Xuanyuan Jue

Chapter 17 The Monkey King (3)
Everyone was amazed that the dying macaque got up from the ground with difficulty, knelt on both knees, and crawled towards Zha Wuzuo bit by bit.

When it got close, the macaque put its front paws on the ground, weeping, and kowtowed to Zha Wu again!
Now, not only Zha Wuzuo and Feng Shen, but even the spectators around felt that something was wrong.

Zha Wuzuo was wearing official boots, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was a member of the public family.But this macaque let others not look for it, even if it was the last breath left, it would still pester Cha Wu for help.Could it be that there is something wrong with this macaque?

Thinking of this, Feng Shen yelled at the monkey tricker, intending to restrain him first and then interrogate him carefully.Unexpectedly, seeing Feng Shen rushing towards him, the monkey player raised the whip in his hand again and swung it desperately.

For a while, the whip shadow danced wildly, and the monkey man's resistance made Feng Shen temporarily unable to rely on himself.

Feng Shen dodges left and right, trying to catch the monkey tricker in one fell swoop.But the monkey player also knew that sooner or later he would be unable to hold on, so he pulled the money bag around his waist and threw it into the air.

There was a sound of "crash, la la", and the ground was immediately covered with copper coins.Those copper coins splashed and rolled, looking like they were countless.When the spectators see that they have money to pick up, why do they care about the excitement?They rushed up like a swarm, stooping and looting.

This rush trapped Feng Shen and Zha Wuzuo firmly in the crowd, no matter how hard they struggled, it was useless, and they were thrown upside down by the flow of people.

The monkey joker sneered, walked around the circle, pulled the macaque behind his back, and left in the dust.Seeing him running away, Feng Shen was sweating profusely.But surrounded by civilians, he is not easy to force.

By the time Feng Shen and Zha Wuzuo squeezed their way out of the crowd in disgrace, the monkey tricker had already disappeared without a trace.

"Master Cha," Feng Shen asked, patting the ashes off his clothes, "what do you think of this?"

"Master Feng... Don't you make things difficult for me?" Zha Wuzuo said with a bitter face, "I don't know... I just know that my pants were torn several times by that monkey..."

Feng Shen took a look at Zha Wuzuo, and said to himself: "Looking at the behavior of that macaque, it seems that there is something bitter to complain about. The monkey man recognized that you, Mr. Zha, were on the job, and he panicked at first. But when he saw When we were about to get close to the monkey, we panicked and waved our whips at us regardless of the difference between the government and the people... When we ran away, we did not hesitate to risk being caught and had to leave with the monkey on our backs... It seems ...that macaque definitely has an unspeakable secret!"

"In Master Feng's opinion?" Zha Wuzuo frowned.

"The behavior of the monkey-player is suspicious, he must be the criminal!" Feng Shen said angrily, "It's just that one of them didn't pay attention and let him escape!"

"No problem, no problem," Zha Wu smiled and said calmly, "This matter is not difficult. There are a lot of yamen servants in our Shuntian Mansion. When we turn around and report to my lord, let his old man send someone to look for him. I expect him to be alone. How can a prodigal man escape the eyeliner of the Yamen?"

"The identity of Houhou...I'm afraid it's not that simple," Feng Shen shook his head and sighed, "But Mr. Zha is right. If there are yamen servants who pay attention to the investigation, I don't believe they can't catch the boy who played Houhou."

"Okay, Young Master Feng," Zha Wu said, "don't worry about being a monkey or not, this has been going on for a long time, and my stomach has already screamed... What's the matter? Let's move to Zuixianlou now?"

"I listened to Mr. Cha," Feng Shen nodded, "We'll wait until we get back to talk about this matter. Let's go to Zuixianlou first, and have a table of delicious food to satisfy our hunger!"

After finishing speaking, the two straightened their clothes again and walked towards Zuixian Tower.

Walking across the sky bridge, the Drunken Immortal Tower is not far away, so before walking a few steps, the two of them have arrived at the gate of the restaurant.

The upper and lower floors of this drunken fairy building are all decorated with pink walls and vermilion columns, carved beams and painted buildings.In particular, the shiny gold-lettered signboard on the forehead is even more luxurious and majestic.

"Tsk tsk!" Zha Wuzuo sighed, "Did you see Master Feng? After all, it's a big restaurant. If you want to change to another one, there are waiters who have come out to meet you..."

"Okay, Mr. Cha, don't spit sour water here," Feng Shen didn't care about it, "If you don't go in, I'm afraid you won't even have the co-chairman."

Zha Wuzuo thought about it, so he accepted his complaints and followed Feng Shen into the Zuixian Tower.

After entering the door, it was indeed full of diners.The entire hall on the first floor was full of people.The diners on each table are feasting, eating heartily.The person who served the food was shuttling between the tables, sweating profusely from the work.

"Xiaoer! Xiaoer!" Seeing that no one came to greet him, Zha Wuzuo became a little anxious, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Where are you? Where did you go?"

Cha Wuzuo called for a long time, and then a waiter came to answer.

"I've been negligent, I'm sorry, you two!" The waiter wiped his face and apologized with a smile, "There are too many customers in the store, so I didn't take care of it..."

"I thought you Zuixianlou were a big shop bully!" Zha Wuzuo still had a displeased expression on his face.

"My lord was joking, I was joking." The waiter hurriedly clasped his fists together.

"Find us a seat." Feng Shen waved his hand and said to the waiter.

"Okay!" The waiter responded immediately, "there is no seat on the first floor, the younger ones go to the second floor to have a look, the two masters will stay here for a while, and the younger ones will come as soon as they go."

After finishing speaking, the waiter walked up the stairs to the second floor.

But after a while, the waiter came down.With a bitter face, he said to Feng Shen and Zha Wu: "I'm really sorry...the second floor is also full...how about...you two go to another place and turn around change?"

"Don't you guys have three floors?" Zha Wu was anxious, "There is no place on the third floor?"

"Yes, yes..." The waiter's words were a little hesitant, and he secretly looked at Feng Shen and Zha Wuzuo with squinted eyes, "But the third floor is a private room, and the price is several times more expensive..."

Seeing the waiter sizing him up, Feng Shen hurriedly looked down.After looking at it, he finally understood: the entanglement with the monkey man just now made the clothes on his body a little messy and unclean, although he straightened them a few times, they were still a little wrinkled.Zha Wuzuo's trousers were torn several times, not to mention the sloppy look.

"Hey?" At this moment, Zha Wuzuo also came to his senses, and he said angrily to the waiter, "Do you think I have no money, kid? Tell you, I am happy to wear these tattered pants! What's the matter? Are you not convinced?"

"Yo yo," the waiter hurriedly apologized, "Don't worry about it, don't take it to heart! The little one doesn't mean that, it doesn't mean that..."

"Stop talking!" Zha Wuzuo waved his big hands and said, "I'm going to have to eat your third floor today! Hurry up and lead the way! I'll serve you with delicious food and drinks. I can't afford you!"

"Yes, yes," the waiter nodded repeatedly, and said, "The two masters are upstairs, please."

Zha Wu let out a "hum" and went upstairs first.Feng Shen shook his head and smiled, and followed suit.

After the two arrived on the third floor, they ordered a few of Zuixianlou's signature dishes.The waiter forgot, and hurried downstairs to report the name of the dish.

This private room is really exquisite, not counting the calligraphy and paintings of famous artists hanging high on the four walls, and the rare antiques displayed on the shelves, the rosewood tables and chairs alone are worth a lot.After a while, a young woman came up to offer tea, and withdrew gracefully.

"This grade... is really not low..." After the girl went out, Zha Wuzuo looked around the private room for a while, and said with a smack of tongue, "It seems... the table money... oh..."

"Master Zha recognizes it now?" Feng Shen joked, "This is not commensurate with the old man's vigor just now... Hahaha..."

"Didn't I be impatient just now?" Zha Wuzuo said with a bitter face, "Master Feng...how about you invite me first?"

"I didn't bring that much money!" Feng Shen said with a smile, "Master Zha, please don't think of me."

"Come on!" Zha Wuzuo gritted his teeth, touched the bag in his arms and said, "It's a good thing that I just received the salary from the yamen today... just spend the money to enjoy it!"

"That's right," Feng Shen said again, "I'm going to have a good time with Mr. Zha today, and taste the delicacies of mountains and seas, hahaha..."

In a blink of an eye, the food and wine ordered by the two were served.Since the two of them are not good at drinking, they didn't want the strong wine, they just opened the altar and cleared the flower carvings.

The dishes are all served in Yishui official kiln porcelain, which is full of beautiful things in eyes, delicious in color and fragrance.Frying, frying, steaming, calcining, frying, frying, roasting, and stir-frying are all kinds of cooking, just looking at it makes people salivate.

Staring at these delicacies, Zha Wuzuo's eyes lit up.While waving his index finger, he greeted Feng Shen and said, "This money is worth the money. Don't just stare, Young Master Feng, hurry up and eat."

"Then I won't be polite." Feng Shen smiled, and poked his chopsticks into the plate in front of him.

After taking a bite, Feng Shen praised: "This Huaiyang dish is rich, soft, sweet, and fragrant. It tastes really good! No wonder this drunken guest came like a cloud..."

"Hey, don't retweet!" Zha Wuzuo held a spoon, planning to scoop up the pork bone soup, "At this point, you have to shake off your cheeks, lift your back molars, and eat nonsense. Drink the sea, you!"

Feng Shen was about to speak, but caught a glimpse of the pork bone pot that Zha Wuzuo had just scooped up.He let out a "huh" and used chopsticks to rummage through the soup.

Seeing Feng Shen's sudden behavior, Zha Wuzuo was also very curious.While holding up the soup ladle, he asked Feng Shen, "What's the matter? They're all pig bones, and there aren't many pieces of meat."

As he spoke, he was about to fill the spoon into his mouth.

Feng Shen had sharp eyes, and before he could put it in his mouth, he knocked off the spoon made by Zha Wu: "I can't drink it!"

With a "pop", the spoon fell to the ground and shattered.

"What... what's wrong?" Zha Wuzuo was startled, looking at Feng Shen and stammeringly asked.

"Master Cha," Feng Shen said with a dark face, pointing to the pork bone pot, "Come and see for yourself, the pork bones...is there anything unusual?"

(End of this chapter)