"Actually, that woman put a gu curse on me. If I leave this room, my liver and guts will rupture and I'll die!"
"No, that's not right. There must be a confinement spell here. This humble monk cannot leave."
"..."
Changqing spoke with righteous conviction.
Jing Yu raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
"Absolutely!!"
"Come on, Ping'an, give me a hand."
"Oh~"
Li Ping'an and Jing Yu joined forces, with Old Ox and Run Tu helping, and easily carried Changqing out of the prefect's residence.
"What do you have to say now?" Jing Yu asked.
Changqing fell silent for a moment. "Actually, I was forced to volunteer~"
"You lecherous monk!"
With righteous conviction, Jing Yu condemned this lecherous monk whose heart had turned toward worldly desires.
In truth, Li Ping'an did not think Jing Yu had any right to talk.
After all, no one had ever decreed that monks could not return to secular life and marry.
But a student of Huailu Academy spending every day in pleasure houses really was indefensible.
Li Ping'an yawned. If Changqing really was getting married,
he planned to stay here for a bowl of wedding wine, then return to Shushan.
These days, even a mouse could be a cat's bridesmaid. A monk returning to secular life and marrying hardly counted as big news.
Just as he was thinking this, he heard Changqing speak.
"You've misunderstood, you've all misunderstood. Actually, this humble monk was investigating the Massacre Case that has been happening in Lüzhou lately."
"Oh? The Massacre Case?"
"Yes, yes," Changqing said. "There have been repeated Massacre Cases in Lüzhou recently.
"From villages to entire towns and county offices.
"After hearing about them, this humble monk came to Lüzhou to investigate. Who knew I would run into something like this and get tangled up, unable to