"There is such a thing," Bai Ling and Bai Yi sighed at the same time.

Qinglian's narrative does not appear in this layer, and the only cause and effect she sees is that after the night attack on Donglin Temple, her own people became mobs. So the whole case was turned over, and for "several Qingtian masters of the Metropolitan Procuratorate", she did not mention any problems from beginning to end.

Although Xuyun has been saying that if Bai Ling wants to know the inside story, he can transfer the file of this case, but Bai Ling also knows in his heart that this matter is almost unlikely.

Not to mention that the few edicts in the hands of the concubine can only be used in the palace, if she takes 10,000 steps back, the concubine is no matter how favored she is, and her hand can't reach out to the archives of the Criminal Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and even the various turmoil caused by herself is also recorded in the book.

However, if Xuyun dares to say such a thing, there is probably a record in the dossier.

"But now my Donglin Temple is still flourishing with incense, sheltering all people," Xuyun continued, "It can be seen that there is justice in the underworld." ”

Bai Ling glanced at the two fathers-in-law who had been following him, although they didn't walk there like Jinyiwei to remember where they were, but judging from their expressions, they were afraid that they had been listening quietly.

Bai Ling no longer asks about the fire four years ago, this time Rashomon has come here and has new clues that need to be verified, and then continue to follow the map.

Even if things are confusing, at least Bai Ling is sure of one thing, the water of Donglin Temple is unfathomable.

A few people quickly finished walking around the back mountain, in fact, this does not need to walk through the whole walnut forest, there is a pavilion at the highest point of this hillside, and Xuyun took a few people up to the pavilion and sat in it for a while.

Dongshan is really a fairy treasure land, Bai Ling saw a large piece of fog-like clouds slowly approaching with the wind, and then the surrounding is a white expanse, and after a while, the fog seems to disperse, look around, and can't find which cloud is not far away.

"Eh," Bai Ling looked in the direction of the Donglin Temple, pointing to a tall tower on the westernmost side, "that tower looks like it's smoking!" Is it because the fire has not been extinguished? ”

The young monk beside Xuyun smiled, "That's the Immortal Pagoda, which is specially used to worship the Immortal Lamp." ”

"Not on fire?"

"Of course not." The young monk smiled and said, "The Eternal Life Pagoda is isolated from the temple, and in order to prevent fire, a canal is specially drawn to separate it, so it is generally fine." ”

Returning to the front yard from the back mountain, Bai Ling made another detour to the Immortal Pagoda with great energy.

After the conversation in the back mountain, Xuyun's favorability for the girl in front of him had already fallen, but her face still had a light and breezy expression, and she became her guide to the temple without complaint. Bai Yi also faintly felt inappropriate on the side, he quietly bowed down and whispered beside Bai Ling, "You seem to have turned the discussion of Buddhism into a day trip to Donglin Temple after the disaster." ”

Bai Ling chuckled lowly, but did not answer.

The Immortal Tower, which is inconspicuous when seen from a distance, only shows its majesty when it gets closer.

"It's so high," Bai Ling looked up and couldn't help but sigh.

"The Eternal Life Pagoda has a total of nine floors, and it is the tallest building on the mountains in this area." The young monk smiled and said, "There are nine immortal lamps on each floor here, and each time you go up, the lamps are doubled. ”

Through a flowing canal, Bai Ling took advantage of the gap between the fences to look inside, and sure enough, he saw a few incense rolls placed in the open air in the courtyard.

The so-called "longevity lamp" is "longevity incense", it is like a mountain, like a tower, it is a circle of incense, ignited from the bottom of the tail, slowly and slowly burned, an ordinary longevity incense can be burned for three days and three nights.

If, according to the young monk, the incense doubles with each layer up, then the lantern placed on the ninth floor should be lit once and can be managed for a month.

If you think about it, it's definitely not cheap.

"Can you go in and have a look?"

"I can't." The monk replied very directly, "After all, it is an important place of worship, and the slightest mistake is not good." ”

"If you want to light a lamp, how do you do it?" Bai Ling asked with some curiosity.

The young monk laughed, he looked at the cloth clothes on Bai Ling and Bai Yi, as well as Bai Ling's head and ears without gold and silver, and knew that even if these two people were reused by the concubine, they were also from poor families, and he had seen a lot of such people.

No matter how powerful the nobles are, these ants on the ground are still ants, and the poor acid and lid in their bones can't cover it.

"We have to enter the name and date of birth first," the young monk said, "Let's look at the auspicious day, and then see how many people are still lined up in front of us, and finally we can decide when the lights will be available." ”

"That's right," Bai Ling thought about it seriously, and seemed to be a little embarrassed to say something, "I just don't know, if you order the most ordinary, the most ordinary lamp, how much incense will it take?" ”

The young monk tried his best to hide the amusement and a trace of disdain in his words, and replied with a polite smile, "Not much, fifty taels is enough." ”

"Fifty" Bai Yi was already shocked.

The young monk quietly stretched out his hand and motioned for them to look at the immortal lanterns enshrined in the open air outside the Immortal Pagoda, "These are the most ordinary. ”

Bai Ling also exclaimed in shock, "This alone costs fifty taels of silver, can anyone really afford to light the lamp on the nine-story tower?" ”

"Yes." The young monk's left eyebrow raised slightly, "Prince Gong and Prince Gong's immortal lamp are enshrined on the ninth floor, and the princess is even more pious, every month"

"Hongyan!" Xuyun reprimanded sharply on the side, "Could it be that the Immortal Pagoda is used by people to compare and show off!" ”

Only then did the young monk realize that he had forgotten his form, and hurriedly lowered his head and humbly admitted his mistake.

Bai Ling had stopped talking.

She just looked up at the spire that almost towered into the clouds.

Prince Gong's Mansion.

On this day, when Bai Ling came down from the mountain, there were more people on the mountain who came to pay their respects than in the morning.

The government has already heard the news and rushed here, so many people are gathered on the top of a mountain, and they are all carrying those yellow and white things for incense and sacrifices, this hidden danger is really too big to be boundless. At the foot of the mountain, the soldiers were on standby, strictly restricting those who came after them, and there were repeated patrols from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, and open fire sacrifices were forbidden.

When he was about to reach the foot of the mountain, Bai Yi suddenly grabbed Bai Ling, deliberately slowed down, and walked slowly towards the crowded place.

"Something you want to say?" In the place where there was a lot of noise, Bai Ling raised his head and asked.

"That Qinglian's case, you can consider it yourself. As a last resort, leave it alone. Bai Yi looked at his sister's gaze and was a little worried, "This kind of thing is land annexation, and the princes and generals of all dynasties can't manage it for thousands of years, let alone us?" ”。