Chapter 586: Confidant in a Foreign Country
The shopkeeper's ridiculous words lifted the scholar's spirits, and he hurriedly asked.
"Shopkeeper, just go straight to the north, will you need to make a detour or something?"
"What, you're really going to go?"
After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he specially reminded him.
"We don't have a good night, there are a lot of wild dogs, and there are even wild beasts roaming, maybe there may be ghosts outside, you are a scholar who has no power to tie the chicken, and walking the night road scares you to death, right? Otherwise, what books do you bring, or do you bring any four treasures of the study, I will ask someone to help you pawn it, enough ......"
"Thank you shopkeeper, I told you, Xiaosheng won't live here, Xiaosheng will go by himself, Xiaosheng will go by himself!"
Originally, the scholar thought that the shopkeeper was going to take him in kindly, but as soon as he heard that he was going to pawn his cherished books and ink, where was he willing to stay, he went out of the inn directly with the bookbox on his back.
The shopkeeper saw that the scholar left without looking back, and subconsciously stood on tiptoe behind the counter and shouted.
"Hey~~ That scholar, it's not that you can't get the pawn back, a few books are nothing!"
The scholar still didn't look back, and after waving his hand, his steps quickened, because the sky was indeed getting darker and darker at this moment, and the sunset could only be faintly seen in the west.
Ji Yuan and the three of them stood on the street corner opposite the Hedian Inn, witnessing the comings and goings of this scholar throughout the whole process, and when the other party trotted away with the bookcase on his back, Yang Hao couldn't help but speak.
"Mr. Ji, he's already gone, let's follow quickly, right?"
"Don't worry, I'll just walk over slowly. ”
After the three of them finished communicating, they walked slowly and methodically towards the north......
"Wow Wow...... Woo Woo Woo ......"
"Wow......"
"Woo Woo Woo ......"
"Meow ......" "Meow...... Woowoo woo ......"
In some parts of the town, dogs and cats are constantly barking, and even stray wild dogs can occasionally be seen running by in groups, some of which are really terrible to hear, like children crying.
One of the three of Ji Yuan is a profound immortal cultivator, one is the Ninety-Five Venerable before he died, and the remaining one is also a martial artist of the innate grandmaster level, and it also looks calm under this environment.
But the scholar was not so calm, pressing the bookcase with both hands behind his back, running as fast as he could, panting and running towards the north.
"Why haven't you seen it yet, why haven't you seen it yet, why are you so far away? The innkeeper can't be a lie, right?"
The scholar had been walking for a long time with his bookcase, and now he could not even see the bleak street scene of the town at night, and there were more weeds and trees around, and the terrible dog barked like a cry.
The scholar's footsteps couldn't help but slow down, it was already dark, he was now in an extremely awkward position, the town buildings in the rear were a little far away, and he couldn't really see it in the dark curtain of the night, surrounded by weeds and trees, some big trees looked very weird, and the so-called river temple was not visible in front of him, let alone the river temple, there was not even a river.
"Whew~~~~"
There was a dog barking behind him, the scholar looked back, and could faintly see several pairs of green eyes in the distance, and suddenly felt that his scalp was numb and his body was sweating, how did he look more like a wolf than a dog.
"Wangwang......" "Wangwang...... Whew......"
The scholar was really afraid, gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, he could only run forward again, even if he wanted to go back to the town, he had to take a detour, fortunately it seemed that God heard his prayer, and walked along the broken path for a while, and when he was about to go back to the town through the path, he crossed a few dead trees by the grass, and a temple building appeared not far from the scholar's eyes.
"River Temple?
The scholar took three steps and made two steps, and quickly ran forward, and at this moment the moon also showed the clouds, the moonlight provided some visibility, and it could be seen that the temple was not too dilapidated, at least it seemed that the doors and windows were intact, and there was even a courtyard on the periphery, but the courtyard gate was gone.
After passing through the courtyard gate, the scholar walked to the front of the temple a few times, his footsteps subconsciously slowed down, the temple looked a little scary in the dark, he bent down and reached out to pick up a branch on the ground, and then knocked on the door of the temple.
"Bang bang ......" "Bang bang bang ......"
After a few knocks, seeing that there was no movement inside, the tree wiped a handful of sweat from his face, and carefully pushed open the temple door with a branch.
"Squeak~~~"
Under the slightly sharp creaking, the scene in the temple is presented in front of the scholars, faintly visible under the moonlight, the temple room is actually not small, it is said to be a river temple, but the statue of the god has long been gone, there is only one base, there are some wooden planks and other sundries, some hay, and even traces of bonfire charcoal, obviously other people have stayed overnight.
At this moment, the scholar became emboldened, walked in with the bookcase on his back, and then put down the bookcase to tidy up the ground, and only after clearing a suitable place did he think of making a fire.
"Oops, my flint and steel ......"
After rummaging in the bookcase for a long time, the scholar did not find his flint, and found that the corner of his bookcase door was broken a small hole.
"Hey...... So particular about one night......"
The scholar was helpless, so he closed the temple door and lay down on the hay, which was considered to be fate.
At this moment, Ji Yuan and the three of them were slowly approaching the River Temple, in Ji Yuan's eyes, there was indeed some evil nature around, and when they walked outside the courtyard, Li Jingchun looked around and said.
"Why is this called the River Temple? I don't see any rivers. ”
Yang Hao read this part of "Wild Fox Shy" and explained to Li Jingchun.
"There is a river, when we came, the road was overgrown with weeds, and the strange trees next to it were the river, but it has been dry for many years, and the temple is naturally deserted, sir, shall we go over?"
Ji Yuan smiled.
"Third son, you came to see the fox girl, but you are reserved here?"
"Hey, hey, hey, just polite. ”
After speaking, Yang Hao took the lead and walked directly towards the interior, Li Jingchun immediately followed, and Ji Yuan was one step behind, scanning the surroundings before walking forward.
This world is transformed by his spell, but he can't lead the actions of every person and animal, nor can he refine every plant and tree, it is he who has read the story, with the magic of heaven and earth to extend everything, the heaven and earth are just false and true, in addition to the story in the book, all living beings, the people of Li, all have their own thoughts.
And Yang Hao over there has already begun to call the door.
"Is there anyone in it, is there anyone, there is no owner of the deserted temple, I will pass by here, can I spend the night?"
The scholar who was drowsy heard the sound outside, and woke up in shock, and then there was some surprise, he stood up and looked outside, and could see someone standing, and quickly walked to the door to probe, it seemed that there were also scholars, and suddenly his heart was overjoyed, and he brought the wooden board that supported the door, and personally opened the door for the people outside.
"There are people, a few people want to stay overnight, please go inside, the place is spacious. ”
"Thank you, thank you, Yang Hao is polite!"
Yang Hao transitioned from being an emperor to a scholar without any sense of jerkiness, and even took the initiative to salute such a small people, and the latter naturally returned the salute.
"You're welcome, Xiaosheng Wang is famous, but he is just a person who stays in a deserted temple. ”
"Oh oh oh, look up for a long time!"
Yang Hao stepped into the temple with a smile, although Wang Yuanming wondered for a moment why he was "admired" by the other party, but he immediately realized that it was just polite words, so he turned his attention to the two people behind Yang Hao.
"Li Jingchun, the entourage of the third prince, the prince is good!"
Li Jingchun entered the temple as soon as he arched his hand, Wang Yuanming hurriedly turned sideways to return the salute, and at this time, Ji Yuan also entered the temple and nodded slightly towards the scholar.
"Contemptible people, Wang Gongzi is good. ”
Ji Yuan's bearing is completely different from the previous two, looking more like a knowledgeable person, Wang Yuanming inexplicably has a feeling of seeing his master for the first time when he was a child, and he can't help but be more respectful.
"Hello sir, please come in. ”
After a few people went in, they discussed making a fire, although there was no flint, but Ji Yuan lied that he had brought it, and when he asked people to pick up firewood and come over, he flicked his fingers into the firewood, and a bean-sized flame appeared in the dead grass that ignited the fire, and soon the bonfire was lit.
When the fire came, the temple was a lot warmer, and there were more people, and they looked very kind, and the fear in Wang Shusheng's heart had already dissipated, and he chatted eagerly with the three of them.
"Oh, so the three of them can't find a place to live?"
"Yes, the rooms of the two inns are all full, and the people here are very wary of outsiders, and few people answer the door at night, even if they answer the door, they also refuse us to stay overnight, but fortunately, they heard about it here, and came to try their luck. ”
Wang Yuanming nodded again and again when he heard this.
"Hey, I'm even more unlucky, I could have stayed in the hotel, but the money bag is gone, and I don't know if I lost it or was robbed, so I had to come here. ”
When the scholar said this, he lamented in a heavy tone, in addition to the anger at his bad luck, he also had a trace of happiness that he did not have to feel embarrassed about his shriveled money bag.
"Oh, patronizing and talking, I saw that a few of them didn't bring any salutes, and they probably didn't bring any food, and I still have a few dry cakes in this bookcase, which are baked soft and we eat them separately?"
"Thank you so much Wang Gongzi, Yang ate some rice cakes today, and he was hungry for a long time!"
"Thank you Wang Gongzi!" "Respectful and indisobedient, eat Wang Gongzi's cakes tonight, and I will definitely invite Wang Gongzi to eat a few better meals another day!"
"Hahaha, my generation of scholars should be sages and sages, not only to know the truth, but also to be anxious for justice and righteousness, what is polite!"
Several people chatted more and more speculatively, especially the Yang Hao son, chatting with him, Wang Yuanming even had a sense of excitement to find himself in another country.