"The vegetarian dishes are here!"
The shopkeeper and the waiter came out of the back kitchen carrying several plates of vegetables and a plate of tofu.
"Shopkeeper, I heard that there is going to be a war with Xixia. Have any large troops passed by in the past two months?"
Sun Lei looked at the plates of vegetables and tofu without moving his chopsticks and asked the shopkeeper.
"The guest officer asked me a question that I don't know how to answer. There are too many people coming and going on this road."
The shopkeeper rolled his eyes and shook his head.
"I mean hundreds of people, they should be Hedong Road officers and soldiers."
Sun Lei frowned and asked. There were many people coming and going on the road, but there were still very few groups of several hundred people. It was impossible not to notice it when opening a shop on the roadside.
"Hundreds of people? Oh, in the middle of last month, four to five hundred people did pass by, and then turned back to Taiyuan Prefecture."
The shopkeeper thought for a moment and then replied.
"Really went back to Taiyuan Mansion?"
Shi Jin suddenly stood up and looked at the shopkeeper and asked.
"We are going to Taiyuan Mansion. This road can only go to Taiyuan Mansion to the west."
The shopkeeper said with a smile.
"Thank you very much, shopkeeper. Come, sit down and have a drink!"
Sun Lei walked up to the shopkeeper, grabbed his shoulder and pressed him on the stool, then poured a bowl of wine for the shopkeeper to drink.
"You're so polite, sir. Is there any other guest in this shop who wants to drink with you? How many guests are drinking, how many guests are drinking!"
The shopkeeper shook his head when he saw the bowl of wine and refused to drink it.
"Shopkeeper, you are toasting and not eating, but you are punished with a drink!"
Sun Lei held down the shopkeeper who was about to get up with one hand, and held the bowl of wine with the other hand to force-fed the shopkeeper to drink.
"You are these reckless bastards. I originally wanted to stun you before killing you, but now it seems I can only skin you alive!"
The waiter came out of the kitchen with seven or eight strong men holding sharp knives, all of them looking fierce.
"Hmph, let me tell you, I am the Iron King of Hell, Zhang Laoliu. You guys who are alone in my store still want to get out alive? These fat and tender ones are enough to cut into beef and mutton and sell them for a few days. Okay, as for this old guy, find a place to bury him!"
The shopkeeper came out with his hands, broke free from Sun Lei's hand, ran to the waiter and looked at Sun Lei and his group with a ferocious look on his face.
"So you just pick out lone people to kill?"
Sun Lei asked while holding the whistle stick and looking at the people in front of him.
"I'll let you know it even if you die. I haven't been opening a shop here for a day or two. I'll let go of those people who travel with me and let them help me make a name for myself. Only when I meet those of you who are alone, I'll let them go." The dead ghost carrying a big bag of luggage, no one will know if he kills him, he takes the money, cuts it into beef, and sells it into steamed buns."
The shopkeeper said with a ferocious smile.
"It turns out that he was motivated by wealth."
Sun Lei looked at the horses and donkeys at the door. There were many boxes and luggage on the horses. He knew at a glance that there was a lot of wealth.
"Kill me!"
The shopkeeper looked at the box on the horse and looked greedy. With his eyes, he could tell at a glance that it contained gold and silver. Only gold and silver could be so heavy.
"You are those who seek wealth and murder, you harm others as much as you want, and you also trade people's skin and flesh. It is really a heinous crime! The Sa family met you today, and I will send you to hell to forgive your sins!"
Lu Zhishen was furious and went up to them with his Zen staff. He wanted to kill all these evil people.
Lu Zhishen's water-milled Zen staff was so powerful. Those evil men with sharp knives were no match for Lu Zhishen. Three or two pieces of the Zen staff sent those people to hell.
"Hero, spare your life, but the little one has eyesight but cannot see the mountains, so he bumps into a good man! I don't know that a good man has a great surname, but he is also a hero in the world."
When the Iron Hell King Zhang Lao Liu saw something was wrong, he immediately knelt down and asked Lu Zhishen his name.
"Master Lu, this is also a good man. Kneel down and sworn sworn vows with him."
Sun Lei looked at all this and shouted in amusement.
"A bunch of birds like you don't deserve to ask the name of the Sa family!"
Lu Zhishen was even more angry when he was squeezed by Sun Lei. Why did all the heroes along the way embarrass him? Each one was worse than the other. If this continued, he would not dare to call himself a hero.
A Zen staff stabbed Zhang Laoliu, and the crescent blade cut off Zhang Laoliu's neck neatly.
"I can't give them any advantage. Let me see how much money I have."
Sun Lei walked behind the counter and rummaged for money. After defeating monsters, he naturally looked at the money he got. All the way from Mount Wutai, the monsters he killed all dropped well. It can be said that he made a lot of money.
"What are you doing with that dirty money!"
When Lu Zhishen saw Sun Lei rummaging around to find some silver, he said with a still angry grunt.
"As a monk, you can beg alms, go to temples and make orders. Food and accommodation are free. Of course, it doesn't cost much. We want it! If Shi Jin didn't have money, why would he be robbing you in the red pine forest? The old woman is like this, Why don’t you buy something delicious to eat and drink? You’ll have to see a doctor when you get to the city. Doesn’t this cost nothing?”
Sun Lei rolled his eyes at Lu Zhishen, "A penny is too much for a hero. How can a man have no money when he is away from home?" It's a pity that Lu Zhishen is a monk, and monks are not short of money no matter in that era.
Shi Jin's face flushed, and the matter of cutting the red pine forest was mentioned again, which made him a little embarrassed.
"I'm going to see if there are any thieves hiding behind!"
Lu Zhishen, who was speechless by Sun Lei, could only go to the kitchen with his Zen staff in hand to see if there were any fish caught in the trap.
"I advise you not to go."
Sun Lei packed up the money, which was enough for several hundred guan, as well as some soft jewelry. After packing it up, he walked out.
"Why? Is there a thief inside?"
Lu Zhishen stopped and looked back at Sun Lei and asked.
"No, I'm afraid it will affect your appetite at night."
Sun Lei helped the old woman get on the donkey and prepared to set off.
"Brother, I'll accompany you in!"
Shi Jin thought he was brave, so he went in with Lu Zhishen carrying a whistle stick.
There was nothing unusual in the kitchen. There were vegetables and some cooked meat on the chopping board next to the stove. It looked like an ordinary kitchen.
"Brother, there is a small door here!"
Shi Jin's sharp eyes saw a small door in the corner.
"Let's go in and take a look, there might be some evil thieves!"
Lu Zhishen walked up to Shi Jin with his Zen staff. With one movement of the Zen staff, he shoveled the black wooden door to pieces. A smelly bloody odor spurted out from the small door. Shi Jin turned pale when he smelled it. A look of discomfort on his face.
"What kind of hell dares to scare Sajia!"
Lu Zhishen was used to seeing big scenes. How could he be frightened by the bloody smell? He took a Zen staff and walked in.
Entering the small door, the scene inside was so frightening that Lu Zhishen took a step back. The first thing he saw was the large bloody chopping board in the middle of the room. The body of half an adult man was placed on it. The human skin had been peeled off, and his hands and feet were all injured. The torso was cut open, and the internal organs inside had long been hollowed out. The red flesh looked particularly horrifying.
There are several iron hooks hanging from the beams on the chopping board, and human hands and legs are hung on the iron hooks. There is a large wooden basin under the chopping board, which is full of blood and human internal organs. The ground is dark red and a little sticky when stepped on. The soil was soaked with blood, and there were seven or eight human skins hanging on the wall nearby. Facing a pile of white bones in the corner, there were several human skulls on top of the bones. It was truly a scene unique to purgatory.
