In the past few days, at this critical time near the Dragon Boat Festival, a rumor suddenly spread in the Luoyang arena where all the powerful people from all walks of life gathered, saying that "Flying Eagle" Qu Ao had been defeated again, and even more so.

Failed miserably, miserably, miserably?

Just one palm!

It is reported that just after that palm, "Flying Eagle" Qu Ao and the more than 100 experienced Tiele martial arts masters specially selected and brought from Tiele by the opponent were together in that arena.

The new Grand Master who had just emerged two years ago was knocked away by "Caracal Bear" Anne, one of the four great Grand Masters in the world, and they all fell into the tributary of the Luoshui River, never to be heard again.

Some people say that they all died. Except for a few bodies that washed up on the shore, the rest were buried at the bottom of the river and became the prey of turtles and scavenging fish and shrimps. They no longer exist here.

Between heaven and earth.

But some people said that they saw "Flying Eagle" Qu Ao once again luckily escaped from the hands of that great master, and fled in embarrassment with several followers who also had a lucky escape after falling into the water. It must have been

Have you gone back to Tiele to recuperate from your injuries?

But no matter what the outcome was, after the news spread, the heroes in Luoyang were only certain of two things, and that was:

First, as the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, Annie, one of the four great masters in the world, came to Luoyang and added a new dimension to the subsequent competition for the 'He's Bi' and 'Yang Gong's Treasure'.

Huge variables!

Second, after defeating Yu Wenhuaji and "The Universe in His Sleeves" Du Fuwei with one palm, "Caracal Bear" Annie took action again and defeated "Martial Master" Bi Xuanyi, who had also been defeated by Turks before, with one palm.

The defeated "Flying Eagle" Qu Ao! At this point, no one dares to question his identity as one of the four great masters in the world!

Of course, in addition to the above two things, there are other news, such as: the four great masters in the world seem to have an affair with the demons of the Yinkui sect; Kou Zhong, the commander-in-chief of the Shuanglong Army, is said to have married the Song clan

The alliance and the 'He's Bi' have been transported to Luoyang and are being hidden somewhere, etc?

Anyway!

All kinds of true or false news spread in the city, which made people confused. At the same time, it also made the situation in Luoyang, which had gathered many powerful families and martial arts masters, become more and more turbulent.

The clouds became strange.

However, those things and the true or false rumors are not important. What is important is: tonight, taking advantage of the dark moon and high wind, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling teamed up with their Annie who was idle and looking for something to do.

Together with Master, we came to a hilltop outside the south of Luoyang City, and took advantage of the night to peek at the magnificent Buddhist temple in the mountains far away.

That’s right!

Tonight, the three masters and disciples are preparing to get the Heshi Bi that has been passed down from the Warring States Period to the present and has become a 'traditional jade seal' and can really 'win the world'!

"??"

(???.???)????

"Are you really sure that that piece of "He's Bi", which is a rare piece of stone, is now hidden in that temple?"

o(*?^?*)o

After staring at the splendid building complex with tall towers from a high place for a long time, Annie blinked and turned her head to question Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling beside her.

"Of course!"

"This place is called Jing Nian Temple, and He's Bi is hidden inside!"

"Master!"

"This information was relayed to me by Wang Shichong from Luoyang. Luoyang is his territory, and no one knows the situation here better than him."

"But he didn't dare to provoke Cihang Jingzhai, nor did he dare to provoke Ning Daoqi, the top Taoist master "Sanren", so he gave me this news."

Kou Zhong did not dare to hide anything, and directly told the general story that he had reached a cooperation with Wang Shichong of Luoyang these days to expel the forces of the Dugu Clan and sabotage Cihang Jingzhai's "King Selection" operation this time.

At this time, the row upon row of palaces and buildings of Jing Nian Zen Temple were located on a flat hilltop above the high mountain. They were very large, like a small town. Even in the dark, one could see its grandeur and splendor.

"You're so good!"

"A mere temple can be of this scale. It looks like a small town. How many masters and monk soldiers are there?"

"And if all the temples in the world were added up, how terrifying would their power be?"

"No wonder!"

"No wonder a mere nunnery in Cihang Jingzhai dares to come and make false claims about the general trend of the world and choose a king in a high-profile place in Luoyang. The confidence is really scary to think about!"

At this time, Xu Ziling, who was attentive on the side, thought of more and sighed for the first time.

"Ziling, you are right!"

"If I, Kou Zhong, really become the emperor in the future, the first thing I will do is deal with them!"

"That's outrageous!"

Hearing Xu Ziling's words, Kou Zhong also nodded in agreement, and did not hide his disgust at the fact that Buddhism was too powerful and only cared about the people's wealth without giving back to the people of the world.

"!

"

"Young Master Zhong!"

"Don't spread your idea around everywhere, or something big will happen!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ziling quickly reminded Kou Zhong, and then continued to observe.

He saw that the monastery was located on a high mountain that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. It was surrounded by high mountains and cliffs. There was only one steep staircase connected to the mountain gate in front. It would be extremely difficult for ordinary people to sneak in.

It’s still difficult!

This alone gave Xu Ziling enough reason to believe that Wang Shichong should not have deceived his brother Kou Zhong. For Cihang Jingzhai, the Jingnian Temple, which has a dangerous terrain and is easy to defend and difficult to attack, is indeed the most likely place to be used.

A good place to store 'He's Bi'.

Naturally, the so-called ease of defense and difficulty of attack is only for ordinary people. For Gao Zhong, Xu Ziling and their master An, this terrain advantage does not mean much. They are more worried about how to attack.

Avoid the experts and monk soldiers inside.

"..."

(°ー°〃)

Anne ignored the two idiots Kou and Xu who were talking loudly next to her. She just continued to stare at the Jing Nian Chanyuan curiously.

"Master!"

"This time we will do whatever it takes to get the 'He's Bi', and no matter what we do, we can't let that Concubine Xuan get into the hands of that boy Li!"

"I just do not understand!"

"What's so great about Li Clan? Why can Li Er be the emperor, while I, Kou Zhong, can only be a foil?"

After waiting for a while and seeing no response from his master, Kou Zhong suddenly approached him with an annoyed look on his face and said this through gritted teeth.

On that day, when his brother Xu Ziling went back to tell what happened, he met Li Shimin and Li Er who wanted to take advantage of Kou Zhong, and then bumped into the fake master concubine Xuan, the thief nun, and General Qi

After telling himself everything that happened, Kou Zhong began to hold in his anger!

In this regard, he even pretended to be a sheep and agreed to an alliance with Wang Shichong, promised to expel the Dugu Clan for the other party, resist Wagang Li Mi, and share the treasures and weapons of Yang Gong's treasure with the other party, and in exchange for the other party's request to invade him

Zhong's full operational and intelligence support during his stay in Luoyang.

Therefore, what he had to do next was to take away all the 'He's Bi' and 'Yang Gong's Treasure', so that Cihang Jingzhai, Master Fei Xuan, Li Er and others were all greatly embarrassed.

His face does not know how powerful Kou Zhong is!

And tonight, he and his brother Xu Ziling instigated their master to come here to snatch the Heshi Bi, which was naturally just the first step in their revenge plan.

"Is that so?"

(⊙o⊙*)

Unfortunately, Annie just responded casually and didn't pay much attention to Koo Zhong's gnashing of teeth and boring thoughts. She just asked hesitantly while looking at the Jing Nian Temple:

"only……"

(′～`●)

"Why can't you wait until tomorrow afternoon to come back? Why do you have to come at this time in the middle of the night?"

(￢д￢.)

"Look, it should be almost past midnight now, right?"

(?╭╮?)

"It's pitch black everywhere and it's hard to find anything. Can't we come back during the day?"

o(*｀ー′)o

Not only did she give them a blank look, Anne turned back and glared at them angrily.

“Isn’t it more convenient during the day?!”

(????)

Of course, finding the 'He's Bi' was one of Annie's reasons for coming to Luoyang, otherwise she would not have deliberately spread the information about the 'Yang Gong's Treasure' before.

However, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, who were not well-chosen at any time, chose to bring her here in the middle of the night. They did not care about the priority of the matter. Of course, she, Queen Anne, had some minor objections.

After all, no matter how important it is, it is definitely not as important as curling up in the devil's realm under the covers and having a good sleep!

(…)

(●￣?￣●)

"daytime?"

“There are so many people around during the day, so it’s not easy to steal!”

"Then it will be a steal!"

Listening to what his Master Anne said, Kou Zhong quickly waved his hands and explained in a low voice with a headache and a dumbfounded voice.

"yes!"

?乛?乛?

"People just like to rob openly, don't they?"

?(ψ｀▽′)o

Obviously, Kou Zhong's words undoubtedly made Anne a little confused.

Because in her opinion, whether you come during the day or at night, whether you steal or rob someone openly, the result and purpose are actually the same, so there is not much difference. And since there is no difference, it is better to wait during the day.

After she wakes up and has eaten and drank enough, she comes here for a stroll!

"No, it can't be done!"

"Master!"

"They will be very vigilant during the day, and there are so many monks here, including some Buddhist masters. We are afraid that we will be discovered as soon as we show up, and we will not be able to sneak in at all!"

"Again!"

"In the daytime, even if we grab it, many people will find us, and we won't be able to go back even if we want to!"

Kou Zhong explained again dumbfounded, and patiently explained the advantages of stealing at night and the disadvantages of stealing during the day.

"..."

(*ˉ?ˉ*;)

"However, people still think it might be better to come during the day. It's hard to find things at night!"

(O ^~^ O)

Anne was still a little unhappy.

Because, she really wanted to say: She had originally planned to rob in the open, and she had never been afraid of being discovered by others. She was not worried about the situation Kou Zhong mentioned at all!

"Master!"

"We're here now. If we run back again, if they move the things, we won't be able to find them."

"Do you think so?"

As a last resort, after receiving the look from Kou Zhong next to him, Xu Ziling hurriedly explained this sentence patiently with a flattering smile.

"Um……"

(ー`′ー)

"It seems so!"

⊙﹏⊙‖∣°

Anne thought about it and felt that since she had already come, it would be a bit silly to run back empty-handed and come back tomorrow. Therefore, she reluctantly nodded, agreed and continued to ask.

"That……"

(??ˇ?ˇ??)

"That thing you mentioned, that He's Bi, where will it be hidden now?"

(′～`●)

While asking, Annie looked at the Jing Nian Zen Monastery under the night light again.

Anne could clearly see the general appearance of the monk temple at a glance. They were very big and splendid, just like a small palace. Even if no one stopped them, the three of them went to each house to rummage through the boxes and cabinets, fearing that they would not be found.

It took me ten days and a half to find it!

Therefore, if possible, Anne expressed the need for a clear goal and more clues. After all, she did not want to directly use her mind to scan to find and destroy the interesting mystery.

(…)

(●￣?￣●)

"Well..."

"Can we think about it?"

Xu Ziling also felt a little embarrassed and didn't know where to start for a moment.

After all, the Jing Nian Monastery was indeed too big. Although it was late at night and the moon was dark and the wind was high, he could still see it with his sharp eyes after practicing the "Secret of Immortality": The Jing Nian Monastery was centered on the Main Hall.

At the core, the buildings are scattered around. The amazing layout, the majestic and solemn momentum, the pattern of bamboo forests and seas of trees, and the depth of each building complex making it a world of its own. It is definitely a perfect place to easily hide something.

place!

Of course, the key is to be big enough!

That leads to a fact that people have to admit: without enough clues, it is absolutely impossible for the three of them to get the piece of He's Bi that is hidden somewhere.

An easy task!

"I think..."

"It's either the Main Hall or the tower behind the Zen Temple!"

"Look!"

"Which two places are the most conspicuous. Even at this time in the middle of the night, they have the most lights, the most people and the most suspicious people?"

While Xu Ziling was still hesitating, Kou Zhong expressed his analysis and directly targeted the two places that he considered most suspicious.

After all, Wang Shichong had told him that the 'He's Bi' was hidden in the hall of Jing Nian Zen Monastery, so of course he placed it at the heavily guarded Main Hall at first sight.

"this!"

"No one is that stupid, right?"

"Such an important thing is placed there?!"

Xu Ziling was a little reluctant to believe it.

In his opinion, when hiding something, it should be as hidden and unnoticed as possible. Who would put it in such a place openly?

Furthermore, it is said that the 'Heshi Bi' has some kind of special fluctuation. If it is hidden in such an obvious place, they should be able to feel it if they feel it carefully. But now, he doesn't feel it in those two places.

Something unusual.

"ha!"

"Not always!"

"Ziling, what do you think..."

"The people of Cihang Jingzhai believe that the 'Heshi Bi' is guarded by a large group of bald donkeys and the top Taoist master "Sanren" Ning Daoqi. In addition, the Jingnian Temple is easy to defend but difficult to attack and there are a large number of monk soldiers. They will

Are you afraid that someone will try to trick you?"

"And since you're not afraid, of course it should be placed directly in the most solemn and solemn place!"

Kou Zhong continued to speak so confidently and analyzed so clearly that he almost believed it himself.

"It makes sense!"

After thinking about it for a moment, Xu Ziling also felt that what Kou Zhong said was indeed correct.

After all, if they hadn't relied on Master Anne, who was the Grand Master, as their backer and was willing to follow them to steal things, if it were the two of them, seeing the situation in front of them, they would probably weigh it carefully.

Only then do you dare to make a decision.

And if it were others, such as the enchantress from the Yinkui sect or the beauty strategist from Wagang, they would probably only be disappointed even if they knew about it, right?

"But you have to investigate to find out."

Then, Xu Ziling added, saying that no matter what, we would have to wait for further investigation to know.

"okay!"

(????)

"Don't even guess!"

ε=(′ο｀*)))Alas

"Shut up, everyone!"

???(＿＿*)??

Finally, seeing the two of them chatting endlessly about a trivial matter, Anne became a little impatient and directly waved her hand to interrupt the two who wanted to continue chatting.

"No matter where it is hidden!"

(′?︵?`)

"Let's just go down and have a look. If it doesn't work, can we catch a few more bald donkeys and ask?"

(??へ??╬)

With that said, Anne took the lead and flew down, heading towards the golden glazed roof of the Grand Hall of the Jing Nian Monastery in the distance.

"!

"

"Master!"

"Why!"

"Wait for us!

"

Seeing this, Gao Zhong and Xu Ziling finally stopped nagging and hurriedly used Qinggong, using the Bird Crossing Technique they learned from a certain Meiren'er gang leader when they were in Yuhang to barely follow them.

But...

In less than a quarter of an hour, the three masters and apprentices had finished searching the main hall and the tower. They found that except for a few young monks who were keeping vigil at night, there was no valuable discovery inside, so they had to gather in an empty room somewhere.

In the Zen room.

"What to do?"

"It doesn't seem to be in the Main Hall and the tower!"

"Tsk!"

"Fortunately, all the monks are asleep and no one noticed us, otherwise it would be terrible!"

"Shh!"

"Master Zhong, please lower your voice, there are people around."

"..."

"It's hard to deal with it now. This shabby place is like a small town. Where can we find it?"

"have no idea!"

"Master!"

"what do you think?"

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling discussed it for a while, and then they had no choice but to look at their master.

"..."

(????)

Annie is very angry now, because even though she personally took action, she didn't find it?

Therefore, she decided to use some special unconventional means to directly find that thing!

"so!"

(?￣??￣??)??°

"Let's search separately. You go to the backyard, you go to the front, and others go to the middle?"

?(ψ｀▽′)o

After making the decision, Anne quickly began to make arrangements, and then the three people who had made up their minds quickly jumped out of the empty Zen room and began to work separately. In this dark and windy and silent Jing Dynasty,

Nian Chanyuan started searching carefully again.

…

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Chapter completed!