"Where have you been, old man, have you taught me the 'four-oblique footwork'?" Liang Shiming suddenly felt a sudden coldness on his face when he shouted, and he was so frightened that he woke up with a spirit, and it turned out to be a sweat towel soaked in cold water and thrown on his face.

Taking away the sweat towel, before he could look around, he was pierced by a bright light piercing through the window lattice, and he couldn't help but close his eyes, and then he heard the voices outside the window: the sound of selling, the commotion...... The sound was chaotic and boiling.

"Where is this?" Slowly opening his eyes, Liang Shiming found himself lying on a wooden bed. Looking around, the room was poorly furnished, and there was a scorched basin rack on the gray and damp wall in front of the door, and a wooden basin was placed on it, and next to the wooden basin, Lu Yezi was standing there looking at himself, covering his mouth, and said, "Wake up, come and wash, let's leave immediately." ”

"This ......"

In Liang Shiming's memory, Fang Cai was obviously learning from the husband on the street, but at this time, he found himself lying on the bed, stammering for a while, not knowing what to say.

"What is this? I don't stop talking all night, I don't stop talking nonsense, and I haven't slept well when I provoke the Taoist master!" Lu Yezi said in disgust, still covering his mouth with one hand.

Liang Shiming pointed out the window with a stunned face, and just wanted to ask where he was and when he fell asleep, but was robbed by Lu Yezi and said: "Although this guest room along the street is noisy, the room is also cheap, and you and I are not here to play, so we always have to save a little." I don't know if the plate fee from Gaofu is enough to rush to Xiangji Temple to use, and I eat and drink ...... along the way."

Lu Yezi nagged for a long time, all related to the plate fee, but Liang Shiming didn't listen to it at all, he kept thinking about it in a daze, and finally couldn't help asking: "Daoist Lu, last night, did we meet ......?"

"Did you encounter it?" Lu Yezi snorted angrily and took his hand away from his mouth, pointed to the big mouth with a broken front tooth, and said, "Look at this! Thanks to Dao Ye, I sacrificed my life to break the formation, and we were able to get out of danger! Why do you still pretend to be confused now?"

"No, no, I didn't mean the ghost hit the wall, I meant the ...... I remember what he was teaching me...... Quadruple diagonal footwork. Liang Shiming said and posed slightly with his hand, the reality of the memory was not at all like in a dream.

As if he didn't want to accompany Liang Shiming anymore, Lu Yezi said unhappily: "I think you must have been scared last night, so you had a nightmare and talked nonsense." Hurry up, you and I quickly settle and leave. As he spoke, he picked up the iron rod and pushed the door and walked out.

Guessing that Lu Yezi didn't want to mention last night's dilemma again, Liang Shiming also broke off the idea of getting an answer from him, so he got up with a wry smile and got out of bed, scrubbing hastily, but just as he was about to go out, he heard Lu Yezi's noise downstairs.

"Your house must be a black shop, otherwise how could my entanglement disappear out of thin air?" Lu Yezi shouted at the guy in the fence cabinet with a blue face.

When you entered the store last night, you said that you were too tired and had to go to sleep, so I didn't even confiscate the money from the cabinet, and you also said that you would give me some small favors when you settled, so that I could serve you carefully. Now, for the sake of my tired feelings, you should have given me the house money together with Xiaohui, you are good, not only do you want to blackmail you, I think you are making a mistake, you must know that our 'Seven Sincerity Inn' is not easy to bully in Whitewater Town!"

"Blackmail, you kid dare to say that I blackmail, I have to beat you!" Lu Yezi said, and raised the iron rod to beat.

Liang Shiming hurriedly ran up to stop him and said, "Lu Dao is long and slow. Then he saluted the man in the barn, and said, "We are together, let me ask the reason first." ”

Seeing that Liang Shiming was well-dressed and dignified, it was not easy for the guy to collide if he couldn't tell the way he came, so he echoed and stopped talking angrily.

"Daoist Lu, could it be that the money was lost?" asked Liang Shiming.

"I remember that it was obviously on my body, but now it's gone?" Lu Yezi looked anxious, and his hands kept groping on his body.

"Could it be that you ran away last night when you encountered a ghost hitting the wall on the long street?"

"This ......" Lu Yezi was also vague for a while, and he couldn't say a word from the open toad mouth, he knew very well that if he was really lost on the long street last night, he would never want to find it again.

"Don't worry, Chief Lu, I'll go to the room first to see if there is one. Liang Shiming comforted him and ran back to the room to look for it, but he couldn't find anything after a long time, and at this time he heard a noise downstairs.

When Liang Shiming ran downstairs, he saw Lu Yezi arguing with the guy again, and at the same time, he saw that the curtain behind the fence was tall, and a kind-looking old man walked out of the inner room.

"There's something to say, there's something to say. The old man walked around the cabinet and walked to Lu Yezi's side, and after looking at it, he said, "Seeing that Your Excellency is dressed in vulgar clothes, why do you call yourself a Taoist?"

"What is it with you?" Lu Yezi said angrily.

The old man smiled slightly and said, "The little old man is the owner of this store, and he has something to say to me." ”

Hearing that it was the innkeeper, Lu Yezi put away his posture, saluted with one palm, and said: "Immeasurable Tianzun, the poor road is Lu Yezi of Maoshan Mountain." ”

Hearing that it was a Taoist priest of Maoshan, the old man also respectfully returned the salute and said: "No wonder you look at your fairy wind Dao bones, it was originally the Lu Immortal of Maoshan Immortal, and the little old man was rude." Then the old man smiled slightly, and said, "I want to send Maoshan to your family, although you live in the Xianle Cave Mansion, but you have crossed the world and benefited the township, how can you make it difficult for the people of Pingpu now? It must be my fellow who is reckless and makes the immortal chief angry, so you hypothesize that the money is lost and played tricks on him, isn't it? For now, the old man is here to apologize for him, and ask the immortal chief to reward the house money." After the old man finished speaking, he smiled and stared at Lu Yezi without saying a word.

The old man's words blocked Lu Yezi was speechless for a while, his lips trembled for a long time, and then he said intermittently: "This and this, what you said is good." However, the poor money was indeed lost, and it was ...... yesterday and last night."

"Bah, bah!" Before Lu Yezi could say any more, the guy shouted loudly again, "What I said is right, right? You don't have to be polite to him, this bull-nosed old man doesn't know how to lift, and he doesn't want to give him face!"

"Shut up!" Before Lu Yezi had an attack, the old man stopped the man with a loud shout, and then squinted at Lu Yezi and Liang Shiming for a moment, and said, "What the Taoist chief said must be true, you must have lost the money, otherwise it would not be difficult for me and other poor people." It is said that you are a monk, and most of the deeds are to cultivate virtue and accumulate virtue, and the little old man should not ask you for money again, how can the small shop also be a small profit, but the expenses are large, every day firewood, rice, oil, salt, ginger vinegar tea, everything is not short, plus the monthly money of the guys, I ...... the little old man."

Speaking of this, there seemed to be tears flashing in the old man's eyes, and at this time, the people around him were gathering more and more, so he couldn't help but make a judgment, and Lu Yezi, who was provoked, was full of fever, and he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to drill down.

At this time, Liang Shiming also looked guilty, how could he rummage through his pockets, but he couldn't even find a big penny.

As if sensing that the time had come, the old man spoke again: "Dao Chief, the old man has a way, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

"Okay, old man, please speak!" Seeing that there seemed to be a turning point, Lu Yezi nodded hurriedly and agreed, "But if you can do it, you will do your best!"

The old man stroked his beard with one hand and smiled slightly: "But it's not difficult, the little old man sees that the Taoist is dressed by a layman, which is very luxurious, and I am afraid that it will hinder the majesty of the Taoist, so why not find a plain shirt for you and replace it for you." ”

Lu Yezi looked puzzled after hearing this, and asked, "Even if you change your clothes, you can't pay for this house." ”

The old man smiled and said, "Of course you can't pay it, you have to let this son change it too." ”

"Why is this?" asked Liang Shiming puzzled.

The old man said slowly: "Since the two of you have lost your entanglement, it is better to change your clothes and take them to the pawnshop to exchange for some silver, first, for your own use, and second, the rest of the silver money can also be rewarded to the little old man, and pay for the house." ”

Listening to the old man's words, Liang Shiming finally understood what it was to raise his hand to hit a smiling person.

Now that the old man was smiling, and at this time, he was talking about each other, and Lu Yezi could only nod his head and agree.

Seeing that the two agreed, the old man gave the man a look, and after a while, he brought two thin and yellowed shabby cloth robes, and the two reluctantly took them in their hands, went into the back room to change, and handed over the clothes on their bodies to the man to pawn.

It didn't take long for the man to get back the money he had received, and after settling the house bill, he handed the remaining five coins to the old man.

Taking the five big coins in the old man's hand, Lu Yezi asked in surprise: "What, why is there still fifty wen left?"

Before the old man could speak, the man grabbed and said, "Oh, it's good that the pawnshop is willing to accept your clothes, but it still depends on the face of our host." ”

Lu Yezi was about to have a seizure, but was stopped by Liang Shiming again, knowing that no matter how much trouble he made, there would be no result, so he had to admit that he was unlucky, weighed the fifty yuan in his hand, frowned and stopped talking.

And at this moment, Liang Shiming is also very worried, this money is only enough for the two of them to eat and drink, let alone hire a car to make a boat, so I don't know what year and month I can rush to Xiangji Temple. Even if it is to go home first, these few coins are not enough, and no car owner is willing to send someone to collect the fare.

For a moment, the two were at an impasse.

Seeing that the two of them had a difficult look on their faces, the old man asked with concern at this moment: "Could it be that the Taoist is not difficult, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Lu Yezi sighed and said: "The poor road is not as good as in the past, in the past, you traveled and practiced, without worry, and you can live by just relying on the order to turn your fate." Now, the two of us are in a hurry, and we urgently need to rush to Xi'an Mansion, but now we have no money......"

"Oh, I see, what's so hard about that?" said the old man disapprovingly, and then put his hand into his cuff.

Under the happy gaze of Lu Yezi and Liang Shiming, the old man took out a sweat towel from his sleeve and wiped his forehead slightly.

......

"Old man?" Lu Yezi asked puzzled.

"Don't be in a hurry, come with me. As he spoke, the old man led the two of them to the door, nodded and pointed to the east, and said, "From here all the way to the east, there is a notice posted on the wall of the city gate, and there is a reason on it, fifty taels of silver, and it can be captured by the ability of the Taoist chief." ”

"Oh, what's the reason?" asked Lu Yezi excitedly.

The old man stroked his beard lightly and said, "There has been a strange incident in Baishui Town recently, every evening, the children who are playing on both sides of the river case, they will go straight to the center of the river, and the adults will drown in the water when they go to save them, so it has been more than a month. ”

"This ...... Could it be haunted?" Lu Yezi asked.

The Taoist chief laughed, how did the little old man know, otherwise he would have gotten the fifty taels of silver. ”

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, thank you for saying this, the old man, and say goodbye. Lu Yezi thanked the old man, turned to Liang Shiming, and said, "Let's go, I'll go and see with the Dao Master!"

Without waiting for Liang Shiming to speak, Lu Yezi walked away first, but the direction was not east, but westward in the opposite direction. Liang Shiming asked where he went, and Lu Yezi only said that he was looking for a tea shop.

Liang Shiming felt hungry in his belly, and now the two of them were shy, and he couldn't understand why Lu Yezi wanted to go to the tea shop, and he didn't answer when he asked again.

When Lu Yezi cautiously stopped in front of a shop with a closed door, Liang Shiming looked up and saw the word 'tea house' on the door plaque, which must be here.

Now seeing that the door is closed, Lu Yezi looked depressed, and searched around and learned that the tea shop had closed a few days ago, and when asked where he went, he didn't know, so he had to leave in a huff.

The two then walked to the east of the town, Liang Shiming was worried about the danger of the matter, and persuaded Lu Yezi many times on the way to think of another way, but listening to Lu Yezi's words, it seemed as simple as catching him, so he had to follow behind.

On the way, the two of them hastily cushioned their stomachs, and came to the city gate in one breath, and saw a notice hanging high on the city wall, which was no different from what the store said, and the fifty taels of silver at the end of the article were in sight.

At this time, they heard the noise of people outside the city gate, and the two went out of the city to see what was going on.

Outside the city gate, a number of people gathered, pointing at the moat not far from the city.

The moat was more than two feet wide, the water was green and the bottom could not be seen, and the breeze caressed the river surface with rippling scales and waves, and the two looked in the direction pointed out by everyone, only to see more than a dozen corpses covered with straw mats side by side on the embankment next to the river.

"Why did so many people die, and no one cares about the corpses?" Lu Yezi said to himself.

Hearing Lu Yezi speak, an old man next to him with a flat shoulder on his shoulders said, "You are a foreigner, right? Alas, there is ...... trouble here."

"I know!" Lu Yezi glanced at the old man and said.

"You know, you still ask!?" said the old man angrily.

"What, I asked you?" Lu Yezi retorted.

Seeing that the old man was full of anger, Liang Shiming hurriedly persuaded Lu Yezi again, saluted the old man respectfully, and said: "Don't be angry with the old man, we are indeed strangers, I don't know why these people died, why did they let their bodies be exposed to the wilderness and no one took them away?"

Seeing that it was an elegant and handsome young man, but dressed shabby, he didn't make amends to himself, the old man put away his displeasure and said lightly: "Alas, I'm afraid you don't believe it!"