61. Lost and returned
Sixty-one
Speaking of which, Gao's father and mother themselves also felt that there was something wrong. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info "Then, maybe it's because the bandits don't know the goods?" Gao Mu said tentatively, maybe she herself knew that this statement was not convincing, and her voice was extremely small. Lao Zhang nodded: "Let's put this question aside for a while, and then let's talk about the next question." You also know that these bandits are very strong in martial arts, right? This time, the old couple nodded together without any objections. However, a bandit with such a strong martial arts skill only seriously injured the eldest young master who had no strength to restrain the chicken and did not put up any resistance at all, but the other guards who desperately protected the master were all lightly injured, light enough to have enough strength to bring the eldest young master back? Don't you think that's unreasonable? The old couple looked at each other, unable to think of any reason to refute it.
Lao Zhang did not go on on this issue, leaving them a certain amount of space to think. just turned the topic to another question: "When the young master came back, it was already past midnight to worship the ancestors, and after the young master came back, your mansion went to ask for a doctor to buy medicine, right?" Father Gao nodded. Lao Zhang continued: "After tossing like this, it is basically the second half of the night when it is almost dawn, this Taoist is not there, but he sleeps in front of the door when he opens the door in the morning, is it a bit too coincidental?" The Gao couple didn't speak, but they just carefully understood the doubts that Lao Zhang just said.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Lao Zhang got up and said goodbye, and asked the Gao couple to think about his words again. Father Gao's expression was a little heavy, and it should be Lao Zhang's words that also caused him to think. He is not stupid for generations, but this matter seems to be almost flawless from beginning to end. Especially when it comes to the life of his most beloved eldest son, he can't be a bystander. Today, Lao Zhang's words seemed to wake him up and made him start to think calmly about all the details of this matter.
The Gao couple sent Lao Zhang's apprentice to the door, and Lao Zhang left his address, telling them that if they figured it out, they could go to him, and that he was willing to help the Gao family without any strings attached. Before leaving, Lao Zhang left a meaningful sentence: "I hope the old gentleman thinks about it carefully, and the old Tao said to help you, the premise is to extract the blessings of your two lives and three lives." And I said to help you, and I will never have to pay any price for you, even if it is a penny or a penny. After speaking, he clenched his fists and floated away. Only the Gao couple were left standing at the door, looking at their backs for a long time and thinkingγγγγγ
Three days later, Gao's carriage stopped in front of Lao Zhang's stilted building. After three days of hard work, Gao's father seemed to be a few years older, and he looked haggard who hadn't eaten or slept well. Seeing him coming, Xiu Ming, who was practicing in the courtyard, hurried to report to the master, and Abin led the way in front and invited Gao's father upstairs. The attendant carried a few bags of gifts, followed behind the master, and when he entered the pond house, the father asked him to put down his things and wait. Lao Zhang understood that this was because Father Gao had something to talk to him alone, motioned to Xiu Ming and them to pour tea, and then went out.
Only Father Gao and Lao Zhang were left in the room. Lao Zhang didn't speak, waiting for Father Gao to speak, and the room was quiet for a while. After a long while, Father Gao seemed to have made up his mind and put down the tea bowl that had been blowing in his hand. Standing up, he saluted Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang quickly got up and helped him, asked him to sit down, and said something slowly.
Father Gao sighed first, and then spoke: "To be honest, before you came, I never suspected that there was anything wrong with Daochang Xu. I always thought that it was the manifestation of my ancestor of the Gao family that allowed my son to meet Xu Daochang at the end of his life, leaving a way for my son to live. But, alas! Father Gao shook his head a little painfully. Lao Zhang didn't speak, just picked up the teapot and added a little water to him, then sat down and waited for him to continue.
"After Master Zhang came, I thought about all the words and actions of Daochang Xu after he appeared many times, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt that what you said made sense. Aside from the few loopholes you said last time when you were at my house, I think the black cat is the biggest suspicion. According to Xu Daochang, the black cat is just to sabotage my transfer of Fushou to my son, so he came to make trouble again and again. But no matter how much I think about it, I can't think of a reason for the black cat to do this, wow! My Gao family has never hurt cats and dogs or anything like that, why should this cat have trouble with me? Moreover, the black cat once accidentally injured me when he first came to sabotage the practice, and after accidentally hurting me, he could see that he was very remorseful, and immediately used his tongue to heal me, these are clearly friendly expressions to me, so I can't believe Xu Daochang's statement that the black cat and my family have a grudge! β
Lao Zhang nodded: "The old gentleman is right, the black cat is to prevent Xu Chang from extracting your blessings again and again, which is clearly to protect you at all costs!" It's a pity that the animal is so sacrificed as a human being, if I hadn't happened to save it in vain, I'm afraid it would still be held by peach wood nails and boils, in the coffin underground, and it can't survive and die! Listening to Lao Zhang's words, Father Gao trembled a little: he didn't dare to imagine how miserable it would be for his limbs to be nailed by peach wood nails and then buried in the ground, let alone how the black cat could endure these unimaginable pains.
The thought that it was because of his own stupidity that he had brought such a catastrophe to the black cat who was bent on saving him, and he felt his heart tremble. Remorse made his heart cramp like a nail! Lao Zhang understood his mood, any normal person who felt that he had taken revenge on his life-saving benefactor would not be in a good mood at this time. But he couldn't let Father Gao regret it like this, and there were still serious things he hadn't done. Waiting for Gao's father's mood to calm down a little, Lao Zhang opened his mouth to comfort: "Old gentleman doesn't have to blame himself so much. As the saying goes, those who don't know are not to blame, and the black cat is also a disaster. If you sacrifice yourself to save people like this, the Heavenly Dao will also be moved by it, and I hope it can get the Tao as soon as possible after this catastrophe! β
Father Gao nodded vigorously: After I go home, I will set up a tablet for the black cat, three incense sticks in the morning and evening, pray day and night, and wish it an early enlightenment! Lao Zhang nodded: "It's good to have this heart, the black cat is a spiritual thing, and it will definitely receive your blessings, understand your hard work, and will definitely forgive you for your unintentional mistakes!" Hearing Lao Zhang say this, Father Gao felt that his heart was finally more steady. In the past few days, he has not been able to eat well and sleep, and the gentle eyes of the black cat when licking his wounds always appear in front of him, and the terrible cry after the injury has been lingering in his mind, making him uneasy day and night.
At this time, a cat meow suddenly sounded outside the window, which startled him and jumped up from the chair at once, staring at the window in horror, for fear that the black cat would jump in from the window and find him to avenge his conspiracy with Xu Chang to kill it!