Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 112: The Secret of Bad Views
Late at midnight, four Taoists came quietly to the guest room where Xu Zun and others were staying.
They walked lightly and moved swiftly. The four of them came to the windows of the four guest rooms at the same time. While leaning against the windowsill, they skillfully took out blowpipes and lit them.
Then they gently poked a hole in the window paper, inserted the smoking blowpipe into the house, and blew the smoke into the house.
There is no doubt that this kind of smoke is the legendary magic smoke.
The four men waited patiently for a long time until the house was filled with smoke. Then they wrapped their faces with wet cloths and tiptoed into the room.
The four men looked ferocious, with steel knives in their hands and ropes for tying people behind them.
However, after searching the four guest rooms, the four people found that the beds were empty!
They searched all the houses, but still found no one.
The four Taoists were puzzled and wondered, so they quickly gathered outside. Only after everyone shook their heads did they realize that something was wrong.
"It's bad," one of the Taoists said as he took off his mask, "They might have escaped!"
"This group of people is really not simple," another Taoist priest expressed surprise, "Did they see something? When did they run away?"
"Don't panic," the leader said, "Their carriage is still there, and these people may be hiding somewhere in the temple!"
"Then... Senior Brother?" Everyone asked anxiously, "What should we do?"
"Let's split into two groups," said the Taoist priest who was called Senior Brother, "You two go to the front yard and lead people to chase them to see if they have escaped.
"The rest of you, follow me and report to the temple master. Let's quickly search the Taoist temple!"
"yes!"
The four Taoists immediately split into two groups.
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At the same time, a rustling sound was heard in a courtyard behind the Chenyuan Hall of Chongtian Temple.
Lu Mingyue climbed down a rope and landed gently inside the courtyard.
This courtyard is very unique, with a small garden in the middle, rockery, strange rocks, and a fish pond.
But deep in the courtyard, there was a big house with lights on, and faint sounds could be heard from inside.
After Lu Mingyue landed, Xu Zun followed closely from above, followed by Huo Anu and Zhao Yu.
At this moment, Taoist Wei Beihui was leading the way in front, with two guards from the Marquis' Mansion on both sides.
This means that all seven of them have found their way into this mysterious courtyard.
Tsk tsk…
Xu Zun's hearing was also good. He soon heard that there seemed to be a woman's voice coming from the lighted house in the distance.
But I can’t tell whether it was crying or not!
Chenyuan Hall is located behind Xuanming Hall, while this large courtyard is slightly to the west.
If viewed from an aerial perspective, this house is located in the center of the entire Chongtian Temple, and is very far from both the gate and the courtyard wall.
Before coming here, Xu Zun and others discovered that there were more Taoists guarding here than in the Chenyuan Palace. Coupled with the towering high walls, it was clear that this was a relatively important forbidden area.
So, a few people had to use ropes to climb over the several-meter-high wall.
"I seem to... also heard a woman crying!" Lu Mingyue, who had already changed into a black dress, whispered, "It's in the house in front!"
"Miss," Wei Beihui said in a low voice, "It's dangerous here. You should wait here. I will go in and take a look first!"
"Then..." Lu Mingyue looked at Xu Zun out of habit, then nodded and said, "Then Taoist priest, please be careful!"
"Master," Xu Zun also warned, "if we find any problems, we will evacuate immediately.
"There are at least hundreds of Taoists in this temple, and they should all have a good foundation in martial arts. We can't fight them head-on!"
"Of course I know that." Wei Beihui nodded, then adjusted his clothes and walked towards the house along the shadow of the courtyard wall...
After Wei Beihui left, Xu Zun and others quietly moved forward along Wei Beihui's route in order to see it more clearly, then bypassed the rockery and hid in a place that was easy to observe.
From here, this house looks ordinary, but upon closer inspection, it is somewhat special because there is not a single window on the house .
There were two Taoists with swords guarding the main entrance. They looked strong and energetic. Even in such a cold winter, they were only wearing thin clothes, but they did not feel cold at all.
At this moment, two Taoists wearing Bagua robes walked quickly from the depths of the courtyard.
Due to the darkness of the night, the appearance of the two Taoists could not be seen clearly, but generally speaking, Taoists who could wear Bagua robes obviously had a higher status.
The two men soon arrived at the door of the house, and the Taoist priest guarding the door immediately bowed and greeted them.
"Haha, my two Taoist brothers," one of the guards said jokingly, "You are here to practice martial arts again today! Didn't you just practice yesterday?"
“Hehehe…” One of the Taoists wearing Bagua robes laughed, “My skills are very lacking. Even if I practice eight times a day, it’s not enough! Hahahaha…”
The four of them laughed out loud, and the guard cupped his fists and praised, " Brother Hu Meng, I'm afraid you've trained these martial arts students many times, right?"
Four people joked as they entered the room. Another person wearing a gossip shirt walked in and said:
"You may not know yet, but at 5 p.m. today, a group of pilgrims came to the temple. Among them was a very pretty girl! She looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old..."
As they were talking, several people had already entered the room and they couldn't hear what was said afterwards.
Just after the four of them entered, a dark shadow flashed at the door, and Wei Beihui quickly slipped into the room.
oh……
Xu Zun sucked in a breath of cold air. Taoist Wei's movements were so fast, just like the legendary shape-shifting.
It seems that the title of Tangzhou being fourth is not in vain!
"listen……"
At the same time, everyone listened carefully and indeed heard a woman's voice coming from the house!
Because they were closer, they could hear it more clearly this time. The woman's voice didn't seem to be crying, but... some kind of shouting, and it was the kind of shouting that made people blush...
Depend on!
Xu Zun was secretly shocked. He didn't expect that there would be such a place in Chongtian Temple?
The words the Taoists said just now, such as "practicing" and "people who practice martial arts", were obviously code words.
"She...they..." Among the few people, only Lu Mingyue didn't understand what it meant and was still thinking seriously, "What are they shouting?"
Snap...
At this moment, they heard the sound of a whip whipping from inside, and this time, they finally heard the woman crying.
"This..." Lu Mingyue was shocked, "What on earth is this place?"
At this time, the two Taoist priests on duty had come out of the room and closed the door, and the noise inside suddenly weakened.
From this, it seems that they did not notice Wei Beihui who had sneaked in.
"Oh," one of the guards sighed, "I wonder when I can become the leader of a sect? If I can become one of those slim and good-looking people like my senior brother, how wonderful it would be..."
"Yeah," another one complained, "If you can become the head, you can also train those top-notch beauties... Oh no, top-notch raw materials, hehe, you're dreaming!"
Da da da…
The two were discussing among themselves when they saw the gate of the courtyard suddenly opened, and more than a dozen Taoists with torches, weapons in hand, and fierce expressions rushed in from outside!
They moved quickly and arrived at the door of the house in the blink of an eye.
"This... fellow Taoists..." The two guards didn't understand what was going on and said in embarrassment, "The headmaster has stipulated that not so many people can come to the training room at once, otherwise those young men won't be able to handle it..."
"I can't stand you, you toad!" The leading Taoist cursed loudly, then pulled out his steel knife and shouted at everyone, "Hurry up, search! Don't leave any place behind!"
"Yes!" The disciples received the order and immediately divided into groups on the spot and searched in all directions.
"This is our top-secret forbidden area. It must not be known to outsiders," the Taoist priest said loudly, "If you find those people, except for that pretty little girl, kill everyone else without mercy!!!"
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