059:Zhenwutang (Merge of the Great Chapters)

It's right down the next street!

Gu Changsheng heard that it was dark in front of him.

He took a few deep breaths and shook his head, forcibly leaving these superfluous thoughts behind.

Don't think about it...... Anyway, this time I came to the door, and it was a begging for help.

Think about what the abbot said?

Peace of mind, peace of mind......

Gu Changsheng adjusted his breathing and returned to normal, then followed Yan Ping around the alley.

To say that away from this broken street, the popularity is indeed a lot stronger.

Gu Changsheng could see a restaurant more than two stories high on this street, and he could also catch a glimpse of a lot of grocery stores. This side was very lively, Yan Ping walked in front and led Gu Changsheng to the front and back of the center of the street.

"Brother Gu, Vientiane Tower is here."

When Gu Changsheng heard this, he stood firm, raised his head upward, and immediately showed the two-story bungalow clearly.

Red lacquered log columns, agarwood carved doors.

The left and right sides are spacious, and the top and bottom are transparent. It can be seen that there are two secondary doors and one main entrance. And through the half-open windowsill, Gu Changsheng could still see the bubbling green smoke coming out of it.

Can smell some weird, mixed smells.

Something seems to be boiling inside?

Between his thoughts floating, Gu Changsheng's gaze moved upward, and finally landed on the plaque hanging on the beams and pillars.

'Vientiane Building ......'

It's a good name.

It was also after seeing this plaque with black letters on a white background that Gu Changsheng's heart was completely put down.

Finally found it.

Gu Changsheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, others didn't know what he had experienced, but only Gu Changsheng himself understood...... In these short days, he has been torn between life and death countless times.

And now, an opportunity to open the door of the mysterious 'monk' is squarely placed in front of him.

Just one step at a time......

It's a world turned upside down.

Gu Changsheng was a little stupid for a while, he stood still, and he had to think for a while before he came back to his senses. Looking up, Yan Ping was standing beside him, smiling.

"Brother Gu is ready?"

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng had to bow slightly, but he didn't say anything more.

It's all in plain sight.

Led by Yan Ping, he pushed the door in. Gu Changsheng followed, crossed the threshold, and took advantage of the situation to see the decoration inside.

The Vientiane building is not big.

A long cabinet stands on the left, and rows of chests of drawers more than three or four meters high are placed against the wall.

Tables, chairs and benches are all placed on the right side, packed into a ball, and squeezed into a pile. The spare space is a low charcoal stove, which is burning vigorously at this time.

Between the first floors, there are a lot of things on display. When Gu Changsheng first entered this place, he vaguely had a feeling of 'no way to get down'.

And look at the furnishings here, and the wooden chest of drawers on the left. Gu Changsheng always felt ...... This place does not seem to be a 'monk' retreat.

Instead, on the contrary......

More like a Chinese medicine shop?

Between his thoughts floating, Gu Changsheng heard a burst of squirming on the side of the counter.

When I looked up, I saw a black and white long-tailed rat, jumped up, and jumped directly onto the counter next to the two!

Good guy, can the Chinese medicine shop still make trouble?

Gu Changsheng raised his eyebrows, but before he could speak, he saw this long-tailed mouse sticking out his tongue, licking his paws, and shaving at his long face.

"What do you want when you have a visitor?"

"Smell, smell wrong......"

"Tss It's Yan Ping back! ”

Gu Changsheng saw a humanized smile on the mouse's face, and at this time, a mouse's mouth was half-grinning, and he was chattering.

"Squeak ~ The pavilion guy went out, saying that he didn't return until sunset."

"Haw~ Honger went to the west of the city to be busy, and it is said that the snake heart is in turmoil."

"And, there's ~ uh......"

"I, I can't remember~"

Seeing this black and white mouse spitting out words, Gu Changsheng couldn't help but sigh lightly.

It's kind of interesting.

And the rat also brought up the 'snake heart'.

Gu Changsheng had never heard of this title, but combined with the following context, as well as what the pavilion guy said before......

They are the protectors of order in Orange Island.

Then this so-called 'snake heart' may be a strange organization like the 'Hell Gate'?

Although he didn't think about it now, just hearing these words was enough for Gu Changsheng to think about it for a while, and it was also at this moment that he found that he did know too little about these things.

Maybe rushing to this Vientiane Building is indeed a correct solution?

But he said that his thoughts were not stopping here, and Yan Ping, who was standing in front of Gu Changsheng, was used to it. He just nodded, turned around and opened his mouth to Gu Changsheng and said.

"Brother Gu, this is the method you have seen before, the second red girl."

"Her sect is inherited from the daughter country, and it is said to be a more distant place......

"And what she's best at is driving some animals. Like snakes, insects, rats and ants, she could easily control them, and let these creatures do as she pleased. ”

"Of course, there are limits to what you can do. The more powerful the animal, the less time she can control. Even in the face of some of the more intelligent animals, Honger can only communicate, not control. ”

"Of course, I don't really understand the specifics. If Brother Gu still has doubts in his heart, then it is naturally the most convenient to ask her when the time comes. ”

Gu Changsheng nodded as if he didn't understand, and muttered even more in his mouth.

"Daughter Country ......"

The name of this sect is quite special, and now at first glance, Gu Changsheng's mind is full of the fantasy country in 'Journey to the West Ninety-Nine Eighty-One Difficulties'.

Gu Changsheng was thinking like this, but the black and white long-tailed mouse on the side kept talking. It chirped and had a thin voice, which also made Yan Ping helpless to hear.

I saw him lean out, feel the inside of the counter, and open a drawer. Gu Changsheng was also sharp-eyed, just by glancing at it, he could see what he was holding in his hand.

It was supposed to be some kind of sun-dried nut.

"Okay, don't shout, eat something good, and go back to rest."

The black-and-white long-tailed rat took the nut and hugged it in front of him with its two front paws, and was able to say 'thank you' in a chirp......

Gu Changsheng watched as the rat jumped off the counter, and finally got into the gap between the wooden cabinets.

"Hehe, Brother Gu is new?"

Facing Yan Ping's somewhat playful gaze, Gu Changsheng had no choice but to laugh twice, and then said.

"Truth be told, I haven't seen any of these things. Now that I know each other for the first time, it does make me a little curious. ”

Gu Changsheng said it euphemistically......

After all, who has ever seen a mouse that can talk?

"Hey, Brother Gu is very sincere, not bad. If you want to say that this long-tailed mouse, it is also the favorite one of Red Er's on weekdays, and he took it with him day and night in the early years, so he learned a lot of human language. ”

"Now it's placed in this Vientiane building, and it's used to pick up customers and treat people on weekdays, which is not a big gimmick."

"It's just that it's not very smart after all, and if it explains too many things, it will not remember as clearly as it was. For example, I, who has only been out for so little time, has forgotten that I am sitting in the building today. ”

Saying this, Yan Ping also raised his right hand and tapped his temple in the air.

"Red Er is said to have used sectarian means to warm the head of this little thing. In layman's terms...... It's enlightened, but only to a limited extent. ”

"And according to the cabinet guy, this is picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons."

Yan Ping snorted and shook his head gently, his eyes full of emotion.

"It's a pity, if this black and white mouse can be smarter, maybe the store doesn't need to be guarded by others...... It can sit in the store on its own. ”

Then your store is really unique.

Take the mouse as the kanban girl, and use the yin spirit as the guide.

If you don't really have some ability, I'm afraid a few lives won't be enough for you to be scared......

Gu Changsheng smiled a little embarrassedly, he paused for a moment, and then asked again.

"Brother Yan, I don't know what to do right now, I don't know if it's inconvenient at the moment......"

"It's easy to say, Brother Gu, if you don't understand, just ask."

Yan Ping was so easy to speak, Gu Changsheng also saved a lot of effort. He now looked around left and right again, looked at the flat floor again, and then continued.

"If I'm not mistaken, this Vientiane building is now ...... Is it considered a place to open your door to do business? ”

There is a way to go to the sky, and this style of action is naturally different for everyone.

There is no doubt that the monks, as a unique group, are acting independently and specially, and it is completely understandable for Gu Changsheng.

It's just that......

A group of monks lived in seclusion in the eastern city and actually opened a Chinese medicine shop?

That sounds a little weird.

Yan Ping, who was in front of him, couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He shook his sleeves, looked Gu Changsheng up and down a few times, and then opened his mouth and said.

"Brother Gu, it seems that you still have some prejudice against our monks. Hehe...... It's okay, I'm okay today, so let's go upstairs and talk. ”

Yan Ping took the lead in going upstairs, and Gu Changsheng also followed suit. The two of them turned up the stairs and reached the second floor of the bungalow, and the surrounding scenery suddenly opened up a lot.

I saw that the furnishings on the second floor were not complicated, and now at a glance, I could see a large disc table, surrounded by dozens of benches, just besieging the city.

There are bookcases all around, and there are long wooden cabinets of unknown significance...... Gu Changsheng could see several independent cubicles, but the visual area was not too large.

It may be cramped to put down a bed.

Unable to figure out what this compartment was for a while, Gu Changsheng blinked his eyes slightly, and then turned his head around.

Nowadays, the most conspicuous and eye-catching thing is a set of utensils standing by the window.

The sandalwood table is in the front, and the flying yellow chair is in the back. The carving is a longevity peach old immortal, and the tattoo is a jade dragon and flying phoenix...... It's not cheap just by looking like it.

What's more, Gu Changsheng could still see that there was a set of purple sand-shaped tea sets on the table, which was also quite exquisite.

"Brother Gu, seat."

Yan Ping picked a chair by the window and sat down casually. When Gu Changsheng heard the instructions, he looked left and right for a while, and finally picked a place close to the steps and sat down.

But as soon as he sat down, Gu Changsheng heard a cooing sound coming from the sideβ€”his expression moved slightly, and he turned his head away.

I saw a dog, holding the teapot rod in his hand, and staggering to the table.

This dog has to be as tall as an ordinary person's waist, and the whole body is yellow, except for the chest, and the limbs are covered with white long hair, which looks quite eye-catching.

Gu Changsheng was really a little stunned.

His eyes kept going back and forth on Gouzi and Yan Ping, going around a few times, and finally he couldn't help but ask.

"This ...... This dog is the same as the mouse? ”

Yan Ping nodded with a smile and said casually.

"It's not all, rhubarb can make tea, do you want to give it to you?"

Gu Changsheng shook his head again and again, declining this kindness.

After all, the devil knows how this dog makes tea...... If he saw something strange, Gu Changsheng might not want to touch tea for the rest of his life.

The dog standing beside him was also quite human, and after hearing Gu Changsheng's words, he snorted, lowered his head and stepped forward, his two front legs drooped on the edge of the table, and he put the teapot on the table.

Not to mention the smooth flow of the whole set of movements, Gu Changsheng could still see the dog taking advantage of the gap between turning his head......

With a rather humane look of disgust, he glanced at him.

The dog turned and went downstairs, and in the blink of an eye it was gone. Gu Chang's life seemed to be a ghost, and his expression couldn't be relieved for a long time.

Good guys, you're fine, aren't you?

After the mouse Kanban Niang, followed by the yellow dog tea maker.

Can you still find a person who looks like a small worker in this Vientiane building......

"Hehe, Brother Gu, don't blame it. Rhubarb is a wild dog that Hong Er brought up since he was a child, and this temper is human-like, and when things don't go well, he will make some small emotions. ”

Yan Ping said lightly, his right hand was half raised, and he waved towards the side wall. After a while, I saw the figure of the fat doll with a belly pocket from before.

It clasped its hands round and dragged a ceramic teacup that had fallen on the counter, slowly lifting it up.

It didn't seem to be easy for this little yin spirit to hold the teacup, Gu Changsheng could see that it staggered all the way, and finally floated more than four meters away, only then did it 'pounce' and disappear.

Yan Ping reached out at the right time, grabbed it in his hand, and then turned around and handed it to Gu Changsheng.

"Brother Gu, what can you think of when you see these things?"

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Yan Ping: What did he mean when he said this?

Gu Changsheng was a little distracted, he glanced at the bungalow, and glanced at the hot water kettle in front of him, and suddenly felt a little feeling in his heart.

"Brother Yan wants to tell me...... Isn't this monk an otherworldly being? ”

Even if Gu Changsheng doesn't know much now, after the experience of the past few days, he can be regarded as having some understanding.

That's ...... Monks who are not as good as the fourth rank are, after all, individuals who cannot escape the difficulties of social ethics and education.

There is both oral desire and rigid need.

If it weren't for the detachment to a certain extent, the monk would be in a sense...... It's the same as ordinary people.

"Exactly!"

Gu Changsheng said a word, and Yan Ping laughed loudly.

He stood up, leaned over to Gu Changsheng's side, took the hot pot, and poured more than half a cup of water into it.

"Brother Gu, do you know why our monks are acting in secrecy? In the final analysis, there is only one reason, and that is ......"

"We're in the minority."

Yan Ping put the hot pot flat, his eyes lit up, and he said with a little embarrassment at this time.

"The world knows injustice, and does not blame heaven or earth. They will only come to provoke us, and this is the narrow-mindedness of the people. ”

"But not everyone can do monks, and the sect is not everything to ask about. According to the number of people, we have to be one in a thousand, or even one in ten thousand, to be a character who can stand out. ”

"In the past, in order to mediate the contradictions between us and the world, there were various practices in all dynasties. But as the so-called big waves wash the sand, the past is old, and now it is all in the past. ”

"The new dynasty has learned a lesson, and to this day, it has long figured out another system."

Alternative system......

Gu Changsheng saw Yan Ping flipping his hand into his pocket, he fumbled for a while, and finally took out a vague thing.

Gu Changsheng was no stranger to this thing, he looked at it fixedly, and he saw a delicate token.

"There was a clear decree in the dynasty, but anyone who has achieved a monk must be registered in the register before he can be recognized by the True Martial Arts Hall. And you, as well as my token, are all identity tools distributed by the court. ”

Zhenwutang......

That's an interesting name.

Because Gu Changsheng clearly remembered that it was now under the rule of the so-called 'True Martial Arts'! Extrapolating backwards from this theory, does this illustrate...... Is it some kind of monk power that rules the world now?

Gu Changsheng's eyes condensed slightly, and he took out the one that the pavilion boss had given him before, and compared the two of them.

You can really see some subtle differences!

"In this corner...... Have some subtle color differences? ”

"Yes, this is the blood-dyed material specially conceived by the True Martial Arts, and I don't know much about the specific recipe, but this color can only be blended by the True Martial Arts, and no one else knows anything."

It's a pretty simple anti-counterfeiting logo.

After hearing such words, Gu Changsheng's expression also changed slightly, and then showed a thoughtful look.

He was probably able to understand what Yan Ping was trying to say.

The difference between a monk and a mortal doomed the former to be unassuming. And so on, the troupe, the Chinese medicine shop, these have also become a layer of skin disguised by the monks.

They need some special means to integrate into the social group so that they can live more peacefully.

And......

"You need money too, don't you?"

Yan Ping chuckled and nodded, and then said.

"Under Zhenwu's rule, Orange Island is not in the focus. What's more, the world is not peaceful now...... According to the Ge Guy, we have to find a way to support ourselves. ”

Saying that, Yan Ping didn't pay attention to it, he sat directly next to Gu Changsheng, and began to say in detail.

"One person is a mouth, there is no need to elaborate on the degree of food and clothing, Brother Gu understands himself. However, if we monks want to improve, we will also need some essential resources. ”

"We can't steal or rob, we can only think of ways to make some money, so that we can act normally."

Will the monk need some essential resources to improve?

This sentence made Gu Changsheng quite concerned, and he was about to continue to ask something, but he hadn't spoken yet.

A melodious sigh floated outside the window.

"The sun is clear, the clouds and the wind are scarce, the fish scales are in the sky, and there is no yellow, but it is going to rain heavily~ Ping boy, where are you?"

Listen to the movement......

But the guy has returned?