Xiao Mubei couldn't sleep, so he got up and went out. At this time, some people had already gotten up one after another. After all, such a big thing happened last night and no one slept well.

Xiao Mubei and his friends lived in the courtyard at the back of the Bodhi Temple. He walked forward and only met a few pilgrims who were stranded there. They were also unable to sleep and got up to walk around the Bodhi Temple. He also saw Tie Niu and Xiao Huan walking forward, so he hurried a few steps to catch up with them and asked, "Brother Tie Niu, Miss Xiao Huan, why did you get up so early?"

Tie Niu's mood had improved a lot. He looked at Xiao Mubei and felt that he looked familiar, but he was not sure. However, since someone was talking to him, he naturally could not ignore it, so he said, "I couldn't sleep last night. When I heard the morning bell ringing early in the morning, I thought about following the Taoist priests to do morning lessons to make my heart feel more at ease."

It seems that what happened yesterday really had a great impact on him. Several living people had just quarreled with him, and were all killed in the blink of an eye. It is really hard to accept for ordinary people, especially when he is suspected of being the murderer. Tie Niu's current condition is already considered good.

Xiao Mubei walked side by side with them. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "This is a good idea. I can't sleep either, and I don't know what to do, so I just walk around. This way, I can also follow the Taoist priests to do morning lessons."

"Of course, brother, why can't you sleep either? Is it because of yesterday's case? Well, those guys are bastards, but their crimes don't deserve the death penalty. Xiaohuan also said that although that guy is indeed a bastard, life is precious. Maybe he will reform in the future. It's really hard to accept that he died like this."

Tie Niu thought Xiao Mubei was also a pilgrim stranded in the Bodhi Temple. Although Xiao Mubei was dressed luxuriously, there was always no shortage of wealthy people coming to burn incense in the Bodhi Temple, so Tie Niu did not think too much about it. He just thought that this young man in brocade clothes was quite kind, so he started chatting with him.

Xiao Mubei did not reveal his identity, but continued Tie Niu's words and said, "You are right. Life is precious. Even if someone is extremely evil and has violated the law, the government will punish him. We cannot kill him at will. This is not punishing evil, but ignoring the law."

Tie Niu agreed deeply and chatted more enthusiastically with Xiao Mubei, starting from his mother's illness, and then talking about how he and Xiaohuan were childhood sweethearts, and now they were planning to choose an auspicious date to get married, and also to help his mother out with the good fortune and see if she could get better. Although Xiaohuan came from a poor family, she was a good girl and never disliked his rudeness, etc. Xiaohuan's face turned red from all the talk.

Xiao Mubei looked at the two with a smile, and inexplicably thought of himself and Chu Yunxi. The two had a deep relationship, which seemed to be no less than his, so he said: "Brother Tieniu is a martial arts expert, and Miss Xiaohuan is gentle and virtuous. You two are really a match made in heaven. Congratulations on your upcoming marriage."

"Thank you very much," Tie Niu grinned happily, but then he said doubtfully: "Just now my brother said that I am good at martial arts, but that's wrong. I have never learned martial arts. I just farmed since I was a child, so I am stronger."

"Really?" Xiao Mubei pretended to be surprised. "I saw that Brother Tie Niu was not afraid at all when facing the four young masters of Qingcheng yesterday. I thought you were brave and skilled. That was a misunderstanding."

Tie Niu smiled bitterly and said, "Maybe other people have the same idea, so they think I killed the fourth young master of Qingcheng."

Xiao Mubei and Tie Niu walked side by side. Xiao Mubei said, "It seems like there really is a misunderstanding," while pretending to touch Tie Niu's wrist accidentally. His fingers quickly probed for his pulse and separated as soon as they touched. However, he had already clearly detected that Tie Niu really did not have any internal strength at all.

It seems that Tie Niu can be ruled out as a suspicion. The three of them have almost reached the Temple of the Queen Mother of the West. The Taoists of Bodhi Temple are all doing morning prayers in the Temple of the Queen Mother of the West. The three of them entered the temple, stood at the back, and recited the Precious Edict with the Taoists. Xiao Mubei swept his eyes around the temple and suddenly saw Wen Rulan standing next to him.

Wen Rulan had already seen him, and when she saw him looking at her, she curled her lips at him, motioning him to look forward. Xiao Mubei saw Qingfeng standing at the front, chanting with many Taoists and pilgrims who came one after another, and he didn't know what Wen Rulan wanted him to look at.

After an hour of morning classes, the sky was already bright. Xiao Mubei and Wen Rulan walked out of the Queen Mother of the West Hall together. Xiao Mubei finally asked, "Brother, why did you get up so early to do morning classes with the Taoist priests?"

Wen Rulan said, "I didn't get up so early. I didn't sleep at all." He yawned exaggeratedly, "Your good princess arranged a night's work for me and made me fight. If I hadn't run fast, I'm afraid the fight would have ended tonight without a clear winner."

"Fight?" Xiao Mubei looked at him in confusion, but Wen Rulan obviously didn't intend to say anything more. She yawned again and went back to her room. Xiao Mubei looked at the time and it was getting late. Thinking of Chu Yunxi asking him to wake her up, he quickened his pace and went back to his room.

Unexpectedly, Chu Yunxi had already gotten up and washed up. She was studying her needle crossbow with great energy. When she saw Xiao Mubei coming back, she put down the needle crossbow and asked, "Where have you been? I can't find you this early in the morning."

"I just went to follow the Taoist priests from Bodhi Temple to do morning prayers. I ran into Tie Niu on the way. I took his pulse and found that he really doesn't know martial arts. I can completely rule him out as a suspect."

"Well, I didn't doubt him at first." Chu Yunxi looked at Xiao Mubei with a smile. At this time, Bodhi Temple began to deliver breakfast to each room. It was just a simple porridge and side dishes, plus two steamed buns. Chu Yunxi thanked the Taoist priest who delivered the meal and sat down to eat with Xiao Mubei.

Seeing that she was eating happily, Xiao Mubei asked, "Do you already know who the murderer is?"

"That's about right," Chu Yunxi said with a steamed bun in her mouth, her words a little unclear, "I wonder if Senior Brother has got the evidence."

"He should have gotten it," Xiao Mubei also picked up the steamed bun and took a bite, "He just said that he didn't sleep all night last night and even had a fight."

"That's pretty close." Chu Yunxi took a sip of the porridge and said, "The porridge is well cooked."

"Not bad?" Xiao Mubei also took a sip. The millet was very rough. He frowned and said, "It's just enough to fill my stomach."

Chu Yunxi smiled, "Whether the food is delicious or not depends on the mood of the person eating it. This case is about to be solved, I am happy, so I think it is delicious. Your Majesty, you are used to eating delicacies from land and sea, so naturally you think these coarse grains are just average."

Well, Xiao Mubei was speechless, but he felt wronged. He obviously ate and lived with the soldiers in the army, so how could he be used to eating delicacies from land and sea? No, I must correct the princess's thinking in the future. I am not that kind of spoiled prince.

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