Chapter 117 Is the letter still in the study?

"I understand. This letter can not only prove your innocence, but your financial backer also needs it, right?" Gu Xiaoxi understood it this way.

"That's what I mean." Ye Lixuan nodded when he saw that the girl understood.

"Okay, you find a place to hide, I'll go take a look first." Gu Xiaoxi was afraid that this guy would be caught again before he found the thing.

"Okay!" Ye Lixuan agreed and turned to leave.

After Ye Lixuan left, Gu Xiaoxi found a place with a better view to enter the space, and then went to look through the antiques, calligraphy and paintings found in the secret room.

After searching for more than an hour, he still didn't find the letter that Ye Lixuan mentioned.

Could it be that the letter is still in the study?

Thinking of this, she frowned.

Now that I have made such a promise, I have no choice but to go there.

Thinking about the two monks in the space, she felt that it would be too conspicuous to change into the appearance of the wicked master at this time, so she finally disguised herself as a little monk and followed the monks running up and down the mountain.

When she reached the temple gate, she walked in with her head lowered.

The monks in the temple were also coming in and out, and they could hear Master Zhenyun's angry curses from afar.

"What a bunch of useless people! So many people were rescued, and no one knew about it. It really makes me so angry!"

"Get out, get out, get out and find someone!"

"Over there, move all the things to a yard for me."

Gu Xiaoxi walked carefully along the corridor, afraid of being stopped.

But, Master Zhenyun happened to see Gu Xiaoxi.

"Jie Ming, stop right there. Master Zhende went out with you. Such a big thing happened. Where is he?" Master Zhenyun shouted.

Gu Xiaoxi stammered, "Elder Zhende asked me to buy him some cloth, but I was knocked unconscious just after I came down the mountain."

"Who did it?" asked Master Zhenyun.

"I don't know either. When I woke up, I saw my brothers and sisters running upstairs, so I ran back." Gu Xiaoxi pretended to be stupid.

Master Zhenyun frowned and looked at the stupid monk. It was no surprise that such a waste died outside. He was too lazy to talk nonsense.

"Get out of here and get to work. If you see Master Zhende, tell him to go see the abbot immediately!" he shouted impatiently.

"Yes!" Gu Xiaoxi nodded in response, then continued walking forward with his head down.

Master Zhenyun was a little annoyed. With such a big thing happening, where could Second Brother go?

Could he have met with an accident?

With this in mind, he quickly walked to the backyard to look for his senior brother.

The abbot went crazy when he saw that the underground secret room had been hollowed out. Several monks who were in charge of guarding this side of the yard were beaten half to death and lay on the ground.

When Gu Xiaoxi came in and saw this bloody and cruel scene, her scalp tingled. It seemed that this abbot was evil to the core and did not even spare his own people.

The abbot was standing at the entrance to the secret room. She remembered that there were many bookshelves in that room, and the letter might really be on one of the bookshelves.

She thought hard, how should she get into that room?

At this time, Master Zhenyun walked in. Seeing the monk lying on the ground, beaten half to death, he said with a worried look on his face, "Big Brother, now is not the time to lose your temper. We still haven't found our second brother. I wonder if something happened to him?"

"Hmph, there's probably a traitor!" The abbot thought about it over and over again but couldn't figure out what was going on. This was the only possibility, and at this moment, his mind turned to his second junior brother.

"No way! Second Senior Brother has always respected you!" Master Zhenyun didn't quite believe that Second Senior Brother would betray them.

This was the mountain they had taken with great difficulty. Since becoming monks, their lives had become much better than when they were bandits.

You have money, meat, and women. Aren’t you satisfied with such a life?

Upon hearing this, the abbot said coldly, "I'm afraid he has long wanted to take my seat?"

"Senior Brother, you mean..." Master Zhenyun looked at the senior brother in surprise.

At this time, a monk came in and reported: "Abbot, I saw Elder Zhende leave from the back door earlier."

"When did it happen?" asked the abbot.

"He went out in the afternoon and hasn't come back since then," the monk reported.

Upon hearing this, Master Zhenyun asked, "Did he carry any baggage with him when he left?"

The monk shook his head.

The abbot asked again, "Is there anyone following him?"

The monk shook his head again.

The abbot thought for a while and then waved his hand. The monk retreated and he glanced at his third junior brother before entering the house.

Master Zhenyun followed in obediently.

Crunch!

The door closed, and soon the sound of two people arguing could be heard from inside.

From the sounds of their quarrel, it could be heard that they were all fierce bandits from the mountain. As for the former abbot, it was clear without asking that he had fallen victim to their murder.

Gu Xiaoxi was not interested in these things. As long as the wicked master was in his hands, there would be no shortage of evidence when arresting people.

After waiting for a while, the two men finished arguing and walked out of the house, each in a different direction.

Gu Xiaoxi waited for them to leave and enter the house. She carefully searched in front of the bookshelf, but didn't find anything after searching for a while. When she heard the sound, she hurried into the space.

The abbot came back again. He was so angry that he almost forgot something very important, so he suddenly came back.

After returning to the house, he opened the cabinet next to him and took out a locked box from it.

He checked carefully to make sure there were no signs of the lock being pried open. He put the box back in its place, closed the cabinet door and went out again.

Gu Xiaoxi watched the figure disappear in the corridor, hurried forward to open the cabinet, and took the box inside to the space.

She also returned to the space and took a piece of wire to pry open the lock.

When the box was opened, there was a thick stack of banknotes, several letters, and a jade pendant inside. But I don’t know which one is the one Ye Lixuan wants?

Never mind, the reward of 10,000 taels will be given to him anyway.

As she was thinking this, she was about to climb out the window, but she heard footsteps coming again.

clang!

The door was kicked open and two masked men rushed in dragging the abbot.

"Where is the thing? Hand it over to me quickly, or don't blame me for being cruel!" said one of the masked men coldly.

"You, you are finally here. The master said that he must wait for your arrival." The abbot was no match for them. He could only smile and come in to get their things for the time being.

He was pushed by one of the men in black and staggered, pretending to look for something inside.

"Fire starter, fire starter, why is the fire starter gone?" He said as he approached the mechanism.

However, things often go against one's wishes. Before he could find the mechanism, the room became bright.

After the lights in the room came on, Gu Xiaoxi vaguely saw the scene outside.

Those lying on the ground were monks, and those walking around were men in black.

Could it be that these men in black are also here for that letter?