White Bone Monkey King

Although Jin An is already in the third realm, he has not separated himself from the world of mortals. He still retains many of his living habits and appears approachable, as if he is not in the third realm, but just an ordinary person.

There is a kind of person called Da Yin who hides in the city, which refers to a person like Jin An who is not strict about mud and mud.

For example, when visiting the Taoist temple early in the morning, Jin An, the old Taoist priest, and Fatty Li squatted at the door of the Taoist temple chewing wood in the morning, with shit in their eyes, gourds and gourds in their hands, and some willow branches on the stove. charcoal ash for brushing teeth.

In the past, Fatty Li's position was to sharpen swords, but now the whereabouts of the sharp swords have been unknown, alas.

Ahhhhhhhhhh... bah.

After rinsing his mouth, Jin An went out to pick up money today...to buy breakfast.

After returning to the Taoist temple, putting down the gourds and ladles, and washing their faces with fresh well water, Jin An asked the two of them what they wanted to eat.

The old Taoist priest said that he has been sweating a lot while sleeping recently. He wonders if it is due to night sweats due to kidney yin deficiency. He wants to eat leek buns to replenish his yang energy.

Fatty Li thought for a while and said that he was just like Daozhang Chen. He had been sweating every night recently, so he also wanted to eat leek buns.

Jin An looked at the two of them speechlessly: "The biggest abnormality is not sweating while sleeping in summer! If you eat leek buns early in the morning in summer, you won't be afraid of getting too hot!"

"Speaking of the heat, it's been a long time since I've eaten the peach my little brother stole. It's just right to quench my thirst." The old Taoist priest said with an afterthought on his face.

Jin'an went back and forth to chase the old Taoist priest: "I am a respected person in the three realms, and I am ashamed of this way."

The old Taoist priest said: "But strong people in the three realms still have to eat, drink, poop and sleep."

Fatty Li nodded wildly and said, "I haven't eaten Taoist Taoist Taoist Jin'an's stolen peach yet. I will definitely not publicize this today. I swear to God."

Haha, just give up on this idea. Jin An was about to go out to bring breakfast to the two of them. Just when Jin An was about to go out, the old Taoist priest chased him out from behind and said that since he had firmly taken root in Jiangzhou Prefecture, , the talisman paper used to draw talismans has been relatively consumed recently, so he and Jin An went out to purchase yellow talismans.

Jin An, who had already reached the door of the Taoist temple, looked at the old Taoist priest with a shocked expression. Could this old Taoist priest be able to read minds? Otherwise, how would you know that he has recently been tired of eating steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and soy milk, and wants haggis noodles for breakfast today!

Seeing Jin An's shocked expression, the old Taoist priest blinked, smiled obscenely, and deliberately lowered his voice so that the goat in the backyard could not hear: "When the little brother talked about what he wanted to eat for breakfast, he glanced at the greedy goat, and I said I know little brother you are thinking about the fat and tender mutton."

The old Taoist priest twirled his beard and smiled, looking like a wise man from the world. If he was given a whisk, it would be an exaggeration to say that he was the Supreme Lord descending to the mortal world. The old Taoist priest's skin and appearance are not bad, and he can travel all over the world. , the ups and downs of the world are a bit heavier, and usually look a bit out of tune.

With nothing to say, Jin An gave a thumbs up and was convinced, leaving Fatty Li to work hard to guard the Taoist temple while the two of them went out to have breakfast.

This is called making the best use of everything. Fatty Li eats, drinks and stays at Wu Zang Taoist Temple every day, so he always has to pay some reward for his labor.

Just as Jin An and the old Taoist priest walked out of the Taoist temple noisily like a pair of living treasures and disappeared on the street corner, two little heads popped out of a small alley. They were the brother and sister who left Guer Village.

The clothes of the brother and sister were more worn out, they were thinner, and their exposed arms had a lot of bruises. Perhaps because they were too hungry, the brother and sister used a tattered hemp rope to tighten their stomachs to keep themselves comfortable. Doesn't seem to get hungry easily. It is conceivable that the brother and sister suffered a lot along the way from Guer Village to Fucheng.

The brother and sister, with unkempt hair and dark faces, looked like refugee beggars. Everyone disliked them and didn't want to get close to them. In fact, this was a way to protect themselves.

"Brother, is he really the Taoist Jin'an that Grandpa Li Zheng said has great abilities and sounds even more powerful than our master? Why do I feel that he is no different from ordinary people?" My sister timidly hid behind her brother. Behind her, the big eyes with long eyelashes blinked, looking childish, cute and innocent.

He was only one head taller than his younger sister and was very thin because of hunger. However, his way of speaking imitated the maturity of a young adult. He thought and said: "Grandpa Li Zheng is a good man and will not lie to us. We just listen to Grandpa Li Zheng." From the description of Taoist Jin’an’s appearance, maybe he is not Taoist Jin’an…”

The brother and sister were referring to the scenes of Jin An and the three squatting at the door brushing their teeth in a worldly manner, as well as the scene of Jin An and the old Taoist priest sneaking around for a bowl of haggis noodles.

Before the Wu Zang Taoist Temple opened its doors, they were already wandering around, observing.

"Brother, we finally arrived in Fucheng. Why do you want to stop me from going to the Taoist temple again?" The younger sister, who was not yet seven or eight years old, looked at her brother in confusion.

The elder brother said solemnly: "The adult world is all lies."

The younger sister let out a confused sound of disappointment. At this moment, her stomach growled. Even though she had tightened her belly with hemp rope as much as possible, her stomach still growled unsatisfactorily after not eating for a day.

My sister was very sensible and didn't complain about being hungry. She just tightened her stomach again with her young hands.

The elder brother looked at his sister with pity, took out two polished copper letters from his arms, and said happily: "Brother, take my little sister to have breakfast."

My sister giggled happily, and then asked her brother in a childish voice, "Brother, where did you get the copper coins?"

Brother: "This is the reward I got from a kind person yesterday when I went to the pier to help the driver push the car uphill while my little sister was asleep."

The younger sister looked at her older brother with admiration: "Brother, you are so awesome."

The elder brother wiped his nose like a grown-up, and then led his younger sister to buy steamed buns to eat.

Jiangzhou Prefecture is a land of plenty, so the prices here are cheaper than those in Wuzhou Prefecture. White-flour steamed buns without fillings cost a penny each. My brother stood in front of the tall steamer steaming with hot food, and tried his best to stand on his tiptoes and buy it from the bun stall owner. Two white flour buns.

The white-faced steamed buns that had just come out of the cage were hot to the touch. My brother broke open the white-faced steamed buns, took half of them for himself, and gave the remaining half to his younger sister.

"My little sister's injury is not healed yet. Eat enough to heal her injury better."

The younger sister refused and stubbornly gave the other half to her brother, saying that if you earn money by helping people push carts, you must be hungrier than me.

The elder brother pretended to be fine and patted his belly, saying that he was really not hungry, so just eat, little sister.

The younger sister is angry and must ask her older brother to eat.

Just as the brother and sister were pushing back and forth for half a white-faced steamed bun, a woman wearing gold and silver and looking up at the sky came to the bun stall to buy buns. She didn't notice the child at her feet and bumped the thin little girl. Falling down, half of the white-flour steamed bun fell to the ground and was crushed by her, leaving a mud mark.

The little girl burst into tears and held up the white steamed buns that were crushed under the soles of her shoes.

"Where did these two little beggars come from? They are so young and have bad eyesight. Don't they have eyesight when they walk! Look, you have soiled all the new Xiuluo Ge Water Flowers I bought. Do you have money to compensate? "The shrew is sarcastic and will spit out blood as soon as she opens her mouth.

My younger sister is timid and cowardly. She lowered her head and hurriedly said I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it. She raised her hand and wiped the corners of her eyes in grievance.

"Are you thieves? You bumped into me on purpose! When I look at you stinky beggars, you look like thieves with unclean hands and feet. You don't learn well at a young age!" The shrew continued to yell harshly, attracting passers-by to watch.

Seeing his sister being knocked down, his brother protected his sister and stared at the shrew with unconvincing eyes: "We are not thieves!"

Seeing that a little beggar dared to talk back to her, the shrew became even more ugly. She shouted loudly: "You little beggar dare to talk back! How can you buy buns to fill your stomach if you don't steal money?"

"We have never stolen other people's money!" my brother yelled stubbornly.

Some passers-by couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Don't go too far. It was you who knocked down the brother and sister just now. I can testify."

"I can also testify that it was you who knocked down that poor kid first."

"You can also testify against me."

Even the bun stall owner took the initiative to testify for the brother and sister.

When the shrew saw that so many people were speaking for the two little beggars, she became so angry that she was about to slap the little boy in the street, bang!

The vixen's wrist was tightly held by a hand, hanging in mid-air without falling.

The person who took action was a famous Taoist priest.

"Hey, it's too much for an adult to hit two children!" The old Taoist priest grabbed the shrew's wrist and glared at her with hatred.

The shrew wanted to continue making trouble, but Jin An said coldly: "If you don't think it's a big deal, we can accompany you to the Yamen to slowly argue about right and wrong when the street patrol officer comes. We both saw it just now. They are obviously the two children you knocked down."

When the shrew saw more and more people surrounding her, she became a little frightened. She left a harsh word and wanted to run away in despair.

As a result, Jin An shouted: "Don't you check to see if your money bag is missing before you leave, otherwise you will go to the Yamen to report to the officials and frame others for stealing your money bag."

The shrew checked her money bag in the street and wanted to leave, but Jin An called out to her again. The shrew got angry and said, "What else do you want, you stinking Taoist priest!"

"Children know how to apologize to adults when they do something wrong. As an adult, your decades of life have been in vain. You are not as sensible as a six- or seven-year-old child, right?"

The shrew still wanted to argue, but when she met Jin An's cold eyes, she was so flustered that she didn't dare to speak harshly. She lowered her head and hurriedly said sorry to the brother and sister, and then left in embarrassment.

Perhaps because she was running in a hurry, when she passed by Jin An, something fell from her body and was stepped on by Jin An. Only the little girl sitting on the ground happened to notice this scene. She widened her eyes in surprise. There are still wet crystal tears rolling around, looking a little cute and cute.

That's a money bag!

Jin An blinked at the little girl sitting on the ground, bent down and quietly picked up the money bag. The little girl's big eyes widened even more.

A cute look of disbelief.

"The buns on the floor are dirty and can't be eaten. Come on, I'll treat you brother and sister to haggis noodles." Jin An said gently, wiping the dust off the little girl's hands and checking whether she had been injured.

"Thank you two Taoist priests for helping us. We brothers and sisters don't need to pity us." The elder brother had a very stubborn temper. After thanking Jin An and the old Taoist priest, he wanted to take his sister away.

"If you are really good for your sister, you should think more about your sister. Let's go, our little adults. I am the one who took the initiative to treat you to haggis noodles today. Isn't it right that you won't even give us this face?" Jin An He said half-jokingly.

Finally, with the persuasion of Jin An and the old Taoist priest, we ate steaming haggis noodles.

The two siblings were really hungry. The elder brother was very wary at first, but after eating a few mouthfuls of tender and plump haggis, the stomachs that had not been touched by oil for a long time were eating meat again, and they couldn't live up to expectations. Swallowed.

Jin An and the old Taoist priest haven't finished a bowl of haggis noodles yet. The brother and sister have already eaten two bowls of haggis noodles each. If they weren't worried that the brother and sister would eat too much after being hungry for a long time, Jin An wouldn't mind it. Order the haggis noodles.

After the brother and sister drank the last mouthful of noodle soup and burped after eating, Jin An smiled and asked: "You have been wandering outside the Wu Zang Taoist Temple all morning. Do you have anything to say to us?"

"Are you Taoist Priest Jin An's brother?" The younger sister was simple-minded and thought Jin An was a good person from the bottom of her heart, so she said straightforwardly.

oh? Jin An became interested: "If there is no second Taoist priest named Jin An in Jiangzhou Prefecture, I think I should be the person you are looking for."

"You came to Wu Zang Taoist Temple specifically to see me?"

Just as the younger sister was about to speak excitedly, she was lightly kicked by her brother under the table. The older brother said to Jin'an: "Grandpa Wang who took us into the city mentioned Taoist Priest Jin'an. We came here to see the Five Zang Taoist Temple and wanted to see what Taoist Priest Jin'an has to offer." Looks like."

According to the explanation, Grandpa Wang is a kind-hearted old beggar.

The old Taoist priest on the side perked up and became interested: "Has my little brother's reputation spread to the Beggar Clan?"

Brother: "Grandpa Wang said that when Taoist Jin'an first came to Fucheng, he repeatedly solved strange cases such as the case of the poisonous woman who bit her son, the coffin-covered case, and so on. He was very famous in Fucheng, and even he was related to Taoist Jin'an. Many of his short story books are also selling well in major bookstores."

cough.

Jin An coughed dryly, looking embarrassed.

His great reputation and brilliance in this life have finally come to an end in Jiangzhou Prefecture.

This was different from his expectation when he came to Jiangzhou Prefecture to become famous. Although his final goal was to become famous, it even far exceeded his expectations. His story spread even outside the city! But he was afraid of this outcome, if his master knew from heaven, he would come to him in the middle of the night to ask for a dream!

The elder brother was very wary of outsiders. After eating the haggis noodles, he put down the bowls and chopsticks and pulled his sister to climb off the bench. The two bowed to Jin An and the old Taoist priest again, thanking them for today's haggis noodles.

Seeing that the two refused to talk, Jin An did not force it, but took out a money bag.

The elder brother recognized the money bag at a glance and his eyes widened in disbelief. Jin An blinked and said with a smile: "The man dropped this money bag by himself, and I happened to pick it up. Maybe this is called blessing." The retribution will be retribution. If you don’t believe me, you can ask your sister.”

"If you can't trust us, you can't trust your sister, right?"

My sister nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, testifying for Jin An.

Jin An laughed, and then saw him take out a dozen copper coins from his purse and quietly hand them into his brother's hands.

The elder brother originally wanted to refuse, but Jin An's words made him hesitate, and finally accepted: "Don't treat my sister badly."

"Originally, the woman owed you two brothers and sisters this money bag, but if two helpless children get such a large sum of money at once, they will be guilty, bring disaster, and also attract the attention of the government, so this A dozen copper coins are left for you for emergency use."

"Thank you." The brother and his sister bowed to the two of them again to thank them.

"If you encounter anything in the future, you can come to the Five Zang Taoist Temple to find me." Jin An warned.

"Yes." The brother led his sister into a small alley and disappeared into the bustling crowd.

Watching the pair of poor brothers and sisters disappear, the old Taoist priest sighed and said: "You are so young and helpless, your life is as fragile and strong as grass. This is how they struggle to survive. They don't trust people easily."

"That's why we need a peaceful and prosperous era, where everyone has food and clothing, and everyone has a home to return to." Jin An spoke from the heart.