The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, it is evening in a blink of an eye, Xiao Wu turned over and jumped down from the tree, ready to eat something, although this Beiguo City is small, but the restaurants in the city are good, especially Niu Ji, the chef's heirloom is to boil a pot of good mutton, every time the aroma wafted out from the small restaurant overflows the whole street, Xiao Wu eats once, and he can't stop from then on. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The meat is soft and glutinous, the soup is full, a bite down the mouth is full of satiety, dozens of spices as a complement but not noisy, but set off the unique delicacy of mutton, drink a mouthful of thick soup, fragrant and better than mutton itself, a warm mouthful of belly, from the inside to the outside of a warmth, the fatigue of the day, fatigue disappeared in an instant.

Xiao Wu thought about it, his Adam's apple couldn't help rolling up and down, and he walked towards the small restaurant with a step.

The owner of this small restaurant is surnamed Niu, the shopkeeper is surnamed Niu, the chef is surnamed Niu, the chef is surnamed Niu, and the young man is also surnamed Niu. There are two fathers and sons, Lao Tzu is the owner and the shopkeeper and the chef, and the son is a guy who doesn't want to be paid.

In January, he has to come to drink a bowl of soup almost every day, Xiao Wu is already a regular customer in this small shop, and everyone in the city knows that Xiao Wu is a hero who exterminated horse bandits, and the store has always been courteous to Xiao Wu.

Today, the shop is still full, but the thin running figure in the past has become a sturdy old man.

"Uncle Niu, why don't you see my brother Qiangzi today?"

The old man looked back and saw that it was Xiao Wu, and a smile appeared on his face full of busy sweat.

"It's a little martial artist, please, please. Qiangzi's rammer didn't know where he was going crazy, and he didn't even care about the business in the store, so he caused me to run back and forth. ”

The diner on the side interjected and quipped.

"Lao Niu Mo is not the daughter of whose family your son hooked up, he is having a tryst outside, forgetting that there is still a business at home. ”

The guests at the next table were also acquaintances in the city, and they all laughed together, and Lao Niu saw that everyone was coaxing, and he was not a thin-skinned person, so he turned around and said.

"Go, go, my strong son is engaged to Lao He and their daughter, which one is up to you to talk nonsense, don't be nonsense, you can't stop your mouth if you have meat to eat. ”

"Hey, Lao Niu is in a hurry, aren't you afraid that the daughter of the He family will listen to it and withdraw from this family business? ”

Sitting in the corner was an old man with a white beard, who heard that something was wrong, and if he continued, he would lose his temper and say immediately.

"What kind of nonsense you say, funny and serious, if it reaches the ears of Boss He's elm head, you can't make some trouble, and then I'll see what you pay to a daughter-in-law of the Niu family. ”

That person was not a person who was angry, and when he saw that it was the old man in the city who taught him a lesson, he immediately snorted.

"I said Fourth Uncle, you can't always look at Lao Niu's family because of the fragrance of his rice. Well, even if I can't speak, I'll eat my food honestly, save me from being angry and give me two crutches, and I won't be able to bear it then. ”

Everyone is an old acquaintance, and there is no such thing as not taking care of it, and the restaurant is still noisy.

The busy old cow in the small restaurant, Xiao Wu, who is fighting with food, three or two people get together to have a drink or two, and the fourth uncle who has lost his teeth sipps the soft mutton, and the picture is harmonious.

"Whew, it's so full. ”

Xiao Wu touched his slightly propped stomach and walked slowly on the long street, indescribably comfortable. Watching the vendors in front of him pack up their stalls and go home, the pedestrians on the street are gradually thinning, Xiao Wu's heart suddenly felt unprecedented calm, probably he also yearns for this kind of leisurely life at sunrise and day by day, Xiao Wu who has been crawling in the rivers and lakes for three years has a disgust for no reason, Xiao Wu is homesick, the home of only the drunkard master.

"After finding the news of Monkey King this time, it's time to go home. Xiao Wu secretly told himself in his heart.

Suddenly, the calm of the street was broken by a shout.

"Dead ・・・・・・ dead・・・・・・ dead man!!"

At the gate of the city, a young man was panting and running into the city with a frightened face, shouting loudly. Seeing that this person had just run into the city gate, his feet were weak, he fell to the ground, and there was a trace of crying in his shouting, the old man at the city gate hurriedly pulled up the young man and asked.

"Young Lang is a kid of the Liu family, don't lose your father's face in such a panic, tell me in detail who died, and where did he die?"

The young man was questioned by the old man, and then he slowed down a little and said.

"I ・・・・・・ I made a bet with Niu Qiang・・・・・・ bet that if I lost, I would go to the ruined temple outside the city for one night. ”

"Isn't this nonsense! Don't you know that the ruined temple outside the city is haunted!

The old pawn's words were very harsh, and the boy who was taught suddenly cried at this time, and he didn't know if it was because of his friend's death, or because he was simply scared to cry.

"I didn't look for Niu Qiang in the morning, so I thought about going to the broken temple to find him, who knows・・・・・・ who knows that when I get there, I find that he has lost his breath, his whole face is blue and black, and his tongue is sticking out, I hurt Brother Niu, I caused him to be killed by a ghost!"

The old soldier listened to the young man's words with a solemn face, and said to the other soldier beside him.

"You go and ask the county bookkeeper to explain the matter, I will lead this kid to bring the body back, it is not dark yet, and I should be able to rush back." ”

The soldier on the side nodded yes, and got out of the crowd, while the old soldier dragged the young man away.

The young man was also bloody, he said with a tear in his eyes.

"Brother Niu died because of me, let me carry him back, and Uncle I will go with you. ”

"Well done, let's go. ”

The old man tapped the young man on the shoulder, and the two went out of the city. Behind him, a group of chattering onlookers were left behind, and the loud shouts of the young man gathered the surrounding pedestrians.

Some said cool words, and some wanted to follow when their brains were hot, and they were dragged home by their mother-in-law, and Xiao Wu, who was standing in the crowd, looked at the backs of the two who walked away, tightened the strip of cloth wrapped around the hilt of the sword with his right hand, and whispered in his mouth.

"Hadron ・・・・・・"

Quietly walked past everyone, with light steps and silent landing, following behind the old pawn.

The ruined temple outside the city is very close to Beiguo City, but it is only two miles away.

In a blink of an eye, I came to the haunted and dilapidated temple in the mouth of the people, looking very dilapidated, the collapsed and damaged mountain gate was covered under the sand, and I walked straight into the Tianwang Palace.

The statues of the four heavenly kings in the Hall of Heavenly Kings are scattered all over the place, and the Maitreya statue in the center is only a lotus seat, the walls are dilapidated, and the spider webs in the corners of the walls are covered with dust. The darkness of the hall is eerie and chilling.

The old man dragged the young man out quickly with one hand, and Xiao Wu just entered the Heavenly King Palace, looking at the hideous Heavenly King statue on the ground where the head was separated from a trace that was extremely smooth, not a broken trace, Xiao Wu's brows couldn't help frowning.

"It must have been cut with a sharp blade at great speed, and the incision did not fall much dust, so it should not have happened for long. ”

Then Xiao Wu carefully looked inside the hall and found that there were more or less traces on the remnant walls, pillars and beams, and without exception, these traces were all new, no more than five days.

"In other words, there was a fight here not long ago. ”

This broken temple is more appropriate to call it an ancient temple, according to the old man in Beiguo City, this temple was full of incense in those years, quite effective, but the yellow sand not only buried the whole city, but also buried this temple underneath. Later, although some monks wanted to rebuild the temple, they were in danger in the temple again and again, saying that there were ghosts and evil spirits, and it was gone. The ruined temple has earned a reputation for being haunted.

Later, many pedestrians stayed here, either tragically or disappeared.

Xiao Wu didn't care much when he heard about this rumor at first, but when he came here, he found that this place was unusual, at least there was a fight in this Heavenly King Hall not long ago, and the kung fu was good, so the smooth incision Xiao Wu Zilin would be able to do it.

The main hall of the temple, the Daxiong Treasure Hall, has collapsed into ruins as a whole, only the remaining half of the Buddha statue stands, and the gold paint on the body has also been polished by the wind and sand, leaving only mottled and dull mud tires. The square in front of the hall is also a piece of fine bricks and stones, and it is a mess. And Niu Qiang, who was killed by the ghost, was lying in the middle of the square, his eyes turned up, leaving only the whites of his bloodshot eyes, the long tongue in his mouth spit out, the eyes, ears, mouth and nose were bloodstained, and his complexion was strange blue-black.

Even though the old pawn was used to seeing life and death on the battlefield of a hundred battles, he still couldn't help palpitating when he saw this scene, and the picture of a demon asking for his life flashed out in his mind, and he pulled out the saber on his waist, giving himself courage but startling the young man.

"Uncle, you ・・・・・・"

The old man's sharp gaze swept around, and he said to the young man.

"There's no time, it's going to get dark soon, you quickly carry Niu Qiang's corpse, let's go back." ”

"Oh, oh, oh, oh・・・・・・"

The young man hurriedly answered the road, and carried the corpse with timidity, and the two of them returned the same way, running like crazy. Seeing the two of them running away, Xiao Wu appeared, holding the iron sword in his arms, pinching his chin with one hand, looking at the still intact wing room on the left, and secretly said in his heart.

"So it is rumored that the 'terrible ghost' will come out at night to make trouble and harm people?"

Raising his eyebrows, Xiao Wu pulled a sword flower, carried the iron sword on his shoulder, and said with a smile in his mouth.

"Master is staying here tonight. ”

(To be continued)