Chapter XIX. Hongmen Banquet and Beauty Scheme
That night, Lu Zhi was walking in the wilderness, preparing to find a place to live for a while, rest for the night, and saw a temple on the side of the road, which looked like it had been abandoned for a long time, so he was ready to enter the temple and settle down.
When he entered the temple, he found that the outside of the temple looked dilapidated, but the inside was very neat, although the weeds were overgrown, but the path in the temple was spotlessly cleaned, and the wings of the temple were still lit by candlelight, apparently there were people living here.
I saw the silhouette of the woman who was reading a book by candlelight projected onto the window, and after thinking about it, Lu Zhi was ready to turn around and leave, after all, since there was already a lord here, and there were female dependents, it was not suitable for him to stay overnight.
At this moment, I saw an old man with white hair pushing open the door from the side room on the other side and walking out, he should have heard the sound of Lu Zhi walking into the temple, and came out to check.
"This Taoist leader, I don't know if you came to this temple late at night, but you are going to spend the night?"
Lu Zhi looked at the old man and couldn't help but squint his eyes, he could see at a glance that the old man was not human!
Although the old man didn't have any demonic aura on his body, on the contrary, he had the aura of a book, and he looked like a well-educated person, and people who were idle would never be able to see his true body.
But with Lu Zhi's ability, the gods, demons and ghosts are absolutely impossible to hide in front of him, although he has not been able to see what kind of spirit this old man is, but he can confirm that this old man is definitely not an ordinary person.
After carefully looking at the old man for a few moments, Lu Zhi raised his hand and saluted: "Poor Dao took the liberty of disturbing the old gentleman, since this is the old gentleman's home, it is inconvenient to disturb the poor Dao, so I will leave." ”
This old man's family is obviously not such a harmful monster, his eyes are pure and transparent, his breath is peaceful and pure, and there is a faint sense of merit, such a friendly elf, Lu Zhi will not make a move on them.
Just leave.
"Daoist, please wait." As a result, the old man spoke up to keep Lu Zhi and said, "The road at night is not good, why don't you stay in this ruined temple and rest for one night before you go." ”
Lu Zhi's expression was different, this old man... Didn't you see the Taoist robe of Poor Dao? actually kept the poor road and stayed overnight..
Set the fox to keep the geese? Or lure the Taoist priest into the fairy temple? Aren't you really afraid that Poor Dao will see that something is wrong and take action to subdue the demon?
"No need, since this is already the residence of the old gentleman's family, it is inconvenient to disturb the poor road."
"What is the Taoist chief talking about, and how can this small temple in the wilderness belong... The old man just took his family to live in this small temple temporarily because his family suffered a disaster, and how dare he lick his face and claim to be the owner of this place. ”
"So the Taoist chief doesn't need to have any doubts, in this countryside and wilderness, he can't find any place to stay for a while, so the Taoist chief will stay and be a guest."
Lu Zhi's eyes flashed slightly, what kind of idea did this old man have? Looking at his appearance, he doesn't look like a demon who lures pedestrians to kill him... Could it be true to hospitality? Convenient with people? Even Taoist priests dare to invite them to their homes!
"In that case, the poor road will be disturbed."
After thinking about it, Lu Zhi still stayed, ready to see what kind of medicine was sold in this old man's gourd, whether it was really kind and enthusiastic, or if it had other plans.
After thanking the old man for his kindness, Lu Zhi entered the hall with him, watched the old man hold the lamp, and served tea.
"The Taoist is in a hurry, so he must have eaten yet, right? It just so happened that this morning, my daughter went to the city, fetched a few dimes of rice wine, bought some meat, and the Taoist chief drank a cup with the old man. ”
"So.. Then it is better to be respectful than to obey fate. ”
It's getting more and more strange, this old man's enthusiasm is not right, he and him are just meeting in Pingshui, he warmly invites himself to stay, and he has to feast to greet himself, if he wants to say that he has no purpose, who will believe it.
"The chief will stay here for a while, and the old man will go and beckon his daughter to make some side dishes."
"There's Mr. Lao."
Lu Zhi looked at the back of the old man leaving, and couldn't help but ponder secretly, guessing what was going on.
After a while, the old man returned to the hall, followed by a girl dressed in red with a delicate face, carrying a tray, and bringing wine and dishes.
Seeing Lu Zhi looking at the girl, the old man smiled and introduced: "This is the old man's daughter, called the Fourteenth Mother." ”
After the girl put down the dishes and drinks, she also saluted Lu Zhi: "I've seen the Taoist." ”
After the salute, the girl went down with the empty tray again.
"Hehe, Dao Chief, come, the old man will give you a drink."
"The old gentleman is polite."
"By the way, you haven't consulted the Taoist chief yet?"
"The name of the poor layman is surnamed Lu, and the single name is a plant character, I don't know the respect of the old gentleman?"
"It turned out to be Lu Zhidaochang, and the old man's surname was Xin." But he didn't say his name, only his surname.
"It turned out to be Mr. Xin..."Lu Zhi said with some sudden realization.
Xin, Fourteen Niang... Xin Shi Niang!
In an instant, Lu Zhi had already reacted and knew the heel of this old man's family.
But he became more and more puzzled, why did this fox fairy feast himself?
Although he had doubts, Lu Zhi didn't show it, he just chatted casually with Xin Laohan, and didn't specifically ask, after all, if he was looking for something to do, he would definitely take the initiative to say it clearly, so why worry.
Sure enough, after some conversation, the old man suddenly changed his words and asked: "Lu Xiaoyou, don't hide it, the daughter of the old man has reached the age of Xu Ren, but she has never been able to find a good husband who agrees." ”
"The old man has always had a headache about this matter, and it just so happened that the Taoist chief is here today, and the old man fell in love with the Taoist chief at a glance, so the old man took the liberty to ask, I don't know if you like the old man's daughter?"
Lu Zhi: "....." turned out to be marrying a daughter?!
After half a salary, Lu Zhi spoke up: "The old gentleman's kindness, the poor Dao heart has received it, and Ling Yan is indeed a charming city, but the poor Dao is a monk, so he can only brush off the old man's kindness." ”
As he spoke, Lu Zhi stood up, saluted him and said, "There is a lot of disturbance, so the poor road will leave." ”
Seeing that Lu Zhi was about to turn around and leave, Xin Laohan suddenly became anxious, and just wanted to make a sound to stay, Lu Zhi had already walked out of the hall, and then he heard a crisp girl's voice coming.
"The road is long and slow!"
It turned out that Naxin Fourteen Niang had not left, and had been waiting outside the main hall, and when she saw Lu Zhi walking out, she called him out.
Lu Zhi turned his head to look at her and asked, "Does the girl have any advice?" ”
Xin Shi Niang opened her mouth, watched Lu Zhi's gaze change for a while, and finally shook her head.
"I'm really sorry for Daoist Lu Zhi, in fact, before, my father had a heart for harming Xiaoyou."
"Oh?" Lu Zhi raised his eyebrows, "I don't know if I can ask the girl to explain my doubts, but why is this?" ”
Xin Shi Niang glanced at Lu Zhi and sighed: "Hey... Anyway, the Taoist chief is a sincere gentleman, a good person who knows etiquette and observes etiquette, and I don't want you to be harmed by that old lady. ”
"Daoist, do you know that a few days ago, you broke down the mountain god temple in Guangping County, and the land was golden, but you annoyed the old lady Fengjun?"
"That's why the old lady summoned my father and many strangers in this Guangping County to go, and ordered to take the Taoist chief... If the Taoist Master had left my house at this time, I wouldn't have known how many aliens would have blocked the way to the outside world. ”
"Even the county magistrate in Guangping County has been instructed by the old lady Fengjun to give an order in the city to let the government officials and people arrest the Taoist chief."
"So the Taoist chief should rest in my house for one night for the time being, and then leave Guangping County immediately when it is dawn, otherwise, the Taoist chief will encounter many dangers in this Guangping County."
Lu Zhi frowned, that old woman had such ability, she could instruct the demons and aliens in Guangping County, as well as the county commanders in the city, to deal with him.
Originally, he thought that after leaving that day, there would be no more intersection with the old woman, but he didn't expect that the old woman didn't want to let go of herself, and specially asked the Xin Shi Niang family to set up a Hongmen banquet and a beauty plan to greet him.
In that case, I will go and see the old woman again.
And this Xin Shi Niang...
Lu Zhi glanced at her and said, "According to what you said, that Fengjun is a figure like the Emperor of the Earth in this Guangping County, and you told Poor Dao about this... If the poor road turns around and leaves, then how should your family deal with it? ”
"After all, if you can't catch the poor road, then the feudal monarch will inevitably be angry with your family, and then you won't block the poor road?"