"Brother Daoji, Yang Chenghuang is from the same place as you. He was also from Sanhe County when he was alive."
"What a coincidence?"
Lin Ye pretended to be surprised. He was not from Sanhe County at all. He came to Shangyang County in order to find an identity for himself. It happened that Sanhe County was occupied by the eldest brother and his men at that time. The officials could not verify it, so he said that he escaped from Sanhe County.
He continued to use this identity afterwards. After the establishment of the Xin Dynasty, officials checked the household registration and he also registered his ancestral home in Sanhe County.
"I didn't expect that our Sanhe County once produced a great figure like the City God."
"No, I am nothing in Sanhe County."
Yang Chenghuang waved his hand modestly, and Daoyuan continued, "Junior brother, I have another good news for you. When I was talking to the City God just now, I mentioned the City God Book, and the City God also agreed. If you need it, you can go to the City God Temple to borrow it at any time."
Lin Ye: ...
Lin Ye opened his mouth slightly, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.
Isn’t the City God Book a secret treasure of the City God? How can it be shown to others so easily?
The most important thing is that if he had said it earlier, he and Daohai would have sneaked into the City God Temple, obtained the City God Book, and knocked out the ghost messenger.
Even with his quick thinking, he almost twisted his waist because of this situation.
It is said that the city roads are complicated and the roads in the countryside are even more slippery, but he never imagined that the most slippery roads are those in the other world. These roads are so slippery that he was speechless.
Moreover, Senior Brother Daoyuan has mentioned to this City God Yang that he wants to use the City God Book. When this City God Yang returns and finds the ghost messenger who has been knocked unconscious, the suspicion will be directly pinned on him.
The case has been solved. There is no need for further investigation. The evidence is irrefutable.
"Brother Daoyuan has misled me."
Lin Ye looked at Dao Yuan, who was trying to take credit, and felt a little complicated.
It was also his own fault. Although he told Brother Daoyuan that he was going to steal the City God's Book, he did not say that he would take action on the 15th of this month. In order to get Brother Daoyuan to cooperate , he gave the reason that he wanted Brother Daoyuan to invite the City God to Miaoying Temple and ask indirectly if he could borrow the City God's Book.
I guess Senior Brother Daoyuan doesn't understand what it means to attack indirectly.
"I heard from Abbot Daoyuan that you wanted to borrow the City God's Book in order to summon a ghost to investigate a case. You might as well talk to me. I also worked in the Criminal Trial Department when I was alive."
Yang Cheng Huang was very enthusiastic. Lin Ye smiled awkwardly: "No need to trouble Lord Cheng Huang. It's just a small matter... It's easy to solve."
"It's okay. I haven't tried a case in a long time. You can talk as much as you want."
Lin Ye's scalp felt numb. He absolutely could not say anything. If he did, the secret would be exposed. As long as Yang Chenghuang knew what happened and saw Ye Zhiyuan's ghost, he would know everything.
Not to mention that he is just a little thick-skinned and will deny it even if he dies.
Just as Lin Ye was racking his brains to think of how to deal with it, Daoyuan frowned when he saw Lin Ye's hesitancy. He thought that he had already convinced Yang Chenghuang, so it was time for his junior brother to speak directly. Just as he was about to speak, something suddenly occurred to him and his heart skipped a beat.
What kind of person is Junior Brother Dao Ji?
I know a little bit about it. The most important thing is that when the abbot was giving instructions for my funeral arrangements, he specifically mentioned Junior Brother Dao Ji.
Daoyuan recalled the conversation at that time.
"Daoji is a careful and cautious person, but he has a bohemian nature that transcends the mundane world."
"Abbot, I don't understand. Please explain it in more popular terms ."
"This person is shameless and doesn't care about the customs and morals of the world. His style of doing things is quite unusual."
Stranger, doesn't that mean crazy?
Daoyuan looked at Lin Ye, that hesitant look...
No way……
He asked me to invite the City God to the temple when he was on patrol, and he also said he wanted to steal the City God's book...
When Daoyuan put these two things together, he understood instantly. Plus, his junior brother Daohai, who had always been with Daoji, was nowhere to be seen, which confirmed the truth.
Dao Ji must have taken Dao Hai to the City God Temple to steal the City God Book today.
So why is he back now?
Daoyuan suddenly covered his head with his hands. He felt a little regretful. He should not have agreed to it for the sake of the eternal lamp. The most important thing was the current situation...
"Amitabha, Lord City God, in fact, this matter is also a test of my junior brother from our Miaoying Temple. If it cannot be resolved, please ask the City God for help. After all, my junior brother will be traveling soon. Ghosts in this world are cunning and treacherous. It will be easy to encounter them when he travels. At that time, he can only rely on himself."
Daoyuan was somewhat impressed by his quick wit, being able to come up with such an explanation in such a short time.
When Lin Ye heard this, he knew that Senior Brother Daoyuan should have guessed it. With Senior Brother Daoyuan's cooperation, this matter would be easy to get away with.
"So that's how it is. Indeed, ghosts are cunning. People like you who have not experienced the world can be easily deceived by ghosts." Yang Chenghuang did not doubt him and stroked his beard and said, "Okay, if you need help, you can come to the City God Temple to find me."
"Thank you, Lord City God." Lin Ye thanked sincerely.
"Haha, there's no need to thank me. To be honest, the reason I went to the Criminal Court when I was alive was because I wanted to solve cases, especially those strange cases. It seems that there are no clues, but when you unravel them, many clues hidden in the inconspicuous places will appear..."
It seemed that Yang Chenghuang had not spoken freely to anyone for a long time and started talking about things that interested him. Lin Ye and Master Daoyuan were naturally eager for Yang Chenghuang to say more, and they kept agreeing and flattering him, which made Yang Chenghuang even more talkative. The first thing he said was to recount the ten most bizarre cases he had solved.
An hour later.
Yang Cheng Huang finally finished speaking, glanced at the sky, and said, "I have delayed the inspection. I have not yet completed the inspection, so I have to take my leave."
After saying that, he stood up.
Daoyuan glanced at Lin Ye, and Lin Ye nodded. According to Daohai, one hour would be enough.
After getting Lin Ye 's response, Dao Yuan smiled and said, "I'll see you off, sir. You can come to the temple often in the future."
Lin Ye and Master Daoyuan escorted Yang Chenghuang out of the temple. When Yang Chenghuang's team was completely out of sight, Daoyuan turned around and looked at Lin Ye with a cold face, pointing his finger and was about to speak.
"Brother, don't say anything now. While Yang Chenghuang hasn't returned to the Chenghuang Temple yet, I will go and call Brother Daohai back immediately."
Knowing that Master Daoyuan would definitely not have anything good to say, Lin Ye simply slipped away, leaving Master Daoyuan there to keep muttering: "Buddhism is unfortunate, Buddhism is unfortunate."
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Lin Ye rushed into the city without stopping, but he did not see Daohai in his house, which made him feel nervous. According to the agreement between him and Daohai, Daohai would use the City God Book to summon Ye Zhiyuan's ghost, and then he would meet up at his house.
Now Daohai hasn't come back. Could it be that something happened in the City God Temple?