plumnovel Chapter 136 The Honest Monk
Chapter 136 The Honest Monk
Chapter 136 The Honest Monk
Lu Xiaofeng was slightly surprised. He didn't expect that someone like Hua Manlou, who rarely traveled the martial arts world, would know these two names.
He asked, "I really didn't expect that even you would know about them?"
Hua Manlou sighed and said, "I'm just blind, not deaf."
Jiang Fengyue sighed, "I also met a know-it-all who thought he knew everything, but in the end, he was so clever that he met a tragic end."
Lu Xiaofeng laughed and said, "I can assure you that Datong and Dazhi are definitely not like that. Moreover, they are very mysterious. No one has ever actually seen what they look like."
Jiang Fengyue thought to herself that this kind of person was much better than Bai Xiaosheng. Bai Xiaosheng created a weapons list for fame and fortune, which caused conflict in the martial arts world. He was also tempted by beauty and became an accomplice of the Plum Blossom Thief. He even dared to steal the scriptures of Shaolin Temple.
If Datong and Dazhi are truly the kind of people who are not interested in fame or fortune, then what would their purpose be? Is it really just for a few taels of silver?
The midday sun was so intense that after a while, not only did the soles of my shoes get uncomfortably hot, but my whole body felt burning hot.
This forced them to find a shady roof to avoid the sun.
The three had just found a shed to cool off when suddenly a monk with his head bowed walked toward them respectfully.
Jiang Fengyue looked at the monk. He had a square face and big ears, and looked very fortunate. However, his clothes and shoes were really too tattered.
Lu Xiaofeng seemed very happy to see the monk, and greeted him with a smile, saying, "Honest monk, it's been a long time."
"Check-in!"
"Signing in as an honest monk has been successful, granting ten years of internal energy."
Although Jiang Fengyue knew that this honest monk was no ordinary person, she never imagined that he would have such profound internal strength. Thinking about it this way, she was afraid that all the martial arts masters of the same generation in this world were no ordinary people.
The honest monk saw Lu Xiaofeng and greeted him with a smile.
Lu Xiaofeng asked, "You look so happy, has something good happened?"
The honest monk smiled wryly and said, "How could an honest monk have a happy occasion?"
But soon he gave a wry smile, his face turning slightly red, and muttered, "But the honest monk did do something not so honest just now."
Jiang Fengyue suddenly laughed and said, "Master, you look radiant. Did you just visit a brothel?"
The honest monk exclaimed in surprise, "How did you know? This is the first time I've ever known this!"
Lu Xiaofeng was so surprised that a monk would visit a brothel that he almost jumped up in fright.
Jiang Fengyue laughed and said, "I not only know that you visited a brothel, but I also know that you met a very famous person."
The honest monk exclaimed in surprise, "That's right, I went to find Ouyang."
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but ask curiously, "And who is Ouyang?"
The honest monk said, "Ouyang is Ouyang Qing."
He suddenly started stammering, saying, "She is a... very famous... courtesan."
Jiang Fengyue thought to herself, "She is a very famous courtesan, but she is also a virgin. It is truly admirable that she can do both."
While shocked, Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but tease the honest monk, saying, "It's perfectly normal for a monk to visit brothels. After all, monks don't have wives, so they can't exactly go looking for nuns. Besides—high-ranking monks and brothel women are a perfect match, and they even have some very close relationships—"
The honest monk was deeply moved, never expecting Lu Xiaofeng to defend him like this. He couldn't help but ask, "What's the relationship?"
Jiang Fengyue smiled, knowing that Lu Xiaofeng was about to utter that famous line.
Lu Xiaofeng slowly said, "A high monk does his job of being a monk and ringing the bell every day, while a courtesan does her job of being a bell and ringing the monk every day. Isn't this a very close relationship?"
Before he could finish speaking, he burst into laughter.
After hearing this, Jiang Fengyue couldn't help but smile.
Only the honest monk stood there, his face almost turning blue with anger. It took him a long time to catch his breath before he sighed, "May Buddha have mercy! I shouldn't have gone out. Why did I have to run into Master Sun last night, and now I've run into Lu Xiaofeng?"
Upon hearing this name, Lu Xiaofeng immediately stopped smiling and asked anxiously, "Master Sun, where is he? I'm looking for him."
The honest monk seemed not to have heard what Lu Xiaofeng said, and was still muttering, "Amitabha, it seems that bad things really shouldn't be done. The Bodhisattva should really punish me by making me crawl back."
He kept muttering to himself, and without stopping, he slowly lay down on the ground and crawled away.
Jiang Fengyue thought to herself, "Is this the price of becoming a martial arts master? If one practices a divine skill, one must first go mad."
Lu Xiaofeng was both amused and exasperated. Everyone else had already crawled away; how could he possibly go over and help him up?
Hua Manlou asked, "Who is Master Sun, and why are you going to see him?"
Upon hearing Hua Manlou's question, Lu Xiaofeng immediately lost the bitterness he felt after the honest monk crawled away and laughed, "Master Sun's full name is Turtle Grandson Master."
Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "What a strange name."
Lu Xiaofeng laughed and said, "The reason he chose this name is because he often said that when he has no money, he is a coward, but when he has money, he is a master. In addition, his surname is Sun, so people simply call him Master Sun."
Hua Manlou sighed, "So, are you looking for Datong Dazhi or him?"
Lu Xiaofeng sighed, "No one has ever seen Datong and Dazhi. If you want to know their whereabouts, you can only do so through Master Sun. Although he has been indulging in drinking, gambling and whoring since he was a child, and no one has ever seen him do anything serious, this one skill alone is enough for him to live a carefree life for half his life."
Hua Manlou asked, "Why do you say that?"
Lu Xiaofeng said with a wry smile, "It's because no matter who wants to find Datong and Dazhi, they have to redeem Master Sun from various places first. He spends money like crazy, and in less than three days he can go from being a big shot back to a coward. When he runs out of money, he pawns himself and waits for someone else to redeem him."
Jiang Fengyue laughed and said, "This kind of life is quite carefree and happy."
Lu Xiaofeng sighed, "Who would have thought that he would live like this for ten years, and nothing has changed to this day."
Hua Manlou asked, "Where are we supposed to go to redeem someone like that?"
Jiang Fengyue gazed in the direction the honest monk had left and slowly said, "Although the honest monk didn't say anything, he had already given the answer."
He then laughed and said, "If he met Master Sun last night, then it's only possible that they're in one place."
Hua Manlou asked, "Where?"
Jiang Fengyue said, "A brothel."