Although the sun was shining brightly after the heavy rain, it was difficult to dispel the mud under our feet. Such bumpy road conditions made it difficult for the two of them to speed up, and they could only move forward arduously along the grass on the roadside. This step was considered to be a considerable distance forward.
"Brother Xian, we've been walking for so long and haven't found any movement. Could it be that we chose the wrong route?" Huang You asked casually as he pulled Jin Tijiang through a muddy ravine.
"I don't know about this, but there's no movement from Lao Jia's side. Let's keep walking forward..." Jin Tiaojiang looked back and didn't see half a hound, so he shook his head and said.
"It seems that's all we can do..." Huang You nodded, and then continued to ask: "Brother Xian, do you really think that living god can be used?"
"Sigh... To be honest, I don't have much confidence. It's just that the dead ones are hard to hide from the ghost palace, and the living ones are hard to see. In comparison, it is more appropriate to look for living gods." Jin Tiaojiang said helplessly. shrugged.
"That's true...I've never heard of anyone seeing anyone from Guizashi Palace..." Huang You grinned upon hearing this. Just when he was about to turn around and continue walking, he suddenly said softly: "Brother Xian, look over there!"
Jin Tiaojiang looked along Huang You's direction and saw a few vague horse hoof marks along the road. From the looks of it, they should not have been left for too long.
The two of them walked forward following the horseshoes for a while, and the traces of the horseshoes gradually became clearer.
"We didn't find these horse hoof marks when we forked the road, but as we walked forward, we found that they became more and more clear... These horses definitely did not fall from the sky. It must be because the heavy rain washed away the previous marks, and then the heavy rain gradually stopped, and behind it The footprints have been preserved..." Jin Tiaojiang explained as he walked.
"Well, Brother Xian is right. I just made a rough estimate of the number of horses, and it is very consistent with Lu Chun's team!"
"By the way, Lu Chun just mentioned the matter of living gods... Maybe they came here to find living gods... If so, it proves..."
"Our route is correct!" Huang You clenched his fist upon hearing this and said in unison with Jin Tiaojiang.
After the two finalized the result, they felt a lot more relaxed. After removing their doubts, the speed was even faster than before! Not long after, they saw a building appear in the weeds in front of them.
"There seems to be a ruined temple ahead! Brother Xian, let's go and have a look!" The two of them had been desolate for a long time, and finally something decent appeared. Huang You couldn't hold back his excitement.
Jin Tiaojiang was about to nod, but he felt something was wrong, so he pulled Huang You and hid aside, and whispered: "Brother Huang You, did you hear anything?"
Huang You calmed down and nodded after a moment of silence: "Sure enough, my dear brother is very thoughtful..."
Huang You was so excited just now that he didn't care about the details in front of him. Now after listening to Jin Tiaojiang's words, he heard a faint howl of ghosts and wolves coming from the ruined temple. Although it was during the day, the sadness of the cries made him A moment of chills.
"Although this place is in the wilderness, it is still broad daylight after all. Brother Xian... This can't be caused by evil spirits, right? Brother Xian?" Huang You just turned around and asked, but found that Jin Tijiang behind him had disappeared. There was a thump, and I thought, could it really be that I saw a ghost in the daytime?
But just when he was thinking wildly, he suddenly heard a soft call from the distance. When he looked at it, he realized that it was Jin Tiaojiang who had wandered to another direction at some time. He also breathed a sigh of relief and murmured in a low voice: "I said, dear brother , why didn’t you say anything when you passed by, and don’t make such a joke with brother Wei about suddenly disappearing!”
"Brother Huang You, look over there!" Jin Tijiang didn't pay attention to what Huang You said. He just pointed at the door of the ruined temple. Huang You looked in the direction, and he also understood a little bit.
"Eh? Don't these horses belong to those people like Lu Chun? Could it be that they are the cause of this crying sound? Do we want to go over and have a look? We can just settle the previous accounts together!" Huang You clenched his fists and said fiercely road.
"The situation is unclear now, let's wait and see!" Although Jin Tiaojiang knew that Huang You had the strength to deal with those people, he didn't want to cause more trouble for him.
Fortunately, those people in the ruined temple did not keep them waiting for too long. As the crying gradually subsided, they saw these strong men walking out of the ruined temple, then got on horseback and slowly returned along the original road. go back.
"One, two, three..." Huang You compared it with his previous estimate of the number, but after counting, he looked suspicious: "Brother Xian, the number of these people is not right!"
"Yeah." Jin Tiaojiang also discovered the problem. He took a quick look and frowned: "Brother Huang You is right, Lu Chun seems to be missing!"
The two waited for a few more breaths, until the group of strong men finally disappeared, then they emerged from the grass and walked towards the ruined temple.
The structure of the temple in front of you is extremely simple with green bricks and tiles. It is not like the common temples with a mountain gate in front. It has halls, pavilions, towers, and halls inside. The only thing that separates it from the outside world is the four roads covered with dead vines. Courtyard wall.
The reason why it is called a ruined temple is because it has been abandoned for a long time. It is not just because the walls of the courtyard are covered with dead vines, but because the unique temple itself has collapsed and a corner of its roof has been exposed to the sky.
Huang You was afraid that there was a mystery hidden in the ruined temple, so he stepped in first before Jin Caojiang. When he saw the layout of the courtyard clearly, he exclaimed: "Strange... why is there a stone tablet standing in this ruined temple? Come here, dear brother! See what is written on this?"
Jin Tiaojiang nodded and walked closer. He saw that the soil under the stone monument was extremely fresh. It must have been newly erected. Especially the stone chips around the stone monument were fresh and white, which proved that they had just been removed from the monument. Peeling.
He raised his head and looked at the stone tablet, but his brows suddenly tightened. He saw that the crooked carvings on it were like ghostly symbols, which were really difficult to identify.
"What should be written above is... parting with the boss here." Jin Tiaojiang spent a lot of effort and finally understood the words above, but as soon as he finished reading, he exclaimed in disbelief. : "Huh? Is this Lu Chun... dead?"
Huang You also fell silent after hearing this, and sighed: "I thought this guy's injury suddenly recovered. From this point of view, his state must have been that he knew he was coming back to his old self, so he hurriedly led people to find a geomantic treasure for himself, right?"
After saying that, Huang You patted the stone tablet in front of him again and said in a deep voice: "Brother, please don't blame me for being too cruel. If you blame me, blame me for doing too many evil things and causing death. Now that you are dead, I hope you will." Change your ways down there and try to be a good person in the next life!"
Although Lu Chun's story sounded really sympathetic, after all, it was this person who offended them first, so the two of them didn't have any unnecessary emotions. They just said a few words of symbolic regret before turning around and heading towards the missing corner of the palace.
As soon as the two stepped into the house, they saw a dilapidated Buddha statue. On the altar table in front of the Buddha statue, there is a pile of gravel with matching edges, which looks like a part of the Buddha statue. This is obviously someone who came here and wanted to repair it, but it was not why they suddenly gave up.
"Brother, since Lu Chun came here just to find a place to bury his bones, the living god must not be here... But if you continue to the west, you will find a deserted land for hundreds of miles. Should we continue on the road, or wait for the hunter here? news?"
Jin Tiaojiang was silent for a while after hearing this. His hopes were shattered several times, and he didn't have many ideas in his heart. After all, continuing to wait would be a waste of time, and insisting on heading west would only increase the danger.
Huang You and Jin Tijiang both fell silent, and the normal silence returned to the temple again. At this moment, a faint snoring sound suddenly caught their attention. This snoring was so gentle that it would be almost unnoticeable at ordinary times, but this place was so empty that even the slightest sound would be much clearer.
The two of them winked at each other and then tiptoed around. However, after searching for a week, they returned to the same place again. They both saw a suspicion in each other's eyes, and then both looked at the Buddha statue behind them. If they heard correctly, the snoring sound came from the Buddha statue!
However, there is no vitality fluctuation on this Buddha statue, so the snoring sound cannot come from the Buddha statue itself. The only possibility is that there is a third person here!
Thinking of this, Huang You winked at Jin Tijiang, who quickly took a few steps back. As Huang You said "Ten dragons come out of the sea", he saw several cracks appearing on the already dilapidated Buddha statue in front of him. A moment later, it exploded with a bang.
As soon as the Buddha statue exploded, an ouch was heard from it, and then a figure flashed past and was about to run away.
But Huang You had been concentrating on it for a long time. Where could he be given this chance? He turned his arms into whips and rolled them up, crushing half of the beams and columns, and then smashed them down with a piece of rubble. The figure was unable to dodge and was instantly buried in the rubble, unable to move again.
"I know my mistake! I know my mistake! Don't use violence, good guys. Why don't I return the money to you?" The figure among them realized that he could no longer escape, so he hurriedly begged for mercy.
When Huang You saw Jin Tijiang nodding, he withdrew his hand and stood aside, waiting for the dust and smoke covering the figure to dissipate to find out.
Not long after, a face with only its head exposed appeared in front of them. Although this person's face was covered with dust, he couldn't hide the delicate feeling in his bones! This feeling is different from that nobility, as if this person was nurtured by heaven and earth and is not polluted by the world.
"Huhu... A good man has something to discuss. I can explain it... Why do you have to fight with me as soon as you come up?" The man blew the dust on his eyelashes, and then he was finally able to open his eyes, but he could see clearly what was in front of him. However, his face was stunned and he asked in confusion: "Where are the others? Who are you?"
