He was not pulled to the ground, but directly pulled into the temple gate from mid-air.
Yunkong had been planted on the ground early in the morning, and even crushed a whole track of weeds before being pulled into the temple gate.
As soon as the two of them disappeared into the darkness, the temple door closed immediately.
When the temple door closed with a bang, the loud noise alarmed many forest birds and insects.
But the forest immediately became quiet again.
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Yunkong and Chi Chengzi were placed on the ground properly, and the surroundings were filled with various voices shouting and yelling, but there was no trace of them.
Is it because it's too dark to see?
Maybe "they" think so too.
So a few will-o'-the-wisps were lit amidst the lively strange sounds.
Will-o'-the-wisps floated in the air, vaguely outlining the main hall of the ruined temple.
The earthen statue of the god sat helplessly in the darkness, surrounded by all kinds of strange monsters. Each one wore human clothes, but there was always a trace of humanity missing between the brows.
An old man stood among these monsters, with a small space around him. It was obvious that he was a monster with status.
He slowly walked towards Yunkong from among the group of monsters, shaking his hands anxiously. There were constant sounds in his throat, and phlegm was rolling in it.
"Old man, we've caught up!" A monster broke in from the gate and dragged a human corpse in his hand.
The dead body had obviously just died not long ago, blood was still flowing from the corners of its mouth, and its two eyeballs turned to the ground following gravity.
The running monster twisted violently and tore off the corpse's jaw. It carefully held it to the old man. The old man put the jaw on and tried to bite it a few times before smiling with satisfaction.
"This guy is good. I'll give you the stinky bag." The old man's words immediately became clearer.
The monster was overjoyed: "Old man, the whole thing is mine?"
"is yours."
The monster happily kowtowed several times, picked up the dead body cherishingly, stuck out its tongue at the other monsters, and then ran away happily.
The old man cleared his throat and said to Yunkong, "You are finally here."
Yun Kong only stared at the old man, not knowing what to answer.
"do you remember me?"
"A slight impression."
Chi Chengzi looked at Yunkong in surprise.
Yunkong turned to explain to Chi Chengzi: "When I was a child, I often saw him squatting on the stove in my house."
Chi Chengzi nodded, he knew that Yunkong could see things that others could not see when he was a child.
The old man said happily: "You finally remembered me."
"You 'invited' us here for something important?" Yun Kong asked calmly.
The old man glanced at Chi Chengzi and said, "I only want to invite you. This person is superfluous."
Chi Chengzi suddenly raised his head and said "Oh", stood up and patted the dust: "In that case, I'll take my leave."
"I won't send it away." The old man waved his hand.
Chi Chengzi took a breath and prepared his hands to launch an attack in case of attack. His murderous look made even the monsters give way to him and let him go to the door.
He opened the door calmly.
The door stinks.
A sour breath slowly came in, with thick moisture.
Chi Chengzi looked at the door and saw two rows of pointed teeth on the top and bottom of the door frame, waiting for him to close them as soon as he stepped out.
He closed the door without hesitation and walked back to Yun Kong.
The old man ignored him and continued to say to Yun Kong: "I was very sorry when the fire spirit invaded your home and killed your parents."
"This has happened for many years," Yun Kong said, "Does it have anything to do with you?"
"I couldn't save Ling's parents, but at least I can save you."
"Did you save me?"
"it's me."
Yun Kong rolled his eyes suspiciously.
In the blink of an eye, I glanced around the lobby. Sure enough, the floor, walls, and beams were all full of standing, squatting, and crawling monsters. They were all silent, as if they were waiting for something quietly.
Occasionally, there are monsters who can't help but scratch their faces or lick their bodies, slightly revealing their identities.
"So, after so many years, you come to me again...is there something important?"
"It's a big deal," the old man chuckled, "I have been waiting for this year for many years! But I know that you have been missing for several years, and I searched all over the world before I found you again. "
"This year..." Yun Kong said carefully, "Is there anything special?"
"This year, you are forty-three years old."
Yun Kong tensed his chin for a while and glanced at Chi Chengzi.
“What’s wrong with being forty-three?”
"Have you completely forgotten?" The old man held his head in his hands and said in surprise, "You have really forgotten!"
"I don't know what I forgot."
"Your past life!" The old man came over and yelled at him, "Your past..." With a snap, the old man's jaw fell to the ground. Yun Kong picked it up and gave it back to him.
The old man hurriedly put his chin back on and began to cut his hands behind his back, pacing in circles uneasily.
The monsters around them began to feel a little uneasy and chattered among themselves.
Yun Kong then thought.
"Baopuzi" says: "As long as you know the names of things, you can't do harm." It means that once you know the names of monsters and monsters, as long as you call their names, they will not dare to harm you.
He looked at the monsters in front of him one by one.
There was a man with a long face and widely separated eyes. He was wearing Confucian robes and had a gentle appearance. He was probably a beast like a deer, horse, or sheep.
There were some with hunched backs and crooked feet, and their eyes were wandering. They were probably rats or ferrets.
There are those who are well-dressed and have the demeanor of a layman, and Da'an is a fox...
Yunkong was very suspicious of Baopuzi's words. There was no reason for monsters to be afraid of his name.
He remembered that Baopuzi also recommended the "Liujia Secret Blessing" method, which is to keep secretly reciting the nine words "Those who are facing a battle, all move forward in groups" to defend themselves and avoid harm.
Self-defense?
No, he's already trapped in it.
He couldn't figure out what the intentions of these monsters were, and why they mentioned his past life.
He guessed that Master Dengxin and Denghuo knew about his previous life, and Master Polu also hinted that his previous life had a special meaning.
But he wasn't very interested.
The old man interrupted his thoughts: "Your previous life passed away at the age of forty-three. You will be the same age in two years. That was when you were in high spirits. You were the Great Witch of Jiuli and the Eighty-one Clan. Co-leader, you are invincible in every battle and have made the enemy miserable, but you are dead in the prime period of your life."
"How did I die?"
"You were captured by the enemy's scheme. You were beheaded alive and sent thousands of miles away so that your body and head would be separated thousands of miles away and never come back together. The enemy was so afraid of you that you said how awesome you are. ah."
Yun Kong had never accomplished enough, and he couldn't think of anything awesome about him.
"You fought with the enemy dozens of times, and the enemy was frightened. The number of people you killed was dozens of times more than what he had killed. After your death, you became a god and became the ghost hero of heaven and earth!"
The Ghost Hero of Heaven and Earth──Yunkong sat quietly on the ground, holding the cloth bag on his knees, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.
"Interesting," Chi Chengzi said with a smile, "Interesting." Then he kept nodding.
The old man said anxiously, "Don't you remember anything at all?"
Yun Kong pointed at his head: "It wasn't there in the first place, how could I remember it?"
Chi Chengzi waved his hand to let the old man pay attention to him; "I said, what are you looking for Yun Kong for?"
"I want him to return to his identity in his previous life," the old man puffed up his chest and said seriously, "I want him to be the king!"
"Being a king?" Chi Chengzi was quite surprised, "Being your king?"
"Yes, the co-leader of a hundred demons, the king of a hundred demons!" The old man said excitedly, "Two hundred years ago, you were also the king of a hundred demons! You promised us that you would come back again!"
Yun Kong shook his head and sighed: "The poor Taoist wanders around..."
The old man didn't have the patience to wait for him to finish.
He pointed upward and said in a deep voice: "Give him..." "Pah!" His jaw dropped to the ground again.
The old man picked it up unhappily, and kept making gurgling curses in his hollow throat.
After he rested his chin, he was too lazy to say anything and just pointed at the sky with his finger.
In an instant, hundreds of demons activated.
Several monsters on the beams flew down and hugged Yun Kong's head tightly.
Chi Chengzi reacted immediately, and just as he was about to inhale, his nostrils were immediately blocked by a monster, and then dozens of monsters swooped over and hugged his limbs, head, neck, chest and abdomen tightly.
The will-o'-the-wisp in the lobby suddenly lit up, illuminating every corner clearly.
Yunkong's head was pulled tightly, and his mouth was sealed by a furry hand, suppressing his screams.
