Chapter 26: The Concept of Immorality
"Awesome, right?" Zhao Yu excitedly reported, "We inquired about the origin of this Taoist priest, and an old man reminded us that only Qijiawu has a Taoist temple in the entire Xinye County, called the Immortal Temple!"
"The concept of longevity, often promoted, the locals also made up a smooth slip for it, I seem to have heard it when I was a child!
"Although Qijiawu has been abandoned, we still follow this clue.
"And guess what? We asked a few people whose hometown is Qijiawu, and a few of them said that when they went to their hometown to go to the grave recently, they often saw an old Taoist living in the Immortal Temple, and the appearance and appearance were almost exactly the same as those in the iron coffin! ”
"Yes, my lord," added another catcher, "they say that the Taoist is not mentally normal, with a scruffy beard, dressed in shabby, and looks like a beggar, isn't that what the old Taoist in the iron coffin looks like?" ”
"My lord, let's hurry into the mountain! It's too late, don't have any changes, um......" It was only at this time that Zhao Yu realized that the situation was wrong, and quickly pulled Xu Zun aside and asked in a low voice, "My lord, why did this fire come about?" ”
It turns out that Huo Wangwang is the nickname given to Huo Anu by the fast catchers, "Wangwang" is "Wangwang".
"It's nothing," Xu Zun said, "My father-in-law is worried that I'm in danger, so he sends a fire to ...... Well, send the Fire Maiden to protect me! ”
"This ......" Zhao Yu wiped his sweat, and his expression instantly became unnatural.
"Zhao Zhutou," Xu Zun Zhengse said, "Since you have found the identity of the Taoist priest, then you can go to Qijiawu to check!" ”
"This?" Zhao Yu looked at Xu Zun, then at Huo Anu, and said with an embarrassed face, "Won't you go over and have a look?" The identity of a Taoist priest must be very important! ”
"I'm not going!" Xu Zun touched the back of his head and said, "I have a terrible headache, I can't walk the mountain road at all, so let's go!" You're right, don't have any changes when it's too late, and find out the identity of the Taoist priest as soon as possible. ”
"That'...... All right! Zhao Yu glanced at Huo Anu again, clenched his fists and said, "Obey the order, let's go investigate, adults be more careful!" ”
He deliberately accentuated the word "careful", which seemed to mean that he was afraid that Xu Zun would be bullied by Huo Anu.
They all knew that Huo Anu almost disabled Xu Zun a few months ago, and now he actually became Xu Zun's bodyguard, which was really sweating for Xu Zun.
When Zhao Yu and the others left in a hurry, Huo Anu whispered from behind him:
"It seems that you can't trust any of these people!"
"That's right," Xu Zun nodded, "Let's try to get around in front of them and see how they react!" ”
"Great!" Huo Anu eagerly said, "Finally, there is something to do!" ”
Xu Zun glanced at this alien girl, it seems that the reason why she always troubled the catchers in the past was too boring?
……
Since they are all into the mountains, there are several roads to go from Xinye County to Qijiawu.
Huo Anu was more familiar with the mountain roads in this area, and immediately took Xu Zun to choose the nearest one.
It is conceivable that the nearest road often means that it is the most difficult to walk, presumably in this dark night, only the daring Huo Anu dares to walk, right?
Because of this, they concluded that they would not go the same way as Zhao Yu and the others, and they could smoothly grab the front of Zhao Yu and the others.
Huo Anu's curiosity is indeed very heavy, and he asks questions along the way, and he has to ask questions about the two cases.
Xu Zun told her selectively, and whenever he talked about You Dalang killing his wife, Xu Zun didn't dare to go deeper into the topic, for fear of saying something that shouldn't be said.
Before, Xu Zun had asked Huo Anu if Shen Qian agreed with her to be Xu Zun's bodyguard?
Huo Anu didn't answer at that time, but Xu Zun already knew the answer. Now, he is even more convinced that the answer is accurate.
The reason why Shen Qian agreed was nothing more than to let Huo Anu inquire about Xu Zun's privacy by the way, so as to achieve her goal of withdrawing from the marriage.
At the same time, it is necessary to verify whether what Xu Zun said in the silk village is true?
Alas!
People are unpredictable, Xu Zun thought that he could stay away from calculation in his life, but he didn't expect it to be closer to right and wrong!
It can be seen that life is not easy, and you have to work hard everywhere!
When Xu Zun climbed up a dangerous slope neatly, Huo Anu once again showed a strange look to Xu Zun, and couldn't help but say:
"Why do I think you're not that paralyzed?"
Xu Zun sneered and began to pretend: "Pregnancy is like pregnancy, it takes a long time to let people know!" ”
"Woohoo......" Huo Anu retched.
Xu Zun wanted to make a joke and asked her, "Do you have it?" But when these words came to his lips, he was swallowed back alive.
No way, who can't afford to mess with this woman who plays with an iron umbrella?
With this shortcut, the two of them arrived in only half the time.
Tonight was a bright full moon night, and although it was covered by dark clouds from time to time, it basically did not affect their vision.
Qijiawu is located in a mountain col, and most of the buildings are left.
A few decades ago, it was possible to travel along the reservoir to the state capital Wudecheng, but then it was gradually abandoned due to geological disasters, when the reservoir dried up and the mountain roads were blocked.
"There," Huo Anu pointed halfway up the mountain, "that Taoist temple is very conspicuous, and it is so dilapidated here, I really don't know how that Taoist person lives?" ”
"Oops!"
At this moment, Xu Zun had already found that the problem was wrong, but he saw that there was a reflection on the dark and secluded mountainside, as if there were traces of fire.
When the two of them came to take a look, they found that the temple had been destroyed by fire!
"Then let's build it!" Huo Anu scolded Xiyu Street, "It was actually burned!" ”
Xu Zun squatted down to take a closer look and found that the traces of this fire were very new, and it seemed to have been burned in the past two days.
"In this way," Xu Zun concluded, "the Taoist priest in this view is the one in the iron coffin!" ”
"It's over, it seems that the murderer has been prepared," Huo Anu pouted, "How can we investigate now?" ”
Looking at the scorched Taoist temple, Xu Zun thought about it, and felt more and more that this case was too unreasonable.
Why is it so complicated to kill a Taoist priest?
If you want to burn the evidence with fire, why do you want to keep his body in an iron coffin? Wouldn't it be once and for all to burn people to death and cremate them?
It seems that the murderer should have his intentions in doing this!
Is he trying to reveal something to the world?
Or ...... Is the iron coffin case related to Qijiawu decades ago?
Xu Zun thought about it, the Taoist priest had terrible scars on his body, and he had obviously been tortured inhumanly before his death, but when Huo Anu first saw the Taoist priest, the Taoist priest was not restrained and free.
Does this mean that those injuries on the Taoist priest's body were left a long time ago?
For example, he was a prisoner who was tortured and then freed or escaped, and then he hid in the Taoist temple?
Then, he was discovered by the murderer, and this caused the murder?
This Taoist priest ...... Who could it be?
And the main bookkeeper Liu Zhang, what does it have to do with him?
"What can I do?" Huo Anu said depressedly, "Run for nothing, it's annoying!" ”
"Not necessarily," Xu Zun said to Huo Anu, "The law of forensics: not all evidence can be destroyed by a fire!" Come, give me a flashlight, and I'll inspect the scene first! ”
"What?" Huo Anu frowned, "What hand?" You want to untie your hands? ”