59. The city gate was on fire
The wealth of Tongfeng County is also famous in Kanshu, which ranks among the top in Shengtian Kyushu. The county town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the city is high and the pond is deep, and it is very magnificently built. In the early morning of this day, the east city gate is as lively as in the past, and all kinds of people entering and leaving the city are endless, a prosperous scene.
Next to the city gate, there is a conspicuous big billboard, on which are hung with various notices, and there are several bounty lists, which are posted in the most conspicuous place, and the titles on them are written in cinnabar, bright red and dazzling. It's just that there is no need to be in the inner city at the city gate, there are not many idlers gathered, and the latest notice has also been hung for a few days, so there is no freshness for a long time, so no one around takes a second look.
Suddenly, a pair of small soldiers came out of the city, rushed to the sign, waved their hands to symbolize their surnames and drove away the idlers a few times, and with a wave of their hands, two teams of soldiers stepped forward and posted two new notices, and did not say anything more, and turned back after pasting.
As soon as they left, a few people stepped forward to look, only to see that on the high billboard, there were two more reward notices, one large and one small, and the painting was two bald monks.
Everyone couldn't help but point their fingers, and some people said: "This is evil, this year, the monk has recruited whoever provokes whom, and they all have bonuses here." ”
The person next to him said: "Eh, don't say it, since it's hanging here, what if Bao Buqi is a thief monk who kills people and sets fires?"
The man shook his head and said, "I see, ......" At this moment, I felt that someone touched me, and when I turned my head, I turned to see that it was a young man standing next to him, with a square scarf wrapped around his head, and he didn't look good, and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, in addition to these two thief monks, are there other monks?"
The man pouted and said, "No, there are three monks hanging on it." It's really weird, how is the scum in the monk's nest now?" he said to himself, not noticing that the young man's face darkened slightly.
The young man looked at the two newly wanted notices on them with a straight face, and said secretly in his heart: Sure enough, it's us, thanks to Uncle Shi, who had a premonition, and mixed into the city in advance, otherwise where would he be able to accommodate him now?"
Yesterday, he and Cheng Jun entered the city in disguise, found a small shop to live in, and dressed up again. Now the little monk is dressed up and down like an ordinary market child, and his appearance is mediocre, and he is expected to be recognized, so he came out to investigate.
Staring at the freshly baked notice for a long time, the little monk secretly thought to himself: This county town is colluding with the wicked people who burned Qinshan Temple, but the city is not necessarily very tense, and the city gate is not set up with a card, it seems that it is not really the power of the imperial court, most of it is just a group of thieves colluding with each other on one side of the ground. Hmph, the reward is not high, but why am I only fifty taels, and Uncle Cheng is only five hundred taels? It's too unfair. Wait for me to see what the monk who took away looked like.
Looking up, I saw that there were three wanted notices on it, the first one was an old monk with white hair, and it was written as a Guanghua monk. It was the abbot elder of Qinshan Temple. The monk on the other is much younger, looking solemn, and it is written about the monk of Guangyuan, and the reward of both of them is fifty taels.
The little monk just swept the first two, but focused on the third one, only to see that the top notice was more obvious than the other two on the one size, and the painting on it was also an old monk, but it was chubby, smiling, like a Maitreya Buddha, full of kindness, and it was close at first sight. The bottom is marked as a generous monk with a reward of five hundred taels.
The little monk carefully looked at the appearance of the generous monk, remembered it in his heart, and said secretly: Could it be that he is really my future master? I don't know if he is still alive. Suddenly, my heart moved, and I said secretly: The reason why Uncle Cheng and I offered a reward was naturally betrayed by Huishan, but in Huishan's impression, Uncle Cheng was Uncle Dabao, a powerful Buddhist cultivator, and I was an ordinary little monk, so the reward set over there must be according to this impression. An ordinary little monk is only worth fifty taels, but Uncle Cheng, a monk, is worth five hundred taels.
In this case, is it true that the rewards of other people are also set in this way? Guanghua and Guangyuan are both ordinary monks of fifty taels like themselves, while Dafang monk is a monk, so they are worth five hundred taels.
If the relationship is confirmed, then isn't it very possible for Uncle Cheng to infer that this generous monk is the generous monk of the Yuankong Lower Court?
The little monk's heart was pounding, and he said secretly: Buddha bless, the little monk has not yet entered the door of Buddhist cultivation, but my heart is to the Buddha, and I ask the Buddha to give me this opportunity to enter the Buddha. Amitabha.
Just as he was thinking, suddenly there was a sound of horses' hooves, and two horses rushed out of the city gate.
Although there was a horse road at the city gate, it was now a time when there were many people, and where could the horses gallop, so the two horses crossed the city gate, took hold of the reins, and walked slowly.
I saw two horses that came, the one in front was all snow-white, except for the four hooves black, there was no half of the hair on the whole body, and immediately sat a young man, dressed in white, spotless, and the clothes on his body were cut very well, and I don't know what the material was, although it was elegant, it did not look frivolous. The young man looked like he was thirteen or fourteen years old at most, his face was like a crown of jade, his lips were red and his teeth were white, his appearance was so handsome that it was difficult to describe, and the whole person was like a jade carving, flawless, and unspeakably expensive.
The little monk's heart was shocked, and he almost lost his voice: "Uncle Cheng?"
The young man's appearance is clearly Cheng Jun.
As soon as a word reached his lips, the little monk instinctively felt that it was wrong, only to see the young man's eyes swept away, and a pride went straight to his eyebrows, that look, the little monk just looked at it, and a thought rose up - no, it was definitely not him.
Cheng Jun's pride could never be so exposed.
After settling his mind, when the little monk looked at it again, he found that at first glance, he only felt exactly the same, but if he looked closely, it was still a little different. The young man and Cheng Jun are only seven or eight points similar, although the eyebrows and eyes are similar, but in terms of face shape, they are slightly angular than Cheng Jun, and the lines are more rigid. The reason why Cheng Jun can sing Dan is that his appearance is relatively soft, but he can suppress his momentum and does not show fat powder, but the young man is clearly a sunny boy who is as proud as the morning sun. If they are all compared with jade, Cheng Jun is carved out of jade sand, and the young man is carved out of a blade.
It stands to reason that the two should have their own merits, but in the eyes of the little monk, this young man's pride is frivolous and shallow, far worse than Cheng Jun, except for his similar appearance, there is no difference between him and the children of ordinary rich and noble families. He had great respect for Cheng Jun, and when he saw the young man's rich and noble dress and his arrogant demeanor, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart and snorted lowly.
There was a horse behind the young man, the little monk didn't see it just now, and he just glanced at it at this time, it was a steady middle-aged man, it didn't look surprising, and he didn't take it to heart.
Seeing that the two of them were about to leave the city, suddenly, the wind changed, and suddenly a few sounds, and several people jumped out of nowhere, surrounding the two of them.
The little monk was sensitive in his heart, and when he saw this group of people, he hurriedly took two steps back and hid in the city gate hole, only to see those people wearing green clothes, with green scarves on their heads, and long or short in their hands, all holding blades, like people dressed in martial arts. The big man in the shape of the leader with a big ring knife in his hand and shouted: "Monk Dabao, you stop!"
The little monk said in his heart: Sure enough, he was looking for us!
The young man was holding the reins of the horse, and he was not angry with these people who suddenly appeared, and when he heard this, he was naturally inexplicable, and shouted: "What kind of person is in my way?"
The big man smiled and said: "Monk Dabao, we have been looking for you for a long time, do you think you have deceived us by changing your clothes? ”
The young man showed an impatient look on his face, and said, "What a big treasure and a small treasure, don't get in the way, if you don't get out of the way, you will die for me." "Carrying the reins of the horse, step by step, there is no intention of slowing down.
The little monk was surprised in his heart, and said secretly: Sure enough, they also recognized the wrong person! Blame the outstanding uncle, this person is very conspicuous if he is eight points similar, so he naturally admits the mistake. However, he did not change his color in the face of the white blade, if he was not a fool, he was dependent.
Although the big man was an ordinary gangster, he also had some knowledge, seeing that the young man didn't care, but he was suspicious, but after careful identification, it was indeed the Dabao monk on the wanted warrant, right, he crossed his heart and said in a low voice: "As soon as he comes, I will say, you will go up and cut the horse's legs first." ”
Seeing that the young man was approaching step by step, the big man's palms were a little sweaty, and he suddenly shouted, "Up." ”
The other people shouted together, and the white blades in their hands intertwined with a white light, and they swarmed up.
I only heard the sound of the wind suddenly, and the white horse rose into the air in place, as if flying out of the sky, and even the people and horses leaped over the heads of several people, and landed far away on the other side of the moat, leaving only the white light that had not dissipated in the hands of a few people, and the white figure that shocked and indescribable in the heart.
The little monk secretly said in his heart: Beautiful! Let's not say that the horse didn't sprint at all, how good it was to just take a few feet of leisurely stroll, just say that the young man's white clothes were like snow, and with the figure of the white horse falling in the air, it was a stunning arc.
But the young man rode on the white horse as if nothing had happened. When he walked outside the city, he saw that he was about to enter the woods outside the city, and suddenly turned around and shouted: "Although I don't know who you are, if you are a fool, you must not let these pig-like fools come out and block the way, and hide behind yourself." Hide your head and show your tail, what is it, have the courage to come out for me. ”
There was silence all around, and only one person was heard: "The Taoist is friendly and angry, doesn't it hurt the liver when you smell the anger?" As he spoke, he saw a person slowly coming out of the woods, with a thin body, but a Taoist man.
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