thirty-three

When I woke up again, it was almost noon.

Lunch was still delivered from the tavern.

However, there was not much activity this morning, and Zhu Shou did not eat much.

After that, he went to the soup house to take a shower, and smoked and chatted with Mei Qian and the two in a private room.

When he finished eating, Zhu Shou asked Mei Qian again, what else is there to play here, and he will set off without us.

How the two girls wish they hadn't.

But Mei Qian disappointed them again.

"The first inn, the first tavern, the first soup pool, and the first teahouse in the city have all gone, and the first brothel is missing. ”

As soon as they heard this place, the two women frowned.

Originally, they dared to say that even if they went to a brothel, the two of them could follow them disguised as men. But after seeing how powerful Mei Qian is these days, the two of them are indeed a little scared.

Seeing the hesitation on the faces of the two, Zhu Shou said: "If you don't want to go, set off first to make a name for me, and I'll play for two or three days." ”

This decision was not something Zhu Shou said casually, he asked the two of them to pack up and leave at that time. Anyway, where Mei Qian took him, neither of them wanted to go, and there was Mei Qian to make money, and the two girls became dispensable.

Without the advice of the two, Zhu Shou became even more unscrupulous, changed into a brand new clothes, and followed Mei Qian into the carriage.

This street is a famous night market in the city, with storytelling halls, opera gardens, juggling stalls, and gladiatorial arenas.

The green building is even brighter, and all kinds of laughter and laughter and silk and bamboo music are introduced into the carriage. It made Zhu Shou's heart itch unbearably, and he couldn't wait for the carriage to stop, so he couldn't wait to jump off. He didn't look at the road ahead, and separated everyone and went to the green building.

There were already a lot of people here, and Zhu Shou didn't look at the road, so he was colliding with a person at the door.

Although it was a collision, Zhu Shou didn't feel pain at all, but was soft and comfortable.

When I looked up, there was a white and pure monk standing in front of me.

This great monk is really a great monk, with big hands, big feet, big mouth, big nose, big eyes, big ears and a big head.

But these are not as big as his belly together.

How big is the belly, anyway, there is no number. If it should be described, it is to look down and not see the toes, and reach out to touch the navel. If you go to any temple, no one comes in, and your stomach comes in first.

When Zhu Shou looked up, the great monk was looking at him with a smile.

For a moment, Zhu Shou thought that he had seen the Maitreya Buddha descending to earth.

Even Zhu Shou had seen all kinds of strange-looking people, and he was shocked by his appearance. If he can invite this "Maitreya Buddha" back, it will be enough for him to play for a while.

At this time, Mei Qian also walked to the door and was also taken aback when she saw this Maitreya Buddha.

"This master, you are a monk and you are also interested in coming to this kind of place, it is possible that the master wants to use his own strength to transform all the people here. ”

The Maitreya Buddha touched his round and bright head and said with a smile: "Emptiness is color, and color is emptiness." Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but it can also leave the Buddha's heart, why can't I empty it. ”

This concept is very novel, the monks Zhu Shou met before either played meditation with him, or treated him very respectfully and rigidly, how could he ever meet such an interesting person.

"What do you call the great monk?"

The rich monk laughed at the monk. ”

You heard it right, it's a rich monk, not a poor monk as we usually hear about.

Because this monk is indeed rich. If you don't have money, how can you grow up to be so fat and big-eared, and if you don't have money, how can you come to this fireworks place.

Monks don't talk about it, rich is rich, why pretend to be poor.

However, the focus of Mei Qian and Zhu Shou is not whether he has money, poverty or surplus, but his name - Laughing Monk.

"It turns out that the master is the rumored 'Thousand-Armed Maitreya' laughing monk. ”

"Don't dare to be, it's a rich monk. ”

"Don't say anything, let's go in and have an empty one, I'll have a treat. ”

"I'll admit to the rich monk. ”

How these three people spend all day drinking and having fun in the Qinglou is not the focus of this book, what they want to know, they think about it themselves at night.

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Let's say that Shui Yueying and Hualien Core regretted it not long after packing up and leaving.

Although the two of them traveled quickly, it was no problem to rush over the city wall. But no matter how fast they were, they couldn't get to the next place where they could stay in the darkness of the night.

Now I can't go back to the hotel, wait until tomorrow morning and start again, what a shame.

In desperation, the two had to bite the bullet and continue on their way.

The two of them are very good at kung fu, and they are not afraid of jackals, tigers and leopards in the wild, but it is not easy to travel late at night, and the black light does not change the direction, so the two decided to find a leeward place to rest for the night first, and then rush tomorrow.

Just as the two were looking for a place to rest, they noticed a little fire in the distance.

Although the light of the fire was the size of a sesame seed, it was very clear on this starless night.

"How could there be a sudden fire on this big night?" said Shui Yueying, who couldn't help but wonder.

"Could it be a robbery, otherwise who has a problem with their brains, doesn't sleep at night, and runs here to light a fire to play. As if realizing that the two of them had a problem with their brains, Hualien Xin hurriedly changed the topic and said: "The location of this fire should be on the ground, which means that they should not be holding torches to intercept the night walk, maybe they are also walking at night like us, and they have built a fire on the ground and are ready to rest." ”

"If that's the case, we can be with them and pass the time for this boring night. ”

"It's the middle of the night, what if the other party sees that we are two girls and has a bad heart. ”

"If we have bad intentions, I don't know what they should do. ”

Don't look at the fire that is far away from the two of them, but it can't stop the two of them from moving fast.

By the fire, the two were lying with their eyes closed, and from their even breathing, it was clear that they were already asleep.

Suddenly, one of them opened his eyes suddenly.

Immediately after, the man next to him also opened his eyes.

By the time the two of them sat up, Shui Yueying and Hualien Core had already approached.

Although they saw two beautiful women, they did not relax their vigilance at all.

"Walking the rivers and lakes, don't despise women and children, this is the wise words left by Sage Kong. This sentence was once admonished by the master of the two.

Seeing that the two of them were holding swords, although they were not unsheathed, they were alert, and the two of them hurriedly hugged their fists and explained: "You don't have to be nervous, the two of us are going out of the city at night because of something." Seeing the fire here, he thought it was a fellow traveler, so he came over to have a companion with him. ”

One of them listened to their explanation, and also clasped his fists and saluted: "Where the two of you say, meeting is fate, if the two girls don't dislike us two rough men, just sit down and rest." ”

After sitting down, Mizukikage noticed that one of them only had one left hand, and the sleeve of his right hand was empty.

Those who walk the rivers and lakes, because of fighting with others, there are many people with incomplete limbs. If it weren't for the compulsion of life, who would want to continue to break into the rivers and lakes without arms and legs.

Thinking of this, Shui Yueying suddenly felt compassionate, leaned closer to the man, and said, "In the water and Yueying, this is my junior sister Hualien core. ”

"'Hibiscus Fairy' Water Moon Shadow, 'Hanmei Woman' Hualien Core. It turned out that the two of them were the tall feet of the immortal Daoist of the Immortal Hall, and they looked up for a long time, and they looked up for a long time. In Xia Wukong, this is my junior brother Zhou Liang. ”

These two names are very ordinary, and there are many people with such names in the rivers and lakes. But when these two names are put together, plus the one-armed, it is not ordinary.

It's like Li Gui is an ordinary name, but if it is connected with the Nine Heavens Xuannu View, it is one or two meats and one or two gold.

"'One-armed Sword' Zhou Liang, 'Broken Sword' Wu Kong!"

"Yes, it's the two of us. ”

When he knew that the person next to him was Zhou Liang, the "one-armed sword" in the Eight Heroes of Martial Arts, Shui Yueying's sympathy immediately disappeared.

It's not that she feels that Zhou Liang doesn't deserve sympathy, but that sympathy for Zhou Liang is no different from insulting him. Their lives are just missing something, but it doesn't affect their lives, even better than the able-bodied ones, more than they have.

If even he had to sympathize, then Shui Yueying's sympathy would have been overdrawn a long time ago.

After knowing the identities of both parties, the four of them didn't know what to say, and they looked a little embarrassed.

Zhou Liang and Wu Kong are the leaders of the younger generation of the righteous path.

As for Shui Yueying and Hualien Core, the Hall of Immortality where they are located is not a Jianghu gang or martial arts sect, but a department in the imperial court.

Everyone in the world is afraid of death, especially the sons of heaven who ascended to the position of the Ninety-Five.

Tang Gao, Song Zu, Qin Emperor Han Wu, each emperor has a group of alchemists who help them refine the elixir of life.

The emperor of this dynasty even set up an immortality hall for this purpose.

Although they were only engaged in cultivating immortals and refining pills, how could they not be involved in the torrent of court battles when they were in the court?

Although the Church of Immortality does not kill the loyal and good with the factory and the guard, it also does not fight with the righteous people against those who are in high and powerful positions.

All they do is protect their own interests.

For the sake of profit, they sometimes cooperate with factories and guards, and sometimes help loyal ministers deal with traitors. I usually don't want to provoke right and wrong, but in order to protect myself, I will never be soft when necessary.

Because refining the elixir requires the collection of various herbs and ores, there is no shortage of things to do for this purpose.

Perhaps the reason why they have a better reputation than the Confucian Party is that they are less cruel to their enemies.

Therefore, from a standpoint, they can be said to be the opposite of the Eight Heroes of the Righteous Path. Once identities are revealed, although the two sides will not be able to move, they will not have any common language.

Zhou and Wu are not like their master Li Tianxing, they can have something to say to anyone, even if they are enemies who are about to fight to the death, he can also talk and laugh.

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Shui Yueying and Hualien Core left first.

After about a moment, Zhou Liang and Wu Kong left.

"It was so embarrassing last night, I don't know if I'll meet them again. "On the way. Shui Yueying and Hualien Core said without a word.

"It's unlikely that you won't meet it, don't forget our destination. The peacefully beaten people were originally the 'long sword' Han Yi and the 'blind swordsman' Yue Jun among the Eight Heroes. ”

"But now that the town official has been appointed by the imperial court, the Eight Heroes can let it go. ”

"Because of your location, I knew the news much earlier than others. Now at most, Yue Jun and Han Yi know the news, and Zhou Liang and Wu Kong may not know. What's more, Han Yi and Yue Jun were entrusted by Nangong Yan, not appointed by the imperial court. Even the people of the factory and the guard are involved, as the eight heroes of the righteous path of martial arts, it is impossible for them to let go of it in public or private. ”

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If there is a word, it is long, and if there is no word, it is short......

At noon, the two came to a large town market called Chenjiaji. Most of the people in the town have the surname Chen.

Because it is one of the main official routes to Heian Ring, the town is very lively. Especially at lunchtime, not to mention the crowds.

I asked many restaurants and inns, and they were full of guests.

The two had no choice but to continue asking.

Almost to the other end of the town, the two of them saw an inn called "Duke".

Although there are not as many customers here as the previous ones, there are no empty tables anymore. But they were lucky, and just four guests had left two rooms, and they had a place to stay.

Hualien Xin was going back to the room to eat, but was stopped by Shui Yueying, shared a table with someone, ordered a few dishes, and waited quietly.

"Senior sister, why don't you go back to the room to eat, but there are many people in this hall. ”

"It's a crowded place, so it's easy to get news. ”

"This is a place to go to Ping'an, what is there to inquire, let's have a meal, rest for the night, and hurry tomorrow morning. ”

As soon as he heard the conversation between the two beauties, one of the people next to him felt that this was a godsend, so he hurriedly took a sip of wine, swallowed the food in his mouth, and said: "Two girls, what is the name of Lutong under the surname, and they are nicknamed 'plum blossom gun'." I've been living in this town for a few days, and I know a little bit about it. If the two girls want to know something, they must know everything and say everything. ”