Adoption brings disaster

Chapter 113

The houses in this small town are all small, with a yard inside, a two-story building in the yard, and a shop outside.

My room is on the second floor of a small building. The building is very small, and the second floor is even more cramped, probably only about forty or fifty square meters.

When Ada saw this, he was also dissatisfied with the escort agency's lack of care and did not even buy another house for me to live in.

However, the incident with the Taoist priest happened suddenly, and no one expected that this small town, which usually had few people coming and going, would suddenly be crowded with people. Therefore, it cannot be said that Li Er was not attentive.

I knew what was going on, so I stopped Ah Da, had a good meal, and then had a good sleep. I won't mention it anymore.

This world of high martial arts always brings me surprises. The disguise pill Duoduo gave me is also very magical. Not only has my appearance changed, but my body has also become much taller.

Fortunately, none of us are particularly tall, so we didn't become conspicuous.

As my body shape changed, my original clothes no longer fit me, but there were dozens of escorts here, so I could always find suitable clothes.

Xiao Gao found suitable clothes and we changed into them. Without any further delay, we headed straight for Wudang Mountain.

The town is not far from Wudang Mountain, but the road is narrow and muddy, making it difficult to travel. When we arrived at the gate of Wudang Mountain, it was already after noon.

When we arrived at the mountain gate, we saw a bustling crowd of people. In addition to the victims, there were also other people from the martial arts world who came to watch the fun and gain fame.

The most conspicuous among this group of people were those from the Twelve Peaks of Western Mountain. They were dressed strangely, some with dead branches stuck in their heads, some with heavy makeup making themselves look like ghosts, and some with scary masks, making people unwilling and afraid to provoke them.

There are a few people in this group who stand out from the crowd. It’s not because their clothes are weird, but because there are a few normal people among this group of weird people, so they stand out.

Seeing my inquiring gaze towards those people, Xiao Gao quickly whispered, "Boss, the person on the far left is Second Master Qiao, and the one on the right is Huaishu Gui's third apprentice. He's extremely talented and practices diligently, so his martial arts skills are probably not inferior to Second Master Qiao. I've never seen the man and woman in the middle before, would you like me to go and check them out?"

"We know that guy. He stole the show at the restaurant yesterday. He claimed to be Prince Duan's nephew and even demonstrated his One Finger Yang technique."

I don't care about that man, but I always feel like I have seen that woman before. Just looking at her from afar, my heart is burning with anger, and a murderous intent arises in my heart that I can't get rid of.

I don't know why I dislike that woman so much, but she just makes me feel uncomfortable. I frowned and said, "I need to find out more about the woman in the middle."

After hearing this, Xiao Gao wanted to go and find out, but I waved my hand to stop him and said with a smile, "The Jianghu has its chivalry, and the palace has its calculations. I'm afraid you're not as good as A-Da at gathering information. You'd better just be a spectator and watch A-Da's performance."

When Ah Da heard me praising myself, he immediately said complacently, "Boss, please wait a moment here. I will find out all the information about that woman." After that, he walked towards different directions of the Twelve Peaks of Xishan.

A Da was wrong in all this regard. Liu Shui and Xiao Gao were also confused about how to get the information.

Seeing that Liu Shui and Xiao Gao were a little confused, I smiled and said, "To get information, you need to find out what others say casually. If you go and find out directly, it will seem a bit deliberate. Others will be on guard, and it will be difficult to get the information you want. Just watch and relax."

It would take some time to get the news, so the three of us found a relatively clean stone to sit on and watched Ada from a distance.

"Brother, let's have a gamble. A small bet can cheer you up. Let's not bet on anything else but the size. One copper coin per round." Ah Da took out two dice from somewhere, casually spread a piece of cloth on the ground, sat down on the ground and started to greet people.

People in the underworld love to gamble, and soon a large group of gamblers and onlookers gathered.

"Ada's gambling skills are pretty good." Liu Shui said as he looked at the mountain of copper coins in front of Ada.

"Did he cheat?" Xiao Gao asked doubtfully.

"Only people with poor gambling skills cheat. Ah Da's gambling skills are now so good that he doesn't even bother to cheat." I said with a smile.

I have never really understood the gambling techniques in this world. It's all about skills and not cheating at all. It's more like metaphysics. A-Da taught me some, but I couldn't even understand the principles, so I had to give up.

While we were talking, Ah Da won several rounds in a row, and the original mountain of copper coins shot up several inches. The knights who lost money were getting a little anxious.

"If we keep winning like this, there will probably be trouble." Liu Shui said with some concern when he saw that Ada was still winning.

Ah Da is a professional in these crooked ways, so I don't have to worry about him.

Seeing Liu Shui's worry, I smiled and said, "Don't worry, Ah Da is just trying to gather information, not to win money. Nothing will go wrong."

As expected, as soon as Liu Shui finished speaking, A Da started to lose money. Soon, the mountain of copper coins in front of A Da was almost at the bottom.

But this is strange. Ada didn't make a fuss when he won money, but he made a fuss when he lost money.

A knight who had lost all his money pushed the crowd aside and cursed, "What bad luck! Fifteen big draws in a row! Are you cheating?"

"You didn't touch a woman yesterday, did you? Your luck is so bad." Ah Da said with a wry smile, "I've lost a lot these past few rounds. You were the only one who bet big, and everyone else bet small. We lost every time, at least five taels of silver."

Those who lost money thought Ada was cheating, but those who won money were laughing so hard that their faces were broken. Everyone drove that person out and urged Ada to continue.

No matter which world it is, pornography, gambling and drugs are inseparable. It’s just that there is no drug in this world, but the two words pornography and gambling are still connected.

Everyone had won money now and was in the mood for gambling, so they naturally started talking about women without Ada's guidance.

When talking about women, we naturally cannot avoid beautiful women. After everyone talked about it, the topic naturally turned to the most beautiful woman in this place, the one we wanted to know.

Seeing that Ah Da had made a lot of progress, Xiao Gao wanted to show off his achievements. He stood up and said, "Mr. Qiao and I are old acquaintances. I should go over and say hello."

I was a little stunned and said with a smile: "How can you find out the news like this?"

"It's okay. Our escort agency basically only pays money and doesn't do any work. It's only natural for me to come here in disguise. It won't arouse suspicion." After saying that, he walked quickly towards the Twelve Peaks of Xishan.

After a cup of tea, Xiao Gao came back with a heavy heart.

Seeing Xiao Gao come back so quickly, I was also very confused and said, "Why did you come back so soon? I'm afraid you didn't even say hello. Could it be that you made some important discovery?"

"It's very strange." Xiao Gao said with his head down, "Mr. Qiao is very strange."

Xiao Gao said "strange" twice in a row, so there must be something very inconsistent with Mr. Qiao. Since there is something inconsistent, there is probably a conspiracy.

So I said very seriously: "Tell me in detail, what is so strange about it?"

"Boss, when we were escorting, we often came into contact with the Beggars' Sect's Five and Six Bags disciples, and we're very familiar with them," Xiao Gao said. "But Mr. Qiao is already a Seven Bags Elder, yet he uses the Six Bags gesture when he salutes. It's really strange that he keeps using the Six Bags gesture all the time when talking to him."

"Could it be that the etiquette for six bags and seven bags is not much different, and you don't understand these things, so you don't see the difference." I analyzed reasonably.

"No, all sects have two hand gestures for internal and external use. The difference between the internal hand gestures is not big to prevent outsiders from impersonating, but the difference between the external hand gestures is big to prevent others from being confused."

These secret codes and hand gestures are like official uniforms and hats, representing a person's status and power. As long as you want to stay in this group, you will definitely not make mistakes.

If someone else makes a mistake, you have to at least lose your temper and let everyone know.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look at Mr. Qiao in the distance. After thinking for a while, I patted Xiao Gao on the shoulder and said, "Well done. Although we don't know why Mr. Qiao is so strange, it gives us a direction for investigation. As long as we have a direction, we can always find some clues."

After saying that, he looked into the darkness and saw a figure leaving quickly.

Another hour later, Ah Da lost all his money and came back pretending to be miserable.

Xiao Gao stood by and watched to prevent anyone from eavesdropping. Liu Shui pretended to comfort him, while I looked down at A Da and scolded him.

While I was cursing loudly, Ada was reporting the situation in a low voice.

"The news is so complex and complicated, and there is no time to verify its authenticity, so I have selected a few important and credible ones and will tell you, Your Highness."

"Gambling, gambling, gambling. All you do all day is gamble. You lost all your money. You deserve it." I cursed.

Ah Da pretended to be unconvinced and muttered softly, "That woman is said to be the eldest sister of the Divine Sword Sect. She had been practicing in the mountains before, and this time she came out to find her younger sister."

She is actually the eldest senior sister of the Divine Sword Sect. No wonder I felt that she looked familiar. She really looks like that junior sister.

"Don't even think about taking my money. I won't give it to you to lose in vain." I motioned Ada to continue.

"It's said that this senior sister's martial arts skills aren't very good. Second Master Qiao happened to see her being robbed by bandits on his way here and rescued her. This hero-saving-beauty drama is a favorite among the people of Jianghu, so it's the most widely spread. Moreover, Second Master Qiao is not only a martial arts expert, but also looks about 60% as handsome as Your Highness. It's very handsome, so naturally, the senior sister fell in love with him."

"No." I whispered.

I looked at the dark sky and cursed loudly, "It's going to rain heavily. Find a place to take shelter first, and then I'll deal with you."

Liu Shui looked at the impending storm and said with a bitter face, "I'm afraid the rain will fall soon. What should we do?"

Where else can you find a comfortable place to stay here? It must be the guest room in Wudang.

I pointed at the Wudang Sect's main gate and said, "There's a ready-made house there, right? Not only can we take shelter from the rain, but we can also eat there. I've heard that the Wudang Sect's vegetarian meals are also a specialty. Many dignitaries from Beijing travel thousands of miles to visit. This is not only due to the magical powers of Wudang Mountain, but also due to the vegetarian meals."

"The vegetarian food of Wudang Sect is indeed unique, but given the current situation, I'm afraid they won't let us in." Xiao Gao said.

"How can you know it can't be done when you haven't even tried?" I said with a smile. "Besides, didn't you say that the Wudang Sect doesn't have any industry? It's been closed to visitors these days, so it must be even more difficult. I don't believe they can refuse me, the God of Wealth."

After saying that, he took Ah Da and the others and headed towards the gate of Wudang Sect.

"Knock, knock, knock." Ada knocked on the door hard.

After a while, a Taoist boy poked his head out. Seeing our attire as Jianghu people, he said very politely, "My dear heroes, tomorrow the leader of my sect will give you a satisfactory explanation. Please be patient."

After saying that, close the door.

The moment he closed the door, I casually threw a silver ingot inside and said with a smile, "We are not heroes, we are just pilgrims who come to pay homage."

The person who opened the door again was a middle-aged Taoist priest. He looked at the silver ingot in his hand, and then looked at the group of martial artists who were staring at this side outside the mountain gate.

He handed over the silver ingot with a bitter and vengeful look, saying, "It's not convenient today, come back tomorrow to burn incense."

Although the Taoist priest spoke calmly, his eyes were fixed on the silver ingot in my hand.

"Master, wait a minute." I took out another gold ingot, tossed it in my hand, and said, "This is my incense money for the Three Pure Ones. Since it's not convenient today, please help me offer it to the master."

The middle-aged Taoist priest held the door tightly with his hands, and the Taoist boy behind him kept muttering "gold, gold".

I threw the silver ingot into the Taoist boy's robe and said with great pride, "Your Taoism emphasizes the principle of fate. I see that this silver ingot is destined to be with you, so I'm giving it to you."

The Taoist boy held the silver ingot tightly in his robe with one hand, and with the other hand he desperately tried to grab the Taoist priest's hand that was pressing on the door.

After peeling it open, he bowed respectfully to us and said, "You are all sincere pilgrims who have come from far away just to burn incense to the Three Pure Ones. Such sincerity is so moving that how can we refuse you? Please, distinguished guests, please pass this way."

The middle-aged Taoist priest wanted to stop us, but unfortunately the gold ingot blocked his mouth and restricted his movements.

As I entered the mountain gate, it started to rain heavily. Accompanied by the Taoist priest, I leisurely paid homage to the Three Pure Ones, donated three hundred taels of incense money, ate the best vegetarian food, and finally, as a wealthy guest, met Zhang Zhenren, the head of the Wudang Sect.

Master Zhang recognized me immediately and, knowing I meant no harm, we naturally had a pleasant conversation. Besides chatting about the Tao, Master Zhang also gave me some martial arts instruction, which was quite affectionate.

Predict what will happen in the future, and listen to the next decomposition.