Huai'an Temple

Shen Tuan suppressed the discomfort and filled his stomach, bowed to the old monk, got up and asked the shopkeeper for a bucket of hot water, and went upstairs.

Finding a water-green Taoist robe and putting it aside, Shen Tuan washed his face first and shaved his chin.Then he loosened his clothes and trousers and stepped into the water.

Not long after, Xue Zhu called out: "Master, I'm going in." Shen Tuan hummed, Xue Zhu waved a lock-opening talisman, pushed the door and walked in.

Shen Tuan asked: "Where did you put him?"

Xue Zhu turned behind him, helped him straighten his hair and said, "Where did you say that, put it next door."

Shen Tuan sighed: "I really can't see him like that, it's disgusting. Can you really make him let go by coaxing him like this?"

Xue Zhu washed Shen Tuan's long hair carefully, tied it up loosely, and said, "Look, it's just over a month away from Duanyang anyway, we have to go back if we can."

While talking, the door rang, and the old monk stepped in.Shen Tuan quickly sat down in the water, Xue Zhu was surprised: "Who told you to come in? Get out quickly."

The old monk looked at him: "Why don't you go out?"

Xue Zhu was tongue-tied, Shen Tuan's face twitched, and there was a tug-chug fight.The old monk walked forward and suddenly said: "Oh! So you helped him wash it! I can help him wash it too!"

The old monk rolled up his arms and sleeves and took two steps.

Shen Tuan grabbed something casually and threw it away, shouting: "Get out!"

The old monk blocked it with his hand, his face was startled, and he turned around and walked away.

Xue Zhu took two steps forward, picked up Shen Tuan's copper coin sword, and said, "It's not good to throw it away! What if the magic weapon is lost?"

Shen Tuan wiped his body and got out of the bathtub, put on his underwear and underwear, put medicine pills, pills, talismans, cinnabar, clothes, money bags and so on on the table into Nanming's pockets one by one. inside.Gathering his mind, he said, "Go and see him, don't run out again. He bumped into someone."

Xue Zhu left as promised.

Sure enough, the old monk quarreled with the population on the street.

"Damn donkey, don't look at my newly made shoes when you go out!"

"I did not see you."

"It's fine if you don't pay attention? You stepped on me and haven't let you see a doctor yet!"

"I only treat animals."

"You straight bitch, bald bastard, are you looking for a beating?"

Xue Zhu stepped forward in two steps, and said: "This old man, he just came down from the mountain as a monk, what does he know? If I pay you for your shoes, it's over."

The man squinted at him, Xue Zhu had just come down from the mountain and did not clean up.He was as ashamed as this old monk, guessing that he would not be able to spend any money, he opened his mouth and said: "What's your business, this old bald donkey is your mother's concubine?"

Xue Zhu laughed angrily, and asked him: "Did your parents give birth to you in a cemetery, right? They made you gulp down a mouthful of rotten flesh from the dead as soon as you were born! What did you eat and what did you spray? Or yours? □□Mother can’t remember which one is your wild father, so she threw the child away and the placenta raised it?!”

He opened his mouth, and the marketers scolded him one after another, and he couldn't get in his mouth even if he took a breath.The person on the other side was dumbfounded when he heard it. He was trampled on by a dirty monk for no reason, and he was scolded bloody by Xue Zhu. !

Xue Zhu followed behind: "Run slowly! You won't be able to catch the shit and hit your heel!"

The old monk looked at Xue Zhu with his mouth wide open, and asked with great interest: "What is □□?"

"..."

Walking to the border of Zhongzhou, the three of them walking on the street became a strange scene.Xue Zhu wears a scarlet dress, a gold leather jade belt, a small crown with hair tied, and thin-soled fast boots.Holding a small gold leaf fan in his hand, he looks like a prodigal who bullies men and women.

Behind him is Shen Tuan's snow-white Taoist robe, the Taoist crown is held high, a long sword is on his back, and he is stroking a whisk, expressionless.

The monk still has a dark and dirty look, his clothes and stockings have long since lost his true color, his eyes are looking around, dizzying.

Xue Zhu tapped his fan, and said to the front of the house: "This is it!" Shen Tuan looked up, and there were three big characters written on the plaque at the door, which was a casino.

For those who come in, Liubo, Azalea, Dice, Pai Gow, Ma Hang, and betting are all available.Xue Zhu spread out his fan, and rushed behind him, saying: "Would you like to drink? We don't know how to do it. It's not suitable to find a girl. You talk about eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and that's all that's left."

Along the way, Xue Zhu took the old monk to eat and drink, beat people and scolded dogs, and went to fairs and meetings.That's all he knows about common people.Today the old monk asked about eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, so he found a gambling house.

Needless to elaborate on the situation in the gambling house, more than half of the people stopped their work and looked over.A little croupier commented that this young master is not too unlucky!This is the first time I see a monk and Taoist monk for gambling!

Xue Zhu rushed over to him, seeing the case and throwing dice to bet on the case.He took a dice cup and said, "I'll just play with you, let's see who is unlucky!"

The croupier played seven big hands in a row, and Xue Zhu won all of them!Countless gamblers gathered around the gaming table, screaming with red eyes, calling the dealer again and again.

Xue Zhu counted with his left hand, just as he was about to continue pressing, Shen Tuan coughed lightly beside him.Xue Zhu laughed, and gave all the winning chips to the old monk, saying: "Here, you can play. This is called gambling."

The old monk looked at it for a while, and asked Xue Zhu: "Why, some of them have already won, but they still don't leave, and they have to keep betting until they lose?"

Xue Zhu said with a sneer, "I don't have enough hearts. If I win, I want to win again, until I go bankrupt and die on the street."

The old monk squinted his eyes and tilted his head, looking at the ugliness of a room full of gamblers.

Suddenly there was a young man who pushed the old monk violently, and cursed: "Get out of the way! It's bad luck to see you! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to lose four times in a row!"

Shen Tuan raised his eyelids to look at him and said, "Stop talking nonsense, I advise you to leave early. Otherwise you will regret it."

Of course the young man didn't believe it, and walked away cursing.

Xue Zhu played with the old monk a few more times, no more guessing, everyone won or lost.The old monk just stared at people, he didn't care about winning or losing.

In the evening, when he walked out of the casino, he saw the young man who had a quarrel, was beaten up and thrown out of the casino, his limbs were broken, and he was unconscious.Xue Zhu caught up to check, and stuffed a Lingxin Pill into his mouth.He sneered and said: "I advise you to go quickly, but I still don't believe it. The court is narrow and the sky can't afford it, and I look disabled!"

The old monk didn't understand even more, and asked: "Didn't he lose all? If he wins, he won't leave, if he loses, he won't leave?"

Xue Zhu said: "If you win, you still want to win, if you lose, you want to make money."

The monk said nothing.

When we arrived in Qingzhou, we were almost at Xiaoman.

Shen Tuan looked worried: "Forget it! Don't be hard on yourself. Let's go." Xue Zhu bit his lip, and said: "But do your best!"

I saw the old monk standing in front of a Goulan washer. The men and women who were inviting customers were silent, not knowing how to greet them.Xue Zhu flicked the dust that wasn't on the front of his clothes, spread out his golden fan, walked over, and said, "What's the matter? What are you looking at? Wait until I smash the white eyebrows and red eyes on your hall?"

Qinlou Chu Pavilion worships Guan Zhong as a god, and most of the portraits have white eyebrows and red eyes.So when everyone heard this tone, they were knowledgeable, and hurried up to say hello: "Oh, young master, don't be angry! We are also afraid of offending your Buddha, aren't we! Also, there is an immortal master, it's all because we have blind eyes !"

Xue Zhu went in first, and ordered: "Stop talking nonsense, come to the table to clear the table, and then find two who can sing." Looking back at the old monk, he said: "Open your eyes, this is called a whoring yard."

Xue Zhu threw down the golden barley seeds, and immediately the food and wine were ready.Outside the house, three women in light gauze shirts and silk skirts appeared, most of whom were about fifteen or sixteen years old.On the small stage, sat two female musicians holding pipas.

Xue Zhu nodded at the table, and a girl in a water-red shirt smiled lightly and walked over to Xue Zhu, poured him a glass of wine, and introduced him, "What's your name? My name is Su Jie." The girl in the blue shirt next to her said: "She is Xian'er." She also pointed to the girl in the yellow shirt: "This is Yiru."

Xue Zhu raised his eyebrows and asked: "I suddenly saw yellow flowers spewing out, so I know Su Jie is back?" The girl named Su Jie shook her head, and sat beside him, saying: "No, it's the pale skin that accumulates, and Su Jie looks the same. Zhao Zhu' is." Xue Zhu laughed and said: "It's a bit of fate!" Then he ordered the stage: "Sing a song of love and righteousness."

The other two girls sat next to Shen Tuan and the old monk respectively, chatting about romantic affairs, whether they were there or not.Shen Tuan's face was sullen, and the old monk looked stupid.

Xue Zhu listened to the stage and sang a story about a star in the sky and falling in love with a mortal woman.There is a libretto: Numerology forms circles, palm prints entangle, drink a few times to the moon alone.I first entered the world of mortals and wandered around the world, drunk in the mist and rain in the south of the Yangtze River.A pair of people who hate to meet each other late, ride a horse to pass Chang'an.

Su Jie, who was beside Xue Zhu, made fun of Xian Er who was beside Shen Tuan and said, "When is your brother Xingxiu who is studying, coming to pick you up and go back to Chang'an?"

Xian'er was suddenly a little shy, lowered her head slightly, and said in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense, the masters will blame you." She timidly poured a glass of wine for Shen Tuan.

Shen Tuan didn't say a word since he entered the door, he just stared at Xue Zhu.At this moment, he took a second look at Xian'er and asked, "When will your lover come to pick you up?"

Xian'er blushed, and said in a low voice, "Don't listen to her nonsense, Taoist priest, it's nothing."

The girl next to the monk said, "Why are you ashamed? Didn't he say he will come in three years?"

Xian'er had no choice but to say to Shen Tuan: "I'm not afraid of the priest's jokes, he, he said that after three years of scientific examination, no matter whether he was in high school or not, he would come...to redeem me."

Shen Tuan looked at Xian'er coldly and said: "Not to mention, this year is the year of the big competition. If you fail the exam, you will have the result in autumn. Even with the three-year period, you can't catch up. Forgive me To put it bluntly, girl, you committed eight kills in front of your face, and if you don't get together, you may not survive this year."

Xian'er stared straight at Shen Tuan: "How is it possible! Did you take the exam this year? Then, three years... why?" She didn't care about whether she was short-lived or not.

Shen Tuan continued to say expressionlessly: "If you read correctly, the person who died unexpectedly was your sweetheart."

Xian'er was furious, and threw the wine glass forward in her hand: "You are talking nonsense!"

Shen Tuan leaned back and spilled a glass of wine on the ground.

Xue Zhu closed his fan and threw it to the table!Asked: "Your family, is this raising a Bodhisattva?"

Immediately, Xian'er came to her senses and quickly knelt at Shen Tuan's feet to apologize to him, Shen Tuan turned sideways and said, "Get up quickly, girl, how can this be so?"

Sujie and Yiru also stood up, looking terrified.The stage also fell silent.

But the monk asked: "Little girl, do you dare to let this Taoist priest do a fortune telling for you?"

Xian'er was afraid of making trouble and being punished, so she naturally agreed.Shen Tuan had something to worry about, so he naturally listened to the arrangement.Calculate the horoscope, write the image and explain the hexagram, and sighed.He said softly: "Girl...you must have been orphaned since childhood, and was resold by uncle or uncle. Four years of lean horse, four years of being a gentleman. You must meet this man in autumn, either in the year of horse or monkey. Am i right?"

Xian'er was shocked, and said: "That's right! Then, when will he come back to pick me up? I have saved a lot of money, and I can soon redeem myself! As long as he comes."

Shen Tuan sighed again: "Miss Xian'er, I advise you not to see him again. No matter what he says, don't go out with him. Before this year, he...will kill you."

Xian'er shook her head: "Impossible! He can't lie to me, let alone harm me! You must have miscalculated..."

The monk leaned over and asked, "What if it is true? What should you do?"

Xian'er was stunned, and said: "I don't believe anyone! Even if he really wants to kill me, I have to ask him face to face. If, if I die...he can..." gradually lowered his tone, until quietly not smellable.

The monk looked at Xian'er, Shen Tuan, and Xue Zhu.Stand up and go outside.

Shen and Xue quickly got up and followed.