Chapter Fifty-Four

  As soon as Rong Jing's voice fell, Yun Shang Yue immediately stopped walking around and started to study the Buddha statues, one by one. She checked the first statue, the second statue, the third statue... and so on, but still couldn't find a place to start. However, she didn't rush, checking each one carefully, touching here and there, not letting any detail escape her notice.

  Rong Jing looked at Yun Qian Yue with a smile and shook his head, following behind her as she checked each one.

  At this time, a sudden "hmm" came from outside, Qian Yan's voice.

  "What's going on? Didn't we just break through? Why has it suddenly stopped?"

  "It's not very clear below, logically speaking, the way I cracked it shouldn't be wrong, just now indeed found the mechanism opening." Qian Yan was also shocked and saw Ye Tian wanting to get angry, he immediately said: "I'll study for a moment, maybe the opening just now is not correct. This mechanism is set up extremely intricately."

  "Amitabha! Your Highness, please wait for a moment! After waiting for so long, it won't make a difference to wait for another short while. Qian Shizhu is indeed doing his best. This mechanism was said to be set up by a strange person when the first emperor built the temple a hundred years ago. It's really difficult for Qian Shizhu to crack it open in such a short time." Master Ling Yin chanted a Buddhist mantra and advised Ye Tianqing.

  The night sky was leaning in, staring at the tightly closed stone gate, her face deep and solemn, with a pair of eyes that were complex and difficult to measure. If she and Rong Jingyan had fallen here, then it had already been three and a half days, which meant they had been together for three and a half days... His hand in his sleeve clenched tightly.

  "Jing Shizi is the number one prodigy of Tian Sheng, what can make him stay? I think Jing Shizi doesn't want to come out." Ye Tian Yu swept a glance at Ye Tian Qing and also looked towards the tightly closed stone gate.

  Ye Tian's expression changed slightly, apparently following Ye Tian Yu's words.

  "The Fourth Prince is wrong, not all of the Heavenly Saints' talents are omniscient. Jing Shizong is after all a mortal man. Not being proficient in mechanical techniques is nothing strange." Master Ling Yin took over Ye Tianyu's words and spoke up.

  The gloomy face of Ye Tian softened a bit, and he said calmly: "That's right, Jing Shizi is also an ordinary person!"

  "Alas, poor Moon Sister, I wonder how hungry she must be inside? She's probably dizzy and lightheaded by now." Ye Tianyu said again, his expression seemingly filled with concern for Yun Shangyue.

  "Can't you just shut up! Do I need to help you plug your mouth?" Yun Mochan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke out.

  "Wu Han, you're worried about Yueliang, I'm worried too!" Ye Tianyu looked at Yun Wuhan's icy face and saw that he was staring at him, so he immediately took a step back. "Alright, alright, I won't say anything else!"

  Yun Muhan turned his head back and continued staring at Qian Yan. The usual indifferent and rigid handsome face now looked extremely deep, cold and lonely.

  The fourth prince's heart was filled with doubts, this guy had never paid attention to his sister before, thinking he didn't care at all, but it turned out he actually cared so much? Now this appearance is not like him.

  Qian Yan dared not delay again and continued his research under pressure from everyone.

  The outside voice came in clearly. Yun Qianyue snorted disdainfully and continued to study, ignoring it.

  Rong Jing silently followed Yun Shang Yue, continuing to watch her busily.

  After checking all the Buddha statues, Yun Shangyue cried with a sad face and looked at Rong Jing, "The method you said seems to be infeasible, there is no mechanism at all."

  "How did these Buddha statues get in here?" Rong Jing slowly opened his mouth, "It can't be that someone carried them in. Qian Yan cracked the code at a small door. Such large Buddha statues cannot come in. And this door is big, but think about it, when we came, we also encountered narrow places, only two people could pass through, otherwise how would my back have been injured? These Buddha statues naturally did not come in from this door either."

  "Yes, how did I get in?" Yun Shangyue was also puzzled, and began to circle around the Buddha statue to examine other places, and came back to her senses, "Could it be that there is a third door?"

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing nodded, "It can be inferred this way!"

  "Now that there's a third door, I won't be stuck." Yun Shangyue left the Buddha statue to explore the walls around.

  Rong Jing still followed behind her, neither fast nor slow.

  She checked the walls around her, but didn't find any hidden locks that could open the third door. Yun Qian Yue started checking the ground again, kicking away the thick dirt on the floor with her feet, and after checking everything thoroughly, she still couldn't find it. She looked up at the ceiling without giving up, "Could it be up there?"

  "Perhaps!" Rong Jing also looked up at the roof.

  "There!" Yun Qianyue's eyes locked onto the roof ridge above the Buddha statue, staring at a faintly discernible mark. She was on the verge of tears, "How did this get here? Without internal energy, where did the agility come from?"

  Rong Jing spread his hands, "Then there's no way. It seems you and Buddha really have no fate! These Buddha statues don't want to see you, the meat that's within reach is something you can't eat."

  "You're always spewing venom! You've never said anything good!" Yun Qian Yue gave Rong Jing a cold glance and ordered him imperiously, "I don't care what method you use, but you must open that door for me. Otherwise, I'll let the idiot from the First House outside try to break through the hidden door, and we can just stay here until your martial arts recover."

  Yun Shallow Moon has made up her mind. It's foolish to have money and not use it!

  "It's unlikely that our martial arts skills will recover anytime soon. We've overexerted ourselves and damaged our foundations. It's already fortunate that we're still alive. Without a year or two, it's impossible for our skills to recover." As Rong Jing finished speaking, he saw Yun Qian Yue staring blankly at him, so he gently reminded her: "If we stay locked in here, we'll starve to death!"

  "Starve to death then. That can't be cheaper than the Emperor and his father, Night Sky." Yun Shang Yue said immediately.

  "Alas, that's the only way to starve to death." Rong Jing sighed helplessly and said: "We can't open this door, even if Ye Tianqing sees these Buddha statues, he can't open this door and take them out. So, going out doesn't mean we won't have another chance to get them in the future."

  "That's not necessarily true. What if that Wang Yan discovers the third door? Wouldn't it be exposed then? Moreover, once Ye Tianqing sees it, who knows when he'll immediately have these Buddha statues moved away? Where is the guarantee? I absolutely won't do this uncertain business. Until it's in my hands, I'm always worried." Yun Shangyue shook her head.

  "You haven't realized that besides being good at eating, sleeping and playing, you also have a bad habit of loving money like your life. You're really useless. Be careful or you won't be able to get married in the future." Rong Jing searched his body with his hands, but after searching for half a day, he couldn't find anything, and he let out a sigh.

  "If I can't get married, then so be it. Who wants to marry me? I don't even want to get married!" Yun Shuoyue said disapprovingly.

  In this world, she deeply realized that without power or money, one can't survive. Now that she's just arrived and has no money to her name, even if she were to return and take over the management of the Cloud King's estate, the money wouldn't be hers to spend freely. Where would she have the convenience of having money at her disposal? Moreover, she didn't want to exhaust herself trying to make a living, she just wanted to enjoy life in this lifetime, eat, drink, play and indulge. Why not take advantage of this windfall? Not taking it would be foolish. According to the consumption standard of one copper coin for one meat bun in this world, these gold coins would last her more than half a lifetime. Even if she were to splurge and waste some, they'd still last her an entire lifetime. Wouldn't having all this gold guarantee that she wouldn't have to worry about food and drink? Therefore, she must get her hands on it!

  "After you come of age, the Emperor will issue a sacred decree for your marriage. I'm afraid it's not up to you to decide whether to marry or not." said Rong Jing.

  "The old emperor isn't already toothless? Maybe he died early. Besides, I don't believe anyone can force me." Yun Shang Yue was too lazy to say more, urging Rong Jing, "Hey, hurry up, have you thought of a way to open the door?"

  "I have nothing on me. How can I give you something to open that door?" Rong Jing's gaze fell on Yun Shangyue, seeing the two hairpins scattered on her black hair, and said: "Take down the hairpins on your head! I'll try to see if I can use them to open the door for you."

  "It must be opened!" Yun Qian Yue didn't hesitate and pulled out the two hairpins from her head, handing them over to Rong Jing.

  Rong Jing stretched out his hand to take it, looked at the house beam, slightly raised his hand, and a hairpin flew towards the concave and convex place, "pa" a light sound, the hairpin hit that place, and quickly fell down, dropped to the ground, another light sound, shattered into two halves.

  Yun Shallow Moon's eyes blinked unblinkingly as she waited for the door to open, and after a while, there was no movement. She said to Rong Jing: "Look at you using so little strength, use a bit more."

  "I can only exert this much strength now." Rong Jing said helplessly. His hand could barely lift the hairpin and throw it out, let alone hit that spot, which was already quite difficult. Not opening it would be normal too.

  "Indeed, having strength but no way to use it. A scholar is useless in a hundred ways." Yun Qian mocked Rong Jing.

  "Then you try it! I'm afraid for a long time in the future, I'll be a useless bookworm." Gong Jing handed the remaining hairpin to Yun Shangyue.

  Yun Shallow Moon took over, looked at the place, and threw the hairpin with force. She thought she had used a lot of strength, but the hairpin only made a "pa" sound when it hit the spot, and quickly fell to the ground, making a fainter sound than Rong Jing's voice, breaking into two pieces. The door was still not open.

  "A weak woman is equally useless." Rong Jing naturally didn't stoop to mocking Yun Shangyue.

  The cloud is shallow and the moon is angry. Staring at the hairpin that has been broken into four pieces on the ground, now the weight of the hairpin is reduced, I'm afraid it can't press that button anymore. How can we open the door?

  "Take another look and see if there's anything else on you that can be used?" reminded Rong Jing.

  Yun Shallow Moon immediately reached out to touch, touched for a while, and took out a piece of jade pendant from her bosom. It was the jade pendant she had searched from Rong Jing's body. She looked at it for a moment and then put it back in her bosom, saying decisively: "No, this jade pendant is worth more than a Buddha statue. Can't use it."

  Rong Jing seemed to smile slightly and said slowly: "One piece of jade pendant for twelve Buddha statues, still earning more than losing."

  "That won't do." Yun Shang Yue immediately shook her head, "The jade pendant has too many drawbacks, and the Buddha statue is too much trouble. Moreover, I like to use the least loss to exchange for the greatest benefit. So, the jade pendant will not be used, even if it kills me."

  "Is there anything else on you that can be used?" asked Rong Jing.

  "It's all gone." Yun Qianyu's face fell. "I'm too poor. I don't even have a single piece of silver on me."

  "You still have a bracelet." Rong Jing's gaze was fixed on her wrist, reminding her.

  "Right, and there's also this one bracelet. I'll use this then... no, this is also very valuable." Yun Qianyue was about to take off the bracelet, but stopped her hand.

  "There's no other way." Rong Jing spread his hands, "You can only give up these Buddha statues."

  Yun Qian Yue looked away, except for the twelve large Buddha statues, there was nothing else. Even if she wanted to break off a Buddha's foot or hand now, she didn't have that much strength. She couldn't help but lower her head and look at the bracelet again, gritted her teeth, "Forget it, I'll just use this!"

  "This bracelet has been passed down for about a hundred years. It was worn by the founding empress. She was once the eldest daughter of the Yunwang Fu, and later fell in love with the founding emperor. The emperor obtained a piece of Nanhai bi xi and ordered the best craftsman to make this bracelet as a token of their love. Later, the founding emperor and empress were deeply in love, and it was said that all the empresses throughout history came from Yunwang Fu, so this bracelet has been passed down through generations of empresses. However, your aunt passed away before your mother entered the palace, so she gave the bracelet to your mother before her death. Your mother later became the empress and passed it down to you before entering the palace."

  "Wow, South Sea Jadeite! So it's still very valuable." Yun Qiu Yue looked at the bracelet, she had never carefully examined the bracelet on her wrist since she arrived here, now that she took a closer look, wasn't it jadeite? And it was high-quality jadeite too.

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing nodded.

  "Is it worth more than your jade pendant?" Yun Qianyue asked.

  "It's roughly the same price, but this bracelet isn't about how much it costs, it's about what it represents. If you were to become the Empress of Heaven, why would you need to care about these twelve Buddha statues? You'll spend your whole life in luxury and splendor. So, it can't be measured by money." Rong Jing looked at Yun Shangyue with a hint of nonchalance in his expression and tone, firmly saying: "So, to put it another way, my jade pendant is far inferior to this bracelet of yours."

  "Ah, I see!" Yun Shang Yue furrowed her brow. This bracelet was originally worn by the empresses of the Tian Sheng dynasty. Then she really couldn't smash it, or else she would be in trouble. Would the old emperor kill her? Her small face scrunched up into a ball as she looked up at Rong Jing and asked, "What consequences would there be if this bracelet were to be smashed?"

  "There will naturally be consequences. If the Emperor finds out that you smashed this bracelet for the sake of getting those twelve golden statues, I reckon he won't let you off. After all, it's an heirloom passed down through generations of Empresses. Being exiled and having your family exterminated isn't a joke." said Rong Jingdao.

  "It seems it really can't be smashed." Yun Qian Yue reluctantly said with a bitter face.

  "I think you should just smash that jade pendant! After all, it's my jade pendant, and since you've taken it, it's just a piece of jade. It doesn't have any use. Compared to the honor and wealth this bracelet can bring, it's far inferior." suggested Rong Jing.

  "Wealth and glory are like smoke and clouds, only true gold and silver are real. I didn't think of entering the palace to be an empress anyway. This bracelet is good, but since you mentioned what it represents, I would feel uncomfortable wearing it in the future. Let's use it instead. You won't say, I won't say, who knows that I used this bracelet to smash the mechanism and exchange it for a golden statue? It's decided then." Yun Shang Yue no longer hesitated, took off the bracelet from her wrist, and handed it over to Rong Jing, "You're a man after all, stronger than me. Come on, you do it!"

  Rong Jing looked at the bracelet handed in front of him and slightly raised an eyebrow, "Are you sure to use it? Not that jade pendant?"

  "Don't waste words! Just use it." Yun Qian Yue shook her head.

  Rong Jing took it over, and his eyes seemed to flash with a hint of smile. He said in a low voice to Yun Shang Yue: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone that you smashed the bracelet to open the mechanism and exchange it for twelve gold Buddha statues. Let's just say we bumped into the wall and shattered it when we fell in."

  "Good job, bro!" Yun Qianyu was satisfied, this guy was still reliable at critical moments.

  Rong Jing lightly tossed the bracelet, and with a flick of her wrist, it flew towards the indentation on the roof. A clear "crack" sound was heard as the bracelet hit the spot, and after the sound faded away, the bracelet quickly fell to the ground, heading in the direction where Rong Jing and Yun Shangyue were standing.

  Although the two had lost their martial arts skills, it was still easy for them to catch a bracelet with their agility. As soon as they took a step forward, Yun Shangyue acted as if she hadn't seen it and let the bracelet fall to the ground, while Rong Jing also didn't stretch out his hand to catch it. This time, there was an even clearer sound of something shattering on the ground, the bracelet had broken into eight pieces.

  "There are too many broken pieces, this time it's hard to repair." Rong Jing seemed to regret for this bracelet.

  Yun Shallow Moon glanced at him with disdain. Pretend to be a good boy! She stared at the concave and convex place for a long time, but there was no movement. She wondered: "Huh? Did I make a mistake?"

  "It's probably because you've found the wrong way to crack it. What a pity for this bracelet!" Rong Jing nodded.

  "Could it be that I really have no fate with these gold coins?" Yun Shangyue couldn't help but feel disheartened. She prided herself on being well-versed in the art of secret passages and hidden doors, yet now she couldn't find an exit either. She waved her hand, "Forget it then, if I don't get them today, I'll just steal from the national treasury after the old emperor gets his hands on them."

  "You really don't give up." Rong Jing seemed somewhat speechless.

  Yun Qian Yue took a step towards the place where Qian Yan broke through the dark door, and just as she had taken two steps, she suddenly heard a heavy sound behind her, like the sound of a door opening. She couldn't help but turn around, only to see the Buddha statue sinking into the ground. She was overjoyed, "Haha, so this door is underground! Indeed, it's wonderful."

  "Heaven is still being kind to you." Rong Jing said with a smile.

  "I wonder if the person who studied this mechanism is still alive? If he is, I'll definitely go find him for a drink." Yun Shangyue looked at the row of Buddha statues that seemed to be sinking into the ground and clicked her tongue in admiration.

  "It's said that he was a strange person during the time of the Holy Ancestor, but now more than a hundred years have passed, how can he still be alive? If you want to find him for a drink, I'm afraid you'll have to wait another hundred years and go to the underworld to look for him."

  "That's okay, let's go to the underworld and find him for a drink after a hundred years." Yun Shangyue turned back again, staring at the feet of those Buddha statues, looking at them for a while, and then exclaimed: "It turns out that the mechanism above is just opening the hidden door under the feet of these Buddhas. Look at this form, there are still hidden doors underground, and that's where the third door really is."

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing nodded.

  "As long as we can hide these Buddha statues here first, I have a way to prevent Qian Yan from opening this secret lock. Then these Buddha statues will be safe." Yun Shangyue said.

  "Hmm, as long as you have the ability to prevent Qian Yan from discovering this place and cracking it open, then it's done. In this world, apart from him, there is no one else who can surpass him." Rong Jing nodded again.

  As they were talking, a loud angry voice came from outside again, "Qian Yan, can't you break it open?"

  "Your Highness Crown Prince, I am incompetent..." Qian Yan's panicked voice came through.

  "You really don't want your head anymore!" Ye Tianjin was furious and shouted, "Guards, take this..."

  "Crown Prince, if you kill him, no one in the world will be able to crack it open. Qian Men's master is widely regarded as a genius of this generation. This hidden passage was built by a mysterious person during the time of our ancestors. If he can't crack it now, there's a good reason for that." The Fourth Prince interrupted Ye Tian Jing's words.

  "Amitabha! The Fourth Prince is right! Let Master Qian continue to break through!" said Ling Yin Dashi.

  "If the prince kills him, this door will be a dead end. Won't Jing Shizi and Ben Shizi's sister be trapped to death here? Of course, he can't kill him." Yun Wuhansaid immediately.

  "Then go ahead!" Night Sky was anxious but helpless.

  "Yes!" Qian Yan's clothes were soaked afterwards. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued to study.

  At this time, all twelve Buddha statues inside have sunk into the ground.

  Yun Shallow Moon looked down at the ground below, stretched out her hand and pressed the top of the Buddha statue twice. The ground where the twelve Buddha statues were located suddenly changed, and in an instant, twelve thick jade plates rose from the ground to cover the Buddha statues. The jade floor merged with the stone floor of the Buddhist hall, leaving no gaps. The entire Buddhist hall was empty, as if those Buddha statues had never existed before. She turned around, looking at Rong Jing with a smile, "The great work is done!"

  Rong Jing looked at her with a complacent expression and chuckled softly.

  "You and I will quickly walk around this place a few dozen times to erase the traces of these Buddha statues. Otherwise, those who manage the footprints will be able to discover them, and we can't just sit still after being trapped for so long!" Yun Qian Yue ordered Rong Jing, and immediately started walking in circles on the ground.

  "Good!" Rong Jing agreed and followed Yun Qianyue in circling around the floor of the Buddhist hall.

  "After walking for dozens of rounds, Yun Shangyue couldn't walk anymore and stopped in her tracks, saying to Rong Jing: 'Alright, that's enough! Let's go out now! If we don't leave soon, I'll starve to death or be tortured to death!'"

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing nodded.

  "You sit down against the wall first, I'll trigger the mechanism, let Qian Yan open it, and we'll get out." Yun Shangyue pointed in a direction to Rong Jing.

  Rong Jing walked in the direction pointed by Yun Shallow Moon and sat down against the wall.

  Yun Shallow Moon walked towards the wall, lightly pressed twice on the wall, and instantly switched the mechanism to a position that neither allowed Qian Yan outside to open the door too quickly nor let him discover that she was inside manipulating things. After finishing, she found a location far away from Rong Jing, leaned against the wall and sat on the ground, muttering: "I'm exhausted..."

  Her long eyelashes covered her eyes, and she didn't say a word.

  After about an incense stick of time, only to hear Qian Yan's surprised voice outside, "I've found a way to break it!"

  "Hurry up!" Yè Tiān Qǐng immediately exclaimed with joy.

  "Amitabha! I hope Jing Shizi and Yunfu Shallow Moon Miss are safe." Master Lingyin chanted a Buddhist mantra.

  "They must be safe!" Yun Mochan said affirmatively.

  "What's taking so long? Open the door quickly!" Ye Tianyu urged.

  Only two clear and crisp sounds were heard, after the sound had passed, the wall suddenly cracked open with two fissures, the stone gate did not move left or right, but slowly rose from bottom to top, only to hear Qian Yan exclaim: "The solution is actually underfoot, I was foolish, it's indeed ingenious!"

  Yun Shallow Moon rolled her eyes inwardly. Stupid fool! The originally dim Buddhist hall suddenly shot in a piercing light. Rong Jing and Yun Shallow Moon both closed their eyes uncomfortably.

  "Little sister!" Yè Tiān Qīng was the first to rush in, seeing Róng Jǐng and Yuán Qiǎn Yuè on either side. He rushed straight towards Yuán Qiǎn Yuè, "Are you alright?"

  The clouds are shallow and the moon is faintly visible, as if unheard of, with closed eyes unmoving.

  "Crown Prince, Imperial Brother, isn't this nonsense? After being trapped for three days and nights, how can it be good?" Ye Tianyu walked in afterwards.

  After the clouds have fallen and the night has passed, I take a step forward, and come straight to the shallow cloud and bright moon.

  "Your Highness!" Xuan Ge's voice came, and after Yun Wu Han, he rushed towards Rong Jing. He had been following everyone outside, just not speaking.

  "It's okay!" Rong Jing weakly spat out two words.

  Xiang Ge hastily squatted down to help Rong Jing, and when she touched his weak pulse, she was shocked. She opened her eyes wide and said, "Young Master, how could you..."

  "Get out first!" Rong Jing interrupted Xuan Ge.

  Xuan Ge was shocked that Rong Jing had lost all his martial arts skills, he glanced at Yun Shang Yue's location, put away his surprise and immediately bent down to pick up Rong Jing. He thought that the young master must have used up all his strength to save Miss Shang Yue this time. He couldn't help but feel heartache. The young master's strength was as vast as the ocean, yet he had exhausted it all to save Miss Shang Yue, was it worth it?

  "Little sister Moon, how are you?" Night Sky hurried over to Cloud Light Moon's side and reached out to hug him.

  The clouds were dark and cold, the night sky was tilted, one step would make the clouds shallow, the moon was held up, not a word was spoken, turned around and walked out.

  "Yun Shizi!" Yitian reached out and stopped Yun Wuhanshan, asking in a deep voice: "What are you doing?"

  "She's been trapped here for three days, of course she wants to hurry out!" Yun Wuhan glanced at Ye Tianqing, "I hope that the Crown Prince will soon investigate the reason why my sister and Jing Shizong were framed, and give the Yun Wangfu an explanation!"

  The night sky withdraws its outstretched hand.

  Yun Mu Han stopped speaking and walked out of the door with Yun Qian Yue.

  "Amitabha! Congratulations to Jing Shizi and Qianyue Miss for their heavenly match." Master Ling Yin looked at the empty Buddhist hall, his old eyes couldn't hide his surprise. He knew there were twelve Buddha statues here. When did someone take them away?

  "Thanks to Master Buddha's protection!" Rong Jing said, looking up at Ye Tian, "The prince must indeed investigate this matter. If I hadn't rescued her in time and fallen to the ground with Shallow Moon, she would have been dead for sure."

  The night sky suddenly changed color.

  "Xuan Ge, go back to the rear mountain villa!" Rong Jing didn't say another word and instructed Xuan Ge with one sentence.

  "Yes!" Xiang Ge immediately hugged Rong Jing and followed Yun Wu Han out the door.

  "Wait, what's going on? Why is this jade bangle broken?" Ye Tian suddenly discovered the eight pieces of jade bangle scattered on the ground, immediately bent down to pick them up, and asked Yun Shangyue who was being carried away by Yun Wuheng.

  Yun Qian Yue naturally didn't feel like talking, closing her eyes in Yun Wu Han's arms without making a sound.

  "We fell and shattered." Rong Jing said again.

  At night, Tian Jin's face turned pale as he naturally knew what the jade bangle represented. For a moment, he just stared at the broken jade bangle in silence, his expression extremely ugly.

  Yun Shallow Moon hummed in her heart. Yun Mochan and Xiang Ge naturally didn't bother to pay attention anymore. The two of them, each carrying Yun Shallow Moon and Rong Jing, quickly left the stone gate and used their lightness skills to head towards the rear mountain's separate courtyard.

  Yun Shallow Moon just came out of the underground Buddhist hall and found that this was probably the main hall of Bodhidharma's ancestral temple. That day, she saw Master Lingyin lecturing on the law at the top of Nanshan Mountain. She glanced at her mouth, took a big breath, and spat out a mouthful of turbid air. It's better to be alive! She weakly opened her mouth to Yun Wu Han, "Brother, I'm starving to death, I need to eat immediately."

  "Good!" Yun Wuhan nodded.

  Yun Shallow Moon no longer spoke, thinking that this time being trapped for three days was almost fatal, but it wasn't a loss. Although she had exhausted her hard-earned skills, she had saved Rong Jing and even gained a pile of gold, so she wouldn't have to worry about food or clothing for the rest of her life. Thinking like this made her feel wonderful inside. But then she remembered the person who had tricked her into taking the aphrodisiac, and she knew that person would not let her off easily. She was determined to catch that person and make them suffer a fate worse than death. Whether it was Yu Cong or someone else, she didn't care.

  After the four people left, Ye Tianqing put the broken eight-piece bracelet into his arms and saw the two hairpins that had fallen to the ground. He recognized them as Yun Shangyue's and picked them up, also putting them in his arms.

  Ye Tianyu looked at Ye Tianqing's actions, raised an eyebrow and asked: "Why does the Crown Prince want to pick up all the broken things? Are you going to find someone to repair them? Jade can't be repaired after it's broken, even if it is repaired, it won't be the original jade anymore."

  "This jade bangle was the token of affection given by our ancestors to Empress Zhen. It has been passed down for a hundred years, and even if it's broken now, I must take it back and let Father Emperor see it before he makes a decision." said Ye Tianqing.

  "What about those two broken hairpins of Moon Sister's? Is the Crown Prince also going to show them to the Emperor? Those two hairpins aren't things left behind by Empress Jing, but rather belong to Moon Sister herself." Ye Tianyu asked again.

  "This must be shown to the Emperor. It's evidence. It proves that Moon Sister was in a precarious situation at the time, so she didn't have time to protect the jade bangle of South Sea Bi Xi. I hope the Emperor won't blame her." Ye Tian gazed heavily at Ye Tian Yu, "Fourth Brother, your words are getting more and more numerous lately."

  "The Crown Prince is getting better and better with his sister Princess Yuemei." Yè Tiān Yù did not comment.

  Ye Tian's face showed a hint of anger, but he suppressed it and turned his head away from the Fourth Prince, asking Master Ling Yin: "I once heard Father say that the twelve high monks who wore armor to save the First Ancestor Emperor had their golden bodies cast by the Holy Ancestor Emperor to preserve them for generations. Why haven't I seen them?"

  "Amitabha!" Master Lingyin shook his head, "I'm also puzzled."

  "Crown Prince, the golden Buddha statue was probably not placed here initially, right? Where are the signs of a Buddha statue?" Ye Tianyu had also heard about this matter. This matter is recorded in the "Annals of the Founding of the Heavenly Saint Dynasty". If it weren't for the twelve high monks of Lingtai Temple leading their fellow monks to put on armor and go into battle to save the founding emperor, there might not be the hundred-year foundation of the Heavenly Saint dynasty. Therefore, this is a great merit. After the founding emperor ascended to the throne, the first thing he did was to confer hereditary kingship on four individuals, the second thing was to welcome Empress Zhen into the palace, and the third thing was to cast golden statues for the twelve high monks. These three things shook the world at that time.

  "The Records of the Founding Emperor's Ambition states that it is not wrong." Ye Tianchen said in a low voice, "At that time, the founding emperor wanted to place the twelve golden statues in the Lingtai Temple's Damo Zushi Hall for people to worship, but the twelve high monks disagreed. So they invited a strange person to build a Buddhist hall under the Lingtai Temple. The twelve golden statues were naturally placed here."

  "The prince is right. The twelve golden statues are indeed placed here." Master Lingyin nodded in agreement.

  "Why is it gone now? Was it moved by someone?" Ye Tianyu wondered.

  Yè Tiān qīng huí shēn kàn xiàng chuí shǒu děng zài wài miàn de qián yàn, cǐ shí yǐ jīng méi yǒu zǎo xiān de jí pò hé líng lì, yǐ hé xǐ de zī tài wēn shēng dào: "Qián mén zhǔ, nǐ jìn lái kàn. Kě hái yǒu bié de ji gōng àn mén yòng lái cún fàng nà shí èr zūn fó xiàng?"

  "Yes!" Qian Yan stepped forward and walked in.

  He had just solved the mechanism with great excitement, but now that he has calmed down and thought about it carefully, he feels that something was not quite right when he solved it. It's as if someone had interfered while he was solving it, otherwise it wouldn't have been so difficult, yet later on it became so simple. Others might not notice, but he has been studying the art of mechanism since childhood, and his senses are especially sharp. It seems like someone inside had manipulated things.

  Inside were Jing Shizi and Yunfu's Shallow Moon Miss, Shallow Moon Miss had a reputation that was known throughout the land, if it wasn't for her being illiterate, then the person who would take action would be Jing Shizi, the number one prodigy of Tian Sheng. Thinking of this, he didn't dare to guess further. After hearing Ye Tianqing, Ye Tianyu and Ling Yin Dashi's conversation, he had some ideas in his heart, but they were quickly extinguished. This kind of thing was baseless, and he didn't dare to speak recklessly, especially since Jing Shizi must not be offended. Now that he heard Ye Tianqing calling him, he immediately went inside.

  "Qian Menzhuke should study it carefully and check thoroughly. See if there are still any hidden places with the twelve Buddha statues, or if the Buddha statues were not placed here in the first place." Ye Tianyu said as Qian Yan passed by him.

  "Yes, Fourth Prince!" Qian Yan nodded.

  "Amitabha!" Master Lingyin joined his palms together and chanted a Buddhist verse, but did not stop.

  Qian Yan began to inspect the empty Buddhist hall, and indeed every place was checked very carefully. Although he didn't mention his uneasy feeling just now to Ye Tian Xiang and others, he still wanted to know in private how the people inside did it, especially without making a sound and letting him remain unaware outside.

  About half an hour passed, and Qian Yan gained nothing.

  The night sky seemed to be in no hurry this time either, nor did it urge him on, but instead waited quietly.

  Ye Tianyu didn't say another word.

  Lingyin Master also fell silent.

  Half a time later, Qian Yan suddenly flew towards the concave and convex place of Fang Wu. Ye Tian was overjoyed, Ye Tian's eyes flashed slightly, and Master Ling Yin's face remained unchanged, also looking at Qian Yan.

  Qian Yan's body stuck to the wall, staring at the concave and convex place carefully, found that there were actually marks of being hit by something in the dusty place. He was overjoyed in his heart, stretched out his hand to press that place, and waited quietly after pressing down.

  And the people below also looked at Qian Yan's movements and quietly waited along with him.

  After waiting for about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, there was still no movement in the Buddhist hall.

  Qian Yan was not surprised, and pressed again twice, continuing to wait. After a long time, there was still no movement, he continued to stare at the concave place, it was clear that the mark of the knock should be left recently, if the time is too long, it will definitely be covered by dust. He suddenly remembered the broken bracelet and hairpin he had picked up last night, his heart was shocked, and he suppressed the fleeting thought in his heart.

  "How is it?" Night Sky saw Qian Yan motionless for half a day and finally couldn't help but speak up.

  Qian Yan didn't speak, staring at the uneven marks on the wall in deep thought. Logically speaking, this should be a mechanism, but now it doesn't move at all, and it's clear that someone has tampered with it. However, he couldn't find any clues, having carefully examined the entire Buddha hall, and there was no second mechanism to be found. It seemed that the person who had done this not only mastered the art of mechanisms but also surpassed him in many ways. The name Rong Jing appeared in his mind, thinking that if that person were indeed skilled in mechanisms, it wouldn't be surprising given their reputation as a top talent. But if it was really that person who had tampered with and hidden the golden statue... As soon as this thought emerged, he quickly suppressed it. There were some things that weren't for him to think about, let alone know about.

  "Qian Menzhu, is there a flower on that roof? Are you staring at it all the time?" Ye Tianyu also spoke up.

  Qian Yan woke up with a start, suppressing the feeling of shock in his heart. He was about to fly down when he thought for a moment and pressed two places on the uneven surface again. This time, it was exactly where Rong Jing and Yun Shallow Moon were hitting, and the faint marks disappeared. Only then did he speak to Ye Tian, "I may have taken the wrong direction, this is not a mechanism."

  "Is there another mechanism up there?" Night Sky furrowed his brow.

  Qian Yan shook his head, "I didn't find anything."

  "I told you, those twelve Buddha statues might not be placed here." Ye Tian Yu looked at Ye Tian Qing, "Crown Prince, brother, take a look, does this look like a place where Buddha statues were placed? It's just an empty Buddhist hall. Perhaps when the ancestors first built it, they had the heart to cast golden statues, but there was no gold available, so they only built this hall."

  "Impossible!" Ye Tian shook his head and said to Qian Yan, "You check again carefully."

  "Yes!" Qian Yan also wanted to investigate. How did that person do it, his body moved inch by inch on the roof. Carefully checking every place, after checking the entire roof, he confirmed that there were no more mechanisms on the roof, and flew down to Ye Tian, shaking his head, "Return to the prince's mansion, there are no more mechanisms!"

  "How is it possible?" Ye Tianqing still didn't believe it, "Check again carefully!"

  Qian Yan suddenly gave up the idea of investigating further, and bowed respectfully to Ye Tian, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I'm afraid my knowledge is too shallow. In my opinion, even if we check again a hundred times, there will be no mechanism. If Your Highness doesn't trust me, you can ask another expert."

  The night sky frowns with knitted brows.

  "The Crown Prince's elder brother, Qian Men's master in the aspect of organ techniques, he acknowledges as number one, no one dares to acknowledge second. If he says there isn't, then naturally there isn't." Ye Tian Yu said.

  "The wise and capable are many, I dare not be the first!" Qian Yan said immediately with trepidation.

  "Qian Menzhu, don't be modest anymore, even the Emperor praises you." Ye Tianyu glanced at Qian Yan's forehead and said to Ye Tianqing: "If the Crown Prince is still looking for someone, I'm not here to accompany you. I'll go see Yue Meimei, Yue Meimei has suffered a great calamity this time, I'm afraid she's scared silly."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Tian turned around and walked out of the underground Buddhist hall.

  "Master, don't you think that the twelve golden statues Fourth Brother mentioned are not here either?" Ye Tian asked Ling Yin Master.

  "Amitabha! I also dare not confirm, after all, the strange people and craftsmen who built this Buddhist hall have been gone for a long time. Later, this Buddhist hall was sealed off, whether the Buddha statue is really not here or someone has opened it and moved the golden statue, there is no way to verify. After all, more than 100 years have passed." said Master Lingyin.

  "The master is right. Since that's the case, let's investigate this matter later! First, let's go out and take a look at Jing Shizi and Yue Meimei's situation. Master, you understand medical skills, can help them diagnose and treat, see if they are seriously injured?" Ye Tian nodded.

  "Alright!" Master Lingyin nodded.

  Yitian gently swept his sleeve and bowed to Master Lingyin, "Master, please!"

  "Your Highness, the Crown Prince!" The Master of Lingyin also bowed and, after speaking, lifted his feet and walked out.

  Ye Tian glanced around the empty Buddha hall again, except for the messy footprints on the ground, there was nothing else. He also stepped out and walked away. After exiting the underground Buddha hall, he ordered the guards waiting outside: "Seal off this place, from today on, no one is allowed to enter. Wait until I report to His Majesty and then thoroughly investigate the loss of the Buddha statue. Listen for His Majesty's verdict."

  "Yes!" The man immediately bowed his head, waved his hand, and a hundred hidden guards appeared, instantly blocking the entrance.

  Lingyin Master glanced at the hundred hidden guards, seemingly let out a sigh, and headed towards the North Mountain Villa.

  Ye Tian followed Master Ling Yin naturally, and the direction was also Beishan's separate courtyard. Especially when there was something he needed to confirm, he walked two steps and ordered his attendant: "Immediately gallop to the Imperial Hospital in the capital to ask for two female doctors to come to Lingtai Temple to diagnose Miss Shallow Moon."

  "Yes!" The man immediately responded and turned away.

  Lingyin Master stopped in his tracks, looking at Yè Tiān Qīng with a puzzled expression. "Your Highness, why must you go to such trouble? With me here, I am also skilled in medicine and can examine both Jing Shìzi and Qiū Yuè Miss together."

  "Originally, I and the master thought alike. But then I remembered that the master is a monk after all, and it's not unreasonable to have him diagnose and treat Jing Shizi. However, Yueliang is a woman, and there are many inconveniences. Especially since she is the legitimate daughter of the Yun King's manor, her status is special." Ye Tianqing said: "It would be more suitable to invite a female doctor from the Imperial Hospital instead, besides, the Imperial Hospital has a female chief physician."

  "The prince's words are indeed correct, I am foolish and dull." Master Lingyin said no more and continued walking forward.

  At night, Tian Qing thought of something and turned to Qian Yan who was about to leave: "Master Qian, please stay at Lingtai Temple for the time being! After I report this matter to His Majesty, he may have some instructions. Master Qian is well-versed in this technique and can assist in the investigation."

  "Yes!" Qian Yan bowed his head.

  "Someone, bring Master Qian to the backyard of this temple and have him stay for a while. Take good care of Master Qian." Night Sky instructed.

  "Yes, Your Highness." Someone responded and walked over, saying coldly to Qian Yan, "Master Qian is summoned!"

  Qian Yan nodded, "Thanks!"

  The man stopped speaking and led the way to the southern courtyard where Ye Tian was staying.

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