The man who came in from outside the courtyard was actually an honest monk.
"Why did the monk appear in the Taoist temple?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.
"Since Lu Xiaofeng and Su Yang can appear in Taoist temples, of course monks can too. At least monks and nuns worship Bodhisattva."
What the honest monk said is absolutely correct. Even if there is something wrong between the monk and his nuns, the Bodhisattva will probably forgive them because they all worship him.
Su Yang also asked: "Isn't the monk crawling? Why did he leave again?"
"Of course you'll leave when you're tired of climbing." The honest monk said with a low eyebrow.
"What are you doing here?" Su Yang asked again, "Aren't you afraid of being implicated?"
The honest monk shook his head: "The monk has been too poor recently. He is so poor that he can't even eat meat, so he doesn't care about whether he is implicated or not. He can only risk his own life and make a special trip to find two people for alms."
Su Yang smiled and said: "You are indeed an honest monk. Monks don't eat meat. Even if you have gold and silver, you won't eat meat. But I think you have found the wrong person when you came to us for alms."
"Then who should I look for?" asked the honest monk.
Su Yang and Lu Xiaofeng looked at each other and said at the same time: "The Embroidery Thief."
The honest monk nodded and said: "It makes sense, it makes sense, but where can I find it?"
Su Yang winked at Lu Xiaofeng, walked towards the honest monk calmly, and asked him with a smile: "Don't you know?"
The honest monk also took a step back calmly, looked at Lu Xiaofeng and Su Yang, and said, "Amitabha, these two are not only stingy, but also not good people."
"Why aren't we good people?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.
The honest monk took two steps back and said, "It's normal for a stingy person to refuse to give money to a beggar, but if he even wants to beat up a beggar monk, he must be a very evil person."
"The monk did not abide by the rules and regulations and stole the Taoist nun. Of course we will teach you a lesson on behalf of the Buddha."
When Su Yang said the word "Buddha", Lu Xiaofeng had already jumped behind the honest monk like a big bird, blocking his retreat.
Su Yang also suddenly drew his sword and said, "I will teach you a lesson." He has already struck eight swords in a row, each sword is as fast as thunder, the sword blade makes a buzzing sound in the air, and the moves are inseparable from the sleeves of the honest monk.
robe.
Because Su Yang could only attack his sleeves. The honest monk's rag-covered satin sleeves were rolled up. The two long and wide sleeves immediately clapped as if they had been blown out of air. They were waving in all directions without leaking, and the whole person was covered with water.
Protection is in it.
The sleeves of the robe brought with it the whistling sound of the wind, and a strong wind rolled directly into the green steel sword. When Bu's sleeves touched the green steel sword, he unexpectedly knocked the green steel sword aside. The sleeves were filled with real power. They were as sharp as blades.
, and came straight to the door in front of Su Yang.
A ray of red light flashed on the green steel sword. A wisp of dark red sword energy suddenly surged out from the tip of the sword. When it hit the strong wind brought by the sleeves of the honest monk, it made a crisp sound, just like the real thing.
connect.
In the blink of an eye, the green steel sword and the sleeve robe had collided dozens of times, with a crackle like rain hitting banana trees. The honest monk's two cloth sleeve robe did not fall behind at all in front of Su Yang's green steel sword.
Lu Xiaofeng slowly took a step forward, seemingly ready to take action.
The honest monk suddenly changed his moves, circling his two big sleeves above his head, opening a gap, and jumped out, shouting: "No fight, no fight!"
Su Yang asked curiously: "Why?"
The Honest Monk was dissatisfied and said: "You are going to bully the minority. If the fight continues, the monk's head will be smashed by you."
Su Yang walked up to him with a smile: "Do you think I won't smash your head if you don't fight me?"
The honest monk's eyes widened and he said depressedly: "Why do you have to smash the monk's head? The monk is just here to ask for alms."
"It's a coincidence that you came here." Su Yang pointed to the small courtyard and said, "Do you know who originally lived in this courtyard and this Taoist temple?"
The honest monk rolled his eyes a few times but said nothing.
Not speaking may mean that you don’t know, or it may mean that you know but don’t say anything.
"You really don't know?" Su Yang smiled, if the honest monk said he didn't know, he would really break his head.
The honest monk sighed: "You asked knowingly. Of course the Taoist nuns live in the Taoist temple. Of course I know, and Lu Xiaofeng is also here, so the Taoist nuns in this Taoist temple must be extremely beautiful. There are several extremely beautiful ones in the world.
Where is the Taoist nun? So of course the owner here is Jiang Qingxia."
What he said seemed to make sense, and the reasoning was correct. However, it seemed as if he didn't say a single word.
Lu Xiaofeng shook his head and said, "It's such a coincidence that you came here. If you say you don't know anything, it's hard for us to believe you."
"What do you believe?" asked the honest monk.
"I believe you are here to ask for help." Su Yang raised the letter in his hand: "We just traced some clues about the embroidery thief, and you showed up, and then all the clues were suddenly cut off. Don't you think it's too coincidental?
Is it done?”
Lu Xiaofeng also stared at him sharply. He really didn't want to believe that this matter had something to do with Monk Lao Shi. Although Monk Lao Shi was not very honest and would even visit brothels, he was not so dishonest as to pick in other people's pockets.
money situation.
The honest monk closed his mouth tightly, as if he was embarrassed.
Su Yang rolled his eyes and suddenly smiled: "Since you don't want to talk about today's events, how about we talk about something else?"
"say what?"
"Tell me how you met Ye Gucheng." Su Yang said: "Is this also a coincidence? Ye Gucheng went to Jin Jiuling's home five hundred miles away from Pingnan Palace, and then you happened to meet him? And then it happened to be that he met Ye Gucheng.
Got to me?"
The honest monk said: "I just went to him for alms. People in the world often only see Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue as two of the best swordsmen in the world, but they ignore their other identities."
"What identity?"
"Of course he is a rich man." The Honest Monk smiled and said: "Whether it is the Lord of Baiyun City or Wanmei Villa, they are both very rich men. Isn't it normal for me, a poor monk, to seek alms from the rich Lord of Baiyun City?"
Su Yang smiled and said: "It seems that the Lord of Baiyun City is also a very evil person. Not only did he not give you any money, he also beat you up."
The honest monk said in surprise: "How do you know?"
Su Yang said: "The other day I saw you learning to crawl on the ground, it wasn't because I was afraid that Lu Xiaofeng's incident would implicate you, but because you were injured, wasn't it?"
The corner of the honest monk's mouth twitched twice, nodded helplessly, looked at Su Yang and said sadly: "It is already very difficult to deceive Lu Xiaofeng. But after all, sometimes you can still deceive him, and now there is another one
You, the two of you together, you won’t be fooled in the slightest, hey, our line of work is getting harder and harder.”
Lu Xiaofeng sneered: "Aren't you a monk? When did you change your career to become a liar?"
"A liar is not necessarily a monk, a monk must be a liar. Otherwise, how can you put the money in other people's pockets into your own pocket." The honest monk was actually very plausible. And what he said seemed to be correct.
Although what he said was right, if the Buddha had heard what he said, he would have smashed his bald head.
"What happened that day? Since Ye Gucheng took action, how could you still be alive?" Su Yang asked.
The honest monk said mysteriously: "Maybe it's because I only asked him for alms and didn't ask him for anything else, so Ye Gucheng didn't want to kill me."
"I really don't understand, why do you, a great monk and a monk, need so much money?" Su Yang smiled and touched his bald head.
"Buddha also costs money. It costs money to raise eight hundred arhats. It costs money to raise sutra preachers. It also costs money to have goddesses scatter flowers when you go out." The honest monk sighed: "Otherwise, why do you think the Buddha wanted good men and women to contribute incense?"
"I don't think it's the Buddha who wants money." Su Yang shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's an honest monk who is not very honest. He goes to a brothel to drink wine and asks for money."
Lu Xiaofeng suddenly laughed: "You are wrong. Although he goes to a brothel, he never pays for it."
"Oh? You still have this ability, you might as well teach me." Su Yangqi said.
The honest monk became shy, his face turned red, and he murmured: "Don't say it, don't say it."
Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said: "Because he must have an old sweetheart in the brothel, and the old sweetheart often doesn't charge money."
The honest monk sighed and said, "How can a person like you not understand how to become a good old lover without money?"
The meaning of being a good old friend is that we always have good friends. If you have good friends often, you will often spend money. At most, you will spend less money later, but it is definitely not free of money.
"It seems that although the honest monk is honest, your little monk is not very honest." Su Yang said.
The honest monk lowered his head: "Monks are men too, and male monks are generally not very obedient. You two must know this better than me."
Su Yang suddenly sneered: "Not only do we know it, but Ouyang must also know it."
The honest monk suddenly raised his head, looked at Su Yang like a ghost, and said in surprise: "How do you know?"
Lu Xiaofeng asked curiously: "Ouyang? Which Ouyang?"
The honest monk turned to look at Lu Xiaofeng, and his expression suddenly became very strange, as if he was a little smug. He also sympathized with Lu Xiaofeng's ignorance. He shook his head and said, "How come you don't even know about Ouyang?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Why do I have to know?"
The honest monk whispered: "Because Ouyang is Ouyang Qing."
Lu Xiaofeng asked: "Who is Ouyang Qing?"
The honest monk's face turned redder and he stammered: "She is...a, very famous...prostitute."
Su Yang said: "Actually, you have nothing to be embarrassed about. A monk has neither a wife nor a concubine. If he can't even find a prostitute, why should he find a nun?"
The honest monk blushed and whispered: "No, no, no, she is not what you think."
"You don't have to be embarrassed at all, you two are a perfect match," Su Yang said.
"Why?" asked the honest monk.
Su Yang smiled and said: "You are an eminent monk, and she is a famous prostitute. An eminent monk works as a monk for a day and rings the clock for a day, but a famous prostitute works as a clock for a day and works as a monk for a day."
"Amitabha, the Buddha should really send down thunder and lightning to kill you." The honest monk muttered some words that no one could understand, as if he was really chanting sutras and begging the Buddha to kill Su Yang.
A stern look flashed in Su Yang's eyes, and he asked with a straight face: "Since you have a famous prostitute, why do you want to find a Taoist nun again?"
Lu Xiaofeng sighed and said: "Famous prostitutes cost money, and this Taoist nun has been very rich recently, so you came to her to beg for help, right?"
He paused, denied what he just said, and added: "No, no, maybe you are joining forces with this Taoist nun to beg for alms. Are you here today just to take away your share?"
"You said I am part of the Embroidery Thief's gang?" the honest monk asked in surprise.
As soon as the words were spoken, Su Yang and Lu Xiaofeng laughed at the same time, staring at the honest monk with a smile.
The honest monk also realized that he had said the wrong thing. If he really didn't know that Jiang Qingxia and Jiang Chongwei lived here beforehand, and didn't know that Jiang Qingxia and Jiang Chongwei pretended to be embroidery thieves and stole the pearls from the palace, how could he ask such a question?
One sentence.
This is tantamount to not asking for it.
"Let me be lenient if you confess." Su Yang said.
The honest monk had a sad look on his face and kept scratching his head. If he had hair, he would probably have pulled out all the hair on his head.
"This matter is too troublesome and I can't explain it clearly," he said.
Before Lu Xiaofeng and Su Yang could get angry, his expression suddenly changed drastically, he pointed at the door of the small courtyard and exclaimed: "Why are you here!" (To be continued...)
ps: To explain, Ouyang Qing and Lu Xiaofeng have no relationship so far in this book.
