In the second month of the lunar calendar of the third year of Tongzhi, a murder case occurred in Jinhua Prefecture, Zhejiang Province that shocked the whole province.

This is an ancient temple located in the north of Jinhua City. The temple with black tiles and red walls is majestic and the courtyard is vast. However, it is far away from the hustle and bustle of dust and hustle, and there are no monks to settle down. The scriptures are thin and the incense is lacking.

At the entrance of the gate, the three words "Lanruo Temple" are written in small seal script on the plaque above, which is written in small seal script. According to legend, the main body of the temple was built in the early Ming Dynasty. The name is the abbreviation of "Alanruo", which originated from the transliteration of the Sanskrit word "Forest", and is extended to the place where quiet, pure, without suffering and troubles.

It was introduced to the third year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty. On the land of China, which was baptized by war, many ancient temples had become ruins. However, Lanruo Temple still stood firm after being frost for a long time. Not only did it become a quiet and unworry place in the minds of Jiangdong people, but people who come here to seek pleasure are also becoming increasingly prosperous, and the rouge women have a strong aura.

At the third update of the night, in a dilapidated wing room on the west side of the temple, a man and a woman moaned in the clouds and rain on the haystack. The man got up to change his clothes, but the woman was crying on the haystack and reluctant to leave.

"Master, will you leave now when you are a talented man?"

The man looked through the window at the dark night sky and sighed deeply: "Oh, what if I don't leave? The Qing demon will attack Jinhua tomorrow. Although the left demon head has not many troops, they are all elite soldiers and generals. Since our Heavenly Kingdom army recruited a large number of Zhejiang soldiers, it has been mixed with fish and dragons. On the surface, there are many people, but the discipline is dispersed and people's minds have changed. If they can't beat it, they can only retreat."

The woman said lonely: "Master, can you leave with me?"

The man shook his head and said, "I am just a colonel general. You also know that according to the military discipline of the Kingdom of Heaven, you should not bring female relatives at the official positions below the prime minister."

The woman asked: "When will the master be promoted to prime minister?"

The man seemed to have already made plans for this issue in his mind, and said without thinking: "Under normal circumstances, it will take two or three years, but today the national official position is in chaos. If he has made great achievements and is appreciated by his superiors, it is not impossible to increase the front line because of the opportunity."

The woman was silent for a while and said, "Master, there is a saying that I don't know whether to speak or not. Maybe it's a bit ruthless, but I have been holding it in my heart for a long time, and I really don't vomit."

The man did not turn his head and said in a deep voice: "Okay, what do you have to say? Just finish it here and now. No matter how ruthless I will never say anything, but after I finish speaking today, we must completely rot it in our stomachs."

The woman said, "Everyone knows that no matter how hard King Hong Tian and you soldiers support it, the failure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is a foregone conclusion. If you resist to the end, the master will only waste his life. How can we expect two or three years of situations? Since you and me are sincere, why don't you leave Zhejiang with me, go to the north, to the border, to the ends of the world, or any place where no one knows us, and live an invisible pastoral life?"

The man turned around, squatted in front of the woman, and said gently, "Shuyun, there are some words that only you dare to say. You know, since I, Wang Dun, met you here last year, I have never been able to feel any love for other women. Wang Dun often thinks in his heart that if I were not a member of the God Church or a soldier in the kingdom of heaven, I would have known you as soon as possible, we are like Adam and Eve, who are worry-free in the Garden of Eden.

How good should I think about the rest of my life? But now that I have embarked on this path of no return, I am like the two people who stole the forbidden fruit under the temptation of the evil snake. Even though I feel regretful, I will never return to the Garden of Eden. But even so, I have to protect that evil snake. Even if it is only one in ten thousand possible, we still hope that it can become a real dragon. Otherwise, even this small Lanruo Temple will not tolerate us."

Hearing this, the woman couldn't help but shed tears of sadness and choked and said, "What the master thinks is, I feel in my heart, but I don't know why this world treats sentient beings so cruelly? If the world is so miserable, what's the point of our visit to this world? Wealth, fame, and dragon throne are really that important? It's worth millions of originally fresh lives to be borne by the past and become worthless bones in the tomb? Master, you said that it's already a luxury for two beloved people to spend a moment together on the simple haystack. Tomorrow, I have to be separated from each other, and I don't know when and when will we meet. Even if King Hong Tian becomes a real dragon, how happy is it for ordinary people?"

"Yes, this is really a question worth pondering..." The man wiped away the woman's tears with sadness, sighed to himself, Shaoqing, finally made up his mind and said resolutely, "Okay, Shuyun, the ancients said, "Sacrificing one's life to accompany a gentleman." Tonight, I, Wang Dun, might as well sacrifice my life to accompany my beloved woman. No matter what happens tomorrow, it will definitely make our lives less regretful."

The woman then calmed down her sadness and smiled indifferently, "If this is the case, it would be really embarrassing to the master."

The man stroked the woman's cheek: "I promise you too, if one day I will recover from freedom, I will definitely come to marry you. Okay, I'll go and get back." After that, the man got up and left the wing room and walked towards the toilet.

After the small answer, the man was full of thoughts and stood in the courtyard for a long time, staring at the night sky full of excitement.

Shaoqing heard another ambiguous voice from the wing room on the east side: "Mr. Wang, the little woman has been waiting for you here for a long time. Why did she stand in the courtyard for a long time and refuse to come over?"

The man was stunned. Although the woman's voice was young, it was not Shuyun's voice. There was evil spirit in the ambiguity. So he thought that Lanruo Temple was a place where many rouge women caught rich men. As a colonel and general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, although he was not as famous as the kings and princes, he was also famous. It was common for women to be attracted to him. He turned his head and looked at the east wing room.

Although the night was dark, if there were people, you could look at it. However, when the man looked at it, the door of the wing room on the east side was closed, and there was no one on the terrace outside the door. He looked around and saw that there were no other women on the porch and the temple pagoda. He became more and more puzzled, wondering whether it was Shuyun calling him.

After a moment of silence, the man heard the sound again in the soft cry of insects and frogs.

"Mr. Wang, I'm not here at this time, when will I wait? Could it be that I have to wait until dawn to see the little girl in a state of decent condition before I feel happy?"

Shuyun was in the west chassis just now. This time, the man confirmed that the voice came from the east chassis, and Shuyun could not call him "Lord Wang", so he confirmed that the woman's voice was made by others, and walked towards the east chassis to see what was going on.

When he reached the door of the east wing, he was about to push the door open, but he found that the door was locked. The man suddenly felt a cold sweat appearing behind him, thinking that the haunted incidents in Jinhua Mansion have been frequently circulating in recent days. Could it be that he was encountered by himself today?

Just as I was about to turn around and leave, suddenly, a woman's face appeared on the door!

Although his face was pale, his face was full of furrows and a jade-like smile. It was enough to make every man who witnessed his beauty bewildered!

The man was so scared that he took two steps back, his face frightened. He could instinctively touch Park Dao on his waist with his right hand, and asked in fear: "You, what kind of monster are you?"

The man smiled evilly and said, "Mr. Wang has seen countless women. Why has he never been moved by other women since he met the vulgar woman in the opposite room? Mr. Wang is so dedicated and has gained a good reputation for himself. How could we women who are watching over you have so much lovesickness and jealousy in our hearts?"

The man had already pulled out the Park Knife and said sternly but terrified: "You, don't talk nonsense. I don't know you. Today I don't care whether you are a human, a demon or a ghost. Get out of here, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"

"Ohoyo, Lord Wang, don't be so nervous. I'm here to see you, but I just want to ask, do you think I'm beautiful?" After saying that, a red light came out from the woman's face, and her eyes lit up, and the red light was already conveyed to the man.

The man caught off guard and his whole body was wrapped in red light in an instant. The momentum I had just now disappeared. For a moment, it seemed that my thoughts were also controlled by the woman's face, and he murmured: "I think you are so beautiful!"

"Then, am I the most beautiful woman in the world?"

"Yes, you are the most beautiful woman in the world."

The woman smiled and asked again: "Then, Lord Wang's heart, no matter my lover, parents, brothers, or friends, can he tolerate others?"

The man replied expressionlessly: "Yes, I can no longer tolerate others in my heart."

The woman's face suddenly became ferocious, and a vine stretched out from her forehead, wrapped around the man's chest, and asked, "If someone else breaks into your heart again, how will you treat it?"

The man had no reaction to the vine and replied: "Then I should exclude him in my heart, and I will show my ambitions by dying."

"That's great." The woman smiled and disappeared from the door wall as if she was satisfied.

The red light and vines naturally disappeared without a trace, and the surrounding area immediately became dim, as if nothing had happened.

The man had recovered his mind at this moment, and stood alone in the courtyard, looking up at the starry sky, recalling the scene just now, and unconsciously looked towards the east wing.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual, the man felt that he accidentally fell asleep halfway through, and in a trance he had a dream.

At this moment, Shuyun's voice came from the west side again: "Master, are you still here?"

The man then calmed down. Thinking that Shuyun had been waiting for him for a long time, he quickly responded: "Ah... I didn't leave, I just came out for some breathing, so I came in."

After entering the west wing, Shuyun looked at him with a worried look, saying, "It's great. I thought the master was using the excuse to go to the toilet, but in fact he left me behind and went back to the military camp."

The man lay down beside the woman and thought to himself, although my Shuyun is not so beautiful, she is irreplaceable in my heart. How could I praise other women for the most beautiful in the world? Then he smiled and comforted: "When I, Wang Dun, was a person without trust? If I promised to spend the night here with you, I would be like a word. How could I escape?"

"That's good." The woman suddenly frowned and scratched her neck. "There seems to be some mosquitoes in this haystack, making me feel itchy all over my body. Let's put on my clothes."

"Okay, put on your clothes and be careful to catch a cold." After saying that, the man felt dizzy, covered his head with his hands and moaned.

The woman asked worriedly again, "Master, what's wrong with you?"

"Ah, it's okay, I just blew the wind in the yard for a while, and my head hurts a little. It doesn't matter, I'll take a break for a while." After saying that, the man didn't want the woman to worry, and stopped covering her head. He pretended to be nothing, hugged the woman in his arms, kissed her deeply, and fell asleep.

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