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Chapter 747 Daoming Seeks Death

The fire that burned down the Snake Spirit's main altar began to burn fiercely after everyone evacuated Dayang Mountain.

The fire burned for three days. The thick smoke wafting out of the snake cave shocked the guarding soldiers for a long time. Finally, they stayed outside and waited for the final outcome inside.

There are many reasons to burn this place down, the most important of which is to completely destroy all traces.

Even if the escape route of Long Feng and others was discovered, it would not be before the Liuzhou case was over.

Li Cunxi didn't want to cause trouble for himself at this time.

Li Cunxi stayed in the Liuzhou Governor's Mansion for five or six days. He calculated that the 600-mile express train to Luoyang should have reached the destination, so he prepared to leave this barren land of Liuzhou.

Wen Kai could not persuade him any more, so he had to escort him all the way to the gate of Maping County.

"Sir Wen, just send it here, that's all. Now go back."

Li Cunxi turned back and tried to persuade him just before getting on the carriage.

Wen Kai clasped his fists and said, "Although I have been in the government for a long time, there are many corrupt officials in this dynasty. Therefore, I do not want to have close ties with the high officials in the court."

"It wasn't until I'd been in Liuzhou for many years and heard the great reputation of His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin that I realized there are always people better than you!"

"After a lifetime of hard work, I finally met a wise master!"

Li Cunxi smiled and patted Wen Kai's shoulders again and again.

"I believe that Governor Wen will have the opportunity to serve in the Council of State sooner or later. Before that, no matter what position you hold, Governor Wen must always put the people first."

"Keep this in mind!"

In the past, there was always a sense of hypocrisy in Li Cunxi's treatment of other officials.

But this time, facing Wen Kai, it was truly from the heart.

Liuzhou was an extremely poor place. Officials in the court who had powerful families were unwilling to come here. Even if there was no one in the court, they would be extremely reluctant to come to Liuzhou when they heard about it.

Only Wen Kai, even though he came to Liuzhou because no one in the court took care of him, did not give up on himself. Instead, he tried his best to develop the economy of Liuzhou.

Counting the time, Wen Kai has been in Liuzhou for four years.

In four years, Wen Kai managed Liuzhou in an orderly manner. Although it was still poor, it was very different from before.

Wen Kai demonstrated abilities far beyond his original work during his tenure, which was what Li Cunxi most wanted to see.

"Your Highness, Prince Qin, please rest assured. No matter where you are, you will never forget that I was once a farmer."

"it is good."

Li Cunxi got on the carriage with the help of Ma Rong and never looked back.

Under the scorching sun, two carriages began their journey back to Beijing under the protection of the Qianniu Guards cavalry.

At Qingyang Inn, Wu Xiang looked at his old brothers, remained silent for a long time, and then raised his eyelids.

"Brothers, I am your new leader now. Please help me sell all the valuable things. We will go to Yangzhou now."

There are more than a dozen similar scenes happening in various counties of Liuzhou.

These people are all members of the old Snake Spirit. This time they are going to Yangzhou to meet up with Jin Mulan, and then the Snake Spirit and the Iron Hand Group will merge into one.

According to Li Cunxi, the two forces will merge after gathering together.

The two leaders after the merger were Jin Mulan and Long Feng. As for the names, Li Cunxi had not thought of them yet, so he let the two of them come up with their own ideas.

Luoyang, the capital of the gods.

Wu Zetian revisited her hometown.

Huaiyi's burned residence has been demolished.

But the dead can’t come back, and Huaiyi hasn’t come back either.

The people who kidnapped Huaiyi didn't even bother to negotiate terms with them, as if their only purpose was to kill Huaiyi to vent their anger.

but……

The spies sent out have not found Huaiyi's body until now.

Wu Zetian didn't know whether this person was dead or alive.

"Your Majesty, you seem to be in a bad mood."

The abbot stroked his beard and followed behind Wu Zetian.

"Yes, I am indeed not in a good mood, Master Abbot."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I failed to protect that monk, and it hurt Your Majesty."

"I don't blame the Master Abbot. I forced Huaiyi here, and I never asked the Master Abbot to protect him."

Wu Zetian looked at the old site, and a memory flashed through her mind.

That was several years ago. She wanted to have frequent affairs with the lecherous monk Huaiyi, so in order to hide her tracks, she sent Huaiyi to Hanguang Temple.

The abbot at that time was highly respected. In order to prevent such a quiet and holy place as Hanguang Temple from being desecrated by the lewd monk, he repeatedly opposed it and even did not hesitate to contradict the emperor in public.

Finally, the emperor gave the abbot two choices.

One was to demolish the Hanguang Temple, and the other was to let Huaiyi enter the temple.

For the sake of Hanguang Temple, the abbot had to swallow his dissatisfaction and let Huaiyi enter the temple.

Now that I think about it, the person who was happiest about Huaiyi being kidnapped was undoubtedly the abbot himself.

"Since you're going to demolish this yard, why not demolish this small area as well?"

"Tear down all those broken walls and make room for this place."

"In the future, maybe I can even grow some vegetables or something."

Wu Zetian sighed and decided to erase this memory.

Her story with Huaiyi probably comes to an end here.

"Your Majesty, I understand."

The abbot clasped his hands together.

"Amitabha."

"Your Majesty, I have a question."

Wu Zetian stopped, she knew what the old monk was going to ask.

But she wasn't going to stop him.

As long as this question is asked, the old monk will die.

Just think of it as being buried with Huaiyi.

The abbot seemed to already know what was going to happen next, but even so, he was not afraid at all.

"My name is Daoming. Master, I hope that everything I see will be bright."

"However, even if I persist in what I want, I still encounter some things in these decades that I cannot change no matter how hard I try to stop them."

"First, the criminals in the underground prison; second, the lecherous monk in the backyard."

The old monk showed no fear and mentioned two things that were difficult for Wu Zetian to accept at the same time.

"Ten years ago, Your Majesty sent a criminal here and asked me to imprison him. I disagreed. Your Majesty said, 'All under heaven belongs to the king. It is an honor for me to imprison a mere criminal here.'"

"Four years ago, the lecherous monk was sent here by His Majesty, who ordered me to take good care of him. Otherwise, all the monks in the temple would be killed without a burial place."

Wu Zetian slowly turned her head, and half of her body also turned.

Her eyes were fierce, like a ferocious beast.

Witnessing this cruel gaze, the abbot remained the same as before.

"I, a poor monk, cultivate Buddhism with the sole hope of having a clear mind and a pure heart."

“Although the platform was once disrupted and the heart of seeking Buddha was tarnished, it has now returned to its former state and is very different from before.”

Wu Zetian has raised her hand.

"If you don't ask your question now, you won't have to ask it again."

Chen Shi had already come behind the abbot and placed his hand on the hilt of the sword.

Having followed the emperor for so long, he knew what he should do just by looking at him.

Next, he would just wait for the order and make this Dao Mingren's head fall off.