Chapter 75: The Corpse of the Woman in Monk Clothes (1)
"Sir," after Xu Zun finished asking, Zhao Yu timidly asked in a low voice behind Xu Zun, "do you have any clues? If not, we will be embarrassed today!"
"Why are you so anxious?" Xu Zun said, "I haven't finished asking yet! I just asked someone..."
"Ah?" Zhao Yu's cheeks were sweating, "Are you going to ask the Master later? Do you even want to ask the Marquise?"
"That's right," Xu Zun said, "Now it seems that the case of Miss Hou's disappearance is getting more and more strange. What can I do with these servants?"
"Ah?" Zhao Yu was surprised again, "Is there anything wrong with the disappearance case?"
"Before..." Xu Zun said his analysis, "The reason why I insisted on going to the Hou Mansion to investigate and made such a statement was just to test it out.
"If we are finally left out, it means that the Hou Mansion may have received information about the kidnappers and is preparing to deal with the kidnappers secretly.
"I didn't expect that they would let us in...this is..."
"Then it's not a kidnapping?" Zhao Yu was also curious, "Since it's not a kidnapping, it's not for money. If it's not for money, what else can it be? Revenge, feelings?
"Oh..." He guessed Xu Zun's thoughts, "Are you suspecting that Miss Lu was kidnapped for emotional reasons?"
"Not necessarily," Xu Zun said, "Besides these two speculations, there are several possibilities, but those are the ones we least want to see!"
Unexpectedly, as if it came true, as soon as Xu Zun finished saying this, a person hurried in from outside.
"Two adults, Mr. Wei invites you to come to the front hall to talk." It was the steward who spoke before, but he looked panicked and his body was shaking, "The situation is urgent, please hurry up..."
Oops!
An ominous premonition suddenly arose in Xu Zun's heart.
The two men immediately followed the steward through the garden and came to the front hall of the Hou Mansion.
But I saw a mess in the front hall. The maids and servants were cleaning up the broken cups. Their faces were like wax paper and they were as silent as cicadas. There was a sad solemnity in the air.
"You two, go and take care of Madam!" Wei Bei was instructing the servants, "Call the doctor over, don't be stunned!"
"Yes..." Several servants immediately bowed their heads and quickly retreated.
"Master Wei," Zhao Yu hurriedly stepped forward to ask, "What happened? Why are you so nervous?"
"You two," Wei Bei said with a solemn expression, "Someone just came to report that a female corpse was found in Huguo Temple. She was wearing a cassock. Her death condition was extremely frightening, and judging from her age...sigh..."
"ah!?"
Xu Zun and Zhao Yu were shocked. They did not expect that the situation would be so sudden.
"My wife fainted after hearing the news. It's all my fault for not letting the person who reported the incident avoid me, alas!"
Wei Bei turned back to Fuchen, with a depressed and regretful look on his face.
"Master, don't worry," Xu Zun's heart was filled with ups and downs, but he still managed to persuade calmly, "Now we are not sure that the female corpse must be Miss Lu. What you hear is false and what you see is true!"
"I understand too," Wei Beihui said hurriedly, "I have ordered people to prepare fast horses. You two, let's go and take a look together!?"
"Okay, this is inevitable! But..." Xu Zun paused and reminded, "Master Tian, don't be too impatient. If the female corpse is really a young lady, it means that the bad guys may be targeting the Hou Mansion, so..."
"Oh..." Wei Beihui shuddered and suddenly realized, "Master Xu is right to remind you! If this is the case, then I can't leave the Hou Mansion easily, so as not to fall into the villain's tricks again!"
"Master Tian," Xu Zun said with clasped fists, "the two of us will go find out the situation first. Once there is news, we will send someone back to report it."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter," Wei Beihui nodded and said to his men, "You guys will follow the two adults and report back as soon as there is any news!"
"yes!"
Four guards immediately agreed. Judging from their lightning-like eyes and agility, they must all be masters.
Xu Zun understood that Wei Beihui was really experienced. He sent four of his subordinates to follow him, but it was obvious that he could not trust Xu Zun.
After all, they just came to the government for investigation with a piece of official documents. Who can guarantee that they are the real deal?
…
drive……
Xu Zun had never ridden a horse before, but thanks to the host's own skills, he can ride very smoothly now.
Especially after leaving the city, they accelerated their horses and galloped westward.
"Sir," one of the guards introduced to Xu Zun on horseback, "this Huguo Temple has been abandoned for decades! It is in the plum blossom forest in the western suburbs outside the city. In the past, there were always ominous omens, so inside the city
"Actually, we don't know," the guard said. "It's probably all rumors, right? It's said that whoever goes there will have bad luck. To put it bluntly, it's just a gimmick for the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism!"
Daxuan worshiped Taoism, and Tangzhou worshiped Buddhism.
Therefore, when the two conflict, there will be a lot of philistine disparagement and rumors.
In the small places in Xinye County, the past habits are still maintained, but in the developed city of Shangyuan City, they have been gradually naturalized by the imperial court.
Therefore, there are more and more Taoist temples in Shangyuan City, but there are only a handful of temples.
"Oh my God, how can we catch up with anything?" Zhao Yu on the other side still looked bitter and resentful, "A female corpse wearing a cassock? We just experienced the lying in bed in Xinye County
The Taoist priest in the iron coffin, alas, God bless, God bless, but it must not be Miss Lu..."
In less than half an hour, Xu Zun and others had arrived at the Plum Blossom Forest.
However, most of the plum trees are dead, and there is no scene of plum blossoms in full bloom. Instead, it makes the place even more desolate and dilapidated.
"Xu..."
Not long after they rushed into Merlin, they saw a large group of people appearing in front of them!
Among them were officials in official attire, officers and soldiers in armor, as well as police officers, government servants and other various people.
Seeing Xu Zun and others, a group of soldiers immediately stepped forward to stop them.
However, before the soldiers could speak, someone in the crowd had already recognized the guards of the Hou Mansion.
After the two sides announced their intentions, the soldiers let Xu Zun and others in.
The broken bricks and tiles and broken walls in front of me turned out to be an abandoned temple.
This temple is really in a state of dilapidation, with almost no complete buildings except for a few pagodas.
When Xu Zun and others entered, another group of people came towards them from the depths of the temple.
This time, Xu Zun finally saw acquaintances, including Li Yan, the governor of Tangzhou, Taimin, the governor of Shangyuan County, and the third son of the Shen family, Jingwu Colonel Shen Xinglian...
However, none of these senior officials are in position C. In the middle position, where the stars are holding the moon, is a middle-aged man wearing an indigo robe and a silver crown inlaid with jade.
Needless to say, this person must be the Changping Marquis Lu Jinlong!
With just one glance, Xu Zun caught an important discovery, but when he saw the Marquis who had just walked out of the temple, there was no sadness on his face, but his eyebrows were still furrowed and his expression was solemn.
oh?
Xu Zun felt a little relieved. It seemed that the female corpse inside was not Miss Lu?
