Tang riddles

Shen Sui climbed up the stairs in the tower.The inner tower wall along the stairs is covered with names and poems inscribed by Jinshi and literati over the past few decades.Shen Sui didn't even look at it, and strode up with the hem of his clothes.With one step and three steps, he disappeared from the sight of Murong Fu and Qin Zhen who followed behind him almost in the blink of an eye.The gold and silver Buddha statues enshrined on the second floor, the relics enshrined on the third floor, the Bayeux Sutras enshrined on the fourth floor, and the footprints of Sakyamuni enshrined on the fifth floor... She didn't care about these, until the top ten floors, she stopped, Standing at the head of the stairs, quietly observing the surroundings.

Behind him, Murong Fu and others climbed up panting.Before he could catch his breath, he saw Shen Sui trying to push open the door facing north.However, the middle of the coupon door was locked by the latch and could not be opened.

"Benefactor Shen! You can't do it." Seeing this, Miao Yin was taken aback and hurried forward to stop her.After grabbing Shen Sui, he breathed a sigh of relief.road:

"There is no fence outside this door. If you push it so hard, the door latch will get old. If it breaks, you will have to fall headlong."

Shen Sui asked: "Can this coupon door be opened from both inside and outside?"

"Yes, usually we pull inwards." Miaoyin replied.

"Is this coupon door usually locked?" Shen Sui asked, holding up the lock on the latch of the coupon door.

"Naturally, it is locked. The Buddhist treasures in the pagoda are precious and cannot withstand the wind and sun. The door is usually closed. It will only be opened when it is cleaned and ventilated."

"Is it also locked like this on the day when the crime happened?" Shen Sui asked again.

"It's been snowing a lot these days, and the gates on the top and bottom of the pagoda have never been opened, because we are afraid that the cold tide will damage the Buddhist scriptures and treasures." Miao Yin said.

"Are you keeping the keys too?"

"It's the poor monk who is keeping it." Miao Yin nodded.

Shen Sui pondered for a moment, then carefully looked at the latch and lock, and saw that there was no sign of prying, so he couldn't help but frowned, as if he was troubled by something, and couldn't figure it out for a while.

Murong Fu on the side finally got his breath together, interrupted and asked:

"The gate on the first floor is locked, and all the coupon doors above are also locked. How did this murderer bring Master Shanyin up? Could it be that he climbed up with people on his shoulders from the outside?"

Hearing this, Shen Sui walked back without saying a word, and went downstairs again in a hurry. Murong Fu blew his beard and stared, pointed in the direction Shen Sui was leaving, and was speechless.I just feel that this kid is so hateful, relying on his youth, but where does he put these elderly people?Really disrespectful!Immediately, he stopped following, and stood on the tenth floor, rubbing his sore legs while sulking.

Liu Yucheng, Du Yan, Wei Han and the others saw that their Shangguan was not hesitant, so they didn't dare to follow Shen Sui anymore, so they all stayed where they were.Cheng Xu of the Forbidden Army followed Master Miaoyin all the way, fulfilling his mission of guarding with due diligence, and did not act without authorization.But Master Miaoyin was getting old, his body was not so healthy, his legs were already weak, so he sent two monks, Yuan Qing and Yuan Tong, to follow Shen Sui, leaving Yuan Hui by his side.The poor two monks had just climbed up, and before they could catch their breath, they went down again.

Qin Zhen couldn't move anymore, and was resting out of breath, but he was not in a hurry. He knew that once Shen Sui investigated the case, he would be "supercilious" and completely immersed in his own world.Shen Sui at this time is unreasonable and extremely contagious, unless she leaves this state, everyone will be led by her nose.

Shen Sui went downstairs all the way, carefully inspecting the coupon doors on each floor to see if the bolts and locks were damaged, but found nothing.As Master Miaoyin said, these bolts and locks have not been opened for a while, and there is a thin layer of dust on them.

All the way to the first floor, Shen Sui stood in the hall, frowning and thinking.Yuantong Yuanqing stood aside panting heavily, not knowing whether he should speak to persuade Shen Suimo to act rudely and run around at will in the important place of Buddhism.While hesitating, Shen Sui suddenly stepped out of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the two monks hurriedly followed.

As soon as Shen Sui came out, Zhang Ruohan and maid Wu Ya outside the tower saw her.Both eyes fell on her, not knowing what this "Snow Dao Ming Jue" was going to do.

Shen Sui closed his eyes and put his palms together, and said loudly:

"Foolish Shen Sui, in order to find out the mystery, he dared to climb the Wild Goose Pagoda, hoping that the Buddha would atone for the crime of disrespect. May the Buddha help me to wash away the sins of Buddhism."

After finishing speaking, he looked up, and suddenly, he lifted up the hem of his robe, rushed out with big strides, and rushed straight towards the wall of the wild goose pagoda.When you are about ten feet away from the wall of the wild goose pagoda, lift your breath and lighten your body, point your toes to the ground, soar into the air like a blue bird spreading its wings, step on the outer wall of the wild goose pagoda, and use your strength to float up to the eaves of the first floor point to the eaves of the first floor, swim to the middle of the first and second floors, slap the outer wall with the right palm, roll upwards, hold the eaves of the second floor with the left hand, turn over and go up... until the eaves of the fourth floor, it is completely Without the sense of elegance and agility, it all depends on climbing the wall little by little.After climbing to the seventh floor, I was already panting and sweating profusely.After finally climbing to the tenth floor, I felt dizzy from the height of my feet, and lost a third of my strength.Gritting her teeth, she hung on the corner of the northeast corner of the tenth floor with one hand, carefully observed the corner of the cornice, and saw that there were traces of rope wear on it, but the traces were very simple, only the wear marks in the vertical direction, and there were no other directions. wear marks.

Even though Shen Sui has superb martial arts skills and amazing physical strength, he can't hang on the ten-story tower with one hand for too long.When the people on the tenth floor heard about her climbing the Wild Goose Pagoda, they had already opened the door to the north.Yuanqing Yuantong below was also frightened, shouting loudly to Shen Sui to pay attention to safety, and kept chanting Buddhist scriptures.Zhang Ruohan squeezed the bead tightly, almost tore off the string, bit her lower lip and looked up at Shen Sui above, her already fair complexion was even more bloodless.The maid Wuya raised her head in stupefaction, unable to speak at all, and could only exclaim in surprise.

At this moment, Murong Fu who was above the tenth floor was speechless in shock, he was afraid of heights, so he didn't dare to approach the coupon door for a while, so he could only shout inside, telling Cheng Xu, Du Yan and Wei Han to rush to rescue Shen Sui.Qin Zhen approached the coupon door from the side, and could vaguely see the corner of Shen Sui's robe outside which was blown up by the wind, and his heart immediately rose to his throat.

"Shen Yihui! Come in!"

"Slow down, move over slowly, we will follow you!"

Du Yan, Wei Han, and Cheng Xu kept shouting beside the gate, but they didn't dare to get too close for fear of falling.

Shen Sui took a last glance towards the northeast direction, and the majestic Daming Palace stood at the end of the northeast direction.Her eyes darkened, and then she walked along the edge of the eaves bit by bit to the position directly opposite the coupon door, and said calmly:

"Give way, everyone, to make room for someone."

Du Yan, Wei Han, and Cheng Xu hurriedly stepped aside, and Shen Sui swayed, and then flew lightly from the coupon door into the ten-story pagoda.She got up, patted the ashes on her body, and breathed a sigh of relief, like a farmer who had just finished work, raised her sleeves to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and said:

"Oh, I haven't moved for a long time, and I haven't been exercising. My arms are a little sore from climbing."

Everyone: "..."

Murong Fu had the urge to go up and slap her.Not to mention him, even Qin Zhen has this idea.

Shen Sui suddenly looked serious, looked at Murong Fu and Qin Zhen, and said seriously:

"A certain person said that he would discuss it with the Lord of the Fu and Duke Qin. The basic kung fu that a certain person learned lays great emphasis on lightness and quickness. He learned martial arts at the age of three, and at the age of seven he could climb high branches and catch birds in no time, just like playing games. Up to now, even more It's not the same. A certain person climbed the Wild Goose Pagoda, slowed down on the third floor, walked cautiously on the fifth floor, panted on the seventh floor, and sweated profusely on the tenth floor. A certain dare not say that his lightness kung fu is unparalleled in the world, but he is still at the top of the world Ranks. Stronger than a certain person, but there will not be a big gap between the same. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda has solid and thick walls, flat and no place to stand, and the eaves are shallow and short. The distance between the eaves on each floor is very large, which is extremely unfavorable for climbing. If you don't use the gecko's method of swimming the wall to rotate the tower upwards, it will be impossible to climb vertically. After a certain experiment, climbing the wild goose pagoda by one person is already so exhausting, and if you carry another person, you have to climb to the tenth floor and hang the person up , a certain person thinks that this matter cannot be done by ordinary people."

Murong Fu frowned at Shen Sui's arrogant words at first, but at the end, he fell into deep thought.He didn't know who Shen Sui studied under, and what kind of kung fu he learned, he only knew some superficial kung fu, and knew nothing about the world's kung fu.But Shen Sui had seen the process of climbing the Wild Goose Pagoda, and he could feel the hardships involved.Shen Sui's move is already astonishing, if there is really someone who can carry the good cause to the tower, then, as Shen Sui said, it is really beyond the ability of ordinary people.

Qin Zhen nodded frequently, he knew how good Shen Sui's kung fu was, so he took it for granted.But in this way, the problem is more difficult to solve.

Shen Sui continued:

"A certain person carefully observed the locks of the entire tower. Except for the lock of the south gate on the first floor, which was opened and closed frequently, there was no dust, and the rest were covered with a thin layer of dust. If the murderer has the ability to pick the lock, it may be Unlock the door lock and bring Master Shanyin in. But the problem is that there is no trace of opening every door on every floor. If the murderer climbed up to the tenth floor from the tower, what must be solved? The problem of hanging the good cause outside the tower. Otherwise, the murderer has the inhuman ability to carry a person and climb to the top of the ten-storey tower with bare hands."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, thinking of the white-haired monster Yuantong and Yuanqing were talking about, they couldn't help feeling goosebumps.

"Also, before solving these problems, there is one more important problem." Shen Sui turned around, and stood by the door of Beifang Coupon with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance, his hoarse voice sounded faint:

"Why does the murderer choose to hang the good cause on the wild goose pagoda? It is conspicuous and troublesome. It completely violates the law of people's hearts to hide the crime after committing a crime and leave the scene as soon as possible. The motive is the key to this case. If the motive is not found out, It is impossible to crack the case.

In addition, the connection between the Shanyin case and the Fangzhang case is actually concentrated on the Shanyin case.Finding out the situation before becoming a monk is the most important thing at present.

Finally, a certain person wanted to see the meditation room where Shanyin lived.In addition, when the investigation of the Ci'en Temple is over, a certain person hopes to go and see the bodies of the two. "

"The corpse is now parked in the dungeon of Jingzhao Mansion, frozen and preserved. It still looks like when it was discovered. The Bozhao brothers can go to see it at any time."

Murong Fu replied, his eyes showed seriousness.Although he still doesn't trust Shen Sui, Shen Sui's performance along the way has amazed him.He is not a mediocre person, he has been immersed in the officialdom for so many years, and he has been the parent official of Chang'an City for almost three years, he knows that Shen Sui is really capable.This person's clear mind and keen observation are rare in the world.Coupled with the obsession during the investigation, it all made people look sideways.

It's not that he didn't think about the problem Shen Sui mentioned, it's just that it's a mess of clues, and he can't make sense of it, which makes people upset.What he was most afraid of was this kind of clueless thing. Halfway through thinking about it, he became impatient and wished he could just take a death row prisoner to the top of the matter.

But Shen Sui's words seemed to clear up the mess in his mind, he found the crux of the problem, and immediately had a direction in his mind.

"That being the case, let's go to Master Shanyin's residence as soon as possible."

Murong Fu raised the hem of his robe and went downstairs first, followed by everyone.When they met Yuantong and Yuanqing downstairs, everyone noticed Zhang Ruohan waiting under the tower again.Seeing that her complexion was a little pale, and the aura around her seemed to be even colder, I couldn't help but feel a little inexplicable.But when everyone went to Shanyin's residence, Zhang Ruohan followed her maid Wu Ya.Murong Fu's heart was pounding, wondering what kind of medicine was being sold in the gourd of the third mother of the Zhang family.

On the next road, Shen Sui walked side by side with Yuantong and Yuanqing, and asked them about the white-haired monster that they saw that night.The two monks insisted that it was not because they were sleepy, but because they saw it with their own eyes.

"The monster is huge, at least several times larger than ordinary apes. It climbs straight up the tower at an astonishingly fast speed." Round passage.

"The poor monk saw the same thing. The monster was covered with white hair. It climbed up extremely fast, and then disappeared in the blink of an eye." Yuan Qing said.

"Have you two ever seen a monster carrying a person?" Shen Sui asked.

"It's... a bit far away, so I can't see clearly." Yuan Tong hesitated, Yuan Qing also shook his head, and then added: "The monster climbed the tower only in an instant. After we saw it, we thought we were dazzled. They all rubbed their eyes at the same time, but when they looked again, the monster disappeared."

Shen Sui asked again: "Where did you two see that scene? What time was it?"

"The poor monk lives in the lecture hall in the west hall, and Yuanqing lives in the discipline courtyard in the back hall. The lecture hall is located on the northeast side of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the discipline courtyard is located on the north side of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. When the poor monk got up at night, he glanced at the clepsydra. It's about three quarters." Yuantong replied.

Shen Sui touched his chin habitually, nodded in thought, and asked again soon:

"Ask Master Yuanqing, what is the relationship between the Discipline Academy and the Guangming Hall? I heard that Master Shanyin is the deacon monk of the Guangming Hall, but he is also the monk in charge of the Discipline Academy. Shen is not very familiar with the things in the temple, so he is a little confused."

"Guangming Hall is a ceremonial department specially set up in the temple to receive foreign teachers sent by foreign sects. Ci'en Temple is famous overseas because of the patriarch, and foreign teachers often come to pay homage to them and talk about scriptures and Taoism together. He was selected into the Guangming Hall. In recent years, the affairs of the Guangming Hall have been managed by Master Miaoyin's uncle and Master Shanyin's uncle." Yuan Qing replied.

"Since that's the case, he should often come into contact with some personnel outside the temple?" Shen Sui said.

"Exactly."

Shen Sui frowned, thinking that this was not good, in this way, the range of suspects not only failed to narrow, but expanded instead.

Zhang Ruohan listened to their conversation from behind, his eyes thoughtful.

Not long after, a group of people came to the temple of precepts where Shanyin lived.Shen Sui temporarily put aside these doubts, and invested in a new round of investigation.

The author has something to say: Here is a standard. Although there will be elements of kung fu and martial arts in this article, it will basically not deviate from the scope of human body capabilities.There will be no strength to carry the mountains and rivers, and there will be no things that do not conform to the laws of physics such as ladder clouds, stepping into the air and borrowing strength.Martial arts masters are not really high and high, and they are invisible in an instant; swords and swords are not colorful, as if they have traveled to Star Wars.The lightness kungfu in this article is more like the current parkour, but it is more powerful than parkour. It does not rely solely on muscle strength, but is also assisted by internal energy, and the movements will appear more elegant and chic, in line with the image of the ancients.