When Xin Yuan said his name, if Host Baimei showed a state of knowing, Xin Yuan would not have any doubts. But he didn't even remember himself, which made Xinyuan more suspicious. Although it has been many years, the old Baimei monk may be too old and his memory has declined, but he did not leave the Master’s side and was always by his side. I have heard Master calling his name many times, even though he can't remember the name of the little monk back then, but at this moment, once he hears the word "Xin Yuan", even if he can't remember all of it, Always have memories. If it weren't for something in his heart, when he heard the word "Xin Yuan", why did his fingers tremble and spill the tea? And if there is no cause, why should he conceal his embarrassment? There were many doubts about this matter. Xinyuan deliberately checked it out and continued to test him, so he smiled faintly and said: "When I was very young, I heard Master talk about Xizi Niangniang's life, but he didn't understand it later. After reading some books, I realized something and admired it. This time I went south from the north and came here admiringly. If there are trouble spots in the middle of the night, please invite Master Haihan!"
Bai Mei presided over: "Heart Yuan donors are polite. Our temple is dedicated to Xizi Niangniang, originally to recruit pilgrims from all over the world, and to sow merit. Besides, I have a wide buddhism and never refuse people thousands of miles away. The donor is here now, When I see the sincerity of his heart, our temple feels that the hospitality is not adequate, for fear of neglecting the nobles, how can I dare to say troublesome words? The donor is really laughing."
Seeing that his words were rigorous and appropriate, he couldn't see any flaws, so he suddenly remembered something and asked: "The disciple is admiring the statue of Xizi Empress in the apse, lest the night is quiet and disturb the rest of the masters in the temple. I was very careful and didn't make any noise. I don't know how the master knew that the disciple was in the apse? The master could get close to the disciple within ten steps without knowing it, and the disciple didn't even notice it. It's a shame!"
The host Baimei smiled and said: "A distinguished guest came to our temple in the middle of the night and came to Lao Na's room. Lao Na originally hoped to be able to talk to the distinguished guest, but presumably the fate has not arrived, and could not meet immediately." , Took a deep look at Xinyuan, and then said: "Old Na was afraid to neglect the distinguished guests, so he got up to welcome him."
Xinyuan knew that the old monk with white eyebrows meant that he had been spotted by him when he first arrived. He couldn't help but blush on his face and said, "The master has deep inner strength and strong ears, but the disciple is reckless and bothered. Clean up."
Bai Mei smiled slightly again, but in this smile was full of self-satisfaction, and said: "The donor is overwhelmed. What Lao Na heard is only the sound of the donor's clothes with wind, just a little bit. It's a fluke, haha."
Xinyuan and Baimei held questions and answered them until dawn. Although they also discussed the principles of Buddhism for half an hour, all they talked about afterwards were irrelevant topics, and they were wary of each other. Focus on it. I don't understand why the upright and combative white-browed vulture in the master's mouth has become so good at disguising and easy to talk at this time. Although he is very suspicious, he can't detect any clues. Xinyuan gradually became upset in his heart, knowing that it would be futile to stay any longer, so he got up and did not cross his eyebrows, went out of the Xizi Temple to the east, and went to the inn opposite to the "Yanyulou" in Shaoxing to look for Wenzheng and Qiaoer.
Xinyuan stayed up all night, plus the fatigue of the previous day's journey, fell asleep as soon as he returned to the inn, and didn't wake up until midday when he was hungry. When Xin Yuan woke up, he went to the next room to find Wen Zheng, but found that there was no one in the room. He went to look for Qiaoer again, but Qiaoer was not in the room either. The hunger in Xinyuan's belly was unbearable, and he didn't care where the two brothers and sisters went for a stroll, and went to the "Yanyulou" to ask for a table of vegetables and a jar of wine, and they would drink by themselves.
In the drinking room, two young men, one tall and one short, dressed in black and carrying long swords came upstairs. They sat down opposite Xinyuan, and after asking for a table of wine and food with the shop Xiaoer, they started discussing in a low voice. Come. Xinyuan glanced at the two of them, and saw that both of them were good at martial arts, but they were not very high. They seemed to be about the same as Qiao'er, and worse than Wen Zhenglai.
The heart is only two steps away from them, and only one of them whispered: "The cave master’s order asks you to bring the young lady of the Li family back to Wangyue Cave tonight, as a threat to let the Li family stay for three days. Inside, prepare the 500,000 taels of silver that the master of the cave urgently needs."
When Xinyuan heard them talking about the huge sum of five hundred thousand taels of silver, he moved in his heart and wondered what kind of grievances the Li family and the Dongzhu were actually involved in such a huge sum of money. I could only hear another person say: "Fluttershy has already told me about this. I'll do it tonight. You will answer at the foot of the mountain. If someone comes after you, you will cut it off for me, lest I can't handle it alone. Come."
Xinyuan listened for a while and knew that the two of them were discussing a matter of kidnapping and extortion. The victim should be a young lady of what they called the "Li family". Yuan didn't know who it was. He just thought it sounded a little mysterious. He had nothing to do, and he didn't know where Wen Zheng and Qiao'er had gone, so he thought it was better to follow these two people from "Wangyue Cave" to see, maybe there will be some unexpected gains.
When Wangyuedong's subordinates left, Xinyuan paid for the meal, and then went downstairs unhurriedly and followed far behind. I saw them go round and round, bypassing several streets, and stopped opposite a big house. Xin Yuan thought that this was probably the "Li Family" they were referring to. At this time, they lowered their heads to discuss, the taller person turned the corner and left, leaving only the other person to continue monitoring. Xinyuan continued to walk a few steps forward, only to see that the big "Li Mansion" was written on the plaque in front of the giant house. This gate knows that it is not an ordinary family.
After a while, it started to rain, and passers-by walking on the street rushed to escape from the rain. They all hurriedly ran back to their homes. For a while, only the sound of rain pattering against the roof tiles and the ground was heard. Xin Yuan then remembered that he hadn't noticed just now. Today's weather is gloomy and there is no sun. No wonder it will rain suddenly.
The Wangyuedong subordinates who stayed in front of Li's gate to monitor didn't seem to have expected that it would rain at this time, and hurriedly hid in a nearby tavern. Seeing that he had entered the tavern, Xin Yuan followed in, and sat down at a nearby table to see that it was still early and there was still more than an hour before dark, so he ordered ten catties of daughter red and waited while drinking.
The rain continued to fall until the second watch, and the faces of Wangyuedong's subordinates showed anxious expressions from time to time, eagerly waiting for the rain to stop. But Xinyuan was not in a hurry. His patience was pretty good. In addition, there was wine here, and he liked the rainy weather very much. How could he feel anxious when the rain was pattering and the wine was on his lips? When the tavern was about to close, only Xinyuan and that Wangyuedong subordinate had not left.
Halfway through Haishi, Wangyuedong's subordinates finally started to act. Xinyuan watched him jump into the Li Mansion, and then jumped onto the roof. After getting on the roof, Xinyuan discovered that the Li Mansion was three or four times the size of the Luo family. There were seven or eight courtyards alone. There were hundreds of houses. For such a large mansion, Xinyuan was still serious. Seen for the first time.
It turns out that this Li Mansion is a giant merchant in the wealthy side of Shaoxing. It specializes in horse and jewelry business. There are dozens of semicolons in various places. Coupled with the fact that some members of the Li clan were officials in the court and were sheltered by the government, the Li family became known as a big family in the entire Wuyue realm, and its reputation was spread far and wide. They are usually not the powerful and powerful people in the government, or the famous, gentry, wealthy and talented people.