Chapter 13: The Deceased
The journey was not peaceful, although the youkai in this dilapidated temple would certainly not receive any militarized training.
Five-step post, ten-step sentry, and even the occasional patrol demon patrol did not appear, but there were often a lot of strange-shaped monsters walking around - most of these guys seemed to be modeled on the human body by some biochemical doctor, and a certain part of various animals and plants was forced, and each seemed to have evolved incompletely.
Like Xiao Wan, there are only a few people who have evolved completely, have noses and eyes, and only a few of them, think about it, only when the Tao has reached a certain point, these demons can cultivate into real people from the appearance.
And Lao Dao is obviously afraid of startling the snake, and he didn't show any magic powers, he was honest like a thief, he could hide and hide, and if he couldn't hide, he would retreat directly, anyway, he would no longer take risks.
If it is in the daytime, and there are no these monsters to walk around, then it is appropriate to use "winding paths lead to secluded places, deep flowers and trees in the meditation room" to describe this place, but at night, there is only hazy moonlight, and occasionally there are some green phosphorus lighting, so you can only use "ghostly" to describe everything around.
The fluorophore used to guide the way is connected to the old Taoist mind, and it automatically hides when it encounters a monster, but fortunately, it is also glowing with a greenish light, which is about the same color as phosphorus fire, and has not been discovered by "people" along the way.
Lao Dao and Xiao Lang, of course, as well as the scholar on Xiao Lang's back, were also in danger, but the speed was a little slower, and it took half an hour to come to a room under the guidance of the fluorescent, obviously, this is the place that Lao Dao is looking for, and this house is much more advanced than the place where Lao Dao and the three of them were imprisoned before, the walls are built with red bricks, and the glazed tiles on the roof are also neatly stacked.
"Looks like your old friend is very much valued here?" Xiao Lang stared at the door, and found that this was really not a place to hold prisoners, not to mention the spaciousness of the house, let's just say that there was not even a monster guarding the door, and the door was so half-hidden, it seemed that he was not worried about the people inside sneaking out.
Lao Dao didn't reply, just Nunu mouthed, asked Xiao Lang to follow him with the scholar on his back, walked two steps quickly, and stepped into the door.
Entering the eye is a candlestick, the orange light is always warmer than the phosphorus fire, the fire everywhere the light goes: on the tribute platform is placed a three-foot square gilt Guanyin statue, the ground is spread with several gray-black futons, one of the futons, with his back to the three people of the old Tao, sits a monk wearing a moon-white robe and silently reciting the Heart Sutra.
There is a monk chanting scriptures in the monster nest, and he is still a friend of the old way, but this friend, it seems that even the monsters are not defensive against him, this situation is something that Xiao Lang couldn't think of before, but looking at the demeanor of the old way, it is clear that this monk is indeed the person they are looking for.
At this moment, Xiao Lang's taskbar flashed:
[Trial Mission] Centennial Horror - Finding Friends (Completed), Get Quest Reward: Experience 10. Current experience is 40/55.
Before Lao Dao could speak, Xiao Lang had just had time to put the scholar on his body in the corner of the wall, when he saw the monk stand up, turned to Lao Dao and said, "The poor monk has started." โ
If Xiao Lang is allowed to look, this monk and Lao Dao are obviously not people of the same age, Lao Dao's age is speculated from his face alone, and some people believe that he is sixty, and this monk, his skin is whiter and tenderer than the robe on his body, and he does not have any beard, and there is no problem with riding a white horse and saying that he is Tang Seng, but his eyes are not at all like a little monk who is not deeply involved in the world, and a random female goblin can trick him into bed.
Lao Dao was obviously not surprised, and he didn't return the salute, and said directly: "Old monk, you are really here, let me find it." Then Lao Dao deliberately stared at him again and again, and almost didn't reach out and touch his bald head: "I haven't seen you for a few years, you are young again." โ
"Master Yan, in fact, you shouldn't have come this time." As he spoke, the monk probed the fainting scholar in the corner of the wall, and when he found that there was no serious problem, he took out a roll of bedding from the house and put it on the scholar's body.
It turned out that the old man's surname was Yan, and Xiao Lang had just known.
"What should I not do, I owe you, I feel uncomfortable if I don't pay it back, but when I'm clean, if you continue to toss around like this, I don't bother to care about your life or death." Lao Dao pursed his lips, looking very disdainful.
Xiao Lang was confused when he listened on the sidelines, could it be that this old monk was often caught by goblins?
Anyway, this monk and the goblin are not old concubines, how can they be caught several times and still can't die?
"If I don't go to hell, whoever goes to hell, the poor monk will long put life and death out of the way." The monk said.
This monk is upright, and his tone is so compassionate, and the words that come out of his mouth, from Xiao Lang's point of view, are definitely more convincing than the old way, although Xiao Lang doesn't know what these two are talking about.
"Okay, I don't go to hell, who goes to hell, you think you are the king of Jizo?" The more the old Taoist talked, the more angry he became, but it was obvious that in terms of lip service, it was difficult for a Taoist priest to win a bald donkey.
"Amitabha. My life and death, nothing, if the Yan donor still has the strength to spare, please take these two donors away, save people's lives is better than create a seventh-level floating slaughter. "A monk is a kind-hearted man.
"I only save those who can be saved, only those who should be saved, this future life is very appetizing to me, I will naturally save it, but this scholar cannot be saved, and it should not be saved." Lao Dao deliberately said this, if he didn't care about the safety of the scholar, he wouldn't let Xiao Lang carry it here: "What's more, it should be the safest for me to leave him here." โ
"Why should Lord Yan be like this," the monk smiled bitterly: "I have also seen this scholar, his mind is simpler, but he is by no means a hopeless person." His tone was flat, but the retort was obvious, and the tone of his words showed that he also knew that the scholar was fascinated by a certain elf.
"I don't care, anyway, if you go with me, then I will save his life from this scholar, if you don't go with me, then I won't be able to control so much." Lao Dao smiled, as if he was glad that he had caught the weakness of the monk.
"Master Yan, doing things like this can't be a chivalrous word." The monk said.
"Hahaha......" Lao Dao seemed to have heard something funny, but Xiao Lang heard bitterness from his smile: "What a chivalrous character, do you still remember this chivalrous character?" You still have the face to say this chivalrous word! The holy hand who saved the dead and helped the wounded back then, if you really remember what it means to be a chivalrous, how can you escape from the world, escape from your lady, and be a monk! โ
"Amitabha Buddha ......" After reciting this Buddha name, the monk didn't say anything more, as if he had nothing to say, and seemed to want to say it.
After a while, Lao Dao finally broke the silence again: "Forget it, it's not interesting to entangle like this, I'll go to her and talk about it, the big deal is to fight again, it's not a big deal, I hope this time you stop for a few more years, don't come here if you have nothing to do, the reputation of Lanruo Temple is really dangerous." โ
"I know, but there are things I have to do. When is the time for retribution, I don't want her to fall deeper and deeper. The monk said.
"You will make her fall deeper and deeper by doing this, do you know, your big and small monks there, but I came out to find you one step ahead, if they find out here, it will be another killing." Lao Tao said.
"Senior brother, they are merciful, they won't do this, last time, it was just a misunderstanding." The monk said.
"Misunderstanding? These two words are only believed by you. Lao Dao said disdainfully: "Forget it, it's useless to talk to you so much, anyway, this time I'm here, you have to go with me." โ
Lao Dao no longer gave the monk time to speak, and said directly to Xiao Lang: "Go!" In the next life, I will take you to see the world. โใ
This time, he didn't ask Xiao Lang's opinion, and walked directly to the door.
When Xiao Lang heard this, he finally understood a lot of things, this monk and the old demon here are really "old concubines"! It's not easy to let the monster swallow the belt bones, and what's more "valuable" is that he looks at the place where the monk lives, he is still a VIP, enjoying high-end service, and he can't say that every night there is a female goblin who comes to his door to wash his feet and press a motorcycle or something......
(Amitabha, sin, sin.) ๏ผ
As for Lanruo Temple, the old man surnamed Yan dares to love the world of a Chinese ghost story!
Could it be a new version of A Chinese Ghost Story? That doesn't make sense, the monk doesn't have it, and besides, what about Nie Xiaoqian? It shouldn't be that Xiao Wan, Xiao Wan's posture is generally on the top at most, and she can't be called a goddess-level beauty; What about scholars? Could it be the one in the corner? It's too white, but then again, the scholars in the movie really don't have much experience, if it weren't for the halo of the protagonist, they would have been eaten a long time ago and there would be no scum left.
Forget it, what is the basis for what is the design of this scene, Xiao Lang is not interested in researching, his only purpose is to complete the task, and the rest, he is not so gossipy.
Xiao Lang's quest version flashed again:
ใTrial Missionใ
Mission Name: A Hundred Years of Horror - The Old Man
Requirements: Assist Lao Dao in finding his old friend
Mission Description: This is a simple task, you just need to be a bystander
Reward: 10 XP
Failure Penalty: Level 1, XP 0
Branch task: Not triggered
Xiao Lang naturally chose to accept it.
Instead of studying gossip, it is better to study the task. Admittedly, there is nothing to study in this task, after all, even the mission description clearly tells that "you only need to be a spectator", in other words, you don't have to do anything, you don't have to worry about anything, you can get 10 points of experience for nothing.
This seems to be compensating for the few hours of road that Xiao Lang walked in front of him, and the trial tasks jumped out one after another, although the rewards are indeed not much, but it is better to complete it, the previous task of finding friends, if Xiao Lang has made any contributions, is to carry the scholar - the possible plot hero - walked a short road.
In fact, Xiao Lang also had the heart to study the branch tasks of these trial tasks, but after all, these two tasks were not led by himself, although it was possible to find the branch tasks, but there were also other accidents, so Xiao Lang chose to be an honest bystander.
What's more, sometimes even if Xiao Lang wants to change something, he can't do anything, just like this time, the old way to find his old man made Xiao Lang really understand what it means to be a bystander.
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