It was the second watch when we arrived at the Jinding Temple in the west of Jiankang City. The Jinding Temple was located beside the road and was guarded by soldiers at night.
When the three of them arrived, Fatty and Zhuge Chanjuan had not yet arrived. The south wind was falling nearby. They were worried that Fatty and Zhuge Chanjuan would not be able to see them after they arrived, so they settled not far from the Tutu Temple. Ba Ye went to the mountains to look for food. , the three of them rested and waited there.
Mo Li had been bullied many times before and was holding back a breath of bad breath. After the south wind came, the strong wind swept away all the evildoers who had bullied him like falling leaves and punished them one by one. Refreshing.
Diseases are mostly caused by depression and depression. When he is in a good mood, Mo Li becomes more energetic. Although he still coughs and wheezes from time to time, he is no longer as weak and dying as before.
After seeing Nan Feng's powerful skills, Li Mo Li was very envious and begged Nan Feng to teach him martial arts. Nan Feng agreed. Now all seven brothers and sisters have achieved success, but Mo Li is the only one who is incompetent and weak, so he should help and support him.
Li Qiye also asked Nanfeng to teach Dashan martial arts, and Nanfeng agreed. As long as he could make this little brother who had suffered so much happy, there was no harm in being a playmate with him.
He had been busy traveling to seek revenge and had never spoken properly. After sitting down, Nanfeng couldn't help but ask about Mo Li's experiences over the years. Mo Li was already eight years old when he parted with everyone. Although the eight-year-old child was not sensible yet, he was I can already remember things, and I remember very clearly what happened after I was separated from everyone.
The people who took Mo Li away back then were a merchant couple from the Liang Kingdom. The head of the family, whose surname was Nian, made a living by selling brocades and owned a lot of property. The reason why they wanted to adopt him was because they had been childless for many years and wanted to adopt a boy. Retirement and death.
At first, the two of them were good to Mo Li, but two years later, the hostess suddenly became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy. They all said that there was a difference between closeness and distance. How could this be true? After having a biological son, he was adopted. Naturally it's not pleasing to the eye.
Although it was unpleasant at first, life was still okay. Later, something happened to the Nian family, and the government confiscated most of the family property on the pretext of private sales and illegal business. Life began to become difficult. The master himself was in a bad mood, so he began to express his anger at him.
Mo Li only knew that the Nian family was fined a lot of silver by the government, but he didn't know the truth behind it. During that time, Emperor Wu of Liang became a monk, and the Liang court was frantically collecting money to redeem him, but there was no chance that he would be redeemed. Send troops to rob it.
As the days got harder and harder, Mo Li began to miss home. Although he didn't have a home, he missed his brothers and sisters, so he stole a few taels of silver and ran away from home.
He ran away from home three years ago. He was chased and captured by the Nian family before he had gone very far. As for whether running away from home or stealing money made his adoptive parents more angry, he didn't know. He only knew that the male master was furious and got angry. He broke his legs with a door stick.
It was this stick that completely wiped away any nostalgia he had for the Nian family, and made him more determined to go home. While he was in bed recovering from his injuries, the Nian family neglected to take precautions and ran away again.
Since he was not found by the Nian family, he didn't know if the Nian family had looked for him. Worried about being caught and beaten by the Nian family, he hurried on his way. At that time, his leg injury had not yet healed, and the bones were broken again.
How did he survive? Mo Li didn't go into details. He just said, "I almost died." Then he begged and hurried on. He didn't remember the way. Fortunately, Chang'an was not difficult to find. He walked nearly 100 meters back and forth. A year later, I finally returned to Chang'an.
Mo Li thought that after so many years, the incident had long been forgotten. He never thought that as soon as he arrived in Chang'an, he would find the portraits of Lu Pingchuan and the two of them on the Dali Temple arrest notice posted on the city wall.
Nanfeng did not interrupt Mo Li. Mo Li first arrived in Chang'an not long after he and Fatty rescued Lu Pingchuan from prison. At that time, Chu Huairou may not have entered the palace, or she may have entered the palace but not yet been favored. Otherwise, if she Knowing that Lu Pingchuan was in jail, he would definitely rescue him.
Mo Li was worried about being caught by the government and did not dare to live in the temple by himself. He could only look and observe from the nearby mountains. Later, he met Dashan. Dashan told him that the Sifang Inn was short of a man who could keep mules and horses, so he went there.
"How much silver did you pick up that day?" Nanfeng asked.
Mo Li was surprised when he heard this, "Sixth brother, you are really a god-like figure now. How do you know that I have picked up silver coins?"
"The silver you picked up was deliberately left behind by a martial artist, and he told me your whereabouts," Nanfeng said.
"It's a total of ten taels, it's such a big tablet. I have never been willing to spend it. Later, when I was too ill, I took it out, but the damn doctor deceived me with fake medicine." Mo Li became angrier as he spoke. "The doctor doesn't have any good things, not even a single good thing. When I grow up in the future, I will fight every one I see."
"How can you have the same moral character as Fatty?" Nanfeng laughed. "The quality of your character depends on your own temperament and cultivation, and has nothing to do with the industry you are engaged in."
Mo Li nodded in agreement, and then eagerly asked about the whereabouts of Lu Pingchuan and others.
Nan Feng was just about to answer when he heard Ba Ye making a cry from the northwest woods. The cry was not very urgent, but he was supposed to be calling him over.
"You guys wait for me here, I'll come back as soon as I can." Nanfeng stood up and followed the sound.
Not long after entering the woods, I discovered Ba Ye and Lao Bai. When Lao Bai turned into a white dog, his face showed no color, but he always had the true spirit of listening on his head.
Lao Bai was lying down under a big tree. Next to him was a huge water tank and a dozen sacks of different sizes. In addition, there was a pile of large bronze objects stained with soil. There were miscellaneous things. .
Of course, Lao Bai would not drive away Nanfeng, so he walked over to inspect the water tank. There was no lid on the water tank. When he looked around, he was shocked to find that it was full of gold, silver, pearls, jade and all kinds of rare treasures. It was so dazzling that it filled half the tank. These things must have been dug out of the soil. Most of them were stained with mud, and some of the artifacts had varying degrees of corrosion damage.
Looking at those pockets, there are also gold and silver treasures inside. In addition to miscellaneous gold cups, jade cups, silver bowls, teeth and chopsticks, there are also many gold horseshoes and gold cakes that were only available in the Han Dynasty.
Fatty's pair of hammers is next to the water tank, which means that Fatty is nearby, and he naturally got these things. Fatty had previously said that he could see the treasures buried in the ground with Turtle Girl, and now It seems that this guy is not bragging. The value of these things under the tree alone is immeasurable.
"Where's the fat man?" Nanfeng looked at Lao Bai.
Lao Bai turned his head and looked in the direction of Jiankang.
"Is Zhuge Chanjuan with him?" Nanfeng asked again.
Lao Bai didn't seem to understand and didn't respond.
"Two people?" Nanfeng held out two fingers.
This time Lao Bai understood and nodded again.
It turned out that Fatty and Zhuge Chanjuan had arrived a long time ago and had nothing to do, so they went to Jiankang to dig for treasures.
Worried that Mo Li would be impatient, Nanfeng did not wait under the tree, but went back to collect some firewood from nearby, lit a bonfire, and kept Mo Li warm, hoping to attract the attention of Fatty and Zhuge Chanjuan.
Mo Li asked about the whereabouts of everyone again, and Nanfeng told them one by one. Among the seven people, only Big Eyes was missing. However, Chu Huairou's situation was special and it was not appropriate to inform Mo Li.
Knowing that his brothers had achieved great things, Li Moli was naturally happy. Knowing that Fatty was nearby, he couldn't wait even more. He kept raising his head and waiting eagerly.
After the third watch, Fatty and Zhuge Chanjuan still didn't come back, and after the fourth watch, they didn't come back until the rooster crowed at dawn.
As soon as the two of them left the city, they saw Nanfeng and rushed towards him.
Nanfeng's previous guess was correct. The two of them really went to the city to dig for treasures. Jiankang was the imperial capital of the Five Dynasties, and there were many treasures buried and left in various places in the city, so the two of them were able to gain such a rich harvest.
After digging all night, the two of them were unkempt and gray-faced. The fat man had two big bags hanging around his neck and two pottery urns with big bellies in his hands. Zhuge Chanjuan was carrying her head, and the other hand was carrying a strange-looking four-legged piece of equipment. Bronze.
The fat man also knew that digging was on the rise. He missed the right moment and smiled shyly at Nanfeng from afar, "When will it come? Just wait."
"What are you two doing?" Nanfeng couldn't laugh or cry.
"You don't blame me for this, blame her," the fat man nuzzled at Zhuge Chanjuan, "I said to come back early, but she kept pestering me to dig out the footbath."
While talking, Mo Li and Dashan sat up from where they were sleeping. The fat man glanced at the two of them, "Who are they?"
The fat man didn't recognize Mo Li, but Mo Li recognized him and got up happily, "Third brother!"
The fat man was stunned for a moment when he heard the words. When he came back to his senses and took a closer look, he jumped with joy, "Ah! Li Qiye, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ah!"
The fat man threw off his pocket, put down the pottery jar, ran over and hugged Mo Li, "Skinny Monkey found you somewhere, I've been thinking about you in my dreams, great, great."
The fat man was tall and had his arms wrapped around him. Mo Li lifted his feet off the ground, breathing heavily and coughing repeatedly.
Seeing this, the fat man hurriedly let go, touched his head and pinched his face, "Oh my, why are you so thin? Where have you been these past years? We have talked about you more than once. I am afraid that I will never see you again."
Back then, Lu Pingchuan pawned Mo Li's jade in order to cure the fat man's illness. This incident became a heartache of the fat man. He always felt that he was indebted to Mo Li. Now that they had reunited after a long separation, he was very happy to see Mo Li as skinny as a stick. I felt distressed again, saying that the circles under my eyes were actually red.
There were other people around him, and the fat man felt that it was inappropriate to shed tears, so he pointed at the mountain and asked, "Who is this little brother?"
"Third brother, this is a good friend I made in Chang'an. His name is Dashan. Sixth brother promised to teach him Kung Fu." Mo Li said.
"Okay, okay, young man, please stay away from outsiders. From now on, we will all be members of our own family." The fat man rushed to the mountain to express his welcome.
Dashan was not a shy person. Hearing the fat man's words, he hurriedly thanked him.
"Third brother, what have you been doing these years?" Li Li asked with concern.
"I've been following Nanfeng to wipe his butt," Fatty patted Mo Li's head again, "Little thing, when he grows up, he can talk. He stopped calling Fatty and started calling him Third Brother, hahaha."
"I'm afraid you'll hit me if you call me fat." Li Qiye said with a smile.
"Hahahaha, no, how could we be willing to beat you? Oh, it's so good. If big brother sees you, I don't know how happy he will be." The fat man said this and turned around to look at Zhuge Chanjuan who was talking to him. Nanfeng, "I have good news for you. My eldest brother, Banshi, has returned to the court and is now in the city."
"Really?" Nanfeng confirmed happily.
Zhuge Chanjuan took over and said, "It's true. We saw with our own eyes yesterday afternoon that the counter-rebellion army returned to the court. The emperor led all the civil and military officials out of the city to greet him. Your eldest brother was riding a war horse on the left side of General Chen. He was wearing the general's armor. , so impressive, the fat man wanted to go up and say hello to him, but considering that there were so many people, I stopped him."
"We'll go into the city to look for him later," the fat man said. After speaking, he pointed at Zhuge Chanjuan and said to Mo Li, "Why are you just standing there? Why don't you go over and ask your sixth sister-in-law how you are doing?"
Hearing the fat man's words, Zhuge Chanjuan beamed with joy. When Mo Li came over to greet her, she felt very close to her, greeted her, and even took the initiative to examine Mo Li's injuries.
As soon as Li Qiye walked around, the fat man realized that his legs and feet were inconvenient, "What's wrong with the legs?"
Before Mo Li could answer, Zhuge Chanjuan took over and said, "It won't be a problem. Within three days, he can walk as fast as flying."
"Three days?" Nanfeng frowned and looked sideways.
"Who am I?" Zhuge Chanjuan raised her eyebrows at Nanfeng.
Nanfeng glanced at her, tilted his head to the side, and did not speak to her.
"Okay, take the baggage and follow me," the fat man said hello to Mo Li and Dashan, then waved to Nanfeng, "Let's take a walk, go over and help pack the things."
"You dug so much, how are you going to clean it up?" Nanfeng said casually.
The fat man pointed to the Jinding Temple not far away, "Here, send it there."
"What do you want to do?" Nanfeng frowned slightly. The Jinding Temple is one of the seven sects of the Liang Kingdom. It is known as the golden temple that responds to all requests. As long as you give enough money, anything you ask for will come true.
"I haven't decided yet, what do you want to do?" the fat man asked.
Nanfeng didn't answer. The Jinding Temple was extremely mysterious. Just to enter, you needed to pay three thousand taels of gold. If you wanted something, the other party would ask for varying amounts of gold based on the difficulty of the request.
"Zhuge and I are both very curious about this small temple. Let's walk around, pick up gold, and go in to have a look." The fat man put on the bag and was about to carry the two pottery urns when Dashan came over to help. Don't look at it. The two pottery urns are not big, but they are so heavy that even a mountain cannot lift them.
"Haha, they are all gold cakes." The fat man took it himself.
Sixteen taels per catty, three thousand taels is about two hundred catties. Gold is very heavy. One ingot of horseshoe gold weighs about one catty. Even without those gold ornaments, the horseshoe gold and gold cakes alone cost more than three thousand taels, two. Just put it in a sturdy cloth bag.
"You two stay here, let's go to the temple first." Fatty said to Mo Li and Dashan.
"Third brother, I want to go too." Li Li shouted.
"Little kid, why are you joining in the fun? Wait here. We'll be back soon." The fat man walked ahead carrying the bag.
Li Li curled his lips unhappy and looked at Nan Feng again. Nan Feng smiled and tilted his head. Li Li was overjoyed and followed him limpingly. After walking for more than ten steps, he turned back and said, "Da Shan, you can do whatever you like." Take it yourself, you’re welcome.”
Not long after, the four of them arrived in front of the temple, and the soldier guarding the gate stopped them, "Do you know the rules?"
"Is this what you're talking about?" The fat man put down the bag and showed the gold inside to the soldiers.
No one may have been to Jinding Temple for a long time. The soldiers were all surprised and stunned when they saw so much gold.
"Let's go." The fat man pushed open the temple door, took the bag and started to walk.
"Wait, only one can go in." The soldier stopped again.
The fat man stared and wanted to get angry, but Zhuge Chanjuan hurriedly waved her hand at him to signal him not to cause trouble.
"Here, here you go." Fatty gave Nanfeng the opportunity.
After saying that, he saw Nanfeng frowning and not taking the bag, so he followed Nanfeng's line of sight and looked towards the Jinding Temple. The courtyard of the Jinding Temple was very empty. Apart from the huge cauldron, there was nothing else and a hunchback. The old man was sweeping the fallen leaves in the yard with a broom.
"What's wrong?" Fatty asked in a low voice.
"The old man's eyes are white, which is caused by nebula." Zhuge Chanjuan said in a low voice.
"Yes, how can a blind man sweep the floor?" The fat man suddenly realized, and then he guessed, "He must be a master who hides his secrets."
Nan Feng shook his head. It was true that the old man was hiding his secrets, but this man was not a master. There was actually a true soul appearing above his head, but the strange thing was that this man's true soul was not that of an animal. The true form is an oil lamp with a faint blue light...