In the room, Zhao Yanxun, who was "exhausted physically and mentally", was sitting on a chair and drinking tea quietly with a teacup in his hand.
For him, appeasing Huang Rongrong's demonic character was indeed a very tiring task.
At this moment, Xue Baoyun, who was sitting next to Zhao Yanxun, said: "Your Majesty, why don't you see Monk Kongyuan!"
Zhao Yanxun looked embarrassed and said: "I just became friends with him yesterday, and today I demolished his house. How do you want me to see him?"
Xue Baoyun nodded and then said: "Is the murderer really in the temple?"
When she asked this question, it meant that he did not agree with this possibility.
Zhao Yanxun did not comment, but replied: "You have to check it out to know!"
Even if there is only a small chance, Zhao Yanxun will not give up, even if he falls out with Kong Yuan, who has never known Wangnian.
Xue Baoyun was a smart person and kept everything secret, so she stopped asking any more questions.
On the other side, Kong Yuan, who had been rejected, returned to the mountain gate with the help of his apprentice.
But he was not idle. Instead, he found several general bannermen who were searching the temple and prayed to them to restrain their subordinates and try not to damage the architectural objects in the temple.
For the sake of Zhao Yanxun, the general bannermen could only hold their noses and agree, which made Kong Yuan feel relieved.
With the support of his apprentice, Kong Yuan slowly walked to the host's quiet room.
Because of Zhao Yanxun's royal order, none of the guards who searched and interrogated the temple came to trouble Kong Yuan.
Hearing the screams coming from the surroundings, Kong Yuan's heart was bleeding.
At this moment, the monk in gray clothes beside him didn't know what he thought of, and his expression suddenly changed.
After checking that there was no one around, the gray-clothed monk approached Kongyuan's ear and lowered his voice: "Master, the forbidden area in the back mountain..."
Hearing the words "forbidden area in the back mountain", Kong Yuan suddenly froze and said immediately: "Go... go to the back mountain to guard!"
"yes!"
Yuntang Mountain, where Wolong Temple is located, has a cliff in the back mountain direction, and there is only one road leading to the forbidden area.
This is the place where monks in Wolong Temple passed away. Except for monks who perform routine cleaning on weekdays, even the abbot of the temple is not allowed to enter without reason.
When they arrived at the forbidden area of the back mountain, Kong Yuan was already out of breath. It was difficult for him to walk on such a rugged and difficult mountain road.
Looking at the tightly closed door of the forbidden area, the gray-clothed monk said with worry: "Master, you have to think of a way!"
I'm trying to figure out what I can do at this time, but there's not even anyone who can help.
Kongyuan pushed his disciple away, then sat on the stone steps outside the gate, closed his eyes and clasped his hands together, and recited scriptures in a low voice.
The gray-clothed monk did not have the determination of Kong Yuan, so he walked down the steps and came to the end of the road behind the stone, staring at the situation in the distance.
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Half a day passed quickly, and after Xu Hong personally searched the mountain, he didn't find anything.
So he came to the mountain gate of Wolong Temple and asked his subordinates about the investigation.
The final conclusion was not satisfactory. The guards searched the temple but found nothing suspicious.
Not only that, they also tortured some monks who might be suspected, but in the end no results were obtained.
At this moment, several commander-in-chiefs stood in front of Xu Hong, all of them lowered their heads and did not dare to speak, for fear of arousing Xu Hong's anger.
"Trash, they are all fucking trash..." Xu Hong cursed loudly.
Although the result was within his expectation, he was still extremely unhappy.
All the general bannermen and Xiaoqi didn't dare to answer. They just hoped that after Xu Hong finished cursing, the level would be over.
Xu Hong snorted coldly and then walked down the steps. The matter had made no progress so far. He had to think carefully about how to report it to Zhao Yanxun.
Walking on the corridor and looking at the monks being detained on the roadside, Xu Hong suddenly asked: "Why didn't you see the presiding monk?"
The commander-in-chief on the side said quickly: "Sir, the prince has sent someone to say hello, please treat the host with courtesy!"
After that, the commander-in-chief also told the story of Kong Yuan's meeting with Zhao Yanxun.
"Where is the presiding monk Kongyuan?" Xu Hong asked casually.
The commander-in-chief next to him was stunned for a moment, and then he looked at a small flag officer behind him. It was Zhao Yanxun who was being brought to see Kongyuan.
Being looked at by his superior, the little flag officer immediately replied: "To tell you the truth... Master Kongyuan, it seems that he has gone towards the back mountain!"
Hearing this, Xu Hong's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked: "Back Mountain? Have you checked the Back Mountain?"
The general banner next to him immediately replied: "Sir, the back mountain is where the monks passed away. The monks said it is a forbidden area in the temple, but we haven't had time to check it out!"
Xu Hong's eyes sparkled. The so-called forbidden areas were not exactly places where people were hidden.
"Take everyone, take a look at the back mountain!" Xu Hong waved his hand.
Back Mountain Forbidden Area, this kind of place may hide something just by hearing its name.
When Xu Hong left, some of the guards stayed behind to guard the monks, and the rest followed Xu Hong to the back mountain.
On the only way to the forbidden area from the back mountain, when he heard footsteps coming from not far away, the gray-clothed monk's heart skipped a beat.
When he saw Xu Hong coming with a knife, he knew the situation was bad.
So he immediately turned around, walked to Kongyuan as quickly as possible, and said with a panicked face: "Master, they are coming!"
Kong Yuan opened his eyes and glanced at the corner of the road ahead, but his body did not move at all.
Soon, his eyes met Xu Hong's, and the distance between the two became closer and closer.
After getting closer, Xu Hong said with a smile: "Master Kongyuan, why are you here?"
Kong Yuan's expression did not change, he raised his head and looked at Xu Hong and said: "Donor, this is the place where the monks of our temple passed away. In the future, the poor monks will also pass away here, so why can't they come here?"
Xu Hong was choked for a moment. He knew that he couldn't talk to Kong Yuan, so he didn't want to talk nonsense with the old monk.
"Master, there was an assassin at the Jushiyuan last night. The prince was furious and ordered me to investigate the case strictly. Please give me a convenience, master!"
Xu Hong spoke sincerely, but Kong Yuan said: "All the monks in this temple were interrogated by you one by one, and all the houses in each courtyard were searched by you. Isn't this enough?"
"Yes... we have searched all the temples, and only this place has not been found. As long as we go in and take a look, the suspicion of your temple will be cleared!" Xu Hong said with a look that is good for you.
Kong Yuan's expression was full of seriousness and he said in a deep voice: "This place is a forbidden area of the temple. Temple rules have been passed down in the past dynasties. Non-monks of the temple are not allowed to enter!"
"Donor, please come back!"
The more Kong Yuan behaves like this, the more Xu Hong feels suspicious.
"Master, what if I have to go in?"
Kong Yuan closed his eyes, and then said: "Then you step over the body of the poor monk!"
If someone else had tried to stop him alone, Xu Hong would have killed him with a knife.
But Zhao Yanxun made it clear that he wanted to treat Kong Yuan with courtesy, so Xu Hong could only restrain his impulse.
"Master, do you really want to go against our prince?"
At this moment, Kong Yuan simply stopped answering. He was sitting in front of the gate. If he wanted to go in, he had to leave him alone.
"Someone, go and move this old guy away!" Xu Hong said in a cold tone.
But just as he said these words, he heard Kongyuan say: "If you take one step forward, the poor monk will bite his tongue and commit suicide!"
"Although our Wolong Temple is small, it is also quite famous in Longyou. Could it be that you, the people from Prince Yong's Mansion, came to Yuanyang... to force the abbot of Wolong Temple to death?"
Kong Yuan's words immediately stunned Xu Hong.
When the situation reached this point, Xu Hong could no longer make a decision.
Just when he was thinking of shrinking back, he heard the commander-in-chief on the side lower his voice and said, "Sir... look at the stones on the roadside, is that blood?"
Looking in the direction pointed by his men, Xu Hong's eyes suddenly lit up. The black thing did indeed look like blood.
So he looked at the place carefully, and at this moment, he was searching in a targeted manner, and he actually found a lot of suspicious things.
There seemed to be faint blood stains on the stones, broken branches on the roadside, and even on the gate of the forbidden area.
"Master, are you serious about not getting out of the way?" Xu Hong's tone was gloomy, and now he had confidence again.
"Amitabha!" Kong Yuan clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and said no more.
