There is a secluded alley between the two mansions.
The alley has been encroached upon by the courtyard walls on both sides several times, and is now too narrow to pass. In addition, the vines flowing down from the top of the wall are like a waterfall, and the flowers are submerged, so it is now impassable for pedestrians.
But that's talking about adults, not children.
Amei led a few friends and got into the flower cage in the alley.
There was a little kid behind him who was talking nonsense.
"There must be something going on at Fat Tou's house!"
"nonsense."
There was an immediate rebuttal.
"He didn't come out as scheduled today. He must have been prohibited from doing so at home. He was locked in his room studying. Why do you let you keep talking here?"
"My crow's mouth?"
The little boy was so angry at being rebutted that he squatted down and dug out a dog hole from the corner of the wall.
"See for yourselves."
Then, several little heads gathered at the entrance of the cave and looked inside.
Inside this courtyard wall is a spacious courtyard with an elegant layout and elegant buildings. You can tell at a glance that it is a luxurious home. But the strange thing is that there is no one in the huge courtyard and no one can be heard. After the storm last night, it was full of people.
Fallen flowers and fallen leaves were also spread all over the ground, without being taken care of.
There was only an unspeakable deathly silence lingering in it, making people hold their breath.
"Since this morning, there has been no sound in this room. Could it be..."
The little kid paused.
"Is there a monster?"
These words seemed to bring out the dead silence in the yard. The children were silent for a while, and only the thumping of their heartbeats could be heard one after another.
"What are you afraid of?!"
Amei suddenly spoke and waved the small wooden sword in her hand to encourage her.
"That's fine if there are no monsters. If there are..." She took out a small object from her pocket, but it was a rusty iron knife with a bell on the handle. "This is a treasure left by my father. Today is just the right time for the monsters to see it."
This heroine’s methods!”
The knife "dinged" in his hand, but all the friends rolled their eyes.
Amei slowly bared her teeth.
"Do not believe?"
Believe it or not!
Normally when we play house, you just have to be a heroine. We can't beat you, so it's not like you do whatever you say? But now this yard is strangely tight, and it looks spooky and scary. How can we take it?
Is the bullshit you brag about when you are having fun really true?
then……
"Believe it! Grandson Gui doesn't believe it."
"If the eldest sister is so powerful, the eldest sister's father must also be powerful, and the things he leaves behind must be even more powerful!"
"Fat Tou is our brother. How can we not save our brother when he is in trouble?!"
The boys also wanted to retort loudly, but the opponent's fist was too painful.
Little Amei hummed a few times and lowered her fist.
"I'll take the lead."
Saying that, he grabbed the dog hole.
"Hurry up and follow."
As soon as he reached for his waist, he slipped in neatly, leaving a bunch of boys staring at each other. They were trying to avoid it for a while, but they still couldn't decide which one would go next.
It wasn't until Amei disappeared that the second "chivalrous man" was elected by his companions, but he was the thinnest among the boys.
He slowly lay down at the entrance of the cave before inserting half of his head.
At this time.
Suddenly, a lot of movement and speech sounds were heard in the courtyard.
The dead silence just now was swept away, and the entire house came to life in an instant.
Immediately afterwards.
Men and maids poured out from all over the yard, either cleaning the yard or taking care of the house, and it seemed to have returned to the normal daily appearance of the backyard of a wealthy family.
But in the midst of all the busyness, there was a stooped old man in short clothes walking slowly into the yard, dressed as a servant but looking like he was doing nothing.
He seemed to have noticed something, and suddenly turned his head and grinned at the dog hole at the base of the wall.
The boys outside the dog cave clamped their legs together and dispersed.
…………
The setting sun shines at dusk.
Another strange combination came to the front of the flower alley.
A leprosy-headed beggar led a young policeman, a ranger armed with swords, and a short-haired Taoist.
The beggar pointed to the house in front, nodded and bowed: "You three gentlemen, this is the house."
The three "masters" he refers to are naturally Li Changan, Bo Ziyu and Zhang Yi.
In the afternoon, the Taoist priest met Sanniangzi. As soon as he left Li'er Tower, he was blocked by the beggar, who said that he was sent by the beggar's head to bring a piece of news about a suspected monster.
Li Changan simply called Zhang Yi and Bo Ziyu, let the beggar lead the way, and arrived at the mansion together.
As a local leader, Bo Ziyu has a clear reputation everywhere in the city.
"The owner of this house is named Jin, and it is one of the most luxurious houses in the city... If there are really monsters." He shook his head, "Trouble!"
Then he turned to ask the beggar.
"The yamen didn't even listen to the news, how could you find out what's going on in this house?"
"swill."
"swill?"
The beggar scratched his red scalp.
"So that the three masters will know that the Jin family has a big house, many servants, and a lot of swill poured out every day. We brothers who are begging for food have to live entirely on his family's swill."
"But in the past two or three days, his swill has been getting less and less every day. Yesterday, there was even less swill."
"That's it?" Bo Ziyu frowned.
The beggar said nothing. According to the agreement between the Tuantou and Zhang Erlang, they were only responsible for providing information. As for whether it was true or false, they had to let the Taoist priests investigate on their own.
Li Changan understood this, took a few copper coins and sent the beggar away, then pressed his sword and went to knock on the door.
Whether there is a monster or not, you will know once you find out.
…………
Boom.
Boom.
Crunch~
Not long after knocking on the door, the door opened and a stooped old man in short clothes came out.
Li Changan bowed his hands and saluted:
"Pindao..."
Before he finished speaking, the old man was already looking at the short hair on the Taoist priest's head: "You are Li Xuanxiao!"
The Taoist priest was stunned: "Do you know me?"
Without waiting for an answer, the old man's eyes widened and he suddenly ran into the yard.
As he ran, he shouted: "Master! Master! It's evil! It's evil! Then Taoist Li is coming to our door!"
Bo Ziyu's face twitched, and Li Changan was confused.
"Pfft~"
However, it was the ranger Zhang Yi who sneered. When he saw the two men looking over, he quickly straightened his features and regained his usual cold expression.
He explained with cold eyebrows and cold eyes:
"Maybe you don't know why you two are busy catching monsters. Just because wherever you appear, there are monsters causing trouble. According to street rumors, the two have become soul-spelling messengers who can be used to cure crying children.
"
Li Changan:......
…
"Daozhang Li, Boss Bo, please forgive me, my old servant is old and dim, and he has taken the gossip in the market and made it true."
Jin members repeatedly accused him of crimes.
After the old man ran into the yard shouting, not long after, the Jin member hurriedly greeted him out.
After the Taoist priest and others expressed their indifference, he wanted to invite the three of them to stay and have a banquet in order to express his apology. The Taoist priest and others naturally agreed.
The dishes are over five flavors, and the wine is over three rounds.
This member of the Jin family was talkative on the outside, and his posture was also low, which made Bo Ziyu very happy. Before he knew it, he was dizzy from drinking, and his belly was filled with yellow soup.
He complained, came out to relieve himself, and after draining the water, he found Li Changan standing motionless outside the kitchen.
"What is the Taoist doing here?"
He approached with a playful smile, only to see the Taoist priest looking at a maid who was making fire in front of the stove.
"This girl hasn't grown up yet," he said teasingly through the wine glass, "How about this, sir?"
Li Changan was too lazy to pay attention to him. He drew his sword and chopped some fresh branches in the yard. He went into the kitchen and after reaching the stove, he used the branches to replace the dry firewood that the maid had on hand.
When Bo Ziyu saw this, he muttered: "You are a Taoist priest who always plays tricks on people..."
Before she finished speaking, she saw the maid picking up branches to make dry firewood and stuffing it into the stove. She stirred it up with a fire stick a few times and stuffed the branches in one after another, ignoring that the stove fire was gradually extinguished.
Bo Ziyu was stunned: "Could he be a blind man?"
Li Changan still said nothing, only took a bowl to scoop out some stove ashes.
On the table next to him, a cook was making dough. The Taoist priest used the stove ashes to replace the flour next to him, but the cook actually grabbed the stove ashes and kneaded them into the dough. Bai Shengsheng's countertop suddenly became dark.
, the cook is still busy making noodles.
No matter how arrogant you are, you should notice something is wrong.
Bo Ziyu suddenly woke up from the drunkenness and finally remembered what he was here for. A layer of white sweat appeared on the back of his neck unknowingly.
"These people..." His throat felt a little stiff, "What's wrong?"