Chapter 9: The Broken Temple in the Storm

"Boom!"

A thunderclap resounded through the heavens and the earth, and a lightning bolt shaped like a silver snake easily pierced the dark night. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Heavy rain, pouring and sprinkling, the vast world, the wind and the wind.

As the time approached, on a barren mountain trail in the Absolute Cangling Mountains, a convoy was slowly walking on the muddy mountain road.

It was Xiao Yin and his entourage.

It had been more than two days since entering the Absolute Cang Mountain Range, and the Tianqi Guard convoy had crossed the mountains at a seemingly slow but extremely efficient speed, and before they knew it, everyone had gradually approached the exit mountain path of the mountain range.

At this moment, through the dark night, Xiao Yin seemed to be able to vaguely see the mouth of the valley between the mountains in the distance.

Although the wind and rain are obscure at this moment, according to the current speed of travel, it is not surprising that you can rush to the valley mouth before dawn, and out of the Juecang Mountain Range, you can enter Shouyang City directly from the gate of the south city by the official road.

Shouyang City is the only way from the Divine Capital to the north, out of Shouyang City, all the way to the north, you can go directly to the land of Yanyun in the north.

"It seems that we will be able to get out of this Peerless Ridge tonight. Xiao Yin tightened the clothes on his body and said secretly in his heart.

At that moment, a rush of footsteps came from ahead.

"Your Excellency has an order, turn around, take shelter from the rain ahead, and keep up with the speed!"

A Tianqi guard, also dressed in a robe, held the token in his hand, drank a low voice in his mouth, and rushed from the front, as if he was stepping on the dirty and filthy mountain road with a slow pace, but did not make the slightest splash. A thick aura emanated from all over the body, forming an inch-thick body protective qi that isolated thousands of raindrops from the body.

In the rain, but not a drop of water,

The body is like a light cloud, but it is like a sealed wall.

The precision of manipulating the release of true qi was obviously extremely hot, and this Heavenly Qi Guard herald turned out to be a master of the late stage of the True Qi realm.

"Shelter from the rain?" Xiao Yin was slightly stunned.

Gongsun Mubai's decision was obviously very unexpected by Xiao Yin.

However, before Xiao Yin could react, the Heavenly Qi Guards quickly adjusted their formation without any hesitation, and followed the herald's guidance to a dense forest on the mountainside with quite flat terrain.

A ruined temple appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

The plaque of the temple has long since disappeared, and the broken stone steps and the surrounding grass exude a hint of desolation.

"Your Excellency has an order, the Xuanzi team guards outside the temple, and the rest of the people go into the temple to take shelter from the rain. The herald shouted in a low voice.

Brush Brush Brush!

The figure flickered, and a team of more than a dozen people immediately shot out of the convoy, and instantly landed neatly under the eaves of the ruined temple.

The speed, the rhythm, and the accuracy of the position are staggering.

The cavalry also dismounted, tethered their horses in the dense forest, and sheltered them from the wind and rain with the help of dense and towering pine trees.

The strange carriage was also left outside the temple, and the black coffin on the carriage was carried into the temple.

The rest of the people followed the temple gate and entered the stream.

At this moment, Xiao Yin did not enter the temple with everyone, but stood on the open space outside the temple gate, staring at the somewhat strange broken temple in front of him with his eyes slightly closed.

It is said to be weird, but in fact, it is just a little broken, but the mysterious cold aura in Xiao Yin's dantian began to jump a little again.

Another sign of danger!

Ever since Xiao Yin followed the convoy, the cold aura in Xiao Yin's body seemed to have awakened.

First of all, he was extremely vigilant against the strange black coffin, as long as Xiao Yin was slightly close to the black coffin, a violent warning would rise in Xiao Yin's body, forcing Xiao Yin to endure his inner curiosity and keep a distance from him.

Secondly, Xiao Yin was on the way, and from time to time he would suddenly feel a palpitation. This is an intuition formed by Xiao Yin after chasing murderers and robbers in the mountains and forests for many years. This intuition told Xiao Yin that along the way, there always seemed to be a pair of invisible eyes watching the convoy in the dark, and this feeling was like a lingering shadow that always pressed on Xiao Yin's heart.

However, Xiao Yin did not tell Gongsun Mubai and Dugu Yanyue.

Because, before there is conclusive evidence, Xiao Yin doesn't want his speculation to be regarded as nonsense, and it is not beneficial except to add to the trouble.

Now, facing this dilapidated temple, Xiao Yin felt a palpitation again, and at the same time, the cold qi in his body boiled again.

Double-sided warning, which is rare in Xiao Yin's ten-year career as a mortician.

Xiao Yin's face became a little solemn.

Xiao Yin walked slowly around the ruined temple, and a pair of clear eyes began to look at the ruined temple like electricity.

Xiao Yin's eyesight is amazing, even in the dark night, the slightest crack between the ruins and broken walls, but it is also clearly visible.

Just looking at it, except for the word dilapidated, Xiao Yin really couldn't find the slightest difference in this dilapidated temple.

At this moment, a bright color suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Yin.

"Xiao Yin, why is it hanging around here alone, and you don't go in to hide from the rain?!"

A crisp and pleasant girl's voice came into Xiao Yin's ears.

Xiao Yin was stunned, Dugu Yanyue didn't know when, she was already standing in front of her, looking at herself with a smile.

"Oh, nothing, I'll just take a look. Xiao Yin said with a smile.

"Then go in, Mr. Gongsun is looking for you. Let's go. Dugu Yanyue pointed to the door and looked at Xiao Yin and said.

Xiao Yin sighed softly, and with Dugu Yanyue, he stepped into the temple gate.

Although this temple is dilapidated, the main hall inside is quite empty, but it is in disrepair, the statue of the Bodhisattva enshrined on the main seat of the temple has been painted off most of it, the golden body is no more, and the head is also covered by a stained rag, which looks very depressed.

There was only a broken incense burner left on the incense table in front of the Bodhisattva, and the incense ashes were scattered messily on the incense case, which was very messy.

In the center of the main hall, dozens of Tianqi guards sat around several large fires in twos and threes, forming a regular circle, enclosing the black coffin in the center of the circle, but it was a few feet away.

About a zhang away from the black coffin, there was a big fire, and next to the fire was Gongsun Mubai, who was wearing a Confucian robe.

At this moment, Gongsun Mubai put his hands behind his back and was staring at the statue of the Bodhisattva not far away.

Xiao Yin came to Gongsun Mubai's side and said softly, "Mr. Gongsun, are you looking for me?"

Gongsun Mubai turned around, looked at Xiao Yin with a smile on his face, and said, "After several days of hurrying, everyone is already a little tired. It's stormy tonight, so take a break and leave when the rain stops. You can rest well, too. ”

Xiao Yin was silent for a moment, and said softly: "Mr. Gongsun, this ruined temple is a little strange. Barren mountains and mountains, why is there only such a temple?"

Gongsun Mubai smiled and said: "What's so strange about this, since a thousand years ago, a generation of Buddhist master Bodhidoro crossed the river from a reed in the Western Regions Continent, and transformed countless people in my Middle Earth with exquisite Buddhism, the prosperity of Buddhism in my Middle Earth Continent can be described as unique in the world. Even if there are temples on top of barren mountains, it is not surprising. You don't have to worry about it. ”

After saying that, Gongsun Mubai pointed to the side and motioned for Xiao Yin to sit down.

After Xiao Yin frowned slightly, he bowed down and thanked him, and then sat down by the fire.

Seeing this, Dugu Yanyue also came to Gongsun Mubai's side and sat down together.

At this moment, Gongsun Mubai suddenly said loudly: "The Xuanzi team is on duty outside the temple tonight, everyone can rest on the spot, and then go after the rain stops." ”

"Yes!"

All the Heavenly Qi Guards immediately responded in unison.

Immediately, everyone in the temple gathered around the fire, crossed their knees and closed their eyes, or slept on their backs.

For a moment, the temple was silent, only the faint flickering flames made a soft popping sound.

Xiao Yin looked at the people around him who instantly entered a state of rest, his expression remained unchanged, but his right hand unconsciously touched the long black box behind him.

This black long box was designed and built by Xu Fuzi himself, specially tailored for Xiao Yin, since the moment Xiao Yin became a mortician, this black long box has never left Xiao Yin's side.

It is Xiao Yin's closest partner, every machine spring and every screw button hidden in it, Xiao Yin is familiar with it, and the countless large and small objects contained in it are all carefully selected by Xiao Yin one by one, and no one will be more familiar with them than Xiao Yin. No one will know what this box means to Xiao Yin.

Even if he was facing the most twisted and hideous corpse in the world, no matter how vicious the bandits, as soon as Xiao Yin felt the calm, thick and slightly cold touch of the black box behind him, he immediately felt a mountain of peace.

Because Xiao Yin knew that with it, he had everything. Even if your qi is not opened, you can't practice.

A small black box, but it has its own world.

Time passed little by little, the blazing fire still crackled from time to time, and the dark space in the temple, under the illumination of several fires, gave birth to a dim yellow halo, and the whistling wind and rain echoed between the temple and the dense forest.

The Tianqi guards on duty outside the temple all looked solemn and immovable, and at the same time controlled the true qi of the body within the minimum range, which not only blocked the wind and rain, but also kept the true qi in the body smooth and not exhausted for a long time, so as to ensure that the physical strength can always be maintained in an optimal state.

Everything is so calm, so normal.

At this moment, Xiao Yin was sitting cross-legged on his knees, his eyes slightly closed, his expression was quiet, and he seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.

However, only Xiao Yin himself knew how alert he was at the moment!

His nose, his ears, and even every hair and pore of his body are trying to perceive everything in the temple at this moment, as if he wants to take everything inside and outside the temple in his hands.

This is the result of the transformation of the mysterious cold qi in Xiao Yin's body that has devoured a large amount of corpse qi in the past ten years, and has been transformed into Xiao Yin's perceptual power.

Xiao Yin became more and more convinced that tonight was destined not to be so calm forever.

No one knew that this inconspicuous Mai boy was like a hunting dog at this moment, frantically tracking and exploring the prey hiding in the shadows, just waiting for the best moment to deliver a fatal blow.