The grim-faced Taoist priest and Luo Laoqi had the same idea, they both wanted to get there as soon as possible to strike first. If a figure appeared in Pinggu in the mausoleum area, especially on such a rainy night, it must be a colleague who came to cut off the beard. In addition, There was no other possibility, otherwise Zhao Jiuxiang couldn't have been lying in the tomb so bored that he came out for a walk, right? As for the colleagues who cut off the Hu, they must be discovered and eliminated early. On the surface, this mushroom sect seems to be harmonious, and each sect also claims that the water in the well does not interfere with the river. In fact, there are a lot of dirty things going on behind the scenes. The three of them are going to find them this time. The tomb of King Hui and the Immortal Cave are also lamas on the cusp of the storm. I don’t know how many people are watching in secret. This can be seen from the words of Mrs. Qi of Yuefu that night. At that time, she saw the grimace of Taoist Priest II. When someone came to save He Siniang, her first instinctive reaction was to ask if the person who came was Taoist Banshan, the True Monarch of Yin and Yang, or the Juezi Camp that had just been established in the capital. It can be seen that at that time, there were at least three groups of people in the Immortal Cave. Thinking about it, plus the old lady Qi who had an enemy, it is not surprising that the lama was being targeted this time. The only strange thing is that if someone from the Mushroom Gate is really following me, judging from the situation along the way, , he hid his whereabouts so well that no matter how careful he was, Si Niang didn't notice it, but why did he suddenly reveal his whereabouts at this moment? There were countless palaces and pavilions in the entire upper palace, and he could have walked through them, but He just walked on the Shinto in a swaggering manner, how could this sound like "the ambush has been set, please enter the urn"?
He Siniang has obviously thought of this. She is cautious by nature and is not willing to risk the three of them at this time. But she can't stand the grimace. The Taoist priest has enough brains but even more curiosity. He knows that there may be dangers, but he wants to go even more. Let's see what happens, and Luo Laoqi is not a master who just waits for death. The two of them talked and argued. In the end, He Siniang had no choice but to give a few words of advice, and the three of them hurried out of the Golden Palace and started to walk towards the Shinto. Touch that temple.
The temples on both sides of the Shinto were built in a very orderly manner. The main entrances all opened towards the Shinto. Together with the golden palace on the stone steps, they formed a pattern of stars facing the moon, just like the ministers of the king lined up in the court hall. This It should be modeled after the city that King Hui held during his lifetime, and the place where the black shadow disappears is a palace in the middle of the east side of the Shinto.
For the sake of safety, the three ghost-faced Taoist priests did not go directly to the Shinto. Instead, they went around to the back of the first row of palaces. There was an alley leading directly to the back doors of each palace. The three of them followed this alley to explore the middle palace. , when there were still three houses away from the place, the grim-faced Taoist priest who was walking at the front suddenly heard a burst of singing. Looking at the direction, it was coming from the palace where the black shadow entered. It might have been caused by the heavy rain around him. The sound was covered up, so I didn't hear it. Now I got closer and I could hear it clearly. The singer was a woman. The tune she sang was extremely sad and sad, and the singing tone was very shrill. It was like a woman crying. As grave-like, the grim-faced Taoist couldn't help but shiver, and stopped in his tracks. Seeing this, He Siniang hurriedly caught up, and then whispered: "Taoist priest, why does it seem like someone is singing a ghost show in front of you?" ?”
When He Siniang said this, the Taoist priest with a grimace felt that her description was more appropriate. The woman was babbling and howling. It really looked like a play in a theater troupe, in which a ghost who died in vain sings his praises. He knew that He Siniang The Huojing Gate where he used to be belongs to the Orchid Gate branch of opera singers. He is very familiar with all kinds of operas, so he said: "If you didn't say that I would think someone was crying at the grave. His grandma's house is really evil. There are mothers in the mausoleum area. They were singing opera... Could it be that the dark shadow just now was a woman? Maybe Si Niang could tell which opera she was singing?"
"The tune is a bit like "The Crying Lover", but the tune is simpler and it sounds more miserable. Come to think of it... Huh? Priest, are you still in the mood to be curious about this? There is someone singing in the mausoleum area! This is not a chance encounter. Is it a ghost?!"
"There are no ghosts or gods in this world!" The Taoist priest with a grimace told He Siniang not to be startled, and said: "Someone must have acted as a monster when something went wrong. It's not like you didn't see a black shadow enter the house earlier. , If I want to tell you that it must be that person who is causing the trouble, let’s all use our tactics more clearly and quietly go over and have a look before we talk.”
After finishing speaking, the grim-faced Taoist priest continued to walk forward against the back wall of the palace. The closer he got to the palace, the clearer the mournful singing became. When he reached the back window, he could already feel the singing in his ears. The grimace Taoist priest quickly stretched out his hand to give the two of them a pause gesture. Then, with Luo Laoqi supporting him, the grimace Taoist priest and He Siniang climbed onto the stone platform and carefully looked into the hall.
The curtains behind the windows in the hall are almost decayed, leaving only the empty window lattice. This is a typical pre-Qin building. There is no such thing as window paper, because paper technology was not developed at that time and the cost was expensive, so even for royal officials , a curtain is hung behind the window as a shield. This kind of curtain is mostly made of linen for strength, but it cannot withstand the sun and wind for thousands of years. For convenience, he and He Siniang could easily see the layout of the hall through the window. It seemed that it was just an empty hall, with no partitions between the rooms. At this time, the grimace of the Taoist priest's crooked face suddenly shook, as if Discovering something extraordinary, he relied on his keen eyesight to follow the singing and vaguely saw two figures in the middle of the dark hall, one of whom was dancing and doing something unknown. The Taoist priest with a grimace secretly cursed: "You bitch, grandpa caught you pretending to be a ghost!" He lowered his head and opened the mechanism of the crossbow on his left wrist, preparing to see the situation clearly during the thunder and lightning, and then fire a weapon inside. Unexpectedly, He Siniang beside her suddenly exclaimed, and the surrounding area also lit up instantly. The Taoist priest with a grimace had no time to be surprised, and hurriedly raised his head to look into the hall. In the light of lightning, a woman with disheveled hair and face was half-open in the hall. He pouted and looked coldly at himself. Next to it stood a middle-aged man wearing animal skins, with his hands stretched out in front of him like an orangutan beating his chest. He was looking at it in a weird and embarrassing posture. come over.
The grimace Taoist priest never expected that two such weird people would appear in the temple. On the way here, he even guessed all the sects in the Mushroom Sect, but the two people in the temple looked like...a crazy woman and a hunter? But there was no room for him to think about it at this moment. He Siniang was obviously shocked by the appearance of the woman, and the traces of the three of them were immediately exposed. The Taoist priest with a grimace could only grit his teeth and raise his hand. He aimed a crossbow at the man in the hall. Unexpectedly, the man in animal skin was very agile. He immediately fell to the ground and hid, and then he rushed over like a wild beast on all fours.
The man in animal skins ran on the ground very fast on his hands and feet. He rushed to the back window in an instant. The Taoist priest with a grimace realized that something was wrong. He looked like an ordinary person, but how could he run like a tiger or wolf? ? He quickly pulled He Siniang by the hand and jumped off the stone platform. Then there was a bang, and the man jumped out of the window and ran straight to the door in front of He Siniang in mid-air.
Luo Laoqi had already rushed to the stone platform when he heard He Siniang's cry. At this time, he saw a dark thing flying towards him. He didn't expect it to be a person at all. He thought someone inside had thrown a broken bench out. After holding He Siniang to her side, she opened her hands to catch it, but when she got there, she realized that the person flying towards him turned out to be a grinning person. Luo Laoqi shouted "What the hell!" He tried to hide again. It was too late, and he saw the man pounce on him, and then a sharp pain came from his arm. The man opened his mouth and bit like a wild dog.
Luo Laoqi felt pain in his arms, but in a panic, he still grabbed the animal skin man's armpits with his hands. He cursed, endured the severe pain, and lifted the man up with both hands, and raised his leg when he was in the air. He pushed his knees firmly against the man's crotch.
The man was hit so hard that he let out a wailing cry that felt like his vocal cords were about to fly out. The Taoist priest with a grimace looked on and took a deep breath. He said to himself that he didn't know what evil had taken hold of the man. He understood the pain of the man. Looking at Luo Laoqi again, he had already taken advantage of the man's wailing and letting go to throw him to the ground. There was murderous intent in his eyes, and he was going to kill the man on the spot in the next second.
