"Squeak~~"
The wooden door hinges make a sour sound.
Standing outside was a man, about thirty years old, wearing soap clothes and soap boots. Although he did not carry an iron ruler or a long knife, he could still tell that he was a head catcher. But at this time, his hands were full of gifts and there was a smile on his face.
"Meet sir."
"Head of the class, this is..."
"Oh, I'm Luo Jun, I live across the street from you sir." Mr. Luo said with a smile, "I've heard for a long time that a new master has moved into Tianshui Lane, but he hasn't made time to visit. I'm sorry. .”
"I can't afford it."
"I don't know..."
"Leader Luo, please come in."
Song You quickly invited Luo Baotou in.
Dayan had a floating official system, and the chief officials were transferred frequently. Most of the actual power in a place was in the hands of the subordinate officials, which should not be neglected.
Among them, catching and serving is a military position, but it is closely related to people's livelihood. It represents official status and often deals with people in the world. It can be said that both black and white are accepted. Moreover, the capture of Dayan is likely to be a hereditary system. The power of big connections is passed down from generation to generation, which is very difficult to provoke in the local area.
Luo Yi was very respectful to Song You at this time. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he put the gifts he brought on the stone table.
There is good wine brewed by Tianxinlou, brown sugar from Jiuhe County, cloth from Hejiazhuang, and a tea set. It can be seen that they have put a lot of effort into it.
"Luo should have come to visit a long time ago, but he has been busy arresting thieves recently and has been too busy to touch the ground." Mr. Luo then had his hands free to salute, "Yesterday afternoon I had some free time and wanted to come and visit Mr., but no luck, Mr. go out."
"How come you're so generous as a class leader?"
Song You frowned as he looked at these gifts.
"Sir is an expert, so he deserves it." Before Song You could say anything, Luo Captou added, "To be honest, when Luo arrived yesterday, he happened to meet a tea merchant from Wushan County who also came to visit him for a chat. Then I heard that the master who cut off the fog ghosts on Jinyang Road turned out to be Mr...."
"It's just a matter of convenience."
"Sir, Mr. Luo eliminates harm for the people without seeking fame or fortune. I really admire him, so I should give you a salute." Luo Baantou said and saluted Song You again.
"Too polite."
Song You only looked helpless.
This kind of culture is very strong in Dayan society. No matter who speaks, everyone is polite and polite.
For example, the bodyguard surnamed Chen is not the bodyguard, but when ordinary people see him, he calls him the bodyguard. For example, at the beginning of Song Dynasty, he didn't know whether Luo Baotou was an agent or a head catcher, but he still called him a guard. Another example is when ordinary people speak , were all extremely polite. Song You didn't know whether he was used to it or not, but he didn't like it anyway.
Fortunately, Luo Baotou is also a well-rounded person. He doesn't know where he is going when he sees it. An expert like Mr. probably doesn't like these twists and turns.
I'm afraid that if I'm more direct, I'll gain some favor.
"To be honest, Luo came here this time. In addition to visiting his neighbors, he also wanted to ask your husband for advice on something."
"There is no need to be polite, Mr. Luo Pantou, just speak frankly."
"It's a long story."
Captain Luo sighed:
"In the past one or two years, there have been frequent robberies in Yidu City. The things that the thieves stole were all the treasures of the nobles' houses, and they even stole it from the Lord Zhizhou. The adults in the city were furious and ordered us to arrest him immediately. , but we tried our best, but still couldn't find any trace of the thief, and the people in the city even once thought that a demon was responsible for the crime. It was not until a few months ago that we finally saw the true face of the thief, and finally knew who the thief was. How did you sneak into the noble man's house to commit crimes without anyone noticing and escape our tracking?"
"Can the thief fly into the sky and escape?"
"Have you heard of it, sir?"
"I saw it at the city gate."
Song You remembered that when he came here, he saw a wanted poster for an escaped thief at the gate of the city.
"That's the thief! Although that thief can't fly, he has the ability to escape from nowhere!" Luo Captou said, looking at Song You, "I wonder if you, sir, know about the method of escaping from the ground?"
"Some understanding."
"really?"
Luo Captou said subconsciously.
As soon as he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong, and hurriedly explained: "In the past few days, the escaping thief has been unable to be caught. The adults in the city have issued an ultimatum, but we have no way to deal with him. We have set it up several times. It's a trap, but the thief is timid, cunning and suspicious by nature. He won't go in until he reaches the trap. Even the day before yesterday, the thief stood not far away and taunted us. He was extremely hateful and I wanted to catch him so hard...
"And to be honest, sir, I have also sought advice from experts from Tai'an Temple, but..."
Before Luo Captou finished speaking, he shook his head.
"What idea did the master of Tai'an Temple have?" Song You suddenly became curious.
"Master Guanghong from Tai'an Temple said that if we dig a hole and bury the excrement, we can break the thief's escape technique." Luo Baantou said with a helpless smile.
"It might be useful for some people who are not good at learning."
"So Master Guanghong didn't coax me?"
"There has always been talk of filth and breaking the law. Maybe the mage just saw the leader's eagerness and was not sure in his own mind."
"Luo thought so too."
After Mr. Luo finished speaking, he looked at Song You again: "Sir, do you have any other ideas? If Mr. Luo helps and captures the thief, Luo promises to Mr. Luo that he will not only persuade the county magistrate to treat him as if he has captured the thief, but he will also get all the rewards." If you give me a generous gift, I will definitely give you a lot of thanks in addition.”
"I heard from the squad leader that the thief is timid and suspicious?"
"This is Luo's personal judgment."
"The class leader has rich experience, so he will be right."
"I wonder what this has to do with catching the thief?"
"What the squad leader doesn't know is that this earth-escape technique is the same as the wall-penetration technique. There is one thing to pay attention to, that is, when performing the technique, you must have full confidence in the success of the escape technique. If the performer himself has doubts and uneasiness in his heart, it may Suffocate yourself in the soil or seal yourself on a wall." Song You said, "So since ancient times, people who have learned the art of walking through walls and escaping from the ground are either determined and bold, or they are stupid. Crazy people."
Song You really understood this escape technique.
Fulongguan has a complete set of techniques for escaping from the earth and passing through walls. He even knows the principles of these two spells very well, but he does not know these two spells.
The principle of trust is strong and doubt is weak. This principle applies to many spells. However, the art of breaking through the wall and passing through the wall itself has flaws - its flaw is that no matter how well you learn it, how well you use it Even if it is superb, there will always be a probability of failure, it's just a high or low probability.
If you study hard for half your life, you can only reduce this probability a little.
This is in conflict with what was said earlier: "The practitioner must have faith in success."
Therefore, since ancient times, few Taoist masters have mastered these two spells - the more they understand it and the more aware of its flaws, the more inevitably they will be shaken when performing the spell, thereby amplifying its probability of failure. , and even form a vicious circle.
Most of the people who use it are young people.
Mr. Luo frowned after hearing this.
"In the past few days, Luo has met the thief several times one after another. He only let him run away because he knew how to escape from the ground. Moreover, Luo already knew where he lived last month. , I thought I had some understanding of the thief. Luo concluded that the person was at most a little bit stupid. He was by no means the firm and courageous person described by Mr. Luo, nor could he be called crazy."
"Has that person ever been good at this before?"
"I was just a down-and-out scholar before. I couldn't pass the exams. I don't know where I learned this earth-escape technique, and I started to go astray."
"Perhaps someone taught him the method behind his back, either without telling him the disadvantages of this method, or using a secret method to make him no longer doubtful and timid. Maybe he had to obtain the escape method but did not know the secret of it." Song You said After a pause, he glanced at the gift brought by Capt. Luo from the corner of his eye. He pondered for a moment before saying, "If one of the two is right, I have a plan to try, but I just asked the class leader to try it. I dare not I guarantee it will work.”
"Sir, please speak."
"Just click it."
"How to break it?"
"Does the class leader know that there is a book called Tao Li's Chronicles?"
"Tao Li's Notes..."
Luo Captou didn't understand how the method of breaking the escape was related to a book.
Fortunately, Dayan's reading and literacy rate was the highest in history. He came from a wealthy family and had learned calligraphy. After thinking about it for a long time, he really remembered it - this seemed to be a collection of strange and weird stories that could be used as monsters. A collection of fantasy stories.
"Luo has some impressions."
"The squad leader only needs to tell him the next time he meets him that when Tao Li was a child, he wrote down that there was a man who used to use the Earth Escape Technique and died of suffocation three feet underground."
"Can it be done?"
"Maybe."
"this……"
Luo Captou was stunned for a moment. Although he thought this was more mysterious than digging a hole to bury dung, he still said he would take note of it.
After chatting for a few more words, Song You sent him away.
This "Peach and Plum Years" is also famous. The sales of this kind of miscellaneous books are high. In this era, there was no awareness of copyright, so many bookstores published them. The compiler of this book is a Taoist Taoist, and many of the things in it are his personal experiences or things he has heard personally. The details are very accurate, and anyone who has anything to do with Taoism can see this. Come on, the thief is timid and suspicious. After hearing about it, he will definitely go to investigate.
Even if he doesn't know how to read, he can't help but feel shaken when he hears someone shout it out so convincingly.
If it can be done, then it will be done, if it can't be done, then just say so.
"..."
Song You shook his head and began to count the items.
Bacon and sausages were hung on the rafters of the stove house, and brown sugar tea cakes and wine were also put away in the stove house. It was originally a rented ghost house, but it actually felt a little more like home.
"It's going to take a while."
Song You murmured and looked at the piece of cloth again.
The cloth is made of fine material and is probably the most valuable among the many gifts. Looking at the old clothes and robes on my body, I can make a new one.
It's just that this cloth is too flowery, and he prefers plain colors.
"..."
Forget it.
Although this robe is worn out, it has been used to protect me from the cold for many years. It has worked hard over the years and has been worn into the most comfortable and suitable shape. Now it has never been torn or leaked, and it is still protecting me and keeping warm. , how can I replace it just because it is old?
When I returned to the courtyard, I saw that Sanhua Empress had run under the stone table. The hemp rope originally used to carry the wine on the table was hanging down, and she was playing with it with her paws.
Those who are satisfied with it don't know that the worship of words and bodies is not as good as others.
Song You was like this, and so was Sanhua Empress.
