【012】 An ancient temple

"Who hears the bells?" Xu Qian asked in surprise. The big guys all shook their heads.

Qin Nan also said to Xu Qian and the others with certainty that there was no temple here at all, and her ears must have heard it.

said that Xu Qian heard it, but Vanilla also heard it. When the two girls heard the bell, they had to go and see it.

Ran Qin didn't think so, she said that she came out this time not to travel, nor to appreciate the places of interest, but to save people.

At first glance, when she heard that there was a temple in the deep mountains and old forests, and the little girl who came with Qin Nan, Lin Xiaowan shouted excitedly that she must go to worship the Bodhisattva in the temple.

Zhong Kui agreed with Ran Qin's words.

He didn't know anything about Buddhism and Taoism, and he was a layman when he meditated, and he was even more of a layman. But for the temple, there is still a little bit of feeling in my bones, thinking that since I have come here, I will go to the temple to pay tribute to those enshrined mud bodhisattvas. In the depths of his deep memory, the mud bodhisattva seems to have a certain relationship with him.

If you really say that there is a temple, then it doesn't hurt to go and see it. Xiaowan said that he was going to the temple to ask for a peace charm, Xu Qian didn't want to go, and Vanilla wanted to take care of Wengen. For a while, there were differences of opinion among several people, but in this wilderness, there were only a few people in total, so it was impossible to separate! There are no legendary demons here, but you have to be careful.

"Don't be careless, there are jackals, tigers and leopards in the mountains and forests, whoever doesn't want to live can try." Zhong Kui is not fooling, he once heard his father tell the story of a tiger eating people.

Zhong Kui's words really frightened Xiao Wan and Xu Qian. In the end, they reached an agreement, went to the monastery and delayed for a few minutes, and then left quickly.

Under the leadership of Qin Nan, Zhong Kui and Xiao Ming swung their machetes and cut down the thorns and vines that blocked their way. After searching for the direction of the bell's source for half an hour, they finally found a temple in a hidden location in a concave area.

The environment of the temple is quiet and solemn. In particular, the towering ancient trees that surround the temple, the pines and cypresses, the beautiful bamboos, and the green grass.

Surprisingly, the gate of the temple was closed, and no one answered them, no matter what they shouted, knocked, etc.

Qin Nan and the others were knocking on the door.

Xiao Wan and Xu Qian and other female relatives seemed to be a little anxious, and looked at the temple to open the door.

Zhong Kui habitually furrowed his brows, and his vigilant gaze swept around them. The sight fell on the two stone statues at the entrance of the temple, very strange stone statues! Looking at the stone statue, his facial expression changed subtly.

Under the care of vanilla, Wengen rested next to the stone statue at the entrance of the temple. His eyes were still glazed and his speech was slurred. Before leaving, Ran Qin mentioned that he would be sent to the neurology department to have a look.

But Zhong Kui carefully observed Wengen's condition, the source of his illness was the shock and stress, and the inexplicable power outside. If it is not cured by the hospital, the root cause of the disease must be found.

The situation of Wengen is unknown.

The temple has not opened its doors for a long time, and time cannot continue to be consumed like this.

"Gotcha! Since this temple is secluded in the mountains and forests, it is very likely that it will not be open to the public, so it is important for us to leave quickly and get down to business. ”

Ran Qin nodded and agreed: "Zhong Kui's words are very reasonable. ”

Qin Nan said, "Okay! ”

Xiao Wan pursed his lips and kicked the closed door angrily, "What the hell, it's not open to the public?" Dare to love the people in this are not people? Just like the mud bodhisattva, don't eat or drink? ”

"Anyway, let's go!" Qin Nan grabbed Wan'er and left.

"Hey! It turned out that I wanted to enter the temple conveniently, but I didn't expect ......" Ran Qin sighed, looked back at the temple gate again, as if she felt that the gate trembled slightly...... Suspecting that her eyes were misaligned, she paused a little and looked again. The gate didn't seem to move, shook his head, turned around, and saw that Zhong Kui and his group had gone away, and hurriedly ran a few steps to follow.

"Qin Nan, you're not mistaken, here is the route you took?"

"Nope!"

"And this temple is not marked on your map?" Zhong Kui shook the road map paper and wondered.

"I don't know, I don't have an impression of this temple, and we didn't hear the bells or anything like that when we passed by here."

"Hmm!" Zhong Kui nodded and did not continue to ask.

Along the way, the ladies listened quietly to Zhong Kui's conversation with Qin Nan. After the two of them stopped talking, Ran Qin interjected: "I think that temple is a little strange. ”

"That's it! I also find it strange. Lin Xiaowan pulled the strap of her backpack and said in a crisp voice: "We knocked for so long, and the door didn't open, do you think it's strange?" ”

"That's not what I'm talking about." Ran Qin corrected Xiao Wan.

Xiao Wan moved her mouth, and wanted to continue arguing.

"Okay, no matter how strange the temple is, let's not bother with it now, and wait until the affairs of Wengen and Zhiqing are done." Zhong Kui stopped them from continuing to argue about the topic, and said seriously.

Vanilla is very capable and is able to identify some herbaric specimens that are not seen in the county. Along the way, I kept picking some fresh herbs and stuffing them into my backpack.

There is everything in the mountains and forests, and there are wild strawberries that are so red that you can salivate at a glance. There is also the sour mulberry fruit that is not yet ripe, the leaf persimmon is the first time the vanilla has seen, and the half-ripe wild persimmon is so bitter that the tongue cannot be straightened when sent to the mouth.

They didn't know that they had walked a long way up the mountain, and had climbed over many steep ridges. Eventually, you will reach a relatively flat place with small circular hills on all sides.

Qin Nan pointed to the map and said, "If you climb over a beam, you will reach the place where they broke up with Wengen." Upon reaching the mountain beam where they parted, two paths appeared in front of them. A road is potholed and no one has walked on it, and a road is flat and overgrown, but it seems to be a trace of being trampled by people.

Yes, Zhong Kui finally chose the path that was walked by human footprints, and that road led directly to a village.

Dead Water Bay is a small and little-known place, and the location of this place is not located on the map at all. It can be said that it is a small point on the earth, and the population here is probably a few hundred! The per capita area is not wide, and from the outside, their village looks like an isolated island, but there is a large island beyond the island.

It is said that the ancestor of the people of this village was a brave and warlike general. In order to block the fleeing Japanese robbers, they had to stay here, and then multiply and become a lonely village far from the downtown area.

The whole village is surrounded by a curved lake, the entrance to the village is the opening of the lake, and at the end of the lake. The opposing position of the village is a seemingly bare, uninhabited desert island.

The people here are simple and simple, and the villagers are kind and charitable. When Zhong Kui and the others arrived, they were treated as distinguished guests. Some people killed chickens and slaughtered sheep, some people took home-brewed rice wine, and some people told them that two people had come before, one was missing, and one was still asleep.

Ran Qin and the others were surprised when they heard the words of the villagers.

"Is that him?" Zhong Kui hurriedly pushed Wen Gen in front of them and asked.

"Yes, yes, that's him." The villagers all spoke in unison.

It seems that Wengen has a story, why is he missing from the mouth of the villagers? Why did it become a god?

The missing person is Wengen? So will it be Chen Zhiqing who is asleep? This thought came to mind, and Zhong Kui immediately said to the villagers: "Then, can I look at the sleeping person?" ”