Chapter 215: The Wicked Are in the Mountains
"Wait." Just as the monk was about to tell the truth, he was suddenly stopped by the Jedi Monk, and then he pushed open the window and looked outside.
Lu Bu hid in the shadows, and when he saw him close the window again, he quietly leaned over again.
The sound in the room became quieter, and Lu Bu couldn't hear it clearly.
After a while, there was a dusty sigh in the room.
"When the old monk was an official in the court, he was excluded by his colleagues several times, and the old monk was dismissed several times to investigate, if it wasn't for the intervention of Concubine Liu, the old monk would probably be no longer alive."
Lu Bu was a little surprised.
As the mother of a country, how could Concubine Liu intervene in the affairs of the imperial court? No wonder after she arrived at Guoning Temple, she asked Jifeng to find Juechen, but it turned out that there was such a relationship in it.
Master Bao suspected that Jiechen had something to do with the robbery of Concubine Liu, and he must have suspected that he was wrong.
"That bandit killed Jingyuan, but he didn't alarm the two of you, I don't want to cause too much killing, but you master and apprentice still don't live here, after dawn, you two can rush to Guoning Temple, and say that it is recommended by the poor monk, and you can no longer be so bitter in the future." Juechen said.
"Master Jedi really wants to take us in?" The monk asked cautiously.
"There are many monks in Guoning Temple, so why do you care about the two of you." Jedi replied.
The old monk opened his eyes at this time.
"The master and brother have a good heart, the old monk has received it, but the old monk has been here since he was a child, and when he fell with this temple, he did such evil things with Jingyuan, although he has been expelled by the old monk, it is still the sin of the old monk, and the old monk is ashamed of the Buddha."
Jedi Chen frowned.
"Senior brother, don't be so pedantic."
The old monk stopped talking.
"It's okay, this matter will be put aside for the time being, and after the old monk finds Concubine Liu, he will come back to discuss with the two of you." Juechen said.
"There are many of them, and the master should not be underestimated." The monk said.
Juechen suddenly showed a strange sneer.
"The old monk has his own helper on the side, so there is no need to worry."
Lu Bu outside the window didn't know if he had discovered him, but he still hid to the side.
At this time, a bright color had already appeared in the sky, which brought some trouble to Lu Bu's tracking.
Fortunately, the place where Jiechen is going is not far away.
Lu Bu followed him from a distance, watching him walk towards the low mountain not far away in the twilight.
It is said to be a low mountain, but it is actually very steep, and there is only a path at the bottom of the mountain, and there are occasional small snakes in the grass.
When he was halfway up the mountain, he stopped and looked back.
Lu Bu used a large tree to avoid his gaze.
Dusty turned into the grass on the side of the road, and soon disappeared into a mountain col.
Lu Bu hurried over and found that the col was not deep, but the slope was very steep, and several hemp ropes were placed on top of the slope, one end firmly tied to the trunk of a big tree above, and the other end hung down.
And in the col, there are actually a few wooden houses scattered around.
Are there still people living here?
Lu Bu felt a little incredible.
Those ropes are probably the tools that these residents need to use when they come out.
Because of the mountain, the col was still in a hazy night, and there was no one in sight, not even a bird's call.
Lu Bu didn't see the figure of Jiechen.
Grabbing one of the ropes, Lu Bu quickly slid down.
It was a little cold in the col, and from time to time the wooden houses whimpered in the morning breeze, like the suppressed cry of a person.
Lu Bu crouched behind a boulder, observing the surroundings.
It wasn't until the sunlight came in that the door of one of the houses was pushed open, and a woman in a floral dress stepped out.
Lu Bu stared at the woman's feet.
There were no shoes on those feet, and the delicate soles of the feet stepped in the weeds, and every step was careful, but it was still scratched in a few places.
A chain thinner than a baby's finger was attached to one of the woman's legs, and the other end of the chain extended into the house, presumably somewhere in the house.
LΓΌ Bu didn't know if it was a custom here, or if the woman was being punished for doing something that angered the villagers.
The age of the woman is very young, probably less than twenty years old.
She probably wanted to go behind a tree not far away, but as soon as she reached the tree, the chain was straightened and there was a strange "buzzing" sound.
The woman stopped, looked back at the chain, and slowly retreated with a sad expression on her face.
At this moment, a black shadow flashed out from behind the tree and jumped to the woman's side at great speed, and before the woman could see the person clearly, she had already covered her mouth tightly.
The person who came was a peerless monk.
The woman struggled in horror for a few moments, and then stopped moving, but her eyes were still turning nervously.
Jiechen whispered something to the woman.
The woman nodded in a panic.
Lu Bu took advantage of the gap between Jiechen and the woman's whispered conversation, quickly got up from behind the boulder, and approached the two as close as possible to ensure that they could hear their conversation clearly.
"The old monk is not a wicked person, he is just looking for an old friend." Juechen said.
"How did the Master find here?" The woman's voice trembled, "There are more than a dozen women who have been bought here, all of them are locked up like slaves, how does the master know that your old friend is also here?" β
"The old monk just heard about it." Juechen said, and couldn't help but say a few words of "sin" again and again, "The evil of human nature really makes the old monk ashamed. β
The woman's tears flowed instantly.
"I also begged the master to help me and wait for my sister to go out."
"Female Bodhisattva, don't worry, although the old monk can't help everyone out, he will do his best, as long as you tell me the whereabouts of the woman who was robbed yesterday." Juechen said.
The woman thought for a moment.
"What the master said, but that woman who is a little older, but has a very temperamental temperament?"
"Exactly, this person?"
The woman pointed to a wooden house next to the slope.
"That woman was brought by these people yesterday, and she was locked up like a little slave, and she was bought by Chai Wu for a hundred yuan, and it is said that because she came from the palace, the price is higher than that of us young people."
Lu Bu heard clearly.
I didn't expect that the dignified concubine Niangniang was actually sold to such a desolate place by those who robbed her for a mere hundred yuan, and mixed with such a group of vulgar mountain people, didn't those who robbed her know her? Or do you really not understand her use value? Or do you know about it, but you don't dare to use it?
Lu Bu decided to show up.
If you follow Lord Bao's instructions and inform them as soon as you get the news of Concubine Liu, I'm afraid that Concubine Liu has already been tortured to death.
Lu Bu didn't dare to take such a risk.
Drawing out his halberd, Lu Bu strode towards Chai Wu's wooden house.
"Heroes stay for now." Jedi Dust caught up from behind.
"Did you know the villain was following behind all along?" Lu Bu turned around and asked.
Jedi Chen nodded.
"The old monk knows that you must have been sent by Lord Bao from Kaifeng Mansion, and he is also anxious to find the concubine, but the person here is not Concubine Liu, but an ordinary palace woman."
"What are you going to say?" Lu Bu was taken aback.
Some people died, but not completely......