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Lil 'White paused for a moment before reporting to Luo Lingwei about the corpse.

"Reporting to the Empress, the deceased's body was covered with multiple wounds, but they were all external wounds. However, there is only one fatal injury, and that was the stab wound on his chest. But the weird thing was that the knife had pierced through his heart and lungs. There should have been blood coming out of Shamei's mouth, but only from his heart. The windows in the room were open, and there were traces of mud on the windows, indicating that the prisoner had jumped out of the window after killing someone. "

After Little White said this, Luo Lingwei nodded her head. It was as she had guessed, but for the time being, she could not confirm why there were so few bloodstains. Xiaoqing continued, "I just asked Zhang Long and Zhao Hu. Before they left the house, this monk was indeed tied up by them in the house, but the few wounds on the monk's body can also be confirmed as being left behind by them when they were lynching him." As Xiaoqing spoke, she handed over the dagger that was her weapon.

"This is a lethal weapon. This dagger is roughly crafted and the handle is too short. I have checked the palms of the two of them and there is no blood on their hands or clothes." If the two of them were to use this dagger, it would certainly be stained with blood. Furthermore, this monk only cried out before he died. Logically speaking, if this monk was killed, he would not only let out a miserable scream, but would definitely scream nonstop before he was killed and before he died. "Therefore, this servant cannot figure it out." Xiaoqing methodically explained everything she had observed and understood to Luo Lingwei. As she listened, Luo Lingwei didn't know what to do.

However, it was no longer convenient for him to stay in the village. Now that his identity had been exposed, it would not be a good thing for the villagers if he stayed in the village. Moreover, there was a reckless monk in the jail cell of the county yamen who needed to be dealt with by him.

"Go tell Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, and Zhao Hu to pack their luggage. We'll go to the county magistrate court now." Luo Lingwei said to Little Green and Little White after thinking for a moment.

In a short while, the group packed their bags. Due to an incident at home, Aunt Wang was unable to stay, so Luo Lingwei and the others also took her to the city.

The carriage jolted for over two hours before the group reached the entrance of the county town. At this time, the county magistrate was already waiting for him at the city gates. Beside him were several people from the third and sixth branch of the magistrate court, and another person was standing beside the county magistrate. His face was as dark as water and his eyes were drooping.

At this time, Luo Lingwei and the others had already arrived at the city gate. When the grand master had brought them here with his sharp eyes, he hurriedly told them to kneel down and greet them.

Seeing this, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, who were guarding Luo Lingwei, did not say anything. Instead, Xiaoqing's voice came from the carriage.

"Your Highness, I order you to wait in the county magistrate's office for me."

When everyone heard this, they didn't know whether to laugh or cry. In this half a year, Luo Lingwei's' notoriety 'had already spread throughout the entire Grand Profound's official territory. If she was allowed to go to court, then even if the local father and mother officials didn't die, they would at least lose a layer of skin.

Now that Luo Lingwei had asked them to go to the county for help, the local authorities would have to be careful.

Not long after, Luo Lingwei and her group arrived at the county magistrate's entrance. At this time, the person on duty saw a horse carriage stop, and several people alighted from the carriage. He focused his eyes and saw that the person standing in the middle was none other than Imperial Concubine Guangling and Luo Lingwei.

He immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed nine times to Luo Lingwei. Upon seeing this, Luo Lingwei nodded and asked him to lead the way.

Only then did the crowd arrive at the court. Arriving at the court, Luo Lingwei did not say anything more and directly sat on the floor. A group of people were waiting to walk over.

After about the time it takes to make a cup of tea, Zhi County, which was located outside the door, brought some people to the county magistrate's office. At this time of the year, it was already warm and the weather was getting hotter. If everyone continued to exercise like this, they would be drenched in sweat by now.

Among them, the one who was most out of breath was the 60-year-old Zen Master Ming Xin and the weak local county.

"Servants, be seated for Zhi County." Luo Lingwei did not know why this county was so special to her, but after seeing the people here, she had guessed that this county was certainly not a bad place, so she did not intend to torture him.

Zhixian got a seat, immediately felt fear and trepidation, went up to kowtow and thank, then sat down. Meanwhile, the venerable Zen Master was standing in the middle of the crowd, looking awkward and in a dilemma.

"Ascending Hall!" After waiting for everyone to rest for a moment, Luo Lingwei slammed the wood and shouted.

Following the majestic voice of the person standing in the queue next to them, the one who had been ordered by Luo Lingwei to be temporarily locked up, Monk Yuan Zhen, was brought up.

Even though it had only been one morning, this Daoist Master Yuan seemed to have become a completely different person. When he came to the main hall, he was looking around with his shifty eyes and a bald head.

"Brave Monk, I ask you, why did you slander me this morning? You said that I stole from your temple!" Why aren't you recruiting them from the ground! "

Luo Lingwei shouted at the monk.

At this moment, Monk Yuan Zhen was so frightened that he almost collapsed to the ground. He kowtowed and begged for mercy, "Empress, please spare my life. This matter was caused by my two inferior disciples. I was also kept in the dark. Please forgive me."

Seeing this, Luo Lingwei sneered: "You monk, I gave you a chance, yet you kept quibbling. It seems you want to force me to use torture!" "Come on, take this monk down and beat him forty times. If anyone dares to show favoritism, they will be punished together with this monk!"

When these words came out, the two sides sent people to pull the monk away. Not long after, Yuan Zhen's pitiful cries could be heard.

After hitting twenty times, this monk was unable to hold back and could only confess.

"Empress, this little monk admits defeat!"

Hearing this, Luo Lingwei ordered someone to drag him up.

"Empress, this little monk admits defeat. I beg of you, please stop hitting me." Yuan Zhen said in a sobbing tone.

"Hurry up and say it!" Luo Lingwei slapped the wood and shouted.

Only then did Yuan Zhen hurry to speak.

"In reply to Empress, yesterday, when this little monk saw the Empress arriving, he knew that the carriage and horses were worth quite a bit of money, so he ordered his two disciples to take this opportunity to steal it away in the dark. However, they encountered two guards and experts, and my disciple, Chuu Chuanming, was captured and ran back to the temple to report the news.

Hearing this, Luo Lingwei nodded and said: "So, you're not a proper monk?"