The old Dao was originally waiting for everyone to ask, but after listening to Xiao Yan's question, he replied in a hurry: "The disciple of the poor Dao is named Yu Qiukong, and he came to the temple five years ago. At that time, he was alone, in a trance, and came to the temple in tattered clothes, saying that his family was originally a rich and noble family, because he was coveted for family wealth, he was framed, and after his parents died, he was homeless, so he fell into the small town under the mountain, and heard that there was a quiet Taoist temple on the mountain, so he went up the mountain to ask the poor road to take him in, so that he could spend the rest of his life here. The old Taoist priest closed his eyes and finished speaking, and then mourned: "Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!" ”

While Lao Dao was speaking, Xiao Yan had been observing him silently, and seeing that his face was heavy and his words were sincere, not like a lie, he continued to ask: "After the Dao Chief took him in, has he been cultivating here?" ”

"After Poor Dao took him in, he cultivated here, but he didn't cultivate here." The old Taoist priest actually started to speak.

"What do you mean by that?" Xiao Yan stared at the eyes of the old Taoist.

The latter said slowly: "First, the disciple said that since his family was destroyed, he would wake up from nightmares every night, and he would shout and scream, for fear that he would disturb the poor road, so he invited himself to live in the peak meditation room. ”

Second, every year after autumn, he has to return to his hometown for three months, saying that he will go to his parents' graves to worship and guard the graves to fulfill his filial piety. Therefore, in the past five years, his life in the meditation has been pure cultivation, and there are also mundane things. The old Taoist priest was straightforward, he didn't hide a word, and told Xiao Yan everything he knew.

"You said that he has to go back to his hometown to guard the tomb every year, but the Taoist chief never doubted that he really went to guard the tomb of his parents during the three months he left the Taoist temple every year?" Xiao Yan asked step by step.

"True or false, since he spoke, Poor Dao knew that he couldn't keep him, but every time before going down the mountain, Poor Dao would tell him two words, so that he could behave himself." Lao Dao lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, and said word by word.

"What two words?" Xiang Xuemei couldn't stand the old words because she was worried about Huaiyu, so she immediately continued.

"For good!"

As soon as she said "for goodness", Xiang Xuemei immediately jumped up, "For kindness, it's really ironic, the Taoist chief actually tells him to "be kind" every time, but do you know what bad things he has done under the mountain? As he spoke, he snatched the burden from Xiao Yan's hand and threw it at the feet of the old man.

After the burden landed, the sound dispersed, and a pile of brocade embroidered skirts met the eyes of the old Taoist.

"Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!" The old Taoist priest calmly looked at the burden on the ground, and asked, "Dare to ask the donor, where did these objects come from?" ”

"This is your good apprentice, hidden. Moreover, it is hidden in the cliff on the top of the mountain, which is really capable! Xiang Xuemei was merciless, and sneered directly.

"This, this, what's the use of him asking for these women's dresses?" The tone of the old Taoist priest was obviously a little flustered, and he was no longer calm and composed.

"What's the use, I'll have to ask your good apprentice! It's too ironic that he does a lot of evil and unrighteous things on the outside, but you downplay what he says "for good". Without further ado, is there any other place for him to go except to live on the top of the mountain? ”

Because she couldn't find Huaiyu's shadow, Xiang Xuemei was worried, and her words became aggressive.

"He only said that his hometown is in Yangzhou, and every year when he goes down the mountain, he only goes back to Yangzhou, and he really doesn't know anything about the rest."

Xiao Yan saw that the old Taoist priest was earnest, even if he was pressed by Xiang Xuemei step by step, he still had a sentence, and he replied, which didn't look like he was lying at all.

After thinking about it, he asked again: "Then he can mention, if there are still family and friends, we must find him as soon as possible, he has a direct relationship with our two friends who have been missing for several days, if we can't find him again, our friends may be in danger." ”

At this time, fine beads of sweat soaked from the old Taoist's forehead, thinking that he was shocked when he heard that the disciple had done evil, and then he thought of the disciple's daily behavior, and he was even more afraid and blamed himself, so he recalled it carefully and seriously.

After a while, he raised his head decisively and said: "Really no, he only said that he had no relatives and friends before coming to Guanli, and he was alone, and it was precisely because of this that he saw that he was really pitiful, so he took him in." ”

"Then in addition to returning to his hometown to guard the tomb in March every year, does he usually go down the mountain often?" Xiao Yan asked again.

"Occasionally, the rice, grain, lamp oil, and daily necessities in the view are all purchased by him when he goes down the mountain, and in addition, he has been living at the top and rarely comes down."

"Oh, it turns out that he is still a free laborer, and has done all the heavy work for you, no wonder you are so indulgent to him, let him go, and give him a nice and elegant place to live." As soon as Xiang Xuemei remembered that the evil person still lived in such an elegant place, she was angry and gritted her teeth and said hatefully.

"The girl is poor, there are only three small broken thatched huts on the top of the mountain, which he slowly cleaned up and renovated. Poor Dao thought, his family was originally rich and rich, and it was not a bad thing to like some flowers and plants, so it was all up to him."

Xiao Yan saw that the old Taoist priest was blindly wiping his sweat, and he knew in his heart that Yu Qiukong was cautious, and he must have made everything up perfectly, and he would hide his whereabouts to death, and the old Taoist priest was watching all day long, and it was impossible for him to know what he was doing.

For example, every time he borrowed the opportunity to go down the mountain to procure, he would do some illegal deeds, and then turn around perfectly, hide his identity, return to the peak of the Nine Dragons, and live his quiet and leisurely life.

For another example, he borrowed three months to go back to the township to guard the tomb, and then did some things that took longer, such as learning from the female celebrity or something......

Xiao Yan didn't dare to think about it anymore, such a guess, until more direct evidence was found, or before he was caught, everything was just speculation.

Therefore, he felt that it didn't make much sense to ask further, not to mention, at present, he only found some women's clothes and jewelry, and there was no other substantive evidence to prove that Yu Qiukong's criminal behavior, and then asked the old Taoist, he didn't know.

Therefore, after looking up at Mu Qing, who had been silent, he said, "Oh, since that's the case, let's leave first." After speaking, he got up to leave, stopped and instructed the old Taoist priest, "If he comes back again, please pretend that you don't know anything and come to inform us as soon as possible." ”

Having said that, Xiao Yan knew very well in his heart that when he met the Yu Qiukong at the bottom of the mountain, he had already alertly noticed that the visitor was not good, so he was very smart, so he pretended to be deaf and dumb at that time and left quickly.

Therefore, with such a cautious and cunning personality, I am afraid that he has long known that the Taoist temple on the mountain, his residence has been exposed, and it is impossible for him to come back.

The old Taoist priest nodded in agreement, and saw that it was difficult to go down the mountain after dark, so he intimately took a glass windproof lamp to Xiao Yan and said: "Donor, it's dark, the road down the mountain is rugged and difficult, this windproof lamp, just light the way down the mountain for the donors!" Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable! ”

Xiao Yan also replied with a bow sincerely, "Thank you, Daoist!" In the future, you have to be cautious and take people with your eyes! ”

"Shame on the poor! But his nature is not bad, maybe ......"

"It's useless to talk too much! Let's go down the mountain! I don't know what happened to them? Without waiting for the old Taoist priest to finish speaking, Xiang Xuemei didn't bother to listen to his ramblings anymore, and unceremoniously interrupted his words and urged Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan nodded silently, this is indeed the case, the search on the mountain has also come to an end, and it can be regarded as a great gain.

If Ishikawa and Huaijue were fast enough to catch up with that little Taoist, it would indeed be better to go down the mountain as soon as possible and ask him about Huaiyu's whereabouts.

Without saying a word, Xiao Yan held the lamp in front of him, lighting everyone up, and Mu Qing deliberately let Xiang Xuemei walk behind the former, and he was third.

As soon as the three of them came out of the gate, Mu Qing's entourage Ye Dong flashed out of the shadows and shouted, "Master, give you this, it will be easier to go down the mountain this way." As he spoke, he handed Mu Qing a branch in the form of a cane.

Mu Qing hesitated for a moment before taking it, and casually handed the branch to Xiang Xuemei beside him.

At this time, Xiao Yan stopped doing it, flattened his mouth, and pointed at Mu Qing and his entourage aggrievedly: "You two are so partial, I want it too." ”

Xiang Xuemei saw the aggrieved Xiao Yan, shook her head and said, "Here you go, why are you still fighting for things like a child!" ”

"Wait, Miss Xiang, is there another one here?" As Ye Dong spoke, he took two more from behind his back and handed them to Mu Qing and Xiao Yan.

It turned out that when he was bored waiting for someone outside the door, he saw that the trees beside him were verdant and the branches were strangely short, so he found a few branches, cut off the part shaped like a crutch, and sharpened the place in his hand with a saber to make it smooth and smooth.

No, a few fresh wooden crutches with a slight woody fragrance were made for everyone to use when they came down the mountain.

Xiao Yan took it in surprise, palmed the lamp with his right hand, and tried to post the pillar with his left hand, which was very satisfactory, so he pointed at Ye Dong and said: "Sure enough, there are no weak soldiers under the strong generals, this, this is all people with hearts!" ”

Ye Dong just smiled and didn't speak, but Xiao Yan suddenly said again: "Since you have done so much, why didn't you take it out at once just now, and just take one for your grandfather first?" ”

"Subordinate......" Ye Dong was speechless for a while, not knowing how to answer.

Xiao Yan smiled slyly, and pointed at Ye Dong and said, "Hehe, you are broken, you did it on purpose, just to see who your grandfather cares about the most, right?" ”

"Nonsense." Without waiting for Xiao Yan to finish speaking, Mu Qing snatched the glass lamp in the former's hand, took the lead and left.

So, Mu Qing led the way with the palm lamp, Xiang Xuemei followed, Xiao Yan put his hand on Youdong's shoulder, and pouted as he walked: "Look at your grandfather, I gave him the opportunity to let him personally lead the way for Miss Xiang's palm lamp, and he also said that I talked nonsense, I really don't know the hearts of good people." ”

Youdong smiled, silently pulled his head out of Xiao Yan's arm, took two steps back, and walked last.

Xiao Yan shook his head, resenting this strict hierarchy in his heart, and developed Ye Dong's habit of following the rules and never exceeding them.

So, a group of four people, under the lighting of the glass windproof lamp, went down the mountain.

Although it is easier to go up the mountain and difficult to come down, to some extent, it is easier to go down.

In addition, with the assistance of Youdong's god and the support of Xiangmu crutches, they only took half the time to go up the mountain and went down to the bottom of the mountain.