Chapter 26 Chapter 26 The person is missing!
This is a separate interpretation for Ruizhu!
Nan Xu looked worried.
The guard observed her expression and stepped forward to scold her, "Of course our wife will accompany Miss Yin, you just need to interpret your fortune."
The fortune teller raised his eyelids and glanced at them, then slowly stopped what he was doing, put his hood on his head at an angle, and continued to rest with his eyes closed.
Nan Xu was speechless.
It is said that hermits always have some strange tempers, but I didn’t expect that this fortune-telling master is the same.
The signature is not in her hands, so whether she should listen to the master or not depends on Yin Ruizhu.
"Ah Xu!"
Yin Ruizhu looked at her expectantly, holding the stick tightly in her hand.
It goes without saying that this fortune must be interpreted.
Nan Xu couldn't bring herself to refuse Yin Ruizhu, so she took her people out and waited outside the palace. Before leaving, she looked the fortune teller up and down and warned him, "My husband is Weiyangbo Duan Wenpei. If you dare to play any tricks, you'd better consider your own weight."
Most of the fortune teller's face was hidden under his hood, making it difficult to see his expression. He only slightly frowned at the corners of his mouth, showing disdain.
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Yu Ming followed the monk who led the way for a long time, but didn't even see anyone from the Marquis' Mansion. She couldn't help but feel anxious. "Little Master, I really have something urgent to see the Lord. Do you really remember where the Lord's resting room is?"
The novice monk put his hands together and chanted "Amitabha Buddha". "Monks do not tell lies. Please be patient, lady donor."
Yu Ming felt depressed. She raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead and could only urge him to walk faster.
Daibutsuji Temple is a famous Buddhist temple in Kyoto. It is said that when the ancestor emperor led his army into Kyoto, he took the three marquises and four uncles of that time to the top of the mountain and personally wrote the three words "Daibutsuji Temple". Based on this, many dignitaries have worshipped here for generations, and even more so, golden statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are made here every few years; the rooms in the backyard are for these dignitaries to rest on a daily basis.
Therefore, the vast area and exquisite layout are astonishing.
After walking for another half a minute, the novice monk stopped and pointed to an inconspicuous room in front, telling Yu Ming that Wei Yangbo was inside.
Looking around, it was quiet and peaceful, which was exactly what my brother-in-law liked.
Yu Ming thanked him and went straight to the side room.
She had been with Nan Xu since she was a child. The gesture her wife made to her just now was to tell her that there was danger and asked her to come out and call for help. Now the person most capable of solving the danger in the temple was naturally Duan Wenpei.
Although he didn't know where the danger came from, Yu Ming didn't dare to delay.
Just as he was about to leave the flower garden, he glanced and saw a few shifty-looking men coming out from the side of the wing.
Yuming looked carefully.
The one walking at the end with a veil on her face should be Nan Yun, the one worshipping Buddha in the main hall!
What is she doing here?
Yu Ming turned around to look for the novice monk who had led the way. Could it be that he had led her in the wrong direction?
The sun was shining brightly, and all I could see was an empty backyard, with no sign of the novice monk leading the way.
"Are you sure you've knocked the person out?" There was a murmur of voices coming from the front. They probably thought there was no one nearby, so the voices were quite loud.
Someone replied, "Don't worry, girl. Our medicine can easily knock out an elephant, let alone a mere human!"
"Hmph, Lord Weiyang is not an ordinary man. Success or failure depends on this one move. If it succeeds, I will naturally benefit from your help when I become the wife of Lord Weiyang. But if..."
But if Nan Yun didn't say anything, it probably wasn't a good thing.
Yu Ming watched Nan Yun push open the door of the compartment and walk in without any obstruction, and her mind went blank for a moment.
She didn't expect Nan Yun to be so bold.
Besides, Master Bo was here, but what about Liu Hui, who was always by his side? And what about the servants and guards he brought with him? No one came out to stop them. Could it be that... they had all fallen for the Third Lady's trick?
The more he thought about it, the more something seemed wrong. Yu Ming didn't dare to hesitate any longer. He rolled up his sleeves, picked up the fishing rod leaning against the corridor, and rushed in.
If Nan Yun dared to do anything shameless, she would beat this third young lady who wanted to be her son-in-law to a pulp!
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He rushed in with anger and courage, and the people in the room were startled. Yu Ming rushed to the couch, only to see Nan Yun with a surprised look on her face. The couch was empty, and she did not see Duan Wenpei.
"Why are you here!" Nan Yun stared at Yu Ming who suddenly rushed in, and hurriedly put on the veil she had taken off. "Where's my second sister? Don't get me wrong... I too... I saw the beautiful scenery and was intoxicated by the incense in the hall... I wanted to rest for a while..."
She was in a hurry to look behind Yu Ming and spoke incoherently.
Dong Yu, the personal maid, quickly pulled her back and said, "Don't worry, Miss. The second young lady hasn't come yet. Only Yu Ming is here."
Nan Yun was awakened by her, calmed down and looked outside, but she didn't see Nan Xu.
"You damned girl!" She had just been so timid and fearful in front of a maidservant. She sneered in anger, her face gradually becoming ferocious. "You are smarter than your master, rushing here to die!"
Yu Ming was frightened by her gaze and clenched the fishing rod in her hand tightly...
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"Is Yuming not back yet?"
From time to time, the sound of fortune-telling could be heard from the hall. Nan Xu asked absentmindedly while counting the petals on the ground while tapping her embroidered shoes.
Yuxiang stretched his neck and kept looking towards the other end of the path. "Not yet... Madam, how about I go and take a look?"
Nan Xu shook her head, "No need."
Yuming is calm and steady, and she trusts him to do things, but Yuxiang is lively and energetic. He might get lost without Yuming noticing. There are many caves in the mountains, and if he falls into one accidentally, he won't be found even if he looks for him.
"How long has it been since this fortune was solved?"
In half a minute it would be noon, the time when the sun was at its highest point in the sky. However, the mountain behind was completely covered by dense forests. Occasionally, spots of sunlight would appear through the gaps, but they were completely cold and made people feel uneasy.
This is still a hot summer, but if it were autumn when the leaves turn yellow and snow falls heavily, it would be uninhabitable here...
"Madam, Miss Yin has been unraveling it for nearly half an hour."
Uh-huh.
Nan Xu nodded and glanced inside, vaguely seeing two figures sitting opposite each other.
Perhaps, this lot is indeed difficult to understand.
"Young master, why are you guarding the temple gate here at such a young age? It's not as comfortable here as in the mountain ahead." The young monk folded his hands over his chest and huddled in a ball in the corner, his robe rolled up, revealing the half-worn clothes underneath.
It didn't look like he often stayed here, so Nan Xu felt strange and started to ask him questions.
The novice monk looked up at her, his face filled with surprise, as if he hadn't expected someone to ask him such a question. He beckoned Nan Xu to come closer, then looked around for a moment before saying mysteriously, "Donor lady, don't you know, there was a haunted incident in the mountain behind this Marriage Temple six months ago. It nearly resulted in a fatality, so the abbot had the temple closed down."
Nan Xu was stunned. She had never heard of this before.
The young monk seemed to know what she was thinking and explained, "It's normal for the female donor not to know. If a ghost were to appear in a Buddhist holy place, our Great Buddha Temple's reputation would be ruined if this were to get out. That's why the abbot has repeatedly warned us not to spread this matter."
"Then why is it open today?" Nan Xu felt something was wrong. While asking, he signaled the guards to go in and take a look.
The young monk didn't see what she was thinking. He didn't know what he was thinking about, so his voice became even softer. "It's because Senior Brother Wuhui said that the weather has been nice these past few days, and the Marriage Temple has some old Buddhist scriptures on display. He asked me to come here today to dry them. I'm timid and didn't dare to come alone. I happened to run into Donor Wang, who often comes to view Buddhist scriptures recently. When he heard about the Buddhist scriptures being dried, he came with me..."
The guards had already rushed into the hall. Who knows what they saw, but the Marriage Temple, which had been peaceful just a moment ago, suddenly exploded like cold water poured into a pot.
Nan Xu looked at the little monk's still moving lips, as if she had fallen into a brief tinnitus. Everything around her seemed to be in front of her, yet seemed very far away from her.
She was gasping for breath like a dying fish. Yuxiang came to help her, but she pushed him away and almost ran towards the main hall.
A guard came forward and anxiously explained the situation inside, "Madam, Miss Yin is missing!"
What do you mean missing?
The hall was neatly decorated, except for two crudely made dolls placed where the two men sat. The clothes on the dolls were very similar in material to those of Yin Ruizhu and the fortune-teller.
Looking in from outside the temple gate, you can only see the corners of clothes, and cannot clearly see the people who are blocked by the temple pillars.
Nan Xu took a deep breath and accepted the fact that Yin Ruizhu disappeared right under her nose.
Who did it and why?
The Yin family wasn't a powerful family. Although Uncle Yin had many disciples, they weren't a vast army. Why would they need to kidnap Yin Ruizhu? If the truth were known, the literati would be so envious of her entire family... If they weren't after the Yin family, who else could they be after? The only powerful people connected to the Yin family were... the Nan family of the Yong'an Marquisate!
Nan Xu forced herself to calm down.
The more times like this happen, the more you must not panic - you could still hear the two of them talking before, and you're probably still in the main hall at that time. Later... it must be when Yuxiang told her that he was going to see Yuming that she started not paying attention to the movements in the hall. The time between them was not long, and maybe they haven't gone far yet.
Nan Xu hurriedly asked the guards to search around the Marriage Temple to see if they could find any clues.
She took people to the temple gate to look for the little monk who had just spoken.
"Young Master, are there any other paths or secret passages near this Marriage Temple?"
When the young monk heard that someone had disappeared, he was so frightened that he closed his eyes and sat cross-legged on the spot, clasped his hands together and kept chanting "Amitabha". Nan Xu suddenly spoke, and he was so scared that his body shook like a sieve.
"When Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva was practicing the profound Prajnaparamita, he saw that the five aggregates are empty..."
He was reciting a passage from the Diamond Sutra that was used to exorcise evil spirits.
Something flashed before her eyes, and Nan Xu seemed to have grasped the clue. She squatted down and looked at the little monk, tentatively asking, "Did someone disappear in the Marriage Temple six months ago when there was a 'ghost'?"
"Namo Amitabha, Namo Amitabha..." The little monk chanted even faster, as if he was possessed.
Nan Xu frowned and sneered in his heart. These monks... are really afraid of "ghosts".
Ruizhu's life or death was uncertain, and she didn't have the patience to listen to him chanting. After thinking it over and over again, she gritted her teeth and raised her right hand to point it at the little monk's eyebrows.
The sharp weapon pressed against his brow, and the chanting suddenly stopped. The young monk trembled even more violently, "Female... donor..."
Nan Xu stared at him without blinking, "If you don't cooperate with me, I'll really send you to hell with my horn crossbow!"
"Don't...don't...come with me..."
Seeing that he had finally returned to normal, Nan Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She signaled everyone to follow her, and while no one was paying attention, she quietly wiped the cold sweat from her hands on her waist twice.
call--
When I find Ruizhu, I will definitely ask her to compensate her with the best dress from Jinluoge!
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In the bushes south of the Marriage Temple, several pairs of eyes were silently watching the direction where Nan Xu and his group left.
Someone asked in confusion, "Commander, the Madam has gone. Should we follow her?"
Yu Rong held a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth, rested his hands on his head, and looked up at the sky. He said with some melancholy, "Master has changed his mind. Let's hold off for now."
"Why? Aren't you afraid that person will run away?"
Yu Rong pouted at him, "How could I not know what was going on? Do I need you to worry about me?"
The man touched his nose angrily and stopped talking.
In fact, Yu Rong was also wondering why the plan changed so suddenly?
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