Chapter 68: Imprisonment

After walking for half an hour, I came to Dingjiaying Town.

In the restaurant, after I ordered the food, the food was tasteless. Occasionally, when the female diner looked here, she remembered the first encounter with Sakura Ling, and her heart was immediately confused, so she asked Xiao Er to go to the altar and her daughter Hong, and drank until she fell unconscious on the table.

When he woke up, it was almost dusk, so he waved to the shopkeeper and walked out.

However, after walking dozens of feet, I saw a large group of people in front of me, so I also came over to see the excitement. Outside the crowd, I saw that it was the door of a family, the courtyard wall was magnificent, there was a gold plaque hanging on the vermilion gate, the word "Wangfu" was written on the plaque, there were two lion sculptures standing at the door, the door went down about half a zhang high step, along the steps, there was a row of gatekeepers on both sides. This courtyard house was originally the family of an official eunuch surnamed Wang, and looking at this situation, the status in the court is not small.

The crowd was tightly surrounded, and it took a long time to squeeze in.

I saw a person curled up on the ground, and several family members and guards were kicking and beating the man. The people on the ground had their hair scattered, and they did not cry or scream, but they only protected their heads with their hands.

After a while, a family member said, you have eaten the gall of a leopard, and you dare to steal from the palace. The catch is coming soon, and I will arrest you and lock you up for ten or eight years.

The guards faced the crowd and said, this thief dared to steal into the palace in broad daylight, our palace is heavily guarded, don't say it's a thief, even if it's a fly flying in, someone will find out immediately. You see, this is the end of the idea of beating the king's house!

I saw that the thief was curled up, petite and thin, very similar to Xiao Yunmei, and thought to myself, could it be that this person is Xiao Yunmei?

There is a nursing home hugging fist, this brother, I don't know your Excellency......

I said nothing, just to see if it was an old man, said I probed my hand, reached the side of the person's cheeks, touched it, and it was really slimy, and I tore the sticky membrane with my hand, revealing a beautiful face, who is it not Xiaoyunmei?

When everyone saw it, they were all amazed, humane, it turned out to be a female doll, and this mask was really beautiful.

Xiao Yunmei looked at me timidly and shouted, Master.

When the nurse heard this, he said, "Good boy, I saw that you were carrying a sword on your back, and you should be a disciple of which sect, it turned out to be the master of this thief."

I hurriedly stood up and said, misunderstanding, misunderstanding, I am not Xiaoyunmei's master. I don't know her well.

The nurse laughed and said, "You don't know her well, why can you call her name?" You don't know her, how can you know that she has a mask? If you don't know him, how can she call you master?

I was speechless for a moment, saying this......

The nurse said, don't do this, that, look at the appearance of the rivers and lakes for a few days, have you ever heard of the Iron Fist Gate? Brother is an Iron Fist Gate, if you are honest and surrender, we will let you suffer less, if you want to resist, let you taste the power of the Iron Fist more.

I shook my hand and said, you really misunderstood, I met her not long ago, and she came to steal, and I just knew.

At this moment, the catcher came to the palace with the servant, and everyone divided their ways, and the catcher and the servant walked in and asked, where is the thief?

There is a nursing house hugging fist, Zhang Zhukuai, it is these two people. These two are still masters and apprentices.

Zhang Zhu looked at us quickly, and asked the official to pull up Xiaoyunmei and ask the official to lock us. I didn't resist, and let the servants fiddle with me.

After locking it, Zhang Zhu said quickly, you are really not small, Lao Tzu has been on an errand here for more than ten years, and it is the first time he has encountered someone who steals the palace, come with me.

As he spoke, he hugged his fist and said goodbye to the nurses.

On the way, I whispered to Xiaoyunmei: How did you touch here?

Xiao Yunmei said, I guess you didn't have lunch, so you won't come to the town to find a restaurant. Later, I really found it, but I saw that you were very drunk, lying on the table and sleeping so soundly, I didn't dare to wake you up, so I went around the neighborhood, and saw that the palace was extraordinarily magnificent, and my hands were itchy for a while......

I said, "If you are arrested and beaten, why don't you cry and beg for mercy?"

Xiao Yunmei smiled proudly and said, I have been beaten since I was a child, what kind of punches and kicks have not been beaten?

Looking at Xiao Yunmei's smile, I couldn't help but feel sad.

If I hadn't gone to Shaolin to learn art, I would probably be like this. Without parental discipline, without food or clothing, you can either ask for food or steal, what else can you do? Thinking of this, I can't help but sympathize with Xiao Yunmei.

I asked again, why didn't you let me unmask just now?

Xiao Yunmei blushed, glanced at me, and said, I promised the master that I would never steal or cheat again...... So I don't want you to find out that the thief is me.

I laughed and said, it's really rare that you can blush too. What if I find out you're stealing? I didn't promise you to take you as an apprentice.

Xiao Yunmei said coquettishly, please, master. I really don't cheat or steal anymore, if you find out again, I'll ......

I snorted and said, "What are you?"

Xiao Yunmei slyly opened the topic and asked, that, master, why are you not resisting when you are shackled, with your ability, even if you run with me, no one in the world will be able to catch up with you.

I replied that I was wanted by the imperial court and was looking for a county official or prefect to ask for details. I went to the palace, and although the maid named Ah Xiu saw me, how could she know my Dharma name, which was very strange.

Xiao Yunmei hit me with a shackle, and said with a wicked smile, Master, did you really have something with the concubine that day?

I aired, and went.

Zhang Zhuai heard us talking, drank, don't talk about escaping, I can't escape any criminals in my hands.

After walking for an hour, it was already night, Zhang Zhu quickly took me and Xiaoyunmei to the cell, took Mo Zheng on my back, took off the shackles for us, replaced them with shackles and shackles, and handed Mo Zheng to the cell head, who put Mo Zheng back to the gatehouse, came back and pressed us to find an empty cell, and locked the two of us in.

I asked Zhang Zhukuai, when the county order will try the case, Zhang Zhukuai said, it is late today, tomorrow morning the head catcher will bring the master to ask about the case record, and in the afternoon Zhu County will order the trial.

Xiao Yunmei looked around and said, why is the cell empty, and there are no prisoners?

Zhang Zhu quickly replied, the new emperor ascended the throne, amnesty the world, and all the criminals were released.

I couldn't help frowning when I saw that the floor in the cell was damp, with only some blackened cotton wool and rags, and the smell of urine wafting everywhere.

Xiao Yunmei didn't care, and lay down in the cotton wool, saying that it was really comfortable.

I walked around, trying to find a clean place to meditate, but I was dizzy from the smell of urine, so I casually said, why is the smell of urine so strong here?

Xiao Yunmei said that the detainees were in a hurry at night, and the guards were too lazy to get up, so they could only find a corner in the cell to solve it.

Xiao Yunmei saw me walking around and said, Master, why don't you lie down? After speaking, Xiao Yunmei moved to the side.

I said you can lie down if it's so dirty?

Xiao Yunmei said with a smile, bridge holes, dog kennels, haystacks, brick kilns...... Where haven't I slept? Even on the street, as long as there is a corner, I can sleep. There are floors and roofs, which are much better than where you usually live.

I said that you steal and cheat, there should be a lot of money, don't you usually rent a private house, or an inn to sleep?

Xiao Yunmei said, people like us who are drifting around will naturally not live in a fixed place. Money is hard to come by, if you can save it, you can save it, and sleeping in an inn is too luxurious.

I asked, "What do you do with all that money?"

Xiao Yunmei didn't answer, and suddenly shouted, someone!

When the cell boss heard the shouting, he came out of the porter with a glass of wine, and said, "What are you doing?" Don't you see me having dinner?

Xiao Yunmei asked, Is there a good cell? My master came in for the first time, and the conditions in this room were too simple to live in.

The cell boss said yes, I have a brand new straw cell, equipped with a small wooden dining table, a sandalwood toilet, and three candles, the price of two taels a night.

Xiao Yunmei shook her head and said, it's not good enough, but is there a better one?

The cell boss raised his glass and drank it all, saying that if there is, I am afraid that you will not be able to afford it.

Xiao Yunmei said Don't worry, the girl has silver. As he spoke, he took out an ingot of ten taels of silver from his bosom. After saying that, he threw it through the crack of the wooden grating to the cell leader.

The cell head took the money, his attitude immediately improved, and he said with a smile that there is a better room, the bluestone floor is paved with hand-planted carpets, exquisite mahogany coffee tables, rosewood toilets, there are exhaust outlets here, there is no peculiar smell in the room, and a butter lamp is attached, five taels a night.

Xiao Yunmei said okay, let's just do it. The remaining five taels of silver will reward you, help us find something to eat.

The cell boss smiled and replied, "Okay! I have wine and meat here, and I will keep you satisfied."

Before leaving, the cell boss transferred us to the cell, brought us food, and before leaving, he told him, tomorrow the head catcher and the master will come to try you, you will take care of it, the money will be sufficient, and the big crime will become smaller, and the small crime will become nothing. Even if you commit a crime and need to be detained, it's always good to get out earlier.

Xiao Yunmei nibbled on the chicken leg and said, Master, don't you want to eat some?

I said it's unimaginable, and it's still a prison cell.

Xiao Yunmei wiped the oil on the side of her mouth, this is called money can make ghosts grind, so ah, money is really a good thing.

I remembered that money was a delusion, and said to Xiaoyun Mei, don't get into the eyes of money, I don't like people with money.

Xiao Yunmei said, since the master said so, it is easy to handle. By the way, you've been shackled for so long, are your hands sore?

Saying that, Xiao Yunmei put down the chicken legs, lifted her feet and took off her shoes, turned over the soles of her shoes and took out a wire, pinched the wire in her hand and stretched it into the lock of the shackles, only to hear the sound of "Kata" and open the shackles. Then Xiao Yunmei opened the shackles again, and walked over to unlock my shackles and shackles.

I rubbed my wrist and said, I didn't expect you to have this ability.

Xiao Yunmei said proudly, what is this. The locks of those big houses are much more complicated than that, and I don't open them in the blink of an eye.

When I heard her mention the theft, I couldn't help but have a gloomy face.

Seeing that my face was not good, Xiao Yunmei hurriedly stopped her mouth, opened the topic and asked, Master, your Mo Zhengjian was taken away by the cell boss, aren't you worried that he won't pay it back?

I didn't answer yet, but I heard an old voice from next door: But the Mo Zheng Divine Sword that has been lost in the rivers and lakes for more than 200 years?