Who says sleep is not spiritual practice?

Chapter 259
That night, Cui Hua and Jiang Qingyu only had a quick chat and left after going back to pretend to be the guards of the palace to monitor Jing Xuan's movements.

Noon on the second day.

When Jiang Qingyu's Yin body finished a night of "Dream Sutra" practice, became one with the body, and woke up leisurely, there were four women in the room staring at him.

Xiaoman, Luqi, Duyou, and Li Que'er changed into clean clothes.

"Son."

Xiao Man smiled mischievously, took Li Que'er's hand and approached him, and introduced:
"Last night, a group of officers and soldiers from Qingzhou were arresting a civilian girl. I heard that they were going to send them to Jingxuan's mansion in exchange for glory and wealth. I couldn't understand it, so I decided to kill that group of officers and soldiers and rescued this girl. .”

"It just so happens that the son is the first son, and the courtyard lacks a few obedient maids. You might as well accept this girl and let her have a place to live."

Jiang Qingyu looked at Li Que'er.

The little girl is almost 16 years old, and her appearance is considered excellent, belonging to the same level as the pretty widow in Bailu Villa, but her temperament is young and her figure has not yet grown up, she is more like a little sister next door.

At this time, Li Que'er was also looking at Jiang Qingyu curiously.

After all, this might be her master for a long time to come.

"His Royal Highness looks really good-looking!"

This was Li Que'er's first thought when she saw Jiang Qingyu:
"If he doesn't dislike..."

"Then it seems that there is nothing wrong with me being his maid all my life."

"At least, His Royal Highness is a great hero who has opened up the territory, but the King of Qingjiang is a beast who only knows how to search for people's fat and anointment, and rob people's women!"

16 years old is the age of a young girl Huaichun, and Li Que'er is no exception.

So after seeing Jiang Qingyu's handsome appearance and demeanor, she naturally developed a good impression.

"What's your name? Are there other relatives in the family?"

Jiang Qingyu asked kindly.

Li Que'er timidly said:

"My name is Li Que'er. My father was taken to this boat with me last night. There is also a mother at home."

"Besides, the villagers in Liliu Village have treated me very well."

Jiang Qingyu nodded, and told Xiaoman:

"You go and arrange for someone to resettle her family and villagers, and don't let the officers and soldiers seek revenge."

Xiaoman blinked:

"I already asked someone to do this last night!"

Hearing this, Li Que'er hurriedly bent down and knelt down, ready to kowtow to thank her.

But Jiang Qingyu reached out to stop her:

"I don't have so many rules here, you don't have to kneel down at every turn."

As he spoke, he glanced at the small wood carving in the opponent's hand again, and said curiously:
"What is this thing, can you let me have a look?"

Li Que'er was slightly taken aback, and handed it over.

Jiang Qingyu took the woodcarving and played with it casually.

With his eyesight, it is not difficult to recognize that this is a Buddha statue, and it is carved by the Sixth Patriarch.

His fingers slid across the round of Buddha's light on the palm of the Buddha statue, and seeing a trace of blood remaining on it, he couldn't help asking again:

"There should be some mystery inside this Buddha statue?"

Li Que'er froze for a moment.

This was the first time someone found out that she had tampered with in the Buddha statue. Even her father, the old Li, who had been a carpenter all his life, had never noticed anything strange before!
"Yes, sir, be careful."

She stepped forward to take the Buddha statue, and pressed the mechanism hidden behind his head.

In an instant, a circle of bloody blades pierced out!
at the same time.

Xiao Man immediately stepped forward, grabbed the object, and looked at the woman warily.

Obviously, she suspected that the other party was an assassin sent by others!
"..."

Li Que'er sensed the question in Xiaoman's eyes, stood there, at a loss for a while, but quickly explained:
"I, I'm not an assassin!"

"I'm going to use this thing to deal with King Qingjiang!"

Jiang Qingyu waved at Xiaoman, signaling that the other party should not be too nervous.

Even if he doesn't bless the power of the Yin body to the physical body, he himself has the acquired martial arts cultivation of the seventh rank, not to mention that he can raise the physical body to the peak of the Sunshine Realm in a single thought, not to mention that Li Que'er is just an ordinary person. Eagle Dog, Meteor Pavilion, or Huamanlou's Sunshine Realm killers may not be able to hurt themselves in close quarters!
He looked at Li Que'er and praised without hesitation:
"Although he is young, he is not young in courage."

"However, although the courage is commendable, I have to remind you that Jing Xuan can't be killed with this thing alone!"

"Any item will go through several inspections before entering the palace. Your mechanism design is exquisite, but it cannot be fooled. Unlike ordinary officials and officers and soldiers, the group of people raised by Jing Xuan in the palace are not mediocre!"

Li Que'er looked sad:
"Actually, I also know that killing a powerful prince is not that easy, but if I am arrested and taken to the palace, if I don't try my best, I won't die in peace!"

Jiang Qingyu stepped forward and patted the opponent on the head:
"Don't be afraid, with my son here, even if Jing Xuan comes in person, he won't be able to take you away!"

Immediately, Li Que'er burst into tears.

……

After half a stick of incense.

When Jiang Qingyu walked out of the room with a few maids after lunch, several eyes shot out from a corner outside and fell on him.

Jiang Qingyu glanced and saw six people in the corner.

Liang Buyi, Jin Wanliang, Xiong Xing, Jiang Shan, Jiang Langya, and a young man with his upper body naked.

Seeing this person, Li Que'er behind Jiang Qingyu couldn't help but yelled:
"Brother Xu Zhan!"

The young man smiled shyly at him, waved his hand, but didn't say much.

He is the leader of the bandits. After seeing all the officers and soldiers massacred by a group of men in black with mysterious origins last night, he guessed that the important people on the fleet should help him. In order to express his gratitude and find out the situation of Carpenter Li and his daughter, he Let the subordinates leave first, and then board the boat alone.

For the sake of Jiang Qingyu and Xiaoman, the Xiong family did not make things difficult for him, but asked him to take care of the unconscious Carpenter Li instead.

But last night, after learning that Li Que'er had been brought into Jiang Qingyu's room, Xu Zhan was worried that the legendary Prince of the Golden House would do something wrong to Li Que'er, so he hurried to the nearby area to watch.

Fortunately, I didn't hear any angry sounds all night.

Otherwise, the consequences may be unimaginable.

Seeing that Li Que'er was safe and sound, Xu Zhan was slightly relieved.

He has always regarded this woman as his younger sister, and now that she has someone to rely on, he is also happy to be able to escape from the evil land of Qingzhou.

But different from Xu Zhan's expression, Liang Buyi and Jin Wanliang frowned slightly, and kept looking at the room behind Jiang Qingyu and the others, as if they were searching for something, but they didn't dare to ask.

Xiong Xing was very disdainful of the duo's timid manner.

He snorted coldly, took a step forward, and said bluntly to Jiang Qingyu:
"His Royal Highness, is Junior Sister Leng in your room?"

Hearing this question, Jiang Qingyu immediately understood.

It turned out that Liang Buyi and the others found that Leng Weiwei was not in the room this morning, so they suspected that she stayed with him last night.

For Liang Buyi and the others, this woman is not only the daughter of the old owner of Bailu Villa, she has a respected status, but she is also married to a high-ranking official in the capital in exchange for a bargaining chip for the other party to protect Bailu Villa, so there is no room for loss!
of course……

If Jiang Qingyu put him to sleep and was willing to take charge of protecting Bailu Villa, then Liang Buyi and the others would be very happy too.

After all, under the current situation, they really don't want to enter Beijing!
But Jiang Qingyu's answer was bound to be disappointing.

"No."

Just listen to him lightly say:

"I did see Mrs. Leng before going to bed last night, but she left soon."

"..."

Liang Buyi and Jin Wan looked at each other with suspicion in their eyes, and asked again:
"Then dare to ask His Royal Highness where she went, and did he say anything suspicious last night?"

Jiang Qingyu shook her head and said:

"Last night, my son went to bed very early and didn't know anything."

"..."

Everyone was speechless.

This reason is really... far-fetched but irrefutable!
Liang Buyi looked at Xiaoman and said unwillingly:
"Miss Xiaoman, I know that there are many Huamanlou killers around the fleet monitoring the movement. I wonder if anyone has seen Junior Sister Leng's whereabouts?"

Xiaoman blinked and said innocently:

"My Huamanlou's killer is not a hungry ghost. Those people are all responsible for protecting the crown prince. How could they spy on a widow?"

"Leng Weiwei is a Bright Moon Realm. If she intends to leave, it's not difficult to avoid everyone's eyes!"

Liang Buyi was very dissatisfied with this answer.

He had an intuition that the master and servant must know something, and Leng Weiwei's disappearance must be related to them!
However, facing the giant Jubei Palace, he knew that the other party was lying, but he could only pretend to believe it.

"Sorry for disturbing you."

"Perhaps Junior Sister Leng just encountered something temporarily and will be back soon."

Liang Buyi and Jin Wan bowed to each other and saluted, then left with a sigh, their expressions somewhat bewildered.

It seems to be afraid that something bad will happen to Leng Weiwei, and it seems to be worried that the disappearance of Leng Weiwei will make the marriage in Beijing fail, angering Xue Fang, and making the already difficult situation of Bailu Villa even worse!

At the same time, Xiong Xing looked at the backs of the two, and then glanced at Jiang Qingyu, the suspicion in his eyes became more intense, and he felt a little sympathy for Bailu Villa in his heart.

Jiang Qingyu met the other party's gaze with a smile, showing no flaws on her face.

……

After a while.

Liang Buyi and Jin Wan returned to the room they were in with sad expressions on their faces.

next moment.

The two looked at each other, and the worry on their faces disappeared, replaced by a smile of success.

"It seems that Junior Sister Leng has listened to our suggestion and left first!"

"Next, let's stay on the boat for a few hours, and then pretend to be anxious, so we can get off the boat without entering the capital!"

"You said... does that His Royal Highness know about Junior Sister Leng's departure?"

"Never mind him! Whether he knows it or not, we have to leave early! We know too much, and the imperial family is thinking about how to kill people to silence them. Entering Beijing at this time is tantamount to death!"

"Yes, you have to go quickly! Find a place to hide and come out after the storm subsides."

……

Several hours later, at dusk.

Liang Buyi and Jin Wanliang searched the entire fleet but could not find any trace of Leng Weiwei, so they found the elder Xiong Hui to resign.

Xiong Hun wished that the other party would leave, lest he go to the capital and talk nonsense, causing death for himself and others, so he didn't even put on a gesture of persuasion, and directly urged the two to leave quickly to find Leng Weiwei, whose life and death were uncertain.

at the same time.

Jiang Qingyu chatted with the bandit leader Xu Zhan for a long time on the deck, mainly asking about the distribution and strength of bandits in Qingzhou, as well as the strength of Qingzhou officers and soldiers.

But Xu Zhan is only a Fate Star Realm, and there are only hundreds of thieves under his command, so his knowledge is limited and not exhaustive.

Fortunately, Xiaoman added to the side, coupled with some information he got from Mengren, and finally got a general understanding of the situation in Qingzhou.

"Qingzhou has a total of 4 officers and soldiers, but in order to survive and protect their families from being bullied, many people took the initiative to take refuge in the government and put on a layer of official skin, but their names were not recorded, and they were not within the 4. The number of people in one category is not less than [-]!"

"Compared to the regular army, this kind of people's martial arts cultivation is not so high, and they are not loyal to Jingxuan, so there is nothing to worry about."

"But the [-] regular army should not be underestimated."

"Although Qingzhou is located in the interior of Chu State and does not border Dongyi, Nanman, Xirong, and Beidi, there are not many wars every year."

"Under the leadership of Jing Xuan, the rich and powerful oppressed the people, causing the people to live in dire straits, and bandits and bandits rampant. All of this seems to be done on purpose by Jing Xuan!"

"He seldom let the guards under his command lead the army to suppress the bandits with crushing strength, and more often he let the officers and soldiers from all over the country suppress the bandits by themselves. ..."

"It also allows officers and soldiers from all over the world to have the goal of training troops, to enrich actual combat experience, and to enhance combat power!"

Jiang Qingyu frowned deeply and said:

"It seems that Jingxuan is not useless! He oppressed the people and humiliated the women, causing the whole Qingzhou to be smoky and full of bandits, but it is also because of the existence of bandits that the Qingzhou Army has been kept in a situation where it is not fighting with foreigners. The combat power of contempt."

"Father thinks that Qingzhou is a soft bone, but I don't think so!"

"Jing Hong allowed Jing Xuan to act mischievously in Qingzhou, and he trusted him quite a bit. It seems that he trusted him to restrain his father and block the iron hooves of Anbei's army going south at the critical moment!"

After thinking about this point, Jiang Qingyu had a slightly clearer understanding of the legendary King Qingjiang who was worthless.

"but……"

"Compared with the officers and soldiers, the number of bandits in Qingzhou is equally terrifying. There are no less than [-]! But because some of them are old, weak, women and children, only about [-] to [-] have combat power."

"Their martial arts cultivation is not as good as that of the regular army, but the victory lies in the courage to fight for their lives. If they combine into one force, they will definitely cause huge troubles for the Qingzhou army!"

"And as long as we block the Qingzhou army's offensive and don't be defeated in one blow, then there will be a steady stream of people standing up and joining the bandit camp!"

"So, if you want to take down Qingzhou, it is very necessary to rely on the strength of the bandits!"

Jiang Qingyu thought about it for a long time, and then turned her gaze to Xu Zhan.

This youthful-looking young man entered the Fate Star Realm at the age of 25, which is enough to prove that his talent is not bad. As long as he is cultivated a little, within ten years, this person may be promoted to the Bright Moon Realm and become a Qingzhou thief A big leader of the bandit.

So he asked:
"Xu Zhan, are you willing to surrender to me?"

For Jiang Qingyu, subduing Xu Zhan was just a matter of convenience.

Ten years is too long, maybe he will no longer need this chess piece by then, but it is always beneficial and harmless to have an extra move.

However, Xu Zhan didn't respond immediately to Jiang Qingyu's solicitation.

He just looked to the south and smiled bitterly:
"Your Highness, look back, the King of Qingjiang has already blocked the river with Chen Bing!"

Jiang Qingyu turned sideways upon hearing this.

On the Qingjiang River, several miles away, there are five giant ships lined up, and each ship is full of heavily armed Qingzhou Army, roughly counting, no less than 5000 people!
In the center of a boat, a large cyan flag painted with the word "green" was fluttering in the wind. Standing on the bow was a fat figure like a hill with a ferocious smile.

It was King Jingxuan of Qingjiang.

(End of this chapter)