Chapter 905: Xinyue Nunnery (I)
Xinyue Nunnery is located in a corner of the northwest of Suzhou City, because of its remote location, coupled with the lack of fame, it has been ignored by the locals, only a few believers will go to incense on the fifteenth day of the new year or Guanyin's birthday, so it seems particularly quiet on weekdays.
Of course, in a sense, such an environment is suitable for the cultivation of Buddhist disciples, especially when it is inhabited by women who believe in Buddhism, and it is even worse to always let outsiders come to disturb it. It's just that today, there are a lot of uninvited guests in this pure place of Buddhism, and hundreds of men with solemn expressions and agile movements have scattered and surrounded the entire Xinyue Nunnery.
It wasn't until everyone had occupied the main entrance and exit roads to ensure that no one could steal from under everyone's noses that Yao Gan led more than a dozen capable subordinates to stride to the door of the old nunnery and slammed the door vigorously.
After a few moments, the closed wooden door was opened, revealing an old nun with a thin face. When he saw such a group of fierce men suddenly coming outside, Lao Ni's heart suddenly struck, but he still said politely: "A few donors come to my Xinyue Nunnery, I don't know what to do?" ”
"Naturally, we are here to worship the Buddha, and we asked the teacher to let me wait in." Yao Gan said with an unpredictable smile on his face.
"This ...... I'm afraid there's something wrong. Poor nuns are nunnery here, and they have never accepted male guests. Old Ni hesitated and refused. But Yao Gan immediately shook his head and said: "What Mrs. Shi said is really wrong, you have long been a monk, and you believe in the equality of all beings, since you are equal, how can there be a difference between men and women?" As long as we are here to worship the Buddha, that is, to believe in goodness, how can you Xinyue Nunnery turn us away from the door? Or, is there something shady in your nunnery that we are afraid to find out? ”
Lao Ni was suddenly speechless by his question, and after being stunned for a moment, he could only say again: "Amitabha, sin, sin." How can there be anything that I can't see in my heart moon hermitage, since the donor must enter, then please come in. Fortunately, there are no other female guests in our nunnery today, so it is not abrupt. With that, the person had already dodged out of the way and let Yao Gan and the others enter the door.
Yao Gan glanced at her deeply, then waved his hand, leaving the two of them to guard the door, and then he strode inside. After a little hesitation, the old nun also followed, and introduced in a low voice: "Donor, in front of that is the Guanyin Temple, on both sides is where the poor nun and two disciples meditate and practice, and then behind is where we rest at night......"
"So, there are only three of them in this Xinyue Nunnery, the master and the two disciples?" Yao Gan looked at the surrounding environment and found that this place was indeed extremely quiet, and the bustle of Suzhou City had been completely cut off here, and he asked along with the other party's words.
"That's right, the two disciples of the poor nun are still cultivating now, and I hope that the donors will not disturb them." Old Ni nodded.
"Dare to ask what the master number is?" Yao Gan had already arrived in front of the Guanyin Courtyard in a few steps, stood outside the door and carefully looked at the situation in a few eyes, except for the white-clothed Guanyin and the three futons and an incense burner on the ground, there was really no other suspicious thing.
"Poor Nifa Jingyue, do you want incense? Come in. The old nun replied and made another gesture of please.
Although he already had great doubts about this Xinyue Nunnery, since he had just entered the name of the Buddha of Xiangli, Yao Gan was not easy to refuse, so he nodded, led people into this not too big Buddha hall, and pretended to bow to the statue of Guanyin.
At this time, Na Jingyue also took a few incense sticks from the side and handed them to them: "Thank you for your integrity, Master Guanyin will definitely bless you." ”
They had no choice but to take it, and then put the incense on the candlestick, lit it, and respectfully saluted again. After all this, he inserted the incense stick into the incense burner, and then slowly exited the door.
Originally, if ordinary pilgrims had done this, they would have given some money, and then they would have said a few words to Jingyue and leave. But this time, Yao Gan and the others did not do this, but walked along the path on the edge of the Guanyin Courtyard to the inside, and when they passed by the meditation room on the side, they also looked inside, and found that there were indeed two middle-aged nuns in the clothes who were meditating there, and they couldn't see anything wrong.
Moreover, this meditation room looks quite thin, only made of wood, and there is no mezzanine at all. This made Yao Gan just have to look outside a few times to confirm that there would be nothing boring inside.
After they glanced at each other, they continued to walk inside, and since they had entered, they naturally had to look around. What made people feel a little strange was that at this time, the old nun Jingyue didn't come forward to stop them, but just watched them go inside, her face calm.
When the highly concentrated people found that Lao Ni had not followed, the two sides had already opened a long distance, which made Yao Gan's heart suddenly tighten, and he hurriedly reminded: "Be careful of deception!" "If this is really the stronghold of the White Lotus Sect as they suspected, then there must be hidden followers of theirs, and maybe they will be attacked as soon as they enter the back.
Several brocade guards comprehended, and quickly showed the knife, even though they knew that it might be dangerous, but they still had to investigate inside, but their expressions and movements became extremely cautious, and their steps were much slower.
The front and back yards of Shingetsu Nunnery are separated by a one-person high brick wall, and when you pass through the small door, you can see that there are three bedrooms that are also made of bamboo and wood, and behind them is the outer wall of the entire nunnery. They looked out just in time to see their companions who had been there to stare before.
Judging by the cautious appearance of those people, it is obvious that no one has sneaked out from here. This made Yao Gan's hearts more and more nervous, and he tightened his grip on the handle of the knife, and walked towards the three bedrooms step by step. If the White Lotus Sect traitors were hiding here, then these three bedrooms would be their last hiding place.
But what surprised them was that even though they had come to the door, the bedroom was still quiet, and they couldn't hear the slightest movement. Can an opponent really be so calm?
At least Yao Gan and they didn't plan to spend so much anymore, as he made a gesture, several people who came to the door of the three bedrooms rushed out at the same time, and kicked the door open in an instant with a flying kick, and even the wooden door of one room fell off directly by this kick and smashed in. Then the dozen or so men also drew their swords and jumped straight into the house.
But in the end, they jumped into the room with some embarrassment, and they were only faced with the simplest pieces of furniture, not to mention people, and they couldn't even see half of the ghosts. These three bedrooms are empty at all, there is no one here!
"This ...... How can it be? Yao Gan was obviously a little distracted. Immediately, his eyes turned again, looking to the side and the ground. But he was disappointed again, because the walls of the room were so thin that there could be no mezzanine, and as for the floor, it was the most ordinary mud floor, and naturally there could be no cellar or tunnel.
It can be said that these three rooms are the most unlikely places that Yao Gan has ever seen since he ran an errand in Jinyiwei, because this place is so simple and completely clear at a glance.
"Could it be that our information is wrong? It's not right, the clues I found before all point to this Xinyue Nunnery, and this must be the stronghold of the White Lotus Sect's traitors. Or maybe they've already received some news and are leaving early? "It seems that only the latter guess seems to be more reliable.
When several people withdrew from the bedroom, their faces were somewhat confused and lost. If the White Lotus Sect traitors had really evacuated from here, it would have been as difficult as looking for a needle in a haystack to find them from the millions of people in Suzhou City. How good is that?
"My lord, do you think it will be such a thing, in fact, this Xinyue Nunnery is innocent, but the women around those officials came here to meet with the White Lotus Sect traitors, and then pass on the news. In this way, it becomes a place to hide people's eyes and ears, which is enough to mislead us. A subordinate made his own guess.
These words made Yao Gan a little distracted, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed to make some sense, but in this way, the clues he had found before were broken again, and he could only start from those women. But even if he is unwilling in his heart, he can't attack these three nuns who have no quarrel with the world and force them to admit the non-existent crimes, right? Besides, even if he did this, it wouldn't help him find the White Lotus Sect's traitors.
"Go back and report to the governor first, but you still have to send someone to stay here and keep an eye on it." In the end, Yao Gan made such a decision, and then walked back with everyone with solemn expressions.
But when he returned to the front yard and saw Jingyue, who was still standing calmly in front of Guanyin Courtyard looking at himself and the others, Yao Gan suddenly flashed a strange look in his heart: "No, this old nun's reaction is very unreasonable, she is too calm!" "Yes, even if she doesn't have a ghost in her heart, when she sees Yao Gan and others walking around in the nunnery at will, and even running to the backyard to check carefully, she should step forward to dissuade her. But she was fine, she just stood there indifferently and watched herself search everywhere, as if watching a play, obviously she had long been convinced that they could not gain anything.
Under this thought, Yao Gan's suspicion of Jingyue rose again, and his sharp gaze fell on her, and then, his body trembled again, and his gaze turned again, completely falling on the Guanyin Courtyard next to Lao Ni, and an uncoordinated problem had been seen by him......