Yu Changqing bargained in the West Market and bought a Ye Mingzhu with five taels of silver and put it in a box. You Mengzhe wanted to buy the whole stall, but Yu Changqing decisively stopped him.
"We are not rich and powerful." Yu Changqing said, "It's enough to show some kindness."
According to You Mengzhe's preferences, it is not possible to buy an elephant as a gift. Father, the leader of the Devil's Cult, once taught earnestly that anyone who claims to be a decent person is the deadly enemy of our Devil's Cult. You Mengzhe didn't care about his high morals and prestige, he bought a one-foot-tall elephant and went into the old man's mansion and stepped on it twice before it would be majestic.
It's a pity that Yu Changqing went to catch the thief, so he had to give up this majestic idea.
At night, the whole city of Jiangzhou was brightly lit, as bright as a nightless sky. Yu Changqing took You Meng Zhe to the outside of the Dragon Mansion in a carriage, and lanterns with Chinese characters for longevity were hung all over the long courtyard.
"Wanli Duckweed Yu Changqing is here—" the servant at the door sang loudly.
Yu Changqing signaled You Mengzhe to stay with him, and went inside to hand in hand. That old man Long didn't meet people in person, but sent his children and grandchildren to greet the guests in the side room. Yu Changqing sent out the birthday gift, a disciple named Lei Jiutian came over to greet him, chatted for a while, took the birthday gift and put it aside without looking at it, and called the servant to come and serve tea, leaving Yu and You alone.
You Mengzhe glanced left and right with his eyeballs, a young boy came out with mung bean cakes, put them on the table next to him, and winked at him.
You Mengzhe: "?"
The hall is full of people from martial arts, chatting loudly with each other, some wearing snake and python cloaks and eyes like copper bells, some with oily hair and pink faces, some with indistinguishable male and female faces, some with green lips and white faces gusty, or full of savage and fierce faces, there are all kinds of them. , it really is full of characters from the rivers and lakes, it's so lively!
Of these many people, none of them came to greet Yu Changqing.
You Mengzhe felt something was wrong while eating the mung bean cake, and said loudly: "I look down on..."
Before he could finish a sentence, Yu Changqing immediately covered his mouth, and Yu Changqing whispered: "Don't talk nonsense."
Jianghu people never interacted with people in the court, Yu Changqing was the number one arrester of the capital, Long Laofang let him in, Yu Changqing didn't explain this matter, only whispered to You Mengzhe. After a few rounds of tea, Mr. Long's personal disciple came out and said a few more words of honor, and invited all the guests into the main hall to appreciate the treasures, so people from the rivers and lakes came in one after another, judging by the posture, there were nearly two hundred people here tonight.
You Mengzhe glanced around, but he didn't find anyone who wanted to practice double cultivation. He glanced around, and finally returned his gaze to Yu Changqing.
Yu Changqing and You Mengzhe walked at the end of the guests, and the person in front spoke loudly, "Master Long actually has contacts with imperial eagles and dogs!"
Several people signaled him not to talk nonsense, but Yu Changqing just smiled and didn't take it seriously.
The ceremony table was filled with jewels and jewels. Only Yu Changqing's congratulatory gift was lacklustre. Everyone commented on who gave the best gift and whose gift was rare. In the end, the two disciples held a golden Buddha hand in hand, and everyone was amazed. .
One person said: "This is a gift from Master Huang, the old man who moved mountains."
The old man laughed loudly and said, "It's not that old man Huang." As soon as the words fell, an old man was dressed in a hundred-shou brocade robe, full of energy, with a flushed face, a full sky, piercing eyes, and a golden face. Holding a handful of bronze crutches, everyone bowed their hands in salute. The old man is the birthday star of today, Mr. Long.
"My family also has one of these golden Buddhas." You Mengzhe whispered, "It's much bigger than this one."
Yu Changqing: "Shh."
You Mengzhe said: "My maid, Jiu'er, used this thing to press pickles. If I knew it, I would have taken it."
Yu Changqing: "..."
"Speaking of the origin of this golden Buddha." Long Laolao said with tears in his eyes, "Ten years ago, a big event happened to Huang Laoge's teacher. This golden Buddha originally had a large one and a small one, and the big one is the treasure of Fanbang. But when Yishansou's master, Wanquan old man Dai Luohan was celebrating his 80th birthday in the door, he was bullied by the leader of the Demon Cult..."
Yu Changqing: "Are you talking about your father?"
You Mengzhe: "Maybe."
"... I vomited blood and died with one palm, and the big golden Buddha was also snatched away. All the disciples suffered such a great shame!" General Long hit the ground heavily with his crutches, and the guests were silent: "I haven't been rewarded in my lifetime, so I handed over the golden Buddha to you. I."
The guests all sighed and wiped away their tears, Long Lao said: "Today, I invite you all to come here in the name of celebrating your birthday. I really have something important to discuss, everyone please."
Guests flocked out, and banquets were arranged in the garden, where people were invited to eat, drink, and listen to plays.
The opera singer babbled and sang, Yu Changqing kept looking at the main entrance of Fangbao's hall, You Mengzhe couldn't figure out why after listening to the play for a long time, Yu Changqing said: "My dear brother, you eat and drink here, and go for a walk for my brother."
Yu Changqing left the table, You Mengzhe drank some tea and was anxious to urinate, and got up to look for the latrine. There were about thirty tables in the garden, and he didn't know the way to the house.
In the dark behind the stage, You Mengzhe was about to untie his belt, when he saw a young man and was startled.
The boy looked at him and said, "You can pee, it doesn't bother you."
You Mengzhe went to the peony flower bed to solve the major issues in his life, and asked, "What are you doing here?"
The boy took a dagger, cut left and right on the rope pulled up by the playhouse, and said, "Cut the rope."
You Mengzhe said: "What do you cut the rope for?"
The boy said: "You will know later."
You Mengzhe: "?"
You Mengzhe went back after urinating, and just sat down, the shed on the top of the stage fell down with a clatter.
Suddenly, a frying pan exploded in the garden, and someone immediately shouted, "What's going on!"
Halfway through the actor's singing, the four ropes broke, and the stage collapsed, covering his head and face with red cloth. After a while, even the lanterns on the ropes fell off, and the garden was engulfed in flames. cloth.
"Don't panic!" Long's eldest son, Long Batian, hurriedly shouted to the servants to uncover the cloth. You Mengzhe got out from under the cloth a few times in the corner where You Mengzhe was sitting. For the guests, Long Bahai yelled: "It's gone! Bring the bucket!"
Well, a birthday banquet was messed up, while the fire was being put out here, another woman screamed in front of the hall: "Catch—thief—ah!"
Now everyone understands.
"Stop thieves!" Yu Changqing yelled angrily, and at that moment, he saw a black shadow rushing out of the front yard and galloping towards the west chamber. When he turned around, he threw out the light of the knife, and with a buzzing sound, the flowerpot flew all over the place, bursting with anger.
The black shadow jumped out of the courtyard wall at an extremely tricky angle, Yu Changqing jumped up and chased out of the Dragon Mansion.
You Mengzhe thought, catch the thief, catch the thief! Immediately he also chased after him, jumped on the courtyard wall, kicked his feet hard and couldn't climb up, and was so anxious in his heart, he had to step back and look around, moved a chair to step up, and then turned out of the Dragon Mansion.
"Chasing the thief!" There was chaos in the courtyard, and the voice of disciple Ding, who was a monk, was vaguely heard.
You Mengzhe jumped off the wall and saw a flash of red robe in the back alley, no doubt it must be Yu Changqing, he immediately chased after him and shouted: "Wait, Brother Yu!"
Yu Changqing said: "Go back to the inn! It's none of your business!" Saying that, he disappeared at the end of the alley.
You Mengzhe ran out of the alley, and at the end of the alley there were countless brightly lit residential houses. Jiangzhou Main Street leads to alleys, and the alleys connect to folk houses. The alleys lead in all directions, and he lost his way after a while. You Mengzhe walked and looked, not knowing where he was Suddenly, a stone was thrown and hit him on the head. When he looked up, he saw a person squatting in the corner, it was the boy.
"Come in." The boy beckoned, then turned and entered a courtyard of a private house.
You Mengzhe jumped up to grab the top of the wall, and climbed up with all his strength. This time, there was no chair to step on, so he had to work hard to climb up. When he was struggling to climb the wall, someone on his butt supported him, and You Mengzhe fell into the wall inside.
You Mengzhe: "?"
The boy was waiting in the courtyard of the residence, and when You Mengzhe fell down, he covered his mouth and dragged him into the room on the first floor.
"Go in." The boy pushed You Mengzhe under the bed, and he also stepped in, pulled the curtain hanging in front of the bed, and squeezed together with You Mengzhe.
"I see! You are the thief!" You Mengzhe came to his senses.
The boy said: "You only know."
The boy randomly stuffed a pile of gold, silver and jewels, and took out something, and asked, "Is this yours?"
You Mengzhe snatched the book and said, "So you stole it. Brother thief, what's your name?"
The boy said: "What kind of thief brother, I am a thief grandpa! My name is Sun Bin, remember it for me."
You Mengzhe put the book into his arms and said, "Brother Yu is looking for you, what did you steal from him?"
Sun Bin snorted, did not answer You Mengzhe's words, and said, "Have you practiced all the kung fu written in this book? Is this kung fu reliable?"
You Mengzhe stared at the disheveled Sun Bin, and was thinking about whether to invite him to double practice. This guy seems to be mediocre in martial arts, so there should be nothing strange, otherwise he wouldn't be chased by Yu Changqing, forget it.
"Let's go, I'll go back and find Brother Yu." You Mengzhe put away his books and was about to go out, but was held down by Sun Bin.
"Are you kidding me!" Sun Bin said in a deep voice, "If you are beaten up by him a few times, I might not be his opponent anymore. You can't leave, so please be quiet!"
You Mengzhe: "Then you want to..."
"Hush." Sun Bin immediately covered You Mengzhe's mouth again, and the two hugged and hid under the bed.
The voice of Long Batian came from outside: "Has anyone come in?"
The woman smiled and said, "Yes."
Long Batian: "Where is it! Hand it over!"
Woman: "Master Long, aren't you the one? How come you come to our Yifang Courtyard when you have time?"
Long Batian shouted: "Don't pretend! Is there anyone!"
A group of women's voices began to tease, and finally Long Batian said: "You guys, go over there and search."
The voice from outside gradually faded away, Sun Bin said: "Behave yourself, or I will kill you."
You Mengzhe said: "You go quickly..."
Sun Bin rolled around and came out from under the bed, grabbed You Mengzhe's hand and held him in his arms. He hugged him horizontally, went out to look around, put one foot on the edge of the flower bed, and jumped out of the courtyard with You Mengzhe in his arms. Enter another alley and start to gallop.
You Mengzhe: "!!!"
This guy is good at light work! You can double repair!
"Hey, let me tell you." You Mengzhe said, "Wait!"
Sun Bin flew over the eaves and walls, sometimes jumped on the wooden railing, and sometimes jumped down the street where there were few pedestrians.
"Over there! I just passed with someone in my arms!" Someone shouted from the street immediately.
After a few vertical jumps, when he turned around and landed again, Sun Bin had thrown off the pursuers of the Dragon Mansion for a mile, jumped onto the city wall of Jiangzhou, kicked over the bucket on the tower, and then jumped out.
"Ah-" You Mengzhe yelled in fear.
"Hush—" Sun Bin signaled not to panic.
Sun Bin hugged You Mengzhe, flew out of the city wall at the same time as the wooden barrel, and fell to a height of five feet. When he landed, he put his foot on the wooden barrel to borrow a little force, and flew out like an arrow. The wooden barrel was hit by the huge force The ground is torn apart.
The two landed steadily, and Sun Bin started running again, sneaking into the night.
In the dark night, the lights were on, the music from Jiangzhou faded away, Sun Bin's speed slowed down, the terrain became flat, You Mengzhe was panting from the jolt, and finally he was able to speak.
"Hey, brother." You Mengzhe said.
Sun Bin: "What?"
You Mengzhe: "What are you taking me with you, don't you think you run slowly?"
Sun Bin kept on stepping, taking advantage of the moonlight to look at You Mengzhe, and asked, "Why don't you run away, and keep you to let Yu Changqing practice? If he surpasses Lao Tzu in lightness kung fu, he will catch up."
You Mengzhe: "But it's not a problem if you run like this."
Although Sun Bin hugged him lightly, it was fine, but if Yu Changqing caught up with him, he would be a bit slower after all, and his expression would be very embarrassing.
You Mengzhe was only interested in his lightness kung fu, not in him as a person, so he suggested: "Why don't we find a place to practice double cultivation, after you finish practicing, you can go on with yours, and I'll go back to Jiangzhou."
Sun Bin said: "Success."
You Mengzhe: "I think it's fine in the woods over there."
Sun Bin said: "Okay, you have the final say." He picked up You Mengzhe and dived in.