Chu Xiong met her worried gaze and said softly: "This jade pendant is a treasure presented by someone."

"Who offered it?"

"Feng Qingnan."

"General Feng?" The queen frowned: "Has General Feng returned to Beijing?"

As far as she knew, Feng Qingnan had been guarding southern Xinjiang for decades, with great military exploits and hard work, and the sacred scrolls had not faded for decades.

"He asked someone to present it to him." Chu Xiong said solemnly: "I think it's good, so I'll give it to you."

"General Feng probably thought it was good, so he gave it to the emperor as a gift." The queen said hurriedly: "Just like the emperor."

Chu Xiong nodded slowly: "I thought the same way before. He who doesn't know is not guilty. He also has good intentions."

The queen nodded slightly.

Chu Xiong snorted: "But if this is really the case, how could Fakong say what he just said."

"Huh——?" The queen was startled and her face changed slightly.

She realized it immediately.

If that were really the case, Fakong wouldn't say that things were not that simple. Since he said that, it means that it is not the case.

"Could it be that General Feng knew the dangers of this thing and did it on purpose?" The queen asked softly, "Why is this?"

She shook her head gently: "He didn't know that the emperor would give me the jade pendant."

"So he is not targeting you, not the emperor, but me!" Chu Xiong smiled coldly.

"This thing shouldn't be able to hurt the emperor," the queen said.

Chu Xiong looked at her.

The queen said: "Master said that the emperor has treasures to protect his body, which can isolate him from harm. It doesn't matter."

"But others don't know." Chu Xiong hummed.

He felt more and more uncomfortable.

This Dharma Kong can actually see his own body-protecting treasure. This is an invisible thing, intangible and without quality.

The Queen frowned: "Could he be sure that the Emperor will give it to me?... He will control the Emperor's son in the future?... If this is the case, the plan is too far-reaching, and it is scary to think about it."

"What else did Fa Kong say?" Chu Xiong asked.

The queen shook her head gently: "I said nothing more."

Chu Xiong snorted: "This guy!"

The queen looked at him puzzled.

Chu Xiong said: "This is forcing me to go over and beg him!"

The queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty wants to find out this, so he really needs to ask the master for advice."

At the time, I felt that Master Fakong’s reminder was a kind intention, but now it seems that it was a distant contest with the emperor.

Master Fakong is also not honest. This is forcing the emperor to ask him for advice in person. Otherwise, he can just tell him the reason directly.

Chu Xiong snorted.

The queen said: "Your Majesty, when the master became the chief minister of the Northern Supervision Department, he has already taken a big step back."

Chu Xiong curled his lips and said, "This is just superficial."

"It's good to be able to do superficial things." The queen said softly: "At least it shows that he is a Daqian citizen and listens to the emperor."

"Can he listen to me?"

"At least so far, you haven't disobeyed the emperor's orders, right?" The queen said softly: "You can't force him too much now because you are worried about what will happen to him in the future. You have to give in when you should, otherwise you will blindly let the master give in.

, after all, it is not a long-term solution.”

This is what she has always said in her heart, but she has buried it in her heart and has not spoken it out because the timing is not right...

I said it before, especially when Fa Kong was not the director of the Northern Supervision Department, Chu Xiong would never listen.

Now is the time to say it.

Fa Kong took a step back. Chu Xiong knew it and was satisfied. At this time, if Chu Xiong took a step back, he would listen and not get furious.

"...Okay, for your sake, just take a step back." Chu Xiong hummed, "I'll go find him tomorrow."

——

In the early morning, Lingkong Temple is bathed in freshness, and the sun shines with golden light, illuminating the inside and outside of Lingkong Temple.

Hidden inside the temple

There are sounds of chanting sutras and tapping of wooden fish, each with a unique rhythm, which makes you feel calm and peaceful.

After having dinner, Fakong walked around the city of Shenjing, then came to Lingkong Temple and saw Chu Xiong.

Under the long steps of the Main Hall, Chu Xiong stood next to the huge purple incense burner, standing with his hands behind his hands, looking up at the golden Buddha statue in the temple.

When Fa Kong came in, he was still looking at the Buddha statue with his hands behind his hands.

The guards of the Forbidden Palace all turned into secret sentries, and no one came within a hundred meters of Lingkong Temple.

In the huge Lingkong Temple, apart from the monks from Jingang Temple who were chanting sutras, Chu Xiong was the only one.

Fakong Heshi said: "Your Majesty."

Chu Xiong turned around, his eyes were like lightning.

Fa Kong smiled: "Your Majesty, please——!"

He then led the way, and the two of them arrived at his abbot's courtyard.

There was a small red clay stove placed on the stone table, gurgling with white gas.

Apparently having calculated his time correctly, the monks in the temple had prepared tea in advance for him to drink when he came.

Chu Xiong sat down at the stone table, took the tea from Fakong, and said calmly: "Is Ling'er in danger?"

"Yes." Fa Kong nodded: "She and Qingluo went to Dayun. Dayun is not a kind place."

Chu Xiong frowned.

Fakong said: "How can we achieve the purpose of training without danger?"

"Don't make any mistakes." Chu Xiong said solemnly: "What if something goes wrong and you really lose your life?"

Fa Kong smiled: "They have my beads on them. Even if they die, their souls will not be lost and they will be resurrected."

Chu Xiong frowned: "But he only has sixty years to live after he is resurrected."

"Having those Buddha beads will not damage their longevity." Fa Kongdan said: "It is more beneficial for them to die once. Only when they see life and death can they truly realize and understand the laws of the world."

"Won't it damage longevity?"

"yes."

"But what if the Buddhist beads are taken away by someone?" Chu Xiong frowned and said, "Wouldn't that damage longevity?"

Fakong said: "Once this Buddhist bead absorbs their souls, it will directly turn into an invisible object and will not be taken away."

"...You are deliberately letting them die." Chu Xiong snorted: "They must feel that they have your protection, so they are relieved and may act recklessly if they dare to let go."

Fakong smiled: "Now we have to let them know that they cannot rely on outsiders, and they should be careful on their own."

"They must hate you to death." Chu Xiong said.

Fakong smiled and nodded.

Xu Qingluo and the others all agreed that even Queen Chu Xiong, and even everyone in the world, thought that she would save the lives of four of them at the critical moment and would not let them die...

Once this mindset is formed, it is impossible for them to achieve the goal of training and tempering.

If you don't really fear death, you won't be cautious.

This cannot be attributed to their psychological dependence, which is difficult to overcome on their own and is bound to exist.

Therefore, their caution does not come from fear of death, but from their own instructions.

This is superficial.

More importantly, without truly experiencing death, one cannot have a thorough understanding of heaven and earth.

Although I am able to achieve my current level of cultivation with the help of supernatural powers and Medicine Buddha, it is also inseparable from the fact that I have faced death and experienced death.

Death is both a great fear and a great treasure.

They died unexpectedly, and the impact on them was even stronger. They originally thought that they would appear, but they did not. This will make them remember it clearly for the rest of their lives and cut off their dependence on themselves.

They will completely understand that he cannot be relied on and they still have to rely on themselves for everything.

This will be an important lesson for them.

Chu Xiong said: "They hate you and will lose their dependence on you. Don't you feel sad?"

It feels good to be relied on.
To be continued...