Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 135 Throwing a Stone to Test the Water
Late at night at 11:00 p.m.
The moon is bright.
In Shangyuan City, three dark shadows appeared on the top of a wall of Qinglan Temple .
Xu Zun, Zhao Yu and Huo Anu changed into the same purple-black Taoist robes as the Taoist nuns in Qinglan Temple, and tied blue Taoist scarves on their heads. At first glance, they looked very similar to the Taoist nuns.
"Your Excellency is truly far-sighted," Huo Anu said as he straightened his robe, "So you had already planned to visit Qinglan Temple at night. You should have prepared these clothes a long time ago, right?"
"Sir," Zhao Yu pointed at his face and said, "You should have told me earlier so that I could at least shave my beard. You two look pretty good, but I think you're just a rough old man..."
"I am a woman, why should I be delicate?" Huo Anu glared.
"It's okay, it's okay," Xu Zun said to Zhao Yu, "You will be responsible for the outside guard and support, and Anu and I will go in!"
"Tsk tsk..." Zhao Yu smacked his lips and asked, "Sir, I want to ask you, do we have any backup this time? If it turns out to be the same as what happened to Chongtian Temple, it will be terrible!"
"No," Xu Zun said bluntly, "This is Qinglan Temple, which was conferred by the Queen Mother herself. Without the Queen Mother's order, who would dare to rush in?"
"This..." Zhao Yu frowned.
"So," Xu Zun warned, "you must be careful this time and don't let them find out!"
"Indeed," Huo Anu echoed, "We still can't prove that there is something wrong here. If we are caught, the crime will be serious!"
"The key is..." Zhao Yu looked inside the temple, "This Qinglan Temple is so huge, how should we search it? Don't break into the nuns' dormitories again..."
"These days, I have roughly figured out the structure of Qinglan Temple," Xu Zun said calmly, "It is similar to Chongtian Temple, with the academy in the front, the main hall in the middle, and the residences in the back.
"If there is a problem, it must be later, so..."
"Am I right?" Zhao Yu grinned, "Do we really have to go to the nuns' dormitory?"
"Your Excellency is truly unfathomable," Huo Anu was extremely surprised, "Could it be that... as early as when you arranged for me to enter Qinglan Academy, you had already realized that there was a problem here?"
"Sir," Zhao Yu asked, "how should we proceed?"
"On a dark and windy night, it's the time for murder and arson," Xu Zun narrowed his eyes and said fiercely, "Today, let's throw a stone to test its luck!"
"Throwing a stone to test the water? Killing people and setting fires?" Zhao Yu was surprised. "What on earth are you going to do?"
"Look," Xu Zun pointed to the pagoda on the right side of the Taoist temple, "It's called the Moon-Watching Pagoda, and it's the highest place in the entire Qinglan Temple.
"Zhao Yu, look over there again," Xu Zun pointed to the deep left side of the Taoist temple, "The end of that road is the Taoist temple's firewood room. Now, do you know what we should do?"
…
A moment later, Xu Zun and Huo Anu sneaked into the temple and headed towards the Moon-Watching Tower.
Unexpectedly, the closer we got to the Moon-Watching Tower, the more patrolling guards there would be.
They are all Taoist nuns holding swords. Each of them has steady steps and is light and nimble. They must all be martial artists.
oh?
Seeing that there were more and more patrolling guards, with almost a sentry every three steps and five steps, Xu Zun became more and more excited.
If this is really an ordinary Taoist temple, is it necessary to send so many people to guard it?
Huo Anu is a martial arts expert and Xu Zun has a very keen premonition. The two of them move slowly forward in the grass and shadows, quietly approaching the Moon-Watching Tower little by little.
However, when they finally got to the main entrance of the Moon-Watching Tower, they saw that there was a guard standing at the door!
But two heroic Taoist nuns were standing on both sides, alertly paying attention to the movements around them.
Tsk tsk…
Xu Zun and Huo Anu looked at each other helplessly.
If they are not dealt with, they will not be able to enter the tower.
If he couldn't go to the tower to observe the entire Taoist temple, then even if Zhao Yu set a fire, it would be useless.
what to do?
Xu Zun thought quickly and decided to let Huo Anu give it a try. After all, Huo Anu was a woman and was wearing Taoist clothes. What if she could sneak in?
If you can't get in, then just knock these two guys out and drag them inside?
As a result, when Xu Zun was thinking about how to explain to Huo Anu, a flame suddenly appeared in the depths of the Taoist temple.
Damn it!
Xu Zun looked back and was immediately annoyed. Was Zhao Yu so good at setting fire? It caught fire so quickly?
"Senior Sister, look!" At this time, the two guards saw the fire and became anxious.
“That should be the woodshed, right?” The one who was called Senior Sister quickly ran down the stairs and waved her hand, “Go find someone to put out the fire!”
After saying that, the two of them ran towards the woodshed. At the same time, cries of "fire" were heard from other places.
Xu Zun and Huo Anu's eyes lit up. They didn't expect the opportunity to come so coincidentally. The two of them hurriedly flew out of the bushes and slipped into the tower.
There were lights inside the tower, but they were dim.
The two had just rushed in, before they could see the environment inside clearly, they heard a series of footsteps on the stairs.
Xu Zun was quick-witted and immediately pulled Huo Anu to hide under the stairs.
Soon, several Taoist nuns came down from upstairs, and they all ran outside in a hurry, obviously to put out the fire.
After the others left, Xu Zun and the other man hurried up the stairs, running up three floors in one breath.
However, Xu Zun knew that Qinglan Temple was too large, and if he wanted to see the situation clearly, he had to climb to the fifth floor or above.
"Why are you panicking? It's just a fire!" At this time, a woman's voice came from upstairs, "Tell them to come back quickly, we don't need them to put out the fire!"
"yes!"
The next second, footsteps were heard again upstairs.
Xu Zun and Huo Anu quickly stopped on the third floor and looked for a place to hide.
However, there were only two corridors on the third floor leading to the depths, and no matter how fast they ran, they would not be able to avoid them.
"Don't move, hold on!"
At the critical moment, Xu Zun held down Huo Anu, and the two slowed down and continued forward with their heads held high, imitating the Taoist nuns.
"Hey, you two," a shout came from the stairs at this time, "Stay here and don't leave your post!"
"Oh..." Huo Anu quickly turned around and nodded, "Yes!"
Thump thump thump…
The Taoist nuns did not have any suspicion and continued to run down.
call……
Xu Zun and the other man breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and continued to go up the stairs.
Since the voice of orders was just heard from upstairs, there should be some senior leader on the fourth floor.
The two of them first lay on the stairs and observed carefully. After finding that there was no one, they continued to run up the stairs.
The Moon-Watching Tower has seven floors in total, and the two arrived at the fifth floor in the blink of an eye.
This height was enough to observe the entire Taoist temple, so Xu Zun stopped, turned around the fifth-floor corridor, and wanted to go to the window to observe carefully.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they turned the corridor, they saw a tall man standing by the window looking out.
The two of them quickly retreated back to the corridor, with their backs pressed against the wall. It seemed that they could only go to the other side to have a look, or continue to go upstairs.
However, just as the two were about to leave, something flashed through their minds at the same time, causing them to stop again, leaning against the wall.
Why?
Isn't that right?
Xu Zun and Huo Anu looked at each other, both of them showing infinite surprise in their eyes.
Because, they suddenly discovered that the person standing by the window and watching was actually a man!
What is going on?
Isn’t it said that there are no men in Qinglan Temple?
and……
Thinking of this, the two of them turned their heads and explored quietly.
But the man was wearing a Taoist robe and had a long beard. He was indeed a man! At this moment, he was staring at the fire opposite, wondering what he was thinking.
Looking from Xu Zun's direction, he could only see the side profile of this person.
However, Xu Zun was very good at recognizing people. He recognized the man's identity just by looking at his profile.
Good job!
This person turned out to be the abbot who mysteriously disappeared in Chongtian Temple - Luo Yu!!!
