Chapter 156: Want to modify the terms of the contract? No, dear
In the vast night, a gray figure rises and falls quickly in the night. The figure flickers, as if teleporting. The residents and patrolling soldiers along the way often seem to see a gray figure at first glance.
The figure, at the next glance, had disappeared without a trace.
Although the gray figure almost did not attract the attention of any street guards or patrol soldiers along the way, he also did not notice that there was a figure in black above his head. The figure was like a nighthawk in Chang'an.
He was hovering in the sky, a pair of eyes fixed on him.
After crossing half of Chang'an, the gray figure finally appeared in the hall of a large house in Yongjiafang in the north of the city.
puff!
After several rapid blowing sounds, the man in gray used the torch in his hand to light a lampstand placed on the side of the hall, and the dim yellow light suddenly illuminated the hall.
After lighting the first lamp, the man in gray did not continue to light other lamps, but stopped, sat cross-legged under the lampstand, and recited scriptures in a low voice.
A few minutes later, a gust of wind blew from the yard, making the windows of the hall whistle.
Just after the wind stopped, a figure in black was already sitting opposite the man in gray.
"Yifan, what are you doing here again?"
The man in black said in an impatient tone, "The things you promised us haven't been finished yet..."
The man in gray raised his head and said in a calm tone.
"Senior Brother Faya is dead!"
"If you die, you will die..."
The man in black said nonchalantly.
"The deal between you and us is that you help us send Li Zitong out of Chang'an, and we help you rescue a person from the Xi Nei Yuan Yuan Cong Forbidden Army station. As for whether that person is dead or alive, it is not within the scope of our transaction.
……who?"
The man in black waved his hand, and the two windows in the hall suddenly opened, and then his figure passed through the window like a ghost and appeared outside the hall.
The moonlight is like water, shining in the courtyard of the mansion.
A little kitten was lying on the wall of the mansion, looking at the man in black with its big eyes open and a cute expression on its face.
After looking around, the man in black walked in through the window again and landed in front of the man in gray.
"Who is outside?" the man in gray asked in a deep voice.
"No one..." The man in black shook his head. "I am just suspicious. There is nothing outside except a kitten."
"cat?"
After hearing the words of the man in black, the man in gray seemed to have thought of something, and instantly jumped up and jumped out of the window.
The moonlight was like silver, casting a clear glow in the courtyard of the mansion.
The man in gray looked carefully. The walls, the yard, the corners, the roof...everywhere was empty, and there was no trace of any cat at all.
After a while, the body of the man in gray passed through the window again and returned to the room.
"What does the cat you see look like?"
"It's just an ordinary kitten. It should have been raised by someone nearby!" The man in black said casually. "This is irrelevant, just like the life and death of that Falla monk."
"How can it be irrelevant?"
The man in gray raised his head and revealed the face of Monk Yifan. "Senior Brother Faya is already dead. Why does this poor monk need to cooperate with you?"
The man in black raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a sneer. He reached into his arms, took out a piece of paper, and shook it towards Monk Yifan.
"Monk Yifan, the contract between you and us is clearly written. You must first help us send Li Zitong out of Chang'an, and then we will help you rescue a person from the prison of the Yuancong Forbidden Army. After the contract is signed,
No excuses may be made for any reason.”
The man in black looked at Monk Yifan and said in a threatening tone.
"Do you understand what I mean by not being able to shirk for any reason? It means that whether that monk is alive or dead, it has nothing to do with our contract. You can't use this reason to refuse to do what you should do.
things."
"But Senior Brother Faya is dead," Monk Yifan said in a deep voice. "Even after the poor monk helps you send Li Zitong out, who else can you help me save?"
"It doesn't matter..."
The man in black shrugged his shoulders.
"There are so many people in the prison of Yuancong Forbidden Army. When the time comes, we will give you a roster. If you say who you want to save, we will save them!"
"..."
The man in gray, Monk Yifan, looked at the man in black silently, without saying a word.
"What, do you really want to regret it?"
Looking at Monk Yifan's expression, the man in black snorted coldly.
"According to your request, Jing Jing'er set off north to Chang'an more than ten days ago and will arrive soon. Now you say you don't plan to cooperate with us? Monk Yifan, are you teasing us?"
The man in black lowered his head and looked at Monk Yifan with dangerous eyes.
"I tell you, no one in the world can tease us Kong Kong Jing Jing, not even your Fahua Sect! Do you, Monk Yifan, want your Fa Hua Sect to see Kong Kong'er's methods that never fail?
"
The scene suddenly became stagnant...
At this time, in the mansion next door to them, a Taoist priest dressed in white was wearing a large earphone, listening to the voices coming from inside with a serious look on his face.
"It turns out that Li Zitong was not colluding with the Fahua Sect, but Kongkong Jingjing... Now it will be difficult..."
The Taoist priest in white touched his chin, his face full of tangles.
"Kongkong Jingjing has nothing to do with Pindao. What Pindao wants is evidence of the Fahua Sect's rebellion, not evidence for the Fahua Sect's acquittal."
"Ouch..."
A certain little milk cat lazily answered beside him.
"What? Little guy, you said that no matter what the situation, Pindao would always take Yifan's body with him. In the past, he was forced to do it?"
The white-robed Taoist priest had a look of excitement on his face.
"But if you do this, doesn't it look a little unnatural?"
"Ouch..."
The little milk cat waved its paws to indicate that it didn't mean that at all.
"Oh, you said that what His Majesty Li Yuan wants anyway is an excuse. It doesn't matter if it's not natural. Anyway, it can't be more outrageous than Taishang Laojun's manifestation at Yangjiao Mountain, right?"
Kong Qing nodded thoughtfully.
"That makes so much sense. I didn't expect you to be so insidious, little guy."
The little milk cat glared at Kong Qing, then jumped up, jumped on his shoulder, and slapped Kong Qing's face with his little paws. However, even the angry little milk cat was very measured.
He didn't show his sharp claws.
"Oooh ooh..."
"Okay, okay, I admit that what I just said was all my own thought..."
Kong Qing picked up the little kitten and rubbed it hard.
"I'm a bad person, I'm very insidious... Stop making trouble, they're talking again over there."
The little cat turned its head with disdain and pushed Kong Qing's face with its little paws.
"Ouch!"
"It's not impossible if you want me to send Li Zitong out..."
After a period of stalemate, Monk Yifan finally took the lead and bowed his head.
"But forget about rescuing people from the prison of the Forbidden Army. I want you to change the matter of rescuing people to helping me arrest someone."
"It's written clearly in black and white on the paper, it's clear..."
The man in black took out the contract again and shook it.
"The contract signed by Kong Kong Jingjing will be fulfilled perfectly. If I say I will help you save people, I will definitely help you save people. We will not let you breach the contract, and we will not breach the contract ourselves."
Facing this unsociable man in black, Yifan said a little depressed.
"The people the poor monk wanted to save have already passed away. Can't we exchange the rescue on another condition?"
The man in black looked at Yifan with calm eyes and said calmly.
"So when you signed the contract, you made it clear that you were rescuing that monk, rather than just rescuing a person from the Yuancong Forbidden Army's prison."
"Didn't you say at that time that in order to avoid risks, you should use someone to refer to you?"
"of course!"
The man in black said confidently.
"That Monk Yaya was guilty of treason. Who knows how many days he can live in prison. If I had written to help you rescue the living Monk Yaya, wouldn't I have breached the contract now? This risk is very high.
All right!"
Monk Yifan blinked and found that he had nothing to say.
"Then tell me directly, how can you help the poor monk catch someone."
"One yard owned by a yard……"
The man in black put down the contract in his hand, and then took out a blank contract.
"Still the old rules, either pay or do things, let's sign a contract again."
In another mansion, the Taoist priest in white was holding his earphones with one hand and beating the ground desperately with the other.
"Why is this empty-handed person unable to break the contract when he opens his mouth? When he shuts up, he signs a contract. Is he a devil?"
The little cat looked at Kong Qing who was beating the ground with sympathy.
This stupid human being is sick again!
At this time, although Monk Yifan had no idea that there was such a Taoist priest in white who was monitoring them in another mansion, looking at the contract handed over by the man in black, Monk Yifan couldn't help but feel the connection with a certain person in his heart.
The Taoist priest in white feels exactly the same.
"What did you say? Let's sign another contract?"
"That's right!"
The man in black said calmly.
"Since you have new requirements, you will naturally have to sign a new contract."
Even Monk Yifan, who has been meditating since he was a child and has deep concentration, felt a little broken at this time.
"Why go to all this trouble? Can't we just change the conditions? You don't have to force your way into the Yuancong Forbidden Army's prison..."
"No, I, Kong Kong Jing Jing, have a reputation that I will definitely fulfill my promise. I cannot let it go bad in someone's hands."
The man in black said firmly.
"As long as you can send Li Zitong out of Chang'an, we will definitely help you rescue someone from prison. But now if you want us to help you arrest someone, you must sign a new contract."
Monk Yifan let out a long breath, then lowered his head helplessly.
"Okay, then I'll sign another contract with you, poor monk."
"now it's right……"
The tone of the man in black suddenly became enthusiastic. He handed over a new contract with some attentiveness and pointed on it twice with his hand.
"Come here, write down what you want me to do, and then I will think about it and give you an answer."
Monk Yifan shook his head helplessly, picked up a pen and began to write on the paper seriously. The man in black standing on the side also leaned over, reading and repeating.
In the mansion on the other side, a certain Taoist priest in white was also holding a little milk cat, wearing headphones and listening quietly.
"The person you want us to arrest is... Taoist Qingwei of Chang'an Qingdu Guanzhangyuan!"