Chapter 5 The Lonely Soul Mountain Ghost of the Deserted Village and Wild Temple
Night has come, and the temple is cold in the middle of the night, which is very different from the prosperity of the day. She walked into the apse today, looked around carefully, and saw a small wooden door through the side door. This wooden door is a small door for monks to go to the back mountain to carry water on weekdays, and people often enter and exit, so they are not closed.
Luo Qingyun slipped out, holding the string of Buddha beads in her hand, she secretly chanted 'Amitabha Buddha' in her mouth, but she was still cold, her hand holding the Buddha beads was sweating, leaving the temple She had to walk through a forest alone, over Yan Mountain is Changzhou County, which is separated from the capital by a mountain, if nothing happens, she can arrive in one day, so calculated, she can return to the temple when someone from Luofu comes to pick her up.
The mountain road was rugged, and the ground was full of fallen leaves, and she walked on it, making a creaking sound. It had rained a few days ago, and the towering trees had lost their branches and leaves after that rainstorm, and their branches were bare and depressed.
She drifted farther and farther away, and the more she left the temple around, the more the chill raged. She wrapped her cloak, still clutching the beads, and a pair of eyes staring at her in the darkness. Looking at the forest that had fallen into the darkness, she shrank her shoulders and kept chanting the Buddha mantra in her mouth. Suddenly there was a gust of evil wind, the trees seemed to be smiling, the whole forest was like an open arm, trapping her in it, she didn't know when she could get out of this endless darkness, she quickened her pace, swaying her thin body.
The faster she ran, the wind around her seemed to follow her, and the air filled the air with a bloody smell that should have been empty, and a few crow whimpering sounds spread from time to time. She covered her ears and ran as fast as she could, she recited the spell faster, as if she was struggling for help, she didn't dare to look around at all, for fear of seeing something unclean. But today is different from the past, if she feels this evil aura on weekdays, she will naturally have that kind of coolness all over her body, and today, she knows that there are evil ghosts and ghosts everywhere around her, but they are only in the distance, she somehow escaped her mind, it must be this Buddha bead, these ghosts dare not get close.
She can feel that there is no ghost around her, here is perennially gloomy trees cover the sun, the mountain ghosts must be staring at her in groups, thinking of this, she can't help but speed up her pace again, she has long been exhausted, but she still tries her best to escape, but she is thin, how can she have that inexhaustible strength.
After a while, her legs were sore and she couldn't help but slow down, and the evil spirit seemed to be chasing after her, like a pair of eyes staring at her in the dark, revealing a sensen smile.
A thunderclap pierced the sky, and the mountain rain suddenly hit without warning, she gasped for breath and her eyes were heavy, and the rain hit her face She was so tired that she couldn't open her eyes, she raised her eyes in a panic and looked around, but found that there was a ruined temple not far away! A smile tugged at the corner of her mouth, and she couldn't suppress her joy, although her mind was chaotic and still a little foggy at this moment, but she knew that she had to run to the temple. Her hand holding the Buddha beads tightened a little tighter, and with all her strength, she strode there.
Pushing open the door, the dust of the door frame spilled on the ground, and an Arhat stone statue stood in the temple and was glaring angrily, the abandoned temple looked old, and the Buddha shrine under the stone statue was covered with thick dust. Ignoring this, Luo Qingyun immediately closed the door and curled up under the offering table, she was soaked, she didn't know whether it was cold or frightened, and her body couldn't stop shaking.
The wind was blowing through the broken doors and windows, and the rain kept clasping the door like a ghost asking for his life. She covered her ears, but she felt that there were more and more unjust souls gathered at this moment, and there was a black pressure outside the door, her face was pale, holding the Buddha beads deadly, lost her soul, and all thoughts were lost.
"Young master, there is a temple here!" A voice seemed to come from outside the door.
Her eyes lit up, and she looked out the door as if she had grasped a life-saving straw, only to see two slender figures standing outside the temple, the air mixed with the smell of earth, one of the men pushed open the door, and the mountain wind swept the dust down on his face. The man dusted off the ashes with his hands, looked at them carefully, and muttered, "This place is too broken!" ”
Another man in white stepped in, he took off his fur, dusted off the rain, looked around and said, "It's raining so hard outside, it's good to have a place to shelter from the rain!" ”
The man had a golden voice and did not reprimand, and the man in the dark clothes stopped squeaking.
After a long time, the two put the saber on their sides and made a fire with flint, the man in Tsing Yi felt a little cold, walked to the window and took the tattered window paper to paste the window, but it was still blown open by the wind, he spat and whispered: "Young master, this mountain rain came without warning, and you are really anxious if you don't take a carriage to drive at night!" ”
The man in white leaned to the side, closed his eyes, and sighed lightly: "I only have one day, if I don't take a short approach to climb this mountain, I will definitely not be able to reach Changzhou." ”
Luo Qingyun hid quietly under the offering table, and after the two men came, the black shadows outside the door seemed to have disappeared. Although the rain did not stop, it was not as violent as the wind just now, and her heart relaxed a little, but she did not dare to make a sound.
"But, Childe, did the dragon scales really appear in Changzhou?" The man in Tsing Yi asked.
The man in white did not respond, slowly opened his eyes and looked out the door, not knowing when the rainstorm would stop, he looked stunned and sighed secretly. The man in green clothes was about to speak, when his eyes suddenly moved and he saw the corners of his clothes exposed under the offering table.
"Who's under the table?" The man in Tsing Yi snorted.
Luo Qingyun was stunned and hurriedly pulled the skirt in.
The man in white straightened up alertly, "Come out!" He spoke lightly, not angry.
Luo Qingyun knew that he had nowhere to hide, so he carefully climbed out from under the offering table. saw that the man in green clothes immediately drew his sword and put it on her neck, and asked sharply: "Who are you and why are you hiding here!" What do you want to do? ”
Luo Qingyun took a step back with a shudder, seeing that she was a woman, her face was pale, as if she was extremely tired, the man in white stepped forward and pushed the sword to the side, his eyebrows were cold, and he looked at her carefully, but he didn't feel like an assassin.
"Who are you?" He spoke, his eyes fixed on her. Luo Qingyun avoided his eyes a little uncomfortably, and the man in front of him was dressed as a noble son, wearing a white silver embroidered robe, wrapped in a dark fur coat. He wore an ice-blue dragon and phoenix around his waist, which was extremely rare.
Luo Qingyun hesitated for a long time, and his lips opened and closed: "I... I am the second lady of the Luo family in the capital! ”
"The Luo family?" The man's eyes sank.
The two looked at each other in surprise, and the man in Tsing Yi withdrew his long sword and stood upright. The man in white thought for a moment, the Luo family in the capital, this woman is Luo Haoxuan's concubine, seeing that she is disfigured like a frightened bird, the more he wonders why she appeared in this wilderness.
"Why are you here?" The man in white asked.
"Hui Gongzi, I ......" The first time he talked to a man so closely, Luo Qingyun's face couldn't help but turn crimson, and his voice was extremely low: "I'm going to Changzhou to find someone!" ”
"Changzhou?" His eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at her suspiciously. She is such a weak woman, if she wants to go to Changzhou, why don't she take a carriage and take the official road, she will appear in the middle of the night in this deep mountain and broken temple.
Luo Qingyun looked at the man in front of her standing in the wind, the silver-white robe glowing with cold light in the night, full of coldness, but compared to the ghosts and ghosts outside the temple, she was grateful, but she was very glad that they appeared.
She looked stunned, and somehow, pulled the corners of her mouth and showed a smile. The smile was so strange that even the man's calm eyes couldn't help but move.
He immediately regained his countenance, stopped looking at her, and sat back in front of the fire with his knees crossed, his sword at his side, and his back to him. The man in Tsing Yi hesitated, and stood behind him suddenly, staring at her keenly with a sharp sword: "There is a woman in this ancient temple in the wilderness, this matter is so grotesque, the son should be careful!" ”
Luo Qingyun was startled and didn't realize it, after he reminded her like this, she realized that it was really inappropriate for her to appear here, and replied timidly: "Second son, I just came here to hide from the rain!" Not what you think! ”
The man in Tsing Yi turned pale, and immediately decided: "What nonsense, why did the young lady of the Luo family in the capital appear here to take shelter from the rain, I think you are an assassin!" ”
After that, he stabbed it with his sword, Luo Qingyun was terrified, stunned in place, she subconsciously covered her eyes, shocked but forgot to dodge.
"Stop!" The man in white said unhurriedly, he turned his head slightly, glanced at Luo Qingyun, and said to the man, "She's not an assassin!" ”
"But......." The man in green roof whispered, and the blade of the sword had already stabbed in front of her and stopped.
"It's nothing, it's all here to take shelter from the rain, don't cause trouble!"
The man in Tsing Yi stared at her, unwilling to sheath his sword. Luo Qingyun gasped for a while before he slowly calmed down. They sat in front of the fire, and Luo Qingyun only dared to hide by the offering table, the man in Tsing Yi ignored her anymore, but from time to time he turned his gaze, and the man in white didn't even look at her. Everything outside the door had already calmed down, and Luo Qingyun was relieved, even though she almost died in that scene, she was still grateful that they could come and rescue her.
After a long time, the man in Tsing Yi took a few pieces of dim sum and said, "Childe, eat something, I have to hurry tomorrow morning!" Luo Qingyun swallowed his saliva and looked at them, his eyes shining. Yesterday, she went to Yingguang Temple early in the morning, and at lunchtime she was bowing and bowing, and for dinner she only ate some congee and vegetables, and at this moment her stomach was rumbling with hunger, and she suddenly realized that she had been staring at the pastries in their hands.
The man in white glanced at her out of the corner of his eyes, got up and walked in front of her, Luo Qingyun subconsciously leaned back, clinging to the corner of the wall, the man stretched out his hand, his ten fingers were slender, and his expression was quiet: "Eat!" ”
He handed her the pastry, and Luo Qingyun was stunned and took it timidly. The man turned around and walked back, Luo Qingyun held the pastry, her eyes were hot, she sniffed, and held back her tears.