Volume 1: Who Breaks the Void by the Stars Chapter 39 The Frog Copper Coin Pierces the Mystery
Qinglong Temple is located in Xinchangfang, which is in the east of Xuanpingfang, not far from the shop of the Deqin family.
Ye Chang wore the decaying clothes that Qin Qinshou had prepared for him, bowed three times in front of the coffin, and then slowly retreated.
After him, Qin Qinshou also put on a pillar of incense and made a pinch. The monk Shanzhi was silently chanting in front of the coffin, and Ye Chang was a little skeptical that he could read a complete set of scriptures.
"The weather is too hot for the remains to be saved, so I'll take them back after cremation." Ye Chang said to Qin Qinshou: "The cremation matter also has to trouble Brother Qin." ”
"No trouble, no trouble." Qin Qinshou said continuously.
Cremating remains, although it is not a Tang tradition, is a helpless move at this time. Although Qin Qinshou and the monks in Qinglong Temple had already taken measures, Ye Chang still smelled a faint smell.
Qin Qinshou admired Ye Chang even more in his heart at this time, and he was impressed by He Zhizhang and Zhang Xu as soon as he came, and when Ye Chang broke up with He and Zhang, he did not ask the two of them to help him deal with the princess Xianyi, but begged them to promote the folding fan on his behalf - Ye Chang himself said that "I received the favor of Brother Qin, and I must repay it".
This made He Zhizhang and Zhang Xu sigh very much, because of the identity of Princess Xianyi, it was impossible for the two of them to help Ye Chang fight with them after hearing the words, but it was a matter of effort to promote the folding fan.
"What else does Eleven Lang have planned?" Qin Qinshou asked again.
"Intended?" Ye Chang narrowed his eyes slightly.
He didn't have much time with Ye Shu in his memory, but this cowardly and ordinary man made him feel the love of his brother. And his sister-in-law treats him very sincerely, and his nephews and nieces are very close to him, such a family affection cannot be repaid. He has always been like this, if others treat him with seven points of sincerity, he can repay him with ten points of sincerity, but if others treat him with three points of malice, then the reply must be five points of hatred.
Therefore, although he promised He Zhizhang and Zhang Xu that he would not come by force, it did not mean that he entered Chang'an this time and left with his brother's ashes.
Something had to be left, such as eyes and ears, and staring at the princess of Xianyi. If there is a chance, Yang Fu, who directly caused Ye Shu's death, must have a deal with him, and it is best to get rid of it, and if he can't get rid of it, he must also know the truth about the conflict with Ye Shu from his mouth.
"Since I came to Chang'an, I am not in a hurry to go back, I have already written a letter, if Brother Qin has a convenience, he will send someone to send me back to Xiuwu's house for me." Ye Chang said: "I'm in Chang'an, and I will stay for half a year, and I will stay for three months." ”
It was the beginning of June, and he was going to stay for three months, that is, after the autumn harvest. Qin Qinshou said: "Chang'an Inn is extremely expensive, Eleven Lang might as well move to my side to live, I have a yard here, but it is quite quiet." ”
"Besides, besides, if I am short of money, I have to nag Brother Qin." Ye Chang said with a smile: "Also, I have a plan for the promotion of folding fans...... First meet someone. ”
"See someone?" Qin Qinshou was a little surprised.
Ye Chang walked out of the temple, arrived at the gate, and walked straight to a corner. Over there, the two scoundrels were squatting and talking, and when they saw Ye Chang coming, they both raised their faces to look at him. Ye Chang said to one of them: "Yes, go and invite Xiao Wulang, I want to see him." ”
"You say please, please, who do you think you are?" The scoundrel raised his head in disdain.
Ye Chang stared at him: "Then, open the door and let the monk go!" ”
As he spoke, he dodged to the side, and then saw Shanzhi pounce with his teeth and claws, grabbed the two scoundrels, and then threw them out: "Toast and don't eat and drink, don't go, is it because you can't fight?" ”
The so-called wicked have their own wicked people, these two scoundrels don't put Ye Chang in their eyes, but they are very convinced of Shanzhi, after all, Shanzhi knocked over seven or eight of them in the alley. The two jumped to their feet and looked at each other, one of them turned and ran, while the other stayed away, still staring at this side.
Ye Chang turned to the two Hu people on the other side, and the two Hu people had fierce eyes and stared at him without giving in.
Ye Chang didn't understand why these Hu people were staring at him, he wanted to do something, it was really inconvenient to be stared at, he had to find a way to drive these Hu people away.
Thinking of this, he slowly walked towards Hu Ren.
And the Hu people began to hold the knife at their waists.
"Ye Langjun!" Shanzhi came over at this time and blocked him from behind. Unlike those ruffians who have no murderous intentions, these two Hu people clearly have the intention of killing Ye Chang!
Ye Chang also felt this, he would not risk his life to verify this guess, so he took two steps back: "Go back to the temple." ”
"Who are these people?" Qin Qinshou, who came out with him, asked when he saw this scene.
"Some trouble." Ye Chang briefly said after a while: "It's understandable for that gang of scoundrels to find me trouble, but these Hu people have been staring at me and provoking me, which is really confusing-Brother Qin can you check their details?" ”
"Well, I'll ask people to ask." Qin Qinshou was a little speechless, Ye Chang had only been in Chang'an for a day, and he had another incident, thinking of Ye Chang's experience of cultivating martial arts in his hometown, he even had some doubts that this person was attracted wherever he went.
Ye Chang was also very aggrieved, who knew that there would be so many things in Lu Dao, like this group of Hu people, as well as the princess Xianyi, in his opinion, they had nothing to do with him, and the result was not a disaster from the sky.
It didn't take long for Xiao Bailang to appear outside the Qinglong Temple. Ye Chang named him, if he didn't come, it would be a weakened momentum, a scoundrel like him, he would not lose the battle, he would come no matter what. However, there were more than 20 people he brought, and this time he was a little bolder, and when he saw Ye Chang, he said impatiently: "What's the matter with calling the master!" ”
"Monk, have you beaten more than 20 people?" Ye Chang asked Xiangshan directly.
"If it is in the military array, I can't beat more than 20 people, but these local chickens and dogs, if I am allowed to use heavy hands, I can kill them all with a cup of tea." The monk told the truth.
It was the monk who knew that the Daoist monk spoke straightforwardly, Ye Chang asked like this, and then said: "This local chicken and tile dog also dares to call himself a master in front of you, what do you say you should do?" ”
Xiao Bailang over there suddenly panicked, but in front of so many people, it was difficult for him to retract, and there were also those who were not afraid of death and had not been beaten last time, so he immediately scolded angrily.
The monk frowned and pondered, and after a while, Heshi said: "The master once said that the donor is the master, and this Xiao Shizhu is called the master in front of the monk, and it is no big deal. ”
"Ah...... Pig teammates? In the violent laughter of the scoundrels, Ye Chang could only scold the monk in his heart.
His plan is to convince these scoundrels in Chang'an City, they are the head snakes, and it will be convenient for them to find out the news or something. But now he has no power or wealth, and he can only rely on the monk's force to convince them, but now the monk has not cooperated well, so he has to find another way.
"Xiao Wulang, I think you are good at cockfighting, and you like to gamble, right?" Ye Chang asked.
"So what?"
"Today I will make a bet with you, I lose, everything is up to you, you just want me and the monk to be shirtless and plead guilty to you. But if I win, don't say anything else, how about a write-off of our previous holiday? ”
Xiao Bailang looked at Ye Chang and thought in his heart: If there is really a fight, the monk's force is indeed beyond their control, and this person's suggestion to settle grievances by gambling can be listened to. If you win, it's easy to say, if you lose, then you can discuss it when you admit it.
"I won't take advantage of you, if you win, my brothers and I will be left to you." He said loudly, "But what kind of betting? Dice rolling, or cockfighting? ”
"It is very easy to cheat in dice and cockfighting, even if you divide the victory and defeat, it is also easy to have disputes. It's better to do this, which of your brothers have Kaiyuan Tongbao on them? ”
Under Xiao Bailang's signal, those scoundrels took out the money they brought with them one by one, and you and I had five, but they also made up a handful. Ye Chang took the money, a total of twenty-one, Ye Chang checked it in his hand, and then spread the money on the ground.
Twenty-one coins were scattered.
"What, do you compare words?" Xiao Bailang stared at him and said.
"No, you see, these twenty-one coins were taken out by your brothers, and you count them, right? Let's see who is more capable, it's very simple, the two of us take turns to withdraw money from these coins, you can take one to three coins at a time, and whoever gets the last one will lose - what do you see? ”
Xiao Bailang heard this gambling method, but it was novel, he rolled his eyes: "Who will take it first?" ”
"I mentioned the rules, so naturally you take them first." Ye Changdao.
Xiao Bailang looked at the twenty-one coins on the ground, didn't rush to get them, asked the rules again, and then frowned and thought hard. After thinking about it for a while, I didn't understand the key to it, this kid in front of him was so confident, where did he get his certainty?
I don't want to gamble, but the words have already been spoken, and if I don't gamble, I have to use fighting to solve the conflict, thinking of the fighting power, Xiao Bailang decided, or gamble first.
"I'll take it first." He first took three copper coins, but after thinking about it, he returned two more and only took one: "One! ”
Of the remaining twenty, Ye Chang smiled, stretched out his hand casually, and took three of them with one hand. Xiao Bailang pondered for a while, and then took three of them, so that in front of the two of them, there were still fourteen left. Ye Chang only took one this time, Xiao Bailang calculated in his heart, there were still thirteen left, he felt that something seemed wrong, but he still followed Ye Chang and took another one.
Of the twelve copper coins, Ye Chang took three more, Xiao Bailang also followed three, and Ye Chang took another one, so that there were only five left in front of the two. When Xiao Bailang saw this, he was stunned for a moment, and he quickly calculated in his heart.
If he takes another one, in the case of the remaining four, Ye Chang will definitely take three, and the last one will be left to him. And he took two, Ye Chang also took two, and the last one was left for him, if he took three, Ye Chang would only take one...... In short, no matter how many pieces he takes, the last one is his!
He stared at the copper coins on the ground, wondering in his heart, how could he lose?
Not only did he see the victory, but some of those scoundrels also saw it, and suddenly someone shouted: "No, no, the fifth brother is not familiar with the rules, this doesn't count!" ”
Ye Chang said happily: "If you don't count, you don't count, let's come again!" ”
Xiao Bailang's interest in this gambling method at this time even exceeded his hatred for Ye Chang, he was quite bright, and felt that there seemed to be some kind of mystery behind this gambling method, if he could figure it out, he only used this gambling method to bet against others, and he didn't know how much money he would win! Coupled with Ye Chang's generosity and allowing him to come again, of course he was happy to accompany him, and immediately said: "This time you go first, I won't take advantage of you!" ”
Ye Chang smiled: "It's so good not to take advantage!" ”
Xiao Bailang's old face was slightly red, but his eyes were firmly fixed on Ye Chang's hand, and he saw Ye Chang take out two of the twenty-one copper coins at random.
Xiao Bailang thought for a while, and then took out two of them, he made up his mind, what Ye Chang did, he would do the same.
Ye Chang smiled and took three, and Xiao Bailang followed and took three, so that in front of the two of them, there were eleven bronze left. Ye Chang took two more pieces, and the remaining nine, Xiao Bailang also grabbed two pieces in his hand, and calculated in his heart that in the case of the remaining seven pieces, Ye Chang only needed to take two more pieces, then he would be limited to five pieces of death. He was in a hurry, and he reached out and grabbed another one.
Ye Chang also took another one, and there were still five in front of Xiao Bailang. Next, no matter how many Xiao Bailang takes, the last one will fall into his hands.
"This ...... This ......"
"Xiao Wulang, do you want to come again, this time you will take it first?" Ye Chang asked with a smile.
"Come on! Regardless of victory or defeat, our old grudges are all hooked off! Xiao Bailang shouted.
As a result, Xiao Bailang naturally lost again, even if he took two coins first according to Ye Chang's model, he was worried about the five copper coins in the end. Ye Chang suggested that he add more copper coins, and the two continued, connecting nine times, Xiao Bailang was a big loser.
No matter how thick-skinned Xiao Bailang was, he had no shame to continue at this time, he stood up, only to feel that there were still countless copper coins circling in his head. Arching his hand to Ye Chang, Xiao Bailang turned around and wanted to go, Ye Chang said slowly behind him: "Xiao Wulang, do you remember what I said yesterday, what I have in my chest is interesting play, and cockfighting and dog fighting are not worth mentioning at all." I think you're a cool man, and we don't know each other, so if you're interested, you might as well come to me again. ”
Xiao Bailang's face was expressionless, and he turned around and left. Ye Chang looked at his back with a smile, the group of scoundrels greeted him, and asked in a low voice, "Just do it like this", Xiao Bailang just waved his hand, and then left with everyone.
Ye Chang still didn't speak, turned around, and found that the monk was grabbing a handful of stones, one on the left and one on the right, pondering the doorway, Ye Chang thought that he had dragged his feet just now, and couldn't help but go over and kick him: "Monk, in your life, you can't figure out the doorway here!" ”
"Why?"
"Zhang Gong can watch the sword dance of Gongsun Auntie, and then realize calligraphy, and the children of the Jia family can enter and exit the palace with cockfighting. Everyone has their own chances, and by coincidence, it is God's gift, and if you don't take it, you will miss the opportunity. Monk, you don't have this opportunity. ”
When he said this, Xiao Bailang's body trembled and then turned around.