Chapter 207 Destroying corpses and eradicating traces
"Fellow Daoist Bai."
Jiang Lin landed and nodded at Bai Suzhen.
Originally, he would not arrive so early, but after Bai Suzhen got the news and was on her way to meet Fahai, she told Jiang Lin about the recent rumors about Ziwei Temple in Hangzhou through the white jade scales.
So Jiang Lin headed south and flew straight to Hangzhou.
After arriving at the territory of Hangzhou City, according to the previous agreement, they should have met at Ziwei Temple. However, because the white jade scales given to him by Bai Suzhen had a sensory connection, Jiang Lin saw that Bai Suzhen was not in Ziwei Temple, so he followed the sensory connection and rushed to Bai Suzhen.
"Fellow Daoist Jiang."
Bai Suzhen returned the greeting with a smile, but her gaze did not stay on the Taoist priest she had been thinking about day and night for long, but soon fell on the beautiful figure behind Jiang Lin.
Coincidentally, the other party also looked over here.
Bai Suzhen's pupils, which were originally black and white, suddenly turned gray and met the eyes that suddenly burst into red light.
Tu Shanyu and Bai Suzhen did not say a word to each other, but they had a tacit understanding and used their respective secret methods at the first opportunity to explore each other's background.
The righteous elves have extraordinary origins.
The two girls got the same answer almost at the same time.
One is the young master of Mount Tu, who has great fortune for the human race, and the other is the authentic and righteous descendant of Mount Li.
They are all the most authentic cultivators in the three realms.
Tushan Yu put away the Tushan secret technique on his eyes, took two steps forward, smiled and said, "I am from the Tushan Nine-tailed Fox Clan, and King Yu personally gave me the surname Si. I am Si Yu, nice to meet you, fellow Taoist."
These words directly brought out his greatest foundation and background.
Although I am not a human, I am a human princess who was given an ancient surname by King Yu himself. In terms of my relationship with my little brother, I am much closer than you, a member of the snake clan without any relatives!
"I am Bai Suzhen, the astrologer of the Ten Thousand Stars Division of the Dou Mu Palace in the Heavenly Court. I am honored to meet this Taoist friend."
Bai Suzhen seemed not to have heard the hidden meaning of Tushan's words, and introduced herself with the same smile.
The Goddess of Mount Li is a great and powerful being from ancient times, but she is also the two sides of Dou Mu Yuan Jun. The two are distinct and yet inseparable.
Therefore, Bai Suzhen, the direct disciple of Mount Li, like Jiang Lin, carries the heavenly talisman from heaven.
Although Dou Mu Yuanjun's power sphere is to command the 48,000 evil spirits among the stars in the heavens, she seems to be ranked below Ziwei Emperor, who is in charge of all the stars.
But this Dou Mu Yuanjun is the mother of Emperor Ziwei, an even more ancient innate ancient deity.
He is also one of the gods closest to the Great Dao among the three realms.
But no matter what, the implication of Bai Suzhen's self-introduction is.
In terms of lineage or master-disciple relationship, I, a snake spirit with no relatives or clan, am closer to Jiang Lin than you.
Tu Shanyu narrowed his eyes, but kept smiling. He knew in his heart that he had fought the snake demon to a draw.
In Jiang Lin's eyes, this was clearly just a normal self-introduction, but in the eyes of Bai Suzhen and Tu Shanyu, this was a war without the smoke of gunpowder.
After Bai Suzhen and Tu Shanyu exchanged greetings, the scene fell silent for a moment.
Although Xiaoqing, who was standing by, didn't know what was going on, she vaguely sensed some strange atmosphere and stood firmly on her sister's side.
Not far behind the three women, Abbot Fahai stood there quietly with an expressionless face and a bowl in his hand, as if he was indifferent to everything.
But there was a clear gleam of an obscure "eating melon" in his eyes.
After watching a good show, Abbot Fahai turned around contentedly and walked into the small courtyard behind him.
That is where the crime scene is.
Jiang Lin had already stood in the yard at some point, his eyes flashing with dark gilded light.
Jiang Lin ran in long before Tu Shanyu and Bai Suzhen opened their mouths.
"Daoyou, long time no see."
Fahai walked over, stood shoulder to shoulder with Jiang Lin, half turned his body and nodded, with a somewhat stiff smile on the corner of his mouth.
People who are familiar with Fahai know that this is the friendliest expression this cold-faced abbot can make.
"Long time no see, how are you these days, Master?"
Jiang Lin withdrew his gaze, smiled and nodded.
Jiang Lin had no ill feelings towards the Abbot Fahai, or rather, he had no prejudice against him.
Moreover, after fighting side by side against the three evil sects, the abbot did not go looking for trouble with Bai Suzhen.
It's normal to think about it. Although Fahai can't tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes, he is not an extreme fanatic who can't distinguish between good and evil.
Bai Suzhen practiced the righteous way and fought with Fahai against the three evil ways.
Fahai is causing trouble for others because he is sick.
"I am doing well, but the Taoist priest seems to be in some trouble?"
Fahai looked at the small courtyard in front of him, seemingly talking about the murder case there, but his words had a double meaning.
"It's not a big problem."
Jiang Lin scratched his head and naturally heard the hidden meaning in Fahai's words.
"Ha ha……"
Fahai pulled the corner of his mouth with a forced smile. He really wanted to say that Buddhism has a powerful mind method that can cut off greed, anger, ignorance, love and desire.
I think there must be similar methods in the inheritance that Jiang Lin received. After all, all great paths lead to the same destination.
But when he thought of Jiang Lin's lineage, Fahai shut his mouth.
Talking about Buddhism with this Taoist priest would just cause trouble for both parties.
What's more, the problem faced by Brother Jiang Daoist cannot be avoided by cutting off emotional ties.
Well, I am an outsider anyway, so let Brother Jiang worry about it.
Fahai was thinking in his mind, but then he heard Jiang Lin speak.
"Master, what do you think of this murder case?"
Jiang Lin asked very seriously, as if he was completely focused on the matter at hand.
Fahai glanced at him and followed up on his words, "It's just a crude frame-up, but you and I can see it, and the fellow practitioners in Hangzhou can also see it, but the common people can't see it."
"Yes, the people can't see it."
Jiang Lin nodded in agreement, walked straight across the courtyard and into the room.
Sometimes, escaping may not be useful, but it is really comfortable.
Let my future self worry about the future, and now I should deal with the things in front of me first.
Jiang Lin thought without any moral integrity.
At the same time, his expression became serious.
The recent rumors about Ziwei Temple in Hangzhou are seven parts true and three parts false.
Because there are indeed two charming snake spirits in his own Ziwei Temple.
But what is false, or what is not said in the rumors, is that these two snake spirits are elves who practice the right way and uphold good deeds, not demons.
Of course, even if the people were told, most of them would not be able to tell the difference.
It was this misunderstanding that, in the eyes of the common people, became "Ziwei Temple is a place where filth and evil are hidden, and demons lurk."
Although the rumors deliberately downplayed the Ziwei View, most of the people's attention was drawn to the concept of "snake demon".
But it made no difference to Jiang Lin.
No matter whether it is aimed at Ziwei Temple or Bai Suzhen, as long as Jiang Lin finds out who is causing trouble, the thunder axe will be brought down immediately.
To put it more seriously, this is slandering and defaming the Emperor Ziwei whom Jiang Lin respects!
If it really goes in this direction, even if the person who spread the rumor is exterminated, or even his family lineage is destroyed, no one will say anything wrong.
And the current incident was obviously throwing dirty water on Bai Suzhen.
Just as Fahai said, a fellow practitioner who truly practices cultivation can tell at a glance that this is slander.
But in the eyes of the people, this was done by a snake demon. As to whether this snake demon is the same one, it doesn’t matter.
They only knew that there was a snake demon harming people, and that the snake demon was hiding in Ziwei Temple.
The people will naturally connect the two events. "The most urgent task now is to find the whereabouts of this harmful snake demon and execute him in front of the people of Hangzhou."
Behind him, Fahai's steady voice sounded.
Jiang Lin nodded and said, "The mastermind behind this is very experienced. The place is full of snake demon energy, but it doesn't point to any direction..."
This is not surprising. Since it is for the people to see, it is natural to put the evidence that mortals can find out on the surface.
Coincidentally, in the face of such demonic killings, the Zhou Kingdom has always had a targeted mortal organization called the "Exploring Strange Things Division."
Although most of them are mortals, there are also some cultivators who have the ability to detect the obvious aura here, so it is not difficult for them to do so.
But the problem is that the energy here was clearly created by a snake demon, but that's all.
The qi with a specific direction was cleaned very well.
In the eyes of practitioners and the Department of Exploring Strange Things, this is indeed weird, but if it is just for the common people to see, it is completely sufficient.
"There is another possibility."
Jiang Lin said thoughtfully: "The aura without a direction may also mean that the snake demon who committed the crime has been..."
"Destroy the body?"
Fahai took over the conversation and nodded, agreeing with Jiang Lin's guess.
There is obviously a mastermind behind this incident, and if it is some of Brother Daoist Jiang's old enemies, it would be too normal for those weird guys to destroy the bodies and cover up the traces.
"If that's the case, the clue here is broken."
Fahai frowned and said.
"It's not a big deal."
Jiang Lin didn't care much, he just said calmly: "The blood debt here will eventually be attributed to the mastermind behind it."
His tone was very calm, but Fahai could hear murderous intent in it.
"What are you going to do next, fellow Daoist?"
Fahai looked at Jiang Lin and asked.
The latter smiled slightly and turned around.
"I have earned a lot of money from incense offerings during my travels."
"Let's prepare to repair the Taoist temple first."
Hearing this, Fahai couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. His mind raced and he began to understand what Jiang Lin meant.
"Jinshan Temple has been repaired and maintained many times, and I also know many people who work part-time as farmers. I will compile a list for you later."
"So good."
After saying this, the two of them walked out of the room.
When they reached the door, Fahai clearly saw Jiang Lin take a deep breath.
The former raised an imperceptible arc at the corner of his mouth, and stopped without leaving a trace, keeping a distance behind Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin walked out of the room, preparing to face something he didn't want to face.
But he found that Bai Suzhen and Tu Shanyu, who were vaguely on the verge of a fight just now, were now holding hands, as good as one person.
Jiang Lin was a little dumbfounded.
So, are all you women so fickle?
"Fellow."
Bai Suzhen held Tu Shanyu with one hand and waved to Jiang Lin with the other.
Tu Shanyu, who was standing aside, was shorter than Bai Suzhen, and she snuggled up to Bai Suzhen closely, like a sister.
It seems very harmonious, except for Xiaoqing who is crying without tears.
It seems like there’s one more person trying to snatch my sister from me!
"Ah."
Jiang Lin gathered his thoughts, walked closer, and told him what had happened here.
"We'll discuss the details of what to do next once we get back to the Taoist temple."
Jiang Lin said so.
Behind him, Fahai said, "Since that's the case, I will also return to Jinshan Temple."
Fahai said this, thought for a moment, took out a token from his sleeve, and threw it to Xiaoqing.
"If you need anything, you can use this to contact me."
After saying this, Fahai moved his body and soared into the sky like a roc, and disappeared in a moment.
Strictly speaking, this matter has nothing to do with Fahai.
But it is obviously impossible for this master to turn a blind eye to the harm done by demons to people.
What's more, it also involves manipulating people's minds and misleading the people.
If the mastermind behind this is really caught, I'm afraid that apart from Jiang Lin, Fahai will be the one who will be most willing to take action.
Jiang Lin watched Fahai leave.
Compared to a monk, Fahai is actually more like a knight, who hates evil and is upright and incorruptible.
Jiang Lin glanced at Bai Suzhen and Tu Shanyu, nodded to each other, and each used their own methods to head towards Longjing Mountain.
As for Xiaoqing, she was gorgeously ignored.
When Xiaoqing returned to Ziwei Temple, before she even had a rest, she saw a look from her sister.
Seeing this, Xiaoqing was like a deflated ball. She picked up the broom and rag skillfully and started cleaning.
When Jiang Lin saw this, he couldn't help but look at Bai Suzhen. Seeing the latter smile, he nodded as well.
Then, he made a spell with his hands, guiding the pure and positive energy in the Taoist temple to surround Xiaoqing.
Even putting aside the relationship with Bai Suzhen, Jiang Lin can't let Xiao Qingbai work, right?
Xiaoqing was cleaning the Taoist temple busily, while Jiang Lin went straight to the main hall.
Looking at the statue of the Emperor, Jiang Lin took a deep breath and felt a sense of happiness of being home.
The whole person relaxed unconsciously.
Along the way, Jiang Lin stayed in many Taoist temples, but no matter how magnificent other Taoist temples were, this small Taoist temple was the real home of Jiang Lin.
At the same time, it is also his spiritual sustenance.
Up to this point in his life, 99% of his time had been spent in Ziwei Temple.
"Respectfully inform the Emperor, my disciple Jiang Lin has returned from his travels."
Facing the Emperor's lowered, compassionate eyes, Jiang Lin knelt on the cushion, bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, offered incense, half-straightened up, and sincerely recited the Star Lord's Precious Edict nine times before speaking.
"Your Majesty, please allow me to report this time. During my travels, I have received a certain amount of money and incense from the emperor of the current dynasty. I would like to use this money to repair the Taoist temple and rebuild the golden body for your Majesty."
"Please ask the Emperor for his order."
After saying that, Jiang Lin's gaze fell on the incense. This was to ask for permission. Generally speaking, the ancestors of the gods would respond with changes in the incense smoke.
A word of approval, or two words of disapproval.
However, after Jiang Lin finished speaking, the incense lingering above the shrine did not change. Instead, a purple-gold aura emanated from Jiang Lin's sea of consciousness.
The Qi evolved and changed, transforming into a large character.
quasi.
Jiang Lin felt a long-lost sense of familiarity. The Emperor was still as direct as ever.
Thinking in his mind, Jiang Lin was about to bow and accept the decree, but the purple-gold energy in his sea of consciousness changed again.
The original word "准" disappeared, and was replaced by six bright big words.
"I order you to have no taboos."
(End of this chapter)
