The mountain path was crowded with people, and the full one hundred and ninety-nine steps were really difficult for mortals with limited physical strength. Some older people walk, rest, and continue to walk, unswervingly climbing upwards, with a firm and sincere heart, which is admirable.

Shen Fei said in his heart: "The power of faith can rejuvenate the elderly, make the infirm full of strength, and make the lonely no longer lonely, which is really terrifying." ”

In addition to the local residents, there are also devout believers from all over the country who come to worship here, their eyes are shining with pious light, even Shen Fei feels terrible when they move in one direction at the same time, he deeply feels that the master is right to send him down the mountain to preach, if he continues to allow the faith of Buddhism to grow in the human country, it will pose a considerable threat to Shushan.

Entering the gate hall and seeing the golden statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva with solemnity and compassion facing the world, Shen Fei remembered Wang Lin's wife. At that time, Mrs. Wang prayed sincerely in front of Guanyin Bodhisattva for the happiness of the whole family, and her wish came true and she was able to tide over the difficulties, but unfortunately the good times did not last long, and the resulting curse also made her miserable, and she lived for many years until she arrived.

The power of the monks comes from the faith, just do asceticism, unswervingly do the asceticism, so that the Buddha who exists in the dark can see that you have a firm faith, you can get the strength, it is really incredible, it feels like an act that violates the laws of nature.

Staying at the signing place in the hall for a while, Nalan Ruoxue wanted to ask for another signature, to see if the content of the signature was accurate, but was blocked by Shen Fei, the reason is very simple: the signature of the Buddha Sect, if you believe it, it will be spiritual, and if you don't believe it, it will not work, this is the first time I saw the monk who asked for a signature, since this is the case, it is good not to believe him, why bother asking again in one fell swoop. What's more, if the sign is signed, no one will be kind enough to cover it up.

Leaving the door hall, passing through the corridor, walking to a square, seeing the morning bell and dusk drums standing opposite each other, the lectern platform that is not high above the ground, the eminent monks who are preaching the scriptures on the stage and the believers who listen to the scriptures carefully, Shen Fei sighed deeply: "The belief of Buddhism is rooted in the hearts of the people, and it may not be so easy to uproot it." ”

Suddenly found that the monk on the pulpit had changed his appearance, thinking that he was dazzled, rubbing his eyes, and then looking closely, it was still the same, the old monk who was wearing a red robe before somehow turned into a young monk wearing a pure white robe, the young monk had an ordinary appearance, not tall, an average face, six ring scars on his head, his hands were folded, his pure white monk's robe covered his left shoulder, his right arm was bare, and he wore a string of prayer beads on his wrist, and his whole body released a peaceful breath, which was the pure spirit monk.

As if knowing Shen Fei's arrival, the Pure Spirit Monk opened his eyes and looked in the direction where Shen Fei was standing, grinning.

Sure enough, he knew he was coming. Shen Fei was so nervous that his palms were sweating, causing Nalan Ruoxue to worry: "Brother Shen Fei, why are you sweating, your hands are wet." ”

Shen Fei turned his eyes to look at Ruoxue, seeing her blushing, her eyes were beautiful, her eyes were pure, her smile was like a flower, her heart sank, and she asked, "Ruoxue, aren't you surprised to see the Pure Spirit Monk again?"

"Pure Spirit Monk, where is there a Pure Spirit Monk!" Ruoxue looked at it with an ignorant expression.

Shen Fei's heart sank, and he pointed to the monk who was lecturing on the high platform and asked, "Look who that person is." ”

"An old monk, how can you be a pure spirit monk, Brother Shen Fei, you are dazzled. ”

Shen Fei looked at the high platform again, saw that the Pure Spirit Monk had already raised his head, smiled meaningfully at him, and finally understood something, shook his head and said: "Dream method, when you become a pure self, your strength has really grown a lot. ”

"Amitabha, Lord Shen, don't come unharmed. Shen Fei shook his spirit, and the world suddenly returned to the normal track, and looking further, the pure spirit monk on the pulpit was gone, replaced by an old monk wearing a red robe.

At this time, a monk should go first, followed by a group of old monks of high status. The monks came from the palace of the heavenly king, the monks who met along the way all put down the things they were busy with, and after standing still, they folded their hands to salute him, the people who were preaching stopped preaching, and the people who were listening to the scriptures opened their eyes in puzzlement, and found that the senior monks of Lingyin Temple, who rarely showed up, walked slowly and down-to-earth under the leadership of a young monk, and where they passed, all the monks put down the things they were busy with to salute him, and realized that this was a holy monk of noble status.

But he walked straight to the crowd, walked to his side, and stood in front of a short-haired young man who was also young and wearing a Taoist uniform, clasped his hands together, and saluted with a smile: "Amitabha, Lord Shen Shi is fine." ”

The latter's face was resolute, his eyes were focused, and his pupils were as black as night, and he replied: "I haven't seen you for many months, but the Pure Spirit Master is glorious, and his life seems to be good." ”

"Amitabha, the little monk is now presiding over the Lingyin Temple. ”

"I heard that, congratulations. ”

"It's just a matter of getting back to your place, nothing to congratulate. ”

"What do you want to do. ”

"Fulfill Lord Shen's wishes. ”

"What a wish!"

The Pure Spirit Monk suddenly stretched out his right hand, and his palm stretched upwards and pointed at Shen Fei: "This ...... This is Shen Fei, the personal disciple of the head of Shushan, whose purpose is to spread the teachings of Taoism and let the ideas of Taoism take root in the human country. ”

The Pure Spirit Monk's voice was gentle, and his slow voice was like a trickle of water into people's hearts, but it made everyone present stunned, including Shen Fei and the monks behind him, almost no one could have imagined that he would suddenly say such a thing.

Under the sun, the pure spirit monk wearing a white robe seems to exude a glimmer of light, quiet and solemn, giving people an inviolable sense of sacredness, he led a group of monks who have attained the Tao, facing Shen Fei with a smile on his face, is the only one with a calm expression, a magpie fell on his shoulder, and cleaned up his feathers comfortably: "As the host of Lingyin Temple, this seat believes that although the thoughts of Buddha and Taoism are very different, they are the same great wisdom left by the ancestors, and they should be debated on the Dharma altar to prove superior, and Shen Shizhu thinks it is good!"

Challenge, this is a naked challenge, Shen Fei never imagined that the Pure Spirit Monk would take the lead in making a difficulty, proposing to conduct a Taoist debate on the Dharma Propagation Altar, which is obviously not good for Buddhism, because it will invisibly improve the statement of the Taoist Sect, Shen Fei doesn't know what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd, but he knows very well that it is beneficial to himself to do so, it is enough, and he responded at the moment: "It is better to obey your orders than to be respectful, and Shen will accompany you to the end." ”

"Amitabha, the time is set in three days, the hour. ”

"Shen must be on time for the appointment. ”

......

In the imperial capital Yongning Palace, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, Dongfang Changqing, the deputy commander Tuoba Lie, and the chief of the Internal Affairs Office, Liu Yi, sat side by side on three chairs and interrogated all the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace one by one, and none of them were missed.

Thirty years, Liu Yi has not been punished by His Majesty for thirty years, and today he was beaten by 20 boards for no reason, which is really a fire in the belly, so after the verbal questioning was fruitless, he also added another way of inquiry-that is, beating! Rubbing the body with a leather whip and steel, if they still did not confide what they wanted to know after they died painfully, they were deemed to be really unaware, and were tied up and guarded by a special person.

Yongning Palace, which was located in the remote position of the harem, became a Shura field at this moment, and wailing, screaming, and painful moans were intertwined into a mournful song, slowly spreading, like a plague gradually spreading in the harem. Soon, the news spread, and Tuoba Hua's tragic death caused a huge shock not only in the harem, but also in the entire government and the opposition, and everyone had their own evil intentions, and the scheming people thought about how to blame the enemy for this matter; the timid and fearful people thought about how to protect themselves when the battle for the throne was becoming increasingly fierce; and the high-minded people lamented the decadence of the empire, and everyone was only fighting for the throne and did not want to make progress. It's all kinds of things, which makes people feel sad.

From day to night, and then from night to day, in such a day and night, all the attendants in the Yongning Palace were interrogated, and the whole Yongning Palace, especially the scene of the murder, was thoroughly searched, leaving no dead ends. During this time, Queen Murong, the lord of the harem, led a group of concubines with ordinary status to inquire about the situation, and the great eunuch Liu Yi received and dealt with it, so that he finally agreed not to enter the scene of the crime, but also ordered Liu Yi to strictly investigate the case and thoroughly investigate the murderer, and report to her as soon as there was progress, and Liu Yi agreed again and again.

By the time the interrogation was completed, the three noble-ranking men did not close their eyes, but they were all secretly happy in their hearts, because the interrogation went very smoothly and there was new progress.

First of all, a professional forensic examination was invited, and after removing His Royal Highness's body, it was indeed found that there were body fluids remaining on the ground, which confirmed that it was very likely that "strenuous exercise" had been carried out here, and what the palace maid said was very likely to be true.

Secondly, after careful examination by the forensic doctor, there were traces of uncleanliness on His Highness's bed, and there were more than one place, which shows that such a bad behavior may have happened more than once.

In the end, it was about two hours from the palace maid leaving His Highness's room to Concubine Rong Niangniang's discovery of His Highness's body, and in such a short period of time, the number of people who could commit the crime was very limited.

To sum up, two conclusions are drawn.

First, it is very likely that His Royal Highness was killed by the attendants of Yongning Palace, and it is very likely that the ill-intentioned palace maid sneaked into His Highness's room at night to have fun, and after being refused, she had murderous thoughts and chose to murder His Highness in a cruel way. Judging by the degree of distortion of His Highness's corpse, this person should be a top master, who has been hiding and not revealing himself.

Second, the person who killed His Highness should have a certain understanding of the things in the palace, knowing that the battle for the throne has reached a white-hot level in recent times, and in this situation, he deliberately planted suspicions and arranged His Highness's death as a provocative act to confuse the public.

These two conclusions brought several doubts at the same time, one of which was that the palace maid ended eavesdropping and returned to her room at about the time of Zishi, and Concubine Rong found that the time of His Royal Highness's death was Yinshi, in such a short period of time, who could kill His Highness silently.

Second, a martial arts master who can twist His Royal Highness into a twist must be a specially trained and professional person, such a scheming top master has been hiding in the Yongning Palace, how could he have the audacity to run to borrow seeds from His Royal Highness who was just five years old, what is even more incredible is that if he can't borrow seeds, he will directly kill His Highness, which is not equivalent to completely exposing himself.

Third, is there another possibility, on the one hand, as the palace maid said, someone borrowed seeds from His Highness and entered His Highness's room at night, but after the matter was done, he came out, and at the same time, the assassin arrived and killed His Highness.

Now the most important thing is to find out the person who entered His Highness's room at night.

The great eunuch Liu Yi sat on the seat, his eyes swept coldly over the suspects, and he was able to serve by His Majesty's side, in addition to being thoughtful and able to figure out his intentions, but also because he had his own skills and could protect His Majesty's safety at critical moments. Liu Yi was wearing a dark purple brocade robe, black boots with the soles of his feet more than an inch high, a round hat on his head, and no ornaments on his body, no gold or silver. The face is cold, when he is not smiling, he looks ruthless, he should not be young, which can be seen from the silver hair that shows his hat, he is short, extremely thin, and his lips are very red, as if he has drunk blood.

Liu Yi has seen the torture of the prisoner, if there is a master lurking in it, he will not find it, but if there is no master, then who can the murderer, is it really the palace maid who entered the house to seduce His Highness to finish the matter and leave, His Royal Highness was killed, if this is the case, the time is too coincidental!

Liu Yi was a little unsure, this matter was strange everywhere, it was incredible.

Liu Yi squinted his eyes and looked at the two people beside him, sitting in the middle was naturally the eleventh prince Tuoba Lie, and Dongfang Changqing was sitting on the other side. Dongfang Changqing knows this person very well, is loyal to his duties, and is very capable, Dongfang Changqing must have an idea in his heart, but since His Royal Highness has proposed a retrial, it is not good to say anything.

As for Tuobalie, as a prince, Tuoba Lie is very smart and has excellent observation skills, what is he thinking.

There is no clue from the expressions of the two of them, they are not particularly decadent or particularly confident, can they identify the murderer in this way? No, although there has been progress in the case, there are many details that are suspicious, and the murderer should not have surfaced yet.

Lewy didn't want to be the first to speak, he felt that if he spoke now, he would definitely be looked down upon, he retracted his gaze, and once again looked at the minions who were shivering in the cold wind and covered in scars, and thought viciously: "No matter what, if Lao Tzu suffers twenty boards in vain, you fools will all die." ”

In the palace, human life is like a mustard, and it is easier to kill a person than to pinch an ant to death, Liu Yi has long been accustomed to death, and is also accustomed to trampling on other people's lives to vent his anger and grievances. The people's society is a pyramid-shaped structure, the higher the number of people up, the higher the status, can wantonly ravage and trample on the lower classes, this is a reality, almost unchangeable.

Didn't close his eyes for a day and a night, Liu Yi didn't feel sleepy at all, he wanted to hear what the other two people had to say, to see what they thought, at this time, Dongfang Changqing's thoughts must be the same as his own, and it should be the most appropriate for the eleventh prince who is the leader to take the lead in speaking.