After walking for most of the day, a magnificent building appeared in front of me. In fact, it is not very big in itself, but it looks very prominent in this mountain, so it seems more grand; That's right, it's relative.

When I walked up, it turned out to be a temple. I was overjoyed and said: It's okay now, I didn't sleep well in those women's houses a few days ago, and now I don't think I'll be so kind to us when I meet my own family.

Senior Brother Sha said: Yes! Oh, yes! We used to be monks, maybe they still know who we are!

Brother Monkey said: Senior Brother Sha, go up and knock on the door! In front of the door of the temple is a slippery step, it is estimated that there are hundreds of steps, and when Brother Monkey said this, we were still standing at the bottom of the steps, so Senior Brother Sha climbed up and called the door.

The door opened, and it was really visible, and when the little monk who opened the door saw the appearance of Senior Brother Sha, he was frightened and took a few steps back, and then stabilized.

The little monk asked: What is the noble role of the donor? When the little monk said this, he also glanced at Senior Brother Sha out of the corner of his eye, probably suspecting that he was a bad person.

Senior Brother Sha said: The younger brother passed by Guidi and wanted to buy something to eat.

The little monk hesitated for a moment, and then made a gesture of please.

Just as the little monk was about to close the door, I pressed the door with my hand at the right time: Hey, boy, and your pig brother and monkey brother didn't come in, and they are going to let us eat the closed door, aren't you?

When the little monk saw that two people suddenly appeared, he was frightened, and shouted as he ran into the temple: Master! Oh no! Oh no! There were a few strange creatures in the temple.

Hearing the little monk shout like this, we couldn't help laughing, thinking that this little guy was really interesting. Without waiting for the master called by the little monk to come out, we went straight inside.

I said that we must have been standing too far to the side just now, so the little monk didn't see it. Senior Brother Sha said maybe, there is no reason why two people can't see it when they are so big.

As soon as I walked into the courtyard, I saw a few little monks coming out with an old monk in their arms, and in our direction, the little monk who opened the door for us before pointed to us and said to the old monk: Master, Master, it's them!

The old monk motioned for them to be quiet, and then walked over to us and took a closer look.

Seeing that it was his own family, Brother Monkey immediately set it up: old man! Don't look at us like this, we were also monks a few years ago! The old monk didn't speak, and continued to circle around us.

Oh, yes! We've even met with Rulai! Seeing that the old monk didn't react, I also followed the temptation, thinking that you should always know if you come. The old monk really reacted, stopped and turned to me and asked curiously: Who is Rulai?

Lose! The old pig was completely speechless now, and at first I thought he had confessed to his relatives!

Senior Brother Sha said: Senior brother and second senior brother, don't get close to him, hurry up and say our request, maybe he will be regarded as a liar later!

So, Brother Monkey walked up to the old monk again and said, "Old man! We're passing by here, it's getting late, how about spending the night here?

The old monk suddenly realized and said, "So you are here to spend the night?"

Precisely! Precisely! Brother Monkey hurriedly replied.

The little monk didn't tell you? I asked.

The old monk didn't answer my question, he turned to Brother Monkey and said: It's okay to stay overnight, but you have to arrange the diet yourself!

Arrange it yourself? How do you arrange it yourself? Brother Monkey was puzzled.

Senior Brother Sha went around and said, "Oh, Second Senior Brother, why don't you understand this?" In other words, he admits that we can sleep here, and he doesn't admit to serving us to eat there!

The old monk nodded.

Brother Monkey took a step closer and asked, "Why?"

The old monk stroked his long beard and said slowly: "Because our food is all grown by ourselves, not by fate, and it is very limited, we dare not supply it to those who stay overnight."

Brother Monkey said: Old man, you are so childish, we won't eat you for nothing, can't you give you money? After speaking, Brother Monkey took out a large stack of banknotes from his tiger skin skirt and dangled it in front of the old monk.

Seeing that he had so much money, the old monk's eyes also brightened a lot, and he said: It's easy to talk about and discuss! Inside please! Inside please! It seems that this money is simply omnipotent.

When we went in, I heard a few little monks talking behind us: Hey, do you think they are monsters? Another little monk replied, "Maybe, you see that they don't look like people at all!" Another one is saying, "Why don't we tell Master now and get them out?" Not okay? Master has already promised them, let's observe and observe! Another little monk answered.

When I heard this, I was very angry, so I suddenly turned around and scared them: If you dare to say that we are monsters again, the old pig will eat you one by one! This trick really worked, and the little guys really kept silent, looking obedient.

The old man arranged us to a relatively large wing room, and after explaining a few words, he left, saying that he was going down to ask the little monks to prepare food. I originally wanted to ask the old monk to get some meat dishes, but after thinking about it, I guess they didn't have it here, so I dismissed that idea.

After resting in the wing room for a while, a little monk came and asked us to go out to eat, saying that the meals were ready. After that, the little monk took us to the kitchen, and when I went, I realized that the monk's meal here was so rich, with meat and dishes, but no chicken legs.

I said, "Old man, why do monks eat meat now?" The old monk laughed and said What age is it, if you still stick to the old rules, can the big guy survive smoothly until now? I thought about the old man's words very philosophically, but because I was very hungry, I didn't delve into it.

But the old monk then said again, Lao Gao is because you give so much money to make it so rich, usually not like this, if you eat like this every meal, even a mountain of gold and silver will have to be eaten up sooner or later.

Brother Monkey said: That's it! Is that! After that, they gobbled it up. Looking at the little monks on the side who were gurgling in their throats, I knew that the old monk was not lying.

After we finished eating, there were still a lot of food left on the table, and I saw those little monks staring at them with straight eyes. Seeing this, the old monk hurriedly scolded, but he was still unable to return to the sky, and the little monks were still dumbfounded.

When I went back, I asked Brother Monkey: Is the money you gave to the old monk real or conjure? I think that the old monk treats us well, and we can't use the money that I conjure up to fool him.

Brother Monkey didn't answer my question directly, just said something unfathomable and then closed the door and went to sleep, Brother Monkey said this: True and false and true, true and false, false and true. But I didn't know what it meant in the middle of the night, it seemed to have a bit of a philosophical flavor.

There was nothing to say all night, we slept very soundly, and when we got up, the little monk was ringing the bell, "...... bell", very melodious. I walked out of the door and stretched and asked, "What time is it, boy?"

The little monk lazily replied: It's already eleven o'clock!

Yes? It's eleven o'clock, huh? I hurriedly ran in and called Brother Monkey and Senior Brother Sha, saying that it was already eleven o'clock.

Brother Monkey rolled over and fell asleep again.

Senior Brother Sha woke up, and Senior Brother Sha said: Second Senior Brother, let's sleep for a while, I haven't slept so sweetly for a long time! I said you go to sleep, the old pig went out for a walk.

When I went out, the little monk was still there to ring the bell, so I greeted him again: Haven't you finished hitting it yet? Not yet! A total of eleven hits, a lot. Seeing that he looked weak, I said angrily: Cut, you are so lazy, no wonder you haven't finished hitting it yet! The little monk retorted: What do you know, this is called a day monk hitting a day clock! I was completely speechless.

I went down to the steps in front of the temple and went down, and then I climbed up again, and a monk who was sweeping the floor saw me and asked, "Big brother, what do you mean by this?" Exercise! I replied.

When we went back, Brother Monkey and Senior Brother Sha had already gotten up, and the old monk told us to go to the kitchen for breakfast. It's nominally breakfast, but in fact, it's almost time for lunch, which is equivalent to breakfast and lunch in one.

The old monk asked us if we wanted to stay for a day, and said that the money that Brother Monkey gave him had not been spent yet. Brother Monkey said no, we still have to leave first, and the money should be the incense money we donated to you. After hearing this, the old monk thanked him again and again.

When we went out, the old monk sent us to the bottom of the steps, which shows that the treatment of us is still quite high, because according to my old pig's experience, the gift is generally only sent to the gate, unless the person with a distinguished status can enjoy the treatment of "ten miles of long pavilion to send each other".

After saying goodbye to the old monk, we didn't stop, because it was noon, about one o'clock, and if we didn't hurry in time, we probably wouldn't be able to find someone to stay at before dark, so we would have to sleep in the open again.

There were still many forests on the way, and we passed one or two families on the way, but it was still early, so we didn't stay.

Finally, after climbing over a hill, a flat field appeared in front of him; Senior Brother Sha said: Senior brother and second senior brother, let's go and lie there and rest for a while! So let's go and lie down on the ground and rest.

As he was closing his eyes to recuperate, he suddenly heard a rumbling sound in his ears. I immediately straightened up and looked around.

Senior Brother Sha asked vigilantly: Second Senior Brother, what's wrong?

I looked around and didn't see anything, so I asked Senior Brother Sha: Did you hear the rumbling sound?

Senior Brother Sha listened to it and said, "No?" What was that?

I say it's like the sound of an airplane. Senior Brother Sha said Second Senior Brother, don't be funny, where did the plane come from here?

Seeing that we were talking hotly, Brother Monkey also stood up and asked, "What's the matter?" Yell! Senior Brother Sha said: Senior brother, second senior brother said that there seems to be an airplane here! Cut! Brother Monkey cut it and lay down as usual, still squinting. Seeing that there was really nothing around, I had no choice but to continue lying down.

As soon as he lay down, the rumbling sound from before came again, and it became louder and louder. I sat up and said to Brother Monkey and Senior Brother Sha: The old pig didn't lie to you, it really seems that there is an airplane! If you have a plane, you can sit by yourself, let's walk! Brother Monkey quipped.

Hear it so clearly, the rumbling sound is getting closer and closer; At this time, Senior Brother Sha also straightened up and looked ahead in a daze. Big brother, it really looks like there is an airplane! Senior Brother Sha also said.

It seems that Senior Brother Sha heard clearly this time. Hearing what Senior Brother Sha said, Brother Monkey also got up and looked ahead in a daze.

Finally, streams of dust rose from the road ahead, scattering among the quiet mountains and forests, giving people a panicked feeling. I saw it, and Brother Monkey and Senior Brother Sha also saw it, but we didn't know what it was.

Getting closer, it turned out to be a herd of horses, on which sat people dressed in the same color.

Getting closer and closer, it turned out that it was a monk on horseback; That is, the monks of the temple where we stayed last night, because the old monk who led the way in front recognized it at a glance.

I said: Brother Monkey, did you say that the old monk sent us a horse?

Brother Monkey didn't speak, and watched very seriously as the monks jumped off their horses.

Senior Brother Sha greeted him very enthusiastically and asked, "Do you want to move forward too?" Want to be with us? At this time, Brother Monkey went up, and I followed Brother Monkey too.

Although I don't know what the old monk is doing with the little monk, I can at least be sure that they don't want to cooperate with us, because their faces are full of anger, as if we have eaten white food.

Brother Monkey also saw the clue, and asked vigilantly: Where are you going, old man? I was a little worried and said, "Brother Monkey, could it be that the banknotes you gave them yesterday have turned back to their original shape and the matter has been revealed?" Brother Monkey whispered that it was impossible, the spells on those hairs were very long, and it was impossible for them to disappear so quickly. Since it wasn't a matter of money, the old pig was more relieved, so he followed Brother Monkey and looked at the group of monks with confidence.

The old monk took two steps towards us, then stretched out his right hand and pointed at us with his index finger and said, "You are so bold!" Dare to steal the golden Buddha of our temple! Golden Buddha? The three of us were confused and looked at each other for a while.

Hey, old man, be clear, Golden Buddha? What Golden Buddha? Who stole your golden Buddha?

When the old monk saw that we didn't admit it, he shouted again: Still don't admit your mistakes? Hand over the Golden Buddha as soon as possible, otherwise you will look good!

Seeing that the old monk had a nose and eyes, I knew that he was not joking, so I said: Yes! Old man, we haven't even seen the Golden Buddha what it looks like, so how can we steal it? What's more, the Golden Buddha is in your temple, we don't even know where to put it, and now you suddenly say that we stole the Golden Buddha, it doesn't seem very reasonable! Don't worry, tell us the cause and effect of the matter slowly, maybe we can help!

The old monk scolded again: Don't pretend to be a good person! Last night, the three of you stayed in our monastery, and the Golden Buddha was found missing this morning, isn't it who you are? No wonder you gave me so much money as soon as we met, it turned out to be the idea of playing the Golden Buddha! The old man said angrily.

The matter is half understood, that is, the Golden Buddha is missing with us, so the old monk suspects that we stole it. Although the old monk's logical thinking is very rigorous, it is a pity that we really did not steal their golden Buddha.

Seeing that the old man was angry, Senior Brother Sha persuaded him and said, "Old man, don't be too anxious, let's find a way to get the Golden Buddha back?" Angry and hurtful! Senior Brother Sha said earnestly.

The old monk sighed and continued to shout: Do you admit it or not?! Senior Brother Sha said with a sad face: Old man, we really didn't take it, how do you tell us to admit it? Let's go back with you to assist in the investigation and help you find the Golden Buddha.

The old monk snorted again, then took two steps back and said, "It seems that if I don't give you some color today, you won't admit it?" Then he waved his big hand, and the little monks who followed him immediately stood in front of him, each holding a wooden stick about the thickness of his wrist.

The old monk shouted: Array! The little monks walked around in an orderly manner, surrounding us in the middle. I was a little worried and said, "Brother Monkey, can you tell what kind of array they are arranged?" Will it be as powerful as the sound of the pipa five fairies before? Brother Monkey said that ghosts only know! Adapt to the situation!

The three of us stood back to back, so that we could deal with the little monks from all directions.

Senior Brother Sha said: Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother, this is not easy to do, they are all little guys in their teens, if we really hurt them, I can't help it!

I said: Brother Monkey: Let's come and save some trouble, escape!

Senior Brother Sha said that it won't work, in that case, wouldn't we jump into the Yellow River and can't tell? We didn't steal it, why escape, otherwise the old monk would really think that we stole it.

I also felt that Senior Brother Sha was reasonable, but I couldn't think of a way to deal with these little monks in front of me for a while. If it were some robbers and bandits, Lao Pig would be ruthless and could knock them down with one hand, but now the situation is different, and now he is facing some good citizens, so Lao Pig will not dare to use heavy hands.

It is estimated that Brother Monkey's thoughts are similar to my old pig's, and he also looks nervous. The old monk spoke: Today, let you thieves taste the power of the Twelve Boys' Formation!

As he spoke, I saw that the little monks who had been slowly circling us suddenly quickened their pace and ran quickly, and they were constantly changing formations in the process of running.

Twelve boys' formation, as the name suggests, is a formation composed of twelve boys, so the little monks who shuttle back and forth in front of us are twelve? Brother Monkey said stupid, don't be in a daze, look at it carefully, any of the three of us will all lie down if we are knocked down.

I said I knew, the old pig was just counting how many of them there were, so it was easier to calculate. Suddenly, the little monks stopped running and stood apart in groups of three; The twelve men were divided into four groups, and stood in four directions: south, east, west, and north; Then, a small monk in each team climbed on the shoulders of the other two little monks, and the three of them formed a zigzag, and then the little monk at the top looked at us with a condescending look.

We don't know what tricks these little monks use, let alone how powerful they are, so we all seem very nervous. Suddenly, the guy at the top of each team of little monks let out a creepy cry: Hey! It was very dignified, as if it had smashed into my old pig's heart.

Then, the little monk at the top stretched out the stick in his hand and poked at us. Of course, we are not afraid of four sticks poking over, even if there are more sticks poking over, we can also dodge; So when the four sticks came at us, we all dodged it effortlessly.

But what they never expected was that the four sticks stretched out by the little monks did not take them back, but continued to point to the ground; Then, the two little monks at the bottom ran around, carrying the little monk at the top, following some kind of pattern that they were very familiar with. In this way, the four sticks that reached into the ground began to stir around us, like the stirring sticks in the hands of the dung diggers, and we were the pile of poop.

I think about these monks too, if you want to fight, you can come to Ming, and you have to go through so many scenes. Just as I was dismissive of their actions, the stick came to our feet, and then I noticed that the circle of the little monks was gradually shrinking, and the stick was getting closer and closer to us.

Finally, just as I was looking around, a stick reached between my feet, and then I fell to the ground with a pop.

I hurriedly said to Brother Monkey and Senior Brother Sha: Don't wait any longer! Hurry up! They're amazing! But it's a pity that our reaction speed was a little slower, because just when Brother Monkey and Senior Brother Sha were about to snatch the stick, the stick in the hand of the little monk below suddenly rose up and smashed down from top to bottom.

That is, eight sticks were smashed on the heads of two people, so those two people were immediately smashed to their stomachs.

Those two people were Brother Monkey and Senior Brother Sha, because I had already fallen down at that time.

"Bang" "Bang" "Bang", I heard a few crisp sounds, then I felt a muffled sound in my head, and then I didn't know anything. When I woke up, I found that I had been in the temple again, and I was tied to a large pillar in the temple corridor; And on the two pillars next to it, Brother Monkey and Senior Brother Sha are tied respectively. After waking up, I immediately felt a terrible pain in my head, but I didn't know what was going on above.

Then, Brother Monkey and Senior Brother Sha also woke up, they did not wake up naturally, but were shaken awake by the little monk next to them. I understand, we must have been knocked unconscious by the stick in the little monk's hand just now, so we were caught.

Seeing that Brother Monkey and they were also awake, I hurriedly asked: Brother Monkey, can you help see what happened to my old pig's head? It hurts so much? Brother Monkey said he was too short to see. Senior Brother Sha said: Second Senior Brother, you lower your head a little, maybe I can see it. So I really lowered my head.

Ah! As soon as he lowered his face, Senior Brother Sha exclaimed: Second Senior Brother, you have such a big bag on your forehead, and it seems to have bled before! When Senior Brother Sha said this, I caught a glimpse of the same bloodstains on his head, so I also said to him: Senior Brother Sha, you too, you also have blood stains on your head!

Really? Sha didn't believe it at first, but then he did, because he said he had a headache.

Brother Monkey heard that both of us had scars on our heads, so he asked a little worriedly: Idiot! Do you see if there is one on the head of the old grandson?

I said with a big grin: Brother Monkey, you are so capable, how can a few sticks help you? Brother Monkey said don't be joking, Lao Sun is serious, help me take a look. After speaking, he automatically lowered his head.

I said: Brother Monkey, it's not good, you also have a black bump on your head, don't you feel pain? Brother Monkey thought for a while, as if he was collecting feelings, and after a while he said: Well, it seems to be a little painful! I thought about how slow this monkey brother's reaction speed was, and it took a long time to know that he had a headache.

Knowing that he was beaten up by the little monks on his head, Brother Monkey was annoyed and scolded loudly there, saying that the old monk was an old bald donkey, an old immortal, and a bad old man...... I said, Brother Monkey, can you take care of it, what do you say, we have been monks before, you can't say that! Brother Monkey said that it doesn't matter, anyway, we are not monks now, so let's scold first. Brother Monkey finally scolded: Old immortal, you give it to me, let's evaluate it!

It is estimated that the old monk will not be able to hear these words, because there is no one else around us except for a few little monks who are guarding. Senior Brother Sha was thoughtful, and Senior Brother Sha said to the little monk standing next to him: Little brother, please go and inform some of your bosses, just say that we have woken up, and ask him what to do.

The little monk really went. After a while, the old monk came out, and Brother Monkey was still there scolding. The old monk said, "How?" Admit it, right? The little monk next to him shook his head.

Admit? Admit you're big! We didn't touch your golden Buddha at all, but we insisted that we stole it, which is really unreasonable, and we beat people indiscriminately without the slightest evidence, and said that we were monks. Brother Monkey said contemptuously.

The old monk said, "So we have wronged you?" Isn't it? It's really worse than Chang'e! Brother Monkey said.

Brother Monkey, not Chang'e, it's Dou E; Where has Sister Chang'e been wronged?

Seeing that Brother Monkey was wrong, I reminded him in a low voice.

Yes! It's her anyway! That's the "E"! The nature of Monkey Brother Raipi has come out again.

The old monk was not as angry as before, probably thinking that we would be tied there anyway and couldn't move, and sooner or later we would have to say it; It's a pity that we didn't take it.

The old monk said: The old man has been tying you here, and one day you will say it! I thought that this old man was really old and confused, and he made fun of us indiscriminately, as if he had enough evidence to prove that we stole it.

But the old monk had no evidence of that coincidence at all. After saying that, the old monk was ready to turn around and leave. Old man! Brother Monkey shouted in a loud voice.

It is estimated that the old monk didn't expect Brother Monkey to talk to him in this tone, so he looked surprised, and when he turned around, he could see it clearly. The old monk walked up to Brother Monkey with that surprised expression, as if to say: Why are you still not convinced?

Brother Monkey saw the old man walking over, and said: Don't treat us all as cabbage, if Lao Sun initiates a threat, don't say that just a few of you little rabbits, even if there are thousands of troops, they may not be able to parry!

The old monk looked at Brother Monkey with a smile and tilted his head, as if to say: Flicker! And then flicker!

Brother Monkey said: What's wrong? Unbelief? I said: Brother Monkey, as the saying goes, there is no basis for words, don't you show him your hands and look at him? The old monk looked at me, then turned to look at Brother Monkey, as if to say: Yes! Show me your hands!

Brother Monkey said: Cut! If the tiger is not powerful, you still think it is a sick cat, and you really think that just these few ropes can tie my grandson! As soon as the voice fell, the monkey brother who was still tied to the pillar just now suddenly disappeared.

The old monk panicked, and the little monk behind the old monk also panicked, looking around for Brother Monkey. Feed! Old man! What are you looking for? Isn't Lao Sun here? Brother Monkey's voice suddenly rang out.

When I looked closely, it turned out that Brother Monkey had already run behind the old monk and was now patting him on the shoulder! The old monk was really startled when he saw Brother Monkey suddenly come out from behind him, and the little monks around him were also startled.

Brother Monkey grinned and said, "How? Lao Sun said that you can't do anything to me! If we hadn't let you when we were in the woods just now, I'm afraid you would have already seen Hades by now!

The old monk still stood there dumbfounded. Brother Monkey said: What? Don't think it's too hard? Then Lao Sun will give you another show. After saying a "whoosh", Brother Monkey returned to the pillar again, still with a rope tied to his body.

Brother Monkey said, "Old man, what's the matter?" Believe it now! The old monk muttered: You ...... You...... You, how did you get it? Brother Monkey laughed and said: Old man, you don't know each other, you actually said that we are thieves, now that you know our skills, there is no reason to suspect that we are thieves, right? I mean, if we steal the Golden Buddha, will you still be able to catch it? Even if you catch it, you can fight like this, and still reason with you? It's impossible!

Only then did the old monk react, and hurriedly called the little monks next to him to untie the rope for us.

The little monk said while untying the rope for me: It's not that my old pig is bragging, even if you don't help untie the rope, the old pig can still come down. The old monk hurriedly replied: That's it! Is that! When we all came down, the old monk didn't accompany him again and again, saying that he had eyes and didn't know Mount Tai, and said that he wanted us to forgive him.

Brother Monkey said: Forgiveness must be forgiven, otherwise you would have already worshipped; It's just that our virtue doesn't seem to be very glorious, right?

The old monk stared at us for a while before he understood what was going on, and hurriedly ordered the little monk standing next to him to come into the house and bring water and towels so that we could scrub the blood on our faces.

I washed my face while washing: Old man, the formation they used just now is quite powerful!

The old man smiled and said, "Where! Where! It's far from what you do.

But; The old man changed his words: it is more than enough to deal with ordinary robbers and bandits.

Brother Monkey looked at the little monks standing not far away, and muttered: No wonder Lao Sun was knocked out by them all at once, it turns out to be so amazing; It's really unseemly.

The old man said, "Are you hungry?" Do you want to eat first? Brother Monkey said no, we have to help you get the Golden Buddha back first, it is estimated that the person who stole the Golden Buddha has not gone far, if the meal is delayed, then maybe the thief will go away. The old monk nodded yes again and again. What is the Golden Buddha? I don't understand, but I know that it must be more expensive when I hear the name.

The truth is true, the old monk said that the Golden Buddha was gradually prepared by their temple after the temple was built, and it was mostly the money that came back from the fate, and it was the hard work of several generations of hosts; In addition, the Golden Buddha has been consecrated by the masters of the past dynasties, so everyone has always regarded it as the treasure of the town, and even people look at it when they sleep at night, but now they suddenly say that it is gone.

Brother Monkey asked to see the place where the Golden Buddha is usually placed, and the old monk agreed, and then asked the little monk to lead the way in front, and he walked with us and chatted while walking.

The Golden Buddha is not offered outside the lobby, but in a small room on the back of the lobby; This is also the idea of fearing that people with bad intentions will fight it.

Bypassing the lobby and entering the corridor behind it, the little monk who walked in front opened the door, and the old monk said: Oh, this is the room, the Golden Buddha is missing in this room this morning.

You say that there are still guards when you sleep at night? Brother Monkey asked the old monk.

The old monk replied yes, and then called out a little monk behind him, saying that it was his night's vigil.

When the little monk saw that the old monk pulled him in front of us, he looked very embarrassed and unhappy.

Obviously, the little monk will not steal the Golden Buddha, and that kind of aggrieved demeanor can't hide it from my old pig, not to mention that the little monk is only eleven or twelve years old.

The little monk said back: I didn't mean to, didn't I just doze off? He still mutters when he speaks.

Do you dare to quibble? The old monk was very angry, and then raised his hand to beat the little monk.

The little monk saw that the situation was not good and hurriedly hid behind us, and Senior Brother Sha grabbed the old monk and said: You will dissipate your anger first, and the most important thing now is to find a way to get the Golden Buddha back.

I carefully observed the place where the golden Buddha was placed, it was almost to the top of the house, more than a zhang high from the ground, there was nothing around, and it was conceivable that ordinary people could not reach it.

Who are you in the temple? I asked. I suspect that someone inside them did it, because this place is relatively hidden, and it is impossible for ordinary people to know about this place.

The old monk thought for a moment and said, "Since last year, this monastery has been where only me and a few of my disciples have lived here, and there are no others; Of course, there are still people who come to stay overnight like you, but they all leave after a night's rest, and they don't know each other.

Since last year? That means there were more than a few of you monks at this time last year? The old monk said: Exactly, because of the lack of funds last year, the big guys decided to break up, and many people left that time.

And what about the Golden Buddha? Was the Golden Buddha cast at that time? Brother Monkey asked vigilantly.

It's cast! It's been cast a long time ago! However, before leaving, everyone agreed that it was better to leave it in the temple as a treasure of the town store, so it was preserved.

Brother Monkey nodded when he heard this, and said: Lao Sun understands!

Senior Brother Sha asked: Senior Brother, what do you understand?

Brother Monkey said: I know who took the Golden Buddha! It's true?

The old monk asked: Who?

Brother Monkey thought for a moment and said: I don't dare to say who it is yet, but you have to answer a few questions first, old man.

The old monk said, "Please speak!"

Yesterday, before and after we entered the temple, did anyone else come? Brother Monkey asked.

The old monk took his beard and thought for a while and said, "No? Just a few of you!

It's true? Brother Monkey asked.

The old monk thought for a while and said, "It's true that there are only a few of you."

Not even an outsider? None of the outsiders have ever come in except us? Even if it's asking for directions.

Without waiting for the old monk to speak again, the little monk standing behind us suddenly spoke: Master, someone has been here, didn't the vegetable farmer come today?

Farmers? Brother Monkey asked.

Oh! That's right! The old monk suddenly realized and said, "Yes, the vegetable farmer who sold vegetables after you came in came here today!"

What does it look like? Brother Monkey asked vigilantly.

It seems to be a middle-aged man, short and fat, with a full beard, because he came to talk and wore a straw hat, so he couldn't see what he looked like.

Middle-aged man? You still haven't seen what he looks like? Brother Monkey muttered.

Do you know each other? Brother Monkey asked again.

We didn't know each other well, but he said that he was the son of Lady Cuihua, who had just returned from out of town, and that he had brought food to us for his mother today; Aunt Cuihua is familiar with each other, and the dishes we have eaten over the years have been bought from her. But what's a little strange is that it stands to reason that Aunt Cuihua should take two days to deliver the food, why did she suddenly advance it?

The old monk said that because they eat here regularly and quantitatively, and there are not many people who usually stay overnight, they will only ask for food to be delivered every once in a while, otherwise it will rot after a long time.

Therefore, the old monk said that when he heard that the middle-aged man was delivered by Cuihua's mother's family, he had such a pimple in his heart; But then I thought about it, maybe someone's son just came back and couldn't leave in two days, so he sent it in advance? Thinking about it like this, the old monk didn't delve into it anymore, and accepted the dishes sent in by the middle-aged man.

Did he notice anything unusual about him when he came in? Brother Monkey asked again.

Perverse? The old monk fell into deep thought again; Doesn't seem to have one, right? It was a moment later that he said, as if he was not very sure.

Yes or no? Brother Monkey asked again.

This one...... Because he was wearing a very wide hat, the old man could not see what his expression was, but he went out after handing over the food.

Have you been out of the temple all the time? Brother Monkey asked.

This is not very clear, because I think it is the son of Aunt Cuihua, so everyone doesn't care so much.

In this way, the food delivery person is very suspicious.

Are you sure the Golden Buddha was missing last night? And not during the day yesterday or the day before yesterday? Brother Monkey asked the old monk.

Be sure! The old monk said in an almost categorical tone: Because it is more expensive, it is guarded almost twenty-four hours a day, and it was still there when I went to bed last night when I made rounds of the room.

The old monk pointed to the place where the golden Buddha had been placed in the chamber before. And there is him to testify.

The old monk then pointed to the little monk behind us, and the old monk said that he was on duty to guard the Golden Buddha last night, but he didn't expect to find him asleep in the morning, and the Golden Buddha was gone.

Brother Monkey asked the old monk: Where does Aunt Cuihua live?

The old monk said: Go down the mountain and go straight along the road for five miles, and then you will see a manor, as long as you say to find Cuihua Auntie, then you can find her.

But; The old monk added: Why are you asking this? Could it be that it was really the son of Aunt Cuihua who stole it?

Let's tell you the truth! Brother Monkey looked very serious and said: That middle-aged man may not be the son of Lady Cuihua at all, maybe he was dressed up by your former monk here, so he took the opportunity to steal the Golden Buddha.

What do you mean by that? The old monk and the little monks around him all stretched out their heads with blank expressions.

Do you know the son of Aunt Cuihua? Brother Monkey asked.

I don't know! The old monk replied: Not only do I not know, but even Aunt Cuihua does not know whether she has a son Lao Qu, although she has been dating for so many years, but this is a private matter after all, and it is not easy to ask.

That's right! Brother Monkey said: Since you don't know if Aunt Cuihua has a son, and you don't know the person who delivered the food, it means that he is a stranger.

The old monk nodded.

Yesterday, no one else came? Brother Monkey asked suddenly.

The old monk and the little monk looked at each other for a long time before replying: No! It's gone! You were here yesterday. The old monk seemed to be sure this time.

Brother Monkey nodded and said that it seemed to be him.

The old monk asked Brother Monkey: What did you just say that he was dressed as a monk who had been in the temple before? How can this be explained?

Brother Monkey said that this is not simple? Think about it, if you put the Golden Buddha in such a secret place, then everyone can know, in addition to people who are familiar with the environment here, there will be people? And the people who are familiar with the environment here are none other than the monks who have been here before. The old monk nodded, looking thoughtful.

Brother Monkey said that without further ado, we have to hurry up and find it all the way, it is estimated that the thief has not run far, maybe he can find it back. The old monk said that's good, let's go now.

Brother Monkey said that you can't go anymore, and it will be more dangerous for you to go. The old monk said how can I do it? If I don't go, how can you recognize that the Golden Buddha is real or fake? Also, Aunt Cuihua also needs to be explained.

Brother Monkey said that this is not busy, what we need most urgently now is to find the thief, and then you can discuss this matter with Aunt Cuihua.

In the end, Brother Monkey decided to let the two little monks go down the mountain with us, and let the old monks sit at home and wait for news.

I said, Brother Monkey, you don't need so many of us to go together, right? Can you do it alone? Brother Monkey said that it would not work, and I don't know if the thief had accomplices, if there is, it will be more tricky, and it is better to have multiple helpers.

After that, we went down the mountain, the little monk led the way in front, and we followed behind the monkey brother who looked around.

Suddenly, Brother Monkey stopped at a fork in the road; The little monk who walked in front found that we stopped and said: We have to go forward, Cuihua's house is still ahead.

How far is it going? Brother Monkey asked.

It's not far away, and you'll be there through the forest in front of you. One of the little monks replied.

There is no need to go, the thief must have escaped from the other two ways, let's look for it separately. Brother Monkey commanded.

Brother Monkey, are you so sure? I said.

Nonsense! Have you ever seen a thief pretend to be someone else's son stealing something and turn himself in? I said I hadn't seen it. Brother Monkey said that this is not enough? Hurry up and find it!

So I, Senior Brother Sha, and a little monk were in a group of three of us, and Brother Monkey was in a group with the other little monk, and then everyone went into two ways to find them, along their respective routes. We searched carefully through the grass, hoping to find the clues left by the thief.

It's a pity that after looking for a long time and a long distance, I still haven't found a little, even if I can't find anything.

Suddenly, Brother Monkey's voice came: Bajie! Senior Brother Sha! …… It's in a hurry.

Senior Brother Sha yelled "not good", and then returned the same way, and then went to Brother Monkey's road. Then I also ran over with Senior Brother Sha.

From a distance, I saw Brother Monkey fighting with a person, and when I got closer, I saw that it was a short and fat guy.

The little monk who was with us suddenly shouted at this time: It's him! That's him! The little monk said to me: He was the one who delivered the food yesterday! Brother Monkey said: Not only is he the one who delivers the food, but he is also the one who stole the Golden Buddha, isn't this even the evidence found? At this time, Senior Brother Sha also stepped forward to help, it is completely conceivable that that person is not the opponent of Brother Monkey and Senior Brother Sha at all, not to mention that there is still a cold bystander now? So it didn't take long for him to lose.

Sure enough, it was a short, short, fat, bearded middle-aged man, and the old monk was not wrong at all.

The Golden Buddha was still in his burden, and was snatched in the hands of two little monks.

One thing I don't understand, that is, why is this thief so stupid? You've been here for most of the day?

Seeing that the Golden Buddha was recovered, the old monk was very happy and said that he had finally lived up to the trust of the previous abbots. The strange thing is that since we arrested the middle-aged man, he has not dared to raise his head.

The old monk circled around him twice and said, "Why do you look more and more familiar?" In the end, the old monk simply squatted down and wanted to see what was going on. Suddenly, the old monk let out an "ah" and sat down on the ground. Senior Brother Sha and I hurriedly stepped forward to ask him what was wrong? The old monk pointed to the middle-aged man, "You...... You...... You ...... "You took a long time, and finally you said completely: Why are you?"

Do you know? We're all curious. I saw that the middle-aged man sighed, and then touched his hand to his face, but all his beard was gone, and he was still a bald monk.

It turned out that he was really a monk in the temple before, because he had always wanted to steal the Golden Buddha and sell it for money, but unfortunately he never found the opportunity, so he pretended to be the son of the Cuihua Lady yesterday to deliver food, and took the opportunity to hide in the courtyard behind, until this morning when the little monk fell asleep, he succeeded and got the Golden Buddha; I didn't expect to have diarrhea all the time when I went down the mountain, and I was caught by us.

I couldn't help but laugh secretly, because the old pig had never seen a thief caught for diarrhea.

Senior Brother Sha asked what to do next? The old monk said that it would be much easier to find the Golden Buddha, and then he would inform the other elders to see what their opinions were, and then make a decision.

I said forget it, let's leave these things alone, it's their private matter. After that, we rested in the temple for another night, and then set off again on the morning of the third day.

Before leaving, the old monk thanked us and said that he must treat us well when he comes back. I don't know if you're still there when you come back, I thought.