In the afternoon, He Yihang took several documents to Zhao Pu's military tent.

When I walked in, I felt a little helpless.

Next to Shuai's desk, I saw Mr. Gongsun writing furiously. I don't know if he was translating letters or writing something. There was a pile of opened letters in his hand.

Deputy Commander He nodded, "The military advisor is really hardworking and conscientious."

Looking next to Gongsun, Zhao Pu was leaning on the handsome chair, with his legs resting on the handsome desk, snoring loudly as he slept.

He Yihang sighed, shook his head and walked in.

"Ahem."

The deputy commander coughed.

Gongsun looked up and saw Zhao Pu continuing to snore.

He Yihang glanced at Zhao Pu, Gongsun reached out and pushed Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu stopped snoring, made a sound, raised his head and looked around, then raised his face and continued to sleep.

He Yihang raised his hand and threw the document towards him.

Zhao Pu tilted his head and got out of the way, and all the documents fell on the back of the chair.

The prince stretched out his hand and rubbed his nose, yawned and stretched.

Gongsun picked up the document, reached out and patted Zhao Pu's leg, which was resting on the handsome case.

The Ninth Prince retracted his long legs, stretched again, looked around, and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

Gongsun also felt a little hungry, so he thought about taking the fourth son to eat something later... But he put away the pen and remembered that his son had followed Zhan Zhao and the others to the Devil City.

My husband has lost his appetite - he misses his son.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside the military camp.

He Yihang exited to take a look, and at the same time, he heard a voice shouting, "Daddy!"

"Alas!" Gongsun jumped up immediately and bumped Shuai Ben's knee. Zhao Pu quickly rubbed it.

Gongsun jumped twice, covering his knees, and ran out.

I saw the little fourth son running over. He didn't stop when he reached the door of the handsome tent. He slid out about half a foot and was grabbed by the little Liangzi who was following him.

Behind him, Tang Luomei and Shen Yuanchen also came, with Tang Luomei holding a large wooden box.

"Daddy, ninety-nine!" The fourth son rushed into the commander's tent and pounced on Gongsun.

Gongsun hugged him quickly, and Zhao Pu was also puzzled, "You didn't say you were gone for several days, why did you come back so soon?"

"I bought something, let's bring it back first!" Liangchenmei and the other three excitedly gathered around Gongsun Zhaopu and told them how they went to Shajie to buy black, white, red and green.

Zhao Pu also wanted to laugh a little - if these people go to Shajie, why don't they demolish the whole street?

He Yihang also ran to the gate of the military camp and saw the good guy Zou Liang coming back with hundreds of carts of black gold iron ore.

Long Qiaoguang and Ouyang Shaozheng also ran out and asked Zou Liang how much he had bought. Zou Liang said that the entire mine had been emptied, which was enough to replace each of the infantry with a lighter set of armor.

Several generals gathered around to study the ores.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang took their things and returned to the military tent. The Demon King and Tianzun Yin waited for them but they did not come back together and continued back to the Devil City to play with Master Wu Sha.

Zhao Zhen took Nangong back to the Commander's Mansion to accompany Concubine Pang. It was quite reliable and he didn't have to go to Kuangshi City to play.

Gongsun was also excited when he saw Bai Siling brought back by his fourth son. He hugged his son and kissed him twice to praise his ability. The father and son then discussed building an ice cellar to raise it.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were going to have a meal and go to the Ghost Sea in the evening, and asked Gongsun Zhao Pu if they wanted to go.

The Ghost Sea has formed a natural lake since the previous troubles in Black Wind City, and because there are a large number of sea dragon bones in the underground sea dragon tomb, blue dragon stones were formed after burning, making the water bottom appear a green color.

In addition, the sand collapsed, the fire in the Dragon Palace was extinguished, and part of the unburned dragon bones were exposed. Now it is no longer called the Sea of ​​Ghosts, but was given the name "Sea of ​​Dragon Bones" and became

A new attraction in the Western Region.

Many people will row small boats to enjoy the scenery, especially at night, when the keels will appear fluorescent blue under the moonlight at night.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang agreed to sit down and go for a spin on the Ghost Sea in the evening.

While they were discussing, Lu Yan came in.

The old man heard that Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang had nothing to do in the afternoon and would not go out until the evening, so he suggested, "If you are free, you two young heroes, can you help me investigate a case?"

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao were both stunned - they were caught off guard!

Both of them looked at the old man - what case was it?

Lu Yan looked at the two of them looking scared and wanted to laugh. He shook his head and said, "Don't worry, it's not a murder case."

"Oh..." The two of them felt a little relieved and continued to look at the old man - what kind of case was that? Was it from Black Wind City?

Lu Yan nodded and said, "There is an ancient temple in my Black Wind City called Wuming Temple. You both know about it, right?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both nodded - they have seen it before. Just to the west of Black Wind City, there is a very ancient temple with a strange style and no temple name, so it is called the Wuming Temple.

Tianzun said that this temple had been there since they were children, and they didn't know which dynasty it was from. He and Yin Hou asked the Demon King when they were children, and the Demon King said that he didn't know either.

There is a Buddha statue in the Wuming Temple. It used to be a gold Buddha statue. Over the years, the gold paint has peeled off, leaving only a clay body. However, this Buddha statue has a solemn appearance and a very open face. Judging from the carving technique of the Buddha statue, it is somewhat

Like something from the Tang Dynasty, the lines are very smooth and elegant.

The incense in Wuming Temple is quite popular, and some elderly people nearby will burn incense. There are no monks in the temple, there is no temple gate, and there is no fee for incense.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at Lu Yan in confusion - what happened to the temple?

Lu Yan smiled and said, "Why don't you two go take a look? You'll understand after just one look."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, and Zhao Pu also looked over. It was obviously the first time he heard about this "case" and he was a little confused, "What could happen to the ruined temple? Someone stole the Buddha statue?"

When Mr. Lu Yan heard Zhao Pu's words, he had a subtle expression on his face.

Zhao Pu was stunned, "Isn't it? The Buddha statue was really stolen?"

The old man signaled - go and have a look, you can't explain clearly.

Nothing happened, Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang, Zhao Pu and Gongsun took the four little followers of Liangchen Meijin to the street together.

Lin Yehuo and Zou Liang ran to Black Wind Forest after delivering the iron ore. They probably wanted to play with the wolves until the evening, so they didn't see anyone.

Everyone on Zhao Zhen's side naturally ignored him consciously. They would not take him with them if they could. Letting him sleep in the handsome man's house was better than anything else. They just thought they felt sorry for Nangong.

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A few people strolled around the streets of Black Wind City, bought some snacks for Liangchen Meijing, and then walked to the entrance of Wuming Temple.

Different from the past, all the incense burners at the entrance of Wuming Temple were extinguished. Several stone pillars were placed at the entrance of the temple, and two ropes were pulled to prohibit approaching.

Everyone was a little puzzled. This was the guardrail of the Zhao family's military camp. Naturally, no one dared to break through.

There were soldiers patrolling nearby. When they saw someone coming, they ran over quickly. When they saw it was Zhao Pu, they immediately opened the fence to let him go.

Everyone ran to the temple door and took a look, and were stunned.

"Wow! Who did this?!"

Liangchenmei pointed to the Buddha statue in the temple, "How come the Buddha's head was stolen?"

The fourth boy also shook his head, "Oh, that's too much!"

I saw that the Buddha's head of the original Buddha statue in the temple was gone... He was chopped down to the neck with a knife, and the chop was quite smooth. I don't know what kind of "weapon" was used. The Buddha's head was completely gone, leaving only

The whole body is still sitting on the lotus base.

Zhan Zhao has been in Kaifeng Mansion for so long, and the most common cases he has dealt with are theft cases. These days, he has seen people steal everything, from tribute money from the treasury to cloth heads from the soles of shoes, but he cut off the head of a Buddha in a temple like this.

It was the first time he had seen it stolen.

Gongsun was a little speechless, "Who did this... There are really no taboos... Is this considered blasphemy?"

Everyone also felt that it was too unlucky. What kind of thieves were so unscrupulous?

This Buddha statue is almost the size of a human body. In other words, the Buddha's head is as big as an average human head.

Zhan Zhao went up to the stone platform where the lotus seat was placed, and looked at the neck of the Buddha statue... and found that the incision was too flat. Unless the Buddha statue was originally placed with its body and head separated, it would take some skill to cut it off.

There are two stone slabs behind this Buddha statue, which stand upright to the roof. The stone slabs are engraved with prosperity and are quite exquisite. The stone slabs are intact.

If someone had cut off the Buddha's head with a knife, it would be difficult not to damage the two stone slabs at the back. If it hadn't been cut off with a knife, how could the incision be so complete?

Zhao Pu called some soldiers at the door and asked what was going on.

The two soldiers said they didn't know. The Buddha's head had been missing for half a month and they had no clues at all.

Zhao Pu asked a question that even he thought was a bit funny - what's the use of stealing that thing?

Gongsun was also puzzled and asked, "Could it be that some knowledgeable person discovered that it was an antique, so he cut it off and sold it for money?"

Zhao Pu curled his lips, "Are you crazy to be poor?"

Zhan Zhao walked around the Buddha statue and saw no clues, so he asked Bai Yutang, "Yutang, is this Buddha statue an antique?"

Bai Yutang said, "It doesn't really count...if it was from the Tang Dynasty, it wouldn't have been that long, but...this Buddha statue is really well-opened."

Zhan Zhao whispered, "Does anyone think it looks good so they cut it off and take it home to display?"
To be continued...