I didn't want to force them to lead the way, so I took out my wallet and placed a stack of hundred-dollar bills on the table.

"Go together, two per person. I said.

The four waiters looked at each other, two shook their heads, and two had no expression.

"Four per person. I said again.

This time, there was no one shaking their heads, and four people and eight eyes were staring at the banknotes together.

"Go together, ten for each person. I smiled and said, "Take me there, I'll carry any questions." ”

It is only a few hundred meters from Baotu Spring Restaurant to Shengtang Lane, and it takes less than 20 minutes to go back and forth. As wage earners, their monthly salary is less than 3,000 yuan, so the "1,000 yuan" price I offer is very attractive to them.

"We'll take you there, if Mr. Sheng is at home, we'll come back immediately, okay?" asked a waiter.

Before I could nod my head, he was pushed by his companion next to him: "Are you stupid? Mr. Sheng just left in the car, how can he be at home? Let's go and earn 1,000 yuan first!"

One person spoke, and the others immediately chimed in, and came over to divide the money on the table.

"Let's go, let's go, sir. The four of them vied diligently to lead the way, and immediately forgot about the battle that had been fought for ten minutes.

Half of the Baotu Spring Restaurant was in the garden, half outside the garden, and they took me to take a shortcut, passing through the Wanzhu Garden, turning left, passing Dengzhou Spring, and exiting the garden through the sewer I had walked before.

"You often take this path?" I asked.

"Yes, from here to the West Gate, Quancheng Road is the closest, there are no traffic lights, and there are no cars. Especially at night, the garden is quiet and you can play as much as you want. A waiter said.

Out of the sewer is Changchun View Street, they took me from the alley to the north, straight into the Tang Lane.

Walking to the middle of the alley, there is an ancient building standing behind the low bungalow on the west side of the road, with blue bricks and blue tiles, and the eaves are flying, which is the most famous Taoist treasure outside the West Gate, Changchun Temple.

It was precisely because I noticed the Changchun Temple that I further saw the person standing in the shadow on the side of the road.

I have never seen a man's eyes so bright, like the eyes of a civet cat in the dark night, and when I look at it, I only pay attention to his eyes, and at the same time I am attracted by his gaze.

"Distinguished guests, please stay, poor and ugly. He greeted in the shadows.

He said Taoist polite language, which modern people have long since discarded. Therefore, the four waiters immediately covered their mouths and snickered when they heard him speak in such an old-fashioned manner.

I didn't dare to slack off, walked to the side of the road, and bowed into the shadows.

"Distinguished guests don't need to be polite, and poor people can't afford it. He said.

I straightened up and bowed my hand to him, "May I ask the chief for advice?"

There are few Taoist priests in the city, but there are many fake monks who eat and drink.

If he's standing here waiting for me, I'll have to listen and see what advice he can give me.

"Last night, I watched the sky at night, the guest star was guilty of bull fighting, the Milky Way was rising, flooding, and the main yin was prosperous and the yang was declining. If you go to the waterfront, lakeside, or seaside, you must be careful with your feet so as not to fall down. In addition, I saw that the distinguished guests came from the south, walking in a hurry, and the six spirits were restless, as if the banner of the Chinese army in my heart had been messed up. This is not a good thing, the flag is in the people, the flag is falling, and the Chinese army is shaking, then the army's heart is turbulent, the army's appearance is not in order, the military order is invalid, and it is not far from the rout of the whole line. According to the poor road, it is better for the distinguished guest to stop for a while, and wait for the sun to rise and the yang energy to gather before doing things, and the result will be much better. He said.

My heart is indeed a little confused, at least for now, it has been divided into four parts, which are placed in four places: Lianchengbi, Zhang Quanzhong and Tang Sang, Chen Dingkang and Mr. Sheng, and the mirror room. Everywhere is important, and everything is related to my future.

I couldn't do both, but I didn't want to give up any of them.

"I have a hard time, I have no choice. Even now, I have to go to Shengtang Lane in front of me to do errands, and then come back to ask the Taoist chief for guidance. I replied in a low voice.

Mr. Sheng will come back at any time, so let me and the four waiters go on a trip for nothing. More importantly, I had to find clues from Mr. Sheng's residence and come up with a way to deal with him.

"Poor Dao has long seen that where you go, peach blossoms bloom everywhere. This is the most taboo omen of young people, if you don't listen, as soon as you go in, you will get into trouble, three or five years, there will be evil things. Distinguished guest, since the sky is dawning, why rush for a while? Why don't you come to the poor road dwelling first, I will boil you a pot of Qiang jujube ghost ginger tea, go to the cold, drive away the evil spirit, and warm the five internal organs...... When the sun rises, you go back to your business. He said.

The four young men were a little annoyed, looked at the Taoist priest in the shadows with horizontal eyebrows, and ridiculed: "Old Daoist, do you know what we are going to do? Not to mention the peach blossoms, even the peach blossom petals can't see a single ......"

"Okay, okay, hurry up and put away the hexagram stall and change places, don't delay us to make a lot of money......"

"Okay, let's go, don't be too long-winded, I usually walk here every day, and I haven't seen a Taoist priest go out. Let's go, let's go, we're in a hurry!"

"Isn't it good to take the peach blossom luck? I'm willing to take the peach blossom luck, the beautiful Xiaoni throws herself into her arms, she can't drive away, she doesn't need money to play in vain, and if she doesn't get it, there are people who chase it upside down, hahahaha......"

I raised my hand and told the four waiters to shut up.

"Dao Chief, how do you disassemble the peach blossom?" I asked.

In ancient Chinese physiognomy, the word "peach blossom" is depreciative, especially for men who are well-intentioned and never reluctant, and any peach blossom in life is a bad omen.

"Not going is the best solution. He replied categorically.

"What if I have to go?" I continued.

"Life is important, things are important, fame and fortune are important, and body is important?" he laughed silently, as if he was laughing at my obsession.

Buddhism and Taoism were born, and Confucianism entered the WTO, so it can be seen that the monks have put down the things outside their bodies, have a pure heart and few desires, and the four major are empty.

What he said was important, and I couldn't give it up. In addition, I can't let go of the bitter hatred. Not just against the merman, but also against more enemies.

"It's all important. I replied.

"It's all important, it's not important, try to ask yourself, if we can only live one day today, we will die tomorrow before sunrise. So, what should you do and what you shouldn't do? what can you do and what you can't do......" he laughed again.

It's none of his business, he hangs high, and he is a Taoist practitioner, so he can naturally smile at the wind and clouds and overlook the suffering in the world.

I can't do it because I have too much of a burden on my shoulders, and I don't have the right to quit halfway. Even I didn't dare to fall down, forcing myself to get up and move forward. I'm down, what should I do with Lianchengbi? What should I do with Tang Wan?

"Dao Chief, I'm leaving, thank you for your advice. "I'm not going to debate this issue of values anymore and I'm going to say goodbye.

Even if a similar question is debated for three days and three nights, there is still an unsolvable answer.

I headed north, and the four waiters breathed a sigh of relief and strode after.

"Just ahead, just around the corner, Unit 2 of Building 6 is 102. A waiter pointed forward.

They just want to earn a thousand yuan in peace, and they even expect me to add a little more money after visiting Mr. Sheng's house. Therefore, they don't want to make extraneous branches, so it's best to go through the motions and then hurry back to Baotu Spring Restaurant.

Turning right, we followed the façade of an old residential building and soon arrived at Unit 2.

A waiter crept to the window first, listened with his ear to the glass for a while, and whispered to us: "It's okay, there's no one inside, let's go in." ”

I told him to stand at the door of the unit and watch the wind, and then went into the hallway with three other people.

The anti-theft doors of the old building are the simplest iron fence doors, and the lock key is not anti-theft, one of the waiters took two wires and poked a few times, and the two locks inside and outside were opened.

"Come in. The three waiters shrank back as they spoke, motioning for me to go in first.

When I pushed the door in, the first thing I saw was a long and narrow hallway, with the two doorways on the left being the living room and bedroom, and the two doorways on the right being the bathroom and kitchen.

At the end of the corridor is an ecological fish tank standing on the sky, which is the same width and height as the corridor, and the momentum is very amazing.

Such a luxury fish tank would add a lot of color if it appeared in a villa, mansion or company foyer, but it was very abrupt here.

I walked forward, and my attention was first drawn to the fish tank.

The fish tank is divided into three layers: upper, middle and lower, all of which adopt independent oxygen supply, heating and cleaning systems, which is equivalent to three large tanks stacked together.

At the top of the hierarchy are tropical fish, there are more than a dozen species in total, and the only ones I know are peacocks, parrots, silver dragons, maps, traffic lights, and scavengers.

The middle layer is raised with koi fish, and the varieties are also very mixed, with a length of between one foot and one and a half feet.

In the lower tank, there are two types of fish such as black fish and catfish, which are large and swim slowly.

Standing by the fish tank, I smelled a strong fishy smell.

It stands to reason that the ecological fish tank has a perfect garbage cleaning and water circulation function, and the water quality is purified uninterrupted 24 hours a day, even if there is a fishy smell, it should be very weak.

"It's smelling so good in this room!" a waiter covered his nose.

"The last time the front desk asked me to come and deliver food, it was a big taste that day, just like going to the back kitchen of a fish restaurant. I saw Mr. Sheng in the kitchen, carrying half a fish in his hand, not to mention how disgusting. Another waiter said.

I turned my head to look at the kitchen, and the cabinets were low, but the countertops were clean.

"What do you mean by half a fish?" someone asked.

Just now, the waiter replied, "Yes, it's half a strip." I thought the other half was on the cutting board, but when I put something on the coffee table in the living room, I turned around and saw the kitchen, there was no cutting board on the countertop, there was no other half of the fish, and there was no kitchen knife, only half of the fish in Mr. Sheng's hand, and the tail and half of the body were missing. I didn't think much about it at the time, but when I thought about it in the middle of the night, I suddenly scared myself so much that I couldn't sleep, because I recalled a detail that Mr. Sheng's mouth was full of blood at that time, and there were several blue fish scales on his cheeks. The most plausible explanation is that when I knocked on the door, he was eating fish and didn't have time to clean up. I've heard that fishermen eat fish raw and shrimp alive before, but I've never seen them with my own eyes, but I finally met them this time. Think about it, Mr. Sheng can't even eat live fish, what disgusting thing can't he do? It is also possible to eat people raw......

I walked into the kitchen and imagined what the waiter had seen that day, and it was disgusting.

Ordinary people can rarely endure the fishy smell of live fish, and even if they are hungry to the limit, they will stew the fish and eat it. Eating it raw, it is not palatable and unhygienic, and it is likely to cause parasitic diseases.

I can only give this reason - "Mr. Sheng is a merman, and he has lived by eating fish for generations, and the fresher the fish, the happier he will eat." ”

It's like seals, turtles, walruses, and sharks in the underwater world, where the keepers try to give the animals as alive as possible to ensure their freshness and not damage their stomachs.

"It would be nice if Mr. Sheng was a strange person who has been eating life for many years, and it would be good to find out the whereabouts of the Lord of the Sharks directly from him. "I think.