Unexpectedly, these two people had such a relationship. Listening to Lin Sun's words and feeling the old woman's breath, he suddenly regretted being so impulsive to come in. He thought that he should have attacked Lin Sun first.
However, there was no medicine for regret in this world. No matter how much he regretted, it was useless.
Cui Qizhou pursed his lips. "Senior shouldn't be so petty as to haggle with a junior like me, right? Besides, for you people in the martial arts world, anything that can be solved with silver is not a big deal."
Hearing this, the old woman snorted disdainfully and didn't take his words to heart.
"Do you think I'm the kind of person who can be bribed by such vulgar things? I never thought that the great national master would have such a shallow vision."
Having made her stance clear that silver wouldn't work, this matter was probably going to be troublesome.
Cui Qizhou quietly turned the concealed weapon on his hand. Soon, a tiny mechanical moth flapped its wings and flew outside without anyone noticing.
"Since you don't want silver, you can put forward other conditions. You're doing such things on the land of the Great Liang. If you're discovered, it won't be easy for you to leave here, right?"
The old woman twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand, and the chilling aura on her became even more creepy.
"The national master is really good at psychological tactics. But do you think that after living for so many years, I'll be bribed by worldly things? Moreover, I've never said that I'm from the martial arts world."
Hearing this, Cui Qizhou suddenly understood something and widened his eyes.
"It seems that the king of the Western Regions planned for this day long ago. You must have made preparations in advance. This is just the beginning, right?"
"You're right. Anyway, the national master knows so much. You won't be able to leave here today. Even if you stay here, you're of little use to us. However, without you, the pillar of the Great Liang, the Great Liang might collapse even faster."
After Grandma Lin finished speaking, she took out a soft sword from her body. "National master, just make your move. Don't beat around the bush. If you can defeat me today, you can take these people away directly."
Cui Qizhou didn't forget what Lin Sun said just now. He had already shown his trump card when fighting with Lin Sun. If he fought with this old woman now, he might not be able to win.
So, he decided to use the same trick again, but it was nothing in front of the old woman.
She attacked directly at the vital points and didn't give the man any time to react.
The man couldn't dodge in time, and soon there were several wounds on his body.
His face gradually turned pale.
The old woman didn't hesitate and was about to end his life. Just then, there was a commotion outside.
The secret room was slowly opened by the shadow guards, and a large number of people rushed in. When they rushed in, they saw their master on the verge of collapse.
The captain and the vice - captain immediately stepped forward. The old woman subconsciously dodged, which gave them an opportunity. After Cui Qizhou was rescued, he fell into a coma.
Seeing so many people, the old woman knew that it was not suitable to stay here for long, so she pulled Lin Sun and ran outside.
In order to protect her granddaughter, she got injured during the escape, but she didn't utter a sound.
Originally, the other shadow guards wanted to continue chasing, but they were called back by the captain.
"Stop. Even if you chase now, you won't be able to defeat them."
There was nothing they could do but rescue the people in the secret room first.
However, Cui Qizhou had lost too much blood. If he didn't get treatment soon, he might die today.
There was no other way. The captain thought of the Empress Dowager who was also in Baotuo Temple. "Send the master to the Empress Dowager. She won't ignore this."
Hearing this, the vice - captain frowned and disagreed. "If we do this, the master might be in danger. Have you forgotten that the Shi family has always been against the master? If this gets out, won't the Shi family take action against the master?"
Although he made sense, the captain thought he was overthinking.
"The people of the Shi family aren't that ambitious. Even if they are, the Empress Dowager isn't. Haven't you noticed that the Empress Dowager has changed a lot after that near - death experience?"
But even so, the vice - captain still didn't want to send the master to the Empress Dowager.
"The mansion doctor is waiting at the national master's mansion. It's the same if we send the master back now."
Just as he was insisting, the voice of a shadow guard suddenly came from outside.
"Two captains, the divine doctor happened to come to Baotuo Temple to visit the Empress Dowager today. Why not send the master there?"
After hearing this, the vice - captain's refusal wasn't as firm as before.
He wasn't a fool and knew the difference between the divine doctor and the mansion doctor.
"Have you made up your mind? If not, I'll make the decision."
The captain was a bit impatient. The master was in such a state, and he didn't know what the vice - captain was hesitating about.
If they continued like this, they didn't need to worry about others harming the master, for the master would have bled to death.
The vice - captain came to his senses and gritted his teeth. "Okay, I'll listen to you. Send the master there first. Anyway, with so many of us, we can take care of any problems."
Just like this, they arranged a few people to follow in the open, while the others all lurked in the dark, waiting for an opportunity. They were shadow guards after all, and it wasn't suitable for too many of them to follow in the open.
When they arrived at the Empress Dowager's courtyard, they were stopped by the maid outside before they could enter.
"Who are you? Leave quickly. Do you know where this is? You're not allowed to enter."
The vice - captain was already worried about his master. Seeing the maid's attitude, he couldn't hold back anymore. He drew his sword and put it on the maid's neck.
"Have the guts to say what you just said again? Do you know who we are? Believe it or not, I'll cut your head off and kick it like a ball."
The maid guarding the door was arranged by Xiao Xiao. Having been with her master for so many years, she had seen all kinds of storms and didn't take his threat to heart at all.
"If you want to break in, just try. Anyway, unless you step over my dead body, I'll never give in."
Unexpectedly, this maid was so stubborn. The vice - captain was almost furious. Just as he was about to lose his temper and take action, a voice came from inside.
"Who is making such a racket? How do you do your jobs? The master just fell asleep. You're so unpeaceful. You've startled the master. I must punish you."
The maid, who had just been so tough, instantly put on a wronged expression, which really surprised the shadow guards.
What they didn't expect even more was that this maid actually shifted all the blame onto them.