Chapter 77 【Catch bugs】Close the net

This success gave Teng Yuyi great confidence.

She excitedly returned to the eaves and lowered the beams again.

As soon as her legs stood firm, she immediately ran towards the pillar on the side. After stepping on the pillar, she took advantage of her strength to take a leap. She thought she was sure of everything, but she failed.

Luckily, the first successful experience opened her up. Although she failed several times in a row, she succeeded more and more times.

Lin Chengyou looked at the figure running around under the moonlight, and couldn’t help but feel a little funny. Teng Yuyi sometimes has a childish temperament, isn’t it because he has learned the introductory mental method of Qinggong, so he needs to be happy like this.

However, looking at it, the doubts that had long been suppressed by him quietly surfaced in his mind.

Teng Yuyi has a strong personality, which he knew very well when he was in Caifenglou. The hardships of learning martial arts will never stumped her.

But her enthusiasm for learning martial arts might be too persistent.

The last time she worked so hard in Caifenglou, it could also be explained that she was afraid of developing heat sores on her face, but now there is no Lingcao soup in her body that cannot be overcome.

Could it be that she was really worried that the “prophecy” that Xiaoya had said would come true, as she said when she mentioned the man in the black cloak? It’s too unfounded to worry about, let’s not talk about how a dream can be taken seriously, even if someone might be against her, how could Teng Shao love his daughter so much, how could Teng Yuyi be in danger.

But looking at her posture, she seemed to be afraid that no one around her would be able to protect her one day.

Looking at it silently for a while, he thought to himself, no matter what she was afraid of, tonight he came to pay back the favor. If she wants to learn, then he will teach her until she learns.

So I was extra patient, corrected a few mistakes she used to make when she exerted her strength, and at the same time taught her a lot of mental techniques. Seeing that she was getting more and more skilled in using her internal strength, it was really late, so she said: “Okay, this is a beginner. Now, remember to practice diligently, you will become more comfortable after practicing for ten days.”

“Okay.” Teng Yuyi jumped down happily, because she was so oblivious that her sleeve was almost scratched by the branches of the pear tree. In a hurry, she quickly raised her arm and avoided it, but she kept it in the cuff. The bag of petals was thrown out, and with the inertia of her body sinking, the bag of petals flew straight to Lin Chengyou’s feet.

Before Lin Chengyou could see what it was, Chunrong and Biluo hurriedly ran over to pick it up. They were afraid that it was Teng Yuyi’s personal belongings, and it would be bad if this kind of thing fell into the eyes of an outsider.

However, tonight the moon was as bright as day, and the towel was the color of water. Even if it was just a quick glance, Lin Chengyou vaguely glimpsed the shadow of a petal.

Hey, what did Teng Yuyi do with so many petals? Recalling what I said last time I saw the sky, to collect so many petals, is it possible to make a flower cake?

He glanced at her, cleared his throat and said, “Okay, this favor is repaid. I’ll be very busy for the next few days, so I don’t need to send things or letters, I can’t receive them either.”

While talking, he walked outside the courtyard.

Teng Yuyi was excited, how did he know that Lin Chengyou was about to leave? He knew that he was busy catching the prisoner, but he still said subconsciously: “That, the prince—”

Lin Chengyou suddenly stopped and said: “By the way, if there is any change in the temple these two days, I will send a letter to Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi in advance. If you notice something is wrong, just ask them.”

While speaking, he jumped up the wall. Teng Yuyi looked up at the direction where he disappeared. He didn’t move for a long time. Apart from pondering what Lin Chengyou meant by “change”, he was more envious, but he jumped up directly, no With the help of the colonnade, such a high wall can be vertical if it is vertical.

It can be seen that there is still a big gap between her Qinggong and a master like Lin Chengyou.

However, she was still very happy. After all, her Qinggong had been standing still in the past few days, but tonight it suddenly improved by a big step.

When he turned around and saw the stone table under the pear tree, he couldn’t help but feel a little regretful. He clearly prepared the fragrant mash and delicious food, but he didn’t have time to invite Lin Chengyou to drink a few glasses of wine.

Fortunately, it will be Lin Chengyou’s birthday soon.

She returned to her original position in high spirits, jumped onto the beam again according to the method taught by Lin Chengyou, and went up and down several times. The more she practiced, the happier she became. martial arts.

I don’t know how many times I’ve practiced, but it’s getting late, so I let Biluo wipe the sweat for myself, and walk towards the room with her hands up and her head raised.

“Duanfu, you ask Chang Geng to go back to the mansion tomorrow morning and pass my message to Uncle Cheng, saying that I need to add something.” She said happily.

***

Lin Chengyou did not leave the Dayin Temple directly, but went to the Zen room to find the Abbot Yuanjue.

The abbot and several eldest disciples under his seat did not rest either because they had to discuss the countermeasures to be patient.

Yuanjue saw Lin Chengyou coming, and said to the disciples at the table, “You go down first.”

Waiting for the monks to retire, they beckoned: “You’er, sit down.”

Lin Chengyou crossed his hands to bow and sat opposite the abbot Yuanjue: “The younger generation heard from Master Mingxin that the temple has already figured out how to deal with Naizhong, but unfortunately the younger generation has little knowledge of Buddhist principles, and it was better when I heard from Master Mingxin earlier. What I don’t understand.”

“You just said that you had something to say to the old man alone. Is this what you were talking about?”

Lin Chengyou smiled and nodded.

Yuanjue personally poured a cup of lotus heart tea for Lin Chengyou, and explained without haste: “I think you already know, this thing was originally a Dharma protector of the Asura Dao.

“After this thing entered Buddhism, he devoted himself to cultivation and was determined to inherit the mantle of the Wheel-turning King, but he was deprived of his cassock and scripture bowl because of the two crimes of anger and jealousy. Once it got out of hand, he fell into the realm of evil spirits, and wanted to exorcise all the ghosts in the underworld. To subdue this demon, ordinary Buddhist formations are useless, and your Taoist secret art can only damage its skin. To find a way to annihilate this demon, we have to start with the legends of the Brahma scriptures.”

Lin Chengyou listened intently.

“In the past two days, I copied and translated the Sutras Pavilion, and finally found a few fragments about the endurance in the vast sea of ​​Brahma scriptures. Once this thing recovers its mana, it can grab the yin power of the ghosts at will, and fight and make up for it, almost There is no such thing as exhaustion, if you spend it hard, no amount of monks can afford it. After discussing with a few disciples, Lao Na decided to set up a formation and invite a few Dharma protectors in the bright and right way to surrender to this thing.”

“Dharma Protector God?” Lin Chengyou gradually understood in his chest, no wonder Master Mingxin ordered four Dharani scriptures to be built, thinking that he was preparing for this.

Yuanjue said: “These four Dharma-protecting gods, namely Doraza, Piluli, Pilubocha, and Bishamon, are the four Dharma-protecting gods. According to legend, there is a Gandhara Mountain on the side of Mount Sumeru, and the mountain has four peaks. , the four Dharma-protecting heavenly kings each take a peak to protect the safety of the four directions (Note 1). No matter how high the endurance and mana is, he is only a Buddhist monk before he falls into the devil’s way. He has evil thoughts in his heart, but his magic power comes from his own Buddhist school. The only way is to invite a real Dharma protector.”

Having said this, Yuanjue said again: “This is the least damaging method that Lao Na can think of to subdue demons. Unfortunately, two nights have passed, and I have not been able to find the whereabouts of heavy-duty. Even if you don’t come tonight, Lao Na will I was about to ask people to look for you, but have you been to the same state? This thing comes and goes like electricity, will it escape back to the same state?”

Lin Chengyou suddenly said: “The younger generation thinks that this thing is still in the city.”

Yuanjue’s eyes showed confusion.

Lin Chengyou added: “It’s just that someone deliberately prevented us from finding it.”

Yuanjue’s expression changed subtly: “How do you say this?”

Lin Chengyou said sternly: “Junior came over tonight, in addition to discussing with the abbot how to deal with the heavy resistance, I also want to ask you about the origin of a person. The monks in Chang’an City are like clouds, but the temples and Taoist temples that are truly called the heyday of incense are not counted. Duo, the abbot has been the abbot of Dayin Temple for many years, and I want to come and deal with the abbots of Taoist temples in these temples. The younger generation wants to ask when that person became the abbot—”

The conversation continued until midnight.

Abbot Yuanjue’s words confirmed Lin Chengyou’s guess. Listening and listening, Lin Chengyou fell into contemplation. Even if he had figured out how the man committed the crime, he could not be sure whether there was another master behind the scenes, because this alone People’s ability is enough to arrange this conspiracy. They can’t understand the details of the other party, and naturally they can’t predict what actions the other party will take next. At the end of the discussion that night, only a few expedient measures were temporarily set.

***

The next day, Zhang Tingrui, the minister of the Dali Temple, reported this intricate murder case in front of the imperial court.

With the suicide of the murderer Shu Wenliang, the case has been completely revealed.

The Sanren Wenqing and the Sanren Haoyue wanted to take revenge on the sage, but they only hated that the Quartet was prosperous and the people were rich. With their ability, they tried to disrupt the dynasty, and it was undoubtedly a cockroach that shook the tree. The two thieves had been dormant for many years and could not come up with a good plan, so they had to use the great evil thing to bring the sky to the ground.

When it came time to get Yueshuo Tongjun, everything went smoothly, but when the third pregnant woman was killed, an eyewitness broke into the scene.

This person not only smelled the rare incense “Tianshui Shiluo” on the spot, but also found that the clothes of the real murderer were different from the sloppy skin captured at the scene. It was because of this testimony that Dali Temple knew that the real murderer was not only someone else. And the purpose of taking the fetus is to get Yueshuo Tongjun.

Now that the whole conspiracy has been exposed, Wen Qing Sanren knows that he has nowhere to go, so he has to take his wife and daughter to commit suicide.

Only through Zhang Tingrui’s statement did people know that there was an eyewitness behind the case.

Obviously, the Dali Temple protected this witness very well, because apart from the officials responsible for investigating the case, even other officials inside the Dali Temple did not know the true identity of the witness.

According to Zhang Tingrui, the reason why the witness broke into the scene was because he happened to be in the inn when the first massacre in Tongzhou happened, and happened to hear the baby crying at the scene that night, so he was there that day. When the spice shop heard the cry of the baby, the witness would feel a strong sense of unease, and decided to go to the quiet room to check.

Dali Temple even revealed such details, which shows that the whole case is completely beyond doubt.

At present, only the murder of the Tongzhou couple still has some doubts. Unfortunately, many evidences at the scene have been lost. Fortunately, officials of Dali Temple found the Moon Moon Mirror on Wenqing Sanren. This Moon Moon Mirror It was created by Qiankun Sanren’s condensed soul control technique, and the mirror body has swallowed countless remnants of souls, which has always been extremely evil.

As early as fifteen years ago, Daoist Qing Xuzi had a lot of experience in how to decipher the soul-controlling technique. Now that this mirror has reappeared in the world, the best way is to release the remnants of the mirror one by one, as long as you get rid of the mirror The shackles of these victims, who have turned into ghosts, will automatically find their memories of their lives.

Therefore, a young official from Dali Temple is going to take this Moon Moon Mirror to Tongzhou on the same day. First, he will summon the remnants of the couple wandering outside in Tongzhou, and then use the ritual to release the remnants in the mirror. , close the two and one, and the ghost will automatically recover its memory. Just ask some doubts in the case on the spot, and then try to help the souls of these victims find their own home, and the case will be settled.

Although Zhang Tingrui did not make it clear, the courtiers also knew that the young official was Prince Cheng.

The sage was even more radiant. In order to commend the officials who made great efforts in this case, he immediately decreed that he would personally feast on the officials of Dali Temple and the guards of Anhua Gate in the Hanyuan Hall that night. The righteous, the Marquis of Wu, and the delinquents in the patrolling squares also have their own rewards.

As soon as this imperial decree was promulgated, the cloud over Chang’an City was swept away, and the people in the city celebrated with their foreheads. Those people who had pregnant relatives at home, because they no longer had to worry about it day and night, wept with joy.

That night, a group of officials from Dali Temple entered the palace for a banquet. The sage said that he would entertain all the officials, so only a few jailers were left in the yamen to guard the prisoners.

Before the banquet in Hanyuan Hall was over, a shocking news came from Dali Temple.

The prisoner named Zhuang Mu was probably worried that Dali Temple would try his best to interrogate him next.

The Dali Temple searched all night and failed to find Zhuang Mu’s whereabouts until dawn.

***

In the evening of the next day, Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi came out of Dali Temple.

In addition to Juesheng and Jizhi at the door, there are two Taoist priests, Jiantian and Jianxian from Dongmingguan. The four were talking when they saw Lin Chengyou coming out and hurried up to meet them.

They all saw that Lin Chengyou was not in a good mood, because the usual smile on his face was gone, but they knew after thinking about it, finally solved the big case, and let a criminal like Zhuang Mu escape from his hands.

Lin Chengyou took out the tightly wrapped Moon Moon Mirror from his arms, and solemnly handed it over to the two Taoist priests: “Some details of the Tongzhou case need to be clarified as soon as possible, otherwise the case will not be closed. I originally wanted to bring this Moon Moon mirror with me. Jing went to Tongzhou in person, and now I have to be ordered to arrest the fugitives. My two junior brothers and sisters are too young to be embarrassed, so I have to trouble the two priests to make a trip. This is my boss, Yan Sizhi. We are all familiar with each other, so let’s take care of each other along the way.”

Yan Si hurriedly greeted Jiantian and others.

Lin Chengyou pointed to the two yamen behind him and said, “These two are the best yamen in our Dali Temple. I can rest assured that they are escorting you.”

Jiantian and Jianxian hurriedly said: “It’s easy to say, easy to say. Shizi, the master behind Zhuang Mu’s back then was able to get the Moon Moon Mirror, which is no small matter. You should concentrate on catching this thief, and leave these trivial matters to us, don’t forget. Our Dongming Temple is the oldest Taoist temple in Chang’an, and the Taoist Temple has never been under your Qingyun Temple.”

Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi also said, “Senior brother, don’t worry.”

Lin Chengyou looked up at the sky. Today is a cloudy day. It is best to leave early if you want to hurry. Although you are still not at ease, you have to let the group go on the road. After all, it was a “tolerance”, this time Jiantian and Jianxian didn’t dare to insist on riding their own little donkey, but obediently got on the horse prepared for them by Dali Temple.

It was already late when we set off, Jiantian and Jianxian were talking rubbish, Juesheng and Qizhi also liked to chat, and the group chatted while walking, and they didn’t feel lonely on the road.

Before I knew it, I arrived near Mingyi Gate, and in front of it was the Imperial Guard of Xingqing Palace. If we continued to walk for a while, we were about to leave Chunming Gate. At this time, the sky was completely dark, and the surroundings became more and more quiet.

Since the abortion case, the people in the city have been reluctant to go out at night. Although the murderer has been arrested recently, he has not been caught yet. Therefore, apart from some patrolling Wuhou, there is hardly a person on the street.

Walking and walking, seeing the sky seems to feel that something is not right, while looking around vigilantly to the left and right, while listening intently, suddenly reined in the reins, shouting: “No, there is an ambush—”

It was too late to speak, and then suddenly several figures appeared in the oblique stab, and the knife was bright like a snow wave, and stabbed directly at the front of Jiantian and Jianxian.

“Where’s the thief!”

The two yamen also scolded: “So bold, even the people from Dali Temple dare to make an idea!”

Jiantian and Jianxian waved their swords to greet each other, and Juesheng and Qizhi were so frightened that they stopped their horses to fight, but I don’t know if the opponent was too skilled, or Jiantian and others were too weak, so they only fought for two rounds, and they were shot when they saw the sky. Get off the horse.

Seeing the sky, he didn’t forget to drag Yan Sizhi off the horse, while embarrassedly protecting Yan Sizhi and fleeing back, he said in his mouth: “Quickly send a letter to the nearby Wuhou, you will be a saint and abandon your wisdom, don’t hold back. Be careful of being injured by thieves!”

Juesheng cried: “Daoist, didn’t you say that you are better than your senior brother?”

Seeing the sky, he jumped faster: “Old Daoist didn’t even understand the origin of this group of people, why do you have to work hard?”

Seeing Tian running, the gang of thieves abandoned Jue Sheng and the others, and went straight to chase him. Seeing Tian’s surprise, he suddenly heard Yan Sizhi in shock: “Master, you are bleeding.”

Seeing Tian stunned, he looked down, and saw a splatter of blood dripping from his chest.

Seeing the sky turned pale in shock, he hurriedly touched the front of the front and took out the Moon Moon mirror, only to find that the blood was dripping from the mirror.

He hurriedly slapped his forehead: “I almost forgot to carry this thing with me—”

Before he finished speaking, his hand was empty, and when the thief saw the mirror, he jumped into the air, stretched his arm forward, and took the mirror away.

Seeing Tian and the others startled for a while, but they didn’t care to take the mirror back. They ran and shouted, “There are thieves who robbed the imperial envoy, come here!”

The thief didn’t seem to care about hurting people. After grabbing the Moon Moon Mirror, he abandoned everyone, turned around and fled along the way he came, and disappeared at the end of the alley in a blink of an eye.

The thief at the head was obviously familiar with the surrounding environment. He took the mirror into his arms, turned a few turns, and soon escaped to a narrow alley. As long as he climbs over the wall and goes in, he can change his clothes, but before he can climb the wall, his eyes suddenly light up.

The man’s face sank, and there was someone waiting in the dark corner at the end of the alley.

Someone came from the dark, it was a young man, the torch was raised, and a familiar face was reflected in the firelight.

A chill surged up the man’s back. This young man looked forward to Weiru, and his face was as beautiful as jade. It was Lin Chengyou.

Lin Chengyou approached with a torch. Although he was prepared, he really saw the man’s face clearly, and complex emotions still flashed in his eyes.

“It’s really you.”

The strange look on Song Jian’s face slowly faded away, and he laughed at himself: “It’s hard for you to set up such a big situation, just to wait for me to reveal my flaws.”