The sky was already full of stars, and a crescent moon was in the sky.

Brother Lu held a flashlight in one hand, and held Mu Mu tightly in the other hand and walked on the path of Jinji Mountain, the trees on both sides were luxuriant, and it looked ghostly in the dark night.

Brother Lu's footsteps became more and more urgent, and Mu Mu was a little scared: "Brother Lu, why do I think we didn't walk this road when we came?"

Brother Lu slowed down and turned back to Mu Mu and said, "Don't worry, Mu Mu, it won't be wrong, it's like this when you go down the mountain, and you will see the road in a while." ”

The two continued to zigzag along the path.

At some point, there were more and more clouds in the sky, gradually obscuring the moon, and without the moon, it became darker.

Brother Lu and Mu Mu walked down a hillside, but they couldn't find a path.

Mu Mu was a little flustered: "Brother Lu, where is the road? I can't see the road." ”

Brother Lu pretended to be calm and said: "It's okay, I know the direction, as long as I keep walking in this direction, I can get out of the woods." ”

Mu Mu looked up, the trees and the sky were pasted together, only black: "The moon is gone."

, is it going to rain. ”

Brother Lu didn't look back, he pulled Mu Mu to step up: "Mu Mu, let's go faster!"

Not long after, dark clouds rolled in the sky and thunder sounded.

In the dark bushes, a faint light slowly moved forward, and Brother Lu took a flashlight to pull Mu Mu through the woods.

The two of them walked faster and faster, and their steps soon turned into trotting, more like escaping, as if they were trying to escape from the devil's evil grasp that the shadows of the surrounding trees became.

Mu Mu became more and more nervous: "Brother Lu, I, I'm afraid!"

Brother Lu didn't seem to hear Mu Mu's words: "Damn, don't rain!"

The two of them kept hurrying forward, and they kept skimming over a small area of illuminated bushes in front of them, which were always repeated, and there was no sense of moving forward, but instead made people feel like they were spinning in circles.

Brother Lu tried his best to hide the fear in his heart, and muttered in his heart: "No, we have always gone straight, there will be no mistake in this direction, how can there be such a big forest in Jinji Mountain, why can't you go out for so long? Could it be that you have encountered the legendary ghost hitting the wall?" When he first thought of the words "ghost hitting the wall", the forest suddenly disappeared in the visible distance in front of him, and turned into an open space.

The two of them ran out of the woods to the clearing, the change of terrain gave them some comfort, the clearing was filled with a faint mist, they continued to walk forward with a flashlight, and after a few steps, an ancient building faintly appeared in the fog.

"There's a house here. Brother Lu held up the flashlight and did not step forward, but slowed down.

Mu Mu hid behind Brother Lu: "Brother Lu, I'm so scared!"

Brother Lu strengthened his courage and hugged Mu Mu in his arms: "Don't be afraid, with me, let's go over and have a look, at least there is a place to hide from the rain." ”

Brother Lu held a flashlight in one hand and Mu Mu in the other, and as the distance got closer, he saw the building clearly under the flashlight.

It turns out that this is an old temple, the temple is not big, about ten meters wide, five or six meters high, just such a single house, standing alone in the middle of the clearing.

Getting closer, the two of them could see more clearly, the walls of the old temple earthen foundation had long been peeled off, the wooden frame beams were tattered and old, the eaves were covered with dead grass, and in the center was a door that was split open, one side of the door had collapsed, and the other side was leaning diagonally against the door frame, and the door was covered with cobwebs.

Mu Mu shrank in Brother Lu's arms and whispered, "This house is so broken!"

"Strange!" Brother Lu suddenly said: "I have been to Jinji Mountain many times, but I never knew that there was a temple here. ”

Brother Lu used a flashlight to see a plaque above the door frame, crooked, as if it might fall down at any time, and there were three big characters written on the plaque: "Rooster Crown Temple"

"Rooster Temple, such a strange name, but it matches Jinji Mountain. Brother Lu tried to suppress the fear and uneasiness in his heart.

The sky was pouring rain.

Brother Lu said to Mu Mu: "It seems that we can only go in and hide, and when the rain stops, we will find a way to go down the mountain, don't be afraid, Mu Mu, I am here." ”

Mu Mu nodded.

The two moved open the wooden door and walked into the Cockscomb Temple.

As soon as they stepped into the temple gate, the two of them smelled a rancid smell.

Mu Mu covered his nose and asked, "Brother Lu, what does this smell like?"

Brother Lu's forehead was sweaty mixed with rain, he didn't care that his glasses were also full of raindrops, and he used a flashlight to observe everywhere, there were rotten woods, rotten tables and chairs piled up everywhere on the ground, rags scattered around, and broken curtains hanging from the beams.

"These wooden rags are thrown here all year round, and if they are damp and fermented, they will definitely have a musty smell, which is normal!" Brother Lu tried his best to comfort Mu Mu with a seemingly conventional explanation.

Outside, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the broken temple was surrounded by the sound of "whooshing".

The two of them continued to walk inside, trying to find a place to sit down, but there were tatters piled up everywhere, and they had to be careful when walking.

The further they went, the stronger the rancid smell became, and they even began to choke, making the two of them vomit for a while.

Mu Mu covered his mouth and suddenly pointed to the deepest part of the temple and shouted: "Brother Lu, look, what is that?"

Brother Lu used a flashlight to shine at the place of Mu Mu's finger, the water droplets on the glasses made him unable to see completely, Brother Lu hurriedly took off the glasses, wiped them with the corners of his clothes, and then put them on in a panic.

I saw a half-man-high platform, and a curtain covered with something, and from the outline of the curtain, it seemed to be a person sitting cross-legged.

Brother Lu blocked Mu Mu behind, and couldn't control his slightly trembling voice and said, "That... I guess it's a Buddha statue. ”

"I don't think it's all coming from that thing. When he said this, Mu Mu was about to cry.

Brother Lu was still moving forward, trying his best to stabilize his voice and said, "Don't think about it, it's a clay sculpture, this is a temple, there must be an offering to the immortals." ”

Saying that, the two of them got closer and closer, and when they came to the front, they found that on this thing, there was a bowl-sized incense burner hanging with ropes on the left and right sides, and about half a meter below the incense burner was exactly the position of the left and right hands of the "clay statue", and the other end of the rope connected to the incense burner extended to the beam, and it was impossible to see where it was connected.

"Brother Lu, why is the incense burner hanging, it's so strange. Mu Mu asked.

"I don't know. Brother Lu was full of uneasiness, and a thought suddenly occurred in his heart: "As long as this curtain is lifted and the mud statue inside is seen, all the fear in my heart will be gone, so that Mu Mu and I can hide from the rain here with peace of mind." ”

Thinking of this, Brother Lu took a step forward, let go of the hand on Mu Mu's shoulder, and stretched out towards the curtain.

Mu Mu grabbed Brother Lu: "Don't, Brother Lu, don't!"

Brother Lu's outstretched hand stopped in the air, and he turned his face to Mu Mu and said, "It's okay, Mu Mu, I'll show you, it's just an ordinary clay sculpture." ”

Mu Mu shook his head vigorously, and tears came out: "Don't, Brother Lu, let's find a corner, sit well, it's okay to stand, let's not touch it, okay?"

Brother Lu no longer paid attention to Mu Mu, and continued to move his arm forward.

He stretched out his fingers, grabbed the drapery, and tore it off.