In the west of Heyue Town, there is a small hill, this mountain occupies a small area, the mountain is low, like a mountain is not a mountain, like a slope is not a slope, it is a nameless mountain since ancient times.

However, the temple located on that hill still has a name - Liuhe Temple.

Today, the specific construction date of this temple is impossible to verify, but the statement of "millennium" should still be relatively reliable. Whether it is records from the outside world or the scriptures and ancient scrolls preserved in the temple, they can support the long history of this temple.

As a building that has existed for more than 1,000 years and is still in use, the temple has undoubtedly undergone many renovations. On weekdays, there are countless small repairs and small repairs spontaneously made by monks, just talking about major repairs...... Nineteen times it is written. And the most recent ...... It was forty years ago.

At that time, it was the most stable and prosperous period in Heyue Town. After decades of development and accumulation, the third generation of the original refugees has caught up with a good time. Although it cannot be said that there is not a single poor person in the whole town, but there are people who sleep on the streets, hungry and cold...... That's really unfindable.

As the so-called...... Cang Liao knows etiquette, and knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing. Since the townspeople of Heyue Town have already passed on material civilization, they naturally have the leisure to engage in some spiritual civilization construction.

At that time, the common people (the situation in the world of the script was basically equivalent to the ancient Chinese feudal society) could not summarize the eight honors and eight shames, in addition to the traditional etiquette, righteousness and shame, they also talked about religious superstition.

Considering that the monks of Liuhe Temple are kind to the ancestors of the townspeople, and the basic weather in the town over the years...... Therefore, the townspeople planned to do something for the temple, one is to repay the kindness of the monks in the temple, and the other is to thank the gods for their protection over the years.

So, forty years ago, under the negotiation between the then mayor of Heyue Town and the abbot of Liuhe Temple, the townspeople raised a donation. With this money, the temple will be completely renovated and the many Buddha statues in the temple will be remodeled.

This was a good thing, but the outcome of the matter was beyond everyone's expectations......

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Renovating a temple as large as Rokuwaji Temple was a time-consuming project that required a large number of craftsmen and laborers. The manpower of Heyue Town alone is obviously not enough. Fortunately...... The project money is still relatively surplus, so the foreman in charge of the project has recruited a lot of people from the surrounding towns and villages of Heyue Town.

That year, among the workers who came to repair the monastery. There was a middle-aged stonemason from a foreign country. This person's surname is Zhang, and his single name is a Ke character. Although his father and mother gave him a very stable name, Zhang Ke's personality seems to be the opposite of the name. Not only is he not very cautious, but he is also very frizzy and frivolous, and he is very nosy.

One night forty years ago, Zhang Ke drank a few more glasses in the town's wine shop, and with the strength of the wine, he actually had a whim, wanting to explore the "Stone Courtyard Pagoda" in the Liuhe Temple......

Speaking of the stone courtyard pagoda. It's a pretty mysterious place. There has been an iron law in the Liuhe Temple since ancient times - except for the abbot himself, no one is allowed to enter the stone courtyard of the temple, let alone step into the pagoda in the stone courtyard for half a step.

Before the temple was renovated, the abbot had repeatedly told the mayor. Do not let anyone near the stone courtyard. And the mayor of the town ...... The abbot's words were conveyed to all the workers involved in the renovation work.

Let's be honest...... In the eyes of the workers, this is not a big deal. If it's a nunnery...... You said that there is a forbidden place or something, and people may still have a little interest in snooping; But this is a forbidden place in the monk's temple...... If you don't enter, you won't enter, do you still expect to be able to pick up a true cultivation artifact or a peerless secret book when you touch it?

But there is such a person. Curiosity is particularly important...... That is Zhang Ke.

This product is a typical secondary two disease that has not been cured for a long time and has turned into a lifelong terminal illness, and the personality belongs to the type of IQ offline and dog guts when the stomach is off the line after two bowls of yellow soup. The more you don't let him go, the more he wants to go...... After I went, I came back and bragged about it. It's also great to be a good man in front of your peers.

But we all know that the real heroes are heroes...... That's more or less outstanding, and it has "strength".

After some people poured a few catties of old wine, they could also walk on mountain roads in the dark and kill a vicious national first-class protected animal with their bare hands; And some people poured a few pounds of old age, they could also walk the mountain road in the dark, but in the end they slipped and fell to death in the ravine.

Judging from Zhang Ke's performance in the past few decades...... He definitely belongs to the latter.

So here he goes...... There is no one alive or dead.

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What happened that night is known to only a few people, and only outsiders...... After that night, no one saw Zhang Ke again.

A few days later, the mayor gave an explanation...... Zhang Ke was drunk and strayed into the mountains and forests, where he was eaten by wild beasts and his bones were gone.

And this statement ...... Naturally, Zhang Ke's family could not be satisfied, and they soon made trouble with the government.

The first official administrative officer of Heyue Town was appointed by an envoy sent by the imperial court in the fifteenth year after the establishment of the town; And the person who was appointed was the mayor of the town who was in office at the time. Obviously, the imperial court does not attach much importance to the management of this kind of remote town, and it is nothing more than a formality. The main purpose was to make the town officially included in the state and facilitate the collection of taxes.

Later, there was a more formal yamen in the town, and the law was replaced by a code promulgated by the imperial court from the original conventional "village law". By and large, however, the town is still "autonomous," with the vast majority of officials being locals.

After Zhang Ke's case was discovered, of course, his family would not be stupid to come to Heyue Town to file a complaint...... Therefore, they went directly to the higher level of yamen.

And the government side...... Someone was indeed sent to investigate.

The process of investigating this case can be said to be five miles of fog in the eyes of outsiders. Although there are many rumors outflowing, the content is divided and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

The only thing that is certain is that the attitude of the official who handled the case was full of twists and turns -- from the attitude of "vowing to uphold justice and not allowing sand to be seen" at the beginning, to "the attitude was cold and full of doubts", and then to the later stage...... When he talks about the case, he is already in a state of "flickering words and few words".

At the same time, those arresters who handled the case also made some creepy and grotesque remarks to the outside world, intentionally or unintentionally...... Probably said, "In the pagoda of the stone courtyard, there are some 'unclean things' in the town, and Zhang Ke is looking for his own death, but I am afraid that his soul has been scattered." ”

In short, after a month, the case was finally closed. And the end result is...... The official came forward to mediate and asked the temple to give Zhang Ke's family a sum of money, saying that it was compensation or hush money...... That's the end of the matter anyway. Zhang Ke's family members either chose to take the money and accept the statement that "they were eaten by wild beasts and there were no bones"; Either...... There is no money, and there is no argument.

In this way, the family members of the parties can only choose to settle the matter, and the matter will come to an end.

Correct...... People at the time certainly didn't think of it...... This case has laid the groundwork for a catastrophe forty years later.

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"Hmm...... It's really gloomy......" When he came to the gate of Liuhe Temple, Wang sighed and looked up at the tall bronze gate, and said softly.

He spoke in a very soft voice, not for fear of being discovered by someone in the distance, but because of the weakness in his heart, he instinctively lowered his voice.

"I thought there was enough stinky blood in the town, but compared to here...... It's just a small thing. Xiao Ling, who was standing next to Xiao Si, covered his nose and muttered.

At this point, about half an hour has passed since the start of the script. Xiao Si and Xiao Ling met on their way to the Rokuhe Temple, and until they arrived here, they didn't notice any signs of other players' activities around them.

With their investigative expertise, the likelihood of being followed surreptitiously is extremely low; And if someone arrives before them, they will catch the traces of eighty percent. Therefore...... It can be concluded that they are the two players who came to the Rokuhe Temple the fastest.

Of course...... It cannot be ruled out that someone was placed inside the temple as soon as they entered the script......

"Let's ...... How do you get in? Xiao Si thought for a few seconds in front of the door, then turned his head and asked, "Do you want to knock on the door and try it, or just break in?" Or...... Straight into it from the wall? ”

Hearing this, Xiao Ling thought for a few seconds, and then silently took two steps forward and grabbed the copper handle on the door.

Squeak-

With a little force, the huge door was pushed open.

"Huh?" Xiao sighed for a moment and asked, "How do you know that you can push it away with one push?" ”

"I don't know." Xiao Ling shrugged and said, "I'm just trying to ......"

She couldn't finish her sentence, because before the word "already" came out at the end, a cloud of blood mist rolled out of the door, quickly wrapped Xiao Ling's whole person, and dragged her into the door......

A second later, Xiao Si instinctively rushed forward, wanting to hold Xiao Ling's hand, but at this moment...... The blood mist had dragged the latter completely into the door.

Bang -

When a look of astonishment appeared on Xiao Si's face, the door in front of him ...... Already ...... abruptly It's closed again. (To be continued......)