Next to the Spiritual Palace stands a bell tower that is two feet high.
Under the bell tower.
Yan San, with a rough face, folded his arms and glanced around with his big copper-bell eyes. The curious pilgrims were all frightened by his fierce appearance and looked away.
On the bell tower, within a one-foot radius of heaven and earth.
Zitian's withered hands gently stroked the big brass clock.
Ye Qing and He Wen stood behind him with incomprehensible eyes.
Boom!
He tapped the clock body with his knuckles, making a slight muffled sound.
Master Zitian looked at the big brass bell that had gone through countless years and said:
"This ringing bell has been standing here since the beginning of Chaotian Palace, and it has gone through five hundred and twenty-nine years."
"It looked at everything I went through in Chaotian Palace in this panic world."
Speaking of which.
Lady Zitian turned to look at Ye Qing and He Wen.
Finally, bright eyes fell on He Wen.
He made seals with both hands, bowed slightly and said:
"Before He Wuzuo came to watch, Pindao already knew about it."
"The three of you who came here today must be because of the fire that year."
He Wen and Ye Qing nodded.
He Wen said: "I dare to ask the real person, what was so strange about the fire that year?"
As soon as this question came out.
Zi Tian's body was stooped a lot, and the aura of twilight gradually emerged from her body.
Bright eyes are full of memories.
After a few breaths, Zi Tianzhen slowly spoke:
"The fire that year burned something strange."
Speaking of which.
He turned and looked to the east, where the Sanqing Palace was, and said with pain on his face:
"The Sanqing Palace, which had stood for more than two hundred years, was invulnerable to water and fire, but it was destroyed in one day."
"The fire was so sudden and so big that it couldn't be put out."
"The Sanqing Hall burned for almost an hour, and only the ruins of the walls were burned before the fire was extinguished."
"After entering, junior brother only had a charred corpse left."
"At the time of the autopsy, they said that my junior brother was murdered, or at the hands of someone close to him."
"I can't believe it. Junior brother is kind to others and helps the world, but why does he suffer such misfortune?"
Muddy tears flowed from the old man's eyes, and before they fell to his chin, they disappeared into the furrowed cheeks.
Zitian closed her eyes, took a deep breath, exhaled the turbid air, and calmed down.
He turned around and looked at the two people with solemn faces and said:
"Over the years, Pindao has secretly investigated the disciples of the temple and visited some of the pilgrims and lay people who came to the temple, but found nothing."
"However, Pindao remembers that Lord Sun Xusun of the Qianhu Family of Jinyi Guards said that it was really strange for Junior Brother to appear in Sanqing Hall, and he might have entered through a secret passage."
"The ruins of Sanqing Palace cannot be moved, and I can't see anything."
"For more than a month, Pindao walked countless times through his memory the whereabouts of his junior brother on the day of the accident."
Speaking of which.
Master Zitian pointed to her feet and said:
"Pindao remembers the day when my junior brother came to this bell tower to ring the sky bell."
"Perhaps, the answer you are looking for lies within this bell tower."
He Wen and Ye Qing immediately looked around and frowned.
Ye Qing asked:
"May I ask Master, why do you think it's weird for Master Ziyuan to ring the bell?"
Zitian Humanity said:
"Junior brother, as the temple master of Chaotian Palace, is responsible for presiding over the Dharma assembly, so there is no need for him to ring the heavenly bell."
"But that morning, he didn't ring the bell, and even came to the bell tower again in the evening."
"This is behavior that has never happened before."
then.
Master Zitian raised her hand again, touched the big brass bell, and said with shame:
"It's a pity that the poor man is really blind and didn't notice anything strange about the bell tower."
Ye Qing, who was holding his arms and raising his right hand to rub his chin, asked aloud:
"I dare to ask the real person, why did you not mention this matter in the confession recorded in Dali Temple at that time?"
Zi Tianren said with a bitter smile:
"At that time, my junior brother died suddenly, and Pindao was devastated. Whatever Dali Temple asked him, Pindao just answered. He didn't think too much about it at all."
"It was during this period of time that I visited pilgrims and lay people, had some experience in the world of mortals, and my mood improved. Only then did I calm down and think about these things."
Ye Qing, who bowed to Zi Tian to express his apology, said:
"It turns out that this junior is suspicious."
Zitian shook her head slightly and said seriously:
"It's good to be suspicious. If you think more, you might be able to figure out the truth about the past."
Then, Master Zitian turned her head again and looked towards the east, her eyes full of hope and she said:
"I hope that the truth will be revealed soon and the court will allow us to rebuild the Sanqing Palace."
Said.
Purple Sky Master pinched the Dao Seal, silently recited the Dao Jue, and bowed to the east with a guilty look on her face.
Ye Qing and He Wen looked at each other, then nodded solemnly and said in unison:
"We will do our best to investigate this case thoroughly."
Purple Heaven straightened up, bowed to the two of them, and slowly walked down the bell tower.
Ye Qing and He Wen walked to the bell tower, holding the ancient bluestone with both hands, and had a panoramic view of Chaotian Palace.
The first thing you see is the majestic Jade Emperor Palace.
Next, there is the magnificent Qiu Zu Palace. Even though it is a little further away, it looks even taller than the Jade Emperor Palace.
After that, the terrain increased, and a huge bronze tripod stood on the wide square.
Even if the two of them were standing on the bell tower that was more than two feet high, they still had to raise their heads to look at it.
The Sanqing Palace, which was supposed to occupy the largest area and have the highest standards, was nowhere to be seen behind the bronze tripod.
Ye Qing frowned and said solemnly:
"Brother He, I remember that the Kanyu map of Chaotian Palace in the file states that the Ling Palace is 369 feet away from the Sanqing Palace, right?"
"It is the distance controlled according to the Taoist numbers of heaven, earth and man, three talents, six unions and nine palaces."
"If this bell tower hides a secret passage leading to the Sanqing Hall, Master Ziyuan came to the bell tower since the fire started, entered the secret passage and returned to the Sanqing Hall."
"How much time do you think it will take?"
His bright eyes were full of contemplative congratulations, and he quickly said:
"Zhenren Ziyuan's agility is not weak. A master in martial arts can easily take a step one step at a time. He can leap eight steps in one breath. There are even those who have mastered Qinggong. They can jump from a high place to a distance of five steps with ease."
"There are many palaces facing the sky, and in addition to avoiding the crowds, I think Ziyuan Zhenren ran from Sanqing Palace to the bell tower, and it was calculated as fifty cents."
"I don't know the condition of the secret passage. I don't say the time it takes to enter and exit the secret passage. If the secret passage is wide and flat, and people can run wildly, it will take a hundred breaths in total."
Ye Qing murmured: "Within a hundred breaths, only half a moment, will no one really notice that Zi Yuan has disappeared?"
"He is the master of the Chaotian Palace. If he fails, he will definitely take the lead, and there will definitely be people looking for him to take charge of the overall situation."
"This point is doubtful because there is no record of the confession recorded in the file."
He Wen, with flashing eyes, nodded and said:
"What Brother Ye said is true, but it is recorded in the file that when the fire broke out, Sun Xu, the Qianhu of the Jinyi Guards, was the first to ask everyone to put out the fire. I guess it was because of this."
Hearing this, Ye Qing thought for a moment, and then remembered that this was indeed the case, and said with shame:
"Brother He has a photographic memory that I really envy."
"I forgot about this just now. If you hadn't reminded me, and unless I read the file again, it might be hard to remember."
He Wen waved his hand and said:
"Brother Ye, you envy my photographic memory, and I envy your words that turn into poems, each other."
Ye Qing, who was dumbfounded, smiled and shook his head.
Then, he withdrew his gaze, looked at the bell tower at his feet and said:
"Brother He, let's get started."
"Let's see if this bell tower has hidden secrets as Zitian said."
