Spirit rhinoceros

Chapter 1

Changliu Mountain, this place was originally the residence of Baidi Shaohao. Since Shaohao climbed to the fairyland, the sea has changed for no reason. It can't compare with the well-organized Changliu Mountain under the governance of Baidi in the past. Fish and dragons are mixed, but it is still prosperous. .

Going north along the Nanqu Bridge, it becomes more and more lively. Fruit shops, paper and painting shops, and various grocery stores, flying in the sky, swimming in the water, and growing in the ground, can all be placed on the shop floor after all.

"The Emperor's Stone! The Emperor's Stone! The Emperor's Stone of Xiuyushan, wearing it can prevent you from being bewitched, and you can calm your mind..." Stores specializing in various kinds of fragrant medicines graciously hold colorful stones as heavy as quail eggs, and look forward to passers-by. Selling.

Next to it is a shop that specializes in selling flowers and birds. The clerk is carrying a birdcage and yelling loudly: "The last three! The fat-stealing bird that can predict the fire, the last three! Pre-order as soon as possible, don't miss it, don't miss it!" Don't come again!" The fat-stealing bird with red feathers and white crown in the cage buried its head in its wings, not bothering to pay attention to the noise around it.

There are also shops that don’t need to hawk. There is a blue flag hanging high in front of the door, and there are three big characters "climbing clouds" inscribed on it, and there is a line of smaller words "fifteen days Baojia Baohui" next to it.A young man was obediently lying on the counter waiting for customers to come to his door, but his mouth was drooling because of the smell wafting from the beef vermicelli soup restaurant next to him.

Among the pedestrians coming and going on the street, apart from ordinary people, there are also many animal spirits who have not yet cultivated human form, such as deer spirit with huge horns but dressed as a scholar; otter spirit who looks like a child with a slurred speech; There is also a family of civet cats with smooth fur and smooth fur, pacing and shopping happily.

Lu Geng, the eldest son of the Lu family's pearl shop, hurried across the street and almost bumped into a blue cloth boy holding a peach blossom cake.Thanks to the nimble figure of the little brother, holding the cake firmly in his hand, he moved and jumped lightly, so he avoided dodging.

"Where did the two eyeballs grow? It's for decoration! Believe it or not, I..." Brother Lan Bu scolded behind him.

Lu Geng didn't even look back, let alone apologize, and walked forward frowning.If the staff of the Lu family's pearl store saw him like this, they would definitely slander the young owner for his inconsistency.On weekdays, Lu Geng often taught them to be kind and make money, and he often smiled when he saw people, but now he really couldn't laugh - a batch of pearls brought in by his pearl line from the East China Sea was robbed on the way yesterday!

Donghai pearls are of high quality, but not to mention expensive. The most important thing is that there are six crimson pearls in this batch of pearls, all of which are of the highest quality. They are going to be inlaid on the bride's phoenix crown.Mr. Peng Sheng is very powerful here, and has a quick temper. If he misses his business, the future business of the Lu Family Pearl Shop may be difficult.

It is less than seven days away from Peng Shenggong's big wedding, and it is obviously too late to go to the East China Sea to look for crimson pearls. Lu Geng went to every pearl store in Changliu City overnight, trying to find six crimson pearls for emergency, so he went out. The high price is not hesitating, but it is a pity that the crimson pearls found are either not enough in color or different in size, and there are no six crimson pearls of the same size and luster and luster at all.

When he was in a state of desperation, the shopkeeper Wang next door, who specializes in all kinds of fragrant medicines, walked over, knocked his long pipe on the mahogany counter habitually, leaned over, coughed twice and said, "Young master, since this pearl was taken by someone If you rob it, you can get it back if you rob it again."

Seeing the cigarette ash that had been shaken off the shiny mahogany tabletop, Lu Geng dusted it off in disgust, and said impatiently: "To put it lightly, the strongman who robbed the goods doesn't know who he is, let alone where he settled down. Where to find them!"

"You don't know, but someone will know." The long pipe pointed to the south, "After passing the Nanqu Bridge, go east, there is a fortune-telling booth under the banyan tree, you might as well try your luck. "

"Fortune-telling and divination?!" Lu Geng was annoyed, "If I can't find Jiangzhu, I don't need to calculate my fate."

"Hey, Young Master..." Shopkeeper Wang patted him on the shoulder, "That stall owner is no ordinary person."

Lu Geng could hear the difference in his tone: "What kind of monster is it?"

"It doesn't matter what kind of ghost he is, the only thing that matters is whether you can get Jiang Zhu back. Anyway, there is nothing you can do right now, you might as well try it, Young Master."

It was also a dead horse that was treated as a living horse doctor. Lu Geng had no choice but to rush to the big banyan tree, and he saw the divination stall that shopkeeper Wang had mentioned.

A broken wooden table with crooked legs, covered with a faded and whitish blue cloth, not even a signboard, only the black lacquered bamboo tube with bamboo sticks and a green tortoise shell can be seen on the table. It turns out that this is a fortune-telling and divination stall.

Where is the stall owner?
Lu Geng went up, down, left, right, and right. He looked around and found no one. He suddenly felt that he was being played by the shopkeeper Wang.He became more and more annoyed, he picked up the tortoise shell on the table and threw it on the ground, turned around and left...

As soon as he lifted his foot, he heard someone screaming in pain behind him.

"Ouch! Ouch! My waist...my back...my arms and legs..."

Lu Geng hurriedly turned around, and found that the sound came from the tortoise shell that he had just thrown to the ground. He was startled, and squatted down to look at the tortoise shell.

"What are you looking at, why don't you hurry up and help me up!" Turtle Shell said angrily.

"...Oh, oh, oh." Lu Geng agreed, and stretched out his hand. He didn't know what to do with the tortoise shell to call it "Fu", so he had to put it back on the table.

The tortoise shell swayed on the table with great effort, thumping and thumping, as if something was struggling inside—Lu Geng held his breath and waited for a while, wishing he could stretch out his hand and break the shell open, only then did he see A head popped out of the shell with a bang.

A head, a human head.

This hair--candy silk is neatly combed, tied up with green jade hairpins, white eyebrows hang down, eyes sleepy, yawned lazily several times, and looks like he hasn't had enough sleep in the afternoon.

"Brother, are you here to tell a fortune?" He raised his eyebrows and looked at Lu Geng.

This tortoise spirit is so weird, maybe he really has some abilities. To show respect, Lu Geng bowed down and looked at him at the same level: "The pearl shop below has lost a batch of important goods. Someone asked me to come here."

"Urgent goods?"

"Yes, there are hundreds of East China Sea pearls, and the most important ones are the six crimson pearls." Lu Geng paused, suppressing the anxiety in his tone, and asked as calmly as possible, "Can you find them for me?" ?”

The tortoise didn't speak, and tilted its head to the side, wondering what it was thinking.

Lu Geng couldn't hide his disappointment: "No way?"

"Of course there is a way, that is... just a batch of East Sea pearls, this business is really small." The human-headed turtle seemed to be hesitating.

"The business is small!" Lu Geng was deeply injured, "there are hundreds of East China Sea pearls, and those six crimson pearls alone are worth thousands of taels of silver... If you are worried about the commission, I will double the commission!" Thinking about it, just thinking about solving the immediate urgent need as soon as possible, and blurting out the words of increasing the price.

"No rush, please tell me first, where did you lose the goods?"

"Xuanyuan Qiu."

"That's a good way..." the Turtle murmured to himself in a low voice, then raised his head and said to Lu Geng, "Okay, I'll take this business, but the business is too small, and I can't calculate the commission. Take the pearl back and divide it fifty-fifty."

Unexpectedly, he would open his mouth so loudly, Lu Geng was speechless: "Fifty percent?! This is too much! How can this be done!"

"It's fine." The human-headed turtle didn't mind, and said kindly, "We have a chance to see you next time." As he said, he shook his head and was about to retract into the turtle shell.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey!" Lu Geng was anxious, and called out to him, "Wait a minute, since it's a business, there should always be room for bargaining..."

"My business here has always been a one-off price."

"You," there was really no other way, Lu Geng scratched his head twice, and made up his mind like a strong man broke his wrist, "OK! [-]% is [-]%. When can I see the goods?"

"Three days later, at the first moment of Mao, you should wait in the Pearl Bank."

Not even uttering a single extra word, the human head shrank with a bang, and returned to the turtle shell.The turtle shell shook on the table for a moment before returning to calm.

Lu Geng Shanggan stood, looked at the tortoise shell, and then at the wooden table with crooked legs.A gust of wind passed by, and the drooping air roots of the old banyan tree brushed over him, the tabletop, and the tortoise shell, and the surroundings were so calm, as if nothing had happened just now.

Can you really get the pearl back?Lu Geng was suspicious, always felt that this place was unreliable, and he left slowly with agitation in his heart.

At this time, on the dense treetop of the banyan tree, a green bird rushed out of the branches and flew into the distance.

(End of this chapter)