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The two went to Chaohua Temple in the early morning of the next day. Surprisingly, Chaohua Temple did not have morning classes as usual today. After reporting to their home, the monk took the two of them to the meditation room in the backyard of the temple. Closed.

After knocking on the door, Jichen's voice came from the room: "Daoist Qin, Mr. Feng, please come in quickly."

"Almsgiver, please come in." The little monk opened the door for the two of them, closed it after the person entered, and left.

Ji Chen came out, raised his hand and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, are you two okay?"

Qin Chuhan bowed in return: "Very good, thank you for your concern, Master."

While talking politely, Lu Wanfeng took the opportunity to observe Ji Chen secretly. Although Ji Chen tried his best to maintain a normal and hospitable appearance, there was unconcealable fatigue and worry on his brows, and even a cloud of sadness could be seen hanging over his face. above.

People who have retreated for more than half a month shouldn't have such an expression. No matter how they look, they feel like they are restless. This is very inconsistent with the extraordinary and calm Master Jichen who was in Jizhou a few months ago. The grand ceremony will be held the day after tomorrow. I'm afraid he looks bad.

Lu Wanfeng thought for a while and said: "I heard that the master has left the customs a few days ago, but the matter in the back mountain is difficult? The ceremony is coming soon, I see that the master is a little tired, it's better to pay attention to rest."

Ji Chen was stunned for a moment, and said: "It turned out that Mr. Feng was the one who came to the temple to remind me. To be honest, the matter on the mountain after Qingyuan is really troublesome, but I have already dealt with it properly. The formation is broken and the demon fog will disperse."

Lu Wanfeng nodded: "That's very good."

After a brief chat, Qin Chuhan explained the purpose of his visit.

Jichen said: "Although I also had a slight premonition that the matter of the fragments of the gods and ghosts was not simple, I never thought that it was not only the small fragments stolen by the senior brother, but also the Lu Ling family."

Qin Chuhan said: "Fortunately, the teacher desperately guarded the fragments, and has successfully transferred to a safe place."

Ji Chen wondered, "But how did you know the truth about the Lu family's murder?"

Knowing that he would not be able to convince Jichen without revealing his identity, Lu Wanfeng had no choice but to say, "Because I am Lu Wanfeng."

Ji Chen was shocked and said, "You mean...you are the second son of the Lu family, Lu Wanfeng?"

"That's right, I changed my name in disguise, and investigated the case along the way just to find the real culprit. Now I finally found a clue. I don't hesitate to reveal my identity. I just hope that the master will believe me once. Starting from Jiyuan, I will be able to find out my father." The truth of death, severely punish the real culprit!"

Ji Chen frowned and thought, Qin Chuhan also stood up and said: "Now broken jade is no longer a family matter, but a major matter of the Xianmen clan. Now there is only one clue from Monk Ji Yuan, and we can only start to investigate from him."

After all, Ji Chen still made up his mind and said, "That's right, I'll take you to find senior brother."

Jiyuan was imprisoned in a secret prisoner at Chaohua Temple. Although the two were allowed to go to inquire, they were all blocked from sight and hearing on the way there, and Jichen accompanied them all the way until they reached their destination.

This is a unique prison cell. It is more appropriate to say that it is a cave. It is located in the cliff of the mountain, cut into the mountain, and the method of entering and exiting is unknown.The entrance of the cave can only allow one person to pass through, and further inside, the cave gradually becomes larger and suddenly becomes clear, with Buddhist mantras painted on the surrounding stone walls.Before reaching the end, they could hear the sound of chains. They continued to move forward, and it took a while to reach the innermost point.

This is an open and deep cave with a high hanging ceiling. A beam of sunlight shines down from a very high place, which just illuminates the man whose limbs are bound by fine iron chains. Several chains extend into the cave wall. How deep into the wall.

Ji Yuan's body was dirty and dark, his hair that hadn't been done for a long time fell down, and he hid his face in the shadows. His hands were stretched across the sides by the chains, his legs knelt down, and his whole body was hung on the chains. like a statue.

The three of them were walking towards him, but Ji Yuan suddenly said: "Someone actually came to see me today."

His voice was low and hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time, and he probably drank very little water.

Ji Chen stepped forward and said: "During this period of time, have you regretted anything?"

Hearing the sound, Ji Yuan didn't even open his eyes, and sneered: "Why should I regret it, if I have to say it, then I shouldn't have entered this so-called Buddhist sect!"

Ji Chen didn't argue with him, but said: "I know you are stubborn, but if you don't repent, you can't leave here. My Buddha is merciful, as long as you are willing to do good, everything can be redeemed."

Ji Yuan snorted, "I don't realize that I made a mistake, so why do I regret it, the world is colorful, and I just want to love its colorfulness."

"Senior brother..."

Ji Yuan suddenly interrupted: "You don't want to call me Junior Brother anymore, I am no longer a disciple of Buddhism, you and I have long been out of the same sect."

Ji Chen is kind-hearted, and always wants to help his junior to change from evil to righteousness, but Ji Yuan is stubborn, and also refuses to repent after confirming one thing. This kind of conversation should have happened many times between the two, and Ji Yuan's tone is full of dissatisfaction. resistance.

Lu Wanfengming walked towards him slowly, stopped in front of him and said: "Greed, hatred, obsession, seven emotions and six desires, I never think that anyone can achieve the purity of the six senses, it's just self-repression; I am also a person who is greedy for the world. , but I also know the difference between doing what you want and what you want, you steal books and kill fellow students for freedom, these things should not be done.”

Ji Chen's face changed slightly as he listened, he hesitated to speak.

After some speeches, Ji Yuan raised his head impressively, mobilized his internal strength to attack, but was suppressed by the power of several chains, forcing him to spray a mouthful of blood.He spat out what was left in his mouth, and said with a sneer, "Lu Wanfeng, it's not your turn to teach me a lesson."

"Be less angry." Lu Wanfeng remained unmoved, but took out a brocade box from his bag and handed it forward, "An old friend asked me to bring this to you."

Ji Yuan glared: "I don't have any old friends, what's inside?"

Lu Wanfeng shook his head: "... Suxi left it for you, I don't know what's inside."

Hearing that name suddenly, the irritable Jiyuan suddenly fell silent, silent for a while, as if he had fallen into his own world, after a long time he laughed, and suddenly said: "Suxi?"

Lu Wanfeng nodded slightly and said, "Yes."

Ji Yuan didn't pick it up, in fact, he didn't have any hands to pick it up either, both hands were hung tightly, even if he wanted to bend his elbows slightly, he couldn't do it.He stared blankly at the brocade box, and when he opened his mouth, there was a tremor in his voice: "Can you open it for me?"

Lu Wanfeng agreed, and gently unfastened the buckle on the brocade box. The lid was opened lightly, and there was a dried snow-white flower on the brocade cushion in the box. The petals were multi-layered and crystal clear. texture.

This is an iceberg snow lotus. The flower is very small but grows soundly. When it is made into a dried flower, the budding petals are all stretched out. Compared with ordinary snow lotus, it has a unique spirit and movement.Only the dried flowers are so beautiful, one can imagine how beautiful they are when they are fresh.

Snow lotus grows in an extremely cold environment and cannot tolerate heat. It only grows on the Kunlun Mountains. If it leaves the extremely cold temperature, it will soon wither and wither.As far as Lu Wanfeng knows, Suxi lived in the south of the Yangtze River since he was a child, and he may have wandered outside when he was young, but judging by his longing for Kunlun, he has never been to Kunlun. How did he get this strange and petite flower while living in the south of the Yangtze River? The iceberg snowdrop?

Lu Wanfeng felt strange, but never asked.

The chains slammed together, and Ji Yuan suddenly pushed his whole body forward with all his strength. He couldn't touch it, so he could only use his eyes to look desperately, as if he wanted to see through the snow lotus, and his eyes were bloodshot and red with all his strength.

Lu Wanfeng still couldn't bear it, and was about to get closer with the brocade box, but Ji Yuan turned his head away again, his long messy hair covered his face again, and his dull voice came from below.

"Do you know why Suxi killed those beggars to sacrifice Jizhou?"

Lu Wanfeng said, "I don't know."

Ji Yuan said again: "He was born in a humble family when he was young, and his mother ran away with her own blood. In order to raise him, she went through all kinds of hardships and even committed herself to those low-spirited beggars in exchange for leftovers. Let me tell you, they Trying to live for the sake of living, compared to those beggars who only know how to beg for food, I don’t know how noble they are, but are prostitutes really so low in the eyes of the world? A group of beggars are garbage, insulting his mother. Let go!"

Those present were speechless for a moment.

"He said that he is the most rancid and filthy in the mud, but I don't think so. Xia He comes out of the mud without being stained. What is really clean is not the surface, but the heart."

He paused, and his voice was stiff: "So, let's burn it."

Lu Wanfeng thought he had misheard the sudden sentence, and asked, "What did you say?"

Ji Yuan lowered his head, his tone was cold, the face hidden in the shadow couldn't see the expression clearly, he didn't answer, but there was a faint singing voice floating out of it, the tune was intermittent, but faintly hissed, and the sadness came from it: In the past, when the rain is dredging at dusk, people go to the empty building to lean on, and the spring scenery is still there, and it is still lonely..."

This is a sad song, although it was sung from Ji Yuan's mouth, but Lu Wanfeng seemed to be able to see the captivating phantom behind him, plucking the strings and singing softly, full of tenderness, just like this when the two couldn't see each other Each place is sad and pity each other.

At the end of the song, Ji Yuan laughed softly, and when he looked up again, the grief just disappeared in an instant, and what reappeared was that wild and unruly Wu Sheng.He said: "My surname is Lu, I know you didn't come here just to give me this thing, you came here for Lu Yuan's death, right?"

Finally getting to the point, Lu Wanfeng took two steps back and said with a straight face: "Yes, if you guessed correctly, the fragment of the ghost order that you used to renew Suxi's life was taken from my father, you Who ordered it, and where did the rest of the fragments go?"

Jiyuan looked straight at him with clear eyes, raised the corner of his mouth, and said: "It's okay to tell you; at that time, I had already left Chaohua, and Suxi's life was in danger. He found me and told me that he has a way..."

"Then who do you know!?" Lu Wanfeng asked anxiously.

Ji Yuan shook his head: "I don't know, his voice is very weird, he can't distinguish between men and women, but he is a little short in stature, and he is very familiar with the situation of the Lu family, I think he is definitely more than one person, there should be accomplices, or his Identity is inherently special.”

Lu Wanfeng asked: "Someone shot me with an arrow that night, was it you?"

Ji Yuan denied: "No, I joined forces with that person to sneak attack and knock down Lu Yuan, and then that person fulfilled his promise and gave me the broken jade on the spot, and then I left."

"You mean, my father was still alive when you left?"

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