Song Yingkui's attitude clearly showed signs of loosening.
Lin Mengya understood that it was because of the strength and confidence she had shown that the other party was afraid of her.
The situation that Vice Palace Master Qin was worried about did not happen.
At first glance, one would think that the atmosphere was harmonious and the host and guest were enjoying themselves.
"Elder Song is right. I have already sent someone to Dragon City to investigate the situation." She smiled.
However, Song Yingkui said, "This matter cannot be careless. I have heard that Madam is quick-witted and everyone praises Madam as a woman who is not inferior to men. Therefore, I thought that it would be better for Madam to personally oversee this matter.
Furthermore, you and the Temple Master are deeply in love. Madam should be the most worried about Hall Master. "
Lin Mengya's expression did not change, but her heart was as clear as a mirror. He was trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
If she left now, it would make room for someone else.
By the time she returned, everything would have been different.
These people were indeed not easy to deal with.
After exchanging glances with Vice Palace Leader Qin, she let out a faint sigh.
"Elder Song, you may not know this, but after hearing this news, I really wanted to fly to the Dragon Capital to find my husband, but —"
She touched her belly with a loving expression on her face.
"Right now, my body is no longer suitable for long journeys. Even if His Highness finds out, I'm sure he'll let me rest in the Holy Hall. "
Song Yingkui was dumbfounded.
They thought that by sending this woman away for a period of time, they could take the opportunity to purge the forces loyal to the husband and wife.
At that time, even if that woman used all her skills, she would be helpless.
But now …
Vice Hall Master Qin was dumbfounded as well.
Madam is pregnant? When did that happen? Why didn't he know about it?
However, he quickly came to his senses.
Regardless of whether the child was real or not, it was not a good time for Madam to leave.
Immediately, he worriedly chimed in, "Sigh, Madam's body is weak. He had already fainted once when he heard the bad news a few days ago.
Fortunately, Madam's teacher was an expert. Now, Madam's health was not very good.
It's just that I'm afraid I won't be able to endure the bumpy road. "
Vice Palace Master Qin was an old ginger, and his words were watertight.
In order to shut the other party's mouth, for fear that the other party would use Madam's health as an excuse to deprive Madam of her authority, she had said everything.
Lin Mengya also nodded, "Yes. Helping out with the daily chores was more or less comforting for me. By the way, didn't the Enforcement Elder say that someone made a mistake? Deputy Hall Leader Qin, you have to cooperate with the Law Enforcement Elder and catch this person. "
Song Yingkui was repeatedly rebuked by the two of them. In the end, he could only temporarily suppress the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
"Oh, it's a prisoner who escaped from the Inner Hall. We suspect that this man is in cahoots with someone in the Temple. Therefore, the Inner Hall Great Elder sent us here to capture the fugitive. "
Lin Mengya did not take it seriously.
She felt that this matter was definitely an excuse that the Inner Hall Elders had found to usurp her authority.
But the next day, after a long period of peace in the Divine Temple, another person was killed. Only then did she realize that the Law Enforcement Elder was not lying.
After a round of confrontation with her, the six Disciplinary Elders temporarily acquiesced to her position.
In order to capture the fugitive, he even asked her for some permission to walk around the Sanctum.
As expected of the Enforcement Elder, he abided by the rules the most.
And Lin Mengya also saw some characteristics of the Inner Hall from their behavior.
Just like what Deputy Hall Leader Qin had said, the Inner Hall existed to ensure the normal operation of the Divine Temple.
Therefore, they did not use despicable means to force her to hand over the authority of the Divine Temple.
But she also understood that if the Inner Hall was sure that Long Tianhao would never come back, they would definitely find a new leader for the Divine Temple at all costs.
The situation was pressing.
The next day, when she was having breakfast, a Holy Disciple hurried over to report.
"Madam, a Holy Disciple on the fifth floor went missing last night. We only found his body this morning."
Lin Mengya frowned.
"What happened? Why would someone die for no reason? "
"I don't know either. I only know that the person disappeared suddenly. Before this, he did not have any conflict with anyone.
Moreover, his death was extremely miserable. His entire face was peeled off. "
Hearing this, she lost her appetite and immediately rushed to the fifth floor with her people.
But what surprised her was that the six Law Enforcement Elders were also here.
When the six of them saw her, Song Yingkui took the initiative to greet her.
"Madam, it's very bloody here. It's really not suitable for you.
Please go back first. If I find anything, I'll inform you immediately. "
"No need."
Lin Mengya shook her head and declined Song Yingkui's kindness.
Song Yingkui thought that she was forcing herself, but he did not expect that the girl's expression did not change after seeing the body.
"Who found this body first?"
A trembling little man walked out of the crowd.
"In reply to Madam's question, this lowly one discovered it first. I'm usually in charge of cleaning here. Today, I didn't expect that … "
Speaking of this, the little man seemed to recall the fear he felt when he first found the body.
He could not help but turn pale, and his body was shaking.
Lin Mengya glanced at him.
Then, she took the gloves from Baisu and touched the face of the body.
Among the crowd, some of the bolder people could not help but frown.
Not to mention that it was a dead man, the blood and flesh on his face were enough to make people tremble in fear.
But their madam did not look afraid at all. She even carefully bent down to examine the face of the body.
"From the state of the wound, his face should have been forcibly peeled off when he was still alive."
She said as she examined.
"The fatal wound is on the throat. It was a clean cut with a knife. It seems that the culprit is a martial artist."
The person who died was about 1.78 meters tall, and he was a very strong man.
The pain of having his face peeled off made him struggle continuously, but the culprit was still able to hold him down and completely peel off his face. It was only at the end that the culprit stabbed him.
It seemed that this person's strength was far greater than that of ordinary people.
After listening to her conclusion, everyone shuddered.
"Don't panic. From tonight onwards, you should at least go out in pairs.
If you find anything unusual, ask the guards for help in time. "
After settling down the frightened Holy Disciples, she said to Song Yingkui in a low voice, "I hope Elder Song can give me a reasonable explanation about this matter."
Song Yingkui was stunned, and then he looked a little embarrassed.
Lin Mengya brought the Law Enforcement Elders back to the main hall.
As soon as she entered the hall, her expression changed.
"Although I have promised to give all the elders the most authority, I did not promise you to exchange the lives of the Holy Disciples for your contributions.
Elder Song, I can smell the pine fragrance on your body from his body.
His inner clothes don't have this kind of smell. Elder Song, I'm sure you know the reason for this, right? "
When she arrived, she saw the surprise in Elder Song's eyes.
And when she examined the body and told him the cause of death, Elder Song's face quickly showed a look of regret.
This could only mean that this person's death was unexpected.
In other words, Elder Song felt that this person should not have died.
Faced with Lin Mengya's overbearing attitude, Song Yingkui was not angry.
He was angry.
He just let out a sigh and said, "I did not want to cause you any trouble, but now it seems that I have overestimated myself."
Then, Elder Song took a small scroll from his companion.
"Madam, please take a look. This is the criminal who escaped this time."
Lin Mengya took the portrait.
She could only see that the person's face looked like it had been bitten by something, and it was very unsightly.
Elder Song also introduced the person's situation, "His name is Yinglong, and he was the Skinner Thief who dominated the Wei Country twenty years ago.
He was ruthless and cunning, and he had no motive for killing people. He just wanted to peel off the person's face and keep it as a collection.
It was said that he had a room full of the skin that he peeled off from the faces of the deceased.
Therefore, he had a unique skill of disguising himself, and it was very difficult to catch him.
Later on, it was the Inner Palace who sent people to arrest him. I did not expect that he would still escape after twenty years. "
Lin Mengya frowned slightly.
She knew that Song Yingkui might be hiding something.
For example, why would the Inner Palace arrest him, but keep him locked up instead of killing him.
Or why would this person be involved with the people of the Divine Temple, given that he had committed all sorts of crimes.
However, this was not the time to get to the bottom of this. She only needed to know the characteristics of this person, and then cooperate with the Law Enforcement Elder to arrest him as soon as possible.
"It seems that we can only cooperate now. It will be difficult for the six of you to catch this person. "
Although this was not pleasant to the ears, it was the truth.
Even Song Yingkui could not refute this, and could only say regretfully, "Yesterday, we found the mark left by Yinglong on this person's body.
I originally thought that I could wait for him to come to me, but who would have thought that he would escape again. "
Song Yingkui sounded very regretful.
However, Lin Mengya did not agree with them. Without absolute protection, how could they use other people's lives to bait such a vicious criminal?
This was basically using other people's lives as a joke.
"What mark?" She asked.
"All the people who were targeted by him would have a small cross-shaped wound on their neck before they died.
Many people are killed without even realizing it. We only saw the mark on this person's neck by chance. That's why we wanted to set up a trap to capture him. "
Lin Mengya knew that they were not telling the truth, but she did not expose them on the spot.
"When Yinglong chose his targets, did he have any characteristics?"
"Yes, under normal circumstances, he would choose a good-looking adult man. He said himself that no matter how good a young man's skin was, it was too delicate to be preserved. "
When he said this, Song Yingkui trembled slightly.
However, Lin Mengya did not have time to care about his reaction.
Most of the Holy Disciples were adult men, and many of them were good-looking. The range of people was too wide.
She could not pick out all the good-looking ones, and ignore the life and death of the average-looking ones.
She did not expect that the Skinner would be obsessed with good looks.
While she was thinking, Qinghu, who had sent her the message, walked in.
Song Yingkui's eyes lit up, and he immediately pointed at Qinghu and said, "Come here, let me see the back of your neck!"
Qinghu raised his eyebrows, and his peach blossom eyes were full of disdain.
"Who do you think you are? Do you think I have to go there just because you want me to?"
After scolding, he walked over to her without hesitation and poured her a cup of hot tea.
"You are already a woman with two bodies, but you still don't know how to take care of yourself."
Lin Mengya was speechless.
However, there were outsiders present, and she could not explain to Qinghu clearly, so she could only nod guiltily.
Since Qinghu came in, Song Yingkui's eyes had not left his face.
After seeing the interaction between the two, he could not help but ask, "Madam, is he also a Holy Disciple?"
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