Chen Tingwen and others went to worship the thousand-year-old locust tree. The abbot led a monk to accompany him personally, and the remaining three monks remained in the temple.

It was drizzling and the yard was clean and there was no need to clean. Two of the three monks stood together and whispered to discuss the Shen family. Only the black-faced monk with scars at the corner of his eyes stood alone in front of the door, facing the clouds and mists in the distant mountains.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.

Monk Scar's eyes turned cold and then lowered his eyes.

Because he was at the door, the monk inside called him: "Lu Chen, if you go open the door, you must be here to shelter from the rain again."

When Le Chen heard this, he silently stepped out of the threshold, but his tall figure turned around and went backwards.

The two monks inside were stunned and reacted, and couldn't help but curse Chen together, and went to open the door for the pilgrimage while scolding.

At the corner of the corridor not far away, Le Chen was hiding his body, his deep eyes staring at the temple gate.

The old temple door opened, and two men in straw raincoats stood outside the door. Under the strawcoats, a long hilt of a knife was exposed.

Monk Lechen, no, the thief Cao Xiong saw it and immediately fled back.

Koizumi Temple is not big. Cao Xiong ran to the backyard quickly, but saw two men with swords standing at the back door. Cao Xiong felt a sudden heart and before the other party could find out, he suddenly retreated.

Cao Xiong knew that Koizumi Temple had been surrounded by the people of Pingxi Hou Li Zhi.

what to do?

Li Zhi was ordered to pursue him for so long. Since he could find Koizumi Temple, Li Zhi must be fully prepared. Today, he can't escape by just breaking through. He doesn't rely on breaking through...

Cao Xiong suddenly thought of the Shen family members, the old minister Chen Ge was the most valued old minister and the queen's biological father. If he arrested the Shen family as hostage, would Li Zhi dare not give the Shen family face?

Guan Lizhi dares or dares, he has only one way to go.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi headed straight to the guest house.

The drizzle was drizzling, and the slight ticking sound was extremely helpful for sleep. Chen Qingqing was sleeping soundly. Suddenly, someone in the yard shouted loudly. Before Chen Qingqing could tell what was going on, Yu Chan and Yu Die ran in panic. One was anxious to move a chair to block the inner room door, and the other rushed to her with a pale face: "Girl, get up quickly, that black-faced monk is really not a good person, he insists on breaking into our yard!"

Chen Qingqing was shocked and his voice began to tremble: "Where is Daddy? Are my dad and the others back?"

Yuchan was helping her dress in a hurry and said quickly: "Not yet, but someone has already informed the Third Master. Miss. Don't panic. Let's protect yourself first, Third Master..."

Before she finished speaking, she heard a loud "bang" sound, and someone kicked the door, kicking the chair blocking the door and the Yudie who was holding the chair away. The chair rolled around with a bang, and the Yudie fell to the ground and was motionless, and she was already fainted.

The accident suddenly arose, and Yu Chan's legs became weak and fell directly.

Chen Qingqing was also frightened by the fierce black-faced monk at the door, but she was not dressed. The girl's natural fear of men forced her to remain rational. She hurriedly tied her skirt and jumped off the bed, staring at the black-faced monk and threatened: "Don't come over! My grandfather is the cabinet master, and my aunt is the queen. If you dare to touch me, they will definitely not let you go!"

The fourteen-year-old girl in the boudoir had a scattered hair, making her face look even more white and tender, like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

Yesterday, when Chen Qingqing entered the temple, she wore a hat. Cao Xiong only saw half of her side face. At this time, he was also shocked when he saw Chen Qingqing's appearance. However, Li Zhi would come over at any time. Cao Xiong had no interest in any beauty. He only needed a hostage that could make Li Zhi afraid and let him go.

In fact, the most suitable candidate is Chen Wang, who is both a legitimate son and a young man who is easy to bully. Unfortunately, the boy went to the back mountain with his parents.

Cao Xiong could only settle for the second best.

In the room, Chen Qingqing and two maids were already unconscious. Yu Chan mustered up the courage to block Shen Qingqing and stared at Cao Xiong as if he was dead. However, Cao Xiong once led 30,000 troops to rebel against the court. The burly and powerful hero with extraordinary martial arts could not deal with two weak women?

The poor Chen Qingqing had only had time to let out two screams before being caught in Cao Xiong's arms.

"Let me go!" The man's iron wall tightly wrapped around her waist, Chen Qingqing's feet were almost off the ground. She grabbed Cao Xiong's back with both hands, and tried hard to kick Cao Xiong's legs.

But these were like tickling for Cao Xiong. He hugged Chen Qingqing's waist and rushed out like a wind. When he left the door, he pressed a dagger against Chen Qingqing's delicate neck: "Get out of the way, otherwise I will kill her immediately!"

The sharp tip of the knife pierced into the skin, and Chen Qingqing was so painful that she never dared to struggle again, and tears fell from her eyes.

Yuchan and the Shen family guards were afraid of being afraid of being able to get out of the way.

Cao Xiong took Chen Qingqing forward. Just as he was about to leave the living yard, two men in the raincoat suddenly appeared in front of him.

Cao Xiong stopped and his eyes quickly swept across the faces of the two, without Li Zhi.

"Get out of the way, otherwise I will kill her!" Cao Xiong threatened again.

The two men in the straw raincoat looked at each other, and they were hesitant in their eyes. The Marquis said that the people in trouble should be eliminated together, but that girl was the granddaughter of Mr. Chen. Mr. Chen’s status in the emperor’s heart is not inferior to that of the Marquis. If you take action seriously, the Marquis will have no peace in the future.

"Qingqing!"

A heart-wrenching cry cut through the sky. Chen Tingwen and Chen finally rushed back. Seeing Chen Qingqing as a hostage with their own eyes, Chen almost cried to death. Chen Tingwen and Chen Su and his son were full of anger.

"Who are you?" Chen Tingwen asked his eldest son to take care of his wife. He tried to remain calm. He walked over and bowed to Cao Xiong: "This hero, I, Chen Tingwen, have never known you. I believe there is no hatred between you and me. As long as you let my daughter go, no matter what trouble you have, I am willing to deal with you."

Upon hearing this, Cao Xiong continued to press the dagger against Chen Qingqing, and then raised his chin at the two men in the straw raincoat: "They want to kill me. If Lord Shen can persuade them to retreat to the foot of the mountain, I will release the daughter of the order."

Chen Tingwen immediately turned to the man in the straw raincoat.

The tall man in the straw raincoat explained first: "Mr. Shen, we are the personal guards around the Marquis of Pingxi, and the Marquis are ordered to arrest the rebel Cao Xiong. If Cao Xiong is asked to leave alive today, how can my Marquis return to Beijing to report?"

Li Zhi, Hou Pingxi?

Chen Tingwen breathed a sigh of relief.

The emperor nowadays loves Concubine Chun the most. Li Zhi is the elder brother of Concubine Chun the mother of Concubine Chun, who is only twenty-four years old.

The Li family was originally a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River and had been doing business for generations. Li Zhi was influenced by the family traditions of the merchants, gentle, humble, and skillful, and never had any evil with others. When the emperor ascended the throne, the king of the southwest vassal rebelled. Li Zhi was ordered to be responsible for dispatching food and grass matters in the face of danger. By chance, he was involved in the bloody battle on the front line. It was also Li Zhi who was born rich and noble. When he was young, he traveled south and north and learned a good martial arts with experts. When he entered the battlefield, he was like a fish in water. He made great military achievements for Pingfan. When he returned to Beijing, he was named the Marquis of Pingxi and was appointed as the commander of the Imperial Army.

From a small businessman to a marquis and general, some people praised Li Zhi as a genius from heaven, some people mocked Li Zhi for his rise to prominence by relying on his concubine's sister, and some ministers in the court claimed to be noble and confronted Li Zhi everywhere. However, Li Zhi was broad-minded and would rather tolerate three points when encountering instigation than bullying others. Last year, the son-in-law Zhang Yong openly wrote a poem to ridicule Li Zhi as Yang Guozhong of the dynasty. The emperor was furious and wanted to punish his brother-in-law, but Li Zhi took the initiative to plead, so Zhang Yongcai was spared.

Chen Tingwen believes that such an open-minded and generous wise minister would never ignore his daughter's life.

"Where is the Marquis?" Chen Tingwen asked hurriedly.

The man in the raincoat who had answered before changed his mind and finally understood why the Marquis did not show up.

He lowered his eyes and said, "The Marquis has something to delay, and I'm afraid he's still on the road."

Chen Tingwen clenched his hands.

When Li Zhi was not here, Cao Xiong was overjoyed and rushed out with Chen Qingqing.

Chen Tingwen and others subconsciously avoided the situation, and the people in the raincoat who arrived one after another did not move.

When Cao Xiong saw it, his wrist turned, and Chen Qingqing felt a chill in his ears!

In a panic, she cried and looked at her father: "Dad..."

Seeing that his daughter was cut off a piece of her hair by the thief, Chen Tingwen suddenly lost his inch and shouted at the men in the straw raincoat: "Why don't you retreat!"

Chen Qingqing was still crying at her father and mother, maybe the beautiful little girl was crying too badly, and the people began to give in.

One of them walked out, and a group of people stepped back step by step. Under Cao Xiong's control, everyone gradually came to the back mountain of Koizumi Temple.

"Don't move, move a step, and I will cut one finger until all of it." Facing everyone with my back to the back mountain, Cao Xiong grabbed Chen Qingqing's hand and threatened fiercely.

When Chen heard this, he immediately knelt in front of a group of straw raincoats, with tears in his eyes: "Please let my daughter go. She is only fourteen years old, and she has never offended you!"

"Mom, get up!" Chen Su pulled his mother up, but also stood in front of the man in the raincoat with Chen.

The people in the straw raincoat were about to discuss, but suddenly they saw Cao Xiong's face change drastically and his eyes fell behind them.

Everyone turned around.

It was drizzling, and someone came with an umbrella. His purple robe outlined the man's slender and upright figure, and his black boots stepped on the water, making every step forward.

As they were close, the face of the man in purple robe was raised, with his eyebrows as clear as distant mountains, his eyes as clear as mountain springs, and gentle and elegant as if he was scattered in the world.

"Marty." The people in the straw raincoat bowed down at the same time.

This is the Pingxi Hou Li Zhi, who was born in a merchant and was able to lead troops to fight?

Chen Tingwen was released for many years and had never seen Li Zhi. Just when he was unable to associate the handsome man opposite with Pingxi Hou, he finally noticed the sword on the man's waist.

Since someone comes to know martial arts, it should be Li Zhi.

After being shocked and suspicious, Chen Tingwen looked at his trapped daughter and stepped forward to Li Zhi and said, "Marty, Chen is staying in the temple with his family. He does not want to hinder the Marquis' affairs. But Chen is only a kind daughter. I hope the Marquis will pity the daughter for being young and innocent. Let's retreat to the foot of the mountain for the time being. When the daughter comes back safely, Chen is willing to follow the Marquis back to the capital to apologize."

After saying that, Chen Tingwen clasped his fists and bowed deeply to Li Zhi.

When Li Zhi saw this, he quickly walked to Chen Tingwen and said while supporting him, "The third master is so serious. If I hadn't brought people up the mountain, your family would not have been shocked."

Chen Tingwen stood up straight, raised his head and met Li Zhi's warm phoenix eyes.

He showed hope: "Then..."

Li Zhi told him not to say much, but instead said to Cao Xiong: "Cao Xiong, if you captured Miss Chen, I really don't dare to hurt you rashly, but you should also know that I will never let you go down the mountain easily. Instead of confronting you in vain, it's better to let others go down the mountain, just fight alone. If you win, I will let you leave. If I win, you will follow me to return to Beijing to report, how about?"

Cao Xiong pursed his lips and looked gloomy.

Li Zhi smiled lightly: "Can you not dare?"

The man smiled so disgustingly, and Cao Xiong spat hard: "Stop using provocation, you, Mr. Cao, I have never been afraid of anyone!"

Li Zhi still smiled: "Very good, then you let Miss Chen go and let her go down the mountain with her parents."

Cao Xiong glanced at Chen Tingwen and his wife, and a sarcasm flashed through his eyes: "You think I'm stupid? Let the Shen family and your subordinates retreat to the foot of the mountain first, otherwise how can you fight alone?"

Li Zhi frowned, as if he was hesitating, and Chen Tingwen and his wife did not want to leave their daughter.

When Cao Xiong saw this, he grabbed Chen Qingqing's finger with a grim smile and raised his dagger.

"No!" Chen screamed, almost crazy.

Chen Tingwen gritted his teeth and hugged his desperate wife and said to Li Zhi: "Marty, I'll leave it to you!"

Li Zhi nodded his head solemnly.

Chen Tingwen took a look at his daughter for the last time, and his eyes turned red with just one glance.

Chen Qingqing had already cried so hard that her eyes were blurred. Her neck hurt, and her whole body was trembling, but her mother's repeated crying made her even more uncomfortable. The tip of the knife was pressed against her throat. Chen Qingqing did not dare to speak loudly. Looking at the direction of her parents, she choked and advised: "Dad, brother, you take your mother down the mountain, I'm fine..."

Before she could finish her comforting words, she burst into tears.

It's okay, will it really be fine?

The author has something to say: The man in the raincoat: Master Hou, didn’t he agree to eliminate them together?

Li Zhi: Yes, why don’t you do it?

The man in the straw raincoat:...we dare not.
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