Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen

As soon as the moon hung in the east sky, Ma Rong went out of the city, familiarized himself with the road, and soon reached the foot of Ziguang Temple mountain.Going up the stone steps of the mountain road, I arrived at the small woods outside the Ziguang Temple. After I whistled, two guards on duty flashed out of the woods, met Ma Rong, and reported that nothing happened.Ma Rong told them to stay in place and monitor carefully, and he had to go to Qingfeng Temple to investigate if he had something to do.The yamen servant pointed out the path to Qingfeng Nunnery, and Ma Rong went west eagerly. ——At this time, the clouds are as thin as silk, the cool breeze is blowing, and the whole mountain scenery is very beautiful and peaceful.

When he arrived at Qingfeng Nunnery, Ma Rong walked around the whitewashed wall outside the nunnery, carefully observing the terrain.He saw that the back of the nunnery was covered by bamboos, the top of the wall was a little low, surrounded by lush greenery, and there was no movement, so he chose it as a place to climb over the wall and enter the nunnery. After the moon moved into a thin cloud, Ma Rong swiftly climbed into the wall of the nunnery, groped to the residence of the maid Chunyun - only the upper corridor Yunfang and this hut were lit with candles - and lightly knocked on the door three times .

There were footsteps in the room, and the purple door creaked open, revealing a fair and delicate face in the flickering candlelight, with a jade hairpin stuck in a crooked snail bun.She only wears an apricot red light silk shirt with a water green crepe skirt tied underneath. "Who are you? Boldly breaking into the solemn Buddha realm in this dark night." The woman looked at Ma Rong's face with the candlelight. Ma Rong thought about it, this handsome woman must be Chunyun, so he bowed his hands and said softly: "I am sent by the 'monk', and my name is Shao Ba." He handed over the wooden sign with Liuyun bat painted on it. with that woman.

The woman took the wooden sign, examined it carefully by the candlelight, and immediately put on a smile on her face: "So it's Brother Shao. I'm Chunyun, the maid of Master Baoyue, the abbot of this nunnery." After opening the door, Ma Rong stepped in. The furnishings in the room were simple, and there was an ancient porcelain vase on the dressing table, with a bunch of wild roses inserted in the vase.A wooden bed was covered with mats, the pillow covers were messy, and there was a burst of fragrance. Ma Rong smiled and said: "What a fairy cave, where a daughter-in-law lives in the middle of the month, I Shao Ba had a hard time finding it. The 'monk' even sealed a riddle."

Chun Yun also laughed: "Why have I never seen you? Are you also my father's friend? You are so young and born so heroic and majestic." Ma Rong was startled secretly, and said: "It turns out that Miss Chunyun is the daughter of a 'monk', how could she look like a princess. I am Shen San's cousin, and your father sent me to help you dig out the gold in the temple over there." Chun Yun looked at Ma Rong with hot eyes: "It turns out that Brother Shao has such a big responsibility. Don't rush this matter, just take it easy." Ma Rong pouted and said, "During Shen Sansheng's life, his teeth were tight, and he kept this matter from me. It's your father who has big eyes and entrusted me with a heavy responsibility. I just don't know how they originally agreed to divide it?"

"Shen San is 30% and 30% is 60% and Yang Maode is 60% and 30%.——Shen San was originally a disciple of my father, and he always respected his father very much, so his 30% and 60% are equal to my father. The secret letter of Jinzi was revealed by Yang Maode, so Count him taking a big share." Ma Rong was puzzled: "Yang Maode first learned about the hidden gold secret letter, why didn't he dig it alone, but asked Shen San to dissect it?" "There is someone behind Yang Maode, who is said to be very fierce and cruel. Yang Maode was so afraid that he dared not act alone. He had to ask Shen San to be his companion, to strengthen his courage. Unexpectedly, when Shen San was killed, Yang Maode also I don’t know where it was taken. Of course, my father does not allow me to search without permission. It is also my father’s intentional arrangement that I can gain a firm foothold here, so that I can secretly spy on the movement inside and outside the Ziguang Temple at any time, and wait for the opportunity.”

"Is the person who hid the gold still alive? Why didn't he take it away alone, creating layers of complications and causing so many life lawsuits?" "Thinking that the person who hid the gold would have died a long time ago. But the word leaked out, layer by layer, and the joints were entangled. There are many layers of people behind Yang Maode, and Ziguang Temple has been excavated countless times inside and out. According to my judgment, I am afraid that Shen and Yang have figured out the clues, and the gold was obtained before they were plotted against.——I dare not say whether the gold is here now, since my father sent you to help me, we will pay attention to it. Find out how to act."

Chunyun took out a piece of paper folded into Fang Sheng from under the bamboo mat, untied it and laid it flat on the table. ——That was the floor plan of the palace garden of Ziguang Temple drawn by her hand. "When Master Baoyue falls asleep, we can go to Ziguang Temple to have a look. My father said that 80% of the gold is hidden in the Daxiong Hall. You can go to the candlelight and memorize the pattern carefully. Don't catch the ladle when you are late. Turn the gourd again." The light in Baoyue Yunfang went out, Ma Rong and Chunyun hurriedly picked up a horn lantern and slipped out of the room.

"Brother Shao, this horn lamp cannot be lit at the moment. Since Shen Sanheng died, the yamen has sent guards to hide in the woods. We should carefully avoid it." Ma Rong agreed, and then asked: "Will the murderer who killed my cousin be found tonight? I heard that the murderer was bold and still hiding in the temple. It can be said that he was timid, and he dared not step out of the temple gate for fear of being killed." The government took it." Chun Yun said: "How could the murderer be trapped in the temple waiting to die? There are several gaps in the back wall of the temple, and he could have escaped long ago. I think the gold has not been found yet, so he is not willing to rest. But tonight is a beautiful moon, so we may meet him Ghost."

"Ghost, have you seen that ghost too?" Ma Rong suddenly became terrified. "I've seen it before. It looks like a tall woman, wearing a fluttering shinning skirt, wandering here and there." "Could Shen San be strangled to death by this ghost?" Ma Ronghu asked. "No, no, that ghost never hurts people. I bumped into it once, and she was so frightened that she disappeared without leaving a trace. There is Yanghuo in the body of strangers, and her ghost is no match for Yanghuo with a ray of ghost. Brother Shao, don't be afraid Well, the one who killed your cousin will definitely not be that ghost. My father also said that the ghost was transformed by a fairy in the sky, and he has a kind heart."

Ma Rong was a little bit more courageous, he regretted showing cowardice in front of this weak woman, so he took the horn lamp and strode forward. Seeing the grove outside Ziguang Temple, Ma Rong deliberately inserted into the forest, trying to bypass the two yamen servants.Unexpectedly, when he was about to walk out of the forest, he saw a government servant lying on the ground and sleeping soundly.Ma Rong was secretly delighted, so he approached boldly.Suddenly he noticed that the yamen servant's posture was a little strange, so he carefully bent over and looked at it carefully.If you don't look at it, you'll be shocked. It turns out that the yamen servant has already died. "Miss Chunyun, hurry back to Qingfeng Nunnery! The murderer really came tonight!" "What's going on?" Chunyun asked as he walked behind. "A government servant was strangled to death by the murderer, and his body lay beside the pine tree. You'd better avoid it carefully." "No! I feel more scared when I go back alone. It's better to be by your side, it can strengthen my courage. Even if I really encounter a murderer, I can help you." Ma Rong was delighted, he didn't expect that this weak woman is not weak, but also has a chivalrous spirit. ——He really needs Chunyun's help at this moment. "We must climb in through the gap in the back wall of the temple, and we must not be discovered by the murderer." Ma Rong said, holding Chunyun with one hand, and tiptoed towards the back wall of the temple. At this moment, he suddenly thought of Fang Jingxing, another yamen servant on duty, could it be that he was also assassinated!Why is there no trace at this moment.I couldn't help feeling numb for a while, and my hairs stood on end.He told Chunyun to wait under a black pine tree, and went to the back wall of the temple to have a look.If nothing happens, call her again. Ma Rong hurriedly went around to the base of the northwest wall of the temple, found a gap, and boldly climbed over it.Just as he was about to touch the west wall garden, he suddenly saw a corner of white skirt flashing out of the rose bushes, and suddenly a slender woman wrapped in plain clothes rose ten steps away.Ma Rong took a closer look, the woman was waving her long sleeves, as if waving to him.