"Yeah, take a look for yourself."
"Isn't the temple all deserted? How come it's bolted from the inside...Forget it, Pindao, just go in and have a look." The grim-faced Taoist priest walked straight to the wall and said to the two of them, "Wait for Pindao to open the door for you." "Then he jumped onto the temple wall.
After jumping up to the temple wall, the scene in the courtyard was instantly panoramic. I saw many palaces and pavilions inside, about dozens of them layered on top of each other, but they can be roughly divided into two parts. One part is the pavilion built in the air, and the other part is the Shunyi Mountain. It is a majestic palace with many corridors and courtyards connected to it. It looks just like an ordinary temple. The only difference may be the dead silence in the courtyard.
"No one has set foot in this courtyard for many years." The grim-faced Taoist priest thought to himself as he looked at the thick dust at the base of the wall. He was worried about the urging of the two people behind him, so he quickly jumped down the wall and hurried to the front of the temple.
The temple door is indeed bolted from the inside, using the almost lost "Luban bolt".
This kind of door latch is a composite door lock composed of a crossbar, a limit wood, a tripping wood, a slot, a jack, and a door latch. It is impossible to open or close it from the outside. Even for people who don't know the principle, even if it is locked from the inside It can't be opened easily, so this kind of Luban bolt is also called "little ghost bolt", which means that people who don't know the details can't open the bolt after putting it on, and they think they've seen a ghost.
The grimace Taoist priest naturally knew how to open the bolt. After all, he was also a "hero" in Liang Shang back then. What he was curious about was the person who locked the door at the end. Did he also climb out of the wall after bolting the door?
The Taoist Priest with a grimace thought as he pushed the hole under the door latch with his hand. There was a wooden bar inside, and the door latch could be opened by pushing it up. However, at this moment, the elm tree leaves at the side and behind suddenly made a rustling sound, and then The grimace Taoist priest felt a sharp breath of cold air on the back of his neck.
"Who?!" The grim-faced Taoist priest hurriedly turned around and suddenly saw someone standing in front of him, and that person was very close to him, almost face to face.
The grim-faced Taoist priest took another step back in fright, and his back hit the door directly. At this time, the two people outside the door heard something wrong inside, and hurriedly asked: "What's wrong, Taoist Master?!"
Before the grim-faced Taoist priest could say anything, the person opposite spoke first. He was an old man with a leather belt around his waist and a narrow-sleeved robe. He stared at the grim-faced Taoist priest and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
The grim-faced Taoist priest was still in shock. He didn't expect that there would be anyone in the temple, and he didn't hear the sound of approaching footsteps just now. He was not mentally prepared for the old man who seemed to appear out of thin air in front of him, so he could only hesitate to reply. Said: "Poor, poor Taoist came to the Gray Immortal Temple."
"Can't you see "Bai Lao Temple" written on the door?" The old man looked serious: "Come to Bai's house to find Gray Fairy, who are you!"
Although the old man was old, his voice was deep and deep, and he had a sense of majesty all over his body. At this time, the Taoist priest leaned against the door with a grimace and did not dare to move. His mind was already confused, let alone answer the old man's questions. .
Seeing that the grim-faced Taoist priest was in panic and silent, the old man couldn't help but take a step forward. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly frowned, then he put his head out and sniffed at the grim-faced Taoist priest's chest, and asked doubtfully: "Your surname is Chen?"
The grimace Taoist nodded quickly.
"That's it." The old man retracted his body: "It's not surprising that the surname is Chen. The Dou family is indeed in this temple, but whether you can find it depends on your own luck." After saying that, he turned around and walked down the stone steps, leaving a faint message in his mouth Sentence: You are not clean behind your back. You can stay safe in the temple. Wait until you get out...
"Old sir!" The grim-faced Taoist priest stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to say something, but he was interrupted by two heads sticking out from the side. It was He Siniang and Zhao Ermu who had climbed over the wall.
The two of them saw that the Taoist priest was fine with a grimace, but his posture was weird, and they couldn't help asking: "What happened?"
The Taoist priest with a grimace pointed in the direction where the old man left. He was about to say look, but he saw that the bluestone path was empty, and the old man disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"This..." The grim-faced Taoist priest turned his head: "If I say that someone just appeared, do you believe it?"
"People? Where are they?" Zhao Ermu turned around and looked around: "Isn't this temple deserted? There are still people?"
"Is it really a waste?" the grim-faced Taoist priest asked.
Zhao Ermu nodded: "Yes, it is said that there was some incense a long time ago, but there were always troubles on the road, so no one dared to come. It must have been decades."
"Then this is a bit
That's funny, Pindao just saw an old man. Not only did he ask about Pindao's background, but he also warned us that... his body is not clean. "
"Ah? Is it true?" The two of them glanced behind them subconsciously, and asked simultaneously: "What is unclean?"
"I don't know. He just said that we will be safe if we stay in the temple. I wonder if those yellow men are still following us?"
"It's possible that those beasts hold grudges the most... but can this courtyard wall stop Huang Pizi?"
"And where is the old man that the Taoist priest mentioned?" He Siniang asked.
The Taoist priest with a grimace replied: "As soon as Pindao turned his head, he disappeared. His whereabouts can be said to be extremely strange."
"An old man has such good legs and feet?"
The Taoist priest with a grimace shook his head: "That's not what you mean, but it seems to appear out of thin air and suddenly disappear. Hmm... Do you think it could be the appearance of a certain immortal family?"
"Taoist, please don't scare people, okay?" Zhao Ermu said helplessly: "Maybe he is just a nimble old man. Why do you have to think about those ghosts and gods?"
"It's not that I'm ignorant, but now that I've calmed down, I've discovered something strange."
"What do you think."
"Pindao feels that the old man's charm and appearance are very consistent with a deity of the Bai family. His name is "Bai Erye". It is said that he is strong in martial arts and calm. He is the guardian deity of the Bai family, and his appearance has always been that of a warrior. Dress up, and the old man just now happened to be wearing a narrow-sleeved robe for practicing martial arts, and his aura was even more extraordinary. The poor man even made him speechless with his aura."
He Siniang and Zhao Ermu fell silent upon hearing this. Normally, they would not believe such a bizarre thing, but after Huang Pizi's incident, the two began to face up to the mysteries and magic of the Xian family. Especially He Siniang, she knows Ghost Face Taoist Priest best and knows that he hates ghosts and gods the most, so she will definitely not fantasize about this without any reason. She must have some reasons in her heart to say these words at this time.
After a while, Zhao Ermu was the first to speak. He looked at the temple in the courtyard and said, "It's useless for us to make wild guesses here. Since we have all come in, we might as well go and look for it. If there is really a living person in the temple, we can Can you make him disappear right before your eyes?"
"But what if the person just now is not a human?" He Siniang asked.
"Then let's take a look at the statue." The Taoist Priest with a grimace said, "We will definitely find clues in the appearance of the statue by then!"
