All these things happened in the month after the incident. It has been almost two months since Fatty took him to hide in the mountains. In order to hide his whereabouts, Fatty only went out three times in the past two months. Rice grain.
After listening to the fat man's words, Nanfeng sighed deeply. The things that happened before were one after another. Even if it were him, he would be very worried. You can imagine how hard and difficult it was for the fat man to deal with it.
While the fat man was talking, he was simmering rice porridge. After talking about the previous events, the porridge was also cooked. He scooped a bowl over and said, "Here, have some."
"It's too hot. Let it cool down before eating." Nanfeng shook his head.
The fat man put the broken bowl aside, walked over and stirred the thick dye in another jar with a stick, "You haven't eaten for three months, so let's eat something. I was in a hurry and lost my money bag." Pulled off.”
"I haven't eaten for three months?" Nanfeng asked in a low voice.
The fat man nodded, "There are still a few ginseng sticks you gave me, and I'll give you some ginseng water every day. In fact, I no longer had any hope. Look at you now, you're no longer human. I guess it’s not even fifty pounds anymore.”
Nanfeng still wanted to speak, but he was really unable to speak, so he could only close his eyes and rest his mind.
The fat man stirred things up for a while and then came over to feed Nanfeng porridge. Nanfeng had not eaten for a long time and had difficulty swallowing. He barely ate half the bowl and refused to eat any more.
The fat man refused and insisted on letting him finish the rice porridge. Then he put down his rice bowl and went over to stir it up.
With food in his stomach, he is no longer as weak as before. Apart from other things, he always has the strength to speak, "Thank you for your hard work these days."
The fat man curled his lips and said, "You must have been stupid in your sleep. Why don't you speak human words?"
Nanfeng sighed again. The fat man had handled the things that happened before quite well. In any case, the two of them escaped unscathed. The official position was something external to the body, and he did not miss it. As for money, he didn't worry about it. He had already hidden two hundred taels of gold many days ago. Even if he left Yu County, he didn't have to worry about his livelihood.
The fat man stirred the thick juice evenly, called Bai Quan over, picked up a handful of thick juice with his hands and wiped it on Bai Quan's body. The thick juice had a peculiar smell, and Bai Quan jumped away to prevent him from wiping it.
The fat man said a few Sanskrit words to the white dog and waved to the white dog, but the white dog always stayed away and did not come close.
Nanfeng naturally understood why the fat man did this. His identity had been exposed. Baosheng Temple and Foguang Temple might be looking for him everywhere. White dogs were very rare, so if they were painted black, they would not be as conspicuous as before.
The fat man kept talking for a long time, but the white dog couldn't come over. Nanfeng saw this and said, "Stop smearing, it's useless. Even if you smear Lao Bai, if he follows you, it will attract other people's attention."
The fat man frowned and thought for a while, and felt that what Nanfeng said made sense, so he put the dye in his hand back into the jar, "You're right, we can't let Lao Bai follow him in the future. We have to find a safe place for him to let him go." Wait for us there."
Nanfeng nodded, "How is Taoist Master Tianxun doing?"
"The way he woke you up that day may have shortened his life. His complexion was not as good as before, and his hair was completely white." The fat man said.
Nanfeng sighed again when he heard this. Although Tian Xunzi was dull, he was a good person. Others might not have done that in that situation. What Tian Xunzi did was not because of the deep friendship with him, but because of the previous He allocated fifty acres of land to Lin Yunguan. Tian Xunzi always thought of his kindness, so he returned the favor at the critical moment.
"Why are you sighing? It's not easy to stay alive." The fat man casually took a rag and wiped the dye on his hands, "I also hid some money in Yu County. When you get better, let's go back. "
"I also hid some, a hundred miles north of Yu County. If I go to get mine, I can't go back to Yu County." Nanfeng said. He was not surprised that the fat man did this. The two of them were born as beggars and were really afraid of poverty. They both had the idea of preventing famine in good years.
"How much?" The fat man became more energetic.
"Two hundred taels of gold," Nanfeng said.
"It's quite a lot, it's quite a lot. I still have a hundred taels left, which is enough for the two of us to spend a few years." The fat man was very optimistic.
After wiping their hands, the fat man came over and picked up the jar to eat porridge. He had the habit of eating from the jar in Chang'an. The situation at this time was very similar to that in Chang'an. After a while, he was brought back to his original state.
Nanfeng was weak and mentally weak. He wanted to wait for the fat man to finish eating and ask about the details, but he fell asleep while waiting.
It was dawn when I woke up. Fatty was sleeping next to me and Lao Bai was squatting at the entrance of the cave.
Nanfeng sat up with his arms raised and checked himself. The fat man's words were a bit exaggerated. He was indeed skinny and skinny at this time, but fifty pounds was more than enough.
"Let's sleep a little longer. Why are you up so early?" The fat man muttered.
"Where is my seal?" Nanfeng asked.
The fat man responded casually, "It was taken away by Momen."
Nanfeng took a breath when he heard this. The Dharma Seal was extremely important to him. Without the Dharma Seal, he could not perform the Dharma. And he was taught by a heretical way, and it was impossible for the Shangqing Sect to issue him a new Dharma Seal.
"Am I so brainless?" The fat man closed his eyes and reached out to fumble under the straw mattress. First he found a letter, and then he found Nanfeng's seal.
"I almost scared you to death!" Nan Feng was shocked.
"You've scared me for three months, why don't I scare you?" The fat man yawned.
Nanfeng understood the fat man's mood and did not argue with him. He put down the seal and took the envelope. The envelope was wrinkled and a little damp.
The envelope had not been opened. Nanfeng tore it open and took out the letter paper inside. There was only one piece of paper, spread out, with only a few words on it.
Seeing Nanfeng's brows furrowed, the fat man asked doubtfully, "What's wrong? What's written on it?"
Nanfeng didn't say anything, but handed the letter to the fat man.
The fat man lay down with his arms propped up and took the letter. After reading it, he asked doubtfully, "What does 'It's dark and the road is slippery, please walk slowly' mean?"
Nanfeng didn't answer. The reason why Tian Yuanzi destroyed his eyes had been bothering him all this time, so he asked the old Taoist Tianmu to find out about the incident that happened in the Taiqing Sect. This letter was given to Fatty by the old Taoist Tianmu after he came back. , naturally related to the incident in Taiqing Sect that year.
"Is it a code word?" The fat man was very curious.
Nan Feng shook his head. He had not set a code word with Tianmu Lao Dao.
"It's dark and the roads are slippery. Please walk slowly, sir?" The fat man looked at the letter again, but there were only these words on the letter.
After a brief thought, Nanfeng understood that Tianmu Laodao must have inquired about something, but while inquiring, his actions also aroused the suspicion of the Taiqing Sect. The Taiqing Sect may have sent people to follow him back, trying to follow the clues.
Tianmu Laodao must have discovered that he was being followed, so he wrote another letter with the results of his inquiry and hid it in a very secret place. This sentence is the clue he is looking for.
"What is this old guy doing?" The fat man couldn't figure it out and threw away the letter with his backhand.
"I'm hungry, cook me some porridge and rice." Nanfeng said. Although the fat man didn't understand, he did understand that "it's dark and the roads are slippery, adults, walk slowly" should have two meanings. The literal meaning is that the road ahead is dangerous, adults, please take care. In addition, there is another clue hidden. This sentence was said to him by Tianmu Laotao. When Tianmu Laotao said this, he was on the way back to the Taoist temple after removing the corpse poison for Yuan Anning. Nanfeng caught up with them. , and asked them to go to the county government office tomorrow for a ritual ceremony. Before leaving, Old Taoist Tianmu said, "It's dark and the roads are slippery, please walk slowly."
That day he caught up with Tianmu and Tianxun, and there should be another letter hidden where he was standing and talking to them. As long as you get that letter, you can know what happened to the Taiqing Sect back then.
After thinking about the hidden meaning of this sentence, Nanfeng felt very heavy. Old Taoist Tianmu was so cautious. In addition to deceiving others, there should be another reason, that is, he not only found out what happened to the Taiqing Sect back then, but also discovered what happened back then. The truth about the accident.
"What's going on? You're crying?" the fat man asked.
Nan Feng did not answer. If things were really as he imagined, Old Dao Tianmu might have been killed at this time.
"Look at you, you're so gloomy." The fat man brought some water. "Here, drink some water. Whenever something goes wrong, you have to think of the best. You're lucky that you're not dead."
Nanfeng took the water bowl and took a sip, "Yes, I'm lucky that I didn't die..."