After a few glasses of wine, Zhang Rong was already a little tipsy. He burped and said,"Why isn't Little Third here yet?"
" Don't worry, Big Brother," Ma Wu said." This kid is very smart. He won't go out."”
"He's here." Feng Liu said.”
Footsteps were heard. Not long after, a person pushed open the door and came in with a big bag in his hand."Damn it, after running for dozens of miles, we finally got everything ready.”He placed the big bag aside and unceremoniously grabbed a drumstick to eat.
"How are the other preparations going?" Zhang Rong asked.”
"Don't worry, I've already prepared everything," Qi San said.”She didn't forget to eat even as she said this, but she had already stood up and took out a box from behind the screen.
When Zhang Rong saw this, he said," Alright. After you're done eating, Little Five and Little Three will go ahead and drug them. You must be careful. You must not be discovered. Little Six, follow me and prepare for tomorrow's altar ritual."”
Ma Wu seemed to hesitate and said,""Big brother, will this kill me?”
"Look at your useless face. If you're afraid, leave now."”
Feng Liu smiled sinisterly." Tomorrow is our chance to make a fortune. If you don't do it, we brothers will eat well and drink well. Don't blame us for being unkind."”
" No," Ma Wu said." I'm just afraid that if someone dies, it won't be easy to clean up the mess."”
Zhang Rong said," The villagers drank the well water we drugged. They vomited and had diarrhea, and they were foaming at the mouth. They were almost like demons. Otherwise, how could I go up to the altar and perform the ritual?" Besides, don't we still have the antidote? We saved the lives of the entire village, but they're still not grateful to us. They worship us like living Bodhisattvas and offer us large amounts of money.”
"Alright, let's do everything according to plan," said Ma Wu.”
The four of them sat together again and ate. As they ate, they discussed the specific steps of the operation. The monkey king hid on the beam and heard their plan clearly. It turned out that this place was called Longevity Village because there were many long-lived people in the village. It was rare to live to seventy in other places, but in Longevity Village, dying at seventy was considered short-lived. Those who looked for it could live to eighty or ninety years old. There were 562 households and 3246 people in the village. There were 153 elderly people who were over 100 years old. Moreover, this place had never encountered any natural or man-made disasters. The land was fertile and there were many well-off people. Zhang Rong's plan was to poison the well in the village. After people ate the well water, they would definitely be poisoned. They could use their identity as wandering Taoists to lie that God was going to send a disaster to the villagers. The villagers would definitely panic and ask for help from them. They would pretend to go up to the altar and perform a ritual. Then, they would sell the antidote that they had prepared in advance to the villagers. The poison that they had poisoned was cured by themselves. The villagers had to fork out a lot of money to survive. Of course, they had to lie and say that they would use the money to build a Taoist temple in the village to keep the peace forever. They might even raise a sum of money. Of course, after they got the money, they ran away.
Although their plan was good, it could also be said that they did not miss anything. Unfortunately, it was all heard by the Monkey King. The more he heard, the angrier he became. He did not expect that there would be such a vicious person in the world. He had thought that it would be better to avoid trouble and that they would go their separate ways tomorrow. However, he thought that they might really kill each other. Since they had met, he could not let them harm the villagers again. Moreover, he had received many favors since he left Huaguo Mountain. Now that he saw that the entire village was about to suffer, if he did not step forward to expose the true faces of these fake Taoist priests, what Dao would he seek and become an immortal? Thinking of this, he made up his mind not to let these people succeed in their evil plan. However, he still did not dare to act rashly at this time, afraid that he would be discovered by the people below. He was only thinking about countermeasures.
The four of them were full of wine and food, and the candles were about to burn out. Zhang Rong looked outside and estimated the time."Let's begin."
Ma Wu and Qi San responded, picked up the box and walked out. They must have gone to the village to poison the well. After they left, Zhang Rong said to Feng Liu,""Get ready first. I'm a little dizzy, so I'll cat for a while.”After saying that, he stood up unsteadily and entered the house on the west side. The Monkey King secretly exclaimed in his heart that it was a close call. Fortunately, he had hidden on the beam. If he had hidden behind the screen or in the room next door, he would definitely have been caught.
Seeing Zhang Rong go to bed, Feng Liu muttered something and was also drunk. He happened to use the big bag as a pillow and fell asleep as soon as he fell down. He had long forgotten what Zhang Rong said.
The monkey king saw that they were snoring like thunder in the blink of an eye. If they didn't leave now, when would they? He quietly went down to the ground and tiptoed out of the house. When he reached the courtyard, he saw the moon hanging on the treetops. It would not be long before the sun rose. This period of time was indeed not short. He had already learned from them that there were five wells in Longevity Village, one in the east, one in the west, one in the south, one in the north, and one in the middle. Since they wanted to poison him, they had to go into all five wells. However, due to this delay, they had lost track of Ma Wu and Qi San. They did not know where they had gone first. He didn't know how to clone himself, so it was impossible for him to guard five wells at the same time. As long as he couldn't guard one well, the villagers would be poisoned after drinking the water. After thinking about it, the only way was to inform the villagers first and then let them inform each other. It was more feasible to capture these fake Taoist priests.
Time was of the essence. Once he had an idea, he went to look for clothes. After putting on his clothes, he cried out bitterly. Because he was in a hurry to hide from the rain, he did not know when he had lost his bamboo hat. At this moment, he realized that his heart had turned cold. If he went to inform the villagers bareheaded, it would be like before, scaring them half to death.
However, time did not allow him to think too much. Perhaps someone had already woken up early to fetch water. He made up his mind and rushed out of the house. The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Longevity Village was illuminated by the silver light. It was very quiet. The weather was cool after the rain, and it was even a little cold before dawn. The long street was paved with long stone slabs. Although it was raining, it was not muddy, but the smell after the rain was still very heavy.
The Monkey King came to the door of a house and was about to raise his hand to knock on the door. However, he raised his hand and knocked on his forehead. He was so shocked that he broke out in cold sweat."Why are you so reckless? If you call the villagers to open their doors now, there will definitely be a commotion whether they believe it or not. If these fake Daoists hear the wind and flee, where will we go to catch them? Moreover, the poison had probably already entered the well. If they escaped, who would detoxify the well water? Moreover, if there was a mistake and someone drank the well water by mistake, even a doctor might not be able to cure it. It might really kill someone. For the sake of perfection, it was best to first stabilize them and let them think that their vicious scheme had succeeded. Then, he would expose them in public and catch them red-handed, making them unable to hide. However, this would cause some villagers to suffer. However, since these Taoist priests were here to extort money, they must not be too ruthless. Otherwise, if someone really died, it would not be of any benefit to them.”
Thinking of this, he felt that it was more appropriate. If he did this, things would be much easier. He only needed to return to the empty house and keep an eye on them. Even Ma Wu and Qi San would definitely come back to meet Zhang Rong after poisoning him. In order to prevent any changes, they did not dare to delay and immediately returned to the empty house. Stealthily, he arrived at the back of the house. From afar, he could hear snoring sounds. When he reached the door, he listened for a while. Other than the snoring sounds, there was no other movement. When he relaxed his nerves, he felt that his front heart had touched his back heart. His hunger was really unbearable. He was indeed bold. He actually entered the house and picked up some of the leftover vegetarian food. Fortunately, the people in the house had drunk and slept like dead pigs, so they were not discovered.
He remembered that they seemed to have come in from the front and would most likely retreat the same way. However, this was a critical period, and some things could not be calculated according to common sense. In order to withstand these people, he simply climbed to the east wing room and used the roof to hide himself. While monitoring the movements in the room, he secretly ate something.
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