Acting as a god and Buddha: starting from Guanzi

Chapter 50 Disappearance

Da, da, da, on the silent street, there was a sound of horseshoes.

A white horse appeared out of thin air, and a monk in white was sitting on it. It was Meng Yuan who had returned from the Netherworld.

He was on his way to the inn to pick up Manzhu.

On the counter, the waiter was sleeping on his stomach. Meng Yuan went directly to the second floor and walked to the room, frowning slightly. He did not feel the breath of his apprentice Manzhu.

Then he knocked lightly on the door.

"Who?" A rough voice came from the room.

"Fellow Daoist, the poor monk Miao E, I want to ask something."

creak.

When the door opened, he saw a sinister and fierce-looking man in a waistcoat staring at Meng Yuan with an evil look on his face. No one would lose his temper if someone came to the door in the middle of the night.

Meng Yuan asked apologetically: "Strong man, I would like to ask where the original guest in this room has gone. She is a seven or eight-year-old little girl."

"How do I know, I moved in two days ago." The strong man replied in a low voice.

That is to say, Manzhu was kicked out two days ago. Meng Yuan did not expect this. He was trapped in the Netherworld for seven days. I am afraid that no one paid the room fee to drive Manzhu away from the inn. go out.

"Okay, little monk, excuse me." Meng Yuan apologized and left.

At this time, the big man suddenly stopped and said: "Little monk, this Yuanzhou City has been losing children frequently in the past two years. I am afraid that some evil spirit is causing trouble. You may go to the government to ask."

"Thank you for telling me, strong man."

Meng Yuan went downstairs, thinking about the evil that the big man said, Manzhu is not an ordinary little girl, she is almost equal to the late stage of Qi training, and it will take at least a few late Qi training or foundation building to capture her The environment will do.

Seeing that the guy was still sleeping, Meng Yuan woke him up.

"Who is it, ah, disturbing people's dreams in the middle of the night?"

When he opened his eyes, he saw a white light that almost blinded the buddy. After rubbing it, he realized that it was a monk in white clothes. He asked, "Master, you want to stay in the shop?"

Meng Yuan shook his head, and then asked where the little girl living in the room had gone.

"That child, the shopkeeper kicked him out three days ago. Originally, the child said that he would wait here and her master would definitely give her money when the time came, but the old Dongke shopkeeper is a guy who loses money. See The child's master didn't show up for a long time and kicked him out."

Meng Yuan immediately asked: "I heard that children in Yuanzhou City have often disappeared in the past two years?"

"That's right. I heard that Zhao Bancheng, the richest man in Yuanzhou City, and the young son of Zhao Dashan's family disappeared last month. A reward of 1 taels of gold was offered."

So it seems that Manzhu might have been caught by something.

Meng Yuan was a little worried. After walking out of the inn, he flew up to the roof, chanted Amitabha, and then saw thousands of hands and eyes behind him.

Now without the support of the power of faith, he only built a foundation, and his spiritual power was consumed very quickly. He just looked around and focused on searching the city, but he didn't see Manzhu's figure. He had to stop until the spiritual power in his body was almost exhausted. Down.

The worst happened.

At this time, Meng Yuan suddenly saw a shallow mark on the corner of the inn, and there was a hair rope next to it, which seemed to be Manzhu's headgear.

Meng Yuan mobilized the spiritual power that had just recovered in his body, stared at him, and suddenly burst into a divine light. He saw a small figure squatting in the corner, looking at the street with his small head, as if waiting Who is it? Manzhu.

At this moment, a tall shadow blocked the moonlight, and when she was about to raise her head, a pair of big hands suddenly covered her, grabbing her head and hitting it against the wall, and she passed out.

Before she fell into coma, she seemed to see a figure in yellow. The man lifted her up and disappeared into the night.

Sure enough, someone took Manzhu away, but unfortunately she didn't see the other person's face clearly but a blurred figure, otherwise she would know who did it!

But now there are some clues. The opponent's strength is at least above the foundation building level, otherwise Manzhu would not be knocked unconscious with one blow. He seems to be wearing a yellow dress.

It's just been a long time. Yuanzhou City is a big city near the sea, and there are many ports. The daily floating population is very large. It is difficult to find people based on this clue.

He needs some help.

"Where is Bishamon?"

At this moment, several figures flew out of his monk's robes, their wings stretched in the air. They were the Yakshas he had subdued in the underworld.

Meng Yuan handed the hair rope to Bishamon: "Remember this smell, look for it in the city, don't conflict with others, if you find traces, don't act rashly, come back and report to me."

"Follow the law."

Immediately, the yakshas spread their wings and flew high into the sky to investigate everywhere in the city. This move was a bit dangerous. There are countless masters in the city.

Meng Yuan also rode on horseback to the Yuanzhou government. There were many disappearances in the city. I wonder if the government had any clues.

At this moment, the lights in the government office are still bright, just because Zhao Dashan, known as Zhao Bancheng, is here again tonight!
The county magistrate, county lieutenant and others accompanied him.

"My lords, as long as I can find the child, I can donate another 10 taels to the government to repair the court." An old man in brocade clothes and a hat said with a haggard face.

Next to you are the adults of the government office, but they are mixed. The 10 taels are said to be donated to the government to repair the court, but it is a rule for officials not to repair the government office, and the money naturally fell into their pockets in the end.

"Master Zhao, don't worry, I have ordered the eighth class of Yamen servants to search the city day and night, and there are already some clues."

"That's right. Mr. Zhao has done good deeds all his life, and your son will definitely be auspicious. Nothing will happen."

At this moment, a yamen servant came in and said to the county magistrate above, "My lord, a monk came outside the yamen and said he wanted to see you."

"Monk? Didn't you see that I'm meeting a guest? Tell him to come tomorrow morning." If it wasn't for Master Zhao's special status this late at night, he would have gone back to sleep with his concubine in his arms.

"My lord, he said that there are clues about the disappearance of those children."

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words. There are 10 taels, and there are clues to the missing children?
"What are you doing standing here, please come in!"

The yamen servant hurriedly trotted to invite Meng Yuan in from outside the yamen, and stretched out his hand to pull the rein, but Meng Yuan refused, "I'm a fierce horse, I can't be held by someone."

Ming horses are not mortal horses, they are very arrogant, mortals can't ride them, let alone lead them, otherwise they will be easily kicked to death by them.

After tying the horse in the yard, Meng Yuan followed the yamen servants into the house, glanced around, and roughly knew the identities of several people.

"Poor monk Miao E, I have seen you adults, I am here for those children who were taken away."

Although he didn't see the appearance of the murderer, at least it provided a direction for the people in the yamen to focus on the practitioners. Wearing yellow clothes above the foundation level, it is better to find a needle in a haystack than to find it in the sea.

Meng Yuan said again: "My lord, can I show the files of all the missing children to the poor monk?"

The more clues he knows, the more he can help him deduce. He still believes in his own magical powers more than the efficiency of the government.

The county magistrate hesitated for a moment. Seeing that Meng Yuan was not like an ordinary person, he might really be able to help them solve the case, so he immediately said: "Yes, I will let them send it right away."

Immediately, someone was asked to bring a stack of files to the archives, and Meng Yuan started reading them on the spot.

until dawn.

In the dark dungeon, Manzhu was awakened by shouts from outside the door.

"Is the ship coming?"

"I arrived at the pier last night, and the people from the commercial firm will pick it up in a while."

"Okay, junior brother, you are optimistic about the goods. There are distinguished guests from above. Senior brother and the others are receiving them. Tonight's handover may only depend on you and me."

The sound of the two talking slowly faded away. She seemed to have a dream. In the dream, the master came back and bought her a lot of delicious food and new clothes. She was really warm.

(End of this chapter)