Qiu Wuhen asked: "Didn't you burn his luggage then?"

"Why burn his luggage? He doesn't have anything. Taoist Yunyu only has a few clothes and some scattered silver, which he doesn't like at all. Moreover, he keeps his own things by himself, and we never touch them. We just let him put them away.

I took my things away. But he refused to leave and argued with us, so I asked someone to throw the things to him. As a result, he turned out to be very fierce, and even hit the Taoist priest, and even hit me with a stone. Did you see that?

The wound on my forehead was caused by him."

As he spoke, Ling Xuzi took off his Taoist hat and exposed his forehead. As expected, there was a scar over an inch long. It was obvious that it was an old scar for many years, but it was very eye-catching.

Qiu Wuhen nodded and said, "Go on."

"Several Taoist priests were beaten by him, including me. Of course I was very angry, so I ordered him to be tied up, so I tied him to the big tree. He was so angry that he beat him, so he used tree branches

I whipped him several times."

Qiu Wuhen said: "Just a few hits?"

"Really, I just hit him a few times, and then I didn't hit him again. He was still yelling and swearing. Everyone ignored him. I wanted to tie him up for one night, and wait until he calmed down the next day to let him go.

Leave, otherwise he will hurt others. Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, he suddenly died. No one moved. He was tied to the tree and died suddenly."

Qiu Wuhen said: "Did he say anything before he died?"

"Say, as his disciple said, he cursed us at that time, saying that blood debts must be paid with blood, and that he would soak the entire Taoist temple and Chaoran Town with blood. All those who bullied him and his descendants would be punished. I know he

He was a lunatic and ignored him. I didn’t expect him to die soon after he said this. Of course I could swear that we really just hit him lightly with a tree stick a few times. Isn’t it right to hit him a few times to vent his anger? But

He really didn’t hit us hard, it was just branches or even wooden sticks. He even hit us with rocks! He injured several people.”

Qiu Wuhen said: "What happened next? How was his body disposed of?"

"Because he was a wandering monk, and because we tied him to a tree at that time, his disciples didn't know where to go. It was night again, so we followed the rules and chanted sutras to save the wandering monks who died in Taoist temples.

, then burn it on fire and scatter the ashes on the back hill. This is our usual practice. He is not the only one. Every Taoist person who dies is treated this way."

Qiu Wuhen secretly thought that if the body was still there, he could investigate the cause. If it was burned, nothing would be investigated and it would become an unsolved case. Now there is a basic fact that can be determined, which is this

Taoist Yehe was indeed tied to a big tree by Taoist Lingxu and the others, and they also beat him. Of course, Lingxu and the others also beat him after they said so. Qiu Wuhen believed that no one would tie someone up without any reason.

Those who were beaten on trees would not be kidnapped and paraded through the streets for no reason. There must be a reason.

From the current point of view, the reason for this is because Taoist Yehe has a bad mouth and is asking for trouble, but I don’t know whether that is the case. The body is no longer there, and now the two sides’ accounts are very different. His disciple Feng Sanqiang said that they

Taoist Yehe was beaten so hard that his whole body was covered with blood. However, Taoist Master Lingxu said that he only hit them lightly with a tree branch a few times and then stopped beating him. The reason was that the other party hit them with stones first to retaliate.

.

The reason is not clear. Is it because of the beating or other diseases? Or other reasons. Even if he was beaten, there are two problems. One is that he was beaten by Zhang Orion and his family in the market town, and when he was parading in the market town, he was beaten by Zhang Da.

Lang and other children were beaten with stones, which may have caused injuries. These injuries may have lasted until he was tied to a tree in the temple. Therefore, the cause of his death may have been beaten by people from the temple or from the market town.

It is possible for someone to hit you or a child to hit you with a stone.

Unfortunately, time has passed, thirty years have passed since the incident, and the body has been cremated. It will be very difficult to investigate clearly. It is very troublesome to rely solely on testimony, because on Taoist Yehe's side, there is only one of his disciples who can

Testify, but other people are on the opposite side of him, and the testimony may not be beneficial to him.

Qiu Wuhen said to Taoist Master Lingxu: "Let me talk to you about this first. You can go out first. Ask others to come in. Those who were present at the time and those who were not present are not needed for now."

The second person called in was the temple resident. He also grew up in the Taoist temple since he was a child. Moreover, he was originally from the market town. He became a monk since he was a child and has been in the Transcendental Temple for fifty or sixty years.

Miao Zhu was already familiar with Qiu Wuhen, so he came in to chat and sat down and looked at Qiu Wuhen. Qiu Wuhen said: "I am currently investigating an old case from thirty years ago. A man named

Yehe's Taoist was the one who worked for you. Later he died, and he died on the big tree of your dean. Can you remember him?"

Miao Zhu nodded and said, "Yes, I have an impression. He may be the only person I know who died like that, so the impression is particularly deep."

"What's going on? Tell me what happened."

The temple resident said: "This man is lazy, has a bad mouth, and often quarrels with others. Moreover, he never pays for the practice. His moral practice is very bad, and he is unwilling to work hard. Everyone does not like him. What happened during the specific practice?

I don’t know exactly what happened. I only know that he caused problems in his religious practice, was beaten by his master, and was paraded on the street.”

Qiu Wuhen asked him: "How was he beaten? When you saw him."

"I don't know. He had a bloody head and many wounds. His clothes were dyed red with blood. But he was quite energetic and he cursed quite fiercely. He hit us with stones and even injured Abbot Lingxu.

, so he tied him to a tree and beat him a few more times. After all, Taoists are monks and are compassionate. After being beaten by him, they would sometimes fight back in anger, but the beatings were not successful.

not heavy."

"Later at night, some cooks and busboys scolded him because he cursed harshly. The busboys were all locals, and they got angry when they heard him cursing the locals.

However, I went up and beat him, quite hard. But the Taoist priests of this temple really didn’t interfere. As I said, they have already become monks. Especially because a person tied to a tree was beating him, this is absolutely unacceptable.

Those who knew how to do it were all those handymen with no Taoist qualifications. They did it. After beating him until midnight, he died, then he cursed us, and then he died."

Most of what the temple resident said was the same as Ling Xuzi, but there was one difference. He admitted that there were not many beatings in the temple at that time. Instead, the handymen beat them very fiercely and continued until late at night. From this point of view, at least there was this

One point is inconsistent with what the abbot said. Who is right?

After Qiu Wuhen asked him to go out, he called Pilizi in again. Pilizi spoke loudly, and Qiu Wuhen had to remind him several times before asking him to lower his voice, lest they all heard what he said.

In collusion.

Qiu Wuhen asked the same question, but his answer was different from the previous two people because he didn't know about it.

Pilizi said: "I became a monk twenty years ago. I used to practice at home. Later, I felt that there were too many temptations at home, and I couldn't calm down and practice quietly, so I still went to

It would be better to come to the temple. So I contacted Taoist Master Lingxu of our Taoist temple. He was very good to me and immediately agreed that I should come to the temple to practice. So this incident happened thirty years ago, and I was not here at that time.

."

"Then where were you?"

"I live in my own home in the ancient city of Wenjiang. My family sells furniture. I have liked Taoism since I was a child, so I have devoted myself to Taoism since I was a child. However, my parents have always refused to let me become a monk, but they have not stopped me from practicing. I am still at home.

I invited a Taoist priest to teach me, so I practiced at home. The Taoist priest also said that as long as you are pious, you can practice Taoism and become an immortal at home or in a temple."

"My parents died one after another more than ten years ago, and no one cares about me anymore. But I am already married and have two sons. There is no problem in passing on the incense. The children are getting older, and I have several more

Brother, the whole family takes care of each other, and there is no shortage of me. So after discussing with my family, I officially became a monk and went to the Taoist temple. I have never heard of it."

"So when I came back today, I felt quite confused when everyone was talking about it. It turned out to be something like this. If I had known that there was such a thing, I would not have accepted this ritual easily. Not only would it not solve the problem, but I would be cursed by it.

It hurts! I heard that the Taoist priest Yehe who was killed was actually practicing obsessive Taoism. It was not a Taoism from a well-known and upright family, and I don’t know where he got it from? These Taoisms are all

He is very despicable, so we cannot keep him."

Qiu Wuhen was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked him: "What you said about not keeping him is your own opinion or the opinions of the people in the temple?"

"Of course it's the opinion of the people in the temple. Many Taoists know about this, and everyone says so. Thinking about what happened back then, I'm still aggrieved now."

Qiu Wuhen said: "This seems inconsistent with the peaceful character of a monk. How can you hold a grudge for so long?"

"Indeed, I don't think it's appropriate, but it's not easy to judge others at will. So I may not be able to help you with this case."

As soon as he said this, he suddenly covered his chest with his hands, looking painful.

Qiu Wuhen immediately asked him: "What's wrong with the Taoist priest?"

Taoist Priest Pili waved his hand, and suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out. Fortunately, he kept his head down, and the mouthful of blood spurted directly to the ground. He was frightened, and looked at the bright red blood in horror.

In front of him, blood was dripping from the corner of his mouth. He stretched out his hand to wipe it. Seeing that his hand was bright red, he was even more horrified. He looked up at Qiu Wuhen and said, "What, what am I doing?"
Chapter completed!