By the second day, Lu Jing was able to take over Xia Huai's work and provide the copper basin with secret power, which also gave the girl time to recover and rest.
But that night, when Lu Jing cast a spell into the basin again, he saw a black shadow flash past.
It was a mouse, with gray-brown fur and a long tail. It was no different from the mice that could be seen everywhere in the old house. However, its appearance still caught Lu Jing's attention.
Taiping Bank's warehouse is very clean, and there are no food residues in it. Logically speaking, it shouldn't attract rats.
In fact, he and Xia Huai didn't see any other mice in the copper basin in the past two days.
So tonight this mouse seems a little suspicious.
And after wandering around for a while, the mouse finally stopped in front of the iron box where the black knife was stored.
"Mr. Ji really has a way to track the whereabouts of that iron knife," Lu Jing sighed. "No wonder no matter how we go along the way, we can't get rid of those little tails behind us."
Xia Huai was meditating on the bed at this time, and opened his eyes after hearing this.
Because monitoring the scene in the copper basin required two people to take turns, Xia Huai simply gave up his room and moved into Lu Jing's room.
Anyway, the two of them had slept in the same bed on the ship before, and now it was not so awkward to live in the same room.
Not to mention that they still slept separately. When Xia Huai was resting, Lu Jing had to watch the basin, and when Lu Jing was sleeping, it was Xia Huai's turn to guard the copper basin.
"Mr. Ji's people have arrived?"
"Yeah, but it looks like he's just a pathfinder."
While Lu Jing and Xia Huai were talking, the mouse had already circled the iron box three times, but seemed to be helpless.
The iron box weighing a thousand kilograms was obviously not something it could move, and its teeth couldn't bite through the thick outer shell of the iron box.
So it can only stare outside.
After a while, he disappeared from the sight of Lu Jing and Xia Huai.
"Are we going there?" the girl asked.
"No rush, just wait."
Lu Jing's guess was correct. The rat was indeed a sentinel. After about a stick of incense, a large group of rats appeared from nowhere. There were hundreds of them.
Soon Lu Jing saw that the warehouse was full of rats.
The rats surrounded the iron box, and then some rats spontaneously formed a human wall, one riding on top of the other, and then they pushed the iron box together, as if they wanted to push the iron box.
Unfortunately, I tried many times without success. Even though the mice had crawled all over the iron box, the iron box still remained motionless.
Lu Jing watched the efforts of the rats in the copper basin with great interest. After another quarter of an hour, the commander behind the rats also realized that trying again was in vain, so just like the first rat that showed up, these rats The rat swarm also disappeared in a short period of time.
"The people who came this time seem a bit weak." Lu Jing said, touching his chin.
And as soon as he finished saying this, he heard the watchman outside beating the gong and shouting at the top of his lungs, "The water is gone, the water is gone, put out the fire quickly! Put out the fire quickly!"
Lu Jing leaned his head out of the window and indeed saw a blazing flame.
And the place where the flames rise in the picture is in the direction of Taiping Bank.
"The fun tonight has finally begun."
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Of course, Taiping Bank is not that easy to burn. For banks, fire prevention has always been a top priority, and this branch of Taiping Bank is certainly no exception.
There are gables outside the bank, which can effectively prevent flames from spreading elsewhere. Inside the bank, there are large water tanks every five or six feet to store water. Once people in the bank discover a fire, they can immediately remove it from the fire. Get water from the water tank to extinguish the fire.
In addition, it is prohibited to store any flammable items in the bank, and there is not even a kitchen. If the accountants and nurses inside want to eat, they can only go to the restaurant opposite.
Not to mention metaphysical designs such as caissons and owl kisses.
But despite this, the fire was still burning tonight.
Several nursing staff were very conscientious. They discovered the fire at the first moment and tried to put out the fire. However, after a bucket of water was poured down, they were dumbfounded and found that the flames were not extinguished, but instead burned more and more intensely.
It was as if oil had been poured on it. Someone did not believe in evil and poured another bucket on it. The result was great, and the entire front hall was on fire.
The flames soared into the sky, illuminating half of the county clearly visible.
Seeing that the fire was so fierce, the nursing staff had no choice but to give up their plan to put out the fire and ran out together with several accountants. Everyone stood on the street and watched helplessly as everyone was wreaking havoc in the bank.
After that, we have to find a way to stop the enthusiastic residents around from carrying buckets to put out the fire.
So many people even suspected that there was something wrong with Taiping Bank, and they used this cruel trick to destroy evidence.
Shopkeeper Yu was woken up from bed and ran over barefoot before even putting on his boots.
And when he saw the scene in front of him clearly, his vision went dark and he almost fell to the ground.
When Lu Jing and Xia Huai arrived, the streets were in chaos.
From time to time, when people at Taiping Bank were not paying attention, someone kindly poured water inside to help keep the fire going.
Thanks to the bank's gables being high and thick enough, the nearby shops and residents were not affected.
Lu Jing was still holding the copper basin in his arms, but now there was thick smoke billowing in the warehouse and he couldn't see anything. Moreover, Lu Jing estimated that in a while, the Sky Eye Talisman left by Xia Huai would also be destroyed. It's lit.
By then, even if they still have the copper basin in their hands, they won't be able to see what's inside.
Fortunately, the two of them still had a backup plan.
Xia Huai took out a golden beetle from his arms and released it into the sky.
The golden beetle circled twice and then plunged headlong into the flames. Thanks to the girl's quick eyesight and quick hands, she stopped it again and avoided the tragedy of being defeated as soon as it appeared.
At this time, a voice sounded from behind the two of them, "Xunzi Jinjia? You are practitioners."
Xia Huai turned around and saw a monk with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, wearing moon-white monk robes and holding an iron rod with a coiled dragon in his hand. Then the girl let out a light sigh.
"Are you...Master Zhihai of Xuankong Temple?"
"It seems that this female donor has met the poor monk." Zhihai's eyes were bright.
Xia Huai pursed her lips. She had indeed met Zhihai before, because Zhihai was a good friend of her master and had been a guest at Xijiang Pavilion. When her master, Xiao Mengru, hosted a banquet for Zhihai, he also brought her with him.
But this matter must not be mentioned, otherwise Zhihai would know who the person behind the human skin mask is.
Seeing that Xia Huai was silent, Zhihai's eyes moved slightly, but he did not pursue the question any further. He just bowed to the two of them and said, "Since we are fellow disciples, it will be easier. Please help the poor monk."
