When Cui Yuanzao and Liu Lanyin came out of Dali Temple, the morning drums were beaten hundreds of times, and the residents of the square took to the streets one after another, a lively scene.

Liu Lanyin looked at the lively market, exhaled briskly, and silently apologized to Cui Yuanzao in her heart, don't blame her for running away later.

"Yang Niangzi, you'd better follow me."

Cui Yuanzao seemed to be a worm in her stomach, and several blue butterflies suddenly appeared in the palms of her unfolded hands, dancing strangely.

"Dali Temple Prison Cheng Sun Mao agreed that you can go out with me to investigate the case, because he has planted soul locking incense on you, no matter where you flee, this butterfly can find you, if you leave for a long time, I can't guarantee what will happen?"

Liu Lanyin looked at Cui Yuanzao in shock.

Cui Yuanzao handed Liu Lanyin a fence: "Let's go to eat the morning food first, and then go to Zhao Jinggong Temple, we can't let you continue to be trapped in the murder case." ”

Cui Yuanzao took Liu Lanyin to the stall of the snack shop opposite Dali Temple and Xiao's Dumpling Soup Shop.

Uncle Xiao saw Cui Yuanzao coming over, and served a few plates of pickles diligently: "Cui Pingshi, it was your turn to stay overnight last night?" ”

"Yes, old man, a piece of cake and a bowl of soup." Cui Yuanzao was talking, but he was staring at the door of Dali Temple, he was waiting for his little servant Lingcong.

"Okay. Cui Pingshi, just a bowl? This lady doesn't want a bowl? ”

Old Uncle Xiao looked at Lan Yin suspiciously, he had never seen Cui Pingshi get close to any lady, didn't he want to cultivate?

At this moment, a gust of wind blew, lifting the corner of the power fence, and half of Liu Lanyin's face was exposed in the morning sun.

Mr. Xiao felt that he had never seen such a good-looking girl, so he couldn't help but admonish: "Lady, you know, there has been a fox demon in Chang'an City recently, specializing in robbing beautiful girls. Now that he is getting more and more bold, he even dares to go to the place of the Bodhisattva, and talents like Niangzi really have to be careful. ”

Liu Lanyin listened shyly, and just wanted to be modest for a few words, but was intercepted by Cui Yuanzao.

"I don't need to worry about her, I'm afraid that the fox demon hasn't robbed her yet, and Mrs. Yang has already skinned others."

Liu Lanyin only understood at this moment that Cui Yuanzao was not gentle and considerate at all, he was no different from Cui Yuanpeng, but because he was smarter, he was more mean and cold.

Cui Yuanzao didn't care about Liu Lanyin's thoughts, he soaked the Hu Cake in the soup, and when he pulled it out again, the Hu Cake was soaked in soup, which was extremely delicious, and he was happy to eat, so he had the leisure to chat with Uncle Xiao.

"I've heard about the fox demon, but how can I even dare to go to the place of the Bodhisattva?"

"You don't know yet? The fox demon went to Zhao Jinggong Temple. ”

"Zhao Jinggong Temple?"

Cui Yuanzao and Liu Lanyin looked at each other, is it Zhao Jinggong Temple again?

"Yes, didn't Zhao Jinggong Temple just die a few days ago? said that he strengthened the vigilance and sent Xiao Shami to patrol the night, but he didn't expect to see the fox demon at night. ”

Liu Lanyin exclaimed: "So the fox demon killed the painter? ”

"Who's to say it isn't? All kinds of demons and monsters have come out these years. Old man Xiao muttered and walked away.

"Cui Yuanzao, what's going on with the fox demon? Whether it killed Lu Qian or not, then it doesn't matter to me! Liu Lanyin thought, if she knew this was the case, why bother to turn to Cui Yuanzao, now she is in a dilemma.

Cui Yuanzao frowned, he knew about the fox demon.

About half a month ago, there was a sudden rumor in Chang'an City that a fox demon sneaked into the boudoir of the ladies in various provinces in the middle of the night to suck the vitality of the girl. Chang'an City is on guard everywhere, and there are indeed Jin Wuwei who have seen the figure of the fox demon, but the fox demon has come and gone without a trace, and he can't catch it at all.

Cui Yuanzao doesn't believe in any fox demons, and now that the imperial court and Zhaoyi Town are fighting fiercely on the front line, all the demons and monsters in the rear have come out, and I don't know who wants to disturb this muddy water.

Now it's a fox demon murder case? Why, exactly?

Cui Yuanzao plans to go to Zhao Jinggong Temple as soon as possible, but Zhao Jinggong Temple is in Changle Fang, close to Chunming Gate, and Dali Temple is located in Yining Fang, close to Kaiyuan Gate, one in the east and one in the west, which needs to cross the entire Chang'an City, which is a bit far.

He decided not to wait for Lingcong, took out a bunch of money and handed it to Liu Lanyin: "Go to the opposite carriage and horse shop to rent a carriage, it should be big, able to lie down, and lay soft cushions." ”

Liu Lanyin slandered, then why don't you get an eight-lift sedan chair?

It's a pity that I can't do it after all, so I can only reluctantly rent a carriage.

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Zhao Jinggong Temple is the Empress of Emperor Wen of Sui Dugu Jialuo to commemorate his father Dugu Xin built, it has a history of hundreds of years now, as the royal temple of the Sui period, it has its own style, but after all, it is a long time, slightly withered.

When Cui Yuanzao and Liu Lanyin arrived, it was already noon, and it was drizzling in the sky, and there were few pilgrims, and they were a little lonely.

A few little novices were sweeping the floor in the corridors on both sides, and Cui Yuanzao stepped forward, clasped his hands together and said, "Little Master, I don't know where "Hell Changes" is painted? ”

Liu Lanyin glanced at Cui Yuanzao, what did he mean? Where is "Hell Changes", wouldn't it be nice to ask her?

But Liu Lanyin shut up and didn't ask, and waited to see how Cui Yuanzao behaved?

Xiao Shami's eyes widened, and he opened his hands together in a panic and said: "Two donors, now that the Eastern Zen Temple has long been closed, it is inconvenient to visit now, please go back." ”

Cui Yuanzao handed over a bunch of money and said with a low smile: "Didn't you say that there is a fox demon?" Little Master will tell us about it. ”

Xiao Shami looked left and right, secretly hooked his hand to Cui Yuanzao, and said mysteriously: "Don't say it's what I said, it's not a fox demon or a haunted!" ”

"Haunted?"

"You know what Hell Turns about, right?"

"Yes."

Cui Yuanzao believes in Taoism, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know anything about Buddhism.

According to Buddhism, there are six realms of reincarnation: the heavenly path, the human path, the ghost path, the animal path, the asura path, and the hell path. Hell, as one of the six realms, is the most bitter.

In Buddhism, hell is used to admonish others. Buddhist texts warn people through descriptions of the darkness and horror of hell: while alive, one must not do evil, otherwise he will be tormented in hell after death.

The "Hell Change" in Zhao Jinggong Temple is the hell scene depicted by the painting Saint Wu Daozi.

Xiao Shami said tremblingly: "The ghosts in the painting have all escaped!" ”

"You see?" Cui Yuanzao was puzzled.

"I saw it, many of our brothers and sisters saw it, and the abbot didn't let us say it, so let's say it was a fox demon to the outside world, so that the pilgrims wouldn't dare to come."

Liu Lanyin remembered the appearance of the ghost in the painting, which was indeed terrifying, and couldn't help asking, "What does that ghost look like?" ”

"What does it look like? The ghosts and monsters in our Buddhism are varied, some brothers and sisters see black and white impermanence, some see horse-headed rakshasas, and some see bull-headed horses. ”

"Where did you see that?"

"In the East Zen Temple, we don't dare to release the ghosts."

Cui Yuanzao smiled, "If the ghost can be locked up, can it still be called a ghost?" ”

Seeing that Cui Yuanzao seemed to be extremely disdainful of ghosts like this, Xiao Shami said patiently: "Don't be careless, if it weren't for the abbot master's profound mana, who has done several rituals, and sincerely prayed to the Bodhisattva, otherwise where can these ghosts be imprisoned?" ”

"Speaking of which, those goblins haven't been out for a few days. Don't ask for a string of vajra bracelets that have been blessed by the abbot, so that the ghosts will not dare to go on in the future. ”

Liu Lanyin secretly complained, this little novice is really good at business, and he talks so much just to let them buy bracelets, right?

"Little Master, can you take us to the Eastern Zen Monastery to have a look?"

Seeing that they didn't seem to be interested in the Vajra bracelet, Xiao Shami also became uninterested, and pointed casually: "Go by yourself, go straight, pass the Heavenly King Palace, and go to the right." ”

After bidding farewell to the little novice, along the way, Liu Lanyin found that although there were not many pilgrims in the temple, almost every pilgrim had a string of bracelets hanging on their hands, and the little novice next to her had a smile on their faces.

What the hell is this, a murder, a rumor, actually fattened the temple?

Cui Yuanzao stopped a pilgrim and asked, "Excuse me, how do you invite this bracelet?" ”

"Always ask for a string of money to ensure that you are free from illness and disaster."

"So expensive?" Liu Lanyin couldn't help but scream, and was glanced at by Cui Yuanzao, and then stopped.

Waiting for the pilgrim to hold the bracelet and leave, Liu Lanyin said again: "I'm not wrong, the common people are not like you, the money has always been good for a long time, and now you can buy a broken bracelet." ”

Cui Yuanzao was not angry, but muttered: "The Buddha is powerful, and it is already a big tail." ”