Chapter 112: Downfall
A touch of fish belly white swept away the dark sky in the east, the monk accompanied the little girl in front of the fire kang in the firewood room for a night, last night the girl ate and fell asleep in her arms, the monk saw that she was pitiful and did not disturb her, on the other hand, Sheng Linyun and Xu Shangao woke up from freezing, and the two of them put the grass together in the main hall to make up for the night.
"Knock knock!"
I only heard someone knocking on the monk's bedroom in the courtyard.
Sheng Linyun got up and opened the door of the main hall and walked out, only to see an old woman in her early fifties standing in the courtyard, with a yellow satchel printed with Buddha characters on her body.
"Monk Qiu! I got it... Well? The old mother thought that it was a monk who walked out of the main hall, and was about to explain her intentions, but found that it was a small student, and her disappointed mouth said, "Alas! This is someone who dares to grab the head of the incense before the old lady! After speaking, he turned around and shook his handkerchief and walked away towards the main hall: "The second pillar is the second pillar!" ”
"Who? It's not dawn yet! Xu Shangao rubbed his eyes and walked out, "It's so foggy on this mountain~"
"Gotta ~ the second is not mine!" The old mother complained wryly, "You two handsome students are really good at picking days, I came to seek fortune for a big deal, and I was preempted by the two of you!" After speaking, they passed through Sheng Linyun and Xu Shangao and entered the main hall.
"Auntie, we're just staying overnight, and you're the first one with this fragrance!" Xu Shangao yawned and slapped his mouth.
"Oh yes!" The old mother turned to look at Xu Shangao, her eyes lit up, and she immediately turned around again, took out the incense from her bag, walked to the candle and lit it, "Then I have to hurry, I just saw a few people behind me through the fog, I'm afraid it's also here to incense!" ”
"Linyun, let's go cook something to eat~" Xu Shangao rubbed his stomach and walked towards the room, Sheng Linyun followed behind.
Just as he was about to push the door into the room, several strong men walked into the courtyard from the temple gate and stopped the two, "Hey! You two! ”
Sheng Linyun turned his head to look, "Is there something wrong?" ”
Xu Shan was so high that he ignored it, thinking that Sheng Linyun would deal with it if there was something.
"Hey! The one in the back, didn't you hear it? The brawny leader shouted angrily.
"You can ask me something, I'm in this temple..."
"What are you!"
Sheng Linyun just wanted to explain, but was interrupted by the other party's subordinates, Xu Shangao heard that something was wrong, and immediately walked out again, "Did you call me?" ”
"Did you two see a child about seven or eight years old?" A strong man asked.
"I didn't see it!" Xu Shangao immediately realized that the other party might be looking for the little girl, but he still pretended to be calm.
"Don't you see? If you dare to lie to Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will unload your legs! The strong man pretended to be fierce and scolded, and then waved his hand, "Search for me!" ”
"Noisy, noisy! What's the noise? It's so troubled that the old lady can't pray for blessings! At this time, the old mother walked out of the main hall scolding, pointed to a strong man who was about to rush into the main hall, and scolded, "What is it? Do you seem to worship Buddha? What's the trouble here? ”
The strong men seemed to know the old mother, and they all stopped, and the leader of the strong men instantly changed his face, "Yo ~ Hu Sanniang!" Why are you here? Incense! ”
"Or else? On your dad? I can't look down on your father! Hu Sanniang said in a bad tone.
The leader was slightly embarrassed, and smiled, "Since it's Hu Sanniang incense, then let's lighten it!" ”
"Tap what? Want to go to the old lady? Worthy of you! I'm going to get out. This mountain is quiet here, don't filth it for me! The old mother immediately scolded.
"You worship you, we search for us, and we can't stop you!" The leader said with a smile.
"No! Roll~"
"It's not..."
"Immediately!"
"Hu..."
"Non-stop!"
The leader flattered him, and the old mother scolded him, but he didn't want to give the boss a chance, which also forced the boss to be anxious, "Okay!" Didn't you just tell Zou Wang Ye about family affairs and know other people's concubines! Look at what you can! ”
"You...!" The old mother was so angry by the other party's sudden rudeness that she couldn't speak.
"Usually let you do it, today I was also ordered to come out to do things, what do you like, search!" The leader looked dead-faced, and with a wave of his hand, several of his subordinates began to search.
"If it's the other way around, you'll pay it back!" No matter how the old mother scolds, the strong man no longer cares.
One entered the bedroom, two passed through the old mother and went straight to the main hall, and the other pushed Sheng Linyun and wanted to push Xu Shangao away to enter the room.
"Ouch!!"
Xu Shan flew high and kicked the strong man out for several meters.
"Who is your master? I also want to compare, master, who is more from the one in my family! Xu Shangao thrust the fan behind his neck, stretched out his finger to provoke the other party, and said to Sheng Linyun, "Linyun!" You're standing behind me! ”
"Fuck! I really thought that a dog could bite Lao Tzu, so don't search for it first, give me these two! The leader shouted, and the rest of the strong men gathered around, "Give it to me!" ”
Five or six strong men collectively surrounded Xu Shangao, he was good at martial arts, but he was not a master, seeing that he couldn't parry, he immediately turned over and jumped over the encirclement and ran towards the locust tree, rubbing on the tree, "Come and catch me!" Bears! ”
"Up, up, up!" The leader urged the strong men to climb up, Xu Shangao stood on top, came up and kicked one by one, and stepped on them one by one, "The big oil head has no ink, and I still want to catch the master!" ”
"I'll you!" The leader picked up stones from nowhere and began to throw them at the tree, but Xu Shangao dodged them one by one, and a few of them bounced back and smashed into the leader's eyes, "Ouch,!" ”
Seeing this, Xu Shangao immediately jumped off the tree, pushed the leader who was covering his eyes under the bronze bell under the locust tree, and by the way, he took out the dagger on the leader's waist, jumped up and cut the bell rope.
"Bell !!" A clear bell echoed through the mountains, and the shouting of the leader of the bell disappeared at once.
The strong men jumped down from the trees one after another, holding the bell and vigorously lifting the "Big brother!" Top dog! How are you? From time to time, I don't forget to pat the "big brother" hard!! "I don't know if it's really a concern or a deliberate revenge.
"Mr. Xu, are you alright?" Sheng Linyun hurriedly asked.
"It's fine!" Xu Shangao shook the hair back in front of his forehead and laughed.
"What's fine! Run, both of you! They are the thugs under Prince Lu, and it is a matter of one sentence to abolish the two of you! The old mother immediately ran over and pushed Sheng Linyun and Xu Shangao to walk outside the temple.
"Don't... Don't let them... Run... Ran, dead or alive, give... I, I, I... Catch them both! The leader of the bell seemed to be a little more awake, and stammered inside, and in an instant several strong men pounced frantically again.
"We're not going to run!" Xu Shangao pushed Sheng Linyun and the old mother to both sides, and kicked towards the strong men, but just kicked one but was grabbed by the other strong men, lifted into the air and smashed into the courtyard.
Sheng Linyun rushed up to catch Xu Shangao, but he was also smashed to the ground, muttering in his mouth, "It's not different, it's a big loss!" ”
"Linyun, run down the mountain to report to the official!" Xu Shan looked like he couldn't figure it out with a sour face.
"I can't outrun them, I'm a waste in terms of physical strength!" Sheng Linyun struggled to sit up, decided to gamble, and shouted to the roof, "I don't believe that if you don't come out, we will be killed in a while!" ”
At the moment when the big men pounced again, two graceful figures jumped out of the roof and kicked several big men to the ground, losing their ability to move.
"Oh my God! Who is it? Xu Shangao was both excited and surprised.
"Mei Niang's people!" Sheng Linyun rubbed his shoulders.
"Huh? Miss Hongxia! "One of them, Xu Shangao, knows her, and she arranges a reception every time she goes to the Bangxia Pavilion to play the piano, and the other person, Sheng Linyun, also knows 'Chunxia', and has monitored herself with Hongxia before.
"Hello Mr. Xu!" Hongxia nodded slightly.
"Hello! Thank you, sister, for saving your life! Xu Shangao also nodded in response, and then looked at Sheng Linyun, "Linyun!" Are you hiding it from me? ”
"I didn't hide it from you! I just think someone must be following us! Sheng Linyun knew from the bottom of his heart that it was impossible for Xu Jiangyuan not to send someone to protect Xu Shangao, but this kind of thing should not be said.
"Why?" Xu Shangao asked.
"Because I asked Mei Niang to borrow the money to buy pen and ink, she was afraid that I would definitely follow me if I ran away!" Sheng Linyun said perfunctorily.
"What about coaxing children with this kind of talk?" Xu Shan glanced at Sheng Linyun, but he also saw that Sheng Linyun should have something unspeakable, so he didn't ask more.
"Yo~ what a handsome girl!" The old mother was startled when she saw the two women suddenly appear, and she was happy after seeing her appearance clearly, so she stepped forward to look at the two girls as if she had picked up a baby, and reached out and pinched Hongxia's buttocks, "Good figure!" I wanted to grab Chunxia's ass again, but Chunxia skillfully dodged it.
"You!" Hongxia was annoyed and embarrassed, and reached out to hit the old mother, but the old mother grabbed her hand again, "Look at this little hand, which girl?" ”
The so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, besides, he is still an old man, Hongxia shook her hand and turned around, "What do you care?" ”
"Haha, this girl, the bigger her temper, the bigger her identity! If the girl doesn't say it, I'll go back and inquire! Oh~ By the way, my incense is not finished yet! The old mother turned around and prepared to enter the main hall again, and by the way, she turned around and reminded, "You'd better run quickly, if you hit Prince Lu's family, you hit him in the face, no matter what your identity is, no one in Chang'an City is even!" ”
"Let me out? Someone! Why is there no movement? Know who I am? How do I hear voices? The leader of the bell suddenly made a fuss again, and seemed to have recovered from the sound of the bell.
Hongxia lifted her leg and kicked the bell to the ground, and the leader fell down with the bell.
"Bell !!" A burst of sparrows flew away among the green hills, and now it was quiet again.
The old mother in the main hall was startled by the bell and patted her chest, "I'm scared to death, it seems that this Buddha can't be worshipped!" ”
"Shall we leave first?" Chunxia was calmer than Hongxia, and immediately persuaded Sheng Linyun and Xu Shangao to leave.
"I can't go, I have to take her if I want to go!" Sheng Linyun looked into the room, at this time the little girl was holding the monk with her eyes watery, trembling, it seemed that she had witnessed the battle just now and guessed the general course of events.
"Master! Come with us, shall you? Otherwise, the little girl wouldn't want to go with us! Sheng Linyun said.
"I have to wait for someone, I promised not to leave here!" The monk touched the little girl's hair, broke away her little hand that was holding on the placket of his clothes, and rubbed the little girl's eyes again, "Master Xu, you don't have to worry about me, let's go!" These people are from the mine, and they will definitely rush over when they hear the movement, so you can take care of her! ”
The little girl shook her head and didn't want to be held by Xu Shangao, Chunxia knocked on the back of the little girl's neck in an instant, and then picked up her who fainted, "Let's go!" ”
Xu Shangao thought for a moment and looked at Sheng Linyun hesitantly.
"Let's go! We'll look for Han Ai when we go back, he is already on duty in Dali Temple, and he will definitely help us! Sheng Linyun said.
The five people hurriedly left Shuiqing Temple and took advantage of the fog to go towards Chang'an City.
After the old mother finished the incense, she walked out of the main hall and saw the leader who fell to the ground, and kicked her twice, "Bah! ”
"Monk Qiu! Do you want to come with me? If you don't go, I'll go! I don't want to get into trouble! The old mother shouted at the monk in the room.
"Donor Hu goes all the way, and the poor monk has to clean up the things in this temple!"
"Am I leaving, then? I'm leaving! I'm leaving! The old mother walked out of the temple gate step by step, and looked back at Shuiqing Temple, "This Qiu monk, I looked at it in the first few years, it's a pity~"