In the back hall of Wuzhuang Temple, Immortal Zhenyuan carefully inspected the dead ginseng fruit tree for a long time before nodding and saying: "Sure enough, there were no injuries from swords, guns or sticks. Look, there seems to be some inexplicable toxins in the soil under the tree.

, it must have been poisoned to death. I was so angry before that I didn’t even notice this crucial matter."

Having said this, he turned to Wukong and said: "Sun Wukong, let me ask you, is there anyone among your masters and disciples who is good at poisoning?"

Wukong snorted coldly: "I told you before, my master is just an ordinary monk and does not have any magic; my second junior brother Zhu Bajie is the Marshal of Tianpeng who descended to earth, and his skills in physical training should not be underestimated; my third junior brother is

The general rolling the curtain came down to earth and was good at using a wooden stick; as for the iron rod, Old Sun, you have also experienced it yourself. If we want to destroy the tree, why bother to refine some poison?"

Immortal Zhenyuan nodded and did not ask any more questions. Instead, he pointed to the roots of the tree and said to Yunxiang: "Yunxiang, come and see, although this tree has been poisoned to death, there is still some life at the roots.

, if you can change some soil and cultivate it carefully, maybe it can produce fairy fruits again."

Yun Xiang immediately understood what he was thinking, and couldn't help but darken his face. He waved his hand and said, "We might as well talk about saving the tree later, but the person who destroyed the tree and put the blame on it must be captured."

Immortal Zhenyuan said bitterly: "That's right. If I find this person, he will regret it for the rest of his life. But who dares to commit such a big case, but I don't know where to start the investigation?"

Yun Xiang said: "I have already thought about this matter. The person who committed the crime had to rely on medicine to destroy the trees. He must not have a very high level of cultivation. If he wanted to break into Wuzhuang Temple at night, it would not be easy. He would need some medicine.

It would be better to check the people who were in the contemplation last night. Before I left, I told Qingfeng and Mingyue to go and check this matter. The Immortal will call them and ask them and they will know."

Immortal Zhenyuan quickly sent for Qingfeng and Mingyue, but they saw that they had stepped forward tremblingly and reported: "Master, I have checked. There were three pilgrims who stayed in the temple last night, but this morning there were no

There is no sign of them, maybe this matter has something to do with them."

"Oh?" Immortal Zhenyuan perked up and said hurriedly: "What pilgrim? Have you ever asked about the origin of your name?"

Qingfeng nodded hurriedly and said: "Of course I asked clearly. It is said that the three pilgrims came from Baihuling. They were an old couple and a girl. The old man called Bai Liang and the old woman called Bai Shuniang. As for the girl,

But it’s called Bai Jingjing.”

"Bai Jingjing!" Yun Xiang couldn't help but exclaimed when he heard the name, and hurriedly asked: "Is this name accurate?"

Qingfeng said: "Of course there is nothing wrong. According to the rules, everyone staying overnight in the temple must register their name and origin. I have personally checked it."

Wukong on the side said curiously: "Yunxiang, do you know these three people?"

Yun Xiang's expression changed, but he could only shake his head and said: "There are many people with the same name and surname in the world. I don't know if I recognize them, but I think this matter must be related to these people. We might as well go and find out."

Hearing the name Bai Jingjing, he already had an unpleasant feeling in his heart. Combined with the place name Baihuling, he must be the puppet demon of the Zhu sisters. The white-bone spirit appeared in Wuzhuang Temple.

A strange thing, combined with Xuan Zan's disappearance, made him feel anxious for no reason. It seemed that the complexity of this matter was beyond his imagination.

At this time, Wukong continued to ask: "I just wonder where the White Tiger Ridge is?"

Immortal Zhenyuan said: "I have heard of this place. It is a hundred miles west of my Wanshou Mountain. If your master continues westward, I am afraid he has already arrived there."

"My master?" At this moment, Wukong's expression also changed, and he hurriedly said: "In that case, let's go there together and interrogate the three members of this family."

The three of them had no objections, so they left Wuzhuangguan again and hurried to Baihu Ridge.

On Baihu Ridge, there is a White Bone Cave. The cave is narrow and simple. It was just a temporary cave for beasts. The people who temporarily lived in this cave were the three Bone Demons from Pansi Ridge.

In the dark cave, there is still the fishy smell of some beasts. In the center of the cave, there is a simple stone table and several stone benches. Bai Jingjing and Bai Shuniang are sitting at the table in a daze. Only Bai Liang is standing there.

It's not here, and I don't know where it went.

In the corner of the cave, there was a prison made of some dense bones. In the prison, a handsome bald Taoist priest was sitting in it, but his face was full of anger. It was the little boy they kidnapped from Wuzhuang Temple.

Taoist Zixuan.

As a Taoist priest who has not eaten meat since he was a child, the strong smell in the cave and the bones surrounding him will obviously make him extremely uncomfortable, but there is nothing he can do about it. This seemingly simple bone prison has long been covered with white bones.

After casting the secret method, it was almost harder than steel, so he had already given up the idea of ​​​​escape.

After being silent for a long time, Bai Shuniang suddenly said: "Sister, the second brother hasn't come back yet. Since someone over there said that he would come to pick up the monk, why hasn't he come yet?"

Bai Jingjing glanced at Zixuan slightly and said: "Don't be impatient. I have passed on the news as agreed. The person who will contact you will definitely arrive today. I just ask my second brother to wait a little longer at the mountain pass. As long as

We will deliver the monk safely to his hands, and the mission will be considered complete. The Queen Mother will be very happy when the time comes, and she may give some rewards to the other ladies in our family."

Bai Shuniang nodded happily and was about to speak again when she heard the sound of footsteps suddenly coming from outside the cave. She immediately said happily: "Sister, here we come."

The two stood up and looked towards the entrance of the cave, only to see Bai Liang running in alone, and said hurriedly: "Sister, it's not good, it's not good."

Bai Jingjing asked curiously: "I asked you to wait for others at the mountain pass, but why did you run back by yourself? Why are you so panicked?"

Bai Liang said anxiously: "Monk, here comes another monk."

Bai Jingjing was even more confused and wondered: "What monk? The monk is locked up here, where is another monk? Please speak more clearly."

Bai Liang took a few deep breaths and said: "Another monk came from outside the mountain to learn Buddhist scriptures. He is very similar to this one. I don't know which one is the real one."

"Is this happening?" Bai Jingjing and Bai Shuniang were both surprised, and said hurriedly: "You mean, we arrested the wrong person? Didn't you distinguish clearly before?"

Bai Liang said with a bitter face: "The two monks are the same in appearance and behavior. Now I am a little unsure. However, the one we caught is obviously a monk, but he pretended to be a Taoist priest. There must be something fishy about it."

It’s hard to tell who is true and who is false.”

Bai Jingjing frowned and said, "Since you can't tell the difference, why didn't you capture him together?"

Bai Liang said helplessly: "That monk is guarded by two apprentices. It seems that his cultivation level is not inferior to mine. Even if I want to catch him, I will die in vain."

"Wait a minute," Bai Jingjing seemed to have thought of something and asked hurriedly: "I remember there were three apprentices, how come there are two?"

Bai Liang said: "I can clearly see that those standing by are the second disciple Zhu Bajie and the third disciple Sha Monk. Only the eldest disciple Sun Wukong is not there, and I don't know where he went."

Bai Shuniang on the side suddenly interjected: "Sister, I heard that many powerful people in the Three Realms are proficient in the art of transformation. Could it be that the new monk was transformed by Sun Wukong in order to deceive us?"

Bai Jingjing's expression changed and she said: "What Third Sister said is true, it is indeed possible."

Bai Liang said hurriedly: "Sister, then we don't need to worry about them and let them go across the mountain?"

Bai Jingjing muttered: "This matter is really abnormal. It's better to test it out. If we send a fake monk over, I'm afraid it will make the Queen Mother angry."

Bai Shuniang said: "What the eldest sister said is absolutely true, but since that apprentice is so powerful, how should we test him?"
Chapter completed!