Chapter 55: The Cat Demon at Night (Part II)
"Great idea!" The big man said excitedly, "However, who will catch the cat demon after escaping from the tree?" Sixth sister, I can't take the risk of catching the cat demon, I have parents and children, and a large group of friends who drink and meat, I can't die, too many people are sad when I die. β
As soon as the sixth sister of the Han Dynasty finished speaking, someone in the crowd shouted: "Hey! Six sisters and brothers! Don't you have ready-made monster hunters at your feet! Yes, it's the black dog, I just saw it and wanted to go up the tree to catch demons, no one will be sad if the dog dies, right? β
People's eyes focused on the old black dog, the old black dog was happy and a little scared, happy that he was already famous, afraid that if he was bitten to death while catching the cat demon, his litter of puppies could only fend for themselves.
And the old black dog disagrees very much with the saying that no one will be sad when a dog dies, even if an ordinary dog dies, a famous dog like me dies, and there will definitely be many people who are sad.
The sixth sister of the big han looked down at the old black dog, and said in surprise: "Oh, how can I have no beads, it turns out that the hero who caught the cat demon is far away in front of me!" Brother Black Dog, if you can catch this cat demon, Sixth Sister, I will reward you with a bunch of sheep bones, and you won't be able to gnaw them all for three days, how about it? Satisfied, right? β
The sixth sister said and patted the old black dog's head with her hand.
The old black dog wagged his tail and didn't say a word, thinking that it would be too stingy to do this life-saving job and only give a few bones, grab the cat demon, what's the matter, I want the Ba Wangfu to seal my old black dog general.
"Guys, we can't wait!" Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "This tree is a cat demon instead of an ordinary cat, the cat demon may be able to absorb the essence of heaven and earth and be born, even if the black dog dies of old age, the cat demon may not feel hungry, it is better to find a bachelor who can climb the tree and go up the tree to catch the cat demon now, wouldn't everything be fine?" In that case, I can go back to the tavern and continue drinking!"
"Yes! Oh, yes! The crowd of onlookers echoed the chorus, and everyone wanted to go back to the wine table as soon as possible to continue drinking.
Seeing this, the big man under the tree immediately agreed, "Okay, everyone, if any of you are a single person, please stand by my side!" Brother Single, you think, if you catch the cat demon, you will be a big hero of my country, and the head of the Lonely Mountain Road has a reward of five hundred, which is fame and fortune. In case you are bitten to death by the cat demon, there will be no one to worry about after death, and the Ba Wangfu will definitely bury you with the most solemn ceremony. Everyone, Sixth Sister, what I said is reasonable, a single person will not suffer at all if he catches a cat demon! β
The onlookers were silent, watching as they saw who was the one who stood up, but after waiting for five minutes, no one stepped forward to stand beside the sixth sister of the big man.
"Alas! It seems that the sky is about to die, and there is no one in Har City who fights a bachelor! β
The sixth sister of the big man was sighing, and a man with a beautiful beard came out of the crowd, and the onlookers immediately clapped and cheered at him.
But unexpectedly, he said loudly: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not a bachelor." When I was young, I was chased all over the street by a group of girls, so I had no choice but to choose a marriage affair. However, I know a bachelor, his name is Zhang Wu, he is very good at climbing trees, and he loves cats, and he has lived with them for many years. Since there is no single person who can climb trees on the scene, for the sake of the peace of our heavenly country, I think I will find Zhang Wu to climb trees and catch cat demons, what do you think? β
The sixth sister under the tree was overjoyed when she heard this, and shouted: "Brother, go and invite Zhang Wu quickly, after the matter is completed, the sixth sister, I will invite you to drink and make a friend." β
The figure-of-eight beard then rushed out of the crowd and rode away on a horse.
The two Taoist masters and their four apprentices were dining in a tavern on Queen's Street, and they specially ordered a table of good wine and food tonight to treat themselves. Because today they successfully completed the task assigned to them by Professor Mei and Senior Brother to spread rumors about the cat demon.
What's more, they don't have to pay a penny for this meal and drink, because Professor Mei has promised that all the expenses of this operation will be reimbursed by the Ba Wangfu, and as long as the Hu Tang Master and the Tianwai Cat People are driven away, all the Daoists in Gushan will be rewarded with five hundred Wen each.
Just as the Taoist chief and the apprentices were pushing the cups and changing the lamps, someone hurriedly ran to them and shouted: "Dao Chief, the cat demon has appeared, and he has been driven to a tree in front of the drunken tavern, you guys go quickly!" β
The two brothers looked at each other, weren't they just playing a monster hunting show? How did the real cat demon come out? But in front of the public, they couldn't discuss this unexpected matter with each other, let alone continue to eat and drink.
Gao Daochang said in a loud voice to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, please keep this table as it is, I will go to hunt demons first, and I will come back to continue eating and drinking after the matter is completed, and catching demons is a laborious and laborious matter." β
The shopkeeper immediately agreed with a smile on his face, and the cat demon crisis in this heaven country was resolved by the Taoist skills of these two old Taoist masters, not to mention that they had already made a lot of money tonight because they had caught demons.
The two Taoist leaders and their four apprentices hurried to the scene, and the onlookers spontaneously moved out of the way for the Taoist leaders to walk under the trees.
"Dao Chief, I was eating and drinking in the restaurant, and this cat demon actually jumped on the dining table and cried like a human! Later, I drove it to this tree, and this monster looks like a cat that can climb trees! I've sent someone to find a bachelor who can climb trees to help the Taoist climb the tree to catch demons. The sixth sister said loudly to the Taoist.
In front of everyone, the two Taoist elders took turns to praise the heroic behavior of the sixth sister.
Afterwards, the two Taoist elders looked at the tree, because of the dense foliage, the dim light, and their old eyes, they didn't even see the shadow of the cat demon.
After the two whispered in a low voice for a while, the Daoist Daoist arched his hand to the onlookers: "Everyone, according to the observation of this Daoist, this cat demon on the tree is the apprentice of the Li Cat Demon, as long as you catch this cat demon and interrogate it, we can know where its master Li Cat Demon is hiding." β
After a while, the crowd of onlookers spontaneously moved out of the way again, only to see a man in his thirties walking from the periphery of the crowd to the bottom of the tree, holding a gold wire net pocket used to catch fish.
The man with the eight-character beard finger holding the net pocket shouted excitedly: "Dao Chief, he is Zhang Wu, he said that as long as the Dao Chief gives him a reward of 500 money, he is willing to climb a tree to catch the cat demon!"
Zhang Wu was originally sitting at home while gnawing on the head of the nest while worrying, today he finally got a fish, just when he turned around and left for a while, the cat at home stole the fish, leaving only the fish head and a bunch of fish bones, and the cat ran away from home because of a beating.
Zhang Wu is not only alone but also penniless now, not to mention a few drinks on the street, there are only these few nests left at home, and how to survive tomorrow is a problem.
As soon as he heard that he could get a bounty of 500 Wen for catching the cat demon on the tree, Zhang Wu was immediately moved, and he was a little scared at first, but when he heard that the appearance of the cat demon was a cat, Zhang Wu had an idea, and he picked up the net pocket he usually used to catch fish and followed the visitor out of the house. I thought, no matter what kind of cat demon he is, as long as Lao Tzu climbs the tree and catches it with a fishing net, five hundred dollars will be in hand, wouldn't it be a fool not to do such a good thing to make money?
Gao Daochang immediately took out five brand-new banknotes from his arms and shook them in front of Zhang Wu's eyes, and said: "Zhang Wu, as long as you go up the tree and catch this cat demon, not only will the five hundred rewards belong to you, but Professor Mei will write your heroic deeds of catching demons into the history of Pakistan, so that you will go down in history." β
Under the gaze of everyone, Zhang Wu put the net pocket on his back, and then climbed the big tree with his legs and feet, and several people held up the windproof lamp under the tree to illuminate the demon hunting hero.
When Zhang Wu saw the sick cat for the first time by the light, he couldn't help but be happy: what kind of cat demon is this, it is clearly his own cat who has just been beaten and run away from home.
The sick cat has moved its blood after some strenuous exercise, coupled with the cat's super vitality, it has now fully recovered its senses, and seeing the owner risking his life to go up the tree to save it, it can't help but be happy and sad with tears in his eyes, "Mi! Catβs meow! She screamed and threw herself into her master's arms.
Zhang Wu went down the tree with his cat in his arms, and the audience cheered and applauded for the demon hunter's safe return. Gao Daochang solemnly put the 500 Wen reward money in Zhang Wu's hand, and the audience cheered again.
The Daoist once again bowed his hand to the crowd of onlookers and said: "Wait here for a while and don't leave, this Daoist and the third junior brother will interrogate this cat demon's apprentice alone in the drunken tavern, and ask where its master Li Cat Demon is hiding, and then this Daoist will announce the interrogation results to you." β
After speaking, the chief of the road whispered to the four apprentices, and the apprentices entered the drunken tavern and searched inside and outside to confirm that there was no one else in the tavern.
Closing the door of the tavern, the chief of the road lowered his voice and said to Zhang Wu: "Zhang Wu, you have to remember that you got five hundred rewards because you helped me catch the cat demon, but if you talk nonsense to the outside world in the future that you are not catching the cat demon, then you will not only have to return the hundred reward money, but you will also be severely punished by the Ba Wangfu for spreading rumors." Do you remember? β
Zhang Wu nodded in agreement, "I won't talk nonsense, but I don't know what to do with this cat of mine?" β
The two Dao Chiefs had smiles on their faces, and Gao Dao Chang said in a low voice: "Zhang Wu, this cat of yours is the great hero of my country, and we will naturally not harm it, so you can continue to keep it." β
The onlookers waited patiently for about ten minutes, and the door of the drunken tavern opened again, and the two Taoist leaders walked out with solemn expressions, and the demon hunter followed behind with the cat demon in his arms.
The Taoist chief announced the results of the interrogation to everyone: "According to the confession of the cat demon, its master Li Mao Demon has infiltrated the martial arts hall, and it is looking for an opportunity to attack the fifty newly recruited apprentices in the martial arts hall, and wants to use witchcraft to turn all the dolls into demon disciples. As for this cat demon, the Taoist chief and the third junior brother have implemented a policy of frank and leniency for it, and my senior brother has worked together to remove the demon for it with the most clever Taoist skills, let it be a cat again, and hand it over to the demon hunting hero Zhang Wuyan to take care of. β