The two of them stayed in the mansion for too long, and it was almost noon when they left the city. Song Yu took out two sesame cakes from the space when no one was around and handed one to Jie Nanshi.
It's great... After going out, he is finally not alone watching others enjoy the delicious food.
Xie Nanshi had never been able to understand Song Yu's brain circuit, so he ignored his almost eager gaze. "Let's go quickly, enter Yuanao Mountain and find a place to stay before dark."
There are monsters roaming freely in Yuanao Mountain, and without a safe and appropriate resting place at night, even he would have a hard time keeping Song Territory safe.
Song Yu happily responded "Okay". He was originally a high-level player who was proficient in action gameplay. Although the plot of "Meeting the Gods" is unique, it still goes against his nature to be bored in the plot all day long. Being able to go out and kill monsters, even if you don't practice the operation yourself, you will be very happy. He was even more obedient to Xie Nanshi.
However, he soon regretted his recklessness. The original plan was to ride all the way, so he could reach Yuanao Mountain quickly. But now it's all about my legs...
Why didn't he let Xuzhou drive the carriage to the edge of Yuanao Mountain? Well... there is no protection outside the city, and there are dangers even if they don't enter the mountains. This is why they planned to ride out of the city in the first place.
Song Yu originally only had muscle soreness in his arms, but later his legs became numb. If there was a pedometer, he would have walked tens of thousands of steps. So how far is Yuanao Mountain?
In fact, Xie Nanshi was already accommodating Song Yu's speed, but if they kept going like this, they wouldn't even be able to reach the bottom of the mountain before dark.
Jie Nanshi frowned and thought for a moment, then turned around and raised his hand to draw a talisman behind Song Yu. Song Yu suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart: "Wait a minute!"
As Song Yu spoke, he quickly called up a map and searched near Yuanao Mountain. He really found a convenient place to stay!
"There is a temple about 500 meters east of the foot of Yuanao Mountain. We can stay there at night." Song Yu finished speaking in one breath, fearing that Jie Nanshi would really affix something like an emergency talisman on himself. It was fast on those speeds, but after running, his feet were really useless.
When Xie Nanshi heard this, he raised his eyes. He was not familiar with Yuanao Mountain, but there had been a long-term conflict between Yongxi Prefecture and Yuanao Mountain. Even if there were villagers at the foot of Yuanao Mountain who had enshrined a temple, it would have been trampled and obliterated by strange ghosts and beasts. How could it become a place that Song Yu could point out on the map?
Xie Nanshi was confused but did not express it. He has seen too much about the wonders of the Song Dynasty. Besides, the reason why he left the city this time was to investigate the strange situation outside the city. A strange temple, what could be more suspicious than this?
The distance to the temple was much closer than entering the mountain. Before dusk, the two of them had arrived near the temple pointed on the map, and could see the courtyard wall standing outside the temple. The wall was originally supposed to be vermilion, but half of the wall's skin had peeled off, revealing mottled gray. Even the original vermilion turned dark red like blood due to the wind and sun.
The outer walls are already in this state, and you can imagine how dilapidated the temple inside must be. At least from the outside, the roof beams of the temple have collapsed in half, but they are barely holding on to the last dignity of this ruined temple.
The withered temple in the deep mountains sounds like a necessary story plot in a ghost movie. He didn't think this game had such a temperament at first. Even the White Walkers looked just like ordinary people. Why is it that this time it’s an evil god and a deserted temple?
Song Yu couldn't help muttering in his heart, and subconsciously moved behind Jie Nanshi: "How about we change places and take a look?"
The temple looked dead. Xie Nanshi felt it for a moment, but there was no evil atmosphere, but at the same time there was no life.
You must know that this place is close to Yuanao Mountain and surrounded by lush vegetation. The most important thing is probably vitality. But...how could there be no life?
"I'll go in first, you wait here." Xie Nanshi explained, and walked towards the temple.
"Why?"
At this moment, the sky was gradually darkening, and there was silence all around. There was only a strange temple standing in front of you, like a monster that chose people to eat.
Song Yu only hesitated for a moment and quickly followed up with Xie Nanshi. Are you kidding me, leaving him here alone? If you enter this ruined temple, just enter. Who is afraid of gaming? Besides, Xie Nanshi is a man who can instantly kill himself at full level with one move. He is immune to all ghosts and ghosts around him!
Song Yu comforted himself and followed Xie Nanshi into the small courtyard.
The courtyard door opened, and an evil wind swept out from inside. Song Yu subconsciously covered his eyes with his hands. Before he could open his eyes, he heard a distant sound of wooden fish.
Wooden fish? When Song Yu opened his eyes again, the first thing he saw was the figure of Jie Nanshi standing in front of him, his hands holding the talisman and his back tense. Then he saw the old monk sitting cross-legged outside the temple, holding a wooden fish and closing his eyes.
The old monk also looked kind and kind-hearted, but Song Yu thought of the modeling habits of the game "Meet the Gods", and kind-faced and kind-hearted might not mean that he was a good person. Didn't you notice that the deputy governor also looked upright and awe-inspiring?
Compared to Song Yu's speculation, Xie Nanshi's eyes were more filled with doubts. There was clearly no life here, but there was no evil either. Neither human nor evil, what on earth is the monk in front of me?
They didn't move, and neither did the old monk. The atmosphere became deadlocked. Until there was another sound of wooden fish, and the sound waves rippled through the small courtyard, as if the soul had been purged along with it.
Song Yu subconsciously checked his panel and found that there was an additional buff called Qingxin on it.
Pure Heart: Remove negative status effects.
Song Yu was stunned. Is this wooden fish a positive prop that is equally effective for him? Although this effect does not seem to be of much use in fighting, it is rare to encounter one that can be used. Song Yu had the urge to take it to evaluate whether he can use it.
"That..." Probably because the sound of the wooden fish did not attack him, Song Yu became more courageous, tilting his head and breaking the silence first: "Master, we are passing by here without any intention of offending, we just want to disturb you all night, tomorrow will leave.”
The old monk still didn't speak, but opened his eyes and looked in the direction of Song Yu and Xie Nanshi. Then he picked up the wooden fish and walked towards the two of them step by step.
Song Yu had always known his position clearly. After seeing the old monk getting up, he quickly found a position and hid on the right side of Jie Nanshi. There is a wall on the other side of him. If a battle really breaks out, he can easily find cover.
However, Song Yu's worries were obviously a little early. The old monk passed the two of them without looking sideways and walked directly to the door of the courtyard.
"Master." Xie Nanshi also called out.
The old monk remained unmoved. The old monk's shoes crossed the threshold, and before they hit the ground, they turned into little bits of light, and his feet, his body, and his compassionate eyes were all extinguished in the night.
Song Yu looked at this scene in surprise, turned his head and found that Jie Nanshi's expression was also surprised. "You haven't seen this kind of situation before?" He thought it was just that he hadn't had time to show it in the main plot of the game.
"I thought you knew." Song Yu was already a model of weirdness in Xie Nanshi's mind, but this old monk seemed even more strange. He just quietly hit the old monk with a talisman, but the feedback result was indeed hit in the void.
"Go in first." Since no one knows, standing here is a waste of time. His nerves were tense just now and he didn't feel anything yet, but now Song Yu felt that his whole body was sore. He was walking through mountains and rivers today.
Jie Nanshi withdrew his gaze and followed Song Yu towards the temple. He just held a few formations silently with his hands behind his back, and there was a flicker of light all around the courtyard.
After all, the formation was not a serious formation and had no protective effect, but it was enough as a warning.
Song Yu couldn't wait to open the temple door.
The temple was even more dilapidated than Song Yu imagined. The wooden door at the entrance had signs of decay and would make a creaking sound when pushed open. It's a miracle that it hasn't collapsed yet.
Song Yu was choked by the ashes in front of him and coughed. He covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves and asked angrily: "Are we staying here tonight?"
Xie Nanshi didn't answer, and walked directly into the temple. The temple enshrined a statue of Guanyin as tall as a human. There were two tattered futons in front of the statue, and there were spider webs crawling in the corners. Other than that, it was empty. There is nothing left.
With the lessons learned from Qinghe Town, Xie Nanshi also focused on the statue. Very simple and ordinary, it is the kind of statue that is often used by the people.
In addition, what was so dirty in Song Yu's eyes was unexpectedly "clean" in Jie Nanshi's eyes. Just like the courtyard outside, there is no life or evil. It's like an isolated place.
He walked to one of the futons, pinched a dust-removing knife, and then sat cross-legged on it to meditate.
Song Yu:......
He had never tried to spend the night in a place like this before, and it always felt a bit desolate. Moreover, he thought that someone with the appearance of an immortal like Jie Nanshi must be a mysophobic. After all, he was meticulous about his daily diet and daily life. Even if he broke a melon seed, he had to break all the melon seed shells first and keep the melon seed kernels neatly aside. Therefore, Yuan Fang stole them several times...
Well, that's not the point. The point is that he has no way of spending the entire night meditating like Xie Nanshi.
Letting Xie Nanshi clean up with him is an impossible ambition. Song Yu resignedly took out water and a towel from the space, briefly cleaned the floor and hanging spider webs, and wiped the remaining futon clean. The ground here was also made of flat soil, and Song Yu even took out a mop and wiped it briefly.
"Huh?" There was a very dark color on the ground. Song Yu wiped it hard several times and the color was still there. He paused and took a closer look with the remaining sunlight. How could this color... look like blood?
