"What the hell are you talking about?!" Emperor Cheng could no longer control his anger and shouted, "This is the National Temple! What could possibly happen to the Crown Prince? Explain it to me!"
Duanmu Ruifeng was frightened by Emperor Cheng's roar.
Duanmu Yankang sobbed and said with his cautious courage: "Brother Crown Prince listened to the legend about the National Temple and took us to find the mysterious palace. Then, he... disappeared... Damn you, my sons—" Duanmu Yankang and Duanmu Ruifeng immediately bowed down and cried together.
Emperor Cheng was still confused by what he heard, and the Right Prime Minister and General Yuchi also had no idea what was going on.
"What mysterious palace? Huh?! Explain it clearly!" Emperor Cheng was so anxious that he knocked on the table. How could he not be anxious? What disappeared was not only the future successor of the Qian Dynasty, but also his son!
"Yes! Please explain it clearly!" Old General Yuchi was also anxious. The queen was his daughter and the prince was his grandson!
Duanmu Yankang wiped his tears, "Legend has it that there is a forbidden area in the National Temple. There is a mysterious palace there, and no one who enters can come out. The Crown Prince was curious, so he took us to look for it, and... we really found it..." Duanmu Yankang burst into tears again, "Then, the Crown Prince climbed over the wall and wanted to go in. We called him, but at that time, the Crown Prince did stop, as if he had no intention of going in. But, but suddenly a strong wind came from somewhere, and the sky was dark, with flying sand and rocks. We couldn't see anything clearly, and when the wind stopped... the Crown Prince disappeared..." Duanmu Yankang finished speaking in one breath, hanging his head and crying as if he was going to die, "Father... we deserve to die... deserve to die..." Duanmu Yankang choked and cried, they lost the crown prince, and they were afraid that they would be spared the death penalty, but not the living punishment!
After hearing this, Emperor Cheng felt dizzy, his heart started beating rapidly, and his body began to sway.
Upon seeing this, the right prime minister hurriedly supported Emperor Cheng.
General Yuchi was also completely stunned. What on earth was going on? !
Emperor Cheng had a splitting headache and uttered three words with pale lips: "Spread it, spread it to the Nine Gates..."
General Yuchi came back to his senses after hearing the three words "Emperor Cheng": "I will go to the abbot's room and call Yao Guang!" General Yuchi left quickly. He was the fastest of the three people here.
Lin Jingzhi helped Emperor Cheng to sit down, and sighed softly when he saw Duanmu Yankang and his brother, who were still kneeling on the ground and didn't dare to get up and cry. How could they come to the National Temple and cause such a big disaster
However, this was the first time he had heard of a forbidden area in the national temple. How could there be a mysterious palace
Yao Guang and Fat Buddha were talking to the abbot, Master Juexing, in the abbot's meditation room. Fat Buddha hadn't been back to the temple for more than half a year. He was the abbot's disciple. It was Master Juexing who recommended Fat Buddha to Yao Guang, and Fat Buddha joined the Nine Gates. Of course, for Fat Buddha, being like the Nine Gates was a place for him to practice and cultivate the Dharma, which was of great benefit to him.
"Master Yao Guang, after hearing what you said, I also want to meet the great god Lian and open my eyes." Master Juexing spoke in a naughty way, like an old naughty boy.
The Fat Buddha laughed: "Master, the Great God Lian said that she is not suitable for Laiguo Temple."
“Oh? The temple can accommodate all living beings, so why can’t it accommodate this great god?” Master Awakening expressed confusion.
The fat Buddha laughed even more happily: "Isn't this a great god? There is a saying that a small temple cannot accommodate a great god. Great God Lian said that when she comes, all the golden Buddhas in the temple will have to kneel down, which will alarm heaven and earth, which is not good."
"Oh - such a great god!" The awakened master opened his eyes wide with surprise, but there was a smile in his eyes, and it was obvious that he did not completely believe what the fat Buddha said.
"Master, you will know when you see it. Youyou, you have brought a lot of treasures and also gave Fat Buddha a magic weapon. It's very powerful!" Yao Guang said with great joy. If there is a treasure, he must take it out to show it off.
"Oh?" Master Awakening looked at the Fat Buddha, "It is a magic weapon. Take it out and let me take a look."
The Fat Buddha was more humble than Yao Guang at this time: "It's not a good treasure, it's just a pot." Although he said it was nothing, he still showed the pot that Lian Youyou gave him. At this time, the black pot was about the size of a bowl, and it was shiny black.
Master Juexing looked left and right, and it still looked like their monks' stone bowls. He was puzzled: "How can it look like a pot?"
Fat Buddha saw that his master was suspicious, so he shouted to the bowl in his hand, "Big!"
Immediately! The stone bowl instantly turned into a black pot, and Master Awakening was stunned again! This time, he was really shocked, and he really believed what Fat Buddha said. Lian Youyou must be a god, otherwise, he would not be able to get such a satisfying artifact!
After Fat Buddha finished showing off, Yao Guang also felt like showing off his own wine jug: "I have another one here..." Just as he was about to show it off, General Yuchi suddenly rushed in: "Yao Guang! Quick! The prince is missing! You have to find him!"
The anxious old general Yuchi pulled Yao Guang away.
Both the Fat Buddha and the Awakened Abbot were confused. What happened
"Wait, wait!" Yao Guang grabbed the panicked old general and said in confusion, "Old general, even when the enemy was at the gates of the city, I didn't see you so panicked. What's wrong with you?"
"The prince is missing! The prince is missing--" old General Yuchi shouted anxiously.
Yao Guang remained calm: "General Yuchi, to be honest, the prince's disappearance is normal... Fu Mingrui is his good friend, you can ask Fu Mingrui to help you find him, you will definitely find him."
"This time it's different! Ouch!" General Yuchi scratched his head and stamped his feet anxiously, "It's said to be a forbidden area..."
When they heard the word "forbidden area", Master Awakening, Fat Buddha, and Yao Guang all looked tense.
"What a mysterious palace, no one can get out once you enter it!" General Yuchi grabbed Yao Guang anxiously, "Oh, I can't explain it clearly, so the emperor asked you to go to the nine gates!"
Yao Guang opened his eyes wide: "Could it be that the prince... went to that palace?" Yao Guang emphasized the word "that palace" deliberately.
General Yuchi noticed that Yao Guang seemed to know everything, and nodded immediately: "Yes! It's that palace! You! You know it!"
Immediately, Yao Guang's face turned pale.
"Ah—" Master Awakening sighed heavily, his face sank into a solemn gloom, "If it is that palace, I am afraid that even the Nine Gates will not be able to find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
"Why?!" General Yuchi asked subconsciously. When he saw Master Awakening, he suddenly realized that the abbot must be the one who knows the most about that forbidden area!
Fat Buddha clasped his hands together and looked at General Yuchi solemnly: "Because all the members of the previous nine gates also disappeared in that palace and never came out again..."
After the Fat Buddha finished speaking, General Yuchi stood there in shock, dumbfounded! (To be continued)