Yan Ruyu calmed the abbot down with a few words and made sure that he and Feng Shao were not in danger. Then she asked him to return to the mansion first and she would go back later to explain the situation in detail.

After coming out of the space, the eldest lady finished chatting with others, and the two of them got on the carriage and returned home together.

The eldest lady's laughter never stopped along the way.

"Ruyu, you really made mother proud and brought honor to our palace. I wonder who will dare to look down on us in the future."

"But I didn't buy you any jewelry. I'll buy you whatever you want."

"Don't worry, mother. I have everything I need. Why don't you make me some cotton underwear? They are comfortable and I like them best."

The eldest lady smiled and said, "Okay, that's no problem. I'll make it for you when I get back."

"And the noodles my mother makes, I like them too."

The eldest lady was very happy: "Okay, I'll let you eat it today."

They chattered and laughed all the way back home. Yan Ruyu saw the lady off to the gate of the courtyard and then turned back to her own yard.

The abbot was already waiting in front of the courtyard gate. Yan Ruyu nodded slightly, and the abbot followed her into the house.

"What happened? How did the person die? Don't panic, think carefully and tell me slowly."

The abbot was much calmer now, and whispered, "I don't know how he died, and I didn't go over to take a closer look, but there was black blood in his eyes, ears, and mouth. It didn't look like a good death."

"That Miss Mu was so damn scary. I was looking at the corpse when suddenly someone whispered in my ear that the gods were taking my life. I was so scared that my soul flew away."

Yan Ruyu wanted to laugh, but held back: "Besides that, if there is anything else, tell me in detail, and don't miss any small details."

The abbot told him everything from the time he and Feng Shao entered the Mu family, what happened from beginning to end, the people they met, and what they said. He also took out the things Feng Shao brought from the space and placed them on the table.

As Yan Ruyu listened and watched, the Tibetan fox came over and rubbed her hand with its big tail.

Yan Ruyu stroked it gently with one hand, and said while looking at the things on the table: "Take the cloth tiger. Use this first and see if you can find any trace of the child."

"Also," Yan Ruyu looked at Madam Mu's handkerchief, "put it aside for now. Her death was very strange. If necessary, I would also like to know where she was buried."

She didn't say it so bluntly, but the abbot understood it. When she asked him to take Madam Mu's things, the abbot was wondering, what's the point of taking them now that the person is dead?

Seeing that the Mu family is in such a mess now, and Madam Mu's death was so strange, Ruyu might have to open the coffin and perform an autopsy one day.

"Okay," the abbot nodded and took everything back in. "I'll try to see if I can locate the dead."

"Oh?" Yan Ruyu was startled. She had never thought of this. "Can't we decide after death?"

"It should be," the abbot thought, "I'm just guessing. Let's give it a try. If it works, that would be great. Think about it, if we can find an antique, then..."

If you find an antique and locate it, wouldn't you know where the person is? No, it should be said where the grave is.

Yan Ruyu: "..."

"Don't even think about it. Don't you have enough money? And you're still thinking about digging graves and robbing tombs."

"I'm just saying it to vent my thoughts. I won't really go there, don't worry."

The Tibetan fox seemed a little anxious and kept rubbing Yan Ruyu's hand with its tail. It had often let Yan Ruyu stroke it in the past, but mostly its head and belly, not its tail.

what is it today?

The abbot asked casually, "Are you in heat?"

Yan Ruyu: "..."

The Tibetan fox bared its teeth and rammed its head into the abbot, almost knocking him off his chair.

Yan Ruyu held back her laughter, raised her hand to brush the hair by her ear, and suddenly smelled a faint fragrance at her fingertips.

The abbot managed to steady himself with great difficulty and was about to fight the Tibetan fox for a few rounds when Yan Ruyu asked sternly, "Where was the Tibetan fox when you were performing the ritual of salvation?"

The abbot thought carefully: "I was reading in the space and didn't pay much attention..."

It's really fucked up.

At this moment, Linlang came to report: "Master, Feng Shao is back and said he has something urgent to discuss."

"Quick, let him in."

Feng Shao entered the room and greeted him, then quickly said, "Princess, after the abbot left, another monk came and said he wanted to help Madam Mu pass away."

The abbot's eyes widened and he was secretly frightened. Fortunately he got off early, otherwise he would have collided with them.

Yan Ruyu asked: "Do you know who it is?"

"They said it was from Shenyuan Temple," Feng Shao recounted his experience, "and this was also found under the fallen leaves."

He handed over a jade pendant with both hands, which was the one he picked up before leaving.

As soon as Yan Ruyu saw the texture and style, she had a rough guess in her mind.

This should be Mu Liangze's thing. It was the jade pendant of Duke Dingguo and it was passed down to him.

"After I left the house, I went to find Brother Tuotuo first and asked him to arrange someone to follow me. Then I came back to report."

Yan Ruyu raised her eyebrows slightly and praised: "Well done, Feng Xiao, you have made a contribution this time, and you will be rewarded."

Feng Shao smiled and quickly bowed with one leg touching the ground: "It's my duty to share the princess' worries!"

Yan Ruyu saw the Tibetan fox beside her and asked, "When you were in the mourning hall, do you remember where the Tibetan fox was?"

Feng Shao thought for a moment and said, "When I was in the mourning hall, the Tibetan fox was beside the abbot. When I went out to look for something and came back, I saw the Tibetan fox coming out from inside, where the coffin was placed."

Yan Ruyu stroked the Tibetan fox's tail, thoughtfully.

"Go down and rest first. I'll call you later if anything happens."

"Yes."

Feng Shao retreated, and the abbot praised: "This boy is really good, smart and clever, and he can get things done."

"He is becoming more and more like Beibei," the abbot said, stroking his beard and laughing. "He regards Beibei as his role model."

Yan Ruyu nodded and put the jade pendant aside: "You just said that Miss Mu mentioned a monk named Kong Neng?"

"Yes, that's what she said, and from the tone she spoke, she seemed to have great respect for Sora Nen."

Yan Ruyu remembered that the monk she met in the temple that day was called Kongming, not Kongneng.

She wrote these down and took out the map that the abbot had drawn earlier: "Your drawing is really not clear. Tell me what you want to see on the map and I'll draw it again."

"Row."

Yan Ruyu held the map in one hand and a pen in the other, and asked the abbot to find the places on the map that overlapped with his spatial map and mark them.

After the picture was drawn, the abbot was allowed to go back and rest.

She was alone in the room, writing down all the news that the abbot and Feng Shao brought back today.

Think about it carefully and organize it slowly.

Madam Mu's death must be complicated and must be related to Mu Baodi.

The death of Aunt Wu should be the same, otherwise Mu Baodi would not have said anything about the gods;

Mu Baodi mentioned Master Kongneng and the monk who went to perform the ritual of salvation.

The Tibetan fox came closer again. Yan Ruyu sniffed her fingertips and wrote another note on them: There is a faint fragrance on the Tibetan fox's tail, which should have been stained by the coffin.

She went to see Mrs. Mu's coffin at that time. The incense burning in the mourning hall was not of good quality. The smell was strong and a little pungent. As for any fragrance under the coffin, she did not smell it.

So, why is there incense under the coffin?

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