Qin Chengyi walked closer, and when he saw everything in the courtyard clearly, he couldn't help but gasped, "Brother head, Senior Brother Song was attacked by someone."
The Taoist priest nodded with a sullen face. Qin Chengyi quickly dispersed his consciousness, glanced around, opened his mouth, and finally asked, "Two senior brothers, do you have any clues?"
"No, as you have judged, it should have been done by an acquaintance. Junior Brother Song showed no sign of resistance at all." Gong Taoist said gloomily.
Qin Chengyi looked at Li Yan and the others, and then at the Taoist Gong, who seemed to have something to say, but seemed inconvenient.
When the Taoist priest saw Qin Chengyi like this, he already understood and whispered, "The two people outside the courtyard do not rule out the possibility of murder. If they use some excuse to deceive Junior Brother Song into opening the courtyard door, with their cultivation, they can work together to deal with a
If a monk in the early stage of foundation building uses some covert means, it is still possible to kill Junior Brother Song with one blow." He said these words directly in front of Li Yan and the other two people without covering up, and even the murderous intention in his eyes was not there at all.
Not hidden.
After a while, he looked away at the courtyard door and looked up at the moonlight. It was almost late at night. ??
For a moment, the courtyard fell silent. The slanted shadows of several people on the ground illuminated by the bright lights in the courtyard were a little erratic, like ghosts in the dark night. A corpse was lying under the moon in a thick pool of black blood on the ground. Occasionally, there was a burst of sound in the courtyard.
The night wind rolled up the hair on the corpse's head, revealing half of its pale, bloodless face, with a pair of lifeless eyes that seemed to be looking at everyone.
After a long time, Taoist Gong took a deep breath and looked at Li Yan, "Since this little friend happened to be seen by Junior Brother Qin when the incident happened, and the little friend left the room before these two fellow Taoists, no matter how quick the murderer is, he will
They would not have returned to the room so soon after the screams. This proved to each other that the three of them should have nothing to do with the death of Junior Brother Song. However, the matter of Junior Brother Liu is still unclear, so we still need to wait for Patriarch Contempt to come back to investigate.
clear."
The Taoist priest looked at Li Yan and the others and said, although he said this, he still had doubts about the hunchbacked old man. After all, the hunchbacked old man had advanced cultivation. If he came in and out quietly, he would probably come to the Qi Ning monk named Li from the Blood Leaf Sect.
It was also impossible to detect, but the hunchbacked old man was on guard against himself at most when he was probing him. Junior Brother Song was not familiar with him, so he was wary anyway. He wanted to kill a monk of the same level instantly with one person's power, even if he was afraid
Junior Brother Song is in the early stage of foundation building, so even if the opponent is wary of him, he may not be able to do it, which makes him deny his suspicions a little bit.
He was angry in his heart, but he felt powerless. The clues left by the murderer were almost empty. Even if there were Jindan monks here who knew how to search for souls, they still had to weigh one or two. If they searched for the right person, they would be able to explain it later. If
If the search is wrong, the person will become an idiot. Even if the person is just a casual cultivator or a small sect cultivator, once word spreads, the reputation of Xuanqing Temple will be gone, and no one will dare to come here in the future.
This transmission, so he hoped in his heart that the master would use other magical powers to find out the truth.
After the Taoist priest finished speaking to Li Yan and the others, he looked at Hall Master Ji and Qin Chengyi again, "Master Ji, later on, all the protective formations of the sect will be The law is fully activated, and the number of patrols outside has been increased to four teams. You will lead Junior Sister Ye, Junior Brother Feng, and Junior Brother Zhou on cross-patrol patrols. Everyone else, including the foreign Taoist friends here, will move to the front hall.
As for the two courtyards of Junior Brother Song and Junior Brother Liu, I will take action personally in a while and will set up a defensive formation outside the courtyard. I will also use the Blood Oath Formation. Even if someone comes close, I will know it immediately.
I have sent a message to Master just now, and I want to come to his old man's house to receive the letter, so I will definitely be anxious, otherwise I will return to the sect tomorrow evening."
After listening to the words of the Taoist priest, several people knew that everyone was gathered in one place. If the murderer wanted to attack again, it would be extremely difficult. But Hall Master Ji and Qin Chengyi heard the "Blood Oath Formation"
With these few words, the body couldn't help but tremble. This formation tightly connects one's own blood with the formation, allowing the bleeding person to run and preside over the formation all the time. Even if an ant crawls across the formation, the formation will be presided over.
The people who use the formation also know it clearly, and the power of this formation is five to six times more powerful than before. However, this requires the person who presides over the formation to have extremely high mana, which consumes a lot of energy. Even now, even at midnight,
Even with the head brother's state of fake elixir, it is extremely difficult to manage the formation until dawn. After this scene, there is no one month to practice hard afterwards, and it is impossible to recover. It seems that Gong Taoist really does not hesitate to lose money.
I waited until Master returned.
"Junior Brother Qin, please take these three fellow Taoists to the front hall first, and inform Junior Brother outside to invite the two black-robed guests in. Go ahead!" After the Taoist Master finished speaking, he directly ordered.
Qin Chengyi quickly agreed. He turned around and said to Li Yan and the others, "Three fellow Taoists, I can only wrong you tonight. Please come with me!"
Li Yan and the three of them had been watching all this quietly. Now that the matter was over, as long as it was not detrimental to them, all guests could do as they pleased. Then the three of them followed Qin Chengyi and walked out of the courtyard.
After the group of people arrived outside the courtyard, Qin Chengyi quickly came to Kong Nantai and whispered a few words to him.
After a while, Kong Nantai stared at the two men in black robes coldly and said unceremoniously, "Two fellow Taoists, the master brother wants to see you, please come!".
The two men in black robes glanced at each other without saying a word, and walked directly towards the courtyard. Kong Nantai, three junior brothers, and junior sisters also followed closely.
Li Yan and the others had been standing on one side waiting for Qin Chengyi. The young man in purple lowered his head, as if he was thinking about something, but in fact he was sighing in his heart. When he saw that Xuan Qingguan did not immediately take down the two men in black robes, he couldn't help but show disappointment in his eyes.
, but with his head lowered, others could not see him.
Seeing that Kong Nantai and his party had left, Qin Chengyi said, "Three fellow Taoists, please come this way!" After saying that, he moved his right hand forward and walked forward first.
Li Yan walked at the end. What others didn't notice was that he quietly looked back at Kong Nantai's back, and then at Qin Chengyi's back in front of him, his eyes narrowing involuntarily.
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In the courtyard, the Taoist priest frowned, and the two men in black robes were like meat on a hob. They just said they were out of breath and came out for a walk. As soon as they walked not far, something happened here, and no one else knew about it. If it weren't for the concern that Xuanqingmen was outside
He really wanted to capture the two men in black robes and torture them. At the same time, he was basically sure that the death of Junior Brother Song was caused by an acquaintance. It was really difficult to choose for a while. As the leader, he had many concerns.
, waved to Kong Nantai, "Junior brother Kong, please two fellow Taoists also go to the main hall in front, it's not very safe here."
Kong Nantai and others showed unwillingness on their faces and looked at the two men in black robes with hatred, but they had no choice but to obey the words of the head brother. ??
The two men in black robes also breathed a sigh of relief. They thought that the matter must be impossible to explain clearly and that they would have to fight desperately. Seeing Xuan Qingguan acting like this and not proposing to ban their cultivation, the two looked at each other and said
He also agreed.
On the side, Hall Master Ji is also arranging patrols for three junior brothers and junior sisters, asking them to go on patrol first. He knows that the head senior brother still has something to say.
Watching everyone leave the courtyard, the Taoist priest looked down at the corpse on the ground again without raising his head, seeming to be talking to himself, but Hall Master Ji could clearly hear "What did you find?"
Hall Master Ji also acted as if he had known about this question, and said with a solemn expression, "Junior Brother Kong has been patrolling outside today, and his time is relatively free. The news I got is that he has time to leave alone; Junior Brother Luo has been waiting at the
Outside Junior Brother Liu's courtyard, some disciples have proven that he has never left there. Even Junior Brother Qin's statement just now that he was stopped by Junior Brother Luo and asked about the situation here is true, but they don't know that I am around; Junior Brother Qin
After arranging for the foreign monks, he returned to the courtyard. He seemed to be in a bad mood and had been drinking. Some disciples saw this through the window, and when the incident happened, even the Blood Leaf Sect disciple also saw Junior Brother Qin;
Junior brother and junior sister, in the afternoon, I led the search for clues, and they were always in my sight."
After hearing this, the Taoist priest said, "Junior Brother Kong... Master Kong... did he happen to patrol here at night?" He seemed to be talking to himself in a low voice.
Then he stared at the ground with burning eyes. "The expression on Junior Brother Song's face..." As he said this, he flicked his robe sleeves, and Song Bo's body turned over. Under the moonlight, it was a pale face full of shock and disbelief.
There was no trace of pain on his face.
Hall Master Ji's eyes showed a cold light, and then he also narrowed his eyes.
"Also, how is the investigation of those foreign monks? Especially the three foundation-building monks. Junior Brother Song was directly attacked and killed. The scope of the investigation for clues to Junior Brother Liu's death is much narrower. The murderer is still within the Taoist temple.
It seems that the murderer was not among the group of monks who were released at noon. Our judgment is still generally correct." Gong Taoist said coldly.
"Reporting to the head brother, I sent out the Thousand Mile Transmission Note at noon, so that the disciples and hidden lines within the surrounding area of thousands of miles have already checked according to the information recorded by these foreign monks when they entered the mountain gate. I think there will be something tomorrow morning at the latest.
The news has been sent back." Hall Master Ji said in a deep voice.
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The main hall of Xuanqingguan is very majestic. In the moonlit night, it stretches into the night sky like copper pouring iron. When Li Yan and others arrived, the lights inside and outside the main hall were already brightly lit, and the square in front of the main hall was completely dark.
There were five to six hundred people, and they were all sitting cross-legged, meditating with their eyes closed, in an orderly manner, and they should have received the message a long time ago.
The three gilded characters "Yu Qing Palace" hung high above the main hall, shining brightly under the lights. When Li Yan and his entourage arrived, no one in the square opened their eyes. They were either indifferent or staring.
They are curious, or have a bad look on their face, just to name a few.
When Li Yan and the others crossed the crowd and stepped onto the highest steps leading to the main hall, they found that the Yuqing Hall gate was still some distance away from the steps. A wide platform was formed here, surrounded by a circle of white jade railings. The platform was divided into three parts: left, middle and right.
In this area, many futons had been placed on the giant white marble floor. Li Yan and the others were led to the right area.
"Fellow Taoists, just meditate and rest here. We are all monks and can only close our eyes for a few hours. We won't feel too tired." Qin Chengyi said to Li Yan and the others.
Li Yan looked around. They were sitting here. Even in the square under the steps, they could be seen from many angles. In this way, their every move was under the watchful eye of others.
Not long after, Kong Nantai and several disciples also came over with two men in black robes. Then he, Qin Chengyi and several disciples surrounded Li Yan and others faintly in the middle. The two men in black robes also gave a wry smile.
Then they found a futon and sat down cross-legged. Although there were many futons here, they didn't think they could choose at will.
Then, another monk arrived. It was Luo Sanpang who led a group of disciples to the square, leaving his disciples on the square. Luo Sanpang went up to the platform alone, walked to Li Yan and sat down not far away,
But everyone could see that there was bloodshot eyes in Luo Sanpang's eyes, and a murderous intent was shot towards them without concealment. It was the two men in black robes.
Before he came, he also went to the place where Song Bo lived. Song Bo's death made his eyes split. If anyone in Xuanqing Temple had the best relationship with him, it was Song Bo who had the same affinity with him and who also liked gambling.
When he saw Song Bo's tragic death, and heard that the two men in black robes happened to meet outside Song Bo's courtyard, he had already regarded these two as the murderers. But with the help of the head brother Fa Yu, he
Only then did he resist the impulse.
The two men in black robes did not pay attention to Luo Sanpang's murderous intention at all, as if they had already fallen into a trance, which made Luo Sanpang finally close his eyes.