Baima Temple (11) No. 61

  "My affairs, you have no right to interfere."

  Ruò Yuàn Yuàn coldly smiled and said: "So you think, why would I come? Qing Long, have you become somewhat unreliable recently? You came to the White Horse Temple alone to handle matters, it seems Father doesn't trust you."

  Ren Ping said: "If it weren't for your meddling, nothing would have happened. Now that you've brought this woman here, can you avoid revealing your true intentions?"

  "Oh? Is that so! Are you underestimating Xuanwu or don't you know that Xuanwu has joined the White Path? Ah, you do know, but you didn't report it to Father. Qinglong, what kind of heart are you harboring?"

  Ren Pingsheng held my hand and didn't let go, just humming a laugh twice, saying: "This matter is tacitly understood between you and me!"

  Yu Ruo seemed to let out a sigh of relief, casting me a cold, harsh glance before turning around and walking away from the forest, leaving behind a few words: "In that case, I'll spare her this time. I advise you to be careful with this woman, your trivial tricks, she probably knows them inside out! Qing Long, if you say something you shouldn't, even if I have to risk my life under your hands, I will still kill this woman."

  Ren Ping stood still, not saying a word, quietly watching her walk out of the woods. Only then did he lightly lift his hand and neatly put the curved knife into the scabbard on his back. He lowered his head to look at me, slowly pulling down his face mask.

  Still that elegant and beautiful face, warm and gentle. The frost in his eyes had not melted, but a smile played on the corners of his mouth.

  "Ah Yu, we meet again."

  "Why did you save me?" I didn't dare to move. This person, who had tried to kill me before but failed, was now saving me, and I couldn't fathom his intentions. All I knew was that at Ren Ping Sheng's place, my value must be used to deal with Nie Qiu Yuan.

  Ren Ping's lips curled up even more, and he chuckled, saying: "Ah Rong, why did I save you? Because I felt like saving you right now. You are my prey. My prey can only be killed by me, no one else is worthy of taking your life."

  "Pervert!" I cursed in my heart, but I didn't dare to speak out loud, I was worried that if he had another episode, he would kill his prey again.

  "A Yu, you can tell, I've been to Baima Temple before, right?"

  I was taken aback and hastily shook my head.

  Ren Ping Sheng chuckled and said: "Little cheat!"

  He released me and turned away. A gust of wind blew by, his black cloak dancing in the wind with a rustling sound.

  "Since you're not hurt, let's go." The man's voice was soft, but left no room for discussion.

  "Where are we going?" I asked.

  The man's shoulders shrugged, as if he had snorted in laughter.

  "A Yu, do you think you have the ability to get information out of me through talking, or do you think you can escape from my hands?"

  His voice was extremely gentle and pleasant to listen to, but it made people's whole body feel cold.

  I immediately shut my mouth and obediently followed him out of the forest. I had a precedent, this person's heart was made of iron and stone, if I were to disobey him now, it would be useless to beg for mercy later. Last time, I underestimated his ruthlessness, so I almost got drowned by him.

  As we walked out of the woods, a spacious and exquisite carriage was parked outside. Ren Pingsheng's mask had somehow been put back on again, he stopped beside the carriage, stretched out one hand to me, and with great elegance helped me up onto the carriage, then he himself also got on.

  All the way, he was silent and speechless. He didn't speak, and I didn't dare to speak either. But in my heart, a lot of questions were swirling around, making me dizzy and lightheaded, which slightly alleviated the tension in my heart.

  From the conversation between Ren Pingsheng and Ruo Yujuan, it can be heard that the White Horse Temple incident was indeed planned by Ren Pingsheng. And Ruo Yujuan was sent by "father" to monitor the progress of the event. This also explains why she deliberately tried to lead us astray.

  So this matter is not Ren Pingsheng's own intention, but a plan of the Tianjing Gate.

  So, what is the purpose of Tianjingmen doing this?

  Now, where is he going to take me? What does he want to use me for?

  What should I do?

  The words he said when I first met Ren Ping floated in my mind: "I refined a highly toxic substance from bitter almonds..." Indeed, he could extract cyanide, a master of medicine, a professional hunter, meticulous mind, and cold-blooded heart. If anyone could plan such a perfect crime, the only person I can think of is him.

  So, Nie Qiuyuan would also include him in the scope of major suspects. But Qiu couldn't come to this conclusion because it was just an inference and not the only one. But I'm different, I saw something I shouldn't have seen, that cluster of flower petals I picked up is too strange in this world, it can almost be considered as ironclad evidence.

  So if the purpose of this trick is to deceive people, even if Ren Pingsheng doesn't kill me, he will absolutely not let me return to Nie Qiuyuan's side again.

  Thinking of this, my mood calmed down instead. Because there were no more expectations and hopes, the only thing I could rely on was that the woman in my heart was strong enough. Calm down! I told myself. You must seize every opportunity you can grab!

  Gradually, I felt more and more jolting, as if the carriage was traveling on a mountain road. After an unknown period of time, just when I was almost shaken to pieces, the carriage came to a stop.

  Ren Ping sheng lifted the curtain and looked outside, lightly laughing: "Get off, we've arrived."

  We had arrived at the middle of a mountain, and in front of us appeared a large black cave. The surrounding area was densely packed with trees, and the cave seemed to be opening its mouth wide, as if it were going to swallow people whole.

  The entrance to the cave is about a dozen meters, dark and narrow. However, after passing through the initial narrow passage, the terrain in front becomes complex. It turns out that this cave is very large, with torches set up on the wall of the cave every short distance, illuminating the interior brightly. But inside this cave, there are many paths, crisscrossing and complicated, like a maze.

  Ren Ping suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned around and took off the black cloak on his body, covering me with it. He put a hat on my head, covering all of my long hair. Then, he reached into his pocket and pulled out something to cover my face.

  When he hung two straps on my ears, I suddenly realized that it was the mask he took away from me last time.

  Ren Ping's face was covered with a handkerchief, his eyes curved into a smile as he said, "You're done, return it to me." As he spoke, he pulled out another black headscarf from his pocket and wrapped it around his jet-black hair, looking like a Taiping Heavenly Kingdom follower from history books. Although his physique was excellent, even with this getup he looked quite dashing, but with life and death at stake, I didn't have the mood to appreciate whether his queue was properly tied or not.

  I followed him to the depths of the cave. As we walked, I finally understood why he had covered me up like this. Because along the way, we encountered many masked black-clad men, each with a nimble posture, who must be Ren Pingsheng's subordinates.

  In the cave, Ren Ping brought me to a small independent stone room, with a mechanism stone door isolated from the outside, and simple furniture inside.

  "Ayue, you just rest here for now," said Ren Pingsheng.

  "Aren't you going to lock the door? I've seen all the mechanisms, what if I run away?" I dared not provoke him, and humbly said in a low voice.

  "Hmm, it's okay, go ahead and leave if you want to." Ren Ping Sheng smiled, "Don't blame me for not warning you, this cave is like a maze with dense mechanisms. Ah Rong, if you're not afraid of death, you can try going out yourself. If you die by yourself, then it's just your bad luck, and I won't be able to do anything about it."