Cheng Er refused to hand over the account book, so he killed Master Cheng Er in a rage and searched his body, but did not find the account book. He returned to the temple and searched again, but also did not find the account book.

Just as he was thinking about whether to go down the mountain, someone from Yu Xuanji came up to him, and he had to hide in a hurry.

He was annoyed. Maybe he had made a mistake. The account book was not on Mr. Cheng's possession, but where did Cheng Wenbo hide the account book?

His identity cannot be exposed. Yu Xuanji's people have already targeted him. The longer he stays in Yuezhou, the less safe he will be. He wondered again if Yu Xuanji's people had taken the account book away, and hurriedly went down the mountain.

Back at the inn, Ye Zelin informed Yu Xuanji about the Wuyuan Temple. Hearing this, Yu Xuanji was quite surprised and sighed: "We are still a step too late."

Lao Qiao poured him a glass of water. Yu Xuanji had no time to drink it and asked, "Did you find anything?"

Ye Zelin took out a silk handkerchief from his arms and showed Yu Xuanji a small piece of red cloth wrapped inside:

"This was found in the bushes near the temple. The place where the rag was found was less than ten feet away from the body of Mr. Cheng Er. Judging from the traces left at the scene, it should be that the owner of the rag left in a hurry and was scraped by a branch. The clothes were torn, leaving this piece of cloth. In addition, there were traces of fighting in the temple, and there were many footprints. After verification, we found that some of those footprints belonged to the monks in the temple, and some belonged to Master Cheng. There are some footprints that should have been left by the person who fought with the monk, that is, the murderer who killed Mr. Cheng, who is most likely the person we are tracking."

Yu Xuanji listened to Ye Zelin's report, then took the scrap of cloth and put it in his palm to observe it repeatedly. He said: "This cloth seems to be Feiyan Ling. A few years ago, the lady of the Xia family gave two pieces to Su Su's clothes."

He looked at Yu Chisu, "Susu, do you still remember?"

Yu Chisu walked to Yu Xuanji's side, looked at the scraps of cloth on his palm, and then said: "It is indeed Fei Yanling. I remember that Aunt Lin from Uncle Xia's house said that Fei Yanling emerged three or four years ago. Yes, the first place of production is Qinhuai, and most of the scarlet silk damasks are red. The patterns weaved there are many and beautiful, and they are quite popular among young women."

She suddenly understood something, "Uncle, do you mean that the owner of Feiyan Ling is a girl?"

Ye Zelin immediately said: "Is there someone else present besides the murderer, or is it a woman?"

Lao Qiao continued: "So this woman is the same group as the person who killed Mr. Cheng."

Yu Xuanji was noncommittal and said, "It could also be a pilgrim."

Yuchisu disagreed, "Uncle, Wuyuan Temple is located in a remote place, and there are usually few pilgrims. Any woman would go all the way to offer incense. If she really goes to offer incense, she would be a fool."

Lao Qiao responded: "Maybe he is really stupid."

"Go away, you're not serious!"

Yu Xuanji waved his hand to drive away Old Qiao and looked at him with disgust.

Old Qiao shut up angrily, and Yu Chisu stood with him.

Ye Zelin smiled faintly and said to Yu Xuanji: "Master Yu, Mr. Cheng suddenly went to Wuyuan Temple, which is located in a remote and inaccessible place. I think it has something to do with the account books, but our people searched the temple and found no account books."

Yu Xuanji said: "It's possible that it fell into the hands of others."

Lao Qiao was shocked: "It's the murderer, isn't that bad?"

Yu Xuanji cast a disgusted look at him, and Lao Qiao covered his mouth, not daring to say anything.

Yu Chisu was afraid that his uncle would dislike him, so he simply said nothing.

Ye Zelin also felt that it was very likely that the account book would fall into the hands of the murderer, but seeing Yu Xuanji's calm composure and seeing Lao Qiao's two men retreating away from each other, Qing Jun's brows couldn't help but frown.

Yu Xuanji asked Yu Chisu to send Master Cheng's body back to Cheng's house. Yu Chisu said yes and went to do it.

Lao Qiao also left, saying that he was going to the dining room to ask someone to cook lychee paste.

Hearing this, Ye Zelin couldn't help laughing, but Yu Xuanji said: "Old Qiao is a careful person."

Ye Zelin nodded, "He is indeed a careful person."

Yu Chisu asked a few people to carry the body of Mr. Cheng to the Cheng family. Mrs. Cheng, the sister-in-law of the deceased mistress of the Cheng family, burst into tears when she saw the body of Mr. Cheng. She was heartbroken and fainted from excitement.

Cheng Wenbo's son ordered his servants to send his mother back to her room to rest, send Yu Chisu away, and deal with the affairs behind Mr. Cheng's death.

The next day, Ye Zelin and Yu Chisu followed Yu Xuanji's instructions and went to the Cheng family to express condolences and comfort the Cheng family before leaving.

Seeing his frown, Yu Chisu asked, "What is Brother Ye thinking about?"

Ye Zelin sighed: "I'm thinking that if we had arrived at Wuyuan Temple earlier, Mr. Cheng might not have died, and the case would not have been shelved or stalled."

Yu Chisu said: "My uncle once told me that everyone has his own destiny. Master Cheng Er's destiny is like this, and we can't change anything. There is no way out, but there is a bright future in every village. My uncle is not discouraged. Ye Er Brother, don’t be discouraged.”

There was a stall selling snacks on the roadside. Yu Chisu spent a few pennies and bought a pack of candied fruits for Ye Zelin, "I like to play with knives when I'm in a bad mood. I see that second brother, you usually like to read. When you're in a bad mood, I guess I’m not in the mood to read, so I’ll naturally feel better after eating a few candied fruits to add sweetness.”

Ye Zelin took the candied fruit, thanked him, and said: "I'm not in a bad mood, I'm just a little bit emotional. The person I could see a few days ago, but what I saw a few days later was his body."

Yu Chi Su said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the young general would have such emotions at his prime age. He is really young and mature."

Ye Zelin said: "I have a younger uncle who told you the same thing."

The two returned to the inn, only to see Lao Qiao coming towards them. Lao Qiao squeezed Yu Chisu away and stood next to Ye Zelin with a mysterious look on his face: "Major General, let me tell you something funny. A man just came. The woman claims to be your wife and says she wants to find you."

Ye Zelin was slightly startled and couldn't help laughing: "Uncle Qiao, don't be ridiculous, my wife is well in the capital, and you haven't seen my wife, how did you know it was her."

Lao Qiao said seriously: "That woman is different, she is a beggar."

Yu Chisu came closer and couldn't help laughing: "Uncle Qiao, what you said is false. How can the young general's wife be a beggar? If you say that my uncle has a foreign wife, there is no guarantee that I will believe it."

Uncle Qiao's attitude was very serious: "Why did I lie to you? I heard it true, that's what the guards said, but of course the guards didn't believe it, so they beat and scolded them before driving them away. I stayed far away After taking a few glances at the female beggar, she was pretty, pretty, fair-skinned, and her eyes were as bright as water, as if she could talk. The guards also said that the female beggar had reported her home, but they didn't. Remember the beggar woman’s name.”

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