No matter what the young master said, his carriage had actually been occupied by Wei Tingyu for a long time, and he could be considered half the owner.
Because the area had been cleared, there was only one guard every few meters along the way.
When we arrived at the tall archway outside the temple hall, the abbot in charge of the place was waiting with two monks.
The young master walked up without panting, which showed that he was not the weak type. His strong and powerful arms were genuine. However, his clothes were loose and he smelled of alcohol. His hair was messy and he stood in a shabby manner, which made people frown.
It’s not that the monks in Guanyin Temple didn’t recognize the young master. The mask was so recognizable. Of course, as long as he wore the mask, everyone around him had to wear a mask as well. If he exchanged identities with someone of similar build, perhaps few people would be able to recognize him.
As for the fact that the young master always wears a mask, that's a joke. It's up to him whether to wear it or not.
"Amitabha. I wonder what brings you here, young master?"
The young master looked around as if he had never seen the world before, at the sky, the ground, the trees, the archways, and the majestic palaces not far away. He didn't even look at the monks, and he didn't respond to questions at all. It was really infuriating.
Wei Tingyu knocked on the carriage, and a guard immediately approached and handed out a token.
Seeing the token, the young master raised his eyebrows hidden under the mask. Was Wei Tingyu abusing public property for personal gain, or was he really on official business? If it was official business, there was no reason why he didn't know about it. Well, he really might not know. Although he was not a lazy person, compared with Wei Tingyu, he was indeed a lazy person.
Wei Tingyu couldn't stop coughing, but he forced himself to suppress it. "Kaiping Wei is investigating the case. Search the entire mountain and don't let go of any suspicious places. During this period, outsiders are not allowed to enter and monks are not allowed to leave."
Kaiping Guard was an independent guard post with a reorganized force of more than 5,000 people. It was a shining knife in the emperor's hand. However, no matter whether it was the young master or Wei Tingyu, they were both nominally in the Supervisory Office, which was known as the place where playboys and trash were concentrated. Most of the people there were indeed playboys who lived a life of idleness and waiting to die, but there were also a small number like Wei Tingyu who just wanted to cover up their identities. These people were the hidden knife in the emperor's hand.
When necessary, the Inspector General could act in the name of Kaiping Guard and could also dispatch people from Kaiping Guard.
The token in Wei Tingyu's hand seemed to represent the commander of Kaiping Guard. In fact, if the commander of Kaiping Guard saw it, he would obey the orders completely.
The monks in the temple were also terrified, but since it was the Kaiping Guards who took action, it meant that they could not stop it at all.
During this action, the young master discovered that there were only a few of his people left. Before, Wei Tingyu said he wanted to replace some people, but he was too lazy to ask and let Wei Tingyu do whatever he wanted. As a result, so many people were replaced. Because they were all wearing masks, he didn't notice it at all. If Wei Tingyu wanted to trick him, wouldn't he have to wait for death
The young master cursed fiercely in his heart. Wei Tingyu owed him money again. Wait, if he could catch him in the future, he would get the money back with interest.
The abbot and the two monks were sent away and told to do what they were supposed to do and there was no need to keep them here.
In the carriage, Wei Tingyu's suppressed cough could be heard from time to time.
The young master sighed when he heard this, walked over, pushed open the window, half squatted down, and looked at Wei Tingyu's increasingly pale face. "I say, Master Wei, you're almost dead, why are you still working so hard? Isn't it better to do something you want to do and wait for death quickly? Why do you have to work so hard?"
Wei Tingyu raised his eyelids and glanced at him without saying anything.
His body had actually been deteriorating before he was injured and broke his leg. When was it before? It was almost as if he had just faked his death and escaped from Xuan'er, and his grandfather had just died, but it was not obvious at that time. It was not until more than a year ago that he could no longer stand up, and the speed of his body's deterioration accelerated. In order to save Wei Jincheng, his so-called father asked for him to be named the prince, and then went to the emperor and sent him to the Supervisory Department. Later, he vaguely realized the role of the Supervisory Department, and he took the initiative to find the emperor. He was willing to become a knife in the emperor's hand in the next limited life, just in exchange for a small promise.
According to his plan, before he died, he would destroy the entire Pingyang Marquis Mansion, and all the properties of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion would be left to Xiaocao. He was the eldest son of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, and those things should have belonged to him, and it was only natural for him to leave them to his wife. As for even if they belonged to him, they would belong to the Wei clan after his death. Sorry, I didn't think about what the Wei clan had to do with him at all.
It is not easy for a single woman to survive, let alone with such a huge fortune. She hopes that the emperor can protect her from worries. This is a very simple thing for the emperor, he just needs to open his mouth.
It's just that Xiaocao has returned to the Wenren family now, and there are some changes. Wei Tingyu's original plan has not changed, and he wants to give Xiaocao an extra guarantee. Do what you want to do? He is doing what he wants to do.
There are not many people that Wei Tingyu cares about in his heart, and Xiaocao is undoubtedly the most important one. After all, even his mother never spent a few days with him. Even though she now lives in a Buddhist temple, eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddha all day long, when she was young, she did a lot of crazy things for the man who didn't like her and took advantage of her.
The few years that Xiaocao accompanied him could be said to be the most critical years in his growth process. If he was not careful, he would have gone astray. He knew that the first impression he left in Xiaocao's heart was a good one. However, only Wei Tingyu himself knew that his heart at that time was not so good. It was just a disguise at first, but day after day, his heart really changed for her and became the way she liked. In fact, he knew that even if she found out that there was darkness in his heart, she would not abandon him. She was soft-hearted and she valued feelings. It would be fine if she didn't take him to heart, but once she took him to heart, she would do her best to guide him in a good direction, and at the same time, she would be infinitely tolerant.
She was the girl who invisibly guided his growth, the girl he held in his hands, and the girl he gradually regarded as his own woman... The bond between them was never just admiration and affection.
The young master knocked on the window and said, "Young master, Wei Tingyu, are you distracted again?"
Wei Tingyu looked at him and said, "Don't call me by my first name."
"You've always called me that before, but now you want to show off to me? Wei..."
"Young Master, try to scream again? Believe it or not, I can ask the princess to put you in solitary confinement for a year or so."
Young Master: “…” Then he forced a fake smile. Because of the mask, the position of his lips looked a little weird. “Xin, who are you, Prince Wei? A powerful man.”
Having achieved his goal, Wei Tingyu ignored the young master again.
Why did Wei Tingyu ask the young master to change his words? The two words "Tingyu" were "taboo" to Xuan'er, for fear that she would make some associations based on these two words. You know, some things, if you dig a little deeper, will reveal flaws, and then the things he wanted to hide would not be able to be concealed at all. Although the mountain has been blocked now, Xuan'er can't come up at all, but since he saw Xuan'er at Wenrenjia, he occasionally felt some inexplicable strangeness in his heart, as if things would not develop as he expected, so he also eliminated all possibilities.
When the young master wanted to beat someone up, he would do it just like any other time, no matter who the person was, without any hesitation. If he wasn't afraid that Wei Tingyu would be killed with one punch of his,
The young master was very angry and arrested the person who was standing by the window to receive the token. This person was actually Wei Tingyu's man. He knew him very well. His name seemed to be Wen Xin. He was someone the young master liked very much. He was good at martial arts, but he was not like the people around him who would give in to him every time they fought. Although he always lost in the end when fighting with Wen Xin, he felt very happy.
The first time is unfamiliar, the second time is familiar. When the young master came over angrily, Wen Xin knew what he was going to do. Naturally, he followed the instructions of the prince and accepted the challenge without being polite.
The young master was clearly being beaten and howling, but he just refused to stop. In the end, he couldn't get up anymore, so he gave up, avoiding Wen Xin's punch on his face. If it had been through the mask, the mask might have been deformed, and his face would have been deformed as well. After a long time, the young master finally got up from the ground. He was obviously grimacing in pain, but he felt pretty good.
It's really unbearable to watch.
In an important Buddhist place, even when searching, one cannot act recklessly. Anything should be put back to where it was taken from, and be handled with care. In some places, one can only move one's eyes but not one's hands. Not only is the efficiency slow, but sometimes clues will be missed. Therefore, the entire mountain was basically searched, and nothing suspicious was found.
It was past lunch time, but Wei Tingyu didn't look anxious at all. He had already come out of the carriage, and at the same time, he had a mask on his face. The difference was that his lips and chin were left exposed, which looked more beautiful than the young master's mask. After coming out, he gave a few instructions to his subordinates, and the man took the order and left.
"I've given you this mask quite some time ago, but you haven't used it before, have you? You must have been possessed by a ghost today, and you're acting very abnormally." The young master looked Wei Tingyu up and down from head to toe and from toe to head several times.
Wei Tingyu ignored him and ate the vegetarian food brought by the monk slowly.
To help digest the food, Wei Tingyu took another half-hour nap, then let Wen Xin push him around, starting from the main hall. Before checking, Wei Tingyu lit a stick of incense.
Wei Tingyu seemed to be just "strolling around". He only took a cursory glance at many places, then left and moved on to the next place.
The young master also followed behind, and they went around several places like this. No matter how you looked at it, Wei Tingyu didn't seem to be checking.
The young master was obviously impatient, "Wei Ting... Master, what exactly do you want to search for? Does this look like you're searching for something?"
Wei Tingyu stopped under an ancient tree behind the main hall. This location was close to the edge of the mountain and there was basically no obstruction from any plants. It was a good place for viewing the scenery. Almost every hall of the majestic imperial palace could be seen.
It was unknown how long it took, but when the young master almost wanted to walk away, he spoke slowly, "Just wait, someone will deliver the things to us."
The young master didn't like this mysterious look. If Wei Tingyu hadn't come here under his name, Wei Tingyu would not have allowed him to leave. He would have slipped away long ago, wasting most of his time.
Wei Tingyu sat there for about two quarters of an hour, and then let Wen Xin push him around. You might say he was not looking for something, but he was indeed looking around. To say he was looking for something, it seemed too careless.
Another half hour passed, and a subordinate came over quickly, "Master, there is movement. Prince Dun accompanied Princess Dun to Guanyin Temple, but when they heard that Master Wenren's family was in Guanyin Temple, Princess Dun went straight there."
Wei Tingyu lowered his eyelids, a stern look flashed in his eyes, "Where is Prince Dun now?"
"Here we go."
"Young Master, go meet Prince Dun and just deal with him casually."
"So, the things you searched for are related to Prince Dun? Master Wei, if you don't tell me anything but want to order me to do things, then you'd better forget it." The young master exuded an air of irritability from head to toe.
Wei Tingyu was not affected at all and just hummed indifferently.
"What are you saying 'hmm' about? What does 'hmm' mean?" The young master said, and then suddenly reacted.
—What you searched for, is it related to Prince Dun
-Um.
"You short-lived ghost, you deserve to die soon." He kicked the wooden wheelchair hard and turned around with murderous intent. Damn it, he couldn't help but attack Wei Tingyu, that bastard, but couldn't he attack Prince Dun
Wen Xin was holding the wooden wheelchair, so it was steady and didn't move at all.
When only my own people were left around, I asked, "I heard that people haven't returned yet?"
"Yes. I heard that Madam Wenren came here to fulfill a vow, and she will not leave until she has finished worshipping all the Guanyin temples. Because we have blocked this mountain, Madam Wenren and her companions stayed in the temple, and it seems that they will not leave until they have finished their business."
"Have you seen the lady?" Wei Tingyu asked.
"Yes, I took a look from a distance."
Wei Tingyu took a deep breath and looked up at the sky. The sky was clear and beautiful with white clouds. He grabbed the wooden wheelchair with his hands, but because he used too much force, his fingers turned white and the blue veins on the back of his hands became more and more obvious.
Be it Wen Xin or the other person, they all felt sorry to see him like this, but they couldn't say anything to persuade him. God was really unfair to the prince.
Wei Tingyu couldn't suppress his cough again. He once again rejected the medicine that Wen Xin handed over to him. He thought it was useless and there was no point in taking it.