The two parted under the steps in front of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and Lin Di walked towards the Daxiong Treasure Hall; Xiao Luhan walked towards the pavilion in front of the East Zen Temple.

Earlier, the author once explained that the pavilion and the corridor in front of the East Zen Temple are connected together.

The promenade is covered with dense wisteria, and the perimeter of the pavilion is almost entirely surrounded by shrubs such as wisteria and tung tree. Standing in the pavilion, you can see the gate of the East Zen Temple.

The gazebo is about fifteen meters away from the gate of the East Zen Temple, so the gazebo is the best viewing point. If someone comes up to the promenade or the gazebo, Xiao Luhan can get into the bushes around the gazebo.

The tree can be forked, and the words can only be said at one end, let's follow Lin Di to the Jingwu Hall to have a look.

On the east side of the back door of the Jingwu Temple, there is a row of Bodhisattvas with their backs to the north and facing south, and there is a small gap between the two Bodhisattvas in the westernmost part, and there are two windows on the top of this space, and people squatting in the windows can just see the round door of the quiet courtyard - the straight-line distance between the window and the round door is about ten meters.

Lin Di slowly walked up to the two Bodhisattvas.

"Captain." Lin Di said softly.

"I've seen you. Lin Di, Xiao Luhan, are they in place? Zhao Zimeng also lowered his voice and said.

"Team Zhao, according to your orders, Xiao Luhan and they are all in place."

"Very good, you come up, I'll go to the quiet courtyard to have a look."

"Captain, I'll go with you." Lin Di said in a low voice.

"The two of you have a big goal, you stay here and don't move, in addition to the quiet courtyard, you also have to pay attention to this-inside the main hall."

"Team Zhao, be careful."

Zhao Zimeng dragged Lin Di onto the Bodhisattva's altar, and then tiptoed down the altar - all Bodhisattvas were offered on a high platform.

Zhao Zimeng squatted behind the two Bodhisattvas for nearly an hour and a half, and the quiet courtyard was unusually quiet, and there was no movement at all. The entire secluded courtyard was like the underworld, as silent as death.

Zhao Zimeng couldn't be sure if Abbot Huijue was in his meditation room - because Zhao Zimeng didn't see Abbot Huijue walk into the quiet courtyard, at this time, Abbot Huijue should stay in his meditation room.

Zhao Zimeng faintly felt that tonight, the comrades' actions might be too late. He could even be sure that at this moment, Abbot Huijue would not sleep peacefully as if nothing had happened.

At this time, if Abbot Huijue could still calmly lie on the meditation bed and sleep soundly, then the comrades could not underestimate this old nun.

Zhao Zimeng flashed out of the Jingwu Palace, walked to the round door, first put his ear on the door and listened, and then gently pushed the door, the door did not move at all, and the door was inserted from the inside.

The door was plugged in from the inside, indicating that the abbot Huijue was inside the meditation room.

Zhao Zimeng searched for a while by the west wall of the round gate and found a camphor tree that was relatively close to the courtyard wall.

Zhao Zimeng climbed over the courtyard wall with the help of the trunk of the camphor tree.

On one side of the courtyard wall is a bamboo forest.

Zhao Zimeng grabbed a fist-thick bamboo with both hands and slid down.

Zhao Zimeng walked through the bamboo forest and walked to a window on the west side of the meditation room.

Abbot Huijue's meditation bed was only about two meters away from the window, and Zhao Zimeng put his ear on the window paper and listened.

There was no sound at all in the meditation room - according to common sense, at a distance of about two meters, the breathing sound of Abbot Huijue should be heard, but to Zhao Zimeng's ears, the meditation room was like a tomb that had been silent for hundreds of years - silent.

Of course, Abbot Huijue is an enlightened monk after all, and perhaps her heart can be as quiet as a bodhisattva's heart.

We all know that although the Bodhisattvas have vast magical powers and boundless mana, they don't have hearts, so they don't need to breathe at all, and if they don't breathe, there will be no sound, and whether the abbot of Huijue, who has been in front of the Bodhisattva for decades, can do this, Zhao Zimeng is not sure.

Zhao Zimeng listened patiently for more than ten minutes, but he still didn't hear any sound.

At this time, will Abbot Huijue lie down on the meditation bed and sleep? Zhao Zimeng secretly thought to herself, if the mysterious disappearance of Jing Ping was related to Hui Juezhu, then at this time, she should not lie in the meditation room.

Abbot Huijue took great pains to put so much effort into Lian Luodan's diary and made so many articles—it took some thought and effort just to look at those few imitation diaries, so there must be a big secret hidden behind the diary, and this secret must also be related to the disappearance of Jing Ping and others.

Zhao Zimeng flashed to the door of the meditation room, there was no lock on the door, Zhao Zimeng gently pushed the door, the door did not move - the door was inserted from the inside.

This shows that the abbot of Huijue is in the meditation room.

Zhao Zimeng suddenly had a strange idea, since the comrades found the entrance to the secret passage in the Tibetan Scripture Hall, they should immediately report it to Abbot Huijue!

In the case that it is uncertain that Abbot Huijue is related to the disappearance case, the comrades' work still needs to be helped and supported by Abbot Huijue, maybe Abbot Huijue can provide some important information for the comrades - as the abbot of Mingchen'an, she should know about the secret room of the underground palace of Mingchen'an.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zimeng returned the same way, climbed out of the courtyard wall, flashed into the Jingwu Palace, and called Lin Di off the altar.

Lin Di climbed down the platform.

"Team Zhao, what's the situation?" Lin Di said in a low voice.

"Let's go call the door of Abbot Huijue."

Lin Di comprehended: "Do you suspect that Abbot Huijue is not in the meditation room?" ”

"Let's go and test it, if Abbot Huijue is not in the meditation room, then we will know where she is."

"Team Zhao, it's so late at night, if Abbot Huijue is in the meditation room, what should we say?" Lin Di Dao.

"We found the entrance to the secret passage in the Tibetan Scripture Hall, and we should still report this matter to Abbot Huijue for instructions."

Lin Di finally understood Zhao Zimeng's words.

When the two of them were about to walk out of the back door of the main hall, Zhao Zimeng grabbed Lin Di's sleeve.

Lin Di withdrew his right foot, which was about to step out of the threshold, and looked sideways at Zhao Zimeng's blurred face.

"Lin Di, why don't we take Master Nian Ci with us?"

Mrs. Nian Ci is now the acting abbot of Ming Chen'an, does the case of Jing Ping's disappearance have anything to do with Mrs. Nian Ci? Zhao Zimeng wanted to take this opportunity to test it together.

"I didn't think of this step, let's go, let's go to Master Mo Ran and inquire about Master Nianci's residence."

"So be it! You continue to monitor the movements of the Quiet Courtyard here, and I will go to Master Mo Ran. Zhao Zimeng said in a low voice.

"Okay, I'll wait for you here."

So, Lin Di stayed in the Jingwu Palace, and Zhao Zimeng walked towards the Daxiong Treasure Palace.

Before Zhao Zimeng walked to the porter, she heard the sound of silent coughing, and she was not asleep yet. Of course, it may also be that Mo Ran's ears are too sensitive, and she heard Zhao Zimeng's footsteps - the Ming Chen'an in the middle of the night is too quiet, and all, as long as there is a little sound, it seems very clear.

Zhao Zimeng knocked lightly on the door three times.

After a while, the light came on, and after a while, the door opened.

"Master Mo Ran, I'm sorry to disturb you."

"What does Captain Zhao command?"

"Master Mo Ran, I want to know which meditation room in the East Zen Monastery where Master Nian Ci lives?"

"Walk into the East Zen Temple, turn left, and walk along the corridor until the last meditation room is."

"Thank you, Master Mo Ran."

"Amitabha."

Master Mo Ran stood at the door like a sculpture, watching Zhao Zimeng walk into the pavilion.

Zhao Zimeng walked into the pavilion and called Linghu Yunfei and Xiao Luhan.

The three of them walked into the East Zen Temple, turned left and went up the promenade - the layout of the buildings in the East Zen Temple was exactly the same as that of the West Zen Temple. Most of the ancient buildings in our country pay attention to symmetry, and the architecture of temples is no exception.

The three of them stood at the door of the last meditation room, which was a relatively large meditation room, which should be made up of two meditation rooms in one.

Ling Hu Yunfei knocked on the door three times.

"Just come." An old, deep voice said. Monks are different from ordinary people, they also maintain a high degree of alertness when they sleep. Master Nian Ci and Master Mo Ran are the same in this regard.

First the lights came on, then the lights moved and footsteps sounded, then the sound of moving latches.

The door opened, and Mrs. Nian Ci stood inside, holding a candlestick in her hand, and the faint light reflected on Mrs. Nianci's wrinkled face.

"Mrs. Nian Ci, please bear with me if I am disturbing you late at night."

"Amitabha." Master Nian Ci looked respectful, "What does Captain Zhao want the poor nun to do, please instruct." ”

"Master Nianci, we found a secret passage in the Tibetan Scripture Hall."

"There is a secret passage in the scripture hall?" Mrs. Nian Ci looked stunned.

"Not bad."

"Is that the Zen room just now?"

"That's right, it's the meditation room where Zhishui and Xiuzhu used to live. Obviously, there must be a secret room underneath the scripture hall. We want to tell Abbot Huijue about this, but we are afraid that it will be abrupt, so we would like to ask you to come with us to the quiet courtyard. ”

"This—I'm afraid it's not appropriate! At night, Abbot Huijue does not let anyone disturb her, I have been in the temple for decades, and I have never disturbed her in the night. Normally, no one summons me, and I can't go to the Secluded Courtyard - this has been the rule of Mingchen Nunnery for many years. ”

Abbot Huijue is really special, and the rules she sets are also a bit special.

"What Nian Ci Shi Tai means: In Mingchen Nunnery, no matter what happens, the masters cannot disturb Abbot Huijue at night."

"Exactly."

"Such a big thing happened to Mingchen Nunnery, it is better to tell Abbot Huijue in time, take a step back and say, Abbot Huijue, as the person in charge of Mingchen Nunnery, she also has the responsibility to assist and cooperate with our investigation. Therefore, please ask Mrs. Nian Ci to accompany me to the quiet courtyard. ”

"Comrade, after all, you are not from Buddhism, Buddhism has the rules of Buddhism, it is very inappropriate to disturb Abbot Huijue at this time, in three hours, the sky will be dawn, after dawn, we will go to the quiet courtyard, wouldn't it be better."

Could it be that the abbot of Huijue still wants to visit the Buddha after nightfall? Or does Abbot Huijue have more important things to do at night than attending the Buddha?