At night in Linqing City, there is always a clear distinction.
The bright lights, singing and dancing at Chaoguan Pier always make other places look like hell.
Cai San liked nights like this very much, especially the moment when he walked from light to darkness with a kerosene lamp, it was like a fish entering the sea, bringing with it a different kind of pleasure.
"It's dry and dry, be careful with the candles!"
The prostitute's laughter on the other side of the pier suppressed his reminder, and no pleasure seeker cared what a watchman was doing.
In Cai San's view, the kerosene lamp is definitely a great invention.
With this thing, when he was patrolling at night, he no longer had to worry about the candle in the lantern going out and not being able to see clearly.
Kerosene lamps are much brighter than lanterns and can illuminate a farther range.
When he walked in the darkness, he couldn't see anything in the darkness, except for the bright light around him.
It shines wherever you go.
Cai San likes this feeling of controlling darkness.
However, the characteristics of darkness determine that there are many unknowns in it.
Cai San stopped and stared ahead.
There were steady and normal footsteps, and in a moment, a vague outline walked ten steps in front of him.
"Cai San, I need your help with something."
Cai San raised the kerosene lamp, shook it, saw the person opposite clearly, and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Zuo... Third Master Zuo!"
Zuo Fu was not surprised to be recognized.
The Zuo family is now the overlord of Linqing City. The eight brothers have been running rampant on the streets in the early years. It would be strange not to know each other.
"Since you know it's me, you must do this favor."
Cai San swallowed, a little flustered.
"Mr. Zuo, you are a god in the sky, and I am just a night shifter. In your eyes, I am not even a piece of shit."
Zuo Fu smiled slightly and said jokingly: "The famous third head of the Ruyi Sect, saying that he is not even a fart, is too modest."
Cai San's expression suddenly changed, and he was about to move when Zuo Fu's words came.
"If I were you, I wouldn't mess around. A smart person should understand that this is the way to die."
Cai San's change was fleeting, and he became submissive again.
"Why are you kidding me, Third Master? I don't know what kind of family you are."
Zuo Fu was too lazy to go around with him.
"Three Buddhas with Golden Hands, Chen Yanqiu, do you think I'm here to play with you?"
Cai San shook his body a few times, sweating profusely, and finally recognized the reality.
He tried his best to smile, but all the muscles in his face were trembling.
"We just make a living in the world of martial arts, and we never do any harm to nature, but somehow we made the Third Master unhappy?"
Zuo Fu folded his hands and said leisurely: "It's just because you didn't do anything evil that you can still talk to me properly."
Cai Sanqing knew that she couldn't be kind today, and showed her true colors as a gangster.
"If Third Master has any orders, please tell me."
Zuo Fu directly stated his purpose.
"Take me to see your boss."
Cai San quietly put on a fight-to-death attitude and said coldly: "Third Master, do you think I, Chen Yanqiu, am the one who betrayed my brother?"
Zuo Fu didn't seem to see his preparations, and his tone was always calm.
"First, I don't mean any harm; second, now that we have found this place, how long do you think it will take to find your boss? If you don't help, of course there will be others who are willing. As for you, whether you live or die is entirely up to me. between."
Chen Yanqiu's heart was beating like thunder. It was the first time since he had been in the world that he felt so desperate.
Of course he knew the situation at Ruyimen very well.
It has been in Linqing for decades and has never made any mistakes. But now that he, the third boss, has been found, as Zuo Fu said, it will definitely not be difficult to find the top boss.
Even so, Chen Yanqiu was still resisting.
"The third master is a big boss in the officialdom. He doesn't understand people like us in the world. Our heads can be cut off and our blood can be shed. I will never betray my brothers."
He calls himself a tough guy, and he is indeed not afraid of death.
But Zuo Fu's actions surprised him.
I saw Zuo Fu Shiran take out a piece of paper from his arms, and began to chant softly under the light handed to him.
"On the first day of the first lunar month, you were on duty. However, at three o'clock in the morning, you did not appear in Qinjia Lane; on the third day of the first lunar month, you took your wife and children to Yuanjue Temple to offer incense. You stayed in the temple for an hour and a half, you were like this Pilgrims, you shouldn't stay so long. Yuanjue Temple is right next to Qinjia Lane. In other words, how long do you think it will take for us to find the head of the Ruyi Sect?"
Chen Yanqiu felt chills all over his body. He never expected that there would be so many flaws in Zuo Fu's secret whereabouts.
After Zuo Fu said this, he added: "I believe that your wife and children should be sleeping soundly at this time. It would be a pity if they never wake up again. Third boss, please give me a happy word."
Chen Yanqiu's pupils were bloodshot and he gritted his teeth.
"Even if my whole family dies, I won't betray the boss."
Zuo Fu gave him a thumbs up.
"He's a good man."
He clapped his hands, and in the darkness next to him, four men came over carrying a sack and threw it on the ground.
When the sack was opened, a woman's figure was revealed.
But when he saw clearly, Chen Yanqiu's expression changed drastically.
There was nothing unusual about the woman, she was intact. When he rolled out of the sack, his hands and feet were not bound.
She climbed up quickly, her movements were so agile that she didn't look like an ordinary woman at all.
When she saw Chen Yanqiu again, the woman was furious.
"Third in charge, you betrayed me?"
Chen Yanqiu smiled bitterly.
"Second sister, we are in the same boat."
The woman was doubtful and did not dare to approach Chen Yanqiu. Instead, she quietly retreated to a corner.
Zuo Fu ignored her little moves and said with a smile: "Okay, Ruyimen's second master Xue Haitang Zha Hongying and third master Chen Yanqiu are here. Let's discuss it, who will take me to see your first master?"
Only then did Zha Hongying understand the situation, stamped her feet and said, "Since Third Master has done this, what else is there to say? Let's go."
Chen Yanqiu was shocked and said hurriedly: "Second sister, think twice."
Cha Hongying glared at him as if he were a fool.
"Second Master Zuo can find you and me, so what's the difficulty in finding the boss? I guess Third Master Zuo has no ill intentions. Otherwise, how can you and I stand here properly?"
Zuo Fu couldn't help but applaud.
"The second master is worthy of being the second master. This knowledge is enough for Mr. Chen, the third master, to learn from it."
Chen Yanqiu was so angry that he didn't dare to mess around despite the fact that he had the control of life and death.
Zha Hongying didn't think it was a compliment, but when she thought of her own captivity, her heart was still beating wildly with fear.
She thought to herself that after traveling around the world for many years, her awareness of precautions had become extremely sophisticated, and the room where she rested was full of traps. Even if a mouse breaks in, it will die.
But these people actually came close to her while she was sleeping, leaving her with no time to react.
This was also the reason why she concluded that Zuo Fu had no ill intentions.
If she really had murderous intentions, she would have died eight hundred times ago.
Yuanjue Temple was built in the early Ming Dynasty. It occupies a small area but has a rich collection of books.
Among the temples in Linqing, Yuanjue Temple is not outstanding. There are not many pilgrims in ordinary days. The monks here live in poverty and enjoy the Taoism, which is quite a wonderful return to nature.
When Zha Hongying and Chen Yanqiu knocked on the door of Yuanjue Temple, the tranquility here was broken.
The abbot, monk Tianji, came out to welcome him, very nervous.
"I wonder what you, the donors, are doing when you come to the small temple late at night?"
Zuo Fushi sat down calmly, pointed at Zha Hongying and Chen Yanqiu and said: "They are both here, what else don't you understand? The head of the Ruyi Sect, please sacrifice yourself."
Tianji frowned.
"Donor, our temple is a place of spiritual practice outside the world. I'm afraid there may be some misunderstanding."
Zuo Fu looked at him funny.
"You're a loyal guy. But you're not the boss, so please step aside."
Tianji wanted to say something else, but a majestic voice said: "Third Master Zuo knows everything, so don't embarrass yourself here."
While he was talking, a monk in coarse robes crossed the sky and appeared in front of Zuo Fu.
The monk was in his fifties, looked skinny, and had a sad face.
If he hadn't stood up on his own, no one would have thought that the head of the Ruyi Sect, who regarded Linqing City's defense as nothing, turned out to be such an inconspicuous old monk.
Zuo Fu was not surprised.
"As expected, those who can become the great master are all smart people. You, the third master, are a bit stubborn and almost lost your life."
The old monk laughed at himself.
"Loyalty comes first among people of my generation. Without these brothers, I wouldn't be where I am today. However, despite all the efforts, the Third Master still managed to get hold of me."
While talking, the old monk walked to the other side of Zuo Fu and sat down.
"I, the head of the Ruyi family, have said in ancient and modern times, I wonder if Mr. Zuo, the third master, has spent so much time and trouble, what advice can you give me?"
