On the morning of the next day, Tianmenzi Wang Gang, who looked tired and lost his mind, quietly returned to the monastery specially prepared for An Qisheng and him by King Li Yuanji of Qi.

After seeing him return, An Qisheng, who was meditating in the courtyard, raised his head and glanced at him, then closed his eyes expressionlessly and said in a smooth voice.

"Brother Wang, didn't you say you would come back last night?"

Hearing An Qisheng's somewhat reproachful words, a look of irritation suddenly flashed in Tianmenzi Wang Gang's eyes. He pursed his lips and said with a serious expression.

"Mr. An Qi, your failure to return last night was not a deliberate breach of appointment, but something unexpected happened!"

"Accident……"

After hearing Wang Gang's words, An Qisheng suddenly opened his eyes suspiciously.

"What kind of accident? Could it be that you were really discovered by that little thief Qingwei, and it was possible that you were alerted?"

"No! No! No!"

After hearing what An Qisheng said, Tianmenzi Wang Gang immediately waved his hands and denied it.

"X was not discovered by the little thief Qingwei. The accident he mentioned refers to..."

Having said this, Tianmenzi Wang Gang took a step forward and lowered his voice and spoke.

"The Fahua Sect stated that Buddhism plans to break the convention this time and intervene when Qingxiazi is going through the immortal tribulation, so that Qingxiazi, the so-called 'number one in the world of mortals', fails to pass through the tribulation, so they plan to contact Yingzhou and Henan in advance.

Let’s discuss it with Penglai and join forces to do this.”

"Um……"

After Tianmenzi Wang Gang finished speaking, An Qisheng blinked and asked hesitantly.

"Fahua Sect...haven't they been eliminated by Li Tangsha and driven out of Jingzhao?"

"Yes, the Fahua Sect was driven out of Jingzhao by the current emperor Li Yuan, but..."

With that said, Wang Gang took another step forward, stood in front of An Qisheng, looked down at him condescendingly, and said sincerely.

"The current crown prince Li Jiancheng believed in Buddhism, so he quietly got in touch with the Fahua Sect and brought those monks back."

"It turns out to be Prince Li Jiancheng..."

An Qisheng's eyelids twitched twice, and then he nodded slowly.

"Okay! Then who is the monk of the Fahua Sect you met? Can he make decisions for the Fahua Sect?"

"It's the younger brother of the current head of the Lotus Sect, Monk Zhang An, the great monk Zhilang!"

Wang Gangyan replied firmly.

"He has won the trust of the initiation monks, and he is absolutely easy to talk to..."

"Um!"

An Qisheng nodded again, then stretched out his hand, and after calculating with a solemn expression for a while, he spoke.

"The murderous spirit has begun. It seems that Buddhism really does not intend to let Qingxiazi successfully overcome the disaster this time. Well! This is also a good opportunity..."

When he saw An Qisheng calculating the fortune, although Tianmenzi Wang Gang was still expressionless, a trace of panic inevitably flashed in his eyes. When An Qisheng finished the calculation, he confirmed his

After speaking, the expression on his face finally became relaxed.

"Mr. An Qi, I was expelled from Yingzhou by the emperor, and you were expelled from Penglai by your father-in-law on Heshang. Now we are in the same boat, but in the end, you even have to account for someone's words. You are really... too cautious!

"

"Feel sorry!"

After hearing Wang Gang's words, An Qisheng replied with a dull expression.

"It's just my own habit to calculate everything I encounter. It doesn't mean that I can't trust Brother Wang!"

"All right!"

Regarding An Qisheng's explanation, Wang Gang made a helpless expression.

"You, a thousand-year-old man, have already said so. What else can you say? What did you calculate, Mr. An Qi? Did those monks from the Fahua Sect lie to us?"

"Probably not!"

An Qisheng closed his eyes again and said in an old voice.

"Qingxiazi, the 'No. 1 in the world of mortals,' killed people everywhere when he was young. In addition to many people in my Taoist sect who don't want him to become an immortal and live forever, many eminent Buddhist monks also don't want him to leave the world of mortals!"

"That……"

Wang Gang said in a tentative tone.

"Fahua Sect invites you and me to go to Daxingshan Temple to discuss this matter. Mr. An Qi, do you think we should go?"

"Um……"

Regarding Wang Gang's question, An Qisheng closed his eyes again, and then counted with his fingers repeatedly.

Seeing his actions, Tianmenzi Wang Gang swallowed unconsciously, and looked at him with a bit of eagerness in his eyes.

"Better go!"

After a few minutes of silence, An Qisheng opened his eyes again, and then nodded to Tianmenzi Wang Gang.

"Qingxiazi is, after all, the 'number one in the world of mortals.' It is inherently dangerous for us to force a tiger into an alley. If a few more Buddhist monks can step forward, we can also avoid some losses for us."

"Then let's go!"

After hearing An Qisheng's words, Tianmenzi Wang Gang immediately urged him, but then he felt that he seemed to be a little too eager, so he quickly made up for it.

"I can still mobilize some manpower in Yingzhou. Where is Mr. An Qi?"

"It's the same with old men!"

Although he felt something was wrong with Wang Gang's actions, because what the other party said was basically true, he did meet the monks of the Fahua Sect, and the Fahua Sect did intend to take action on Qingxiazi's escape from the world of mortals.

, so An Qisheng, who trusted his calculation results very much, didn't think much about it.

"correct!"

Before going out, Tianmenzi Wang Gang asked again seemingly casually.

"Dong An Qi, King Qi Li Yuanji, you decide when to let him take action..."

"Do not worry!"

An Qisheng held the quinoa staff in his hand and said unhurriedly.

"Li Yuanji seems to have relapsed into his old ways in the past two days, so I plan to give him some guidance again. Don't worry! I've been keeping an eye on this matter..."

"oh!"

Tianmenzi Wang Gang nodded, and then said without any words.

"Mr. An Qi, didn't Li Yuanji come here every morning in the past? Why didn't we see him today?"

"He has entered the palace!"

Although An Qisheng felt that Wang Gang talked a bit too much today, they were both allies, so he still opened his mouth to explain.

"It is said that tomorrow is the birthday of Emperor Tang Li Yuan. Although Li Yuanji is not liked by Emperor Tang, he is still his biological son after all, so he still needs to go to the palace to pay his respects!"

"oh……"

Wang Gang nodded, and then finally closed his mouth.

…

Half an hour later, Wang Gang took An Qisheng to the side door of Jingshanfang. He opened the door with familiarity, then turned sideways, and explained while letting An Qisheng in.

"Fahua Sect is, after all, the Buddhist sect ordered by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to be eliminated, so they still did not dare to show up openly, so they found a side courtyard to rest in Xingshan Temple. Anyway, the place here is quite large."

"Um!"

An Qisheng nodded noncommittally.

"You should be more cautious. Brother Wang, where exactly do the eminent monks of the Fahua Sect live?"

"In that stone pagoda..."

Wang Gang stretched out his hand and pointed at an ordinary-looking stone tower in the yard next door.

"Mr. An Qi, don't look at it. This tower may seem ordinary on the outside, but it actually has a universe inside..."

As he said this, Wang Gang winked at An Qisheng.

"Mr. An Qi, you should understand what XX means!"

"oh!"

After hearing Wang Gang's words, An Qisheng quietly pinched his fingers in his sleeves.

That’s right!

This tower indeed has ‘the universe inside’.

"Brother Wang, lead the way!"

Just when An Qisheng followed the footsteps of Tianmenzi Wang Gang and came to the stone tower, he suddenly felt an uneasy feeling, as if something important had been forgotten by him, and his heart was heavy.
To be continued...