Xiao Shaoyan touched his nose and smiled awkwardly, "I knew I couldn't hide it from you. That's right, Captain Wen and I received a mission. They said there were frequent cases of people disappearing in Hanzhou City, and some people suspected that they were related to the supernatural, so they sent us to investigate."
Wen Xi said, "What a coincidence! Ma Yingbei also called me today to tell me about the incident in Hanzhou City and wanted me to go and see what was going on."
Wen Chenxi raised an eyebrow, "You agreed?"
Wen Xi nodded. "This guy's ability to annoy people is increasing day by day. How can I not agree?"
Xiao Shaoyan smiled happily, "That's perfect, we can travel together."
When the snow stopped, they set off for Hanzhou City.
When they arrived in Hanzhou City, the local police contacted Wen Chenxi and they took action separately.
Ma Yingbei brought Wen Xi back to Baiyun Mountain. Upon hearing the news of their return, many people from the Ma family came out to greet them.
When he saw his familiar relatives, Ma Yingbei's eyes were filled with tears. Seeing that they were also smiling, he was immediately moved and opened his arms, wanting to hug them.
Who knows…
"Miss Wen's presence truly brings honor to Baiyun Mountain!"
Ma Yanqing ignored Ma Yingbei, smiled and walked past him, walked towards Wen Xi, and took the suitcase from her hand.
Ma Yanwei said politely, "Father is in a cold weather, so his legs and feet are not very good. He walks slowly. I think he's still wandering around the main hall. Miss Wen, you can come with me."
There were also other inner disciples of the Ma family who served her tea and water, and their service was very good.
Wen Xi blinked, swallowed a mouthful of tea, and smiled, "Okay."
A large group of people surrounded Wen Xi and led him into the inner hall, leaving Ma Yingbei alone, disheveled in the wind.
"Wait for me, Third Uncle, Fifth Uncle!"
Ma Yingbei felt mixed emotions, but he forced himself to calm down and hurriedly chased after him.
In the main hall, Ma Liuta walked to the door with a cane and saw Wen Xi surrounded by people. Even the usually dignified head of the Ma family became a little nervous.
Wen Xi greeted him politely, "Hello, Master Ma."
Ma Liuta's face was wrinkled with laughter, and he nodded repeatedly, "Hello, just treat this as your own home. Don't be polite, and don't call me so strangely. You can just call me Liuta."
With Wen Xi's status and seniority, he is not worthy of her respect.
Six Tatars?
Wen Xi's eyes twitched, and he said helplessly, "Then I'd better call you Grandpa Ma. After all, I'm younger than Ma Yingbei."
Anyone who doesn't know her would think she is some old monster.
"Okay, okay, it's all right, as long as you're happy."
Ma Liuta smiled heartily, led Wen Xi to sit down, and the group exchanged pleasantries.
When Ma Yingbei finally arrived, Wen Xi had already become one of them and was chatting happily. Ma Yanqing even brought up all the embarrassing things that happened to Ma Yingbei as a child and told them to Wen Xi, which made Ma Yingbei feel ashamed.
"That's enough, Uncle San. Can you please stop talking?"
Ma Yingbei was speechless. "You guys called me back so anxiously, and insisted that I bring Master with me. There must be something urgent. Why are you chatting here?"
Ma Yanqing and Ma Yanwei looked at each other, the smiles on their faces gradually disappeared, and the atmosphere suddenly became heavy.
Ma Yingbei felt something was wrong and asked quickly, "What's wrong?"
He looked around again and wondered, "Why can't I see my mother? Every time I come back, she must be the first one to rush over."
Ma Liuta's eyes became serious, and he said to Wen Xi, "I asked Xiaobei to invite you here this time because I really want to ask for your help."
Wen Xi said, "The recent missing persons case? The Special Management Bureau has also intervened in this matter. I will help track it down."
Ma Liuta nodded and said, "The truth is, some time ago, someone opened a Wuyuan Temple in Xiangyun Town. It's built on the hills behind the town. At first, we thought it was just like any other temple, but they became incredibly popular and famous. Even people from other places come here specifically to buy incense. It's said that whatever you pray to in this temple is answered."
Ma Yanqing continued, "Yes, yes, yes. I know a friend of mine. The couple had been wanting a child for over a decade, but they still hadn't conceived. Then they went to a temple to pray for a child, and surprisingly, they got pregnant. It was supposed to be a good thing, but when I got to know her later, I discovered... there was something wrong with her pregnancy!"
Wen Xi frowned, she counted with her fingers, a cold light flashed in her eyes, "Is it a ghost fetus?"
Ma Yanqing said seriously, "Yes, I tried to persuade them not to give birth to the child, but they were like possessed and completely ignored my advice. They thought that the child was something they had worked so hard to get, and instead thought I was trying to murder their child, so they kicked me out."
Ma Yanwei lowered his eyes and said, "Not only that, many guests who used to believe in our Ma family have also gone to Wuyuan Temple and become their believers. They say that the abbot of Wuyuan Temple is very powerful and can not only exorcise ghosts, but also fulfill their wishes. They each have an incense bag. I borrowed their incense bag and looked at it. I always feel that the smell of the incense bag is not right."
Ma Yingbei was dumbfounded. "What? Is a temple so strange? Who is the abbot?"
Ma Yanqing said, "I've investigated the background of this person called Liuyun, but it's as if he appeared out of thin air. I can't find out anything about him."
Wen Xi asked, "Do you think the missing cases are related to this Wuyuan Temple?"
Ma Liuta sighed softly, "Yes, those who disappeared before have one thing in common: they all went to this temple! I consider myself a master of divination, but when I came to Wuyuan Temple, it was like a maze in front of me, and I couldn't see anything clearly. In desperation, I asked Xiaobei to invite you to investigate."
Ma Yingbei asked again, "What does this have to do with my mother? Where did she go?"
Ma Yanqing and Ma Yanwei exchanged glances secretly, and each signaled the other to speak.
In the end, Ma Yanwei was defeated. He covered his fist and coughed lightly. "My sister-in-law's friend asked her to go to the temple together. Since we deduced that there was something wrong with Wuyuan Temple, my sister-in-law volunteered to go to Wuyuan Temple to investigate. However..."
Ma Yanqing continued with a wry smile, "Your mother entered Wuyuan Temple, under the pretext of infiltrating the enemy. Not only did she donate money for incense offerings, she also managed to live in the temple. At first, we were in touch, but then, for some reason, the connection was severed. She never responded, and we were worried that sending her messages too frequently would expose her, so we almost lost contact..."
Ma Yingbei stood there in a daze. When he came to his senses, he frantically pulled at his hair.
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