The rooster in the inn has crowed three times, and the red is rising in the east, and the wind is blowing.

Ren Tianqi stood quietly in front of the bed, smiling at the sleeping county lord.

The four maids of winter snow stood respectfully on both sides, all dressed in leather clothes and trousers.

On the coffee table, the hot water is washed and the water is shackled. There are four kinds of dim sum on the round table: Sizhou pancakes, Yangzhou steamed buns, Damingfu red dates, and Guangling hemp balls. Add two bowls of millet porridge and two pairs of silver chopsticks.

"Brother Qi. A coquettish call woke Ren Tianqi up.

Ren Tianqi nodded slightly, patted the edge of the bed, and said, "The county lord is sleeping well, do you need to rest for a while? ”

The county lord shook the cicada lightly and sat up.

Winter Snow stepped forward and draped it in a wool cloak.

"Master, the little sister is the lord of the northern country, and she is used to riding horses and archery, and she is not as delicate as the women of the Ruhan people. The county lord smiled and dressed.

"That's right, but this is not as good as being in the palace, and I still don't dare to slack off. If this is the neglect of the county lord, the commission of the county lord, even if there is a mistake, a weight loss and a bump or something, this is how to face the princess and princess. You are the famous pearl of the princess and princess!" Ren Tianqi got up and smiled.

"That's right, if you know. The county lord smiled and dressed in response, washed up again, and had dinner with Ren Tianqi.

"Master, did everything go well yesterday? If you don't rush today, will you have some trouble?" The county lord was delicate and intelligent, and naturally noticed that everyone in the room was unusual.

"It's going well, and there have been no accidents. Ye thought about the time of this long journey, and it was not a day or two, but he couldn't be in a hurry, wasn't it?" Ren Tianqi smiled, looked at the county lord and said, "However, I really guessed it for Xianmei." It's really different from the past, everyone needs to be more careful! There will be thieves coming to steal things!"

The county lord was shocked: "There is a thief who has come to steal things, and he is worried about our dowry?

The county lord realized that he had lost his temper, glanced at Tan Lang, and returned to his uncaring appearance.

Ren Tianqi smiled and told him about coming back last night to meet an old man and make a bet.

The county lord smiled and said: "It's really strange that there are such thieves in the world! I'm afraid that what we meet is a righteous thief, or a crazy thief!"

Ren Tianqi said with a smile: "This thief is still good and bad, I haven't heard of it! County Lord, there are already a lot of people in Lai'an Town who are eyeing us, so we should be more careful. It wasn't one of the people who came to step on something last night, they all asked the eldest brother to run away, and one of them even took a palm from the eldest brother. Ren Tianqi forced nothing to do.

The county lord is also a person who has seen the wind and waves for a long time and the world for a long time, so he was not surprised to see it again, and said with a smile: "Just be careful, don't worry too much." I'm afraid that this thief won't come at the right time!"

"So what? I'm still afraid that he won't succeed! It is true that further forward is the boundary of Yangzhou, and it is really not appropriate to cut and kill more, it is better not to cut and kill, and we have to think of a proper way. Ren Tianqi looked at the county lord's face and said in a daze.

The county lord first blushed when he saw Tan Lang's sentimental and sorrowful appearance, and thought that he had forgotten to whitewash it again, and looked up at Dong Xue, and knew that he was too worried without seeing Dong Xue's words, so he guessed that his sweetheart was suffering from dementia again, and hurriedly stuffed a piece of pancake in Tan Lang's mouth, and said with a smile: "The way of the world is like this, let's go to our own, and keep to ourselves;

Ren Tianqi got up and sighed.

The county lord smiled: "Then can we also go and see how the thief stole it?"

Ren Tianqi turned around blankly and nodded.

The people gathered together in the room and sat down.

But he saw that there were four copper plates on the middle table, which were tightly interlocked, and the rings were placed in the gap between them, and a copper plate was placed on them, forming a stack of arhats.

The black eagle shouted at a little red: "What's the use of that? Why don't you wear it on your hands, is it possible that the old thing will cut off your fingers?

The white eagle shouted: "Why don't we find a place to hide the ring, and let him find it easily; isn't the agreement just an hour? ”

A little red shook his head and said with a smile: "No, the old man is above board, and we shouldn't be too damaged." ”

The great monk said: "I see that the old man is suspicious, his trip is not above stealing, there must be other reasons." Stealing is just a cover-up, and we must not be careless and fall into someone's trap. ”

The great monk looked up at Ren Tianqi.

Ren Tianqi understood that the eldest brother was referring to the marriage of the county lord, nodded, and said: "Exactly, if you don't understand the way this person came from, if you follow him all the way to Yangzhou, there will be endless troubles." It's just that this person's skills should not be weak, and it may not be easy to get rid of it. ”

A person outside the door said with a smile: "Talking about the strengths and weaknesses of people behind the scenes, I'm afraid it's not the way of a gentleman to be a man!

Mr. Hua said with a smile: "There are still gentlemen in the world now?

Xiao San smiled: "With our master here, where should I talk little!"

Ren Tianqi scolded: "Who is blocking your mouth again! Aren't you usually articulate, how can you be so humble now?"

The voice laughed and walked away.

Everyone didn't dare to be careless, knowing that this person's move must be a blow to the west, but they stared intently at the copper plate on the table.

As night fell, the room was lit up early.

Only the big monk was left in the room, a little red, Ren Tianqi, and three or four juniors. The four of them sat on the four sides, speechless, sitting cross-legged, closing their eyes and recuperating their minds, but one by one they listened quietly with their ears up, and they were strong to fight the spirit of the twelve, Buddha beads, iron fans, long swords, and long whips were all at hand.

In the middle of the night, there was a sudden creaking sound in the room, but a mouse ran out along the pillar, looked around, climbed up to the table, and spun around on the table.

Four eyes were fixed on the mouse.

The rat may have felt the fiery and majestic gaze of the four eyes, and wanted to slip away with a squeak.

Gong Ming opened his mouth and spit out a nail that hit the mouse and nailed the mouse to the table leg.

The mouse struggled a few times before stopping.

Lu Qian recited Amitabha Buddha and shouted sin.

A little red nodded and said, "Yes, I have achieved something." ”

Gong Ming stuffed something into his mouth again and ate it, and his big eyes couldn't help but look around, wondering where this old thing would be hiding right now.

There was silence in the room again, except for the sound of oil lamps.

It's been three watches, and the old man still hasn't appeared. The four of them were tired, yawning, and dizzy.

A little red got up and moved his limbs, and said with a smile: "This old man hasn't come yet, he must wait until we are sleepy before he starts, what kind of head is this! If it weren't for his timidity, this is not right, my junior can sigh that he is not his opponent." ”

The great monk opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Don't be impatient, it's already the third watch, it's almost dawn, and the agreement to stay up for a day and night will pass." ”

Xiao San smiled: "The little one is a little hungry, or I'll go get something to eat." Go back and spend it with that old thing?"

A little red nodded and said, "It's just that I haven't eaten much this day, I feel hungry." Little San, go to the front and get some food and drinks. ”

Xiao Sangong Ming jumped up, ran to the table happily, and said with a smile: "Let's take a look, don't steal things sooner!

Gong Ming said as he reached out and picked up the copper basin covered with it, and stretched out his head to take a look.

Who said it wasn't, the three of them all looked at Gong Ming with a smile.

Ren Tianqi was startled, and shouted in a low voice: "It's broken, it's exposed! ”

A little red deer Qian was also surprised, and both flew up and looked around, but there was no movement.

Gong Ming was stunned for a moment, turned around and said blankly: "Master, what are you doing, what are you doing?"

Ren Tianqi said with a smile: "Idiot, in this way, the old man will know where Dongzang Province is, so it's easy to start!"

Xiao San stuck out his tongue, and when he thought about it, he got up and went out with a cigarette.

After a while, the three little ones came with four portions of wine and food. The four of them sat on the spot, drinking to themselves, silently, their eyes fixed on the table in front of them.

It's the fourth watch, and the four of them are already full of wine and food, and they are staring at the table crookedly.

There was silence all around.

A black spider hung down from the roof beam at some point, and it happened to fall on the copper plate on the desktop.

The four of them saw it, and they all thought it was the old man's spider, so they looked up at the roof very nervously, but they didn't see anything unusual. All four of them did not move, staring intently at all corners of the room. I saw that the spider ran around the tabletop, climbed up the copper basin, climbed a few times along the copper plate, climbed on top of the copper plate covered on it, circled around the copper plate several times, and then came down and climbed to the tabletop, and went back along the silk thread, went up to the beam, and disappeared.

The four of them let out a long sigh of relief, rubbed their faint eyes, and had a false alarm, and they were really afraid that it was the old man's spider with the surname of the spirit.

The four of them stretched and shifted their buttocks, ready to sit down again.

There was a "pop", and something fell from the room.

The four of them were startled, and hurriedly turned their heads to follow the sound, and saw a small package falling in front of Xiao San. The package had cracked, the stench came to my nose, and a cloud of yellow mist flew up.

The four of them were startled, and they hurriedly flew up, and each of them glared at the roof, searching every corner of the room, and had long forgotten about the bet.

Although the smell in the room was unpleasant for a while, the yellow mist was dazzling, and everyone burst into tears, but the four of them did not leave, but ran to the table, their backs to each other, and looked around vigilantly.

In the yellow mist, I saw a spider silk flying down from the roof, and the upside-down copper plate flew up silently and went straight up to the beam; a white light, a silver wire flew down from the beam, touched the ring on the table, and flew back with a "whew".

When the four of them heard the sound behind them, they knew that something was wrong, and they hurriedly turned around, and saw a flash of white light, and saw that the green ring had risen into the air and flew straight to the roof. It's too late to make a move.

Gong Ming opened his mouth and spit out a tongue nail with a "beep".

A little red and a little foot flew up, and as soon as the fan in his hand was handed over, the iron fan circled and flew out to cut the silver wire.

I saw that the silver wire was nailed to the beam of the house with a "beep", and the green ring kept swaying under the beam;

Ren Tianqi flew up with a little foot and went to grab the green ring.

The other three people saw that the green ring was in danger, and they all raised their heads and laughed.

I saw a black shadow swing from the roof, swaying in the air, flying over the table. As soon as the black shadow stretched out his hand, he picked up the green ring from the gap in the copper plate on the table. The black shadow rolled over and landed in the air, and withdrew the silver thread in his sleeve with a retracted hand.

Gong Ming's tongue nail fell to the ground with a "snap".

The four of them were shocked, and they saw that the black shadow reached out and took off the face toshel on his face, which turned out to be the old man from yesterday, and then spread out his palm, and in his palm was the green ring of red Wen Tingyu.

The old man smiled in front of the four people.

It turned out that everyone was deceived by the old man's dazzling feints.

A little red hugged his fists and said with a smile: "The old man's skills are unfathomable, and I admire him a lot." ”

Gong Ming said with a smile: "Old man, the two spider silk and silver threads you have on hand should be shown to Xiao San, what kind of Pokémon is at the bottom!"

Ren Tianqi said with a smile: "My husband won, please tell me what you like, and then ask someone to get it quickly." ”

The great monk bowed his head and recited the Dharma horn.

The old man sat down at the table, laughed, and said, "The little old man hasn't seen the old yet, and his skills are still good, so he finally didn't miss it." ”

The four of them said in unison: "Old man hero." ”

Gong Ming smiled: "Old man, what about your worm, why are you so bright!"

The old man smiled: "That is, it is a famous black pearl snail spider in the Tianshan Mountains, huge, hugely poisonous, very long life can live for about 20 years, it does not spit silk all its life, it eats as much as it spits, and repeats itself, and its silk is viscous, elastic, and not easy to break." This kind of bead is very common to people's surnames. When Xiao Lao'er was young, he went to Tianshan and only caught two, but unfortunately one died last year. No, these two silk cords were made out of that spider silk. ”

The old man waved his hand, a silver light appeared in the cuffs, and with a "snap", the silver thread grabbed the long whip in Gong Ming's hand.

Xiao San didn't pay attention, and with a whoosh, the whip in his hand flew out of his hand and went to the old man's hand.

The old man opened his mouth, spit out a black filament, hit a teacup on the table with a beep, flashed away, and was already withdrawn into his mouth.

Everyone was amazed.

The old man smiled, put the whip on the table, beckoned to the four people, and said: "Sit down, the little old man is just playing with his heart again, where is the Buddha bead he has taken a fancy to! ”

Ren Tianqi was surprised when he saw what he said, and said with a smile: "Why is the old man like this? After crossing the Huai River, he will go to the younger generation's house, is it possible that the old man doesn't want to go to Renjiabao to sit?"

The old man smiled: "Don't hide it from you, the little old man is entrusted by the old prince and secretly follows all the way." Now you are about to arrive in Yangzhou, safe and sound, and the trust of the deceased is over, so there is no need to go over. ”

Ren Tianqi heard that he was busy picking up his clothes and knelt down, and thanked the old man.

The old man stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "The prince doesn't have to be like this, so the old people trust each other, and it should be like this." ”

Ren Tianqi got up and said with a smile: "Please ask the seniors to respect the name." ”

The old man shook his hand and said with a smile: "The little old man has no official and no wealth, no name and no power, so he is an old man who is not serious and steals, so why worry about it, I don't know." ”

Ren Tianqi glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "How can the senior be a nameless little person? This morning, the county lord also laughed and said that the senior was a righteous thief!"

The old man smiled: "The righteous thief and the righteous thief are the county lord's exaltation of the little old man." However, the little old man asked himself that he had never stolen his heart and stole the country in his life, and he could be regarded as a good thief who kept to himself. ”

A little red smiled and said: "The old man seems to have something to say, what do you have to teach, you might as well come and say, I will listen to you." ”

The old man smiled: "Little old man, how can he have anything to say, and how can he dare to teach you." It's just that I haven't left you all this way, and I am also familiar with your surname, and I have a few words of testimonials before parting. Xiao Lao'er knows that Lu Daxia has little desire for fame, has no quarrel with the world, and has nothing worth saying. Wen Daxia generation of laymen, omnipotent, omniscient, born exquisite seven tricks; this returned to the south of the Huai River, the wealth of the south of the Yangtze River from far better than the north, the name of the famous, rare and strange plays, countless. If you want more, you will be greedy, if you are greedy, you will have more hearts, and if you have more hearts, you can't do anything, and you will achieve nothing. I also hope that Wen Daxia will not learn to play games like a little old child for a lifetime, and nothing will be achieved in the end. ”

A little red bowed deeply and said, "The old man's teachings should be unforgettable for the younger generations." ”

The old man nodded, turned around and smiled at Ren Tianqi, "Does the prince know what a thief is?"

Ren Tianqi shook his head and smiled: "Please also show the old man." ”

The old man smiled and said, "A thief is a thief who takes something that is not his own and takes it for his own benefit." There are no more than three kinds of thieves in the world: one is stealing money and stealing things, that is, stealing; since ancient times, there has never been a thief who has become rich, and the little old man is this kind of person, and he has not become a climate since ancient times; the other two are stealing hearts; stealing the hearts of women is a talent, stealing the hearts of scholars is a clear policy, and stealing the hearts of the people is a holy way; those who steal people's hearts must first tire their hearts and seek more fame and fame, without losing the word "deception"; and third, only those who take advantage of the chaos to steal the world can be the road of thieves. ”

The old man said: "Money is something outside the body, you don't bring it in life, you don't take it in death, and there is no value on the Huangquan Road, and it is useless to increase it." There is a lot of life in the red, there is no good end for good ministers, and the ministers are conceited and infamous, and they cannot decide to stay right and wrong in the end. Only this person who steals the world, Wan Ming boils and slaughters, since Ren Gong is later evaluated, Danqing often leaves a name, this is worth it for the thief. ”

The old man said with a smile: "Little Lao'er sees that the son is young and ambitious, proficient in commanding the army, and accompanied by all the capable men and wise men around him, he will not be indifferent to fame and fortune when he returns to the south this time, and he has many choices, or go south, or go north to do a great job." The little old man hopes that the prince will be able to benefit the people of the world at that time, and he must not sell his reputation to learn from the overlord, and be obedient to the people. ”

Tianqi said with a smile: "Thanks to the auspicious words of the seniors, the younger generations should keep it in mind." ”

The old man smiled and nodded.

Xiao San smiled and said, "Old man, how can I still have me!"

The old man looked at Xiao San and scratched his head and smiled: "You stealing chickens and dogs, Xiao Lao'er has nothing to say." I'll give you something. ”

Gong Ming smiled: "That's good, you still know the truth of the young, but it's best that the old man can still give me a silver wire." ”

The old man smiled and cut off a silk cord from his wrist that was half a foot thick, put it on the table, and said with a smile: "Don't underestimate this silver wire, it is Tianshan snow silk, Tianshan snail spider silk, and silver wire, and the East China Sea gold tungsten wire is entangled, stretching and contracting, the knife is constantly chopping, and the fire cannot be burned, which is a rare treasure in the world." ”

Gong Ming took it and took a look, it was really finely woven, there was a small three-claw grappling hook at the front end of the silk cable, and there was a glove ring at the end, which was very light and weightless.

Gong Ming hurriedly put it on his wrist, shook it from side to side, and tried his best to see that the silk cord was three or four feet long.

The old man said with a smile: "When you reach home from the cultivation of your inner skills, you can be skillful and accurate, and you can throw one or two feet, climb the wall and jump like flying." ”

Xiao San nodded and thanked him again and again.