Although the visitor was not Zhang Deli, Nanfeng was still very happy. It didn't matter who he was, as long as he was a human being.
It was now morning, and the Hu man rode a camel and approached slowly. As he got closer, Nan Feng saw the man's appearance clearly. He was really a Hu man, over sixty years old. The camel was loaded with bedding and a bamboo basket. , and two water bags hanging on it.
Looking at the way the foreigner was dressed, Nan Feng felt vaguely familiar. He had either seen him before, or he felt familiar. It wasn't until the foreigner got to the waterhole, got off the camel, and took off his turban that he suddenly realized that this foreigner was actually a monk. , the clothes he wore may be the cassocks from the Western Regions.
Now that he's here, he can't run away. Nan Feng appears and calls out softly, "Hey."
The old monk had never thought that there would be anyone here. Hearing Nanfeng's words, he was so frightened that he fell down by the pool. When he saw Nanfeng's appearance clearly, he clasped his hands together and started chirping.
Except for the opening sentence of Amitabha, the rest was completely incomprehensible. Needless to say, it was spoken in Sanskrit. It would be great if the fat man was here.
Even knowing that it was unlikely that this person could understand Chinese, Nanfeng still tried, "Master, where are you from?"
The old monk looked confused at first, then waved his hands repeatedly to indicate that he did not understand Chinese.
"Hey, old bald donkey." Nanfeng said with a smile.
When the old monk saw Nan Feng smiling at him, he just thought Nan Feng was showing kindness to him, so he also grinned.
Seeing this, Nanfeng was sure that this person really didn't understand Chinese. He raised his hand and scratched his head, thinking about how to communicate with him.
The old monk was washing his face before, but was interrupted by Nan Feng. Now he greeted him and walked to the edge of the pool to continue washing.
While the old monk was washing his face, the camel also walked to the pool and knelt down to drink water. Nanfeng casually looked at the bamboo basket on the camel's back and found that there were many books in it. He took one at random, thinking that he would not read it. I understand, but I never thought it was actually the Tao Te Ching, with Sanskrit translations between the lines.
Look again, it’s a Taoist classic, and look again, it’s a Confucian one, all with Sanskrit translations and annotations.
Because of the language barrier, he couldn't talk, and the old monk didn't have spiritual skills. He was just an ordinary old monk. When Nan Feng looked at the basket, he thought he was looking for something to eat, so he came over and took some cakes from the basket. When I came out, I saw that this pancake was different from the pancakes in China. It was very thin and fragile. What the old monk was holding were fragments of the pancake.
The old monk handed the cake over, but Nanfeng did not reach out to take it. Instead, he frowned and looked at the corner of the basket.
The old monk followed Nanfeng's gaze and guessed what he was looking at, so he took out two ingots of gold from the basket and handed one to Nanfeng.
Nanfeng reached out and took it, looked at it, threw the gold into the bamboo basket, and took another ingot. After reading it, he frowned. Last year, he personally handed the two ingots of horseshoe gold to Zhang Deli, and one of them was valuable. It was obvious that there was trachoma, and one of the two ingots of gold that the old monk brought also had trachoma.
Seeing Nanfeng frowning, the old monk looked frightened and hurriedly stretched out his hand to make signs.
"Where did you pick it up?" Nanfeng understood the old monk's gesture.
The old monk didn't understand and was still making gestures, as if he was afraid that Nanfeng would misunderstand.
Because of the language barrier, he could only make gestures. Although it was troublesome, he could still communicate. After making gestures with a stick of incense, Nanfeng finally figured out the whole story.
The old monk is from the Western Regions and yearns for the civilization of the Middle Earth. He came here to study. These two ingots of gold were picked up on a sand dune two hundred miles away from here. There were many camel corpses and three human bodies there. corpse.
Nanfeng gestured and asked about the cause of death. The old monk answered with gestures, which meant that the three people and the camels were killed and their heads were chopped off.
After understanding the old monk's gesture, the south wind sent chills all over his body. Zhang Deli and others died two hundred miles away from here, which means that the three of them were killed shortly after leaving Huangshaling. If those who killed them were bandits and robbers, they would never If you don’t take away the gold, you won’t kill all the camels.
Who would regard money as dirt, who could kill three people soon after they left Huangshaling, and what was the motive for the murder.
These issues are not complicated, and the truth is not difficult to deduce. The people who killed Zhang Deli and others were most likely Li Chaozong's party, and the reason why they killed Zhang Deli was undoubtedly to silence them.
He had talked with Zhang Deli and others before. Zhang Deli and others were indeed merchants, and they were definitely not ordered by anyone to deceive him.
But this does not mean that this matter is not a conspiracy of the other party. It is true that Zhang Deli and others are merchants, but the storm that Zhang Deli and others encountered before may be fake. To put it bluntly, the murderer deliberately led them to Huangshaling.
This was not only a conspiracy, but also an extremely insidious one. The murderer should have a good understanding of his situation. He guessed that he was eager to know what was going on outside, and that he would entrust Zhang Deli and others to find out the whereabouts of Fatty and others.
What he entrusted Zhang Deli to do was what the other party wanted to know.
The people he asked Zhang Deli to inquire about were all very close to him, and they were also the people most likely to master the Heavenly Book. He told Zhang Deli who these people were and where they might appear, otherwise Zhang Deli would not be able to do anything about it. Ask about it.
Zhang Deli is just a businessman, not a righteous man. He cannot withstand forced confessions. Now all the clues he told Zhang Deli have been grasped by the murderer. This was an act of concern, but it put all his relatives and friends in danger.
"I've really had enough of this life." Nan Feng was furious.
Seeing Nanfeng's anger, the old monk was so frightened that he clasped his hands together and said something eagerly.
Nanfeng suppressed his anger and gestured at the old monk, saying that the deceased was his friend, so he didn't need to be nervous.
Seeing that Nanfeng did not suspect that he was the murderer, the old monk felt relieved and spoke in a harmonious voice, which he thought was to comfort him.
Seeing that the other party was friendly, Nanfeng nodded towards him. Now that the big mistake had been made, there was no point in hurrying. Zhang Deli and others had been killed long ago. What the murderer wanted to do must have been done. To say the least, even if the other party Before he could take action, he couldn't do anything because he was trapped here and couldn't go anywhere.
When the old monk came here, he just discovered an oasis, came to fetch water, replenished his drinking water, and then left.
Nanfeng did not force him to stay. After discussion, he left some books brought by the old monk. There were many books on Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism. No matter what you do, you must not be arrogant. You must know that there are shortcomings and strengths. , the books left by the wise men of the past can still be read, read and studied, just take the essence and discard the dross.
Since Nanfeng was friends with those merchants, the gold was not ownerless, and the old monk insisted on keeping the two ingots of gold.
Whether you are a good person or a bad person has nothing to do with the industry you are engaged in. There are good people in every industry, and monks are not all bad people. On the contrary, whether they are monks or Taoists, there are still many good people. Those two ingots of gold are still given to Nanfeng in the end. After leaving the old monk, there is still a long way to go to China. China has been war-torn for years, the people live in poverty, and it is difficult to make alms, so he needs to make money.
The old monk thanked him profusely, collected the gold, mounted his camel, and headed southeast.
After the old monk walked two miles, Nanfeng caught up with him and handed him a small jar. The old monk didn't know why, so he took it and saw that there was a mole with a fat head and big ears inside.
Nanfeng made gestures, and the old monk finally understood that Nanfeng had entrusted him to take the mole outside to release it. Naturally, he would not refuse and happily agreed.
Everyone needs friends. There are no friends here. This mole is his friend. Since he is a friend, he must think about what the other person thinks. He also needs friends.
After the old monk left, Huangshaling returned to its former peace.
But Nan Feng found it rare to feel calm. He did not expect that he would fall into someone else's trap. The top priority was to assess the damage this would cause.
Lu Pingchuan, Mo Li, Chu Huairou and Chang Le were both exposed, as was Li Huo Palace. Not to mention Fatty and Yuan Anning, the murderer not only knew this, but also knew what he had said and asked Zhang Deli before. Zhang Deli may not have taken those words to heart, but the murderer was able to figure out many clues from them, and there was no need to evaluate the consequences of this matter. The worst outcome was the consequences of this matter.
Now that the big mistake has been made, getting angry and anxious will not help. Fortunately, he has told Fatty before that if he has to, he can hand over the Book of Heaven to save his life. After his opponent gets the Book of Heaven, he should not hurt anyone.
Thinking about it carefully, this matter is still strange, because Li Chaozong once said that he knew who he gave the Book of Heaven to. Now there are two possibilities. One is that Li Chaozong was just lying to defraud him that day, and the other is that the perpetrator was not Li Chaozong's party, but someone else.
These two possibilities are equally divided, because Li Chaozong is not the only one who covets the Book of Heaven. Everyone in the world knows that the Book of Heaven is magical, and those who get it can live forever. Who wouldn't want such a treasure
After weighing the two sides, we still hope that this matter was done by Li Chaozong and others. Li Chaozong understood him. If he didn't die, Li Chaozong would not dare to do anything too serious, because it might lead to his crazy revenge afterwards. But if this matter is done by others, the variables will be huge. Those people don't know his situation. Once they take action, they are likely to do anything.
Powerlessness is an extremely bad feeling. You can only watch the situation worsen but can't do anything.
The sun sets and the moon rises. See the stars again. The east shines brightly. It’s another day.
Day after day, autumn and winter came again in the blink of an eye. This was already his fifth year in Huangshaling.
One night in early winter, Nanfeng noticed a subtle scent of incense. Feeling something in his heart, he immediately came to the ground and looked up at the sky. It was midnight.
He had made an agreement with Fatty before. If Uncle Wang completed the repair of his physical body, he would burn incense at midnight for three consecutive days. When he felt the incense, he would try to return to his physical body.
It's time now, are Fatty and Uncle Wang already ready
I waited nervously until the next day, but there was no more incense.
After a brief period of doubt, Nanfeng suddenly realized that ordinary people would not burn incense in the middle of the night to worship. What happened last night must have been done by the fat man. The reason why he only burned incense once was to inform him that there was progress in repairing his body and let him Be aware of it.
After thinking about the whole story, Nanfeng felt mixed feelings. He was happy that the path of physical restoration was feasible. If he was not sure, Uncle Wang would not let the fat man burn incense to tell him the progress. The worry is that after five years, some progress has just been made. If we extrapolate according to the current progress, it will take at least ten years to completely repair the physical body...