Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 119 Taoist Temple (Part [-])
It is said that when a person is about to die, his words are good, and the ghost who is about to leave will not lie. What is there in Laojie Mountain that will make the ghost feel "untouchable"?
Wu Chen's pace slowed down.

"What, are you tired?" The second year of high school asked Wu Chen walking slowly.

Wu Chen shook his head and said, "The place where the five hundred soldiers were killed is not a hidden place. Unless it's in the middle of the night, only Zhang, the reporter, saw it. It doesn't make sense."

Xu Da said: "Don't say it's dark, but at this hour, do you think there are still people on the mountain? Almost all the people who went up the mountain to play went down the mountain and left, and they won't be able to enter the city gate later."

When Xu Dagang finished speaking, he saw three middle-aged men dressed as scholars walking towards him, waving fans and descending the mountain
Wu Chen watched the three of them talking and laughing as they passed by them, and suddenly called out, "You three, stay here."

The three of them didn't seem to hear, they continued to move forward, and the pace was very fast. The sophomore immediately chased after them and stopped the three of them, asking: "Are you three deaf? Didn't you hear the call to stop?"

The three showed panic, and the older ones clasped their fists together and said, "I don't know... why did the strong man stop me from going down the mountain?"

Wu Chen walked over with a smile, and asked gently, "Do you know how far away the Taoist temple on the mountain is?"

The man hurriedly said: "Continue along this mountain road and you will see it. It's not far away."

Wu Chen nodded, looked at the sophomore and said, "Tie it up!"

The second grader was stunned for a moment, the three of them had already run away, Xu Da was one step faster than the second grader, the two of them subdued the three in a few strokes, the second grader stepped on one and asked, "How to tie it? I didn't tie the rope."

Wu Chen took out the binding rope that he had just used from his bosom and handed it to Senior Two, saying, "Tie their hands together, and you hold them."

What Wu Chen said was simple. The second grader and Xu Da tried several times to tie it up. The second grader led the three of them along while walking and asked, "How do you know they are wrong?"

Wu Chen smiled and said:

"If you go down the mountain at this time and see people going up the mountain, you will definitely look a little more puzzled, and maybe even remind you if you are kind, but the three of them are talking and laughing, and they have never even looked at us. It's too pompous."

The second year of high school understood the first half of the sentence, and asked Xu Da: "Did you also feel that something was wrong? Why are you faster than me?"

Xu Da laughed and said: "If you always follow Brother Wu, you will use your brain. Brother Wu asked them if the Taoist Temple is far away. They said that you can see it along the mountain road. If so, how can the Taoist Temple decline?"

"I don't know about the Taoist temple. It doesn't mean I'm out of my mind." The sophomore in high school hurriedly explained.

Wu Chen looked at Xu Da appreciatively and said, "Brother's mind is turning very fast, I haven't thought of this yet..."

"I didn't expect you to be tied up by me?" Senior Two asked with wide-eyed eyes.

"I saw the eyes of the person who replied flickering, and the heads of the two people behind them drooped very low. This is not normal."

Wu Chen couldn't explain how the work experience in his previous life had trained him to recognize people, especially the bad guys.

The three people who were trapped secretly groaned in their hearts, and their minds were full of thoughts about how to get out of trouble for a while.

……

After they walked for a while, Wu Chen noticed that there was a small road leading to the dense forest on the left. There were not many small roads on this mountain.

Wu Chen walked to the side of the path, knelt down and carefully examined the footprints on the ground, then raised his head and asked the three people, "Did you come out from here?"

"We just went up the mountain for fun, how could we walk this path..."

"Take off their shoes and compare their footprints to see if it's true or not. If they're lying, just push them off the cliff." Wu Chen said flatly and stood up.

"Don't, don't, oops, we were just curious about what's inside, so we went in and took a look."

"What did you see?"

"There is a Taoist temple, but we didn't dare to go in."

"No, I went in, I went in, and saw an old Taoist talking to himself there, as if he was crazy, we wanted to leave quickly, but the crazy Taoist suddenly said, saying that you are not allowed to look at others when you go down the mountain , not to mention talking to others, otherwise disasters will come your way, I deliberately pointed the wrong way just now, and it was also for the benefit of a few..."

"It's kind of you to say so, so let's go and see the Taoist temple and see what kind of disaster it can bring." Wu Chen walked towards the path after finishing speaking.

The three of them sat down on the ground as if they had agreed, but the sophomore wanted to pull it up but couldn't.

Wu Chen turned his head and saw that he didn't talk nonsense. He took the rope from the second hand and pulled it away. The three of them felt that their wrists were about to break, and their buttocks were in burning pain. They hurriedly expressed their willingness to cooperate and walk well.

The rope returned to the second hand again, the three of them still did not give up, and one of them persuaded: "I heard that the reason why the Taoist temple was defeated was because there were ghosts in the Taoist temple that Taoists could not subdue, and they lived by eating people, why do you bother to die? "

Wu Chen walked in front with his hands behind his back, and said, "Don't be afraid, Taoists can't surrender, I can!"

Another person persuaded: "I heard that the government heard the rumors before, and sent people to the Taoist temple to check the facts. What happened? You can't even become an official. I see a few of them as noble people. There is no need, there is no need... "

"There are many kinds of official positions, don't be afraid, I belong to the official that no one can touch."

It was already dusk at this time, and the mountain road outside the forest was still well lit, but when entering the forest, it became a bit dark.

Wu Chen listened carefully to his surroundings, smiled, and strode forward.

Soon a few people saw the Taoist temple in front of them, which was hidden by the forest.

The dilapidation of the Taoist temple is very comprehensive, with mottled gates, fallen plaques, and incomplete walls...

Wu Chen and the others did not go through the gate, but directly stepped over the ruined walls and entered the courtyard.

The censer in the courtyard was down, and the main hall and side halls were dilapidated and leaked everywhere. Standing in the courtyard, you can vaguely see the statues enshrined in the hall. A tree is not planted.

The sophomore said to Xu Da: "Go and have a look at the back, there should be two courtyards."

Xu Dagang was about to take a step, but Wu Chen waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, wait until he comes over."

"Who?" The sophomore took a step to Xu Da's side, and the three behind him followed closely.

"Crazy old way."

Just as Wu Chen finished speaking, an old Taoist with loose gray hair and wearing a shabby Taoist robe jumped out of the main hall and looked at the few people in the courtyard playfully.

Wu Chen also carefully looked up and down the crazy old man, and then said: "Second brother, you and eldest brother take these three people to the back yard, but don't go to the last yard, if someone appears... don't care if it's a person or not. Ghost, as long as you see it, kill it directly, but I didn't call you, so you two don't come here."

The sophomore and Xu Dawen didn't ask any questions, and went straight to the courtyard behind.

Wu Chen's gaze never left the crazy old man. The crazy old man still had a playful expression on his face, but a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, but he couldn't escape Wu Chen's eyes.

(End of this chapter)