Ancient temples have always been the only place other than the imperial palace where bright yellow can be used. In all dynasties, Buddhism flourished. But in the Feng Dynasty, the Yin and Yang Dao gradually prevailed, and in the end, the temples in the Feng Dynasty almost disappeared. Except for a few temples in remote areas where faithful believers offer a few handfuls of incense, the monks around the capital have completely lost their source of livelihood and have gone to fend for themselves.

Shen Man stood in front of the mountain gate and looked up at this magnificent temple built on the cliff wall, half suspended and half next to the cliff, and felt a little emotional about the magic of the craftsman who built this hanging temple. The part that hangs outside is supported by thick wood, which I don't know how many years it has endured and how much wind and rain it has suffered, but it still stands to support this large temple.

The roof of the temple was supposed to be covered with bright yellow tiles, but it has become dilapidated and dull due to the passage of time and the rain. The size of the temple can only be known by its size. All that's left is a ruined and desolate body.

"This is a temple, the temple should be full of monks, the people in the Yin and Yang Dao and the people in the Buddhism are not the same way, Nian Nian girl, did you bring me here to find a reclusive Onmyoji from this Buddhism?" Shen Man stopped and asked.

Wu Niannian stepped on the stone steps of the door and said, "In fact, what kind of door and type in this world is a family, Buddhism, Taoism, and Yin and Yang Taoism originated from one family, and there is no such detailed difference. ”

Shen Man also felt that there was some truth when she heard it, but it seemed that someone had mentioned it to her before.

Lime glared at her eyes and said with a wide tongue, "Yin and Yang Dao is pure and righteous, can other outer sect evil ways be compared?" ”

Wu Niannian glanced at her, she wanted to theorize, but when she saw Shen Man standing on the side, she didn't want to bully the "disabled person", so she curled her mouth and endured this mountain gate debate match.

Approaching the main gate of Kongtong Temple, Shen Man knew what it meant to be "deserted" and "little incense". The Bodhisattva Buddha who worships here is estimated to be hungry. Not only did there be more and more moss and weeds on the stone steps, but the stone steps themselves were almost crushed. Staggered and barely able to walk.

If a pious old lady came up to offer incense, she would not have to lose half her life.

When you enter the empty door, you will be greeted by a large tripod full of fragrant ash. There are still a few broken incense sticks on the big ding, and I don't know how long it has been extinguished. Although the Bodhi trees planted on both sides are still alive, their branches and leaves are scattered, and they are almost reaching into the windows of the side halls on the side. And the tree grows quite strangely, and at first glance it looks a little weird.

As soon as Shen Man came in, he stared at these Bodhi trees, and his temples ached faintly. There was another vision in front of me, and many people dressed in ordinary clothes seemed to be running away from something, and were running in all directions in a frenzy. When they came to the bottom of the tree, they fell one by one, and some of them were still wrapped around their waists by the branches of the tree, and they were hung upside down alive, struggling desperately. But strangely, they just opened their mouths hard, but they didn't make a sound. The place in front of the temple was very quiet, except for the rustle of leaves and the collision of people as they fled, Shen Man did not hear a word of people speaking, not even the word "help".

Lime spun around in place, fumbled in his pocket and began to fumble for things.

When Shen Man saw it, he asked her what she was touching, and Lime squinted at Shen Man and said, "Take something to defend yourself." Then she took out a bamboo stick, she frowned, threw the bamboo stick, and then found something else, only to see that it was a delicate jade flute. This flute is particularly short, with only five holes, but it is crystal clear and carved with a peony pattern.

"I didn't even bring a piano, this puppet's sleeping weapon."

Shen Man hid behind her, looked around and said, "I saw something unclean, there!" There! And here! There are all around, you should start playing the flute and kill all sides, at least you can exorcise demons and evil spirits, right? ”

Lime gave her a white look and said, "I didn't eat in the morning." ”

"So what?"

Lime touched her stomach and said, "Soon I won't have the strength to play the porridge flute paper." ”

Shen Man patted his head and said, "That's over, we're going to be destroyed here." Yu Guang glanced at the culprit, but saw Wu Niannian's frank appearance, "Where is the master you said, let's go find him." This place looks unlucky, and the sooner we get the recommendation, the sooner we will be able to descend the mountain. ”

Wu Niannian said, "Come with me." ”

The three of them walked a few steps, and Wu Niannian suddenly stopped, clasped his hands and said to Shen Man, "This girl next to you has an extraordinary bearing, may I ask if she is a person in the Yin and Yang Dao?" ”

Shen Man smiled and said, "You see, she's just a flute." ”

Lime unconsciously clenched the flute in her hand, as long as this woman named Wu Niannian looked at her, she felt goosebumps all over her body. At this moment, I thought that if the gate supervisor was here, she would not be so insecure.

Wu Niannian gently hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled, "Buddhism likes to be quiet, I hope the girl is okay and doesn't play the flute." ”

The corners of Lime's mouth twitched, and she just wanted to smash the flute on the top of the arrogant girl's head, but Shen Man silently pulled her sleeve.

I saw Shen Man smile and said, "She won't blow it around." ”

But it's hard to guarantee that it won't be smashed.

Wu Niannian touched his chin and thought for a while, and said, "I can only take you in with that master, and this girl will stay here." ”

Lime shrank all over, always feeling that there was a demonic wind behind her. "Even-no-"

"If you insist, that's all it can be." Shen Man turned his back and pressed his hands on Lime's shoulders to lower his voice, "Lime Gate Supervisor, I always feel that this place is very strange, and this opportunity is just right now, Wu Niannian and I will go, you stay here to investigate, maybe you can find out something." ”

Lime rolled his eyes, and said helplessly, "Feng Linjue and Xiao Pei have to be kept, and if there is something, they will shout loudly, do you know?" ”

Shen Man smiled, "You're so sharp this time, okay, then I'll go." ”

Lime nodded and sent them into the corner door and into the apse. When the two of them left, the Bodhi tree around them suddenly shook its branches and leaves, and the shadows that fell on the ground seemed to be spiritual, turning into human eyes and noses, swaggering everywhere.

"Shhh ”

"Huh?" Shen Man paused, and listened attentively, she felt as if she had heard the cry of lime. At this moment, she had followed Wu Niannian into the apse, where there was a Gu Ding in the middle of the courtyard as usual, but it was spotless, and there were some high incense sticks.

"What is the relationship between that girl and you?" Wu Niannian's tone was a little strange, standing in front of a cluster of flowers, raising his hand to twist the fiery red flower branches.

Shen Mandao, "It's a good friend, I met in Kyoto." ”

"What does that girl do? I looked at her dressed, like a person in the Yin and Yang Dao. ”

Shen Man thought for a moment and replied with a smile, "She is giving a hand to an onmyoji." Shen Man's false statement is not completely deceiving the other party, Lime is indeed a trick for people, and the person who was beaten is indeed an onmyoji, but the level is a bit exaggerated.

"I see." Wu Niannian murmured in a low voice, and with a little force on his slender hand, he folded the flower off. She herself seemed stunned, and then saw that the flower withered in an instant. And where the flower stem is broken, a little red liquid is oozing.

"Is that master in this hall of the Great Majesty?" Shen Man asked without moving, as if he didn't see the flower falling.

Wu Niannian hid the flower behind him, looked back and smiled, "Well, it's inside." ”

Shen Man was about to push the door in, but he felt a sudden sinking on his shoulders, and a rotten breath rushed into his mouth and nose. Smelling this, she felt sick to her stomach and nauseated. Holding back the feeling of wanting to vomit, Shen Man turned around neatly, trying to shake off the thing on his shoulder, but the thing seemed to be extremely powerful, and holding her shoulder was not moving.

When Shen Man turned around, he saw a thin hand pressed on his shoulder, but it was not so much a hand as a skeleton with a layer of skin.

Then I followed this hand and saw its owner, a monk who didn't know if it was a human or a ghost. Wearing a gray monk's gown with holes everywhere, the top of his head is quite clean, but he has one more ring scar than others, a total of seven. His eye sockets are deep, his face is like a skull, the whole person is dry, and he looks not young, it is estimated that he is in his old age.

"Master, I took the liberty of disturbing Shen Man." Shen Man bowed slightly to him and said.

The monk only had a pair of sunken eyes, looking at him fixedly.

"Master?" Shen Man restated it once, thinking that this monk was so strange.

Wu Niannian watched from the side, his eyes were very puzzled.

Shen Man continued, "Master, can you write us a letter of recommendation?" ”

The thin monk finally opened his mouth full, but did not make any sound. This is exactly the same as the illusory figures of the people that Shen Man saw in the front yard! Shen Man felt strange, and took a step forward with a little courage, but saw that the monk's mouth was getting bigger and bigger, and the more it opened, the more rancid it became, and finally it seemed to want to stick out his tongue.

Shen Man felt even more strange and looked at it carefully, but after seeing the next scene, he immediately jumped back and stood beside Wu Niannian and shouted again and again, "He only has half a tongue, he only has half a tongue!" ”

How do you know that Wu Niannian said, "Who only has half a tongue?" Who are you talking to? ”

Shen Man was stunned, only to feel a cold coming up from the soles of his feet.

"You didn't see that?"

"See what?" Wu Niannian asked.

Shen Man's heart was like a stone that had been pressed by a hundred catties, "I saw an old monk who was as thin as wood and only half a tongue was ......"

Wu Niannian was silent for a while, and said, "Do you remember when I mentioned to you that this was once a temple with a lot of incense? ”

"Yes." Shen Man nodded, "But you also mentioned that something unfortunate happened here. ”

Could the monk have something to do with this unfortunate event?

"Well," Wu Niannian sighed, changed his tone of laughter, and said heavily, "That incident is actually that everyone who has been to this temple, whether it is a monk in the temple or a pilgrim who comes to pay respects, will have their tongues cut off soon after. ”