Xingzhe Island, Yuanyin Temple, Pagoda, and the second floor underground.

How to hide in an empty place? Mu Yan felt that she needed a stealth cloak, but there was no magic in this world, so the answer was that there was no need to hide.

Mu Yan sat cross-legged on the ground, closed her eyes slightly, and recited the scriptures.

"Who are you?" Mu Yan instantly confirmed that the old voice came "Master Yuantong", which was fake, and it was not expected.

Mu Yan opened her eyes, stood up, folded her hands together, and chanted at "Master Yuantong": "Amitabha, there is a Master Yuantong who has sent me a dream to ask me to come here."

The old monk in front of Mu Yan's face turned apart: "Nonsense! How could I ask you to dream? How did you come in?"

"You are Master Yuantong? You are so respectful." Mu Yan bowed and said, "How did I come in? Master Yuantong, you wrote a dream to tell me how to come to Xingzhe Island, how to enter Yuanyin Temple, how to avoid other people's sights to the pagoda, and also told me all the mechanisms in the pagoda, otherwise why would I be here? Just now, when I see you, I want to ask, why did you let me come here?"

A cold light flashed in the eyes of "Master Yuantong": "There is a river of silence! This is the Buddhist gatekeeper, and those who trespass, die!"

"Death? The word "death" sounds so strange? Master Yuantong, you have figured it out clearly. Since I can come here, I am not a person with no power. If you want to kill me, you'd better make sure that I'll die in a very short time. Otherwise, as long as I can escape, I will really talk nonsense to others and damage the reputation of Master Yuantong. That's not good. Master Yuantong, please consider it." Mu Yan sneered.

"Master Yuantong" looked at Mu Yan and snorted coldly: "Overbial power! No matter who you are, today is your death!"

After saying "Master Yuantong", he reached out and grabbed Mu Yan.

Mu Yan dodged sideways, but the mask on her face "was" caught by "Master Yuantong".

"Master Yuantong" saw Mu Yan's appearance and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: "Who are you?"

Mu Yan still didn't look panicked, looking at the corner of "Master Yuantong" with a slightly curled lips and said, "Does the master think my face is a little familiar, and it's a bit similar to a monk in your temple? Yes, I am his younger brother. As for the purpose of my coming here, Master Yuantong can ask him personally, and he will give Master Yuantong a reasonable explanation."

"Are you Yuangui's younger brother?" Master Yuantong's face instantly turned gloomy and terrifying. The young man in front of him had a very beautiful appearance, and he could not tell the difference between his eyebrows and eyes, which was quite similar to Jin Liancheng.

"That's right, my name is Lian Jin." Mu Yan's lips curled slightly.

"Damn it!" "Master Yuantong" looked at Mu Yan with murderous intent, "Since you are in, don't think about going out!"

After "Master Yuantong" finished speaking, his body was as illusory as he was. Mu Yan couldn't see where his hand had been pointed. A hole suddenly appeared on the ground without any abnormality. "Master Yuantong" waved his palm and slapped Mu Yan in, and then the hole of the black horned horn quickly closed!

The second underground floor of the pagoda became empty again, with only scriptures on the ground and on the wall.

"Master Yuantong" left, and the drug in the monks outside were all solved, and they didn't know what was going on.

"Master Yuantong" said that a thief broke in and wanted to steal treasures, but he had already captured and drove them out, so they cheered up and guarded the pagoda.

In the pagoda, Mu Yan's body fell down uncontrollably and soon fell to the ground.

It was pitch black around. Mu Yan took out a night pearl from her purse, got up from the ground, rubbed her arms, and looked around.

This is Mu Yan’s destination, the third underground floor of Yuanyin Temple Pagoda.

Before Mu Yan came, she deliberately disguised herself as Lian Jin because if something happened this time and was exposed, she would not want to cheat Xuan Ku. Xuan Ku was too simple and would not be able to deal with the sudden situation at that time, but she would not have any psychological burden to pull her old enemy Jin Lian into the water.

Especially Mu Yan and Xiao Xinghan

Everyone felt that Jin Liancheng would not be at peace after he arrived at Yuanyin Temple. Now they discovered that the abbot of Yuanyin Temple was a fake. Mu Yan didn't need a reason, so she would suspect that Jin Liancheng and that fake old monk would collude with him, because Jin Liancheng, a bitch, had the ability to provoke evil people.

It is said that there is no need for a reason, but Mu Yan did not slander Jin Liancheng without evidence.

First, when the Yuanyin Temple pagoda was opened on the ninth day of the ninth month, Xuan Ku wanted to bring Xiao Xing'er to collect the treasure in advance. Mu Yan did not agree, and Xuan Ku did not come back, but he collected it outside. He came to Jinliancheng, the apprentice of Yuanyin Temple. He didn't stay in Yuanyin Temple for a long time. In fact, when Xuan Ku was not there, he got the opportunity to enter the pagoda to collect the treasure!

Now Mu Yan already knew that it was the fake "Master Yuantong" who agreed to Jin Liancheng enter, and he must have ulterior motives.

Just yesterday, Xuan Ku told Mu Yan about the explanation of "Master Yuantong" about letting Jin Liancheng enter the pagoda to get treasures. Xuan Ku believed that explanation and felt it made sense. But Mu Yan thought it was just bullshit!

"Master Yuantong" actually said that it was to test whether the Buddha's heart was sincere or not in charge of Jin Liancheng, so he asked him to go into the pagoda to get treasures and see what he would take out? Is this what a monk who has attained enlightenment should do? A true monk who has attained enlightenment does not need to be tested at all. Even Xuanku can tell at a glance that Jin Liancheng's mind is not right!

It just happened that Jin Liancheng took out the Fengyun Sword from the pagoda, and "Master Yuantong" even asked him to hold it, but it was not confiscated. Mu Yan suspected that "Master Yuantong" might have read a omnipotent nonsense at that time, "Everything is fate"...

Just now, after taking off Mu Yan's mask on the upper layer, the reaction of "Master Yuantong" and the fact that he did not choose to kill Mu Yan in the end have basically confirmed Mu Yan's speculation. Jin Liancheng must have had a secret collusion with this old monk! Otherwise, the old monk should have taken action to kill Mu Yan directly. Of course, even so, Mu Yan has a plan to escape and will not let herself die here.

Mu Yan thought that if nothing unexpected happened, the old monk should have questioned Jin Liancheng. The best result that Mu Yan thought at that time was that the old monk did not kill her, but could not let her go. She knew the mechanisms on the two floors above, and she could not lock her up, so she could only beat her to the third floor. This place that was said to have been trapped in Xuanyuan Ye for decades was Guan Mu Yan's best choice.

In the end, Mu Yan got her wish and was beaten down, and she had not yet cracked the mechanism that entered the place.

This floor is not big, and there are very small holes on the stone wall. Mu Yan thinks it should be used for breathability, and the air inside is circulating.

There was no bed, and a straw mat was laid next to a wall. Mu Yan saw heavy black iron chains on the ground. This proved that the prisoners had indeed been locked up here before, and they were the kind who needed to be locked up.

There is a stone platform next to the straw mat, and a futon is placed opposite the platform.

Mu Yan walked over with Ye Mingzhu, looked down and saw that there were carved chess boards on the stone platform, and there were chess pieces on it, which was a game of chess that had not been played yet.

A water jug ​​was placed next to the straw mat and a tribute bucket was placed in the other corner, which was clean.

There was also a very thick Buddhist scripture on the straw mat. No one had read this Buddhist scripture for a long time. There was dust on it. Mu Yan picked it up and gently stroked it with her fingers, leaving a shallow mark.

When Mu Yan opened it, there was no special mark inside, but a scripture that had been read many times and was already a bit damaged.

Mu Yan put down the scriptures, sat down on the cushion, carefully observed the game of chess on the stone platform in front, and found that it was a dead game. She was not interested in chess skills, and she remembered them in her mind, and prepared to go back and draw them to let Xiao Xinghan see if there was any mystery.

Mu Yan stood up, held the night pearl, carefully observed every inch of the wall, and finally found a place with words engraved on the wall next to the straw mat. Looking closer, there were three small characters "Xuanyuan Ye" engraved on it. It was engraved very deeply, as if it was polished out day by day with nails, and there was nothing sharp to use here.

Xuanyuan Ye has been locked up here for decades and has engraved his name on the wall? Mu Yan feels this is strange.

After looking carefully again, Mu Yan had no special gains, so she started to find out

She went to the agency. She hoped that she could go out, otherwise she would have to wait for Jin Liancheng to come to save her, or the old monk came to kill her after seeing Jin Liancheng, and that time would be a chance to go out.

At this moment, Xiao Xinghan was still in Master Yuantong's Zen Temple. Xuan Ku was walking towards the door several times and turned back. He had heard that a young man named Qi Ningyuan came to find Master Yuantong. He intuition was that Xiao Xinghan must have pretended to be Xiao Xinghan because Qi Ningyuan did not come to Xingzhe Island at all. Xuan Ku thought Mu Yan would come to him, but Mu Yan never showed up. This did not make him feel relaxed, but he was worried. He always felt that Xiao Xinghan and Mu Yan were going to do something bad, so he didn't say hello to him in advance.

"Oh, Yuan Zhan, your mother is really going to be a disciple..." Xuan Ku shook his head and sighed, "No matter what she is going to do, I should tell me in advance. If something happens, I will still save her..."

Mu Yan didn't know that Xuan Ku was worried about her safety, so she was looking for an exit on the third floor of the underground of the pagoda. As she expected, at this moment, the "Master Yuantong" had secretly gone to the precept cave in the back mountain to find Jinliancheng.

The one who guards the precept cave is still the expressionless elder. His Dharma name is Yuanhui, and he is Yuantong's junior brother. He has been in charge of the punishments of Yuanyin Temple over the years.

Seeing "Master Yuantong" coming, the old monk Yuanhui folded his hands together and called out, "Senior Brother Yuantong."

"Junior brother, go and have some rest. I have something to talk to Yuangui." "Master Yuantong" said.

Yuanhui nodded, then turned and left.

Jin Liancheng heard the movement outside and stood up to greet him.

Seeing "Master Yuantong", Jin Liancheng bowed and bowed: "Master..."

As a result, Jin Liancheng just said one word, "Master Yuantong" waved his palm and slapped him in the chest and knocked him out!

Jinliancheng was knocked back to the precept hole, hit the stone wall heavily, fell to the ground, and vomited blood.

"Yuangui, what is your purpose in coming to Yuanyin Temple? Explain it clearly, otherwise I will not let you have a good life!" "Master Yuantong" looked at Jin Liancheng and said coldly.

Jin Liancheng had no idea what was going on. It was obvious that the old monk was very nice to him not long ago and gave him some advice on his voice attack. Why did he suddenly turn against him?

"I don't understand, please let me tell you clearly." Jin Liancheng got up, knelt in front of "Master Yuantong", lowered his head and said in a deep voice.

"Don't you understand? Why don't you tell me who Lian Jin is?" "Master Yuantong" looked at Jin Liancheng and asked coldly.

Lian Jin?! Jin Liancheng was shocked! Of course he knew who Lian Jin was, that was his younger brother! What Jin Liancheng couldn't understand was why this old monk suddenly mentioned his younger brother? Lian Jin was obviously in the Divine Soldier City of Tianyuan Continent, with a beautiful wife and son, living a peaceful and comfortable life, because Mu Yan protected him well and almost never let him take risks!

Jin Liancheng told himself to calm down. The person who came up the mountain with Yuan Zhan's identity was Mu Yan. So the "Qi Ningyuan" who came to find "Master Yuantong" today was Xiao Xinghan pretended to be Xiao Xinghan! Since Xiao Xinghan is here, will Mu Yan come here too today? The old monk suddenly mentioned the name "Lian Jin" and looked like he was asking for guilt. Jin Liancheng's intuition must be related to Mu Yan!

Before Jin Liancheng could figure out what was going on, "Master Yuantong" leaned over and pulled him up from the ground, looked into his eyes, and said with a cold look: "Yuangui, what are you looking for when you let your brother sneak into Yuanyin Temple in secret? Or who are you looking for? Whose person are you? Make it clear, otherwise I will not let your brother die well!"

You asked your brother to sneak into Yuanyin Temple and find something... to find something... a dark light flashed in Jin Liancheng's eyes, and he remembered that Mu Yan had just entered the pagoda of Yuanyin Temple as Yuan Zhan yesterday. She must have come for the pagoda! But there was not enough time yesterday, so she went in secret today and was discovered by this old monk!

Jin Liancheng was mixed with feelings. He thought he already understood what was going on. Mu Yan must have been arrested. He called himself Lian Jin and was his younger brother. Maybe he even disguised himself as Lian Jin!

For Jin Liancheng, if Lian Jin is real, he must also measure his situation and consider whether to save it, but now it is Mu Yan. And Mu Yan is already fake

After pretending to be Lian Jin, unless Jin Liancheng completely betrayed Mu Yan and said that it was not his brother, but his enemy, he had to come up with a reasonable explanation to get Mu Yan out of trouble and to dispel the old monk's doubts by himself.

In fact, this is not just a matter of saving Mu Yan or not. For Jin Liancheng, it is still a matter of measuring interests. He cannot choose to betray Mu Yan at this time to protect himself, because compared to the old monk whom he cannot see through, his choice to cooperate with Mu Yan is more beneficial to his situation. Another point is that Jin Liancheng's intuition that Mu Yan must have a backup plan, and it is impossible for him to fall this time. Once he gets out, he should come to trouble him!

In the flash of lightning, Jin Liancheng had already thought a lot. He lowered his head, knelt on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Master, I am a subordinate who is not someone, and I don't want to find anyone. But my subordinate's younger brother Lian Jin secretly found him. She is a naughty person, and has always been greedy for money and treasures, and is determined to steal treasures in the pagoda. My subordinate practiced in the precept cave and repeatedly reminded her to be more peaceful, but she did that kind of thing! Please punish me, and ask me to spare her this time when my brother is young!"

"Haunt? Thief of treasure? Do you think I will believe it?" "Master Yuantong" looked at Jin Liancheng and said coldly.

"My master doesn't know that my younger brother is a famous thief. In order to steal treasures, he specialized in mechanical techniques and formation techniques, and also learned poison techniques. In those years, she stole the imperial palaces of every country and obtained countless treasures. The master should have discovered her underground in the pagoda, right? I only entered the pagoda and went to get the treasures above. At that time, another senior brother was with me. I had no chance to explore the underground mechanisms of the pagoda, even the upper level machine.

I can't even understand the gate. But my younger brother understands the mechanism. She said she wanted to go to the pagoda to steal treasures several times, but I stopped her. She also said that the real treasures in the pagoda must be hidden underground that cannot be seen, and the treasures on the ground are nothing." Jin Liancheng said in a deep voice, sighing deeply, "Master, every sentence of my subordinate is true, and there is no false statement. I have long known that the people in the pagoda are not inside at all, so how could I let my younger brother find someone?"

"Your brother is really proficient in mechanisms and formations?" "Master Yuantong" looked at Jin Liancheng and asked with a deep look.

"Yes." Jin Liancheng said affirmatively, "She is talented and has learned a lot of those things that are apart from the secret books she stole. The master found her place, which should have proved that what his subordinates said was not false."

"Then what he came to you for? Is it just to steal treasures?" "Master Yuantong" looked at Jin Liancheng and asked coldly, "Where did she hide before?"

"She is my half-brother and has nothing to do with the Lian family in Wanwucheng. She has no surname, but her name is Lian Jin. She has nowhere to go, so she can only come to find me. The treasure trove was her intention after she came. She had the best hiding skills. There was no one in my yard before, so she hid there. She stole food in the kitchen and had never been discovered." Jin Liancheng lowered his head and said.

He is a naughty nature by nature? "Master Yuantong" remembered Mu Yan's nonsense at him at that time, and believed it a little.

"Master Yuantong" looked at Jin Liancheng and snorted coldly and said, "Your brother sneaked into Yuanyin Temple privately and trespassed into the forbidden area. What should you do about it?"

Jin Liancheng said respectfully: "Master, please spare Ah Jin this time! I will definitely discipline her well. If the master does not dislike her and has something to be useful to her, I will take her with me to serve her well!"

"Mechanism, formation..." "Master Yuantong" said coldly, "No matter how capable she is, she is a dead end without loyalty."

"Master, don't worry, she makes a living by stealing. She has done everything she has killed and set fire to steal treasures. She is not a decent person! As long as I tell her that she follows her master to do big things and has the hope of entering the treasure house of Xuanyuan Family on Yunzhong Island, she will definitely be impatient to be loyal to her master!" Jin Liancheng said respectfully.

"A kid who is greedy for money and treasures is very good." "Master Yuantong" curled a strange smile on the corner of his lips, "Since that's the case, I will spare her life this time! But whether she can live next depends on her own choice. Follow me and persuade her! I don't want to hear her nonsense about me again! I don't want to see her naughty look again!"

“Yes, thank you, my master for opening

Well!" Jin Liancheng breathed a sigh of relief and finally passed the test.

Jin Liancheng followed "Master Yuantong" out of the precept hole, avoided other monks, and walked towards the pagoda.
To be continued...