Volume 3: Evil Ghosts Eat People Chapter 148 The Killer Girl
It was getting light.
A thick fog suddenly appeared.
The entire Shangyuan City was shrouded in fog...
The fire at Qinglan Temple was put out by the soldiers, and many Taoist nuns were captured one by one.
At this moment, Xu Zun and others were interrogating one of the Taoist nuns in the classroom of Qinglan Academy.
"...I really don't know. I'm just an ordinary disciple. I'll follow whatever orders the Dao Master gives me, but I don't know the details of what's going on..."
The person being interrogated was an older Taoist nun. According to others, this Taoist nun was of a higher rank and could come into contact with the true master of Qinglan Temple.
"Where did those girls come from? What did you feed them?" Xu Zun asked, "Also, when did it start?"
"I don't know where they came from, but I think they were brought back from all over the country by people from Chongtian Temple!" The Taoist nun replied, "The Taoist Master asked us to give them a kind of pill. After taking it, the children will be very obedient and will do whatever we ask them to do...
"As for when it started," she recalled, " it's been about four years, right?"
"So, you have known for a long time that those Taoists in Chongtian Temple are also subordinates of your temple master?" Xu Zun asked.
"We didn't know at first," the nun replied, "until a few days ago, when a large number of Taoists moved into the Moon Watching Tower, we found out."
" Where ?" Xu Zun asked again, "Have any of them been successfully trained in the past four years?"
"Yes!" The nun nodded. "More than ten outstanding girls have been successfully trained, but we don't know where they were sent to..."
Hearing this, Xu Zun and Shen Xinglian looked at each other, and they both realized that this matter was not only of great importance, but also had a bearing on the safety of the Saint!
You should know that Qinglan Temple was conferred by the Queen Mother herself. The abbot of Qinglan Temple can send female officials to the capital Xuanmiao City every year, and the Marquis of Changping also has the right to recommend contestants for the palace selection.
If those dozen or so well-trained assassins had entered the palace, the consequences would be unimaginable!
The matter is of great importance. Although Xu Zun had already sent people to call Tangzhou Governor Li Yan, it now seems that even if Li Yan comes, he will be at a loss!
Therefore, Xu Zun had an idea and wanted to send someone to Xuanmiao City immediately to inform the Dali Temple and the Internal Guard House and let the palace pay attention to it, fearing that something serious would happen if it was too late.
However, Shen Xinglian expressed a different opinion.
"Xu Zun," Shen Xinglian advised, "The case hasn't been tried yet. It won't be too late to send the letter after it's finished, right? You sent someone over in such a hurry. If the matter is not explained clearly, I'm worried that it will backfire!"
"No," Xu Zun said decisively, "I'm worried that they have a big conspiracy and it has been exposed now, which will be detrimental to the imperial power!"
"Xu Zun, listen to me..."
Shen Xinglian looked around, then pulled Xu Zun to a corner and whispered his biggest worry:
"Xu Zun, could there be other reasons for this?" He lowered his voice and said cautiously, "The master of Qinglan Temple is highly appreciated by the Queen Mother. I suspect... things here are not as you and I imagined... it's all... it's all that!"
"Yes!" Xu Zun nodded and said, "Xinglian, I understand what you mean. I have thought about this before. Is it possible that the abbot of Qinglan Temple is training beautiful and qualified young assassins in the temple to do things for the Queen Mother? Are those girls used by the Queen Mother?"
"Yes, yes!" Shen Xinglian was sweating profusely in such a cold day. He was obviously extremely nervous. "If that's the case, then we have stirred up a hornet's nest, right?"
"Impossible," Xu Zun waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, this could never have been instructed by the Queen Mother!"
"Ah?" Shen Xinglian was surprised. "Why?"
"The reason is very simple," Xu Zun said, "After I came to Shangyuan City, I encountered no obstacles in solving the case of the female corpse in monk's clothing. But as soon as I wanted to investigate the missing girl case, I encountered many obstacles, and even the Lu family bookstore was burned down!
"But the more this happened, the more I felt that this matter was unusual, so I joined forces with Lu Mingyue to continue investigating. As we investigated, finally...some people couldn't stand it anymore!
"In order to prevent us from continuing the investigation, they deliberately let Luo Yu show his hand in the bank and then killed Yu Yangzi.
"Then he sent Wei Beihui to lead us to destroy Chongtian Temple and find the missing Lu Xiaofeng!
"In order to have a clear grasp of my situation, they even went to great lengths to arrange a spy for me. That girl, Ani, from Yuanzhou!"
"This..." Shen Xinglian still didn't understand, "What does this have to do with what we're worried about?"
“Listen to me,” Xu Zun said, “What they mean is that as long as Lu Xiaofeng is found, Lu Mingyue will no longer insist on those missing girls.
“Li Yan and I will inevitably be involved in the Chongtian Temple case and will have no time to investigate the missing girls.
"At the same time," Xu Zun continued, "They also calculated that Lu Xiaofeng would be settled in the Marquis' Mansion by Lu Mingyue, so they took the opportunity to drug Lu Xiaofeng every day to ensure that Lu Xiaofeng would not reveal the secret...
"Do you understand what I mean?"
Shen Xinglian grinned, indicating that he was even more confused.
"Think about it," Xu Zun said, "If this matter is really related to the Queen Mother, and those female assassins were trained for the Queen Mother, then... would they have to abandon such a large Chongtian Temple to attract attention?
"All we need is for the inner guards to come forward and give Li Yan or me an imperial decree, assign us a random mission, and transfer us away from Shangyuan City, and that's it, right?"
"Oh..." Shen Xinglian thought about it carefully and finally understood what Xu Zun meant.
"If I guess correctly," Xu Zun said, "the people trained in Chongtian Temple are all thugs, the same bandits who attacked the county government office. They robbed Daozun of property everywhere, and at the same time, they searched for beautiful and qualified girls and abducted them to Qinglan Temple.
"And these young killer girls trained in Qinglan Temple are their ultimate goal!"
"Tsk tsk..." After hearing Xu Zun's analysis, Shen Xinglian finally realized how urgent the situation was, and said hastily, "In that case, I'll send someone to Xuanmiao City now! What if those girl killers are already with the Queen Mother and the Emperor? That would be troublesome!"
"Starlink," Xu Zun said at this time, expressing his biggest concern, "Think about it, if they abandon such a huge Chongtian Temple, does that mean... um..."
"Ah!?" Shen Xinglian was shocked. "You mean, there's more than just Chongtian Temple below them?"
"Shangxuan defeated the aliens, and all gods returned to their origin." Xu Zun recalled and asked, "Xinglian, have you heard of these two sentences?"
"What...what is this?" Shen Xinglian shook his head, "I've never heard of it!"
"It sounds a bit like a cult slogan." Xu Zun said, "This is what a brainwashed girl said. It's very strange, if it's just to train assassins, it seems unnecessary to let them chant these slogans, right?
"I suspect..." He frowned and said, "Qinglan Temple may not be the mastermind behind this. There may be a more evil and powerful force behind them..."
