Catching Monsters

Chapter 316 What makes you think you can kill me?
"Aren't you monks afraid of being punished by Buddha?"

The two monks who were whipping and torturing Qian Buchou exchanged a glance after hearing his words and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

“Look at him, none of us believe in Buddha, but this guy does.”

"Give him ten more lashes."

One of the monks picked up a whip and prepared to strike.

Just then, the door above the cellar opened.

The two monks exchanged a glance and looked outside. Following the stone steps of the cellar, Jiang Yun followed the young monk.

As soon as he entered the cellar, Jiang Yun frowned; he could smell the stench of blood.

The cellar was quite dark and contained several wooden cells.

Jiang Yun immediately spotted Qian Buchou, who was tied to a wooden post, and then his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Who is this person?" the two monks in the cellar asked in confusion.

The young monk who brought Jiang Yun said with a smile, "Brothers, please come out with me first. Let this benefactor see that money is no object; this is the abbot's intention."

With a sullen face, Jiang Yun quickly approached Qian Buchou after the three monks left.

Qian Buchou, who was tied up, was a little weak. When he saw Jiang Yun appear, he smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Jiang, what brings you here?"

Jiang Yun frowned, untied the ropes binding Qian Buchou, and then helped him sit down on a wooden chair in the cellar to rest.

"Brother Qian, how did you end up hooking up with Abbot Fakong's woman?"

Qian Buchou was slightly taken aback, then shook his head repeatedly and said, "I didn't."

Seeing Qian Buchou's expression, Jiang Yun's heart sank slightly, sensing that there might be something fishy about the matter. He asked in a deep voice, "What exactly is going on?"

Qian Buchou clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "There's something wrong with this Bailong Temple!"

He then quickly told Jiang Yun about his ordeal.

Qian Buchou said through gritted teeth, "After Miss Chen's accident, I also asked someone to secretly inquire about it, and this kind of thing is not an isolated case."

"Any woman from a poor family who is good-looking will disappear without a trace after entering Bailong Temple, but this matter has been suppressed by others."

"No one dares to cause trouble."

“I wrote a memorial, but it was stopped and then I was kidnapped and brought here.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun's expression immediately darkened. Could this White Dragon Temple be a den of thieves?

"Let's go out first," Jiang Yun said, helping Qian Buchou along.

Qian Buchou said with some worry, "Brother, I hope this won't implicate you. The Bailong Temple must have deep connections in the capital to be able to do this kind of business."

Jiang Yun glared at Qian Buchou and said, "I came here to save you, why would I be afraid of you getting involved? You should have come to me to discuss this as soon as this happened, so you wouldn't have to suffer for the next half month."

Jiang Yun helped Qian Buchou walk out of the cellar. The sunlight outside was extremely bright. Qian Buchou, who had been imprisoned here for a long time, shielded his eyes from the sunlight with his hands, which made him feel much better.

As soon as the two stepped out of the cellar, Abbot Fakong and more than twenty martial monks, armed with clubs, knives and spears, were waiting in the courtyard outside the cellar entrance, clearly having been there for a long time.

Abbot Fakong, with his hands behind his back, said calmly, "Commander Jiang, since you're here, don't leave. Stay."

Jiang Yun glanced at the many martial monks present and said in a deep voice, "Abbot Fakong, it is said that monks are compassionate, yet you are killing and harming people like this..."

"Who said we've killed anyone?" Abbot Fakong said slowly with a faint smile. "These girls are exceptionally beautiful. We'll 'introduce' them to a wealthy family; that's the best outcome for them."

"It's a pity that Chen Qingyu is a stubborn and headstrong girl who would rather die than be sold by us."

"It also indirectly harmed the two of you, what a pity."

Bailong Temple originally engaged in lending business, which is not uncommon and many Buddhist temples have this business.

Later, Bailong Temple gradually came into contact with human trafficking. Many young and beautiful women were lured or kidnapped by them and then sold elsewhere for a large sum of money.

Hakuryuji Temple also follows the rules and usually investigates the background before taking action.

This is also why Hakuryu-ji Temple has remained unscathed despite its ongoing human trafficking activities.

Chen Qingyu was in the same boat. She had already investigated and found that the woman's parents were seriously ill and bedridden, and her family was poor. Even if she was kidnapped, no one would care.

Chen Qingyu was strong-willed. After she committed suicide by crashing into a car, Bailong Temple initially didn't care. Such incidents happened frequently, and they would simply dump the body outside the city.

Soon, a high-ranking official in the court secretly informed them that a deputy commander of the Northern City Garrison had submitted a memorial impeaching the Bailong Temple.

Bailong Temple then immediately captured Qian Buchou.

To cover his tracks, Abbot Fakong also spread rumors that he had caught Qian Buchou in bed with another woman.

Jiang Yun narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the martial monks around him, and couldn't help but ask, "Abbot, are you planning to kill an official of the imperial court and a centurion of the Eastern Garrison Command's Imperial Guard? Do you know what crime that is?"

"To put it mildly, you, Abbot, will lose your head too."

"To put it bluntly, killing a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard could be considered treason on the part of your White Dragon Temple."

Abbot Fakong clenched his fists slightly and took a deep breath; he was well aware of the gravity of the matter.

Killing a centurion of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is certainly a big deal, but as long as Jiang Yun is killed and a sum of money is sent to him, it will be enough to avert disaster.

Getting Jiang Yun and Qian Buchou out of this place would be the real problem. Because the Embroidered Uniform Guard has a special privilege: they can directly submit reports to His Majesty the Emperor.

How could the business that Hakuryu-ji Temple was engaged in withstand scrutiny?
How many people will lose their heads?
Bailong Temple is, after all, one of the five great Buddhist temples. Most of the martial monks present were elites, many of whom were at the sixth-grade relic realm, and four of them were even at the fifth-grade Buddha Light realm.

Abbot Fakong possesses the strength of a fourth-grade holy monk.

With so many people, taking down a mere centurion of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was, in Abbot Fakong's view, a piece of cake.

Abbot Fakong casually took a string of Buddhist beads from his wrist and threw it at Jiang Yun's feet: "You two came to steal the treasure of my White Dragon Temple, the White Light Glazed Buddhist Beads, and were finally discovered by our White Dragon Temple and beaten to death in the courtyard."

"In this way, we can also give an explanation to our superiors."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun smiled, glanced down at the Buddhist beads, and couldn't help but shake his head before asking, "Abbot, are you really planning to kill the two of us?"

Upon hearing this, Abbot Fakong narrowed his eyes slightly: "What, does Commander Jiang think there is still room for discussion on this matter?"

"No, no, no, Abbot, you've misunderstood me." Jiang Yun shook his head, and suddenly his magical power emanated from his body.

"What I mean is, what makes you think you can kill me!"

In an instant, the powerful aura of a third-grade Celestial Master was unleashed.

Abbot Fakong was so shocked that he took several steps back, staring at Jiang Yun in disbelief. He gasped and said in a deep voice, "This, this, how is this possible?"

"How could a mere centurion of the Embroidered Uniform Guard possess such formidable cultivation, reaching the third rank..."

Abbot Fakong was completely bewildered.

Because this is completely illogical.

It should be noted that while there are quite a few experts at the third rank in the capital, they are still limited in number.

Within the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard, theoretically speaking, there is only one expert at the third rank. Li Wangxin.

If there were another expert at the third rank, they would have been promoted to high office and made a fortune long ago. How could they still be just a mere centurion?
He never expected that Jiang Yun would have such strength.

Even if Jiang Yun is at the peak of the fourth rank, with Abbot Fakong and many experts from Bailong Temple,

They could also forcibly take down Jiang Yun.

Abbot Fakong, his back drenched in cold sweat, stared intently at Jiang Yun and said in a deep voice, "Benefactor Jiang, let's talk this out. We can have a proper discussion."

At this moment, Abbot Fakong regained his initial rationality, no longer mentioning fighting and killing, and instead advised Jiang Yun to be rational.

"Amitabha!"

Suddenly, a low murmur came from the top of the tallest pagoda in the distance of Hakuryu-ji Temple.

Soon, an old monk appeared, dressed in a white kasaya, and flew into the courtyard.

"Master, Master." Abbot Fakong felt reassured when he saw the old monk suddenly appear and hurriedly knelt down.

“I am a monk from Bailong Temple, my Dharma name is Huiyi. Benefactor, Bailong Temple is a Buddhist temple, please do not resort to violence here,” the old monk said calmly.

Master Huiyi's aura firmly suppressed Jiang Yun. Jiang Yun's heart stirred slightly, and he realized that this old monk had probably reached the third rank for many years, and his strength was probably above his own.

If a fight really breaks out, whether they can win is another matter.

Moreover, Qian Buchou, who was standing next to him, was still seriously injured.

I came here to save people.

If a real fight breaks out, Qian Buzhou will definitely lose his job here.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yun took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Master Huiyi said that this Bailong Temple is a Buddhist place, but what it is doing does not show any trace of Buddhism. Instead, it seems to be the work of demons."

"Our Embroidered Uniform Guard must investigate this thoroughly."

After saying that, Jiang Yun put his arm around Qian Buchou's waist and flew away from Bailong Temple.

Upon seeing this, Abbot Fakong hurriedly stepped forward and whispered, "Master, we cannot let them escape! If they do, our White Dragon Temple may face annihilation!"

Upon hearing this, Master Huiyi raised his hand and waved it. The many martial monks present quickly retreated, and soon only Abbot Fakong remained.

Abbot Fakong trembled slightly.

"You worthless bastard!" Master Huiyi slapped Abbot Fakong hard across the face.

Abbot Fakong hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Master, Master, I was wrong, I was wrong."

“I engage in this human trafficking to increase the income of our temple. I have absolutely no selfish motives.”

"In recent years, Bailong Temple has shown signs of becoming the foremost of the five major Buddhist temples, simply because we have so much money..."

Master Huiyi took a deep breath, knowing that what Abbot Fakong said was true.

As a third-grade expert, how could he not know about these shady dealings within the White Dragon Temple?
He simply turned a blind eye because the benefits were so great.

Master Huiyi said in a deep voice, "The most urgent task is to find a way to get rid of Jiang Yun and Qian Buchou as soon as possible."

Abbot Fakong, kneeling on the ground, had a sudden inspiration and hurriedly said, "Master, I have an idea..."

(End of this chapter)