In the cat temple in Fengling City, the city lord Qu Quan introduced to them: "Although this temple is small, it has been thousands of years, if you stand in the distance and look at this temple, the ancient cat temple will look very silent and solemn surrounded by cigarette smoke......

Tai Hao didn't want to listen to Qu Quan's introduction to the history of this cat god temple, so he interrupted Qu Quan's words and asked, "Lord Qu Quan, I want to know where the voice of this cat god statue comes from?" ”

Qu Quan said slowly: "The people in the city who have heard the cat god statue speak, said that the voice came from under the cat god statue throne. ”

Taihao circled the cat god statue for a week, and found no abnormalities, and continued to ask Qu Quan: "Lord Qu Quan, what did the cat god statue say, do you remember?" ”

Qu Quan looked at the cat god statue and said: "Three times he spoke, the official only listened to what his subordinates said, and he didn't hear it with his own ears...... By the way, when he spoke for the second time, General Wanhua, the general who defended the city, heard it with his own ears here, and Lord Taihao could ask him. ”

Immediately, the city lord of Qu called Wanhua, the general guarding the city, to his side and said to Wanhua: "General Wanhua, tell Lord Taihao about the things you heard the cat god appear and speak that day. ”

Wanhua nodded and said: "That day, I took the whole family to the cat temple to pray for incense, after the incense was finished, just about to leave, the cat god statue suddenly spoke, but it was just 'uh-huh-ah', as if talking, but I don't know what it was saying, anyway, it was a long time." ”

Seeing that he was no longer talking, Taihao asked, "What happened later?" ”

Wan Hua continued: "Later, I returned to Yamen and told Qu Quancheng Lord about what I heard the cat god statue speak, and told the city lord everything I saw in the temple. The lord of the castle ordered me to investigate the matter, but no results were found. ”

Tai Hao smiled and said to Wanhua: "Thank you General Wanhua for sharing this matter for us." ”

Wan Hua arched his hand and said: "Since Lord Taihao wants to know the cause and effect of this cat god case, I will definitely tell Lord Taihao everything I know, if Lord Taihao can help us find out the truth of the case, it will be great." In fact, all the people of our entire Fengling City want to know why the cat god moved to kill? ”

Tai Hao hesitated: "Could it be that General Wanhua also thinks that those people were killed by the cat god's manifestation?" ”

Wan Hua nodded and said: "The manifestation of the cat god is indeed a very bizarre thing, but judging from the investigation of this official, if it is not for the manifestation of the cat god, I really don't know what the real cause of death is." ”

Tai Hao listened to his words thoughtfully, just nodded, and did not respond.

Wanhua sighed deeply and said, "Alas! If you want to blame, we can only blame, we didn't take a good look at the offerings of the cat god, and let the damn homeless man spoil the offerings to the cat god! ”

Taihao was at a loss at this time, he knew that it would not be the so-called cat god, there must be a trick in it, but he couldn't find out the real reason. The death of the people in the city must have something to do with the cat god talking, but who killed the people? And how to kill it? But he couldn't figure it out. Now the city lord of Qu Quanquan and General Wanhua all believe that the death of the people was killed by the cat god, and they don't know how to persuade them not to believe in the revenge of the ghosts and gods. In fact, Taihao didn't want to bother with this matter, but curiosity prompted him to explore the real results.

Tai Hao repeatedly confirmed to Qu Quan: "Lord Qu Quan, do you really think that the death of those people was done by the cat god in order to take revenge on the people in the city?" ”

Qu Quan sighed: "If the first time is a coincidence, the second time is also a coincidence, but now it is the third time, although the people of our Fengling City are loyal cat god believers, but the first two times I don't believe that the death of the people is related to the cat god's manifestation." But after the investigation, no trace of the murderer was found, and the results have not been found. Therefore, Lord Taihao said that it was not the cat god who came to take revenge, but who had hatred with these killed people at the same time, and actually killed them? ”

Tai Hao thought for a while and said slowly: "I don't know if there will be people in the cat temple at night to burn incense and pay tribute?" ”

Qu Quan responded: "Every time the sun sets, the mage in the temple will close the door of this temple, and there will be no more ordinary people in this temple. ”

Tai Hao asked tentatively: "Tonight, I want to let my subordinates guard this cat god statue in the temple, I don't know what Qu Quancheng's idea is?" ”

Qu Quan said without hesitation: "Of course you can!" It's just that...... It is also necessary to ask the abbot of the cat temple if he is willing. At that moment, the lord of Qu Quancheng called the abbot of the cat temple, Taihao told the abbot that he wanted to send his subordinates to guard the cat god statue at night, and the abbot heard the words and said: "You can keep it all night, but the cat temple is a clean place, don't make noise." ”

Tai Hao hurriedly said: "Of course, of course, it won't provoke the purity of the Cat Temple." Then he called Onishi over and instructed, "Onishi, you stay here tonight and guard the cat god statue!" ”

When Daxi heard Taihao's order, he immediately said with a sad face: "Why me? Wouldn't it be like not being able to sleep all night, and staring at the cat god statue all the time......"

Seeing this, Tai Hao thought for a moment and said, "You guard first in the first half of the night, and let Brother Gusheng come to replace you in the second half of the night." Onishi had no choice but to agree.

At that moment, Tai Hao, Cang Gu and Qu Quan City Lord, General Wanhua and his entourage left the Cat Temple together. Just after walking a short distance, an officer and soldier came to report to the city lord of Qu, saying that there was an urgent matter and asked the city lord of Qu and Wanhua, the general of the city guard, to go to the yamen. The city lord of Qu Quan and General Wanhua bid farewell to Taihao and Canggu and left in a hurry.

After a short time, Taihao and Canggu returned to their respective inns. After Tai Hao returned to the Fengxi Inn, he saw that the eight corpses had been carried away by the officers and soldiers of Fengling City, and the blood stains on the ground had also been cleaned up.

He was about to tell Gu Sheng about going to the cat temple in the second half of the night and guarding the cat god statue. At this moment, Canggu walked in and said, "Brother Taihao, do you really want to investigate this case before leaving?" In my opinion, let's leave this matter alone, let's set off early, so as to save ourselves from dreaming too much at night in this Fengling City. ”

Tai Hao pondered for a moment and said: "Since this matter has happened, I want to know the truth of this matter." Brother Canggu, if you don't set off first, I will have to stay for a few more days before leaving. ”

Cang Gu thought that it was a waste of time to investigate some cases that had nothing to do with his trip here, so it was better to start earlier and make less trouble. Canggu heard Taihao say this, and arched his hand: "Since Brother Taihao wants to find out, and my subordinates are anxious to get to Luyang City as soon as possible, then I can only leave here first." ”

Tai Hao nodded, and arched his hand: "Brother Canggu, I don't know when we will see each other again?" ”

Canggu said in a deep voice: "After you and I go to the city to take office, according to the tasks assigned by the emperor, we will definitely need each other's help." Pinghe City and Luyang City are not far away, if Brother Taihao needs my Canggu help in any matter, you must remember to look for me! ”

Taihao nodded and smiled: "Then we ...... See you another day! With that, they looked at each other and laughed.

After a long time, Canggu and his entourage were ready to go, and Taihao took Shaoling, Gu Sheng, and Jiayu to send them outside Fengling City.

After sending Canggu off, they returned to the Fengxi Inn, and Tai Hao instructed Gu Sheng: "Brother Gu Sheng, there should be movement of the cat god statue tonight, I have arranged for Daxi to guard the first half of the night, how about you come and guard the second half of the night?" Gu Sheng nodded and agreed.

At this time, the officers and soldiers sent by the city lord of Ququan came with seals, because there was a murder in the Fengxi Inn, so the inn was to be sealed, and Taihao could only move to the Lingxi Inn on the west side of the street with his entourage.

Early the next morning, after Taihao got up, he just walked out of the door and saw Daxi. Tai Hao hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Daxi, you guarded the cat god statue last night, did you find anything unusual?" ”

Daxi said: "There is nothing abnormal, except for a few rats in the temple, there is no movement." By the way, I caught all those rats, and now there are no rats in the cat temple, let alone anything abnormal. ”

Taihao continued to ask, "Then why did you come back so early?" ”

"Twelve, didn't you say that I should only keep watch for the first half of the night?" Onishi was confused and said, "In the second half of the night, Brother Gusheng passed, and I came back." ”

Tai Hao couldn't help but smile and said, "I remembered, then you finish breakfast, go to sleep for a while, and let Shaoling and Ju Yu go to the Cat Temple with me." ”

Ohnishi said with a smile on his face: "I didn't say that I would go there with you again, I stayed alone in the cat temple until so late, and I didn't drink or talk to me, I was sleepy and tired...... I'm going to get a good night's sleep. ”

Taihao hurriedly waved his hand and smiled: "Okay, good, Brother Onishi has worked hard, go back to the room to rest!" ”