Poor monks do not break the precepts

Zheng Fengnian rushed to the leader of the man in black, knelt down to examine his injuries carefully, and was horrified by the fierce attack of the woman in red. Seeing the bright red blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, he grabbed his jawbone and stood up to face Xin Li. Shaking his head, he sighed and said, "I've already committed suicide by taking poison."

Xin Li walked up to the dead man in black, and repeatedly looked at the fatal wounds of several people. They were all killed by sealing their throats with a sword. Hopefully, death will be a relief for him."

"Mr. Jia, who the hell is this woman?" Luo Chen had heard Xinli's description earlier and thought she was just a Jianghu swordsman with slightly better martial arts, but what happened just now made him feel the horror of a female swordsman.

Jia Banxian stroked his beard and was speechless for a long time. He first stepped forward to salute Huai Mingmo as a subordinate, and said with a helpless smile: "There is always a time when you don't know everything. I was ordered to investigate this female swordsman before, but the investigation For nearly half a month, there is no clue at all. Except for someone who saw her coming to Qingzhou Mansion on the official road, no one knows her age, appearance, name and where she came from. She is also a mystery like Xiang Pirates. No one knows about it, which is amazing and frightening. I am afraid that if you want to investigate her, you have to start with the identity of the incense thief."

It's almost white dew, the weather is getting colder and cooler, the temperature difference between day and night is quite large, and it's windy in the middle of the night.Huai Mingmo couldn't help coughing twice, the cough that just happened seemed to recur, and the people from the hospital quickly persuaded Huai Mingmo to enter the room.

"My subordinate's martial arts are so good, one can imagine what kind of character the Fragrance Bandit will be." Huai Mingmo said leisurely, lying on the bed in a state of desperation, without any intention of blaming him, and he still reminded him: "Jia You must be careful when investigating, sir, if you really can't find out, then let it go."

"Pavilion master, don't worry, your subordinates will pay more attention." Jia Banxian was over forty years old, his waist and legs were stiff and his feet were limp, and his body bones could not withstand standing for a long time like young people.He slowly sat down on the low stool next to Huai Mingmo's bed, and tapped on his back, which was slightly sore from being tied up for a long time, "The man in black who attacked tonight, my subordinates will send someone to investigate tomorrow."

"There is no proof of death, so what if we find out? Are there few assassinations in these years, only those two come and go." Huai Mingmo lightly twisted his nose, and changed the subject: "Why did Mr. Jia find me on purpose?"

"A few days ago I met Monk Xusheng in Yishuiju, he seemed to be very interested in the Fragrant Pirates and the Hidden World Villa." Jia Banxian recalled the conversation a little bit, "He also repeatedly confirmed with me the truth of the treasure rumors, I don't know why."

"That wonderful monk is not an ordinary Shaolin monk. I see that he is very particular about food and clothing. Other monks wear coarse linen clothes. What about him... the satin for monk clothes is white brocade from the Western Regions, and the emerald water he carries with him The jade water head of the flute is a rare product, and even the tea you drink is priceless." Xin Li glanced at his own pavilion master, because he was a foreign relative to prevent gossip, so he had to deliberately dress plainly, Thinking of Xu Sheng again, he shook his head and said with a faint smile: "Monk Xu Sheng's daily life is probably no worse than the one in the palace."

"Don't talk nonsense, spread your words, and cause trouble for Master Xusheng." Huai Mingmo was puzzled, but remembering the friendliness and tolerance he felt when he met Xu Sheng, he couldn't help scolding Xin Li.

Although Zheng Fengnian has never seen Xu Sheng so far, but he has heard of Xu Sheng's behavior many times, he can't help but have some doubts about him, "Although he shows kindness to the pavilion master, it is better to be careful."

"If he can find out Mr. Jia's identity as Mr. Wantong, it shows his ability." Luo Chen lay on the grand teacher's chair with his legs crossed, with the foxtail he got from somewhere in his mouth, "I don't understand. People who are so cautious, why can't they raise their vigilance against this monk Xusheng."

Xinli winked at Luo Chen for a long time to no avail, and said with his tongue: "Don't make it so complicated, don't you just envy Monk Xusheng, otherwise you will do something against him everywhere. If he wasn't magnanimous today, what would you do to you?" The ridicule fell on deaf ears, otherwise you thought you could just lie on the grand teacher’s chair and enjoy it so comfortably? The pavilion master will definitely punish you.” Most likely, Xin Li and Huai Mingmo had similar thoughts, neither dared to trust Xu Sheng, but could hardly harbor hostility, so they treated Luo Chen His indiscriminate words are subtle.

"Monk Xu Sheng is indeed different from ordinary monks, but he is not the villainous young man that Luo Chen said." Jia Banxian sat for a long time and heard the debate, and laughed and said: "As far as I know, Monk Xu Sheng is not the same as Yang Ming. Tan Mingyang, the head of the faction, and Chu Yuanhe, the head of the Sword Sect, are friends of Wangnian, and Taoist Shi Ku admires him a lot. If you say that such a person is a treacherous conspirator, don't you Luo Chen have sharper eyes than those few? An old man?"

Zang Li chewed the milk cake that Luo Chen held in her hand, nodded her head in agreement and said, "That monk doesn't look like a bad guy." The voice was still there, but the milk cake that was within reach was gone.

"You... are just deluded by false appearances." Luo Chen was so angry that he couldn't even speak smoothly, and he yelled without caring about his status: "Sooner or later, he will suffer from that monk's dark loss."

Zheng Fengnian is the only one among them who has never seen Xu Sheng, and his advice is more pertinent. It cannot be said that it is intuition, but it is based on his many years of experience in the rivers and lakes. Anyway, if the pavilion master wants to have a deep friendship with him, it is better to investigate. And..."

The weird idea that suddenly flashed in his mind, Zheng Fengnian was not sure whether he should say it or not, he pondered for a moment, and decided not to hide it, "I can't tell, the monk Xusheng has friendship with the incense thief. The pavilion master remembers the incense thief's body." Liuying satin night clothes? Although one of these two people is in Buddhism and the other is in the world of mortals, Fragrant Pirates loves ancient poetry and paintings, and Monk Xusheng is good at playing the piano and tea art. It’s not surprising that there will be intersections among casual and elegant people.”

The curfew sounded louder outside the small house, Huai Mingmo was busy all day, and at this time he became more tired, covered his mouth and yawned twice, "Mr. Regarding the assassination of the man in black, I will leave it to Brother Zheng to investigate. As for Master Xusheng...Xin Li, you will go and invite the man tomorrow."

Everyone in the room shook their heads when they heard the words. In fact, everyone felt that Huai Mingmo was not suitable for walking in the rivers and lakes. He was too open and bright in his actions.

Xin Ligong complied, and slightly signaled Luo Chen not to speak too much.Because many things are often contradictory, just like if Huai Mingmo is a scheming person, they may not be convinced and awed by him. They can't change it even if they say more, so it's better not to mention it.

It was night, Jia Banxian didn't know martial arts, so he couldn't go back to his small house in Biefang, so he simply stayed in the guest room on the right side of the courtyard.It was so bitter that Luo Chen and Zheng Fengnian had spent the whole night disposing of the corpses of the men in black in the yard. They had to be sent to the outskirts of Qingzhou Prefecture one by one to be disposed of by their subordinates.

Xin Li personally sent Jia Banxian out of Qingzhou Mansion in the early morning of the next day, and then went to the inn in Fenglefang to find Xu Sheng, only to find out that he had left last night, Xiao Er thought that Xin Li was Xu Sheng's friend that the shopkeeper said, so he hurriedly took Xu Sheng away. Give him the exquisite cloth bag that was left in the guest room.

After Xinli had left for a long time, the shopkeeper asked about Xu Sheng leaving the bag, Xiao Er realized that the bag was given to the wrong person, but Qingzhou Prefecture is vast and crowded, and if he wanted to find another person dressed as an ordinary scholar, Easier said than done.

Huai Mingmo opened the Yueshan silver needle brought back by Xin Li and smelled it carefully, his expression changed slightly, and he said disdainfully: "There is a small amount of Juexin powder in the tea." He pinched the surface of the tea leaves with his fingers and rubbed them repeatedly, with a slight tinge between his brows Angry, "It's really a vicious method. The poison on the tea is not sprayed with medicinal powder by the usual method, but a large amount of poisonous water containing Juexin powder is used to irrigate and grow the tea, so the poison and medicine in the tea are not heavy. This is so, it is even more difficult to detect, if the person who gets this tea slowly brews the tea and drinks it, he will be chronically poisoned, and when he notices the abnormality, the poison has already attacked his heart, and he will be exhausted."

"The tea leaves were not taken away after all. It can be seen that Master Xu Sheng is not a simple-minded person. No wonder the people who deal with him use complicated methods." Mix a few pieces of tea leaves with water, and put the most precious anti-drug beads into the tea , Sure enough, the color of the tea has changed, although it is not obvious, the slightly purple tea juice is enough to prove that there is a problem.

"I remember that when we saw Monk Xu Sheng the day before yesterday, we didn't see this tea bag." Xinli tried hard to recall the details of the previous two days, and said uncertainly: "I did see it in Han Gongchun last night, it should be Got it from someone yesterday, before we saw him."

"Who wants to kill him? Why should he be killed?" Zheng Fengnian frowned tightly, but he couldn't think of it. Even if a Shaolin monk is well-known in the world, he shouldn't have an enemy who wants his life.

"Could it be an incense thief?" Luo Chen didn't care about Xu Sheng's life or death, but just remembered Zheng Fengnian's words the night before, and took advantage of the situation to make a guess.

"Probably not. Firstly, what would the Fragrant Pirate do to kill a Shaolin monk? Second, with the martial arts of the Fragrant Pirate, it should be easy to kill a wonderful monk. There is no need to think of such a troublesome method of poisoning."

Huai Mingmo has heard a lot about the behavior of the Fragrance Pirates recently, and he doesn't think that the Fragrance Pirates will use such insidious means.But for some reason, his mind was confused for a while, and he couldn't think of the reason, so he simply ordered: "Xinli sent someone from Xuanji Pavilion to investigate, and they must find out the source of this tea."

Xinli took the tea bag in his hand and looked it over carefully, suddenly remembered two people, "The ones who lived in Lingzhu last night were Miss Zhuling and Young Master Passionate, could it be that they gave it to you?"

Luo Chen interjected, "Isn't Zhu Ling just an incense thief?"

"Not necessarily." Huai Mingmo inadvertently clenched his left hand lightly and then let go. Thinking of the touch when he grabbed Zhu Ling's wrist last night, it was completely different from when he was fighting Xiang Pirates. ...Huai Mingmo forcibly pulled back his thoughts and didn't think about it any further, but the more he didn't think about it, the more he remembered Ji Duorui's words: Ruoxiang Pirates are hiding their identities The man of fame.

"Pavilion Master?" Seeing that Huai Mingmo was lost in thought, Xinli called out a few times to no avail, so he had no choice but to knock on the stone table in the courtyard with his knuckles, "Did the Pavilion Master make a new discovery?"

"No." Huai Mingmo smiled gently, his voice was flat and did not reveal a trace of the turbulent confusion in his heart, "Last night in Han Gongchun, I deliberately caught Zhu Ling and fought secretly. She knows martial arts and is not bad. , but it is slightly different from Fragrant Pirates. It hasn't been long, and I can't say whether she has noticed it, so she deliberately concealed her internal strength."

"This time I went back without success, if Zhu Ling is really an incense thief, we would have scared the snake." Zheng Fengnian patted his forehead, feeling more dizzy, "I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to catch her fox tail in the future. "

"Brother Zheng, you secretly sent people to monitor Han Gongchun day and night, and you can always find some clues." Huai Mingmo's gentle eyes suddenly turned cold, like a sharp sword that had been unsheathed, "Let the dark guards watch Take action as soon as possible, and find the person who framed Ji's family as soon as possible, I'm worried that he will make another plan after failing to do so."

Xinli recalled the little things that happened in the previous court, and said casually: "Speaking of the previous court, I heard that two days ago, the four princes accompanied Princess Longxiu of Xishu to play polo in the suburbs of Beijing, but the princess was accidentally killed by the prince's servant. He was hit, fell off his horse and was slightly injured. The emperor was furious when he learned about the status of Princess Longxiu's father in Western Shu. The emperor reprimanded and punished him by confinement to his own house for three months."

"Meng Yinghuan?" Luo Chen vaguely remembered the concubine's birthday a few years ago, and saw the scholarly fourth prince in the capital. Under the light of the prince and the second prince, this fourth prince was really inconspicuous. There is no need to put the fourth prince under house arrest."

The corners of Huai Mingmo's lips raised slightly, showing a clear smile, "It's not like the princess of Xishu was injured, but who is the father of Princess Longxiu? The most beloved daughter of the overlord of Xishu, if you want to A little mistake, as long as it is not handled properly, there is no guarantee that the King of Dingxi will not hold grudges." Huai Mingmo sighed weakly, and sneered: "Northern Meng and Western Shu have been friends for decades, thanks to the invincible Dingxi. The king does not want to send troops, otherwise the border would not be so peaceful. Do you think it is worth it for the emperor to treat the four princes like this?"

"Three months, don't delay the New Year's family reunion, it's considered lenient." Xin Li concealed the information for a few days, and now seeing that Huai Mingmo has recovered, Fang casually brought it out, "I heard that the north has not been peaceful recently. Come with your relatives to calm the friction at the border."

"Is it the clan's Chinese noble daughter or the emperor's princesses?"

"I don't know for the time being, the Sacred Heart is hard to guess." Xin Li saw the vague sadness in Huai Mingmo's expression, and comforted him with a light smile: "It's just a rumor now, maybe Emperor Meng will send troops to the Northern Expedition to quell it, it's unknown."

Huai Mingmo closed his eyes, he couldn't tell if he was cold in body or in heart, he wrapped his coat tightly tightly, and said lightly: "He used to know it, but now he can't. Why bother to solve a problem that can be solved by a woman? How about starting a war? Luo Chen will arrange to get off in the afternoon, and return to the Hermitage Villa early tomorrow morning."

"Shouldn't rest for two more days?" Zang Li rested her head on Huai Mingmo's lap, "Isn't the pavilion master's illness just right?"

Huai Mingmo stroked Zang Li's soft blue hair with a slight smile, and patted his chest to reassure him: "It's all right, this Yu Qiongsheng's efficacy is well-deserved, if you are destined to see Master Xusheng again next time, you must thank him very much."