Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 124: Heavenly principles obviously do not exist

Liu Da glanced at the sky and said with some worry: "Master, the journey takes more than half an hour on a daily basis. Today I can't even make it in an hour."

Wang Heng said: "It doesn't matter, just go slowly."

Liu Dayi waved his whip: "Okay, let's go."

The heavy snow that had been raging for many days finally stopped when the carriages and horses entered the East Village.

People can't help but feel that no matter how big the storm is, it will always dissipate when the time comes.

According to Liu Da, Yuxu Palace is on the hillside of Piaomiao Peak, which is backed by the East Village. Wang Heng, a foreigner, was surprised. After traveling all this way, is it still within the scope of Piaomiao Peak?
From a distance, you can see the eaves of the palace, stretching far and wide, and the thick snow pressing down on the double eaves roof of the mountain, so elegant and elegant.

Wang Heng sighed at the beautiful scenery and asked Liu Da's carriage and horses to stop in the woods on the uphill slope. There was no need to go forward, so as not to be discovered by the people of Yuxu Palace in advance that the uninvited guests were coming. The distance from the woods to the mountain gate was not too far by visual inspection. If you were in Yuxu Palace, Something unexpected happened in Xu Gong, and he was sure to escape at a very fast speed.

Wang Heng picked up a dead branch in the woods and used it as a walking stick. He climbed up the steps and walked forward for a while before reaching Yuxu Palace.

The mountain door was ajar, and when it was pushed open gently, it made a slight creaking sound due to the silence of the surrounding fields.

There are scattered footprints on the road from the mountain gate to the main hall, which shows that someone came in and out during the day.

The main hall was empty, the side halls were also empty, and the miscellaneous rooms and stables were all empty.

Wang Heng couldn't help but be confused. Did he guess wrong?

Then I thought about it, Yuxu Palace is not an ancient temple that has been abandoned for many years. Even if it is in decline, there should be one or two Taoists. Moreover, the main hall and the auxiliary halls are very clean and tidy. It is obvious that someone is cleaning it on weekdays. It is empty now. There is no one, which means there is a problem.

It was snowing that day and the boat was not sailing. When I returned to Wanhuzhuang from Xishan Island Pier, I saw the Taoist priests coming to Wanhuzhuang in an ox cart. I took it for granted that the Taoist priests came on the first passenger ship, and I was very upset that I didn't get up early. , rush back to Fucheng.

But now it seems that maybe these Taoist priests are Huang Guan from Yuxu Palace. When they set off to Wanhuzhuang to have a peaceful ceremony, they couldn't have known that the Xishan Island Pier was temporarily suspended due to heavy snow. Why were they not afraid of being punished by the real Qing Dynasty? The Taoist observer came to see through it?

Uncle Yan asked Shui Sheng to invite the Taoist priests at Fangfang Mountain. Shui Sheng was very suspicious. If he did not go to Zhengqing Temple at all, but directly notified Yuxu Palace, then all this would make sense.

Shuisheng and Bingsheng, two brothers, are both dealers in the east building. Their main job is to drive cars. Yesterday, they suddenly took leave together, probably to distance themselves from themselves.

For a moment, my thoughts were in chaos, and all kinds of speculations came to my mind.

Wang Heng collected his thoughts and needed a breakthrough right now. He heard from Liu Da that Yuxu Palace was backed by Piaomiao Peak, and he thought there was a way up the mountain nearby.

Could that group of Taoist priests be hiding in a cave somewhere on Piaomiao Peak?As a result, I couldn't find it for ten days and a half.

Wang Heng thought about it and felt that this possibility was unlikely. The reason was the heavy snow. Going up the mountain to find a familiar cave in the wind and snow was extremely dangerous in itself, not to mention that food needed to be replenished in time.If it hadn't been for continuous heavy snow, the passenger ships on the island would not have stopped. If the Taoist priests were really the murderers and killed Huang Yongning, they rushed to Xishan Pier overnight and could have taken a boat out of the island early in the morning. From then on, they would fly away and die without any evidence.

The boat out of the island stopped, and the Taoist priests had no choice but to escape to a familiar place to avoid the limelight. They might have a temporary place to stay, not too far from Yuxu Palace.
Wang Heng walked out of the back door of Yuxu Palace and walked a few steps. It was indeed the road up the mountain. Not far away, there were several simple thatched huts, which seemed to be the lower rooms of the firewood shed. The firewood door was removed and the posture was semi-open air. .

When I walked forward, I heard the low neighing of horses. There was a horse grazing leisurely in the hut. There was a carriage stacked next to the hut. After a little identification, I recognized it to be the large carriage of the company controlled by Donglou. .

Finally, there was a feeling of relief. The idea was correct and the clues would be found sooner or later.

The chariots and horses are hidden here, and the group of Taoist priests must be not far away.

Wang Heng secretly counted the steps. Three hundred steps away, the smell of cooking grains could be heard.

Fortunately, the heavy snow stopped in time. If you could smell it somewhere in the snowstorm, Huang Yongning's murderer should be here.

The fragrance of grains drifted down from a large pine tree with strong branches that could not be grasped with both hands. Wang Heng looked up and saw a wooden house hanging on the top of the pine tree.

There are layers of iron chains hanging from the tree trunk. It seems that to go up to the tree house, you should climb up on the iron chains.

Do you want to go up?Wang Heng was struggling in his heart. If he didn't go up to see what was going on and find out what they were talking about, his assumptions would be just conjectures. The Taoist priests simply failed to achieve perfection in the three-day dojo. As for not returning to Zhengqing Temple and coming to Yuxu Palace, It's easier to explain. Passenger ships are not accessible, so we need to stay at a Taoist friend's place.

Go up and take a look at the situation. If something is wrong, run away.

The treehouse was not too high. Wang Heng climbed up on the iron chain and tiptoed. General stood on the outside of the treehouse. There was a flash of silver light in the window, and a sharp weapon flew out and grabbed his left shoulder.

A deep voice came from inside the house: "You walk forward and enter the house, and if you are caught by my flying cloud claws, if you step back, your skin will be torn and your flesh will be torn, and it will penetrate deep into your bones."

Wang Heng's heart sank, and he heard that the voice belonged to Taoist Lingxu. He did not dare to act rashly, so he had to go inside the tree house.

One, two, three, three Taoists and a little girl are all here.

Seeing the little girl's face clearly, Wang Heng was a little surprised. Her features were vaguely the same as that of the strange girl beside Huang Yongning who gave him the black tea tray, but she didn't look much like her. The girl had dark skin and a village spirit, and This little girl has snow-white skin, flowing eyes, and charming pear swirls. She looks like a beauty.

"Are you Miss Qu?" Wang Heng asked hesitantly.

The little girl smiled and said: "Seventh Young Master, I tried my best to persuade you, but you didn't listen. Do you have to come and see how malicious the world is? The principles of heaven in Brother Xiaocai's storybook do not exist, and good and evil will be rewarded. .”

Wang Heng was shocked: "You, who are you?"

(End of this chapter)