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Before Jiang Mian could answer, Tianshi's father's voice suddenly sounded on the other end of the phone, with a hint of confusion that was about to wake up: "Monk, who are you talking to?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the monk's hand shook and he couldn't hold it steady, and the phone fell to the ground.
Zuo Xingping sat up and said, "Isn't that his cell phone?"
Zuo Xingping had used the previous push-button phone for several years. Even if he switched to a smartphone, he still kept the broken push-button phone.
This smartphone allows him to have a video meeting with his precious daughter. He is usually very precious to her, and he is usually reluctant to use it except to receive text messages and phone calls.
The last time he dropped it, a crack broke out of the screen. Seeing that it had no effect, he didn't think about changing the screen.
When he was following Lian Feng at the police station, a female police officer (Tang Xiaoshu) gave him advice and said that he should put a cover on his mobile phone so that it would not break.
He felt that the other party was right, so he spent five yuan on a street stall to buy a mobile phone case specially designed for middle-aged and elderly people, which provided full protection.
So he recognized the cell phone that fell on the ground as his own at a glance.
Even if there is a mobile phone case to protect it, he still feels distressed.
Zuo Xingping snorted: "Monk, why did you steal my phone?"
The great monk wanted to pick up the phone, but he couldn't move as fast as Zuo Xingping.
He looked around and quietly slipped back.
"dad."
Zuo Xingping jumped up when he suddenly heard the sound, and quickly opened the cover of the shell. When he saw Jiang Mian on the screen, his beard stood up with joy: "Mianmian!"
"When did you make the video call to me?" Zuo Xingping said happily, "I just fell asleep and didn't even hear it."
Then he glared at the great monk with a murderous look: "Who told you to answer my precious daughter's phone call without my consent?"
Jiang Mian: "..."
Her father thought it was her who called him, but he was asleep and didn't hear it. Then the great monk answered the call.
"Amitabha." The great monk wanted Zuo Xingping to think so. He clasped his hands and said righteously, "You and I have been together for so many days. The poor monk was worried that the ringing of the bell would wake you up. It was your daughter who called me. Maybe something happened. , so I rashly took it for you."
Then he said seriously: "Wuzhen, I see that your daughter is full of heaven and full of blessings. It can be seen that she is talented and intelligent, and she is blessed with good fortune. She will definitely have smooth sailing in the future."
What he said was telling Jiang Mian that he and her father were in the same group. He had praised her so much, so she shouldn't expose him.
Jiang Mian: "..."
The great monk's Buddhist name is Xuanji, and he was born in Zhaoruo Temple, a Buddhist sect.
Zhaoruo Temple has many disciples. The main temple is in Kyoto and there are many branch temples in other places. It is much more famous than bare pole Taoist temples like Lingqing Temple.
Nowadays, whether you are a Taoist priest or a monk, you are not as rigid as before. Once you enter a temple, you are separated from the world of mortals, and there are a lot of rules and regulations.
Most take the more liberal option.
But once you enter the Tao, you have to go on firmly and truly leave the mortal world behind.
If you are not a Taoist, you are free except for the rules you should abide by in temples or Taoist temples.
Xuanji was naturally the latter type. He didn't even abstain from eating meat. In the past, he was completely rebellious.
All in all, it is true that Xuanji is a monk, but what he does is more like a "fake" monk.
Zuo Xingping always wore Taoist robes, but Xuanji wanted to wear high-end brands to show that he was a rich man.
When he met Zuo Xingping, he wore a valuable suit and dressed himself up as a nouveau riche, except for wearing a big gold necklace around his neck.
After entering the mountains, within a short period of time, his clothes and trousers were torn into strips, and his expensive leather shoes fell into the mud puddle. He simply threw them away and went barefoot.
If Zuo Xingping didn't want to be irritated by him, he could have stripped himself down to his underwear.
Regarding the matter of clothes being torn into shreds, Xuanji and Zuo Xingping had quarreled several times: "If I hadn't resisted that centipede spirit, would my clothes have become like this?"
Zuo Xingping was not to be outdone: "If you hadn't provoked it in a hurry and had to count how many legs it had, would it have come after us?"
Xuanji: "It was you who suggested counting the legs. You said the legs were so thick that they might have meat."
Zuo Xingping: "I just said it casually. You do whatever I say. Are you stupid?!"
Xuan Ji's forehead was hot with anger: "You are so embarrassed. I am in such danger, and you still call me."
Zuo Xingping said confidently: "My daughter called me, why didn't I answer the call?"
…
Along the way, Xuanji regretted it countless times and wished he could go back and strangle the person who invited Wu Zhen to cooperate with him to take on the mission.
After Zuo Xingping revealed that he had a daughter, Xuanji became interested and asked questions - he and Wu Zhen had known each other for more than ten years. Although they did not meet often, they had never heard of him getting married and having children. He only talked about Wu Zhen. Hiding it tightly, curiosity filled the whole heart.
Zuo Xingping had endless things to say about his precious daughter and praised Jiang Mian all the time.
So in Xuanji's mind, Wu Zhen's daughter should be a cute little girl in her teens who likes to wear double ponytails, bows on her hair, and beautiful skirts.
He wanted to see Jiang Mian's photo, but Zuo Xingping had Jiang Mian's photo on his phone. He was stupid to show the photo to Xuanji.
Xuanji was so itchy that he wanted to steal his cell phone, but Wu Zhen kept his cell phone very tightly and never found the opportunity.
Until tonight, when Zuo Xingping fell asleep due to exhaustion, Xuanji kept vigil and used some tricks to successfully "steal" the mobile phone from Zuo Xingping's robe.
When he turned on his phone, there was only a WeChat icon on the first page. He thought: Looking at photos is not as interesting as seeing real people.
The great monk, whose curiosity was rising, dragged his tattered clothes and moved to the side with a guilty conscience. He clicked on WeChat and the first one was Jiang Mian.
—Zuo Xingping’s note is [Baby Girl].
He clicked on the video without thinking.
When he saw Jiang Mian clearly, Xuanji thought to himself: This is not a little girl, she is clearly a big girl, and Wuzhen is a liar.
However, his eyebrows and eyebrows are carved in the same mold as Wu Zhen.
Before he could think further, Jiang Mian began to question him a series of questions, his voice cold.
He secretly used his cell phone to make the video, and when he questioned her, he inevitably felt guilty. He just realized that it didn't match what Wu Zhen described at all, and he was not cute at all.
…
Jiang Mian understood the situation in a few words from the conversation between Tianshi's father and the great monk. Since he was Tianshi's father's companion, she followed Tianshi's father's words and admitted that she took the initiative to make the video call.
Give Xuanji enough face.
When Xuanji heard this, he felt relieved and suddenly felt that this junior suited him very well, much more pleasing to his eyes than Wu Zhen.
The crisis was over, and he came over slowly - he didn't even look at Jiang Mian carefully just now.
Zuo Xingping noticed it and covered the screen to prevent him from seeing it: "Go, go, go."
He simply walked to the other side, wary of Xuanji coming to peek, while talking to Jiang Mian, and briefly introduced Xuanji's basic information to her.
"Mianmian, that monk is just like Liao Chen, full of bad ideas, so you don't need to pay attention to him." He took Qi Yanshu out without leaving a trace and said something.
Jiang Mian listened dumbfounded. She didn't ask about his work content, but just said: "Dad, when will you come back?"
Zuo Xingping hesitated a little, met his precious daughter's concerned eyes, and answered honestly: "I don't know yet, it may take a few days."
"Are you in the mountains?"
Zuo Xingping nodded. If they weren't in the mountains, he and Xuanji wouldn't have to light a bonfire and take turns keeping vigil to rest.
—Xuanji knew that this mission would probably be delayed for a long time, so he prepared several power banks.
If not, Zuo Xingping's cell phone would have run out of battery.
It's just that something unexpected happened on the way and things got tricky. They were temporarily trapped in this mountain. It's currently unknown when they can get out.
Naturally, Zuo Xingping would not tell Jiang Mian about these situations, so as not to worry his precious daughter.
Jiang Mian frowned and looked into the night behind Master Tianshi. He could only see the swaying shadows of trees: "Which mountain is it on?"
Zuo Xingping hesitated and refused to say anything. When he saw Jiang Mian's wet hair hanging behind him, he felt very happy: "Mianmian, are you taking a bath?"
After getting a positive answer, he cleverly changed the subject and told Jiang Mian not to take a bath for too long. If the time is too long, cold air will easily enter the body and he will get sick.
Listening to Master Tian's nagging, Jiang Mian's worries did not lessen.
She calculated that it had been twelve days since she last contacted Master Tian and learned that he had accepted this order.
She knew Tianshi's father's ability. Being able to join forces with Tianshi's father showed that the great monk was not weak in ability. However, Tianshi's father and the great monk stayed in this mountain for twelve days, which was a bit too long.
Except for their dirty clothes, the two of them didn't seem to be injured. She had just seen some food residues on the ground through the fire. It seemed like they were trapped in the mountains and couldn't get out, and they were hungry and hunting game.
Jiang Mian pondered, Tianshi's father didn't want her to worry, so he would definitely not tell her the truth, let alone the location - he was afraid that his precious daughter would come over if she got curious.
But she couldn't just watch Tianshi's father trapped in the mountains. There was no danger at the moment, but what if something happened.
"Mianmian, when I come back, can I take you to a French restaurant for dinner?" After this order is over, Zuo Xingping will get a reward of 50,000 yuan, and he can take his precious daughter to a high-end restaurant.
He was poor and always had no money to take Jiang Mian to nice places. Although he knew that his precious daughter didn't care about her, he still wanted to.
Most of the time, his precious daughter takes him to a high-end restaurant for dinner. No matter what, he has to take her there once.
Jiang Mian was about to speak when he saw from the phone screen that the grass behind Master Tian suddenly moved unnaturally, and vaguely, there seemed to be two dim yellow flashes.
It was fast and very faint, as if it was dazzling her eyes, but Jiang Mian was very sure - at that moment, something must have slipped through the grass.
Zuo Xingping was still talking, but Jiang Mian's pupils shrank sharply and interrupted him: "Dad, don't talk yet."
At the same time, Xuanji suddenly said: "Damn it."
"Stinky Taoist, don't touch your grandfather's."
Zuo Xingping was confused. Of course he had to listen to his precious daughter's words, but what did the monk mean
He was about to move subconsciously, but fortunately Jiang Mian said quickly and softly: "Dad."
He saw on the screen that his precious daughter's face changed, as if she was not looking at him, but behind him.
A gust of wind blew over, and Zuo Xingping's beard moved - he smelled a faint fishy smell.
The smell seemed to be behind me, oh no, it seemed to be above my head.
Zuo Xingping blinked and slowly raised his head.
Meet a very, very, very big... snake head.