Chapter 19: The Old Way

Hong Tuo looked at Ah Lu inexplicably, and before he could react, he saw a gray figure rushing towards him, and then the world was turned upside down, and he was rolled to the side of the road by the man, and the back of the elbow that was rubbing the ground was in a hot pain, and the man pressed his chest hard due to the inertia of the pounce, and he almost didn't spit out in one breath due to the pain.

The sound of the horses' hooves also stopped, and only the loud "call" of someone was heard from the horses, and the horses neighed and stopped in front of them.

Hong teased for a long time before looking up, it was an unkempt old man in rough clothes lying on top of him, the old man still had a sour and unpleasant smell, he couldn't help but feel nauseous in his heart, and quickly pushed the person away.

The man in official uniform who was chasing after him turned over and dismounted, lifted the old man with one hand, and said in an unpolite tone: "You wine thief can be regarded as letting me catch it!" The old man struggled for a while, and actually broke free from the clamp of the man in official uniform, and dodged behind Hong Tea, who had just stood up, and shouted at the man in official uniform: "What is this saying, what is the official saying, I am not stealing wine but borrowing it, and then the apprentice will send silver for Poor Dao!"

The old man stretched out his hand and patted Hong Tuo's shoulder as he spoke, and continued to read in pieces under Hong Tuo's inexplicable face: "That shopkeeper is rare and strange, Lao Dao has obviously told him to borrow a pot of wine first, and then make up the silver, who knew that he actually reported to the official......"

The man in the official uniform glanced at Hong Tuo, obviously knowing Hong Tuo, and he had also heard a little about the three major gentlemen in Doucheng, but looking at Hong Tuo's confused look, he obviously didn't believe in the old words, and asked with some doubts: "Are you sure this is your apprentice?

Hong Tao also understood it, this old Tao probably wanted to slander people, and hurriedly opened his mouth to draw a line with the old way, but who knew that the old way suddenly reached out to cover his mouth, and a not very pleasant smell came from the surface, so that he almost fainted.

Lao Dao smiled and said: "Childe, don't be busy denying it first, even if Poor Dao is not your master now, how do you know that you and I will have no fate in the future?"

Hong Teasing rolled his eyes, and pulled the old man's hand with both hands, who knew that he couldn't pull it away at all, and saw that there were more and more onlookers around, and he was annoyed and angry for a while, and he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground and get into it.

When the official man heard this, he gave Lao Dao the title of a charlatan on the wine thief, and he stepped forward to reach out and capture him.

The man in the official uniform was a little angry, and seeing that Hong Tuo was still restrained by him, he shouted: "Don't let go of the hostages quickly, otherwise the crime will be increased, and when I catch you, you will have a good life!"

Hong Tuo also increased his strength and struggled when he heard this, and he always felt that something was wrong in his heart, it seemed that something was missing, and he looked at the people eating melons around him, and there didn't seem to be a figure of Ah Lu, what about her?

Could it be that this woman left herself and ran away?

Hong Tuo was shocked and angry at this time, and the strength to resist under anger was also a little greater, the old Dao noticed it, suddenly leaned into Hong Tuo's ear, and said in a voice that could only be heard by the two of them: "Young man, poor Taoist view you are talented and intelligent, and you are an excellent root bone for cultivating the Tao to become an immortal, if you block this calamity for the old Dao now, the old Dao will accept you as an apprentice and teach you the way to cultivate immortals?"

Hearing this, Hong Tuo temporarily stopped struggling, and asked him in the same volume suspiciously: "Your demeanor is not like what a person who cultivates immortals can do, you charlatan, don't want to lie to me!"

The old Taoist sighed lightly, and said: "The immortal path cultivates the heart, there is a way in the heart, why should you stick to the external state, after the soul soars, the mortal body is just a skin......

Hong Tuo gradually didn't believe the words of such a charlatan, but he didn't want the old Taoist to smell him, as if he said to himself: "No wonder Fang Cai thinks that your breath is peculiar, so pure aura, and there are even a few wisps of immortal qi mixed in it, but the young man has met other immortal cultivators?"

Hong Tuo was startled at first, then quickly calmed down, and began to believe that this old Taoist might really be an immortal cultivator, but whether he was a capable immortal cultivator remains to be determined.

"This has nothing to do with you......"

Hong Tuo was reluctant to reveal the news of Ah Lu and Ah Sheng to Lao Dao, and his tone became indifferent.

Lao Dao hey: "Let's not say much, you are about to go home now to solve a big matter, you can't stand such a delay, Poor Dao persuades you to agree to recognize me as a master first, and when you go back, maybe Poor Dao can help you!"

Hong Tuo was dumbfounded for a while, and began to think about this old man's ability, and he couldn't find Ah Lu's figure everywhere, and saw that the man in the official uniform gradually became impatient, so he had to speak: "Official, this is indeed my master, I had some awkward trouble with him before, and I will send the wine money twice as much when I return home, please let my master go first......"

The man from the official mansion obviously didn't expect Hong Tuo to help the old man speak, and his puzzled eyes wandered back and forth on the two of them, and the two who looked directly panicked.

Fortunately, the hotel junior also followed, Hong Tu is a frequent guest of their hotel, and when he heard that the wine money was doubled, he agreed with a smile.

The parties agreed, and the official man didn't have anything to say, so he left with the hotel junior, and the onlookers dispersed.

Hong Tuo hurriedly pushed the old road away, pulled away from the distance and took a few deep breaths, until he couldn't smell the uncomfortable smell, and then began to look around to find Ah Lu's figure, and only after he didn't find it did he fall on the old Taoist who was twisting the wine gourd and wanted to drink.

"It's time for you to make good on your promises!"

Hong Tu clasped his hands, stared at the old Taoist who enjoyed drinking, and said with disgust on his face.

The old Taoist reluctantly stuffed the wine gourd and hung it back on his waist, stood in place and looked Hong Teaser up and down, and nodded secretly: "The qualifications meet the conditions, and then it depends on the heart, let's go back to Hongfu." ”

Hong teased coldly, turned around and walked in front, and immediately thought that something was wrong, since they met, he has not said his name and others have never mentioned it, how can this old man know that he wants to go back to Hongfu?

Thinking about it, Hong Funny couldn't help but look back at the old Taoist who came up, the old Taoist met his gaze, and said with a smile: "Knowing people and looking at their faces is the basis of cultivation, and the old Taoist I see Gongzi as a rich and noble life, plus what I have heard in this city recently, I probably guessed the identity of Gongzi." ”

Hong was puzzled: "When has it been circulating in the city recently?"

Lao Dao seemed to be a little drunk, and shook his head: "People say that the second son of Hongfu was kidnapped by thieves after being kicked out of the house, and the ransom letter was sent to Hongfu, but it is strange that two ransom letters were sent at the same time at about the same time, and they also reached the ears of the government, and the government sent someone to ask but said that there was no such thing. In the blue sky and daytime, people who came and went at the gate of Hongfu had seen the two blackmail letters nailed to the gate, and for a while there were different opinions......