The stolen magic is a bit magical

Lin Xiaosu smiled slightly: "Daoist Master, I heard that you stayed at Qingyuan Temple back then?"

"Yes!"

"I heard you broke five precepts in one day?"

"This is truly an injustice!" the Taoist priest said. "This old monk... oh, no, it is true that I broke the five precepts, but how could it have been done in one day? Killing, eating meat, drinking alcohol, and lying were on the first day, and comforting the lonely female benefactor's heart was on the second day! Although it was not a full twelve hours from beginning to end, it was still two days. Regarding the distinction between one day and two days, the 'Ancient Treatise' has a clear definition, stating that one day is from midnight to midnight of the following day, and two days are..."

Lin Xiaosu raised her hand and stuffed all the banknotes she was using as a fan into his hand: "Daoist, it's okay to pad your word count, but if you're too deliberate, you'll get beaten up. I've given you these three thousand yuan and I don't intend to take them back. You don't need to be too deliberate in padding your word count."

The Taoist priest grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and exclaimed excitedly, "Good!"

"Why would you break the Five Precepts in one... oh, two days?"

The Taoist priest said, "I want to try a different kind of spiritual practice."

Why are you pricking a hairy person?

"I'm lonely in the mountains, with no one to keep me company, so I'll make some hairy figures to keep me company."

"But you sell them occasionally."

"Hehe, I'll exchange this for some living expenses." The Taoist was very happy, seemingly proud of himself for finding a way to make money in this desolate wilderness.

"If we want to buy, are we going to sell?"

"Sell!"

"How much?"

Retail price 30, wholesale price 28.

"Could you please have a Taoist priest... perform a blessing ceremony?"

As soon as Lin Xiaosu said this, Zhou Mei's gaze narrowed and fixed on the Taoist's dim, yellowish old eyes.

Consecration!
Buddhist terminology.

It has meaning here.

It means adding something special to this hairy person, giving them some kind of mysterious power.

“Young man, you’ve come to the wrong person!” the Taoist priest laughed. “Back when I was still a monk, I occasionally performed consecrations, but to tell you the truth, monks’ consecrations are all a scam. Now that I’m no longer a monk but a Taoist priest, I must be frank about the matter of consecrations…”

Lin Xiaosu said, "Actually, I came here because of its reputation. I heard that the hairy figures made by the Taoist priest have a magical power that can help me do something that is inconvenient to do myself."

The Taoist priest was completely engrossed: "Young man, you've come to the right person! I cultivate the Tao, understand the principles of heaven, and am most skilled at understanding the cause and effect of the world. If you buy my hairy man, your wish will surely be fulfilled."

"Then I'll buy one?"

"Okay! Retail price 30!"

"I still haven't used up all the money I gave you, aren't you going to send one over?"

"That's the proof of seeking the Way, only seeking the Way, not clinging to it," the Taoist said. "But the hairy man clings to the Way, so he gets... more money!"

Lin Xiaosu stretched out her hand and handed over another red banknote.

The Taoist priest reached into his tattered pocket, pulled out seventy dollars, and gave change.

very familiar.

"Can I choose any one?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

"Choose whatever you like!"

Lin Xiaosu walked outside, glanced at all the hairy men, randomly picked one, picked up one of its legs, and said to Zhou Mei, "Let's go."

The son-in-law looked suspicious, but it wasn't convenient to ask questions at the moment, so he stood up.

The Taoist smiled and said, "You still have money left to ask questions. You can use it again next time you come."

"it is good!"

Lin Xiaosu and Zhou Mei left.

The two of them went up the main road of Tashan from his side and walked along the road until they reached the edge of the cliff.

This cliff is in front of the Tashan Police Station. Looking down from this cliff, there is a jungle below, and on the other side of the jungle is Liulin Temple.

In other words, the straight-line distance from here to Lin Xiaosu's home is actually only about one kilometer.

“This madman is definitely suspicious!” Zhou Mei exhaled.

"And then?" Lin Xiaosu asked, "You arrested him?"

“That’s what’s really frustrating – there’s no legal basis to arrest him,” Zhou Mei said.

"So even though you know he has problems, you can only let him roam free," Lin Xiaosu said. "Let's put this matter aside."

"Let it go? You also have cases you can't solve?"

"Look at what you're saying, am I a god?" Lin Xiaosu said, "There are plenty of cases that can't be investigated. Anyway, this case isn't even a case from a legal perspective. As for the villagers, we just need to explain things properly. Even if the villagers are superstitious, there are still some who aren't superstitious. Those who jumped up are just some elderly people who haven't read much books. Their families have been trying to calm them down."

Zhou Mei thought about it and realized it made sense...

The person who came to call the police was an old man.

The only troublemakers in the village are the old men.

Their descendants did not participate; in fact, they were constantly trying to persuade the elderly in their families.

The killing of Mao Ren is legally untenable.

The police report was never accepted.

Things have gradually calmed down now.

Having figured this out, she let go of her obsession with solving the case and turned her gaze to the cliff below: "I've been down here every night these past few days."

"Hmm? You found a random husband and are having wild sex down here?"

"Get lost!" Zhou Mei glared at him. "I'm practicing martial arts down here!"

"Practicing martial arts? How's it going?"

"Look!" Zhou Mei stretched out her hand, holding a leaf in her hand.

Chi!
The leaf burst forth from the air, and a branch in front of it snapped off easily.

"You're amazing at picking flowers and leaves!" Lin Xiaosu exclaimed in surprise.

Zhou Mei was a little smug: "After your secondary development, my rejuvenation technique has greatly improved. In time, I won't need a gun!"

This is really what excites her. Police, after all, enforce the law with guns.

However, the use of guns is subject to extremely strict regulations.

In fact, it's not very convenient.

Zhou Mei planned to take a different path from the two women at the detective agency. The first stage of her ancient martial arts path was to abandon guns!

Over the course of more than ten days, she consulted Miao Ruolan many times, finally mastering the true qi pathways in her arms and developing her own unique skill: plucking flowers and leaves.

Currently, she is only practicing this skill diligently and has not yet reached the level of truly defeating enemies. One can imagine how inspiring it would be if it were to be truly displayed on the police battlefield.

This could potentially shift the focus of all police officers from genetic modification to ancient martial arts training.

After all, genetic modification is too risky; Xiao Sun is already ruined...

As she uttered her last words, her expression turned somewhat sorrowful…

Lin Xiaosu frowned slightly: "Is Xiao Sun already crippled?"

“Yes, he was originally a promising young man, fresh out of school, and very enthusiastic about learning. He was chosen as a target for genetic modification, and his family even held a grand celebration. However, before the firecracker debris could be cleaned up, the devastating news came: his genetic modification had failed. After months of intensive care, it was ultimately beyond saving. He became a vegetable, and the doctors said there was no possibility of him waking up.” Zhou Mei’s voice was tinged with sorrow.

Lin Xiaosu also felt sorry for Xiao Sun.

This young man, Xiao Sun, was Zhou Mei's partner back then.

He was the one who got the opening documents for Lin Xiaosu's detective agency...

The detective agency had been open for less than a year, and those who had gathered information back then were now permanently out of a job.

"It's almost noon. I'll go arrange lunch. You can play here for a while. I'll call you when the food is ready!" Zhou Mei came up to the police station from the hillside behind the cliff.

Lin Xiaosu was left alone on the cliff.

As soon as she left, Lin Xiaosu raised his hand and held the scarecrow he had just gotten from that mad Taoist priest in front of him.

This scarecrow, to anyone in the world, looks ordinary.

He was probably the only one who felt something extremely unusual.

Because he possesses the Heavenly Dao Primordial Spirit.

The Heavenly Dao Primordial Spirit searched the inside of the scarecrow, and every blade of grass was clearly visible.

There is no mystery inside the scarecrow, but the straw that makes up the scarecrow is the mystery itself.

He sensed a strange energy emanating from the grass, which used his primordial spirit as its tentacles.

Extremely mysterious, extremely ancient.

The scarecrow appears loose and rough, but under the influence of the Heavenly Dao Primordial Spirit, the individual weeds are connected in a very mysterious way.

It has an indescribable mystery and profound depth.

What secret does this scarecrow hold?

Lin Xiaosu stared ahead, her thoughts returning to the man known as "Madman"...

Not many people in this county know about the Mad Dao. Even if they do, the main topic of conversation is probably that he broke the five precepts one day, was lonely in the mountains, asked to marry a widow, and was scolded by the widow with her hands on her hips.

But Lin Xiaosu's perspective has always been unique.

The first point is, how old is Fengdao? He belongs to the Yuan generation at Qingyuan Temple, while the current abbot of Qingyuan Temple belongs to the Kong generation. Below Kong is Hui. In the current secular Buddhist community, the Hui generation is the most prominent. In other words, he is two generations higher in seniority than the senior monks in the Buddhist community.

He's not young.

According to rumors, the day he broke the Five Precepts was thirty years ago.

At that time, some people criticized him for being disrespectful to his elders.

Even if a twenty-year-old monk breaks the rules, he probably can't be considered disrespectful to his elders; it's only around fifty years old that would be considered disrespectful.

In other words, he should be over eighty years old at this time, but judging from his appearance today, he looks to be in his fifties at most.

Her age remains a mystery.

Secondly, although Lin Xiaosu seemed not to be paying attention to the cave, his Heavenly Dao Primordial Spirit had actually explored the entire cave. It was normal that there was nothing in the cave, but he was still quite surprised when he found that there was not even a cooking utensils. Yes, there was no trace of cooking in this Crazy Dao Cave.

A person, living alone in a cave, not eating?
Its biological characteristics remain a mystery.

Now another scarecrow has appeared, and the aura emanating from it remains a mystery.

He and Zhou Mei approached the mad Taoist priest at the same time. Zhou Mei was completely unaware of it, but Lin Xiaosu, after a simple analysis, found that everything remained a mystery.

If this were anywhere else, Lin Xiaosu might not have bothered to investigate. After all, this world has long surpassed traditional thinking. Even ancient species have appeared one after another. What kind of species can't exist?
However, this is Laotashan.

His home is only a kilometer away from here as the crow flies.

Who wouldn't be terrified if a madman who can kill without leaving a trace lived here?

He needs to figure out the basic principles behind this murder...

Otherwise, I wouldn't feel at ease when I'm traveling.

However, his detective theories and his invincible detective skills hit a blind spot.

How to solve it?
As the saying goes, when in doubt about external affairs, consult Changye; when in doubt about internal affairs, consult Dahuang.

As Lin Xiaosu's spatial secret realm opened, the scarecrow in his hand suddenly vanished without a trace.

The scarecrow drifted through the secret realm of space and appeared on the bank of the river of time and space.

Big Yellow floated on the lotus flower, listening to Lin Xiaosu's introduction with a frown...

After Lin Xiaosu finished her introduction, Da Huang was a little confused: "It sounds a lot like the law of cause and effect in the Seven Laws of Heaven, but across the river of time and space, I can't personally sense this energy and can't make an accurate judgment."

"The law of cause and effect?" Lin Xiaosu's heart was in turmoil.

The Seven Laws of Heaven!

The law of cause and effect...

The law of cause and effect is the most mysterious of the seven laws of the Heavenly Way.

Anything involving the laws of nature and cause and effect is utterly illusory and unreal.

Its basic theory is: everything in the universe has a cause and effect, and the cause and effect are linked. Touching the cause will trigger the effect. Therefore, killing is possible.

If you sever a key line in the Heavenly Dao Cause and Effect Chart, the corresponding person will inexplicably suffer karmic consequences.

This is a murder method ten thousand times more ingenious than killing from a distance. (End of Chapter)