Chapter 21: Gone

Hearing what the little monk said, Yi Xingchen and Tang Xiaoqi glanced at each other, and they were all happy in their hearts, proving that it was probably Mei Lengxiang who fled into the temple last night.

Yi Xingchen asked, "Then did anyone break in?" Did you look for it? ”

"I didn't find anyone coming in, there are night guards in our temple, and they said they didn't see anyone coming in."

"Does your master who patrols the night know martial arts?"

The little monk smiled: "I know a few tricks in the rivers and lakes, and the people of Mongolia usually recite Buddha and practice, where to practice any martial arts." ”

As soon as they heard this, Yi Xingchen and Tang Xiaoqi glanced at each other again, and they both thought to themselves, since Mei Lengxiang's martial arts are strong, and the monk's martial arts who patrol the night are not very good, it shouldn't be difficult to avoid him, so Mei Lengxiang is likely to hide in the temple, as for why she hasn't left, it may be that she is afraid that the strong enemy is still nearby and dare not leave, or it may be that she is seriously injured and unable to leave. If it's the latter, it's dangerous.

Yi Xingchen asked, "Who is the mansion under the mountain?" ”

"The owner of the mansion is surnamed Li, I don't know the name, just call him Li Shizhu, he never came to our Bodhi Temple, I heard that he has a Taoist temple at home, and he believes in Taoism."

Tang Xiaoqi was anxious, and urged the little monk to quickly lead them to worship the Buddha everywhere.

The little monk hurriedly took them to walk around the halls one by one. This little monk is not very old and doesn't know much, but Tang Xiaoqi keeps asking questions, he often can't answer, and he is very embarrassed with a red face.

Tang Xiaoqi asked him questions, just to draw his attention, so that Yi Xingchen could observe around the Bodhisattva sculpture to see if there were any signs of Mei Lengxiang hiding.

Although this temple occupies a wide area, after all, they are only looking around the mud bodhisattva and earthen buildings, not every place is searched in detail, so the speed is relatively fast, less than an hour, they all visited, but there is no sign that Mei Lengxiang is hiding inside.

After shopping all the time, Tang Xiaoqi looked at Yi Xingchen, Yi Xingchen also looked at her, and the two looked at each other.

The little monk said, "Two donors, I will now take the two of you to the front of the Daxiong Treasure Hall to offer incense and give alms, right?" ”

Tang Xiaoqi nodded and said, "Okay, but I'm a little thirsty now, can you go and bring me a bowl of water first?" We are also tired of walking, so we will rest here for a while, sit here and wait for you. ”

The little monk hurriedly agreed, and ran quickly to get water.

Seeing him turn the corner, Tang Xiaoqi hurriedly grabbed Yi Xingchen and pulled him to run outside the temple.

Yi Xingchen hurriedly said, "Wait, don't run." ”

"If you don't run again, the little monk is here, do you have any money to give him? I gave him all the money I had, and it was my uncle who bought me candy for the Neutral Festival yesterday, and I was reluctant to spend it. ”

Yi Xingchen said: "I know where to find Sister Meizi." ”

Hearing this, Tang Xiaoqi couldn't help but be overjoyed, quickly stopped, turned around and asked, "Where to find it?" ”

"A low house or storehouse to the southwest of the temple."

"How do you know?"

"The hexagram says."

"Then why didn't you say it earlier?"

"Didn't I just wake up?"

Yi Xingchen had indeed figured this out from the hexagram just now. The hexagram itself could not speak, there were no numbers, and there were no hints of text, only a few hexagrams and a flickering symbol, which he needed to interpret by the plum blossom number he had learned.

Previously, the three kun hexagrams in his mind were flashing, and the three kun hexagrams were all earthy, so he came to the conclusion that the temple was made of earth near the Bodhisattva or the building, but after searching for the whole temple, he didn't find anything, and he knew that his inference was probably wrong.

It's not that there is a problem with the hexagram itself, it's that it's wrong to interpret the hexagram yourself.

If it is only a hint related to soil, there is no need for the three hexagrams to flash together. The three hexagrams flashed at the same time, and each hexagram should have its own unique meaning, Yi Xingchen now understands it. Now I don't know if this understanding is correct, but he decided to try again from that direction.

The first kun hexagram should indicate the direction, kun, in the gossip of the day after tomorrow, represents the southwest direction, so he decided to look for it in the southwest direction of the temple.

At this delay, the little monk had already brought a bowl of water, and when he saw that they had turned to another corner, he couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Female donor, the water is here, why did you run there?" You don't mean you're waiting for me here, drink some water. ”

Tang Xiaoqi rolled her eyes, pretending to lower her head and looking around on the ground, while constantly touching her body: "My jade pendant is lost, I don't know where I lost it." ”

The little monk was taken aback, and quickly put the water bowl on the steps of the temple next to him, lowered his head and helped him find it on the ground, saying, "Jade pendant? What kind of jade pendant? When was it lost? Where did you leave it? ”

"How do I know? I want to know where I lost it, so is it still called lost? Tang Xiaoqi replied angrily, stood there with a meditative look, and after a moment, patted his head and said: "I remember, when we were walking around the halls in the southwest corner just now, I also played with the jade pendant in my hand, and then it disappeared." I guess I lost it, let's go to the southwest corner and look for it. ”

The little monk heard Tang Xiaoqi say that it was terrible to lose the jade pendant, and the donor lost something in the temple, which was not good, and he was also very anxious, and now when he heard Tang Xiaoqi say this, he hurriedly said: "Then I'll go find it quickly!" ”

The three of them went to the southwest corner of the temple and looked for it.

Tang Xiaoqi also pretended to look around on the ground, but Yi Xingchen took this opportunity to look around, and at the same time combined with the hexagram in his mind to further determine the specific location where Mei Lengxiang might be hiding

The main halls dedicated to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are all tall buildings, and naturally they are not low-rise houses suggested by the hexagrams in their minds. Eventually, they saw a small courtyard separated by a mud wall in the southwest corner of the temple, and when they came near, they saw several low wooden houses inside. Because this place is all wood, when they looked for it just now, they didn't go in to look for it.

Kun hexagram, for the house means a low house and a warehouse and the like, does the second kun hexagram mean this? Is Mei Lengxiang hiding here?

Yi Xingchen asked the little monk, "What is this place?" ”

"This is the courtyard of our temple where firewood and miscellaneous items are piled up."

"Can I go in and have a look?"

"There's nothing to see in it, just some miscellaneous items and firewood, and there are a few miscellaneous servants in the temple."

Yi Xingchen pretended to be disappointed, nodded, and glanced at Tang Xiaoqi, Tang Xiaoqi immediately understood, and said to the little monk: "By the way, didn't I ask you to pour water for me?" What about water? ”

The little monk said: "I brought the water, just now you said that the jade pendant was lost, I was in a hurry to help you find it, and put the water on the platform next to it." ”

"How do I drink it if you put it there? I'm coughing to death, don't you see my throat smoking? Why don't you work harder and help me bring it to me? ”

The little monk hurriedly said: "There is water in the backyard miscellaneous room where the sundries are stored, let's go in, and I will help you scoop a bowl of water to drink." ”

Tang Xiaoqi and Yi Xingchen wanted this result, and the two hurriedly followed the little monk into the courtyard. The yard is not big, full of firewood, and a few bald and yellow-shirted handymen in front of the cabin are chopping firewood there, laughing loudly, and when they see a few of them coming in, they look up at them, especially at the petite, cute and youthful Tang Xiaoqi.

Beauty is always the most eye-catching.

The little monk said, "These two donors are thirsty and have come to ask for a bowl of water to drink." ”

A handyman agreed, and hurried into the house to scoop water. Soon, he brought out two glasses of water and gave them to Tang Xiaoqi and Yi Xingchen.

Tang Xiaoqi took the water and said, "Sit down for a while, I'm tired after walking for a long time, you are busy with yours, don't worry about us." We drank the water and left. ”

Tang Xiaoqi sat on a stool with a water cup and drank slowly, talking to the little monk and a few handymen, of course, to distract them.

Yi Xingchen took the opportunity to look around with a glass of water, drinking and watching.

However, he went around all the places in this small courtyard, and found no trace of anyone hiding in it, and besides, these handymen lived here, and this place was too small to hide people, so could the hexagram in his head not be accurate? He felt a little uneasy. PS: Thank you for the tip: Jingyi 0903 rewarded 100 starting coins

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