treacherous world

Zhan Zhao and the others didn't find out what was going on, they just picked up a nice black cat and went into the city.

When entering Jinguan Town, Zhan Zhao rode Zao Duoduo, and the fourth son sat in front of Zhan Zhao, holding the big black cat in his arms.Zhan Zhao paid attention to the gate of Jincoffin Town, and found that the words "Jincoffin Town" on the gate were strange.The word "coffin" in it is very new, as if it was added later.

"Hmm..." Bao Yan rubbed his chin, "The word 'Jinzhen' is obviously in Yan style, and the word 'coffin' in it is in Cai style."

Pang Yu curled his lips, "Little Mantou, what kind of face and body are you?"

"Stupid." The fourth son turned around and told Pang Yu, "Yan Ti is Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy style, and Cai Ti is Cai Xiang's style!"

Pang Yu scratched his cheeks, and Bao Yan glanced at him, "You, read more books when you have time, don't be ignorant all day long, the younger brother knows more than you."

Pang Yu curled his lips, "It's just like my father, long-winded."

"What?!" Bao Yan stared at him, and Pang Yu hurriedly turned his face to praise the fourth son, "Oh, you are really smart, the fourth son! You are as talented as your father."

The fourth son asked Pang Yu to pour down a bowl of ecstasy soup. He was so beautiful that he was a little dizzy. He pinched the ears of the little black cat in his arms, "Xiao Hei, are you listening?"

Zhan Zhao slightly raised his eyebrows, "Little Si, you call this cat Xiao Hei?"

"No." The fourth son nodded.

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows and leaned over, "How about calling Xiao Wu?"

"Little Five?" Little Fourth tilted his head in confusion, and at the same time, he heard the black cat "meow", as if he was very satisfied with the title.

The fourth son squinted his eyes at Zhan Zhao, who was enjoying himself behind him, and shook his head—more crooked than his father and Jiujiu!

But thinking of Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang finally getting married, the fourth son felt a sense of loss and emptiness for no reason. Everyone around him had already made a couple, so who would they match in the future?After thinking about it, let rock and scissors have a baby sooner!Well, that's it!

Three horses and a group of people entered Jinguan Town.

Zhan Zhao was a little confused about the way, and just about to ask about it, he heard a piercing scream.

Everyone hurriedly looked over and saw a village woman holding a basket and looking at them in horror.

At first, she probably took a second look because she saw that the fourth son was cute, but after one glance, she saw the black cat in the fourth son's arms.

The aunt's expression changed drastically immediately, and she pointed at the cat in the hands of the fourth son screaming, "Five-life cat! Five-life..."

Zhan Zhao and the others were taken aback for a moment, and the fourth son also surprised her, he hugged the cat and looked at Zhan Zhao behind him.

At the same time, the passers-by on the street were so frightened by the aunt's shout that they all turned their heads to look. The panic in their eyes made everyone a little bit innocent, and what happened afterwards made Zhan Zhao and the others dumbfounded.

I saw people on the whole street shouting, "The cat! The cat is back!" Then they ran wildly as if they were dying, and ran forward crazily.

According to word of mouth, people in the distance see cats like tigers, running and crawling, similar to the two spies in the tea shed just now.

The fourth son hugged the cat, and looked back at Zhan Zhao. After a while, the whole street was empty, even the surrounding inns and shops were closed, and those who had opened the windows closed the windows.

In an instant, the entire Golden Coffin Town seemed to be empty.

Everyone looked at the black cat sitting in Xiaosi's arms, licking its paws and washing its face, all speechless—is it just a cat?

The fourth son hugged the cat and looked back at Zhan Zhao, "Meow, they are actually afraid of you, right?"

Zhan Zhao was also at a loss, "Uh... am I that scary?"

Little Four showed him the black cat, "But Little Five is so cute, why are you so scared when you see it?"

"That's right." Zhan Zhao nodded earnestly, "I don't know how cute Xiao Wu is!"

"Grandpa, look at those idiots!"

After Zhan Zhao and the others left, they whispered to the grandpa and grandson who had reached the gate of the city.

"That's right, running around with five lives, I don't know yet!"

"Hey, let's go take a look..."

It's just that the two of them haven't finished talking, and they can't move anymore.

"Eh?" The child stayed there, "Grandpa, why can't I move?"

"Strange, strange, I can't move."

The two were talking when a man in white appeared in front of them.

"Grandpa, grandpa, we saw a fairy!"

"Yeah... did he die suddenly?"

"The fairy is so beautiful!"

Before he finished speaking, the man in white sneered, and a cold voice came over, "It's not a god, it's a deadly Rakshasa."

"Ah!" The child yelled in fright, "Grandpa, it's Bai Wuchang, Bai Wuchang!"

"Grandpa ghost, please spare me!"

"Grandpa, you call him Grandpa, what should I call him?"

The child's mouth was quite poor, and the white-clothed man gave a cold look, both of them closed their eyes in fright, and after they understood, the white-clothed man was gone.

"Huh..." The old man sighed, "Is Bai Wuchang gone?"

"Maybe, grandpa, Bai Wuchang is pretty good-looking!"

"Yeah... I don't know if it was called by Wuming."

Just as he was talking, someone suddenly poked his head out, "Five lives mean that black cat?"

"Ah!" The grandpa and grandson yelled again in fright, and then the man in white said slowly, "Stop acting, tell me, what is a five-life cat?"

Grandpa laughed, "Is this the attitude of asking people?"

"Exactly!" The child pouted, "If you want to ask someone, you have to be a child!"

The man in white nodded, "Okay, I'll cut off your tongue first."

"Grandpa!" The child yelled in fright.

"Hero, spare your life." The old man hurriedly begged for mercy, "I told you! That five-life cat is..."

……

Zhan Zhao and the others were feared like tigers all the way, all the way, the people on the street cleared the place all the way, until the last one disappeared, and they finally arrived near the pharmacy.

Ziying poked her head out to look left and right, and asked Zhan Zhao puzzled, "What are you doing? Why did everyone run away yelling cats? You don't think Bai Yutang should just scare people?!"

Zhan Zhao looked up at the sky, "No way."

"Little prince, come here." Zi Ying ran to pick up the fourth son, saw the cat, "Yo, this cat is quite handsome."

"It's called Xiaowu. I picked it up on the road. Miaomiao said to go back and breed it for Dumb."

Ziying was delighted, the little five looked at him, stretched out his white paws, lightly put his arms around Ziying's shoulders, and looked around, looking very cute.

Ziying clicked her tongue twice, "Oh, she's much better-behaved than that silly girl like Duhu!"

When everyone entered the house, Zhao Pu and others were drinking tea in the yard. Seeing someone coming, Bao Zheng immediately asked, "It's hard work, did you hear anything?"

Zhan Zhao and Pang Yu and Bao Yan looked at each other, but it was the fourth son who sat next to Gongsun with the cat in his arms and talked about it.

"Five lives?" Zhao Pu asked Zhe Ying to find the subordinates who came here first.

Zhao Pu sent a few clever and experienced veterans from the Zhao family army to come here first to talk about the drug store. They lived here for a few days, but they also got to know some local folk customs.

When they heard about Wumingmao, several people laughed.

The oldest one is Wang Cheng, a commander of the Zhao family army.

"My lord, Mr. Bao, everyone." Wang Cheng told everyone, "This Golden Coffin Town was originally called Jinguan Town, because there are many people with the surname Jin in the village."

Zhan Zhao and the others sat down and listened.

"Until something happened a year ago." Wang Cheng said, looking at the cat in Xiao Sizi's hand, "This black cat's name is Wu Ming, and it belongs to a rich family in the local area. The rich family's surname is Wu. His name is Wu Lin. He is a generous and enthusiastic squire. He is kind and charitable, and he is loved by the local people. A year ago, a sudden fire killed Wu Lin and his dependent grandson. The only one who survived was this cat. The name of the cat was originally picked up by Wu Lin. It is said that Wu Lin met a robber on the road. The cat saved his life, but fell off the cliff. Wu Lin was already dying when he climbed down the mountain to pick it up. It took a lot of hard work before Wu Lin saved it, so it was named Baming. It means that a cat has nine lives, and if one is lost, there are still eight left.”

Everyone nodded, Bao Zheng was puzzled, "Then why did you change the name to Wuming? Could it be that he died three times during this period?"

"Isn't that right!" Wang Cheng smiled, "A year ago, Member Wu took five lives to the temple to have a few days of fasting. Unexpectedly, a wanted murderer hid in the temple and started killing. This cat helped Wu Yuanwai blocked a knife and almost died. Therefore, almost half of the monks in the temple died, and the other half were injured. Only Wu Yuanwai survived, and the cat was seriously injured, but it survived miraculously. So, another life was sent away. Become seven lives."

"This cat is very spiritual!" Zhan Zhao stroked the kitten's head, "Why are you so afraid when you see it?"

"But after all, so many people died in the temple, didn't they?" Wang Cheng continued, "Shortly afterwards, a flash flood broke out and mudslides almost destroyed half of the city. Because it happened in the middle of the night, everyone was unprepared, and many people died. Only Mr. Wang, it is said that he was woken up by a black cat in the middle of the night. Seeing the well-behaved cat suddenly go into a fit and scream hoarsely, Mr. Wu got up and took a look, only to find that the torrents were rolling down the mountain. Chu escaped. But the two fled to the hillside, only to find that the kitten did not follow."

"Ah?!" The fourth son hugged the kitten and felt so pitiful!

"Wu Yuanwai waited for the mountain torrent to recede and immediately went back to look for it. The cat was actually alive, so it became Liuming."

Zhao Pu was amused, "I think the local people should build a temple for the cat to make a mud tire and gilt body to worship it, so it's true?"

"Yes!" Everyone nodded.

"It is indeed an auspicious cat with only love and righteousness." Bao Zheng stroked his beard, "Why are you so afraid of it?"

"Hey, since this cat came to Jincoffin Town, there have been several catastrophes in succession, and many people died!" Wang Cheng shook his head, "The only one who was saved was Wu Yuanwai's family, so there is a legend that this cat was brought with him. cause of misfortune.”

"It's such a fallacy again." Gongsun frowned, "Natural disasters and man-made disasters, why blame a kitten?!"

"One day, a very strange Taoist priest came. It is said that some kind of celestial master came down to earth and possessed infinite magic power." Wang Cheng frowned, as if this incident confused him, "When he was drinking tea in a restaurant, he heard about cats. , saying that cats are evil obstacles reincarnated, and they will bring disasters wherever they go.”

"What did the Taoist say?" Gongsun frowned.

"The villagers were very scared and wanted Mr. Wang to kill the cat."

"Nonsense." Pang Yu frowned, "What kind of disaster can a good cat bring?"

"Of course this cat saved the old man's life!" Wang Cheng shook his head, "He even moved to the countryside with his grandson."

"What happened later?" Zhan Zhao asked, "This cat became Wuming, there must be a reason for it?"

"Then there was a big fire...it burned everything, the entire southern suburbs, including Wu Yuanwai's home." Wang Cheng sighed, "Wu Yuanwai's grandparents were buried in the flames... only this cat survived."

Everyone's eyes widened in surprise—five lives left!

"The Taoist said that this cat is an ominous thing, and it has hated the people here deeply, so it will try its best to kill everyone." Wang Cheng shrugged, "So the Taoist came up with an idea to change Jinguan Town to Jinguan Town. The purpose of Coffin Town is to lie to the cat. Everyone in the town is in the coffin, which means they are all dead. The cat can’t harm everyone. So everyone ran away when they saw the black cat. No one dared to approach it, for fear that it would become Become a cat with four lives and kill others."

"Just because of this reason?" Zhan Zhao and the others couldn't laugh or cry.

The fourth son puffed up his cheeks and touched Wu Ming's head, "No way, Wu Ming is so obedient, what happened to it has anything to do with it?"

"But people in Jincoffin Town are still very afraid of this cat." Wang Cheng shook his head

"To what extent are you afraid?" Bao Zheng asked.

"Master Bao, you might not believe it when you tell me." Wang Cheng said helplessly, "The people in this Golden Coffin Town have not dared to leave the city gate for a whole year, for fear that if they leave the protection of this Golden Coffin, they will die in the Underworld!"

Everyone shook their heads helplessly, "How could it be...then Yuanwai Wu is really dead? Can the body be found?"

"Uh, I don't know about this. I haven't been here so long, and I haven't had time to check what happened back then."

Zhao Pu nodded and asked Bao Zheng, "What does Prime Minister Bao think? Do you need to look up the case from that year?"

"Ask these two."

Before everyone finished speaking, they saw two people, one old and one young, fall down in front of them.

The two squatted, and both fell on the soft mud floor in the yard, apparently aiming at a place that would not break.

The one who spoke was the one who threw them down.

When Zhan Zhao heard the voice, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

The fourth son looked back and saw a white shadow flickering on the wall, Bai Yutang had already landed, standing right beside Zhan Zhao.

Bao Zheng was about to ask who the grandfather and grandson were, but it was a pity that Bai Yutang's eyes only looked at Zhan Zhao, and Zhan Zhao also looked at him.

"Cough cough." Bao Zheng coughed helplessly, and Bai Yutang turned around and pointed at the grandson, "They followed you all the way, and they were secretly talking about the five-fate cat."

"Oh?" Bao Zheng lowered his head, staring at the two people lying on the ground, "Who are you two..."

"Ah, grandpa!" the child called him grandpa, "Look, King Yama!"

"No, he still has a moon on his forehead!"

"Really!" The child looked carefully, "But it's so ugly and scary..."

Bao Yan glared at the two of them, "Don't be rude!"

The two immediately fell silent.

Everyone waited for Bao Zheng to ask questions. After a long time, they heard Bao Zheng say, "Being black doesn't necessarily make you ugly! The facial features are still good-looking. If you don't believe me, look carefully!"

The grandpa and grandson took a closer look subconsciously, "Uh...that's right."

Everyone instantly had an urge to look up at the sky - it turns out Master Bao minds this!

Bao Yan also opened his mouth wide.

"Ahem." Zhao Pu coughed and asked the two of them, "Let's talk."

"Say... what do you say?" the old man stammered.

The corner of Zhao Pu's mouth twitched, "Don't say anything, chop off your fingers and toes first."

"Wow!" The child yelled in fright, "Grandpa, what should I do? It's in the hands of a strong man."

Bao Zheng casually picked up the quilt beside the table and knocked it like a rattle, and said sharply, "Don't disturb the court, you two are not enough to invite!"

After all, Bao Zheng was Bao Zheng. The old and the young were shocked for a moment. They looked at each other, and the old man sighed, "Just say it, can you untie our acupoints first?"

Everyone looked at Bai Yutang.

But at this time, Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao had completely ignored the existence of everyone, and were in a state of "I only have eyes for you".

Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang in a low voice, "Is everything done?"

"Well, I'm here a few days late." Bai Yutang reached out to help Zhan Zhao tidy up his hair, "Are you tired from the journey?"

Zhan Zhao laughed, "You are the one, you are in such a hurry."

"Miss you?"

Everyone sighed, the legend was like glue, and they finally saw it.

Zhao Pu looked at Gongsun sadly, his relatives were not so affectionate when they first got married!

The little black cat jumped out of Xiao Sizi's arms, and came to Bai Yutang's side lightly, sniffed it, then "meowed" and rubbed against his leg.

"Tsk tsk." The grandpa and grandson who had their acupuncture points uncovered looked at them and shook their heads, muttering to themselves, "Five lives are after you, be careful, be careful!"

Bao Zheng looked at the two of them, then slapped the table, "Speak well!"

The grandpa and grandson were so frightened that they said in unison, "The world is going to be in chaos, Mr. Bao!"

Everyone was stunned, Bai Yutang raised his head with the corner of his mouth twitching, "Sure enough, he's pretending to be crazy."

Bao Zheng also looked at the two with a dark face, "How do you two know my identity?"

The old man put away his smile, raised his hand and patted the boy, "Take it out."

The young man looked up at him, "Grandpa, can this black old man really be trusted?"

The old man nodded with a smile, "He is the most trustworthy person in the world. If he still can't save us, the world won't be saved."

The child took out a thick notebook from his pocket and handed it to Bao Zheng.

Bao Zheng was puzzled, "What is this?"

While speaking, Wuming heard a "meow", jumped over and got into the child's arms, and rubbed his neck affectionately.

The child stretched out his hand and patted it on the head, "Five lives, you are the smartest, you can find Mr. Bao."

Behind him, the old man bowed his hands to Bao Zheng, "Master Bao, this is the account book of He Zhengli of Chengdu's conspiracy to rebel with foreign countries, as well as embezzlement of taxes and embezzlement of military pay for many years."

Everyone was shocked, and Bao Zheng was a little dumbfounded, "Old man, what are you..."

The old man was amused, and reached out to touch Wu Ming in the child's arms, "My surname is Wu, and it's Wu Lin who came down after Wu Ming cost me four lives."

The crowd was amazed.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, who cared about you and me, finally came back to their senses, Zhan Zhao asked, "Are you not dead?"

Old Wu nodded, "Back then, He Zheng didn't hesitate to kill the people of Jincoffin Town, just to kill me, so as to destroy the evidence. Thanks to Wu Ming, I escaped a few catastrophes. In the end, I waited for the opportunity incognito, Mr. Bao, I will wait for you." It's been too long."

Bai Yutang finally understood, "You two are talking about it just because I want to arrest you?"

"I didn't expect it to be so fast. I just tried my best to attract Mr. Bao's idea. It would be best if we could be caught and meet each other. And we were also afraid of being cheated, so we tried everyone before, and the adults forgive the little people for being rude." The old man Smiling, "I didn't expect to be so lucky. It's such a coincidence that Bai Wuye ran into him."

Everyone found it interesting that this old man knew everyone.

"Everyone." The old man sighed softly, "The road ahead is a narrow escape, this He Zheng is not so easy to move to!"