Chapter 206 The wanderer returns home
The old monk was an acquaintance of Bai Suzhen, or rather, a comrade-in-arms with whom she had fought side by side.
Zen Master Dao Ji.
At that time, Hangzhou City was regarded as a meal by the three evil sects, and Zen Master Dao Ji really risked his life for it.
After the three evil sects were killed or maimed, Zen Master Dao Ji also left, as if he did not take the matter to heart at all.
Since then, Bai Suzhen never saw Zen Master Dao Ji again.
I didn't expect to meet him when I just entered the city when I went down the mountain.
And as soon as they met, they saw a "good show" specially staged by Zen Master Dao Ji.
Bai Suzhen knew very well that a being as wise and compassionate as Zen Master Dao Ji would not do anything meaningless.
The scene that she had just watched in its entirety was definitely reminding her of something.
Then I thought of Brother Jiang Daoist’s somewhat sudden question.
Bai Suzhen was basically certain that something was going to happen in Hangzhou, and that this thing seemed to be directed at Brother Jiang Daoist.
No, maybe it is targeting Ziweiguan?
Bai Suzhen thought carefully in her heart that the scene with Zen Master Dao Ji just now was very interesting.
Although he was clearly not hungry, he claimed that he was hungry and went to beg for food. He went back and forth three times. In the end, although he was still not hungry, he still ate something.
So, what if we change it?
In a word, no one will believe it the first time, and no one will believe it the second time, but if there is a third time, then they will believe it a little.
Then the fourth and fifth time...
"elder sister?"
Xiaoqing saw her sister standing there in deep thought and blinked in confusion.
"fine."
Bai Suzhen came back to her senses, pulled Xiaoqing towards the city, and said with a smile: "Since you are hungry, sister will treat you to a feast."
As he spoke, he headed straight for the largest restaurant in Hangzhou.
Xiaoqing sat down in the restaurant, still a little dazed when looking at the menu in front of her.
It’s Chinese New Year?
Of course, the two of them are not short of money, but the elder sister has always advocated simplicity, and she has been in the mountains all this time.
This also means that it is difficult for Xiaoqing to eat good food.
But this time, my sister brought me to the largest restaurant in Hangzhou, which means the most fragrant and freshest food, and of course, the most expensive.
Sure enough, my sister feels sorry for me.
Xiaoqing was very touched. As for the fact that her sister insisted on sitting in the lobby on the first floor instead of going to the private room, Xiaoqing didn't care at all.
My sister treated me to delicious food!
Damn Taoist priest, I win again!
Xiaoqing shouted in her heart, then turned to the waiter and said, "I want this, this, this, this..."
After ordering the dishes, Xiaoqing asked her sister for credit: "Sister, I ordered a lot of your favorite dishes for you!"
"Well, thank you, Xiaoqing."
Bai Suzhen rubbed Xiaoqing's head, in return for a silly smile from the latter.
You stinky Taoist priest, let’s see how you can compete with me!
Xiaoqing thought viciously in her heart.
I turned around and looked at my sister, feeling a little confused. Why did I feel like my sister was worried about something?
Bai Suzhen sat there, not paying attention to Xiaoqing's gaze, and then spread out her spiritual sense, listening to the conversation in the restaurant at all times.
Don't talk while eating and don't talk while sleeping. At least the former is somewhat ineffective here.
Chatting while eating and drinking has almost become an eternal tradition.
This is what Bai Suzhen wanted to hear.
Since there is no evil spirit or weird existence in Hangzhou City, and Zen Master Dao Ji’s extremely obvious hint.
If Bai Suzhen still can't figure out where the unexpected incident came from, then she is really stupid.
If one wants to target Daoist Brother Jiang or even Ziwei Temple in Hangzhou City, the most likely way is to start with the common people.
Three people make a tiger...
To mislead the people?
Bai Suzhen was thinking carefully in her heart, and suddenly her spiritual sense overheard a conversation.
"I'm telling you, you can't tell anyone."
"Brother, you know me well. I always keep my mouth shut."
"Did you know there is a Ziwei Temple on Longjing Mountain?"
"I seem to have some impression that the master of the temple seems to be an old Taoist named Jiang?"
"What you said is outdated. The current head of Ziwei Temple has been replaced by a young Taoist priest, and he has not appeared for a long time."
"Hey, he's a monk, isn't it normal for him to travel around?"
"You don't know, let me tell you..."
Bai Suzhen looked over and saw two men chatting at a table not far away. There were leftovers and two empty wine jugs on the table. It was obvious that they had drunk a lot.
The older one had a flushed face and a mysterious expression as if he knew some secret. He leaned forward a little and lowered his voice unconsciously.
"Of the two Taoist priests in Ziwei Temple, the elder one has passed away and the younger one is missing. Now the two beauties are in charge of Ziwei Temple, rare beauties in the world!"
"what?"
The younger one, after hearing the word "beautiful woman", became interested, with a smile that all men understand, and whispered: "Could it be... the mistress of that young Taoist priest? Brother, if you're talking about this, I won't be sleepy anymore. Why don't we go to the Ziwei Temple now to broaden our horizons?"
"Go away, you filthy thing, who wants to talk to you about this?"
However, the older one did not respond, but instead said more mysteriously: "These two beauties are not ordinary people, they are... demons!"
The young one was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Brother, don't lie to me."
"Why would I lie to you?"
"Those are two snake demons!"
The older man spoke with conviction, and then sighed, "I thought it was a proper Taoist temple. Although it doesn't have many visitors, it has been in Longjing Mountain for quite some time."
"I didn't expect it to be such a filthy place."
"There are monsters hiding in the Taoist temple, tsk tsk tsk ..."
Bai Suzhen couldn't help but frown as she listened.
Ziwei Temple has never had much worship, which is normal. After all, it is not very famous. Not to mention comparing it with a big temple like Jinshan Temple, it can't even compare with other Taoist temples and Buddhist temples in Hangzhou.
Although it was Daoist Brother Jiang who made the final decision in the battle between the three evil sects and saved millions of people in Hangzhou, for the common people, it was just a dream...
To put it bluntly, even if Jiang Lin, Bai Suzhen and others were defeated at that time and the three evil sects succeeded, the people would die in their sleep.
Therefore, for the common people, it is already a rare and precious thing to know that there is a Ziwei Temple on Longjing Mountain and that there is a Taoist priest named Jiang in the temple.
After Daoist Brother Jiang left, Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing Miaoqing stayed at Ziwei Temple, and few people came to burn incense there on weekdays.
There was a soldier who came twice, but he didn't stay long. He just burned incense and left.
Although Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing were responsible for receiving pilgrims, how could ordinary people see the background of the two women?
So, where did this rumor, which has some basis in fact, come from?
Someone, or something that is not a human, is preparing to throw dirty water on Ziweiguan.
Bai Suzhen's expression became fierce. She no longer held back and spread her spiritual awareness wantonly. Almost in an instant, it spread throughout the entire city of Hangzhou.
It was obvious that Bai Suzhen was not the only cultivator in the city, and her behavior at this moment was also taboo.
But Bai Suzhen didn't care. She spread out her spiritual consciousness, and all the spiritual consciousness that tried to communicate or spy were repelled by her with great force.
Before long, no cultivator dared to care about the spiritual consciousness that was rampaging in the city.
You have to know that although Bai Suzhen is a righteous person, she is still an alien spirit, and her spiritual consciousness carries a sense of ferocity. Regardless of whether it is the right way or the wrong way, the eternal rule is that strength speaks.
Bai Suzhen's consciousness wandered throughout the entire city of Hangzhou. After the City God and the Land God sensed it, they had no intention of intervening.
For the local city gods and land gods, this white fairy is one of their saviors.
Bai Suzhen unscrupulously eavesdropped on the conversations of all the people in the city of Hangzhou.
In just a short moment, Bai Suzhen discovered something extremely strange.
Regarding the matter of "there is a snake demon in Ziwei Temple", someone mentions it somewhere in Hangzhou City almost every moment.
And the content of the conversations was pretty much the same.
The core content has never deviated from the above-mentioned matter.
A gloomy look appeared on Bai Suzhen's face. She stood up, picked up Xiaoqing who was eating heartily, and walked out of the restaurant while Xiaoqing looked confused.
"Sister, what's wrong?"
Xiaoqing still had half a pancake in her hand. She stuffed it into her mouth subconsciously while asking incoherently.
"Master, where are we going?"
Bai Suzhen was about to speak when two people suddenly walked past her.
A capable man dressed as a constable, and the Zen Master Dao Ji who is lying beside him.
After the former finished speaking, he said helplessly: "Master, I have to investigate the case. Human lives are at stake. We really can't delay."
"The monk knows."
Zen Master Dao Ji still spoke in that lazy voice, as if he didn't notice the restrictions on Bai Suzhen and the other girl, and walked over on his own.
As he walked, he smiled and said, "Investigating the case is one thing, but you can't be in a hurry, otherwise I'm afraid your life will be in danger..."
"What does this mean, Master?"
Zhang Xiaoning was stunned for a moment, and then said helplessly: "Master, I dare not say such words, I still believe this."
As he spoke, he sighed and said, "If it weren't for the things I've seen, I wouldn't have been transferred all the way to Hangzhou."
"What has Lord Zhang seen?"
Zen Master Dao Ji asked with interest.
"Some scary stuff."
Zhang Xiaoning sighed, "It's fate. When I saw those ghost things, I ran around everywhere."
"Isn't it the same this time?"
"A family of five, all of them were strangled to death, and then sucked dry. This is simply..."
Bai Suzhen watched the constable and Zen Master Dao Ji leave, her eyes sparkling, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Bai Suzhen smelled a very familiar scent on the constable.
This constable had had contact with Daoist Brother Jiang before.
A family of five, all of their bones were broken by strangulation, and they were sucked dry...
This doesn't seem like a crime that a human could commit, but what if it was... a snake demon?
Bai Suzhen was thinking about this, and suddenly her expression changed. She pulled Xiaoqing and left Hangzhou City directly.
They didn't reach a remote place outside Hangzhou until Bai Suzhen stopped and looked forward. Xiaoqing also looked over, then with a stern look on her face, she subconsciously hid behind Bai Suzhen.
I saw a monk wearing a bright red cassock and with a fierce and unruly face standing there, holding a red-gold bowl in his hand.
The big monk stood there quietly, as if waiting for Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing.
"Amitabha."
The monk saluted with one hand, bowed slightly, and said, "Hello, Mr. Bai. It's been a long time."
"Meet Abbot Fahai."
Bai Suzhen bowed in return and asked, "The abbot sent a message through his Qi to lead me here to meet you. What is the matter?"
Seeing Bai Suzhen getting straight to the point, Fahai did not waste time and said, "I cannot comment on how Master Daoji does things, but I cannot beat around the bush."
"I believe you know that a murder occurred outside Hangzhou City, and even the detectives from the Imperial Court's Investigation Department came to look for us."
"I also went to see it. The dead man had the aura of a demon."
"Snake demon."
As he spoke, his hawk-like eyes stared straight at Xiaoqing behind Bai Suzhen.
Xiao Qing couldn't stand the pressure under that gaze, and couldn't help shouting, "Monk, are you doubting me? I have been staying in Ziwei Temple the whole time!"
As she spoke, she couldn't help but move closer to her sister.
Bai Suzhen touched Xiaoqing's hand in a comforting manner and said, "Don't be like this. This is not what the abbot meant."
After saying that, he looked at Fahai.
Fahai nodded and said, "I have fought alongside Bai Shiyou before. I know that Bai Shiyou is a righteous spirit and would not do such an evil thing."
"I also know that this green snake is not a suspect, but it is just too much of a coincidence."
There is no suspicion, but that doesn't mean there is no suspicion at all.
The reason why Fahai came here was to eliminate that possibility.
He believed that Bai Suzhen would not do such a thing, but he could not guarantee that the Green Snake would do the same, although he also knew that under Bai Suzhen's teachings, the possibility of it being the Green Snake was not high.
But until you see it with your own eyes, the suspicion remains.
Bai Suzhen also understood Fahai's meaning, and then she thought about the recent rumors in Hangzhou city.
"If you have time, why don't you go with my sister and me to the victim's place?"
"Since the abbot is sure that it was a snake demon that harmed people, I, with my humble talent, may be able to see more information than the abbot."
Fahai nodded simply and said, "This is also the reason why I came here."
The two sides hit it off immediately, and with Fahai's guidance, they came directly to a farm outside Hangzhou City.
"This place is a farm owned by the Guo family, the richest family in the city, and the victims are also tenants of the Guo family."
Fahai walked in the manor with Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, raised his hand and said, "The victim's family lives here."
In front of the three people was a simple farmhouse.
Even though the body has been buried, one can still smell a faint smell of blood.
Bai Suzhen looked over and immediately frowned. That sticky evil aura was too conspicuous.
It was as if it was telling all the practitioners who could see it that the culprit was a snake demon!
"Did the donor find out?"
Fahai looked at Bai Suzhen and asked softly.
"It is indeed a snake..."
Bai Suzhen spoke softly, but stopped halfway through her words and took out a white jade scale from her arms.
The scales are glowing now.
Bai Suzhen couldn't help but cheer up and looked up.
I saw a Taoist in a black cloak flying towards me in the air.
Bai Suzhen's face lit up with joy, but when she saw the beautiful lady behind the Taoist, her eyes narrowed immediately.
(End of this chapter)
