The girl walked out of Pingkang Fang and went south along the streets and alleys under the walls.

She seemed to be very familiar with the situation in the capital, and she could skillfully avoid the cavalry and secret sentry of the patrol in the capital, but she did not encounter any danger along the way, but the snow fell heavier and heavier, and soon covered the ground with a thin layer of white patches.

In order to hide her whereabouts, she only walked under the wall, the narrow wall blocked a piece of snow, and there were some traces of green bricks on the ground, and she skimmed lightly, leaving no footprints.

Just as the girl was trying to avoid the horsemen and the sentry, a dark shadow on the high ridge of the roof moved stiffly.

The black shadow lay very low, clinging to the high ridge of the roof, like an alarmed resident bird, grazing the ridge and flying forward.

The girl went all the way south, and when she was silently rushing to the intersection of Xuanpingfang, she suddenly stopped, paused, and suddenly turned to look around.

In the dark night, there were no stars or moons, but it was not so dark that you couldn't see your fingers.

Snow flakes were falling from the sky, and a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the ridges and on the walls.

Under the eaves of the lamps, the snow flakes streaked through the flickering lights, making it clearer and clearer.

After only stopping for a moment, the girl's shoulders were already covered with a thin layer of snow.

She looked up at the ridge of the roof, and her clear eyes suddenly flashed with a fierce look, and she looked deeply at the ridge.

In the distance, the layers of roofs have been covered with a thick layer of snow, and from a distance, it looks like countless undulating silver edges on the horizon.

She looked deeply for a long time, frowned, and muttered, "Why not?" Could it be a mistake? ”

She flew away, and after a few steps, she suddenly turned around and looked at the place she had just looked.

The snowflakes fell silently, layer after layer on the ridge of the roof, and there was still silence, without the slightest unusual movement.

Only then did she slowly breathe a sigh of relief, turned a corner with a relaxed expression, and went to Xinchangfang.

She did the same, easily climbed over the wall of the workshop, and entered Xinchang Fang.

Just as she climbed over the wall, a pile of snow on the ridge suddenly moved, shivered, and fell diagonally along the roof tiles.

The girl climbed over the wall, and the dark shadow on the ridge swept through the night, and followed her on the wall of Xinchang Fang.

He didn't enter Xinchangfang, but lay motionless on the high wall.

Xinchang Fang is not big, and the curved alleys in the square can be seen at a glance.

I saw that the girl had avoided the fangding at the north gate and walked straight to the house opposite the Qinglong Temple.

There was no plaque hanging in the house, the door was dilapidated and mottled, and the red paint was about to fall off, but the girl did not knock on the door, but pushed open a crack in the door, and dodged in.

The shadow followed him to the front of the house, reached out and pushed the door, which was locked from the inside.

He looked up at the surrounding environment, this Xinchang Fang is not big, but there are many residents, such a house is not big in this square but it is not small, and it is facing Qinglong Temple, which is a house with an excellent location.

Whether you buy this place or rent it here, it's not a small family.

He extinguished the idea of climbing over the wall to go in, after all, the girl was clever and vigilant, he was so far away, he almost alarmed her, if he rashly climbed over the wall to eavesdrop, I was afraid that before I heard anything, I was already noticed.

Suddenly, there was a sound of snow trolling through the door, and the door shook vigorously from the inside.

He was so frightened that he took a few steps back, and saw a cold light shining through the crack in the door.

Before he could come to his senses, there was a threatening sound of snoring from inside the door.

"Wang, Wang, Wang."

There seemed to be several dogs in the house, and the barking of the dogs came and went, which was particularly harsh in the quiet night.

There was a sound of sharp claws scratching the door behind the door, like countless dog paws scratching people's hearts.

He trembled three times, and secretly glad that he didn't rush in, otherwise at this moment, he would definitely be chased all over the yard by dogs.

He turned his head to look at the Qinglong Temple, his eyes flashed, and the footprints where he was standing were disturbed, and then he flew away, went around to the back door of the Qinglong Temple, and knocked lightly.

When the little novice who kept vigil heard the movement, he wore a half-worn light gray monk's robe, and muttered impatiently to open the door, only to see a man dressed in black, covered with thin snow and broken ice, standing in the night, his eyes were cold, and he did not look like a living person.

Xiao Shami only felt the cold air on the back of his neck, pinched the collar with his hand, trembled his lips and asked in a trembling voice: "Shi, donor, yes, yes, do you want to spend the night?" ”

The man untied the fish bag from his waist, handed it to Xiao Shami, and said coldly: "The Internal Health Department handles the case, and take this official to see the host." ”

Xiao Shami opened the fish bag and looked at it, his face turned white, and he was almost so frightened that he sat in the snowdrift, his body trembled and his legs were weak, and he stood firm by holding on to the wall, and he was afraid to invite the man into the temple and go to the meditation room.

The lamp in the meditation room is still on, and the figure is branded on the window paper, which looks particularly dignified and solemn.

Little Shami knocked on the door, heard the movement inside, hurriedly pushed the door in, and said a few words, and the people inside seemed to exclaim, followed by hurried getting up and messy footsteps.

The door of the meditation room was opened, and a half-hundred monk with a round face and a round body walked out, also wearing half-worn light gray monk clothes, and saluted the man: "The old man Qinglong Temple presiding officer Jueming, I have seen the young envoy. ”

It turned out that this man who looked miserable and depressed, full of coldness, was Han Changdu, who was splashed with a basin of washing water tonight.

Although he was covered in snow and ice, he nevertheless caught up with the girl and found out where she was coming.

This basin of washing water was not splashed in vain.

Han Changwan hurriedly replied: "The host is polite, the official is handling the case late at night, and he wants to borrow a night in the temple, and in addition, there are some things I want to ask the host." ”

The host of Jueming twitched the corners of his mouth, and it was not a good thing to be approached by the Internal Health Division.

This is a small temple, which can't accommodate such a big Buddha.

But if he wants to get rid of the young envoy of the Internal Guard Division, he doesn't have such courage.

His white and fat face was full of smiles, and even the folds were squeezed together: "Your Excellency is polite, if you have anything to say, come into the room and ask, the old man must know everything and say everything." ”

Han Changwan thanked him: "Then, there is a host of Lao." ”

The presiding officer of Jue Ming instructed the little novice again: "Go and clean up a good side room, and please let the young envoy go over and rest for a while." ”

When you enter the meditation room, you will be greeted by two futons and Buddhist shrines, and a Sanskrit screen separates the inside and outside.

There is no over-decoration in this meditation room, and it looks very simple.

Jueming invited Han Changdui to sit outside, poured hot tea with his own hands, and burned the charcoal basin very intimately, and pushed the charcoal basin to Han Changdui's side, and then politely asked: "I don't know what the young envoy wants to ask the old man." ”

Han Changwan took a shallow sip of tea.

Although his clothes were all soaked, and he was covered in a layer of broken ice and a thin layer of snow outside, he had always been strong and strong, and he had been in the army for ten years, which was nothing to him, except for the first basin of cold water poured down on his head and stirred, and he quickly regained his composure, and then he didn't even shake his hands along the way.

The charcoal basin was very close to him, and the hot warmth fell on him, and soon the ice and snow melted into water, and miles and miles flowed all over the ground.

A pale white mist began to rise on the soaked clothes.

Seeing that Han Changdui didn't speak, the host Jueming thought that he was freezing hard, so he had to slow down, and poured a cup of hot tea very diligently, and burned a hand stove and put it next to Han Changdu's hand.

He sighed to himself.

It's really not easy to serve anyone's rice bowl, the Buddha's rice bowl is not easy to serve, and it is not easy for the saint's rice bowl to be secured.

Han Changwan drank all the hot tea and spoke slowly: "I don't know if the host knows the family opposite the Qinglong Temple." ”

The host of Jueming was stunned for a moment, frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something, and only after a while did he speak with little certainty: "The old man has always lived in the temple and rarely goes out, except for the pilgrims, he hardly knows anyone else, and he has no impression of the family opposite." ”

Han Changdui carefully patrolled the expression of the host of Jueming, and found that his face was calm, not like a lie, so he nodded: "I don't know how many monks there are in Qinglong Temple." ”

The host of Jueming smiled: "Qinglong Temple is a small temple, and there are a total of four monks plus Lao Gu. ”

"Well, they know what's going on out there." Han Changwan took a sip of tea and asked lightly.

The host of Jueming understood what Han Changdui meant in an instant, and was about to get up and go out, when the little novice who was on duty just now came in and replied that the wing room had been cleaned up.

The host of Jueming commanded in a deep voice: "Go and call your two senior brothers over, the young envoy has something to ask." ”

Xiao Shami was stunned for a moment, a little hesitant.

When he came over, he saw that the lights had been turned off in the meditation rooms of the two senior brothers, and the night was dark, so he thought that he had already gone to sleep.

In such a cold winter night, it is too inhuman to pull people out of the bed that is finally warm.

The host of Jueming is clear-headed, he understands that since Han Changdui broke in late at night, it means that this case is very important, and the things he asked are even more important, if he didn't get the apprentices up late at night, but he waited until tomorrow dawn to ask questions, if something went wrong in the middle, he and the people of this Qinglong Temple would all be involved.

In order to clear the suspicion, let alone get out of the hot quilt, even if it is under the lotus platform of the Buddha, it has to be dragged back.

He waved his hand and said very anxiously, "Go quickly." ”

Soon, I heard a rush of banging on the door, and several people muttered in, although their faces were full of drowsiness and impatience, but there was a famous name of the Internal Security Division in front of them, and these two people did not dare to say anything unpleasant.

Han Changdui glanced at the three of them, the little novice who was on duty at night was indeed the youngest one, while the other two monks were both twenty-seven or eighteen years old, not tall, and thick.