The City God Temple, which is in the middle of the temple fair, is indeed very lively, with four big operas, a group of circuses, and hundreds of kinds of juggling, which is really everything, all-encompassing. The temple fair was held for a week, and some people even came from overseas to join in the fun, and the crowds were crowded, and the excitement was extraordinary.

Although Cheng Yuming is the master of Faqiumen. He is famous, but not many people have actually seen him. It is Ding Xiangen, who has a slim body and beard, and there are indeed many people on the ground in Beijing who know him. Under Xiaomei's guidance, the three of them entered the main hall of the City God Temple.

Sheng Xinghua said in a low voice: "Xiaomei, what did you and the second miss see?" ”

Xiaomei said: "It's this Bodhisattva." ”

Sheng Xinghua looked carefully and saw that the statue of the god was high and reachable. Lifelike. The statue of the goddess of the Nine Heavens sitting in the center, with a golden body and a wind crown. The statue is dignified, but stands in two cases of her four maidservants. But it is very delicately shaped. The first maid on the left, dressed in a pink dress, with picturesque eyebrows and a slight smile between the corners of her mouth.

Cheng Yuming said in a low voice: "Xiaomei, you are not mistaken! Is it really the same as this statue? ”

Xiaomei said: "That's right, although I only looked at it, I saw it very clearly." ”

"Xiaomei, take us to the place where the second miss fainted, remember, we must go the same way." Xiaomei nodded and walked towards a side door next to the main hall.

Several people followed closely behind Xiaomei.

Walking through the side door, there was a screen with the words "Retreat Inner Courtyard. Tourists stop. ”

Xiaomei was familiar with the road, bypassed the screen, and walked straight forward. Behind the screen is a small courtyard with a moon-shaped round door leading to the backyard. At this time, an old woman with blue cloth trousers and white hair was sitting on a wooden chair with her eyes closed. The wooden chair was in the middle of the round door.

Xiaomei said in a low voice: "It's strange, there was obviously no one to guard that day. ”

Sheng Xinghua said: "It's okay! Let's go inside. ”

After speaking, he should go first to the round gate.

The old woman slowly opened her eyes. Said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the backyard is the retreat place for the female disciples in this temple, and the pilgrims have always been refused. ”

Sheng Xinghua replied to the question and said, "The old lady is the ...... in this City God Temple."

"The old mother who sprinkles, cooks, and does chores."

"Do you have a place to stay in your temple?"

The old woman's eyes, as if they were old, stretched out her head to look at the three of them for a while, and said, "The abbot will go to the main hall to receive pilgrims in the morning, please go to the front hall to find her!" ”

"We are coming from afar, sightseeing with fate, and it is convenient to travel." As he spoke, Sheng Xinghua took out a wallet from his pocket and was about to take out the money.

The old woman shook her head and said, "Amitabha, the old man is in the Buddha Gate, why bother with the donor." ”

"So, the inner courtyard of this City God Temple is a forbidden place?"

"A place where all directions rejoice. It is not a forbidden place, but the backyard is a place for women to retreat, and you are all big men, so it is really inconvenient to enter, but if you are the abbot, you may be able to do it with her......"

Sheng Xinghua sneered: "Since the old lady refuses to be convenient, we have no choice but to break in." On one side, the man had slid past the old woman. Xiaomei lowered her head and also fled

went in. The old woman hurriedly stretched out her hand to stop her, but blocked Cheng Yuming. Ding Xiangen stretched out his left hand, blocking the woman like an iron fence, and Cheng Yuming stepped in.

The old woman hurriedly said, "You ......"

Ding Xiangen said coldly: "Let's investigate a case, you don't have to make a fuss." ”

The old woman still wanted to call, but Cheng Yuming handed over a large pile of banknotes, although the old woman's eyes were sparkling, but the banknotes could be seen clearly. Stunned, he reached out and took it, sat down on the wooden chair again, and closed his eyes.

Xiaomei took the three of them on a red brick road, only to see that there were blue brick walls on both sides, and every other section, there was a small circular door, which seemed to have a lot of cross-courtyards.

Xiaomei stopped in front of a small moon gate and said, "It's this cross-courtyard." ”

Sheng Xinghua stepped in.

The small courtyard is quiet, with houses on both sides, one is one and the other. There are a lot of flowers and trees planted in the courtyard, and the breeze brings the fragrance of flowers. Xiaomei pointed to the two stone steps in front of the wing room and said, "Second Miss is down here!" ”

Sheng Xinghua sighed, stepped on the two stone steps, and stretched out his hand to push open the wooden door of the wing.

The quiet room, simple layout, outside of a table and a chair, there is nothing else.

Sheng Xinghua's sharp eyes glanced around, shook his head and said, "No one!" ”

"Xiaomei, there are a lot of cross-courtyards in this temple, you are not mistaken!"

"I remember it very clearly, and I can't be mistaken."

"Look up."

At that moment, the wooden door of the upper room suddenly opened, and a woman of twenty-one or twelve walked out slowly.

"Xiaomei, isn't it her?" Sheng Xinghua asked.

In fact, he had already seen that this woman was dressed very plainly, and her appearance was only medium, compared with the fairy in the hall who was pleasing to the eye and beautiful as a flower, there was really a difference.

Xiaomei shook her head and said, "No! ”

Ding Xiangen said: "I'm sorry." ”

The woman folded her palms and bowed, and said, "You are ...... Oh, I am a believer in the temple, how can I help you? ”

Ding Xiangen said, "Oh, hello, have you been meditating in this cross-courtyard meditation?" ”

"Yes, I've been sitting in meditation here for half a year."

"Since you are meditating in this courtyard, you must have seen the fairy."

"Fairy?"

Xiaomei said: "Yes! It's the fairy in the pink dress. ”

"This ......" The woman was a little confused when she heard this, and said, "Several, this is the City God Temple, how can there be any fairies?" ”

Sheng Xinghua said coldly: "It's also possible that it's not a fairy, it's a person, pretending to be a fairy." ”

"I am a mortal woman, and I have never seen the whereabouts of a fairy." The woman thought they were here to find fault and was a little angry when asked.

Cheng Yuming frowned and said, "Excuse me, you were in this courtyard the day before yesterday?" ”

The woman groaned for a while and said, "The day before yesterday? No, here every seven days a month to listen to the scriptures, the day before yesterday seems to be the seventh day of the seventh month. I spend all but three days a month meditating at this monastery. ”

What she said was reasonable and seamless, and Sheng Xinghua was also speechless.

"The day before yesterday, my daughter fainted in this courtyard, have you ever heard of it?"

After listening, the woman clasped her hands together and said: "I came back from listening to the scriptures, and I did hear that a sister-in-law who came to play was faint, but I was not here at the time, I didn't know much, and I hope that the donor Haihan!" ”

Her words were reasonable, not denying the facts, but pushing things off completely.

"Are you the only one in this inter-courtyard retreat?"

"I live here alone, and there are people living in other yards."

"Shall we go up into the room and have a look?"

"Donor, please!" After all, they were young people, and there were not so many ideological constraints, so she still agreed to let them in.

Sheng Xinghua was no longer polite and walked with steps. This upper room is not big, and in addition to the collapsed chairs, there are some futons for meditation. Sheng Xinghua really couldn't find anything suspicious, so he had to retreat.

Cheng Yuming hurriedly asked, "Did you see anything?" ”

"No, let's go!"

Cheng Yuming wanted to say something, but was stopped by Sheng Xinghua with his eyes.

Sheng Xinghua waved his hand. "I'm sorry to disturb the girl." ”

……

Cheng Yuming's study. Doors and windows are closed. Cheng Yuming rubbed his hands habitually and said anxiously:

"Hughes look at this?"

"The City God Temple is a little suspicious!" Sheng Xinghua said bluntly, "But they covered it up well. Akari couldn't find anything. ”

Ding Xiangen said: "That's right, that little girl during the day is a big flaw. What young girl would become a nun now, and you can listen to her sharp speech, like a knife, which is beyond the reach of such a young woman. But ......"

"But what?"

"My old Ding has been squatting in Beijing for more than ten years, but I have never heard of the City God Temple and the characters in the rivers and lakes." He glanced at Ye Shaoming and asked, "Doctor Ye, do you think it was plotted by the strange martial arts on the rivers and lakes?" ”

"I am a traditional Chinese medicine student, and I also know a little about acupoints, which is by no means injured by acupoint manipulation, and I can't find any scars all over my body."

"No matter how calm the Temple is, there are still a lot of suspicious things as far as what you see today!" Sheng Xinghua said, "I plan to spy on the City God Temple tonight, and maybe I can find some clues to get in and out." ”

"What is their purpose?"

"Do you think it's blackmail?"

"It's impossible, who will blackmail Fa Qiumen!" Ding Xiangen shook his head, "Unless it's looking for death." ”

"Xiao Jie can't get any water, even if there is no bad change in the situation, the physical fitness won't last long!" Cheng Yuming said worriedly.

"I have one more concern." Ding Xiangen said, "Could it be that the enemy came to the door?" ”

"You mean revenge?" Cheng Yuming's eyes flickered, "Although Faqiumen is in the rivers and lakes, he will be righteous in the rivers and lakes when he does things, and he has no enemies." ”

But Cheng Yuming didn't dare to be sure, so he slowly turned his gaze to Ding Xiangen's face, and said: "Just in case, Lao Ding, business is business, from today onwards, I ask you to protect Xiaojie, you can make a price!" ”

Ding Xiangen said: "Lao Cheng, you are outside, how can I say that I am also Xiaojie's old Uncle Ding, how can I protect her."

When business! ”

"Don't worry, I'll ...... There is a feeling. ”

"You just say that as long as I can do it, I will never refuse."

"If it is really the enemy who comes to the door, my eldest daughter Yiyun is not around, and she has lost her memory and is mentally incomplete, I am afraid that I will not be able to count on her, at that time, I can only rely on you to help!" Cheng Yuming sighed and said, "Although I am famous in the rivers and lakes, it has long been a no-brainer, and now I have a lot of people and horses under Yiyun, I have been washing my hands for so many years, and when I encounter such things, I can't do it anymore." ”

"The matter of money, let's not talk about it for the time being, but Xiaojie is really going to get involved in the grievances of the rivers and lakes, and the brothers should go all out."

After sending Ding Xiangen and Ye Shaoming away, Cheng Yuming rubbed his hands, kept walking around the room, and said, "Xinghua, look, could it be that he has fallen into evil?" ”

"The Devil's Theory. Just rumors. ”

Cheng Yuming sighed and said: "To put it bluntly, my Cheng family was born as a Tufuzi, these things would rather be believed than not, and it is not very convenient for us to be a big man, tomorrow, I will call my wife and go to the City God Temple to make a wish." ”

Sheng Xinghua smiled and said, "Since you have this idea, it's okay to go for a trip, I'll go and prepare, but early tomorrow morning, ask Ding Xiangen to come with you." ”

"What's this?"

"It's good to have an extra helper, too."

"Do they dare to do anything to me in broad daylight?"

"This, it's hard to say, if this matter is really involved in the rivers and lakes, they will do anything." Sheng Xinghua said, "If it is indeed as we think, I suggest that it is best to let the eldest lady know!" ”

(End of chapter)

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