Because they came out in such a hurry, neither Lin Xiaolu nor Wujiu brought any money, so they worked at the tea stall to pay off their debts that afternoon.
Lin Xiaolu now fully understood the meaning of the saying that a penny can defeat a hero.
At night, the two of them, who had no money in their pockets and could not afford to stay in an inn, finally left the tea stall. Originally, they planned to hang out outside the city for a night, otherwise the officers and soldiers on curfew patrol would not be able to explain clearly. But the weather was unfavorable and there was a sudden heavy rain. They had no choice but to find a cave in the wilderness and make do for a night.
"Boom!"
Dazzling thunder illuminated the rainy night, and the sound of heavy rain mixed with the sound of rain echoed across the earth.
In the cave, Lin Xiaolu sat in front of a crackling bonfire. The warm firelight illuminated the cave, forming a sharp contrast with the windy, rainy, slippery and cold rainy night outside the cave, as if they were two different worlds.
There was a sizzling pheasant and a deer on the bonfire. At this moment, Lin Xiaolu was drinking strong wine from the gourd while staring at the two game animals and swallowing his saliva.
Wugou on the side was sitting on the rock quietly playing Buddha beads, eyes lightly closed, and chanting scriptures softly.
The first day passed, but they didn't find Xiao Yu'er.
In other words, they didn't look for long at all and spent most of their time working for the tea stall man to pay off their debts.
"Wugu, are you greedy after smelling it?"
Seeing that the heat was almost done, Lin Xiaolu pulled off a pheasant leg that was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside and started to devour it.
Wugou silently shook his head:
"I ate fasting for a long time when I was young, and I didn't eat any food when I grew up, so my body has become repelled by the smell of meat and I don't crave it."
Seeing what Wugou said, Lin Xiaolu said nothing more and drank and ate meat alone.
He has always been fond of meat, and if it weren't for his strong body and his unhealthy eating habits, he would probably have ruined his body long ago.
Eating fragrant roasted chicken legs, drinking mellow spirits, and listening to the sound of rain outside the cave as dense as a drum, Lin Xiaolu felt very comfortable. And just when he was thinking about drinking wine and eating meat for a while, and wandering out of the world to scold the big eyelids, the sound of shoes stepping on the rain suddenly sounded outside the cave.
"What the fuck, the rain is coming at any time, and it's raining so hard all at once, it's really weird!"
The water vapor rippled and rude noises resounded. Several burly men in raincoats ran into the bright cave. As soon as they entered the door, they found Lin Xiaolu and Wugou. The rugged man at the head looked straight at them. The meat in Xiang Lin Xiaolu's hand and the gourd exuding the rich aroma of wine.
"I wiped it, and there was actually a little monk and a little Taoist priest here."
"Brother, these two really know how to enjoy themselves. They are hiding here drinking and eating meat. They are so happy."
A group of men wearing raincoats stood at the entrance of the cave, looking at Lin Xiaolu and Wu Kuai with expressions of interest in their eyes.
Lin Xiaolu also took a curious look at them. When he saw that there were six of them in total, all of them looked ferocious and had various weapons slung around their waists, he knew that these cuties in front of him were not good people.
One characteristic of warriors in the mortal army, bodyguards, and martial arts sects is that most of them have uniform weapons and uniforms.
The clothes these men hide under their raincoats are all messy and different, their boots are also different, and even the weapons they carry are completely different, so 99% of them are not the above.
In addition, this place is in the wilderness and inaccessible, so it is almost certain that these people in front of them are bandits and the like.
It was rare to meet a colleague, so Lin Xiaolu was quite interested. He raised his head, looked at the group of men and asked with a smile:
"Have you ever seen a girl wearing a navy blue robe? She is a little shorter than me and looks a bit like me. She has her hair tied into two little buns and has a sweet smile."
When Jilaishu asked the question, some of the men in raincoats immediately became happy.
"Brother, this little Taoist priest is so friendly. He even asks us about people."
"Hahahaha, I am a monk."
A man had a sarcasm on his face and patted the three silver daggers on his waist at Lin Xiaolu with a smile.
"Calf Nose, do you know who we are?"
After the man said this, Lin Xiaolu looked at him up and down. Just as he was about to speak, the man was stopped by the leader of the group.
"This little Taoist priest, little master, there was a sudden heavy rain on our way back to the top of the mountain, so we wanted to use this place to take shelter from the rain, so I disturbed you two."
After saying that, the male leader in the coir raincoat took his men and sat down one after another near the entrance of the cave. He did not speak rudely to Lin Xiaolu and Wu Guo again.
Lin Xiaolu was a little surprised to see that this group of people were so knowledgeable, and Wugou, who had been chanting sutras with his eyes closed, also smiled slightly.
That’s great, there’s no need to persuade the little deer donor to be merciful.
After being with the little deer donor for a long time, I often have to persuade him to be merciful, but now I am too embarrassed to persuade him.
Wu Guo was worried about ruining his friendship with Lin Xiaolu, fearing that he would be annoyed if he tried to persuade him to show mercy for too long.
In the cave illuminated by fire, Lin Xiaolu and Wu Kuai recovered as before, continuing to drink, eat meat, and chant sutras and chant Buddha's name.
The men in coir raincoats also began to rest. They took off their coir raincoats, shook off the accumulated water, and used flint to light a fire near the entrance of the cave. Then they took some naan cakes and water from their bags and started eating without disturbing each other.
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"Brother, why don't we go and rob the little Taoist priest? You see, he drinks wine and eats meat. It's so uncomfortable for us to chew cakes here. Moreover, the clothes of him and the little monk are not ordinary."
Among the group of robbers, a man whispered to his leader, staring directly at the wine and meat in Lin Xiaolu's hand. The others also watched without blinking, swallowing furiously.
Seeing the virtues of his younger brothers, the strong leader with scars on his face and messy clothes glared at them angrily.
"What a fool, can you be successful? Why don't I envy you to death?"
After scolding a group of strong men and making them lower their heads, Chief Scar gnawed on the pancake angrily and said:
"Although this place is not far from our village, in the wilderness and at night, you must be careful when encountering Taoist monks like this.
Remember, when you go out and walk in the rivers and lakes in the future, the more you encounter people who look weaker than you in the deep mountains and old forests, the more careful you must be, especially those lonely women, children, old people, or monks, Taoist priests, etc. .
Don't be blindly arrogant and pretentious just because you have some skills. "
As he said that, the scarred man took a sneak glance at Lin Xiaolu and Wu Guo, and whispered to the younger brothers:
"Little monks and Taoist priests like this look to be only sixteen or seventeen years old. It is very abnormal to appear in such a place, and abnormality in the world often represents danger. In many cases, it doesn't matter who is the hunter and who is the prey. must."
As the earnest words of instruction came out, all the men immediately nodded, and some even flattered the leader, the strong man:
"As expected, he has to be the eldest brother, who has rich experience in the world."
The strong man smiled mischievously when he heard this, and took a big bite of the dry pancake in his hand.
And just as he was watching the meat and wine in Lin Xiaolu's hand, swallowing the cake, the boy closest to him suddenly spoke with a slightly trembling voice:
"Brother, do you mean the kind of people who look abnormal at first glance... also include the people outside?"
