General, there is a demon [Rebirth]

Chongrenfang, Li Mansion.

Before the group reached the door, a middle-aged man with a loyal face greeted them. While saying that he was the housekeeper of Li's house, he hurriedly apologized, saying that the master of the family was seriously injured and could not welcome him.

"Where's your wife?"

At this time, the heavy rain had stopped, and just about to enter, both Huo Changying, Xiao Duo and the others felt a sense of depression, the whole mansion was lifeless, if not for the sporadic winter jasmine flowers in the courtyard blooming, everyone would have thought they had entered the deserted house by mistake.

Housekeeper Li showed sadness, "Madam passed away three years ago, my lord is affectionate, there was no concubine room in our family, and since Madam passed away, lord has not reunited, and now I bring some maids and servants to manage the front and back yards." on."

Huo Changying turned his head to look at the butler carefully, "You have worked hard enough."

Hearing that the housekeeper of Li's mansion said in a repeated voice: "Don't dare to be, it's all a villain's job."

"My lord usually handles official documents in the study in the front yard. When the accident happened that night, my lord was coming out of the study." The housekeeper led the way while talking.

"who?!"

A few people were about to enter the gate of the mansion when they heard a loud shout from the Jin Wuwei who was following behind them. Then they looked around and found a person peeping at the alley. The person ran away when they saw them, and even knocked him down in a panic. Bamboo poles stacked against the wall.

Seeing that the person's appearance was somewhat familiar, Huo Changying immediately chased after him, stretched his figure, and jumped up the wall to chase after him.

Jin Wuwei was about to follow, but was stopped by Xiao Duo.

"You guard the Li Mansion and wait for the people from Dali Temple to come before making a decision." Xiao Duo quickly ordered, "Remember to turn the tiger away from the mountain!" After saying that, he jumped onto the wall and chased in the direction Huo Changying left.

Although the Li Mansion is located in Chongrenfang, the location is remote, the surrounding streets and alleys are desolate, and the heavy rain has just stopped, so there are not many people in the alleys.

Therefore, the footprints of the sneaky person are particularly obvious.

When Xiao Duo caught up with Huo Changying, he was squatting in one place looking at nothing, and there was no one else around.

"Didn't catch up?" Xiao Duo asked.

"Run away," Huo Changying did not rush to ask, "A Duo, come and see what this is?" He pointed to the shoe prints on the ground, because the soles of the shoes would inevitably be stained with mud after it rained, and the prints on the shoes The mud is different from the surrounding.

Xiao Duo frowned, "Well, there is probably only one place in Yong'an City that has this kind of soil."

Huo Changying narrowed his eyes slightly, and pondered: "Whether he is from there or not, at least this matter is related to there, let's go."

"where to?"

"Jiming Temple," said Huo Changying, stood up and patted the mud on his hands, "There are some things I've wanted to ask Master Jingxin for a long time."

About rebirth, about the Huo family... and Master Jingyuan, did he really fall into a demon because of his selfish desires as Jingxin said?

In March, Yong'an City was already full of spring, but Jiming Temple was still chilly.

Today, the showers have just stopped, and the mountains are even more foggy.

The two walked up the mountain and knocked on the mountain gate. Unexpectedly, they did not encounter any obstacles. Even the little novice who guarded the mountain gate politely guided them, saying that this was ordered by the presiding master a few days ago. of.

When the people arrived, they saw Master Jingxin sitting firmly in the courtyard of the meditation room, boiling tea on the small red clay stove, looking like he had been waiting for a long time.

Accompanying Xiao Duo to investigate the case today, Huo Changying pretended to be a daughter, but was dressed in men's clothes, with only a little modification on the surface. With the previous impression, everyone didn't notice anything wrong. After all, the folk customs in Yong'an City are open, and there are many A girl who does men's clothing.

"Master Jingxin is very elegant." Huo Changying gently twirled the fan twice in his hand and said, "Nowadays people are in a state of panic, only Master is still in such a state of mind. Burning incense and making tea, he looks like an idler."

As he said that, he sat down with Xiao Duo, and asked with a smile, "I wonder if the master can have a sip of tea for the two of us here?"

Huo Changying's tone was not respectful, and the two of them didn't invite themselves to sit down, but they were not annoyed at all, with a kind smile still on their faces, while ordering people to prepare tea cups.

"and many more."

Just when the little novice was about to bow out to go out, Huo Changying suddenly pulled him back, and said with a half-smile: "Little master is so hardworking, why don't you change your clothes, shoes and socks when they are soaked?"

Sure enough, when Huo Changying said this, the little novice's face changed slightly, but he clasped his hands together and said calmly: "The benefactor is joking, boy, the little monk is just practicing meditation in the rainy day, so there is nothing to worry about if your clothes get wet."

"Practicing Zen came to Chongrenfang." Huo Changying turned his head and smiled, "Monks don't lie, little master."

Hearing this, the little novice turned pale, and retreated abruptly to break away from Huo Changying's restraints and was about to go out, but when he was about to step out the door, he suddenly stopped in his tracks. When he looked down, he saw a long sword lying across the door. He blocked the way out in front of him.

"Little master, don't act rashly."

At some point, Xiao Duo had already stood by the door, his face was full of coldness, the long sword in his hand seemed to be able to be unsheathed instantly to kill someone with a slight movement of the blocking person.

Xiao Duo glanced at Jing Xin and said coldly: "Spying on the mansion, behaving sneakily, is this also Master's order?"

The little novice panicked immediately, and quickly looked at Master Jingxin who was still making tea steadily.

The pot of water boiled, the fragrance of tea curled up, and the steaming heat gradually dispelled the coolness on the mountain.

The atmosphere was tense for a while, but Master Jingxin brewed the tea without haste, pushed the teacup to the position of the two of them, and smiled kindly: "You two are also thirsty after investigating the murder case, so take a sip of the old monk's tea , take a break too."

"General Changfeng, don't stand still, come and have a sip of tea." You Brick looked at the little novice monk, and said solemnly: "If you break the precept today, you will go to the precept hall to receive the punishment."

The little novice clasped his palms together to receive the punishment, and his expression was not dissatisfied.

Xiao Duo and Huo Changying looked at each other, after exchanging eyes, Huo Changying picked up the tea cup and took a sip, Xiao Duo put away his sword, the little novice clasped his hands together and said the name of Sheng Buddha, and seemed to be able to escape.

After Xiao Duo sat down, Master Jingxin said: "I knew this day would come, but I didn't expect that you would be the first to come."

Catching the meaning of his words, Huo Changying asked, "Could it be that Master Jingxin has an appointment with them?"

Jing Xin was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect him to ask such a question, or rather, he didn't expect that Huo Changying would ask such a question after he almost guessed the truth. After a while, he laughed so hard that the wrinkles on his face seemed to deepen a little. point.

Both of them were puzzled, before they opened their mouths to ask questions.

Master Jingxin restrained his expression, "I know why you are here, so don't be impatient," he got up and took a wooden box from the top shelf of the museum shelf, and his movements were a little slow when he took the wooden box, "You are old It's not as good as being young."

He sighed, and blew off the dust on the box: "This is for you, I thought I would wait for them to come and take it out, and now it's the same for you, wait, I'm anxious to see it first."

Master Jingxin said, blocking the two people's attempts to open up, and said slowly: "Ask whatever you want."

Huo Changying glanced at the box, suppressed the doubts in his heart, and asked, "Why did Master Jing Yuan become possessed?"

Jing Xin smiled, as if she knew that he would ask: "Brother, he is really a smart and foolish person." As she spoke, Jing Xin poured herself a cup of tea, took two sips and praised: "Okay!" Tea, good tea, don't you two want to drink it?"

Huo Changying frowned, Xiao Duo had a cold face.

Jing Xin smiled, drank a few sips on her own before sighing: "Senior brother and I couldn't drink this tea when we were young, but now we can drink tea when we are old, but we can't drink too much, you say it's a pity or ridiculous."

Just when Huo Changying was about to get impatient, Master Jingxin restrained his smile: "Senior brother actually met that girl three years ago... Oh no, it's four years ago now, and I was in Baicheng at that time."

"Baicheng?" Huo Changying suddenly thought of the Peony Flower Demon. He and Lu Qing seemed to have happened there four years ago.

"Yes, it's the place where General Xiao was conferred," Jing Xin said with a smile and glanced at Xiao Duo, seeing Xiao Duo's face was cold and unintentional, Jing Xin turned the prayer beads in her hand and continued:

"That year, there was a famine and a disaster in Baicheng. It can be said that the people were in dire straits and starved to death. My brother traveled here and saw the scene of hell on earth, but even if he lost all his savings, he could hardly protect himself, and it could not alleviate the suffering of the victims. , on the contrary..."

Jingxin paused with the rosary in her hand, and sighed: "That little girl who looks like Bodhiguo'er is a disaster victim in Baicheng. Senior brother met her outside the city when he was about to leave. I don't know how long she was hungry. I tried my best to catch her. Caught the hem of the brother's clothes, "

"Senior brother looked down at her. In an instant, he realized that what he was holding in his hand was the only gleam of light left in the girl's eyes. The senior brother was moved and decided to give his last dry food to the girl, but he didn't expect it, he didn't expect it...cough Cough cough!"

Perhaps it was because he hadn't spoken so much for too long, Master Jingxin coughed suddenly, and when Huo Changying hurriedly poured tea, Jingxin finally got his breath after a long while, and said intermittently:

"I didn't expect that senior brother just..."

"who?!"

Xiao Duo, who had been silent all this time, suddenly shouted, interrupted Master Jingxin's words, and made a gesture to rush towards the inner room.

Huo Changying had also noticed the noise in the inner room just now. When they came, there were only Master Jingxin and the little novice inside and outside the room, but there must be something wrong with the unusual noise in the room at this time. He even vaguely noticed a strange breath, very Ghosts are neither demons nor humans nor gods.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Xiao Duo got up, Master Jing, who was still coughing and full of exhaustion, suddenly jumped up and stopped Xiao Duo a few steps away, "It's just a cat, why should General Xiao mobilize the crowd."

Xiao Duo glanced at Jing Xin's hand on his arm, it was strong and powerful, he did not seem to be an old man, but his complexion was indeed fake.

In a blink of an eye, Xiao Duo knew that Jingxin was at the end of his strength, but he still tried his best to stop him, so how could it be as simple as just a cat in this room.

Thinking in this way, he turned his wrist suddenly, slid the long sword in his right hand, turned over deftly, and pinned Jing Xin's hands almost effortlessly. He looked at Huo Changying, who understood.

Jing Xin still wanted to struggle to stop her, but she had no choice but to watch Huo Changying enter the inner room with a few light steps.