Chapter 39 Puppy Sculpture in the Hall of Best Friends

The decoration of the Hall of Close Friends is different from that of other halls. It looks simple, but it reveals a sense of luxury everywhere. Every piece of material in the building is of the best quality. As soon as people enter, they will feel a sense of respect.

The decoration of the Hall of Best Friends was very simple. The surrounding walls had begun to turn yellow and peel, and there were four or five holes in the roof. Before they entered, they could smell a long-sealed dusty smell, and there was no sign of human life at all.

It is winter now. In general halls, the temperature inside the house is specially adjusted considering the temperature required by the human body. However, in the Hall of Close Friends, due to the lack of attention for many years, the temperature inside the house may be even colder than outside.

Xu Ren'er stood at the door of the hall. For some reason, she had a vague premonition that once she entered the hall, she would regain a memory that she had once lost.

This was a very strange premonition, even though she had never been to the crazy world.

In fact, ever since she came to this place, she inexplicably developed a sense of familiarity, as well as a sense of disgust.

It’s as if I have lived in this country for a long time, but have lived an unhappy life.

Could it be that, like Ali, she was in her previous life, oh no, her previous life was a modern person living in the 21st century, or should I say, her previous life's previous life, was actually from the Marrow-sucking Country in the crazy world?

So what role does she play in this country?

"Why is this door so hard to open?"

Before Xu Ren'er could continue thinking, Tang Qiuyue's complaints brought her back to her senses.

It turned out that because no one had come to the Hall of Close Friends for a long time, no one had cleaned the area near the gate, and various blockages had accumulated in the gaps around the edges, making the gate very difficult to push.

Tang Qiuyue didn't dare to use too much force. She was new there, and if she couldn't control her strength well, she might just break the door, which wouldn't be a good thing.

"Just break the door open."

Just as Tang Qiuyue was hesitating, the old man who had mentioned the Hall of Best Friend spoke directly and explained:

“Only the High Priest would be willing to come and take good care of this temple. After all, it is not of much use to others.

Since the High Priest passed away more than 30 years ago, this temple has been basically forgotten.

Now that the High Priest has returned, his past memories may not be rekindled. However, if he were to remember this forgotten temple and see this building, he would probably consider renovating it completely."

After all, this temple has been almost completely destroyed, and it doesn't make much difference whether it is damaged a little more or a little less.

After receiving clear instructions, Tang Qiuyue did not hesitate. She pushed hard with her big hand, and with a "boom", the door fell to the ground.

As soon as the door opened, the scene inside was instantly visible to everyone.

There were no superfluous items on display in the Hall of Close Friends. The corners were covered with spider webs that were so soft that they were almost collapsed. In the center of the hall was a statue of a puppy. The statue was not tall, about 25 to 30 centimeters in height, which was about the same height as Xu Ren'er at the time.

The puppy statue is roughly carved and its expression is not quite right. The dog's chin is slightly tilted upwards, the head is tilted, the corners of the mouth are grinning, and the eyes are wide open.

It can be seen that the sculptor is not good at sculpture, but is unwilling to delegate the work to others. It can be seen that the sculpture is being cute, but it does not look natural. There is a weird feeling that the sculpture is deliberately pretending to be cute.

However, Tang Beiju and Tang Qiuyue, who spent the longest time with Xu Rener, felt that the sculptor's skills were very superb.

Maybe the carving skills are not very high, but the soul that should be carved has been carved thoroughly.

The biggest difference between Xu Ren'er and other dogs is this weird feeling.

A few people took a few steps forward, and the floor creaked with their steps.

With every step Xu Ren'er took closer, that inexplicable premonition became stronger and stronger, making it difficult for her to ignore it.

Unconsciously, Xu Ren'er was getting closer and closer to the sculpture. At this moment, her body and mind were all on the statue, and she didn't notice at all that the two natives of the Marrow-sucking Country who had communicated with them at the beginning, after bringing them to the Hall of Best Friends, did not follow them into the hall at all.

"It's been a long time since this statue was cleaned."

Tang Qiuyue leaned over, approached the statue and looked it up and down, then shook her head, raised her hand, and touched it lightly with her fingertips. As expected, her hand was covered in dust.

"Don't you think it's a little strange?"

Yu Hui looked around, thought for a moment, and asked a question.

"Strange? It's indeed quite strange."

Tang Qiuyue nodded in agreement after hearing what her master said. She glanced outside the door. They hadn't ignored the small movements of the two people outside.

"Doesn't this country treat Ali as a god? If they treat him as a god, then why didn't any of these people think of preserving the things that the god created, allowing this Temple of Best Friend to grow wild and fall into disrepair?

Don’t they worship their high priest?”

"They probably thought about maintenance but didn't plan to do it themselves and were waiting for others to do it."

Tang Beiju raised his eyes, revealed the inner thoughts of those people, and continued:

“Everyone has the same idea, waiting for others to take action.

As a result, no one was willing to do it, and over time, this Hall of Close Friends became what it is today."

Mo Xiaohe glanced at Tang Beiju and Tang Qiuyue with approval and added:

"From the information they revealed, we can infer that the maintenance of the other temples relies on the divine power of the priests. If anything gets dirty or damaged, the divine power will automatically help repair it. They have never experienced the labor process at all.

In fact, because the country's borders are restricted to outsiders, outsiders cannot come in, and they are too lazy to go out, which means that they cannot even witness the labor process.

They also know nothing about labor.

If I'm not mistaken, most people here only have a superficial understanding of the concept of cleanup."

A group of people briefly exchanged their speculations. Suddenly, Yu Hui's eyes became particularly sharp. He raised his hand, made a silencing gesture, moved his ears slightly, and then said:

"There is a large group of people approaching this temple, estimated to be at least three hundred people.

Judging from the sound of their footsteps, they were well-organized and heavy. This group of people must have received special training and are not ordinary civilians. They are most likely officers and soldiers.

Tang Beiju: "What should we do next?"

Pang Ningchun rolled his eyes, listened carefully to the footsteps according to Yu Hui's reminder, and then said:

"Let's just make a little noise first to test their skills, then pretend to be defeated and see what these people want to do to us."

"I agree with Ningchun's idea."

Mo Xiaohe seconded the proposal and continued, "I think that we, the outsiders who suddenly appeared out of nowhere and don't fit in with the surroundings, are very fresh and special to both the common people and the dignitaries. They must be very curious about us.

Among these high-ranking individuals, there should be Ali... their priest. We can capitalize on this curiosity and meet Ali directly and interact with him as quickly as possible."

Instead of them taking the initiative to find ways and plan step by step to slowly approach Ali, it would be better to let Ali take the initiative to contact them.

They don't have much time, only three months. Even if they want to take it slow, the time is totally insufficient.

Pang Ningchun and Mo Xiaohe worked in unison and put forward their ideas as quickly as possible before the officers and soldiers arrived.

The plan has been confirmed. Tang Beiju suddenly thought of something, frowned slightly, and looked at Xu Ren'er.

Logically speaking, Xu Ren'er has always been the main thinker among them. Now everyone is thinking about strategies, but Xu Ren'er, who is usually the most active and proactive in thinking of solutions, chooses not to join the topic. This is really too strange.

Tang Beiju didn't know what it was until he saw it, and he was immediately shocked.

Xu Ren'er's eyes were empty and colorless. She slowly walked towards the puppy statue and gradually stood up. She touched the sculpture's head with her dog paw. The next second, the originally gray statue suddenly lit up with white light, illuminating the entire Hall of Close Friends.

The others felt the glare and immediately squinted their eyes, stretching out their arms to block the light above their eyes.

When the white light disappeared, everyone reacted and found that Xu Ren'er had already fallen to the ground with a thud and was unconscious.

Tang Beiju was the first to notice Xu Ren'er. When he found Xu Ren'er unconscious, he was immediately shocked and shouted, "Ren'er!!!"

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"The palace is a very important place. Whose dog is this? How can it run around freely?"

A stern female voice resounded through the sky, pointing at the puppies running around on the ground and scolding.

After a while, someone hurried forward, leaned close to her ear, and whispered a few words.

"Is it the little white dog that often accompanies the High Priest? No wonder it looks so cute."

After hearing the puppy's origin, his originally stern voice immediately became gentle, and he immediately instructed the people around him:

"The ground is cold. Come with me, some people, and find some self-heating cushions to lay on the ground. We must not let its feet get frozen."

The woman hurried away with several maids. After confirming that everyone had left, several maids gathered together stealthily and discussed the adorable puppy in front of them.

"I really envy it. I want to become it and take its place. That way, I can always be by the side of the High Priest."

"Me too. Being a human is so annoying. It's better to be a dog, happy and carefree."

"Come to think of it, why has it been running around like a dog these past few days? I've seen it in several corners."

"Could it be exploring a route to help it escape the palace later?"

"How is that possible? Being the priest's dog is such a blessing. Ordinary people don't have this blessing. How could I possibly want to run away?"

It’s so noisy!

Xu Ren'er frowned, feeling disgusted by the noise around him: What the hell are these people mumbling about?!