Chapter 9 Every man has his own life
Because it was past the meal, there were no customers at the noodle stall, and the boss was also cleaning up the tables and chairs to prepare for the stall.
Wu Chi helped Wang Lin to a chair that had not yet been cleaned up, and hurriedly shouted to the boss: "Boss, it's okay, don't accept it yet, and then have two bowls of clear soup noodles?"
The boss saw that it was two young "beggars" and said contemptuously: "My noodles are a bowl and a copper plate, can you two afford to eat?"
The numismatic system of the new country was that ten copper coins were equal to one copper plate, and ten copper plates were equal to one tael of silver. For beggars, it would be nice to get two or three copper plates a day at most.
Wu Chi didn't get angry, he just took out the two copper plates from the money bag and slapped them heavily on the table. smiled and said to the noodle stall owner: "This buddy has a good business, and he has come to take care of the boss's business, two bowls of clear soup noodles, hard boss!"
When the boss saw the money that Wu Chi put out, his face immediately changed, and he hurriedly ran over to put the money away, and said with a smile: "Two bowls of clear soup noodles, come on, the two guest officers are waiting!" After that, he put down the work in his hand and walked back to the stove to prepare to cook noodles.
Wu Chi turned his head to look at Wang Lin and whispered, "See, no matter where you are, there are things that look down on people with dog eyes." Look at you if you have no money, you are a grandson, and if you have money, you are an ancestor. ”
Wang Lin shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Okay, okay, it's good to have food to eat, in the past, we orphans begged for food in the town, and some people in the town not only didn't give us orphans food, but also said some ugly things, even if they did, their faces were black." At that time, there were only a few families that would always give us enough to eat. ”
Wu Chi knew that Wang Lin was missing the town again, and said with a smile: "Okay, now we have fifty taels of silver, which is enough, you can recuperate for two days, and in two days we can leave Broken Water City and hurry, and soon you will be able to see your little lover." Don't worry, don't worry. “
Hearing Wu Chi mention Zheng Qin'er, Wang Lin saw Qin'er's cute appearance in his mind, and his face was slightly red and said: "Don't talk nonsense, Qin'er is not my little lover, we are just... Brother and sister relationship. ”
"Yes, yes, brother and sister, it's not a little lover, it's Xiaoqin'er. Our big brother Wang Lin is a good sister who wants to protect him desperately!" Wu Chi whistled and teased.
"Of course, but how do you know these things?" asked Wang Lin in surprise.
"Big brother, your little lover, ah, it was your little Qin'er who shouted so heartbreaking at the time, I guess the whole town knows about it. Wu Chi continued to tease.
Wang Lin's face turned red instantly, and he thought to himself that he had left the town for so long and there was no news, Qin'er must have been waiting for him, worried about him, and must go back quickly.
Seeing Wu Chi looking at himself badly, Wang Lin coughed a little uncomfortably in embarrassment, and changed the subject: "Last night, I saw you suddenly conjure a big knife, what's going on?
"Is this this?" he said, stretching out his hand and holding it weakly, and suddenly a long knife appeared in his hand.
Wang Lin's eyes widened, his face was full of shock, and he was speechless for a while.
"You just grew up in a small town, the news is too closed, this is the art of our three religions, our Taoism is called internalization of the cave, Buddhism is called Sumeru mustard seeds, Confucianism says that it is a book collection of the world, in fact, it is the same, is to find a convenient thing, use a special spell to refine it, and it becomes a cave in itself, which can accommodate the things of the world. Wu Chi explained for Wang Lin, and the long knife in his hand had suddenly disappeared.
"How many things can you put in that?" Wang Lin asked.
Wu Chi pinched his chin and said: "This is uncertain, mainly according to your realm, theoretically the higher the realm, the greater the space." How about it, do you want to learn? I can teach you. ”
Wang Lin was a little shy, waved his hand, and said, "Isn't this your secret that you don't pass on?"
"No, no, as long as this technique is not a cultivator, it will already be a rotten street technique. Wu Chi shook his head easily.
"Then you must teach me, this is so handsome!" Wang Lin said in surprise, thinking in his heart, when he saw Qin'er, he held it in his hand, and a large bouquet appeared in his hand and gave it to Qin'er, it must be very beautiful!
"No problem, I'll teach you tonight, it's very easy, just use the meaning of the great Arhat of Buddhism that you have comprehended or the artistic conception of the demon sword method to match the formula. Wu Chi replied.
When Wang Lin was about to continue to ask what the meaning of the great Arhat of Buddhism was, the boss came over with two bowls of shredded meat noodles with a flattering face, and said: "The little one has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and I don't know that the two adults are not mortals. "It turned out that the owner of the noodle stall saw Wu Chi's internalization of Dongtian and mistakenly thought that he was an official sent by the imperial court or a disciple of some major sect.
Xixia Prefecture is adjacent to the Yilan State and has always been a military state, nine of the ten cultivators are officials of the imperial court, and the remaining one is an excellent disciple of the great sect who has gone out to train. But no matter which one it is, for a mortal like the noodle stall owner, he can't afford to offend.
Wu Chi pretended to be pretentious and said: "It's a bit of eyesight, it's not bad, have you heard, the mansion surnamed Liu collapsed last night?"
"The villain knows, it's really strange, there is only one old man left in the house, and the others have disappeared, and so many bones have been dug up at the same time!" replied the stall owner with a frightened face.
"There are no living people in that house for a long time, and it is full of monsters and ghosts. But it's been solved, we'll solve it!" Wu Chi pointed to himself and Wang Lin.
"The two are really great heroes who do the right thing for heaven and eliminate harm for the people!" The boss looked at the two young men in tattered clothes like beggars in front of him, although he didn't believe what Wu Chi said at all, he still praised Wu Chi flatteringly.
Wang Lin smiled and said, "Actually, we didn't play a big role, yes... ”
Wu Chi grabbed the conversation and said: "Don't be modest, junior brother, boss, you don't know, the hall of the Liu family is my junior brother who punched it into ruins." After that, he grabbed Wang Lin's hand, and then said: "Look at his hand, the battle yesterday was really dark, but the enchantment was set up, and you ordinary people had no chance to see it." ”
"Yes, yes, we mortals can survive in peace thanks to the protection of adults. The boss said seriously.
provoked the conversation, and the boss took a chair and sat next to the two teenagers and chatted: "The two adults are new to our Broken Water City?"
"I had it once before, but I stayed overnight and left. Wu Chi said.
"Those two adults probably don't know the biggest unsolved case we have here. The boss rubbed his hands together and said.
"I really don't know, what kind of unsolved case it is?" Wu Chi asked the boss.
"Our Broken Water City, in March, June, September and December, three children under the age of ten will be inexplicably missing, every time they are found, they are already skinny and have no breath, this situation has lasted for five years, and now the number of missing children is almost a hundred, but even if the government strengthens the vigilance of Broken Water City in these four months, but every year in these four months, three children will inevitably disappear. Although there is no storm in the city, but everyone who has children in the family is worried in these four months, two adults, you don't know, now this March has disappeared two children, tomorrow is the last day of the month, tonight or tomorrow is estimated to disappear another child, this time I don't know which poor family will suffer. The boss sighed.
"Isn't there any clue from the local government for so many years?" Wang Lin was a little angry.
"Alas, even our Taishou Lord has personally explored every corner of Broken Water City with his great supernatural powers, but there are still no clues. However, our Lord Taishou is a really good official, my lord he was ordered to be in danger, after the Broken Water City was destroyed by the Yilan Archangel, he resolutely gave up his official position in the capital and transferred to this Broken Water City, it only took five years, the two of them looked at it, it was already so prosperous, and even faintly exceeded the old Broken Water City that had been developed for thousands of years before the war. The boss said proudly.
"Then your Taishou is really powerful. Wu Chi gulped down the noodles and said with a slurp.
"That's, having such a taishou is really a blessing for the people of our Broken Water City!" the boss said with a happy face.
It didn't take long for the two teenagers to finish their noodles and walk towards the place agreed with the old horse.
Wang Lin didn't say much along the way, and Wu Chi, who was supporting Wang Lin, was also silent, and the two of them walked quietly on the street where the sky was getting dark.
Wang Lin was the first to break the silence and said indignantly: "Who is so hateful and hurts so many babies! Could it be the people of Yilan or the people in the cult or the demons you said?"
Wu Chi did not answer Wang Lin directly, but said, "We will leave this Broken Water City tomorrow morning." You don't have time to cultivate, I found that this city is too abnormal, first the Xixia Prefecture spirit beast Liu Yanmei, and now it is the case of the missing child, it is too unsafe, too unsafe. “
"Wu Chi, we are already over ten years old, and we will be fine. Wang Lin said.
"It's not that simple, a city is too guarded, and the strength must be at least the top realm, and this Broken Water City, as the main city of Xixia Prefecture, must be the peak of the top realm, and it is already close to the Heavenly Realm, even such a person can't find a trace of it, this person or demon who kills children is really terrifying. I just fought with that Liu Yanmei, and neither of us has recovered yet, just in case, we have to leave tomorrow, otherwise I'm really afraid of another accident. That's how you can go back to your town early. ”
"We two foreigners, inconspicuous, will be fine, right?" Wang Lin felt that Wu Chi was making a fuss, haven't the local residents of Broken Water City still lived in peace all these years.
Wu Chi sighed, "You don't understand, sometimes fate is elusive. Everyone has his own life, and let's not interfere, even if it's a child."
"Could it be that Liu Yanmei?" Wang Lin suddenly thought
“。。。 Probably not, the library in my family's Chunyang Palace records that this Liu Yanmei doesn't seem to eat children, it seems that the reason is that there is too little meat. ”
Wang Lin was silent and no longer spoke, but his eyes were dim, and he was obviously in a bad mood, Wu Chi didn't speak again, just helped Wang Lin to walk on the street.
Wang Lin's heart was at war, and the previous battles with Niu Zhen, the leader of the horse thieves, and Liu Yanmei, the spirit beast, all made the young man deeply feel the strength of this strong man, coupled with the powerlessness of this child's disappearance, he deeply felt his weakness and incompetence, and he secretly made a promise: One day he will become strong enough, and then he will take the qin to the world and sweep away the injustices in the world!