White Bone Monkey King

Taoist temple of the five internal organs.

Jin An got off the carriage and looked at the familiar Taoist temple he had not seen for a long time. His mood fluctuated in a complicated way for a while.

For others, it's just a few months apart.

For him, it was a full five years.

These five years have been so long that it is difficult for outsiders to understand its central state of mind.

The incense at Wu Zang Taoist Temple is more prosperous than a few months ago, and pilgrims are constantly coming and going in front of the door.

After Jin An pondered for a while, he figured out the reason. The world was undergoing drastic changes, cannibalism cases continued in various places, and the people were panic-stricken. They could only seek a sense of security by burning incense and worshiping gods.

He noticed that the statue of the Thousand-Eyed Taoist Lord in front of the Taoist temple was still being used. Every day, neighbors came to offer tribute to the statue of the Thousand-Eyed Taoist Lord.

The incense of the Thousand-Eyed Daojun statue did not decrease at all due to his departure. On the contrary, the incense in front of the empty statue increased several times more.

The old Taoist priest, whose head was covered with bruises and whose face was bruised by the uneven blue brick road, explained: "It's not peaceful recently. The number of missing persons is increasing every day, and the number of pilgrims looking for their children has also increased."

The old Taoist priest was holding a dog leash in his hand, and the other end of the dog leash was tied to an old yellow-skinned dog that was also bruised and swollen by Jin An and deliberately walked with a limp to pretend to be pitiful.

The pair, an old Taoist priest and an old dog, looked like brothers in need at the moment.

Well, Jin An nodded, and then asked the old Taoist priest to receive these pilgrims. Later, he would rearrange the statue of the Thousand-Eyed Taoist Lord and look for children for the people.

The old Taoist priest replied: "The portraits of the missing people have been sorted out, sorted by date, and placed in the wing where you live, little brother."

Jin An looked at the old Taoist priest solemnly: "Sure enough, every old man in the family is like a treasure. Thanks to the old Taoist priest, you help take care of the Five Zang Taoist Temple. Thank you."

The old Taoist priest was holding his swollen face and grinning in pain. He wanted to say a few words, but the wound was involved. He gasped in pain and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

The old dog, who knew how to read people's words, held up the fake lame dog leg and grunted and screamed in pain as if his leg had been pinched by a door, deliberately pretending to be pitiful to avoid scolding.

The old Taoist priest was so angry that his mouth and nose were crooked, and he gritted his teeth and cursed: "Are you deliberately imitating me and deliberately making me angry?"

Woof.

Woof woof.

The old Taoist priest and the old dog quarreled in the street, and the quarrel became more and more fierce.

On the first day he came back, he saw the old Taoist priest and the old dog arguing in the street. Jin An felt embarrassed and turned to the other side of the Taoist temple: "Why is there an extra god here? These incense are also burned for Qianyan Taoist The statue of Jun Shen?”

The old Taoist priest covered his mouth and said, "It was burned to the Peacock Buddha Mother."

"Little brother, you are not here, and neither is the statue of the Thousand-Eyed Taoist Lord. In addition to worshiping the statues of the Patriarch of the Sanqing Dynasty and the Five Thunder Emperors, the pilgrims followed the scholars and worshiped the Peacock Buddha Mother."

"Because there is no shrine of the Peacock Buddha Mother in the temple. Little brother, you are not in the temple. I am a seasoned Taoist and I can't make up my mind casually, but I really can't stop the enthusiasm of the folk pilgrims...You know, little brother, those refined scholars, laymen, officials, and scholars Once they do something, the people will follow suit, and I can't stop them or allow them to burn incense, so I will temporarily arrange for pilgrims to burn incense outside the door..."

"It just so happens that the man is on the left and the woman is on the right. It's just symmetrical."

Jin An raised his head and looked at the Peacock Buddha Mother, who was standing proudly on the eaves of the Taoist temple's backyard just like an arrogant fairy, watching his return, and nodded in understanding. Master Xuan Lei had already mentioned this matter to him when he came.

Jin An's return naturally caused quite a commotion among the pilgrims. Jin An's deeds are well-known in the capital. Due to his rapid rise, his popularity in the capital is no less than that of the Jade Capital Golden Tower, Zhenguo Temple, and Tianshi Mansion. Its reputation has even spread to several state capitals near the capital, and a large number of pilgrims from other places come here.

Jin'an has not shown up for several months, but today he finally arrived in Jin'an, which caused a small sensation and was welcomed.

Seeing that Jin'an still had many matters to deal with, Uncle Lin and the others said goodbye first. They wanted to take Master Qingxi back to Yujing Golden Tower as soon as possible to find a cure.

"There is new news about Master Qing Xi. Uncle Lin will send someone to Wu Zang Taoist Temple or the Criminal Investigation Department to inform me immediately." Jin An clasped his fists.

After watching the Yujing Jinque carriage disappear into the crowd and never to be seen again, Jin An walked into the Wu Zang Taoist Temple with a sigh.

"Master!"

Avenue induction!

Yin Deyi!

As soon as Jin An walked into the Wu Zang Taoist Temple, he met Jiajian, who was responsible for guarding the safety of the Taoist temple. He was so happy that he beamed, saying that he was a good disciple.

This busy meal lasted until night. Fatty Li, who was on duty during the day, had time to come to Wu Zang Taoist Temple after nightfall. After a hasty gathering, Fatty Li got down to business.

It turns out that before Jin An left the capital, he told Fatty Li to focus on the cannibalism and bone-picking case, and there are new clues.

"If you don't come back, Taoist Master Jin An, Fatty, I really won't be able to withstand the pressure!"

"As expected, you, Taoist Master Jin'an, suspected that the mastermind behind the case of cannibalism and bone-picking took advantage of your absence to take action again. This time, another bone-picker was used to pick up the bones! But you would never have imagined that this time Whose ancestor’s grave did the bone master steal?”

Fatty Li had a bunch of blisters popping up at the corners of his mouth, and he was getting angry. It seemed like he was really stressed out recently.

Jin An's voice deepened: "To make you so anxious and angry and unable to bear the pressure, could it be that you dug into the grave of Prince Zunyi?"

Fatty Li was stunned and stunned: "Taoist Master Jin An, haven't you been trapped in the Taoist Yellow Courtyard for several months? How come you know everything!"

"Otherwise, Taoist Master Jin'an, you are a god at predicting events. You have predicted every step of the opponent's plan. You have indeed dug it into the grave of Prince Zunyi!"

Jin An asked Fatty Li to sit down and catch his breath first, and asked the old Taoist priest to refill some tea to calm Fatty Li down, and then asked about the details of the incident.

The old Taoist priest was also curious and stood aside to listen.

The old dog lying on the ground also secretly pricked up his ears to eavesdrop.

It turned out that Jin An had been away from the capital for a month, and the mastermind behind it couldn't wait to take action. The previous group of bone collectors went to Gui Mo Mountain to collect bones, not only did they get nothing, but they made too much noise and were targeted by the Criminal Investigation Department.

Perhaps because there was no harvest in Gui Mo Mountain, the other party changed their location this time and went to steal the bones of the Zunyi royal family.

However, the other party had just sneaked into the mountain and had not yet taken any actual action when they were caught by a group of strange people and mountain guards from the Zunyi royal palace.

That night, the ancestral land of King Zunyi was very lively, with bright lights, the clanging of swords and the divine light of the battle of souls, like ripples. The battle soon subsided, but the lights on the mountain were on all night, and the soldiers guarding the mountain searched the mountain all night to hunt for the remnants.

If Jin'an had not had the foresight to let Fatty Li send the brothers of the Criminal Investigation Department to monitor the ancestral tomb of King Zunyi's mansion day and night, this matter would have been concealed by King Zunyi's mansion.

Because King Zunyi's mansion did not report the robbery of the ancestral tomb to the Criminal Investigation Department and the court.

No one in King Zunyi's mansion reported the case, and Fatty Li was not in a good position to inquire about the details of the case. Not to mention Fatty Li, a small centurion, even if several deputy commanders of the Criminal Investigation Department came together, King Zunyi would not need to give face.

King Zunyi, that is a general who holds military power and guards the border all year round. How can they, the subordinates, intervene across levels?

So Fatty Li could only mobilize the intelligence network of the Criminal Investigation Department and use his own methods to conduct a carpet search.

He found out the identities of several bone collectors through their characteristics and learned that they were all bone collectors from the north.

Another bone collector!

Fatty Li was quite surprised at the time!

He did not make a fuss, and then he finally found some clues by investigating the life trajectories of these people in the capital.

Those bone collectors had appeared in the same market many times, but they could not find any traces after entering the spice shop. It was as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth.

Just when he thought the clues were going to end here, there was a bright turn. He happened to see several eunuchs appear in the spice shop. With the means of the Criminal Investigation Department, he quickly found out that the eunuchs often came here to buy spices for the concubines in the palace.

In the past, even if Fatty Li had a hundred guts, he would not dare to doubt the people in the palace, let alone investigate the people in the palace. The power in the palace was complicated, and it was easy to cause the death penalty.

Because Jin An had always suspected that the mastermind behind the cannibalism and bone-picking case was involved with the palace, Fatty Li was also trying his best at that time, and found the portrait of the contact person who was interrogated when he surrounded Liu Lao Da and his group at Baiyan Daojun Taoist Temple, and began to compare them with all the eunuchs in the palace one by one.

With Fatty Li's identity, he could not openly investigate the eunuchs in the palace. During that period, he could only run to the palace whenever he had nothing to do, chat with the brothers of the Imperial Guards he knew, and secretly observe the body shape of each eunuch in the palace.

The portrait of the contact person given by Liu Lao Da, although the other party was disguised and his true identity could not be seen, it was not easy to disguise his body shape. After careful identification, some clues would be found.

Fatty Li was also trying his best at that time, and he really found someone with a similar body shape.

Fatty Li paused when he said this, and his expression was a little complicated.

Jin An frowned: "Who is it?"

Fatty Li whispered in his ear: "The deputy head of the eunuchs, the eunuch who is closest to the queen."

"I have checked the patrol records of the brothers in the spice shop. This nobleman sometimes goes to the spice shop to help the queen buy spices in person."

It seems that all the clues are right.

When he interrogated Boss Liu, the other party said that the other party's accent sounded like he came from the palace. The living environment has a great influence on a person. The accent of speaking in the palace is more or less different from that of ordinary people.

The other party found Boss Liu, a folk eccentric, hoping that Boss Liu would help him to find a few powerful bone collectors to help him go to Guimo Mountain to find the bones of a swaddled baby girl.

If the baby girl's body cannot be found, then find a premature baby of unknown gender, who may have died just after birth, or may have died in the womb before being born.

For this reason, the other party also gave a piece of adult bones to Boss Liu to identify people by picking bones.

However, the bone collector did not find the baby girl's body, nor did he find the other baby's body.

Because Guimo Mountain was a Feng Shui treasure land in the past, where officials and nobles from past dynasties were buried, the Yin Qi was too heavy, resulting in a series of failures in the bone collection. The bone collector was forced to train an extra ghoul to help find the bones.

This led to the subsequent series of accidents.

The bone collector was unlucky for eight generations. He did not dig up the bones of the baby girl, but instead dug up a thousand-year-old blood corpse in Guimo Mountain. Three generations of grandparents and grandchildren were all eaten by the thousand-year-old blood corpse. Overnight, the three generations of incense were all cut off in Guimo Mountain. After escaping from Guimo Mountain, the out-of-control ghoul Liu Yun followed the survival instinct of wild beasts and cooked and ate people continuously until the case was spotted by the Criminal Investigation Department.

The story here is too tortuous. Jin An once suspected that it was a dispute in the harem of Emperor Kang Zhao and the dispute over the position of the crown prince, similar to the trick of replacing the crown prince with a cat. Unexpectedly, he was really guessed, and the disaster really started from the harem.

However, there is a detail here that even the mastermind behind the scenes does not know. The bone collector did not really get nothing!

Although the bone collector did not find the bones of the baby girl or the dead baby, there was one thing that both the bone collector and Boss Liu concealed.

Boss Liu handed the adult bone to the bone picker. The bone picker opened a practice in Gui Mo Mountain. When searching for the bones and locating them, he made an unexpected discovery. The human bones were actually located in Feihe Mountain, which is adjacent to Gui Mo Mountain. Feiheshan, where King Yi was burying his ancestors, had a feeling.

It was King Zunyi and the palace. Boss Liu didn't want to get involved in unnecessary power struggles. He couldn't offend either side, so he hid the matter with the idea that it would be better to do less than to do more. If it hadn't been for Jin An's interrogation, this secret would have rotted in his stomach forever.

It was also because Jin An knew this detail that he arranged his spies near Feihe Mountain in advance to keep watch day and night. Only then did another wave of bone collectors break into Feihe Mountain to dig graves. Fatty Li learned the information immediately. develop.

If he hadn't sent people to keep an eye on Feihe Mountain, they would have missed this information, and Fatty Li wouldn't have been able to catch such a big fish.

The competing forces behind the eunuchs in Prince Zunyi's palace and the queen's side were each larger than the last and overwhelming. Fatty Li couldn't handle it for a small family. No wonder it made Fatty Li angry.

"King Zunyi wants the teacher to return to the capital, and he is already on his way back to the capital!"

This news was what made Fatty Li anxious and angry: "King Zunyi led his troops to destroy the Steppe Khanate this time and made a great contribution, quelled the harassment at the frontier and established stability for thousands of years. The Holy King will reward King Zunyi for his merits!"

"I heard that King Zunyi's return to the capital this time is related to another matter... Now all the civil and military officials have jointly signed a letter, imploring the Holy Lord to hold an ancestor worship ceremony and tell the world about his achievements in the prosperous times!"

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When he heard that King Zunyi was already on his way back to the capital, Jin An let out a cry of surprise. It was truly a troubled year with turbulent undercurrents.

The ancestral tomb of King Zunyi had just been dug up, and King Zunyi returned to the capital with his troops.

King Zunyi, Queen...

Will it really be a battle for the harem crown prince involving King Zunyi? Jin An always feels that this matter is not as simple as it seems.

Emperor Kang Zhao has only been on the throne for more than ten years.

Before Emperor Kang Zhao ascended the throne, King Zunyi was already a border guard general, a king with a different surname in charge of millions of tiger charms.

Moreover, King Zunyi guarded the border all year round and lived in the military camp. He could not enter the capital without an edict. No matter how fierce the factional struggle in the harem is, it stands to reason that it has nothing to do with King Zunyi.

When Jin An was thinking about the details, Fatty Li, who was getting angry at the corner of his mouth, was still chattering: "King Zunyi just pacified the Grassland Khanate and won a great victory. It was the time when the limelight was at its peak. If King Zunyi knew If someone has evil intentions to attack his ancestral homeland, he will definitely get angry, and the Criminal Inspectorate responsible for the security of the capital will also be held accountable!"

"Fortunately, Master Jin'an, you returned to Beijing in time!"

"Without the backbone of the Criminal Investigation Department, Taoist Master Jin An, if King Zunyi really wants to hold the Criminal Investigation Department to account, the brothers really can't handle it!"

"But based on the relationship between you and Princess Hanyun, Taoist Priest Jin'an, if Princess Hanyun helps to say a few good words to King Zunyi, King Zunyi will definitely not hold our Criminal Investigation Department accountable!"