It took about an incense stick of time to finally rescue the brothers inside. Several of them had already died, so Long Jiu buried the brothers nearby. In this situation, it would be too difficult to bring them out.
"Blow up the hole."
Long Jiu was the last one to climb up. The ground below was already underground. These brothers would rest here forever!
However, Long Jiu has already brought up their badges. System soldiers have no families, but the two brothers still have families in Chang'an City. These badges must be taken back. Their families don't know this news yet, and they can only rely on the court for support in the future. However, Li Xiang's pension system is very generous, enough for the families of these two brothers to live out the rest of their lives.
"Will this expose us?"
Qian Ping said this with some concern, but he soon realized that his words were unnecessary. He was so busy killing, arresting and rescuing people that he didn't care about the fire in the backyard at all. Now the fire has started and the surrounding houses are also on fire. Even if they try their best to put out the fire, there is no way to preserve Shangqing Temple.
With a loud bang, the tunnel here was sealed, and the secrets underneath were lost. Qian Ping and the others did not stop at all and quickly retreated to a distance. They now had to find a safe place.
"Kill them..."
Before leaving, Chang Sunze pointed at the monks in the distance and said, we only need that old monk and a few other survivors, as for the rest of these people, we don't need them at all.
Long Jiu knew what Chang Sunze meant. This was his first time leading a team, and these were the only people left under his command. The others had all been killed by these monks. If these monks were allowed to live, Chang Sunze would probably feel uncomfortable and would have to avenge his brothers.
Long Jiu waved his hand, and his brothers rushed forward with their swords, and then threw all these people into the burning house. By the time others arrived, there would probably be only a pile of black ashes left.
These monks were still thinking about the victory yesterday, but they didn't expect the revenge to come so quickly. Before they were ready, the people from the Tang Dynasty came to kill them. Moreover, without any traps or sneak attacks, they were not on the same level as the people from the Tang Dynasty.
The old monk kept saying "Amitabha", but unfortunately Chang Sunze did not leave him intact, as one of his ears had been cut off.
Qian Ping and Long Jiu didn't care about this. They just wanted to make sure the old monk could speak. As for the rest, it didn't matter. It was just an ear. Sticking the red-hot blade on it would not only make the old monk feel pain, but also seal the wound. The most important thing was that it would allow Chang Sunze to vent his anger.
The fire in Shangqing Temple was soon seen by the people nearby, but the monks of Shangqing Temple had a bad relationship with the people nearby, so not many people came to put out the fire. If more people came, perhaps the fire could have been put out, but with only a dozen people around, they could only watch the fire burn the temple to ashes.
These people came to put out the fire not for the monks of Shangqing Temple, but purely because of their belief in Buddhism. These monks were usually very fierce, and they did not have the charity of monks, whether towards the elderly or children. So when they saw that the temple could not be saved, the people around were not too sad, but they felt a little regretful.
Officials also arrived quickly. In a country like Nanzhao, temples were very important places. The local officials didn't know how to explain to their superiors after the fire burned it down like this, especially since the king advocated Buddhism. The local officials were so anxious that they were sweating profusely.
He thought of countless possibilities, but he never thought that it was done by the people of the Tang Dynasty. The crown prince of the Tang Dynasty had just married our little princess, and the two families are now in a honeymoon period. How could they send people to burn our temple?
Of course, Master Jinghong was different. An hour later, Master Jinghong was awakened from his sleep. Master Jinghong had been in a state of anxiety for the past two days and his sleep was not very deep. When he heard someone calling him, he immediately asked if something had happened in Shangqing Temple.
Looking at the expressions of his men, although none of them answered, Master Jinghong understood what was going on. They were so angry that they sent people to attack the Tang Dynasty. Although he didn't know whether those people were from the imperial court or a business company, they were still people from the Tang Dynasty. So Master Jinghong was a little scared these days. He didn't expect the other party's revenge to come so quickly.
"Go and see how much damage there is, and call Junior Brother Jingren over immediately."
According to Master Jinghong's idea, even if Shangqing Temple was on fire, there were many people stationed there, and all of them had martial arts skills, so his junior brother should be fine. Master Jingren was the old monk who was in Qian Ping's carriage at the moment.
The monks under him thought the same. After receiving the master's order, they hurried to find the abbot of Shangqing Temple.
Master Jinghong walked to the window with the help of the little monk and looked at the fiery red sky in the distance. That was the direction of Shangqing Temple. These people from the Tang Dynasty had very strong reconnaissance capabilities. They had found Shangqing Temple in just a few days.
Someone gave them the news!
Master Jinghong quickly figured it out. Many people didn't know about the relationship between Shangqing Temple and Tianlong Temple. Only a select few knew about it. How could the people of the Tang Dynasty know so much about it? Even if they had left many tentacles in Nanzhao this time, they wouldn't have been able to get this information.
It seems that there are indeed many people in Nanzhao who have turned to the Tang Dynasty. Even such an important secret has been told to them. They all say that they believe in Buddhism in normal times, but when it comes to the critical moment, this belief is of no use at all.
Master Jinghong knew in his early years that faith was just a tool. For ordinary people, faith could decide everything, and it was even possible for these people to give up all their property.
But for the ruling class, faith is just a tool. They have more knowledge than ordinary people and have their own judgment. It is too difficult to ask them to devote everything for their faith. Take the King of Nanzhao who advocates Buddhism as an example. Although he is very pious when worshiping Buddha, Master Jinghong has no idea what he is thinking in his heart.
