Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 75: The Corpse of a Woman in Monk’s Clothes (Part 1)
"Sir," Zhao Yu timidly asked behind Xu Zun after he finished asking, "Do you have any clues? If not, we will be embarrassed today!"
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Xu Zun said, "I haven't finished asking! I just asked the servants..."
"Ah?" Zhao Yu's cheeks were covered with sweat. "Are you going to ask the Master again later? Are you going to ask the Marquise as well?"
"Yes," Xu Zun said, "Now it seems that the disappearance of the young lady in the Marquis's Mansion is becoming more and more suspicious. How can we just ask these servants?"
"Ah?" Zhao Yu was surprised again, "Is there anything wrong with the missing persons case?"
"Before..." Xu Zun said his analysis , "The reason why I insisted on going to the Marquis' Mansion to investigate and threw out that sentence was nothing more than to test it.
“If we are finally turned away, it means that the Marquis’ Mansion may have received news from the kidnappers and is preparing to make a deal with them in secret.
"But I didn't expect them to let us in... This is..."
"Then it's not kidnapping?" Zhao Yu was also curious. "Since it's not kidnapping, then it's not for money. If it's not for money, then what else could it be? Revenge, love?
"Oh..." He guessed what Xu Zun was thinking, "Are you suspecting that Miss Lu was abducted because of emotional reasons?"
"Not entirely," Xu Zun said, "In addition to these two speculations, there are several other possibilities, but those are the ones we least want to see!"
"Ah? What else is possible?" Zhao Yu asked.
"Political struggle, and..." Xu Zun said, "perverted killer..."
Unexpectedly, as if it was coming true, just as Xu Zun finished saying this, a person hurriedly ran in from outside.
"My Lords, Mr. Wei invites you to the front hall to talk," the person who spoke was the steward from before, but he looked flustered and his body was shaking. "The situation is urgent, please hurry up..."
Oops!
Xu Zun suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.
The two immediately followed the steward through the garden and came to the front hall of the marquis's mansion.
But there was chaos in the front hall. Maids and servants were picking up broken cups. Their faces were pale and they were silent. There was a sense of sadness and solemnity in the air.
"You guys go take care of the lady!" Wei Beihui was instructing the servants, "Call the doctor over, don't just stand there!"
"Yes..." Several servants immediately lowered their heads and quickly retreated.
"Master Wei," Zhao Yu hurried forward to ask, "What happened? Why are you so nervous?"
“You two,” Wei Beihui said solemnly, “someone just reported that a female corpse was found in the Huguo Temple. She was wearing a cassock and her death was extremely horrible. And judging from her age… Sigh…”
"ah!?"
Xu Zun and Zhao Yu were shocked. They didn't expect the situation to happen so suddenly.
"Madam fainted when she heard the news. It's all my fault. I didn't let the messenger get away. Alas!"
Wei Beihui picked up the dust, looking frustrated and regretful.
"Master, don't worry," Xu Zun's heart was in turmoil, but he still tried to remain calm and advised, "We can't be sure that the female corpse is definitely Miss Lu. Hearing is not as good as seeing!"
"I understand too," Wei Beihui said hastily, "I have ordered people to prepare fast horses. The two of you, shall we go and take a look together!"
"Okay, this is inevitable! But..." Xu Zun paused and reminded, "Master, don't be too anxious. If the female corpse is really a young lady, it means that the villain may be targeting the Marquis' Mansion, so..."
"Oh... " Wei Beihui shuddered all over, and suddenly realized, "Master Xu is right! In this case, I must not leave the mansion easily, and don't fall into the trap of the villains again!"
"Tianshi," Xu Zun said, clasping his fists, "Let's go find out what's going on first. Once we have any news, we'll send someone back to report."
"Alright, alright," Wei Beihui nodded and said to his men, "You guys should follow the two masters and report back as soon as you get any news!"
"yes!"
Four guards immediately responded. They all had sharp eyes and nimble movements, so they must be experts.
Xu Zun understood that Wei Beihui was indeed experienced. He sent four men to follow him, which showed that he obviously did not trust Xu Zun and the other two.
After all, they only came to the mansion to investigate with an official document. Who could guarantee that the two of them were genuine?
…
drive……
Xu Zun had never ridden a horse before, but thanks to the host’s own skills, he is now very good at riding.
Especially after leaving the city, they rode at full speed, galloping all the way west.
"Sir," one of the guards introduced to Xu Zun on horseback, "This Huguo Temple has been abandoned for decades! It is located in the plum blossom forest in the western suburbs outside the city. In the past, there were always ominous signs, so the residents of the city rarely went to that place..."
"An ominous sign?" Xu Zun asked, "What ominous sign?"
"We don't know, actually," the guard said. "I guess it's all rumors, right? It says that anyone who goes there will have bad luck. To put it bluntly, it's just a gimmick of the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism!"
Daxuan worships Taoism, and Tangzhou admires Buddhism.
Therefore, when the two come into conflict, a lot of petty denigration and rumors will arise.
In the small places of Xinye County, the old customs are still maintained, but in the developed city of Shangyuan City, they have gradually been assimilated by the imperial court.
Therefore, there are more and more Taoist temples in Shangyuan City, but there are only a handful of Buddhist temples.
"Oh my god, how come we are always caught up in all these things?" Zhao Yu on the other side still looked bitter and resentful, "A female corpse in a cassock? We just saw a Taoist priest lying in an iron coffin in Xinye County. Oh, God bless, God bless, please don't let it be Miss Lu..."
In less than half an hour, Xu Zun and others arrived at the plum blossom forest.
However, most of the plum trees have died, and there are no plum blossoms in full bloom, which makes the scene look even more desolate and dilapidated.
“Oh…”
Soon after they rushed into Merlin, they saw a large group of people appearing before them!
Among them were officials in official uniforms, officers and soldiers in armor, as well as constables, yamen runners and other people of all kinds.
Seeing Xu Zun and others, a group of soldiers immediately stepped forward to stop them.
However, before the soldier could speak, someone in the crowd had already recognized the guards of the Marquis's mansion.
After both sides communicated and stated their purpose, the soldiers let Xu Zun and others in.
The broken bricks and tiles, broken walls and ruins in front of me showed that it was indeed an abandoned temple.
The temple was in such a dilapidated state that apart from a few pagodas, there were almost no intact buildings.
When Xu Zun and others entered, another group of people came towards them from the depths of the temple.
This time, Xu Zun finally saw familiar faces, including Tangzhou Governor Li Yan, Shangyuan County Magistrate Tai Min, and the third son of the Shen family, Jingwu Captain Shen Xinglian...
However, these senior officials were not in the C position. In the center, sitting like the moon among the stars, was a middle-aged man wearing an indigo robe and a silver crown inlaid with jade.
Needless to say, this person must be the Marquis of Changping Lu Jinlong!
With just one glance, Xu Zun caught a major discovery. He saw that the marquis, who had just walked out of the temple, had no grief on his face, but his brows were still tightly furrowed and his expression was solemn.
oh?
Xu Zun felt a little relieved. It seemed that the female corpse inside was not Miss Lu?
