The forbidden guard ran up to Sun Qi and whispered.
Sun Qi walked over to Eunuch Huang without changing his face, “Eunuch Huang, something strange has been spotted over there, I’ll go over and take a look.”
Eunuch Huang nodded his head.
Sun Qi left with big strides.
As Eunuch Huang glanced towards the meditation room, the low chanting of Master Jingfan came out, and he dared not barge in, but had to suppress it for now.
Sun Qi walked inside and caught a glimpse of a bookcase that had been pushed aside, behind which was a dark, dark passage.
“Go and find two torches.”
Soon the torches were found and lit, Sun Qi took one in his hand and handed the other to one of the forbidden guards, “I will go in front, you few follow behind, the one who goes last restore the bookshelf to its original position, lest someone find out and block us in.”
“Commander, should we inform the rest of the brothers ……”
“No need, Master Jingfan is chanting to the Emperor, don’t disturb them.”
After saying that, Sun Qi walked inside the dark tunnel.
The six forbidden guards followed.
The dark passage was narrow at first, allowing only one person to pass, but after two quarters of an hour it gradually opened up.
The six guards were nervous, for such a long tunnel could not be dug in a day or two, and whoever had taken the trouble to dig it had no idea how big a secret was hidden down there.
“What’s the panic.”
Sun Qi seemed to have sensed their thoughts and chided, his voice echoing in the dark tunnel for a long time before dissipating.
The six men stopped talking.
Instead, Sun Qi’s heart beat like thunder; he had a feeling that he was about to see those brothers.
A bright light shone in.
Sun Qi raised his hand and several men stopped.
Sun Qi tiptoed to the entrance of the cave and quietly poked his head out into a valley where a cold wind whistled through the valley.
Sun Qi stuck his torch in the cave and walked out.
The six men behind him also hurriedly put their torches in and followed them out.
The valley was very open and the ground was all level, like a martial arts training ground in the army.
“You two search the east side, you two the west side, you two the south side, I’ll be on the north side, be careful and signal quickly if you encounter danger.”
The six men answered and carefully went to search.
Sun Qi stood still and did not move.
A strange whistle sounded, but a few moments later forty to fifty men poured out, a few in the front carrying the knocked out Praetorian Guard in their hands.
When he saw the man at the head, Sun Qi grinned.
“Yo, Grand Commander Sun has come to arrest someone personally, he really thinks highly of us.”
Still in that long-lost tone, Sun Qi walked over and punched Hu Yong, “Don’t be so shady, you haven’t contacted me all these years, do you still treat me as a brother?”
“How dare we? You’re now the emperor’s favourite, so if we treat you like a brother, we’re just asking for death. Brothers, don’t you think so?”
“Yes!”
“Yes!”
……
The corners of Sun Qi’s mouth were grinning to the back of his head as he gave Hu Yong another punch, “I have limited time, you guys quickly switch these guys and lock them up, don’t hurt their lives.”
……
The sound of chanting in the meditation room finally stopped, Eunuch Huang was about to push the door in when it was opened from the inside, the fourth prince came out and put his finger on his lips and gently “shh”, “Father is asleep, Eunuch Huang should not disturb him yet.”
The emperor had not slept well in the past few days, and now that he had fallen asleep, Eunuch Huang did not dare to go in and wake him up. He was also really worried about Sun Qi’s side of things, Sun Qi had been there for a little more than half an hour and hadn’t come back yet, so he must have made some major discovery.
He covered his stomach, “Your Highness, the old slave has some stomach discomfort, please take care of the Emperor first, the old slave will be back soon.”
“Go quickly.”
With his stomach covered, Eunuch Huang was extremely quick on his feet and in the blink of an eye, he was out of the courtyard on this side of the meditation room.
The Fourth Prince glanced towards the back of the mountain and turned around to go back inside the meditation room.
Over there, Eunuch Huang straightened his back and trotted all the way to Xiao Qian’s courtyard.
The courtyard was silent.
“Commander Sun! Commander Sun ……”
Eunuch Huang pressed his voice and called out a few times, no one answered, he fried his guts and pushed open the door of the room, there was no one in the house either, he inhaled his nose, there was no smell of blood either, there was no way that several of the Sun Commander had been killed, where were they then?
He looked all over the house, but found no one. Eunuch Huang felt bad and hurriedly returned to the front of the meditation room to see that the emperor was still sleeping, he was so anxious that he turned around at the door.
The Fourth Prince saw it out of the corner of his eye, and the hand hanging at his side clenched faintly.
His Majesty had slept soundly this time, for a full hour.
The Fourth Prince kept watch over him, and when he saw him open his eyes, he hurriedly leaned down to help him up.
His Majesty felt soothed, “How long did I sleep?”
“An hour, it is now midday.”
Eunuch Huang had already heard the movement and pushed the door in, his voice eager, “Your Majesty, you are awake?”
The emperor gave him a careless glance, “Feng’er, go and see what kind of fasting meal was arranged for lunch?”
The fourth prince went out.
Eunuch Huang whispered a few words in the Emperor’s ear.
The emperor even soothed his mood and held out his hand, and Eunuch Huang immediately brought him a side of tea.
The emperor did not slow down to drink a few mouthfuls, “Since it is not an accident, or found something, do not rush, slowly wait.”
The words fell, then heard the voice of the guard in the courtyard, “Commander.”
Eunuch Huang quickly went out and saw Sun Qi and the six guards in a mess, and asked, “Commander Sun, what are you ……”
Commander Sun stepped forward and pressed his voice, “They found a suspicious person outside Xiao Qian’s courtyard, so I took them and chased after him, that person’s martial arts skills were extremely high, we couldn’t catch up even after chasing him all the way to the foot of the back mountain.”
Didn’t catch up?
Sun Qi’s martial arts skills were extremely high, otherwise he wouldn’t have become the Commander of the Forbidden Guards, someone who couldn’t even catch up with him, how high must his martial arts skills be?
Eunuch Huang dared not think further. If that man was paid by the Xiao family, would the Emperor be in danger?
He hurriedly turned around and went back inside, “Your Majesty, it’s dangerous here, let’s go back.”
“What are you afraid of, I have brought so many forbidden guards and still can’t catch him alone? Moreover, I am expecting him to come and kill me, I would like to see whose man he really is!”
With such thoughts in mind, the Emperor was in no hurry to return. After having a fast, he joined Master Jingfan in his rituals.
“O Master, what do you think of my fourth prince?”
The Thousand Hills Temple was not far from the capital, and Master Jingfan naturally knew what was happening in the capital; the Emperor was now left with only the Fourth Prince by his side, and the Emperor should have meant to ask how the Fourth Prince would be as the Crown Prince.
Master Jing Fan carefully examined the Fourth Prince for a moment and let out a Buddhist hymn, “Amitabha Buddha, the Fourth Prince will be a blessing to the people of the world in the future.”
“The blessing of the people of the world?” Isn’t that what it means to be able to sit in his position? The Emperor’s hand twirling the Buddha’s beads paused for a moment, and then smiled as if nothing had happened, “Please help me choose an auspicious day, I want to make Feng’er the crown prince.”