Li Tao glanced at Hua Jingjing and said with a smile: "Of course it's not a groundless guess, the eloping woman handed over the package to a passer-by she didn't know, obviously pulling people to the top of the tank, so the suspicious array delayed time, how could she really put the fine soft in it?" Seeing that there is no other debris at the bridgehead, only a pebble, I am replaced, and I am afraid that in a hurry, I am afraid that there are only some stones to fill. ”

Hua Jingjing was about to say something, when a flustered little novice suddenly rushed in: "Oh no, Master Purun!" Something happened in the temple! ”

Li Tao frowned, turned to Pei Yue and said, "Uncle Yue, you send Jingjing back to the house first, and then go to Tianci Temple to meet me!" ”

"Yes! Little master! ”

……

The seven-story pagoda towers into the sky, the tallest building in Tianci Temple, and just under the tower, a corpse lies horizontally. He was wearing a gray monk's robe, and his bald head was full of blood and brains, and he was so broken that he couldn't see his face. The monks gathered around, looking stunned.

A howl suddenly rang out from the crowd from a middle-aged monk. Stumbled over, hid his face and cried bitterly: "First seat! First! How did you stumble and fall off this pagoda?! ”

Li Tao looked back, but saw that Purun was already sitting cross-legged, reciting scriptures for the dead monk. There was no sadness or sorrow on his face, but it was calm and peaceful, and the sun shone on the corners of his eyebrows and eyes, competing for a sense of sacredness.

Li Tao asked the little novice beside him, "Who is he?" ”

"The one who died was the first pure cultivation master in the temple, and the one who cried was his eldest disciple, the monk Yuan Jue."

After a moment of silence, Li Tao walked over silently and leaned over to inspect the corpse on the ground. Focused.

Yuan Jue's eyes were blurred with tears, and he suddenly saw a stranger, and couldn't help but be stunned: "Who are you?" ”

"How do you know he's fallen from the tower?"

"Ah......" Yuan Jue was stunned for a moment. It seems that I didn't expect such a question, "This ...... This, others under the tower, of course, fell to their deaths. ”

"Really?" Li Tao twisted up a handful of blood-soaked soil on the ground: "If you fall from a height, look at the injury on your head, there should be a lot of bleeding; However, there was only a slight trace of blood on the ground, and the location was on the side of the head injury. There was no sign of splashing. In addition, it is this wound, from the parietal bone to the posterior occipital, which is a long dehiscence. Apparently a blunt force injury. It's not a normal fall. ”

Straightening up, Li Tao put his hands behind his back, stared at Yuan Jue, and said lightly: "He didn't fall off the tower." Instead, he was shot in the back of the head. Moved here. ”

Opening his mouth and forgetting to close it, Yuan Jue said, "That...... Who killed him? ”

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion behind Li Tao, the monks all stood with their hands down, and an old monk with extraordinary bearing appeared behind Li Tao.

Purun also stood up at this moment and respectfully saluted the old monk: "Presidence! ”

The abbot of Tianci Temple has gray eyebrows, and the backbone is lean, but his eyes are clear. It is by no means like the cloudiness of ordinary old people, but the light flashes. There seems to be great wisdom hidden deep in it.

"Host!" As soon as Yuan Jue saw the old monk, he immediately knelt down and wept bitterly, "My master is pure cultivation, he ...... He's dead! ”

Seeing him like this, the monks behind him also knelt down and cried for a while.

Without saying a word, the abbot of Hongbo stretched out a withered hand and stroked the top of Yuanjue's head. His gaze slowly swept over everyone, and his wrinkled face was expressionless, but his eyes were full of warmth and comfort, which made people's hearts calm. Before I knew it, the crying gradually stopped, and the surroundings fell silent.

"There is life and there is death, this is the principle of impermanence of all laws. Go for it, don't be sad. ”

The voice was old, and Yuan Jue stood up, although he was still sad, his expression was no longer as hasty.

Li Tao watched the scene in front of him quietly, until the old monk turned his eyes to him, and then stepped forward to give a salute: "Under Li Tao, I have seen the abbot." ”

The abbot nodded, and without asking who he was or why he was here, he was not surprised, and turned to leave.

Li Bai suddenly asked behind him, "King Jun, you said that this monk was beaten to death?" ”

"It's possible." Li Tao looked up at the pagoda, "The corpse is heavy, and the place where he was killed can't be too far away." Maybe...... It's in this tower. ”

A gust of wind passed, and the copper bell on the tower made a crisp sound, like a half-day Brahma music. The sky is blue, the ancient trees are shady, and the group is quiet and deep, and who can connect this Buddhist gate with the murder scene quietly, but the blood on the ground ruthlessly reveals this fact.

Li Tao took off his robe and walked towards the tower gate, but was stopped by Yuan Jue: "Donor, you can't go in." ”

"Why?"

Yuan Jue stretched out his hand and pointed to a stone tablet in front of the tower, which was engraved with the words "Imperial Edict": "The tower treasures the relics of the predecessors, the emperor issued an edict, and the monks who are not from this institute are not allowed to trespass." ”

Li Tao didn't expect that there was such an obstacle, and was about to speak, Pu Runhe, who had been silent, picked up a broom on the side of the tower and held it horizontally in his hands, and bowed to the tower: "The blood is unclean, and the Buddha's qi is covered with dust." Disciple Purun, today cleanse the dust, and return the quiet place of the ancestors. ”

With that, Purun walked straight into the tower.

Yuan Jue opened his mouth and stammered, he didn't even have time to stop it, and glanced at the imperial monument stone in a blink of an eye, and a strange expression appeared on his face.

Seeing that Purun's figure did not enter the tower gate, Li Bai came to his senses, and couldn't help but admire it greatly, and said in a low voice: "This Purun monk really has a hand. ”

Li Tao smiled slightly and said, "Just wait and see." ”

"But," the lieutenant glanced at Yuan Jue, who looked at him with a panicked expression, "doesn't the county king think this person is very strange?" ”

Li Tao looked at Yuan Jue noncommittally, only to see that he was staring blankly at the stone tablet at the entrance, and there were fine beads of sweat on a pampered white fat face.

After a moment of silence, Li Tao turned to the little novice beside him, and said kindly: "Little Master, how many people usually come and go in this tower?" ”

Li Tao has a clear demeanor and a gentle and amiable demeanor, and the little novice has a good impression of him, so he hurriedly said, "Not much." This is the place where the ancestors send their bones; The master of the temple had told us not to disturb us, but usually few people came. ”

"Do pilgrims rarely come?"

"The pilgrims are in the front hall, unless there is any noble person who wants to visit the temple, only to be brought in by the knower, but generally do not go up to the tower, just pay homage under the tower."

The pagoda is located on the hillside behind the temple, far from the main hall in the front yard. There are several meditation rooms around, the abbot on the left, and a dense forest on the right, which is indeed quiet.

"Master Yuanjue is in charge of taking care of this place?"

"He is a monk, in charge of rules and etiquette, and we are all afraid of him." Sticking out his tongue, Xiao Shami's beautiful face showed a childish atmosphere, "Sin, sin, I accidentally said bad things about the master, don't tell him." ”

"Haha, okay, I won't say it. Is that where he lives? ”

Li Tao stretched out his hand and pointed to one of the meditation rooms, and sure enough, Xiao Shami shook his head and pointed to a hut under the tower: "No, it's that one." ”

Li Tao was about to continue asking, but saw that Xiao Shami had already turned around and left.

Seeing the back of the little novice debater, Li Tao's eyes showed a thoughtful look. (To be continued......)