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Chapter 372: The Night of the Full Moon Arrives
Chapter 372: The Night of the Full Moon Arrives
"You mentioned that Gongsun Danang has connections with the court. If that's the case, isn't it reasonable for her to obtain a few extra sashes?" Su Shaoying asked.
"Reasonable, very reasonable, extremely reasonable," Lu Xiaofeng said dumbly. "Then how am I supposed to get in?"
Su Shaoying pointed to the sash in Lu Xiaofeng's hand. "Don't you still have one here?"
Lu Xiaofeng was speechless. "But then, what about Monk Mudan?"
Su Shaoying smiled mischievously. "Isn't Monk Mudan your good friend? I'm sure he'll understand you."
Understand what?!
Out of the six sashes, it was understandable that Lu Xiaofeng gave one each to the Honest Monk and Su Shaoying. But the fact that he gave one to Tang Tianzong and Sima Ziyi without leaving one for himself really rubbed him the wrong way.
The friendship between Monk Mudan and Lu Xiaofeng was about to reach its end.
With this on his mind, Lu Xiaofeng found that the braised fish fins he was eating had lost their flavor.
Lu Xiaofeng smiled bitterly. "Looks like I might not be able to go after all."
"Then what do you plan to do?" Su Shaoying asked with a smile.
"Of course, I'll take back the one that was stolen from me!" Lu Xiaofeng's eyes sparkled with determination.
"Can you find Sikong Zodiac?" Su Shaoying asked.
"I'll find him even if it's impossible!" Lu Xiaofeng declared as he stood up and left. At the door, he met the Honest Monk and gave him the last sash, asking him to pass it on to Monk Mudan.
"Amituofo!" The Honest Monk sighed and shook his head. "Lu Xiaofeng is truly a clever man."
"Why?" asked Su Shaoying.
"Because only a clever person would not bring trouble upon himself," the Honest Monk said. "Meddling in other people's business will only bring trouble. If you don't go to Purple Forbidden Peak to watch the final battle, you won't have any troubles."
Su Shaoying raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Master, do you think there will be trouble to meddle in tonight?"
The Honest Monk shook his head. "I don't know."
"Although Master doesn't know the specifics, you must realize that it has something to do with the court and the royal family," Su Shaoying said.
The Honest Monk shook his head again as he walked away. "This kind of trouble is a real headache. Without a few extra heads, it's best not to get involved. My head is not big, and I only have one head, so I won't meddle or have any troubles."
...
After the Honest Monk left, his parting words served as a reminder to Su Shaoying.
As Su Shaoying returned to Yiqing Yard and prepared to head to the palace with Ouyang Qing, she asked, "So he deliberately led Zhang Yingfeng away?"
Su Shaoying thought for a moment and nodded. "What you said makes sense. Elder Brother's departure was most likely orchestrated by the Honest Monk."
"But he took a sash and plans to watch the duel between Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue," Ouyang Qing said.
"It just goes to show that the Honest Monk also loves to watch the excitement," Su Shaoying said.
"Do you think we're here a bit early?" Ouyang Qing asked.
Su Shaoying and Ouyang Qing had arrived outside the Donghua Gate. There were guards stationed at the gate, and if it were anyone else, they would have been interrogated about their business.
However, the unique Persian sashes tied around their waists shimmered with an iridescent glow in the sunset. These sashes were impossible to replicate, especially since only two days had passed since Wei Ziyun's decision.
This caused all the guards to ignore them.
Nevertheless, the heavy security of guards every five steps and sentry posts every ten steps still made Ouyang Qing, who had never been to the palace before, feel apprehensive.
As the two of them passed through the Donghua Gate, then the Xiehe Gate, and finally reached the Yu Dai Bridge outside the Taihe Gate, the person who greeted them and spoke was none other than Yin Xan.
"If even someone as capable as Third Uncle Yin would have to resort to farming, then there would barely be any true martial artists left in this world." Su Shaoying replied with a smile.
Yin Xan laughed heartily, his eyes drifting to Ouyang Qing with a hint of confusion.
Wei Ziyun had only given Lu Xiaofeng six sashes, so it made sense for him to give one to Su Shaoying. But what about the woman beside him?
Did Lu Xiaofeng really not get any for himself?
Su Shaoying's honeyed words left Yin Xan with no choice but to keep his curiosity to himself.
It was clear that the woman standing beside Su Shaoying was his, and asking about her would only cause offense. Perhaps Lu Xiaofeng couldn't resist Su Shaoying's silver tongue and decided it was better to avoid offending anyone in the martial world, so he gave him two sashes instead, letting him deal with the consequences?
Convinced that he had figured out the truth, Yin Xan said, "You're a bit early. There are still a few high-ranking officials and princes who haven't left the palace yet, and the Emperor hasn't retired for the night either. You'll have to wait a while before you can enter."
Su Shaoying looked around. "Are we the first ones here?"
"Not necessarily," Yin Xan replied. "I'm waiting here, while Tu Erge and Ding Sidie are keeping watch outside the left and right wings respectively. There might be others coming from those directions too."
"What about Commander Wei?" Su Shaoying asked.
"He's escorting the Emperor back to the rear palace," Yin Xan answered.
"Looks like Commander Wei doesn't want to miss tonight's battle either," Su Shaoying commented.
"Anyone who practices the sword would not want to miss this," Yin Xan said with a smile. "Myself and Commander Wei included, of course."
As they spoke, the Honest Monk strolled leisurely through the Xihe Gate and joined the group.
Yin Xan was not surprised. As one of the Four Divine Monks of the Buddhist sect, the Honest Monk was certainly qualified to receive a sash from Lu Xiaofeng.
After exchanging greetings and a few words with the Honest Monk, a guard hurried out and whispered something to Yin Xan. Yin Xan then asked everyone to wait there for a moment before rushing off.
The Honest Monk sighed. "It seems you really love watching the excitement."
"What do you mean?" Su Shaoying asked.
"Not only did you come to watch the show, but you even brought Ouyang along," the Honest Monk said.
"Since I knew there would be a spectacle, it would be selfish of me to enjoy it alone. Of course, I had to bring my sweetheart along!" Su Shaoying said, wrapping his arm around Ouyang Qing. "Aren't you envious, Master?"
"Not at all," the Honest Monk replied. "As long as I have enough to eat, I'm content."
Without another glance at Ouyang Qing, the Honest Monk sat down under the Yu Dai Bridge and took out a steamed bun from his sleeve.
"The Honest Monk is not so honest after all," Su Shaoying said to Ouyang Qing.
Ouyang Qing blinked and smiled. "Why do you say that?"
"He claims to be content as long as he's full, but did he come here tonight to aid his digestion?" Su Shaoying teased.
Ouyang Qing giggled softly.
The Honest Monk rubbed his bald head. "Amitabha. Those who approach the scarlet will be stained red, and those who approach the ink will be smeared black. Little Daoist, you've been spending too much time with Lu Xiaofeng, and it's starting to rub off on you."
(End of Chapter)
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