I'm catching monsters in Liaozhai

Inside the mansion.

Sima Liang read the letter in his hand, put it on the desk, and said to Xu Lang with some regret:

"My friend, originally the county did have relevant files on Wuweicao. However, unfortunately, there was a fire in the government office a few years ago, and all the files have been burned."

Hearing this answer, Xu Lang sighed in his heart.

I didn't expect it to be such an unfortunate coincidence.

"My little friend, you have come all the way, so you might as well stay in my house for a few days so that I can show my kindness as a landlord. In addition, I will also ask someone here to help you inquire about it." Sima Liang said.

Xu Lang nodded: "Thank you very much, Lord Sima."

Sudden.

Just now.

There was a noise outside.

Faintly, I seemed to hear shouts such as "There is a thief" and "Catch the thief".

"My friend, I'm sorry, I'm going out to see what's going on."

Sima Liang said.

He stood up, left the table and walked out.

"Then let's go together."

Xu Lang said, also stood up and followed Sima Liang.

yard.

Seven or eight Sima family servants, holding torches in their left hands and swords, guns and clubs in their right hands, were chasing a dark shadow.

This dark shadow.

Wearing night clothes, his mouth and nose are covered, only his eyes are exposed.

There was also a black baggage slung on his back.

Presumably, those are the items that were just stolen.

The thief moved vigorously and jumped up and down. Seven or eight people were stunned and could not touch a hair on the person's body. On the contrary, he was knocked down by several people while dodging.

"I won't play with you anymore. Goodbye, idiots."

the thief taunted.

The voice was hoarse.

With one jump, he easily crossed the tall courtyard wall and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Sorry, sir, your picture of winter plum blossoms is missing."

A butler ran over and said breathlessly.

what?

When Sima Liang heard that his favorite picture of winter plum blossoms had been stolen, he immediately said angrily: "You bastard, why don't you send someone to chase it quickly? What's the point of telling me?"

"Yes, yes, sir, I will send someone to chase you right now."

The housekeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to the servants behind him, "Everyone, hurry up and follow me to chase people."

"Lord Sima, my hands and feet are quite good. I will help you recover the thief."

Xu Lang said to Sima Liang.

Just as Sima Liang was about to talk, Xu Lang tiptoed over the courtyard wall and chased the thief in the direction where he disappeared...

Thieves are fast.

The movements are also very vigorous.

It rises and falls on the roof ridge as if walking on flat ground.

If Xu Lang didn't have Qing Yi helping him search in mid-air, he would have really run away at first.

Although he had discovered the whereabouts of the thief, Xu Lang was not in a hurry to capture him.

Be invisible and follow quietly all the way.

Finally came to a remote place.

It seems that we are almost reaching our destination.

The thief looked back and saw that no one was following him, so he jumped off the roof, walked through an alley, and finally entered a dilapidated house.

In the dilapidated house, yellow lights flickered.

As soon as the thief entered the house, a group of half-grown children surrounded him.

"Sister! Sister!! You are back."

"Hey, I brought you some food."

The thief pulled off the black scarf, revealing a delicate face.

She is a girl of 16 or 18 years old.

The sound is also very nice.

As she spoke, she took off the package from behind, revealing some large white steamed buns and an oil paper bag.

She first distributed the big white steamed buns to the dozen and a half-year-old children, and then opened the oil paper packets.

Inside the oil paper bag was a whole chicken.

Still steaming.

"Wow, this is chicken. I haven't eaten chicken in a long time. I want to eat phoenix tail."

"No, my sister brought the chicken back. My sister worked the hardest and the phoenix tail is the most delicious. I have to save it for my sister."

"Yes, sister eats phoenix tail..."

"..."

The children were quarreling and wiping saliva from their mouths.

"Sister has already eaten. The phoenix tail is for you to eat. Xiao Jiang, you are the biggest here. You divide this chicken for everyone to eat."

The female thief said to an eleven or twelve year old boy.

"it is good."

Xiao Jiang said.

After handing the chicken to Xiao Jiang, the female thief took out a scroll from under the package.

She pulled her hands up and down, and a picture of winter plum blossoms appeared in front of her eyes.

"Wow, what kind of flower is this? It's so beautiful, and there's snow."

"What do you know? Those are winter plums, not flowers."

"What is Hanmei?"

"Winter plums are flowers, flowers that bloom in the snow. Then you just said they weren't flowers, you idiot..."

"..."

A group of children gnawed on steamed buns and chicken, and gathered in front of the female thief, all admiring the picture of winter plum blossoms.

"Sister, this painting is nice to look at, but it can't be used as food."

said one child.

"You don't understand. This was taken from Lord Sima's house. I heard that it was given to him when he was a high official. It is also his favorite painting. If he can sell it, It can be sold for a lot of money..."

The female thief said proudly.

"How much can it be sold for?" another child asked.

The female thief frowned and thought, as if estimating the value of the painting. At this moment, a voice said: "It can be sold for five hundred taels of silver!"

"Wow, five hundred taels of silver? How much is that?"

"I heard there are so many, we can eat chicken and phoenix tail every day for a month."

"..."

Some children immediately cheered.

He didn't realize that the sound came from outside the door.

However, the female thief discovered it and was shocked. She quickly put her hands behind her back.

"who are you?"

She stared at the figure walking in from the door and said.

When a group of children saw a stranger appearing, their eyes flickered and they seemed a little afraid, but they still stood in front of the female thief.

"I am Lord Sima's guest. Lord Sima likes this painting of Winter Plum Blossoms very much. I heard that it was accidentally lost and I happened to see it in your hands. I want to buy it back to Lord Sima." The scholar in green shirt said.

"Buy? How much did you spend on it?"

The female thief looked at the scholar in green shirt and asked.

"Five hundred taels," said the scholar in green shirt.

"No, I'll get one thousand taels." The female thief mustered up her courage and said.

"Okay, one thousand taels is one thousand taels." The scholar in green shirt said.

"Then you give me the money first, and then I'll paint it for you." said the female thief.

"Okay." The scholar in green shirt said happily.

"Then go back and get the money." said the female thief.

"You don't have to go back, I'll give it to you now." The scholar in green shirt said.

With a wave of his right hand, there was a pile of white silver on the ground.

Seeing a pile of silver appear out of thin air, a group of half-grown children suddenly opened their eyes wide.

Including the female thief.

An unbelievable look.

"I'll give you a thousand taels of silver. Please give me the picture of winter plum blossoms." The scholar in green shirt said.

A brave child reached out and grabbed a silver ingot, bit it with his teeth, and there were teeth marks on it. He said in surprise: "Sister, this is real silver."