Autumn

"Aren't you going back?"

Yin Danlu looked at Jinse in surprise, he didn't understand why he didn't go back all of a sudden since the murderer had been found and now he just had to find a way to get away with it.

"I left at the beginning because I was afraid that Zhou's mother would keep pestering Wuweiju. After I left, she would naturally not come to the door." Jinse tried to calm Yin Danlu, who was about to get angry because of surprise, "Although Honglian was caught, we There is no way to hand him over now. The problem has not been resolved at all, if you hand over a fox casually, why did I leave in the first place?"

"Then what do you think we should do?" Yin Danlu frowned, "If you don't go back, I can't explain to Lu Li."

"I can go back. But I can't let people outside Wuweiju know, you still have to pretend to be looking for the real culprit. Besides..." Jinse paused, and continued, "Linglong is definitely not an ordinary woman. The fact that she owns Cangyu Linglong can tell a thing or two. I think we must check her background."

"Mother Zhou said that she had no father or mother since she was a child, and it was Mother Zhou who raised her."

Yin Danlu suppressed her anger and said.

"Then where did she bring Linglong back?"

"She didn't say that..." Yin Danlu frowned and thought for a long time, "And she doesn't know Linglong's last name."

"That's what we need to investigate first. It's been a month since the murder, even though Zhou's mother was crying over Linglong's death. But in the end, Linglong is just her cash cow. Just find a new girl to replace her." Linglong, she has nothing to lose."

"Okay, I get it. But about Linglong's life experience, I still have to find out from Zhou's mother."

Yin Danlu finally nodded and agreed to Jinse's plan.

"The girls in Linglong Flower Boat should know a lot too."

It has been a long time since Wuweiju regained such tranquility, so long that even Lu Li himself was a little scared.When he didn't meet Jinse, he felt that such a peaceful life was very good, even if he really lived like this for the rest of his life, he wouldn't get bored.He never thought that one day he would be afraid of such a day.

The slightly delicate eyebrows were slightly frowned, and the fingers moved quickly on the strings, and the middle finger felt an unexplained heat. With a bang, the strings broke.Lu Li seemed to be frightened, and sat in front of the piano blankly.

"Bleeding! Don't move!"

As soon as Lu Li came back to his senses, he realized that his aching middle finger seemed to be wrapped in something warm.

"Okay, it's all right. Why are you so careless?"

"Jinser?"

"Well, I'm back."

Jinse hesitated for a while, but finally responded softly.The next moment Jinse fell into a familiar and warm embrace.Lu Li pressed his chin against Jinse's hair, and tightened his arms around her a little more.

"Well, the murderer has been found. Do you want to listen to the process?"

After a long time, Jinse asked with some embarrassment.Lu Li let out a low sigh, and replied in a slightly hoarse voice.

Luo Honglian's face was still a little pale, but it was much better than when she was in Cold Rain City.He sat dejectedly in Lu Li's study, his eyes only staring at his injured arm.As for the four hateful eyes at the door, he didn't dare to look directly at them.Lu Li sat behind the desk, listening to Yin Danlu and Jinse's narration with an expressionless face.

"So, we have to find out Miss Linglong's background first."

"Yes. If she was just the daughter of an ordinary family, there would be no family heirloom like Cangyu Linglong. I think her family must have some secrets."

With one hand on her chest and the other on her chin, Jinse spoke out the result of her thinking.

"But the problem is, because of Linglong's matter, Zhou's mother will definitely not deal with Wuweiju easily, and if she doesn't ask anything, she will bring shame on herself."

Yin Danlu also expressed her worries.He and Jinse looked at each other, then turned their attention to Lu Li.

"I remember hearing from Zhou's mother that she would go to Luming Temple to pay respects to the Buddha on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year. She would also bring the girls from Linglong Flower Boat with her, so Linglong Flower Boat would not be doing business in those two days. .”

"If this is the case, we can go to Luming Temple to try our luck."

Luming Temple is located on Luming Mountain on the outskirts of Qingfeng City, and it takes one and a half hours from Sui Xinghe to Luming Mountain.After crossing Luming Mountain is Yanle Town in Dongli Prefecture.

The Luming Temple has a long history, and it seems to have existed in the era when Nanyue State appeared, but no one knows exactly how long.Everyone only knows that every abbot of the temple is an eminent monk, and they live in seclusion.At least so far, no one has seen the abbot of Luming Temple, but every succession ceremony is extremely grand.

For monsters, the temple is an absolutely aggressive existence.Even if it doesn't take the initiative to attack, the monsters still keep a respectful distance from it, even the ancient monsters are no exception.Especially for an ancient temple with a long history like Luming Temple, its "aggression" is not limited to the temple, but even extends to the entire Luming Mountain.With Luming Temple as the center, its power radiates to the foot of the mountain.Ancient monsters like Jinse and Yin Danlu can still climb to the middle of the mountain, but a monster like Yueying with insufficient cultivation can only stay away.

"I'll stay with Yueying at the foot of the mountain." Yin Danlu couldn't bear to let Yueying stay alone at the foot of the mountain, "Luo Honglian, follow me."

Luo Honglian looked at Yin Danlu and Yueying, and turned her head away in embarrassment.

"Well, I'd better follow Jinse..."

"Do not talk nonsense."

Yin Danlu ignored his embarrassment and pulled him to her side.He waved to Jinse and the others, signaling them to continue up the mountain.

Halfway up the mountain, Jinse let go of Lu Li's hand.

"I'm just waiting here. If anything happens, remember to ask Meng Yue to notify me. No matter what, I will rush forward."

"Don't worry, it's just a temple. I'll be fine, but you should pay attention."

After Lu Li gave some instructions, he went up to the top of the mountain with Meng Yue's support.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and it is the time when the incense in Luming Temple is at its peak.Early in the morning, people were already worshiping the Buddha and offering incense in the temple. Meng Yue helped Lu Li into the mountain gate, and a little novice came forward to lead him into the Daxiong Hall.After worshiping the Buddha and offering incense, Lu Li asked the abbot of Luming Temple while expressing his thanks.

"The abbot is in retreat, so it's inconvenient to see guests. I hope the benefactor will forgive me."

"So that's how it is." Lu Li smiled, "I wonder how many years has the little master been in Luming Temple?"

"The little monk has been here since he was a child, and it has been 18 years."

Lu Li calculated his age, and guessed that the little novice would not know anything about Linglong.

"The little master, can you tell me, apart from the abbot, who else has been in the temple for the longest time?"

"Well, that should be the abbot's junior brother, that is, Master Liaochen who is in charge of the Sutra Pavilion."

"The abbot's junior brother?"

"Yes, the abbot has a total of three juniors, but two of them have passed away, leaving only this one, Master Liaochen."

"Oh, so is Master Liaochen here today?"

"You want to see Master Chen?"

The little monk asked suspiciously.

"If it's convenient, please see me. I want to ask Master Chen about something."

"You are not allowed to enter or leave the Sutra Pavilion casually. If you must meet, please tell me your name so that the monk can report."

Meng Yue helped Lu Li and followed another young novice to the meditation room, but happened to meet Zhou's mother on the way.Meng Yue whispered a few words to Lu Li, and then, on the pretext of going to the toilet, entrusted Lu Li to the care of the little novice.

Mother Zhou led the girls from Huafang to worship the Buddha at Luming Temple, and while the girls were praying, she came to the backyard alone.Someone was waiting for her there.

Meng Yue quietly hid behind the rockery, and saw the person who met Zhou's mother through the gap in the rockery.It was a monk in his 40s with triangular eyes and a hooked nose.When my mother saw him that week, it was like seeing a relative.The name she yelled didn't seem to be the name of the Dharma. Meng Yue guessed that it must be the lay name of the monk.Then he heard Zhou's mother talking about Linglong, including that Cangyu Linglong of course.

Just when the little novice led Chen in, Meng Yue had already told Lu Li everything he had heard from behind the rockery. Lu Li's expression was calm, but he was already thinking about it.The moment the door was pushed open, Meng Yue looked up and saw Liao Chen.Although he is about fifty years old, he still looks very young.Tall, with a plain face, and a gray beard hanging down to the collarbone.Wearing a light gray monk's robe on him, he looked a little fairy-like.Liao Chen had a pair of long and narrow red phoenix eyes, which were very sharp when he was serious, but usually looked gentle.He first took a look at Meng Yue, he was only a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old, he was fair-looking, with alertness in his bright eyes, judging from his skeleton, he should have practiced martial arts since he was a child.Sitting next to him was a young man in his early 20s, handsome in appearance, with no luster in his jade-like eyes, Liao Chen couldn't help but sigh.His stature is a little thin, but it doesn't prevent him from becoming a handsome young man.This young man seemed to have some background, the little novice said he was Lu Li who lived in the south of Qingfeng City.Liao Chen had heard of Wuweiju, so he probably knew what they did.But why did you come to Luming Temple to see yourself today?Liao Chen frowned and thought, but couldn't think of a reason.

"Is it Master Liaochen?"

After a long silence, Lu Kai asked.Liao Chen immediately withdrew his mind and saluted with palms together.

"I'm sorry, it was Qiao Chen who was rude. I don't know why Mr. Lu wants to meet the poor monk?"

"No, I should have been rude." Lu Li replied, "I have a question and I want to ask Master Chen."

"Please speak."

"Seventeen years ago, did Luming Temple take in a baby girl?"

Liao Chen was stunned for a moment, and then hesitated.

"Master Lu, why would you ask this?"

"Because it is related to a friend of mine, according to the person who adopted her, she was brought back from Luming Temple."

From the corner of Meng Yue's eyes, he peeked at Chen's expression, and saw that his face was a little pale and his eyes were wandering.

"If Master Liaochen knows something, can you tell me? My friend wants to know my life experience."

"I don't know the name of your friend's name?"

"Linglong. I don't know if Master Chen has any impressions?"

Liaochen replied calmly.

"Luming Temple has never taken in any baby girls, I'm afraid it's the son's friend who made a mistake."

Lu Li smiled, and then said "Cangyu Linglong".He could feel the changes in the dust, at least his breathing stopped for a moment.Liao Chen's eyes were a little dazed, he never thought he would hear this name from a stranger.

"You...how do you know Cang Yu Linglong?"

"You don't need to know that."

"Master Lu, what do you want?"

"Master Liaochen, you must know about Linglong's life experience. Perhaps you and Linglong are related by blood."

Liao Chen looked at Lu Li's calm eyes, frowned and thought for a long time.Just as he was about to answer, the door of the meditation room was pushed open.

The Buddhist scriptures pavilion of Luming Temple is located at the southernmost end of the temple, and behind it is the only cliff on Luming Mountain, known as the abbot.The origin of this name has to start with the first abbot.This person is good at practicing Zen and enlightening the Tao, so he must retreat for more than half a year every year.In order not to be disturbed by others, the place of retreat was chosen in the cave under the cliff, so this cliff has the name of the abbot.The reason why the Sutra Pavilion was built here is to protect the Dharma.Therefore, the monks in charge of the Sutra Pavilion of each generation must be people who the abbot trusts very much, and their cultivation is also extremely good in Luming Temple.

The abbot of this generation of Luming Temple is Liao Chen's senior brother, enlightened, and they are the only two of them who are still alive among the same sect.Calculating with one's fingers, today should be the day when one realizes one's enlightenment and leaves the customs.When Liaochen was invited to the meditation room, he had already left the gate of enlightenment.As soon as Liaochen left, he entered the Sutra Pavilion after realizing enlightenment.Dawu heard the briefing from the little novice very clearly, and he faintly sensed that this Mr. Lu from Wuweiju must have come for a specific matter.For some reason, a feeling of uneasiness is getting stronger and stronger.Wu Wu frowned, feeling a little uneasy after all, and left the Sutra Pavilion as soon as he moved.

The meditation room where Liao Chen and Lu Li were staying was the most secluded room in the backyard. Without the permission of the monks in the temple, ordinary pilgrims were not allowed to enter.Wu Wu watched the little novice leave, and then hid himself outside the door.The voice inside the door was not loud, but it was clearly heard.When Lu Li said Cang Yu Linglong, Wu Wu who stood outside the door showed astonishment and fear just like Liao Chen.Wu Wu gradually realized that Chen could no longer resist Lu Li's pressing questions. Although Lu Li was not aggressive, the firmness in his tone could not be ignored.Finally, the unbearable enlightenment pushed open the door of the meditation room.

The appearance of enlightenment surprised the three people in the meditation room.Wuwu is only four years older than Liaochen, and they are all about the same height and shape, but Wuhu looks a little more muscular.

"The poor monk realized it, sorry to bother you."

Su Wu took a deep breath, and there was nothing unusual in his tone.

"Enlightenment? Could it be Master Liaochen's brother?"

Sato frowned, but didn't answer the question.And Lu Li didn't care about the answer to this question.

"What Mr. Lu wants to know, the poor monk knows everything."

Wu Wu entered Buddhism at the age of 22. Before that, he was Leng Yunjue, the young son of the Leng family in Furong City.The Leng family made a living from jade making for generations, and also made a living from jade appraisal.In South Vietnam, there is no equal.When Leng Yunjue was 20 years old, he accompanied his father and brother to Guanyin Mountain in Yanle Town, Dongli Prefecture to collect jade.Guanyin Mountain is far away from Luming Mountain. It is called Guanyin Mountain because of the Guanyin Temple in the mountain.To the west of Guanyin Mountain, there is a mine vein rich in jade, which is where the Leng family's jade-making raw materials come from.Every year the Leng family goes to the mountains to pick jade, and this year is no exception.

"I still remember that day I went up the mountain with my father and elder brother, and went to the jade mine with the jade miners. Just as we were loading all the selected jade materials into the truck to be transported away, a worker suddenly ran away from the mine. Come out and yell at us. The foreman stopped him, but made him tell what happened."

Leng Yunjue's father looked at the worker's eyes that were bright with excitement, and saw him carefully clasping his hands, he guessed that the worker must have discovered something.Realizing that he was speaking to his employer, the worker held back his excitement and carefully worded what had happened.

It turned out that when the Leng family and his son were transporting jade materials, a small subsidence occurred in the depths of the jade mine. Fortunately, this time the subsidence was only due to an accidental hole dug during excavation, which caused some stones to fall. It affects the entire jade mine.But in that strange hole, the workers found a beautifully carved Yu Linglong in the rocky soil.The workers felt that it was a masterpiece of the divine power of heaven and earth, and they dared not keep it privately, so they hurriedly took it out to show to their masters.

The father and son of the Leng family looked at the exquisite jade in the worker's palm, it was indeed exquisitely carved.The engraved pattern on it has never been seen before, and the color of the jade is also very rare, blue with white in it.

"Father said it was Cangyu, but that's all we know. No one can tell where this Yu Linglong came from. Later, my father brought this Yu Linglong back to Leng's house. At first, everyone regarded it as this." Yu Linglong is a treasure, men, women and children always like to run over to see what's going on. But gradually, things changed."

Two years after Cangyu Linglong was brought back to the Leng family, strange things started to happen in the Leng family.First, a servant girl saw a snake in the garden, and then the guard who watched the night saw a suspicious figure near the Duobao Pavilion where Yu Linglong was stored, but when they approached, they found nothing.What was even more frightening was that the eldest daughter-in-law of the Leng family who was pregnant with Liujia suddenly burst into tears in the middle of the night, which eventually led to a miscarriage.Leng's family invited monks from Luming Temple to save the dead baby. The one who presided over the ceremony that day was Master Huizhen, the second master who later realized it.As soon as Huizhen stepped into Leng's house, she felt a little ominous.When he walked past the Duobao Pavilion where Yu Linglong was stored, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Second Martial Uncle, no, at that time I still called him Master Huizhen. Master Huizhen asked my father what was in the Duobao Pavilion. My father said that it was some antique jade objects, but ordinary things of ordinary people. But Master Huizhen still insisted on going in to have a look. Finally, Master Huizhen pointed to the brocade box containing Cangyu Linglong and said that it was an ominous thing. To be more precise, this thing should not be held by ordinary people. some."

Master Huizhen's words made the Leng family understand that they had offended the gods, but they didn't know how to redeem their sins, let alone how to return this exquisite jade to its original owner.Huizhen told Leng's family that someone must bring Yu Linglong into the empty door.So Leng Yunjue, who was only 22 years old and still unmarried, was sent to Luming Temple with Cangyu Linglong.

"Not long after I escaped into Buddhism, I became the third disciple of the abbot of Luming Temple at that time. The Cangyu Linglong was always with me, and the Leng family has since returned to peace. I also thought that my life would be like this I got through it, but I didn't expect that things were far from going as smoothly as I thought."

The 35-year-old Li Wu has a handsome appearance, a strong and slender figure, and a pair of dark brown almond eyes are particularly eye-catching.Among the female pilgrims who come and go in the temple, there are many who admire him.In the fall of that year, Wu Wu met a woman in Luming Temple.

"Her name is Shaoyao, and she is the wife of Huafang. But she is different from ordinary girls. She is not the kind of woman who can be remembered at a glance. You can think that she is not beautiful, but she is indeed attractive. me."

When Li Wu saw Shaoyao, she was worshiping Buddha devoutly in the Buddhist hall. Although she only saw one side, it made Wu Wu toss and turn.After more than ten years of practice, I warned in my heart that I must abandon the evil thoughts in my heart.But on the other hand, Guan Ju, who had read it when he was young, lingered in his ears again.

"Guanguan Jujiu, in Hezhizhou, a fair lady, a gentleman is very good. This is my feeling after meeting Shaoyao for the first time, but my feelings for her are something I can't wish for, and I want to be convinced. Some things happen always It was caught off guard, and some things started, even we ourselves don't know how to start. I just remember that Shao Yao came to the temple to pray for blessings almost every day, and it lasted for a whole year. One night in the winter of the third year, Someone knocked on the mountain gate of Luming Temple."

The winter of that year was extremely cold, and the Luming Mountain, which never snowed, unexpectedly had snowflakes for the first time.Although it is not big, it still makes the monks in the temple stand excitedly in the corridor to watch the snow.In the middle of the night, the snow finally stopped, and the temple returned to tranquility.Only You Wu was still sitting in the corridor in a daze, at this moment, a sudden knock on the door woke up Wu Wu.

"I opened the mountain gate, but not far away, there seemed to be someone rushing down the mountain with a lantern. I was wondering who was so boring to play such a prank. But when I closed the door, I saw a baby lying on the ground. I finally understood What happened to the man who hurried down the mountain?"

Mo Wu took the baby back to the meditation room and found a letter in the baby's swaddle.The letter stated that the child was born of a prostitute, but she did not want the child to be reduced to love affairs like herself.That's why she was discarded at the gate of the temple, and I really hoped that the monks in the temple could find a good family for her to adopt.Soon after the child came to the temple, the abbot passed away.At that time, the two brothers who realized Wu had passed away many years ago, so Wu Wu became the successor of the abbot.

"I remember that day was the succession ceremony, and everyone was busy arranging various ceremonies, because many people would come to watch the ceremony. Of course, they would not see me at all. That was the day, after the ceremony, a young novice hurriedly came to report , said that the abandoned baby was gone. I panicked at the time, anyway, this is a life, if there is something wrong with this child, how can I go to see her mother. So I asked the monks in the temple to search all over the mountains and plains, but could not find it."

Listening to Lu Li's narration, there are still some mysteries in his heart that have not been solved.

"Is that girl Linglong?"

"That's right, the word Linglong is embroidered on that child's bellyband, so I'll call her Linglong."

"But how did Cangyu Linglong get into her hands?"

Satoshi sighed.

"Shortly after I brought Linglong back, I saw Shaoyao again in the temple. At that time, she looked haggard, but she didn't come to worship the Buddha, but always secretly stood in a corner of the temple, watching Linglong cry. About ten days later, the peony never appeared again."

"So, Linglong should be Shaoyao's child, and you gave Yu Linglong to Linglong because of your love for the house."

Meng Yue frowned and guessed.Satoshi smiled helplessly.

"It can't be said that it was given to Linglong."

It turned out that when Linglong first arrived at Luming Temple, she realized that the child was congenitally deficient, and would have a high fever every now and then.Once Linglong had a severe fever and cried out in pain.Wu Wu could only hold her in his arms, wandering around the meditation room in the middle of the night.The child's little hand, which was waving wildly due to physical discomfort, accidentally touched Yu Linglong hanging around Lu Wu's neck.For a split second, she fell silent.She held Yu Linglong tightly like this and fell into a deep sleep, and the fever subsided the next day.Although Wu Wu thought it was strange, he generally knew about the unknown magical power of Yu Linglong.So, this jade Linglong stayed by Linglong's side all the time.

"In short, since Linglong put on Yu Linglong, she hasn't been sick again, and her appetite is better than before."

"It should be due to Cangyu Linglong's strong resilience." Lu Li murmured, "It seems that Linglong was not adopted in a fair manner."

Lu Li pondered for a while, then asked again.

"If it's true what Master Wu said, why didn't you two say it just now?"

"The baby girl was lost in the temple, and no one can tell what happened. So everyone kept silent about it, and we..."

"You are afraid that this unclear matter will bring shame to the monastery. So you choose to remain silent."

Liao Chen spoke halfway, but was picked up by Lu Li.But this sentence unfortunately hit their nails.The reputation of Luming Temple for hundreds of years, no, maybe thousands of years, must not be ruined by a stolen baby girl.What's more, the baby girl was still wearing the abbot's personal belongings. If someone found out, Bao Buqi would say something.

"Since Mr. Lu came to ask about Linglong's life experience, he must have met Linglong before."

"Miss Linglong has passed away, and the Yu Linglong she carried with her was also taken away."

Lu Li told the truth without any concealment, and both the comprehension and the dust on the other side were shocked.

"Where was Linglong's body found?"

Wu Wu forced himself to continue asking, because he was more concerned about where Linglong went after she disappeared.

"Miss Linglong is the top card of Linglong Huafang on the Broken Galaxy."

"I'm still reduced to prostitution...I, I'm sorry for Shaoyao..."

"Brother, it's not your fault."

"It is indeed not the fault of Master Wu. I think someone must be more aware of Linglong's disappearance than you."