Chapter 20: Master and Apprentice Deceived

After strolling around the street for a while, Xuan Yi shook his head and sighed: "There are too many treasures on the street, but unfortunately there is no money." Otherwise, buy a few hundred pieces and go to the spirits in the mountains to test them one by one. Master, I didn't buy the Demon Suppression Sword today, so it's not too much to eat a roast chicken at noon, right? "Okay. In the future, the master will catch the spirits again, sell the money, and leave you a share of the expenses, how about it? "That's what a good master is." As long as the master asks me to take care of the money, let alone the Demon Sword, I can afford that golden pagoda. Xuanyi happily grabbed the Taoist's arm.

"Little Taoist, little Taoist! Come here, come here, come over here! ”

The three of them were walking, and an old man waved at them not far away. The three of them walked over in confusion. In front of a spacious "Ruibao Divine Soldier Workshop", the shopkeeper was in his sixties, with white sideburns, wearing a green brocade robe, holding a small teapot of purple sand, and squinting his eyes and looking at the three of them.

The Taoist said: "Fusheng immeasurable Heavenly Venerable." I don't know what the shopkeeper called the little Taoist priest to come? "I've been standing on the street for a long time, and I've seen you asking around to buy a demon-slaying sword. I have thousands of demon-slaying swords in this shop, and you are satisfied with the safekeeping. Come, come, come with me into the store and choose. The shopkeeper said and warmly greeted the three of them into the store. Thank you for the owner's kindness, but unfortunately the little Taoist priest has no silver on him today, so he won't bother. ”

"Hey! Meeting is fate, I, the most respectful Buddha on weekdays, don't worry about money, it's all my offering. Come on, come on. The baby comes in. When the shopkeeper said this, he pushed Xuanyi and Xuantian to the store. The Taoist had no choice but to follow.

Entering the store, Ertong opened his eyes. The items on the street stalls outside are already dazzling, and I can't see them, but I didn't expect the store to be even more magnanimous. The wide hall has white jade slabs on the ground, the four walls are also carved with white jade, and the circular dome is covered with jadeite. On the golden pillar of the jade wall, there are also neatly lined up crystal windows, and a divine weapon is hung every few feet. Some of the cold light flickered, some of the blood red reflected, some of the water rhyme fairy color, and some of the sharp edge, and the heartbeat was felt at a glance. Although the second child is young, he can also see that this place is full of divine weapons.

The shopkeeper led the three of them to the lowest-grade row of wooden cabinets, pointed to the dozens of ordinary demon-subduing iron swords inside, and said with a smile: "Little Taoist, don't worry about money, I respect the Buddha all my life, and often make offerings to the Fang family." The choice is yours. Ertong was overjoyed, and couldn't help but smile on his face. Xuan Yi smiled and said, "Master, I really answered the words of not asking for self-satisfaction." I can't imagine that this shopkeeper is so sincere, we must fulfill the merit of the store. ”

"Xuanyi, you are a money obsesser. Oh no, it's the magic sword fan. There is no such good thing in the world, and you don't think the store behaves strangely. The Taoist whispered. Xuanyi snorted: "Master, this is yours." You can be so arrogant as a Taoist priest, if you can give silver to orphans and widows, others will not be able to do good. You've been delaying me for half a day, so you must listen to me this time. "Okay, listen to you this time. But if you get into trouble, you have to solve it yourself. Xuanyi was unexpectedly surprised: "Hey, you really listen to me." Master, you are the best, you are the best master in the world! ”

Turning his head, Xuan Yi pretended to give a salute to the old shopkeeper: "The old shopkeeper is polite." My master is a master of Taoism, and if you offer us the Demon Sword, you will definitely be able to accumulate great merits. Then we'll take the sword. "Huh! Take, take, take! Just take it, I like you Taoist priests the most. The shopkeeper was so happy that the wrinkles on his face jumped.

Xuanyi and Xuantian rushed to each pick a satisfactory demon-subduing sword. The shopkeeper asked Xiao Er to bring two beautiful sword boxes for the two of them to pack. Holding the sword box so happily, the two children looked at each other and couldn't close their mouths.

"Thank you, owner, you are such a good man. In the future, I will use the demon sword to fight the monster, and I will definitely repay you tenfold. Hey. Xuanyi took the things and didn't forget to thank the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper stroked his beard and laughed: "Hey, where, where." If you want to repay it, you don't have to do it later, you can do it now. Come on, tie up these three thieves for me! ”

It was as if a thunderstorm had suddenly turned on a sunny day, and the shopkeeper shouted with a gloomy face, and seven or eight strong men in blue robes were blocked on both sides. They each held a big knife, their faces were fierce, and they couldn't help but say, they took out a hemp rope and tied the three of them strongly!

"What's going on? Why are you kidnapping us? Let us go. Xuanyi shouted angrily and struggled.

"Humph! You little Taoist priest is not a good thing at first glance, and now that you have sold your two little apprentices to me, how dare you regret it. I'm going to beat you up right now and teach you a lesson. Call me! As soon as the shopkeeper gave the order, the big men raised their fists, raised their legs, and struck at the Taoist priest.

"You old leather goods, green-skinned and green-covered old Wang Ba, you will harm good people in broad daylight. If you dare to harm us, there are things you regret in the eighteen hells. Master, don't play dead, save us! Master! Xuan saw that the master was beaten and shouted anxiously.

"Xuanyi, the master is being beaten, and he can't take care of himself, you can save yourself!" The Taoist lay on the ground and was beaten, shouting.

"Hey! I'm pretty good at pretending, and it looks like I'm going to test my own skills. Someone, someone, kill, kill! Help! Xuan's eyes rolled, and he shouted for help to the street outside the store, and Xuantian also shouted when he saw this.

"Quick, quick, shut their mouths!" The shopkeeper hurriedly ordered his subordinates, and several big men couldn't find anything everywhere, so they tore off their belts and tied the mouths of the three of them tightly.

"This little girl is really clever and smart, and it is not in vain for me to deceive you. When I send you back to my hometown, I will starve you for a few days and beat you with a few whips, not afraid that you will not be convinced. The shopkeeper stepped forward and patted Xuanyi's head and smiled smugly.

"Shopkeeper, what about this little Taoist? Are you going to kill? The strong man on the side asked the Taoist priest.

"Hey, what a shame to kill. Looking at his white-skinned and lean appearance, he was still quite young, so he signed a deed of sale and sent him to the mine north of me at night to be a laborer, so that he could be of some use. The shopkeeper looked at him.

As soon as the old shopkeeper finished his calculations, more than a dozen martial artists in red robes, black boots, swords on their backs, and the word "Yan" embroidered on their chests suddenly ran in outside the store. They are the disciples of the Blade Killing Sect who are in charge of one of the four major sects in Tongshan Town, as the old man of the bamboo basket said.

Xuanyi's shouting just now came far away. These sect masters are even more powerful, so they came to check the situation. The first person who came was Ling Xiao, the hall master of the Shaoyang Hall of the Regicide Feng Sect, who was in his early Chinese New Year's Eve and carried a Haotian golden halberd. Although he is young, he is already famous among the four major sects.

Ling Cao led people to break into the store, and when he saw a group of big men kidnapping three people, he scolded loudly: "What are you doing, why are you kidnapping this kid and Taoist priest, let them go quickly, and make it clear." ”

Seeing that the master of the Feng Slayer Sect was coming, the strong men were all frightened and retreated to the side. The old man of the shopkeeper was also unlucky, how could he come to the sect so coincidentally, and it was the rigid and ruthless Ling Cao who came. But since he dares to be abducted and deceived in the street, he has his own ability to quibble. Immediately bent down and bowed to Ling Cao, arched his hands again and again, and cried aggrieved and miserable: "Oops, hey, Ling Shaoxia came by coincidence." It's not that the old man wants to tie them up, it's really a helpless move. This little Taoist priest came to lie to me, saying that he was not well fed and clothing, and he suffered even more with two little babies, so I kindly bought these two children and gave them food to eat. So I showed kindness and bought these two children with a thousand taels of silver. I don't want them to take my money and run away, so I can only force them to stay. ”

The old man's expression was realistic, and he cried sadly, looking at him with no emotion, and looking at the Taoist in annoyance.

Ling Cao was also annoyed, and the instructor drank: "Since you, a Taoist priest, have accepted money from others, how can you regret it." Leave the child to retreat quickly, or you will be punished for child fraud. The Taoist shook his head, spit out the rope tied around his mouth, and said calmly: "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, the young man is polite." Listen to the little Taoist priest's argument. Today, I brought two apprentices to Tongshan Town, and I wanted to buy two demon-slaying swords on the street. I didn't want to have enough money in my pocket, so I decided to give up. I didn't want to meet this shopkeeper who forcibly dragged us into the store and said that he wanted to offer the sword. And when we entered the store, the little apprentice had just chosen the Demon Slaying Sword, and he said that I had sold the little boy to him, and then tied us up. But I never took a penny from him, nor did I sell him the child. Please judge Shaoxia. ”

After the Taoist finished speaking, the shopkeeper hurriedly cried: "Oh, don't listen to him lie, see that he is poorly dressed, he must be used to walking the streets and alleys, and he is used to deceiving people." Now, he has cheated me out of money and beaten me again, and I really regret that I shouldn't have shown such kindness. ”

Seeing that the shopkeeper was crying sincerely, everyone believed him seven or eight points again. Xuan Yi blushed with anger, gritted his teeth and scolded: "Green-haired turtle, old bed bug, black-hearted liver, bad-hearted, green-skinned old toad full of poisonous water." Obviously, you dragged us into the store, how could my master take a penny from you. You old single-family man has a bad heart, and you want to kidnap the two of us because there are many people, and now you dare to pretend to be innocent after the incident, it's really shameless! ”

The old shopkeeper whined, wiped his tears and cried: "Look, this little boy is so violent and perverse at a young age, he must have been taught bad by this little Taoist priest, and he is his deceitful helper." Poor little baby, with such a vicious master, the future is worrying. Young heroes, help me catch this evil path and save the poor boy. ”

"Hey! Old thing, you're a drama spirit, and the nonsense is still a set. You said that my master took a thousand taels of silver from you, and a thousand taels is a hundred catties. But you see, how can my master have so much money. Your brain is so full of poison that you can't make up a score of lying! Xuan Yi argued again.

"That's right. This Taoist priest is in tatters, where did he get a thousand taels of silver? Everyone also suddenly realized.

"That's true. You said that you gave this little Taoist priest a thousand taels of silver, and it is impossible to hide so much silver. What about the silver? Ling Xiao also looked at the shopkeeper and asked.