At this time, the shopkeeper of the teahouse also walked upstairs quickly, looked around, but saw that there were still two tables of guests, so he smiled and went to the girl in red first, and had a conversation, the girl nodded, then put down the tea money, slightly bowed his hand, got up and left, and glanced at Shen cuttlefish before leaving, but he didn't find it.

The shopkeeper persuaded a table of guests to leave, breathed a long sigh of relief, shook his sleeves and turned to Shen Cuttlefish and the four of them, and asked with a smile: "I don't know if today's refreshments are still to your taste?" Shen Cuttlefish lay on the table, his left hand was weakly supporting his cheeks, his eyes were scattered, and he said very perfunctorily: "Excellent, excellent." Bai Xing glanced at him with tears, and then said to the old shopkeeper: "The tea brewed by the shopkeeper has an endless aftertaste, first bitter and then sweet, it is really a rare good tea." The pastries are also very delicious, no wonder people say that this is the famous town of Yingxiang Tea House in Tianfu City. ”

Pei Jingnian also praised it, but the old shopkeeper looked embarrassed, put his hands in front of his lower abdomen, hung his head and whispered: "I'm sorry everyone, the shop is about to close, and please ...... it" The teahouse is mixed, and the old shopkeeper has seen all kinds of people, and he can see that these people are from the rivers and lakes, and they are not good people to mess with, so he hurriedly and cautiously said: "Don't worry, this tea money should be invited by the old man, and you don't have to pay half the tea money." If you come back in the future, I will give you a discount, how about it?"

Shen cuttlefish was slightly stunned when he heard this, then sat up straight, and stretched out his head to look outside, the sun was shining, the sky was clear, although it was a cold winter, but the sun was warm on the body was also extremely comfortable, it was noon, the flow of people was the largest, the teahouse business was at its peak, the old shopkeeper was going to close, it was unheard of, unseen.

"If you don't do business in broad daylight, you drive away customers, and the shopkeeper, your hospitality is really rare. Shen cuttlefish couldn't help but smack his tongue.

"Shopkeeper, I heard you right, do you want to close?" Bai Xingxian was also quite surprised, thinking that there was something wrong with his ears, and hurriedly asked. The shopkeeper was also a little ashamed, blushing and stubbornly said: "It's really going to close, you can take a look, there is no one else in this teahouse except for you." ”

Shen cuttlefish looked around, sure enough, but it was still a little incomprehensible, and said with a frown: "Could it be that you Zhongtianfu are all such rules?" The shopkeeper hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "No, it's not true, it's just that you are not coincidental." Only today is closed at noon, if you come again tomorrow, the old man will definitely entertain you. ”

"Then why is today special?" Pei Jingnian asked. The old shopkeeper kindly explained: "You are from a foreign country, and you don't know anything. There is a Taoist in our Zhongtianfu who calls for wind and rain and has great magical powers, called Huangquan Daoist, and we call him Fang Tianshi. When the three of them heard this, they looked at each other, recalled the pomp and circumstance of the division last night, and remembered it vividly, so they said: "We know that we also saw the battle of the division last night, but what does it have to do with your closing at noon?"

The shopkeeper continued: "At this time of the year, this Heavenly Master will hold a ceremony to worship the gods by the Huangshi River in the north of the city, whether it is the officials of the Zhongtianfu Mansion or the people in the city, if there is nothing important, most of them will go to worship and pray for blessings, this year's Huangshi Sacrifice Ceremony is at noon, and the old man is also in a hurry to pray for the people in the family, so he can't entertain all the guests, I hope you will forgive me." ”

"In that case, we won't stay here with a dead face. With that, Shen Cuttlefish staggered to his feet, as if drunk, and was about to go downstairs. Who knew that he was suddenly restrained by Bai Xing's tears, he turned his head woodenly, and saw Bai Xing's tears smiling and asked the shopkeeper of the teahouse: "Shopkeeper, we are from a foreign country and don't understand the rules here." I wonder if this Yellowstone Sacrifice Ceremony can allow a few of us outsiders to worship and worship?"

When Pei Jingnian heard this, he knew that he didn't think about it, and hurriedly said: "I also have this intention." The shopkeeper, we are all people in the rivers and lakes, the wind and rain come and go, the tip of the knife has rolled three times, and we have already heard of the name of the Fang Tianshi of Zhongtianfu, and we were fortunate to have a glimpse of the miracle last night, and we are more convinced. Now I don't want to be in time for this Heavenly Master to hold the Huangshi Sacrifice Ceremony, and I also want to pray for peace. I don't know if it's possible?"

The two women, you and I said word by word, but the Shen cuttlefish was caught in the middle, confused, and did not understand its meaning. Besides, they had seen the demon Dao last night, and they all felt that they were just charlatans who deceived and fooled the people with some tricks, and they had no real talent and no real learning, so why bother to go again.

But the shopkeeper saw that this group of people was very interested, and he also wanted to see Fang Tianshi perform miracles, ask for some elixir and divine water, and bless the way safely, so he happily said: "Very good, very good, in this case, if you don't dislike it, wait for the old man to rest for a while, and then take you to the Huangshi River to participate in the god worship ceremony." Bai Xing Tears and Pei Jingnian hurriedly bowed their hands and said, "Thank you for the shopkeeper." Although Shen Cuttlefish didn't know what the two of them meant, they had no choice but to salute together.

When the old shopkeeper went downstairs, Shen Cuttlefish grabbed the clothes of the two women, frowned, and asked in a low voice: "Didn't you say that you would wait for the rabbit here, why do you want to see the demon Dao?" Bai Xing laughed lightly, pointed at the tip of Shen Cuttlefish's nose and said: "You stupid wood, you only know one and don't know the other, have you forgotten what is the other thing we have in this Zhongtianfu? Isn't it just to expose the demon Dao, listen to the news and find out the truth behind the framing of the monk of Guangwang Temple?"

Pei Jingnian continued: "The ceremony of sacrificing to the gods is extraordinary, since the people of the whole city will go, presumably together with Lord Chen of the Zhongtianfu Mansion will also participate. Besides, there are many fish and dragons on the ceremony, and if we want to inquire about any news, it is also easy, doesn't it just give us the opportunity to investigate?"

But Shen Cuttlefish made a difficulty, not that he didn't want to wash away the grievances for the monk of Guangwang Temple, but the enemy was close at hand, if there was a way in heaven, maybe the big revenge would be avenged. Now he is in a dilemma, and he is really hesitant. Pei Jingnian saw that his face was embarrassed, so he knew his intentions, so he said, "Shen Gongzi, don't worry. If you think about it carefully, the thief is missing his brother, so he is naturally anxious, and when he saw the whole city of people leaving the city, he estimated that the thief had also gone to participate in the god worship ceremony, so he went to the Huangshi River outside the city to look for him.

Shen cuttlefish suddenly realized: "I see! Then let's go and go outside the city!" But Bai Xing's tears suddenly stopped, and said, "Or do you want to call Mingjue?" The three of them discussed, and decided to call the monk, just in case. made an agreement, and Shen Cuttlefish and Pei Jingnian escorted Bai Wushou and the old shopkeeper to go out of the north gate first, and waited for Bai Xing's tears outside the north gate. Bai Xing Tears took the first step and went back to the inn to inform Mingjue.

said that Shen Cuttlefish and Pei Jingnian went out of the north gate with the old shopkeeper, so they persuaded him to wait for a while. Bai Xingtear rushed back to the inn, came to the door, heard the sound of wooden fish in Mingjue's room, knocked on the door and asked, "Mingjue! Mingjue!" Mingjue put down the wooden fish in his hand, opened his eyes slightly, and said, "But the white girl? ”

The door was pushed open, and Bai Xing walked in quickly, just wanting to speak, but he stopped talking, and thought in his heart: "If you tell him the truth, Mingjue will definitely disdain it and refuse to agree." Now out of helplessness, I have to lie to him. As soon as the inspiration moved, he said, "Little Master Mingjue, come with me out of the city?"

"Why are you in a hurry to leave the city? Isn't it because you are leaving Zhongtian Mansion?" Mingjue was a little puzzled. But Bai Xing said with tears: "I just heard that the people here say that Zhongtianfu respects the Buddha and respects the Tao, and every year a Dharma conference is held, and senior monks from all over the world are invited to set up altars to preach the Dharma, and today it happened to catch up." A high altar has already been built on the side of the Huangshi River outside the north gate, and the monks who have attained the Tao have been invited to explain the Dharma to the people.

Mingjue was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Is there really such a thing?" Bai Xing nodded with tears in his eyes: "This is indeed the case." The Dharma conference is about to start at noon, and Shen Cuttlefish and the others are already waiting at the north gate, so we should leave quickly. Mingjue jumped off the bed, couldn't hide the smile on his face, hurriedly about to go out, halfway to turn back, Bai Xing tears were confused, saw Mingjue turned back to put the Buddha beads on the bed in his hands, put away the wooden fish, and hung the hanging beads given to him by the empty Xuan Zen master in the package, put on a robe, very serious, and went out of the city with Bai Xing's tears.

This excitement almost lost its dignity. Mingjue said with a smile. But Bai Xingxian saw that he was so excited, but because he lied to him, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, and it was difficult to say it clearly, so he had to make a mistake. The two hurried to the north gate to make peace with Shen Cuttlefish Pei Jing, Mingjue recognized Bai Wushou at a glance, and exclaimed: "You ......" Before he finished speaking, he was covered by Bai Xing's tears beside him.

The old shopkeeper turned around when he heard this, and Bai Xingxian hurriedly explained: "This is our friend. The old shopkeeper saw that he was wearing Buddha intentions, pinching Buddha beads, and was clearly a monk, so he smiled and asked: "I didn't expect that the little master and his monks also want to participate in the ceremony of worshipping the gods, do you ask for immortals?" "What is asking for immortals?" Mingjue was confused when he heard this, and Bai Xing hurriedly explained in his ear: "It's a Dharma conference, he is talking about a Dharma conference......

Seeing Bai Xing's tears flickering and his eyes dodging, he knew that he was not telling the truth, but he was already on the thief ship, and it was difficult to pierce her, so he had to follow everyone to the Yellowstone River. Everyone came a little late, and there was still a stick of incense until noon, and there were crowds of people on both sides of the riverbank. The people rubbed their shoulders and their heels against their toes, and in the middle of winter, they were sweaty, but everyone's faces were full of excited smiles, and there was no complaint at all.