To summarize the narrative of the old man in the tea shed, it is that a Buddha statue ran into the temple in the middle of the night and stole the Buddha's head.

It's no wonder that the military master who came to investigate the case didn't believe him. Zhan Zhao and the others thought that the old man might have been confused by his sleep.

Zhan Zhao asked the old man to describe what the Buddha statue looked like.

The old man described it to everyone, saying that the Buddha statue looked somewhat similar to the one in the temple.

"It's right here." The old man pointed to the position between his eyebrows, "There is a black thing, I don't know if it is a black stone, there is still a hole, I can't see clearly at night, but it is not round, it is square

.”

Zhao looked at Gongsun, "Is there any Buddha with a black hole between his eyebrows?"

Gongsun also heard this for the first time and shook his head.

This uncle doesn't know about other things.

Of course, Zhan Zhao and the others were considered "well-informed", and they all felt that maybe the uncle was not confused by his sleep, but actually saw it, so someone might have deceived it and pretended to be a Buddha statue to steal it.

There are many ways to pretend to be a Buddha statue, such as smearing some mud or even some flour on your body.

Everyone left the tea shed without any clue, so they decided to eat first and then go to the antique market for a stroll.

If you really stole the Buddha's head, you must have wanted to sell it for money. Even if you didn't take it to the market and sell it in a big way, someone in this business might have heard about it.

A few people went to Taibaiju first.

I haven't been to Taibaiju in Black Wind City for a while, but the business is still so good.

Xiao Liangzi and Xiao Sizi ran into the lobby hand in hand, and saw Xiao Liuzi coming down from upstairs. They waved to him.

"Hey!" Xiao Liuzi hurriedly greeted him, "Gentlemen! I heard that the marshal was back, and I was wondering when you would come for dinner!"

Warmly welcoming everyone upstairs, Xiao Liuzi introduced to Zhan Zhao what new dishes are popular in the Western Regions recently.

Zhan Zhao naturally wanted to try it.

Everyone went to sit down in the private room on the top floor. After the food was ordered, Xiao Liuzi made tea.

Zhan Zhao chatted with him and asked him if he had heard that the Buddha's head was stolen from Wuming Temple in the west of the city.

Xiao Liuzi was happy, "Have you never heard of it? It's spread all over Black Wind City. I don't know what kind of thief is so wicked. He even dares to steal that thing without fear of retribution."

Zhao Pu asked Xiao Liuzi if he had heard of any clues.

Xiao Liuzi said that he had never heard of who did it, but he did find out something about the origin of the nameless temple.

Zhan Zhao asked him to explain in detail.

Xiao Liuzi said, "That temple is old! Wait a minute, I'll get something to show you."

After saying that, Xiao Liuzi ran away.

Everyone was drinking tea.

After waiting for a while, Xiao Liuzi came over with a map.

Shen Yuanchen and Tang Luomei helped pull the map, and they saw that it was a picture from a long time ago, and the words on it were almost blurry.

"Is this the map of the previous dynasty?" Zhao Pu asked.

"Yes, it was at the end of the Tang Dynasty." Xiao Liuzi pointed to a large area in the picture and said, "Originally, the size of Black Wind City was only this small. To the south was a mountain, where the official road is now, and to the west was

Wasteland. Here..."

Xiao Liuzi pointed to an area in the wasteland, "This is the former military camp of the Tang Army. There is also a pass here."

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang listened with their chins raised, and then they realized that the young man from Taibai Juli was not the young man from Taibai Juli in Kaifeng City. This one was a serious spy. Although the man in Kaifeng was also very well-informed, the black man

Fengcheng is obviously professional.

"According to legend, there was a general stationed in this area. He was very cruel and liked to kill people." Xiao Liuzi continued, "When he killed someone, he buried the body in the barren mountains to the west, where the Wuming Temple is now. Over time, he

Strange things always happened in the military camp, and several murders occurred in succession. It was probably psychological. One night, the general had a strange dream when he was sleeping. In the dream, a god told him that this area was too resentful.

Seriously, there will be evil spirits causing trouble, so let him build a temple and put a Buddha statue inside to calm the evil spirits."

"After the general woke up, he ordered people to build the Nameless Temple there and placed a Buddha statue in the temple. The craftsmen built the Buddha statue based on the general's description, and the face was based on the god who talked to him in the dream.

It looked like it was made. Although very skilled craftsmen were hired to make it, the general always felt that it was not quite the same as the one in his dream. Later, the general passed by here." Xiao Liuzi pointed to the south on the map again.

In the mountain forest near the official road, "I saw a temple built on the hillside. It happened to be raining, so the general took his entourage to the temple to take shelter from the rain. As a result, he entered the temple and found two Buddha statues inside, one of which

One statue was exactly like the god in his dream. The general cut off the head of the Buddha statue, brought it back, chopped off the head of the Buddha statue in the Wuming Temple, and replaced the heads of the two statues."

After Xiao Liuzi finished speaking, he collected the drawings and said, "This is the origin of the legendary Wuming Temple."

Everyone felt that they were worthy of what the old man of the tea shed said. Could it be that there were originally a pair of Buddha statues in the temple, and which one came to take back the head of the neighbor next door? But there is something wrong... According to legend, it was changed.

If you have a Buddha head, shouldn’t the original fake one be taken back and returned to its original owner?

Zhao Pu asked Xiao Liuzi, "Is there such a temple on the official road?"

Xiao Liuzi shook his head, "I don't know that, and no one has looked for it specifically, but these official roads were newly built by me. Looking at the original map, there are indeed many temples scattered around."

Zhao Pu crossed his arms and thought for a moment. He had walked down that official road countless times, and it seemed that he had never seen a temple nearby.

"Does the other statue in the temple have a square hole on its forehead?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Xiao Liuzi reached out and touched his forehead, wondering, "A hole? I haven't asked about this before."

Zhao Pu asked him, "How reliable is this legend?"

Xiao Liuzi thought for a while, "Well... I heard it from a few diners who heard their elders say it when they were young."

Everyone looked at him with frowns - a long line.

Xiao Liuzi smiled, "Well, I heard it from a few people, but these people have nothing to do with each other. I just heard it from my ancestors. The details they told are different, but the general plot is the same... so I think it may be

There was such a thing as the general of the previous dynasty changing the Buddha's head.

After Xiao Liuzi finished speaking, he went to do his work. The food was also served. Zhan Zhao and the others ate first.

The four children of Liangchenmeijing are now familiar with the game. If anything happens, the four of them are willing to get together for a small meeting and discuss it.

Xiao Liangzi took the lead and said, "If it is really the 'brothers' from the same temple who helped to retrieve the Buddha's head, why did we wait so long before taking action? It feels like hundreds of years."

"That's right, and when you come, you should also bring the other Buddha head and exchange it, right?" Shen Yuanchen felt that the Buddha statue was a bit unkind.

"By the way, isn't this Buddha statue used to suppress evil spirits... So if the Buddha's head is taken away, won't the evil spirits be able to be suppressed?" Tang Luomei said casually, and after saying that, everyone looked at him.

The fourth son was holding a small bowl and drinking soup. Zhan Zhao asked him, "Tuan... the fourth son."

The fourth son looked at Zhan Zhao - what is the fourth son of Tuan?

"Ahem." Zhan Zhao asked, "Will there be any murder cases in Black Wind City recently?"

The fourth boy scooped up a fish ball, puffed out his cheeks and blew on it, saying, "I didn't see anything bad!"

Zhan Zhao felt a little relieved, and Bai Yutang also patted him - calm the cat!

"Is there someone who really wants to do something bad?" Zhan Zhao began to think wildly, "For example, someone wants to harm someone, or has harmed someone. It happens that he knows the legend of the Wuming Temple, so he pretends to be a Buddha statue.

The Buddha's head was stolen, and then the bad things were blamed on the evil spirits or something?"

Everyone looked at Zhan Zhao - the number of cases investigated was different, this idea was okay!

In order to verify whether the legend of the Buddha statue changing its head was true, Zhao Pu asked the shadow guard to find some local hunters who often went to the mountains to ask if they had seen any temples on the mountains.

After eating, everyone continued to visit the antique market as originally planned.

The antique market in Black Wind City is quite large. Unlike the one in the Central Plains, there are a large number of second-rate dealers in this market.

Many wealthy households in the Central Plains and Western Regions like to collect each other's antiques. With this demand, many people will help find and make profits from them. Most of those engaged in this profession travel between the Central Plains and the Western Regions all year round, and are proficient in

Those who speak two languages ​​are what is often called second-rate dealers. Their official job is to buy and resell, taking a cart of goods from the Western Regions to the Central Plains to sell, and then loading a cart of goods from the Central Plains to be sold in the Western Regions.

However, this kind of people are usually very well-informed and have been in the antique market for a long time. Not to mention treasures, they can even find out military information for you, as long as they give you enough money.

Zhao Pu asked a few vendors he knew well and found some clues.

A vendor told Zhao Pu that he had indeed heard of someone wanting to buy Buddha heads recently, and the price offered was quite high.

Zhao Pu asked, "Who is he?"

"It seems that a certain temple in the Western Regions dug a cave during the expansion and unearthed a high-quality golden Buddha left by the monks of the previous dynasty. However, the golden Buddha has no head. It is said that many craftsmen in the temple tried it, and they all felt that the Buddha's head was

It didn't quite fit, so I paid a sky-high price to find a mold for the Buddha's head. Anyone with skills can give it a try. As long as the mold looks good, you can cast it in gold and repair the Buddha statue."

Everyone was wondering - could it be that they stole the Buddha's head just to give it a try?

"Which temple is it?" Zhao Pu asked.

The vendor shook his head and said, "I don't know the details. The other party is very cautious. I heard a few monks from the Western Regions mention it. But it is understandable that they keep a low profile. The temple sects in the Western Regions are very complicated. How can they imitate the Buddha statues in the Central Plains?

, it is easy to cause controversy.”

Everyone walked around and found nothing. Bai Yutang found that no matter where in the antique market, there were more fakes.

Just as he was preparing to return to the military camp, the ocher shadow fell down and told Zhao Pu - maybe he has found the temple!
Chapter completed!