Chapter 12 Chapter Twelve
After Di Gong came out of Kang Yide's room, he walked into Momo's room at the opposite door - the fourth room from the right.The room was unlocked, he opened it and saw that there was no one inside, and a candle on the table was lit with a crackling sound.The room was empty, except for a big wooden bed and two armchairs, there was no furniture, and nothing hung on the hangers.Duke Dee opened the drawer of the desk, it was empty and covered with a layer of dust.He knelt down and looked under the bed, only to see two mice running away quickly.If it hadn't been for the lit candle, no one would have believed that this room was inhabited.
Duke Dee shook his head dejectedly, brushed the dust off his knees, and walked out.
He came to Taogan's room, and Taogan was sitting alone by the brazier waiting for him.Seeing Mr. Di coming in, Tao Gan hurriedly handed over a piece of fried cake and a cup of hot tea. Mr. Di felt hungry and thirsty at this moment, so he took it and ate it with relish. He told Tao Gan about the meeting.
Di Gong finally said: "It seems that the matter of White Rose is just a very common family dispute. Maybe I will go to persuade her tomorrow, and she will change her mind and happily follow Mr. Kang back to the capital. If Mrs. Bao wants to So I intervened. Now there is still a mystery that has not been solved: Who attacked me secretly? Why did he attack me?"
Tao Gan twirled the three long hairs on his cheeks, and said, "Master, didn't Miss Dingxiang say that Momo is very familiar with the paths and portals of this Chaoyun Temple? The three women who died were related, and now he has held that poor one-armed woman hostage again, hiding somewhere to carry out his atrocities."
Di Gong nodded and said: "That makes sense. Just now you said that a Taoist priest who was late in the dining room complained, and that a pair of cups and chopsticks were missing. I suspect that this guy Momo has changed into a Taoist robe and cloud shoes. I am a Taoist priest, so I took a pair of cups and chopsticks first. I am sure he has a lot of followers among the Taoist priests. When he asked about the three dead women, he felt guilty, fearing that his crimes would be exposed, so he hated me to the bone and waited for an opportunity to plot against me."
Tao Gan nodded and said: "He dared to lay such a murderous hand on the master, which can prove the master's judgment. The master is the master of a county, if something happens, the whole Chaoyun Temple will have to be a big toss. From the truth, the way is clear. , down to the point, the deacon, and the handyman, none of them can get away with it. Therefore, people in the upper and lower levels of the view do not have the guts to dare to harm the life of the master. Only Momo is not afraid of this, and he can escape if he does it. He will not care about the life and death of Guanzhong and the troupe. Another point must be understood. Since the master has proposed to go to the underground palace under the church to worship the golden body of Yujing, Zong Li also mentioned the strangeness of Yujing's death. Could it be that the gang who murdered Yujing were afraid that you would start investigating the cause of Yujing's death, so they did everything possible to prevent your investigation, and even attacked you to warn you not to search for articles on Yujing's death."
Duke Di punched back and forth, and said, "Where is Zong Li now? We must first find out from him the real cause of Yu Jing's death."
Tao Gan said: "When I left Guan Laizi's room, Zong Li was still drinking and having fun there. The troupe is getting paid today, and everyone plans to have a carnival."
Di Gong said: "Now we will go to him!"
Tao Gan opened the door and was about to step out, when Di Gong suddenly heard the familiar rustling sound, and a black shadow flickered towards the corner of the corridor.
"Go and hold the stairs," Duke Di ordered loudly.He picked up his robe and hurriedly chased towards the corner of the corridor.
Tao Gan quickly ran to the stairs, shook out a waxed ramie string from his sleeve, tied one end to the railing of the stairs, about half a foot above the ground, and held the other end in his hand, waiting in the dark. .
Not long after, Mr. Di came back and said dejectedly, "That gangster has slipped away, bad luck. It turns out that there is a narrow staircase at the other end of the corridor."
"Master, can you see the appearance of that man clearly?"
"When I chased to the corner, the gangster had already disappeared. It can be concluded that he is the one who plotted against me!"
"How do you know?" Tao Gan was puzzled.
"The smell of his body is the same as the one I smelled before I was stunned, and the rustle of his robes is the same. This gangster has probably overheard all of our conversation. Come on, we are now Then go to Guan Laizi's room to find Zong Li."
When they came to Guan Laizi's room, they happened to see Zong Li lying drunk on the table alone, humming.Somehow, no one else was in the room.
Di Gong sat down and said sternly: "Master Zong, someone is plotting to kill me at this moment. Time is running out, please tell me the inside story of Yujing's death!"
Zong Li saw that Di Gong's face was stern and his words were urgent, and he was half awake from the wine first. He faltered and said: "Master, Yu Jing's death is certainly a bit strange, but I really don't know the details."
He glanced at Di Gong in fear, and said intermittently: "My father and Master Yujing have a deep friendship, and we often exchange letters with each other. Yujing's last letter to my father was very critical of Zhenzhi. Zhenzhi coveted jade. He flattered and flattered Tianshi Sun, because Tianshi Sun had a deep friendship with Dongxuan Guoshi in Chang'an, so as long as Dongxuan Guoshi issued a decree, he could replace Yujing to become the abbot Zhenzhi is not only jealous of Yujing, but also... Yujing's letter also hinted that Zhenzhi was involved in the deaths of the three women in the temple last summer. Many unspeakable things have happened in the temple.”
"What kind of shady business? Could it be that Zhenzhi had something to do with the three dead women?" Duke Di asked in surprise.
Zong Li said: "Zhenzhi himself may not have any dirty things, but he tolerated many scandals in Chaoyun Temple. Yujing also said that he cultivated poisonous herbs."
Di Hui said angrily, "Then why didn't your father report it to the government?"
Zong Li said: "my father has always been cautious in dealing with the world, how can we convict someone with just a letter written by Yu Jing when he is dying? Besides, Yu Jing is already an old man over seventy, and his mind is not without anger. Besides, there is no Not long after, my father died of a serious illness, and when he was about to die, he asked me to come here to have a look, and if there was anything suspicious, I would report it to the government before it was too late."
"I have been here for half a month, and I often keep my eyes open, but I haven't found anything unusual. No one has any suspicious comments about the death of the three women. The real man Yujing's underground palace, the real wisdom does not allow me to see it. Bye, that's why I stabbed him with a few poems just now, and he was really angry."
Di Gongdao: "Okay, there is not much time, don't worry about branches and leaves, tell me the details of Yujing's death!" He said, and handed Zong Li a cup of hot tea.
Zong Li took it in one gulp, let out a breath, and spoke. "Last year on August 16th, just after the mid-autumn festival, Taishang Laojun didn't seem to have any special enlightenment that day. He was very calm as usual, and no one expected that an amazing event would happen. Master Yujing woke up in the morning So he stayed inside and read the classics alone. After lunch, he and Zhenzhi returned to the abbot to drink tea. After about a cup of tea, Zhenzhi walked out of the abbot and told the Taoists that Master Yujing wanted to draw a picture for his cat... ..."
"Tianshi Sun has shown me the picture of a cat, which is hung on the west wall of the Fourth Holy Church." Di Gong interjected.
"Realist Yujing loves that cat very much. He did not know how many pictures he drew for that cat. After Zhenzhi finished speaking, he went back to the main hall to do his homework. All Taoists know that Yujing doesn't like people to disturb him when he is painting, so Everyone waited carefully outside the abbot. After a long while, I suddenly heard Yujing chanting the mantra loudly inside the abbot. The sound was like a bell, and I was surprised. Yujing always speaks in a soft voice, and when chanting mantras, he also cadenced , the tone is very melodious. Two Taoist priests walked into the abbot curiously, and saw Yu Jing sitting alone on the armchair, pointing to his heart, making gestures with both hands, singing loudly, his eyes shone strangely, and his cheeks were as red as peach blossoms Ordinary. Yujing ordered that he was going to preach. At one moment, a hundred or so Taoists, tips, deacons, etc. gathered under the main hall. Sun Tianshi and Zhenzhi also came. The real Yujing was very excited. After talking about Tianxing and Hetu He also taught the method of magic talismans and secret scripts, and the method of exorcising demons and killing evil. Just as he was talking about the mystery, he only smelled a strange fragrance coming out of his mouth, and suddenly saw his eyes closed tightly, panting for breath. After a while, So he sat on him and ascended to the immortal. Afterwards, Zhenzhi also said that the moment the real Yujing sat down and melted, he saw auspicious clouds in the sky, and there was a faint sound of fairy music, saying that it was in response to Yujing's ascension to the thirty-three days."
"Sun Tianshi played the scene of Immortal Yujing's ascension to heaven with Dongxuan Guoshi in Chang'an. Dongxuan Guoshi regarded it as a blessing for the religion and auspiciousness for the country. The jade decree said: Yujing Zhenren is the descendant of Daluo God, After seventy-two years in the human world, he returned to Tianfu, ordered Zhenzhi to be the next abbot of Chaoyun Temple, and gave 3,000 copies of "San Tong Qi" and "Jade Emperor Sutra" to all Taoists. Sun Tianshi received the order and will soon The body of the jade mirror is smeared with fragrant ointment, and offered to the golden body in the underground palace, where it is worshiped by all directions and enjoyed for thousands of years."
Di Gongdao: "That being said, it's even more suspicious. In Yujing's letter, it was mentioned that Zhenzhi cultivated poisonous herbs. Presumably, his expression is excited, his mouth smells strange, his cheeks are pink, and his voice is high-pitched. These are all symptoms of poisoning.— ——Only one layer still doesn’t make sense: If he was poisoned after lunch, how could he draw that cat picture in a short period of time? Mr. Zong must know the way to the underground palace, and we will go there to investigate right now.”
"Of course we know the way to the underground palace, but all the gates are locked, and we have to pass through the ten halls of hell. No one dares to walk that way. If we break into it privately, it will be unbearable if our true wisdom finds out."
Di Gong said impatiently: "Hugh doesn't care so much, the door is locked, Tao Gan will find a way!"
Tao Gan smiled triumphantly, and said, "Maybe we will find that Momo is torturing a one-armed woman there!"
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