Chapter 252: The murderer once said that he would kill all the corrupt officials in the city
Only he knows best whether Fahai killed the person or not.
And Fahai was sure that this was his first time in this place, but something like this happened, and it seemed that there were witnesses who saw him commit the crime...
First of all, Bajie’s big label for the other side can be eliminated first, because these grassroots bandits do not have the ability to tip off the people of the government under the noses of their masters and disciples... Moreover, judging from their testimony, the government’s
When people meet them, let alone talk about cooperation...I'm afraid they will eat their knives first.
So, is it framed?
After all, he has traveled all the way to the west, and now he has become even more famous. There are also demon kings such as the Bull Demon King gathering a group of demons in Xiniu Hezhou, and it is impossible for the courts of various countries to turn a blind eye.
In addition to the people in the countryside... I believe that the imperial courts of various countries in the west should already know the name of Master Sanzang, the imperial disciple of the Tang Dynasty. Perhaps they also have the appearance of the five masters and disciples.
But he had just arrived and followed Hua'an Mansion without any enmity or enmity. Why should they do this?
Could it be that they knew my reputation and were worried about it, so they simply set up such a trick to put the blame on me and strike first?
But if you put it this way... there are too many loopholes in it, and it is impossible to justify it.
This thought only circulated in Fa Hai's mind for a moment, and then was thrown aside. Instead of suspecting that the people from Hua'an Mansion set him up, it is better to say that the Bull Demon King changed his appearance and came here to kill people and corrupt me.
reputation.
After all, Wukong once said that the Bull Demon King has quite a way of transformation, but it's just not as exquisite as his.
"Monk! Accept your fate——ah!"
Just as he was thinking like this, he saw the general charging forward. The horse was afraid of the great sage and did not dare to step forward. He dismounted and fired his gun on foot.
In front of him, Wukong showed a fierce look and knocked the general to the ground with a stick. Now he had made a measured move and did not hurt his life. At this moment, he stepped on his back and yelled: "Where are you from?
Wild cavalry, ignorant of etiquette... My master is the imperial disciple of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, an imperial envoy from the Celestial Empire... When you see me, you don’t know how to kneel down to greet me, but you dare to use your swords rashly. Are you trying to bully me, the Tang Xuanjia, into not going on an expedition?!"
The Great Sage was also afraid of causing other troubles, so he first raised the banner of Datang.
Moreover, he had seen it before. Although this cavalry general had quite a bit of blood-evil aura... Whether he was a good officer or not is another matter for another time. But he was definitely a powerful general in the world. With him protecting him in this city, he was an ordinary general.
The monsters dare not come in and act wild.
It's a pity...I met Sun Dasheng this time and was no match for him.
The general struggled slightly on the ground for a few times. When he saw that he could not break free, he became more relaxed. He just looked cold and said angrily: "Shameless monster monk! Drive the monster monkey to commit murder!"
"Master, this is a brainless and reckless man." The great sage replied to the master.
Because his general had been captured alive, the surrounding soldiers did not dare to be too presumptuous. However, the words spoken by the Great Sage aroused the anger of the people. They all felt that they could not bear it anymore and would come up with swords and guns to fight.
"Step back, everyone, step back!"
It was the general who saw that the situation was not good and shouted loudly before telling them to stop, lest they lose their lives in vain.
"Amitabha, the poor monk is a monk who went to the West to worship Buddha under the orders of the King of Tang Dynasty. His Buddhist name is Tang Tripitaka."
Fahai recited the Buddha's name, introduced himself formally, and then said: "Wukong, please let go of this donor first."
"yes."
Wukong listens to his master the most.
Fa Hai can distinguish between good and evil, but the murderous general in front of him has very clear sources of murder. Most of it comes from slaying demons, and a small part of it comes from battlefield killings.
What he was more curious about was why such a general was not sent to the real front line, but instead asked to guard Hua'an Mansion.
Hua'an Mansion.
It is the location of a county in the Gaochang Kingdom. This place originally borders the Three Kingdoms, the Xiliang Women Kingdom in the east, and the Benbo Kingdom in the west. Its southern corner originally penetrated the territory of the Jisai Kingdom...but five or six hundred years ago
Before, a flaming mountain fell from the sky... which cut off the direct route to Benbo Kingdom and Jisai Kingdom through Hua'an Prefecture. (This Gaochang Kingdom is the Gaochang Kingdom in Journey to the West, please do not substitute the Gaochang Kingdom in history...
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It was Monkey's fault back then. Now, as a master, he knew that there was a flaming mountain here, but he still walked here... Naturally, he also had the idea of cleaning up the mess for this stubborn person.
Nowadays, Hua'an Prefecture only borders the Daughter's Kingdom. Because of the geographical characteristics of the Daughter's Kingdom, it is useless for other countries to occupy its land... Therefore, there is no war between the Daughter's Kingdom and the surrounding countries, but there are many trade exchanges between the Daughter's Kingdom and neighboring countries.
In the past, there were some men's caravans going to the Western Liang women's country. After suffering a few losses, women's trading teams were also formed to interact with each other.
Let’s not mention these for now.
Therefore, for such a powerful general, instead of being placed in the frontier fortress of Benbo Kingdom or Jisai Kingdom, he was exiled here... In Fahai's view, it was tantamount to being exiled.
Thinking back to the previous confessions of these robbers... it seems reasonable for such a thing to happen.
Swish——
When the general saw Master Tripitaka, who claimed to be the imperial envoy of the Tang Dynasty, approaching him, he lowered his eyebrows slightly, as if watching the other person's steps...then looked up, then looked at his manners, and finally stopped at his face, and in his heart
Doubtful for a moment...
Seeing Master Sanzang getting closer and closer to him, he finally couldn't help but take action.
With your fingers hooked up like an eagle, you reach out to explore...
"Pfft——hahaha, heng heng——"
Huh? Is this the pig demon’s laughter?
"ah--"
Before he could take a closer look, he felt his claws hit a steel plate, and then his wrists were locked. Then a huge force hit him, twisting his body and causing him to kneel down.
On the ground.
"Hiss—" the general screamed in pain, took a breath of cold air, and said: "Monk, you said you are not the murderer!"
He put himself on trial to try the demon monk's methods, and now he was captured with one move. In addition, he had several such ferocious disciples under his command. Not to mention killing all the prefects, he wanted to kill them all.
It's easy for them to have a full house in Hua'an Mansion...Huh?
It was his hesitation.
Suddenly he felt that the strength of his twisting was released. Although he was not prepared and his body was stunned for a moment, he did not fall down because of it... Instead, he turned around and looked at Master Tripitaka, whose face was full of Buddha's light.
He was about to speak, but it was Master Sanzang opposite who spoke first: "But have you figured it out?"
The general was still a little hesitant, but for the sake of the Tang Dynasty and the skills of their masters and apprentices, he handed over his name and reported to his family: "I am Hua Feilong, the cavalry school captain of the Hua'an Prefecture of Gaochang."
With such ability, he is just a captain?
The Great Sage heard something in his heart and said deliberately: "Who is the guard of Hua'an Mansion? Since the governor of your family is dead, it is time for the general of the mansion to welcome my master."
"There is no general in the government." Hua Feilong shook his head: "The highest position in the city is now mine."
"Where are the other officials?" The Great Sage asked again: "Where are the chief historians, meritorious officials, chief administrators and others?"
"When the prefect's family was killed last night, someone heard the evil monk...the murderer once said that he would kill all the corrupt officials in the city...As a result, all the officials in the city dragged their families and ran away overnight."
"Report!" At this moment, a horse came to report.
Seeing the strange situation at the city gate, I still paused for a moment.
Hua Feilong glared at him: "Speak quickly."
"Everyone who went out of the city at night was ambushed ten miles north of the city... none of them survived."
"Bold maniac!"
After Hua Feilong cursed, he quickly bowed to Master Tripitaka and said, "It was the young general who wronged Master before. Please forgive me."
"It doesn't matter." Fahai waved his hand. He didn't ask Hua Feilong why he eliminated his suspicion, nor did Hua Feilong's eyes inadvertently reveal a secret feeling of satisfaction. Instead, he asked: "General, what happened last night?"
Have you seen the appearance of the murderer?"
"Yes." Hua Feilong nodded and said: "Yesterday, the young general led the guards to inspect the city defense as usual. Suddenly he saw a fire in the Taishou Mansion. By the time he rushed there, it was already a long time late... The whole family of the Taishou Mansion, including their servants and maids,
, there was not a single person left alive in the whole door, and under the light of the fire, a figure was reflected... Even the appearance was clearly visible."
"The body shape and appearance are just like those of a poor monk?" Fahai asked?
"With my eyesight, I can't see any difference in body shape." Hua Feilong frowned and said, "Looking at it now... it seems more like he deliberately showed his face in front of us...
I just want to put the blame on the Master."
Speaking of this, Hua Feilong glanced at the Great Sage and seemed to say: I am also a military leader... a captain, not a fool.
duangduangduang!
Peng Peng Peng!
Suddenly, gongs and drums were beaten in the city.
Even if it wasn't the New Year or the festival...someone would set off firecrackers blatantly.
Of course, they were not here to greet the holy monks of the Tang Dynasty, but to see off the corrupt officials in the city... If they met someone kneeling on the ground crying, most of them would be crying with joy.
The few... are those working as handymen in the prefect's mansion or the maids' marriage papers.
The master and the disciples looked at each other, sighing helplessly in their eyes, saying in their hearts: The dog official in this mansion is really unpopular with the people.
"It's all gone, it's all gone—"
Hua Feilong sent his subordinates to personally accompany the people to persuade them to return... He only dared to send out his personal followers. If he also released the big soldiers... he didn't know what trouble would happen.
"Report——! There is chaos in Zuobu camp."
"Report——! The sono-baton mutiny."
"Damn it, it's all outrageous!" Hua Feilong got on his horse, put his fingers between his lips, and blew a sharp whistle. Then he saw about a hundred cavalry gathered. He waved his riding whip, and his momentum suddenly rose.
It seemed that the cavalry team had become one with him, "Brothers, first come with me to take care of those bastards who have never seen blood."
"Wei!"
"Wei!"
"Wei!"
After shouting three times, he rushed out of the city gate and hurried to the military camp, leaving five masters and disciples of Fahai and more than thirty bandits behind.
Even Hua Feilong has never seen these thirty bandits from the beginning to the end... Originally, they should be the protagonists of Hua'an Mansion today, but the sudden changes in Hua'an Mansion in front of them have caused no one to care about them, and they don't seem to care.
People care about their existence.
It was Bajie who stepped forward and said: "Originally, I said that I would ask the government to convict you, but now it's great... all the officials in Hua'an Mansion, big and small, are almost all dead..."
Everyone was silent after hearing Bajie's words, not knowing whether to be happy or sad for a moment.
"Master, where are we going now? We can't be blocked at the city gate, right?" Xiao Bailong asked.
"Let's go to the prefect's mansion first and have a look." Fa Hai made a decision, "Do you want to go with us? If we find anything, we can report it to your general."
Fahai said the last sentence to the group of infantry guards left behind by Hua Feilong.
The squad leader thought for a while and said: "Since you are not the murderer, General, I believe that you are not the murderer. We will go with you... If we die in your hands, we can also serve as a warning to the General."
"Amitabha, you are very loyal."
"We, elite soldiers who have fought hundreds of battles, have our own loyalty. How can we be those who are greedy for life and afraid of death?"
Fahai smiled and said: "Then please trouble this young general to lead the way for the poor monks and disciples."
The captain's face flushed immediately, obviously he was caught off guard by the little general's shout.
On the way to the Prefect’s Mansion——
The Great Sage is also wondering about the strangeness of this matter. Hua Feilong must not have lied. The murderer who killed everyone in the prefecture last night changed his master's appearance to commit the crime. In fact, the one who is truly proficient in the art of transformation in the three realms
There are not many, just like some changes performed by fairies, more of them illusions, commonly known as blinding techniques.
The Great Sage suddenly thought of what Erlang Zhenjun said to him at the Zhenjun Temple: "There are some things that Master is not suitable to do, but he can..."
But the disaster in front of us was definitely not the work of Lord Erlang. If he had taken action, he would never have been so rough... nor would he kill innocent people indiscriminately.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Bull Demon King?" The Great Sage shook his head again: "If he had come... the entire city would have finished eating."
I thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure it out. As soon as I put my thoughts down, I arrived at the prefect's mansion.
Fahai watched for a moment, his brows gradually knitted together, and his expression became increasingly unkind.
"Master, what's wrong?"
"He is a Buddhist."
"What?" Several disciples were shocked.
"The dead souls here have been saved in advance..." Fa Hai shook his head and said with a solemn expression, "It's a rebirth curse."
The Great Sage asked: "Master, the Rebirth Mantra is widely circulated in the world. Could it be that someone is acting under the guise of Buddhism?"
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"No." Fa Hai shook his head: "Although the Rebirth Mantra is widely circulated, how can it have such an effect of saving the souls of a whole house without sufficient Buddhist cultivation and magical power?"
Wu Jing nodded: "Elder brother, Master is right!"
"You have rarely saved the souls of the dead in the past, so you don't know the mystery. Even if I try to save the souls of this house, it will take some effort... People outside the Buddhist sect want to cast spells in the past very quickly.
I want to save the dead souls in this mansion, but I’m afraid if I don’t succeed, they will be eaten back by the ghosts of injustice.”
Master and disciple Fa Hai did not avoid this small group of personal guards at these words... Naturally, they were dumbfounded when they heard them, and they didn't know whether to believe them or not.
"Is it possible that there is another eminent monk in the house?" Bajie asked.
"If there was an eminent monk, my teacher would have already sensed it."
"Amitabha." Fa Hai held the Buddha's salute with both hands toward the west. After chanting the Buddha's name, he said to several disciples: "Let's all disperse. We must find this beast before nightfall today."