Chapter Ninety-Six: King Yama

The Ten Palaces Yama under Xuanyuan Gongzi, as far as they know now, are all masters of the mighty martial arts and the world.

Emperor Song was Lin Suifeng, the first swordsman in the world in the past, but after his identity was revealed, he was ruined and died in Songshan Tingtao Villa.

King Guan Si of Mount Tai, his martial arts are extremely high, and even Tang Da is not an opponent at all, but he was hit hard in the ancient city of Loulan, and now he is delirious and demented, but he has a son to take care of him, and he can die of old age, which can be regarded as a better ending.

Donghai Yu, the first master of the city king Donghai, was seriously injured by the old lady Tang and the Mo family giant Mo Qizhong in Lanzhou City, and died at the hands of Tang Qiu on the way to escape.

Tang Yu, the king of equality, was one of the three masters of the Tang Gate in Shuzhong, but he united with the Great Lei Gate to betray the Tang Gate, and not long ago the conspiracy in Hangzhou City was exposed, and he also died under the secret weapon Tang Lei in the hands of Tang Qiu.

And the king of Bian Cheng is the master of the Great Thunder Gate, the first master of the Lei family, Lei Potian, who once cheated to death, after his plan to revive the Great Thunder Gate in Hangzhou City failed, he actually killed Tang Qiu who intercepted him and wanted to take revenge, and now he has fled without a trace.

Ten halls of Yama, so far there have been five people who have either died or fled, so who is the one who appears in front of Ye Feng in the bamboo nunnery now?

Ye Feng and Master Likai glanced at each other in unison, staring at the grimace mask on the face of the person in front of him with some surprise.

Master Likai asked in a deep voice, "Among the ten halls of Yama, I don't know which one you are?"

This person sneered twice, and his voice was unusually dull behind the mask: "Ten halls of Yama, this seat is the fifth Yama King, it is this seat that wants you to die for the third watch, who can keep you until the fifth watch?"

Ye Feng heard this, but he couldn't help but suddenly laugh.

The ghost-faced man who claimed to be the king of Yama was stunned for a moment and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Ye Feng shook his head and said: "The theory of the king of Yama originally originated from the ancient mythology of the king of Yama in the Tianzhu area, and later Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains, and it was the Taoists who first classified the king of Yama into one of the ten halls of the Yin Division, collectively known as the ten halls of Yama. ”

He turned his head to Master Gai and asked, "Dare to ask Master, is what you said right?"

Master Reform shook his head and said: "Ye Gongzi is right, the Ten Palaces of Yama is exactly the saying created by Taoism. ”

The Yama King snorted coldly: "Even so, what's so funny about this?"

Ye Feng's smile remained unchanged, and he replied: "I just think that since the master is a member of Buddhism, he seems so complacent about the title of this Taoist, and it seems that it is quite useful." ”

King Yama couldn't help but wonder, "How do you know that I am a disciple of Buddhism?"

Ye Feng stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Is there a blind man below, under the master's black cloak, there is such a big pair of monk shoes, how can you turn a blind eye?"

King Yama was startled, looked down, and sure enough, under his black cloak, the tips of two moon-white monk shoes were exposed, which were particularly conspicuous.

Ye Feng smiled and teased: "This is probably called showing the horse's feet, right?"

Huo Ran, the king of Yama, raised his head, his eyes flashed, staring at Ye Feng, as if he was surprised by his relaxed expression now.

After a long time, he asked, "What can you do if you know that this seat is a member of the Buddhist sect?"

Ye Feng sighed and said, "I not only know that the master is a person in the Buddhist sect, but also know that the master is a monk in this Shaolin Temple, and even know your Dharma name, master." ”

King Yama's eyes flickered, full of surprise, and he seemed to be a little unconvinced.

At this time, the master of the change on the side folded his hands, bowed his head and sighed: "The Buddha said that all things are empty in the mirror, and in the end all things have no phase. The appearance is just a skin, why should the junior brother be so unpredictable and deliberately disguised to hide your identity?"

When King Yama heard this, his whole body was shocked, and he looked at Master Chang in great surprise, unable to say a word.

Ye Feng smiled slightly and said, "Since we all know your identity, why do you always wear that ugly grimace mask?

King Yama stood silently for a long time, and finally slowly took off the ghost-faced bronze mask on his face, revealing his true face.

He is indeed the first Luohan Hall of Shaolin Temple, and he has just defeated Monk Qibin during the day, the younger brother of the master of change, and the master of emptiness!

At this moment, the face of the master of the sky was pale, and his surprise was beyond words, and even the face was full of steel needle-like hair, and he couldn't stop trembling.

It took him a long time before he slowly asked, "How do you know it's me?"

Ye Feng smiled: "You didn't expect it, that's because you didn't know that Master Qibin came to me in private early this morning." From that moment on, I figured everything out, and naturally I knew that you were the real culprit of this series of bloody cases in Shaolin Temple!"

"Oh?" Master Likong looked at Ye Feng, his expression full of suspicion, "I didn't expect Ye Gongzi to be so smart, but I would like to hear about it." ”

Ye Feng smiled faintly and said, "Master Qi Bin came to me because he found a packet of poisonous powder in this bamboo nunnery last night. He didn't lie during the day, it was indeed something he had found here, and at that time he immediately thought of Master Chen's poisoning death, and he felt that this was something unusual, so he hid the bag of poison powder on his body. ”

"Actually, as long as this matter is analyzed a little, you can judge that this bag of poison powder is deliberately placed here by Master Kong. Master Gai lives in this bamboo hermitage, he buries his head in the book all day long, stays at home, there has always been a master guard in the woods outside the bamboo hermitage, except for Master Qibin, who is in charge of his diet and daily life, no one else can easily approach here, even if it is Master Renshan, the abbot of this temple, he needs to report in advance before he can come in and meet Master Gai. ”

"Except for one person, and that's Master You, the Void Master who is in charge of guarding the woods. Since you're in charge of guarding here, it's not easy to hide something in the bamboo hermitage?"

"Master Qi Bin came to me and told me about the poisonous powder, which in itself cleared his suspicions, if he is a murderer, he only needs to dispose of the poisonous powder and go back to this only clue, there is no need to do more to increase the danger to himself. That's why I thought of you, Master of the Sky. ”

"At this time, I remembered that Master Renshan had introduced to me that in the courtyard where Master Lichen lived, there was also a meditation room where you once lived, but since you were in charge of the guards of this bamboo hermitage, you have almost eaten and lived here, and rarely go back. ”

"But it is precisely because of this that you are completely familiar with Master Chen's living habits, and even the layout and structure of his meditation room, so that you can come up with such an ingenious poisoning technique. ”

"At the same time, it is precisely because you have been here for a long time to guard the bamboo hermitage that no one in the temple will really pay attention to your whereabouts, and all your actions, including sneaking out of the temple to poison the vegetable patch, and later killing the old couple to extinguish the mouth, have plenty of time. ”

Ye Feng said so much in one breath, but he only nodded slightly and said, "Yes, it makes sense." ”

Ye Feng continued: "Then there is another problem, there are so many places inside and outside the temple that can hide the poisonous powder, why did you hide this package of poisonous powder in this bamboo hermitage? and why was it so coincidentally discovered by Master Qi Bin?"

Master Likong nodded, a mysterious smile appeared on his face, and said to himself, "Yes, why is that?"

Ye Feng said categorically: "That's because you planned all this in advance! You deliberately hid the poisonous powder in the bamboo hermitage, and you calculated that you intended to let Master Qi Bin find out." ”

"It has been an eventful time in the Shaolin Temple recently, Master Lichen was poisoned to death, Master Renshan was poisoned again, and now these poisonous powders have been found in the bamboo nunnery where Master Gai lives, and it is easy for people to associate these things with Master Gai. ”

"You expected that after Master Qi Bin discovered these poisonous powders, because he didn't want this matter to involve his mentor and damage his mentor's reputation, he would definitely not dare to speak out, and he would definitely secretly hide the poisonous powder and secretly investigate. As long as the poison powder is in his hands, it will become ironclad evidence that he is the murderer, and you will be able to get out of it safely and stay out of it. ”

Speaking of this, Ye Feng shrugged his shoulders: "It's a pity, you didn't expect that Master Qi Bin would come to me with the poisonous powder after discovering it, and this move made your seemingly seamless plan."

The scratch became full of flaws, so that I knew that you were the real murderer. ”

Master Likong shook his head and sighed: "Yes, I really didn't expect that Qi Bin would actually believe Ye Gongzi you, you have never met before, you don't know each other, he would tell you everything, I really can't figure it out." ”

Ye Feng smiled and said: "A person like you who works hard and calculates others may never understand what trust is! In your hearts, treat others with yourself, and always only believe that people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, how can you believe that between people who have never met, sometimes there will be trust, that kind of trust between life and death!"

Master Likong's face was gloomy, he lowered his head and was silent for a long time, and it took a long time before he spoke: "So, your good show of capturing the murderer during the day was deliberately performed for me?"

Ye Feng said with a smile: "This is natural, when Master Qi Bin found me, I had already figured out that you were the real murderer who had been hiding behind my back. However, I have no proof. ”

"Don't talk about the evidence, I don't even know anything about your motive for doing this, it's all just my speculation, I really can't do anything about you. So I have only one way, which is to make you believe that we are convinced that Master Qi Bin is the murderer, and only if you let your guard down, can you reveal your flaws again, and I will have a chance. ”

Master Likong nodded suddenly and said, "So, tonight's conversation is naturally also to lure me into bait?"

Ye Feng laughed and said: "If you want to catch a big fish, you must have fragrant bait, if you want to lure out a scheming old fox like you, how can you do it without some fierce material? Tonight's meeting is indeed an appointment between us and Master Yi in advance, and the purpose is to lure you to show up." The Great Secret of The Elder Scrolls, I don't believe you'll be tempted. ”

Master Likong said angrily: "So what Jiuding and what Qin Emperor Mausoleum you said earlier are all nonsense?"

On the side, the master put his hands together and said: "Amitabha, the monks don't speak, everything that the old man said to Ye Gongzi just now is true, and there is no lie. ”

Ye Feng shook his head and said: "Although you are a disciple of Buddhism, you don't have the slightest heart of Buddhism, in your heart, others are as dirty and filthy as you, poisoning and killing, unscrupulous, and without any compassion. ”

"I expected that you would know that what we were talking about tonight was the secret of the Elder Scrolls, and I would definitely be tempted to come, but I didn't expect that your dignified Shaolin monk, Master Kong, would be one of the infamous Ten Hall Yamas! ”

"Is it an accident?" Master Kong sneered, "Shouldn't I feel honored to be able to surprise Ye Gongzi, the smartest person in the world?"

Ye Feng shook his head and sighed, "Actually, I should have suspected you a long time ago. When you came to the capital to send me a letter to Master Chang, you were seriously injured when you were intercepted by the East China Sea Fisherman halfway. ”

"Judging from the wounds, Donghai Yu's martial arts are really much higher than yours, but the strange thing is that he neither took away the letter you sent, nor poisoned you, so it is really unreasonable to let you go so easily. ”

"It's a pity, at that time I thought you were a Shaolin monk, so I didn't think much about it at all. Now that I think about it, it was nothing more than a scene between you and the East China Sea fisherman. Although the Ten Halls of Yama don't know each other, when you see him appear wearing a grimace mask, you naturally understand who he is. ”

"So you also revealed your identity, you discussed it, and deliberately left a wound on your body, creating the illusion of being robbed and killed by fishing in the East China Sea, just to have more sympathy in front of Master Gai and trust you more. ”

"Although you are one of the ten halls of Yama, in fact, you are not really loyal to the prince, you are still for yourself, so when you have the opportunity to learn the secret of the treasure in the Elder Scrolls, you must not be able to hold back, so you will fall into our trap. ”

"Trap?" said Master Kong's face with a look of surprise.

He looked around the bamboo hermitage left and right, and showed a strange smile: "What is a trap? Although you have seen my true identity, it is a pity that in my eyes, the current situation has not changed in the slightest, and I still have the chance to win!"