The temple keeper held the paper in his hand. After leaving Qing Xiao Jade Maiden Temple, he had no idea what to do.
Reason told him that the odds of a princess appearing in a place like this were minuscule, but he did not dare gamble on that one-in-ten-thousand possibility.
What if?
What if she really was a princess?
And that Verdant Green Clad Woman was clearly no ordinary person.
"But..."
"Seek out His Majesty... just me?"
the temple keeper muttered.
He truly wanted to flee just like this, but whether it was Peng Dian or that woman, they surely had ways to find him!
If he ran off like this, his end would likely be quite ugly.
"Alas!"
"If I'd known, I wouldn't have done this!"
The temple keeper let out a heavy sigh.
Forget it. There was no use saying any of this now!
Holding the paper, the temple keeper hurried toward Chang'an County and soon reached Chang'an. Zhao Guangyi was staying at the Chang'an temporary palace. The temple keeper paced back and forth through the streets for quite some time before finally making up his mind. Holding up the paper, he stepped forward and knelt on the ground.
"This commoner is the temple keeper of Qing Xiao Jade Maiden Temple. I present the princess's seal and token!"
"Please, Your Majesty, examine it!"
His shout alerted the Imperial Guard stationed at the gate.
Yet the Imperial Guards were all puzzled.
What princess's seal and token?
Even if there was one, someone should have been sent from Bianjing. Why was it being delivered by the temple keeper of Qing Xiao Jade Maiden Temple?
The gate guards exchanged glances, and one of them walked over.
"Get lost, get lost, get lost!"
"What princess's seal and token? Don't try that trick.