Chapter 14: The Ancient Temple
When Zhao Yu paid the bill, he asked the shopkeeper about the route to Lingyun Temple.
The shopkeeper was very polite, and gave him a detailed introduction to the best shortcuts and the towns he passed along the way.
Out of the hotel, it was noon, the sun was very charming, and the people who were shining comfortably.
Zhao Yu bathed in the sun, felt warm all over his body, stretched his waist, and continued to rush to Lingyun Temple.
He was rested at this time, and he felt that his whole body was full of strength, so he accelerated his journey. When it got dark, he was already not far from Lingyun Temple. He did not speed up his journey, but planned to find a place to stay and rest and go up the mountain tomorrow.
Listen to the introduction of the shopkeeper, there is a deserted ancient temple on the way, according to legend, it is the temple of a general in the previous dynasty, since the destruction of the country in the previous dynasty, this temple has been completely abandoned, and now it often becomes a place for traveling merchants and beggars.
Zhao Yu stood in front of the ancient temple, and with the help of the moonlight, he could clearly see the words on the ancient temple, "Anding Temple".
The façade of the ancient temple has been dilapidated, from the outside, the scale of this ancient temple is still spectacular, and now it has been deserted, Zhao Yu sighed and entered the ancient temple.
The hall of Anding Temple is very spacious, there is a stone statue in front of the hall, two zhang in size, it is a statue of a general with full body armor, holding a sword in his hand, and his eyes are wide-eyed, majestic and magnificent. The stone statue is carved so lifelike that it looks like a living general from a distance.
Zhao Yu guessed that this must be the statue of General Anding, he looked at the layers of dust on the broken statue, thinking that it had been abandoned for many years, and he sighed that things were wrong.
There are also four stone tablets in the ancient temple, three of which have many scratches, and the words on the stone tablets have been broken and cannot be recognized, and it is obvious that these stone tablets have been destroyed. One of the steles was also broken, but the text on it was still recognizable.
With the help of the moonlight, Zhao Yu read the text of the fourth stone stele.
"Tong Hu Guan, the eternal heroic style, settled here, the waves are not alarmed. ”
The text has been broken, but the handwriting on it can still see the grandeur of these words, presumably this place was the Tonghu Pass guarded by General Anding before.
Zhao Yu admired General Anding even more.
Just as Zhao Yu was expressing his admiration for General An Ding, he suddenly heard footsteps approaching here. The footsteps of the people who came were uneven, it should be several people, and the footsteps were sonorous and powerful, and they should be in the prime of life.
Zhao Yu has had a little experience in the rivers and lakes since he experienced the last forest battle, and his first reaction was that he didn't know whether the person who came was good or evil, so he found a place to hide first.
He quickly hid behind the stone statue. The statues were originally very large, but he was not very old and of short stature, so he could hide behind the statues.
The footsteps of the people were getting closer and closer, obviously coming towards the ancient temple, and it was only when they got closer that they could be discerned that it was the footsteps of two people, and in addition, there was the sound of metal rubbing against each other.
When the people entered the ancient temple, they were indeed two generals, full of armor and swords at their waists. The sound of metal grinding just now was most likely the sound of the sword and armor rubbing between the two of them as they walked.
One of them was short and a little fat, and the other was tall and thin like dry wood, and it was a little funny for them to stand together.
The two entered the ancient temple and searched briefly in the ancient temple, but found no one.
The tall general pointed to the stone statue in the hall of the ancient temple and said: "This should be General Anding! I didn't expect a stone statue to be so majestic, I really don't know how brave An Ding himself should be!"
"What is the majesty of the general who lost the country? The stocky general snorted coldly.
The tall and thin general was immediately speechless and did not refute. It seems that he is a little jealous of the short and thin general, and the scene is a little embarrassing. He was also clever, and said with a haha: "Brother Duan Hong, why did you say that the Immortal Soul True Man met you and me in this Anding Ancient Temple?"
The short and fat general known as Duan Hong said: "The immortal soul real person immortal method is profound, far-sighted, and it is not comparable to us! He let us meet here, it makes sense, we are waiting here." ”
The tall and thin general nodded yes.
Suddenly, a green light and black gas shot out from outside the ancient temple and flew straight towards the ancient temple.
When Duan Hong and General Humpty Dumpty had seen such a scene, they were shocked and hurriedly retreated.
A black figure appeared strangely in front of his door. The person who came was dressed in black, exuding a faint black aura all over his body, which was very terrifying.
When Duan Hong and the tall and thin general saw this black figure, they forgot to glance at each other, and each other's eyes were full of fear, guessing that this person was most likely the real immortal soul who was waiting for. The two hurriedly knelt down and said, "Under General Li, Duan Hong and Lu Zhi pay homage to the Immortal Soul True Person." ”
"Get up!" said the man in black, who was known as the Immortal Soul True Man, coldly.
When Zhao Yu, who was hiding behind the stone statue, heard the voice of the man in black, his body shook, and he felt that the voice was very familiar. He had the audacity to sneak a glance out, and by the moonlight, when he saw the face of the real immortal soul, he was shocked, and a cold sweat broke out on his body.
This immortal real person is the man in black who fought with Gongye Shuo in the woods that night.
Zhao Yu held his breath and was cautious, for fear of making a noise and being discovered.
When the immortal soul was fighting with Gongye Shuo in the woods that night, he was severely injured by the Dharma, and now he is seriously injured, and his Taoism has been lowered.
It was also true that the Immortal Soul did not deliberately explore the surroundings, such as in normal times, Zhao Yu had already been discovered.
"What about your general, why didn't he come, and the villain sent you two little minions to come?"
"My general is really too busy to come! There is no disrespect for the real person, and the two of us are specially sent to see the real person. Duan Hong and the others hurriedly said.
"He sent the two of you to see me, so it can be seen that you two are his henchmen! Don't talk nonsense, where is the thing that your general told me now?"
"That thing is not in the hands of my general at the moment, otherwise my general would have presented it to the real person a long time ago. My general said that it was a bit tricky to get that thing now, a bit of a surprise. When the matter is completed, the thing will naturally be in hand, and it will be served when the time comes. Duan Hong said respectfully.
"I hope so, if you dare to deceive me, hum!"
When Duan Hong and the others heard this, they were terrified, and they hadn't fully reacted.
Suddenly, a black shadow quickly attacked Lu Zhi.
Lu Zhi was shocked and hurriedly retreated.
The shadow was so fast that before he could react, the shadow had already bitten his throat. He looked at the black shadow dumbfounded, full of puzzlement, why the immortal soul real person suddenly attacked him. He fell limply, his eyes full of fear before he died.
It was the immortal soul who poisoned Lu Zhitu. At this time, the corners of his mouth were full of blood, and a faint black aura emanated from his body, which was thicker than before. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and with a wave of his right hand, a small banner glowing green flashed out and swirled over Lu Zhi's corpse.
A gray cloud of smoke shot out from Lu Zhi's body, submerged into Xiao Pan and disappeared. The immortal soul real person forcibly sucked away Lu Zhi's soul with the blood spirit flag.
The Immortal Soul True Man attacked Lu Zhi so quickly that before Duan Hong and Zhao Yu could fully react, Lu Zhi was already dead.
Zhao Yu shuddered when he saw that the immortal soul was fierce and abnormal.
Duan Hong's face was already pale with fright, and he was very puzzled, why the immortal soul real person who was fine just now was so irritable. He hurriedly knelt on the ground and pleaded: "Immortal Soul True Man, spare your life, spare your life!"
The immortal soul is humane: "I have suffered a slight injury, temporarily borrow this person's soul essence to use! Go back and tell your general, when I recover from my injury, I will help him fulfill his long-cherished wish, if you deceive me, the consequences will be the same as this person" The immortal soul pointed to Lu Zhi's corpse, and said: "I will draw his soul out, so that he will never be reborn!"
"I will definitely bring it, please spare my life!" Duan Hong kept kowtowing in fright.
The Immortal Soul True Snorted coldly. A green light flashed out, mixed with some black gas, and his figure disappeared into the sky along with the green light and black gas.
Duan Hong kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, and after a long while, there was no sound. He boldly looked up, there was also a figure of a real immortal soul, and in addition to a cold corpse in the ancient temple, there was also half a figure.
Duan Hong was so frightened that he sweated profusely. He was born in the military, fought countless battles, and never saw any scenes, but today his legs were still weak because of the ferocity of the fairy soul real person. When he saw that the immortal soul was really gone, he quickly ran out of the ancient temple with a roll, and his appearance was already a little embarrassed.
Zhao Yu was also frightened by the scene just now. He still hid behind the stone statue and didn't dare to come out, for fear that the fairy soul would come back and go. He was sure that the general named Duan Hong would never come back.
Tranquility returned to the ancient temple, and the corpses remaining in the hall combined with the faint smell of blood made this tranquility even more terrifying in the long night.
Zhao Yu still didn't dare to come out, he still hid behind the stone statue. After more than two hours, when there was still no movement in the ancient temple, he dodged out. He glanced at the corpse on the ground, sighed, and quickly left.
When Zhao Yu got out of the ancient temple, he kept hurrying, wanting to leave this place quickly.
After an hour and a half of travel, it was already a few miles away from the ancient temple. He breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the grass.
By this time it was close to dawn, and he was a little tired, so he lay down on the grass, and lay down with a burden as a pillow.
Zhao Yu thought about it, this place is already very close to Lingyun Temple, and he can rest here today to relieve his tired body, and he can go up the mountain tomorrow.
Thinking that he would be able to see the charity of Jueben and Xinzen tomorrow, a faint smile hung on the corner of his mouth, and he slowly fell asleep.