Chapter 62 Arrest
This soft couch is smaller than a single bed. It is really too crowded for two people to hide under it. If you want to hide your body and not be discovered, you can only hold it tightly together.
So Mei Lengxiang could only hug Yi Xingchen tightly, and her fragrant body was close to him. Of course, Yi Xingchen was honest and unceremonious and hugged her tightly around the waist, pressing her cheeks against her, and said in a low voice: "Don't make a sound, there is a sound, no matter what happens. Do you know? If I have everything, I will definitely not hurt you."
As a top expert, Mei Lengxiang doesn’t need to protect others. But now when Yi Xingchen said this, she nodded involuntarily, as if the helpless child had found his relatives. The wandering boat finally drove into the tranquil harbor, and her tense heart relaxed.
Yi Xingchen spoke beautifully, but he was extremely nervous. Although he had already done his fortune and had to hide under the bed, if this hexagram was not effective, he might not have a big problem. The key is Mei Lengxiang, but it would be miserable. But now, he can only believe in the hexagram.
At this time, Peng Qingchen and an officer, led the armored cavalry and archers to search here, and captured Wu Jing and Taoist Master Xuankong, who were left behind by Mei Lengxiang, carrying the two of them to come here. After meeting, the soldiers quickly carried the two of them forward to report.
When Peng Qingchen saw Wu Xue, he immediately laughed to the sky and ordered his men to bring cold water to pour it on his head. Soon the two of them woke up slowly, but they were tied up by Jinyiwei.
Peng Qingchen clasped his fists to an officer with full armor following him and bowed, saying, "President Zhang, thank you for leading the troops to help this time, so that you can catch the White Lotus Sect bandits. This contribution will be shared by you and my brothers. Hahaha."
The officer also laughed to the sky. It turned out that after Peng Qingchen got Yi Xingchen's fortune-telling to accurately predict the fierce battle here, he completely believed Yi Xingchen's fortune-telling. At the same time, he could not help but believe it, because this was probably his last chance. So, he gritted his teeth and ran to the army to find him, the chief clerk, and said that he had received accurate news that Xuantianguan might have a gathering of White Lotus Sect bandits and asked for help.
Because Peng Qingchen was very sure, and he was the Jinyiwei. According to the order of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, the Jinyiwei asked the army to assist in the arrest, and the army must send troops to assist, not to mention that the two of them were fellow villagers. Therefore, Zhang Bazong naturally led a team of heavy armored cavalry and archers of more than 200 people to follow him to Xuantian Temple. First, he ambushed in the distance and sent several Jinyiwei to secretly capture the alert sentry arranged by the White Lotus Sect outside. After torture, he learned that the White Lotus Sect was discussing matters inside. Peng Qingchen immediately surrounded the temple and ordered an attack. Finally, he caught Wu Jing and other White Lotus Sects. The two could not suppress their ecstasy and laughed to the sky.
Peng Qingchen said to Zhang Bazhong: "I'm sorry to search the Taoist temple thoroughly and capture other White Lotus scholars. In addition, there was a man in black who tried to break through. His martial arts skills were very powerful. He should be an important leader of the White Lotus scholar. You must not let him escape. I don't know where he was hiding, so I must arrest him. I'll interrogate them first."
Zhang Barmaster nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will lead people to search the Taoist temple all by myself and will definitely catch him. My archer has been placed on the high walls around the Taoist temple. Even a mosquito cannot fly out. He must have not escaped and is still in the temple."
"This person is very skilled in martial arts, brothers must be careful."
"Don't worry, your brother, my martial arts are not bad either. I may not lose to him, hahaha."
Zhang Bashu led his men to search the temple.
Wu Jing, who was tied up on the ground, was shocked when he saw Peng Qingchen. He saw that there were Jinyiwei around him, and he was even more panicked and said, "Peng Xiaoqi, why are you here?"
"I want to ask why you are here?" Peng Qingchen sneered and looked around. Seeing that the lights were on in the conference hall where Yi Xingchen and the others were hiding were on. It was quite spacious and it was a lobby. He said, "Bring them in to me."
After saying that, Peng Qingchen threw the sword in his hand to his followers, and his heavy armor clanged, walked into the lobby, came to the soft couch, and sat down with a golden sword horse. He was already tall, and with this heavy armor, he was so soft that it was creaking. Yi Xingchen, who was hiding below, felt that the soft couch was almost pressing down to their shoulders.
Wu Juan and Taoist Master Xuankong were pulled in and pressed to the ground and kneeled down.
Immediately afterwards, several injured Taoist priests were also tied up and knelt on the ground. They were the little leaders of the White Lotus Sect who were previously stabbed by Mei Lengxiang to discuss important matters here.
When Wu Jing saw that all these people were caught, his face turned pale. He knew that he was afraid that he would be doomed this time. Even if he refused to admit it, these people might not be able to withstand the torture of the Jinyiwei and would confess it to him.
Peng Qingchen said: "Wu Wen, you colluded with the White Lotus gangsters and plotted to rebel. What else do you have to say now?"
Wu Juan lowered his head and quickly thought about why this incident leaked. The matter of joining the White Lotus Sect was very hidden, and only the few senior leaders knew about it. This time, he rushed to Xuantian Temple because the master of their Tunzhou Hall was gone and could not be found everywhere. The head of Xuantian Temple, Master Xuankong, is also a fragrant master of the White Lotus Sect. He was going to come to him to discuss what to do about this matter and discuss how to deal with the man in black who always troubled them. Unexpectedly, the Jinyiwei actually got the news and caught them all in one go.
Wu Jing couldn't figure it out. He didn't tell anyone about the news that he came here, but he came alone on a horse. It wasn't long since he arrived here, and the Jinyiwei arrived. Did the Jinyiwei have long suspected that he had been staring at him? It was absolutely impossible. He dared to be sure that no one was following him on the way when he came, but the impossible happened. How did the news leak?
The old Taoist Master Xuankong, who was on the side, cursed all the eighteen generations of Wu Juan's ancestors in his belly. He concluded that Wu Juan was accidentally in charge, so that his whereabouts were controlled by the Jinyiwei, so he brought the official army to their Taoist temple, causing them to suffer together. Several important figures in the Taoist temple were all from the White Lotus Sect. This time they were beaten up in one fell swoop. Once they fell into the hands of the White Lotus Sect, what hope would they have? They just wanted to die quickly. But now, they could not die.
Seeing Wu Jing's eyes rolling around, Peng Qingchen sneered and said, "Wu Jing, what are you still trying to make a fool of yourself? You still want to escape or find an excuse to get out? Dreaming! If you don't explain, I have some means to deal with you. As for these Taoists, if I guess well, they should be bandits from the White Lotus Sect, and I will pry open their mouths one by one. At that time, I see what tricks you have to make arguing. The person who comes, takes these people down to torture and admits confessions, and I will check them one by one."
The Jinyiwei immediately came up and brought out the injured Taoist priests and took them to various rooms to torture and force them to confess. The Jinyiwei is an expert in this field. Soon, these people confessed and delivered their confessions to Peng Qingchen.
Peng Qingchen has never questioned Wu Jing and the old Taoist Master Xuan Kong. He wanted to wait for the outer edge to break through before dealing with the two. At the same time, he also had to let the two suffer mental torture, just like a cat and a mouse.
Peng Qingchen slowly read the confessions, shook them, put them on the soft couch, and said to Wu Jing: "Wu Jing, no, I shouldn't call you Wu Jing, but I should call you Wu Xiangzhu, the Master of Tunzhou Hall of the White Lotus Sect. Unexpectedly, you are actually a person who has the upper hand among the bandits of the White Lotus Sect. Hehe, you had a complaint about the evil case before, saying that I was not effective in investigating the case and would use my dismissal to deal with it. Now, who is going to be removed from office, you should have a clear idea in your heart, right?"
Chapter completed!