XXXVII. Scholars (1)
Huang Mu and the others glanced at each other again, their eyes were full of shockβthis was only a wall apart, and it seemed that they were completely two worlds. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ infoThe place where the people live inside the wall is a bleak and decaying scene, but here it is a good light and moon.
"It's a pity, if the situation is not clear, you can consider settling down here to rest. β
Murong Ying said in a low voice, since he left Kunlun Mountain, the lack of spiritual energy in the Nether Realm made him deeply impatient. Although there is no aura here, the surrounding landscape makes him feel more comfortable.
Huang Chang chuckled lightly and did not respond, but said:
β...... Let's take a look around?"
Next, the two of them wandered around, like curious tourists who had strayed into it for a while, and thoroughly enjoyed the inside and outside of Kinkakuji Temple. The scale of this temple is not large, after all, it is only established by a generation of monks, and it cannot be compared with those ancient temples that have been inherited for hundreds or even thousands of years. However, the layout of its premises is very delicate and detailed, especially the garden at the back, which makes people forget to return, as if they are not in the world.
But this made Huang Chang quite puzzled - looking at the internal layout of this temple, the founder of the temple back then was definitely a person with a lot of hills and valleys in his chest, but why was the external site selection so arbitrary? The gap between the two is so big that it is not at all like the handwriting of the same person. If this temple has been passed down for generations, then he will think that the first person who opened it did not understand, and then slowly improved it. But this Kinkakuji Temple has been in charge from beginning to end, and there is no such possibility.
β...... Murong, what do you think?"
β...... There must be something strange in it. β
Huang Chang informed Murong Ying of his doubts, but in addition to being able to fight better than him, the latter was far inferior to him in this regard, and he couldn't say anything. However, in addition to this contradiction, the whole temple is quite "clean": there is neither demonic atmosphere nor ghostly atmosphere, and it looks like an ordinary ruined temple. It didn't take much time for Huang Mu and the others to go around inside and out, and they didn't see any problems.
"I don't see the problem...... That's the biggest problem. β
Even Murong Ying sighed, he was not afraid of fighting, even if he encountered a monster whose realm was beyond his own like before, it would be better than not finding an opponent like now. Since the sect sent them over, and the official county chronicles and folklore all say that there are demons infested here, plus there is a deacon of the Kunlun Outer Gate who has disappeared here, it means that there must be something wrong with this place, but they can't see it or touch it, so doesn't it mean that the weirdness of this place has exceeded their ability to explore?
"You don't see a problem during the day, but not necessarily at night β how about we stay here tonight?"
Murong Ying suggested, but Huang Chang shook his head:
"There's no need, look at me. β
Next, Murong Ying saw Huang Chang's method - he chose a hidden place with a good view in the front hall, the backyard meditation room, and the garden next to him, and placed a "ghost eye" in each of them--it is one of the Kunlun Party's improved techniques for the evil Dao exercises: the monitor talisman made after attaching a charm with animal eyeballs is basically equivalent to the ubiquitous camera in Huang Chang's previous life, but it is a one-time one.
"Look, aren't we those poor cultivators who have to take risks at every turnβwe have to be good at using tools? β
Regarding Huang Chang's snorting behavior, Murong Ying just pouted - that is, Huang Chang's success rate in making talismans was as high as 100%, otherwise he would not be able to use talismans everywhere as generously as he would.
"Now I know that the 'Seal Treasure Mirror' you chose in the first place is really the most appropriate, and it is too suitable for your character. β
"That's the best for yourself. β
The two of them laughed a few words, and after placing these surveillance devices, there was no need to stay in the dangerous place any longer. The two entered the temple at noon, and this visit and decoration made it almost dusk. However, just as they were about to leave the temple and go outside on the main road to wait for darkness to watch the surveillance, they saw a young scholar with a book on his back at the door walking in.
The three of them were stunned when they met face to face, Murong Ying and Huang Chang were both monks, so they naturally observed carefully first and judged each other's identities. But the scholar didn't seem to think so much, just looked at their outfits, and then smiled:
"This knight, and this ...... Daoist friends are invited, are the two of you also here to spend the night? There are a few empty houses in the back, which don't seem to be too badly damaged, and they can still shelter from the rain. β
These words made Huang Mu and the others stunned, and the scholar was already very familiar with inviting them to sit in the back. Murong Ying and Huang Chang originally came to investigate the vision, so they should go with him. Sure enough, I saw that the scholar opened the small door of the repaired Nanshe, put down the book on his back on top of the shabby reed mat in the room, and went to the well next to him to fetch water and wash his face, obviously he had lived here for more than a day.
Huang Mu and the others talked with him for a few words, and found out that this scholar's surname was Wang, and he traveled all the way to this point, usually relying on writing letters for others, and making up some commentaries to get by. Due to the shyness of the bag recently, the lack of entanglement, can not afford to live in the county hostel, I heard the suggestion to find this dilapidated temple. During the day, he set up a stall in the county town to sell books, and at night he returned to live here temporarily, and he has been here for several days.
This made both Murong Ying and Huang Chang a little surprised, even though Huang Chang had heard that there were people living in this temple last night. Looking at the physique of this scholar, not only is he not an immortal cultivator, but he can't even talk about a martial artist. As far as his deputy is powerless, let alone a monster, I'm afraid a random robber will be enough for him. That is, the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty are simple and simple, and they generally respect scholars, and this scholar is empty-packed, except for a few bald pens and a pile of yellow paper, there is nothing that can be looked down on, so he has been living a stable life.
But he lived here alone for five or six days? Can he still save his life? Is there really no demon in this temple? Or is that demon so "kind"? Huang Chang's heart became more and more puzzled, and he tentatively asked the scholar: Have you encountered anything strange and strange about staying in the temple at night in the past few days? The mention of this question made Wang Sheng hesitate, and he talked about it, and said that everything was fine and there was no abnormality.
It is estimated that even if Wu Daniu is here, he can see that he is lying, Murong Ying stared at the scholar for a long time, his face was quite serious. After a while, he found an excuse to pull Huang Chang out of the door, and said in a low voice:
"There must be something wrong with this scholar. You see that his face is pale, and there is a faint yin energy entangled, which is clearly confused by demons and ghosts, and the image of yang qi is lacking!"