"It's not just the insects that can make a long-dead corpse move. I also found relic powder on Xu Niang's corpse."
"Our deputy director of the Criminal Department has also inspected the corpse. Why didn't we find any relic powder?" Lu Shilang had doubts in his eyes.
"Then if you all can find out, why am I still practicing on Qingyun Mountain?" Yan Yan retorted.
"The one without the relic is the one who controls the corpse?" Guikong said.
Gui Kong was in the men's wing, and it was the women's wing where they were waiting for Xu Niang's body. Although he didn't see the scene at that time, he heard the monk guarding the courtyard talk about it.
It was more exaggerated than what they saw, and Gui Kong also felt that it must be the power of the relic.
The abbot's wing is not far from the men's wing and has an independent courtyard. There are two young novices guarding the courtyard.
"There are many precious treasures placed in the abbot's courtyard. These two brothers are extremely skilled in martial arts. Please be careful as a donor," Guikong whispered.
But since Yan Yan said she was a disciple of Qingyun Mountain, there must be no problem.
"Where will the relics be placed? This yard is not small."
"Behind the tablets of the former abbot," Guikong said, "the tablets of the previous abbot were all enshrined by the current abbot, and the relics are in the urn. But even though I say that, in fact, we have never seen it, so we are bothered.
Donor, please search carefully."
Yan Yan looked at Guikong with a joking look on his face.
Guikong had previously strongly opposed her sneaking into the abbot's courtyard, but now he had come up with the idea.
Gui Kong lowered his head, his face slightly red.
"Those who control corpses are the worst."
"Aren't you afraid that it's the abbot you admire?" Yan Yan was confused.
Guikong's sudden appearance of helping her made her a little suspicious.
"It can't be Master, it must be someone else who stole the relic." Guikong said firmly.
Just as Yan Yu was able to enter the abbot's courtyard, there must have been others who entered the courtyard and stole the relics in the same way.
Mr. Lu shook his head inwardly.
Even if it's not the abbot, it must be a monk in the temple. He already has a candidate he doubts in his mind.
He couldn't trust Yan Yu, and he couldn't trust this little novice monk even more.
The prisoner wanted to focus his attention on Yan Yu, and his words indicated that Yan Yu was the most suspect.
He suddenly appeared in Wanxiang Mountain but did not pray to gods or worship Buddha. He behaved strangely. The most important thing was that he was very close to the prince-in-law.
The prisoner also knew that Yan Yan had escaped his interrogation.
Lu Shilang's shrewd eyes narrowed unconsciously.
——Is the prisoner smart or stupid? In the end, he turned all the suspicions on himself, but he also cleverly created alibi and put the blame on Yan Yan.
"Master Lu."
"Master Lu?"
Guikong whispered, "The female donor has gone. Do you want to stay here and wait for her?"
"If I don't wait for her here, I won't be able to find her when she comes out." Lu Shilang was helpless.
It was originally a job for the Yamen to follow, but it fell to him, the servant.
It can be seen that Yan Yan's thoughts are a little simple, perhaps because she said that she has stayed in Qingyun Mountain for a long time and does not have those intrigues and intrigues with others.
But the little cleverness he occasionally showed was not something that his cadres could deal with.
Yan Yan was standing carelessly in the abbot's courtyard. Even if she was within the line of sight of the novice monks guarding the courtyard, they could not see her.
Wherever she needs to be, she can look for it bit by bit as Guikong said. As long as she stands in the yard, she can tell where the Buddhist aura is the strongest.
Just like in the courtyard of the abbot of the Three Thousand Halls, the Zen room has the strongest Buddhist aura.
There are tablets placed in the Zen room, and in front of the tablets is an offering table, with incense and candles burning on the offering table.
The smell from the burning incense candles filled the entire Zen room.
Yan Yan came closer and smelled it, but found nothing unusual. After thinking about it, he condensed his body, and then he came closer and smelled it.
When I got too close, I inhaled a lot of smell, and my head suddenly felt dizzy. It was the kind of intoxicating fragrance that could make even an elephant fall.
Yan Yan disembodied his body, took an incense candle from under the altar table and hid it.
Opening the ceramic jar containing the ashes, Yan Yan paused, took out the incense candle he had just hidden and stirred it in the ashes.
I felt like I wasn't looking carefully enough, so I caught a glimpse of her clothes from the corner of my eye.
Fine yarn and silk.
Yan Yan poured the ashes into the lid of the ceramic jar and sifted the ashes bit by bit through fine gauze.
Look at the shiny white ceramic lid at the end.
——It was burned so cleanly that not even a bit of bone was left, it was all reduced to powder.
Yan Yan recalled the abbot of Sanqian Hall. The Buddhist teachings were so profound that he could identify her identity.
It stands to reason that someone who can practice Buddhism to such a profound level should not be someone with scheming intentions.
Then who could it be?
Yan Yan lowered his head and thought deeply. He looked up and saw the young novice monk guarding outside the courtyard.
In the evening, the sky is dark.
Yan Yan and Shen Beizhu came to the dining hall and ordered all the meals as usual.
Today's steamed buns are stuffed with pickled vegetables. They are spicy enough, but the other food is not sweet enough. It reminded me of the candy I ate at Lu Shilang's place.
Light malt aroma, sweet but not astringent.
"Snapped--"
Lu Shilang quickly came to Yan Yan's table and sat down. He slapped his hand on the table so hard that the dishes shook.
"Shilang Lu! I was just thinking about looking for you."
"In the pure land of Buddhism, you are not afraid of thunder from the sky when you tell lies?" Lu Shilang said angrily.
Shen Beizhu remembered that he hadn't seen Mr. Lu at noon. If he didn't come until dinner time had passed tonight, he might be too hungry because he was so angry.
He moved the plate of steamed buns in front of him to Minister Lu, "Master Lu, fill your stomach first."
"Are you full?"
Shen Beizhu nodded.
When he was full, he waited for Yan Yan.
"It's okay." Yan Yan held the bun in his mouth.
"I've been hungry all day!"
He felt sick to his stomach as soon as he had breakfast. He didn't eat breakfast, and he waited for Yan Yan outside the courtyard of the abbot's wing for lunch, but he didn't eat either.
I was about to faint from hunger when I came to the dining hall, only to see Yan Yan leisurely chewing on steamed buns.
There is no need to eat this dinner.
——I’m so angry.
"Didn't you eat lunch?" After Yan Yan finished eating the buns in his hand, he didn't reach for the plate again, "Then you should eat all these. The meal is already over and there are only dregs of rice left, so why not
Our table is good.”
Yan Yan is always the first one to arrive at dinner time and the last one to leave.
She doesn't eat very fast, but she eats a lot and takes a long time.
Minister Lu also inquired about these, and Yan Yu gave him the meal. If he didn't eat it, he would lose even this in the end.
Life is important.
Lu Shilang kept hinting to himself in his mind that he would no longer be angry with Yan Yan and just picked up the bun and ate it.
"Where are you? I've been waiting for you outside the courtyard all day." Lu Shilang said while eating.
"I wanted to look for you in the vineyard, but the yamen guarding outside your room said you weren't here."
Lu Shilang was relieved after eating, and Shen Beizhu silently put the tea in his hand.
I'm used to being around Yan Yu, and whenever I see someone I want to wait on him.