The empty body rested on the wooden plank, and although the blood stains had been wiped away earlier, it was still miserable. Miao Yizhen stepped forward lightly, glanced at the corpse, his shoulders trembled, and wept: "Senior brother, you died so miserably! Don't worry, we will definitely find the murderer for you and avenge your hatred!" wiped his tears and choked up: "Senior brother, in order to find out the truth, I have no choice but to dissect your Dharma body for examination." I hope that the senior brother will know, but fortunately, don't be responsible!"

The Shaolin monks surrounded the empty body, their faces showed grief, closed their eyes, and muttered scriptures in a low voice. Zhao Yanhao clenched his teeth, his eyes full of tears. When the four of them saw the tragic situation of emptiness, they were all compassionate, and they didn't know what to say to comfort the people of Shaolin for a while.

Zhan Pestle, who was thin and weak, hung his head and said nothing, carried a black wooden box to the coroner's table, put the wooden box next to the corpse, opened the lid of the box, skillfully took out the tools and began to dissect. After a short time, he dissected the chest cavity and back of the corpse, looked through it carefully, examined the corpse again, nodded, and reported: "The deceased has a palm wound next to the spinous process of the fourth and fifth thoracic vertebrae on the back, causing cracks in the heart and lungs; After detailed examination, there were no wounds in the rest of the parts, and there were no signs of poisoning. ”

Miao Yizhen nodded and said, "It's hard work, go down!" Zhan Qizuo bowed to him and walked out with the toolbox.

Miao Yizhen said coldly: "Ebony Master, Jade Master, you two are both martial arts masters, now, please come forward and check with us to see if we can find out what kind of martial arts my senior brother died under, how?"

Ebony and Jade both nodded, "That's the best!" Walking quickly to the corpse, the dissected corpse was bloody and terrifying, disgusting. The second sighed, bent down, and leaned closer to the dissected chest cavity to take a closer look.

Empty Xiang said: "Yan Hao, you have the deepest attainment in the martial arts of various factions, so it's up to you to check it!"

Zhao Yanhao walked lightly to the corpse, and saw that this charity elder who had personally passed on his six Shaolin skills had died so tragically, his hands trembled;

Miao Yizhen patted him on the shoulder and said softly: "Don't be sad, people can't be resurrected after death, cheer up! Now is not the time to cry sadly." ”

Zhao Yanhao waved his sleeves and tears, and leaned over to check with red eyes. First, he carefully examined the back of the dissected corpse, and then turned over the corpse, concentrating on the injuries of the heart and lungs. Before, he still had doubts about whether Uncle Kongjing died at the hands of Dongfang Zhen and Zishi, but now he has personally examined it and has no doubts. In an instant, his heart was furious, his face was frosty, and he raised his head and glared at Dongfang Zhen and Zishi angrily.

Dongfang Zhen suddenly felt that the cold gaze of the two Dao Sen was like a blade, and his heart tightened. Knocking along the gaze, but seeing Zhao Yanhao, who was in high shape, was looking at him angrily, his eyes were full of murderous intent, like a tiger that chose to devour people, and his heart sank.

Zhao Yanhao suppressed his agitated mood after a while, and said in a deep voice: "The person who attacked from behind has deep internal strength, and he slammed it on the 'Xinyu acupoint', judging from the shock of the heart and lungs, the murderer's cultivation belongs to the feminine Xuanmen internal strength. As far as I know, except for Wudang's Tai Chi Divine Skill, Quanzhen Innate Skill, Kongtong's Phaseless Divine Skill, and Longhu Mountain's One-Qi Yin and Yang Skill, the internal strength of other sects will not be like this. ”

Ebony and Jade Masters are also taking a closer look. Ebony looked gloomy when he heard this, and nodded, "That's true." ”

Zhao Yanhao glanced at Ebony and said, "The head of Ebony can seek truth from facts, so it's good." ”

Zhao Yanhao's gaze turned to the head of the jade, and said coldly: "As for the sword wound, the person who makes the sword also has deep internal strength, and the sword is fast; As far as I know, the sword moves in the martial arts belong to the spiral strength, in addition to my Shaolin's Dharma swordsmanship, only Wudang's finger-winding soft swordsmanship, Kunlun's flying dragon nine-style swordsmanship, Huashan Dugu nine swordsmanship's arrow-breaking style, Qingcheng Yujian's dragon-winding technique, Kongtong's six-void swordsmanship's cross-ring technique. However, the latter two swordsmanship have been lost. ”

The head of the jade nodded and said, "Yes, my Kunlun's Flying Dragon Nine Style Sword Technique does belong to spiral power. But judging from the wound, the person who made the sword was extremely fast, and the sword move mainly rotated with wrist strength. As for the Flying Dragon Nine Style Sword Technique that I sent, it mainly rotates with arm strength, and the sword is not so fast. ”

Zhao Yanhao sneered: "Isn't the first form of the Flying Dragon Nine Style, 'Hidden Dragon Ascension', the one that rotates with wrist strength?

When the head of the jade sect and Dongfang Zhen heard this, they were shocked, not only surprised by his extensive martial arts, but also heard his voice. Listening to his tone, it was determined that the person who made the sword was Dongfang Zhen. Neither of them thought that the murderer might really be a member of the Daomen, and they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

"Amitabha, the head of the ebony and the head of the jade, now the evidence is conclusive, my senior brother did die under the martial arts of your sect. If it wasn't the two of them, how can you explain it?"

The head of the jade sect distinguished: "Just now, it was only verified what kind of martial arts the Empty Purity Master might have died under, but it is not certain that it is the martial arts of our two factions. ”

The empty phase said angrily: "Amitabha, the head of the jade, now there are human and physical evidence, I didn't expect you to be the head of Kunlun, and you are still quibbling, trying in vain to protect your unscrupulous apprentice." ”

The head of the jade said loudly: "How can it be called protection! Where are the human and physical evidence?"

The empty phase sneered: "Catching them at the scene of the murder is not human evidence? It is indeed the death of their martial arts, not physical evidence?"

The head of the jade said in a loud voice: "Even if Master Kongjing really died under the martial arts of Wudang and Kunlun, but the two of them are not the only ones in the world, how can they be judged to have done it?"

Ebony persuaded: "Master Jade, Master of Void Phase, please be calm and don't be impatient, listen to the words of the poor Dao, how about it?"

Ebony said: "This case is very strange, and there are many suspicious points. The meaning of the poor road is that both of us calm down and listen to the meaning of Lord Miao and Master Tang first. ”

Miao Yizhen said with a calm face: "As a Shaolin Sect person, if this official wants to judge by this official, I am afraid it will be biased." Master Tang is fair and honest, so let him judge!"

In fact, since Miao Yi really appeared, Tang Zhixian has been full of contradictions in his heart. The identity of Zhang Baihu the day before yesterday seemed to be Miao Yizhen's subordinate, and he had ordered himself to release Dongfang Zhen and Zishi, and the case was over. But Master Miao turned out to be a Shaolin Sect person, and he couldn't determine whether Zhang Baihu and Miao Yi were really people all the way. He had carefully paid attention to the twelve entourages brought by Miao Yizhen, and there was no one hundred households among them.

He originally wanted Miao Yizhen to judge the case, but he threw this hot potato to himself. On the way back to the court, he thought about it, he would rather offend Wudang and Kunlun than offend Miao Yizhen, and decided to convict Dongfang Zhen and Zishi of homicide.

But suddenly he remembered the fearless look on his face when Zhang Baihu ordered him to release him that day, which made him suspicious again: How could a small six-rank military attache have such courage to dare to directly close a suspicious case? Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he felt that it should be like that, that is, there was an enemy of Miao Yizhen among the Jinyi Guard, maybe this person was more powerful than this Miao Yizhen, and that Zhang Baihu may have been instructed by that person to act.

What the hell should I do? Suddenly, I remembered that Miao Yizhen just said that he would not judge the case in person, for fear of being biased. What does this mean exactly? Could it be that he hinted that he wanted to judge the case fairly? The deceased was obviously his senior brother, so why did he do this? Could it be that he was worried that the two men would be convicted by force, and that the officials would find out about it and impeach him, which would affect his future?

Tang Zhixian didn't think very clearly, he had already walked into the court, he glanced at the mural on the front wall, and made up his mind to bet on it. So he slowly walked to the back of the desk, turned around, "snapped" a shocking shot, and said loudly: "A scholar in this county knows nothing about martial arts. Therefore, judging the culprit of murder based on martial arts cannot be adopted by this county, and this county can only judge the case according to the law. In this case, Dongfang Zhen and Zishi, although they were suspected of murder, had no conclusive evidence, upheld the original verdict and were temporarily released. As for the culprit, the county will continue to focus on investigating and strive to solve the case as soon as possible. ”

Shaolin and his entourage were very excited when they heard that Tang Zhixian still judged the case like this. Lingzhen scolded loudly: "You are a dog county commander! How much benefit have the two factions of Wudang and Kunlun given you! You have to ignore my Shaolin grievances like this, and openly protect the culprit!"

Tang Zhixian's face was ugly, and he glanced at Miao Yizhen timidly.

Miao Yizhen shouted: "Lingzhen! Bold! You dare to defy the court! Quickly make amends to Tang County!" Lingzhen was angry and refused to make amends, but he didn't dare to scold again.

Miao Yizhen had a gloomy face and said to Shaolin and his party: "Take the body of Senior Brother Kongjing with you, let's go!" Everyone in Shaolin refused to give up, but since Miao Yizhen said so, he thought that he had his own ideas, so he was so stupid that he carried away the body of Kongjing and left the yamen.

Ebony and his entourage all four stepped forward to thank Tang Zhixian. Tang Zhixian said lightly: "You're welcome. The county is just doing what it is. Guilt or innocence, one look at the entry of the law, it is clear. After a pause, he nagged: "It's not like you in the martial arts, grievances and grievances, it's difficult to clear." The county has no power to restrain the chickens, and it can neither manage nor dare to manage it. ”

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The group returned to the Jiangcheng Inn, Miao Yizhen instructed Xu Jinshan to go to the west of the city, find a temple called Xiangji Temple, cremate the empty body, and go to the coffin shop to order a good Liuzhou wooden coffin, bury the ashes, and temporarily store them in Xiangji Temple.

Everyone was busy for a long time, and in the evening, Fang returned to the inn sadly. Kongyi, who had been silent, asked unwillingly: "Senior Brother Miao, is it really like this for our Shaolin?"

Miao Yizhen sneered: "How can it be just like that?" After a pause, Zhengse said: "We are late, and we can't find more powerful evidence to prove that those two are the culprits." The verdict of the Tang County Order can't be said to be intentionally partial. If we insist on not complying, it will seem that we are at a loss. Besides, if we want to forcibly take those two people, the Wudang and Kunlun factions will definitely refuse. This is the territory of Wudang, there are many people, we really have to fight hard, we will suffer after all, it is not a wise move. ”

Lingzhen said: "This is not good, that is not appropriate, what should I do?"

Miao Yizhen smiled and said, "I think, why don't we set up a ring with them." ”

"The ring?" everyone in Shaolin was puzzled, and the empty phase asked, "How do you manage it?"

Miao Yizhen said: "Since we want to take these two people away, and they don't agree, such a stalemate, both sides are uncomfortable, so we have to solve it according to the rules of the rivers and lakes." I heard that Qi Lianshan, the head of Huaquanmen, is still in Junzhou, so we might as well ask him to be fair and ask them to have a competition with us, winning two in three games. If we win, take the two culprits, and they will not hinder them, and if we lose, we will not dwell on the matter anymore. Win or lose, forget it. ”

"That's a good idea!" he said, "I just don't know if they'll agree." ”

Miao Yizhen said: "I think they should agree, they should not want to cause a fight between the two factions and our Shaolin because of this matter, and they have nothing to say to solve it according to the rules of the rivers and lakes." Moreover, the martial arts of the ebony and jade masters are also superb, and they should be very confident. ”

The empty phase said: "Yes, we are not sure of victory, why do we set up this ring?"

Miao Yizhen said: "Setting up this ring is just a formality, in fact, our purpose is to take this opportunity to kill those two culprits!"

"Huh?" the Shaolin crowd looked at Miao Yizhen suspiciously.

Miao Yi really said: "The three strongest people on our side are Yan Hao, Senior Brother Kongxiang, and Senior Brother Kongyi, right?" Kongxiang said: "Where? How can I catch up with Senior Brother Miao!" Miao Yi said with a real face: "Seriously, my kung fu has been sparse all these years! How can I be able to match the three of you." ”

The empty minister nodded and said, "Okay, the three of us will fight." ”

Miao Yizhen said: "Okay, it's decided." These three games are arranged like this: in the first game, the senior brother of the empty phase will play, in the second game, Yan Hao will play, and in the third game, the junior brother will play. The three strongest people on their side should be the Ebony Master, the Jade Master, and the Deadwood Daoren, and if nothing else, they will send these three people to fight. ”

The empty phase nodded, "It should be." These three are not trivial!"

Miao Yizhen nodded and said, "My plan is: in the first game, no matter whether Senior Brother Void Phase wins or loses, both sides have to play the second game." In this second game, Yan Hao will play, but the opponent is not decided by them, and we have to designate it!"

Miao Yizhen squinted and smiled: "Dongfang Zhen and Zishi." Yan Hao, can you have confidence in fighting these two people alone?" Zhao Yanhao said excitedly: "In order to avenge Uncle Shi, I will definitely fight to the death!" Miao Yizhen said: "Okay." ”

The empty phase said with some concern: "I wonder if they agree to let these two fight?"

Miao Yizhen said: "I don't think they will refuse." One is Ebony, Jade, and Deadwood, no matter who fights, they are all Yanhao elders, no matter whether they win or lose, they will feel dull on their faces. Moreover, the matter arose because of those two men, and it was a matter of course that they ended in battle. Besides, they are the second of the four shows of the Daomen, and they don't dare to face a disciple of my Shaolin generation, and they are rumored to be out of the rivers and lakes, and they are not laughed off by the people of the rivers and lakes?"

Miao Yizhen continued: "Yan Hao's game is our real goal, this is a battle to avenge your Uncle Kongjing's blood and hatred! You have to seize the opportunity and kill them in one fell swoop with lightning speed!"

Although the Shaolin people feel that this kind of behavior is a bit insidious and not bright enough, it is a good policy. Miao Yizhen saw through their intentions, and said with a straight face: "I know that this move is a failure, but don't you forget, how do people deal with Senior Brother Kongjing?

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The two factions of Wudang and Kunlun returned to the inn, and they were all excited. The head of the jade family proposed to return to Kunlun, but Ebony left them to leave tomorrow, saying that looking at the expressions of the Shaolin group, they were afraid that they would not give up. So he sent a disciple back to Wudang, asking Dead Wood to bring a few more disciples with strong martial arts down the mountain, so as to escort the head of the jade sect and his party tomorrow.

That night, the two factions were beaming with joy and drinking. In the middle of the excitement, I suddenly saw a Gao Dao man in a light gray robe, followed by a girl in a light green shirt, who walked in with a smile, but it was Zhong Zhiling and Sang Qinghong. Everyone was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly smiled and beckoned them over. Dongfang Zhenxi said: "Brother Zhong, Miss Sang, it turns out that you didn't leave?"

Sang Qinghong's face was slightly red, and she didn't know how to answer for a while. Zhong Zhiling smiled: "We were all worried about Brother Dongfang and Brother Zishi, so we stayed. Now that we have finally returned your innocence, we are gratifying! We are here to ask Master Yu, when will you leave? We want to go with you and return to Kongtong. ”

Dongfang Zhen said: "We will leave tomorrow." You guys live here tonight!" invited the two of them to the table, and asked Xiao Er to add a few dishes.

The wine was drunk, and suddenly Xiao Er came in and said, "There are two monks from outside the inn, saying that they want to meet the head of the ebony and the head of the jade. ”

The ebony and jade heads looked at each other, got up at the same time with serious expressions, and walked out of the inn, but saw the empty phase and the empty man standing quietly by the red lantern outside the inn.

The head of the ebony smiled and said, "It turns out to be two masters, please come in!" The four of them came to a square table by the window and sat down, and the ebony ordered Xiao Er to offer tea.

The empty phase didn't drink tea, and said slowly: "The murder of Senior Brother Kongjing, both of you and I know it......" Before the words were finished, the head of the jade had already interjected: "We know it, and it has nothing to do with them at all!"

The empty phase shook his head and said, "That's your calf heart. The two of them are still young, and An Neng guarantees that they will not be instigated and used by gangsters to do such murderous things? In addition to bringing back the ashes of Senior Brother Kongjing, they also have to bring back the culprit and let the abbot of Kongwu fall. If you can't bring back the culprit, the empty phase can't give Shaolin an explanation. ”

Ebony sighed and said, "The mind of the master of the void phase, the poor Dao can understand. However, the government and we are sure that they are not murderers, but you make assumptions out of thin air and refuse to give up. At the same time, we will assist the government in a careful investigation and strive to find out as soon as possible.

With an angry face, he stood up and slapped the table with a "snap": "Here comes again! Even the government is in the same group as you, covering up the real murderer, and what are you pretending to investigate!"

The head of the jade also got up and slapped the table: "You Shaolin are too unreasonable!

Ebony and Sora both pulled them to sit down. Empty Xiang said: "Ebony Master, you see, you and I, not to mention ordinary disciples, even the Jade Master, who has been practicing for many years, and my empty junior brother have to quarrel endlessly. Once this matter is not handled properly, it is easy to lead to entanglement and conflict between the two sides, resulting in unimaginable results! Therefore, the poor monk came up with a way to deal with it and refer to it together. The rivers and lakes have grievances and grievances, and they still follow the rules of the rivers and lakes. You and I have a competition, and we have two wins in three games. If we win, we take them away, and if we lose, we turn and go. This matter is now over. How's it going?"

Ebony and Jade Boss glanced at each other and nodded slightly. Ebony said: "That's not a bad idea. It's just that, Master of the Void Phase, do you mean the Abbot of Emptiness and the Shaolin Sect?"

Empty Xiang said: "Dealing with martial arts disputes has always been decided by poor monks, so you don't have to worry about this problem." For the sake of justice, I am going to invite Qi Lianshan, the head of the Huaquan Sect who is still in Junzhou, as a witness, I don't know if you can agree?"

Ebony said, "Okay. I don't know how to compare?"

Empty phase said: "It can be one-to-one, two-to-two, or three-to-three, we can discuss." But those who have fought before are not allowed to play again. ”

Ebony pondered for a while, feeling that there were too many Shaolin masters, and many people were not good for many people, so he said, "Okay." One-on-one, how?"

The empty phase said: "Okay." The time is set to start tomorrow, how about it?" said Ebony, "Okay." ”

Empty Xiang said: "The location is set on the flat land in front of Renwei Temple, how about it?" Ebony said: "Okay." ”

The two slapped each other three times, and said in unison: "See you or disperse!"