Chapter 337 Murderer
Wen En was running very fast. He had only one target, Master Xuantong.
So when he charged into battle, he had the courage to kill gods and Buddhas. With a wave of his hand and a slash of his sword, several people were covered in blood.
Wen Wan has always known that in Wen En's living environment, one must be ruthless to survive, but after seeing it with her own eyes, she still couldn't stop the waves in her heart.
Blood splattered and landed on her face, it was hot.
"You stinky monk, if you take another step forward, I'll chop off your neck."
Wen En spoke lightly, but his murderous aura shocked everyone.
No one dared to approach within ten feet of him for a short while.
Master Xuantong raised his head in the crowd, and when he saw Wen Wan, his face changed drastically and he trembled like a sieve.
At this moment, the master no longer looks like a high-level monk, but just a coward who is about to die.
Wen En gave a wink to the bandits beside him, and immediately two of them came forward and directly lifted Master Xuantong onto his horse.
The person was caught and the situation became more urgent.
A group of people began to fight outside the city gate.
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When the morning light filled the sky and the earth, the group finally got rid of the pursuers behind them.
The horses stopped in front of a stream.
But Winn was reluctant to dismount and held the reins tightly.
Wen Wan tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "Let me down."
"Oh." Winn then turned over and got off the horse.
He stood under the horse and spread his arms, "Get down, I'll catch you."
Wen Wan hesitated for a moment, and in the end did not hold his hand, but got off the horse swiftly.
Winn's outstretched arms stiffened for a moment, his eyes darkened, and in just a moment, he raised his head again, still with a faint smile on his face.
The morning light fell on his angular face, and for a moment, the world lost its color.
Wen Wan was dazzled and quickly looked away.
"I'll go see Master Xuantong."
Wen Wan said this and walked towards the people in the distance.
Wen En's men had the same style of doing things as him. After capturing Master Xuantong, they directly dislocated his limb joints to prevent him from escaping.
At this moment, Master Xuantong was thrown on the grass like a limp rag doll.
Wen Wan stood in front of him, squatted down, picked up a piece of dogtail grass, and drew circles on his face.
"Master, long time no see."
She clearly didn't say anything harsh, but Master Xuantong was frightened and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Wen Wan sighed, "Don't you monks value fate the most? Look, there are thousands of mountains and rivers between us, but somehow, as if guided by the Buddha, I was able to catch you."
The romantic words she said at this time really made Master Xuantong's scalp tingle.
Compared to him, she seems more like a charlatan?
Wen Wan: "Tell me, who ordered you to kill Prince Anding?"
Master Xuantong was shocked, as if he had not expected that the first question she asked would be so cruel.
Not only did he confirm that Prince Anding was murdered, but he also wanted to find out the information of the person behind the scene?
This woman...
Master Xuantong swallowed and suddenly said something without any reason.
"Yin is strong and Yang is weak, it's really the law of nature!"
Wen Wan frowned, threw away the dogtail grass in her hand, took out a dagger and put it on Master Xuantong's neck.
"I'm asking you a question!" She sneered, "Do you think I dare not kill you?"
Master Xuantong said with a bitter face, "Miss, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but..."
He seemed terrified, and stammered, "I really didn't kill Prince Anding. I just... I just took the monks out of Fuyun Temple to beg for alms for three days."
"When we returned, King Anding had already been killed."
"Those are the people who dug the trap and killed the people. It really has nothing to do with us."
Perhaps because he was nervous, Master Xuantong spoke incoherently, but Wen Wan understood him.
Someone asked Master Xuantong to lure away the monks from Fuyun Temple and then set a trap to kill King Anding.
Wen Wan lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then suddenly raised her hand and stabbed the dagger into Master Xuantong's thigh.
"ah!"
Master Xuantong screamed in agony and his face turned pale instantly.
"Master, if you don't tell the truth, I'll poke a few more holes in your body. Where should I choose? Ah, it's better to be symmetrical. I've already pierced the left thigh, and I should do the right one too..."
"Miss, please spare my life!" Master Xuantong wailed with tears and snot.
Wen Wan sneered, "Not only did you send the monks from Fuyun Temple away, you also met with Prince Anding in person! Right?"
Hearing this, Master Xuantong stared at her in horror.
Wen Wan continued, "Prince Anding is not a fool. An empty Buddhist temple will definitely not fool him. Moreover, ordinary monks can't fool him either. Only you, a renowned and enlightened monk, Master Xuantong, who is deeply trusted by the noble families of the Imperial Capital, can deceive him!"
After a pause, she smiled again and said, "Also, Master, there's no need to act so frightened. If you really only have this much mental capacity, you wouldn't be able to do something as big as killing Prince Anding."
She even peeled off the last layer of disguise for him.
Master Xuantong's frightened expression gradually subsided.
His expression was slightly distorted, and his eyes were filled with shock and unwillingness when he looked at Wen Wan.
"I was wrong. I never thought that a humble concubine in the general's mansion could have such a mind."
Wen Wan frowned, and her heart sank when she saw Master Xuantong's reaction.
Sure enough, Master Xuantong's next words poured a bucket of cold water on her.
"That's right, it was me who tricked Prince Anding into kneeling before the Buddha in the Buddhist temple in order to fulfill His Majesty's vow. It was also me who had people dig traps and secret passages, and the secret letter that framed Prince Anding was all my doing!"
He changed the subject, raised his head and sneered: "But, you have no chance to overturn the verdict for Prince Anding, because..."
"Oh no, he wants to commit suicide!"
When Wen Wan reacted, Master Xuantong's eyes widened and blood gushed out of his mouth.
She watched this scene with her own eyes and her face turned black with anger.
Wen En came forward to check and immediately pried open Master Xuantong's mouth. He saw that his entire mouth was full of blood and his tongue had been bitten off.
"He was a ruthless man!" Wen En frowned and said, "It's a pity that with his death, even if you knew the truth, you can't overturn the case for Prince Anding without evidence."
"Not necessarily." Wen Wan stood up with a sharp look.
"Master Xuantong would rather bite his tongue and commit suicide than reveal any information about the person behind the scenes. Either he is loyal to the person behind the scenes, or he has something on that person."
"If it's the former, then the clue is broken. If it's the latter, maybe there's still a glimmer of hope?"
She won't give up until the last moment.
Suddenly, Wen Wan remembered something, "Well, can't you tell me why King Anding gave you all five mineral veins in the no-man's land?"
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