Strange Records of Xijing

Xiang Shaoxuan came out in a hurry, saw Pei Jingxing at the corner, and subconsciously bowed his hands in salute: "Pei Street...Brother Pei, what do you want me to do?"

Pei Jingxing had a good relationship with Xiang Shaoxuan, so he stopped going around in circles and asked him directly: "I heard that you arrested Liu Susu?"

"You know?" Xiang Shaoxuan scratched the back of his head, "This case has not been in my hands for long, and it seems to be related to a Tiannv temple in the suburbs."

"Who gave the order, do you know?"

Xiang Shaoxuan shook his head: "After you left, the position of Envoy of the Left and Right Streets was temporarily vacant. It was an order sent by General Shen. But, I'm thinking, maybe it has something to do with the National Teacher."

"National Teacher?" Pei Jingxing was taken aback for a moment, "Does the National Teacher have anything to do with Tiannv Temple?"

Xiang Shaoxuan still shook his head: "I don't dare to talk nonsense. What is the status of the national teacher, and how can we find out about him? But yesterday the national teacher was kicked out of the palace. Many people in the official circle I know it all, but I don’t have the nerve to spread it to the outside world.”

Pei Jingxing also knew Xiang Shaoxuan's position in the officialdom of Xijing, so he simply changed the direction and asked him, "What news do you have from the female temple that day?"

Xiang Shaoxuan hesitated for a while, then said: "Brother Pei, you were also a Jinwu guard, this..."

Pei Jingxing understood: "I understand, it's just that Liu Susu has some friendship with me, and I've also heard the rumors about the Tiannv Temple, so I wanted to ask about it."

Xiang Shaoxuan was very surprised: "I thought Brother Pei and Su Yan had a good relationship because you two had similar temperaments. I didn't expect Brother Pei to have a good relationship with Liu Susu. Didn't Brother Pei hate monks and Taoists the most before?" ?”

Pei Jingxing didn't explain too much: "After experiencing a lot, it will naturally change. Do you have any news from Tiannv Temple?"

Xiang Shaoxuan came to his senses and replied: "In fact, the Jinwu Guard has been investigating this case for a long time, but it was not within the jurisdiction of our team before, so I have never handled it. In Xijing this month, there are probably people who died strangely. Eight or nine people, of different ages, genders, and identities, died suddenly at home in the middle of the night, and were not discovered by their family members until the morning. Because of this, the Jinwu Guard believed that there might be a connection between these incidents. All the way After investigation, it was discovered that these people had all been to a Tiannv temple in the suburban forest. It was rumored that the temple could satisfy people's wishes. These people should have heard this rumor before going to the Tiannv temple. One of these people, her husband I owed a lot of money outside, and the creditors came to my door and wanted to take her and her daughter away to pay off the debt. She couldn't borrow money, and she couldn't make so much money in a short period of time, so she was desperate. I simply went to the Tiannv Temple for comfort. Unexpectedly, when I woke up the next day, I found that there were several boxes of gold, silver and jewelry in the house. On the second day after the debt was paid off, the woman was found dead on her bed. The coordinator checked the woman's body and found that there were no fatal wounds or poisoning, so the possibility of homicide was ruled out. Two more days later God, this woman's husband and daughter were all killed, and the family's money is gone, it must have been murdered for money."

This matter was really unimaginable, Pei Jingxing raised his eyebrows, and asked: "Is it the same for everyone else? Go to Tiannv Temple to make a wish, the wish is fulfilled, and then die?"

"Yes, they are almost the same." Xiang Shaoxuan said, "There are millions of people living in Xijing, and the family members of these deceased people don't know each other. They thought it was only their family. By the way, Brother Pei, what do you have over there? Are there any clues to the Tiannv Temple?"

Pei Jingxing skipped the fact that he and Su Yan had been to the Tiannv Temple, and roughly repeated what Fan Lao San said: "If what Fan Lao San said is true, this Tian Nu Temple is too weird."

Xiang Shaoxuan said: "It's not that I have experienced a lot, and nothing is strange anymore. Brother Pei, where does this Orion live, and where can I find him?"

"I don't know where I live, but I met him by chance and heard about it from him." Pei Jingxing lied, "But since there is a tea shop near the forest, you might as well send someone to pretend Dress up and go to the tea shop to inquire, maybe you can get some clues."

Xiang Shaoxuan's eyes brightened: "That's true!"

Pei Jingxing remembered one thing, and asked again: "By the way, what are you going to do to capture Liu Susu? Although he was the only one who was still alive after going to the Tiannv Temple to make a wish, but last time I saw him completely intoxicated by painting and calligraphy. , there should be no clues from his mouth."

"We didn't intend to get any clues from him," Xiang Shaoxuan exchanged information with Pei Jingxing, "It was Daoist Wan who said that since all the people who have been to Tiannv Temple are dead, they should send someone to guard Liu Rusu. Let's see if he will die suddenly, and what will happen before his death?"

"Wan Daoist?" Hearing this surname, Pei Jingxing only felt his muscles tense up, entering a state of alert, ready to explode at any time.

"That's right, a Taoist priest surnamed Wan." Xiang Shaoxuan explained, "Oh, I heard that this Taoist priest is a god who offered treasures to cure the prince's old illness. Now His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince attach great importance to this Taoist priest Wan. No, In the palace, the national teacher and Taoist Wan are fighting against each other, maybe the national teacher was kicked out of the palace yesterday because of this Taoist Wan."

Pei Jingxing clenched his fists and asked, "Have you seen this Wan Taoist?"

Xiang Shaoxuan smiled: "Where have I seen such a person, I heard that he is still a young talent, and he can stand shoulder to shoulder with the national teacher at a young age."

Pei Jingxing only thought that he was worrying too much, after all there were so many people with the surname Wan in the world, where could there be so many coincidences?

He patted Xiang Shaoxuan on the shoulder: "Thank you this time, if there is any change in Liu Susu's side, please let me know, after all, he is my friend."

Xiang Shaoxuan respected this former boss, nodded and said: "Of course, I have to take care of Brother Pei's brother. Oh, by the way, I will send someone to investigate at the tea shop. If Someone asked about me, brother Pei, don't worry, I won't say you told me."

Pei Jingxing knew that Xiang Shaoxuan was taking the initiative to show his favor to him, and at the same time reminded Pei Jingxing not to let other irrelevant people know about their conversation today.

Xiang Shaoxuan's ability to reveal these news to him today is already a sacrifice at the risk of being dismissed and punished, so he is also willing to give Xiang Shaoxuan a guarantee: "Don't worry, I am the same."

"That's the case with Tiannv Temple." There was no one around, and Su Yan was not an insignificant outsider, so Pei Jingxing told Su Yan all the news he inquired about today.

"Assuming it's really the cause of the Tiannv Temple, there should be some traces left." Su Yan couldn't figure it out, "Even if it's a monster, if you want to kill someone, you have to show up before doing it. Killing people thousands of miles away, It is too rare to leave no trace."

"And why do we have to fulfill these people's wishes first, and then kill them?" Pei Jingxing didn't understand either. In his opinion, such a method would take a lot of trouble.

"Fulfill your wish first? Achieve your wish..." Su Yan seemed to have gotten some hint from this sentence, repeated it several times, and suddenly stood up, "I understand, it's a contract!"

"contract?"

"That's right. The goddess stone statue made a contract with these people. The goddess will satisfy these people's wishes, but correspondingly, she will also take their lives." Su Yan explained, "Only in this way can the goddess not need Show up and let these people die suddenly."

Pei Jingxing thought of the stone statue of the celestial girl whose face could not be seen clearly in the forest, and secretly rejoiced that he and Su Yan just went in and walked around yesterday, and did not do such a stupid thing as making a wish.

"Who would have thought that a stone statue would have such a great ability."

Su Yan said: "There must be something weird in the Tiannv Temple, but we didn't find it."

Pei Jingxing could hear the meaning behind Su Yan's words, he knew Su Yan's temper, and sometimes he recognized one thing, that was the one who never turned back when he bumped into the south wall.

"The Tiannv Temple is going, but it's not the time yet."

Facing Su Yan's suspicious gaze, Pei Jingxing explained: "We don't have enough clues about the Tiannv Temple on hand, and we didn't make complete preparations, so we rushed in rashly. I'm afraid that if we don't find the clues by then, we will risk our lives instead. Go in, it's not worth it."

Su Yan lost his mind for a moment: "But Xiang Shaoxuan doesn't know much about the situation in Tiannu Temple, and Fan Laosan doesn't seem like someone who will tell us the truth."

"Maybe there is another person who can help us."

Su Yan couldn't guess, so he could only ask Pei Jingxing, "Who?"

"The master is still resting, please go back, both of you." The mature Daotong stood at the door, and wanted to send Pei Jingxing and Su Yan away with just one word.

"It's already noon, and the national teacher is still resting?" Pei Jingxing asked the little Taoist with a smile, "Or did the little Taoist think we were not pleasing to the eye, so he didn't tell the national teacher at all?"

Although Daotong looked at the old man, after all, his age was such that his mind was not mature enough, so he fell into Pei Jingxing's provocative method in a short while, and said angrily: "Hmph, if it weren't for your incompetence, you didn't bring back the master's request. things, Master will not be bullied by that stinky Taoist priest!"

"You are a good apprentice who will feel sorry for Master." Pei Jingxing boasted, "Then we have a way to help Master overtake that Taoist surnamed Wan again. Do you think your Master wants it?"

Xiao Daotong looked at Pei Jingxing with some disbelief: "Really?"

"Of course it's true," Pei Jingxing saw that Daoist Tong was shaken as he expected, and he continued his efforts, "That Wan Daoist has already started to act. Is your master going to sit and wait for death? If he doesn't make a decision, Wan Taoist's position in His Majesty's heart , the reputation in Xijing will only get higher and higher than him."

Xiao Daotong's heart was really moved, he hesitated again and again, and then reluctantly said: "Then you wait here, I will report to you."

The number of times Pei Jingxing has seen the national teacher is beyond counting, and although Su Yan has only met the national teacher once or twice, from his memory, the national teacher looks only in his 30s, compared with his real age , a lot younger.

But today's meeting made Pei Jingxing and Su Yan very surprised, and even thought that the person in front of them was not the national teacher.

The national teacher has gray and black hair, the ends of which are all white, and there are a few wrinkles on his forehead, and the flesh on his cheeks is pulled down, not to mention the big black circles under his eyes.

"Tell me, what's the purpose of looking for me this time." Not only the appearance, but even the voice of the national teacher suddenly became old, "Don't tell me that you woke up in the morning and realized your conscience, and you want to help me."

Pei Jingxing took a sip of tea and asked back, "What do you think?"

The national teacher laughed twice: "I don't think so."

Pei Jingxing looked at the national teacher and asked slowly: "Do you know about the Tiannv Temple?"

The national teacher's eyes shrank, and a trace of surprise flashed across his face, but he returned to normal in an instant.If Pei Jingxing hadn't been secretly paying attention to the changes in the national teacher's expression, he probably wouldn't have noticed.

"What exactly do you want?"

"The affairs of the Tiannv Temple are more complicated than we thought. What we know are just fragments. If we can put together the pieces of the puzzle, maybe we can help you turn things around." Pei Jingxing explained the reason for his visit, but also Forgot to provoke the national teacher's competitive spirit, "Now this matter should be handed over to Taoist Wan, right? If you solve this matter before Taoist Wan, won't you be appreciated by His Majesty again?"

Sure enough, when he heard the word Wan Daoshi, the national teacher's expression was quite disgusted.

"Okay, let's cooperate."

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