Chapter 126 Gong
As the voice fell, passers-by on the street looked over.
Jin Renfeng quickly covered Qin Lan's mouth.
Seeing him panic, Qin Lan smiled smugly.
"What's going on? Are you kidnapping children?"
A burly middle-aged man stood out from the crowd and shouted at Jin Renfeng.
"It's okay! My sister and I were just joking."
Knowing that this person was here to fight for justice, Jin Renfeng could only fake smile and explain.
The man glared at him and said in a rough voice,
"Then why are you covering this little girl's mouth?"
"Since you are brother and sister, let the little girl speak."
Jin Renfeng smiled awkwardly and released the hand that was covering Qin Lan's mouth.
"Little Ancestor, stop talking. If you continue, the people from the Demon Catching Office will come looking for me."
Jin Renfeng begged for mercy.
Qin Lan asked with a cunning look on her face.
"Then will you agree to take me to find my sister?"
"As long as you don't talk nonsense, I'll agree."
"And you need to apologize for spanking me just now!"
"Okay, just apologize afterwards!"
Jin Renfeng, who didn't want to get into trouble, responded casually.
Having achieved her goal, Dongfang Qinlan smiled triumphantly and explained the relationship to the passers-by.
Seeing that he was being controlled by him, Jin Renfeng felt extremely regretful.
Why did you give the Ruyi Bang to this little ancestor in the first place? Now she can run and fly.
. . . . . .
After dealing with the trouble, seeing the sun setting and approaching dusk, Jin Renfeng suggested,
"It's getting late now, Junior Sister, let's find an inn to rest for the night. We can continue our journey tomorrow morning."
"It's late at night and we can't see the road clearly. We are unfamiliar with the place and might get lost."
Dongfang Qinlan looked at the sky and hesitated.
"But if we delay for a night, won't we be further away from our sister?"
Jin Renfeng comforted him,
"That's fine. When night falls, Junior Sister Huaizhu will definitely find a place to rest. It's okay for us to rest as well!"
"I want to catch up with my sister as soon as possible!" Qin Lan said in embarrassment, "We are slower than my sister, so we should catch up with her in the dark. How can we stay here and rest?"
Jin Renfeng shook his head.
"That's not the case, Junior Sister. We don't know where Junior Sister Huaizhu has gone. If we want to catch up with her, we should ask more passers-by."
"It's night now, and everyone has gone home to rest. Who would be out there asking us for directions?"
"If we continue to pursue it, it will be futile."
After hearing this, Qin Lan finally accepted it and nodded reluctantly.
Afterwards, the two found an inn in this town.
. . . . . .
In the dim inn, beside the table.
Jin Renfeng took a mouthful of noodles and a satisfied expression appeared on her face.
After a day's journey, he was indeed exhausted.
Qin Lan, who was standing by, also kept stuffing food into her mouth, as if she was a starving ghost.
This inn is located on the edge of the town. The space inside is small and the furnishings are shabby. It is obvious that few people come here on weekdays.
Seeing that Qin Lan had almost finished eating, Jin Renfeng walked to the counter to pay the bill.
On weekdays, the master never restricted his food, clothing and daily expenses.
Therefore, in this life, he has never worried about money.
"Little brother, I see you are dressed in Taoist robes. Are you a member of the Yiqi Dao League?"
Instead of taking the silver handed over by Jin Renfeng, the shopkeeper asked an irrelevant question.
Jin Renfeng's eyes showed surprise.
"Yes, I am indeed a disciple of the Yiqi Dao League. Why is the shopkeeper asking this?"
"What a young Taoist priest!"
Seeing Jin Renfeng agreed, the shopkeeper was overjoyed. He then quickly walked out from behind the counter and bowed to Jin Renfeng.
"Young Taoist priest, to be honest, I have something that I want to trouble you with, and I hope you can help me!"
What does that mean? How can someone keep me here just to stay in a hotel?
Jin Renfeng looked hesitant.
"Tell us what happened first. We will then decide whether to help you."
Before Jin Renfeng could answer, Qin Lan answered for him. Jin Renfeng was dissatisfied with Qin Lan's self-assertion and could not help but glared at her.
Qin Lan didn't take it to heart at all and just focused on stuffing food into her mouth.
"That's my fault!"
The shopkeeper patted his head.
"Actually, I want the Taoist priest to help me see if my daughter is a monster!"
"Shouldn't you know best whether your daughter is a monster?"
Jin Renfeng unconsciously tightened the hilt of the Xunli sword and looked at the innkeeper vigilantly.
Generally speaking, only if the parents are monsters, the children will become monsters.
The innkeeper's suspicion suggests that he himself might be a monster.
"Young Taoist priest, please don't misunderstand me. We are both normal human beings!"
Seeing the murderous look in Jin Renfeng's eyes, the shopkeeper hurriedly explained.
"Then why do you suspect your daughter is a monster?"
Jin Renfeng asked without letting go of the sword.
After all, the other party's words were only one-sided, and he couldn't believe them easily.
"That's because my daughter's origin is truly strange."
The shopkeeper gave a wry smile and began to explain the whole story.
"Ten years ago, my wife and I came to this town and settled there. We lead a happy life on weekdays."
"Not long after, my wife became pregnant. I was very happy at that time."
"Everything was normal at first, but who could have thought that something would go wrong when the baby was born."
"When my daughter was born, she actually had a bronze gong on her body."
"Gong?" Qin Lan exclaimed, "How could someone be born with a gong?"
"I find it strange too!" the shopkeeper said again.
"When the baby was born, the midwife was terrified. Afterwards, the whole town knew about it!"
"They all said my daughter was a monster, and they excluded my family everywhere, and even drove my family to the edge of this town."
When talking about the past, the shopkeeper looked sad.
"So I would like to ask the young Taoist priest to help me see if my daughter is a monster."
After listening to the shopkeeper's story, Jin Renfeng fell into deep thought.
Born with utensils!
This situation sounds so much like a continuation of reincarnation!
Putting aside his speculation for the time being, Jin Renfeng looked at the innkeeper and asked,
"It's been ten years now. Why didn't you go to the Yiqi Dao League to seek help instead of coming to me?"
"When the Taoist priests of the Yiqi Dao League heard about the monster, they shouted for war and killing. How could I dare to ask them for help?"
The shopkeeper said helplessly,
"If my daughter is really a monster, wouldn't I be harming her life?"
"Although my daughter's origins are strange, she is my child after all."
"So you picked me because I'm young and easy to fool, right?"
Jin Renfeng couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"That's not the case. I just think that the Taoist priest has good intentions and will not attack my daughter indiscriminately!"
The shopkeeper chuckled.
"I wonder where the bronze gong is now?"
Jin Renfeng asked.
He needed to know more.
“I put it away.”
The shopkeeper responded, then he went upstairs and brought down a cloth bag.
When Qin Lan heard such a magical thing, she also came over to watch.
As the two of them watched, the shopkeeper opened the coarse cloth that wrapped the item, revealing a palm-sized copper gong.
(End of this chapter)
