Don't be clouded

Chapter 14 Attacked

When Guan Chen arrived, Ji Bieyun was leaning against the wall in a daze.The bandage on the arm was extremely conspicuous, and there was even occult blood seeping out.The ring head knife was placed on the table beside it, and the blade was also stained with blood.

Monk Miaoyuan, who was half-dragged by him, was sitting not far away, with a sad face, and there was indeed no scar on his body.

There were only two oil lamps lit in the medical hall, and the light was dim. Ji Bieyun couldn't see clearly for a while, so he squinted his eyes.

By the time he saw Guan Chen's gloomy face, it was too late.He secretly sighed, originally he didn't want Guan Chen to know about this matter, but it was related to the monks of Xuanqing Temple, so he had to acquiesce in a group of people to bring their elder brother here.

The monk's gaze swept from his face to his arms, and then followed to the ring-headed knife on the table.Ji Bieyun suddenly came to his senses, and took two steps forward to stand in front of the table, blocking the bloody sharp weapon.It's all because I was impatient just now, and I didn't notice while holding this knife along the way.

"I'm sorry," he said after deliberating, "The assassin came for me, injured a master by mistake, and disturbed everyone's peace...brought trouble to Xuanqing Temple."

As soon as he came up, he confessed his mistakes and explained the details, which caught Guan Chen by surprise.He was afraid that Ji Bieyun would talk more, so he quickly invited everyone else out.

"Since there is no serious problem, everyone should rest earlier, and I will take care of the aftermath."

Miao Yuan, who was accidentally injured, stopped hesitantly when he passed by him, and after a moment of struggle, he whispered: "I happened to be sitting in meditation not far from the guest room, and I heard the noise and ran over. It turned out that the benefactor had the upper hand ...Who knew that the assassin suddenly slashed at me, and the benefactor only got hurt after blocking the sword for me."

Guan Chen nodded, "I see."

Miao Yuan was still frowning, and added: "This benefactor is too persistent... Brother, please persuade me."

Persistence is not a good quality in Buddhist teachings, and it can even be called an extremely negative word.Many monks have spent their entire lives searching for a way to eliminate attachment, but they have also failed.

And when this word is placed on Ji Bieyun...it fits like a match made in heaven.

After a while, most of the people in the medical hall left, leaving only the two of them.

Guan Chen first closed all the doors and windows in a calm manner, and then walked five steps away from Ji Bieyun, separated by a distance that was not too close or far away, the whole person was alienated and deserted.

"Did Benefactor Ji provoke someone who shouldn't be provoked?"

Ji Bieyun's heart tightened.

He waited for Guan Chen's words for several days, and this moment finally came.

"Someone has already come to the National Temple to find me, so they must have provoked me." He paused, "It's just that I don't know who the other party is."

Zheng Yu is dead, so this action must come from the person behind him.Ji Bieyun couldn't confirm the identity of the other party, but the other party had obviously found him in the vast crowd of Chen Jing.

This time he has fallen into a passive state.

"The assassination of the servant of the Ministry of Rites," Guan Chen said with difficulty, and paused for a while before continuing, "Is it related to the benefactor?"

Ji Bieyun understood that since the assassination happened in Xuanqing Temple tonight, he couldn't escape the explanation of this matter.

"I didn't kill the person. The murderer was someone else." In order to avoid the appearance of the last time, he added, "You can still trust me this time."

"The benefactor has concealed part of it, right?" Guan Chen's gaze was clearly peaceful, but it gave him a sense of oppression.

He gritted his teeth and confided a little more: "I have been to Zheng's residence."

Guan Chen's questioning didn't stop there: "What is the purpose of the benefactor going to Zheng's house?"

This has already involved the affairs of the Liu family, Ji Bieyun couldn't possibly confess, he lowered his eyes to avoid those gazes, "I can't say."

The monk took a step closer, his already tall stature was even more oppressive in the dim environment, shrouding Ji Bieyun in shadow.

Ji Bieyun's shoulders slumped slightly, and he clasped the edge of the table tightly with one hand, so hard that his knuckles turned white.He closed his eyes and said softly: "I can't say, and you don't need to involve yourself. What happened tonight has nothing to do with your Xuanqing Temple. In a few days, I will report to Prince Xian and go down the mountain. I won't give you any more information." You are causing trouble."

Guan Chen said, "Did the benefactor consider joining the right guard?"

Ji Bieyun raised his head, "Congregation was planned early in the morning, but the road of Prince Xian was not included in the plan. I was just waiting for an opportunity, and it will be here soon."

Seeing that the young man would rather reveal his plan than reveal the purpose of Zheng Zhai, Guan Chen didn't force it.He turned to ask: "Master Ji is going to participate in the climbing meeting soon?"

Ji Bieyun didn't answer, but he didn't deny it either. He just took an unused white cloth on the table and turned around to wipe the blood on the blade.

Guan Chen sighed: "It's too dangerous."

The boy said casually without looking back: "It's worth it."

When Ji Bieyun wiped the ring head knife clean, he turned around and found that the monk was still standing there motionless, his eyes happened to fall on his own knife.

He resumed some old jokes, and said with a smile: "Do you think you are vulgar?"

The monk was slightly stunned, clasped his hands together and said: "The Buddhist family is pure, don't ask about common things."

"Master, you are already vulgar enough. Which eminent monk would hang out with people like me like you, and he wouldn't be afraid of getting evil spirits on his robes."

What he said was ironic, and I believe the monk could hear it.

Guanchen is interesting because while walking with people like him, he doesn't try to convert him, nor persuade him to put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately.

Seeing that the monk didn't speak, Ji Bieyun didn't know what the monk was thinking.He could only sigh, "I owe you a lot of thanks. If the master continues to communicate with me, he will see me get into more trouble in the future. So I hope...you don't get involved in my affairs."

Obviously Miaoyuan asked Guan Chen to persuade Ji Bieyun before leaving just now, unexpectedly Guan Chen didn't say a word of advice, but was persuaded instead.

He nodded following Ji Bieyun's words, and agreed very smoothly: "The poor monk knows, it's just the benefactor's injury, is it serious?"

Hearing Guan Chen's agreement, Ji Bieyun felt relieved, and even spoke in a lighter tone.

"It's nothing serious, the assassin didn't kill him, it's just a pity that he got away."

Guan Chen originally wanted to say a few words of relief, but Ji Bieyun cheered himself up and said, "But it's okay, I will find out who is behind the scenes."

Ji Bieyun smiled, took Shanghuan's first knife and prepared to go back to the guest room.He sent the monk away first, and then left after seeing the other person's figure gradually disappearing.

He didn't carry a lantern in his hand, and only relied on the hazy moonlight to discern the path under his feet.The wound on the left arm was actually not deep, it was just that the blood flowed a lot, which scared the group of monks.After the bandage was done, the severe pain turned into continuous pain, which did not affect his activities.

He was awakened when the assassin walked outside the house, closed his eyes and fell asleep, and let the assassin enter his room and search everywhere.He could feel a faint light through his eyelids, and after a while, he heard the movement of the package being opened, and the documents inside should have been taken out for a look.

It turned out to be confirming his identity.

Ji Bieyun was finally sure that he hadn't been fully exposed, at most his identity was suspected.

I also felt this when I fought with the assassin later. The mission the assassin received should not be to kill the mouth. The martial arts are strong but the moves are not harsh, and they are only eager to get away.Seeing Miaoyuan rushing over, he shifted the target there, and Ji Bieyun had to distract himself from protecting the monk, and then he was able to escape.

He thought about it while waiting for Guan Chen to arrive in the medical hall, and guessed why he was being targeted.

After escaping from Zheng Yu's house that night, he repeatedly confirmed that no one followed him, so the people behind must have suspected him through other means.

The most likely is to follow the clues and follow the line of Guanchen to find him.After all, Guanchen happened to return to Beijing from Lingzhou not long ago, and happened to bring someone to Beijing.

It's just that if you want to notice Guanchen's movements, that person must have a lot of eyeliners under Lingzhou's subordinates to know.

Ji Bieyun felt cold in his heart.

He didn't expect that the other party would be so guarded against him. After a criminal minister, during the period when the new emperor ascended the throne and amnesty the world, he sent people to set up an ambush on the way into Lingzhou. A net was laid down, and even the monks of Lingdong Temple on the outskirts of the city were not spared.

Is this flattering him?

But before the other party could confirm that he was Liu Yunjing, he had to find out the other party's identity as soon as possible, and he couldn't sit still.

**

In the early morning of the next day, when it was still daylight, the major government offices in the inner city of Chenjing started to move.

After the early court ended, the court ministers had to go to their respective official offices, and those small officials who were not qualified to go to court had to rush to the official offices to start their work.However, at this time, the morning court was not over yet, only a few servants opened the gate of the official office, swept inside, cleaned up the rooms, and then greeted a group of officials.

The official office of the Ministry of Punishment is one of the largest in the city, not only because it is one of the six departments, but also because there are countless cases in Daliang over the past decades, and the place where the files are stored occupies a large area.

A large area of ​​wing rooms and courtyards in the north is used to hold files, and most of them are closed on weekdays, and it is not easy to open them.Only the new files of the last few years can be read at any time, but the door here is also tightly closed until the clerk in charge of the daily care and registration arrives.

Even though the front was being cleaned in full swing, it was still quiet here.

However, a small window in the side room was quietly opened and closed twice today, the first time was at night, and after a while when it was just dawn, the small window was opened from the inside again.

Ji Bieyun, who was dressed as a servant, walked to the front yard with his head down, picked up a bucket from the corridor, took the rag on the handrail, and walked towards the side door calmly.

No one paid attention to this normal servant along the way, Ji Bieyun walked to the unguarded side door, put the bucket down, and walked out very naturally.

He came to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for two things.

One is to find the file of the Liu family case, and the other is to investigate the details of the third division's verdict on Zheng Yu's death, because even if the big shots at the top firmly believe that Zheng Yu committed suicide, the people at the bottom decided the case seriously at first.

He didn't find the files of the Liu family just now, and the other files that happened around that time were preserved, but this one was missing, which seemed to be deliberately hidden.

However, the file of Zheng Yu's case was kept intact.Although it was written on the file that he committed suicide, he was able to find out the details - there was a lot of arsenic in Zheng Yu's body.The third department judged that Zheng Shilang committed suicide by taking poison, but Ji Bieyun found the direction of investigation because of this.

That hidden weapon must have been poisoned.And arsenic is extremely difficult to buy in Daliang. Although it is also sold in pharmacies as a blind medicinal material, it is difficult to buy enough to poison people to death.

Ji Bieyun walked to the outer city in deep thought, but almost bumped into someone when he turned the corner.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the tall and familiar figure, and looked up, the monk Guan Chen was standing in front of him, with a calm appearance as if he just came here after a walk.

Ji Bieyun frowned, and immediately asked, "Are you following me?"

The author says:

It's late, it's late_(:з」∠)_

He was the one who promised not to get involved, and he was the one who turned around to follow Ji Bieyun.There is no such thing as breaking a promise in Master Guanchen's dictionary.