Xuanxia

Chapter 207: Poisonous Plot (Part )

The weather is getting warmer.

It was the beginning of summer when Fu Qingzhou entered the temple. Now more than half a month has passed. Dongxuan Lake is located in the southeast of the Central Plains, and the heat is already there during the day.

In recent days, Fanyin Temple has gradually returned to its former habits of chanting Buddha's name and practicing martial arts, and there has been no disturbance.

It was probably because the incident involving Fajing had attracted the attention of the Yuan generation of masters, as several monks had disappeared within two days. When someone asked Faming, they only got a vague answer - they had gone out to investigate something.

As to what this matter was and why it had to be investigated during the temple closure, no one dared to ask more questions.

After breakfast, the monks were practicing martial arts in the martial arts field as usual, when they suddenly saw a lay disciple jogging towards them.

They glanced sideways and recognized this person... Zhou Qing.

Fu Qingzhou wiped the sweat from his forehead and shouted to a monk in the field, "Brother Fabei, are you free?"

The monk named Fabei stopped swinging his long stick, turned his head and looked at him, a little confused: "What's wrong?"

"Can I have a word with you?" Fu Qingzhou asked with a smile.

Fa Bei thought for a moment, put down his long stick and came to the sidelines: "What's going on?"

His attitude was not bad. Now everyone knew that Zhou Qing was Fa Nu's younger brother...especially after he was wronged and then acquitted a few days ago, he completely became like a close brother of Fa Nu, practicing swordsmanship in his yard every day.

"It's Senior Brother Fanu who is looking for you."

Fu Qingzhou lowered his voice and said, "He didn't tell me what happened, but seeing his serious expression, I'm afraid it's something important."

Fa Bei's expression changed.

He tilted his head slightly, looked at his fellow disciples who were still training in the martial arts arena, and nodded: "Okay, lead the way."

Fu Qingzhou led the way, and Fa Bei followed closely behind. Neither of them spoke a word along the way.

Fabei was obviously worried about something, his eyes were rolling around... Fu Qingzhou could guess what he was thinking, but he just smiled and said nothing.

Soon, the two arrived at the courtyard where Fanu lived.

"Brother Fabei, Brother Fanu are waiting for you inside."

Fu Qingzhou opened the gate for him and whispered, "Please."

Fa Bei nodded slightly and stepped into the courtyard, while Fu Qingzhou had already gently closed the gate.

Fanu was indeed in the courtyard. He was sitting on the steps, holding a jug of wine in his hands, and his dark face was flushed from drinking.

"Senior brother."

Fa Bei was startled: "How can you be so drunk in broad daylight?"

"Fabei, you're here!" Fa Nu smiled at him with a complicated expression, and patted the steps: "Come, sit down!"

Fa Bei responded and came to sit beside him.

"Oh, I still remember that year, I was the one who found you and accepted you into the temple."

Fa Nu patted Fa Bei's shoulder and said drunkenly, "It has been seven or eight years now. You are the most powerful person in the temple besides Fa Ming, Fa Chan and me!"

As he said this, he sighed deeply: "I was not wrong at the beginning!"

"Thanks to my senior brother for his insightful appreciation back then."

Fa Bei smiled and said, "Junior brother, I am the one who has achieved what I have today."

"Then..." Fa Nu took another sip of wine and asked, "Brother is in trouble now, will you help him?"

Fa Bei was shocked: "Brother, what's your problem?"

"hehe."

Fa Nu shook his head in self-mockery: "You are a smart man, can't you guess it?"

Fa Bei's pupils trembled: "Could it be that what Fa Jing said that day..."

"good."

Fa Nu said in a deep voice: "In recent days, Senior Brother Fa Ming and I have secretly sent several fellow apprentices to go out and investigate what happened back then..." Fa Bei showed a look of sudden realization: "No wonder many fellow apprentices in the temple have disappeared recently."

"Yes, they went to do something for us."

Fa Nu shook his head and said, "I didn't want to believe it, but...Alas!"

He sighed heavily: "What Fa Jing said at the beginning might be true."

"what!"

Fa Bei was shocked: "It's true?! Master and the others..."

"Don't make a sound." Fanu interrupted him, narrowing his eyes and saying, "I'm worried that the walls may have ears."

"Yes……"

Fa Bei quickly lowered his voice, looking terrified: "Master, did they really do those things?"

"good."

Fa Nu sighed, "When the Fanyin Temple was first established, Master... Yuanwu and the others were unable to recruit enough talented disciples in a short period of time. Even if they did, it would not be easy to persuade them to become monks, so they adopted that method."

"It's a pity that we still thought they were our saviors, and we took the thieves as our teachers and sold our lives for them for so many years!"

"But, why?" Fabei was so shocked that he stuttered, "If there is no disciple, then just look for him slowly. Why are the Master and the others so anxious?"

Fa Nu shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I don't know about that. Perhaps they will only tell me if I ask them in person."

"Ask me in person..." Fa Bei sensed a hint of murderous intent from these words, and his eyes trembled: "Brother, you want to..."

"good."

Fa Nu pressed Fa Bei's shoulder heavily and said, "Senior Brother Fa Ming and I are already prepared. The rest of the brothers have also been arranged. The only thing missing is you."

"me……"

Fa Bei's eyes flickered: "Brother, what do you need me to do?"

"Deliver food." Fa Nu whispered, "Your cultivation is only one level lower than mine. Only you can possibly deliver food to Yuan Wu and the others and escape unscathed."

Fa Bei immediately understood: "You want to poison the food?!"

"Yeah." Fa Nu sneered drunkenly, "Senior Brother Fa Ming and I will ambush nearby. As soon as they are poisoned, we will attack and kill them! You don't have to worry about anything else, just run away!"

"That, that..."

Fa Bei asked in a trembling voice, "Where is Brother Fa Chan?"

"Him?" Fanu sneered disdainfully, "He is a coward and dares not interfere in this matter! Have you seen him in the past few days?"

"No, no." Fa Bei shook his head.

Fa Nu snorted, "That's because he has already escaped from the temple! He didn't dare to face Yuan Wu, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Jing, nor did he dare to participate in our plan, so he had no choice but to run away!"

Fa Bei was held on the shoulders by him, his eyes flickering constantly, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Brother, don't be afraid."

Fa Nu's tone softened a little: "I told you, this matter is not too dangerous for you. After you give them the food, just run away. If you want to leave the temple, that's fine, but as long as you are willing to stay, in the future, apart from Fa Ming and me, you will be the third person!"

Fa Bei's expression brightened.

"Believe in it, brother."

Fa Nu took another sip of wine and whispered, "The poison we used is definitely not an ordinary one. It was purchased by Senior Brother Fa Ming from the Xingyun Chamber of Commerce at a large sum of money. Even the Cave Heaven Realm cannot resist it. Coupled with the ambush we set, Yuan Wu and the other three will definitely die!"

Fa Bei thought about it for a long time, then gritted his teeth and asked, "When do we start?!"

"If you want, we can start right away."

Fa Nu laughed, his mouth wide open, revealing a row of white teeth, like a grinning beast: "In one hour, at noon, we'll start!"

(End of this chapter)