Chapter 11: A Pair of Wizards
"Why don't you speak?"
Mr. Shang asked lightly.
The courtyard was darkly lit, except for a few vague figures beside him, only the pair of cat pupils on the wall were still shining.
But with this light alone, where can you see whether the cat is black or white.
The eunuch of the Yanqu Hall before said so firmly, but it was just to clear his suspicion.
It was strange tonight, but they didn't have a better way than to tell the truth at that time.
They just have some vision, and they don't have any haste to weave a flawless lie in a moment to deal with a character like Mr. Shang.
But this truth is not easy to say too ambiguously, so I decided on some details on my own.
To be more truthful, the eunuch did not lie.
The cat he had seen earlier was indeed black and the size was similar to what he had seen.
"Ask you, answer!"
There was a hint of impatience in Mr. Shang's tone.
The two eunuchs did not dare to delay any longer, so they had to keep their eyes open and try to make out them.
"Okay, it looks like it's dark."
In the dark, Manager Shang didn't say much, just nodded lightly:
"Okay, next one."
A figure came up from the wall, still carrying a cat in his hand.
"What color is this one?"
"Like...... It's still dark. ”
The two eunuchs had already resigned themselves to their fate, but they still answered according to what they saw.
"The last one."
“……”
Another cat came up, and this time the two eunuchs didn't dare to guess anymore.
"Ancestor, we know that we are wrong!"
"We really didn't see what that cat looked like, but that pair of cat eyes definitely didn't look bad, just like these three now, the eyes were shining with a strange light, which was extremely conspicuous."
The two little eunuchs didn't think of it, they just mixed a little water into their words, and immediately asked Manager Shang to squeeze it out mercilessly.
"It's not just the cat's eyes that shine at night, are you so sure it's not a jackal, a tiger or a leopard?"
Governor Shang did not wait for them to continue arguing, and ordered, "Light the lamp." ”
As the words fell, the candlelight lit up again, illuminating the courtyard.
The two eunuchs were still staring at the courtyard wall, and as the light lit up, their faces turned pale.
The three people on the wall carried three cats in their hands, but the color was ......
"Tanuki, golden tiger, butterfly."
"But there's no clouded leopard you say."
The three people on the wall were instructed by Mr. Shang to jump down with the cat and come to him.
The three cats were firmly grabbed by the back of their necks and could not move.
Mr. Shang touched the brains of the three little guys, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.
"This little thing, the white lines on the face are chic."
He pointed to the white "convex" lines on the butterfly's face and quipped.
Then he looked at the two little eunuchs kneeling on the ground, and asked them, "Of the three, only this butterfly is black." You say, "Is this one of the food boxes that you threw at your feet?" ”
They looked at the black and white cat, and then their expressions were tangled, as if they had been constipated for three days and three nights.
This butterfly is in good condition, but its expression is too stupid, and its big eyes reveal a clear stupidity that is difficult to hide, so that no one can bear to bully it.
"Ancestor Mingjian, there must be no doubt that this cat is this!"
The two little eunuchs pointed at the butterfly and pointed out with a firm attitude.
The cat was suddenly pointed at and stunned for a long time, and then suddenly shrank back, obviously not very responsive.
With such talent, it is really embarrassing.
But for the sake of their lives now, these two eunuchs can't care about anything else.
"Good good ......"
Mr. Shang was silent for a moment before reacting, and seemed to be a little surprised by the reaction of these two people.
From the beginning, he had never believed the nonsense of these two men.
When he picked up the food box from the ground, he understood that it was not the weight that a kitten or dog could carry.
It's just a matter of killing time to see how far these two can go.
Obviously, there is some use for this setback.
Mr. Shang didn't expect that the two bold young people in front of him really had something.
With their ability, as long as they can seize an opportunity in the future, their achievements are limitless.
Their ability to reverse black and white and refer to the deer as a horse, even Mr. Shang had to obey the old man.
"There are talents in the country, and the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves!"
Mr. Shang really couldn't be so brazen at their age.
Pulling up such an outrageous lie, without blinking an eye, it was really the same.
In terms of heart alone, there is no doubt that these two young people have top-notch talent.
"It's a pity that my brain is not very good."
Mr. Shang shook his head in his heart.
Let's not talk about stealing imperial food, and the lie to excuse it is also clumsy.
"Although he is a wizard, his shortcomings are too deadly."
Silently making the final comment in his heart, Mr. Shang had lost interest in these two people.
At this time, the people who had previously searched went and returned, apparently gaining something.
"Father-in-law, everyone gets the stolen goods."
The man presented him with a piece of brocade, which contained several bones stained with sand, black in color, apparently buried in the ground for some time.
"There are such food remains under the tiles in their room, and under several large trees around them, some old and some new, and the oldest ones should have been buried for months."
When the two eunuchs of Yanqu Hall heard that this strange thing was dug up from their rooms, their faces were full of dazedness, and they couldn't figure out what was going on.
"Well, take the two of them back to await trial, and then leave someone to take care of this place, no one is allowed to trespass the scene, and the others will go back with me."
Mr. Shang ordered in an orderly manner.
"Ancestor, wronged, wronged......"
When the two little eunuchs heard this, they were so frightened that they shouted frantically.
But before they could shout a few words, the flower-clothed eunuch next to them stretched out his hand, and their chins were immediately removed, and they could only make a whimpering sound, unable to continue rapping.
The eunuchs dragged the two men down like dead dogs, and the courtyard quickly became quiet.
Manager Shang was also about to go back, and when he turned around, he saw that the three kittens were still being carried, and finally teased them a few more times, so he ordered: "Okay, let these three little ones go." ”
After the golden tiger and the butterfly were released, they immediately climbed the courtyard wall and disappeared.
Only the raccoon slave got out of trouble for a moment, scratched the eunuch who was carrying him with his backhand, and then fell to the ground and roared, but refused to leave easily.
The scratched eunuch glanced at the blood marks on the back of his hand, his eyes were cold, and he clenched his fist.
But before he could make a move, Mr. Shang silently pressed his fist and said in a harmonious voice: "Forget it, we are unreasonable first, so we should make amends to this little guy." ”
"Yes, father-in-law!"
The flower-clothed eunuch who was scratched immediately released his fist, knelt on the ground respectfully, and bowed his head in response.
Mr. Shang took a few steps forward, squatted down in front of the fried tanuki slave, and stretched out his hand to smooth its fur.
"Don't be annoyed, don't be annoyed, I'll make amends for bringing you some delicious food tomorrow, okay?"
Mr. Shang's tone was soft, as if he was coaxing a child.
But strange to say, the grumpy tanuki slave immediately obediently obeyed, and let out a reluctant cat meow before obediently leaving.
"Alright, let's go back."
Sending away the raccoon slaves, Mr. Shang walked out of the small courtyard first with his hands behind his back, followed by other eunuchs in flowery clothes.
"Oh, yes."
"Tomorrow, remember to send someone to check the Yanqu Palace, check the gaps."
"I want to see if those two little eunuchs are really that stupid!"
Mr. Shang's eyes flashed, and he issued the last order of the night.