Datang: Starting from a fortune-telling stall, Wu Zetian was suddenly abducted

Chapter 227

Yuan Shouwei brought the snow clam over again, stared into the eyes of the beggar’s head and said:

"Let me ask you one last time, do you remember the time when that little lady gave you snow clams for the first time?"

When the beggar saw that Yuan Shouwei was really going to take away the snow clam, he didn't care to remember his lost love, so he hurriedly said:

"I don't remember the exact day."

"I just remember that at that time our Tang Dynasty had just driven away you Koreans; Mu Mingfu had just taken office."

"That's right, that's right. At that time, the demon dragon had just begun to appear, and Mu Mingfu sacrificed his daughter to the demon dragon."

The latest clue is that Mu Ming Mansion did not let Mrs. Mu eat snow clams, so what did she eat?Why did Mu Mingfu use snow clams to cover up?

I remember that Mu Mingfu said that his cook was brought back from his hometown, so he must be a confidant.

If he is a confidant, even if I sneak into the county government office at night to find him, he may not tell me the truth.

It seems that the only option is to ask Mr. Liu Huai and Mr. Liu to find a solution.

Yuan Shouwei thought about it and gave the snow clam to the beggar's head.

Turn around and go out of the city, find a place with few people, put on a 'Shen Xing Jia Ma', and gallop all the way to Liujiatun.

In a short time, I arrived at the place and paid a visit to Liu Huai directly.

The matter was so important that Yuan Shouwei didn't want to involve him, so he asked him to ask the cook to ask Mrs. Mu if she didn't eat snow clams, so what did she eat?
Why did Mu Mingfu use snow clams to cover up?

Where have all the maids gone?
When was the exact date of Mu Mingfu's daughter's death?
Then he made it clear that this was a crucial step in saving Liu Dashan.

Liu Huai was a sensible person and never asked questions that he shouldn't have. He immediately prepared a few gifts and went to Liaocheng with Yuan Shouwei.

After arriving in Liaocheng, in order to prevent being followed, Yuan Shouwei found another guest house to stay.

After making an agreement with Liu Huai, the two will meet here after the matter is settled.

Liu Huai left as he said.

Yuan Shouwei turned around and headed to Suolongjing in the south of the city, wanting to familiarize himself with the terrain and prepare for exploration.

When he arrived, he had already learned that the 'Suolong Well' was not just a well, but was inside a Taoist temple.

It is said that it was built around the same time as Shanlin Temple, but the original name was not that.

Just because of the Suolongjing later, everyone was accustomed to calling it 'Suolongguan', and no one remembered the previous name.

Along the way, I found that there were obviously few people in the south of the city, and most of them were poor and idle people, which made me somewhat puzzled.

After arriving at the place, I saw that the 'Suolong Temple' was also built in a cedar forest. The area was not very large, with only two entrances and two exits.

Looking from a distance, it seems that there are still people guarding the door.

After walking a short distance further, I saw a government notice posted on a thick cedar tree.

The general meaning is that there are ominous things inside the temple, and no one can enter the temple.

He simply ignored it and hid in the cedar forest, avoiding the main entrance, and walked around the Taoist temple. He only saw that the walls were all painted with white ash, which was mottled and dilapidated due to the invasion of time.

The wall was more than three feet high, which surprised him. Why would a dilapidated Taoist temple build such a high wall?

Are you afraid that the demon dragon will come out and harm people?That's a bit deceptive.

At this moment, he suddenly heard someone behind him say:

"What are you doing? Why are you wandering around here?"

Yuan Shouwei turned around and saw two handymen with swords on their waists looking at him warily.

He hurriedly saluted and explained to the two:

"I have met you two gentlemen. I am a businessman from Korea."

"My wife at home is ill. I heard that the Suolong Temple here is very efficacious, so I wanted to come and pray for blessings." When the two servants heard this, they immediately looked at each other and smiled, looking at Yuan Shouwei like two idiots. One of them said:
"You husband have been deceived. If you want to pray, go to Shanlin Temple. This is not the place you should come."

Another handyman looked up and down Yuan Shouwei with some vigilance, and asked questioningly in his tone:
"There was a notice posted on the cedar tree in front, didn't you see it?"

Yuan Shouwei scratched his head and said:

"I saw the notice, but I didn't know the words, so I didn't pay attention."

The handyman continued to ask, but was stopped by another person and said:

"This guy looks like a barbarian at first glance. It's okay if he can learn a few words of Tang Dynasty dialect. I guess it will be a bit difficult to learn to read, so let him go."

Then he looked at Yuan Shouwei and threatened:
"That barbarian, leave quickly."

"There are monster dragons coming and going in this place. If you wander around, be careful not to pray for blessings, but to encounter disasters instead."

When Yuan Shouwei heard the word "demon dragon", he quickly made a frightened expression. After thanking the two of them, he turned around and left in a hurry.

When he reached a place where the two could not see, he found a relatively tall fir tree, jumped to the top of the tree, and looked intently at the 'Suolong Temple'.

In addition to the two people guarding the door, there were also three groups of six servants patrolling around, obviously on guard against anyone approaching.

This also made him doubtful, these warnings might be useful during the day, but at night, Li Sisheng, Liu Dashan and the others should be a little more careful, they shouldn't be discovered at all.

Unless there are others stationed in the temple.

Thinking of this, he raised his eyes and looked in again, only to see that besides the gate tower and the clock tower, the double gate was the Spirit Palace, and everything behind it was blocked.

I think the 'Longjing Suojing' should be behind the Ling Palace.

He spread out his steps and moved between the treetops while observing other arrangements in Suolong Temple.

Behind the Linggong Palace was supposed to be the Sanqing Temple, but Yuan Shouwei saw that there was an extra room suddenly appearing between the two.

The whole place is a bit out of place compared to the surrounding buildings, and there are a lot of talismans that can be seen around the room.

Yuan Shouwei immediately understood that this room must be the Suolongjing.

He moved to another treetop and observed the back hall of the Taoist temple.

If there is anyone stationed in the temple, it should be here.

In this way, he stared at it for a full hour, until he was so frozen by the cold weather that he could hardly sense his little brother.

Suddenly, I saw a person flashing out of the back hall like a ghost, and entered the side room.

There are really people!

Although he was very fast, Yuan Shouwei could see clearly that he was a Taoist dressed casually.

He didn't care about his little brother anymore, he hid his body a little more, and continued to observe.

Half an hour later this time, Taoist Sandan flashed back from the side room to the back hall like a ghost.

Figured it out!

It seems that the one who discovered Liu Dashan and Li Sisheng was the Sandan Taoist. Yuan Shouwei smiled slightly, already thinking about it.

In this case, he no longer stayed, turned over, and walked back to the road.

When he saw an old man leaning against the wall to keep warm, he stepped forward and saluted and asked:
"Old man, may I ask how to get to Shanlin Temple?"

The old farmer seemed to be a kind person. He did not despise him as a Korean, but said kindly:

"Mr. Sir, you are going to the wrong place. This is the south of the city, and Shanlin Temple is in the east."

After saying that, he kindly gave him directions.

(End of this chapter)