"It's just because the poor nun has lived in Luoyang for many years, and he has to say goodbye to his old friends one by one, and he has to sell his land, so he was delayed for a few days." Master Zhen Luo replied without leaking.

Xiling Yue also testified for her: "Yes, Lord Wang, yesterday we sent our father-in-law back to our hometown, and we also met the mage outside the city, and she specially rushed back to do the first seven for Master An Cheng." ”

"I see." Li Chengxuan chuckled, "Thank you Master for solving the doubts of this king, Master go well." ”

Master Zhen Luo folded his hands together, bowed his head in salute, and suddenly looked up at Li Chengxuan. Her gaze seemed to be quite meaningful, lingering in his face for a long time, and she stopped talking.

Li Chengxuan also felt her strangeness, and took the initiative to ask, "What else is the matter with the mage?" ”

"No, the poor nun is gone." Master Zhen Luo lowered his eyes and slowly walked out of the Eastern Zen Temple.

Xilingyue looked at her lonely back, and was a little unbearable: "Alas, the mage is so old, and there is no one around to take care of him." ”

"Doesn't she have an apprentice? Last time, I carried the cage for her. Li Chengxuan reminded.

"That's right!" Xiling Yue also remembered, "But why didn't her apprentice accompany her?" It had just rained heavily yesterday, and the road was slippery, and she was not afraid of her master's fall. ”

"County Lord Guo really worries about people." Jiang Wei interjected lukewarmly.

Xiling Yue couldn't help but want to quarrel with him.

"Alright, let's talk about the case." Li Chengxuan saw that several people were getting farther and farther away, and opened his mouth to dominate the topic, "A few days ago, Jiming personally inspected the body of Master An Cheng, and this king and Xiling also read the autopsy conclusions, we all agree that there are two murderers, I don't know if Jiang Sicheng agrees?" ”

Jiang Wei nodded: "The lower officials agree." ”

"The origin of that knife should also be checked by Dali Temple."

Jiang Wei had already instructed: "The blacksmiths and craftsmen who sell knives and sharpen knives in the whole city are being inquired about one by one in Dali Temple. ”

"Okay, that's ...... for you"

"Jiang Sicheng, Jiang Sicheng!" Before Li Chengxuan finished speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by a loud voice, it was a small official from Dali Temple who ran in in a panic, panting and said, "Lord Wang, Jiang Sicheng, ...... The body of the Venerable Master Ancheng...... Something happened! ”

In the meditation room of Zen Master Guangxuan, everyone gathered around a small tray, and there was silence.

In the tray was a key that had been distorted by the fire and was slightly black.

"Was this really found in the ashes?" Jiang Wei asked in surprise.

Zen Master Guangxuan nodded: "The young disciple went to collect the ashes of the Venerable Master An Cheng, and found that there was a hard object among them, and the young disciple thought it was the Venerable Master's relic, but he didn't want it to be a key. ”

"Could it be that the Venerable Master is in a robe?" Guo Zhongting guessed.

Zen Master Guangxuan shook his head: "The Venerable Master was cremated naked. ”

"Naked? So how could he have a key on him? Guo Zhongting still didn't understand, and turned to look at Jiang Wei, "Didn't you have an autopsy?" ”

"Yes, I did." Jiang Wei was also puzzled.

"After the autopsy, there is only one possibility that there is a key left in the ashes." Li Chengxuan suddenly spoke.

"The key is in his womb." Xiao Yi took the opportunity to answer.

As soon as these words came out, the rest of the people were surprised.

"Venerable An Cheng...... Why swallow the key? Guo Zhongting asked stumblingly.

Xiling Yue glanced at him: "What else?" It must have been the murderer who wanted it, but he refused to give it, so he swallowed it quietly. ”

"What is it that is so important?" Guo Zhongting touched his chin and sighed regretfully, "It's a pity that it's all burned and deformed, otherwise you can still give it a try." ”

He said to himself, but he didn't notice that Xilingyue, Li Chengxuan, and Xiao Yi had already looked at each other, and they all remembered one thing - the box brought back by Master An Cheng.

"Where are the Venerable Master's relics? This king and Jiang Sicheng wanted to go and have a look. Li Chengxuan immediately proposed.

"It's all locked in the East Zen Temple."

"There is Master Lao to lead the way."

The dignified prince spoke, and the Guangxuan Zen Master did not dare to disobey, so he hurriedly returned to the East Zen Monastery with a few people, and opened the main house where An Cheng lived and the west wing where the cage was stored.

Everyone searched carefully, but did not see any special objects, as An Cheng said before his death, they were all Buddhist scriptures, classics, calligraphy and paintings, special products gifted to him by friends from all over the world, as well as his own travel experience, etc., except for some clothes.

"Strange, what kind of lock is this key?" Xiling Yue looked at the deformed key in her palm and muttered to herself.

Naturally, everyone couldn't figure it out.

It was still Zen Master Guangxuan who suggested: "This is always a clue, it is getting late today, the prince and you should go back and rest first, the Venerable Master's body has been cremated, and the case is not in a hurry." ”

Zen Master Guangxuan was busy for the funeral all day today, and the tiredness became more and more obvious, and everyone couldn't bear to bother anymore, so they discussed going to Dali Temple tomorrow to reason about the case, and then dispersed.

Everyone walked out of the East Zen Monastery together, passing through the corridor, and Zen Master Guangxuan couldn't help but stop. Although eight days have passed, the bloody handprints on the mural are still particularly eye-catching, and the Guangxuan Zen Master showed a distressed look: "I don't know what the Venerable Master meant before his death, he actually left two bloody handprints on the work of 'Painting the Saint', the poor monk wants to find someone to repair but has no way out, I wonder if the prince has a suitable person to recommend to the poor monk?" ”

Li Chengxuan pondered for a moment and replied: "Yes, yes, but the case has not yet been clarified, this mural may be an important clue, and I ask the Zen master to keep it as it is for the time being." ”

Zen Master Guangxuan's face was difficult: "But...... The mudra is left here, which is really unsightly. ”

Li Chengxuan didn't reply, raised his eyes to look at the large mural that occupied the entire wall, and suddenly said, "Have you noticed that the two handprints of Master An Cheng are printed on the woman's body. ”

Xilingyue had already discovered this matter and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Zen Master Guangxuan hurriedly explained: "No, only Jinnara is a woman. ”

"But Emperor Shakti is also a woman!" Guo Zhongting pointed to the first mural.

"Shakti is a boy and a woman." Zen Master Guangxuan paused and said, "However, he did turn from a woman into a male emperor and then practiced to become a Buddha." ”

"Isn't that still a woman!" Guo Zhongting's mouth was fast, and when he saw that Zen Master Guangxuan's face was displeased, he hurriedly changed his words, "Oh, I mean, Emperor Shakti used to be a woman, but later he became a man and became a Buddha...... But the appearance hasn't changed, has it? ”

Zen Master Guangxuan reluctantly replied: "Yes." ”

Xiao Yi pointed at Jinnaro and asked, "Why is Jinnaro a woman?" ”

"It's about the painting saint when he paints, in order to show the equality of all beings! The rest of the temples are all male, but only the temple has a female depiction, which is quite popular. Zen Master Guangxuan had a hint of a smile at this time.

Speaking of which, Venerable An Cheng did leave a bloody handprint on the body of the only two female faces. With the exception of Shakti and Kinara, the rest of the paintings are in the form of men, and some of them are hideous and vicious.

(End of chapter)