There was an oil lamp burning in the room, which was not very bright. But after my eyes got used to the light, I could see everything clearly.
The night is extremely quiet.
Song You walked to the bed and touched the quilt. This time, he was lucky. The inn seemed to have been bleak for a while. The store owner took this opportunity to wash all the sheets and quilts. There was a faint smell of bean pods and it felt very good.
It's dry and I think it will be very comfortable to sleep on.
The calico cat followed behind him, but he was worried.
"Taoist priest……"
"What's wrong?"
"There are a few people in that group who are always staring at Sanhua Empress's little bowl!" Sanhua Cat jumped on the table and said, "The eyes are weird."
"Evil eyebrows and rat eyes."
"Evil eyebrows and rat eyes!"
"It means, his eyes are like those of a thief and a mouse."
"Evil eyebrows and rat eyes!!"
"It's like this at noon today. Sanhua Empress's little bowl is beautiful and precious, so it's normal for people to covet it." Song You said to her, "Especially this bowl is used by Sanhua Empress, and others see a cat
If you use such a beautiful and precious bowl, you will suspect that we don’t know its value.”
"Crucian carp!"
"To covet, to covet and to want."
"Sanhua Empress knows!" Sanhua Cat stared at him and said, "Sanhua Empress just finds it interesting!"
"I forgot that Empress Sanhua has learned to be rich and has five cars."
"Xuefuwuche!"
"That's right."
"Then will they come to steal Sanhua Empress's precious little bowl at night?" Sanhua Empress said worriedly.
"well……"
Song You sat down on the edge of the bed. Because the bed was soft and comfortable, he couldn't help but sigh. Then he looked at the cat on the table: "Empress Sanhua is so powerful and the best at catching mice. Even the country
The smell that the master has hidden so deeply, just like a mouse, cannot be hidden from Empress Sanhua, and now that her magic power has increased greatly, who can steal it from under the nose of Empress Sanhua?"
"right!"
Mao'er's expression suddenly condensed, and the sorrow in his brows disappeared: "The mana has greatly increased!"
"If he wants to steal, let him steal it. Just ask him about escorting the goods." Song You said to her, "If we take the initiative to ask, we may not get the answer, but if others come to tell us on their own,
We, maybe will be better."
"right!"
Mao'er's expression suddenly became condensed. Just now he felt that he was already very powerful, but suddenly he felt that he still had a lot to learn.
"What if they don't come?"
"If you don't come, you will be a gentleman. Tomorrow I will bring a gift and bow down to ask for advice. I only hope that they can tell the truth."
"Bringing gifts~"
Cat repeated.
The Taoist walked to the table, took out the small bowl of Sanhua Empress, looked around, then picked up the tea bowl that was originally upside down on the table, and compared it, the size and height were almost the same.
"call……"
There were two identical small bowls on the table.
Exquisite blue and white flowers, transparent but not leaking.
"Now, even if you let him take it, Sanhua Empress doesn't have to worry about her bowl being broken."
"You are so smart!"
"I'll have to trouble Empress Sanhua."
"The mouse is here to steal! Empress Sanhua catches him!"
"Don't hurt him."
"Taoist, don't worry, even if Sanhua Empress catches a mouse, she won't hurt it."
"Then I..."
"You go to sleep!"
"is this okay?"
"Go to sleep, go to sleep!"
Cat urged him quickly.
The Taoist had no other choice but to lie down.
He closed his eyes and thought about random things in his mind. The night outside the window was surprisingly quiet. Song You's heart slowly calmed down and he fell asleep soon.
Cats are different——
Sanhua Empress first waved her paw at the oil lamp. It was obviously far away and a small cat's paw couldn't blow any wind, but the oil lamp was extinguished instantly.
After turning off the lights, she was not idle. First she ran to the window and took a look at the courtyard below. She ran to the door and looked through the crack in the door at the corridor outside. Then she ran to the wall and listened to what was going on next door. In short, throughout the whole
He looked around the room and sniffed there, finally climbed onto the bed, dragged his real bowl and hid it in the corner of the bed, then lay still and watched secretly.
Time passes little by little.
Sanhua Empress did not move at all.
Finally it was midnight.
Judging by human hearing, there was no movement at all, but the calico cat had turned its head and stared straight at the door.
To be precise, he was staring at the right side of the door. He seemed to be able to see through the wall and see the movement in the corridor outside the room, then slowly moved to the left, and finally stopped in the middle of the wooden door.
"Click..."
There was slight movement outside the door.
A dagger reached in and turned the door bolt.
There was supposed to be a half crescent moon tonight, but a dark cloud drifted in from nowhere and just covered it. At this time, there was no one visible in the room, which is perfect for a gentleman on the beam.
Unfortunately, everything is clear to Empress Sanhua.
I saw the door bolt moving slowly.
"..."
With an almost imperceptible sound, the door was pushed open at an extremely slow speed.
Empress Sanhua tilted her head and looked at him.
Standing at the door was a strong man in his twenties or thirties, who was considered young among a group of escorts.
Sure enough it was him.
Sanhua Empress knew it was him because this man seemed to be the least smart among the group of people.
Mao'er changed her position beside the bed and hid her small bowl deeper. Then she looked at the man again and saw him groping around, coming in cautiously, and moving cautiously. Empress Sanhua waited for a while.
He only walked a few feet away, shook his head, simply jumped off the bed and walked to his side.
Empress Sanhua didn't even call him, she just followed him, raising her head high and staring at him.
This person walks a little bit, she walks a little bit.
The man stretched out his hand to grope, so she looked up and stared at his hands. When the man moved, she looked down at his feet. There was no expression on his face, but who knew what the cat was thinking?
It can be seen that this man is very careful and keeps walking close to the wall, and his goal is the wooden hook hung not far from the door of the room. It seems that he saw the Taoist put the bowl in the sack today, and felt that most people would do it after entering the room.
I hung my robes or clothes in this place, so I immediately came here to look for them.
The robe is indeed hanging on it.
But the bowl was already on the table.
As for why I put it on the table, it was actually because I was afraid that he would find it and look through it.
"..."
The calico cat stared at his movements, tilted its head and thought for a moment, then turned to glance at the Taoist priest who was still sleeping soundly. After a moment of hesitation, he turned into a human, walked back to the table, tiptoed to pick up the small bowl, and very naturally
He came back and put it in his bag.
No movement was made during this process.
The bodyguard didn't notice it and kept touching the cassock. He put his hand into the cassock and after a little groping, he found the small bowl.
The escort was immediately delighted.
His expression was clearly seen by Empress Sanhua.
Sanhua Empress turned back into a cat and watched the man put the bowl in his arms, then began to slowly groping out. After watching for a while, when he almost reached the door, she finally shook her head, turned around, and jumped back.
On the table next to him, he blew into the oil lamp.
"call……"
The room suddenly lit up with light.
"!"
The escort was immediately startled. He quickly touched his waist with one hand and turned around at the same time. He looked first at the bedside and then at the oil lamp.
The Taoist on the bed was still lying down.
The oil lamp on the table had just turned on a huge light, and it was growing slowly. But beside the table, there was only the calico cat sitting upright, looking at him without blinking.
A cat?
How does a cat light a lamp?
The young escort was stunned for a moment, but he didn't have time to think about it. His first reaction was to run out.
But as soon as he turned around, he was so frightened that he almost shouted.
I saw a large and colorful tiger standing at the door of the room. It blocked the door sideways. The width of the entire door was less than half the length of its body. It turned its head to stare at him.
The tiger's eyes were round and its pupils were like needles. It had no teeth or a grin. It just stared at him, but it already gave him great psychological pressure.
Only then did the escort finally realize something was wrong.
With a trembling and stiff body, he slowly turned back——
The cat was still sitting on the table, staring at him unblinkingly, and suddenly spoke, uttering human words in a soft and thin voice:
"You can crawl under its belly and run away!"
The escort immediately held his breath, knowing that he had hit an iron plate this time, and quickly lowered his voice and said:
"My dear Cat Fairy, I don't mean to offend you. Since this is my first offender, I don't want you to have a lot. Please let me go. I will definitely set up a memorial tablet for you when I get back and burn incense every year."
The cat listened but still stared at him, then looked at the colorful tiger behind him, and continued to encourage: "You can also jump on its back and run away!"
"What do the Cat Fairy want?"
"Aren't you going to run away, meow?"
"How dare a villain run away!"
The escort's hand had already reached to his waist, only two inches away from the dagger. He stared at the weak-looking cat on the table, hesitated again and again, but took it back.
"You can also take out your knife and fight the tiger!"
"The Cat Fairy has vast supernatural powers and boundless magic power. If I had known that the Cat Fairy was so powerful, how could a villain dare to offend me?"
"What about this?"
The cat suddenly turned its head away from him.
At the same time, the tiger also took a step forward, and suddenly a space became available at the door.
It's a pity that this escort is not a mouse.
Although he is stupid and reckless, he also knows that this is just a way for cats to tease mice, or more likely, it is a trick they want to kill themselves here. If he runs away, the end is so big that people worry about the wooden boards on the second floor.
The colorful giant tiger could not bear it. It could catch up with him in an instant and slap him to pieces.
I have also heard of the tricks in the world. Some people lure tigers in the busy city, but in fact it is just a trick. Even if the magic is sophisticated, it can only hurt the innocent people who are convinced of it.
But there is no talking cat in the charade.
"Young ones don't dare..."
"It's so boring!"
"This is the Cat Fairy's jade bowl..."
The bodyguard quickly took out the small bowl from his arms, walked to the table respectfully and carefully, but did not dare to come closer, so he had to stretch his hand as far as possible and put it on the table.
"My Taoist priest has a question for you."
"question?"
"Yes!"
"Can I leave after asking this question?"
"I don't know." Mao'er tilted his head and thought for a while, "My Taoist priest is very good. If you tell the truth, I guess I will let you go."
"That……"
"My Taoist priest is still sleeping. Don't make any noise. You have to wait until he wakes up... Oh, he's already awake!"
The calico cat said, turning his head and looking at the bed.
The Taoist had already rubbed his face and straightened up.
The calico cat looked away again and glared at the escort: "You must have spoken too loudly!"
"What a small injustice..."
After the escort finished speaking, he turned his head again and looked at the Taoist who was getting up slowly. Knowing that this was the real master, he immediately begged for mercy: "Master Immortal, Master Immortal is generous, please forgive me for once."
"It's midnight, why are you here?"
"Villain... villain..."
The escort was hesitant and speechless.
"I am a Taoist who has always been kind-hearted. But now that I am here and want to beg for forgiveness, I still have to tell the truth."
"The villain was temporarily obsessed with wealth, and his brain became dizzy..."
It's interesting to say that he had obviously done everything, but he was embarrassed to say it, so he quickly said: "Please forgive me for once, considering that this is my first offender."
"Is this really a first offense?"
"It's really..."
"Are you going to lie to deceive me?"
"..."
The escort raised his eyes slightly, and as soon as he touched the Taoist's calm eyes, he quickly lowered his head: "I don't dare to deceive the immortal master. I did commit a theft once before, but I dare to point it out in front of the immortal master."
God swears, this is definitely only the second time."
"Although he is careful about his movements, he is not like a habitual thief." Song You smiled slightly, "I heard that habitual thieves are good at observing words and expressions, so they won't be interested in us."
"Yes, yes! Immortal Master Mingjian!"
"But I am a dart boy, and I should be magnanimous and trustworthy. Why do I do this sneaky thing?"
"The villain was lost for a moment, like a ghost..."
"What does this have to do with monsters?"
"Master Immortal is right! Please let me go, Master Immortal. I will definitely change my ways and never do it again!"
The escort lowered his voice, as if he was afraid of being heard.
Song You just smiled and didn't say anything more. He just said to him: "After all, you are stealing. You shouldn't steal. Logically speaking, you should report it to the government. However, I have something I want to ask you for advice. Although this matter is somewhat against the rules of the bodyguard."
The fiduciary code of the master, but it is of great importance. If you are willing to do a favor and inform us, I am also willing to give you a chance. It is considered a shield. I will not inform the government, but I have to ask you to inform the head of the bodyguard when you go back and let the bodyguard decide on its own.
Stay or go."
"ah?"
"I have saved you from jail." Song You said to him, "The bodyguard should be honest and trustworthy. Is he not even willing to bear the consequences of his behavior?"
"Master Immortal, please spare me..."
"No."
"Immortal Master..."
"Think about it slowly."
The escort's eyes flashed, and he tried to beg for mercy a few times, but found that the Taoist simply stopped talking and only looked at him calmly, then gritted his teeth and asked:
"I wonder if I have anything to ask, Master Immortal?"
"Thank you so much." Song You smiled slightly, "I would like to ask you what kind of goods are you escorting? Where does it come from and where is it going?"
"ah?"
The escort was obviously stunned again.
"Can't you tell me?"
"this……"
The bodyguard's eyes flickered a few more times before he said: "I happen to know about this, but this matter is very important. If the bodyguard knows that I leak the secret, I'm afraid he will kill me..."
"I just said you came here to steal and we found you."