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  Chen Yuan noticed that behind the Buddha statue, there was a hidden door leading underground. If one didn't examine it carefully, they wouldn't be able to discover its secrets.

  Yelü Niugu looked at Chen Yuan being taken away and said in a low voice, "Lock him up with that woman. When we leave, if someone finds this secret passage and rescues them, consider it their good fortune."

  The monk smiled slyly: "Haha, the Ninth Prince is kind-hearted, but this underground cave was dug by me with ten years of hard work, and no one can find it."

  The world in front of Chen Yuan was soon to be a piece of darkness. In the darkness, he felt himself being locked in a small space with someone else tied up beside him, who must have been Hu Jing.

  Hu Jing lay beside him, after Chen Yuan came in, she first hid and later probably recognized the voice from Chen Yuan's humming sound, then actively leaned over.

  The monk stuffed the two of them into a pit, then turned around and closed the small door, and went up to close the narrow entrance door. Then, from above the door came the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, apparently the person was using some miscellaneous items to seal the entrance.

  Hu Jing was a woman after all, although she had some martial arts skills. But facing the desperate situation now, thinking that she had dragged down Chen Yuan, her heart suddenly felt a little sad. The sound of sobbing came over, and Chen Yuan was also lying in this small space, not moving at all, as if he had given up hope.

  It's unclear how much time has passed, it could be long or short. Occasionally, the sound of footsteps can be heard from above, and there may be incense guests in the Buddhist hall.

  Chen Yuan hoped that someone would suddenly move the things on top, discover the entrance and rescue them. But every time the footsteps were light and quick, without even a slight pause.

  Slowly, Chen Yuan's eyes had adapted to the darkness underground, and he could even vaguely see Hu Jing's figure. At the same time, he also slowly realized that the monk must have set up the entrance very discreetly, and if one didn't search carefully, it would be impossible to find, hoping for someone else to come and rescue him was a slim chance.

  Bai Yutang returned to Kaifeng Prefecture and ran into Lu Fang, who asked with a tone of blame: "Where did you go?"

  Bai Yutang ran a few steps to Lu Fang's front: "Big brother, today I accompanied Yan Cha to seek fortune-telling, what's wrong, looking for me with something?"

  Lu Fang was anxious: "It's not me who found you, it's Bao Daren who found you. Hurry up and come, Bao Daren has been waiting for a long time in the hall."

  When Bai Yutang entered Bao Gong's hall, he felt that the atmosphere was not right today. Bao Gong was not sitting in the chair on the main hall, but was pacing back and forth below, looking somewhat anxious.

  Zhan Shou and Wang Chao stood on one side, their hands hanging down, their faces also solemn.

  "Master Bao, you're looking for me?" asked Bai Yutang with his mouth open.

  Bao Zheng saw him coming in and nodded: "Oh, Yutang, there's something I'd like to ask you."

  "Sir, just give your orders."

  Bao Zheng thought for a moment, considering where to start. After a brief pause, Bao Zheng sat down on the desk where Gong Sun Ce often sat, looking at Bai Yutang: "That case of murder at the Yue Lai Inn, you were also present at the time. Zhang Long and Zhao Hu said that the merchant was killed by the girl with one slap, is there any truth to this?"

  Bai Yutang looked at Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, smiled and shook his head: "That girl hit a palm, her intention was just to intercept Zhao Hu's pursuit. The one who really took that person's life was the driver who secretly killed him with a stone. I saw it very clearly, he used a stone to strike the fat man's back, killing the fat man."

  Bao Zheng nodded and continued to ask: "Do you know who the car driver is?"

  Bai Yutang shook his head: "I don't know, but judging from his moves, he should be a well-known figure in the Jianghu."

  Bao Zheng sighed: "He is the only son of Yelü Chongguang, the Northern Court's Great King of Liao State, Yelü Niegulu. When he was brought to Kaifeng Prefecture, I had already seen through the cracks. However, if this matter were to be exposed, the impact would inevitably be huge, and it might even lead to war, with the two countries' swords clashing and the people suffering greatly. Therefore, this official pretended not to know at the time, but secretly dispatched someone to follow him."

  Bai Yutang was taken aback, while Zhan Zhao continued Bao Zheng's words and said: "The brother who followed him was selected by me. Whether it is cleverness or martial arts, he is the best in Kaifeng Prefecture. However, last night, that brother died."

  Bai Yutang's arrogance suddenly rose: "What else is there to say? Just bring the person directly, that's all. No matter what kind of person from Liao State, daring to commit a crime in my Great Song Dynasty, it's just deceiving my dynasty as having no one!"

  Zhan Zhao shook his head: "Things are not that simple. First, our brother's death was suspicious, he was killed with a single palm strike that shattered his heart meridian. From the technique used, it was clearly a Golden Vajra Palm strike, and the person who did it had at least twenty years of foundation."

  Bai Yutang was also clever and immediately reacted that things might be a bit complicated, and continued to say: "In Bianjing here, except for the few high-ranking monks in Xiangguo Temple, it seems that no one else knows the Golden Vajra Palm. Is it related to Xiangguo Temple?"

  If things really involve Xiangguo Temple, whether it's a black or white path, neither is an easy solution.

  Zhan Zhao's words immediately confirmed Bai Yutang's guess: "After that brother was injured, he ran back with his last breath. When our night patrol people met him, he only said three words 'Xiangguo Temple', and then he died."

  Bai Yutang finally understood something after hearing this and clasped his fists in respect towards Bao Quan, saying: "Lord Bao, what should we do then?"

  Bao Gong's eyebrows furrowed: "That Ninth Prince must have some unspeakable secret, otherwise even if he discovered we were following him, he wouldn't use this murderous method to shock us. We'll immediately go to Xiangguo Temple and monitor the surroundings, including the carriages of incense guests coming and going, all need to be carefully examined. I'm now going to see the Emperor, request an imperial edict to search Xiangguo Temple."

  Gongsun Zan advised, "Your Excellency, all this is just our speculation, and we don't even know what the other side has done. If we rashly ask for an imperial decree now, it may not be beneficial to you."

  Bao Zheng said firmly: "Once the other side kills me and captures the fast, it means they are about to leave. At this time, if there is any more hesitation, I fear that a great opportunity will be missed."

  Gongsun Ce said nothing more and busied himself picking up his writing brush: "I will prepare a memorial for Your Excellency."

  Bao Zheng nodded, and said to Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao and the other guards: "We will go to Xiangguo Temple now. If we find that Ye Luosuo, no matter what reason or method, be sure to keep him there."

  The guards on horseback immediately responded: "Yes!"

  In the temple, Chen Yuan was pressing down on Hu Jing's body, his mouth on Hu Jing's face, and his shoulders and forehead rubbing against hers incessantly. This made Hu Jing somewhat angry, but she didn't lose her temper.

  Angry, because both of them are in such a situation now, Chen Yuan actually still has the heart to take advantage of his own.

  He didn't get angry because since both of them were like this, he thought he might as well take advantage of it and just let him be.

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