Fires shot into the sky, shouts of death were everywhere, and chaos reigned.
"Don't move!"
"Stop, don't run!"
A large group of soldiers rushed into the temple and immediately surrounded and captured the Taoist nun whenever they found her.
Some Taoist nuns panicked and surrendered, while others raised their swords to resist. However, no matter how high their martial arts skills were, they could not withstand the soldiers' spears and spears, and they were quickly assassinated by random spears...
"Captain Shen," Xu Zun, who had just arrived, found Shen Xinglian, "One is to immediately search for Master Qinglan. This person is called Dao Zun, and he is most likely the culprit behind the scenes!"
"Xu Zun," Shen Xinglian said anxiously, "I know there must be a problem here, but you should know who this Qinglan Temple Master is, right?"
"It doesn't matter who you are!" Xu Zun said, "This case has risen to the level of rebellion. If you handle it well, it will definitely be the best opportunity in your life!
"But if you don't handle it properly, then this matter will be your guillotine!"
"I understand, I understand, how could I not understand?" Shen Xinglian looked confused, "But this action is indeed an act of transgression! If this is a punishment..."
"Here I am!" Xu Zun said, "What are you afraid of? Hurry, one will go all out to capture Master Qinglan, and the other will immediately send a team of people to follow me underground. If it's too late, they may destroy the evidence!"
"Okay... okay!" At this point, Shen Xinglian was already riding a tiger and couldn't get off. He immediately gave an order to Wu Zheng, asking him to lead a group of soldiers to follow Xu Zun.
At this moment, Xu Zun was the only one left with Huo Anu, and Zhao Yu had already been sent to the Changping Marquis Mansion.
Xu Zun knew that Changping Marquis Lu Jinlong was also involved in this matter. If he openly resisted, it would mean that he was also a party member.
If he surrenders voluntarily, then maybe there is something hidden here, or we can investigate further.
Therefore, Xu Zun sent Zhao Yu there to prevent any mistakes.
Before leaving, Xu Zun did not forget to tell Zhao Yu that Lu Mingyue had absolutely no knowledge of this matter and asked him to ensure Lu Mingyue's safety.
Compared with the Hou Mansion, the Qinglan Temple is naturally more important. What Xu Zun is most worried about now is that the Qinglan Temple thinks something is wrong and will kill those brainwashed girls to destroy the evidence of the crime.
Unexpectedly, Xu Zun's worries came true. When he led a large group of people to the statue, he found that the secret door leading to the underground had been blocked with huge rocks!
There were still bursts of thick smoke coming from the stones blocking the door. It was estimated that a fire was set below!
Xu Zun knew that he had set a fire underground before, but that fire was absolutely controllable and should have been put out by the Taoist nuns long ago.
As for the current fire, it is very likely that they deliberately set it to kill people and silence them.
"quick……"
Xu Zun immediately ordered the soldiers to move away the stones and then hit the door hard.
There was strength in numbers, and all the soldiers knew that something serious was going on. No one dared to slack off, and they all banged on the door together, and soon it was broken open.
After breaking it open, there were indeed bursts of thick smoke coming from below. First someone coughed in the smoke, and then several women rushed out from inside!
Each of these women was armed with weapons. As soon as they rushed out, they swung their swords vigorously and knocked down the first few soldiers.
The soldiers were unprepared and were killed by surprise.
Xu Zun saw that these women were all brainwashed girls. Logically speaking, they should have understood that they had become Tao Zun's abandoned children and were almost silenced in it.
Unexpectedly, they still persisted in their obsession and even charged at the soldiers with their swords.
The soldiers reacted quickly and immediately brandished their spears and spears and hit the girls.
Although the girls have learned excellent assassination techniques, they cannot get any advantage at all when facing soldiers wearing armor.
Although some soldiers were stabbed, they were not seriously injured.
"Anu, try to stay alive!" Looking at these ignorant and fearless girls, Xu Zun felt a flash of compassion in his heart.
The fate of these girls is miserable, and it is not their fault.
Moreover, they are all important witnesses to this incident, so naturally they cannot be allowed to die!
Huo Anu waved his iron umbrella up, and with the help of the soldiers' spears and spears, a dozen girls were quickly subdued.
Xu Zun ordered people to tie them up one by one and escort them out first.
Just as the soldiers were tying up the girl, several more girls and several Taoist nuns ran out from below.
Xu Zun and others waited and captured them one by one.
"Tell me," Xu Zunchong asked a Taoist nun who was being subdued, "who set the fire and how many people are there below?"
"No... not much left," the Taoist nun replied in horror, "Tao Zun ordered us to set this fire, but we didn't expect..." She looked indignant, "We went down to set the fire, but she even blocked our retreat!
"
call……
Just as the Taoist nun was answering the question, everyone saw that the Moon Watching Tower in the distance had also caught fire. The fire spread upwards and reached the third floor in the blink of an eye!
Following the bursts of dying coughs, people could be seen swaying under the entrance. It seemed that someone wanted to come out, but because of the heavy smoke, they finally fell down below.
Seeing this, Xu Zun ordered the soldiers to cover their mouths and noses with cloth and go down to rescue the people.
The soldiers did not hesitate and immediately went down several times to rescue the trapped girls below one by one.
Xu Zun calculated silently and found that there were about thirty girls rescued, which was quite different from what he had seen down there before.
However, not only was terrifying smoke pouring out from below, but there was even light coming from the fire. From this, it can be seen that the remaining people may never come out again!
Temple Master Qinglan is so cruel and ruthless!
Even though the situation is over, these girls are still buried with them. It is really vicious and outrageous.
But it was only then that Xu Zun remembered something. He had seen the mysterious Qinglan Temple Master with his own eyes.
Wasn't she the one who helped him dissect the body of the monk-clothed woman?
This old Taoist nun is not only cruel in appearance, but also cruel in heart!
Thinking of this, Xu Zun became even more eager to catch this person.
But Xu Zun also knew that the fire was so strong, which meant that she had known for a long time that Luo Yu, Wei Beihui and others could not complete the task, so she set the fire early!
So, I'm afraid it's impossible to catch her in this Qinglan Temple, right?
It is even unknown whether she herself has left Shangyuan City...
…
While Xu Zun and others were eagerly searching for the remnants of the bandits, Liu Dongze drove the carriage tremblingly back to Jinde Inn.
The carriage was still the same carriage, but the carriage at the back had long since fallen apart, and inside the damaged carriage sat the robot-like Ku Niang.
Call...
Liu Dong parked the carriage at the back door of the inn. Since it was late at night, there was no waiter in the inn to pick up the horse.
Liu Dong had no choice but to tie the reins himself, and then pulled Xiwa upstairs.
However, when he reached the door, he stopped and couldn't help but look back, but saw that Ku Niang was still sitting in the carriage and not moving.
this……
Liu Dong looked pale and his body was shaking. He didn't know what to do.
The tremendous pressure prevented him from approaching Ku Niang.
Unexpectedly, Xiwa suddenly broke away from Liu Dong's hand, turned around and ran towards the carriage.
"Xiwa, come back, come back..." Liu Dong was so frightened that he couldn't stop him anymore and could only watch as Xiwa ran to the car.
Xiwa took Ku Niang's right hand and said softly: "Aniang, we are going upstairs, get off the car!"
Under Xiwa's tugging and calling, Ku Niang actually stood up and followed Xiwa out of the car...
