Fatty's expression changed instantly when he heard the word Dream Demon, but Jiang Cheng nodded, "It's so... rare to be killed by a Dream Demon while sleeping."
"What, little brother, are there people who died in this way?" the man dressed as a porter asked.
"I've heard of it, but I've never seen it with my own eyes." Jiang Cheng replied.
The fat man listened to them going back and forth and noticed something strange. These people seemed to be playing riddles. What was strange to him was that these people didn't seem to have much affection for the dead people on the ground. At least he didn't see much from their faces. of sadness.
Are these people... not companions?
The monks covered the body with a white cloth, and then arranged incense candlesticks. There was no futon, so they sat cross-legged on the cold ground and began to chant sutras for salvation.
For some reason, Fatty got a headache when he heard the sutras they recited. Jiang Cheng comforted these people for a few words and left with Fatty.
After leaving the hospital, the fat man couldn't wait to come over and asked: "Doctor, what riddles are you playing with those people?"
Jiang Cheng breathed out and looked at him slowly, "Do you still remember the people you met while escaping last night?"
The fat man nodded repeatedly, "Of course I remember, there seemed to be 6 or 7 people. You said they were from the same team just now. Mr. Guan also chased them later."
"It's them, and they also discovered us." Jiang Cheng said, "They were testing us just now. The old man suddenly mentioned the Dream Demon. Your reaction shows that they guessed it right."
Thinking back to the scene just now, Fatty knew that he was right, but later he realized something even more terrifying. In his dream last night, Mr. Guan went after the group of people, and then... that young man also died there. Last night!
Jiang Cheng nodded to the fat man, "You are right, I think that was definitely not an ordinary dream, and that young man was also killed in the dream and imprisoned by the Second Master."
This guess sounded good, but he couldn't withstand scrutiny. The fat man immediately questioned: "That's not right, doctor. If the person killed by Mr. Guan in the dream will die in reality, how can Monk Huiming explain that there is also someone killed by Mr. Guan?" There are so many monks here, and they are living well!"
To be honest, Jiang Cheng had also thought about this problem, but couldn't figure it out. However, he guessed that it must be related to the so-called merit cultivation.
"By the way, did you notice that there were fewer people in their room just now? Counting the dead one on the ground, there were only 7 people." The fat man seemed to have suddenly thought of something and said quickly.
Jiang Cheng continued to walk outside, "The younger man is the middle-aged man who opened the door for us before. He should also be the most skilled one in this team."
The fat man was not as careful as Jiang Cheng, but he remembered that the doctor had said before that this man had one hand hidden behind his back. It was obvious that he was hiding a weapon and was also guarding against the two of them.
"Where did that person go?" Fatty asked as he followed Jiang Cheng.
"That's where we just went." Jiang Cheng replied casually.
The fat man opened his eyes wide when he heard this, "You mean Merit Hall?"
Later, the fat man seemed to have suddenly figured it out. He nodded and said, "I understand. They had the same dream as us last night. In the dream, they also saw the ridiculous things of those monks. After waking up, they They couldn’t tell the truth from the false, not to mention that one of them really died, so after discussing it, they sent the person with the best skills to the place in the dream, which is the Hall of Merit, to investigate.”
"Let's go find Monk Huicong." Jiang Cheng walked towards the Zhaitang.
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"Nothing at all? No trace left at all?"
In the dim wing, the woman's voice was full of disbelief. The monks who came to chant sutras had already left. In front of her was a middle-aged man with a resolute face.
The man picked up the water bowl and drank it all in one gulp, his chest heaving and his brows filled with uneasiness, "Miss, it's true, and... there are monks on duty outside that building. I originally planned to find a secluded place and climb over the wall to take a look. After all, I didn’t expect that a group of monks suddenly appeared from behind me.”
"But I'm... I'm obviously very careful. I didn't feel anyone approaching at all." The middle-aged man swallowed nervously. Not only was he a general in front of the battle, he was also good at infiltration and assassination, otherwise he wouldn't have been chosen. He wanted to go, but the group of monks appeared silently, which still makes him feel scared when he thinks about it.
The steady-looking old man couldn't help but frown, "Go on, what else did you discover."
"The leader of the group of monks called himself Master Huide. He asked me what I was doing here. I originally wanted to find a reason to send them away, but I didn't expect that Master Huide actually mentioned those two people, who were us... who were saved by us. Those two people said that they were like this just now, and if they didn’t believe it, they could take me in and have a look.”
"I felt something was wrong, so I wanted to shirk it quickly and come back to report the news, but Monk Huide and the others seemed very unhappy, and their faces became gloomy. They said that the reputation of the precepts temple must not be desecrated, and there must be a resolution on this matter. So I had no other choice, so... I went in with them."
At this point, the middle-aged man's tone became excited, "I saw that building, it's the one in Dream Demon. The monks call it Gongde Hall. It's a place where you study Buddhism intensively and cultivate merits. The doors and windows of Gongde Hall are not damaged. , Also, the layout inside is slightly different from what we saw in the nightmare last night.”
"You also know that I am addicted to alcohol and am very sensitive to the smell of alcohol, but there is not a trace of alcohol in that Merit Hall, I can be sure!"
Hearing this, the faces of everyone present became strange. The dream last night was still vivid in their minds. The group of monks not only drank and ate meat, they also punched and kicked a monk, forcing him to do the same thing that violated the precepts. What followed was a An evil spirit who transformed into a man with a beautiful beard kicked in the door and started killing the monks present.
Then...then they were suddenly discovered hiding outside. No, no, it was the two people who discovered them first, and then they were discovered.
In short, the evil ghost finally chased them, and the subordinate Aqima fell down while fleeing in a hurry. Then he was severely chopped off by the chasing evil ghost with a knife. At that time, blood was splashed on the ground, and the scene was Very bloody.
And when he woke up, except for the fact that Aqima was really dead for no apparent reason, everything else had changed. The monks were safe and sound, and the ruined and unrecognizable buildings were restored to their original appearance.
The girl who looked like a maid turned pale with fright, "This can't...can't be a ghost temple, right?"
"Shut up!" the woman reprimanded, and then said after a moment of silence: "This nightmare will never happen without a reason. If you find the crazy monk who was beaten, he may have clues on him."
