Dali Temple Conspiracy Records

Chapter 40
After bidding farewell to Qin Shuang, Murong Ke urged Ma'er to open the way, but Li Guan suddenly said, "Let's go back to the mountain temple again."

"Ah? Did you drop something?"

Bai Sanxiu said: "No, I checked everything when I came out, everything is in order, I brought everything with me."

"It's a little suspicious."

When Murong Ke heard it, he immediately got excited: "You mean the temple, or the old lady of the temple?"

Li Guan had already reined in his horse's head, turned his direction and walked back, while saying: "If according to what Qin Shuang said, temple blessings have been played by different women in the past few decades, then even if the appearance can be faked, the living habits and personal characteristics are not the same. It may be a complete copy. However, the handwriting of the old god's lotus that Mrs. Qin took out just now is the same as the new couplet written this year, and it should be written by the same person."

"Really? Could it be an imitation of handwriting?"

"The homeless people adopted by Miaozhu are mostly illiterate. At most, they can learn some common auspicious words. Will they be able to do this?"

"Uh...that's what it means, what if they just want to keep improving."

"So let's go back to the temple and have a look."

"Hey, you're interested because you think there might be something supernatural about it."

Regarding Murong Ke's guess, Li Quan was noncommittal.Instead, Bai Sanxiu's confused voice came from behind him: "But what Qin Shuang said can just explain my doubts."

"What's wrong?" Li Yu asked warmly.

"In the temple, I feel something is wrong..."

"What?" Murong Ke asked anxiously.

"Listen to her."

"Tsk..."

Bai Sanxiu couldn't help laughing, cleared her throat and said again: "One is when I was sleeping in the main house last night, I saw Miao Zhu's clothes, she was hunchbacked and short, right, but the pants I saw didn't feel so short , it doesn’t seem to match her height. The other one is that I was cooking in the kitchen in the morning, and I saw some food stored, which is not suitable for the elderly, and it is not soft enough. For a [-]-year-old man , the teeth are too good. So if, as Qin Shuang said, a younger woman is playing the role, then it makes sense."

Murong Ke thought about it for a long time before he remembered what he was going to say: "You don't mean dwarf skills?"

"It's almost like that."

"Oh, this is interesting. In other words, what Sanxiu observed supports the view of the villagers that the old lady Miaozhu was played by a young woman. However, the handwriting inspected by Huiming shows that Miaozhu may not have changed in 40 years. Extraordinary. This can be said to be a contradiction."

"Jade Spear and Jade Shield?" Although Bai Sanxiu could read, her knowledge was limited, she had never heard of this word.

Li Quan explained: "It's just contradicting each other. If this is the case, it's even more necessary to go back to the temple to have a look."

As they said that, it started to rain in the sky, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier. The three of them hurriedly walked back. Although they saved a lot of time this time by being familiar with the road, when they arrived at the temple, it was almost evening again.At this time, the torrential rain was pouring down, and the three of them were completely soaked.

Seeing the three of them leaving and returning, the old woman naturally had no good face. "I don't know the three, so what's the point? It seems that nothing is left behind."

Just as Murong Ke wanted to make an excuse, she was silenced by her words. Fortunately, Bai Sanxiu was clever and said sincerely: "I was in a hurry when I left, and I forgot to ask for a lottery. My son heard that your temple is effective, so I want to come and ask for a lottery." Good omen for high school."

"..." From the old woman's expression, it could be seen that she did not believe Bai Sanxiu's words, but it was inconvenient for her to refuse such an impeccable reason, so she had to say forcefully, "Then you all come in, and return as soon as possible after getting a visa."

"Grandma, look at the rain is so heavy, the mountain road is impossible to walk, why don't you take us in for another night!"

"No, I can't afford you three great Buddhas to stay another night."

"Mother-in-law..."

When Bai Sanxiu was acting coquettishly and begging, trying her best to let the old woman let go, there was a sudden loud noise amidst the sound of rain, like a huge thunder exploding in the mountains.The ground was also shaken, and the hearts of the people were trembling. When the loud noise and vibration subsided, Murong Ke still had lingering fears: "An earthquake?"

"No, it might be a mountain torrent." Li Quan said calmly, supporting Bai Sanxiu who was holding him in a panic.

(End of this chapter)