At the entrance of Baiqu Temple, Shan Yuesheng was in a daze. Just now, he wanted to leave from the main entrance. After walking out, there was only a vast white mist in front of him. No matter how long he walked inside, he would return to the same place. Only now did he realize

, I seem to have taken the wrong path.

"I remember that Xia Feng followed the Spider Spirit in that direction." Shan Yuesheng turned his head to look in the direction in his memory, his desperate eyes lit up with hope.

Driven by the threat of death, he walked alone in the darkness. The light of the flashlight was his only reliance now.

Soon, he came to the vicinity of the Dharma Hall again, "I remember it was here."

He turned around and looked at the path Hawkeye had walked before, speeding up a little, "Yes, it's right here. This is where I separated from Xia Feng before. Look in this direction... Wait, I remember what he said about the secret passage.

"Look, it should be the secret passage leaving from Baiqu Temple. By the way, as long as I find this secret passage, I can leave, and maybe Xia Feng is still waiting for me."

At this point, he felt a chill on his back, as if something was approaching. He held the flashlight in his right hand, took a deep breath, mustered up the courage to turn around, and shouted at the same time:

"who!"

However, there was nothing behind him.

Shan Yuesheng took a long breath and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his left hand, "Don't be nervous, Shan Yuesheng, it will be fine..."

Although he was trying to comfort himself, Shan Yuesheng himself did not believe these words.

He adjusted his breathing and continued to move forward. Soon, he came to an auxiliary courtyard. The structure of the annex was similar to the word "Hui", and it was divided into single rooms and multi-person rooms.

"This should be a place where monks live. It seems to be called a dormitory?"

"If there is a secret passage in Baiqu Temple, it might be in the temple abbot's room. After all..."

Shan Yuesheng's breathing quickened and he ran towards the nearest room. After pushing the room open, he briefly scanned the room and found that it didn't look like the abbot's room so he didn't go in.

Following this method, he quickly checked the entire dormitory, but did not find the abbot's room, so he could only leave temporarily.

As he continued walking along the corridor, a different light suddenly appeared in his eyes. It was not the cold light of the flashlight, but the warm yellow light of a candle.

"There!"

Shan Yuesheng saw a two-story building. The warm yellow light just now came from the second floor of the building.

"It's so luxurious, it's probably the abbot's room."

He felt his heart beating faster and ran over quickly.

Crunch!

The door of the room was pushed open by Shan Yuesheng. The first floor was mostly filled with tables, chairs, tea sets and other guest furniture. They were neatly arranged, concise but not simple. Directly opposite was a storage cabinet shelf, and behind the cabinet shelf was the staircase leading to the second floor.

Shan Yue ascended to the second floor and saw the abbot's clean but no longer clean room. As soon as he took a step forward, there was a slight shaking sound from the antique bed. On the black bookcase beside the bed, a candle was lit.

It rose up, emitting a warm yellow light, but at this time, Shan Yuesheng could not feel the warmth at all, but felt fear in his heart.

He wanted to leave here, but when he turned around, he caught a glimpse of the warm yellow candlelight turning into a faint green, exuding a deep chill.

"Master, what are your instructions when you come to this disciple?"

"Huijue, I already know what you have done." A slightly hoarse voice sounded in the room.

"Disciple doesn't understand..."

"Don't understand? You don't understand such a shameful thing!"

"...Disciple, I really don't understand."

"What's going on with begging for a child!"

"Master, which temple doesn't have Guanyin as a gift?"

"Huijue, do you really want to clarify your words for me? You deceive women from good families and use secret channels to do shady things. Do you think you can hide it from the public and sit back and relax? If word spreads, Baiqu Temple will definitely be humiliated!"

"Master, it turns out you are talking about this. Alas, it's no wonder. If you don't know the inside story, even an accomplished monk like Master will misunderstand the disciple. In fact, the disciple is not doing this for himself, but for the female benefactor."

"snort."

"Master, don't be angry. Let the disciple finish his words first. When the time comes, the master will make his own decision. Although the master has stopped asking about trivial matters, he must know that most of the people who come to ask for children are women, and there are even some nobles. Why?

?Six characters can be

It means that without heirs, there is no status. Without children, these poor people are looked down upon by others every day, but whose fault is it? If the flute does not make any sound, is the flute broken? Or is the flute player out of breath? If the flute is not broken

, why not change someone else?"

"That's a family matter!"

"Yes, what Master said is true. However, Master, you have also said that monks are compassionate. If the disciples can do their best, they will definitely help me, so as to accumulate some merit."

"absurd!"

"Master, these words were not made up by the disciples, but were spoken by the female donor herself."

"you……"

"What if the female donor's family also knew about it?"

"Okay, Huijue, after a few years, you have become much more articulate!"

"It's all taught well by Master."

"Ahem, I won't argue with you, master. You go back today and tell your senior fellow apprentices that everyone who knows about this matter will gather at the Discipline Hall tomorrow. If they don't come, they will be sent directly to the government."

"Master, you..."

"roll!"

"Disciple resigns."

At this point, the sound disappears and the green candle goes out.

Shan Yuesheng was surprised in his heart. He didn't expect Baiqu Temple to have such a past. After a few seconds, he realized that begging for a child was probably the reason why Baiqu Temple became what it is now.

"Wait a minute, if I figure this out, will I be able to leave Baiqu Temple? The Discipline Hall... I don't know what happened to Huijue after he went to the Discipline Hall. Moreover, his part of the defense was quite strange...

…”

The new discovery made Shan Yuesheng feel much better. He looked back at the candlelight and went downstairs to leave.

As soon as I walked out of the abbot's residence, the light of the flashlight began to flicker.

"Why is there no power now?" Shan Yuesheng took the flashlight twice. Just after taking the picture, the flashlight went out completely. "There seems to be a battery in the backpack." He turned around and put down the backpack, opened the zipper, and started to rummage. After a while,

He took out three AA batteries and replaced them, but the flashlight still didn't light up.

"Broken... broken?" After Shan Yuesheng discovered this, he stuttered a bit. He quickly arranged and combined the batteries, but the result was still the same. He took a deep breath and took out his phone, but the phone was still the same as before.

, unable to open, at this time, he has lost all means of lighting.

"I remember that Zhou Xinyu and Liu Kai's flashlights are still in the main hall. I should be able to find them when I go back now."

After thinking of this, Shan Yuesheng looked around and walked towards the main hall along the route he remembered. Ten minutes later, he rushed back to the main hall in a panic, almost falling several times on the way. When he just stepped forward with his right foot

After crossing the threshold, the dull bell suddenly rang and spread throughout Baiqu Temple, making him shrink back in fright.

It was pitch dark in the main hall, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as being unable to see. Shan Yuesheng could only fumble around bit by bit, and finally touched the tent, but was frightened by the sound in the darkness and froze in place.

"Huijue, are you crazy? You actually want to hide the abbot's body inside the Buddha statue. Do you know how many people come here every day?"

This is……

Shan Yuesheng contacted the master-disciple argument he heard before.

Could it be said that Huijue killed the abbot? Listening to this, it seems that Huijue planned to hide the body inside the Buddha statue. The other Buddha statues were too small to hide at all. The only place where he could hide was the giant Buddha statue facing the gate.

"The slave is fleeing with arrows and the abbot is missing. It is inevitable to search for him all over the mountains and plains. It is easier to be found if he is buried in the back mountain. It is safest to hide it inside the Buddha statue. Uncle Master, if this matter spreads, you, me, and the entire Baiqu Temple will be in trouble."

But it’s all over, so you have to keep an eye on it every day.”

Uncle Master? The abbot’s body is inside the Buddha statue?

Shan Yuesheng opened his eyes wide and was shocked. Although he did not go to the Discipline Hall, there was no doubt that there must have been a quarrel in the middle. The abbot planned to kill the family out of justice, but Hui Jue took advantage of him.

"Sir, there are 347 people in Baiqu Temple, and none of them survived!"

"How could everyone in the huge Baiqu Temple be killed overnight? Could it be..."

Sir? He is probably the one investigating the case. Why did everyone in Baiqu Temple die overnight? Is it retribution? It doesn’t feel right.

Shan Yuesheng continued to explore.

"Sir, all the brothers who were guarding Baiqu Temple last night...all..."

"How is that possible? Show me quickly."

The investigator is also dead? It seems that this retribution does not differentiate between good and evil at all.

Shan Yuesheng took a breath of cold air.

"Sir, it has been seven days since the ritual ceremony. Do we really want to burn it?"

"burn!"

burn?

Shan Yuesheng felt that something was not right. He sniffed and smelled a hint of burning smell. The hall, which was originally invisible, gradually became brighter.

The raging fire almost ignited in the hall at the same time, and the heat wave hit us like a wave.
To be continued...