Lanke Chess Edge

The shopkeeper's teasing words lifted the scholar's spirits, and he hurriedly asked.

"Shopkeeper, just go straight to the north? Will there be a detour or something?"

"Why, are you really planning to go?"

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he made a special reminder.

"We don't live in peace this night. There are many wild dogs and even wild animals wandering around. Maybe there may be ghosts outside. You are a powerless scholar, and you are scared to death by walking in the night. Right? Otherwise, what books do you bring, or do you bring any of the Four Treasures of the Study? I'll ask someone to pawn them for you, enough..."

"Thank you shopkeeper, I told you, Xiaosheng won't be staying here anymore, Xiaosheng will go by himself, Xiaosheng will go by himself!"

Originally, the scholar thought that the shopkeeper would kindly take him in, but when he heard that he was going to pawn his cherished books, pens and inks, how could he be willing to keep them, so he left the inn with a bookcase on his back. He has never slept in the open, and he is not as timid as he looks on the outside.

The shopkeeper's scholar left without looking back, subconsciously standing on tiptoe behind the counter and shouting.

"Hey~~ That scholar, it's not like you can't get the pawn back, so what are a few books!"

The scholar still didn't turn his head, and after waving his hands, he quickened his pace, because the sky was indeed getting darker and darker, and only the sunset glow illuminated by the setting sun could be vaguely seen in the west.

The three of Ji Yuan stood at the corner opposite the Hedian Inn, and witnessed the scholar's coming and going. When the other party trotted away with the bookcase on his back, Yang Hao couldn't help but make a sound.

"Mr. Ji, he has already left, shall we follow quickly?"

"Don't worry, I'll just wait and walk over slowly."

After the three of them communicated, they walked slowly towards the north together...

"Wow woof woof woof woof woof woof..."

"Aww..."

"Wow woof woof..."

"Meow..." "Meow... woo..."

In some parts of the town, dogs and cats kept barking, and occasionally stray wild dogs could be seen running past in groups. Some of the barking sounded really scary, like a child crying.

Among the three of Ji Yuan, one is an immortal cultivator with profound Taoism, the other is the Ninth Five-Year Master before his death, and the remaining one is also a martial artist of the rank of Innate Grand Master. They also seem calm under such circumstances.

But the scholar was not so calm, he pressed the bookcase with his hands behind his back, and ran as fast as he could, panting and running towards the north.

"Why haven't you seen it yet, why haven't you seen it yet, why is it so far away? The innkeeper can't be lying, right?"

The scholar has been walking with his bookcase on his back for a long time, and now he can't even see the bleak street scene of the town at night, and there are more weeds and trees around him, and the barking sound of the scary dog ​​seems to be crying.

The scholar's footsteps couldn't help slowing down. It was already dark, and he was in an extremely awkward position. The town buildings behind him were a little far away, and he couldn't see clearly in the darkness that had only just entered the night. There were weeds and trees all around, and some big The tree looks very strange, but there is no so-called river temple in front of it, let alone the river temple, there is not even a river.

"Aww~~~~"

There was a dog barking behind him, the scholar turned his head and saw several pairs of green eyes faintly in the distance, suddenly felt his scalp numb and his body was sweating, why did he look more like a wolf than a dog.

"Woof woof..." "Woof woof... ouch..."

The scholar was really scared, he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and could only run forward again, even if he wanted to go back to the town, he had to take a detour. Fortunately, it seemed that God heard his prayer and walked along the dilapidated path for a while. When I was going to go out of the trail and go back to the town, I stepped over a few dead trees beside the grass, and a temple building appeared not far from the scholar.

"River Temple? There really is! Great, great!"

The scholar made two steps in three steps, and ran forward quickly, and the moon was also out of the clouds at the moment, and the moonlight provided some visibility. It can be seen that the temple is not too dilapidated, at least it seems that the doors and windows are intact, and there is even a courtyard around it , but the courtyard gate has disappeared.

After passing through the courtyard gate, the scholar walked to the front of the temple a few times, and subconsciously slowed down. The dark inside of the temple looked scary. He bent down and reached out to pick up a branch on the ground, and then knocked on the temple door. Come.

"Bang bang bang..." "Bang bang..."

After knocking a few times, seeing that there was no movement inside, he wiped the sweat from his face on the tree, and carefully pushed open the temple door with a branch.

"Squeak~~~"

Under the slightly sharp creaking sound, the scene inside the temple appeared in front of the scholar. It was faintly visible under the moonlight. The temple room was actually not small. It was said to be the Temple of the River, but the statue had long since disappeared. There was only a base, and there were some Debris such as wooden boards, some hay, and even traces of campfire charcoal, obviously someone else stayed overnight.

Now the scholar became more courageous, and walked in with the bookcase on his back, then put down the bookcase to tidy up the ground, and only thought of starting a fire after clearing out a suitable place.

"Oops, my flint and steel..."

After rummaging in the bookcase for a long time, the scholar did not find his flint and found that there was a small hole in the corner of the door of his bookcase. Most likely, he knocked the flint out when he ran in a panic before. Fortunately, books, pens and ink are all there.

"Hey...so particular about one night..."

The scholar had no choice but to close the temple door and lie down on the hay, which was resignation to his fate.

At this moment, the three of Ji Yuan were slowly approaching the Heshen Temple. In Ji Yuan's eyes, there was indeed some evil around them. When they walked outside the courtyard, Li Jingchun looked around and said.

"Why is this called the River Temple? I haven't seen any rivers."

Yang Hao has read this part of "Wild Fox Shame" and explained it to Li Jingchun.

"There is a river. When we came, the road with overgrown weeds and weird trees beside it was the river, but it has been dry for many years, and the temple is naturally deserted. Sir, shall we go there?"

Ji Yuan smiled.

"Third Young Master, you came here to see the fox girl, but now you're reserved?"

"Hey, hey, just be polite."

After finishing speaking, Yang Hao took the lead and walked directly towards the interior, Li Jingchun followed immediately, and Ji Yuan took a step behind, scanning the surroundings before walking forward.

The world is transformed by his magic, but he can't control the actions of every person and animal, and it's impossible for him to refine every plant. After reading the novels, he extended everything with the magic of heaven and earth. The heaven and the earth transformed are just fake ones and real ones, except for the stories in the book, all living beings and common people have their own thoughts.

And Yang Hao over there has already started to call the door.

"Is there anyone in there? Is there anyone? The deserted temple has no owner. Can I stay overnight when I pass by here?"

The drowsy scholar woke up suddenly when he heard the noise outside, and then he was a little surprised. He stood up and looked outside, and saw someone standing, so he hurried to the door to check. It seemed that there was also a scholar. Immediately overjoyed, he took the wooden planks supporting the door and opened the door for the people outside.

"There are people there. If you want to stay overnight, please come inside. The place is spacious."

"Thank you, thank you, Yang Hao is being polite!"

Yang Hao transitioned from the emperor's status to a scholar without any sense of jerk, and even saluted such a small democracy, and the latter naturally returned the salute quickly.

"You're welcome, Xiaosheng Wang Yuanming is just a guest in a deserted temple."

"Oh, oh, I've been looking forward to it for a long time!"

Yang Hao stepped into the temple with a smile. Although Wang Yuanming wondered why he was "admired for a long time" by the other party for a moment, he immediately realized that it was just a polite remark, so he turned his attention to the two behind Yang Hao.

"Li Jingchun, the follower of the third son, hello, prince!"

Li Jingchun entered the temple as soon as he cupped his hands, Wang Yuanming quickly turned sideways to return the salute, and at this time Ji Yuan also entered the temple, nodding slightly towards the scholar.

"I'm counting on destiny, my prince is good."

Ji Yuan's demeanor was completely different from the previous two, he looked more like a man of profound knowledge, Wang Yuan somehow had the feeling of seeing his master for the first time when he was a child, so he couldn't help being more respectful.

"Hi sir, please come in."

After several people went in, they discussed making a fire. Although they didn't have any flint and steel, Ji Yuan lied that he had brought it. In the dead grass that ignited the fire, the bonfire was soon lit.

When the fire started, the temple became much warmer, and there were more people, all of whom looked friendly. The fear in Wang Shusheng's heart dissipated long ago, and he chatted eagerly with the three of them.

"Oh, so the three of you couldn't find a place to live?"

"Yes, the guest rooms of the two inns are all full, and the people here are very wary of outsiders. Few people answer the door at night, and even if they answer the door, they refuse us to stay overnight. Fortunately, I found out here and came to try my luck."

Wang Yuanming nodded repeatedly when he heard the words.

"Hey, I'm even more unlucky. I was able to stay in the hotel, but I lost my money bag. I don't know if it was lost or it was stolen. I have to come here."

When the scholar said this, he lamented heavily. In addition to being angry at his own misfortune, there was also a little bit of gratitude that he didn't have to feel embarrassed about his dry wallet.

"Oh, I was busy talking. I saw that a few of them didn't bring any salutes, and they probably didn't bring any food. I still have a few dry biscuits in this bookcase. Let's share and eat when they are soft?"

"Thank you very much, Mr. Wang. Yang has eaten some rice cakes today, and he is already hungry!"

"Thank you, Mr. Wang!" "I'm so respectful, I'm going to eat Mr. Wang's pancakes tonight, and I will definitely treat Mr. Wang to some better meals some other day!"

"Hahaha, scholars of my generation should understand the etiquette of sages and sages. They must be knowledgeable and reasonable, and they must also be eager to be fair and righteous. Why be polite!"

The conversations between the few people became more and more speculative, especially that Mr. Yang Hao, chatting with him, Wang Yuanming even felt excited to find a friend in a foreign land.