What does the magical Xiangyang Temple look like? There are no photos attached to the county tourism advertisement, and Shang Yiming has not searched the Internet for relevant pictures, and everything about it is still limited to legends for the two brothers. Li Wei himself scoffed at the authenticity of these legends, but the old classmates next to him seemed to have some kind of belief in them. When he climbed over that hill, he admitted that he came to Xiangyang Temple for another purpose, that is, to ask the gods here to bless him from the current so-called hospital health magazine to a well-paid regular editorial office as soon as possible.

As early as the beginning of his freshman year, this child born and raised in Beijing was obsessed with the talk of the underworld, which surprised several classmates from remote mountain villages in the same dormitory, and he attributed many unexplained things that happened from childhood to adulthood and later to the role of strange forces.

Li Wei didn't expect the gods in this temple to help him transfer as he said, and he never thought that after stepping through the gate, it was unknown whether his luck would turn around, and the confidence and superiority of this master of ancient literature in professional knowledge was quickly restored. There are more than 20 houses in Xiangyang Temple like a courtyard, but almost all the sages and gods of the three families of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are worshiped together, and there is no distinction between primary and secondary order. The Jade Emperor was not seen in the temple, but the Taishang Laojun sat upright in the hall facing the gate; Maitreya Buddha was not in the treasure hall, but in the backyard with the Dragon King squeezed into an ancestral hall. What's even more incredible is that the images of the gods in this famous local temple are completely rough and devoid of charm. Although their bodies were heavily colored with the finest paints, the colorists apparently did not know how to match them, and as a result, the gods resembled a group of peddlers and pawns dressed in multicolored fairy clothes. The indiscriminate drawings and carvings seem to have come from the hands of the "two knives" who are not even craftsmen, and their aesthetic effect is not even as good as the walls and houses of the temple, which are simply painted with white ash and red paint.

Li Wei and Shang Yiming glanced at each other, Shang Yiming's face was embarrassed, and after worshipping a few statues of gods, the two of them wandered around like other tourists from the city. The majority of the local villagers are not as "judging the gods by their appearance" as they are, and they don't care how ugly the gods are and how chaotic the position is, they still pay for incense and candles, and respectfully kowtow to the head for incense. Seeing their appearance, Li Wei somewhat understood why Yiming said that there were a lot of strange and supernatural things circulating here.

When he arrived at the Demon King Kong Palace, Li Wei couldn't bear it anymore, pointed to the majestic Demon King Kong and said to Yiming: "What kind of mess is this! And aura? I think it's too cheesy!" Maybe he didn't realize that his voice was a little loud, Shang Yiming pulled his sleeve and made a look, it turned out that several pious local old ladies holding incense were glaring at them viciously.

Li Wei whispered in a low voice: "This temple can't wait to offer all kinds of immortals in every room. In addition, have you noticed, why can't you see a monk and Taoist, they are all those who wear inferior camouflage...... There is not a single religious person, not even an abbot, and the 'staff' who are in charge of the affairs seem to be local villagers. Even if you graduated from comparative literature, you should be able to see it with the common sense in folklore classes, right?" Shang Yiming found that there were still a few locals outside the hall who heard Li Wei's shouting just now and were scolding them with their eyes, probably because they walked around the temples without lighting incense, and silently expressed their puzzlement, "Let's put on the incense and leave." ”

handed over ten yuan to buy two sticks of incense, and they lit them in the same style as the two old ladies, ready to salute them.

"Ahh He pulled Li Wei and ran over following the voice.

In the area of the back hall of Xiangyang Temple, a small arch of the small courtyard with the sign of "Tourists Stop" was desperately pulled open, a young girl lost the broom, staggered out like a lost soul, fell to the ground without running two steps, and shouted out of breath: "Help...... He ...... from the mouth of the cave in the back mountain Help!"

Several people in camouflage uniforms around had already heard the movement and hurriedly went over to help her. Many tourists also gathered around, and Li Wei and Shang Yiming followed them together.

Li Wei saw that the girl was very young, and her face turned pale with fright, but she did not fade the healthy complexion of the yellow earth. She gave birth to a round face, and her facial features were more delicate, although she could not be called the face of a big beauty, but at this moment, this discolored flower appearance was quite pitiful. Listening to the accent she just shouted, she was probably a local or a Beijing city-dweller. She leaned into the arms of a "camouflage uniform" and gasped a few times before fainting.

The crowd erupted, with some whispering about something terrible she had encountered, and someone pulling out their cell phone to call the emergency number. Shang Yiming also asked Li Wei: "Should I call 120 or 110 first?"

Suddenly, someone outside the crowd shouted: "Okay, Elder He is here!" Everyone stopped their movements and turned their faces to look, and saw two young men in brown suits and sunglasses breaking through the circle formed by the people, and said in a rough voice: "Okay, okay, get out of the way, get out of the way!" When the crowd cracked, the two "brown suits" lined up on both sides, and behind them was a short and thin man who was nearly fifty years old and had a pointed face, wearing a magic robe and a magic hat, waving a dusty style. He bowed slightly to the onlookers, smiled faintly, and said, "Don't panic, this girl is the cleaner of our temple." The old man knows some medical skills, and can also look and hear, and let me check her first. ”

He crouched down beside the girl and took her left arm. The onlookers held their breath as he closed his eyes as he gave her pulse. After a while, Elder He opened his eyes and asked the "camouflage suit" holding the girl: "How did she shout?" The "camouflage suit" was attached to his ear and whispered a few words, he glared when he heard it, then nodded calmly, and said to everyone: "Fortunately, her breath has become smoother, and her pulse has gradually calmed down, it should just be too frightened, so that she faints temporarily, and there is no major problem." Sure enough, the girl's chest rose and fell slightly, and those close to her could already hear her gasp. Elder He instructed the "camouflage uniform" again: "Send her to the rest room to lie down for a while, and I will contact the nearby doctor." ”

A "camouflage uniform" picked up the girl and left. Elder He waved at everyone and said, "There are strange rocks outside the backyard wall of our temple, and every time there is a strong wind, it will make a strange noise, like a ghost crying wolf. Today, there was a strong wind blowing in the back mountain, and this girl had only been here for less than two months, and she did not know the reason, so she was frightened. In fact, she is not the first person in our temple to be frightened by the wind. You don't have to be surprised, please take care of yourself. ”

The two "brown suits" and the remaining "camouflage suits" waved to persuade the onlookers to disperse. Li Wei stood in place, thinking back to the girl's expression before she passed out, it seemed to be a fright from extreme fear, and it was definitely not something that could be frightened by the wind.

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was scattering in all directions in the midst of a commotion, Elder He squinted his eyes and quickly glanced at a "brown suit" beside him. The "brown suit" seems to have not seen it, and is still dispersing tourists.

"Let's go. Shang Yiming patted Li Wei on the shoulder, and the two walked towards the temple gate.

After a while, there were not a few people left in the back hall, and Elder He also walked away. Before entering the courtyard where "tourists stopped", the two "brown suits" looked around vigilantly.

The courtyard was empty, and the two stared at the chained gate from afar.