Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 245 Faxiu's Action
After Zuan got up, Ren Yuan followed him and reported the situation to the Fifth Dimension.

"Tongtai Temple in Zijin Mountain..." After listening to Ren Yuan's story, the Fifth Dimension sighed worriedly. "I basically agree with your judgment, but that place is a restricted area."

"Rules are rules. There's no need to be so rigid." Zuan whispered.

"Don't try to fool around. Once we are discovered, the situation will be too serious." Nangong said sternly, "The emperor will be in a passive position. General Chen will definitely be punished, and we will be in big trouble."

"Is it so serious?" Ren Yuan couldn't help but be shocked.

"You may not know what Zijin Mountain and Tongtai Temple are." Nangong said in a deep voice: "It is the sacred mountain that protects the country and the sacred temple that guards the country. It is the supreme existence."

"Supreme, where does that put the emperor?" Ren Yuan was a little unconvinced.

"It is indeed higher than the emperor, because it is said that there are gods in Tongtai Temple." Nangong's answer made his jaw drop to the ground.

"Isn't he just Buddha? Why do you keep saying he's a god?" Zuan pouted.

"It is a bit unnecessary. I don't know the specific reason, but it has always been rumored. In short, gods cannot be pried into, spied on, or offended. Tongtai Temple, as a place of gods, is also the same." The Fifth Dimension said in a deep voice: "Otherwise, General Chen would not have designated Zijin Mountain as a restricted area for our activities and included it in the Eighteen Forbidden Zones."

"The more you say this, the more I feel that the person is in there." Song Jingxiu, the leader of the Song Chuang, who had been listening quietly, suddenly spoke up.

"Yes, we have searched everywhere for the past 20 years, except for that place." Yan Fei also nodded and said, "If the person is still alive, it is really possible that he is in there."

"Then the question is, how can we find the person without violating the ban?" asked the Fifth Dimension, spreading his hands.

"I'll ask Princess Yongkang to think of a solution." Ren Yuan said, "Didn't she say that as long as we find the whereabouts, she would help us look for him?"

"Can you contact the third princess?" The two masters of the Song and Yan were shocked when they heard this.

"Didn't he save the princess?" Nangong coughed and explained for Ren Yuan: "The third princess is grateful and has been in touch with him."

"Haha, you are really lucky." The two owners smiled at Ren Yuan. But they secretly sympathized with him. No matter whether they were from noble families or common families, as long as they were related to the royal family, there would never be a good result.

"Okay, let's see what the princess says first." The Fifth Dimension thought for a moment and nodded, "Make sure you are safe and don't cause any trouble."

"Understood." Ren Yuan responded in a deep voice.

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As soon as they boarded the ship that night, Princess Yongkang couldn't wait to ask Ren Yuan: "How is it going? Is there any progress in the case?"

"Yes, there are." Ren Yuan was a little hesitant.

"Why? Is it inconvenient to tell me?" Xiao Yuhuan asked curiously.

"The case is really hard to talk about. You have to be mentally prepared." Ren Yuan said, looking at everyone and found that apart from Xiao Yuhuan, only the monk didn't know about it. So he said to him, "Go to the cabin for a while."

"Why?" The little monk was just about to listen to the story with great interest, so he was naturally unhappy when he heard this.

"Not suitable for children." Ren Yuan said.

"It's okay, color is emptiness, neither dirty nor clean." Faxiu said confidently, "If I avoid listening, I will be attached to the appearance."

"Hah." Upon hearing this, Chen Baxian praised loudly: "You have such a good mouth, you will be a great monk in the future!"

"No, I am now a great monk." The little monk said proudly, "There are so many monks in the world, how many of them can practice in Tongtai Temple?"

"Okay, you are a great monk." Chen Baxian said, touching the little monk's head.

"Tell me quickly, have you found out who set the fire?" the princess urged.

"I have a general understanding." Ren Yuan nodded and said, "It is indeed Xiao Zhengze." "Has he gone mad? Why did he do this?" The princess's face was frosty and she was extremely angry.

"Because... the prince might be his son." Ren Yuan replied.

"Ah?" The little monk was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth: "Aren't he and Princess Changle siblings? How can they have a child?"

"Don't make a fuss. This is just the beginning." Chen Baxian tapped his bald head to tell him not to interrupt.

"Isn't this too outrageous?" Xiao Yuhuan also said in disbelief:
"If you say that the father of the child is Xiao Zhengde, I can accept it a little better."

"Both of them did it, and the child is from one of them. Now it seems that it should be Xiao Zhengze's." Ren Yuan's answer was even more explosive.

"Fuck..." The little monk couldn't help but curse and quickly chanted "Amitabha", "What a sin!" in his mind.

"This beast!" Xiao Yuhuan gnashed her teeth and said, "I won't let him go!"

Then he angrily questioned: "Why don't you arrest him and keep him until the New Year?"

"He is now hiding in the Xifeng Marquis Mansion and won't come out. We don't have any good solution." Ren Yuan said with a wry smile.

"I will take you to the Marquis' Mansion tomorrow and rescue Changle!" Xiao Yuhuan said decisively.

"It's useless to go. She should not be in the Marquis' Mansion, but in Tongtai Temple." Ren Yuan shook his head.

"Ah, Tongtai Temple..." The princess' momentum faltered, but she still said stubbornly: "That's fine. But I can't act rashly in that place. I must find the target and aim at it."

"You are the emperor's legitimate daughter, the Princess Yongkang. Do you still need to be so cautious?" Chen Baxian was good at provoking others, so he said deliberately.

"No," but the princess was only a loli on the surface. She was actually past the age of recklessness. She sighed and said, "You don't understand. Our family's acquisition of the world had a lot to do with Tongtai Temple. And the previous dynasty's loss of the world also had a lot to do with the person in Tongtai Temple."

"Is it so exaggerated?" Ren Yuan and others took a breath of cold air. If someone else said this, they might just laugh it off.

But since it was Xiao Yuhuan who was speaking, they had no choice but to believe it.

Seeing that everyone realized the horror of Tongtai Temple, Xiao Yuhuan lowered her voice and said, "So we can only take it by wits, not by force."

"Understood." Ren Yuan and others nodded in unison. No matter how tough they were, they couldn't be tougher than the bald man in Tongtai Temple.

The boat suddenly became very quiet, which was more or less awkward.

"I can help. I am already a member of Tongtai Temple." Until the little monk spoke and broke the silence.

"You are staying in the lower house, which is different from the main house on Purple Mountain." Chen Baxian laughed.

"Don't look down on me. I have passed the exam and entered our temple!" The little monk said proudly, "Among dozens of Buddhist translators, I am the only one who passed the exam. I want to ask you if you are amazing or not."

"Awesome, awesome! You're a real genius." Chen Baxian smiled and gave a thumbs up.

Everyone also praised the little monk, making him feel flattered and he took the blame, saying:
"Let me find out first, and see where Xiao Zhengde is active in this temple, and find the most suspicious place. Then Princess can make targeted moves!"

"Good." Everyone praised again: "This time it's all thanks to Fourth Brother!"

"Just watch this, you guys!" Faxiu said arrogantly, his tail almost raised to the sky.

(End of this chapter)