Chapter Ninety-Three: Clues
After Zhao Ling came to Longquan Temple, he saw the dustless master who had been waiting here for a long time.
For this dustless master, Zhao Ling's previous impression of him was that of a monk who was beyond the world, but since he noticed the true identity of Wuchen hidden from the outside world through Chu Xingyue's on-demand, his impression of him plummeted.
A Western barbarian, who came here incognito, put on a robe and became a person who is praised by everyone and has a relationship with the Buddha, and can enter and exit the palace for many days, and has to be favored by the Son of Heaven, such a person, how can he not be guarded?
Zhao Ling first went to the meditation room to see Chunxing who had woken up, the little girl seemed to be too frightened, and she was also in a trance after waking up.
Seeing Zhao Ling's resolute appearance, it was like grabbing a life-saving straw, and he immediately turned red and knelt on the ground: "Lord Wang, you are finally here, Miss is gone, you must find a way to save Miss." ”
Zhao Ling looked at Chunxing, who was worried about Chu Xingyue, and a hint of relief flashed in his cold eyes: "Yue'er is the princess of this king, and this king will definitely save her; It's just Chunxing, you recall carefully, what did you go through before Yue'er was taken captive? And why did you meet Mukcha and Zhuo Lang here? ”
Chun Xing wiped away the tears on her face, and looked at Zhao Ling with a pair of red and swollen eyes crying: "Lord Wang, I can't hide it, the slave and maid don't know why those two murderers are here, in fact, before and after the young lady was taken away, the slave and maid were in a coma." ”
"Haven't you been by Yue'er's side all the time? What is it that scares you away? ”
Chun Xing raised her head timidly and glanced at Wuchen who was standing behind Zhao Ling.
Zhao Ling naturally noticed her action, glanced at Yunxiao, and motioned for him to take the unrelated people in the room out first.
Yunxiao walked in front of Wuchen, and after clasping his fists slightly, he said, "Please wait outside with me." ”
Wuchen took a deep look at Chunxing, who was kneeling on the ground, and twisted his eyebrows without a trace.
This girl has been in a state of fear and fear since she stepped into Zhigui Forest, and later, she was even more timid and frightened, he was not afraid of what she said, but she was worried, she saw the grave of Rui'er in the forest, and told Zhao Ling about it.
Although he was uneasy, because Zhao Ling was here at the moment, Wuchen couldn't do anything, so he could only walk out of the meditation room with Yunxiao.
In the meditation room, Zhao Ling said to Chunxing: "Everyone has already gone out, you can rest assured." ”
Chun Xing rubbed her red and swollen eyes, and saw that there were only the two of them left in the room, and the door was closed, and the people outside must not be able to hear the conversation inside, so she was really relieved.
"Does the prince know about the inner and outer walls of the temple, which is the Zhigui Forest?"
Zhao Ling twisted his eyebrows and looked at Chunxing: "Naturally, I know, how did you mention this forest?" ”
"It's not a secret, Miss was just curious about this forest, so she walked in with the slave."
Speaking of what happened at that time, Chunxing still has palpitations, the forest is extremely gloomy, the bamboo leaves are windless and automatic, and there is white mist everywhere, if it wasn't for the young lady on the side, I'm afraid she would have been paralyzed with fright.
Chun Xing took a breath, forcibly suppressed the fear in her heart, and continued: "After the prince left, the young lady was upset because of some things, so she took the slave maid to wander around the temple, but as she walked, she came to this Zhigui Forest; The slave told the young lady that many people said that this forest was haunted, and it was best not to approach, but the young lady had always been bold, and she was not afraid of ghosts and gods at all, but also laughed that there were no ghosts in this Zhigui Forest at all, but man-made, and someone had laid a formation in this forest that could make people get lost, which confused the mediocre people. ”
It was the first time Zhao Ling had heard that there were people in this Longquan Temple who had set up a formation, so he was shocked on the spot, and said in an urgent tone: "The princess actually said that there is a formation in the forest?" Did she break in with you? ”
"Not really!"
Chun Xing was about to cry to death with regret, she knew that she would encounter such a terrible thing when she walked into that forest, even if she died, she would stop Miss.
"Miss said that she followed Hou Ye to learn some formation-breaking methods since she was a child, and she didn't pay attention to this formation at all, and said that if the slave and maid were afraid, she would not let the slave and maid follow, and she would go in."
Speaking of this, Chun Xing raised her neck to look at Zhao Ling urgently, "How could the slave rest assured that Miss walked into this dangerous place alone, so she also walked in; In fact, after walking into the forest, it was quite normal at first, but slowly going deeper and deeper, the forest became more and more cold, and in the end, the slave and maid also saw a tombstone erected in the middle of the forest, and the slave and maid were timid, so they fainted in fright. ”
Zhao Ling finally knew what had happened before Chu Xingyue's accident.
He had occasionally heard the name of Guilin mention it in his mouth, but he didn't expect that such an ordinary bamboo forest would actually lay out a formation and hide a grave.
It seems that the secrets in this Longquan Temple are really being explored more and more.
"Lord, miss, she'll be fine, right? Miss, she has always been smart and auspicious, she must be able to save the day, right? ”
Looking at Chun Xing, who was in tears here because she cared about Chu Xingyue, Zhao Ling shouldn't comfort her much, so he could only nod his head and promise her: "This king will definitely bring her back safely." ”
After saying this, Zhao Ling walked out of the meditation room and saw Yunxiao and Master Wuchen waiting on the side.
Wuchen had been observing Zhao Ling's expression the moment he walked out, and seeing that he was still that cold, he was not sure if Chun Xing had told him what he saw in the forest.
"As far as this king knows now, the last person Yue'er saw before she was taken away should be you, the master."
Looking at Zhao Ling's dark eyes, Wuchen tried his best to be calm: "Yes, it's me who is incompetent and didn't protect the princess." ”
"The king's woman will be protected, the master doesn't have to mind so much, but what the king doesn't understand is why the master took those two people in the temple? Is it really just because they came here because they heard what they said, so they were given shelter? ”
Wuchen immediately realized that Zhao Ling had already suspected himself, but at this time, he was really not suitable for causing trouble: "Longquan Temple has opened the door of pilgrims, and it has never refused pilgrims who come sincerely. ”
"What a saying about opening the door of pilgrims, Master Wuchen, the princess of this king once said to this king, as long as it is a fox, it will show its tail, and your tail must be hidden."
Wuchen looked at Zhao Ling's face that looked like her, and there was a moment of trembling, but he quickly stabilized his mind and made a Buddhist salute to Zhao Ling in silence.
Zhao Ling didn't bother to talk nonsense with Wuchen at this time, Chu Xingyue's identity was not ordinary, if she was allowed to fall into Zhuo Lang's hands, I am afraid that she would probably have to worry about her life.
Now, he must quickly find a way to find their whereabouts and save Yue'er.
But obviously, this dustless master didn't know whether he was friend or foe, and he was obviously suspected of favoring those two gangsters, and now, it was probably impossible to learn more information from him.
Yunxiao saw the anxious look between Zhao Ling's eyebrows, walked up and handed the princess's Jin Buyao over, and said, "Lord Wang, this is what the princess left behind before she was arrested. ”
Seeing that it was the jewelry that belonged to Chu Xingyue, Zhao Ling hurriedly took it, but after he fiddled with Jin Buyao in his hand, he suddenly raised his head and asked Yunxiao: "Can you shake this step?" ”
"My subordinates haven't, my lord, but is this thing broken?" Yunxiao was secretly anxious.
He remembered that the princess seemed to like this step very much, and wore it all the time, which was the real reason why he recognized it at a glance as belonging to the princess.
If the princess's beloved thing was damaged by him, then he really made a mistake again.
Yunxiao knocked his head in annoyance, he really felt that he was getting more and more wasteful now, not only losing the princess, but also constantly causing trouble to the prince.
Compared with Yunxiao's posture of hating to knock himself to death, Zhao Ling's eyes staring at Bu Shao were getting brighter and brighter.
In the end, he stomped his foot in surprise, and the melancholy on his face immediately disappeared, replaced by a joy that could not be concealed.
Yunxiao thought that the prince was forced to be stupid, so he actually laughed out loud at this time, and greeted him with a bitter face: "Lord, your subordinates know that you are worried about the princess, but even if you are worried, you must take care of your health, and your subordinates believe that the princess has her own natural appearance and will be safe and sound; The subordinates will also do their best to save the princess. ”
Of course Zhao Ling knew what Yunxiao was saying this for, this stupid boy, did he really think that his dignified King Ling would be confused by this matter?
Thinking of this, Zhao Ling stretched out his hand and patted Yunxiao's shoulder heavily, and said happily: "This king knows how to find Yue'er." ”
Yunxiao was stunned and looked at Zhao Ling with a sneer.
Zhao Ling gestured to Yunxiao, then stepped aside, and took out the step shake in his hand to show the kid: "Do you know why Yue'er likes this step shake so much?" ”
Yunxiao has never had much research and interest in this kind of gold and silver jewelry used by women, and when Zhao Ling asked him this, he was a little stunned on the spot.
Zhao Ling's eyes flashed with a soft color, and said, "This step shake was given to Yue'er by this king." ”
Yunxiao didn't expect that the princess's beloved thing would be given by the princess herself, but also, what kind of baby jewelry did the princess have, if it wasn't given by the princess himself, how could she wear it every day?
Zhao Ling turned the step shake in his hand and continued: "This king has never loved this kind of thing, but knowing that Yue'er likes it, he pays more attention; I knew that one day, when I was passing by the capital Su Bao Zhai, I saw this thing, so I bought it with a lot of money. ”
"To tell the truth, the style of this step shake is not novel, and the design is not very exquisite, and it is somewhat unworthy of the appearance of the moon; However, as long as one thing is satisfied, the other shortcomings can be ignored. ”
Zhao Ling pointed to several pits like mung bean grains on the stamen in the middle of the step, and explained to Yunxiao: "Just now, this king asked you, have you ever fallen this step, it is because there were no such potholes here, but were inlaid with several extremely rare moonstones; Now, the moonstones are all gone, why is that? ”
Yunxiao's eyes rolled, and he immediately understood: "Could it be that this is the princess's doing?" ”
Zhao Ling's face showed pride: "Yue'er has always been alert, and she must have known that she was in a catastrophe, so she thought of a way to leave clues for us; This step is just a cover, and what she really wants to say is for us to go to her with the moonstone. Moonstone glows a faint blue glow at night, so if you follow the path left by the gem, you're sure to find it. ”