Chapter 25: Sanskrit Bamboo Forest
Fanyin Forest is located ten miles outside Yunzhou City, with a nice name, but it is actually an abandoned bamboo forest. It is said that this bamboo forest was once the forbidden place of Baoning Temple, the temple with the most vigorous incense in Yunzhou City, from which the Fanyin Forest got its name.
It's a pity that Boryeong Temple was burned down in a natural fire a year ago, and this Sanskrit sound forest has been abandoned since then.
The innkeeper heard that Shen Qianmo and his party were going to Fanyin Forest, so he kindly dissuaded him: "This Fanyin Forest is very evil, I heard that the monks who were burned to death in Baoning Temple are not scattered, and they all live in that forest, and the wind is gusting inside, and the resentment is overwhelming, and the people in this city dare not enter." Earlier, a few bold people did not believe in evil and insisted on breaking into the woods, and never came out again. I advise you to think twice. ”
Shen Qianmo did not rule out that the clue of Fanyinlin was a trap, but this was the only clue, even if it was the tiger's den in Longtan, he had to break in. For a 21st-century atheist, she doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, unless someone pretends to be a ghost, and if that is the case, then this Sanskrit forest must be boring.
Without further ado, she hurriedly prepared some necessary supplies, instructed Luzhu and Bi An to meet her at the inn, and planned to ask the shopkeeper to call a carriage for her and set off for Fanyinlin.
Luzhu was not worried about Shen Qianmo alone, and insisted on accompanying him. But Shen Qianmo didn't agree, Luzhu was timid, she didn't want to bring a burden.
As soon as he walked out of the door of the inn, he saw Meng Yuanheng standing at the door, his pale and handsome face seemed to be hidden anger, his deep eyes stared at her, and said, "Could it be that you plan to break into Fanyin Forest alone?" ”
Meng Yuanheng was really angry with the seemingly gentle but stubborn woman in front of him. How dangerous Fanyinlin's place is, even he can't be sure, but this woman plans to go alone like this, is she too long.
"For the sake of Xie Mingyu, you didn't even care about your own safety?" The anger in Meng Yuanheng's eyes was even stronger. He stepped forward, grabbed Shen Qianmo's shoulder, and roared.
"Xie Mingyu is my cousin, I will definitely not let him have an accident." What the hell is he angry about? Shen Qianmo felt very puzzled.
Meng Yuanheng would never admit that he was actually jealous when he saw Shen Qianmo so nervous Xie Mingyu. And he will not let her go into danger alone.
"This king is with you." He knew that Shen Qianmo was a very assertive person, and the decisions he made would not be changed easily, so he softened his tone.
"But your leg ...... "Is it really good to die in pain last night, and to travel a long way today?"
"It doesn't matter." Meng Yuanheng said lightly, and she couldn't help but say, so she took her hand and walked to a carriage parked next to her.
Situ Gong had prepared enough medicine for him, and it shouldn't be a problem to hold on for a few days. It's just that the next cold poison attack will be stronger, and he doesn't bother to listen to Situ Gong's chatter.
"Lord, princess." Changdong, who was standing next to the carriage, saluted respectfully to the two and lifted the curtain.
Shen Qianmo was stunned by Meng Yuanheng's action of pulling his hand, and did not pay attention to Changdong's title for a while. Meng Yuanheng saw that she did not object to Changdong's title, and secretly bent the corners of her mouth.
Her own princess? It seems to be not bad.
The carriage immediately set off to Fanyin Forest, galloping all the way, and came to the ruins of the original Boryeong Temple before noon.
It is said that Boryeong Temple used to be the most prosperous temple of incense in Yunzhou City, and good men and women continue to believe in it all day long, and the incense is lingering. But overnight, it was completely destroyed by a sudden natural fire.
It is rumored that the fire was very strange and without warning, and in addition to the monks in the temple, there were also Tao Zhirui, the new prefect of Yunzhou City, and his new wife Meng Fu, who had been in office for less than a month.
That Meng Fu is the lord of Qingping and the daughter of the king of Nanyang. The king of Nanyang was furious and ordered that the Boryeong Temple would never be built again. As a result, there are only a few ruins left in the place, which are messy in the wind.
Shen Qianmo and his entourage walked through the temple ruins and came to the back mountain on the back, but they saw that the willows and flowers were bright, and suddenly they opened up, and a lush bamboo sea was endless, covering the entire mountain. The forbidden land of Boryeong Temple is so beautiful.
The three of them entered the bamboo forest, the bamboo leaves covered the sky and the sun, and after entering the depths of the forest, the light became darker and darker. Meng Yuanheng didn't leave Shen Qianmo's side by inch, firmly protecting her, and after walking for a while, he stopped and looked around carefully for a while, as if he said to himself: "Shifting flowers and grafting array!" ”
Shen Qianmo also noticed that something was wrong, this bamboo forest was like a labyrinth, and they had been spinning in place all the time. Hearing this, she looked at Meng Yuanheng and asked, "Is there a formation here?" ”
Meng Yuanheng nodded, grabbed Shen Qianmo and said, "This place is not like an ordinary bamboo forest, it is likely that someone has done something to it." ”
"This formation is very powerful?" Shen Qianmo was attracted by what he said about the Flower Shifting Array, and let him hold his hand without noticing.
"The Flower Shifting Wood Array has been lost in the rivers and lakes for a long time, except for the people in the Momen, no one else should know, but I didn't expect it to appear here." Meng Yuanheng was also surprised.
"Momen?" Shen Qianmo asked, "Are you talking about the Shandong Mo family?" "Could it be the Shandong Mo family that she inadvertently borrowed her identity?
Seeing Meng Yuanheng nodding, she asked again: "Are you very familiar with Momen?" ”
"This king used to be a native of Momen." Meng Yuanheng's expression was indifferent, and he couldn't see his emotions.
No wonder last time he helped her out of the siege with Lu Ziqing, he gave her such a perfect identity, it turned out that he was also a member of the same family.
She nodded knowingly and said, "So, will you solve this formation?" ”
Meng Yuanheng sneered disdainfully, and said proudly: "It's just a small skill of carving insects, and you don't need this king to make a move." ”
I only heard him shout: "Changdong." Without waiting for Shen Qianmo to see clearly, Changdong had already flown up, and cut off most of the bamboo around him with a few brushes, and suddenly, a gap appeared in front of him.
Shen Qianmo's eyes were opened, it turned out that breaking the formation was so simple. But she knew that if she couldn't find it, she might be trapped here until she died of exhaustion.
She looked at Changdong with some surprise and appreciation, she didn't expect this taciturn young man to really have some skills, no wonder he could become King Xuan's personal guard.
Seeing this, Meng Yuanheng glared at Changdong unhappily. Changdong was stunned, and immediately looked down at the ground, and underestimated in his heart: It was obviously the prince who asked him to break the formation, why did he break the formation, but the prince was unhappy, could it be that he broke it not neatly enough?
Meng Yuanheng snorted coldly. This king is blaming you for breaking too neatly.
The three of them continued to walk towards the depths of the bamboo forest, passing through the formation that had just been broken, and there was a low slope in front of them. Shen Qianmo walked into the slope and smelled a rancid smell.
It's a carrion! With the professional sense of smell of the forensic doctor, she made a judgment.
She followed the source of the rancid smell, and in a leafy bush, a pile of human corpses appeared in front of her. The corpses, which were broken into hands, legs, chest, abdomen, etc., were highly decomposed, full of maggots, mosquitoes and flies, emitting a foul smell that was disgusting. Rao is Shen Qianmo was used to seeing all kinds of corpses, and he couldn't help frowning.
Seeing that she was about to step forward, Meng Yuanheng grabbed her, "Let Changdong clean up first." ”
He knew that Shen Qianmo was not afraid of corpses, but he really couldn't accept such a dirty place.
"Nope." Shen Qianmo stopped: "Don't destroy the scene yet." ”
After speaking, she took out a pair of white gloves from her sleeve pocket, the gloves were the rubber gloves she made when she was in Shengjing, soft and strong, similar to modern professional forensic gloves.
Because she was already wearing a veil and didn't need to wear a mask, she handed the mask to Meng Yuanheng and motioned for him to bring it. She herself put on her gloves and walked slowly into the bushes.
The corpses were piled up in a haphazard manner, with irregular incisions, like some kind of beast gnawing, and at first glance, the corpses did not belong to the same person.
She first chose to look through one of the hands, a person's occupation would more or less leave some mark on his hand. Sure enough, there is a hard callus on the tip of the index finger, which should be formed by the posture of holding the pen for many years.
Could it be that these are the missing scholars in Yunzhou City?
Suddenly, Meng Yuanheng, who was guarding the side, spoke vigilantly: "Who?" ”
Changdong's figure flickered, and he flew out to check, but after a while, he led a group of people in, Shen Qianmo got up and looked, and it was Lu Ziqing and Feng Ze who were the leaders!
Feng Ze saw Shen Qianmo from afar, his face showed ecstasy, and he hurried over. Shen Qianmo just wanted to say hello to Feng Ze, who she hadn't seen for a long time, but suddenly felt her feet loosen, and the ground where she was standing suddenly sank.
"Ahh Shen Qianmo screamed, and the whole person fell straight down.
"Mo'er!" Meng Yuanheng was standing not far from her, seeing this scene, his body moved, and he jumped down with Shen Qianmo without hesitation.