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The little Daoist said to the crowd, "Your dressing is so eye-catching that it attracts attention wherever you go. These people walk together during the day, and people watch as if they were monkeys. The Japanese will find you easily. "

All the ladies said, "Although Dao brother is right, there is nothing left to wear after taking off your clothes." The little Daoist said, "The nun temple is a poor place, these people's clothes cannot be borrowed. There's really no other way. "

As everyone was talking, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard. The little Daoist stood up in shock and looked up. He saw that a group of bandits had arrived. He was running until the dust billowed. The little Daoist said in shock, "Not good! The bandits have caught up! " All the girls stood up in panic and followed the young Daoist into the forest.

Soon, a dozen of bandits arrived at the fork in the road. They reined in their horses and circled to see the footprints on the ground. A cunning bandit jumped down from his horse and said, "I don't think they can get far at most. There were footprints left by a dozen or so people along the way, and they came to a fork in the road. It must be their footprints. The size of these footprints were all right, and the quantity was about the same. "All of you, dismount from your horses and take a closer look."

The bandits immediately dismounted and inspected the ground. The footprints of a group of people, fresh and recognizable, disappeared under the trees. The cunning bandit found traces of rest. He pointed at the forest and said, "Just now, they were resting here. Seeing us come, they all went into the forest. "All of you, go into the forest and search." The bandits did not listen to his orders and did not move.

One of the bandits even made a fuss and shouted, "Look, there are footprints running towards the temple." The crafty bandit went up to take a look, and when he was quite far away, he saw that it was still the mark of a person's foot. He scolded in anger, "You idiot! What a mistake! Your wife is clever. It was useless to do anything else. This was a person's footprint. What nonsense are you shouting! "

The crafty bandits brought a few people and were just about to search. The bandit saw that Farmer had returned. He shouted again, "Look, there's someone over there." The group of bandits turned around to look.

Someone said, "This is a monk. Ask him if he saw it. "

The cunning bandit was angered and scolded: "Each of you is stupider than the last! The duck that was cooked was about to fly away. Hurry up and go search! "

Some even scolded him, "Liu San, what are you trying to bluff for? The leopard cat was scared away. Do you want to be the leader? Last night, four people were killed. Let's go and suffer! The old monk was killed with his high martial arts skills. "Don't even think about it." Others said, "It's not too late to take risks if you ask the right questions. In case we suffer a great loss. " As he spoke, he retreated.

Liu San then scolded them, "You all are f * cking afraid of death! He only knew how to share gold and silver. I'll search alone. " He stopped after a few steps. Everyone burst into laughter.

At this moment, Farmer had already seen the group of bandits and thought to himself, "Crap, they really caught up to us." As he walked, he prayed in his heart, "Amitabha. These girls, don't let them catch you. " Only when he saw that there was only a group of bandits in front of him did he feel at ease. The bandits surrounded Farmer and asked, "Did a group of young women go to the temple?"

Farmer chanted the Buddhist prayer: "I did not see it." Some looked at Farmer, others at the footprints.

A bandit said, "The footprints heading towards the temple seem to belong to this monk."

Hearing that he had found a flaw, Fa Ming deliberately mystified as he closed his eyes and said, "Mystical, wonderful. I know all about it. May I ask what is the matter? "Don't waste my time walking." The bandits looked at him and laughed.

One of the bandits said, "This monk knows more than Zen scriptures. He also knew how to use the divination technique. Listen to him, Tian Ji Sect knows everything. Let him calculate and see what happens. "

So he went up and said, "Monk, a few of our women have been kidnapped. Can you figure out where they are going? I'll give you the money. "

Farmer said, "Please forgive this old monk for speaking bluntly. Is the missing woman your wife? " The bandits could not answer his question for a while. One of the bandits rebuked, "Monk, let it be! Don't ask too much. Lost women are bought and used. " Farmer nodded and asked, "When did you go missing?" The gangster lost his patience and scolded again, "Forget it, why are you still asking!?" Farmer said, "Heaven and earth give birth to yin and yang give birth to two elements, two elements give birth to four phenomena, and four phenomena give birth to eight trigrams. "You must ask clearly before you can calculate."

All the bandits discussed the time. A bandit stepped forward and said, "He was kidnapped in the Hai Dynasty." Another bandit also said, "The person was kidnapped at noon." Liu San scolded them on the side, "Look at that stupid fellow, we lost our face in the dark. He reported the hour of the day. "Black and white." He closed his eyes, mumbled something, fiddled with his fingers, and said to himself, "Ah, so that's how it is." He smiled.

The bandits all shouted in surprise, "It's calculated! "It's over!"

Someone urged, "Tell me, what is it? "Which way did you go?"

"There is a small village less than forty miles east of the place where they left," he said. A group of people kidnapped your women and took them there. Those people are arguing with your women. The woman was too tired and hungry to walk. The men were pushing and shoving with guns. I saw it with my Divine Vision just now. "

A bandit quickly agreed, "That's right, they went east. What do you think? The monk had calculated it. I said I was going east, let's go east. Liu San thought he was smart and said he was heading north. It made us run more than a hundred miles for nothing. "

Another bandit said, "I also said something along the way was wrong. Someone insisted on chasing. How clever! A few weak girls could run so far in the middle of the night! " All the bandits cast a resentful look at Liu San.

That Liu San righteously said, "Don't look at me like that. Destiny telling and divination were all nonsense! This monk's calculations were wrong! He's making it up! How can we be wrong when we've been tracking them all the way here? How do you explain the footprints on the ground? "

Fa Ming admired Liu San from the bottom of his heart, but his words were full of nonsense. He also deliberately looked at the ground a few times, shook his head and smiled, pretending to leave. The bandits stopped him and asked again, "Monk, what's the meaning of your laughter after seeing the footprints?"

"At daybreak, a group of people lifted a coffin and wailed as they passed through and went into the mountains. The footprints were left by them. "

When the bandits heard this, they believed it without a doubt. He immediately continued, "From the village forty miles to the east, that is the home of that leopard cat brat's maternal grandma. There was a group of people there, led by a small white dragon. I said that the leopard cat ran away early when something happened. He and the little white dragon must have been in cahoots. "

Hearing this, the bandit who was in favour of chasing them to the east angrily said, "Don't listen to Liu San's bullsh * t." The monk was right. Let's take a short cut from here to get the white dragon. Little White Dragon lives on the east side of the street. He first grabbed the reins and mounted the horse, followed by the rest of the bandits. Liu San glared at Farmer and finally mounted the horse. After that, they immediately lashed out, causing smoke and dust to billow as they ran towards the white dragon for help.

He watched them go, smiled, and sat down under the tree. When the little Daoist heard that there were no more movements, he sneaked a look around and saw that Fa Ming was sitting under a tree. The bandits had left, but he had also brought the girls out with him. As he approached, the little Daoist asked, "How did the bandits get here? "Don't go back and kill him."

Farmer laughed, "I was just trying to mystify things and sent them away. When they came back, it had to be dark at least. We were gone by then. "

The little Daoist said, "Just now, I heard them being led by Liu San and felt a bit scared. That fellow is crafty and knows how to scheme. " "I have given the temple some silver dollars," he said. Let's go. "

When everyone arrived at the temple, a few nuns served the food and welcomed them warmly. After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, the nun led everyone to a quiet place at the back and said, "You guys have all been tired from running for a whole night, rest here. We'll keep watch at the front, and no one will disturb us. " Everyone fell asleep. The mister had brought her own men to guard the place, afraid that the bandits would come looking for her. From then on, Farmer led them to the temple during the day, ate dinner at night, and travelled in the dark.

After walking for a few nights, the journey became less and less frequent. Some people felt pain and redness under their feet. Their walking speed was much slower than others. That day, they arrived at the border of the camp. Farmer led the group into the temple.

After breakfast, Farmer said, "Girls, I've sent you a few hundred miles so far. They went forward out of the realm of tenancy and into the territory of the Kuomintang. In front of them was the territory of the 28th Division. You can walk during the day and be safe. Japanese devils and bandits would not come here. We broke up today. I wish you a safe journey and an early reunion with your families! " All the girls lowered their heads in silence.

"The poor monk and the little Taoist brought Miss Lin from Tianjin and sailed back to Beijing on a boat," he said. All eight of you will go to her house with the elm girl. Ask her family to help you contact your family and friends and send you home. "This way, I can feel at ease."

Out of the nine girls, only one of them was happy. The eight of them lowered their heads without saying a word, not saying a word. It turned out that they didn't want him to leave. The moment they heard he was going to leave, they all felt miserable in their hearts.

The girl from the big elm tree wailed, "Master, don't leave us behind. We girls don't go far from home. I don't know how long we'll have to walk. We are all dressed in conspicuous clothes and unfamiliar with the path. We don't dare to walk without you around. On the way, once they met someone, there would be no one to save them. Master, please show us some mercy and send us to the big elm tree. " The eight girls began to cry again.

"From here to the big elm," said Farmer. "I think we have two or three days to go. I'll delay you a little longer and send you there. " All the girls happily expressed their gratitude.

"Let us be sure," said Farmer. "When we get there, no one is allowed to send us any more. I have something important on my mind, and I cannot delay it. " The elm girl said, "Come to my house and everything will be fine. My father must have arranged for them to be sent home. North Korean sisters, my father has a way to help too. "

Those two Korean girls were even more pitiful. Since they came out of the devil's lair, the two of them had not left Farmer's side. They were very afraid of losing them. Seeing the tears welling up in their eyes, he consoled them, "You don't have to worry. I'll let you return home safely." The two of them didn't understand Chinese, so they knew it was out of goodwill. Thank you to Farmer.

"Wait for me with them," he said to the little Taoist, "I'll go for a walk in the city, and I'll be back soon."

Farmer left. All the ladies were sitting under the tree in front of the door, surrounding the little Daoist. Monks in the temple were invited to drink tea, but they drove away the monks and did not let the young Taoist go. The monks said they were difficult to entertain. The little Taoist said he was going to pee, and they followed him. The little Daoist was too shy to urinate like a human being and almost peed his pants. Those girls were all afraid that the little Daoist and Farmer would secretly leave.