The book continued from the above, and the last book said that after examining the corpse, Li Tianxin and the others learned more clues in the Longxiao Martial Arts Hall, among which the portrait that exuded a strong demonic aura pointed directly at Ziyu, the painter of Zhilan Academy. In order to further solve the puzzle, the three of them arrived in the stars and the moon, and the scene of the third crime, Faning Temple. So it led to the monk temple There are many monks, one conceals the other, the key witness is scared stupid, when can the murderer be caught?

When the moon was in the sky, the night insects chirped slightly, and a few dark clouds in the distance moved rapidly, as if they were about to engulf the moon. With the change of the surrounding scenery, in the quiet tree-lined path, two Taoist priests and one catcher are speeding all the way.

"Little brother, why don't we go to Lanzhi Academy first and come to this Faning Temple. With all due respect, how can there be demons in such an important place as the temple, and I am afraid that it is disrespectful to the gods to be so suspicious. ”

"I can't imagine that Zhu Zhukuai is a person in the official mansion and also believes in ghosts and gods?"

"I can't say the envelope, but at least there is still to be respect." Zhu Ran scratched his head embarrassedly, and said through the topic just now. "In my humble opinion, there is a 90% chance that the painter is the murderer! Even if there are still doubts and we can't be convicted, we should go to the academy first. ”

"I also think that Zhu Kuai is reasonable, in this Cangsong Town, the only person who can paint such a painting is indeed Lanzhi Academy, the new Mr. Ziyu."

"You have a point, but Poor Dao thinks that you should go to the meeting after all the doubts have been resolved. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a pity to have empty mouths and white teeth, and to startle the snakes? ”

"I'm in a hurry." Zhu Ran sighed. "The Taoist chief doesn't know, our lord has limited us to solve the case within three days. It is necessary to solve this case before Princess Fengyang's wedding. When the time comes, this matter can reach the ears of the saint today, so that he can be added to the rank and knighthood. ”

"Your lord's wishful thinking is playing well!" Li Tianxin pouted. "At first, I thought that your lord was afraid that the people would suffer and be persecuted, and he made trouble for a long time for his own official fortune, which is really clever enough, but it is indirect, and he can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people, killing two birds with one stone."

"Hey, people are in officialdom, and they can't help themselves, how can they compare with you immortal cultivators. In these years, the world is also peaceful, at least not like my grandfather's generation, the war continues, and it is good to be alive. Zhu Ran shook his head, he raised his eyes and looked at the sky and said. This is going to change the sky, and we are afraid that we will have to stay in Faning Temple for a night. ”

"Taoist priests live in the monk's temple? Will they be unwilling? Li Tianxin twitched the corners of her mouth in embarrassment, after all, she had never heard that a priest lived in a temple.

"The presiding officer of Faning Temple is a high-ranking monk, and I believe that there will be no opinions."

"That's good...."

While talking, the three of them came to the temple gate of Faning Temple, because it was night and it was raining, the gate of the temple had already been closed. The three dismounted and held umbrellas. Li Tianxin looked at the surrounding environment, this ancient temple on a rainy night really has a unique artistic conception. The old madman was silent, just behind Li Tianxin. Zhu Ran took three steps and made two steps, and stepped forward to call the door. In less than a cup of tea, a middle-aged monk yawning and wearing a coat opened the temple door chattering. "A few donors, what are you doing when you come to visit late at night, if you are incense, tomorrow morning... Yes... Ghost! ”

The monk was sleepy-eyed and impatient, but when he saw the old madman with white hair, he screamed in surprise, and as he leaned back, the lamp he was holding in his hand also fell to the ground, and he fell on his heel. Because of his pig-like scream, in the meditation room of the temple, the lights were lit one by one, and the voices began to be noisy.

"What's going on in the middle of the night?"

"What's going on?"

"Senior Brother Xuanye! What's wrong? ”

"I heard Senior Brother Xuanye shouting that he had met a ghost!"

When everyone walked to the gate of the temple with umbrellas and lanterns, and looked at the three people outside the door, they were also startled, but because of the large number of people, one of the fat monks had the courage to ask. "You, who are you, come to my Buddha Gate late at night... What do you want to do? ”

"Catch Zhu Ran in Xia Cangsong Town, these two are the Taoist leaders of the Qianshan Sect, and they came together with Zai Xia for the previous murder. I'm sorry to bother in the middle of the night... However, human life is at stake, and the stakes are very high, so please forgive me. Zhu Ran stepped forward and bowed his hand, and then took out the fast capture token that proved his identity, and explained his intention to the monks very politely.

"That's... So why is he so young, why does he have gray hair? Xuanye, who was helped up from the ground, pointed at the old madman.

"When my younger brother was young, he had a serious illness, and when he recovered, his hair turned gray. Please don't be afraid, masters..."Li Tianxin secretly said in his heart, these monks in front of him are also monks who eat fasting and recite Buddha, how can they be afraid of ghosts, it is really in vain. Li Tianxin tried her best to empty her expression, looking at these cowering monks, she really wanted to laugh at this moment.

"The host is here!" Someone in the distance shouted.

Li Tianxin looked over the crowd and saw a white-bearded old monk, surrounded by everyone, walking towards them. "Amitabha, I wish you a quick catch, the three of you came to visit late at night, and the old man was not welcomed."

"Don't say that, we're taking the liberty of interrupting us." Zhu Ran is very respectful, after all, this Faning Temple is the most prosperous temple in Cangsong Town, his lord, every year for the first incense, he has to come here to pray for blessings, but it is not something he can offend.

"It's late tonight, and it's raining, and you can't necessarily find anything by the lights, so why don't you rest here for one night and see what happens tomorrow morning?" Although the host was not shocked, his eyes still kept looking at the old madman.

"In that case, excuse me." The old madman didn't care, and gave up.

"Where, Ming took the three donors to the meditation room in the east courtyard to rest. Remember to fill in more bedding for the three donors, tonight is cold and heavy, don't neglect the three. ”

"Yes, Master."

Half a cup of tea time.

Li Tian's heart was clear, and when she thanked her, she plugged the door from the inside, and she turned her head to the old madman lying on the kang and said. "Are we really going to wait until tomorrow?"

"Otherwise, what can you see, blind by the black light?" The old madman wore his underwear and got into the bed, covering himself with a strong quilt, for fear of freezing himself. "Don't worry, there's no rush. And Zhu Ran must have rested in the meditation room next door. You should also go to bed early, there are still many troubles waiting for us to solve tomorrow. ”

"You're at ease." Tianxin muttered and climbed onto the kang. "Who do you think the murderer is?"

With a wave of his hand, the old madman extinguished the light. "It's still hard to say, the painter and the general are suspicious."

Tianxin tucked the quilt, she looked at the roof, and said for no reason, "Do you think they will be a gang?" ”

"How so?" The old madman measured his body and looked at Li Tianxin.

"Because both of them are very suspicious, if it's an ordinary homicide, I don't think there's anything wrong with it. The key is that this is a strange and chaotic case, and it is not easy to complete it on its own, so... Could it be that the two of them... Are they all youkai? ”

"That's a fresh idea."

"Anyway, I can't figure it out, sleep, sleep!" Tianxin turned over and stopped talking.

The old madman looked at Tianxin's back and sighed helplessly.

In the dead of night, the mountains after the rain are cold and cold. The baptized sky, the moon and stars are scarce. A slender black shadow appeared in the forest of Faning Temple, and I saw it bent over, its head bowed, and it kept looking for something on the ground.

"You don't sleep in the middle of the night, and you go out alone to mess around!"

The black shadow paused obviously, and by the moonlight, Tianxin saw the old madman with his hands on his chest, looking at her helplessly.

"You, you didn't sleep..."

"I had long guessed that you would come here, you are so skinny, how can you sleep obediently? Knowing your intentions, how can I sleep? ”

"Every time I am debunked by you, I am really shameless." Li Tianxin stuck out his tongue. "Sometimes, I really doubt that you can read minds."

"What can you do with face? Did you eat it with sesame sauce? ”

"You!" Li Tianxin was about to have a seizure, when he was suddenly covered by the old madman, and he said in Tianxin's ear. "Don't talk, someone's coming!"

Immediately, the two of them performed light skills, and went to the cypress next to them, and as the firelight gradually approached, it turned out to be two disciples of the Night Patrol Faning Temple.

"Senior brother, how terrifying is that corpse to scare Senior Brother Silent like that?"

"I heard that he was frightened crazy because he saw the murderer's murder."

"Amitabha, I hope he can return to normal as soon as possible, it's really pitiful."

"Actually, I'm quite curious why the host wants to hide the matter of Senior Brother Silent from the government, after all, he saw the murderer."

"It's understandable for the host to conceal this matter, you think, if outsiders know, our Buddhism has monsters that harm people, then who will dare to come to our temple in the future and pray for burning incense?"

"But is that really good?"

"It's not good or not, it's not for us disciples to interfere, the host has his own reasons."

After the two left, Li Tianxin on the tree proudly raised his chin to the old madman, signaling that instead of messing around, she still made a contribution this time.

The old madman didn't expect that God favored Li Tianxin so much, so that she hit the right one, and when she met a dead mouse, she couldn't help but look at the sky.

On the second day, Li Tianxin told Zhu Ran about it, and Zhu Ran learned the truth, and was very angry to find the presiding theory of Faning Temple, and finally the old monk knew that he was at a loss, so he had to compromise and took them to the silent meditation room. "He's in a bad situation right now, I hope you don't irritate him too much."

Li Tianxin looked at the silence in his eyes full of fear, and his heart was half cold, because the person in front of him was obviously crazy.