After all, Qi Jingzhi is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, even if he realizes the danger, he does not have the slightest idea of retreating in his heart: "A few foxes can enter, why can't the little master enter?" ”

Thinking of the fox, he couldn't help but glance at the white fox corpse hanging from his waist, and his face showed disgust.

This stinking fox corpse is in tatters, and it is stained with blood, and the fur is no longer valuable.

Qi Jingzhi retracted his gaze, clenched the ox ear sharp knife, and cautiously walked along the verandah.

After walking a short time, the young man turned several corners, and passed through a moon gate at the end of the verandah, and the temple he had seen from a distance appeared in front of him.

Qi Jingzhi was a little surprised, but he didn't expect that the road was extremely smooth, and he didn't encounter any twists and turns.

When he looked up, he saw that the courtyard where the temple was located was extremely vast, and the ground was paved with large bluestone slabs.

However, over time, many bluestone slabs have been deformed or even broken, and weeds have grown tenaciously from the cracks everywhere, and the ground has become undulating, almost unflat.

Under the stone steps in front of the hall, a one-person-high four-legged bronze tripod was missing a leg and fell to the ground.

There is a huge crack on the upward side of the tripod body, which happens to divide the full moon pattern in the center of the tripod body in two.

The crack was as straight as a thread, and the edges were so neat that it seemed to have been forcibly split.

Through the cracks, you can see that there is a thick pile of black soil in the ding, and grass has emerged from the soil.

Qi Jingzhi didn't stop long, stepped over the bronze tripod, and walked slowly up the stone steps in front of the hall.

The reliefs sandwiched between the steps on both sides have long since turned into a pile of rubble, and it is impossible to tell what the original pattern was.

Qi Jingzhi had not yet reached the top, but he had already seen from a distance on the platform at the top of the stone steps, and the red old fox was sitting quietly in front of the temple gate.

With its back to the boy, its head bowed and its paws folded, it was silently bowing to the temple.

The door of the main hall is hidden, only a thin crack in the middle is exposed, and it is impossible to see what kind of scene is in the hall.

Deep mountain wild temple, old fox temple in front of the worship.

The whole scene is silent, but it is evil and weird from the inside out.

Hearing the sound of the young man's footsteps, the old fox's ears jerked up, his body trembled slightly, and his mouth let out a low wail.

This old thing was obviously scared in his heart, but he restrained the urge to get up and run away, and even deliberately lowered his voice, as if he was afraid of disturbing the things in the main hall.

Seeing this, Qi Jingzhi couldn't help frowning and stopped behind the red old fox.

He deliberately didn't look at the other party's head, but looked up at the large hall in front of him.

Along the way, Qi Jingzhi didn't see a bigger temple, so it can be seen that this is the main hall of the temple in front of him.

Above the temple gate, the place where the plaque should have been hung was empty, and the name of the main hall was unknown.

Similar to the verandah in the small garden, the red paint on the doors and windows in front of the hall is also dull and eroded, revealing the original wood texture, which looks old and dilapidated.

The two door panels have been eroded by wind and rain and time, and they have been deformed and cracked, and they are covered with deep cracks, as if they will collapse with a light push.

Seeing that the young man did not step forward recklessly, the wailing of the red old fox gradually became smaller.

It secretly turned its head, squinted its eyes and glanced behind it, and at a glance saw the corpse of the white fox on the young man's waist, and the grief and resentment in his eyes were almost overflowing.

Qi Jingzhi swept its movements with the peripheral vision of his eyes, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and said softly: "It's time to go on the road." ”

"Phew! You don't even know what kind of place this is, and you don't know when you die! The old body will tell you murderer to pay for my two children's lives today! ”

The old fox's tone was resentful, and his eyes were even more cruel.

It looked back at the main hall and said in a trembling voice: "It's this thief, please let the master be the master of the slave!" ”

With that, it slammed its whole body down, its forehead pressed against the ground, and made a five-body bow.

Seeing this scene, Qi Jingzhi's fingers suddenly exerted force, firmly grasped the handle of the knife, and his breath became longer and more powerful.

"Young man, this is not the place for you."

In the silence, someone suddenly spoke in the main hall.

This person's voice was clear and gentle, and his tone was soothing and soft, sounding like a gentle young man, not in the slightest with the fierce gods and evil that Qi Jingzhi imagined.

The young man was a little surprised, groaned slightly, and responded: "Down there are hunters in the mountains, chasing their prey here, and seeing the barren smoke and grass, the walls and the houses collapsing, thinking that there is no one to preside over this place, so they will not tell them." But since this is a temple, people should be allowed to worship in incense, how can you open your mouth to drive away guests? ”

"Oh? When ordinary people see this barren mountain and ancient temple infested by wild foxes, it's too late to hide, but you young man is a little timid. There was obviously a little more appreciation in the tone of the man in the hall.

"Your Excellency lives here alone, using fox spirits as slaves, this is the real shocking world."

Qi Jingzhi didn't want to entangle with this person in the main hall, so he casually said a few perfunctory words, and then asked: "I have an enmity with this old fox, I will kill it today, do you have anything to say?" ”

The red old fox still maintained a five-body posture, and when he heard the young man's question, his ears suddenly became ridged.

This time, the hall was silent for a long time, and the voice said unhurriedly: "You said something wrong just now, it's not that the king takes the fox spirit as a slave, but it takes the initiative to come to the door and wants the king to shelter it." I haven't agreed to this yet, you can kill if you want to, but there is only one thing, there is no blood in this temple. ”

When the words fell, the red old fox raised his head in disbelief, and screamed loudly: "The master has been here these days, the slave and maid have always been obedient, and they never dared to come in rashly to disturb Qing Xiu, and they have never missed the offerings in front of the palace for a day!" ”

It cried a few words, and then kept kowtowing: "Now that something has happened to the slave maid's family, since the master is unwilling to come forward, the slave and maid will never dare to mention the word revenge again, just to live...... Just want to live! ”

The old fox's thoughts turned very quickly, and he originally wanted to borrow a knife to kill people, but unfortunately this one in the main hall refused to avenge it, and immediately changed his tone.

Qi Jingzhi's eyes flashed, and he said secretly in his heart: "You actually call yourself Benjun?" Listening to this guy's tone, he must not be a person! ”

Before he could speak, he heard the voice in the hall continue: "It's just that Benjun's subordinates really lack a ghost who is sweeping and running, I think you are quite likable, are you willing to make up for this gap?" ”

Hearing the word "ghost", Qi Jingzhi immediately understood: "This guy in the palace claims to be the king, but it turns out to be the king of the mountain!" Fortunately, it has only been here for a short time, and the old fox flatters him and cannot get home, so he can't ask him to help, otherwise last night would have been in danger. ”

"Hmph, this old fox is treacherous and cunning, and dares to stay alone under the tree, he must have the evil intention of luring me here to die. The second girl of the white fox has a strong temperament and her brain will not bend, so I am afraid that she will also be kept in the dark by this old man and give her life in vain. ”

After roughly understanding the cause and effect, Qi Jingzhi had more questions in his heart, frowning and secretly saying: "As Dong Mao said, the county seat is not big, and there are a lot of messy things. But a small Songling County will never produce two tiger spirits in one go, right? The guy in the temple said that he had only been here for a short time...... Could it be that it's actually the same head? ”

"If that's the case, it's the culprit who caused Grandpa to suffer twenty canes and caused Grandpa to break the law and kill people, then it's really a narrow road!"

Qi Jingzhi pursed his lips and said straight to the point: "It turned out to be the face of the mountain king!" Your Excellency is a newcomer to Komatsuyama, could it be the one on Nangang? ”

"Oh? Have you heard of me? Yes, you just said that you are a hunter in the mountains. Speaking of which, Benjun really ate a few sturdy Orions on Nangang, although it was not delicious, it was very chewy......"

The tiger spirit in the hall paused, as if to reminisce, and then continued: "They are also effective after turning into ghosts, but unfortunately they were all destroyed by a fire, otherwise you, a young man, are not enough, how can you encounter such a good opportunity to fill the gap?" ”

"Sure enough! Meng Fuzi said that Dong Mao is the bloodline of the fire of the five elements, and who else can there be besides him! ”

Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but sneer: "What kind of bastard thing this guy is doing, it actually has a beginning and no end!" Now let the tiger return to the mountain, but I really want to kill your master! ”