Time is slow

   Chapter 318 Agarwood Hand Beads

   The little novice said nothing, but the two adults were stunned for a moment.

  Qiao Zhao thought to himself: I knew earlier that I wouldn't coax the little monk like this.

   "Cough cough." Shao Mingyuan coughed lightly, "Little Master, I'm a man, and I can't just hug a female donor."

   The little novice glanced at Qiao Zhao, his face full of confusion: "Didn't the donor come to Dafu Temple with the female donor?"

  Shao Mingyuan: "..." It's embarrassing for a child to expose the lie in person, but why did Miss Li say such a thing to the little novice?

  Qiao Zhao silently looked away.

   She was sure again: no more fooling children.

   Shao Mingyuan simply hugged the little novice directly.

   "Huh?" The little novice was a little confused.

   Shao Mingyuan explained with a smile: "Little Master is lighter—"

   Before he finished speaking, he felt a cold gaze from the side.

   Little novice is lighter? Does that mean she's too heavy? It turns out that every time he hugs her, he thinks so!

   Miss Qiao tightened the corners of her lips.

  The young general is confused: It seems that he said something wrong again!

   couldn't understand, he simply stopped thinking about it, turned his head to Qiao Zhao and said, "Miss Li, follow me closely."

  Qiao Zhao said angrily: "I see, what can I do if I don't follow closely? I'm so heavy, you can't hold me!"

   Shao Mingyuan gave her a deep look.

   How many times has he hugged him, why did Miss Li say that?

  Qiao Zhao's face was inexplicably hot because of him, so he pretended to be calm and said, "Let's go."

  The two were led by Xuanjing to the front of the Broken Bridge.

   Shao Mingyuan put down Xuanjing and explained, "Miss Li is optimistic about little master, I'll take a look."

  Qiao Zhao nodded and silently took Xuanjing's hand.

   Shao Mingyuan walked to the broken bridge, bent over to check, and said to Qiao Zhao: "The fracture is very new, it should have been cut off soon after it was connected."

   "So, the murderer really came back to Dafu Temple this way?"

   "I can't say for sure where the murderer went, but he must have walked here." Shao Mingyuan stood up, looked around, suddenly jumped up, and jumped towards the center of the broken bridge.

   "Ah!" The little novice blindfolded her eyes in fright.

   At that moment, Qiao Zhao's heart lifted, but there was no clue on his face, and his eyes calmly looked at the back.

  Shao Mingyuan landed at the entrance of the broken bridge, and turned back with a little toes, like an eagle soaring with wings.

   When he fell to the ground, Xuanjing said with a look of admiration: "Donor, you can fly!"

  Shao Mingyuan smiled and pinched the chubby face of the little novice, and then spread his palms: "Miss Li, do you think this string of beads was left by Master Wumei?"

  Qiao Zhao has a good memory, so he picked up the Buddha beads and looked at them carefully, nodded and said, "Master Wumei does have such a string of agarwood beads."

   After she finished speaking, she put the Buddha beads on Shao Mingyuan's wrist, and opened a short distance from him under his puzzled eyes, then sniffed and affirmed: "This string of agarwood beads is undoubtedly Wumei Shitai."

   "Can Miss Li be sure?"

   "Yes. Wumei Shitai has been wearing this string of hand beads. Most of the time when I was in contact with Shitai was the distance between us now. It smells like this."

  Each string of agarwood hand beads will have its own unique taste with different wearing times, but to distinguish such subtle differences requires enough familiarity or care.

   Miss Li only comes to Shuying Nunnery once every seven days, so it is impossible to be familiar with it, so it depends on the memory and carefulness of ordinary people.

   Shao Mingyuan couldn't help thinking: This is the girl who made his heart flutter. The more he gets along with her, the more he can find her more lovable.

   Maybe his wife Qiao Zhao is also such a smart girl. If he had the opportunity to know and stay with her, and put her in his heart early, he would not have the pain and regret he has today.

   "Go, let's go back."

  The two big and one small went directly back to Dafu Temple.

  The normally peaceful and prosperous temple now has a low atmosphere, as if a dark cloud hangs over it.

   "Abbot, this is the hand bead we found at the Broken Bridge. It should be from Shitai Wumei." Shao Mingyuan handed the agarwood hand bead to the abbot.

   They are outsiders after all, and Dafu Temple and Shuyingan are in the same breath. It is natural to tell the abbot of Dafu Temple that there is no need to hide, except for the poisonous tooth.

   In addition to the abbot, there were several elders present.

   The abbot took the hand bead, looked at it carefully, and nodded: "Amitabha, this is indeed the hand bead of Senior Brother Wumei."

   "In this way, the murderer who kidnapped Senior Brother Wumei took this route." An elder said.

Another elder continued: "The poor monk remembers that the road leads to two places, one is the Dafu Temple, and the other leads to the deep mountains and old forests. In those deep mountains and old forests, there are sporadic hunter families, and occasionally hunters come. Dafu Temple exchanges herbs for salt and other things.”

  The monks looked at each other.

The abbot    said, "Let's send a group of people to take a look over there."

   "Senior abbot, it's better to arrange more people to explore. The terrain there is complicated, so you must ensure safety."

   "It's nature."

   Neither Shao Mingyuan nor Qiao Zhao interrupted, and they withdrew from the abbot while arranging specific affairs.

   The two stood in the open and talked.

   "General Shao, do you think the monks of Dafu Temple will search Dafu Temple?"

   "It's hard to say, even if you can search, it won't be a big fanfare."

  Qiao Zhao nodded: "Yes, if there is no Mei Shitai who is hidden in the temple, then the identity of the murderer is the monk of Dafu Temple. Once the search is carried out with great fanfare, the murderer may jump over the wall and quietly take Shitai—"

   "Miss Li, don't worry too much." Shao Mingyuan said with relief, "Do you remember the murderer I shot?"

  Qiao Zhao shuddered with a conditioned reflex and said with a wry smile, "Why don't you remember?"

"When I checked his body, I found that the calluses on his fingers were sharpened by long-term archery, which means that he has been disguised as an hunter for many years. Since Shitai Wumei has what they need in his hands, he can let them endure for so many years. Then as long as that thing is not available, they will not silence people."

   "I hope Shita can hold on." Qiao Zhao said this, but he was a little worried in his heart.

  With Wumei's arrogant temperament, he might choose to kill himself if he is too humiliated...

   "Miss Li, let's go back. Those who should be investigated have already been investigated, and the rest is up to the abbot's arrangement."

   "Okay." Qiao Zhao nodded.

   Back at the bamboo house, she can try to identify the toxin in that tooth, maybe she will find something else.

Walking on the road, Qiao Zhao whispered to Shao Mingyuan: "General Shao, I still think that the murderer is hidden in Dafu Temple. But he has been waiting for me, which shows that he is very clear about when I go to Dafu Temple to give you needles every day. He will not choose to do it before I go to Dafu Temple, which will arouse your suspicion. Only waiting for me to do it for you You can delay the discovery until the next day if you go back and silence the mouth after applying the needle. If the perpetrator is from outside, how would you know so clearly?"

   The shoulder pain makes it difficult to move, so I can only use my poor archives. Ask for votes for consolation.

   (end of this chapter)