Xiao Shitou suddenly stood up straight on the spot, blocking the two people behind him from following him.
Tian Qingwen looked over Zhao Erguan's shoulder, and noticed that the line of sight in front of him suddenly widened, and the cold and damp wind blew loudly in his ears. He could vaguely see the jagged and dangerous rocks at the foot of the small stone, as if he were in a daunting canyon.
If they hadn't stopped in time, a few people might have fallen into the rapid underground river.
Where the three people suddenly stopped, there was a faint sound of roaring water. The originally dark environment became slightly clearer as a sharp sword cut through the heavy fog - it was a ray of skylight that suddenly fell from a narrow spot on the top of the cave.
The hole hangs down.
Judging from the square structure of the cave entrance, it looks like the mouth of an ancient well. There is a well rope tightly tied to the windlass, floating vertically in the underground river, and there is even a dark and incorruptible driftwood, just like
It stands like a bridge in the undercurrent.
At this time, they all understood that the shadow of clouds and light floating in the sky above their heads was because of the twists and turns of the Thief Cave, which made them unknowingly find themselves in the mysterious cave between the upper land and the underground river below!
The entire underground river in the cave is hidden deep underground. The twists and turns of the cave are far beyond imagination. Drought demons that escaped here and went down the river have long since disappeared. If a living person is involved in the deep and twisting underground river, they may not even be able to survive.
Leaving a whole body behind is a luxury.
"I have to find a way to get out..."
Tian Qingwen suggested.
Fortunately, there was a well rope hanging not far away, and the three of them were not bulky. Xiao Shitou and Tian Qingwen ignored the moss and weeds on the well wall, and slowly and flexibly climbed down along the rope. It was Hong Wen's turn at the front.
I didn't have the strength to climb, so I stepped on the water bucket with one foot, held the strong well rope tightly with both hands, and the two people below worked together to push the windlass, and used the winch to pick me up.
Zhang Renzheng retorted in a voice as loud as a mosquito's fly: "Duo Xia, man, you have joined the Jingji Sect. The sect is filled with people from the towns and villages, so there seems to be no problem."
Zhang Renzheng asked angrily, but Da Shitou said to you with a serious face: "First we have to recognize each other. They look at Junior Brother Hong's gestures."
However, Tian Qingwen did not clearly say who he believed. He continued to tell the eight people about the night exploration of the old government office and the encounter with ghosts. A large county government office could hide so few ghosts and ghosts.
He smacked his tongue repeatedly.
"Master Hengmin, there is no mystery behind this case, so it can cause such a fuss?"
"Miss Tian, you have been feeling vaguely in your heart recently. Chong'an has been experiencing turmoil one after another. You know when something will happen again. If this continues, I'm afraid you will be alone..."
Tian Qingwen on the other side was originally discussing the punishment scroll with the young monk Hengmin, describing in detail what he saw and heard.
"What is he doing!"
At that time, the big stone was so calm and stubborn that it made people want to refute it.
When young monk Hengmin saw that Tian Qingwen finally relented, I secretly cursed the county magistrate for cheating people. I was really afraid that Zhang Renzheng would just throw away and leave us monks to die in the hands of drought demons, so I simply talked about the past while walking, hoping to
This discourages Tian Qingwen's further progress.
After talking about Zhang Renzheng, Da Shitou also told how we found Junior Brother Jinglijiao and how we went on the adventure of Guidu Jingqi. The two sides confirmed each other, and suddenly there were fewer clues.
But when they glanced out of the corner of their eyes, the eight of them saw a strange figure standing under the covered bridge.
"This matter was discussed fiercely and could not be calmed down for several months. Yang Yi'e, the prefect of Jianning, heard about it and sent someone to reexamine it. He sentenced Lin Wanchun and recommended Wu Weijing's parents to Chong'an. After a hearing and a verdict, he still ordered
The heaven and the earth are regular passages, and the universal meaning of ancient and modern times is the best judgment."
"You don't have a letter from me. I don't want him to go to Xiaowang Peak in Wuyi Mountain as soon as possible before recommending my senior brother to join the religion. Please send the master mentor, "Jun Zijian" Jiang Wenjiang Xiaoxia, to take charge later!"
"Big Donor, why is his body shaking? Is it because of an injury?"
Tian Qingwen heard this and said quickly: "Bad! Miss Lao Tian will not recommend your senior brother to join the religion. You understand the rights and wrongs of both parties, but you doubt that with your senior brother's wisdom, you will be able to distinguish good from bad."
The young monk Hengmin sighed again and again, speaking sincerely, and the clues he mentioned were very consistent with what Tian Qingwen saw last night. For example, there was a female corpse behind the court, and the famous coffin in the building obviously had nothing to do with the injustice mentioned by the monk.
A subtle connection.
You were overjoyed and just about to shout, but your arm was grabbed by a big rock and you were almost dragged to the ground.
Tian Qingwen originally thought that Da Shitou had been abducted by the Jingji Cult, and wanted to find Yiqi through his connections with the county magistrate. But now that he has found out whether he has been abducted, I want to do the opposite.
Zhang Renzheng quickly said worriedly: "Is that monk a good person? Are we talking there because you are afraid that I will see you?"
"It's a serious injury, but it will be fine after a few days of rest."
The speaker was interested, but the listener was not. Tian Qingwen immediately understood the position of the county magistrate in it. The monk behind him could only evade his words, so he kept those things in his mind. No matter how much he asked, the two chatted some more.
Regarding the related topic, Tian Qingwen took the initiative to return to the Zen Room of Zhang Ren Temple to rest on the pretext that his injury was not yet healed and his blood and energy were healthy.
I said that I had an inexplicable encounter with a ghost last night and fell in the Qingxian Building of the abandoned government office. When I woke up, there was nothing around me, and the torture scrolls hidden under me were flying away. It was not until dawn that I managed to escape.
Worried that people from the Jingji Sect might find clues, they temporarily hid in Ruiyan Temple.
"Junior brother hasn't recognized you yet - what I mean is that I am in danger now and I want to make another rash move."
"Great benefactor, the sneakiness he saw in the city last night was not caused by the Jingji sect, and it was later discovered that the old case had nothing to do with that group of monsters."
"Exactly, senior brother. Now you still know a little about the Jingji Sect, and you have no communication with us. You still need him to retreat to inquire about this matter. We are each other's outsiders. If something happens, the whole army will be wiped out.
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"After hearing about this incident, the Jingji Cult advocated that the demon surnamed people should stop causing trouble. That night, they planted evil spells in the government offices and invited people to sneak around all day long. This was used to confuse the Chong'an religious people and say that Chong'an County's prison system is righteous.
It will be peaceful if there is no wronged soul. Only by following the Jinglu religion and burning incense and repenting can one gain the right knowledge of the true Dharma. From then on, the people without lawsuits all listened to Jinglu's evil words, and the authority of the government fell by the wayside."
Da Shitou grinned with his chest raised and his belly folded. He quickly put on the posture of a young disciple opening the door and nodded: "Junior brother is worried, we have deceived you."
Zhang Renzheng replied very calmly: "You still have to check the ambiguity."
Tian Qingwen smiled in agreement with me and nodded.
"Junior Brother Hong, how did he come here?"
Looking around the big stone, it turned out to be a lame monk, walking side by side with Tian Qingwen, who had been missing for several days. They were having repeated discussions about certain things, so I had no time to pay attention.
"Hey, it's all a hundred years later. The people who were involved at the time have not returned to their ashes yet. How can they still inquire about it? In the final analysis, it was just the Jingji Sect that caused trouble. The county magistrate now wants to trace the source.
, to eliminate the unsolved cases from the root and revive the trend, but the matter is often brought up again."
Zhang Renzheng seemed to want to say something, but he couldn't say it after being choked for a long time. Instead, Da Shitou said seriously: "Junior brother, what does he want you to do?"
"Duoxia didn't give any orders, Qingwen definitely dared to resign..."
"Thank you so much, Master Hengmin!"
"Is that bad like... Ruiyan Zen Temple?"
Tian Qingwen thought carefully, seeming to judge whether it was dangerous or not, "Abbot Hengmin's fear of Han Ba is fake. I'm afraid Han Ba is not here to deal with us. Taking advantage of others knowing about our relationship, they returned at this time
Chong'an County will be even more like this, so it will be bad if you continue to inquire."
Zhang Renzheng saw from the corner of his eye that the eight people were not moving, so he secretly withdrew his gesture, covered his chest and answered with difficulty.
"Hondo Xia, it's been a long time since I've seen...is everything bad?"
"Junior brother, he is still alive."
Tian Qingwen smiled confidently: "Don't worry, the nimble monk in the temple will be beaten down by you the day after tomorrow. In fact, you may have been under surveillance as early as in Chong'an County. Although there is no monk watching you in that temple, it may not be
What’s the point of safety?”
Zhao Er's official dialect wildly hinted that he is in danger by himself. Look at you, you are very free and have no time now!
Young monk Hengmin seemed very regretful after hearing this, but I tried my best to keep a stiff expression on my face. While explaining Tian Qingwen, I kept asking if I remembered the contents of the torture scroll. If I could get some clues, what should I do about it?
The county magistrate may not be able to help either.
The ancient Cui Wei tree in the temple is a small sight, but there are only a few monks and pilgrims. The eight of them are covered in mud and are in a miserable state. It is like planting a covered bridge with a glazed roof and carved dragons and phoenixes.
, the stream on the bridge bottomed out like a seed, and there were countless fish swimming there. The eight people took advantage of the fact that there were no people there in the seventh week, and decided to go to the stream behind the temple to wash themselves.
Eight people with eight attitudes, Tian Qingwen smiled slightly, raised his head and said: "This matter is a long story. The abbot of Ruiyan Temple was just now, and there was nothing convenient for discussion, so you just used words to send me away."
Hong Wending was dumbfounded as soon as he climbed out of the well. He circled the mossy green stone well a few times, and then he firmly recognized that the building built on the hill with its back was not the Ruiyan Zen Temple in Wutun.
"Temple", the dragon well in the temple in front of us, legend has it that all the wood used in the construction of the temple came out of the well, and it was taken and exhausted. It turned out that there was no underground river passing by!
Before some discussion, Tian Qingwen looked at Erguan Zhao again for some reason. The determination and sincerity in his eyes made you feel less generous, and he quickly raised his head.
Tian Qingwen nodded and said solemnly: "Of course you know. But you have no important affairs with the master, and Abbot Hengmin has always been on good terms with the magistrate of Chong'an. At this time, he must take advantage of the situation."
Big Stone asked aloud: "Are the good people outside Chong'an City?"
Before that, Tian Qingwen told how he was deliberately captured that night and how he followed him to the distance of Ruiyan Zen Temple. At that time, I felt that no one in Chong'an City was spying on me. I waited until I met him again last night.
The ferocious Monk Ye was even more hesitant about my idea.
"The Lincha monster disappeared in the dense forest in Zhangren Temple. If according to what they said, there is an underground river above Longjing, this Drought Demon must be entrenched there far away."
Just like that, Zhang Renzheng was suddenly discovered under the bridge by accident. This made Da Shitou and Hong Wen Ding caught off guard. Neither of them felt overjoyed. However, Zhao Erguan did not see Tian Qingwen for a long time.
He was the one who judged it from the expressions of the other two people.
Young monk Hengmin then said with concern: "It's an obstruction or not. The great benefactor is a distinguished guest. You can recuperate outside your Ruiyan Temple for as long as you want."
In his heart, Erguan Zhao naturally expressed deep regret for Tian Qingwen's own escape. At this time, he could only say with a slight worry: "Duo Xia, do you believe that the drought demon is the work of an old devil in the mountains? Even if he has great kung fu, he can do it alone."
It’s better to take less precautions.”
At this time, Tian Qingwen was turning his body, quietly moving his arms to an angle where little monk Hengmin could see, and placing the backs of his hands together, obviously for the eight of us to see.
Zhang Renzheng also expressed his disbelief. There was originally a yellow ridge between Ruiyan Temple and where we were just now, but the route of the secret tunnel just now spanned an entire mountain and merged into the underground river at the front?!
In the eyes of others, perhaps Da Shitou is just an ignorant child of eighty-one years old, but only those in our sect understand that the child's low martial arts skills and strong character are already a killer among the younger disciples of the Wuyi Sect.
device.
The Eight Big Stones who were wandering by the stream saw that Tian Qingwen and the monk had not turned around to return to the Zen Temple. After thinking for a moment, they left the place and walked in the opposite direction. When they arrived at the mountain gate, they were indeed in a noisy forest.
I saw Zhang Renzheng waiting there.
"During the Jiajing period, when the Chong'an government was finalizing a murder case, a group of demons seized the opportunity to talk about it. That night, they seduced the church members and besieged the government office. The murderers were cruel and unkind, and even carried the body of the deceased into the government office.
It's a burial or an encoffining. I want to force a retrial."
Zhao Erguan followed the sound and found that the lame monk next to me kept asking sideways. Since one leg was lame, he could only try his best to maintain balance, with his waist and shoulders twisted in the direction of Zhang Renzheng.
Second Officer Zhao was full of expectations, thinking that Tian Qingwen would say something to ask you to stay, but when Tian Qingwen opened his mouth, he made the exact opposite request.
Seeing that Tian Qingwen's posture was not awkward, the young monk Hengmin hurriedly got off and asked after me, but he never thought that I was using coded gestures to communicate with the big rocks next to the stream.