It's not fun at all, Bai Su thought secretly.
"Zhenzhen, are you alright?" Bai Su asked as she helped Chunfeng up.
Qi Zhenzhen, lying on the bed, slowly opened her eyes. "Can you find out her true identity?"
"No problem, leave it to me," Bai Su said easily.
While they were talking, Chunfeng woke up after smelling the medicinal oil. Seeing that Qi Zhenzhen was still in the room, she breathed a sigh of relief and sincerely thanked Bai Su.
Before this, even though Qi Zhenzhen had accepted Bai Su, Chunfeng still harbored a tiny bit of hostility towards her.
After today's incident, that trace of hostility disappeared. After all, if Bai Su hadn't been there, no one knew what would have happened.
"Madam," Er Xi entered from outside. "There were four people ambushing outside. They've been subdued. How should they be dealt with?"
"Borrow a room from Master Abbot and throw them in together," Bai Su replied.
Qi Zhenzhen also nodded, and Er Xi turned and went out again.
About half an hour later, Bai Su returned.
"They're not from the palace," Bai Su said.
This was the same as Qi Zhenzhen's guess. The Empress wasn't so foolish as to make a move within the temple.
"They claim to be from the Dark Shadow Tower," Bai Su said, mentioning the name.
Dark Shadow Tower? Qi Zhenzhen had never heard of it.
"Everyone in there is from the martial world. They do everything from delivering goods to murder and arson. Basically, it's a place that takes any job if the money is right," Er Xi said. "They do good deeds, but they don't shy away from bad ones. In short, it's a place without principles."
This was similar to their mercenary groups in their previous lives.
"They took money to accept the mission. As for who issued the mission, they didn't find out. The first step of the mission was to bring you back to the Dark Shadow Tower. As for the final destination, they didn't know either. That Nanny Yang was their leader. I used the truth-inducing蛊 (gu), and they really didn't know who issued the mission," Bai Su said.
"Nanny Yang and the others failed this time, but someone else will take the mission. The rules of the Dark Shadow Tower have always been like this. If one group fails, another group will take over, and the next group will be more capable than the failed one, until the mission is completed," Er Xi explained.
Although she didn't know who the other party was, thinking back to Gu Sinian's letter, Qi Zhenzhen could basically confirm their purpose: to abduct her to control and threaten Gu Sinian.
Therefore, this indicated one thing: the group Gu Sinian was tracking had other accomplices.
The fact that they knew Qi Zhenzhen had come to Taihe Temple proved that the accomplices were also in the capital.
"Are there enough people?" Bai Su asked.
Qian Yuanbao had arranged for four people, plus Er Xi and Bai Su, making a total of six people.
The Dark Shadow Tower had sent five people this time and failed. Therefore, the next group would definitely be larger, and according to Er Xi, they would also be more skilled than these five. In that case, six people would be insufficient.
"I'll go talk to Xie Chen," Bai Su said, clearly having thought of this problem. "He has some capable people around him. The last time I saw him, he planned to stay in the temple for a while longer."
Speaking of which, basically, as long as they stayed in the temple, Xie Chen would stay as well. So, was Xie Chen not returning for official duties? If it were official duties, how could he stay in the temple for several months? Therefore, was he just guarding Madam Qin?
If that were the case, Qi Zhenzhen didn't know what to say.
During the days in the temple, in the beginning, Madam Qin would still come out for a stroll. Later, except for occasionally listening to the Abbot lecture, she basically stayed indoors. Xie Chen was a gentleman and would not intrude into Madam Qin's courtyard. So, was he content just being under the same sky?