Chapter 344 Ah Chu, you've gained weight, Master interprets the divination.
Pei Yuan chased the man in black out of the corner tower and saw a discarded black garment in the alley behind the tower.
A white figure disappeared at the other end of the alley.
He chased after him all the way to the back of the mountain and saw a white figure disappear into a bamboo forest.
As Pei Yuan entered the bamboo forest, a white figure emerged from behind him.
He threw a punch and attacked.
The opponent quickly turned to the side and waved his hand to block his attack.
The moment their eyes met, Pei Yuan was surprised and grabbed the other's arm.
"Achu, what are you doing here?"
The white-clad man opposite was not Shen Chu, but Ling Ce wearing a human skin mask of Shen Chu.
When Ling Ce heard the other person blurt out A Chu's name, the curses that were about to come out rolled back in his mouth, and he swallowed them back.
Who is this?
He squinted as he sized up Pei Yuan.
Pei Yuan pulled him aside and asked, "Did you see anyone else enter this bamboo forest just now?"
Ling Ce nodded blankly.
He was also chasing after that sneaky person.
Pei Yuan looked him up and down anxiously. "Did he hurt you?"
Ling Ce felt a chill run down his spine from the anxious look in his eyes and instantly recognized the other person's identity.
oh.
That wild man who bullied his junior sister and refused to take responsibility.
Hehe, this is a good opportunity to teach my junior sister a lesson.
Ling Ce twisted his wrist, nimbly breaking free from Pei Yuan's grasp, his expression indifferent.
"No need for you to worry, Your Highness. What brings you here?"
Pei Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"It's only been a few days, but your martial arts have improved so much that you can even break free from my grasp."
Ling Ce was startled, and felt somewhat unconvinced.
Are you a good fighter?
He felt a slight itch in his palms, and was worried that Pei Yuan would discover his identity. Just as he was struggling with this dilemma, a rustling sound suddenly came from all around him.
It's very faint; only those with profound skill can hear it.
He was about to jump up when Pei Yuan moved first.
Pei Yuan stretched out his long arm, hooked his waist, and with a light touch of his toes, lifted himself up.
At the same time, more than a dozen arrows shot out from the bamboo forest, landing on the spot where they had just been standing.
It's easy to imagine that if they had left even a moment later, they would have been riddled with bullets.
Ling Ce's pupils contracted slightly, and the next moment he felt extremely awkward.
Being picked up by a man around the waist is really awkward.
Pei Yuan is clearly trying to take advantage of his junior sister on purpose.
He sneered inwardly, deliberately feigning fear and swaying wildly, taking the opportunity to break free from Pei Yuan's grasp and fall straight down.
Pei Yuan exclaimed in surprise, "A-Chu!"
Her body twisted abruptly in mid-air, and she fell headfirst, grabbing Ling Ce's arm mid-air.
Ling Ce felt a strong force pull him upwards, and Pei Yuan's hand wrapped around his waist once again.
Swish, swish, swish.
The cold arrows gleamed silver in the sunlight, shooting towards them with a whooshing sound.
Pei Yuan nimbly dodged with him, seemingly without any sign of strain.
Ling Ce was secretly alarmed.
At this moment, Pei Yuan suddenly turned his head and looked over, his eyes filled with doubt.
"Looks like you ate well in Yangzhou, you seem to have gained quite a bit of weight."
Ling Ce...
Is this mocking him for being fat?
This is intolerable.
Ling Ce's face darkened, and he kicked Pei Yuan.
Caught off guard, Pei Yuan fell straight down, landing somewhat awkwardly on the ground, barely managing to regain his footing.
A dozen or so masked men dressed in black emerged from the bamboo forest, each wielding a long sword.
The tip of the sword gleamed with a faint blue light, and Ling Ce could tell at a glance that it was poisoned.
A deadly poison that kills instantly upon contact with blood.
He raised an eyebrow. "Kill you?"
Before Pei Yuan could answer, the masked man in black at the head of the group waved his hand.
"Yes, Master has ordered that they be dealt with completely, leaving no one alive."
Ling Ce...
Was he involved too?
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After passing through the main hall, the next courtyard leads to the main hall of Qingshan Temple.
It is also the place for today's blessing and consecration ceremony.
The twelve large drums were arranged in two rows, with six in each row placed in the courtyard.
People stood in front of each drum, queuing up to play.
A commotion broke out in the crowd.
"Master Jueming has arrived."
Shen Chu looked up and saw a fair-skinned, beardless monk in his forties walking out of the main hall.
The monk had a square face and full, upright earlobes, which made him look gentle and compassionate.
Master Jueming put his hands together and said, "Amitabha, dear benefactors, today is Yangzhou's annual harvest festival."
Today, everyone is free to beat the prayer drum to pray for blessings and ward off disasters for the people of Yangzhou, and to pray for favorable weather and abundant harvests.
If anyone has any requests, you can come to this old monk for a fortune reading after the drumming. Today's reading will be free of charge.
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding people cheered.
"Master Jueming was compassionate and worthy of respect."
Then, the sound of drums rose and fell in the courtyard.
Chen Chu was preoccupied with Pei Yuan and had no interest in playing the drums.
She scanned the people in the courtyard one by one, but did not see Pei Yuan's figure, so she prepared to retreat through the side gate.
But suddenly a sorrowful cry was heard.
"Master Jueming, I would like to inquire about the whereabouts of my youngest daughter. Please enlighten us."
"Yes, I've heard that Master Jueming is also skilled in divination. Please divine the outcome for me."
Shen Chu turned her head and saw a group of people kneeling on the ground, crying and kowtowing as they begged for mercy.
The group consisted of about forty or fifty people, men and women of different ages, including elderly people with gray hair and strong middle-aged people.
But everyone's expression was the same.
Their eyes were filled with longing, anticipation, and hope as they looked at Jueming, yet also concealed a hidden fear and dread.
Someone nearby sighed.
"How pitiful, they are the parents or grandparents of those missing girls."
These families were all relatively well-off; otherwise, they wouldn't have sent their daughters to the Mingde Class.
"Yes, after the child went missing, they spent their days in tears and searched tirelessly outside."
Regardless of wind or rain, they come to Qingshan Temple every day to burn incense and pray, asking Buddha to bless their child with safety and well-being.
"See that Bai couple kneeling at the front? They run a grain and oil shop, and they have two daughters."
The eldest daughter married a minor official in the government office, while the younger daughter, after graduating from the Mingde Class, originally intended to stay at home and find a son-in-law to live with her in her old age.
Who knew this would happen? Sister-in-law Bai has fainted several times from crying. A few days ago, when her eldest daughter's remains were unearthed at Tianxiang Tower, she even vomited blood.
Shen Chu's gaze involuntarily fell on the couple kneeling at the front.
These are the parents of the white lotus and the white water lily.
The man was hunched over, half of his hair was white, and his cheeks were sunken. The woman beside him was pale and looked haggard.
The woman held the divination stick container in her hands, her hands trembling as she finally drew a stick from it.
"Master, please help us interpret this divination slip and tell us which direction my youngest daughter is in?"
Master Jueming took the fortune slip and examined it carefully, a smile suddenly appearing on his face.
“This is a very auspicious fortune. Although the fortune doesn’t tell you where your daughter is, it says that a benefactor will come to your aid and will definitely help you find her.”
A benefactor?
The Bai couple were overjoyed. "Please, Master, tell us where our benefactor is!"
Master Jueming looked at it carefully again, "The noble person should be in the prefectural government office, that's right, it's there."
Shen Chu raised an eyebrow. The prefectural government office?
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