Chapter 408 A Chance Encounter
Because we have family members and nothing important to do, Shi Qian didn’t rush us. We stopped and stopped along the way, only covering thirty or fifty miles a day.
This Xu Sheng was only six years old. He was in high spirits in the past two days. He would get out of the carriage from time to time, sit in Xu Ning's arms, and let Xu Ning carry him on the way. Unexpectedly, he caught wind and cold on the third day. Although it was not serious, Shi Qian did not dare to be careless. He traveled a long way and found an inn to rest in Wuqiu Town. He asked the doctor in the town to prescribe medicine.
In the past two days, Shi Qian and Xu Ning got along well.
Xu Ning made up his mind to go to Liangshan Prefecture to strive for success, so he naturally paid a lot of attention to Liangshan Prefecture and Zhao Zhen.
That evening, Xu Ning was carrying the cold medicine that had been boiled in the medicine shop. As soon as he came out of the medicine shop, he saw two Taoist priests and several Taoist boys walking in front.
Xu Ning didn't care either. When he saw that the group of people had also chosen to stay at the largest inn in town, he became interested.
After all, there is no monk or Taoist who would not go to a monastery to rest, but instead go to an inn to light a fire and settle down. Seeing that they were staying in the same inn, I listened carefully to the words of the Taoist priest and the innkeeper.
Their accents were from Shandong. After a few people settled in, Xu Ning went to the counter to chat.
The shopkeeper naturally knew these two generous customers, so when Xu Ning pretended to ask which temple in Wuqiu Town had efficacious and virtuous monks and asked for an amulet for the child to wear, the shopkeeper’s He opened his mouth and pointed to where to go.
Then he said: "What a coincidence, there is a group of Taoist monks in the shop today, but it is strange that these bird people are not serious monks, so they did not leave a Taoist number, but used lay names."
< br>Xu Ning said: "Looking at the attire, I'm afraid they are scammers. I don't know what these people are called. If you meet them in the future, you must not let them deceive you."
"Let me see, hey, One is named Dong Kai and the other is Yu Zhiwang. "
Xu Ning was shocked when he heard this. He immediately remembered it but kept silent. After chatting for a while, he said: "Shopkeeper, I'm going to see how my son is doing after taking the medicine."
With that said, Xu Ning got up and went to the guest room at the back.
Xu Ning did not go to her room and opened Shi Qian's door.
Shi Qian poured a cup of tea and asked, "Brother, is my nephew feeling better from the cold?"
"It's almost done. We can hit the road tomorrow. I'll go get the medicine today. I'll go downstairs." I met two embarrassing people."
Shi Qian asked: "Who are they?"
"It was two Taoist priests leading four Taoist boys, and these two Taoist priests didn't go either. I stayed in a temple, but came to this inn. I asked the shopkeeper, and the names of these two people were Dong Kai and Yu Zhiwang.”
Shi Qian listened and lowered his voice: "Brother suspects that these two are Qingzhou thieves, [Suzaku God] and [Xuanwu God]?"
Xu Ning nodded: "I'm afraid it's these two, Brother, didn’t you say that nursery rhymes have been leaked out in Bianjing City recently? I wonder if it was spread by these two people?” It’s the same, I’m afraid it’s not easy to take action in the city. If these people are really the leaders of Qingzhou, it will not only help us figure out the origin of the nursery rhymes, but also a great achievement.”
"That's what I meant. Let's leave early tomorrow. How about we find a secluded place ahead to intercept these people?"
Shi Qian said: "Teacher, nothing else matters, except these two people." They all have their own methods, and when it comes to doing them, I’m afraid we won’t be able to compete.”
"Brother, do you know the methods of these two?" "Teacher, can you see the gourds on their backs? I heard that the official and Mr. Gongsun said that these two people learned the methods of [Huanglong Taoist] Wu Jiao, and they were all in the gourds. It is a black wind that can blow up sand and stones when chanting a spell. Added to the black smoke, it can make people's eyes narrow. It is mixed with paper figures, horses, yellow and black beans, and turns into heavenly soldiers and gods, hitting the body. They also have a hundred pounds of strength. In addition, these two people also have some martial arts skills, which are nothing compared to Taoism."
Xu Ning listened and asked: " Is there a way to break the two-person Taoism? "
"I heard Mr. Gongsun say that this kind of Taoism, such as praying to gods, is most afraid of contamination, such as pig, sheep, dog blood, feces and urine, menstrual blood, etc. All humans can break the Dao method. If you eat meat and garlic beforehand, it can also make it unable to drive.” It's easy to capture these two leaders."
At the moment, the two were discussing how to let them eat wine and meat, but for a long time they didn't have any good ideas.
The two had no choice but to go to the lobby to look for opportunities. Unexpectedly, these two Taoists were true Taoists, but the Taoist boys were not true Taoists. These few were handsome, but they were all old thieves.
When I was in Tokyo, I could still abstain from eating meat, but after leaving Bianjing, I couldn’t hold it back for a long time. Not only did he order wine and meat, but he also ordered onions, leeks, and garlic, which are smelly and unclean and make Taoism taboo condiments. He ordered a full table and went to the private room upstairs.
This is not the case only in Wuqiu Town. These people dressed as Taoist boys are all smart. In order to curry favor with these two leaders, on the way back, they were treated to good wine and meat. .
Xu Ning and Shi Qian met and smiled at each other.
The two of them also ordered food and drinks. While the waiter was serving the food, Shi Qian put a dozen big coins on the table and asked: "Second brother, do these Taoists know about that Taoist temple? It doesn't look like it." "A monk?"
The waiter said: "Who knows? The shopkeeper also said that these few don't seem to be monks. Let me wait and see if anything goes wrong. I just went upstairs to fill the water." , these two Taoist priests and Taoist boys are all full of food, but these people will only stay for one day, and they will leave tomorrow, so the guest officer does not need to worry about it."
Shi Qian said: "Now we are on the road. It’s not peaceful. Please ask the waiter to get up early and prepare meals tomorrow. I’ll leave as soon as possible to avoid causing any trouble.”
The waiter picked up the money on the table and asked: “ When the guest plans to eat, I will prepare it in advance."
"At the fourth watch, I will have to take care of the horses and feed them."
"Don't worry, sir, I'll take care of you."
On the second day, Xu Ning, Shi Qian and their party got up early, had breakfast, saddled their horses, and set off.
The two of them walked more than twenty miles and found a large forest. They hid the carriage in it and the two of them also ambush beside it.
After waiting for more than an hour, I finally saw the six people who had arrived belatedly.
Xu Ning and Shi Qian were standing on the road with hooks, sickles, spears and simple knives in their hands. Dong Kai and Yu Zhiwang saw them and shouted: "Where are the blind thieves who dare to tease the master. Get out of here, the provincial master will cut you into three or five pieces.”
Xu Ning laughed and said: "It's ridiculous, you two damn thieves are not hiding in Qingzhou, but you come here to cheat and cheat. Today I am going to capture you two and go to Liangshan to show your merits."
Dong Kai After hearing this, Yu Zhiwang and Yu Zhiwang were each surprised. Thinking that they were showing off, they each took the weapons from the Taoist boy.
(End of this chapter)