crafts Pavilion.

Among them, the person in charge of the five courtyards and four pavilions of Daxiangguo Temple is second only to the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple.

However, in reality, the Five Academies and Four Pavilions also had different statuses.

The position of the Fourth Pavilion Master is higher than that of the Fifth Academy Master!

The strength of the four pavilion masters is also stronger.

However, the four pavilion masters rarely appear. Basically, if anything happens, the five abbots of the Great Xiangguo Temple will handle it.

The disciples of Hongchen Pavilion usually disguise themselves as peddlers and laborers to travel through the mortal world, experiencing Buddhist teachings and attaining enlightenment amidst the bustling marketplace.

Only when one has achieved great mastery of Buddhism and reached the realm of Earthly Immortals will one return to the Great Xiangguo Temple.

Before the Buddha's teachings are fully realized, the disciples of the Red Dust Pavilion will not appear at the Great Xiangguo Temple.

Even the disciples of Daxiangguo Temple would not know that they were their fellow disciples.

Even after returning to the Great Xiangguo Temple, very few people in the Great Xiangguo Temple knew about these disciples of the Red Dust Pavilion.

Hongchen Pavilion is located deep within the Daxiangguo Temple and is one of the temple's forbidden areas.

The Sutra Repository, as its name suggests, is a place where Buddhist scriptures and martial arts of the Great Xiangguo Temple are stored.

The fact that the Pavilion Master is able to guard the Sutra Repository indicates that his cultivation level has reached an unfathomable level, and his strength is extremely terrifying within the entire Xiangguo Temple.

The exact number of disciples and elders in the entire Sutra Repository remains a mystery.

The Demon-Subduing Pavilion is similar to the Discipline Hall.

However, the Discipline Hall is responsible for the internal discipline of the Great Xiangguo Temple. Even if a disciple rebels, the Discipline Hall is responsible for hunting him down.

Unless the Discipline Hall cannot resolve the issue, it is possible to ask the Demon Subduing Pavilion for help.

The Demon Subduing Pavilion is responsible for external affairs, eliminating enemies of Buddhism!

Every disciple of the Demon Subduing Pavilion wears a bronze mask on their face, and they do not leave behind a Dharma name after death!

Every disciple of the Demon Subduing Pavilion is a true madman!

Just how insane has the Demon-Subduing Pavilion gone?

Those who join the cabinet must personally kill their closest relatives and friends in order to understand that all living beings are equal and that no one is above the law of killing!

The Tiangong Pavilion is a place that specializes in forging weapons for the Daxiangguo Temple; it can even forge divine weapons.

Unless the Great Xiangguo Temple is facing a life-or-death crisis, or it is necessary to mobilize the four pavilion masters, Abbot Jingkong would not dare to alarm these four pavilion masters.

Of course, this is also because Abbot Jingkong did not summon the four pavilion masters, but only the five academy masters.

"Greetings, Abbot."

After the five academy leaders arrived, they bowed and greeted Abbot Jingkong.

However, when they saw Chu Xiu standing next to Abbot Jingkong, they all felt a sense of doubt.

The five academies are naturally the academy ...

"Five junior brothers, there's no need for such formalities."

Abbot Jingkong waved his sleeve and said.

but.

With a flick of his sleeve, the doors of the Great Buddha Hall slowly closed.