Xu Tianchuan pushed the waiter into the bed and went out by himself. After a while, there was a sound of fighting outside. When the four of them were worried, Xu Tianchuan returned to the room, pulled the waiter out from under the kang, beat him to death with one slap, and said: "This person is indeed someone sent by the Queen Mother. Not long after we stayed in the hotel, they came in and kidnapped the owner. The couple and the waiter, this man even wore the clothes of the waiter, and brought us tea with added ingredients."
Xiang Yan was frightened and said in a trembling voice: "Mr. Xu, why don't we stay in the hotel and travel all night?" Xu Tianchuan said: "Okay. The tea has been spiked, but the knives and vegetables are still clean. Let’s eat first, and when we’re full, we’ll drive all night and rest on the carriage tonight.”
After a hurried meal, the five of them untied the ropes for the innkeeper, his wife and the waiter, got into the carriage with the innkeeper and his wife's gratitude, and continued on their way. Xu Tianchuan sat at the front of the car and drove the carriage on the road, while Wei Xiaobao, Xiang Yan, Fang Yi and the little princess were dozing in the carriage. Originally, the space in the carriage was small, so it felt quite cramped for four people to sit together. It was not easy to doze off in it, but it was also nice to be able to squeeze in with Fang Yi.
Xiang Yan was in a daze when he suddenly felt cold. When he woke up, he saw raindrops as big as soybeans falling one after another from the sky. The carriage was crude and rainwater fell into the carriage. Xu Tianchuan said: "It's October and it rains for no reason. It's really strange." He added: "I'm afraid the rain will be heavy. We have to find a place to take shelter."
Xu Tianchuan drove the carriage quickly to the west. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, but there was not even a house or pavilion along the way. After a while, the four people in the carriage were all soaked to the skin. Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "Brother Xu, you don't have to worry. If you walk fast, you'll be a drowned duck, if you walk slowly, you'll be a drowned duck. Anyway, it's pretty much the same."
The carriage drove forward for a while, heard the sound of water, and came to a river. There was a small house half a mile up the river. Walking closer, I saw that the hut was a dilapidated temple, but it was a shelter from the rain. Although it was dilapidated, it was better than nothing. The temple door has long been rotten, and when you go inside the temple, you can feel the smell of mold. Xu Tianchuan grabbed some broken tables and chairs, lit a fire, and let everyone dry their clothes. He also took out dry food and flour bread from the package and distributed them to everyone.
The dark clouds in the sky are getting thicker and thicker, and the rain is getting heavier and heavier, with no sign of stopping. Everyone sat around the fire. Rain leaked everywhere in the ruined temple, and there was very little dry ground. The rain continued, and everyone threw everything they could burn in the ruined temple into the fire. However, the rain did not stop until the fire was extinguished. Fortunately, everyone's clothes were dried.
After a while, there was a sudden "click" sound, and several tiles suddenly fell from the top of the temple, followed by citrons, tiles, and mud. Xu Tianchuan shouted: "No, this temple is going to collapse. Everyone, get out quickly." The five people ran out of the temple, but after taking a few steps, they heard a loud "rumbling" sound, and a large piece of the temple roof collapsed. Then half the wall fell down.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and two horses galloped from the southeast, rushing close in a moment. An old voice said: "Ah, there used to be a small temple here to take shelter from the rain, but it fell down again." Another female voice said: "Hey, fellow, what are you doing here?" Xu Tianchuan said: " We were sheltering from the rain in the temple, but the temple collapsed temporarily and we were almost crushed to death."
The woman asked again: "Zhao Laosan, apart from this small temple, are there no houses nearby? Or are they caves or something?" Zhao Laosan said: "Yes... there are some, but there is no way. Almost." The woman asked: "Is it there or not?" Zhao Laosan said: "To the northwest from here, there is a haunted house in the mountain col. There are evil spirits. No one dares to go there. Isn't that the same as not having it?" Then The woman smiled and said: "Evil ghosts and whatnot are all country people's nonsense. Even if there is a ghost, I'm not afraid of him." Zhao Laosan said: "Girl, I don't mind my longevity, but I don't dare to go. I I advise you not to go either. Thirty miles further north from here, there will be a market."
The woman said: "How can such a heavy rain last for thirty miles? Stop nagging and lead the way!" Zhao Laosan said: "Okay, girl, go northwest, turn a corner, and follow the mountain road. "Ao, there is only one way, you can't go wrong. Alas, before I said to wait for the rain to stop before rushing on, girl, you have to brave the rain. Now why are you rushing to the haunted house to take shelter from the rain?" The woman said unhappily. "This girl has her own reasons." She galloped towards the northwest. Zhao Laosan hesitated slightly, pulled the horse's head, turned back and headed southeast.
Xu Tianchuan said: "What do you think we should do?" Wei Xiaobao said: "Xiaoyan, what do you think we should do? I don't have any ideas." Xiang Yan looked at Fang Yi. Fang Yi frowned and clenched his teeth, not knowing whether it was pain. It's still frozen. He looked at the little princess again, who couldn't help but tremble and said: "If we don't take shelter from the rain, the little princess may not be able to support herself. Miss Fang also needs a good rest." Wei Xiaobao said: "Okay, let's go to the haunted house. If we see If you encounter evil spirits, be careful."
Following what Zhao Laosan said, the five people drove the carriage northwest into a mountain col. They could not find a road in the darkness, but they saw a small waterfall rushing down in the white woods. Wei Xiaobao said: "If you can't find the road, it's called 'ghost beating the wall'. This is the evil ghost charming you." Xu Tianchuan said: "This waterfall is the road." Tie the horse to the tree and walk uphill along the waterfall. go. The rest of the people followed and climbed up the hillside.
