The Fantasy World of Chivalrous Disciples

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This murder occurred at Xiangguo Temple. Legend has it that Xiangguo Temple, whose real name is Qunshan Temple, is a strange temple located on the edge of Jinyang City.

Why does it feel strange? Because the main temple of Qunshan Temple is not in Jinyang, but in the mountains...

——This is a temple built by a group of displaced traveling monks. Because they came from all directions and came from the mountains, they were named "Qunshan Temple".

As for when it became Xiangguo Temple, a legendary story widely circulated on the streets said: "There is a unicorn in the Gunshan Temple."

The so-called Qilin is Mei Lin, the future Prime Minister of the imperial court. He was called the "Living Buddha" when he was a child because of his peculiar physical characteristics. He has always lived a life surrounded by stars and the moon, and then naturally became the incarnation of Buddha in the imperial court.

——Having no relatives or friends, neither a man nor a woman, with a very high level of understanding, and cut off from all emotions and desires, this was the impression of the monks who raised Mei Lin.

"So, how come Taiping Taoists appear in Xiangguo Temple?"

Yuchizhen was sorting out his thoughts while waiting for the preliminary investigation results of his subordinates.

The temple is built against a towering old tree and looks to be at least a hundred years old.

It is far away from the hustle and bustle, full of the smell of incense and books. There is also a hot spring in the temple. The monks used this spring to build an exquisite "greenhouse" for bathing by visiting believers and practitioners in the temple. If you just live a casual life

, such a place is naturally an excellent choice.

However, the body was found in the greenhouse.

"The deceased was a layman who led Buddhist practices in the temple. He often visited Xiangguo Temple. His usual identity was that of a well-known wealthy businessman. He made his fortune ten years ago by buying and selling minerals..." After the young man finished speaking, Yuchizhen immediately asked and found the body.

The first person asked: "How did you discover him?"

The young novice is sitting in the house facing the courtyard. The century-old tree is in the middle of the courtyard. Its branches extending all around are leaning against the rows of various buildings. The vermilion walls and golden tiles give this picture through the bare branches.

The slightly monotonous picture adds vitality, which is a unique kind of beauty even near Jinyang.

"I...saw it when I was cleaning the greenhouse in the morning. The human head was placed on the exhaust window!" The little novice monk suddenly panicked: "His eyes were wide open and his expression was distorted. He must have experienced a lot in the last moment of his life.

Horrible things!”

Yuchi asked him to calm down and said, "Did he appear in Xiangguo Temple yesterday?"

The young novice said: "Yes, Donor Huan came to Xiangguo Temple yesterday to worship Buddha as usual, and even said hello to the young monk. I don't know what happened next. Maybe the murderer committed the murder while he was bathing and changing clothes!"

Yuchizhen continued to ask: "Were there any notes or writings found around the body? For example, 'White Snake Swordsman' or something like that."

"White Snake Swordsman? Is he the swordsman who has been so popular in Jinyang City recently?" The little novice monk immediately changed his expression, touched his bald head and said to himself: "How could such a character come to our temple? Rumor has it that it's not

Are you saying that he is taking revenge on the Taiping Taoists?"

Yuchi Zhen said: "Yes, I also feel strange, why... Well, have you ever seen a woman in a temple wearing fancy clothes?"

Before he finished speaking, there were sudden obstruction sounds from outside the house.

"Girl, you really can't go in."

"My lord is handling a case, you are obstructing official duties!"

Then came a woman's voice: "Go away, I'm looking for your boss!"

The footsteps are getting closer and closer.

"Female benefactor?" The little novice monk whispered: "Female benefactors are not common in temples..."

After finishing speaking, a woman wearing a purple robe and blue clothes appeared at the door, her hair decorated with gorgeous tassels and jewelry, as if she had just left the pleasure venue and had not had time to change back to her regular clothes.

"Xinghe?" Yuchi was really happy. He rushed over and hugged the other person into his arms and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, what are you doing! This is Xiangguo Temple..." Mei Xinghe looked at the little novice monk apologetically, pushed Yuchizhen away, and said: "What else can I do? Something happened to Xiangguo Temple, and something happened to Mr. Mei. My husband asked me to help handle the case."

"You agreed?"

"I agreed very readily! It's my dream to be a patrol officer~"

"Forehead……"

Yuchi was really embarrassed to say it. He looked at the young novice who was still feeling uncomfortable because he had just witnessed the private meeting between a man and a woman, and asked him to go back and do his own thing first, and then replied: "This incident is different from the case of stealing the Buddha. , this is a genuine murder, and the lives of everyone involved will be in danger."

"Are you afraid that I will die?" Mei Xinghe playfully played with the tassels on her hair and said as she pleased: "If I were going to die, I would have died long ago. I feel that I have lived until today just to investigate the case with you. When I work as a patrol officer, it's a pity that I can't be an upright female patrol officer, otherwise I really want to find out how my father died..."

"That's it, it turns out that's how it is." Yu Chizhen sighed: "If I can help, I will be very happy, really."

Maybe this is the meaning of the official uniform on my body.

"Xinghe, can I ask you a question?" It was the first time that Yuchi became so small in front of her.

"You asked."

Yuchi said: "Why did you suddenly fall in love with me? I am... very boring and have no dreams. My only thought after living for more than thirty years is to let my father and sister live a good life. I have no money, and I don't have any dreams." I don’t know how to say nice things... I really don’t know what I can give you.”

"It turns out that our chief Yuchi can think about things other than investigating the case!" Mei Xinghe joked: "Since you want to know so much, I won't tell you. I said, this is a murder case, how can you Are you falling in love at this time?"

"Just asking casually." He looked left and right, and his eyes couldn't help but move to the towering ancient tree.

"Let's talk about something that interests you more." Mei Xinghe rubbed his chin and began to recall: "The name of the person who died in this temple was Huan Kui. He was once a guest of Mr. Mei, but... someone recently It is a bit shocking to say that he believed in Taiping Dao and even 'sacrificed' his wife and children, but it must be mentioned."

When Yuchi heard the Tao of Taiping, he immediately recalled Bai Feng's words: "It's the Tao of Taiping again? What does sacrifice mean?"

"have no idea."

Yu Chizhen continued: "To sum up, after arresting the dude Bai Feng, the victims of the latest case are still members of the Taiping Taoist community. However, this time no 'notes' were found around the body, and there were no colorfully dressed people.

The appearance of a woman may be because women are not allowed to appear in temples under normal circumstances."

"Really...what are you talking about?"

"Really? It sounds really strange. You should call me brother Yuchi." Yuchizhen caressed Mei Xinghe's face, and the two of them were obviously still in love.

"No, I insist on calling you 'Zhen'."

They sat in front of the towering old tree and drank tea while discussing the key points of the case. They all agreed that the case was similar to the "White Snake Swordsman Serial Murder Case". However, this time there was no note left by the White Snake Swordsman, so they could not make a conclusion.

In the end, nothing was found. They didn't know anything about the way they destroyed the bodies, the process of the murder, or the murder weapon.

"But that guy asked me to find out today." Yuchizhen looked at the sky getting dim, and his mood gradually became irritable.

"Is that guy Bai Feng?" Mei Xinghe looked at the people patrolling in Dali Temple and found no trace, so he immediately agreed: "Maybe there will be a turning point today?"

Not long after, there was a monk outside the house asking to see him.

"The young monk awakens his heart and sees you, sir."