The mountains hold up the rising sun, and the air is filled with the fragrance of grass juice.
It was an exciting day.
Compared to other days, Su Fei got up very early, washed up, drank a pot of fungus soup, gave the Patriarch a stick of incense, locked the door of Lingxian Temple, and walked down the mountain.
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Although the immortals are poor and there is no money in the merit box, they still need to take the necessary precautions. A lock cannot stop a thief, but it can lock up a person's greed.
Moreover, I heard from the master that there were once new Taoist gates that stole the dharma images of other people’s ancestors, took them back, renovated them, and repainted them, thus saving a lot of money.
The most valuable thing in Lingxian Temple now is the thin dharma image. It is better to protect it as much as possible and not lose it.
Less than an hour after entering Taoyuan County from the Taoist Temple, Su Fei looked up at the sky. It was still almost noon, and his stomach grumbled a few times. Looking around, he saw a roadside noodle stall near the Yamen.
Thinking of yesterday's crisis reminder, the owner of this noodle stall was unscrupulous and would charge him two coppers more.
Went straight over and ordered a bowl of mutton noodle soup. After eating and drinking, we were ready to pay.
The noodle stall vendor came over and saw that he was not a regular customer. He really had an idea and planned to ask for two more copper coins: "Master Tao, a bowl of noodles is five copper coins."
Su Fei smiled, slapped three copper coins on the table, and said, "When you were thinking about charging me two more copper coins, did your conscience hurt?"
This question made the noodle stall vendor panic. Unexpectedly, when he met a Taoist priest who practiced Taoism, he immediately apologized: "I said it wrong, I said it wrong, three zi are enough."
"Be conscientious in business. How many rich people can come to your noodle stall to eat?" Su Fei said expressionlessly, imitating the master's appearance in his memory and teaching people: "What if a person only has a dozen copper coins in total?
Isn’t it true that we can’t eat three meals a day here?”
"I just randomly collect dough money near the Yamen of Taoyuan County and bring you to see an official. What do you think?"
"Master Dao, please calm down. I'm asking for this noodle. From now on, I will definitely sell noodles with a conscience." The vendor was frightened and his back was wet with cold sweat.
Su Fei just wanted to teach the other party a few words and would not care too much about the people at the bottom of the market.
Leaving three copper coins behind, he got up and went to the Yamen. He had already seen Niu Sandao going out.
Noon has arrived.
[You have avoided the financial crisis of losing two copper coins, your Taoist temperament has improved, and your cultivation level is 2]
"Is there something gained in this?" Su Fei felt that he had gained something unexpectedly.
Thinking of yesterday's crisis reminder, it mentioned the incident of being ripped off two coppers for eating noodles. It seems that other small things experienced during crisis events can also be rewarded.
After meeting Niu Sandao, the two went directly to Ning's house.
The eldest lady of the Ning family was reciting Buddhist scriptures in the back hall, and the person who came to greet her was a handsome maid.
When Su Fei learned that there was only a maid in the Ning family, he knew that this person was the murderer, but he couldn't just let Niu Sandao catch him. The story still needed to be acted out to make it exciting.
Niu Sandao first led Su Fei to the room where the two corpses were placed.
The room smelled bad. Su Fei saw that the face of the shopkeeper of the Ning family was black and blue, and the new concubine was also in the same condition.
After checking briefly, he left the house.
There are three entrances to the Ning family's house. When you pass through the moon gate of the second entrance, you can hear the sound of "dang-dang-dang" wooden fish being knocked on.
Detective Niu is going to see the eldest lady soon and ask her what she was doing when the crime happened.
Su Fei waved his hand, indicating that it was not necessary.
According to the crisis plot, if you enter the Buddhist temple, you will not only get no clues, but you will also be cursed.
[You did not enter the Buddhist hall, so that the eldest lady of the Ning family would not be scolded. Your patience has increased, and your cultivation level is 4]
"You are the maid of the Ning family. Please tell me about the situation here when the two crimes occurred." Su Fei looked at the handsome maid and said in a deep voice.
The maid suddenly had tears in her eyes. She wiped her eyes and said, "When the master took his first concubine, I saw a boy entering the concubine's room. She died the next day."
"The same official is also behind him, leading a powerful old Taoist priest..."
"There is no need to talk about the powerful Taoist priests. Let's talk about the situation this time." Niu Sandao seemed to be a little dissatisfied with the master of Lingxian Temple.
The maid continued: "The master took in a new concubine. Nothing happened at first. Until two days ago, I went to ask them to eat breakfast, but there was no movement. When I went in, I found that both of them were dead."
"There are writings in blood on the wall..."
After the concubine nervously told what he knew about the case, Niu Sandao asked him to go about his business while he took out a Bagua Si Nan from his arms and began to test the evil spirits in the room for Su Fei to see.
At this time, the maid came over with tea: "You two have tea, and you must help the Ning family get rid of evil spirits. Everyone can't sleep well at night."
Niu Sandao looked at the weak maid, thanked her, and went to get tea.
Su Fei knew that the matter had come to this point and there was no need to explain anymore. He directly pressed Niu Sandao's hand and looked at the maid: "I saw the girl busy and was very interested in the Ning family, and I stayed with her for half an hour.
Come on, you can have a drink."
"I'm a maid, I can't..." Naturally, the maid won't drink tea.
"You can drink if you are told to." Su Fei suddenly raised his voice, startling the bearded policeman next to him.
"I, I..." The maid panicked.
Niu Sandao has been handling cases for many years, so he can naturally see some clues from his expression.
"I'm afraid there's something strange in the tea," Su Fei sneered: "If you poisoned the tea, you might also poison this house."
As he spoke, he made a few random gestures to make Niu Sandao think that the reason why he was able to find the Gu talisman was because of his own Taoism.
The better the performance, the more interesting the next collaboration will be.
The policeman was horrified when he saw the Taoist priest found a Gu talisman from the crack of the wooden board under the bed.
"So there is always only one truth," Su Fei looked at the maid calmly: "The murderer is not evil spirits, but you."
The maid didn't expect that she would be exposed. She weakened and the tea tray in her hand fell to the ground with the tea, making a loud splash.
Things seemed to be progressing a bit fast, but Niu Sandao already knew that the maid had a problem, so he directly pulled out the knife and put it on the maid's neck.
"What is your purpose for killing people with poison, but for the Ning family's money?" the policeman asked sharply.
"If you don't tell me, I'll help you swallow this evil talisman." Su Fei held the Gu talisman and shook it twice in front of the maid: "It's best to tell the origin of this evil talisman and confess it quickly to avoid suffering."
Under the constant interrogation of the two gentlemen, the policeman and Su Fei, the maid's inner defense collapsed. She cried so hard: "They deserve to die, they all deserve to die."
Although Su Fei knew the key points of the case, the information was incomplete, the lazy crisis reminder voice in her mind, and the description of the entire case was incomplete, so now she also wanted to know the reason why the maid committed the murder.
Instinctively, she thought that the maid was seeking revenge for the eldest lady.