Chapter 389 Lao Ma
The old man's house is in the southwest of Qiaojiatang. It was already past noon when Li Chuan and the others arrived. They planned to eat something first before visiting, so they found a restaurant in the market, sat down and ordered a few dishes.
Just when they were about to use their chopsticks, a man came to their table, "Dr. Li, Master Wu Kong, Blacksmith Cen," the man called out their names one by one and said, "Why don't you do this? Are you here?"
Li Chuan looked up and recognized it, it was Liu Canjun. He was also surprised and said, "Liu Canjun, why are you here too?"
" Are you here to express condolences to Sun Tianxi?" Liu Canjun asked.
"Yes, let's give Senior Sun a ride." Blacksmith Cen said.
"You are here to express condolences too?" Li Chuan asked, "Have you eaten? Sit down quickly and have something to eat together."
"I have eaten," Liu Canjun sat down When he came down, he shook his head, smiled bitterly, and said: "There are so many people in strange costumes suddenly coming to the county. I must take a look and stare at them." He complained: "After the case in Xialin Village, things related to these, Regardless of whether they are true or false, they all come to my side."
He then said: "This Sun Tianxi moved here ten years ago. He treats the neighbors around him. He said that he used to be in the lumber business, but now that he is old and wants to settle down, he bought a house here. He was usually decent and kind, but he didn't expect that so many people would come here after he died. , none of them look easy to mess with."
Tiejiang Cen said in a dissatisfied tone: "If it weren't for Senior Sun, you might not be able to sit here with peace of mind."
"What do you say?" Liu Canjun didn't lose his temper, but asked instead.
"Do you know King Baoxing of Lanshan Pavilion?" Blacksmith Cen asked.
“I know.” Liu Canjun said.
“If Senior Sun hadn’t teamed up with more than a dozen demon hunters more than 20 years ago to severely injure King Baoxing, how could the monkey demon not come out to cause chaos and eat people for so many years?” Cen The blacksmith talked about Sun Tianxi's deeds and said: "There are indeed many scum among the demon hunters. But Senior Sun is different. At least... he is kind to the people of Chaobing County."
" "I was frivolous," Liu Canjun apologized to Blacksmith Cen and said, "I'll go over with you later, and I'll also burn a stick of incense to send this old man off."
Seeing what Liu Canjun said, Cen Tiejiang was a little embarrassed. He said: "After the old man retired, he didn't mention the previous things. I don't know, it's normal. These people gather here, it is indeed easy to cause trouble. I guess In a few more days, he They dispersed."
Liu Canjun said, "It's better to be peaceful." Then he asked Li Chuan, "When did you come back in the capital?"
"The day before yesterday? Come back." Li Chuan said.
"Is it official business, or just coming back for a visit?" Liu Canjun asked.
“No official business.” Li Chuan said.
Liu Canjun breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I heard from people that there have been a lot of actions in Qintian Prison recently. I thought you had something to do when you came back." Are you ready?" Li Chuan asked.
"No, no," Liu Canjun laughed and said, "You want to see the county governor? I will take you there later?"
This time, Li Chuan waved his hand and said: " No, let’s not hurt each other.”
He suddenly remembered what Zhang Xintong said and couldn’t help but look up at Liu Canjun again. The young, powerful and experienced official might not be Commander Wu, but Liu Canjun.
Liu Canjun noticed it and asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Chuan said, "I just thought it would be better if there were no monsters in Bing County." "That's right," Liu Canjun agreed. , he said: "The Black Horned King in Xuanshui Mountain disappeared the year before last. Most of the fields there have been re-cultivated, and there are still mineral veins. Stable mining began last year. There are other people who became refugees due to monster disasters before. People who fled from this place have a place to go.”
Li Chuan didn’t know this, he said, “That’s great.”
“Yes. So, sometimes when I can't sleep, I think about it. If the monkey demon in Lanshan Pavilion and the scorpion demon in Ziyun Cave are gone, then... But I don't dare to think about it. At that time, a village was plagued by demons. A village passed," Liu Canjun pursed his lips and shook his head, "It's miserable, it's too miserable."
Li Chuan understood his attitude.
After the four of them had eaten, they walked out of the restaurant and walked to Senior Sun's house. When I walked to the gate, I saw many people gathered there in twos and threes. Some of them recognized Blacksmith Cen and came up to greet him. Blacksmith Cen just nodded and didn't say much to them.
The house was filled with fireworks, and from time to time there were cries that drowned out the sound of chanting sutras.
They followed the instructions and went to the mourning hall and put up incense sticks. Blacksmith Cen then asked the stewards in the house a few questions, then took them around to the back and found Aunt Zhu in the dining hall.
Aunt Zhu was sitting with another female monster hunter, talking. She was very surprised to see Blacksmith Cen and the others coming. When they arrived, she asked: "What are you doing here?"
The female monster hunter understood, got up and left.
After she walked away, Tiejiang Cen looked around and said softly: "Something happened to Brother Jiang. Last time you said that he might have gone to Yuanjiao Forest. Do you know anything else?"
"What happened?" Aunt Zhu asked.
"Missing." Blacksmith Cen said.
Aunt Zhu thought for a while and said, "I seemed to have seen Brother Ma just now. He said he wanted to go before." As she said that, she stood up and said, "I'll call him over." , please wait a moment.”
Liu Canjun realized that this was the purpose of Li Chuan and others coming here. He lowered his voice and asked, "Brother Jiang? Is he the same one I saw last time? Didn't he say that he was a monk of the Qing Sect?" < br>
“That’s him.” Li Chuan said.
"Yuanjiao Forest is under Shanping County," Liu Canjun thought for a while and said, "I happen to have a fellow countryman who is serving as the county magistrate. Do you want me to write a letter to ask?"< br>
“Don’t be in a hurry, let’s find out first before talking.” Li Chuan said.
While talking, Aunt Zhu came over with a thin, middle-aged man with gray hair and a dark complexion wearing a blue Confucian robe.
Li Chuan understood that he was the old Ma Ge mentioned by Sister-in-law Zhu.
Tiejiang Cen stood up and said, "Brother Ma."
Brother Ma turned his eyes to Li Chuan Wu Kong and Liu Canjun, paused for a while on Liu Canjun, and did After making a gesture to signal Blacksmith Cen to sit down together, he asked: "Do you want to inquire about the python in Yuanjiao Forest?"
"You didn't go?" Blacksmith Cen asked.
Old Ma said: "I took the deposit and entered the forest. There were seven of us, me, a young monk, a couple, and three brothers. After entering the forest, I found that The couple and the three brothers knew each other, but they just pretended not to know each other. There was obviously something wrong, so halfway through, I found an opportunity and slipped away."
(End of this chapter)