"The crowd searched for him thousands of times, and when I looked back at dusk, there he was, in a dimly lit place."

Surrounded by the shadows of candles, lanterns, and the noise of musical instruments and drums, Pan Ming wandered among the crowds. From time to time, colorful flowers and money dropped, attracting people to pick them up.

In fact, there was not much money, but everyone wanted to get a lucky break and fought hard for it, which squeezed Pan Ming hard.

"This formation..."

With a sigh, Pan Ming jumped directly onto the passerby's shoulders, without even touching the ground, and took a few small steps, walking for dozens of steps before stopping.

Fortunately, it was neither painful nor itchy, and the person who was stepped on had no complaints.

In addition, several young ladies looked over curiously, as if to say:

The young hero is very skilled.

However, Pan Ming had no time to pay attention to them. At this moment, he finally noticed the teasing gaze, not far away, under a pillar and lantern.

"What a coincidence."

"You think I can't recognize you if you wear a mask?"

"Lu Li is such a lucky guy. No matter where he goes, there are always women around him."

The tone was full of resentment.

Frankly speaking, Pan Ming was not bad looking either, with fine features and beautiful eyes. Along the way, many ladies from Chang'an gave him sachets as gifts, hoping to invite him to spend the festival together.

It's just that he doesn't like to be public and often has a cold face in front of strangers.

As for why I copied Xin Qiji's poems, I was really moved by the night scene of Chang'an. I wanted to recite a poem, but my literary talent was limited...

Well, I copied poems just to express my emotions, not to show off.

In just a short moment, Pan Ming was filled with inner drama.

Miss Qian Rui saw that Lu Li was silent for a long time and kept staring ahead, so she couldn't help but ask: "Does Mr. Lang know the scholar who recited the lyrics?"

"Scholar?"

Lu Li couldn't help laughing, but he didn't try to discredit Pan Ming. He took off his mask and said, "I didn't expect to meet Mr. Pan here."

Pan Ming, from the fifth rank, was a member of the Ministry of Industry, also known as Pan Yuanwai.

"It turns out to be Lu Siqing, Shangyuan Ankang."

"Shangyuan Ankang."

Even though there were people he didn't know around him, Pan Ming still rushed over enthusiastically and put his arm around Lu Li.

In his opinion, coming here is just for vacation. He can do whatever he wants. If he is in a bad mood one day, he can just kill the emperor to cheer him up.

Return etiquette?

Pooh!

"Let's go shopping together?"

"Aren't you talking nonsense? It's a rare encounter."

After witnessing the interaction between the two, Miss Qian Rui knew that they had a close relationship, while Mrs. Guo Guo kept staring at Lu Li with a look of emotion in her eyes.

She lived in Shu with her father in her early years. She was both talented and beautiful. When she grew up, she married Mr. Pei. However, Ms. Pei was short-lived, leaving them orphans and widowed mothers. Fortunately, her younger sister fought hard and became the emperor's beloved concubine.

She welcomed her into the capital and was granted the title of Lady of Guo State.

In other words.

After all the hardships, she wanted to find a new love.

The atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty was open and did not overly advocate staying the same. Divorce and remarriage were very common——

The government and public opinion respect women's integrity, but if their husband dies and they find someone to marry, no one will criticize her.

As for her son, who is still in charge of the job, she thinks there is nothing wrong with her charming and charming attitude.

At this time, Lu Li introduced with a smile: "This is Miss Qian Rui."

"Pan Yuan is in good health." Qian Rui naturally would not ignore Pan Ming and smiled as brightly as a flower.

Pan Ming extended his hand to avoid hitting the smiling man, and then looked along Lu Li's line of sight.

But I think the makeup stains the color.

A woman feels that using makeup will lower her appearance. She always looks bare-faced, either because she feels too good about herself or because she is really naturally beautiful.

It just so happened that Mrs. Guo Guo had both.

Even though Pan Ming had seen too many classical beauties today, the moment he saw her, he still felt amazed.

However, that's all.

"This is Mrs. Guo Guo."

"Madam Shangyuan Ankang." Pan Ming crossed his hands.

Introducing the female companion first, and then Yang, can already explain Lu Li's attitude.

However, Mrs. Guo Guo said she didn't care much. She was confident in her appearance. She returned the gift with a smile and said softly: "Exceptor Pan, Shangyuan Ankang."

"Further forward is Wannian County. The lanterns there are no less than here, and they are even more spectacular."

"Then go and take a look, the good nights are still here."

Lu Li agreed casually.

While a group of people were spending the festival together, Li Cake, the young minister of Dali Temple, was thinking about countermeasures.

It has found some clues about the death of the courtesan that happened last night. The murderer should be related to the Thousand Buddha Temple in front of him.

During the day, he took his subordinates to visit Baotang Temple and Yanghua Temple. These two Buddhist temples located in Pingkangfang have been ruled out as suspects.

First of all, the smell of sandalwood and sesame oil did not match the smell left on the letter; secondly, except for the fact that Yanghua Temple did not accept scholars to stay, and the scholars who were temporarily staying in Baotang Temple for exams were all registered, no one knew the oiran from Huang Liu's family.

bright moon.

After some investigation, Qianfu Temple located in Andingfang was finally identified——

The scent on the monks' bodies matched perfectly with the scent on the letter paper. If there was nothing strange about it, Li Cake would be the first to not believe it.

The most important thing is that it knew that prostitutes in Pingkangfang had the custom of going to Buddhist temples on the 8th, 18th, and 28th of every month to listen to nuns preaching scriptures, so it sent someone to check which temples the two deceased people had visited before their death.

, Senfukuji Temple is on the list!

"Shaoqing, do we really want to go in and arrest someone? Qianfu Temple is not a small temple. In the past, Huai Gan, a member of the Pure Land Sect, practiced the Samadhi of Buddha Recitation here. It took three years to finally attain Samadhi."

Yuan Zai was the best at learning and remembering, and he recounted the following: "During this period, many like-minded people from all over the world came to invest. In the last years of Kaiyuan, the eminent monk Chu Jin moved into this temple. Today, Qianfu Temple has over 10,000 followers and its incense is at its peak."

"If you go in rashly to take someone, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive. It's better to discuss it another day."

The words conveyed the meaning that Senfukuji could not be offended.

"Who said I was going in to get someone?" A pair of cold vertical eyes stared at Yuan Zai, "On the pretext of admiring the lanterns, let's investigate first."

"Shaoqing, you are so handsome..." Yuan Zai hesitated.

"So I leave the investigation to you."

It was true that Yuan Zai wanted to make great achievements, but he never wanted to act alone, so he hurriedly asked: "What about you?"

Li Cake chuckled and said matter-of-factly: "Since Qianfu Temple is unusual and cannot be offended easily, then go find the temple minister. It happens that there are lanterns in the Buddhist temple for reward."

"Why don't I go find..."

He was interrupted before he finished speaking: "There are more than a million tourists on the streets of Chang'an tonight, can you find them?"

"cannot."

"Right now, there are only you and me. I will definitely alert others in the past. Who do you think is the best candidate?"

"I."

In a few words, Yuan Zai accepted his fate and only hoped that Lu Siqing would come over soon.

Almost at the same time.

Lu Li, who was resting at a stall and eating steamed soup, had a bad feeling in his heart, as if he was being watched by something.

"What's wrong?"
Chapter completed!