The housekeeper has evil intentions and is having an affair with the second lady.
This is what Master and Disciple Fahai noticed on the first day they entered the manor.
But as monks, it was not convenient for them to explain this kind of thing to the bandits.
The original intention of their master and disciple was to see if they could catch the butler's current behavior in the past few days and obtain ironclad evidence of the stolen goods.
It's just that this housekeeper is really able to bear his temper, and he didn't plan to take action until today.
This is not a bad thing. After all, what they fear most is that after their master and apprentice leave, the housekeeper will do something secretly. By then, their master will no longer know where he is. Even the Great Sage and they secretly taught some things to Zhu Liya, Kou Hui and Navos. In the way of practice, it is inevitable that some unexpected things will happen.
Julia is a woman who cannot be outdone by women. Even though she is a girl, with her strong temperament, she will definitely achieve a lot in the future. However, after all, her training time is short now. Although she has achieved small results, if she really has If thieves enter the house, it may be difficult for them to play a decisive role.
As for Kou Hui and Voss, the former is steady and the latter is bold. Each has its own characteristics, but like Julia, these few days of practice are ultimately a drop in the bucket.
The second lady did not stay in the Zen room for long. After all, when her disguise was taken off, she felt ashamed to face Master Tripitaka.
The two words Master Tripitaka said to me always echo in my heart: "What is the reason for reaching this point?"
It's not that she doesn't know, it's just that she has selectively ignored it in the past.
After returning to the room, he took off his clothes and went to bed. The Kou member on the side seemed to be awakened. Seeing that it was the second lady talking on the bed, he said naively: "It's a cold night, so wear more clothes when you get up."
Second lady:
Sir, I went back to the housekeeper privately first, and then went to see Master Sanzang. I just came back, and it was not that I wanted to get up at night.
But how could she say this, so she had no choice but to say: "Thank you for your concern, sir, I have already"
Only halfway through her words, she saw that her master had already fallen asleep again, sighing helplessly, with a very complicated look in his eyes. Twenty years ago, the master still had some strength, but now he is increasingly unable to do what he wants.
It really hurts myself.
The second lady is at the age where she is like a wolf and a tiger, and Kou Yuanwai knows that he cannot resist her, so in recent years they have only shared a bed with her and have not had sex.
The fire of desire was ignited for a moment, and the second lady secretly complained in her heart. When she was worried, the voice of Master Tripitaka while chanting sutras suddenly sounded in her heart. For a moment, she was used to the heavenly spirit. This Buddha's voice seemed to have boundless magic power, which actually made her such a restless heart. , slowly subsided.
When she listened carefully, couldn't it be the same Buddhist scripture she had been reading these past few days?
"Za Agama Sutra".
The Buddhist scriptures were in his own scripture hall, but it was Master Tripitaka who suggested that he pick them up and read them.
Not long after the second lady left.
Wu Jing then said to his master: "Master, because the magistrate of Tongtai Prefecture is an upright man with a virtuous nature. Therefore, there are few strong men in this prefecture. Even if there are some who are dishonest, they are just ordinary thieves. I'm afraid there won't be any bad guys." How dare you commit murder and arson."
This Lord Magistrate, his master and his disciples have also met him.
He is upright and is a rare parent officer.
Rumor has it that he studied at Xiangxue when he was young, and after completing his studies, he became the top three in high school. He later fought against the emperor in the Jinluan Palace, and was praised by the emperor. He was given the title of Zhongshu to watch the government. Now he is devolved to the Tongtai Mansion and is in charge.
His loyalty and kindness were praised by the emperor and the people, and he could be described as a great master.
In the future, he will be indispensable in history books.
Today, when the monks were completing their dojo, the prefect also came to take a turn.
At this time, Xiao Bailong said to his master: "Master, although Tongtai Mansion is peaceful, my disciple has recently explored the Diling County under the jurisdiction of that mansion. In the past few days, a group of thugs have indeed settled down. It is said that they were involved in prostitution. , drank, gambled, spent all their belongings, and had nothing to live on, and now they are planning to commit robberies. The disciple also said that when we passed by Diling County, we would deal with them immediately. If the housekeeper wants to find a strongman, I am afraid that there will be dangers nearby This is the only one we can find."
"Master, do you want your disciples to take care of them first?" the great sage asked.
Before Fahai could speak, he heard Wu Jing say: "Master, the housekeeper left the city overnight, in the direction of Diling County."
"The city gate is closed at night, how can he get out?"
"He is the steward of the Kou family. The Kou family has always had a reputation for benevolence here. The soldier guarding the gate has been favored by the Kou family. And because the steward said that he was sent by the Kou family, he let him go if there was something important going on. .”
Although this soldier was derelict in his duties, such things are not new.
The Kou Mansion's business convoys often returned to the city at night. The prefect had personally given instructions and could be released after inspection.
Of course, if any problem is found, it will naturally be seized and punished.
It's just that there has never been anything wrong with the Kou Mansion's fleet.
Now it's just the master of the Kou Mansion sending the housekeeper out of the city, which is not a big deal.
"Follow him and see where he goes." Fa Hai told Wu Jing.
About half an hour later, Wu Jing said to his master: "Master, after checking it out, the result was as expected. The housekeeper went to Diling County and met that group of strongmen. They were already acquaintances. This A group of thieves had repeatedly robbed the Kou family's trading fleet, which was the news revealed by this steward."
"They made an agreement, because they were afraid that we wouldn't be able to walk far during the day, and because there were so many people, they had to wait until tomorrow night to start."
"I didn't realize he was still a habitual criminal." Bajie snorted.
Xiao Bailong sneered: "It's not surprising. After all, this wolf even stole the mistress. This time, he has set his sights on the Kou family property. What else can he not dare to do?"
Wu Jing also didn't expect that following the housekeeper to Diling County would involve so many things. What the senior brother said is indeed true. There are still many things hidden in the Kou Mansion.
That is to say, this member Kou is an honest man. Not to mention the second wife and the housekeeper, his daughter Julia and the seemingly stable young son Kou Hui are also uneasy.
"Wukong."
"Master." The Great Sage heard Master's call and jumped to Master's side, waiting for Master's instructions.
"Go to the government office and inform the prefect about this."
"Disciples will come as they go."
Let whoever has the business do it. This is also Fa Hai's consistent behavior when traveling in the three realms. In addition to slaying demons and punishing evil and promoting good along the way, he actually does not rely on his advanced cultivation to interfere in local government affairs at will.
It’s just that a lot of the time, there are no people doing the work.
There is no one to do what needs to be done. Now that Fahai has encountered it, he will naturally not turn a blind eye.
The bandits caught by their masters and apprentices along the way were rarely dealt with by themselves without authorization. Some were asked to surrender themselves to the Yamen in person, and some were asked by Wukong to order the Yamen's police officers to pick them up.
But this is all based on the fact that local officials are fulfilling their duties. If they encounter some unkind officials, Fahai's bottom line will naturally not be able to protect people like them.
at night.
The prefect has not gone to bed yet and is reading a book.
The Great Sage turned the breeze in and saw a vast air hovering above his heavenly spirit. It seemed like there were letters, which were being melted into it from the void as nourishment.
"who?"
The magistrate's eyes were as bright as fire.
The Great Sage originally wanted to have some fun by pretending to be a ghost, but seeing that the other party could detect him at this moment, and because he also had a good sense of the prefect, he restrained himself a little and appeared directly in front of him: "Master Prefect, I am Lao Sun It’s polite.”
"It turns out to be the Great Sage." The prefect obviously knew the Great Sage. When he saw that the Great Sage had found his room at night, he also gave up the idea of calling people, but he was still wary and asked the Great Sage. One sentence: "I wonder why the great sage came here late at night?"
He couldn't help but be careless.
After Master Tripitaka entered Tianzhu, news about their masters and disciples began to spread throughout the states and prefectures. A few days ago, there was news that the princess was interested in Master Tripitaka, and His Majesty sent troops to force Master Tripitaka to be her son-in-law.
However, Master Sanzang made it all the way to the palace safely, and the palace no longer had any intention to recruit a son-in-law or block it. The magistrate boldly tried to figure out his intention, and he was able to guess a thing or two.
As for the origins of Master Tripitaka's disciples, perhaps ordinary people only have a partial understanding of them, but for local officials like them who are in power, it is no longer a secret now.
In particular, the Monkey King, the Monkey King, who caused trouble in the Heavenly Palace, was labeled as a dangerous person.
When Master Tripitaka is not around, you must be careful not to anger him.
It was just that after the Great Sage himself heard the news, he expressed his dissatisfaction and protest to the Master. It was really an injustice. He should not continue to look at himself with such a stereotype just because of his past frivolity.
And don’t look at my master’s image of a gentle and eminent monk. He is a ruthless person who can forcibly save the Bull Demon King by himself!
Lingji Bodhisattva was so frightened that he did not dare to speak loudly.
Even for the punishment that day, he had to give him a hard blow twice.
As for me, I am just a harmless stone monkey. I really cannot bear your "malice". If you look at this in detail, is there anything that I have done?
Of course, if you say he is a peaceful person because of this, it is obviously not qualified.
Maybe others don't know, but his master and several junior disciples know very well that the great sage has been holding back all this way, and it is obvious that he is going to make a big deal in the Lingshan Mahavira Hall.
Not to mention anything else, in the past few days in the Kou Mansion Sutra Hall, the Great Sage has learned several sutras under the guidance of his master. If he went to Lingshan to recite sutras more carefully, these sutras would be read every three to five days. I can’t finish reading it.
The Great Sage did not try to get along with the prefect, so he told the whole story about the butler of the Kou Mansion.
"Be bold!"
The Lord Magistrate immediately became angry and said in a shocked voice: "It would be wrong for me to send someone to arrest him right now." He paused for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "It is not appropriate to move at this time. If the news goes away, he will scream. Even if the strong men leave, they won’t be able to stop them.”
Thinking of this, the prefect said to the great sage: "Since they want to take action tomorrow night, it is better to set up an ambush in the Kou Mansion and catch them all to avoid future troubles. It's just about the safety of the Kou Mansion's family members."
The Great Sage said to the prefect: "If the prefect decides the plan, my master and disciple will be able to protect the family members of the Kou Mansion, and you don't have to worry about the news leaking out."
"That's it, it's hard work."
After the great sage left, the prefect called the master and told the matter.
The master, who was still a little confused at first, suddenly woke up and said, "Master Futai, why did you believe his words?"
"First of all, Master Sanzang's reputation is here; secondly, why does he need to lie to me? Besides, this is a letter from the magistrate of Diling County."
The master took it over and looked at it. What was written on it was indeed the group of thieves entering the county. Because there were several ruthless characters among them, and there was a lack of good arresters in the county, he sent a letter to the government station to ask for help.
Everything can be done.
After a while, another close servant came and replied to the magistrate: "Sir, the steward of the Kou Mansion has indeed left the city."
"You go down first." The prefect waved his hand to the servant.
After the servant went out, the master asked curiously: "Master Futai, what do you mean by Master Tripitaka? Since their master and disciples have great magical powers and have surrendered all the demons along the way, why are they just bandits today, but instead Come to look for the Yamen?"
The magistrate thought for a while and said with a smile: "Perhaps this is the brilliance of Master Tripitaka."
The master thought about it for a long time before he came up with some ideas.
The second day.
The housekeeper, who was tired of his travels, finally rushed back to the Kou Mansion before dawn, packed up his clothes as quickly as possible, and then went with him to see Master Sanzang out of the city.
The surrounding people also came out early to wait.
Yesterday, Kou Yuanwai ordered the secretary to write a hundred or so brief notes to invite relatives in the neighborhood and send the holy monk of the Tang Dynasty to the west early this morning.
Naturally, they would not be absent for this kind of thing, and they would even come before dawn.
The Kou Mansion had already prepared a farewell banquet, some of which were sent to the rooms of Tripitaka and his disciples, and some of which were shared among the neighbors who came to honor the holy monk. Not long after, twenty pairs of colorful flags were erected, and a group of drummers and musicians began to play music and dance.
In the large living room of the mansion, the invited neighbors, neighbors, wife, brother-in-law, aunt, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, as well as fellow monks and good friends who chanted Buddha's name, all bowed to Master Tripitaka.
He saw drums, harps and sheng being played below the hall, and people were singing and drinking and having a banquet above the hall. When Bajie saw this, he said to his heart: "The general in the Kou Mansion said that when he met our master and disciple, he met a good man. I say, old pig, but your manor is better than those people." The princes and nobles should be generous. You are the real good people."
"Junior brother Sha, feel free to eat as much as you can. Without the Kou family, there will no longer be such rich things!" Bajie said to Wu Jing who was standing aside, and then said: "Oh, I almost forgot that you don't eat anything." Bailong, please eat more and don’t leave any leftovers.”
"Eat, eat, eat -" the great sage laughed and scolded him, "Look at how little you have accomplished? If everyone had the same appetite as you, this Kou Mansion would never be able to provide enough food for the ten thousand monks. "
(End of chapter)
