Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

"Well, since Princess you have spoken, we will not interfere in this matter. This is an internal matter for your Dabo country merchants. Please handle it properly.

Ning Fan didn't show any anger or disappointment after hearing what Princess Lolis said. Instead, Ning Fan seemed very relaxed. He turned around and walked outside with the people beside him.

"Your Majesty, this Princess Lolis seems a little strange. The person closest to her was killed, and she died so miserably. She actually asked to withdraw the case and asked us, Da Kang, not to intervene anymore."

Just after walking out of the Dabo Kingdom Merchants Guild Hall, Lei Zhen hurriedly whispered in Ning Fan's ear.

Ning Fan had no reaction after hearing Lei Zhen's words. He just kept walking forward with his hands behind his back and a cold face. It would be Dakang's first imperial examination soon. Nothing in Ning Fan's mind recently could compare to the imperial examination. take an exam.

"The imperial examination will be held in a few days. The death of a mere Dabo country businessman is not worth spending so much thought on him. Since Lolis is not allowed to continue, there is no need for us to be cold-hearted. Doing your own thing well is the way to go.”

Ning Fan had a cold expression on his face.

Indeed, as an emperor, there are too many things to worry about, especially the recent imperial examination, which is the top priority in Ning Fan's heart. Ning Fan has been preparing for this matter for a long time and spent countless energy. , he did not allow any mistakes in the imperial examination.

"Lei Zhen, ask all your people to disperse and closely observe any changes in the entire Kyoto. If there is any disturbance, report it to me immediately."

Ning Fan turned around and walked towards the palace with Ergou.

"Your Majesty, I always feel that there is something fishy about this matter. There is something abnormal about the large group of people. It is clear that such an important person is dead, but they behave half-heartedly and inconsistently."

Ergou was worried, and he keenly felt that there must be inextricably linked relationships behind this matter.

Ning Fan nodded: "You didn't smell a strong smell of incense on the deceased's body before. This means that the deceased should have gone to a certain temple before death."

"We went to the temple, what else can we hide?"

Ergou asked curiously.

"Don't forget, most people are naturally resistant to Buddhism. Why do they appear in temples? Most white people stay away from temples because they believe in their own gods."

Ning Fan knew the customs of Dabo people very well and knew them like the back of his hand.

The incident that happened among the large number of merchants was indeed puzzling at first, but considering the smell of incense ash on Ablis before, it really made Ning Fan think a lot.

Kyoto has recently been heavily guarded due to the imperial examination, and if Abu died in a temple outside the city, it would be almost impossible for his body to be transported into the city. So the only temple in the city is the Daxiangguo Temple. Now Ning Fan is very suspicious. Daxiangguo Temple is the first place where Abu died.

"Let's go to the Daxiangguo Temple."

Ning Fan turned around and took several royal guards with him, and hurried towards the direction of the Great Xiangguo Temple.

It was obviously an ordinary murder, but Ning Fan always felt uneasy. He even had a premonition that this matter was related to the imperial examination and some kind of conspiracy. Although he was suspicious, he couldn't grasp the clues for a while.

Daxiangguo Temple is a royal temple. The entire temple is beautifully built, with a luxurious atmosphere everywhere, with green tiles, red walls and red tiles, and the ground is paved with thick stone bricks.

When walking into this temple, a solemn atmosphere hit my face. However, the bustling Daxiangguo Temple in the past seemed a bit deserted today, and the monks coming and going had hurried expressions on their faces. .

"Your Majesty has such a big Xiangguo Temple. Where should we look for clues? Huh? There are tens of thousands of people on the river here."

Ergou suddenly felt dizzy when he saw so many monks coming and going.

Ning Fan's eyes slowly narrowed as he watched the monks coming and going. After a while, Ning Fan locked a position.

"Other places are fine. They are all normal. There are still pilgrims coming and going. Only the road leading to the back mountain is blocked by a few monks and no one is allowed to get close. Don't you think there is something abnormal?"

Ning Fan noticed something strange and a sneer appeared on his face.

Hearing what Ning Fan said, Ergou immediately saw something fishy and couldn't help but nodded and said: "Your Majesty is really discerning and saw the problem at a glance. You see, those monks are obviously all martial arts." Strong people, they guard the road leading to the back mountain, it seems that there must be some ulterior secret in the back mountain."

"Take my badge and go to the abbot. I want to talk to him personally."

Ning Fan took off the jade plaque from his waist and handed it to Ergou.

With the emperor's token, Ergou was naturally full of energy and hurried away with the token. Not long after, a fat monk, surrounded by more than a dozen monks, hurried towards Ning Fan. Come over, but these monks also looked at him. When they saw Ning Fan, they did not kneel down and worship. Instead, the abbot came to Ning Fan quietly, with a look of fear on his face.

"Master, there is no need to panic. I came to Daxiangguo Temple today. I just want to know what happened in the back mountain. Also, a businessman from Dabo Kingdom died suddenly and mysteriously in the city last night. I don't know if it has anything to do with Xiangguo Temple. .”

Ning Fan stared closely at the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple. If the abbot had any intention of lying, Ning Fan would be able to tell immediately.

"Back to Your Majesty, something incredible did happen in Houwu Mountain last night. More than a dozen evil Buddha statues appeared strangely overnight, and the Dabo businessman Abu did die in Houshan. However, he was killed early this morning. The merchants from Dabo Country took the body away."

The abbot of Daxiangguo Temple had nothing to hide, so he just answered whatever Ning Fan asked. Not long after, Ning Fan let the abbot leave.

The information he could get from the abbot was very limited. Ning'an simply asked a few monks to get out of the way, and then walked towards the back hill of Daxiangguo Temple with Ergou and a dozen or so Jinyi guards.

The mountain road is very steep, and some places can only accommodate one person walking through it. Moreover, the mountain road is very long. It took a full hour of walking and sweating to reach the top of the mountain. The mountain behind the Daxiangguo Temple is really desolate.

There was a cave in the back mountain. After entering the cave, Ning Fan discovered that something incredible had happened in the cave.

In this cave, as the abbot said, there are indeed more than ten tons of evil god statues. The carving techniques are very primitive, but they look lifelike.