Jiang Yao asked: "Why is it strange?"
Li Yu had some knowledge of folk customs and spoke truthfully.
"The construction of temples dedicated to gods depends on the wind and water. They cannot be built against the wind, and cannot be built next to tombs or on barren wetlands."
After saying this, Li Yu added: "But this temple faces south and north, facing the Black River, which is damp and gloomy."
Jiang Yao continued her words: "Not far away is the village's burial cemetery."
Dragon Girl Temple, is Dragon Girl a god or what?
unknown.
The goddess guarding the temple came over with a cane.
Jiang Yao, who was standing facing the wind, smelled the smell of corpses.
The goddess's surname is Qian, and she is well-known in the village. When the villagers mentioned Qian's goddess, their eyes were full of reverence.
Goddess Qian looks to be in her eighties, with a fat build. She wears a robe embroidered with Buddhist scriptures and has her white hair tied up.
Her skin is wrinkled and covered with age spots, and her smile is very loving and peaceful, like a grandma who has taken care of her since childhood.
Several players who were originally frightened slowly relaxed their tense bodies after seeing Goddess Qian.
Compared with those ferocious villagers, Goddess Qian seems much more normal.
"Children, you must clean up the Dragon Girl Temple, otherwise the Dragon Girl will punish you."
After she finished speaking, a level 7 player asked: "Grandma, can we go back after cleaning up?"
The Dragon Girl Temple is not big, and eight players can clean it in half an hour.
But players who have experienced three or four dungeons simply don’t believe it’s that simple.
In dungeons that have passed level 5 difficulty, there are traps everywhere, and dead people are common.
There was a female player who died after washing her clothes in the morning.
Goddess Qian still had a smile on her face, "Yes, you can go back after cleaning up."
While everyone heaved a sigh of relief, the goddess said again: "Don't anger the dragon girl and go home before dark."
After saying that, she hobbled away with her cane in her hand.
The level 6 male player said: "That's great. This should be the kindest monster I have ever encountered."
Someone nearby echoed.
The kind-hearted Grandma Qian assigned them easy tasks, and kindly reminded them to go home before dark.
The level 7 player looked a little heavy.
The player partnering with her said: "Don't think so much, let's clean up first."
Everyone started moving. Cleaning tools were displayed outside the temple. Li Yu and Jiang Yao were the last ones to go over and were given mops and buckets.
The Dragon Girl Temple has a smooth marble floor, which needs to be mopped with water.
Yanhe is not far from here, and they have to fill up the water.
Along the way, Li Yu saw her being quiet and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Li Yu thought the same as those players and found that cleaning work was not difficult.
But Jiang Yao remained silent the whole time, and her heart started to beat uncontrollably.
Li Yu trusted Jiang Yao 100%.
Jiang Yao said: "Dragon Girl Temple has no rules."
There are rules for their identity performance, and the rules are also printed on the stone tablet in front of the Yanhe River.
There are rules everywhere in the thriller dungeon, and the rules are the light that guides players to survive.
Players only need to follow the rules and they will not encounter danger.
But only in a place as important as the Dragon Girl Temple, she couldn't find the rules.
When Li Yu heard this, a chill ran down his back, and his legs felt a little weak when he walked.
"Yeah, without rules, we wouldn't know what to do and what not to do."
Jiang Yao thought more than that.
When the respected Goddess Qian came to inform them of their mission, she did not even step into the temple during the whole process.
Jiang Yao observed.
Goddess Qian didn't even look into the temple.
"Don't think so much, get water first."
Jiang Yao said to the unconscious people around him.
They came back from fetching water.
When they were approaching the Dragon Goddess Temple, Jiang Yao said: "Don't look at the Dragon Goddess statue, and don't make a fuss. If any strange scenes appear, just pretend you didn't see them."
Li Yu's shoulders trembled slightly and he looked at her with red eyes.
Jiang Yao gave her a reassuring look.
Except for them, other players are cleaning outside the temple.
No one enters the temple.
We are all experienced players who have entered several dungeons, so we naturally know that the temple is not simple.
"Mobile the steps outside first." Jiang Yao said to her.
There are ten steps in total, and the stone textures and colors are all weird.
If you look closely, it's not marble, but more like a stone ground into powder and sun-dried.
After mopping with a wet mop, the mop head is stained with a layer of white ash.
"It's stuck to it." Li Yu held the mop and filtered the water up and down in the bucket, and found that the fine white ash on it couldn't be cleaned off.
Just when she was about to clean it with her hands, a pair of gloves was handed to her.
"Wear it."
The cowhide gloves that Jiang Yao bought in a strange place are waterproof and dirt-proof.
Li Yu thanked him, put on his gloves and cleaned up again.
The white ash on it cannot be washed away.
"Strange, what kind of powder is this?" She frowned and murmured.
Jiang Yao took out a bottle of detergent and poured the whole bottle into the bucket.
The white ash floating on the water gradually dissolved and dissipated, and the bucket became clear.
Li Yu was stunned when he saw this, and asked quickly: "What kind of detergent is this? It's so strong."
Jiang Yao: "Bought in the mall."
One thing Jiang Yao didn't tell her was that the layer of white ash on the surface of the ten steps was actually bone meal.
And it's made from human bones.
If Li Yu knew about it, he would probably scream out in fright.
The steps are made of bone powder mixed with mud and stone and are built in front of the temple. The people in this village are not simply feudal and backward, they can be said to be vicious and ignorant.
"I'm ready, let's go into the temple."
The level 8 player said, clutching the rag.
Two players had already finished cleaning the outside and had not dared to enter the temple, just waiting for this time.
Their levels are not high, one is level 4 and the other is level 5. In front of level 8 players, they are not enough to watch.
"We're fine, Brother Cao." The level 5 player said.
The name of the level 8 player is Cao Yubin. He is tall and bearded, but he is the youngest among them.
He was also very scared, but after all, he was also a level 8 player, and he and a level 7 player pushed the temple door one after another and entered the temple.
Others followed them, and when the temple door opened, they smelled a strong earthy smell.
As the gray light from outside the house shone into the temple, they finally saw clearly what was going on inside.
A red lacquered offering table is placed in the center, and a clay sculpture stands against the wall. Except for the temple door, no light can penetrate from all directions.
The clay sculpture enshrining the main figure behind the red table is shrouded in shadow.
No one could see clearly what the statue looked like.
"Ahhhh——"
A scream made the players who walked inside suddenly retreat.
The level 7 player standing behind Cao Yubin suddenly fell to the ground in pain and kept grabbing at his body.
Cao Yubin, who had stepped into the temple with both feet, was startled, stepped over her and ran out.
The female player had mud spots all over her body, and her skin peeled off piece by piece under her fingers. Puddles of stinky mud were vomited out of the screaming throat, and a strong stench spread in the air.
