Stir up a pool of spring water

Zhengyuan Temple is in Tongtai Mountain which is less than half a day's journey away from the imperial palace. After the horse-drawn carriage formed for a while, Longxi took a nap and arrived soon.

Abbot Yuantong and a few disciples stood at the gate of the temple to welcome them.

Tang Xinying took two steps forward to help Abbot Yuantong up, and introduced Longxi to him. "This is the wife of the Holy Master, named Longxi, Master Yuantong, you just treat us like ordinary people, there is no need to be polite."

Yuan Tong proclaimed a Buddhist name, and the monks were beyond the ordinary world, so they didn't worry too much about these etiquettes.

Long Xi also bowed to Abbot Yuan Tong, and followed him into the Buddhist hall to worship the Buddha.

In fact, she didn't know much about these processes, even if Tang Xinying did what she did, she would follow suit.

After worshiping the Buddha, go to the backyard to have a vegetarian meal.

This Zhengyuan Temple is full of incense, and the vegetarian food is also a must. Although there is no meat, it is not bland, and it is well-matched and appetizing.

After the meal, Tang Xinying suggested: "Sister Longxi, why don't we go to the back mountain to play? The scenery of Zhengyuan Temple is peculiar, and it's all natural scenery, without any traces of artificial carving. We stay in the palace every day. It’s killing me, take this opportunity to get close to nature.”

Long Xi couldn't get rid of her nature, so he had no choice but to agree.Although Han Jinli told them to come back after paying respects to the Buddha, it is best to return on the same day, but looking at it now, it is estimated that they will not be able to go back today.Fortunately, Zhengyuan Temple has a special place for pilgrims to rest, and it is also divided into independent small courtyards for female relatives.

Zhengyuan Temple is halfway up the mountain. The so-called back mountain is actually a higher mountain outside the back door, and the scenery is beautiful.But compared to the majestic and majestic beauty of Yunlu Palace, this place still looks too comfortable and peaceful.But it's no wonder that the place where monks stay, naturally has a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere.

After enjoying it in the back mountain for a while, Tang Xinying said with satisfaction: "Sure enough, it's different when you come out to enjoy the wind, and you feel much more comfortable."

Long Xi was used to being wild outside, but he was not let out like a bird in a cage like Tang Xinying.However, the wind on the mountain is a bit cold, and it feels a bit cold when it blows old.Fortunately, Han Jinli stuffed her with a coat before going out, otherwise she would get sick again when she went back.

"Sister Longxi, go back outside, I've seen enough." Tang Xinying walked casually in front, like a happy little sparrow.

"Okay." Long Xi followed her pace.

The way down the mountain was more difficult than going up the mountain. Both of them felt a little tired and walked slowly rather than fast.

At a corner, a trolley was suddenly pushed out. Long Xi was caught off guard and was hit by the car, and fell to the ground immediately.The trolley also lost its balance and fell to the side.Whether it contained some weeds or medicinal herbs, all of them were spread on Long Xi's body at once.It didn't hurt, but the clothes were inevitably dirty.Moreover, these grass stems were stained with a lot of juice, and all of them were painted on Long Xi's clothes.

I originally planned to go back and use the perfect one first, but now I have to go back and change clothes.

Tang Xinying waited for the person pushing the cart unhappily, "How did you push the cart? Didn't you see anyone? If you hurt my sister Longxi, I can't spare you."

When the man saw the posture of the two of them and those maids and guards, he immediately became cowardly, and hurriedly knelt down to beg for mercy, "The little one is just an ordinary villager, who came to the mountain to pick some worthless herbs and then dried them and sold them to the pharmacy. I didn't expect that there would be so many people walking on this remote mountain road, and I bumped into them without paying attention for a while. I also hope that a few noble people will raise their hands high, and don't care about it like a villain."

After speaking, he began to kowtow.

Long Xi took a step forward and pulled him up, "Don't be afraid, it's because I walked carelessly, everyone is at fault, and I caused you to knock over the herbs, I'm really sorry."

After speaking, he took the initiative to help him put the herbs back into the car.Anyway, the clothes are dirty, so let's treat it as a good deed.

That Yaonong was very grateful, and kept praising Longxi for his kindness and kindness.

A small accident, but no one took it to heart, after returning to Zhengyuan Temple, Tang Xinying said to Longxi: "Sister Longxi, come in and let me change your clothes for you?"

Long Xi smiled and shook his head and refused, "I can change it by myself, how can I trouble you, a princess, to change my clothes for me."

Tang Xinying: "It just so happens that I want to change myself. This clothes is not clean when going up and down the mountain."

"Well, let's come in together then."

The time to change clothes was inside the screen in the inner courtyard, so it was naturally impossible for Qing Yi and the others to follow in. Even Zi Yi, who followed secretly for protection, stood guard outside out of politeness and did not go in.

So there were only Long Xi and Tang Xinying in the room.

Not long after walking in, Long Xi said: "Sister Xinying, do you smell a fragrance?"

Tang Xinying nodded: "I can smell it. It's like sandalwood. I guess it's more uniform in the temple. It smells good."

Having said that, Long Xi was relieved again, because she carried some self-defense such as poisonous insects and bees with her, so she was more sensitive to the fragrance.But it is true that many temples have the habit of dyeing incense, which is nothing special.

The two changed their clothes and prepared to go out.

Long Xi's eyes suddenly went dark, and he cried out inwardly.Turning her head, Tang Xinying collapsed right in front of her.

"Qing Yi..." Long Xi only had time to shout, and then passed out.

But her yelling was not loud, and the dressing room was still a little away from the main entrance, and there was a slight separation between the door panels.Now it was evening again, and the disciples of Zhengyuan Temple were doing evening class, practicing Arhat boxing, and shouted loudly, completely covering her voice.

After a while, no one came out, Qing Yi and Zi Yi felt something was wrong.

Qing Yi shouted: "Ma'am? Have you encountered any difficulties inside? Do you need your subordinates to go in and help?"

When there was no answer, Qingyi shouted again at a louder volume, but still no one answered.

The two looked at each other, feeling bad, and rushed in at the same time.

Where is the shadow of Long Xi, even Tang Xinying is gone.

Now two people with important identities were taken away, and no one knew who did it, but they dared to do it in Zhengyuan Temple.

Qingyi called the abbot Yuantong, told about the disappearance of the two, and asked: "During the time we went up the mountain, did anyone enter the female family's inner courtyard?"

Master Yuan Tong also knew badly, if this news got out, they might lose Zhengyuan Temple.

Quickly called a few disciples to inquire about the situation, and one of the disciples who was in charge of guarding the inner courtyard of the female family members said: "Several girls did come into the inner courtyard half an hour ago, saying that they were your maids, and they came to make your beds in advance. Let you have a place to rest when you come back. And they also have the pass token of Mrs. Holy Master, I saw that there is no problem, so I let them in."

Qing Yi and Zi Yi looked at each other. Is there Long Xi's access token?

They immediately thought of that drug farmer when they were on the mountain just now.At that time, Long Xi was knocked down, and out of good intentions, Long Xi helped him pick up the medicinal herbs. After such a long time of contact, it was easy to get a token from Long Xi.

Then on the way down the mountain, because Long Xi and Tang Xinying were walking slowly, their speed was naturally not as fast as theirs, so they got the pass and came in ahead of time to make arrangements, so they could be in time.

When they went in to search just now, they also smelled the faint fragrance, but the smell was already very faint.

Zi Yi said with a solemn expression: "That fragrance, like a special kind of rosemary, was originally non-toxic, but if it is mixed with other medicinal materials, it will produce some other medicinal effect, making people unconscious instantly.

The two said in unison: "Those herbs on the mountain!"

There is indeed such a possibility, Long Xi's body was still stained with this concoction at that time, so it was naturally more poisonous.

From this point of view, this is a premeditated action, but who are those people?And how did she know that Longxi was going to Zhengyuan Temple to worship Buddha this time?

The two looked serious, and said to Abbot Yuantong: "I hope the abbot can send out the disciples in the temple to block all the roads down the mountain. My wife's status is very important. If something goes wrong, no one can bear the responsibility."

Yuan Tong also knew the seriousness of the matter, so he quickly asked his disciples to take action.

From when Long Xi went in to change clothes, to when Qing Zi broke in, there was at most a stick of incense. If the kidnappers wanted to transport people down the mountain, they would definitely not be able to go far.Take precautions now, maybe it is possible to find people back.

All the roads going down the mountain were quickly blocked, but an hour passed, and no one went down the mountain at all.

Zi Yi's face changed, "No, we have been misled by our inertial thinking, maybe they didn't go down the mountain at all, but went up the mountain!"

Qing Yi also immediately understood, "Go up to the top of the mountain, and then use props like ropes to lower people down. Since Mount Tai itself is not very high, this method is feasible."

The two immediately went up the mountain to check. Sure enough, on a cliff, they found traces of ropes and many footprints. It seemed that the situation was exactly as they thought. out.

Now things are serious.

Zi Yi: "Immediately go back to the palace and report to the Holy Master and the Emperor."

Qing nodded, "There is no delay, let's go down the mountain."

The two went down the mountain first, followed by the rest of the guards and maids.

Han Jinli knew something was wrong when he saw the expressions on the two of them, and asked in a cold voice, "Long Xi is gone?"

With shame on their faces, the two knelt down together, "It's because the subordinates didn't do enough to protect them!"

Han Jinli: "What's going on, tell me in detail, don't let go of any details."

From the way to Zhengyuan Temple, to the trip up the mountain, to meeting strange drug farmers, and disappearing after changing clothes in the bedroom, and finally those people secretly transported Longxi and Tang Xinying away from the top of the mountain, etc., everything was said. over again.

Han Jinli's face was cold, his eyes were depressed and crazy like a storm was coming.

"Who suggested going to the back mountain to enjoy the scenery?"

Qingyi: "It's Princess Xinying."

"Who proposed to change clothes?"

Qing Yi and Zi Yi looked at each other, and finally Zi Yi said: "Strictly speaking, there is no suggestion from anyone. Madam's clothes are soiled, and she wants to change her body to clean. But there is one thing, I don't know if it belongs After worrying too much, Princess Xinying went in and said he wanted to change clothes."

Han Jinli: "Tang Xinying was brought back to the palace by the Queen Mother since she was a child. Logically speaking, her identity should not be doubtful, but just in case, I'd better check her information."

"The kidnapper's target should be Long Xi. After all, the car hit her. However, the possibility of kidnapping Tang Xinying is not ruled out. We must be fully prepared. If their target is the Hundred Soldiers Map, If you can't get it from Long Xi, you should think of other ways, and some clues will definitely be exposed at that time, you should pay close attention to all suspicious information during this period, and go to the rescue as soon as possible."

"If the other party's target is Tang Xinying, then no matter what the request is, we will directly hand it over to the emperor and queen mother, and we will not participate."

The two nodded and hurried down to deploy.

On the other side, the two kidnapped woke up in a daze.

Long Xi struggled for a while, and found that his hands and feet were bound and he couldn't move at all, and Tang Xinying's situation was the same.It seemed that the kidnappers were very cautious this time, for fear that they would run away.

"Xinying, are you awake?" Long Xi called softly, rubbing Tang Xinying with his body.

Tang Xinying replied: "Just woke up, Sister Longxi, what's going on? Weren't we changing clothes before? Why were we tied up?"

Long Xi said guiltily: "It should be for me. You have been implicated by me. Now I just hope that those people can let you go. What they want is in my hands. It's useless to tie you up."

Tang Xinying: "Things? What things? What do they want? Even the princess and the wife of the Holy Lord dare to kidnap, it is simply lawless!"

"A group of rebellious officials and thieves. Their goal is to overthrow the Xuanyuan Dynasty. It is a joke to talk to them about how to play." Long Xi said angrily: "This group of people disregards the world and the common people for their own selfish desires, and they only want to achieve their own goals. , no different from beasts."

Tang Xinying's voice trembled in fear, "Sister Longxi, what should we do? Will someone come to rescue us? Will we be killed?"

Long Xi softly comforted her, "Don't be afraid, if they don't get the things, they won't be able to do anything to us. Now the Han Lady should have known about this, and the emperor should have known too, they will send troops to rescue us Although the group of chaotic officials and thieves are lawless, they only dare to act in a sneaky manner. If they are really facing the country, they are no different from hitting a stone with an egg."

Tang Xinying: "Sister Longxi, you are so calm. Are all Jianghu heroines like you? It's so cool to be fearless in the face of danger."

Long Xi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "This is the experience I've gained from being kidnapped a lot. In fact, I'm also afraid, but fear can't solve the problem at all. Only when I calm down can I come up with a countermeasure to escape."

"Escape? Are we voluntarily escaping? Waiting for someone to save us?"

Long Xi: "Run if you can. I don't know how long it will take for rescue to arrive. It's better to ask for help than to ask for yourself."

Tang Xinying: "Then how do we run? We can't even untie the rope now."

Long Xi: "You wriggle in front of me and pull out that hairpin from my hair. That hairpin is specially made, divided into two parts, stretchable, and after it is disassembled, there is a sharp blade inside. Use it Come and cut the rope."

Tang Xinying nodded, "Okay, you lower your head, and I'll take out the hairpin."

Long Xi lowered her head, Tang Xinying tried to pick up the hairpin.The carriage was bumping, and their hands and feet were tied, and only their mouths could move.After trying it several times, it finally worked.

The two were overjoyed, Long Xi said: "Now let's each bite one end and separate this hairpin."

This time it was easier, the hairpin was torn from the middle, revealing the sharp blade inside, which was held in Long Xi's mouth.

Long Xi first lowered his head and cut the rope at Tang Xinying's wrist, but it was not easy to cut.

The blade is very small, and the rope is thick.Moreover, Long Xi was holding it with his mouth, so he had nowhere to focus.

After repeated cutting for a long time, the rope was cut.

Tang Xinying's hands were free, she was overjoyed, she quickly untied her feet, and then helped Long Xi untie them too.

The carriage was covered by a black cloth, and the outside could not be seen at all.

After a while, Long Xi said softly: "We cut the black cloth secretly, then jumped out of the carriage, jumped into the river, and escaped by the waterway. I heard the sound of water flowing just now, and it was not small. There should be someone nearby A big river. I am very good at water, and the probability of escaping in the water is higher than that by land."

Tang Xinying nodded: "I always listen to my sister. Although I am not very good at swimming, I know a little bit. I will try not to hold you back."

Long Xi first secretly pierced a hole with a black cloth, looked outside, and after finding out the situation, he said softly to Tang Xinying: "There are not many people who are responsible for transporting the outside, and I guess they are afraid that the target will attract attention if it is too big. I counted them just now. There are six people in total, one coachman and five entourages, all with weapons on their bodies. After jumping out of the car, you run first, run in the direction of the big river, and jump directly into the water. I will lead Drive them and follow."

Tang Xinying was worried: "But, sister Longxi, your own martial arts are not high, how can you attract me?"

Long Xi smiled and said: "Don't worry, going out, you don't have to be good at martial arts, I have many ways to save my life."

Tang Xinying: "Is it really possible?"

"If you can't do it, you have to do it." Long Xi tore off the black cloth and shouted to Tang Xinying: "Jump down, run!"

Although Tang Xinying was afraid, she could only follow through.After jumping off the carriage, he fell for a while, got up in a hurry, and ran desperately towards the river.

When the escorts saw this, they were all shocked. They were tied so tightly that they could still run away?The two chased after him, and the other four surrounded Long Xi. It was obvious that their target was indeed Long Xi.

Long Xi took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve, opened the plug, and threw it towards the two who were chasing Tang Xinying.

The bottle made a perfect parabola and landed not far from the two of them. Several small figures inside flew out and flew towards the two of them.

This is a small flying poisonous insect that likes to suck human blood and leave toxins on wounds.The person who has been sucked will slowly become paralyzed and then unconscious.This kind of little bug is not very toxic, and it takes about a quarter of an hour for a comatose person to wake up, but this is enough.

As for why those bugs didn't attack Tang Xinying, it was because she had put some medicine on Tang Xinying's body just now. Those bugs were very disgusted by the smell of the medicine, and they wouldn't approach unless they had to.

Tang Xinying quickly ran towards the river, and soon jumped into the river.

Next, it depends on how Long Xi breaks through.

The author has something to say: There are still [-] words, and I will post it after visiting the small park.

Things are not that simple, let's see who can guess the follow-up, and there will be a red envelope if the guess is correct!