C35 (1/2)
The little Daoist said to the crowd, ”Your dressing is so eye-catching that it attracts attention wherever you go. These people walk together during the day, and people watch as if they were monkeys. The Japanese will find you easily. ”
All the ladies said, ”Although Dao brother is right, there is nothing left to wear after taking off your clothes.” The little Daoist said, ”The nun temple is a poor place, these people's clothes cannot be borrowed. There's really no other way. ”
As everyone was talking, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard. The little Daoist stood up in shock and looked up. He saw that a group of bandits had arrived. He was running until the dust billowed. The little Daoist said in shock, ”Not good! The bandits have caught up! ” All the girls stood up in panic and followed the young Daoist into the forest.
Soon, a dozen of bandits arrived at the fork in the road. They reined in their horses and circled to see the footprints on the ground. A cunning bandit jumped down from his horse and said, ”I don't think they can get far at most. There were footprints left by a dozen or so people along the way, and they came to a fork in the road. It must be their footprints. The size of these footprints were all right, and the quantity was about the same. ”All of you, dismount from your horses and take a closer look.”
The bandits immediately dismounted and inspected the ground. The footprints of a group of people, fresh and recognizable, disappeared under the trees. The cunning bandit found traces of rest. He pointed at the forest and said, ”Just now, they were resting here. Seeing us come, they all went into the forest. ”All of you, go into the forest and search.” The bandits did not listen to his orders and did not move.
One of the bandits even made a fuss and shouted, ”Look, there are footprints running towards the temple.” The crafty bandit went up to take a look, and when he was quite far away, he saw that it was still the mark of a person's foot. He scolded in anger, ”You idiot! What a mistake! Your wife is clever. It was useless to do anything else. This was a person's footprint. What nonsense are you shouting! ”
The crafty bandits brought a few people and were just about to search. The bandit saw that Farmer had returned. He shouted again, ”Look, there's someone over there.” The group of bandits turned around to look.
Someone said, ”This is a monk. Ask him if he saw it. ”
The cunning bandit was angered and scolded: ”Each of you is stupider than the last! The duck that was cooked was about to fly away. Hurry up and go search! ”
Some even scolded him, ”Liu San, what are you trying to bluff for? The leopard cat was scared away. Do you want to be the leader? Last night, four people were killed. Let's go and suffer! The old monk was killed with his high martial arts skills. ”Don't even think about it.” Others said, ”It's not too late to take risks if you ask the right questions. In case we suffer a great loss. ” As he spoke, he retreated.
Liu San then scolded them, ”You all are f * cking afraid of death! He only knew how to share gold and silver. I'll search alone. ” He stopped after a few steps. Everyone burst into laughter.
At this moment, Farmer had already seen the group of bandits and thought to himself, ”Crap, they really caught up to us.” As he walked, he prayed in his heart, ”Amitabha. These girls, don't let them catch you. ” Only when he saw that there was only a group of bandits in front of him did he feel at ease. The bandits surrounded Farmer and asked, ”Did a group of young women go to the temple?”
Farmer chanted the Buddhist prayer: ”I did not see it.” Some looked at Farmer, others at the footprints.
A bandit said, ”The footprints heading towards the temple seem to belong to this monk.”
Hearing that he had found a flaw, Fa Ming deliberately mystified as he closed his eyes and said, ”Mystical, wonderful. I know all about it. May I ask what is the matter? ”Don't waste my time walking.” The bandits looked at him and laughed.
One of the bandits said, ”This monk knows more than Zen scriptures. He also knew how to use the divination technique. Listen to him, Tian Ji Sect knows everything. Let him calculate and see what happens. ”
So he went up and said, ”Monk, a few of our women have been kidnapped. Can you figure out where they are going? I'll give you the money. ”
Farmer said, ”Please forgive this old monk for speaking bluntly. Is the missing woman your wife? ” The bandits could not answer his question for a while. One of the bandits rebuked, ”Monk, let it be! Don't ask too much. Lost women are bought and used. ” Farmer nodded and asked, ”When did you go missing?” The gangster lost his patience and scolded again, ”Forget it, why are you still asking!?” Farmer said, ”Heaven and earth give birth to yin and yang give birth to two elements, two elements give birth to four phenomena, and four phenomena give birth to eight trigrams. ”You must ask clearly before you can calculate.”
All the bandits discussed the time. A bandit stepped forward and said, ”He was kidnapped in the Hai Dynasty.” Another bandit also said, ”The person was kidnapped at noon.” Liu San scolded them on the side, ”Look at that stupid fellow, we lost our face in the dark. He reported the hour of the day. ”Black and white.” He closed his eyes, mumbled something, fiddled with his fingers, and said to himself, ”Ah, so that's how it is.” He smiled.
The bandits all shouted in surprise, ”It's calculated! ”It's over!”
Someone urged, ”Tell me, what is it? ”Which way did you go?”
”There is a small village less than forty miles east of the place where they left,” he said. A group of people kidnapped your women and took them there. Those people are arguing with your women. The woman was too tired and hungry to walk. The men were pushing and shoving with guns. I saw it with my Divine Vision just now. ”