The little novice monk looked at the seat where Mojieku was sitting, scratched his bare little head, and said: "Senior brother is obviously here. The last time I delivered something, he was sitting here."
The responsible monk asked: "When was the last time?"
The little novice was playing with glass beads. Thinking about it carefully, four days had passed.
"Four days ago..."
Ma Fang grabbed the little novice monk's clothes and asked, "Who has been here?"
The little novice was frightened. He thought about it carefully and said, "There was an incense seller sneaking around the door. I drove him away, then he came again, and then I drove him away again."
Ma Fang immediately thought that there was something wrong with the incense seller and asked the monk in charge: "Who is the incense seller?"
The responsible monk knew about Chaiyuguan and said: "He is the merchant who sells Ningshen incense to the abbot, and he comes from Nanliang."
Ma Fang asked: "When did you leave?"
Mojie disappeared, the merchant must have left.
The monk in charge shook his head and said, "You need to ask the order office to find out."
Ma Fang immediately left the dungeon and found the place where orders were placed with the monk in charge, only to learn that Chai Yuguan had been away for three days.
"No! Mojie has been kidnapped, why don't you hurry up and chase him!"
Ma Fang shouted angrily, turned around and ran back to the palace to report.
The monk in charge was confused. How could Mojie be kidnapped by the merchants of Nanliang when he was in the dungeon?
"Senior brother, what's going on?"
"I don't know either. The abbot is not here, and the two uncles are not here either. Who can make the decision?"
Usually, Zhaoti Temple is dominated by Kongji and Puxuan, and Hongzhi has the final say.
Now that they are not in the temple, they don't know what to do.
"Hurry up and inform the abbot!"
The monk immediately went to Jinsha Pass to report the news.
Ma Fang ran back to the palace and reported to Shi Le: "Your Majesty, Mojie was kidnapped by a Nanliang businessman!"
Shi Le looked startled and asked, "Abducted by Nanliang merchants? What happened?"
Ma Fang replied: "Four days ago, a group of Nanliang merchants came, and then Mojie disappeared. I think the group of businessmen sneaked into the temple and robbed Mojie."
Shi Le thought for a while and immediately said: "No, it's not a Nanliang businessman, it must be Long Chengen!"
"Send out the iron kite and be sure to catch up! If the eagle flies again to pass the book to Zhenguo Temple, be sure to intercept Long Cheng'en and Mojie, and don't let either of them go!"
There was no use in robbing Mojie in Nanliang. Only Long Chen would go to Zhaoti Temple to rob people, so Shi Le concluded that it was Long Chen who did it.
Ma Fang bowed and said, "Old slave, I obey!"
More than three hundred iron kites immediately pursued them eastward. A message from the Flying Eagle was sent, ordering Monk Deshan of Zhenguo Temple to intercept them.
....
Outside Jade Buddha Pass, escort Wang Bin was very proud and walked in front under the banner of Xinglong Escort Agency.
The old escort said: "When you return to the escort agency, the chief escort will definitely praise you. Your status will probably surpass that of senior brother."
Wang Bin smiled and said: "That's too much praise. Senior brother is actually a little better than me in some aspects."
When Chai Yuguan saw Jade Buddha Pass right in front of him, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
There was no movement in the carriage, and I didn't know what happened to Long Chen and Mojie.
Chai Yuguan didn't understand why Long Chen went all the way to Zhaoti Temple to steal a monk?
"Master, we are almost at the Jade Buddha Pass."
Zhe'er said beside the carriage.
Long Chen poked his head out and saw the Jade Buddha Pass right in front of him, and he felt relieved.
Things were done fairly secretly, and Xixia was a little slow to discover it.
“It’s good to be here!”
In the carriage, Mojie looked much better. He hadn't eaten much these days, but he finally ate.
"Master, the Jade Buddha has arrived."
Mojie nodded slightly, his face neither sad nor happy.
"Long Chengen, don't leave!"
Behind him, a group of Buddhist soldiers chased on horseback. The leader was an old monk in his 50s, wearing black clothes.
"No, leave quickly!"
Chai Yuguan secretly thought something was wrong, so he quickly clapped his horse and rushed forward.
Wang Bin and other bodyguards looked confused. They didn't understand why the monks from Zhenguo Temple were chasing them.
Long Chengen? What Long Chengen?
"Shopkeeper Chai, what is this..."
Chai Yuguan ignored it at all and rushed towards Jade Buddha Pass on horseback. Long Chen also got out of the carriage and drove the carriage forward.
Zhe'er even urged the spies from Xichang to hurry up.
Da da da...
The Buddhist soldiers in Zhenguo Temple are moving very fast. The Jade Buddha Pass is getting closer and closer, and the Buddhist soldiers are getting closer and closer...
The leader of the old monk shouted angrily: "Long Cheng'en, leave Mojie behind!"
Long Chen ignored him at all. The purpose of this trip was to save people, not to fight.
The monks and soldiers of Zhenguo Temple appeared, the war drums of Jade Buddha Pass were beating, and the Long family army immediately prepared for battle.
A group of cavalry rushed out of Jade Buddha Pass. Wu Jian put on armor to meet the convoy and shouted: "General, please enter the pass!"
Long Chen drove his carriage into Jade Buddha Pass, and Wu Jian led his troops to stop the Buddhist soldiers from Zhenguo Temple.
"Master Deshan, what are you doing? Do you want to start a war with me, Dazhou?"
Wu Jian held up a knife and sneered.
The old monk headed by him is Master Deshan, the abbot of Zhenguo Temple.
Seeing the carriage enter the Jade Buddha Pass, Monk Deshan sighed slightly, did not answer Wu Jian, and turned around to lead the Buddhist soldiers back to Zhenguo Temple.
"Abbott, are you going to let Mojie go like this?"
A short monk beside him said angrily.
This person is Tu Cheng, a disciple of Monk Deshan.
Monk Deshan shook his head slightly and said: "Long Chengen has entered the border, what else can we do? Should we start a war?"
If Long Chen is still in Xixia territory, Monk Deshan can besiege him, but Long Chen has already entered the border.
"The Dazhu Kingdom of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty secretly invaded Wuzhao Tiguo Temple to rob people. This is a war."
Tu Cheng looked back at Jade Buddha Pass with hatred.
Monk Deshan shook his head and said, "Did you see it?"
Tu Cheng was speechless.
Long Chen had disguised himself and never showed his true face to others. Facing Xixia's accusations, Long Chen could deny it.
This is also the reason why Long Chen just ran away without fighting back.
If he didn't worry about the diplomatic relations between the two countries, Long Chen would definitely have a fight with Deshan.
"Let's go to Xingqing City. The high priest of the Uz Kingdom should also arrive. Let's go to worship."
Monk Deshan did not go back to Zhenguo Temple, but went directly to Xingqing City.
"This old bald ass knows what's interesting."
Han Ziping sneered.
"If you don't know what's going on, hit me!"
Wu Jian sneered: "Let's go, it's been a long time since I saw General Long."
The Long Family Army withdrew its troops and entered Jade Buddha Pass, and Long Chen's carriage stopped at the Commander's Mansion.
Long Chen helped Mojie get out of the carriage, and Zheer helped him along with him.
Wu Jian hurried over and saw Mojie. He was surprised and said: "General, what are you..."
Long Chen said: "Arrange the best guest room for Master Mojie, and then cook porridge and noodles."
Wu Jian immediately prepared food and tea for Mojie to settle down.
After eating and Mojie went to sleep, Long Chen and Wu Jian entered the meeting hall of the Commander's Mansion, where all the generals of the Long Family Army came to pay their respects.
"The general will pay homage to Dazhu Kingdom."
See the general and the colonel together.
"Okay, don't be polite, we are all our own people."
Long Chen laughed and asked everyone to sit down.
"It's hard work guarding the border. I'm here to thank you all."
Tang Heizi smiled and said: "Your Excellency built Xifeng City here. We have everything to eat, drink and have fun. We don't have to work hard."
"It's hard work for me to brave the heavy snow to attack the barbarians. We all heard what Han Ziping said."
After Han Ziping and Ye Chang returned to Jade Buddha Pass, they discussed the battle in the barbarian grassland in detail. All the soldiers said that the battle was difficult to fight, especially in the snowstorm.
After meeting, Wu Jian arranged a banquet, and everyone had a great time.
Back in the room, Wu Jian asked: "Why did the young general go to Xixia?"
