Lin Ze wanted to continue asking, but he heard footsteps outside the palace, and then Wu Fan's voice came from afar: "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Lin Ze thought for a moment, decisively stopped the conversation with Zhuang Zhou, and replied calmly: "Come in."
Wu Fan carefully opened the door, lowered his head and walked quickly to Lin Ze, bowed and said: "I pay my respects to your Majesty."
"What's the matter?"
Wu Fan paused and said, "I received your majesty's order to entertain three heavenly beings, and I chose a comfortable and pleasant house for each of the three heavenly beings before the official time yesterday."
"The three heavenly beings rested in the new house last night, and there was no unusual behavior until early morning."
"This morning, the three heavenly beings gathered together by chance and discussed in private for a long time. They said that living together would facilitate Zhuang Sheng's rescue. They also asked me to ask your majesty for instructions. I hope your majesty can agree."
living together?
The corner of Lin Ze's mouth raised slightly, with an inexplicable smile, and he replied: "I will let them do this. Tell them for me, try to be as peaceful as possible during this period, and the Taoist Palace will try its best to ensure their safety."
Wu Fan bowed and responded: "No."
Lin Ze thought for a while and added: "Place a few more clever people among the servants. If there is any trouble, report it immediately. If there is no abnormality, report it twice a day."
"promise"
Wu Fan responded, bowed and asked, "Does your Majesty have any other instructions?"
Lin Ze waved his hand and said: "Go."
Wu Fan bowed and retreated.
"Is senior brother still there?" Lin Ze asked tentatively.
Zhuang Zhou's Youran words rang in Lin Ze's ears: "If nothing else happens, I will always be here."
Lin Ze felt himself being choked, and his embarrassment flashed away: "Senior brother, what do you think of Meng Ke and others living together?"
Zhuang Zhou asked: "Junior brother, do you think there is something wrong with them?"
Lin Ze rolled his eyes: "If senior brother thinks there is no problem, then forget it, but senior brother must remember that no matter what happens, protect me as soon as possible."
Zhuang Zhou replied nonchalantly: "No problem, junior brother, don't worry, I'm here to ensure that nothing happens to you."
When Lin Ze heard this, he felt uncertain and said openly, "Junior brother means that if necessary, Meng Ke and the others can be given up."
Zhuang Zhou's voice suddenly fell silent. After a long time, he didn't know what he was thinking, but he replied slowly: "Okay."
Lin Ze solemnly raised his hands toward the void and said, "Thank you, senior brother, for your understanding."
There was no response from Zhuang Zhou at all. Lin Ze waited for a while and did not worry. He leisurely got up and walked to Chengtian Hall, where he held a court meeting as usual and accepted the worship of the officials of the Western Qin Dynasty.
…
On the evening of the third day, Lin Ze sat cross-legged on the white jade futon in the bedroom, waving to Wu Fan to leave after reporting that everything was normal, with a calm look on his face.
A total of half a month, one-fifth of it passed by in a flash, and there was no trace of the people hiding in the dark, as if they didn't exist at all.
In this regard, Lin Ze is not panic at all. The most important thing in fishing is to be patient, whether you want to catch a fat fish that can be slaughtered by you or a crocodile that wants your life.
Anyway, destiny is in hand. As long as Lin Ze concentrates on consolidating it, until destiny returns, even if Buddha and Confucian saints are restored to the throne, there may not be anything they can do to him.
Just when Lin Ze was about to immerse himself in connecting with the way of heaven, an extremely dangerous aura suddenly appeared in his perception.
Lin Ze was suddenly startled, his whole body trembled, and his eyes flashed: "Is it Nancheng, can you finally resist and take action?"
The next moment, Lin Ze suddenly felt his shoulders sink. He looked sideways and saw a nearly transparent butterfly landing on his shoulders, its wings fluttering and shining.
Zhuang Zhou's voice came just in time: "The aura erupting in Nancheng is not right. Junior brother, don't act rashly. This butterfly will keep you safe. I will go over secretly to investigate."
Tune the tiger away from the mountain?
This thought immediately appeared in Lin Ze's mind, and his originally turbulent mood calmed down instantly, and he made up his mind to wait for Zhuang Zhou's reply.
In fact, Lin Ze couldn't do it even if he wanted to. Lin Ze wasn't sure whether the inconspicuous little transparent butterfly on his shoulder could keep him safe.
But Lin Ze could clearly feel that he was suppressed by this transparent little butterfly. It was very difficult to even move. How could he have the energy to struggle?
I don't know if Zhuang Zhou did it intentionally or unintentionally, but he directly gave Lin Ze an indiscriminate attack.
Lin Ze even thought that if someone came over at this moment and he was not affected by the transparent butterfly, he would not be able to run away.
After a while, the small transparent butterfly fluttered its wings and disappeared into the void. Lin Ze returned to normal and asked depressedly: "How is the situation at the scene? Did senior brother find anything?"
Zhuang Zhou replied across the endless void: "With the house as the center, a radius of five miles was razed to the ground. There was no mortal alive within the range. Meng Ke and the other three were slightly injured, but the problem is not serious."
"I carefully inspected the scene and found no traces of saints or gods. However, I found powder from broken Buddhist relics and pieces of paper that retained the aura of awe-inspiring righteousness."
"Preliminary inference is that the Buddha and Confucian saints did not personally attend, but used relics and books to test whether there were traps."
"I deliberately hid in the dark and didn't show up. I wanted to make them careless. It won't take long before they really reveal their whereabouts."
When Lin Ze heard this, he first praised: "Senior brother is wise."
Then the conversation changed: "Junior brother does not think that the Buddha and the Confucian saints are testing whether there is a trap, but that they are testing the reaction speed of senior brother, so I ask senior brother to show up immediately to appease Meng Ke and others."
Zhuang Zhou said in a slightly displeased tone: "Wouldn't it be enough to scare the snake by showing up at this time?"
Lin Ze heard this and said anxiously: "Junior brother will explain the reason to his senior brother later. Please show up at the place where the incident occurred first, and you must pretend that you have just arrived and don't know anything about it, and ask carefully what happened."
"After asking, senior brother, except for saying some words to appease Meng Ke and others, don't say anything else. Come directly to Miyagi City to find junior brother afterwards."
"Without further delay, please cut the knot quickly, senior brother. Junior brother is waiting for you in the palace and will explain to you the reason."
"Okay" Zhuang Zhou responded, and then fell silent.
A quarter of an hour later, Zhuang Zhou stepped into Lin Ze's palace and asked in a deep voice: "Junior brother, why do you want to scare the snake?"
Lin Ze smiled and said: "Senior Brother, do you think that the Confucian Sage Buddha and the Confucian Sage don't know this is a trap? Junior Brother can guarantee that the Confucian Sage Buddha got the news from the moment he had someone release the news three days ago."
Zhuang Zhou was still displeased and said: "What is false is true, and what is true is false. Previously, even if Confucian saints and Buddhas got the news, they would not necessarily be able to determine the truth or falsehood. But today, as soon as I show up, it is a foregone conclusion."
"If the Confucian saints like Buddha and Confucianism become cowards and refuse to take risks, wouldn't this junior brother's plan be in vain?"
Lin Ze smiled and comforted him: "Senior Brother, please be patient. Although Junior Brother doesn't know much about Buddha, Confucianism and Saints, he will never dare to pry at them."
"As the saying goes, the unknown is what scares people. If senior brother hides and cannot come out, it seems that the Buddha and Confucian saints can relax their vigilance, but this is not true."
"On the contrary, senior brother appeared, and the speed of appearance was a little slower than expected, which easily gave people the feeling that all his cards were revealed, but that's all."
"Given the very cautious nature of the Buddha and Confucian saints, the latter makes it easier for them to make a desperate move. If senior brother doesn't believe it, you can wait and see."