Chapter 24 Mountain God
"The high priest?"
When the old man was imagining passionately, a familiar timid voice sounded, interrupting his thoughts and causing the ferocious expression on his face to freeze.
Almost choking on his saliva, the old man adjusted himself in a hurry. The ominous premonition in his heart became stronger and stronger, he frowned and turned to look.
"High Priest, are you okay?"
The familiar face that he saw three times a day really came into view, looking at him with concern.
The high priest could not be moved. He had a heart attack when he saw this man, as if he had returned to the time when he was annoyed all the time. However, for some reason he had to endure it.
It turned out that these villagers came here just to disgust him! !
The high priest had to force a smile and responded perfunctorily: "I'm fine, what's the matter with you?"
“…”
Qi Heng pursed his lips and tried to make a lively eye contact, but the attempt failed and he decisively gave up in the face of the confused look of the high priest.
"I think this lightning is unusual. High Priest, can you let me in to see the mountain statue?"
He decided to kill everything with sincerity.
How can that be?
The high priest wanted to reply angrily, but the next second he recalled the painful memory.
This kid is a crazy fan of the mountain god. If I don't let him take a look, I'm afraid he will pester him for this and that all night. It is not very aggressive but lasts for a long time and can also cause irreversible PTSD.
The words he was about to say were stuck in his throat, so he swallowed them down forcefully, stared gloomily at the annoying person next to him, and began to curse him with his eyes.
The High Priest is a veteran actor, and his eye acting is many times better than that of Qi Heng, an 18th-tier actor. He remained silent, full of emotion.
Perhaps because agreeing directly would make him unhappy, after five minutes of silence, the high priest gritted his teeth and agreed: "Okay, it's good that you have this intention, then let's go in and take a look."
After hearing this, Qi Heng thanked him happily: "Thank you, High Priest."
"Haha, it's okay."
The high priest slowly walked to the gate, picked up the door lock, and used his finger as a key to slowly walk into the black fog.
With a "click", the lock opened.
It seems that there are special things in this mountain temple, and the door can only be opened in such a arbitrary way.
Qi Heng stepped forward diligently to take the lock, placed it safely on the ground, and opened the door first to let the high priest in.
The other party snorted coldly and walked in.
Finally entering the mountain temple, Qi Heng looked up excitedly, gazing at the tall... statue?
Is this a statue of a deity?
After looking carefully, he raised a real question.
The huge and exquisite statue in front of you sits high on a platform, looking down at all living beings. The table is filled with fresh fruits, smoke is rising from the incense burners, and the traditional Chinese architecture and the majestic statues of gods make people feel subconsciously at ease.
However, if you squint and look closely, you will find that the face of the seemingly kind-looking statue is blurry. It seemed as if there were dense black spots parasitizing on it, constantly wriggling, almost covering the entire statue.
The originally gentle and down-looking mountain god statue was corroded in just a few breaths, and a pile of white bones seemed to be revealed. The black spots were like eyes without white, staring at the outsider intently. The pure and overwhelming malice was about to drag the outsider into the shadows.
The evil spirit is beside me.
Qi Heng turned to look at the high priest and found that his expression had not changed and he still looked impatient. He didn't realize at all that the mountain god statue had turned into an evil god statue.
He turned back to take another look and found that the black spots had faded. The statue was looking at him gently and righteously. What I saw before seemed like an illusion.
After thinking for a moment, he put his hands behind his back and threw the supernatural monitor given to him by Lin Muyu aside.
The monitor is the size of a fingernail and feels like jelly. It has extremely strong adhesion and sticks tightly to the wall as soon as it touches it. The little eye in the middle moved around and smiled at Qi Heng.
"You've finished looking at it, the mountain god statue is fine. It's just some lonely ghosts that are not presentable and can't cause any trouble."
The culprit, who was described as an evil spirit, a wandering ghost, and a villain, nodded and left the mountain temple as the high priest pushed him.
——
When Qi Heng returned to the house, three people were already waiting for him.
Si Yuan was very excited and was the first to express his opinion: "This trick really works, your ability is so cool!"
"Thank you. It's also because you are willing to trust me."
Qi Heng shook his head. Although his plan killed three birds with one stone, it also involved a lot of gambling. Even though I knew the personalities of the trio from the world line, I didn't expect them to agree so quickly.
"What about you? Did you find any unusual houses?"
His plan was to have Si and An check from a high place while the villagers were in commotion. The noise was so loud, and it must be an incident at the mountain temple, that almost everyone in the village ran out. If there is a house that is as still as a mountain at this time, there must be something wrong, and the sacrifice may be hidden inside.
Si Yu'an patted his chest and said confidently: "I found it. There was a room where no one came out from the beginning to the end. The villagers nearby looked over there before running to the mountain temple. I think this is the one."
"Don't worry about the sacrifice for now." Qi Heng looked across and saw Lin Muyu still had his eyes closed, still using his special abilities.
So he turned to Ye Yunhe and said, "The high priest's power is not strong, and he can't withstand a few of my attacks. And looking at his expression at the end, he doesn't look like someone who worships the mountain god."
"Besides, there happens to be a strange aura parasitic on the statue. I'm not sure if it is the so-called mountain god. Anyway, it looks more like the evil spirit mentioned by the high priest."
Ye Yunhe nodded in understanding, as if thinking about something.
When I first heard Qi Heng's plan, I actually didn't agree with it. If this plan wins, everyone will be happy; if it loses, everyone will suffer a complete loss.
But without letting them think too much, Qi Heng said frankly that he would bear all the consequences.
——
"Not long ago—"
"This plan may be too unorthodox for you."
The boy's tone was as calm as ever, as if the extremely bold plan did not come from his mouth.
"Please rest assured, you only need to provide a little help, and I will bear the process and results alone."
Ye Yunhe silently overturned his impression of Qi Heng as a calm and rational person, and felt that the saying "You can't judge a book by its cover" was true. This guy said "life and death are determined by fate" when we first met. Could it be that it was just for now?
Willing to try such a gamble but not involve them... I can't tell whether he has a dedicated personality or simply likes rational madness.
Si and An's emotional ups and downs are more obvious. He looked at the boy in shock, wanting to say something but stopping himself, knowing that the other person was not the type who could be dissuaded with a few words.
It turns out that he has an unreliable personality! !
He yelled in his heart, rubbed his hair with a headache, and said in a serious tone:
"You must know the consequences of failure, but I still have to say it. If the mountain god really exists, your behavior is a naked provocation. Without knowing the enemy's combat power... you will die."
"Besides, we still have two days left. This kind of desperate plan is better used at the last minute, right?"
After finishing speaking, Si Yu'an looked at Qi Heng seriously. An inexplicable intuition told him: This guy is in a very good mood? ?
Qi Heng was in a really good mood. He listened carefully to Si Yu'an's words and thanked them sincerely: "Thank you for your concern."
But still unmoved:
"Please rest assured, I am not a selfless person. I will definitely have ways to protect my life before making such a decision."
"Although I have no evidence to convince you, I still hope to gain your trust. Believe me, there is no better time than now."
The confidence and determination emanating from Qi Heng infected Si and An, and at least calmed their worried hearts.
Lin Muyu, who had been listening quietly, said, "I believe you must have prepared everything. No one wants to die in a dungeon."
"So I approve of your plan and will do my best to help you."
"Please take this—"
He used his special powers, and the energy condensed in his hands, turning into a small eye-shaped monitor, which he handed to Qi Heng.
"This is my special ability. Once you enter the mountain temple, just throw it to a hidden place."
"Be careful."
Qi Heng and Si Yuan all left.
There was silence in the room for a moment.
"You also think he is... weird, right?" Ye Yunhe asked suddenly.
"yes."
Lin Muyu, who was connecting to the monitor, responded distractedly.
"Everyone has secrets, it's normal. Besides, he doesn't mean any harm, does he?"
That's true.
Ye Yunhe smiled lightly and didn't reply.
Anyway, her special abilities are not just for show.
——
"What's going on, Shi Xu! Why did you change the script so randomly!" The ball of light buzzed in his head, and Shi Xu shook his head dizzy.
"Don't worry, Hikaru."
The two chatted while using their special powers.
"Sometimes inspiration strikes my mind. Believe me, there's no better storyline than this."
"You say the same thing every time you change the script!" Guangqiu no longer fell for his tricks. Although he was always caught off guard by Shi Xu's sudden moves, he had become immune to them. But this time it’s too much!
"And this new vest is not mentioned at all in our original outline. What are you going to do?"
"Isn't the purpose of an outline to be overturned?"
Shi Xu was very confident. He blinked innocently and tried to get away with it with his current teenage image.
"I still say the same thing - believe me, it's absolutely right. The revised script is definitely more interesting than the previous one, and readers will definitely like it."
"This is a long-term investment. You have to have basic trust in your partners. And when have you ever said something that I didn't do, right?"
Well, it seems to be the case.
The ball of light was silent.
Even though Shi Xu couldn't help but add some stuff to the script every time, causing the set plot line to deviate, making it scream silently. But he certainly didn't let the popularity drop, instead it became even more popular.
When I think about it this way, it seems like I'm the only one who's hurt?
The light ball learned from its mistakes and decided to be a steady ball, no longer jumping around and screaming "Why did the plot line shift again?" Anyway, every time Shi Xu would calm her down with a few words, and then accept the next deviation...
It sighed wearily.
It is better to let Shi Xu play freely and give him basic trust as he said.
Just think of the energy you have wasted in the plot as an initial investment...
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