The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Chapter 1402

Seeing this, the young monk Mi felt it wasn't anything to hide, so he explained clearly, "They are women from the Duke of Zhenguo's household."

"Ah! Such a kind and compassionate family! My wife suffered from a leg ailment, with festering sores that wouldn't heal. If we hadn't knelt down and begged them, those ladies might have taken pity on her—"

He stammered and couldn't finish his sentence, but tears streamed down his face.

I've only ever seen women weeping and wailing; I've rarely seen a man so choked up with every word, especially one sobbing for his wife.

That's it!

He leaned closer and whispered, "I see you're honest and kind, and you're willing to donate money to Buddha. I won't lie to you, go and kowtow a few times to that young mistress who has injured her leg. I heard from the maids and servants that the fourth young mistress is the kindest and most compassionate. Besides, it's just a matter of her leg. If she's in a good mood, she might give you a few coins, which is better than you being a headless fly."

Yu Cheng quickly pressed for an answer. The young monk Mi thought for a moment, then beckoned to another young monk of similar age, "Have you seen that fairy-like young mistress?"

Is he lame?

The young monk who had just arrived touched his head, which still had no ordination scars, and asked in a simple and honest manner.

Yu Cheng looked completely honest and pleaded repeatedly.

"The time it takes for an incense stick to burn is when he was playing chess with our Grand Master Hongzhao, at the stone table in the corridor near Tingyu Pavilion."

The little monk stood on tiptoe and pointed in the direction.

Yu Cheng wiped away his tears, struggled to take out a few coins from his sleeve pocket, and gave them to the two young monks. "Thank you, young monks. I'll go and ask for them now."

Not a single detail should arouse suspicion.

His flustered demeanor reassured the two young monks. Once outside, Yu Cheng lowered his head and changed his posture, quickly walking in the direction the young monks pointed.

Before they could even circle around to the corridor, they could already hear Song Guanzhou's voice.

"It's an understatement for a master like you to be able to play a game of chess with someone as bad as me."

Even with Lin Shan helping Song Guanzhou, the two were still no match for one, and his death was not unexpected.

Upon hearing this, Yu Cheng simply returned the way he came and searched for the three Bing and four Ding. While the women were kneeling and worshipping the Guanyin who grants children, he found the two kneeling in the God of Wealth Hall.

What are you doing here?

Sanbing sighed, “The young master of the Duke’s mansion discovered us, so we decided to be open about it and just said that we came from out of town. We had heard of the great reputation of Longen Temple and knew that it was very efficacious, so we came to ask for a longevity lamp for our parents.”

"Didn't you suspect anything?"

The two shook their heads.

"The rain has stopped now, and many pilgrims have come in. We both speak with accents from other places, so no one suspected anything."

"Come with me."

Yu Cheng called out to the two men to sneak away. Not long after, Pei Hua became suspicious, "Where did those two out-of-town men go?"

Aru followed him in and said, “Replying to Young Master Hua, I also asked them a few questions earlier. When they heard that they were women from the Duke’s household, they were afraid of offending or causing trouble, so they simply went to another place to avoid them.”

Pei Hua nodded, "It should have been done long ago. Mother and sisters are here. If they were to be offended, that would be unacceptable."

Just as Yu Cheng returned to the corridor, Song Guanzhou and the others had vanished without a trace.

He remained calm and walked up the corridor, instructing the two men along the way, "I see Lin Shan is here too. He's a ruthless man. I'll devise a plan to lure him away. You two mustn't hold back. Once it's done, give me a whistle, and I'll know what's going on."

"Yes!"

After passing Tingyu Pavilion, we came to a quiet monk's quarters, which resembled a simple courtyard house. The door was small, covered with straw, and the two doors were rickety, revealing a state of disrepair.

Yu Cheng peered inside and saw Song Guanzhou's maid carrying a teapot walking out, with a young novice monk beside her. "Female benefactor, it's not far, we'll be right back."

The lotus flower pouted, clearly displeased.

“The young mistress can’t be left alone. I asked you to find a tea stove, but you kept making excuses. I had to go to the kitchen to boil it myself.”

The young novice monk repeatedly said he dared not.

Lotus was dissatisfied and complained all the way, but fortunately, Honeysuckle and Zhuanggu returned and took her place, so she dared to leave the young mistress.

After she came out, Yu Cheng listened to the conversation and became certain that Song Guanzhou was inside.

He looked around and found a small study in a nearby building. His eyes lit up, and an idea came to him. He called over three men and four men, gave them instructions, and then they split up to carry out their plans.

Inside the monks' quarters, Master Hongzhao was actually giving a sermon to Song Guanzhou.

When the smell of smoke from the burning study came in, Lin Shan suddenly got up and rushed out the door. Outside, the young monks were running around telling everyone, "Fire! Fire! Quick, put out the fire!"

In that instant, Master Hongzhao calmly said, "It's alright, I'll donate my wealth to save your life."

Several young monks rushed in, saying, "It's good that Master is alright. Please come with us to avoid this place." As they spoke, they quickly bypassed Song Guanzhou and came to help Master Hongzhao.

"Don't worry."

Lin Shan rushed in again, urging the strong woman, Ren Dong, who had been supporting Song Guanzhou on either side, to "come out first." With that, she took Song Guanzhou's cane and handed it to her.

When Song Guanzhou went out, he saw flames flying from the study across the street, and the light rain falling from the sky could not stop the fire from spreading.

The monks all ran around spreading the news, carrying buckets and basins, and bustling about in a panic.

Lin Shan, protecting Song Guanzhou and his servant, was about to retreat to the main hall when he said, "Young Madam, let's go and meet up with the ladies as soon as possible."

"it is good."

Song Guanzhou's mind was racing. She never believed in coincidences. The huge Longen Temple, a royal temple, happened to be right next to where she was staying.

What was bound to happen has finally arrived!

Leaning on her cane and supported by the strong-willed girl, Ren Dong, she quickly left with Lin Shan. Just as they passed through the hurried monks and their entourage, they heard He Hua exclaim in surprise, "Young Madam!"

Looking up from the mountain, one could see a masked man holding a lotus flower and pinning it against the wall.

"Go quickly to Linshan to rescue them!"

"Young Madam, I will not leave your side even for a moment!"

He remained unmoved, but the thief dragged Hehua over the wall. Hehua's cries of pain reached him, and Song Guanzhou stopped in his tracks, about to speak, when he saw something that caught his eye.

With a clang, the short sword was drawn and blocked the crossbow.

As the enemy prepared to fire again, Lin Shan lunged forward. Song Guanzhou frowned, grabbed Ren Dong, and said, "Remember what I told you!"

"Young Madam, let's go to the Mahavira Hall first!"

The monks who were busy putting out the fire were too busy to avoid her and her two servants, and almost knocked them down several times.

Song Guanzhou's heart pounded wildly.

It finally became clear that Jin Fuyun had torn off all pretense and intended to kill her!

Song Guanzhou was still trying to figure out Jin Fuyun's next move when he heard Zhuang Gu cry out in pain. She had been knocked down by two young monks carrying buckets, and her foot had gotten stuck in a ditch in the artificial hill. Ren Dong and Song Guanzhou were about to help her up when Zhuang Gu waved her hand, "Young Madam, go find the young master! I'll come right away."

"Don't delay!"