Li Zhentian heard Ouyang Lan's order and rushed over without saying a word, intending to snatch the little girl over. Although I don't want to do this, I have no choice but to take this person away today. God knows what this brothel will do to this little girl after he leaves. However, just when Li Zhentian was confident that he could snatch this little girl away, a person suddenly appeared in front of him, and he just counted his palms and wanted to come towards him. Li Zhentian panicked for a moment, dodged these palms, and dodged backwards to avoid this person's attack. When he took a closer look, he saw that it was the masked monk behind Sister You.
Li Zhentian said coldly: "Master, what do you mean?"
The monk said, "I still want to ask the owner of the village, Mrs. Li, what she wants?"
"Today, I am going to take this girl away, but don't worry, I, Li Zhentian, will keep my word and I will not leave you with any money."
"Master Li, when doing business, you pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand. Even if you want to take this female donor away first, you need to ask the owner first, is that okay?"
"Master just heard that Shopkeeper You seems to be venting his anger on this little girl. If I don't take her away today, I don't know how this girl will be treated."
"Master Li is compassionate and the poor monk admires her. However, since this girl belongs to Zuichun Tower, she should be dealt with by the people of Zuichun Tower. It is against the rules for you to take her away by force like this."
Ouyang Lan said: "Where did this wild monk come from! What nonsense are you talking about? I also want to ask Master, what does it mean for you, a monk, to appear in a brothel?"
"Mrs. Li, all living beings are equal. Women in brothels are also ordinary people, and they are not inferior to anyone else. You, the shopkeeper, have good intentions and advocate Buddhism. Please come here to listen to meditate and meditate."
Ouyang Lan said angrily: "You have good intentions? So you want to do something to a ten-year-old girl... You want to do something... an insult!"
The monk said: "Shopkeeper You just said this, but did not do anything, so Mrs. Li's words are inappropriate."
"When she does it, this girl will be finished for the rest of her life!" Ouyang Lan said and looked at Li Zhentian. Li Zhentian nodded and rushed towards Xiaolan again.
The master still took action to stop him. This time, Li Zhentian expected that the monk would take action and was already prepared. The two of them started fighting, and both sides were using each other's moves. For a while, there was no difference between the winner and the loser. After about thirty moves, Li Zhentian was in more and more pain because his left arm injury had not yet recovered, and he gradually began to be in a state of pain. Downwind, the two then exchanged heavy palms and each took several steps back.
Li Zhentian said: "Master, your Buddhist martial arts are so powerful? What is your dharma name? Are you from Songshan Temple?"
The monk said: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed. I'm a humble Taoist, but I'm not worthy of mentioning it. Songshan Temple is a famous temple in the Central Plains, and a poor monk once wanted to join its sect. It's just that fate didn't allow me to enter Songshan Temple."
"Then the master is an eminent monk from which temple?"
"This will stop Mr. Li from worrying."
Li Zhentian used words to delay time and used his internal strength to relieve the injury on his left arm. I also want to take this opportunity to find out the origin of this monk and go to his temple to ask for an explanation.
At this time, Zhao Shu came over and saw that Li Yu was already clinging to Ouyang Lan's side, and the stone hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground. Just seeing Li Zhentian going head-to-head with a masked monk across from him, he stood next to Li Zhentian and said, "Master, what happened?"
Li Zhentian said: "Zhao Shu, you came just in time. There is no time to explain so much. You listen to me, I will pester the monk in a while, and you bring the little girl over."
The monk felt guilty. If he only dealt with Li Zhentian and took advantage of his injuries, he could gain a slight upper hand and save the person from being taken away. If another person came, he would be unable to think about the future. So, he stood next to Xiaolan and said word by word: "Today, if the two of you insist on robbing this female benefactor, the poor monk will have no choice but to kill them with one palm." Then he grabbed Xiaolan with one hand. Clothes, the palm of the other hand was placed on Xiaolan's head, and he could kill the girl at any time.
Ouyang Lan said: "I promised that the monks would be compassionate!"
The monk said: "This woman's beauty can cause such a big conflict, so she must be the incarnation of a monster. It is also the duty of people in Buddhism to subdue monsters and eliminate them. The poor monk killed her, which can be regarded as a way to do this." It’s over.” Then he said to Sister You, “Shopkeeper You, what do you think?”
Sister You said to the monk with admiration on her face: "Master, you have a sharp eye. If this girl is really transformed into a monster, then it is up to Master to subdue her."
Xiaolan's face turned pale with fright, she held her breath, did not dare to move or say anything, and looked at Li Yu and Ouyang Lan over there with big frightened eyes.
"You! Stop!" Li Zhentian said through gritted teeth. He had never seen such a shameless person.
"Hahahaha!" A hearty laugh came out, and the person who laughed was none other than Ouyang Lan.
Sister You was puzzled and asked, "Why is Mrs. Li smiling?"
Ouyang Lan stopped laughing and said, "Okay! Stop acting! Are you still a monster? You just want money. Excuse me, does Shopkeeper You have paper and pen here?"
Sister You waved to the people behind her, and she took pen, ink, paper and inkstone by herself and placed them on the table next to Ouyang Lan.
Ouyang Lan picked up paper and pen and wrote on the table. Yun Kai walked over and asked softly: "Sister Lan, what do you want to do?"
Ouyang Lan said while writing: "Sister Yunkai, Yu'er's affairs have troubled you a lot."
"What are you talking about? Yu'er is your son, my nephew. Why do you need to talk about your own family affairs?"
"I know that you and Brother Liu are honest people, but I'm afraid you won't be able to afford so much money."
"This..." Yun Kai was speechless. Ouyang Lan is right. Although Liu Zhan is the leader, the Jiang Jiang Alliance collects alliance fees every month from various sects and gangs to ensure the expenses and maintenance of the Jiang Jiang Alliance. The rest is not necessary at all. many. Although the monthly salary allowance given to the princess and the consort is enough for the family to live a life without worries about food and clothing, it is not easy to come up with these 10,000 taels of silver at once.
After a while, Ouyang Lan had already written a piece of paper. Then he took out a brocade bag from his arms and took out a seal from the brocade bag. Ouyang Lanzai lightly scratched the fingers of his left hand with a dagger, and some blood flowed out. The seal was soaked in the red blood, and he stamped a seal on the paper on which he was writing. Ouyang Lan said loudly to Jian Xin: "Jian Xin! Take this piece of paper, go to the nearby bank, and bring me eight thousand taels of silver in the name of the Zhurenmen Ouyang family!"
Jian Xin didn't say much, replied "Okay", then took the paper and left Zuichun Tower. After a while, Jian Xin brought four people, picked two large boxes and walked over. They placed the boxes on the ground. Ouyang Lan walked over and opened these two big boxes. They were full of silver. She said to Sister You, "This is eight thousand taels of silver! Shopkeeper You, please order some!"
Shopkeeper You was a little surprised when he saw this scene, and then said: "Mrs. Li is really heroic! No need to order! I believe in Mrs. Li's style of conduct."
"Then we can take this girl away."
Sister You said: "Of course." Then she pulled Xiaolan and walked in front of Ouyang Lan, "You can take me with you."
Ouyang Lan said: "There is a contract to sell oneself!"
Sister You handed the deed of betrayal to Ouyang Lan with both hands, then turned and left.
Ouyang Lan added: "You can calculate your losses quickly and hand them over to us when the time comes. You will never lose a penny."
Sister You turned around and said, "No need. You guys, keep going, I won't send you off." Then she left without looking back.
Xiaolan trembled and walked beside Li Yu, grabbing Li Yu's clothes. After all, except for Li Yu, who was a familiar face to her, she didn't know anyone else.
Li Yu said to Xiaolan: "It's okay. Let's go."
Ouyang Lan smiled and said to Xiaolan, "What's your name?"
Xiaolan said in a weak voice: "Fang Xiaolan."
Ouyang Lan said: "Xiaolan, right? Don't be afraid. We are not bad people. Besides, my name also has the word "lan" in it."
"Yes...really?"
Yun Kai came over and said to Xiaolan: "Little girl, it's all over. Come back with us. Is your mother still waiting for you?"
When Xiaolan heard what Yun Kai said, she immediately became energetic, "My mother! Where is my mother?"
Yun Kai said: "It's at my house. Your brother is also here. We will take you to see her now. She is very worried about you."
Xiaolan nodded.
Li Zhentian walked over and said to the monk, "Master, why don't you show your true face?"
The monk said: "All living beings have no appearance. Appearance is just a label for each person. After a hundred years, they will be nothing more than a handful of loess."
"But I really want to see your label, Master. Also, Master, you haven't told me which temple you are from."
"Buddha said you can't tell. Master Li, it's fate for you and me to meet today, so why bother asking too much."
"Really? Master, let's meet again by fate. I hope I can see Master's face next time we meet again."
"Amitabha."
Li Zhentian and his party walked out of Zuichun Tower. Xiaolan looked back at the door of Zuichun Tower. She still can't believe what she went through. She never thought that she would be sold for eight thousand taels of silver in the future. To her, one hundred taels was already a huge number. My mother once told herself that when her father married her, he only needed two old scalpers. She looked at Li Yu's mother putting on Li Yu's coat and holding Li Yu happily. She looked at Li Yu's father, asking with concern what happened to Li Yu, feeling a little absent-minded.
Zhao Shu called a carriage and everyone got on it. At this time, Li Yu walked up to Xiaolan, held her hand, and said to her with a smile: "Let's go! We are going back!"
"kindness."
