Poor monks do not break the precepts

Chen Xiang flew into the inn from the outer wall, leaving behind the alert voice behind him, walked to Xu Sheng's back in three steps and two steps, leaned over and whispered in his ear.Xu Sheng listened attentively, the smile on his lips gradually faded, he inadvertently glanced at Zhu Ling who was sitting next to Meng Xiuran, his gaze became colder, as if he was jealous because of their intimacy.

"Since Qin Niang has a place to hide in the capital, then you should send a black face to protect her in the dark, and don't expose her whereabouts. You go to the address she gave to find Hong Xingrui." Zhu Ling deliberately got close to others in front of Xu Sheng , I was very happy in my heart, suddenly saw Xu Sheng turned his head to talk to Chen Xiang, suddenly understood the meaning of Xu Sheng's eyes just now, his face immediately turned pale.

Chen Xiang wondered: "Red Xingrui?"

"Let her look for the matter of Ding Zixu's younger sister. If she refuses, you don't have to be polite. Give her a sword, and fulfill her promise of the day." Everyone was shocked.

Chen Xiang responded habitually: "The black faces and the others naturally know what to do."

Before Chen Xiang retreated, Xu Sheng came up with an idea and said: "Let Qin Niang stay there peacefully, I will have a place to use her in the future. Then send a message to her, and I will let her go afterward." Freedom, stay or go, it's up to her to choose, from now on, no one will know her past."

Huai Mingmo was introspecting about the jealousy he had just eaten, feeling embarrassed in his heart, he couldn't help getting angry, he pinched Ji Xusheng's thigh, and said through gnashing of teeth, "Monk Hua."

After taking a sip of tea, Hua Xinglou said along the pole: "It's been a long time to see people's hearts, you can't hide your true face." He pointed to the spring flowers and autumn moons in the inn one by one, shaking his head and sighing as if regretting Shaolin's reputation, deliberately provocative Ming Mo's sourness said, "There are only so many beauties in this small inn on the barren mountain. What kind of life does Monk Hua usually live in? Don't you hug him left and right?"

The more he talked, the more he talked, Hua Xinglou sat upright, and he was so excited when he said that, because he lived in the cave all year round, his complexion was unnaturally pale, but at the moment his face was rosy, and he was less than a few pots of wine or wine. Eating deer antler may not have this effect.

Suddenly Hua Xinglou felt a coldness on the back of his neck, glanced at Xu Sheng from the corner of his eye, and shut his mouth immediately.It is obvious that Xu Sheng's internal strength is not as good as before, and it is easy for him to knock him down, but after all these years of residual power, he is still quite afraid, and thinking of those insidious tricks, chills immediately arise from the soles of his feet.

The corners of Hua Xinglou's mouth raised, he patted the table and said: "It is logical, but I am very clear that he does not touch meat, he is not close to women, and he is devout to the Buddha."

At this point in the conversation, Huaxinglou let out a sigh of relief before sitting down, Xu Sheng touched the crossbow ring, intentionally or unintentionally turned towards Huaxinglou, and said quietly: "The poor monk is really not interested in anything else, he just likes to kill people, what do you say What's the matter?"

"Speaking of killing..." Meng Xiuran's eyebrows gradually frowned, and he touched his face and said in annoyance: "Recently, there have been many murders in various places, and the victims are almost all girls from brothels. When it comes to killings, especially in the capital and Gyeongju, there are often corpses floating by the river, sometimes several times a day, and now people are panicking."

Xu Sheng said with emotion: "He Huan Zhai's handwriting is really breathtaking."

Huai Mingmo especially liked Xu Sheng's playful tone, pinching the bridge of his nose and chuckling lightly, "In order to eradicate dissidents, this Lian Xin Hui Ji knew that she might be exposed, and even killed her."

Hua Xinglou commented: "This woman is bold and cruel. You have to be careful."

Sitting on the long bench in the inn was tiring, Xu Sheng moved the direction, leaned his back on Huai Mingmo's arm, Huai Mingmo smiled dotingly, and turned slightly to make him lean more comfortably. She said timidly: "She wanted to kill me when I was a baby, but she didn't want me to live a good life. It shows that my fate is hard."

"Take it easy, you are not two months ago." Hua Xinglou pinched his nose with two fingers, and tried to fan away the smell of medicine.

He raised his head and felt stuffy, Xu Sheng drank too fast, choked and coughed non-stop, tucked away the medicine stains with the handkerchief Li Niang handed him, Xu Sheng proudly patted Huai Mingmo's shoulder, and said with a smile: "With him Don't be afraid."

Zhu Ling was serving Meng Xiuran, the hand that was pouring the tea paused, and immediately spilled the tea.Meng Xiuran grabbed Zhu Ling's wrist, looked at her flustered expression with pity, felt pity in her heart, didn't care about the water spilled on the hem of her clothes, and used an excuse to make Zhu Ling back down, so as to relieve her embarrassment.

Meng Xiuran said: "The Hehuanzhai in the suburbs of Beijing was confiscated by the fourth brother and found a lot of good things."

Xin Li snorted and said: "Left out with the right, but it falls back into his pocket after all. The fourth prince is really tricky."

"Hehuanzhai has so many treasures, I wouldn't be willing to hand them over to others." Xu Sheng went to a round of Huanzhai, and he was thinking about those good things. He didn't have a good time to do it before, but this time he knew that he was going to the palace, and he suddenly had a wrong thought. .

Anxiety appeared in Meng Xiuran's eyes, "The eldest brother of the crown prince is in trouble, the second brother is in full swing, and now even the fourth brother is on his feet, and the third brother... has no worries all day long. I didn't say a few words, so he sent me away with words." gone."

"The king of Liang has his own plan, how can others persuade him." Xu Sheng said with a light smile, "It is not necessarily impossible to accumulate a lot of money."

The tone of Xu Sheng's words was normal, but Huai Mingmo always felt something weird in his ears, but he didn't expose it at the moment, and followed Xu Sheng to comfort Meng Xiuran, and the chat lasted until noon.Because Meng Xiuran was worried about the palace, he didn't stay long. After lunch, he took his leave and left, taking Zhu Ling, who was panicked, with him.

Ever since Shuiwugong took over the mess of Hehuanzhai, Huaxinglou has been busy all day long. This time when he came to Wuzhilou, he saw that Xusheng was in dire straits, so he had to leave. without.After finishing the business, he left in a hurry. Fortunately, Xu Sheng didn't treat him badly. He asked Hei Mian to bring two jars of good wine to Shui Wu Palace, and sent several famous flowers as a thank you gift. Satisfied, he took the opportunity to walk through the multiple calligraphy and paintings in Xu Sheng's room, so he whistled and left.

This time Xu Sheng's originally ashen complexion was more like falling into a coal pile, it was frighteningly dark.Most of the servants in the inn are from the lowest floor of the Wuzhi Building. They usually come and go in secret, and it is difficult for them to even see the host's face. Now they see each other frequently, and they are more cautious in doing things.

"Miss Zhuling looked so pitiful when she left." Luo Chen became more courageous after drinking two glasses of wine.

Xinli also nodded, approvingly said: "It's not good to be embarrassed by others."

Xu Sheng turned a deaf ear, opened the vat, took out a little, poured a small cup for Huai Mingmo, and asked eagerly, "How?"

Huaimingmo seems to be in the sea of ​​bamboos, smelling the fresh bamboo fragrance after the rain, the warm wind blowing by, seems to bring a burst of medicinal fragrance, which makes people feel calm, thinking that there are herbs in it, Huaimingmo is afraid that the taste will be bitter , just dipped the wine on the side of the glass with his lips, sipped it for a moment, then stared at him suddenly: "Why is it sweet?"

Xu Sheng snatched the wine glass and sniffed it closer, then he put the wooden lid on the wine vat with satisfaction, "What I brew is wine, and I don't make medicine, so making it taste bitter, wouldn't it be a success."

Huai Mingmo drank it all in one gulp, and suddenly leaned forward, Xu Sheng wanted to touch his lips in front of him, and blocked it with his hand, Huai Mingmo felt a little disappointed and said: "It's a pity, I wanted you to taste the wine I brewed myself. "

"Poor monks don't drink alcohol." After finishing speaking, he pushed away Huai Mingmo and fled to Xin Lina, where he replied: "The one who is most jealous here is your pavilion master."

There was no one else around, Huai Mingmo was probably a little drunk, he wrapped his arms around Xu Sheng from behind, put his chin on Xu Sheng's neck, and said with a light smile: "You are a monk, but I am not, so when are you a monk planning to Returning to vulgarity?" Embarrassed, Xu Sheng immediately opened Huai Mingmo with his shoulder.

Zang Li jumped out of the window of the inn, blinked, and said inexperiencedly: "What can you do if you are still a vulgar person?"

Luo Chen smiled awkwardly, replied casually, and asked, "Where's the letter?"

Zang Li handed over the letter and jumped up to the second floor to eat the black-faced candied haws that she didn't know where to get. Seeing Luo Chen slowly opening the letter, she mumbled, "I'll see if you believe me. To a man named Qin Yu'an..."

These words were like a cold wind blowing, which woke up the drunk people immediately. Xinli grabbed the letter and read it carefully, his face gradually showed joy, "Half a month ago, a small boat of Mr. It is said that it is going down the river, and according to the speed at which a flat boat drifts all year round, it should be near Honghe Town now."

"Honghe Town..." Xu Sheng murmured silently, and said for a while, "By the way, there will be a wine fair in Honghe Town in half a month, and every year there will be many wine shops specially going to participate."

Luo Chen clapped his fists and said, "Here we go to Honghe Town day and night, and we can get there in less than half a month."

Zang Li ate the last candied haws, spit out all the kernels in one breath, clapped her little hands, and said jokingly, "I'm going to ask Sister Cheno for some good horses."

After receiving the news from Mr. Butterfly, everyone's faces showed joy, only Huai Mingmo followed Xu Sheng, with a sad face and a lot of thoughts, Xu Sheng sat cross-legged on the couch, meditating and recuperating, and Huai Mingmo's rustling steps could be heard constantly in his ears The sound made the still water in my heart ripple, and there was no time for peace.

Xu Sheng opened his eyes, stretched out his hand to hold Huai Mingmo who was walking in front of him, and complained: "You are in a mess yourself, you must disturb me and you."

"I'm just..." As soon as Huai Mingmo spoke, his lips were blocked by Xu Sheng's three fingers.

"I'm doing fine. Although my internal strength hasn't recovered, I've stabilized my pulse." Xu Sheng laughed lightly at himself, "Don't worry, I'm a useless person now, but I won't die after riding a horse for a few days..."

Before he finished speaking, his lips felt soft, Xu Sheng opened his eyes wide and looked at the handsome face that was close at hand, turned around for a while, and when he remembered to resist, he realized that the back of his head was pressed by a big palm, and there was no pain at all. His chance to break free. The sound of "squeak" pushing the door sounded unnaturally, immediately breaking the abnormal silence in the room.

Huaimingmo's ear strength is excellent, he straightened up quickly, and walked to the window in disorderly steps, trying to calm himself down.

Chen Xiang walked inside, just saw Xu Sheng wiping the corners of his mouth expressionlessly, breathing a little, and seeing Huai Mingmo standing by the window, standing sideways, the two looked quite dignified, as if they were spying on a major matter but failed, and were caught by him again. Recklessly entered the house and disturbed.

"The landlord... Li Niang has already prepared the horses, and the wine has been sent to Honghe Town day and night. I have also arranged the rest of the things, and I can leave at any time." Chen Xiang respectfully said, sneaking a glance at Xu Sheng , her voice became lighter and lighter.

Xu Sheng didn't speak, he waved his hands to make Chen Xiang retreat first, when the sound of closing the door came, he picked up the soft pillow beside the couch and threw it towards the window, hitting Huai Mingmo's cheek.Huai Mingmo smiled brighter than the sun in August, bent over to pick up the thrown weapon, and gently patted the dust on the side where it fell.

Seeing Huai Mingmo approaching with a soft pillow, Xu Sheng jumped up as if he had seen a ghost, quickly walked around and disappeared into the room, and he didn't forget to curse before he left.

For several days after that, Xu Sheng was always avoiding Huai Mingmo, and it was so obvious that even the blind Zang Li could see it, but even Chen Xiang didn't know why, and the others were just curious, so they didn't have the guts to ask .On the other hand, Xin Li saw that the owner of the pavilion looked like a cat who had stolen the fish, and a thought flashed through his mind, but he immediately shook his head, deeply feeling that the gentle temperament of the owner of the pavilion would never act like a hooligan.

When they arrived at Honghe Town day and night, they were three days away from Huijiu Market, which was ample time, but although Honghe Town was not too big, the bad thing was that it happened to be at the junction of Beimeng Water Transport and Ocean Terminal. Ships come and go all year round, ranging from large sea boats to small fishing boats. It is difficult enough to search for the most common flat boat like a water cargo ship.

No, Luo Chen and Zang Li went to the ferry and wandered around, looking at the endless river where the boat stopped, even his eyes froze, and they returned with nothing.

Xinli is used to bickering with Luo Chen, opening his mouth to sneer at him, Huai Mingmo first said with a warm smile: "The Honghe Ferry is already lively, this time there is also a wine market, there are many merchant ships coming and going, it's normal if you can't find it .”

Xu Sheng listened to the intentionally elongated ending, and reluctantly opened his mouth and said: "Mr. Butterfly has lived in a lonely boat in the river for a long time, and usually he will go ashore to buy necessities for life. Go to the stall at the ferry or ask the old fisherman, and you should get something." information."

"I heard, you two are still not going." Saved the tiring work of thinking, Xin Li was happy to respond later.

Xu Sheng stretched out his hand to pull Huai Mingmo, but he stretched his hand halfway, and happened to meet his black eyes. He couldn't help but think of the scene that day, his heart beat a little faster, his hand flinched, and he cleared his throat in embarrassment: "Go to the wine!" Shina, the two tanks of wine escorted by the black face arrived an hour earlier, I'm going to see if there is any problem."

Hiding his hands in his sleeves, Huai Mingmo rubbed his fingers together, finally suppressing the commotion in his heart, he snorted, "Let's go."

The defective products made by Xu Sheng are often sold by Mr. Bian Ji, borrowing the name of Yipinju, so when Hei Mian pretends to be a plain-headed commoner and sends the wine to Yipinju branch, it immediately attracts the surrounding drinkers to watch , but because of the ferocious faces of these wine deliverers, they dare not make mistakes.

All the customers blocked the outside of the shop, so Xu Sheng had no choice but to enter the tavern through the back door, and in a blink of an eye he fell into his wine room, and it took him a long time to come out covered in fragrance. Luo Chen, who had been fed, came back just in time, When he came to the courtyard and smelled the aroma of wine, the wine worm crawled out of his stomach, almost threw Xu Sheng down and sucked two mouthfuls.

Huai Mingmo stretched out his hand quickly to block it, and reprimanded a few words in a low voice, only to wake up Luo Chen who was drunk by the smell of wine.

Luo Chen realized that he was impolite, scratched his head and smirked, and found an excuse for himself: "It's not been a long time since I haven't had a drink, and smelling this smell makes me feel a little greedy."

Xu Sheng pushed Huai Mingmo's hand away, and said with a calm smile: "It's okay, I'm afraid of attracting a group of drunkards by standing here, so I will come in and talk."