Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 327 1 Foot

Wang Mingqian looked behind him in surprise, but he was indeed the only one there. "Kong Neng? What are you doing here?"

The person who came was the young novice monk Kong Neng. He was seen grabbing the sides of his black novice monk robes, and rubbing the toes of his shoes nervously on the ground. "Shaoqing Cui, General of the Central Army, I, this little monk, have something to say."

"What's the matter?" Cui Bianxu slightly adjusted his attitude. There was no clue in this case so far. If there were any new clues, he could breathe a sigh of relief earlier.

Kong Neng was not actually 100% sure about this matter, but although Cui Bianxu seemed to have a bad temper, he had an aura that made him want to beat up any ghosts or gods that came, which made him feel particularly at ease, so he waited for him here specially.

"Although I was at the very end last night and didn't see the Yaksha's face, I was so frightened that I fell to the ground and happened to see the Yaksha's legs..."

Seeing that there was real news, Cui Bianxu's scalp relaxed and he twisted his neck: "What happened to your leg? Tell me more."

Kong Neng looked around vaguely, making sure no one else was listening before taking a few steps forward and saying in a low voice, "It seems to have only one leg."

"One leg?" Wang Mingqian clenched his fists. He couldn't accept that someone could jump out like this while holding a woman with one leg!

This makes him look very lame!

"Yes, although it is covered by a robe, but from what I see, only one of its feet is exposed."

Under Cui Bianxu's gaze, Kong Neng became more and more certain. "I fell to the ground and looked up just in time to see its paws soar into the air... They were dirty and black, and the nails were very long."

If the Yaksha ghost had two legs, its robe would be lifted up a little when it flew into the air. No matter how he looked from the angle on the ground, he would definitely be able to see its two legs.

"The Yaksha ghost in the mural just now has both legs..." Wang Mingqian's implication was that it was definitely not the work of some ghost or god.

Cui Bianxu never believed that ghosts and gods could kill people. If ghosts and gods could kill people, then there would be many people who deserved to die in this world.

"Why didn't you say it just now?" Originally, he just thought that a monk had died, but now Cui Bianxu felt that this small Xingjing Temple was probably just a shallow pond with many turtles.

As if he hadn't expected him to ask this, Kong Neng was a little flustered for a moment and stammered, "I hadn't thought of it before, but now I remember it, so I came to look for you two superiors."

Cui Bianxu raised his eyebrows, did not continue to ask questions, just waved his hand and let him go.

"The people in this temple seem fine on the surface, but I always feel like something is amiss..."

Wang Mingqian put away the faint smile on his face, looked at Kong Neng's back, and nudged Cui Bianxu with his shoulder: "Can I lend you some people?"

I'm afraid there are only two guards left in the Cui Mansion. There are quite a lot of yamen runners in the Dali Temple, but they are all mediocre.

Although he has never fought with the murderer, his lightness skills must be quite good, and his martial arts skills are not weak either.

"Send your men here and keep an eye outside the temple." Cui Bianxu was blunt. How could the skills of the people from the Dali Temple compare with those of the Jinwu Guards?

It's not a comparison of criminal justice methods. Who would use worse ones when better ones can be used?

next day

Zhao Yue was also discussing this matter, with a look of displeasure on her face: "I don't know where these thieves came from. They do evil things on a day like this, aren't they afraid of offending the Buddha?"

She and Cui Shuhua are both Buddhists. They went to Daxingshan Temple early yesterday morning. When they came back, they found out that their son and daughter-in-law's date was canceled. She also specifically told Cui Shuhua to avoid them if they met and not to disturb the children's play.

"This matter has been kept secret. My mother didn't even hear anyone talk about it when she went to the canal to wash clothes." Xiao Jiang also felt sorry. They were both very busy now, and there were not many opportunities for a proper date.

Given the current family atmosphere in the Jiang family, gossip must be shared. Jiang Shangxian told them about the case during dinner.

Jiang's mother frowned and stopped eating her chopsticks: "I didn't even hear the news about this!"

How abominable! What about her reputation as the mouthpiece of Yong'an Canal?

"The Xingjing Temple was closed yesterday, so how could people know about it? Just wait and see, this matter will be spread today." After living in Chang'an for a while, Zhao Yue has gained a certain understanding of the level of Chang'an people's ability to spread gossip.

Her son didn't make any announcement about the dowry he prepared for his wife, but didn't outsiders know about it?

Everyone said that Zhao Yue was the best mother-in-law in the world, and that the Cui family was too generous and too good to their daughter-in-law. There were people who talked behind her back, but there were even more people who envied and jealous her.

Who has ever heard of preparing a dowry for a daughter-in-law who has not yet married into the family?

Many families with daughters were beating their chests and stamping their feet in regret. If they had known that the Cui family would be so good to their daughters-in-law, they would have shamelessly tried to grab this marriage even despite Cui Bianxu's cold face and the Cui family's social status. But now, there is no chance.

There isn't a single legitimate son left in the Cui family who's of marriageable age. As for illegitimate sons? Can they be treated the same as legitimate sons?

"Alright, this mess is too messy to bring to the inner chambers." Cui Shuhua had no interest in this kind of murder case. Seeing the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talking endlessly about this matter, she didn't want to listen anymore. She changed the subject and said with her hands on her chest, "I thought I'd run into you yesterday, but there were so many people. It was so crowded that I couldn't even breathe."

She really regretted it. If she had known there would be so many people, she would not have gone. She was used to being alone and quiet, and when she suddenly arrived at such a crowded place, she felt chest tightness and shortness of breath. Looking at the crowds of people made her feel uncomfortable all over.

When she mentioned this, Zhao Yue couldn't help but teasing her: "You look so powerful on weekdays, but when there are more people around, your face turns as white as flour. I think you just don't move enough on weekdays. It's better to practice martial arts with me as soon as possible. You will live longer in the future."

"Oh, you're so embarrassed to say that to me?"

Cui Shuhua laughed in anger, pointing at her and spitting: "You seem to be as strong as an ox, but yesterday you knocked someone down and nearly got him trampled to death! What should I learn from you? How to knock someone down? In my opinion, young slaves shouldn't learn martial arts. It's a delicate and weak young lady, why are you learning these rough things!"

"If you weren't about to faint at that time, how could I have knocked him down?" Zhao Yue also felt a little guilty.

To be honest, this matter was due to the fact that their relationship had improved recently. It was sunny and there were many people around. Zhao Yue saw that Cui Shuhua's face was pale and her breathing was rapid, so she wanted to take her to the guest house to take a rest for a while and talk about it after she had caught her breath.

Cui Shuhua was not afraid of being crowded. As a martial artist, she pushed away those who wanted to squeeze in before they even got close to her.

Zhao Yue pushed and pushed until she felt dizzy and impatient. As a result, she accidentally lost her temper and pushed someone onto a young lady.