After dawn, Li Chuan said goodbye to Mrs. Qiao and returned to Yunqiao Township with two rewards.
After Zhu Qingyun escorted him home, he left. Before leaving, he told him to go out less and stay in good health.
Li Chuan is a person who listens to advice. He said to the public that he has stopped taking on the job of housekeeping for the time being because he wants to concentrate on his studies. He is not at home playing with chickens and dogs every day.
The four dogs of Dabai's family have now become Li Chuan's eyes and ears in Yunqiao Township.
From time to time, they would patrol near Li Chuan's house. If they heard anything strange, they would communicate with Gong Er and San. Li Chuan listened and gained a lot of knowledge.
For example, Old Man Lin is henpecked; and Old Wu, a cloth seller in the West Market, is actually an old acquaintance of Mrs. Liu.
The strange story of the nine-headed evil dog also came to an end. After the death of the weasel, the illusion disappeared. When a vendor went to set up a stall under the stone bridge in the morning, he discovered the hole. There were many chicken feathers and bones in it. After shouting it out, everyone said that it was the nine-headed evil dog. Where the evil dog is hiding, someone must have taken action to eliminate the evil spirit for the people.
Some people also guessed what happened to Li Chuan, saying that the nine-headed evil dog didn't open its eyes and went to steal the chicken of the scholar in charge of the house, but was killed in the end. However, not many people believe this statement, and most of them prefer to have an expert hermit take action.
After taking Bu Yuan Dan for more than half a month, Li Chuan felt that his body had recovered a lot. He slept deeply every night. When he woke up in the morning, he no longer had that empty feeling in his waist. He could also concentrate and use the light to replenish his body. When it comes to objects, seven or eight times out of ten you can enter the state.
And he has a new hobby, which is fishing.
The fishing place was by the creek where Pang San practiced.
He cut the bamboo into dried fish, bent the embroidery needle into a fishing hook, and then ordered the male to peck some earthworms, just like catching a decent fish.
Fallen leaves lie on the water, traveling with the wind.
The hook moved, and it seemed that a fish had taken the bait. Just as Li Chuan was about to close the rod, a somewhat familiar and loud voice called his name and came over.
"Li Xiucai, you are here, you can make it easy for me to find you!" Monk Wukong walked behind him a few steps and watched him fishing. He said, "It's winter, so the fish must be hiding."
Li Chuan silently put the fishing rod aside, stood up and asked, "Master Wu Kong, why are you looking for me?"
At this time, Wu Kong saw the fish basket half submerged in the stream and said in surprise: "You actually caught so many fish?"
Li Chuan pointed to Pang San who was practicing on the stone and said, "He caught him."
"I see," Wukong felt relieved and started talking about business, "Did you know that the Black Horned King on Xuanshui Mountain is dead? Now the imperial court is suppressing demons. I heard that all the elites from Qintian Prison have gone, and they have set up a dragnet. Grand Formation, by the way, the girl who was with you last time is not an official of Qintian Prison, she is also here because of the incident at Xuanshui Mountain, right?"
Li Chuan didn't speak.
Wu Kong didn't pay attention, and finally told his purpose, "There are many monsters that have escaped. The county guard has issued a notice to recruit capable people and strangers to catch these escaped monsters. As long as they are caught, no matter they are dead or alive, they will be killed." You can go and receive the reward, a demon, thirty taels of silver, how about we go together?"
Li Chuan refused without thinking. He said: "I am preparing for the exam next spring. How can I have time to catch any monsters? Besides, you also said that the Qintian Prison has set up a dragnet, and the monsters that escaped will definitely be They are all very powerful and it’s too dangerous, so don’t go.”
Wukong said: "What you said is true, but they don't have a roster. How do they know which ones have escaped from Xuanshui Mountain? Let's just find some little monsters, kill them, and take the bodies over to collect the money." ?”
Li Chuan was very shocked when he heard this, but he still refused, "Master Wukong, go on your own." He saw Wukong's eyes glancing at Gong Ersan, who seemed to have some ill intentions, and said quickly: "Don't It's my idea. I told you that I am in charge of all the local monsters in Yunqiao Township. When that one is missing, I will go directly to the county governor and say that you deceived them. You said that with me and Zhu Regarding the relationship between girls, does the county governor trust me or you?"
Wu Kong said nonchalantly: "I must be looking for those monsters who do evil. I have done good and made money, isn't it the best of both worlds? Or you can lend me the rooster and crab, and when I receive the reward, how about giving you half of it?"
Li Chuan still refused and said, "We, a scholarly family, will not do such deception."
Gong Er and Pang San were initially a little moved after hearing Wu Kong's words, but after hearing Li Chuan say that they were also from a scholarly family, they both stopped thinking.
Gong Er said: "Brother is right. How can our scholarly family ruin our reputation and break our Taoism for thirty taels of silver?"
Wu Kong took two steps angrily and said, "That's all."
Li Chuan looked at the sky and asked his second son to collect firewood. He picked a plump silver carp from the fish basket and prepared to grill it.
While preparing, he also said to Wu Kong: "I should have invited Master to lunch, but today's meal has been planned for a long time. I will invite Master to a restaurant for a vegetarian meal next time."
This is clearly chasing customers.
Wu Kong walked a few steps outside and then came back. He told Li Chuan, "If you don't want to catch monsters with me today, I won't force you. It's just that the monsters escaped from Xuanshui Mountain." , if you find a monster wandering around, don't act rashly, go to Chongfu Temple to find me, or ask your friend from the Qintian Prison to take action."
These were kind words, and Li Chuan agreed.
Soon, Gong Er piled up the firewood, and Pang San killed the fish, then lit the fire, put the fish in the pot, and added seasonings, all in one go.
After Wu Kong walked a long way, he faintly smelled the fragrance of grilled fish, recited a few Buddhist scriptures in his heart, and continued to move forward.
The grilled fish is quite delicious.
While eating, Li Chuan suddenly saw a small paw on the side of the pot, and the little mouse was eating the fish.
Li Chuan reached out and grabbed the mouse's tail.
When Gong Er Pang San saw the mouse appearing, he was very nervous and made a gesture of preparation. Li Chuan waved his hands to let them relax, thinking that the rat living in his body would always be seen by Gong Er Pang San in the future, so Explained: "This is the mouse I brought out from the secret realm of Xuanshui Mountain. It's okay if you know this and don't tell anyone else." After a pause, he added: "Now that King Black Horn is dead, no. A lot of people are going up the mountain to look for the treasure in the Immortal Dojo and the Lingbao. If they find it, it’s better. If they don’t find it, it will be another lawsuit if they find out it’s about the mouse.”
Li Chuan emphasized again, "You are the monsters of the Four Gods Palace. I will soon get the notice from Qin Tianjian. You are all people with status. Don't follow suit just because of such a trivial matter."
The other three men agreed in succession.
"Cowardly, isn't that just cowardice? A coward is worse than a rat!" The rat, whose tail was grabbed, shook its head provocatively.
