Chapter 42: Night Detective
The night slowly deepened, and when the drums had sounded twice, the clouds and the little ones were ready to go.
Originally, Yun didn't approve of Xiaoxiao going on an adventure, but the Ganye Temple has been in business for so many years, who knows how many organs and masters there are in the temple, and if it is discovered, it will be a problem whether it can be completely escaped.
But this girl is an idle character, and she is naturally adventurous, and she has to follow her. In the end, he took out the housekeeping skills of crying, making trouble, and hanging himself, and grinded the cloud out of temper. I was afraid that if I didn't take her with me, it would be more dangerous for her to sneak with her after she left, so I had to compromise. But before leaving, he repeatedly warned him not to rush in, and to listen to him in everything. Xiaoxiao nodded her head like a chicken eating rice, but who knows if she listened or not.
At night, Songfeng Mountain is pitch black, only some lights flicker on the top of the mountain, which should be the ever-bright light of the main hall. The two did not dare to go to the mountain gate, so they chose to climb the back mountain.
The back mountain is not too high but very steep, and Rao is two people have climbed for more than an hour with light effort. Especially Xiaoxiao's slipping under her feet a few times, startled Yun into a cold sweat. But the girl smiled heartlessly, as if the more dangerous she was, the easier she was to be excited.
In the distance, you can already see a courtyard wall, which is simply made of earth, only more than half a person high, which should prevent someone from stumbling down the mountain, and I don't expect anyone to invade from such a dangerous place when I think about the temple.
Yun took out the prepared black cloth and covered his face, Xiao Xiao was even more thorough, and made a hood out of cloth to cover it from head to face, leaving only two holes in the eye area. In this way, there is no distinction between men and women, and the appearance is just a thin figure.
Without much effort, the two climbed over the courtyard wall and sneaked into the backyard, and they couldn't help but be stunned as soon as they entered the courtyard. Where is this place of monastic practice, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a royal palace waiting house.
I saw pavilions and pavilions one after another, and in the middle of the courtyard was a pond covering an area of dozens of acres. Although there are no lotus flowers due to the weather, the withered rhizomes are still there, which shows that if it is summer, it must be a sea of flowers. In the middle of the lake is a small artificial island, surrounded by a fence made of white marble. In the center of the island was built a hexagonal pavilion with a glazed tile roof, which sparkled in the moonlight. Four marble-paved corridors radiate from the island in the middle of the lake to the shore. The courtyard is surrounded by evergreen trees with delicate bird cages. A majestic tower stands on the east side of the courtyard, with nine floors and dozens of feet high, and each floor is lit with everlasting lanterns.
"Where are we going?" asked Xiao Xiao, in a low voice.
"Investigate the places first, and then go to the tower, which must be the most important place. ”
The buildings in the courtyard are large and small, but they are all the same in a way that they are extremely luxurious. Many of the decorations were shiny, apparently plated with gold and silver.
The two walked around for most of the hour. It was found that most of the rooms were empty, and only a few rooms were occupied, but they were all rested.
Yun peeked through the window from a distance, and none of the people in the room were bald, they should not be monks, and the decoration in the house was also worldly. And then there is, without exception, everyone has one or more women to sleep with.
The little man was not tall enough, and he tiptoed to look at it, but was quickly pulled by the clouds. I am afraid that these filths will pollute her pure heart.
"Did you find anything?" asked the little disgruntled whisper.
"This Ganye Temple is really a place to hide filth and dirt! The people living here should be people from the rivers and lakes, and there are also many women to accompany them. But it is not known whether it was voluntary or coerced. If you want to find evidence, it seems that you have to go to the highest tower. It's just that there are no trees to hide within a few dozen feet of the tower, and there are two monks and soldiers standing guard, and they haven't moved for an hour. How are we going to get there?"
"Hehe, then it depends on my ability, girl! I may not be as good as you in real kung fu, but when it comes to killing, setting fire, and robbing homes, I am a great expert. In Sichuan and Shu back then...... Uh, actually, it's nothing, don't look at people like that, okay!"
Xiao Xiao stuck out his tongue knowing that he was speechless, and untied the small bag from his back. He took out a big cat from his bag, twisted its tail vigorously and threw it out. The fat cat snorted and ran out.
"Who!" the two monks chased after them in an instant alert.
Taking advantage of this moment, the two of them rushed through the open field at the same speed as the wind, hiding in the rockery behind the tower.
"How's that?
"Well, this cat is raised in the store where we live? I see that the proprietress has been looking for it all afternoon! But did you bring two cats? We are in, what should we do when we go back?"
"Well, I didn't think about it, but that's okay, I have a way anyway!"
At this time, the alarm was also lifted, and the two monks and soldiers returned to their original posts. He kept cursing wild cats in his mouth.
"It's almost dawn! Let's finish checking this backyard. ”
The clouds and the little ones climbed up from the back of the tower, layer by layer, but fortunately, the tower was built on the edge of the mountain, and the cliff behind it was not afraid of being discovered. Every time I reached a layer of clouds, I soaked the window paper with the tip of my tongue, making a small hole and peeking inside.
The first floor is a spacious hall, surrounded by weapon racks, which seem to be used for martial arts training. From the second floor to the top, each floor is a storeroom, and the things placed are also different. Some are calligraphy and paintings, some are antiques, some are gold and silver jewelry, and some are medicinal materials.
In addition to cursing in his heart, this temple has lost all his conscience, and he has looted so many people's fat and people's ointment, but he can't see anything special.
The ninth floor has finally arrived. This floor is not too large and the furnishings are relatively simple. There are only a few large cabinets. A square table in the middle, a few chairs. There are pens, ink, paper, inkstones, abacus and other things on the table, and it seems that this is the account room.
There should be a ledger in the cabinet, and if you want to find evidence, this is it. Yun pulled out a dagger and carefully picked the latch through the crack in the window. The two of them flipped into the house lightly. There was no light in the house, but it was still clear by the moonlight. Yun felt a little difficult to touch the lock on the cabinet, the pattern of this lock had never been seen before, and it seemed that it would be violently destroyed if it was to be opened, but it would definitely be noticed early tomorrow morning. When he was in a dilemma, Xiaoxiao took out an iron branch and leaned in.
"I'm coming!"
"Oh, you can do it too?"
Hehe, the little girl smiled a little unnaturally. "Small means, small means!"
I saw that this girl's ability to unlock the lock was really not covered, but it was opened after a few strokes, and she was extremely skillful, and she was obviously very good at it.
The previous chests contained only some gold and silver. When the fourth cabinet was opened, the ledger was neatly arranged. Flipping through the two books casually, the two of them couldn't help but be shocked after checking them. Just the sesame oil money, there are tens of thousands of taels of income every month.
"They are so rich and do so many hurtful things! they really deserve to be killed!" Xiao Xiao said indignantly.
"It seems that these incomes will not be able to sustain their luxurious life. Besides, these people are greedy in their hearts and will never be satisfied. Well, here, you look at this one. The above record is the current account with Qinglou in several major states and counties such as Suzhou and Hangzhou. You see, the name and age are clearly written. The oldest is in his twenties, and the youngest is only twelve. The lowest price is 500 taels, and there are thousands of taels! These people are really brutes! They don't even spare children! Take this book, it's almost dawn! Flash!"
As soon as Yun Yun restored the cabinet to its original state, a human voice suddenly came from the staircase. It was obviously too late to get out of the window.
"Go up to the beam!" the cloud reacted quickly, and a rope shot out of the cuff and wrapped around the beam accurately. Climb up with only your hands and arms. Xiao Xiao tacitly hugged Yunyun's waist, and his little feet deftly rolled up the rope under him one by one.
When the people came in, they just happened to climb the beams of the house. Fortunately, the two men had just entered through the light outside, and had not yet adapted to the darkness in the room, and were busy looking for flint to light the lamp, but they did not notice them. And the beam is supported by a whole trunk, at least one person is thick, and it seems to be hundreds of years old. So the two of them hid on it just enough to hide their figures, and they were not afraid of being discovered. You can also sneak your head out and look down.
I saw that the first person who came in was a bald monk, probably in his fifties. is obese, but he looks kind. Behind him was a man in black, thin and withered, with an obscene appearance.
The monk came in and sat down at the top, and said with some dissatisfaction, "What's the matter!
The man in black hurriedly smiled: "Second master, things are a little urgent! Yesterday we started a war with Fuyunguan, and more than 200 people were killed and wounded. It's just a few days ago that hundreds of gangs were recruited, and the money in the gang was stretched. The big boss was afraid that the pension and settling-in allowance would be paid late, and there were complaints in the gang, so he sent me to come overnight to withdraw some cash from the second boss. ”
"Hmph! Big brother is really. All these years, I have been asked for money, and every time I get more and more. Even if I have a mountain of gold, it has been hollowed out. Every time you suffer a loss, you have to subsidize yourself, is he a wolf gang when we are cannon fodder?"
"Then I don't know! It's up to you big guys to decide. I'm just an errand runner, and it's a sin to disturb your rest. The man in black hastened to confess.
"Well, you wait. The fat monk stood up and glanced up casually. Frightened, Yun quickly retracted his head, and his mind fluttered. Then there was the sound of unlocking and fetching, and then the two of them sat down again and talked about some things in the gang. It's nothing more than who married a concubine, who met a flower-like woman in the Qinglou, etc., it seems that they don't want to leave for a while.
The clouds are getting impatient, and the longer the time drags on, the worse it is for them, and when the day dawns it will be even more difficult to get out.
In the anxiety, suddenly a sweet and greasy fragrance slowly came up, and it seemed that the fat monk had also lit a stove of sandalwood. But isn't sandalwood clear-hearted? Why does the more you smell it, the heavier your head becomes?
There was a small scream in his ears: "This is ** incense!