After burying the beggar and his wife, the two went out of the woods to the ferry, and after some washing, they hired a boat and sailed west.

A few days later, the two abandoned the boat, boarded a horse-drawn carriage at the post station, and continued their journey by land.

Along the way, Lu Yezi always used an iron rod to calculate the direction, and the horse-faced Taoist was always one step ahead of the two, and the direction pointed directly to Xiangji Temple.

Afraid of missing a big event, the two did not dare to stop, and after several rounds of non-stop all the way, they finally arrived at the boundary of Xi'an Mansion in Shaanxi Province on the evening of the sixth day.

In the evening, the stagecoach stopped and could not leave until tomorrow, and the two did not want to delay, so they discussed the desire to rush to the nearby town on foot, and then hire a carriage to travel overnight.

The two of them just walked all the way, but they missed the stay because of greed, and saw that the sun had turned west, but there was still no one in sight.

Just when the two of them regretted it, they were found by Lu Yezi in a village behind the mountain.

When the two came to the entrance of the village, they saw that it was getting late, and they couldn't tell everywhere, only the sound of dogs barking.

After several turnarounds, the two of them came to a relatively imposing house, and as soon as they could knock on the door, they saw a group of villagers holding farm tools passing by.

After a while, the door was divided left and right, and out of it came a middle-aged man, claiming to be the owner of the house.

Looking at the man's dress, although he is not a rich and noble family, he is also a household with abundant grain, but his eyes are black, his eyes are blank, and he doesn't look very good, as if he hasn't slept for a few nights.

The man asked the two of them about their intentions, and Lu Yezi only said that he was a person who traveled around and visited the school, and said that he would find some food at will, and when he bothered for one night, he would give more money when he left.

The man saw that the two people in front of him were vulgar, and the vulgar family was a handsome young man with a Confucian face, so he didn't expect to be a villain, so he agreed to stay overnight.

Introduced into the courtyard, the man then cleaned up a side room and settled the two here, and finally got some soup and rice for the two to eat.

During the meal, the three of them chatted at the table.

When asked about the man, he said that his wife died early, had no children under his knees, and was about to continue the strings.

Then I learned from him that this place was a good family forest.

The water and soil here are abundant, and there is no worry about food and clothing, but in recent months, a strange thing has happened, and the pigs raised by the farmers in the village have disappeared every night.

Hearing what the man said, Liang Shiming felt that stealing pigs and sheep in the village was not unusual, and at this time, he saw that Lu Yezi also looked indifferent, and asked casually while eating: "How many are you missing?"

Hearing Lu Yezi's question, the male owner looked disgusted, and turned to say: "How many are you? There are dozens of households in the village, and there are more than 100 in total!"

"So many!?" Liang Shiming asked in surprise.

The man sighed and said, "Strangely enough, I didn't pay attention to losing pigs at first, but I didn't expect to lose them from house to house for a few days, until every household in the village was lost, and it was another round, and so on...... Even my family has lost several of them. ”

"Could it be a habitual thief?" Liang Shiming asked tightly.

The man said: "At first, I suspected that it was a thief, because every morning I got up, I found that the courtyard door was wide open, and the door latch and door bar were all removed. What is strange is that there is no sound at night, and it is not nonsense to think that the weight of a pig is not light, and if people steal it without knowing it?"

At this time, Lu Yezi was also surprised, put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, and asked, "Could it be that he was taken by a wild beast?"

At this moment, after listening to what Lu Yezi said, the male owner only looked at him blankly, speechless for a long time.

Liang Shiming smiled secretly in his heart, and then kindly reminded: "Daoist Lu, how can the beast remove the door latch and door bar?"

Unexpectedly, Lu Yezi's neck twisted, and he choked back: "Why can't it!? According to legend, one of the four saints of the military family, Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, learned from the white ape since he was a child, and Wen Taowu is very profound! Don't say that if you are tall and short, you can command thousands of troops and horses, and it is not a problem to attack the city and conquer the village, not to mention the removal of a few door bars from you?"

Seeing that Lu Yezi's face was flushed, and he looked like he was just waiting for himself to argue, Liang Shiming secretly laughed in his heart that he was cautious, and turned his head down to eat, no longer speaking.

But the man asked in surprise: "According to what the Taoist said, is it not the immortal ape who stole the pig?"

Lu Yezi hurriedly said: "I didn't say it!"

The man shook his head helplessly, and said: "Bitterly unable to find the reason, the farmers in the village spontaneously patrolled in the middle of the night. After that, we had to go through the government and move the government, so how could we send the government to ambush for a few days, but we still didn't have the slightest eyebrows......"

Hearing the man say this, Lu Yezi said with displeasure: "It's really stupid! Why don't you stay outside the circle overnight?"

The man patted his thigh and said, "Don't mention it! I also took care of it overnight before, but I didn't lose it, but the pigs of other people's houses were stolen." Later, I couldn't stay up and fell asleep, but I was stolen that night. Now, these two days should be my turn again...... You know, I've been up for two nights, and I'm afraid I won't be able to survive anymore after tonight. ”

While the man was talking, Lu Yezi kept holding his dog's oil beard, pondering, and asked suspiciously at the moment: "Could it be that there is something unclean?"

"The Taoist chief is right. The man said tightly, "Seeing that the official family can't deal with it, we have also invited a few mages, but it is in vain to worship God and ask the Buddha to toss!"

Seeing the helpless appearance of the owner of this family, Liang Shiming also felt unbearable, and just wanted to ask Lu Yezi what he could do, but saw that at this time, the male owner said to the two of them with expectation: "A few days ago, the villagers agreed on a matter, and in a few days, they will send people to Xiangji Temple, and invite the monks there to calm this difficulty! I hope that this time, it will be successful!"

Hearing about Xiangji Temple, Liang Shiming looked stunned, and then rejoiced in his heart, from the words of the male host, it can be heard that Xiangji Temple is really profound Buddhism, and then he thought of Lianchi's master, Master Huiwu, thinking that he will definitely be able to save his father.

Liang Shiming was rejoicing, when he saw that Lu Yezi put down the empty bowl at this time, wiped his mouth, and asked, "How much silver are you going to spend when you go to ask the monks of Xiangji Temple?"

"What?" asked the hostess, puzzled.

"If you don't give alms, how can you invite a monk?" Lu Yezi asked.

The man suddenly realized, and said, "It's not a secret...... and he stretched out two fingers as he spoke.

"Two hundred taels?" Lu Yezi said in surprise.

"Twenty taels!" the man pouted, "Don't make fun of us, a pig can't be sold for a few taels of silver, even these twenty taels are also raised with the strength of the whole village." Instead, the male owner seemed to see what Lu Yezi meant, and asked again, "Could it be that the Taoist has the ability to calm down this matter?"

"Let's see. Lu Yezi said quietly.

Seeing that Lu Yezi should admit this, Liang Shiming was secretly happy, but he didn't say anything when he asked him what he was going to do, and only let the male owner lead the way to the pigsty.

Lu Yezi circled around the pigsty twice, and then lowered himself into the circle to check, and after a moment, he covered his face with an ugly face and returned.

Seeing that he looked flustered, Liang Shiming pulled him aside and asked in a low voice, "Could it be that there are really demon beasts to do it?"

Lu Yezi held his breath for a moment, and then let out a long breath, but he didn't answer, only said angrily in a low voice: "You go in and try, see if I don't smoke you to death!"

Seeing the two muttering quietly, the male owner also walked up and said, "Dao Chief, what did you find?"

"This ...... I knew it. Lu Yezi slapped his robe and said lightly.

"Dao Chief, I haven't seen you cast a spell just now?" the man asked suspiciously.

"Dao Master, how can you understand my methods? Don't worry about it, go to sleep. Lu Yezi said impatiently, and then went back to the room with Liang Shiming to rest.

Seeing that the two of them turned to leave, the man came up and asked, "Is this okay?"

Lu Yezi turned around and asked, "Otherwise, what's the matter? Could it be that you still want to stay up all night?"

The man was overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked him and went back to his room to sleep.

When the two returned to the room, they washed up and fell asleep on a wooden bed by the window.

According to Lu Yezi's assignment, Liang Shiming was lying in the window, and when he saw Lu Yezi lying down to sleep, he hurriedly asked, "Lu Daochang, what did you see just now?"

Lu Yezi said disdainfully: "What you see, I see." ”

"Why didn't I see anything...... Liang Shiming muttered, and then suddenly realized, and said with half of his body in jeopardy, "Shouldn't you be deceiving people again?" Bet that he won't lose the pig tonight, and save a sum of money tomorrow morning?"

Lu Yezi rolled his eyes and sneered: "You take Dao Ye and me as small. If it weren't for the master of this house, you and I would have stayed in the wilderness all night, but now it's too late to be grateful, so how can we lie to him?" he got up and pushed the window open a crack, and said, "Do you see? ”

Seeing Lu Yezi so grateful to repay his kindness, Liang Shiming couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, and when he glanced at it again, he saw him tightly hugging the corners of the quilt, so he turned over and fell asleep.

"What are you doing!?" Liang Shiming asked tightly.

Lu Yezi turned around and said, "I'll sleep!"

"Tonight, then...... Isn't it...... Me?"

"You keep the first half of the night, and the second half of the night is guarded by the Taoist master, right?" Lu Yezi pouted, then turned around to sleep, and muttered in a low voice, "Wake me up, and then talk." ”

Liang Shiming: "......"

At midnight, the moon rises in the sky, and the courtyard is bright.

During this period, Liang Shiming couldn't bear it, but he dozed off for a while, blamed himself and went to the pigsty again, and found that the number was the same, so he put his mind at ease.

In order to prevent himself from falling asleep again, he simply scrubbed with cold water, and just sat back at the window, he heard the sound of a small rustle outside the courtyard wall, thinking that it was an unknown animal shuttling in the bushes outside the wall, so he didn't pay attention to it, and at this time, he suddenly found that above the wall, there were two green rays of light!