One Punch Monk

Chapter 99
Autumn comes on the eighth day of the ninth month, and Chang'an is full of flowers.

The majestic city of Chang'an has completed its transition from summer to autumn.

As Xijing of the Great Zhou Dynasty, this is an ancient city full of vitality.

However, amidst this vitality, there are also various dangers for civilians.

For example, a sudden rainstorm, a bandit who suddenly appeared, or the battles between practitioners that the people of Chang'an have become accustomed to.

However, every summer and autumn in Chang'an City, there will be various grand ceremonies full of expectations. After the autumn harvest, the people around Chang'an City will come to participate in large-scale prayer gatherings. Shops, restaurants, inns, etc. still gather merchant porters from various prefectures.

As far as the practice world is concerned, fairy gates and gate clans usually hold some activities in autumn.

Outside Chang'an City, a carriage was parked beside the official road, and Shen Budu was activating his "Buddha Heart Eye" to observe the situation in the distance.

This time in Chang'an, in addition to the main task of finding the missing He Taixu and Bai Erhu, there are also two small tasks assigned to him by his master, delivering letters and buying pastries.

Shen Budu plans, if these tasks are completed, he intends to spend a lot of spirit crystals in his hand.

After all, Chang'an in Xijing is the core area of ​​the practice world. According to Mingyue, several large auctions will be held in the near future.

At the gate of the city, the guards guarding the city had already checked, and there were no contraband on the carriage.

But the problem is that Chi Ou itself is a contraband.

Well, Monkey King is invisible.

Shen Budu is not good at communication, in this case, Mingyue stepped forward.

"It turned out to be a practitioner of Zhenwuzong, but this spirit beast was not included in the white book."

Mingyue stuffed a bag of copper coins, and the city guards wanted to let it go, but a group of patrolling city defense troops came towards the carriage.

"It's so long, this car is a bit strange."

A leading soldier reported to the leader of the team.

"Oh, what's weird?"

"A monk, a Kun Dao, and a spirit beast."

The soldier pointed to Shen Budu, and said: "This monk is so handsome, I'm afraid he is not a fake monk."

"Well, you're right. This little monk is indeed suspicious. Go ask him for the certificate of graduation and the white book of the spirit beast."

Another soldier said: "However, Kun Dao is a direct disciple of Zhenwuzong, maybe there is no problem."

"Who cares who he is? How do you know it's not an evil cultivator pretending to be? Stop him quickly, or else, we'll do it." Xiaoxiao said.

"You, and you, go and arrest him."

Two guards walked towards Shen Budu, ready to take Shen Budu down.

As soon as his words fell, Shen Budu heard the sound of horseshoes.

"Shut up!"

Stopped beside the carriage, the horse neighed.

"Stop it, what are you trying to do?"

Just when the city defense army was about to approach Shen Budu, a majestic voice came over.

I saw a few cavalry rushing over from the Dragon Guards and surrounded the two soldiers.

"I disturbed the monk, are you alright?"

Shen Budu raised his eyes and looked carefully, the person who came was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for a while.

"It's me, one of General Lu Zhonglang's men. You saw it in the inn."

The leading soldier captain bowed his hands to Shen Budu and said.

Shen Budu suddenly realized.

The captain looked around disdainfully, pointed at the city defense army with his horsewhip, and said, "You all step back, I will handle this matter."

"Yes."

The two soldiers withdrew immediately, and Xiao Xiao didn't dare to say anything, so he led them away quickly.

"God monk, practitioners need to register when they enter Xijing, please send someone to come over and register, and I will send you into the city."

"Young monk, just go with you."

Not long after, after a simple registration, Shen Budu returned to the carriage, but the captain from Longwei insisted on sending him into the city.

After waiting for the person to sit firmly, Zhao Lao Er drove the carriage and walked towards the city gate.

Soon they reached the gate of the city, and then entered the city of Chang'an.

The streets in Chang'an City were extremely lively, and there was an endless stream of people coming and going.

Zhao Lao Er was driving a carriage and walking on the streets of Chang'an.

Chang'an City is a bustling city, the streets are full of people coming and going, and the shops on both sides of the streets are also full of beautiful things in eyes.

Not long after entering the city gate, while walking, Shen Budu suddenly felt that something was not right, because there were some wooden signs with names on them in front of some shops, and beside each name was affixed a note.

The note is full of patterns, and the place of origin, description of appearance, etc. are also written with a cinnabar pen.

"What are these people doing?"

Shen Budu couldn't help asking.

"Mysterious monk, here is a list of households, which is convenient for checking. It is also because of a major event that happened in Chang'an City recently."

The school captain rode his horse and accompanied the carriage, his voice reached Shen Budu's ears.

"What happened?"

"The eldest son of Yang's concubine was murdered, and he was poisoned to death. Now everyone in Chang'an City is arresting the person who poisoned him." The captain replied.

"Hongnong Yang? Who is so bold to murder someone from the Yang family?" Shen Budu asked.

"I don't know either. This matter has been suppressed, and no one knows the truth."

The captain shook his head and said only: "This matter involves some hidden forces, and the monk should not think too much about it."

"Okay, little monk understands."

Shen Budu nodded.

Soon, according to Mingyue's guidance, Zhao Lao Er brought a few people to an inn and stopped.

"God monk, do you live here?" the captain asked.

"Yes, for some time to come, they should all live here."

Xiao Er greeted him and said: "Guest officers, our inn is very clean and there are not many guests in it. If you stay here, there will be no problem."

The school captain cupped his fists, stuffed a piece of jade slip into Shen Budu's sleeve without leaving any trace, and then left.

"Guest officer, here is your key."

The shopkeeper handed a key to Shen Budu, said.

Shen Budu took the key, walked into the inn room, and closed the door.

He took out the jade slip from his bosom, and input spiritual energy lightly, the jade slip flew out, suspended in the air, rotated, and gradually turned into a light curtain.

Shen Budu called Mingyue, and the two looked at the map projected by the jade slip.

"There is a map here, which is a topographic map of several cities in the south of Chang'an. Fellow Daoist, write it down and see if you can find any clues from it."

The two looked at it for a while, and after they both remembered clearly, Shen Budu said: "Let's go."

Mingyue asked, "Where shall we go first?"

Shen Budu pondered for a moment, then said: "Go to the West Market first, and look for beggars in the city. If you want to find someone, I am afraid that these people are the most well-informed."

Mingyue's expression froze, she had only asked someone to ask Cong Longwei before, and never thought of finding someone through a low-level beggar at all.

Afterwards, Shen Budu and the two left the inn, leaving Chi Ou at the inn, and walked towards the West Market.

Monkey King is still invisible, flying around him.

The two walked along the main road, and after walking for about half an hour, they finally came to the vicinity of the West Market.

At this time, a large group of diners gathered on the outskirts of the West Market, and these people were queuing up to buy things.

Shen Budu and Mingyue stepped forward, and it seemed that it was a very popular shop.

The two of them didn't line up, but stopped in front of a shop with a bit of bleak business nearby. Shen Budu took out a few copper coins from the inner pocket of his monk's robe, threw them to the old man who opened the shop, and said, "Bring me a bowl of soup."

The old man nodded quickly, took the copper plate, and then turned to cook the soup.

"Fellow Daoist, do these beggars have any characteristics?"

Mingyue pointed to the scattered beggars in the West Market and asked.

Shen Budu heard the words and observed carefully.

"These beggars have a faint smell of blood. This smell of blood is not easy to detect but it does exist. It should have died recently."

Shen Budu analyzed.

"Really? No wonder these people dare not approach the West Market anymore. It seems that these people are all outlaws, and they will not hesitate to kill and steal."

Mingyue exclaimed in her heart, this Chang'an really deserves to be the second largest city in the Great Zhou Dynasty, such things can happen.

These beggars do have a bloody smell, and some beggars are strong, and they exude a cold aura, which makes ordinary people quite afraid.

Shen Budu looked at the other beggars, and found that most of the beggars were wearing shabby clothes, looking a bit embarrassed, some of them even had their hands and feet broken, their faces were dirty, and their bodies also had a bad smell.

The two were drinking soup in the store, and it didn't take long before he found what he was looking for.

A beggar who is stealing.

A severed blade appeared in the beggar's dirty hand, and with a light swipe, it severed the copper turtle pendant on the green-robed official who was buying food in front of the soup and cake shop.

Then with a happy face, he lowered his broken hat to cover his face, and left quietly among the crowd.

"Go, catch up, he will definitely sell the stolen goods."

Shen Budu gave a low drink.

The two followed the thief, hanging far behind him.

This beggar seems to be a habitual thief, and he has a strong sense of anti-investigation. Although he and Shen Budu are far away, and Shen Budu can clearly sense the existence of the thief with the eyes of the Buddha's heart, the thief should not be I know someone is following me.

However, the thief seemed to have sensed something, and immediately accelerated his pace, even trying to shake off the "tail" by passing through alleys and shops.

But Shen Budu didn't slow down, but continued to speed up his pace, always maintaining a distance of one hundred steps.

It is useless for beggars to detour. It is too difficult for ordinary people to fight against practitioners.

Soon, Shen Budu and Mingyue caught up with the thief.

To be precise, the thief stopped on his own initiative.

"You stop for me."

Mingyue shouted at the beggar in front.

"Who are you, dare to stop the good deeds of the master, and live impatiently?"

The beggar looked at the two men viciously and said.

Then with a wave of his hand, several big men in heavy clothes rushed out from the alley, holding short sticks in their hands.

(End of this chapter)