"Boss, what's there to do around here?"

"Well, that...... There is an orchard to the east where you can go and pick. There is also the ruins of a horse farm over the dirt slope in the south, but it is big, it is said that it was a war horse raised in ancient times, and you can take pictures...... By the way, there is one place you should go to the most -- Xiangyang Temple! Before you go back to the city, you should go there to burn incense, and your trip is really not in vain. ”

Passing the gate of the farmhouse at the turn of the narrow asphalt road down the hillside, she was just in time for the reception rush when she pricked up her ears and heard the conversation clearly in the cacophony of voices coming from the courtyard. At this moment, after a few turns along the winding dirt road, stepping on the last stone staircase, the gate of the temple on the top of the hill was right in front of her. There is a pair of hideous stone lions sitting at the door, guarding the post with teeth and claws, there is a horizontal plaque hanging above the temple door of more than three meters high behind them, engraved with three gilded characters of "Xiangyang Temple", a pair of plaques are hung on the door frame on both sides, the upper link "Buddha illuminates the earth", the lower link "the gods bless all beings". It is now dusk, the sunset is obliquely shining, and the bronzing words are reflected in the afterglow, and the golden light is shining.

At this time, most of the tourists who passed through the temple gate were tourists who had had had enough fun, and in the face of the sparse flow of people on the opposite side, she turned her old and sturdy backpack on her back, and slowly walked into the temple, looking around curiously.

The paths in the temple were jumbled together, and she walked like she was stuck in a labyrinth for a while, but she didn't see the people she expected to see. Except for the tourists she didn't know, she only saw that there were seven or eight men in the temple dressed in various camouflage uniforms, apparently bought from cheap military quartermasters, and they were scattered around the corner, pacing around like a sentry. Their camouflage uniforms made her feel a little scared, let alone questioning, even if she approached them, she felt inexplicably awkward. And just like that, carrying a stuffed backpack, she unconsciously walked out of a small, half-hidden arch.

She looked through the crack in the door, and it turned out that it was also a small courtyard. She gently pushed open the arch and stepped in, only to find that it was not a temple built to worship the gods like the other courtyards in the temple with small arches. There was nothing in this courtyard except the half-hidden red arch, the bare walls on all sides, and a small bungalow. Oh no, wait, that's ......

On the wall facing the arch, there was a large gray-blue iron door, firmly locked by a wrist-thick chain. Getting closer, she saw rust on the iron doors and chains.

"Stop!" Before she could think about why the rusty iron gate was so different from the brightly painted buildings of the Xiangyang Temple, a man's low roar came from beside her. When I turned my face, a man in a brown suit and sunglasses rushed out of the broken bungalow with the doors and windows closed and the curtains closed. He waved his arms violently, almost lunging at her: "Who are you? illiterate? Get out, get out!"

"You...... What are you doing?"

"Hugh is rude. When the figure in the brown suit was about to press in front of her, she heard someone on the other side of the broken bungalow say so calmly.

Upon hearing this, the brown suit immediately stopped and respectfully stepped aside. She was panicked when she saw a middle-aged man wearing a magic robe, a magic hat, and a dust whisk walking towards her with a light gait.

He ...... You...... Why are you so fierce, scared me to death!" she complained to the man.

The face of the Taoist chief did not change color, he gently brushed the dust, and clapped his palms in front of her and saluted: "The subordinates are rude, and the nobles are frightened." With that, he glanced at the brown suit, which lowered its head like a student who had made a mistake and took two steps back.

"You...... What did you just call me?" she seemed to be frightened again, this time flattered.

The Taoist man gave another salute and said slowly: "All the guests who come to our temple for sightseeing and incense have the heart of respecting God and worshiping the Buddha, cultivating virtue and doing good, offering incense and giving charity and wealth, not only for the well-being of themselves and others, but also for us to provide food and clothing." Therefore, the people who patronize our temple are all noble people like us. ”

"But I ......" "It's just that this is the only place in the temple ......" The Taoist who looked like a Taoist first interrupted her, and then hesitated a little when he talked about "here", and continued, "Only here is the evil spirit, I am afraid that the body of the noble person will be harmed!" "Oh, hmm? this ...... What do you mean by what ......you say? Yes, I don't understand. "Old decay is not a Taoist. Noble, please come with me. ”

As the three of them walked out of the archway, the brown suit suddenly bent down and muttered, "Oops, it turned out to be a top-down again!" and she turned her head to see him holding up a sign. The sign read, "Visitors Stop." Only then did she remember that she had inadvertently looked down at the sign before entering the hospital, and when it fell face down on the ground, she didn't care.

It wasn't the elder who led her to a side hall, and the brown suit didn't leave him. But I saw that there was a statue of a god enshrined in the side hall, with bright colors and a fierce appearance, holding a demon pestle, sitting majestically, looking into the distance with horizontal eyebrows. In front of it stands the rank of "Demon King Kong", and on the incense table under the rank, the smoke of the incense burner curls.

"Legend has it that more than 270 years ago, a demon occupied this mountain. It is cruel and tyrannical, greedy and cunning, and has a strong spell, which can transform into human form and do all kinds of evil, and the people around it are poisoned by it. Later, a mage wanted to rid the people of harm, so he fought the demon alone. After nine days and nine nights of fierce fighting, the mage finally trapped the demon with a magic circle. However, this demon is extremely deep, and the mage is exhausted by his mana, and he cannot kill it after all, so he can only strengthen the power of the circle and trap it in it forever. ”

It was not the Dao Elder who continued to say slowly: "When the Dao Elder was leaving, he told the local people a thousand times not to trespass into the place where the Dharma Circle is located, so as not to destroy the Dharma Circle, release the demon, and cause serious calamity to the living beings in the world. Nobleman, nobleman......" "Oh, this story is interesting, I probably understand. But what does it have to do with him yelling at me?"

"The old decay is about to break the relationship. The courtyard where the noble man was located was the gateway to the magic circle left by the mage back then. Climb over the back wall of the courtyard and enter the back hill. That back mountain is where the magic circle that trapped the demon is located!" "Ahh......h Therefore, we must prevent unsuspecting people from entering this gate by mistake and causing evil spirits to get the demon out of the circle, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Seeing that she was dumbfounded when she heard this, it was not the Taoist elder who gave another salute and said, "In another 10 minutes, our temple will be closed." If you have enjoyed yourself, you may wish to go back and rest. ”

"But I'm not...... Hey!"

It wasn't that the elder felt that there seemed to be disdain on her face, and motioned with his eyes to take a step closer to her in a brown suit, but his tone was still calm: "Don't you think that we are propagating superstition? In fact, this matter is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the local area, and everyone in this county knows about it, and the old man really has no intention of deceiving." Moreover, Xiangyang Temple is a legal temple, and the worshippers are not cult gods, and the believers also believe in Orthodox Christianity. All believers and pilgrims, whether they believe in religion or whether they enter incense are voluntary, except for incense money, they do not even charge fees such as entrance fees, and they have never deceived others of their property. The reason why the devil was informed was because the local fathers and elders had always believed in this, and they were afraid that they would use excessive means to prevent tourists from entering the back mountain, and the nobles would suffer in vain without knowing it. ”

"Dao Chief, oh no, old ...... Sir, can I interject?" she heard him say in a daze, and finally endured that he was finished, and hurriedly said, "You are mistaken, I actually ...... I'm not a tourist, and I'm not here to burn incense or find a demon. She put down her backpack and pulled out a crumpled A4 piece of paper. "Isn't this the job poster you posted in Changping from Xiangyang Temple? I came to apply when I saw it. ”

"Oh, you're here to apply for a job as a cleaner at the temple?" "Yes, you're recruiting women, under 28 years old, in good health, I see that I meet all the conditions, so let's try it." Can you do me a favor and take me to your recruiter?"

"The old man is the one who is responsible for recruitment. "You, you are ......" "I am the abbot of this temple, and my family name is He. Fortunately, the villagers are not outside, and they usually call me Elder He. Elder He looked at the girl in the monotonous and simple peasant clothes, and asked, "Dare to ask the girl Fang Ling?" "What is Fang?" "It's your age. "Oh, I'm twenty-two. "Dare to ask for a name?" "Oh, my name is Bai Xiaoyue. ”

The dust in Elder He's hand shook slightly. He looked at the brown suit, which nodded and walked out. "Age right. After the brown suit walked away, a smile flashed across Elder He's face, "Please go to the meditation room to discuss in detail, as long as the conditions are suitable, you can be hired." In addition, the temple is preparing dinner, today's meeting is fate, whether you can hire after the detailed discussion, please try the temple's vegetarian food, it is considered to be the friendship of the landlord. ”