"That shouldn't be the case. According to what you've said, the decline of the Buddhist Sect in Da Tang is due to people posing as monks to murder, plunder, and frame the sect's reputation. If that's true, the number of soldiers involved must be substantial. Given the abundance of temples across Da Tang, I surely would have caught wind of a mobilization of that scale."
Duan Wubing's expression grew solemn. He continued, "Although the Xuanlong Army is subordinate to the Nine Ministers, I have many close friends among the military generals. We often share drinks, yet I have never heard of anyone dispatching elite troops to infiltrate Da Tang. Could Junior Brother Yun have mistaken bandits for soldiers disguised as monks?"
"There is no mistake. I encountered them firsthand when I first arrived in Da Tang. It was a small temple—few monks, but all of them skilled in assassination. They were definitely hardened soldiers from the army; bandits do not kill with that kind of methodology," Yun Que said with absolute certainty.
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