In the evening of the same day, Xilingyue, accompanied by Xiao Yi, went to Anguo Temple and met with the abbot Guangxuan Zen Master. The first two times she came pretending to be Li Chengxuan's maidservant, this time she reported to her home.

Knowing that she was the lost daughter of the eldest princess, Zen Master Guangxuan was very surprised, but remembered that she came with Li Chengxuan every time, which was also in line with her unknown identity at the time, so he did not pursue it further.

Xiling Yue also directly explained her intentions, wanting to see the body of Master An Cheng. Since Master An Cheng was a monk and a learned monk sent by Fusang, Dali Temple did not place his body in Yizhuang, but left it in Anguo Temple.

I heard that Tangtang County mainly looks at the corpses of monks, and Zen Master Guangxuan is very embarrassed. Xilingyue boasted that she was good at solving cases, saying that she wanted to find the real murderer, and she had been grinding for almost half an hour, and Zen Master Guangxuan reluctantly agreed, but there was also one condition: only Xiao Yi could go to the autopsy alone.

After all, Xilingyue is a daughter's family, and Master An Cheng is a man, if this matter spreads, he is worried that the reputation of the county lord of Xichuan will be ruined.

Xilingyue originally had this intention, so she naturally agreed. Zen Master Guangxuan took Xiao Yi to check the corpse, while Xilingyue wanted to go to Dongchan Monastery to find clues again, so she and Xiao Yi were temporarily separated.

She was taken by the novice to the Eastern Zen Temple, where she remained as she was when Venerable An Cheng was killed, and the place where the crime occurred remained untouched. She walked down the corridor again with the lantern in hand, and could still see the two shocking bloody handprints on the mural, but the color had become dull. Looking down again, there were also long blood marks on the floor tiles, showing how the murderer brutally treated An Cheng, dragging him seriously injured to the bottom of the porch.

Xilingyue imagined the situation at that time, and looked up at the mural again: this is the "painting saint" Wu Daozi and his disciples painted the eight parts of the dragon, each painting is very large, up to the top of the corridor, down to the floor tiles, has become a landscape that cannot be appreciated in the East Zen Temple and even the entire Anguo Temple.

Xilingyue does not believe in Buddhism and does not understand the meaning of this mural, but it can be seen from the inscription that the paintings from west to east are: the leader of the heavenly beings, Shakti, the dragon king Shagara, the Yaksha, the Gandharva, the asura, the Garuda, the kinara, and the Maharaja. They are all gods in Buddhism, representing all living beings in the world except humans.

And the two bloody handprints were left on the first and seventh murals respectively - the first mural was the leader of the heavenly beings, Shakti, who sounded like a man, but the face was a woman, wearing a crown, wearing a jewel, holding a vajra, and riding a white elephant with six tusks. The bloody handprint of the Venerable Master An Cheng fell on the chest of the Emperor.

The seventh painting is of Kinara, with horns on her head, a hideous face, a bare chest and back, and a graceful figure, which is a woman with obvious characteristics. Her hands were slightly lifted to her shoulders, and the bloody handprint was imprinted on her left hand.

Xiling Yue raised her head to look at these murals, and suddenly found that Emperor Shakti and Kinnara were the only two female faces among the eight murals, and the rest were male faces. Between the lightning and fire, a thought suddenly flashed in her mind, and she was about to catch it, when she suddenly heard a cold voice behind her: "County Lord Guo." ”

Xiling Yue turned around and saw Jiang Wei standing at the gate of the East Zen Temple with the people and horses of Dali Temple, looking at her. And Guo Zhongting, who was standing beside him, was obviously caught.

Xilingyue knew that it was bad, but she pulled a smile on her face, and hurriedly greeted her: "It turned out to be Jiang Sicheng, we met again, I don't know what you have to say?" ”

"Advice?" Jiang Wei snorted coldly and turned his head to look at Guo Zhongting, "Xia Guan wants to ask Guo Jungong, what advice do you have when you visit Dali Temple late at night?" ”

Guo Zhongting even had the heart to return the favor: "What late-night visit?" It's evening, and the sun has just set! ”

Xiling Yue supported his forehead, and secretly said that Guo Zhongting was not enough to succeed and more than to lose. She just asked him to go to Dali Temple to steal the slashing knife, and specially assigned Adan to him to summon, in order to cover for him, she and Xiao Yi came to Anguo Temple with great fanfare, just to attract Jiang Wei's attention.

But he didn't want to, such a simple thing still made him mess up.

Xilingyue hated that iron could not become steel, and made up her mind to dissociate herself from him, so she deliberately made a surprised look: "Huh? My brother went to Dali Temple again? How did I not know? ”

When Guo Zhongting heard this, he gritted his teeth with hatred, but he didn't break it righteously.

Jiang Wei naturally knew that she was acting, and ruthlessly debunked it: "The county lord doesn't have to pretend, I have been fooled once for the trick of attacking the west, and I will not do it a second time." ”

Xilingyue cheekily refused to admit it: "Who said that I hit the west?" I did come to Anguo Temple for something! I want to see the body of Venerable An Cheng, I don't believe you ask the abbot! ”

As she spoke, she craned her neck to look out, hoping that Zen Master Guangxuan and Xiao Yi would immediately appear to relieve her.

However, she underestimated Jiang Wei, and the latter asked her: "Your righteous brother has already taken out the words from his mouth, and he still needs to do an autopsy in one more move?" The county lord wouldn't be so stupid. ”

Xiling Yue was speechless. If she continues to deny it, she will admit that she is stupid! Between a reputation for intelligence and offending Jiang Wei, she certainly chose the latter.

"Jiang Sicheng!" At this moment, a crisp male voice interrupted the cold atmosphere.

Everyone followed the sound and looked back, only to see that the figure was long, tall and straight, and a black brocade robe shrouded in the night, just like a god in the dark night, instantly condensing all the brilliance around him.

It was Li Chengxuan.

When Jiang Wei saw the visitor, his face became even more cold: "The prince is also here to join in the fun?" ”

Li Chengxuan's eyes flashed under the torches, and he walked to Xilingyue's side, and then spoke unhurriedly: "This king is not joining in the fun, but wants to help Jiang Sicheng." ”

Jiang Wei sneered: "The prince's good intentions, I am afraid that the lower officials will not be blessed." ”

Li Chengxuan didn't say much, turned to look at Guo Zhongting, and said in a deep voice: "You can't come yet?" Don't think you have enough trouble for Jiang Sicheng? ”

This seems to be a reprimand, but in fact it is maintained, how could Guo Zhongting not know, and hurriedly responded: "What the prince said is that the nephew knows that he is wrong!" ”

After saying that, he wanted to get rid of the escorted soldiers, but the soldiers didn't dare to let go, and quietly looked at Jiang Wei, seeing that Shangfeng didn't open his mouth to stop him, nor did he say that he would continue to detain them, they let go slightly. Guo Zhongting broke free from the shackles and ran back to Li Chengxuan.

Jiang Wei also knew in his heart that with Guo Zhongting's identity and the forces behind it, it was impossible for Dali Temple to punish him for his crimes, but it was just a matter of setting up a horse. Now that the anger is out, he doesn't want to stay longer, so he coldly said to Li Chengxuan and the others: "Prince Fu, Guo County Prince, Guo County Lord, Xia Guan has just arrived in Dali Temple, and he doesn't want to lose his black gauze hat." Today's matter is put aside for the time being, if there is a next time, the lower official will report to the Holy God truthfully, and ask him to decide who is right and wrong! ”

(End of chapter)