Chapter 424 (2/2)
Chen ang took the old man to find the inn. There was an episode on the way, because the old monkey was too sloppy. If Chen ang didn't give him more money, people might not be willing to let him in. Looking at the old man's sneaking eyes, Chen ang said in his heart: ”the thief's mind is the smallest. Without me, the shopkeeper of this house would be robbed soon.”
Chen ang asked for a room and invited the old monkey to go up to see his thin monkey essence. Chen ang asked for a table of good dishes for him to eat. Unexpectedly, the old monkey swallowed his saliva and refused: ”our ancestors have a rule that we don't work for a day and can't eat a day. Because it's easy for us to get money. If we don't eat with craftsmanship, we will inevitably deceive our teachers and forget our ancestors.”
Chen ang said in his heart, ”it's enough for others to say this. You can also get a good reputation. You sneakers still have many smelly rules. You have to eat with craftsmanship. Is this something to be proud of?”
”What do you call a Taoist friend?” Chen ang asked with a fist.
The old monkey showed his yellow teeth and said with a smile, ”don't dare, call quietly!”
”Because you have to steal quietly, don't you?” Chen ang said secretly. Although he was disgusted, he said, ”quietly, you are well-informed in Yingtian city. Do you know who did many blood cases in the city recently?”
When he heard the speech quietly, his spirit was refreshed, and his face didn't have that greasy color, but said solemnly: ”I happen to know a little about what Taoist friends asked. I went to see the victims, but I found some traces of art, and I also heard some information. In the first two, innocent women were killed by logging, while the other two recently were related to the door of a nearby Dalao temple fair.”
”The scholar who died in the house went to the temple to burn incense in the daytime, and was killed when he came back. I suspect that there are heretics trying to practice evil Dharma. When I was on the Qinhuai River, I heard that the daughters of many good families nearby were robbed. At first, I thought it was an nunnery stain in the Jianghu, but later it was found that it was also related to the Dalao temple.”
Chen ang sneered at the speech: ”in that case, we can't keep them tonight. Taoist friends inquire so clearly. It seems that they also have the heart to eliminate traitors. Can you dare to go with them?”
The old monkey smiled and said, ”don't excite me, you doll. The first thing we stole was the head. The old monkey had the heart to steal their head for a long time. Therefore, he had been inquiring for many days. I wanted to wait for the other three Xiake in the Jianghu to do it. I was behind and stole the head of their temple silently.”
”Since you don't want them to have a good night, I'll go with you!”
”The Taoist friend went to work first and had enough to eat. I'll wait for the Taoist friend to come tonight...” Chen ang got up to see off the guests. When he quietly went out, he asked, ”what's the name of the three Jianghu Xiake mentioned by Taoist friend earlier?”
Quietly, he took out a chicken leg from his dirty cuff and chewed it on his mouth. He knew it was smooth when he came out. When he heard Chen Ang's question, he replied vaguely: ”it seems that his name is Qilu Sanying... Following a big fat sheep, he is a salt merchant in Yangzhou. The old monkey wants to help them once more. By the way, he can do some good and go to Qinhuai River for fun!”