Faced with the questioning from the minister of Dali Temple, Yuchi Zhen did not respond. He had already seen sophistry about Buddhism at the "feast" at Bai Feng Mansion earlier, and he was not willing to waste time on such unnecessary things.
The collected Buddha statues were placed in a wooden box of suitable size. Yuchizhen stood here, and the "witness" accompanying him on the other side was Tongyun, the former arrester of Dali Temple. He explained on Yuchizhen's behalf: "No matter what. Whether it’s laughter or sadness, anyone who knows the goods knows that antiques from a long time are definitely more valuable than imitations.”
The Minister of Dali Temple was half lying on the cushion, supporting half of his body with his elbows. His plump mouth was moving up and down, as if he was chewing tea leaves, and his teeth were black.
"Uh...haha!" He spit out the chewed food into the spittoon and said, "Master Tong, do you mean that I don't know what I'm talking about?"
Tong Yun nodded unceremoniously and continued: "The owner of the private house collected the original head of the Buddha statue, and then made up a story, claiming that it was an ancient statue rescued from some war-torn place. The Buddha statue itself was exquisitely made. , coupled with such words, the price will easily be raised.”
The Minister of Dali Temple sat up straight, picked up a handkerchief and wiped his face, looked at Yu Chizhen and asked: "So, this is the Sad Faced Buddha?"
"Whatever your Excellency says, the most important thing right now is not to judge the value of the Buddha statues, but to catch the initiator of the theft and sale of the Buddha statues!" Yuchizhen clenched his fists and said firmly: "Sir, I hope you will enforce the law impartially. , this matter involves Mr. Mei."
The Qing of Dali Temple said: "Tell me, who did this."
"The Jade Quanzi of Taiping Dao is the right-hand man of the Imperial Master." Before Yuchi finished speaking, Tongyun echoed: "He is the real owner of that private house!"
"Mr. Mei..." The minister of Dali Temple seemed to have remembered some interesting things and showed an obscene smile, but he quickly shook his head and objected: "This is a serious matter. The other party is Sima Tu's people. I think we should take a long-term approach. Yuchi Zhen, Your actions this time are too risky. If something goes wrong, I will be the one to clean up the mess for you!"
"But, sir!" Yuchi was really dissatisfied and was about to argue. Tong Yun stepped forward to stop him a little impatiently and said: "Sir, if the case of stealing the Buddha cannot be solved in time, it will not only lose the face of Dali Temple, but also the reputation of the Meiji Temple." It was stolen from Xianggong, and the minister of Dali Temple treated it so negatively. Did he deliberately want Xianggong Mei to embarrass himself in front of the emperor?"
The Minister of Dali Temple immediately stood up and pointed at Tong Yun angrily, but could not say a single bad word: "You...you...you...you are such a good boy, hahaha..."
"I will draft an arrest warrant right now. Remember, the person must be brought back unharmed." The minister of Dali Temple asked the servant to prepare a pen and ink. With a wave of his hand, Yuchi accepted the order.
Chi Zhen, the head catcher of Dali Temple, was finally able to assemble the patrol and go straight to the Taiping Road chief helm.
Although Yuchizhen and Tongyun had begun to act openly, they were experienced and experienced and did not show any signs of sloppiness. They had already arrived in front of the Taoist temple before anyone in the palace got the news. Yuchizhen planned to test it out alone first. He asked the others to ambush behind him, waiting for an opportunity to surround the entire Taoist temple from the outside.
He straightened his official uniform, polished the badge hanging on his waist, and walked forward alone with the arrest warrant in his hand.
The boy guarding the gate of the Taoist temple was confused and asked, "Is this gentleman here to pray or to practice?"
"They haven't noticed it yet." Yuchi Zhen secretly rejoiced, and then replied: "I am arresting Yu Chizhen, the leader of Dali Temple. There is information that a fugitive is hiding in Taiping Road. I came to get him on the order of the Minister of Dali Temple. I hope you can Taoist priest, please make way."
The boy on the left was stunned and said: "Um, please let me go in and report?" He turned sideways and was about to run away, but Yuchizhen grabbed his collar keenly.
--do not move.
He said: "I will go in and find it myself."
"No, this is not possible, sir!" The boy on the right said flatteringly: "Although he is from Dali Temple, we at Taiping Road have never dealt with people from the imperial court, and the emperor also granted permission - the children of officials are not allowed to enter the Taoist temple. I run errands and refuse to talk about state affairs. This is just a place for spiritual practice."
The young boy who was grabbed by the collar immediately said: "Let me ask Uncle Yuquan to make a decision first!"
Yuchizhen decisively refused: "We found the stolen Buddha sculpture in Yu Quanzi's private residence. Although there is only one head left, it is enough to convict."
"Ah?!" the two guard boys said in unison. Yuchizhen immediately took out the arrest warrant signed by the Minister of Dali Temple himself, and they all gave up resistance.
After a moment, I saw a man with a depressed appearance and uncoordinated limbs running towards me, yelling.
"Brother Yuchi! Lord Yuchi!"
——There were Taiping Taoists chasing him behind, trying to push him back into the "cage".
"I want to expose! I want to expose! Taiping Taoists will not die well!"
——I don’t know where the divine power came from, but he actually broke free from the obstruction of the Taiping Taoists and successfully came to Yuchi Zhen.
"Wan Qian?"
"That's right!"
Yuchizhen drew his sword to intimidate the following pursuers, and when he gave the order, several patrols immediately appeared behind him in formation.
"Tell me, what happened to you here?"
Wan Qian said: "They have enriched their own pockets. The Taiping Taoists headed by Yu Quanzi are all national traitors! They actually want to steal the oil and water from the statue of the ceremony to worship the heaven? The materials they gave me are all incomplete. As long as I make the statue, Within a few days, an accident will happen. When the time comes, they will put all the blame on me, while they will hide in the dark and count the money with a smile..."
Wan Qian poked half of her head out of the array in front of her, and used all her strength to curse at the Taoist priests who bullied the weak and feared the strong: "You just wait to die! I won't play with you anymore!"
After hearing this, the Taiping Taoists panicked.
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"What should I do? What...what is this?"
"What a shame, I'm going to have a hard time today."
Yuchi was really ecstatic.
"God is really helping me." He shouted: "Brothers, attack Taiping Road and swear to capture the national traitors!"
All the police officers appeared together, and in the blink of an eye, people from Dali Temple were everywhere in the Taoist temple.
Together with Yun, Mei Xinghe also appeared one after another.
It was the first time that the Taiping Taoists were forced to this point, so they didn't know how to deal with it at all. Most of them dropped their weapons and surrendered.
Only the Beidou Seven Sons of Taiping Dao, Tianxuanzi, and Yaoguangzi are still trying their best to maintain order.
"The one who looks like a young child is Tianxuanzi, and Yaoguang is proficient in swordsmanship." While observing, Yuchizhen recalled the files on the Taiping Dao stored in Dali Temple, and continued: "Who is the man next to him?"
The man standing in front of Tianxuanzi is good at wielding a pair of male and female daggers. He has a dignified appearance and is similar in age to Mr. Bai.
After several attacks, most of them were resolved by him alone. There were only a few people who could pass his level and face the Seven Beidou Sons.
"Is this Mr. Yuchi from Dali Temple?" Yaoguang spoke: "I remember that half a year ago we were opponents in the Imperial Martial Arts Tournament, but I didn't expect that today we have completely become enemies. I don't mind using your blood to commemorate my death. 's younger brother."
Yuchi Zhen said: "Today I am here to arrest the prisoner on the orders of the Minister of Dali Temple. I am not here to cause a murder. Please, Taoist priests, please make way."
"If you want to get in, you have to get past me first!" The man holding the male and female dagger looked really determined to die, but soon, Tian Xuanzi behind him poured cold water on him without mercy.
"Li Keyong, there is no place for you to talk here." Tian Xuanzi walked down from the attic with small steps and said: "Taipingdao is just a place of practice. You guys broke in by forcefully breaking the rules. "
Yuchi Zhen said: "Taoist Master, hand over Jade Quanzi, and we will leave immediately."
"Junior Brother Yuquan?" Tianxuanzi chuckled, with a pure voice like a child: "He has left long ago."
"What?" Yuchi said, "I don't believe it, unless the Taoist leader agrees that we go in and search."
Not long after, an old man walked over from the other side. He coldly told Yuchi Zhen: "That's indeed what happened. It was the old man who asked him to leave. Junior Brother Yu Quan's continued stay here will only harm Taiping Dao. "
"Tianshu, you old bone, how many times have you told me that you can't come out and walk around?" Tian Xuanzi went over and gave him a little support.
"Tian Shuzi, who is in charge of divination?" Yuchi Zhen said: "Today I can see the third of the seven disciples of the Big Dipper. How can I be honored?"
Tianshuzi said: "In this case, you have no reason to stay here, so please leave as soon as possible."
"May I ask the old Taoist priest, where will Yu Quanzi escape to?"
Tianshuzi said: "Everything has been determined long ago."
After that, Tianxuanzi helped this "junior brother" back to the attic.
Yuchizhen took a moment to figure it out: Tianshuzi in front of him was good at divination but not a clairvoyant, so he never knew that Yuchizhen had already mastered the absolute evidence.
Buddha statue, Sad-faced Buddha.
"He wants to go back and destroy the evidence." Yu Chizhen murmured.
Tongyun, Mei Xinghe immediately understood the mystery.
"Let's go back to the private house in the mountains. We must catch him alive!"
In order to prevent more turmoil, Yu Chizhen, Tong Yun, and Mei Xinghe led three fast horses to the private house in the mountains first, while the remaining Dali Temple patrolmen searched for clues along the way.