Chapter 103: Ancient Temple in the Forest
"Master, I'm ......"
"It's good to come back, do you feel anything uncomfortable?" Tang Seng stood beside Ruan Jiu and asked softly.
Ruan Jiu shook his head. Although there will be some discomfort in the body after the soul has been away for so long, it is generally fine.
Zhu Bajie also came over at this time, still holding a bowl of water in his hand.
"This is what I just called from outside, Brother Monkey said that your soul has just stabilized, so it's better not to move around. ”
"Thank you, Second Senior Brother. ”
Ruan Jiu took the porcelain bowl and gently took a sip of the water in the bowl. Suddenly, a cold feeling swept through the whole body.
Tang Seng glanced at Ruan Jiu, turned to everyone and said, "I don't see it's getting early, let's stay here for one night today." We'll get up tomorrow and we'll continue on our way. ”
Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng both nodded in agreement. Ruan Jiu glanced outside the door and found that the sun was shining outside was not at all what Tang Seng said.
"Master, I'm fine. I think it's still early, so let's hurry up. Saying that, Ruan Jiu wanted to get up and stand up.
"There is no hurry, and there is no need to rush the road to learn the scriptures at this time. In the past few days, I have felt a little tired of rushing to be a teacher, and we will rush again tomorrow morning. Tang Seng didn't wait for Ruan Jiu to speak, turned around and walked straight out of the wooden house.
Zhu Bajie smiled: "You just have a good rest for a day, and we will leave the rest to us." ”
Ruan Jiu smiled and nodded. She naturally knew that this was what the master said on purpose, and the purpose was also to give herself more time to breathe.
Seeing that everyone cared so much about themselves, Ruan Jiu was inexplicably moved in his heart.
After a day and a night of pranayama, Ruan Jiu's soul had basically stabilized. What surprised her even more was that after this trip to the underworld, the demonic power in her body seemed to have become even stronger than before.
The next morning, everyone had a simple meal and set off on their way. Because of Ruan Jiu's return, everyone seemed to be very happy. Zhu Bajie is even more rare to help Sha Seng pick up the luggage. As a result, my feet slipped several times, and I almost fell directly with my luggage.
I had no choice but to hand over the luggage and return it to Sha Seng again. In this way, it naturally caused Sun Wukong and Ruan Jiu to laugh for a while.
After another day of walking, there was still no sign of any dwelling around. Just when everyone thought they were going to sleep in the wild tonight, Sun Wukong, who was walking in the front, suddenly stretched out his hand and signaled everyone to stop.
"What's wrong, Goku?"
Tang Seng rode on a white horse and asked suspiciously.
Sun Wukong walked up to Tang Seng and said, "Master, there seems to be a temple in front of you." ”
"Temple?"
Tang Seng was slightly stunned, and then showed a look of joy.
"Great, let's get over there. ”
The so-called temple in the world is one family, and as Buddhist disciples, the temple is undoubtedly a sacred place for them. If it's late today, everyone can take this opportunity to stay there for one night.
Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng were also excited after hearing this, they had been on the road for a day, and they were naturally very happy when they saw that there was a place in front of them to rest.
However, Sun Wukong's face at this time looked a little dignified. Ruan Jiu noticed the change in him, so he asked in a low voice, "What's wrong, Senior Brother?"
Seeing Ruan Jiu ask himself, Sun Wukong said slowly: "There may be something wrong with that temple." ”
"Huh?"
When everyone heard this, they immediately became nervous. After all, in terms of alertness, Sun Wukong is undoubtedly the highest of them. Since he said that there was a problem with this temple, then the eight achievements were yes.
Tang Seng asked in a low voice, "Wukong, do you mean there...... Are there any youkai?"
Sun Wukong shook his head: "Master, there are dark clouds surging in the sky above the temple, although it is not caused by demonic energy. But as my grandson sees it, it's certainly not a good thing. ”
Tang Seng frowned slightly, and for a while he didn't know whether he should continue to move forward.
At this time, I heard Zhu Bajie say: "Brother Monkey, why don't we take a look first." If there's a problem, it's never too late to go. ”
"That's right, big brother, it's going to be dark this day. It doesn't matter how many of us are, but we can't let Master and Xiao Jiu live in this barren mountain again, right?" said Sha Seng with his luggage.
Sun Wukong pondered for a moment and said to everyone: "Since this is the case, let's go over and take a look first." ”
Everyone nodded in agreement. Soon, a quaint and cold temple appeared in a dense forest ahead. Everyone felt a tightness in their hearts after just one glance.
The temple is hidden in the barren jungle, and it has an eerie feel both in terms of location and structure. In particular, the two stone statues in front of the temple were carved with two monsters with terrifying shapes and blue fangs.
"Is there still anyone living in this temple?"
Zhu Bajie glanced up at the entire temple and muttered to himself. In fact, he was not wrong, because the entire temple had been completely abandoned. Both the gate and the surrounding walls of the temple have long been dilapidated under the weather, rain and frost.
"It looks like it's been abandoned for a long time. Sha Seng stood behind him and said.
"Amitabha. ”
Tang Seng dismounted and made a Buddhist salute to the temple in front of him with a devout face.
"Wukong, I think we're going to spend the night here tonight, right?"
"Master, don't worry, wait for my grandson to take a look at it first!"
After that, Sun Wukong's eyes flashed with golden light. After a while, he turned back to everyone and said, "Although there is something strange here, there is no demonic spirit. ”
"Since there is no demonic energy, it means that there are no monsters. Zhu Bajie smiled, and walked directly towards the temple without waiting for Tang Seng to speak.
The temple gate had long since decayed, and although half of it was still there, it was only a non-existent state.
Seeing that Zhu Bajie took the lead in walking in, Sha Seng turned his eyes to Tang Seng on the side.
"Master......"
Tang Seng nodded: "Let's go in too." ”
Since the master had said so, the rest of the people had no choice but to follow him towards the temple.
Ruan Jiu walked last, and just as she was about to step into the temple gate, she suddenly felt a gaze behind her staring at her.
She was slightly stunned, and instinctively looked behind her. However, there was nothing behind them except the forest path they had just walked on.
"Strange...... Is it a delusion?"
"What's wrong?"
Sun Wukong saw that her expression was different, so he turned around and asked.
Ruan Jiu thought about it, and finally told Sun Wukong the strangeness he had just felt. After listening to Ruan Jiu's story, Sun Wukong frowned slightly.
"Your instincts have always been sharp. It doesn't seem to be as peaceful as we think. After a pause, Sun Wukong suddenly leaned into Ruan Jiu's ear and whispered, "Don't tell them for the time being, lest Master worry again." ”