Chapter 201: The Bell of the Fanlou
Tianmo and Li Qing slowly looked for Xiao Xiao's traces in the city, inquiring about the citizens in the city little by little, and before they knew it, it was getting late, and dusk gradually opened its curtain. The breeze blows, accompanied by the sound of the bell and the only remaining sound of the chanting, the copper bell on the top of the Fanlou not far away makes a crisp sound, which makes people feel a chill and sadness inexplicably.
When the bell rang, the street vendors all put away their stalls and walked home, talking and laughing, and the pedestrians on the street also left, and in a short time, the street that was still lively and lively was gone, and even the guards standing guard on the high city wall were gone.
Tianmo stared at the towering Fanlou with a thoughtful look.
"Senior Brother Tianmo, what's wrong? Is there anything wrong with that Buddhist pavilion? ”
Tian Mo was still staring intently at the tall Fanlou, but his expression was a little more vigilant, "Li Qing, do you feel that something is wrong?" As soon as the bell rang, all the people in the city disappeared, and not half of the figures could be seen. ”
Gone? Li Qing hurriedly jumped onto the roof and looked around, but there was indeed no figure in sight. However, it was getting dark, and there was nothing wrong with people going home.
"It's already dusk when the bell rings, everyone is tired for a day, they should all go back to rest, Senior Brother Tianmo, are you too nervous?"
Too nervous? I hope it's like what Li Qing said, but ...... The sudden silence was terrifying, and even if the night was over, people had to go back to rest, and it was not necessarily like a dead city, and there would be no one to be seen.
Seeing that it was getting late, Tianmo and Li Qing had no choice but to find an inn to settle in, the inn was open, but the hall was empty, and there was not a single guest in sight. At this time, shouldn't these places be the most lively?
"Shopkeeper, are you not having a single guest because of the chaos in the human world?" Tianmo couldn't help but ask.
The shopkeeper was originally smiling happily, but when he heard Tianmo's question, he suddenly lowered the smile on his face, and his expression was a little stern, "Although the human world is in chaos, we have nothing to do to defend the country." My restaurant has many guests as before. ”
"The shopkeeper is obviously talking nonsense, so deserted, where are there many guests." Li Qing looked around the inn, his immature face full of doubt.
"Well, I forgot that you two are from outside, and don't know our rules here. Now there is an unwritten rule in our country that no one will go out at night by working according to the sound of the temple bells in the early morning and the bells of the dusk. ”
"Why is that? Is it the fear of demons outside? ”
"No, demons don't come into the city. In short, I advise you, the two little Taoist leaders should stay in my inn honestly, otherwise, ...... If something happens, I'm not responsible. ”
Li Qing wanted to say something, but was stopped by Tianmo on the side, he made a gesture to the shopkeeper, and smiled lightly, "Thank you for the reminder, we know." I also bothered the shopkeeper to take us to our room. ”
Seeing that the sky was getting darker little by little, Li Qing walked around the room a little impatiently, and just then he tried his best to find out the reason behind this matter from the shopkeeper's mouth, but the shopkeeper always looked at him left and right, and always avoided this question.
He looked at Tian Mo, who was meditating there quietly, and was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, why wasn't Senior Brother Tian Mo in a hurry at all? But...... Looking at Senior Brother Tianmo like this, I feel that he is really a little handsome, Senior Brother Tianmo is gentle and kind, his smile is also very warm, very good-looking, and his martial arts skills are also very high, how could such a person choose to be a Taoist cultivator? It's a shame.
Li Qing unconsciously leaned on Tianmo getting closer and closer, and his face was accompanied by a smile like a twenty-eight girl. Tianmo closed his eyes and sighed a little helplessly, "Li Qing, have you seen enough?" ”
"Huh?!" Li Qing was startled by Tianmo's voice, retreated back in panic, and fell to the ground with a pop. How did Senior Brother Tianmo know that he was looking at him, could it be that he still had eyes on his forehead? Oh no, he knew that he just looked at him like that, and he wouldn't be mistaken for having a habit of breaking his sleeves...... It's really embarrassing, how can you let yourself face him in the future...... Li Qing sat on the ground and lowered his head, his face flushed and was about to drip blood.
"Ahem......" Seeing Li Qing's reaction, Tianmo also felt a little uncomfortable, he coughed lightly twice, wanting to relieve this strange atmosphere, but he didn't expect to make the atmosphere in this room even stranger. Li Qing, get ready, we're ready to go. ”
"Go? Where to? ”
"Of course, it's to go out and investigate, and see what the cats are in this Jia Acropolis."
Looking at the heroic spirit that flashed in Tianmo's eyes, Li Qing couldn't help but have a little more admiration in his eyes when he looked at Tianmo. If it weren't for such a big change in Lingyang Palace, Senior Brother Tianmo would definitely become the head of Lingyang Palace, and he would have to work hard to work hard in the direction of Senior Brother Tianmo.
The sun on the horizon finally converged on the last rays of afterglow, and the inky night sky gradually unfolded with the stars. Tianmo was about to say something, but found that a veil-like mist suddenly rose on the street outside. He walked to the window, looked at half of the Jiaacropolis from the attic on the third floor, and searched the entire Jiaweicheng with his spiritual power.
Looking at Tianmo's somewhat nervous expression, Li Qing couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive. He stepped forward and cautiously poked his head out of the window, looking at the Heavenly Demon with a little more doubt in his eyes.
What's going on? Why is Tianmo's expression so grim?
"Brother Tianmo......"
Hearing Li Qing's call, Tianmo finally came back to his senses, he turned to look at Li Qing, his eyes flashing with a slight unknown luster.
Li Qing looked at Tianmo, and couldn't help but lock back and shrink back with a little weakness, could Senior Brother Tianmo have misunderstood himself and really ...... himself Li Qing gasped, and wrinkled a bitter gourd face depressedly, he really couldn't live by himself.
"Hah...... That, Senior Brother Tianmo...... Your expression was so strange just now. ”
"Well, look below, what do you see?"
"Fog, big fog. However, it's not surprising that foggy is in place during this season. Li Qing poked his head out and looked curiously, but was quickly dragged into his arms by Tianmo. Li Qing was so nervous that he didn't even dare to make a sound, and he slammed in the center of Tianmo's arms.
Tianmo frowned slightly, closed the window a little, leaving only a small slit, he pulled Li Qing over, looking through the window crack, the fog outside gradually dissipated, but what was visible was the bustling crowd.