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There was a commotion outside the door.

And then, he mysteriously fell into a state of calm.

The shining ice blade shone with a cold light and was about to stab into Xiao Ruyue's throat.

Yin Lin could be considered to be someone who had seen the greater picture, her face pale white. She firmly grabbed onto Xiao Ruyue's hand, determined to protect the empress, Xiao Ruyue, behind him.

Xiao Ruyue had already guessed that something would happen after she left the palace, but she did not expect that the other party would actually make such a big move, and was actually in danger.

Shen Liang and a small team of guards protected Xiao Ruyue as they fought and retreated. Just as they were about to lose, the other guards heard the news and rushed over to reinforce Xiao Ruyue.

Seeing that the situation was not looking good, the men in black hurriedly retreated.

Yu Lin Wei wanted to chase after him, but Shen Liang shouted, "Don't chase after someone who is in need of money. Protecting the Empress is more important." They didn't chase after him.

There were at least twenty corpses on the ground, including Yu Lin Wei and some black-clothed men.

Blood flowed like a river.

Shen Liang examined the corpse of the man in black and concluded, "These are all professional killers, obviously hired by someone."

Xiao Ruyue nodded. She took a glance and could not bear to keep looking. She instructed Shen Liang, "Take a count of the number of Yu Lin Wei and see how are the masters and pilgrims in the temple."

"Yes."

The black-clothed man's assassination attempt had failed and he had already escaped. Shen Liang personally led a group of people to stay behind to guard Xiao Ruyue, and sent some other people to check every corner of the temple.

"Ah!" Only then did Cai Yin and Lu Yi let out loud.

The screams were tinged with fear, but the guards were especially impressed with the two girls.

Yin Lin secretly clenched her teeth, and released Xiao Ruyue's hand, "Esteemed Empress, you're frightened, I'll go make some tea for you to drink to quell your shock."

"No need." Xiao Ruyue pulled her back, "You don't have to carry them head on. Just like Lu Yi and Cai Yin, you might call out their names and no one will laugh at you. I'm scared too. "

Yin Lin nodded and sat down.

Very soon, the scattered Yulin Wei came back to report that the pilgrims and masters in the temple had all been knocked unconscious, and only after being shaken awake did they find out what had happened. Upon hearing that there was an assassin trying to assassinate the empress, the masters and pilgrims were all frightened out of their wits and became incomparably terrified.

The number of monks in the temple is currently being counted.

The Master of Intelligence also came over, his words filled with a thousand words of forgiveness, "The Empress came here to pay respects to Buddha, but did not expect to be taken advantage of. It is all my fault, I hope the Empress can forgive me and not mind the crime of lax guarding in the temple."

"Master, please wake up. Where did all these come from? Coming to Manlu Temple is already annoying, and now this matter has occurred, it is not something that the Masters and the monks of the He Monastery are willing to do. I don't blame you. "

The Master of Intelligence kowtowed, "Thank you mother for your benevolence. The Empress is truly a heroic woman. "

As he rose to his feet, he sighed, a sigh filled with the coldness of the red dust.

There was no lack of bloodshed in the royal family. The masters must have seen quite a few of them. No matter what the reason for this praise was, Xiao Ruyue would accept it.

After a while, the man in charge of the counting came back and said that the temple was missing a small Shami. The others were fine.

"Master, the temple is burning with incense. It can't be that there's only one mountain gate for you to enter, right?" Xiao Ruyue turned to Master of Intelligence and asked.

The Master said, "The gate is for pilgrims to enter and leave. There are two side doors in our temple, connecting them to the garden at the back of the mountain. It is a convenient way for monks to do their lessons and enter and leave."

Xiao Ruyue thought for a while, then said: "Then, Master, please bring us to these two side doors to have a look."

One of the side doors was in the east while the other was in the west. Outside the east side was the garden, which was self-sufficient for the monks of the Manlu Temple. On the west side was a path down the mountain, and at the west side was the corpse of a monk.

Master of Intelligence recognized the dead person at a glance. It was the missing little Shamei, Fa Hua.

"I didn't expect that the outsider would be so clever as to open the door wide for thieves and assassinate the empress!" Master, do you know what kind of crime this is?! " When Yin Lin saw Sha Mi, his face immediately turned ugly.

Master of Intelligence clasped his hands together and chanted the Amitabha chant again and again, but he did not try to defend himself.

"Master, my esteemed mistress is benevolent and kind, this trip to Empress Dowager to pray for the incense should have been to seal the temple, but in order to not create trouble for you, and to not leave empty-handed for the pilgrims, she even let people enter the temple, and you, your Manlu Temple people actually colluded with assassins to assassinate my clan's esteemed lady, where is your heart?!" Lu Yi was also angry. Who was the one who had spoken these long lines of words to? It was like a string of cannons.

Cai Yin saw that they were all very excited, and echoed them at the back. "What's your intention?"

"Nonsense." Xiao Ruyue shot a cold glance at Yin Lin and the other two, "Things have not been clarified yet, how can we easily come to a conclusion?"

Yin Lin and the other two people shut their mouths.

"General Shen, I'll leave this to you." Xiao Ruyue looked at Shen Liang.

Shen Liang nodded his head and ordered the corpse of little Shamei to be carried away.

Master of Intelligence held the prayer beads in his hands, and continuously chanted "Amitabha, Amitabha".

Xiao Ruyue also sighed, and said to him: "Master, people cannot live again. So many people have already lost their lives, I have to trouble Great Master to organize the monks in the temple to chant the Rebirth Curse for the dead, helping them to escape from the sea of suffering and return to a world of extreme joy. "

"Many thanks, esteemed empress."

When Master of Intelligence left, he was reciting the name of Amitabha.

"Empress, we were assassinated the moment we arrived at the Manlu Temple, why didn't you explain it clearly to that Reverend?"

"Say what? The west side door was wide open, and little Shamei had died at the door. This proved that he was an inside-out ghost. Was he going to be killed after being used? What if he was killed when the first finder tried to report it? "

Xiao Ruyue's expression turned cold, but she dared not speak another word.

"Alright, I won't be able to return to the palace today. "Let's first return to the meditation room to rest."

After the incident with the assassin, the Manlu Temple monk had changed to another clean meditation room for Xiao Ruyue. The guards surrounded the room until it was like an iron bucket.

Shen Liangming knew that the assassins had already failed. There was no way he could come back today. But he still had to do this, even Xiao Ruyue was unable to stop him.

After being frightened for a moment, she was completely exhausted.

Because she was the empress in front of others and had to take charge of the situation. No matter how scared she was, she couldn't show it. However, she was just a single person, a weak girl who couldn't hold a chicken in her arms. She didn't know martial arts nor defensive abilities, and facing the threat of death, she was helpless and could only rely on the people around her to protect her.

Fear was radiating from his heart.

Unfortunately, those assassins didn't leave any clues.

Shen Liang said that those are professional killers, and they don't have anything on them that can prove their identity. If they die, they die with no proof.

But, the assassination attempt today, was undoubtedly related to either Yao Ziyan or Ye Haitang's group.

In the midst of exhaustion and unease, Xiao Ruyue still fell asleep.

Only when she felt a gentle hand touching her face did she wake up from her sleep.

The instant he opened his eyes, what entered his vision was Yuwen He's handsome face.

She thought she was dreaming, so she closed her eyes and opened them again. Before her was an enlarged face.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Xiao Ruyue immediately sat up.

"Why are you here?"

"You came to the Manlu Temple to enjoy the fragrance, and you haven't prepared everything in a hurry enough. How can I be at ease with you here by yourself? But I was a step too late. Luckily you were protected by the General Shen and the guards of the Yu Lin Army, otherwise I would have regretted it for the rest of my life. "

"Your Majesty, when did you arrive?"

"You fell asleep after just arriving. I didn't ask them to wake you up." Yuwen He spoke in a hushed tone.

He suddenly pulled Xiao Ruyue into his embrace, "Do you know how I felt when I rushed over and saw Yu Lin Wei carrying the corpse out? I'm so scared. I'm so afraid that you'll leave me just like that. "

Yuwen He immediately let her go, "Are you alright? Is there any pain? "

"Yin Lin should have told you already, I'm not injured." Xiao Ruyue lowered his head, not daring to look him in the eyes.

A long sigh came from above her head. She was even more afraid to see what kind of expression he had.

Since he could not return to the palace tonight, Yuwen He slept beside Xiao Ruyue.

Leaning into his arms, listening to his heartbeat, she had never felt more at peace with herself than she did now.

It was good to have him by my side.

After spending half a day and a night, Yu Lin Wei was still unable to find any valuable clues from the dead assassin.

The next morning, the imperial carriage returned to the palace, and the dead bodies of Yu Lin Wei and the assassins were brought back to the palace for burial.

Inside the carriage, Xiao Ruyue asked Yuwen He: "Your Majesty suddenly ran out and we couldn't find him in the palace. What should we do?"

"You just remembered to care about the morning assembly." Yuwen He looked at her with eyes full of love, "It doesn't matter, we are the emperors, the Royal Grandmother is in disharmony, this grandson of yours invokes the incense and blessings of the Royal Grandmother is doing his duty, I, the emperor's grandson, also invokes the incense of the Royal Grandmother is also doing my duty."

When he said that, he blinked his eyes at Xiao Ruyue, crafty like a child. Xiao Ruyue did not know whether to laugh or cry.

After yesterday, after last night, the previous displeasure seemed to have vanished into thin air.

His heart and hers had unknowingly taken another step closer.