Volume 3: Evil Ghosts Eat People Chapter 147: Cruel Face and Bad Heart
Qinglan Temple.
Flames shot up into the sky, shouts and cries of killing were heard everywhere, and there was chaos everywhere.
"Don't move!"
"Stop, don't run!"
A large group of soldiers rushed into the temple and immediately surrounded and captured any Taoist nuns they found.
Some nuns panicked and surrendered, while others raised their swords to resist. However, no matter how good their martial arts were, they were no match for the soldiers' spears and lances, and were soon stabbed to death...
"Captain Shen," Xu Zun, who had just arrived, found Shen Xinglian, "First, search for the Qinglan Monastery Master immediately. This person is called the Dao Zun, and he is very likely the culprit behind the scenes!"
"Xu Zun," Shen Xinglian said nervously, "I know there must be something wrong here, but you should know who this Qinglan Temple Master is, right?"
"It doesn't matter who it is!" Xu Zun said, "This case has risen to the level of treason. If you handle it well, it will definitely be the best opportunity in your life!
"But if you don't handle it properly, this matter will be your guillotine!"
"I understand, I understand. How could I not understand?" Shen Xinglian looked conflicted. "But this action is indeed an act of usurpation! If this is a crime..."
"I'm here!" Xu Zun said, "What are you afraid of? Hurry up, one is to do your best to capture the Qinglan Temple Master, and the other is to send a team of people to go underground with me immediately. If it's too late, they might destroy the evidence!"
"Okay... okay!" At this point, Shen Xinglian was already in a dilemma, so he immediately gave an order to a Wu Zheng, asking him to lead a team of soldiers to follow Xu Zun.
At this moment, Huo Anu was the only one left by Xu Zun's side, and Zhao Yu had already been sent by him to the Marquis of Changping's Mansion.
Xu Zun knew that Changping Hou Lu Jinlong was also involved in this matter. If he openly resisted, it would mean that he was also an accomplice.
If he surrendered voluntarily, there might be some hidden secrets involved, which could be further investigated.
Therefore, Xu Zun sent Zhao Yu over to prevent any mishap.
Before leaving, Xu Zun did not forget to instruct Zhao Yu that Lu Mingyue was absolutely unaware of this matter and asked him to ensure Lu Mingyue's safety.
Compared to the Marquis' Mansion, Qinglan Temple is naturally more important. What Xu Zun is most worried about now is that the leader of Qinglan Temple will think that something bad is going to happen and will kill those brainwashed girls in order to destroy the evidence.
Unexpectedly, what Xu Zun worried about came true. When he led a large group of people to the bottom of the statue, he found that the secret door leading to the underground had been blocked by huge rocks!
Thick smoke was coming from the stones blocking the gate. It seemed that there might be a fire downstairs!
Xu Zun knew that he had set a fire underground before, but that fire was definitely controllable and should have been put out by the Taoist nuns long ago.
And now, it is very likely that this fire was set by them intentionally in order to kill people and silence them.
"quick……"
Xu Zun immediately ordered the soldiers to move the stones and then bang on the gate.
There is strength in numbers. The soldiers all knew that something big had happened, and none of them dared to slack off. They rammed the door together and soon broke it open.
After they broke open the door, thick smoke was indeed heard from below. First someone coughed in the smoke, and then several women rushed out from inside!
Each of these women was holding a weapon. As soon as they rushed out, they swung their swords vigorously and knocked down the first few soldiers.
The soldiers were unprepared and were killed by surprise.
Xu Zun saw that these women were all brainwashed girls. Logically, they should have understood that they had all become Dao Zun's abandoned children and were almost silenced.
But unexpectedly, they were still stubborn and even rushed to kill the soldiers with swords.
The soldiers reacted quickly and immediately brandished their spears and lances to fight with the girls.
Although the girls have learned excellent assassination techniques, they cannot gain any advantage against the soldiers in armor.
Although some soldiers were stabbed, they were not fatally injured.
"Anu, try to keep some of them alive!" Looking at these ignorant and fearless girls, Xu Zun felt a flash of compassion in his heart.
These girls have a miserable fate, and it's not their fault.
Besides, they are all important witnesses in this incident, so we cannot let them die!
Huo Anu waved his iron umbrella and, with the help of the soldiers' spears, more than a dozen girls were quickly subdued.
Xu Zun ordered his men to tie them up one by one and take them out first.
Just as the soldiers were tying up the girls, several more girls and several Taoist nuns ran out from below.
Xu Zun and others waited for them and captured them one by one.
"Tell me," Xu Zun asked a subdued Taoist nun, "Who set the fire? How many people are there?"
"No... not much left," the nun replied in fear, "The Taoist master ordered us to set the fire, but we didn't expect..." She looked indignant, "We went down to set the fire, but she even cut off our retreat!"
call……
Just as the nun was answering the question, everyone saw that the Moon-Watching Tower in the distance had also caught fire. The fire spread upwards and reached the third floor in the blink of an eye!
Along with bursts of dying coughs, a figure was seen swaying under the entrance, as if someone wanted to come out, but because of the heavy smoke, he eventually fell down.
Seeing this, Xu Zun ordered the soldiers to plug their mouths and noses with cloth and go down to rescue the people.
The soldiers did not hesitate and several of them went down immediately to rescue the trapped girls one by one.
Xu Zun silently calculated that there were about thirty girls rescued, which was quite a number compared to the number he had seen below before.
However, not only was there terrible thick smoke pouring out from below, there was even fire, which showed that the remaining people might never get out!
The master of Qinglan Temple is so cruel and ruthless!
It was obvious that the situation was hopeless, but they still wanted to bury these girls with them. This is really cruel and outrageous.
It was not until this moment that Xu Zun remembered one thing: he had seen the mysterious master of Qinglan Temple with his own eyes.
Wasn't she the one who helped him dissect the corpse of the female monk in robes?
This old Taoist nun not only looks cruel, but also has a cruel heart!
Thinking of this, Xu Zun wanted to catch this man even more urgently.
But Xu Zun also knew that the fire was so big, which meant that she had known that Luo Yu, Wei Beihui and others could not complete the task, so she set the fire early!
So, I'm afraid it's impossible to catch her in Qinglan Temple?
It is even unknown whether she has left Shangyuan City...
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While Xu Zun and others were anxiously searching for the remnants of the bandits, Liu Dong drove the carriage tremblingly and returned to the Jinde Inn.
The carriage was still the same carriage, but the rear compartment had long since fallen apart. Inside the damaged compartment sat Ku Niang, who looked like a robot.
Ouch...
Liu Dong parked the carriage at the back door of the inn. As it was late at night, no one was around and no one was around to take the horse.
Liu Dong had no choice but to tie the reins himself and then pull Xiwa upstairs.
However, when he reached the door, he stopped and couldn't help but look back, but saw that Ku Niang was still sitting in the carriage without moving.
this……
Liu Dong’s face was pale and his body was trembling. He didn’t know what to do.
The overwhelming pressure made him dare not approach Ku Niang.
Unexpectedly, Xiwa suddenly broke free from Liu Dong's hand, turned around and ran towards the carriage.
"Xiwa, come back, come back..." Liu Dong was so frightened that he couldn't stop her anymore. He could only watch Xiwa run to the car.
Xiwa took Ku Niang’s right hand and said softly, “Mother, we are going upstairs, let’s get out of the car!”
Under Xiwa's pulling and calling, Ku Niang actually stood up and followed Xiwa out of the car...
