Worship tomorrow

Chapter 54 The disappearance case in the temple

Back mountain woods.

Luo Qingfeng and Ah Ya finally climbed up after a lot of effort.

The big Buddhist temple is in front of you.

Luo Qingfeng stopped in the woods and analyzed the girl beside him.

"Since it is a mission for the junior team, the demons in the temple should not be too powerful. There are no monks in the temple to deal with them. Obviously, those monks may not be cultivators..."

"If you are not a cultivator, it is easy for demons to invade, even if you are a monk with a pure heart. After all, a demon master appeared nearby some time ago, so every monk in this temple, including the abbot, may be a demon."

"In this case, we can't alert the enemy."

"They thought the people from the Demon Suppressing Academy would come in two days, so they should be defenseless today."

"We will climb over the wall later and observe quietly inside."

"If we are discovered, I will take out the nameplate of the Demon Suppressing Academy, but you must not take off the mask or let the other party see our appearance..."

As Luo Qingfeng spoke, Ah Ya nodded blankly.

She clicked on every word she said.

After finishing speaking, Luo Qingfeng subconsciously made an "OK" gesture. Seeing that the little girl was a little confused, he quickly said: "It's just OK or asking if you are okay. Do you understand."

"Let's go."

Luo Qingfeng walked in front.

Ah Ya followed behind, thought for a while, and quietly imitated the gesture he just made. He bent his index finger and thumb and made a dull "OK" gesture.

Luo Qingfeng watched six directions and listened in all directions, and quickly approached the backyard wall.

Then stick it to the wall and listen to what's going on inside.

His current hearing has become more acute as his cultivation level has improved.

After a while.

He turned his head, ready to signal to the girl behind him that he could climb over the wall.

But suddenly there was no one behind him.

He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly found a slender figure appearing at the back door not far away.

Ah Ya pushed open the back door and walked directly in. Then he stuck his head out of the door, looking at him with a pair of dark and vivid eyes, and motioned for him to follow.

Luo Qingfeng: "..."

There are not many monks left in the dilapidated big Buddhist temple.

At this time, it was the time when pilgrims came to offer incense. All the monks in the temple should have gone to the front yard, so the back door was unguarded.

Luo Qingfeng entered the back door and saw that the backyard was empty except for a few sparrows jumping on the ground, looking at them curiously.

"Actually, I have already heard that there is no one here. It's just that when we sneak in, we have to look like we're sneaking in. Look at those thieves who steal things, don't they always climb over the wall? Right?"

Luo Qingfeng said seriously to the girl beside him.

Ah Ya nodded blankly.

Luo Qingfeng ignored her and walked ahead towards the front yard.

I didn't meet any monks along the way.

When we were approaching the front yard, we suddenly heard the sound of banging wooden fish, and then the sound of chanting sutras.

It turned out that all the monks had gathered in the front hall and were chanting sutras for the pilgrims.

Luo Qingfeng felt relieved and took Ah Ya around the entire temple without finding any clues. Then he took off his mask and entered the front yard. He mingled with a group of pilgrims and carefully observed the people sitting in the main hall. The monks still found nothing unusual.

"Come on, let's wait in the backyard."

The two didn't stay long, immediately put on their masks again and went to the backyard.

Since this temple asked the Demon Suppressing Institute to help eliminate the demon, something terrible must have happened. They don't know anything now and there are no clues. It will definitely be difficult to find the demon.

Therefore, they need to observe the monks in the dark first.

It's almost noon.

After the tourists leave, these monks should all go to the backyard to eat.

When the time comes, observe their behavior first. If there are still no clues, then you can only go to the abbot and ask what happened recently before making plans.

Come to the backyard.

Luo Qingfeng looked around again, especially where the monks slept.

While he was looking carefully in the room, a dog barking suddenly came from outside.

Luo Qingfeng hurriedly walked out and saw Ah Ya running back from the vegetable garden behind with a scared look on his face.

"what happened?"

Ah Ya pointed to the vegetable garden behind.

Luo Qingfeng hurriedly walked over, pushed open the wooden door, and found a big wolf dog tied up in the vegetable garden, baring its fangs and yelling at the two of them.When the two came to check for the first time, the big wolf dog was still sleeping in the shed and did not notice them. Now he must have woken up and heard the noise.

"Did you notice anything wrong?"

Luo Qingfeng looked at the girl behind him and asked.

Ah Ya shook his head.

She just came to push the wooden door, and the big wolf dog suddenly woke up, startling her.

Luo Qingfeng took another look in the vegetable garden and closed the wooden door.

After the big wolf dog barked a few more times, Fang whimpered and stopped.

At this time, a burst of footsteps and voices suddenly came from the front.

Luo Qingfeng immediately took Ah Ya and hid in the Zen room next to him, and looked carefully through the gap in the window.

Two monks came in through the round door and went directly to the kitchen.

Then, several more monks came.

Another moment passed.

Several monks surrounded an old monk wearing cassocks, walked in from the round door, and walked straight towards the Zen room.

That old monk was Master Yunhai, the abbot of the Great Buddha Temple.

Luo Qingfeng immediately took Ah Ya and hid behind the Buddha statue.

The door opens.

Yunhai walked into the Zen room and said to the monks behind him: "You guys go to have your meal first. We have to stay in front in the afternoon."

"Yes, Master."

Several young monks left.

Yunhai closed the door, came to the Buddha statue, sat down on the futon, closed his eyes and meditated for a while, and began to knock on the wooden fish and read scriptures in his mouth.

It lasted for half an hour.

At this time, it was quiet outside, and the monks seemed to have left.

Luo Qingfeng observed carefully for a long time and found nothing unusual. He winked at Ah Ya and then walked out directly from behind the Buddha statue.

Yunhai heard the noise and opened his eyes. He was obviously frightened, but he immediately calmed down, put down the wooden fish, and clasped his hands together: "Amitabha, where did the donor come from? What's the matter? If it's for money, he went to the wrong place. .”

Luo Qingfeng was wearing a black outfit and a mask on his face, looking like a bad guy.

He directly took out the nameplate of the Demon Suppressing Academy from his body and said: "The abbot misunderstood. This junior is the demon slayer sent by the Demon Suppressing Academy. Because he was afraid of disturbing the situation, he didn't notify the abbot in advance and came in directly. If he was disturbed, If you come to the abbot, please forgive me."

When Yunhai saw the nameplate, he immediately stood up, clasped his hands on his chest, lowered his head and said, "Amitabha, it turns out you are the master of the Demon Suppressing Academy. I'm sorry, I'm disrespectful. The old monk's eyes are cloudy. I misunderstood you. Please forgive me."

Luo Qingfeng put away the nameplate and said: "It's not the abbot's fault, it's because the junior appeared too suddenly. The junior is wearing a mask for safety reasons, and I hope the abbot won't take offense. By the way, the abbot can tell you in detail about the recent events in your temple. What happened?"

Seeing the question, Yun Hai couldn't help but sigh, stretched out his hand and said, "Sir, sit down first and listen to the old monk speak slowly."

Luo Qingfeng thanked him and sat down on the futon opposite.

Yunhai also sat back on the futon, sighed again, and started talking.

"About a month ago, a pilgrim suddenly disappeared in the temple. His family came to look for him. The old monk also mobilized the whole temple to search, but he was not found. Everyone thought that the man had left the temple and disappeared in the mountains or other places. , the old monk didn’t take it seriously..."

"Unexpectedly, half a month ago, another family suddenly came to the temple to look for someone. They said that a family member of the other party came to the temple to worship Buddha and did not return all day and night. The old monk once again sent out all the monks in the temple to search. In addition to the temple, he also searched the surrounding areas. Still not found in the mountains and forests. The government also sent people to search, but still nothing was found."

"Then seven days ago, another pilgrim disappeared..."

"The old monk felt that something was wrong, and the government also noticed it, and then sent more people to investigate. Finally, a body was found in a dry well in our backyard."

"The corpse had long since rotted and was shapeless, but the strange thing is that after identification, it was not the three pilgrims who disappeared before..."

"After careful inspection, he told us that the devil might be causing trouble and asked us to seek help from your hospital. So the old monk immediately sent someone to your hospital to help eliminate the demon..."

"Hey, because of this incident, there are fewer and fewer pilgrims coming to the mountain. Moreover, during this period, the monks in the temple are also frightened. Five of them have sneaked away..."

After hearing this, Luo Qingfeng pondered for a moment and asked, "Excuse me, abbot, who are the three missing pilgrims? How old are they? Are they male or female? What are the similarities?"

Yun Hai lowered his head and replied: "There are rich girls and ordinary peasant women, all in their 30s and [-]s. The similarities are that they are all women, and they are all married women."

"They're all women?"

Luo Qingfeng frowned and asked again: "Is the body fished out from the dry well also the body of a woman?"

Yun Hai sighed and said, "Yes. The government detectives suspected that there was a lewd thief hiding in my temple. They investigated for a long time, but to no avail. In the end, they suspected that it was the Demon Queen, so they stopped caring about it."

Luo Qingfeng asked again: "Have you ever investigated the five monks who escaped secretly?"

Yun Hai nodded slightly: "The government has investigated it. In fact, it was just an inquiry and inspection, and it was not taken back for interrogation. In fact, the old monk also suspected that the murderer may have escaped. After all, the government and the Demon Suppressing Academy have been alerted."

Luo Qingfeng frowned and said: "If we really escape, it will be difficult..."

While the two were talking, there was suddenly a rush of footsteps outside.

A young monk suddenly opened the door and said with a panicked face: "Abbott! It's bad! Another pilgrim said that his wife is missing! His wife just went to the hut and suddenly disappeared!"

(End of this chapter)