Feiyun Temple is located to the west of Nanshan Mountain outside the city, and the inside and outside of the view are stacked with bamboos, which is quite elegant. No pilgrims.
The priest's name is Xuanqing, over half a hundred years old, when Wu Xiang brought the servants to the temple, Xuanqing was meditating and practicing, seeing people coming from the yamen, the young Taoist priests were quite panicked, but Taoist priest Xuanqing looked peaceful.
But as soon as Wu Xiang asked about the Taoist priests who were expelled from the Taoist temple last year, Taoist Master Xuanqing's expression changed slightly.
Wu Xiang saw it clearly, "Master Taoist, why was this person kicked out of the Taoist temple?"
Daoist Xuanqing frowned, and his Taoist robe seemed to be a bit of a fairy, he shook his sleeves, "This person has left Feiyun Temple, and any incidents after that have nothing to do with the people in the temple."
Wu Xiang was a little helpless, "Don't worry, Taoist priest, the government will not implicate anyone casually. Now I suspect that this person is related to a murder case, so I came here to investigate and ask the Taoist priest to report the truth."
Only then did Xuan Qing look slightly relieved, and invited Wu Xiang to sit down in the tea room. When he opened his mouth, Taoist Xuan Qing's tone was still a bit sad, "His common name is Li Shen, his Taoist name is Xuan Ling, and he is twelve years younger than Pin Dao. He is He was picked up by his master when he was seven or eight years old. Because he was weak, he was taken care of by his master. But he didn't learn well since he was a child, and he even returned to the vulgar for a few years, but he returned to the Taoist temple because he had no livelihood. After returning to the Taoist temple, he was better than before. I prefer to practice Taoism, but he has gone on a crooked way, often cheating money with rituals, and secretly recruiting disciples."
Daoist Xuanqing sighed, "When the master was here, he protected him so much, and he also hid it and didn't dare to make trouble out of it, but when the master left last year, he became more and more presumptuous, and the disciples he accepted did not teach people orthodoxy. The mountain doctor told fortune-telling, but taught some strange scriptures, and later his apprentice caused trouble outside and almost killed someone, so Pindao decided to expel him from the monastery."
After all, Taoist Xuan Qing looked at Wu Xiang, "Did he use magic to deceive people again?"
Wu Xiang shook her head and asked him back: "What kind of deception did he use to deceive people before?"
"Someone came to the door with an intractable disease. He made a panacea and sold it to others at a high price. Later, he almost killed someone. Someone came to the Taoist temple to ask for an explanation, but he left for two months. He didn't come back until the limelight passed. .”
The old Taoist priest pointed to the deserted palace outside, "The head catcher also saw that there are dozens of people in this Taoist temple, and they all need rations. Now there are fewer and fewer pilgrims in the temple. These people will always survive. He almost killed them." Human life, and it's rare to be persuaded to return to the right way, even if I think of the friendship between teachers and students, I can't tolerate him."
It's nothing for a Taoist to make alchemy, but most of the elixirs are harmful to people instead of beneficial. Li Shen used this method to cheat money and almost killed someone. No wonder he was expelled from the Taoist temple. And since this person's intentions were not right, Wu Xiang became more and more suspicious.
Wu Xiang said: "The priest said that he is weak and sick, but does he have hidden diseases?"
Having said this, Xuan Qingdao sighed deeply, "He was indeed sick, that is, during the two years when he returned to secular life in his twenties, he came back after leaving the Taoist temple for two years, and when he came back, he fell ill. Master took pity on him and kept him He recovered after two years in the Taoist temple, his disease is very strange, he can't be hurt, but every little bit of wound will bleed unstoppably, on weekdays—"
"Is it blood disease?" Wu Xiang couldn't help asking before Taoist Xuan Qing finished speaking.
Daoist Xuanqing was slightly surprised, and then nodded, "It is this disease, Master Channel's medical skills are superb, it means that Master cured him, but this disease cannot be cured, and the older you are, the harder it will be."
Wu Xiang's eyes were sharp, "May I ask Master if he knows the art of killing family members?"
"The technique of death?" Daoist Xuanqing's face darkened, "What do you want to ask this? This technique of death is not the right way, and it is extremely dangerous. Only liars will use this method to deceive people."
Wu Xiang hurriedly asked: "Can Li Shen use this method to deceive people?"
Xuan Qing sighed again, "Probably he has lied to him. He lied to gold and silver everywhere, talking about his elixirs and magic spells as miraculous, and such lies as the art of death are even more open-mouthed. Many people think that they follow him to practice Taoism. He can be reborn and become an immortal, so he spared no expense, but what he teaches is just the five superficial arts of Taoism... "
"Does the Taoist know the whereabouts of this person?"
Xuan Qing frowned slightly, "I don't know about this, he was kicked out by me, he was resentful in his heart, and his reputation has been ruined, I'm afraid he has already left the capital, and went outside to be abducted."
The two were talking in the tea room, and a few young Taoist priests eavesdropped at the door. At this moment, one of them couldn't help but say, "Master, my uncle hasn't left the capital. A month ago, someone saw you by the Luohe River. pass him."
Xuan Qing looked at the little Taoist priest, Wu Xiang also got up and walked to the door, "Who has seen it? Maybe they will be brought here?"
The little Taoist priest who had met Li Shen was quickly found. After Wu Xiang asked carefully, he found out that someone had actually seen Li Shen. Xiang couldn't help being overjoyed! This Li Shen's suspicion is getting heavier and heavier!
After asking about this person's age and life, Wu Xiang even found a Taoist master who could paint and drew Li Shen's appearance. After a long delay in Feiyun Temple, he returned to the capital. When he returned to the yamen, Bo Ruoyou happened to be there .
Nothing happened during the day, so Bo Ruoyou went to the yamen to check the files, found a dozen cases related to young children and ruled them out one by one, and finally found that in the past five years, two cases were very suspicious. When Xiang came back, Bo Ruoyou naturally listened to what he had learned from Feiyun Temple first.
"It is true that a Taoist priest was kicked out last year. This person suffered from blood disease, but the symptoms were not rapid. After years of diagnosis and treatment, his condition was temporarily stabilized. He is forty-two years old. Seventeen years ago, he once He returned to the secular life for two years, and returned to the Taoist temple due to illness fifteen years ago, if he is the murderer, it is very likely that he was responsible for the case of the young master of the Ming family fourteen years ago."
Wu Xiang told the old Taoist that he was not righteous, and Bo Ruoyou suddenly heard the black eyes shining, "I never thought I would get something! Since someone has seen him, and now he has a portrait, let's go to Xiangguo Temple to town If you go to inquire, you will definitely find out, and you can also find the old man who sells masks and ask, he may still remember."
Wu Xiang was also full of hope, "I plan to use all the people in the yamen to find out, even if I dig the town three feet, I will find this person."
Bo Ruoyou glanced at the thick stack of files taken out from the inner library, "Since that's the case, there's no need to look for clues from the files, and you can save yourself these few days—"
Wu Xiangying, Hu Changqing and the clerks also breathed a sigh of relief. At the end of the year, there were already many affairs in the yamen, and it was very important to kill people in this case, so there was almost no time for everyone to rest. Important clue, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Xiang went to send people, Bo Ruoyou left the Yamen, Feiyun Temple was what Uncle Zhongyi said, Bo Ruoyou thought about it, and drove to the Hou's mansion, so as to inform Huo Weilou of the progress of the case.
The carriage rumbled along, the snow had half melted in the past few days, and the cold wind blowing on your face was a bit biting, but just as the carriage arrived in front of the Hou's mansion, Bo Ruoyou saw Huo Weilou coming out of the mansion's gate , wanting to leave by car, she hurriedly called out to stop him.
When Huo Weilou heard the sound of coming, Bo Ruoyou got off the carriage and asked, "Where are you going, Master Hou?"
"Go to Xiangguo Temple—"
Bo Ruoyou was a little surprised, Huo Weilou continued: "You should know about the Buddha's birthday today. Just now, Hong'er sent someone back to Beijing, saying that there was something wrong with the Buddha treasure presented by His Majesty today, so I went to rescue it."