Chapter 156 The truth is more confusing
Zhang Tianshi's movements were actually as fast as lightning, but he still felt that compared to Qiu Wuhen, his two brushes were really just two brushes, not enough to look at. The speed and smoothness of the movements were far inferior.
, couldn’t help but feel quite depressed.
Qian Jinzhi unlocked Yuan Peng's acupuncture points.
Qiu Wuhen said: "Now I have a few questions to ask you. You answer them honestly, otherwise I won't be polite."
Let's talk, he made two light cuts with the knife in his hand. The knife was extremely sharp and actually cut two holes in his thick jacket and the silk cotton inside.
Yuan Peng was so frightened that he didn't know much about martial arts. Because his family was rich, he believed in Zhang Tianshi's church and worshiped him as his teacher.
He had just seen the speed of Qiu Wuhen's movements, and felt the dagger pointed at his body. If he dared to be aggressive, he would have been so frightened that he almost became incontinent.
He said hurriedly: "If you two have anything to say, just ask, and I will definitely answer."
Qiu Wuhen said: "Did you take a letter to Dong Yinyang of Chenghuang Temple and ask him to send it to Yeji Temple?"
"Yes, that's what happened."
"Why did you send this letter to Yeji Temple? What did it say?"
"This letter is a ghost Buddha drawn by Zhang Tianshi. The talisman can only be seen by ghosts, not humans. It is a monk from Yeji Temple. He wants the talisman drawn by my master. The monk is called the deaf-mute monk.
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Qiu Wuhen was still frightened, why did he drag out the deaf-mute monk again?
He said hurriedly: "What's going on? Let's start from the beginning."
"One day our master saw a slovenly monk on the street. The monk stopped when he saw our master. The two of them looked at each other and didn't say anything for a long time."
"It took a while for the two of them to burst into laughter. Our master asked him where you came from and where you are going. He actually answered that you are going from where you are to where you are going. It was similar to similar Buddhist sayings, which made people confused."
"Later, the monk told my master that Yeji Temple was not clean. I needed my master to draw some talismans to suppress ghosts and stick them on Yeji Temple to suppress ghosts."
"Of course my master agreed. After writing it, the monk didn't come to get it, so my master gave it to me and asked me to send someone to deliver it."
"I was about to get married and renew my relationship at that time. I was about to go out to find Dong Yin Yang in the Chenghuang Temple to tell me my fortune. My master just gave me two letters at this time."
"Actually, these are two talismans. Master said just give the talisman to the sloppy monk. The monk knows how to use it, so I came out with the talisman."
"But it's so far away, and I don't want to climb up alone. Master has already told us that we should live in seclusion and avoid publicity as much as possible, so I think it's better to find an outsider to deliver the message."
"So I found Dong Yinyang through fortune telling, and then I told him and asked him to help me deliver the talisman to Yeji Temple. He agreed, and I gave him the money and left."
Qiu Wuhen said: "So, you actually don't know Qi San and Wang Xiaosi who sent the letter."
"We know each other, we have met each other, but we are not very familiar with each other. Because they are outer disciples. They only worshiped the master as their disciples and do not usually live with us."
"Outer disciples are just like nominal disciples. Just write down your name and that's it. If I knew they were going to deliver it, I wouldn't even bother to go find Dong Yinyang. I would just ask them to deliver it."
"Actually, Master said that we should try not to use our own people as much as possible. I didn't expect that Dong Yinyang turned around and asked our people to deliver it. It seems that the cycle of karma and retribution is not fake at all."
Qiu Wuhen added: "Then what do you think of the four of them committing suicide? What do you think caused it?"
"I really don't know. If I want to know, then I won't become a god who predicts the future. Maybe my master knows."
"Okay, now I'll send you out and bring him in. Remember, don't run around."
Peng Yuanwai nodded and asked, "Where are you going?"
Qiu Wuhen ignored him, Qian Jinzhi waved to Zhang Tianshi to come in, then tapped his acupuncture points, and then asked Peng to go out.
Zhang Tianshi didn't make any resistance when Qian Jinzhi tapped his acupuncture points. He sat on the chair and looked at Qiu Wuhen with a strange expression.
Qiu Wuhen said: "I want to know why Qi San, Wang Xiaosi, the eldest sister who fried the fried dough cakes, and the woodcutter committed suicide. You just said you knew the reason, now tell me in detail."
"Because they have been possessed by evil spirits. When I was entrusted by them, I told you that you have been possessed by evil spirits. Only by practicing with me can you get rid of evil spirits and ascend to heaven."
"But they have to support their families, so they can't follow me around the world, and they don't have the money to become my inner disciples."
"There is a very strict rule when entering my door. You are not allowed to reveal any whereabouts or tell anyone about joining the club, so you can't find out. But you are quite capable if you can find out here."
"You develop them into your sect, tell them that if they follow you in practice, they can ascend to heaven, and then you brainwash them and make them commit suicide. Don't you know how to resist?"
Zhang Tianshi shook his head and said: "I have already said that I will never harm my followers, let alone encourage them to die. You have misunderstood me."
"Then how do you explain the fact that they died calmly and committed suicide without any warning? And what are the meanings of the two invisible ghost charms you wrote? Please explain them all clearly."
"It seems that Yuan Peng has told you a lot of things. Well, in this case I won't hide it."
"Yes, I wrote two ghost charms and asked Peng Yuanwai to give them to the deaf-mute monk in Yeji Temple. He asked me for them."
"We hit it off immediately. This person is amazing. Just like when I first met you, you are also an amazing person."
"This is why I am willing to tell you all these secret things, because I know you will become my friend, not my enemy."
"Then you must first prove that you have nothing to do with them. What I want is the truth, not sophistry."
"Okay, of course what I said is the truth. I actually wrote those two talismans to save them, not to harm them."
Qiu Wuhen nodded and said, "Thank you for your trust. By the way, since you have a good relationship with the deaf-mute monk from Yeji Temple, I would like to ask, do you know where he went? I am looking for him."
"This master dragon has never been seen, and I can't find him. I can only meet him by chance. Therefore, I wrote two talismans and couldn't send them directly to him. I could only ask someone to send them to his meditation room and leave them behind.
Maybe he can see it and he knows how to use it."
"Why didn't the master deliver these two talismans in person? Why did the master have to use prosthetic hands to be a deaf-mute monk?"
"After all, it is someone else's territory. He told me to write him a talisman and he would handle it. I can't do anything for him."
"That's true. So what are you going to do now, Master?"
"Before Sir, I gathered my disciples and prepared to go up the mountain immediately to eradicate all those white flowers."
Qiu Wuhen was a little surprised: "Why are we eradicating the white flowers? Can't they emit fragrance, look good, and generate income for the locals? Many poor people go up the mountain to dig up those flowers and sell them. They can make some money, and there are quite a few.
People like the fragrance of flowers very much.”
"Don't do it. If you still have this kind of flower in your husband's house, destroy it as soon as possible. This kind of flower is the reason why the four of them committed suicide."
Qiu Wuhen took a breath of cold air and said to Zhang Tianshi: "How did the master know?"
"These white flowers bloomed overnight, and they are all over the mountains and plains. Don't you think it's strange, sir? And the two people who committed suicide, I heard, were on the way back from picking flowers. One jumped off a cliff, and the other dug himself up and stoned himself to death."
"One of the other two was fried in the street, and one actually cut off his hands and feet and beheaded on the mast in front of the Yamen. These things all happened on the same day, when the white flowers bloomed all over the mountains and plains. Don't you think the two
Is there any connection between them?"
Qiu Wuhen nodded slowly, then nodded and asked: "Since this flower is harmful, why are only the four of them and no one else poisoned?"
"It's just that the time has not yet come. I think the concentration of this flower is gradually increasing, and everyone's ability to resist flower poisons is also different, so it's not that everything else is fine, but that it's not the time to be fine yet."
"If we don't get rid of this as soon as possible, these people will commit suicide one by one. If we wait until then to stop it, it will be too late. There is no cure for this flower poison."
Qian Jinzhi nodded repeatedly and said: "As expected, he is Zhang Tianshi's disciple. I also think this flower is too weird. It bloomed all over the mountains and plains overnight, and no one recognized what kind of flower it was. They had never seen it before.
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"Even I think this flower is extremely weird. Regardless of whether it is related to the suicides of these four people, there is always no harm in eradicating it."
Qiu Wuhen shrugged and said, "I hope so, and I don't want more people to die."
Zhang Xiaoshi stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Actually, the two distinguished guests, Mr. Sir and the shopkeeper, were supposed to stay for a meal, but I have to lead someone to eradicate those white flowers first, so I won't leave you two alone. I will come to apologize another day."
Qiu Wuhen cupped his hands and said, "Sorry to bother you, then you can go about your business."
After that, he took Qian Jinzhi and the two of them said goodbye and left.
After coming out, Qian Jinzhi said excitedly: "Oh my god, it turns out that he is Zhang Xiaoshi, Zhang Tianshi's disciple. I have heard of this man, and his Taoism is also very powerful. He is the true disciple of his master."
"Fortunately, Master Zhang has found the reason for his suicide. It turned out to be these white flowers that appeared strangely."
Qiu Wuhen shook his head and said: "This white flower is definitely not the reason for suicide."
"Why?"
"To be honest, I don't know yet, but I think there is another reason."
The reason why Qiu Wuhen made such a judgment was because there was a task assigned by Hulu Yao in his mind to help him make the judgment, which was to let him find out the cause of the suicide.
But now Yao Gulu does not prompt that the task is completed and gives a reward, which means that the so-called Bai Hua is not the reason for suicide, otherwise the task should have been completed.
If it weren't for these white flowers, then what was the reason that caused the four people to commit suicide? Qiu Wuhen really couldn't figure it out.
Qian Jinzhi said: "Then let's take a look first, wait until they shovel out the white flowers, and see if it has any effect. If no one commits suicide, I think what Mr. Zhang said is right."
"Forget it, go home, wait and see like you said."
Chapter completed!