Late at night, four Taoist priests quietly came to the guest room where Xu Zun and others were staying.
With light steps and quick movements, the four of them came to the windows of the four guest rooms at the same time. While leaning against the window sill, they skillfully took out the blowpipe and lit it.
Immediately afterwards, they gently punctured the window paper, extended the smoking blowpipe into the house, and then blew smoke into the house.
There is no doubt that this kind of smoke is the legendary smoke.
When the house was filled with smoke, the four of them waited patiently for a long time, then wrapped their faces in wet cloths and crept into the room.
The four men showed their fierce looks, all holding steel knives in their hands, and carrying ropes for binding people behind their backs.
However, after the four people groped around in the four guest rooms, they found that the beds were actually empty!
They searched all the houses, but still no one was there.
The four Taoist priests were puzzled and hurriedly gathered outside. Only after everyone shook their heads did they realize that something was wrong.
"It's broken," one of the Taoist priests said, taking off his mask. "They may have escaped!"
"These people are really not simple," another Taoist priest expressed surprise. "Did they already see something? When did they run away?"
"Don't panic," said the leader, "their carriage is still there, and these people may be hiding somewhere in the temple!"
"Then...senior brother?" Everyone asked anxiously, "What should we do?"
"We are divided into two groups," said the Taoist priest who was called senior brother. "You two go to the front yard and lead people to chase them to see if they have escaped?
"The rest follow me and report to the temple owner. Let's search the Taoist temple quickly!"
"yes!"
The four Taoist priests immediately divided into two groups.
…
At the same moment, in a courtyard behind the Chongtian Guanchen Yuan Hall, there was a rustling sound.
Lu Mingyue climbed down a rope and landed gently in the courtyard.
This courtyard is very unique, with a small garden in the middle, rockeries, rocks, and a fish pond.
But deep in the courtyard, there was a light on in a big house, and there were faint sounds coming from inside.
After Lu Mingyue landed, Xu Zun followed closely from above, followed by Huo Anu and Zhao Yu.
At this moment, the Taoist priest Wei Beihui was leading the way, with two guards from the Hou Mansion on both sides.
It means that all seven of them have touched this mysterious courtyard.
Tsk tsk...
Xu Zun also had good hearing, and he soon heard that there seemed to be a woman's voice mixed in the lighted house in the distance.
It’s just that I can’t tell if it’s crying or not!
Chen Yuan Hall is located behind Xuan Ming Hall, while the deep courtyard is to the west.
If viewed from a high altitude, this house is located in the center of the entire Chongtian Temple, very far away from both the gate and the wall.
Before coming, Xu Zun and others also discovered that there were more Taoist priests guarding this place than Chen Yuan Hall. Coupled with the high walls, it was clear that this was a relatively important forbidden area.
So, a few people had no choice but to use ropes to climb over the several-meter-high wall.
"I seem to...hear a woman's cry too!" Lu Mingyue had already changed into black clothes and whispered, "It's in the house in front!"
"Miss," Wei Beihui whispered, "it's dangerous here. You'd better wait where you are. Let Pindao go in first and take a look!"
"Then..." Lu Mingyue looked at Xu Zun out of habit, then nodded and said, "The Taoist Priest must be careful!"
"Taoist Master," Xu Zun also warned, "as soon as we find any problem, we will evacuate immediately.
"There are at least hundreds of Taoist priests in this temple, and they should all have martial arts skills. We can't resist them head-on!"
"Of course this poor man knows," Wei Bei nodded, then adjusted his clothes and walked towards the house along the shadow of the courtyard wall...
After Wei Bei left, Xu Zun and others quietly followed Wei Bei's route in order to see more clearly, then bypassed the rockery and hid in a place that was easy to observe.
Looking from here, this house looks ordinary, but upon closer inspection, it is something special, because there is no window on the top of the house.
There were two Taoist priests with swords guarding the main entrance. They were both strong and spirited. Even though it was such a cold winter, they were only wearing single clothes, but they didn't feel cold at all.
At this moment, two Taoist priests wearing Bagua robes walked quickly from the depths of the courtyard.
Due to the darkness of the night, the appearance of the two Taoist priests could not be clearly seen, but Taoist priests who can usually wear Bagua robes obviously have a higher status.
The two people soon arrived at the door of the house, and the Taoist guarding the door immediately greeted them with a salute.
"Haha, you two Taoist brothers," one of the guards said jokingly, "you are here to practice again today! Didn't you just practice yesterday?"
"Hehehe..." One of the Taoist priests wearing Bagua robe laughed, "My skills are very lacking. Even if I practice eight times a day, it's not enough! Hahaha..."
The four people laughed loudly, and the guard clasped his fists and praised: "Senior brother Hu Meng, I'm afraid you have practiced these skills many times, right?"
The four people were joking and entered the room together. Another man wearing gossip clothes said as he walked:
"You may not know yet, but today at Youshi, a group of pilgrims came to the temple, and one of them is a pretty girl! She looks like she is sixteen or seventeen..."
While he was talking, several people had already entered the room, and he could not hear clearly what was said behind him.
Just after the four of them entered, Wei Beihui ducked into the room when he saw a dark shadow at the door.
oh……
Xu Zun took a breath, Taoist Wei's movements were so fast, it was like the legendary transformation.
It seems that this number four in Tangzhou is indeed well-deserved!
"listen……"
And at the same moment, everyone listened attentively, and sure enough they heard a woman's voice from inside the house!
Due to the closer distance, they could hear it more clearly this time. The female voice coming from there seemed not to be crying, but... but some kind of shouting, and it was the kind of shouting that made people blush...
Depend on!
Xu Zun was secretly shocked. He didn't expect that there was such a place in Chongtian Temple?
What those Taoists just said about "practicing" and "practicing blanks" are obviously code words.
"She...they..." Among the few, only Lu Mingyue didn't understand what it meant and was still thinking seriously, "What are they shouting?"
Snapped……
At this moment, the sound of whipping came from inside. This time, they finally heard the woman crying.
"This..." Lu Mingyue was shocked, "What on earth is this place?"
At this time, the two Taoist priests on duty had come out of the room and closed the door, and the sounds inside suddenly weakened.
From this point of view, they did not find Wei Beihui who had sneaked in.
"Oh," one of the guards said with emotion, "I wonder when we can also become a master? If we can be like my senior brother, we can train those slim figures with excellent looks, how beautiful it would be..."
"Yeah," another complained, "If you can become the leader, you can also cultivate those top-notch beauties... Oh no, there are top-notch beauties, hehehe, just dream!"
Da da da……
The two were discussing among themselves when they saw the courtyard door suddenly opened, and more than a dozen Taoist priests with torches, swords in hand and fierce expressions poured in from the outside!
They moved quickly and arrived at the door of the house in the blink of an eye.
"This... fellow Taoists..." The two guards said awkwardly, not knowing what was going on. "The head master has regulations. So many people cannot come to the practice room at once, otherwise those guys will not be able to stand it...
"
"I can't stand it, you toad!" The Taoist priest in charge yelled, then pulled out the steel knife and shouted to everyone, "Hurry up, search for me! Don't leave it anywhere!"
"Yes!" The disciples took the order, immediately divided into groups on the spot, and searched in all directions.
"This is our top-secret forbidden area, and it must not be known to outsiders," the Taoist priest said loudly, "If I find those people, except for that beautiful little guy, everyone else will be killed by me!!!"
