Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Uninvited Guest
The house was faint, although I didn't see the fire coming from the house, but after all, it was a place to shelter from the rain, and I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Now that he had a goal, Zhao Qinhe naturally accelerated and galloped away in the direction where the silhouette loomed, and when he got closer, he found that the so-called house was actually a ruined temple.
I don't know which god the temple was dedicated to, the whole house is low and dilapidated, dim and damp, the walls have long since peeled off, and the walls are uneven. Fortunately, the roof tiles are still intact, and although there are still some leaks, they can finally shelter from the wind and rain.
"No wonder I said why I didn't see the fire, and I thought it was the owner who went to bed early in order to save candles, but I didn't expect it to be a broken house. ”
Pushing open the crumbling wooden door, the smell of muddy mildew and ugliness suddenly came to my nose, but fortunately it was raining and windy, and when I opened the door, the smell was blown away by the strong wind.
When it was almost over, Zhao Qinhe led the horse and cautiously walked into the dark and dark temple.
Tie the horse to a corner where there was no rain, and Zhao Qinhe carefully looked at the interior of the ruined temple.
Because it was paved with bluestone slabs, there were not many weeds, and the corners around were covered with cobwebs, and with the flicker of thunder, he could vaguely see a few spiders crawling on the web.
After looking around and making sure that there was no other danger, he took out a fire fold and planned to make a fire to roast his body, and dry his clothes by the way.
But when he looked around, he didn't find any branches and thatch around the temple, and it was raining heavily, so there could be no dry firewood.
"Isn't this scientific, according to the general TV plot, shouldn't all the broken temples be covered with clean thatch? ”
After determining that there could be no thatch or anything like thatch around, Zhao Qinhe also had to change his strategy and put his mind on the altar used to place tributes and incense burners.
"This unknown god, I'm really embarrassed, I really can't offend you in the next place, I'm here to make amends for you, bear with me, it's strange. ”
Zhao Qinhe first bowed respectfully to the clay statue that had been mutilated and could not see the identity, and then carefully moved the incense burner and other things on the altar to the ground, and then the long sword was unsheathed, and the exquisite swordsmanship was used, and a few swords were heard, only to see a burst of silver light flashing, and when the long sword was returned to the sheath, the square altar had become a pile of firewood of the same size.
"I didn't expect that the first time my swordsmanship opened, I actually gave a pile of firewood. ”
He shook his head, picked up a few sticks of wood, and lit them with a fire breaker.
In a short time, he had already lit a fire, and the raging flames rose, not only warming his body and mind, but also illuminating the entire ruined temple.
When the fire was lit, Zhao Qinhe directly connected to the Reincarnation Hall and took out the food he had prepared before.
When he set out, he had already prepared all the things he might need and put them in the reincarnation hall, and he only went on the road with a long sword and a burden to hide people's ears.
He flipped his right hand, and a tightly wrapped piece of oiled paper appeared in his hand.
Flipping through the oiled paper, a fragrant roast chicken appeared in front of him.
It smells so good!
Zhao Qinhe sniffed the aroma deeply, then skewered it with his sword, and slowly approached the fire, intending to heat it up before eating.
Because of the heat, the oil droplets on the roast chicken fell into the fire and made a sizzling sound.
He held his chin and looked at the roast chicken, and his thoughts were scattered.
According to the general practice of martial arts dramas, a broken temple like this is a place where a high/tide plot takes place, I don't know if I will encounter it too?
The existence of the broken temple reminded Zhao Qinhe of the countless martial arts novels and ghost novels in his previous life, without exception, the broken temple in the story either appeared in the rivers and lakes vendetta or was prone to ghosts and ghosts.
"If there really is a Nie Xiaoqian in front of me, then should I be angry and evil, or will I sacrifice myself and make a false promise? ”
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but let out a foolish laugh, and for a moment his brain hole had broken through the sky.
Just when he was thinking nonsense, his ears suddenly moved, and his expression instantly became serious.
Holding his breath, in his ears, a chaotic sound of footsteps gradually approached from afar, becoming clearer and clearer.
And there are quite a few people, at least more than 10 people!
Zhao Qinhe's eyes flashed, his right hand couldn't help but clench the hilt of the sword, although there was no change on the surface, the muscles, nerves, and true qi in his body had been secretly mobilized, ensuring that he could unleash the most powerful attack in the shortest possible time.
The purpose of the person who came was unknown, and it was not known whether he was friend or foe, so he did not dare to relax at all.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and in a vague way, Zhao Qinhe could already hear their shouts in the chaotic rain.
"Hurry up! There's a fire ahead, hurry up!"
"There's a house in front, hurry!"
The voice became clearer and clearer, Zhao Qinhe's eyes were half-narrowed, and the surging power of his right hand holding the sword was hidden.
"Young master, it's a ruined temple. A gruff voice rang out outside the ruined temple door.
Here it is!
Zhao Qinhe's heart was tense to the extreme.
There was a pause in the door, followed by a warm voice.
"There is a fire in it, and I think there are already people sheltering from the rain, so you all put away your weapons so as not to frighten others. ”
Well?!
In the broken temple, Zhao Qinhe heard such a passage, and the tension in his heart suddenly subsided, but he did not completely relax his vigilance, after all, he couldn't keep it all for himself, so that he could deceive himself.
Under Zhao Qinhe's vigilant gaze, the group of people outside the door finally pushed open the door of the broken temple.
As soon as the door was pushed open, I saw more than a dozen big men in robes outside the door rushing in, looking at the surrounding environment with a vigilant face, and after making sure that there was no danger, they all looked at Zhao Qinhe's body, when they saw the long sword in Zhao Qinhe's hand, their eyes suddenly condensed, and several people who couldn't hold their breath had faintly put their hands on the hilt of the knife on their waists.
And Zhao Qinhe saw their demeanor, although there was no movement on the surface, the true qi in his body was already secretly surging.
Although he didn't think that such a group of little minions could cause him any kind of trouble, he didn't want to capsize in the gutter when he was careful of the 10,000-year-old ship that could be sailed.
"Hmm! what a fragrant roast chicken!"
Just when both sides were faintly tense, a warm and slightly surprised voice came from outside the door.
Then, under Zhao Qinhe's gaze, a young man who was also wearing a cloak walked in.
The young man walked into the ruined temple and took off his robe, revealing a luxurious and delicate sky-blue robe, as well as his handsome countenance.
"This brother is polite, and he is looking down at the ark and disturbing him. ”
As soon as the handsome young man walked into the temple, he saluted Zhao Qinhe, and his tone was very sincere.
"Courteous!"
As the saying goes, he doesn't hit the smiling person, since he has done enough courtesy, Zhao Qinhe also gave a face-saving salute in return.
In the back and forth, the tense atmosphere that had been tense before quietly disappeared.