Chapter 14: The Lost Stone
Jingkong recited the Buddha's name, his expression seemed to calm down a little, and then he said in a slightly hesitant tone: "Master Qi, there is one more thing, I don't know if the little monk should talk about it or not."
"But it doesn't hurt to say it."
"I thought the haunting would be settled, but in less than two months, something strange would happen to us here." Jingkong paused and said, "But this strange thing is only seen by the little monk." ”
"You mean you saw the stone moving yesterday" Qi Lu said disapprerovingly, "Little Master, that may be a hallucination caused by your nervousness." ”
"I started to think it was a hallucination, but this morning I realized it was real."
Qi Lu hurriedly asked: "Why is the little master so sure?"
"Because when I went up the mountain to collect medicine this morning, I happened to pass by the cliff, and I couldn't help but think of the rescue yesterday, so I took a look at the big stone" Jingkong suddenly stopped talking, and he could see that his expression was a little nervous.
"Did you see that stone moving again?"
"It's not." Clearance flatly denied it, and then said, "The stone is gone." ”
"Gone"
Not only Qi Lu was extremely surprised, but even Ding Xiaolan, who listened to them, asked Jingkong in surprise: "Are you sure you read it right?"
"The little monk will never be dazzled, if the two donors don't believe it, they can go up the mountain in person to find out the authenticity."
The sentence "Will someone push the stone off the cliff" is not so much asking about the clear space, Qi Lu feels more like asking himself.
"This little monk doesn't know." Jingkong shook his head and said: "The road to the bottom of the valley is too difficult, and the little monk has not confirmed it. ”
The three of them walked towards the Guanyin Temple, and no one spoke again on the way, and there was a strange atmosphere everywhere in the quiet mountain road.
Coming to the Guanyin Temple, Qi Lu just stepped into the mountain gate, he smelled the turbid air mixed with the smell of incense ash, he raised his eyes to look at the sky, and saw the sunlight reflecting colorful shadows under the dark buildings. They mingle with the shadows of pilgrims swimming, as if they are on the other side.
Qi Lu has been here for the first time, and today he felt a very depressing feeling in the Guanyin Temple for the first time, so he cautiously followed behind the clear space, bypassed the remote corridor, and came to the reception room.
In the house, Wutong was chatting with Jiang Wenhao and Lin Bo, and when he saw Qi Lu coming in, he hurriedly got up to greet him.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting." Qi Lu exchanged a few polite words with everyone, and then sat on the wooden chair beside Jiang Wenhao with Ding Xiaolan.
After receiving the fragrant tea handed over by the clear space, Qi Lu said straight to the point: "Boss Lin, you went up the mountain today for the sake of the female ghost in red."
"Yes." Lin Bo nodded and said, "I thought she was just a lonely ghost who trespassed on my house, but Mr. Qi has already proved that she is Lin Fang, who has been missing for many years, so today I specially came over with Lao Jiang to explain the matter to my eldest brother." ”
"Wronged" Wutong recited the Buddha's name and said: "Thank you to Lord Qi for identifying Lin Fang's identity and relieving the doubts in the heart of the old man for many years." ”
Qi Lu asked: "Now that everyone knows the truth, I don't know what your plans are."
Wutong said: "I am going to do a ritual to surpass Lin Fang's soul. ”
"Master, do you think a ritual can bring her back to the underworld" Qi Lu didn't believe that the resentful Lin Fang could be sent away so easily.
"What does the donor mean"
"A woman who has been dead for decades suddenly appears as a red-clothed female ghost with very high spiritual power, then she has only one purpose, which is to take the murderer's life. Before she realized her wish, the master delusionally thought that using the Dharma would eliminate her resentment?"
"Then according to the opinion of the benefactor, how should Lin Fang's matter be handled?"
"We have to find the murderer before she does, so that he can accept the punishment of the law." Qi Lu continued: "In this way, Lin Fang's wish has been fulfilled, and the master knows the righteousness again, if she can enter the reincarnation with peace of mind, it will also be a happy ending." ”
Jiang Wenhao suddenly interjected and asked, "What if she refuses to leave?"
Qi Lu replied decisively: "Then I have to eradicate her for Tianxingdao, so as not to harm the world." ”
"Xiao Qi, you must not do this" Jiang Wenhao's face changed suddenly, and he waved his hand again and again.
"Professor, although Lin Fang used to be very kind to you, now is not the time to be emotional, otherwise she will kill more people." Qi Lu knew that he was obsessed with Lin Fang, but people and ghosts have different paths, and everything has its own destiny. If it dragged on, Lin Fang's resentment returned to his soul, and there would really be a big mess, so Qi Lu decided to quickly cut through the mess and solve this matter as soon as possible.
"No, I'm against you doing this" Jiang Wenhao stood up angrily and said, "I agree with Master Wutong's approach, so let's do a Dharma for her first." "This kind of thing, no matter how you say it, it's better to be careful. If you mess up, not only will Lin Fang be forced into a demon, but it may also cause a lot of trouble to the caster. ”
"Contemplating the Bodhisattva at ease, walking deep like a jackfruit, according to the emptiness of the five aggregates, and overcoming all suffering." Wutong recited the scriptures slowly, and his words were clear. "Although what Master Qi said was out of the heart of supporting the righteous path, the old man was willing to risk his life to save Lin Fang from the sea of suffering."
"Life and death are impermanent, if the evil ghosts in this world can understand this truth, wouldn't the two worlds of yin and yang be too peaceful, otherwise, the master is to do a thousand water and land conferences, recite the scriptures tens of thousands of times, what good is it" Qi Lu-for-tat.
At this time, Lin Bo, who had been gloomy and silent, suddenly took out a check and handed it to Qi Lu, who took it and saw that the amount on it was 100,000 yuan.
"Boss Lin, what do you mean by this," Qi Lu asked puzzled.
Lin Bo said expressionlessly: "Mr. Qi has worked hard, this is the early payment I paid you." ”
"Then thank you Boss Lin." Qi Lu was not polite, and handed over the check to Ding Xiaolan for safekeeping.
Lin Bo said: "I don't want Mr. Qi to be too tired. In this way, the matter of the female ghost in red will be handled by my eldest brother, and you should help me solve another matter. ”
The situation is not good, Qi Lu was stunned for a moment, and hesitated and said, "Boss Lin, you mean to let me concentrate on investigating that sword"
"Yes" Lin Bo stretched out his hand to stop Qi Lu's thoughts of wanting to continue, and said to him in an unquestionable tone: "We used to be good friends with Lin Fang, but I didn't expect her to be in this situation. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to hand over this matter to outsiders, so please forgive Mr. Qi. ”
At the end, Lin Bo emphasized again, "This is also a decision made by me after discussing with my eldest brother." ”
After doing it for a long time, the two of you brothers were singing double reeds, Qi Lu looked at Wutong coldly, and saw him pinching the Buddha beads in his hand, his eyebrows and eyes were lowered, and he looked detached, and the fire of ignorance in his heart instantly ignited. He scolded secretly: You bald donkey, you set a trap for me to take over this troublesome matter, and now you will take me after knowing the truth of the matter, it is really faster than turning the page.
But Qi Lu was a bit of a city government after all, he forcibly suppressed his anger in his heart, and said with a smile on his face: "Since this is the case, then I won't force it." I don't know when the master is going to give Lin Fang something to do."
"The day after tomorrow is an auspicious day for the zodiac, if Lord Qi is free, you might as well come and help."
Qi Lu was stunned, he wanted to ask the Qing day and propose to come to observe that day, but he didn't expect Wutong to take the initiative to invite him, so he agreed, but there was a snicker in his heart.
Lin Fang's skull is still in her hands, how can Wutong surpass her revenant soul safely will be the same as her own ending, and it is very likely that a monster will suddenly appear to smash the field. Qi Lu was ready to take the opportunity to watch the excitement, and by the way, he saw how powerful Wutong's demon hunting skills were.
The words are not speculative for more than half a sentence, and the next chat is mostly perfunctory. Lin Bo is a businessman, so he naturally saw Qi Lu's attitude, so he got up and said goodbye under the pretext that the company was still busy.
Qi Lu also wished to leave early, and then said not to disturb Wutong, and pulled Ding Xiaolan to take the opportunity to slip away, only Jiang Wenhao had not seen Wutong for many years, and he had a lot of confidants to say and stay.
Out of the mountain gate, Qi Lu refused Lin Bo's kindness to drive him back, and smoked alone on the side of the mountain road.
Ding Xiaolan knew that he was upset about Lin Bo not letting him continue to investigate the female ghost in red, and was about to step forward to comfort him, but saw Qi Lu smile and said, "Beauty, you better go back to the company first." Be careful on the road and don't give people a bad look. ”
"What do you mean?"
Qi Lu said: "The strange stone that the little monk said today is gone, and I want to go to the place where I saved people to check it." ”
"Then why don't you take me there, think I'm a burden, right" Ding Xiaolan became angry, and her voice raised an octave.
"Don't make a fuss, I suspect that the stone may have been pushed to the bottom of the valley, and I may have to climb down the cliff myself to investigate, and you can't help with that. Besides, you and I are together, and I still have to take care of your safety, so it is better to go to the insurance point alone. ”
Although Qi Lu's words were a bit machismo, they were also reasonable, Ding Xiaolan was a hundred unwilling in his heart, and it was not easy to refute him on the surface, so he had to nod his head silently in agreement.
After sending Ding Xiaolan down the mountain, Qi Lu almost trotted all the way to the edge of the cliff, and before he could calm down and take a breath, he saw that the location of the big bluestone he saw yesterday was really bare, and the strange stone was really missing as the clear sky said.
When Qi Lu got closer, he was even more excited, and his eyebrows were furrowed, because he saw that the ground where Da Qingshi was located was covered with green weeds.
How is this possible, if this stone has really existed for a long time, how can the weeds grow so tall on the ground and the weeds are growing vigorously, it is obvious that it has been growing for a long time.
However, Qi Lu still saw the clue, that is, this wild grass was falling radially, and many grass stems had been broken, which showed that there was indeed a heavy object pressed on it.
However, from the only traces of this, it can only be seen that the heavy object or the stone stayed here for a short time. If it stands here for a long time, it is impossible for wild grass to grow on the ground.
Qi Lu walked around the edge of the cliff, and finally returned to the original point, his eyes once again on these broken grass stalks, and fell into deep thought.
There is only one reason for this phenomenon, and that is that this is not the original parking location of the large bluestone, but someone deliberately moved here.
But a new question then surfaced in Qi Lu's mind, if someone deliberately moved, then what was the purpose of his doing this, and he had checked the surrounding environment just now, and he did not find a trace of the original parking position of the big bluestone, which could only show that the stone was moved from a relatively distant place.
Qi Lu remembered that he tried to push the stone yesterday, but he couldn't make it shake at all. That being the case, the stone is so heavy, and the mountain road is so difficult to walk, that if anyone wanted to move it here, it would take at least seven or eight men at the same time a long time to do so.
Qi Lu felt a little funny, who was full to do such a boring thing, but why did he do it
Qi Lu stretched out his head and looked at the valley below, but the clouds were still bottomless. He looked around again, and there was no way down at all, and it seemed that it was difficult to confirm that this stone had been pushed down the cliff. In the process of saving people from the cliff that day, the cold wind blew his body trembling, and Qi Lu didn't want to suffer this sin again.
"Forget it, why waste your time on such boring things, wouldn't it be a big loss if you lose your life" Qi Lu muttered, and decided to go back to the company to discuss the matter of the female ghost in red with Lao Wu.