The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#756 - Qixia Temple

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The conversation with that woman at the gate of the Directorate of Astronomy.

Lu Jing successfully established the image of himself as a playboy in the other party's heart.

However, it wasn't without gains. Besides knowing that Kui had already taken action, he also learned that the person he was looking for this time was not in the Directorate of Astronomy.

The truth was indeed so. Lu Jing and Xie Lili walked past the gate of the Directorate of Astronomy.

Lu Jing took out the O O's candy hidden in his sleeve again, and found that it was still leading the two of them north, eventually arriving outside the Qixia Temple next door.

Although this Taoist temple is not as old as the Directorate of Astronomy, it has been in the capital for some years.

The successive abbots have been very good at observing fate.

Even though the successive emperors of the Great Chen Dynasty mostly revered Buddhism and suppressed Taoism, and the people followed suit, mostly being vegetarians and worshiping Buddha, the Taoists of Qixia Temple could still live comfortably by relying on their unique skill of divination and fortune-telling.

Lu Jing didn't expect that they would also be involved with strange objects.

And the most crucial thing is that Qixia Temple and the official government office of the Directorate of Astronomy are only fifty feet apart, almost next to the Directorate of Astronomy. He doesn't know which strange object is so bold as to choose to settle here.

Could it be that they have also heard the saying that the most dangerous place is the safest?

Lu Jing looked at the gate of Qixia Temple and turned to Xie Lili and said, "This time, you stay outside."

"No way."

Xie Lili immediately shook her head. Seeing Lu Jing frown, she quickly added, "It's not that I'm not listening to you. The main reason is that you just hinted at the relationship between me and that... um, auntie. It's completely unreasonable to leave me outside at this time."

"Moreover, this place is so close to the government office of the Directorate of Astronomy. If she turns back halfway and sees me standing here alone, she will definitely be suspicious. Even if she doesn't come back, there is a high probability that I will be seen by other supervisors. If they talk about this when chatting with her, you will still be suspected."

Lu Jing stared at Xie Lili for a while, and finally had to admit that he was persuaded by her.

"Then it's the same old rule, you stay close to me, don't run around."

"Of course."

Xie Lili said, "Although I like solving cases, I still cherish my little life very much. Moreover, there is another advantage to bringing me with you."

"What advantage?"

"I know the abbot of Qixia Temple."

Xie Lili blinked her eyes and said.

"If you just barge in like this, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of the strange object inside, but if I come forward, we can pretend to go to Qixia Temple to find him."

"Why do you know the abbot of Qixia Temple?"

Lu Jing frowned.

"Because I used to run to Qixia Temple for a while."

"Do you also like to observe fate, or do you want to see the Taoist scriptures in the temple?"

Lu Jing suddenly closed his mouth when he said this, and then glanced at Xie Lili.

The girl knew that someone had already guessed it, so she smiled.

"I'm curious."

What Xie Lili was curious about was obviously not the Taoist scriptures in Qixia Temple, nor was it the Taoists in the temple, but the Directorate of Astronomy next door.

And she also knew that she was an ordinary person and could not enter the Directorate of Astronomy, so she came up with a roundabout strategy, running to Qixia Temple next door every day to play chess with Abbot Qingchen, and by the way, inquire about the affairs of the neighbors.

Lu Jing didn't know what to say about her behavior, but as Xie Lili herself said, at least this time, the two of them had a suitable excuse to come.

So Lu Jing asked the girl to come forward and knock on the door.

After a while, the temple door was pushed open a crack, and a young Taoist priest's head poked out from behind, and said at the same time, "What time is it? Our Taoist temple is already closed. Fortune-telling and face-reading, come back tomorrow morning."

As a result, Xie Lili said, "Duanwu, it's me. I'm here to find your master to play chess again, and I've brought a helper. The two of us will play against him."

The young Taoist priest named Duanwu thought that playing chess was not fighting, so could two people play together?

However, he had already recognized Xie Lili standing outside the door, and knew that this was the daughter of the newly appointed Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, who used to come to the temple to play chess with his master.

Although she had come less often in the past two months, the young Taoist priest still opened the door for Xie Lili.

Then he rubbed his eyes and looked at Lu Jing behind Xie Lili, "This young hero is..."

"My chess friend."

Xie Lili patted Duanwu's shoulder and interrupted him, "My hands are itchy, quickly take me to find your master."

Duanwu was urged by Xie Lili and immediately couldn't care about Lu Jing, and said embarrassedly, "Miss Lili, it's a bit late today, right? Master, he..."

"Don't lie to me. I know he must not be asleep, and he's even more addicted to chess than I am. Just tell him."

Hearing Xie Lili say this, Duanwu could only let the two of them into the temple first, and then hurried to report to his master.

Lu Jing looked around while asking Xie Lili, "How many people are there in this Taoist temple?"

"Six. The abbot is Qingchen, you've met Duanwu, who is specially responsible for welcoming guests. There is also an old Taoist priest, who is Qingchen's junior uncle, a patrolman, a high priest, and a Dianzao who cooks. Except for Dianzao and Duanwu, the rest can all tell fortunes and read faces. So don't look down on Qixia Temple, it's quite profitable. Qingchen drinks the tribute tea from the palace."

"You just said he loves to play chess?"

"It's so late, don't drink tea. Just pour us two glasses of plain water. As for the road, you don't need to lead us. I've been here so many times, how can I not recognize it."

Xie Lili waved her hand and said, and then walked inside on her own.

Duanwu obviously knew Xie Lili's temper very well. Hearing her say this, he went straight to the kitchen.

Xie Lili then led Lu Jing to the back of the Jade Emperor Hall, and didn't enter the reception hall. She went straight to the backyard. During this period, she passed by the monks' quarters and heard the sound of chanting coming from inside.

Judging from the sound, there should be three people.

Xie Lili walked to a stone table, stopped, looked at the scattered chess pieces on the table, and let out a soft sigh.

"What's wrong?"

Xie Lili didn't answer immediately, but reached out and touched the stone table again, and then said, "Someone just played chess here, and the level is quite high. Qingchen doesn't have this strength."

"Does Miss Xie look down on the poor Taoist so much?"

As soon as Xie Lili finished speaking, she heard a hearty male voice.

It was a Taoist priest with a white face and no beard, and a light gait, about forty years old. He was good at keeping his appearance. He had obviously not practiced any internal skills, but his complexion was ruddy and his breathing was even. He came from the direction of the monks' quarters.

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