"Yes." Ran Yan said.

As soon as these words came out, even Xiao Song was silent, it was okay to secretly inspect a corpse, how to persuade Jinghui to strip naked and be examined?

In the Tang Dynasty, although the status of monks and nuns is not very high, they are always outsiders, and if they are not handled well, it may cause the entire Buddhism to fight back.

Buddhism is the state religion of the Sui Dynasty, since the establishment of Li Tang, the way to suppress Buddhism, Buddhism must have grievances, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, Buddhism has a large number of believers among the people, including some of the older generation of the big family also have devout believers, now no one dares to blatantly trample on the dignity of Buddhism.

Ran Yan thought about it for a while, and I am afraid that he will not be able to easily test Jinghui.

"I want to go see the crime." Ran Yan said.

In this case, Ran Yan participated intermittently, and no on-site investigation was conducted, and some news was learned through Yu Bohao and Liu Pinrang, so some things were very vague.

Xiao Song summoned a servant, and after explaining the matter, he said to Ran Yan, "Let's go, I'll go with you." ”

"Let's call Jinghui together." If she is a murderer, Ran Yan can't always disguise without the slightest flaw. Since the murderer's psychology is distorted, Ran Yan feels that as long as she is stimulated to a certain point, she must not be able to control herself, otherwise she will not be unable to control the killing again and again.

Xiao Song did not object, and ordered the famous soldiers to go, and he and Ran Yan took people to the broken temple first.

Liu Qingsong was directly regarded as air by the two, and watched Xiao Song give orders one by one in a daze, and then left side by side with Ran Yan.

There are several hillsides behind Yuncong Temple, and the carriage can't go, so I have to walk on foot.

The two of them held an umbrella together, stepped on the thick leaves in the forest, and walked forward without hurry. If it weren't for the two teams of armoured soldiers behind him, it would have been like a walk.

The fog in the forest gradually lifted, and the sunlight shone in through the trees. Xiao Song is dressed in dark purple clothes, tall and handsome, Ran Yan is also in a dark purple satin dress, graceful and elegant, in the red maple forest, under the old yellow oil-paper umbrella, the backs of the two are like a painting.

After walking through a maple forest on a half-slope, I walked for about two moments before I saw the ruined temple.

"There will be a temple here?" Ran Yan looked around, except for the people who were guarded by the official uniforms, there were no villages or farmers, and this ruined temple was not particularly deserted, would it be built here?

Xiao Song put away the umbrella and said, "Less than a mile away from here, there were more than 20 households of the original Lin family, and later someone from the Lin family got ahead, and the family moved away 20 years ago." ”

This temple has only the main hall and two side rooms on the left and right, and there are no buildings around it except for the forest. Ran Yan walked into the main hall, and it was very clean, with several futons and futons, and there was not too much dust in the corners. It's just that the main hall is very narrow, and a statue of Guan Gong stands on the edge of the wall opposite the main entrance, which is about the same height as Xiao Song.

The paint on the statue has been peeled off, and its right hand is dangling in the air, holding a wooden stick with the knife on it missing.

"I think the murderer loves cleanliness very much." This scene gave Ran Yan a feeling that the murderer not only loved cleanliness, but even reached the level of cleanliness.

Everything here doesn't look like it's been cleaned improvised, it's been so clean all along, and there's even the smell of some people left behind by this activity. It's a subtle feeling, but most people can feel the subtle difference between a room that is occupied and a room that is vacant, even if it is clean.

Ran Yan first took a cursory look, and finally his gaze stayed on the three-legged incense burner that had been very dazzling.

"Could it be that the incense ash from the stomach of the third corpse came from this incense burner?" Ran Yan muttered.

Xiao Song stood on the side and looked at her with a smile in the corner of his eyes, and said, "There may have been incense ash in it, but it seems to be rarely used." ”

Ran Yan opened the lid of the incense burner, took out the incense ashes, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed lightly, his face changed slightly, and said, "There is something strange in this." ”

Liu Qingsong said that it was Meixiang. A kind of ** incense. Xiao Song said.

The two were talking, and the light at the door was dim, but Jinghui had already arrived.

"There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south." Jinghui clasped his hands together and saluted Xiao Song and Ran Yan, "I don't know what happened to call the poor nuns according to the inspector?" ”

Xiao Song bowed slightly, "Master doesn't have to be polite. This official has something to ask about Master Jogaki. ”

As soon as Jinghui entered the house, Ran Yan was paying attention to her reaction, and there was no flaw on that gentle and plain face, and she looked like a nun who didn't care about the world.

"The poor nun will know everything." Jinghui Road.

"Xiao Langjun, I want to say a few words to Master Jinghui in private, I don't know ......" Ran Yan suddenly interrupted the conversation between the two, and looked directly at Xiao Song with a calm gaze.

Xiao Song was a little hesitant in his heart, he had always suspected that Jinghui was the murderer, could he let Ran Yan be with her alone? But after thinking about it, he already understood what Ran Yan meant, and immediately looked at Jinghui, his eyes seemed to still have a faint smile and gentleness towards Ran Yan, but he deliberately let Jinghui see it clearly, "Please take care of it too much." ”

With Xiao Song's departure, Ran Yan pretended to be cramped and tugged at his sleeves, trying his best to pretend to be tender, "It's a little hard to talk about things, please don't blame the teacher......"

Jinghui remembered Xiao Song's expression, and looked at Ran Yan's appearance, thinking that she understood the relationship between them, so she said, "Lord Ran has something to say." ”

Ran Yan quickly organized his words and said, "You have been in Yingmei Nunnery for many years, you should be about Master Huaiyin, right?" No less words"

Jinghui was shocked, but he didn't expect Ran Yan to actually mention Huaiyin, and he couldn't help mentioning it in his heart, but his face quickly returned to normal, and he stabilized his voice and said, "Poor Ni also knew each other when he was a layman with Master Huaiyin, but after he became a monk, he has always lived in a simple house, and often travels, so Poor Ni rarely understands. ”

When she said this, she clearly meant to excuse Huaiyin, Ran Yan changed her words, but she didn't ask about the case, "You may have heard that I don't have a relationship with Qi Jianiang, she loves Master Huaiyin, so she asked me to inquire about ......it."

Ran Yan had heard before that Qi Niang would occasionally make a special trip to find Huaiyin, presumably this matter could not be concealed from Jinghui, and Qi Niang was seventeen years old this year, but she had never decided on her husband's family, which undoubtedly increased the credibility of Ran Yan's words. But people who are familiar with the Qi family regard Qi Niang as the bright moon in the sky, and they will be matched with a high-ranking magnate in the future.

Ran Yan noticed that as soon as she said this, Jinghui's hand holding the Buddha beads trembled slightly, and the green tendons on her forehead were slightly raised, although it was only a slight change, but it had turned her gentle expression into a stiff one, "Master Huaiyin is a high-ranking monk, I'm afraid it's hopeless." ”

"Really...... I really have to persuade her, not only that, a few days ago I heard Liu Tingshi say that I found a blood-stained men's dress in this broken temple, and I heard that Master Huaiyin had gone to worship the mother of the phantom sky, I'm afraid ...... Alas, if this is the case, this world is really chilling. As she spoke, Ran Yan looked at Jinghui casually, and saw that she was getting more and more unable to hold on, so she was going to make some fierce news, and just as she was about to open her mouth, the bell of Yuncong Temple rang.

The voice became more and more sad.

The Buddhist beads twisted by Jinghui were scattered all over the ground, and she looked at the Buddhist beads beating on the bluestone ground in a daze, and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Ran Yan didn't bother, just looked at her quietly.

Soon, the sound of horses' hooves was heard. A loud voice outside said, "According to the envoy, Master Huaiyin has passed away."

Ran Yan's heart moved, could it be suicide? Or is it a trap to lead to Jinghui?

"Poor nun still has something to do, farewell." Jinghui stood up, and the peace on his face was no longer the same. She tried her best to suppress it, but unfortunately her eyes honestly showed her panic now.

Xiao Song hurriedly buckled the door frame, rushed in without waiting for Ran Yan to answer, and said anxiously, "Seventeen Niang, we are fast, Master Huaiyin has passed away."

After that, he turned around and ordered the soldiers to send Jinghui, and after he apologized hastily, he picked up Ran Yan and walked out.

Ran Yan didn't say anything, with what she knew about Xiao Song these days, not to mention that Huaiyin was dead, even if the emperor died, he was afraid that he wouldn't be half anxious, but seeing that he was even in a hurry to sweat on his forehead, he sighed in his heart, this acting skill has really reached the realm.

Where is Ran Yan, the sweat on Xiao Song's forehead was caused by his unconscious nervousness when she was alone in the house with Jinghui.

Out of the palace gate, Xiao Song turned over on his horse, stretched out his hand and said, "Get on the horse." ”

Ran Yan glared at him coldly, thinking of Jinghui behind him, he still silently handed out his uninjured left hand. The body suddenly lightened, and the whole person was gently carried onto the horse.

She sat on her side, Xiao Song grabbed the reins of the horse with both hands, as if holding her in his arms.

Ran Yan had a dark face and said in a flat voice, "Since you have a horse, you just let me walk?" ”

Walking can be a long contact, although horseback riding is more intimate, but after all, it is short, Xiao Song thought deeply for a long time before making this choice with difficulty.

"......," Xiao Song sneered, "You are really different from other ladies." ”

At this time, whether you like each other or not, the average lady will be a little shy, Ran Yan actually thought about this kind of question.

"Is the hidden thing your strategy to lure the enemy?" Ran Yan was dissatisfied with his evasion.

Xiao Song felt that the person in front of him was about to explode, and hurriedly said, "I don't know about this. After saying that, he lowered his eyes, glanced at Ran Yan, and saw that she didn't believe it, and added, "Really." ”

"Who's true or false." Ran Yan said lightly.

Xiao Song felt in his heart, the impression in Ran Yan's heart seemed to be very bad, and it didn't seem to be much better than Sang Suiyuan, and he felt that he must spare no effort to redeem it, otherwise no matter how much effort he made behind it, it would not be enough, "I don't believe in ghosts and gods, so I won't swear to you, but there is a saying called seeing the truth over time." ”

Ran Yan was stunned for a moment on the bumpy horse, and lowered his head to carefully analyze this sentence.

Ran Yan's silence made Xiao Song, who had always been calm, feel up and down, until he couldn't help it, and then he heard her calm and cold voice say slowly, "Sounds ...... It seems to be a little sincere. ”

Xiao Song swallowed back what he wanted to say, and said, "It's good that you can tell the difference." ”

The sound of horses' hooves rattled, and when they reached the flat ground, Xiao Song sped up, and the wind passed through the low maple forest, causing a fallen leaf to fly.

The bell of Yuncong Temple rang for a long time, and soon the chanting of the "Great Compassion Mantra" came out.

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