Chapter 21: Fellow Thief (Part 1)

The topic is divided into two parts. Let’s not mention how Xiao Wuji escapes for the time being. Let’s look at Shuanghe first.

After Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai dealt with the three stalking men, they did not keep the three knives they snatched, but they took away the three sets of clothes they took off. .

Although the two have not planned any particularly detailed conspiracy against the Fire Lotus Sect at this time, their cunning nature has told them that this outfit is definitely useful.

Out of caution, the two of them did not go to the inn to stay, because they felt that after what happened at the city gate, they would probably be locked up again if they continued activities in crowded public places.

So, the two of them took the path and turned east and west, heading towards the place with few people.

They walked like this for nearly an hour, and finally arrived at a ruined temple in the west of the city.

After seeing this, many friends who have endured it for a long time may want to ask: Why are there so many ruined temples in your book... or in other words, in all the storytelling and stories?

Here I will explain a little bit.

First of all, the term "temple" is actually inaccurate.

A temple is a temple, and a temple is a temple.

Temple, which means "holding", means governance, and official residence; in ancient times, it generally referred to the administrative agencies or official positions of government offices, such as Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple... ...The word "Temple" is relatively close in meaning to "Si", "Yuan", and "Supervisor", and has nothing to do with "Temple".

And temples are the places where feudal superstitions are practiced, such as Dragon King Temple, Guandi Temple, Earth Temple, Mountain Temple... worshiping heaven and earth, worshiping ghosts and gods.

But later, when Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains, these two concepts were gradually confused.

Ordinarily, the scale of the "temple" is much larger than the "temple", but I think everyone has heard Du Fanchuan's saying - "There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasty, how many "In the mist and rain on the balcony."

During the years when Buddhism flourished, temples sprung up all over China. After years of development and evolution, some temples became very small in later years, no different from temples.

Let’s just talk about the ones that everyone is familiar with, Lanruo Temple, right? Wulongyuan, right? Pansi...oh that's not it...that's what it means anyway.

Many "small temples" could no longer operate due to various reasons, so they were abandoned and abandoned, and the government could not control them, so they became the "unmanned temples" that we often see in film and television works and books. .

This kind of temple is generally located in remote areas, mostly in the mountains, and occasionally in the suburbs or within the city, but most of them are occupied by beggars. After all, they are just a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

The ruined temple that Sun and Huang came to today is located in a relatively remote place in the west of the city.

Now, as soon as the two of them entered the temple gate, they knew that this place must also be a beggar's den.

ForWhat?

It stinks!

Do you think the place where a beggar lives can not stink?

These beggars themselves have no personal hygiene at all. Some only go to the river to take a bath on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. If it is winter, they may not take a bath for two consecutive months.

As for the broken straw mats and straw they usually sleep on, some people will believe you if you say they were fished out of a manure pit.

Of course, there is an advantage to living in this kind of environment, that is, you will not be harassed by the Fire Lotus Sect; if people from the Fire Lotus Sect dare to come here, it is not certain who will pay whom when they leave. Woolen cloth.

Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai were not pampered people, and they did not care about the smell. After entering the temple, they quickly searched around. After confirming that no one was there, they quickly put down their luggage. Start changing clothes.

What? You ask where are all the beggars going now?

Isn’t this nonsense? It’s broad daylight. Instead of going out to work, they stay in the temple and drink the northwest wind?

Some people may want to say again, is using the word "work" to describe the work of these people a bit too flattering?

Then I have to say something unpleasant.

You have been studying for more than ten years. When you went out to find a class, did you hear HR say to you "there is no cap on salary, it depends on your personal ability", "flexible working hours", "work Lines like "Full of challenges", "Plenty of room for growth", "I hope you are optimistic and positive and brave enough to challenge"?

Don’t you find that the beggar’s job also fits these descriptions?

Haven’t you ever guessed that you’re also begging for food on your knees at work?

You don’t need to be interviewed when you are begging for food on your knees. You have to go back and wait for three to five working days to see if the rich man will let you kneel down.

Forget about you, don’t the above points also apply to us writers?

It’s just that beggars make money by selling their dignity to gain sympathy, while we writers make money by selling our talents for people’s entertainment.

It’s good to make money, not shabby.

To get back to the point, while I was talking nonsense to you, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai had already changed their clothes.

The three Fire Lotus Cultists are all of medium build, so their clothes can be considered suitable for Shuangxie. At least at first glance, they cannot tell that they are too big or too small.

With this "skin" around, the two of them felt a lot more at ease. After all, there were no photos or anything in those days. As long as they changed their clothes, they would most likely be able to escape tracking.

They are not worried that this disguise will be easily seen through, because they have previously obtained a lot of information about the Fire Lotus Cult from the mouths of the three Fire Lotus Cultists - they know that the Fire Lotus Cult There are many members at the bottom who may not know each other, and even if someone asks them something, they can respond based on the information they have.

"Brother Huang, now that we have changed into this outfit, our next actions must be a little more consistent with our personality." When Sun Yixie picked up his luggage, he thought about this day.I already have an idea of ​​where I want to stay tonight.

"Do you want to go to a brothel?" Huang Donglai knew this boy so well that he finished the sentence before he could say it.

"What do you mean by 'I want to live'?" Sun Yixie's tone suddenly became louder, "There's nothing we can do about it, okay?" He seemed to be afraid that the other party wouldn't understand, so he explained again. In one sentence, "These Fire Lotus cultists are all locals. It's strange to stay in an inn, which can easily arouse suspicion."

"Oh, if you want to stay, just say, it's okay~" Huang Donglai smiled jokingly , and at the same time he also put his luggage on his back, "Let's go, let's go. You must have already spotted the location of the brothel on the way here. You can lead the way."

"Tch..." Sun Yi Xie spat, but his footsteps did not stop, and he quickly walked to Huang Donglai's side without further denying anything.

The two of them walked out side by side while talking. As soon as they left the temple gate, they almost bumped into someone.

But I saw this man, dressed in quail clothes, wearing straw sandals, with a bundle tied diagonally on his chest, and a single sword on his back, although he now had a bamboo hat on his head to cover his face. , but because they were really close, Sun and Huang could see clearly that this was a young man about twenty-five years old with a fairly handsome appearance.

I think you all can see that this is the Jiang Muchan who broke into Prince Lu's Mansion that night in the previous document.

Of course, it is said to be "the previous article", but in fact, in the book, it is just what happened last night, and it only happened half a day ago.

So how did Jiang Muchan appear here?

We will explain it in a few words and you will understand——

In the early morning, Jiang Muchan continued to run away after being taught a lesson by that "father-in-law".

Early this morning, before the Fire Lotus Sect started setting up cards, Jiang Muchan had sneaked into the city through the north gate and found a hotel to stay.

Unexpectedly, when the Fire Lotus Sect launched their manhunt in the morning, it was so intense; they not only set up checkpoints everywhere in the city, but also posted wanted notices at every inn and shop in the city; What's even worse is... Fire Lotus cultists are already breaking into the guest rooms of ordinary tourists to extort property in the name of "searching for thieves."

Although Jiang Muchan used a fake name when he stayed in the hotel, the risk of staying in the hotel was still a bit high. He had no choice but to sneak out and hide in the middle of the city. Then what? ...He ran to the place with fewer people, and then...he ended up here.

At this moment, Jiang Muchan was shocked when he met Sun and Huang.

Although when he approached the ruined temple just now, he did faintly hear the sound of someone talking inside, but he never thought that it was two "Fire Lotus Cultists" talking, because he also had Common sense means that people who know the Fire Lotus Sect would not come to a place like this.

But when he saw the two sets of Fire Lotus Sect clothes, he was stunned.

"Huh?" After a brief stalemate and silence, Sun Yixie quickly entered the scene and put on aLooking like a bully and a gangster, he looked at Jiang Muchan, who almost bumped into him, and said, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

Everyone, Brother Sun's words are quite shrewd. ——When encountering a situation, if you question others first, you can prevent others from asking you first.

In fact, the situation at this time, Sun and Huang, who had just come out of the ruined temple, was also very suspicious. If the three of them had been stunned for a few more seconds, Jiang Muchan might have asked them this question first. But in the end, he was still half a beat too late, and Brother Sun beat him to the punch.

"Uh...I..." Jiang Muchan is actually not a good liar, at least not at Shuangxie's level of telling lies, so he was asked so suddenly by Sun Yixie , I’m really at a loss for words.

He couldn't tell the truth: I wanted to hide in this ruined temple because I was wanted by you.

In desperation, Jiang Muchan gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, and simply stopped talking! Let’s do it!

As long as these two men were knocked down with two blows of the sword, there was no need to answer anything.

Huhu——

It was too late, but it was too late. At that moment, Jiang Muchan spread his arms, raised both hands, and pointed at the sides of Sun and Huang's necks at the same time. Call.

He thought that it would be easy to knock out two minions at this distance, so his two shots were not very fast, and he only used 20% of his strength, for fear of hitting them. dead.

Unexpectedly...

Bang——

Before Jiang Muchan could wave his hands down, he had already received a slap on his chest.

Huang Donglai's palm did not have any killing intention. Its power was mainly "push" force, not the "shock" or "penetrating" killing method.

Originally, the purpose of this palm was to put a distance between Jiang Muchan and the two of them, so that his two hand knives would miss, but even Huang Donglai didn't notice that at this moment, Sun Yixie had already stepped on it. One of Jiang Muchan's feet was trapped...

The results are naturally different between being pushed back while standing normally and being pushed back while his foot is stepped on.

Originally, after this move, Jiang Muchan just jumped back a foot, adjusted her body shape, and stood still. However, after Sun Yixie's intervention, Xiao Jiang straightened up and leaned back. Falling posture.

Fortunately, he was also a master. He quickly used his inner strength to perform a lightening technique. He also quickly turned his elbows and wrists to support himself, thus preventing the back of his head from hitting the ground.

"What's going on with these two people?" In the flash of lightning, Jiang Muchan was shocked.

Firstly, I was surprised that Huang Donglai had excellent martial arts skills and was by no means an ordinary person.

Secondly, I was surprised that Sun Yixie had caused hidden damage to his hands (feet), which was hard to guard against.

The other three are... He can't figure it out, why can these two people react so quickly to his sudden attack? Did they recognize me from the first sight?

Of course, he is overthinking.

Sun and Huang didn’t need to recognize him. When they saw him, they looked embarrassed and said "Uh...I..." Hesitating like this, I have already become wary of him.

This means that a gentleman's belly is often stabbed, but a villain's heart can live for a thousand years.

Shen Youran's sanctimonious appearance was guarded by Shuangxi based on his feelings without any evidence. You, Jiang Muchan, want to launch a sneak attack in front of them.

"Taishan is overwhelming! ”

After a breath, when he saw that Jiang Muchan was not injured after falling to the ground, but could only support his body with his hands, Sun Yixie immediately stood up and roared in the air. He put on a very scary posture and flew towards Jiang Muchan.

When Jiang Muchan heard "Taishan is overwhelming" and looked at Brother Sun's exaggerated movements, he naturally judged that this should be an attack. This move is to fly on the face and pounce from top to bottom.

Xiao Jiang did not panic. He immediately removed his hands that were supporting his body and let his back gently land on the ground, ready to free himself.

Unexpectedly... Sun Yixie's attack was not suppressed.

"Eh? Did he fly too far? "At that moment, Jiang Muchan looked at Sun Yixie's trajectory in the air, and suddenly realized that the force of the opponent's jump seemed to be too strong, and he had obviously jumped above him.

Just when he began to doubt Isn’t Brother Sun an idiot?

“Xue Wu Jiutian! ”

Sun Yixie, who was “passing by” above his head, suddenly shouted again and threw a bunch of white powder at his face.

At this moment, Jiang Muchan began to suspect that the fool might be himself.

But again, a master is a master... and it is not so easy to be tricked.

But now, in broad daylight, Sun Yixie and Jiang Muchan There was still a little distance between them, and the lime powder thrown was only a handful that could be grasped in one's hand, so Jiang Muchan still had time to react.

His back just hit the ground. , the so-called "strength rises from the ground", Jiang Muchan used the force to turn over and quickly rolled to the side.

However, after he rolled, a sword that had been waiting for him was reached. On his neck...

Looking at the condescending Huang Donglai holding a long sword, Jiang Muchan couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Ha... It seems that your Qinggong is not bad..."

Huang Donglai already knew something when he heard the word "ye", but he did not tell the truth. He just looked at Jiang Muchan coldly and said: "Thank you, get up and speak. ”