Chapter 44 Young Monk

The servant came up to them and spoke enthusiastically, with a smile on his face that was clearly different from the others.

He was very natural and looked like a normal person, if you ignored the subtle demonic aura around the servant.

Xie Buyou and Tang Fengshan looked at each other, and Xie Buyou immediately put on a haughty attitude and asked him, "We are just passing through here, and as for food and accommodation, we naturally want the best."

The waiter nodded immediately, "Our restaurant is the best in Linshui City, and the accommodation is naturally the best. I guarantee that you will not suffer any loss as a guest!"

Xie Buyu glanced at Tang Fengshan beside him and asked for his opinion, "What do you think?"

The restaurant behind the servant was magnificent, indeed much better than the other surrounding buildings. Tang Fengshan nodded slightly and said, "Well, then stay here for one night." He asked the servant again, "How much per night?"

When the waiter heard that they wanted to stay at the hotel, he couldn't help but smile, "No, no, after you stay for one night, I will come to you in person the next day to ask for it."

The strange rules immediately made them alert, but everything here was strange and it was obviously a trap. Xie Buyu was about to refuse when he saw a familiar figure upstairs.

Xie Nan?!

Xie Buyou disappeared in an instant, leaving Tang Fengshan and the servant in confusion.

“…”

Tang Fengshan was silent for a while before he said to the servant, "Let's stay at the hotel."

"Okay!" The servant reacted quickly and agreed with a smile, then took Tang Fengshan upstairs.

He had seen them standing and talking outside the door before, and he had been eager to go forward. After enduring for a long time, he finally brought them in.

Just come in, and then everything will be easy.

The servant walked in front leading the way. Tang Fengshan was still looking for Xie Buyou and did not notice that the servant had a calm face that could not tell any emotion.

Xie Buyu followed the figure to the fourth floor. The doors on both sides were closed and there was no trace of Xie Nan at all.

"Strange, I clearly saw it running towards this direction..."

Xie Buyou walked forward slowly, looking around for Xie Nan.

He walked all the way to the end but still didn't see Xie Nan. Xie Bu worriedly frowned and almost bumped into someone when he turned around.

"Why did this little Taoist friend come here alone?"

Xie Buyou took a few steps back and looked at him. The other person looked like a gentleman, holding a folding fan in his hand, wearing a crescent-shaped white robe, and was looking at him with a gentle gaze as if he were a junior.

Xie Buyou touched the sword at his waist and asked him, "Who are you?" without letting down his guard.

In fact, he wanted to ask how the other party could tell that he was a cultivator? After all, they had concealed their cultivation and aura before coming here, so it should be impossible for them to be discovered, unless... the other party had a higher cultivation than them.

"Me?" The young monk still maintained a warm smile and said to Xie Buyou, "I can't tell you now. After all, this is not a good place to talk. But you shouldn't come here, little Taoist friend. After all, it's very dangerous. If it's convenient, you'd better leave here immediately."

Xie Buyu listened to him and decided to test him. He pretended to know nothing and looked at him in confusion, "Why should I leave here? The food here is delicious, the sleep is comfortable, and the people here are nice to listen to. I won't leave here without a reason. Maybe I will stay here for a few days to have fun."

"This is not a fun place." The young monk put away the folding fan in his hand and put on a rare smile. "Forget about playing for a few days. It will be good if you can survive tonight."

"What do you mean?"

"It's nothing, they just acted very quickly." The young monk was relieved when he saw that his persuasion was ineffective. He didn't say anything more, but gave him a talisman paper, "Take this, you can use it if you encounter danger. Then I will come to save you, only this time."

After the young monk finished speaking, he turned around and left, leaving Xie Buyou no chance to inquire further.

Seeing him walk away, Xie Buyou put away the talisman in his hand. It seemed that he would not be able to find Xie Nan today. Although he did not know the origin of the young monk, the other party did not seem to have any ill will towards him. In this case, he would not chase him to ask anything, after all, their goals were not the same.

Xie Buyou, who was going downstairs, happened to run into the servant who was also going downstairs. After asking, he found out that Tang Fengshan had already booked a room, which was on the left side of the second floor.

After finding out where the room was, Xie Buyu refused the servant's lead, found the room himself, pushed the door and walked in directly.

Tang Fengshan was standing by the window thinking about life.

As soon as Xie Buyou entered the room, he was noticed by Tang Fengshan, who turned around and asked him, "Did you find it?"

Xie Buyou shook his head and sighed, "...Maybe I saw it wrong."

"But I did meet a strange monk. It seems that he came here for a purpose just like us. I don't know what the purpose is, but it doesn't seem to have any impact on us at the moment."

"Monk?" Tang Fengshan looked out the window at the street below. The crowds of people were crowded and the passers-by always had smiles on their faces.

"Could it be related to the strange place here? After all, what we saw in the star map is completely different from the scene here. Except for the servant, there is no demonic energy on anyone else. It looks more like a puppet."

"The book records the Puppet Clan, who are good at making puppets from the dead for them to control. However, when the cruel method of using living people to make puppets appeared, the Puppet Clan was excluded. Until now, they have been hiding from the world and are almost impossible to see."

"Now that you mention it, I remember it." Xie Buyu came to his side and looked at the group of people on the street. Memories of the puppet clan flooded into his mind.

"The people on the street seem to be the same as the puppets described in the book. However, isn't it a bit too exaggerated to have a whole city full of puppets?"

Tang Fengshan: “Maybe many years.”

How long does it take to make a puppet of a city? How long has this city existed? Before this, were the people in the city alive?

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At night, the streets are empty, without the passers-by with strange expressions during the day. Although it is dark now, it is still much better.

The night wind was slightly chilly, causing small bumps on people's arms. A strange atmosphere was mixed in the cold air.

It is so quiet here, so quiet that I can even hear my own breathing.

After disguising themselves, Xie Buyou and Tang Fengshan hid beside a basket and observed for a while until they found that there was really no one on the street before they came out.

"There's not even a night watchman. This is so abnormal."

Tang Feng glanced at him and said, "You are not even a living person, why do you need a night watchman?"

"Yeah, then is it okay for us to just walk on the road?" Xie Buyu said, "That monk said it would be dangerous tonight. I don't know if he meant in the restaurant or somewhere else, but since nowhere is safe, we might as well find Xie Nan as soon as possible and leave here."

"Do you really believe what that monk said? Aren't you afraid that the so-called danger is him?" Tang Fengshan has always been wary of anyone whose identity he doesn't know. When he calculated Xie Nan's position on the star map, he also calculated the next journey, and there was no danger.

Unless the danger is beyond his ability.

Xie Nan's location was shown as being at the very center of the city, while they were at the outermost part. It would take some distance and time to reach the center, and they didn't know what would happen during this distance.

In reality, nothing happened.

Xie Buyou and Tang Fengshan walked openly on the street, and then arrived at the center point smoothly.

This is a mansion with a plaque with the words "Lin Mansion" hung on it.

"A mansion built in the center of the city? Does it have any special meaning?"

Looking at the mansion with its door tightly closed in front of him, Xie Buyou asked curiously.

Tang Fengshan was not very clear about the situation. "The last time I came here, I only walked around the perimeter and never heard of a mansion here."

"Are you sure Xie Nan will be here?" Xie Buyou glanced at him.

"Are you doubting me?" Tang Fengshan looked back at him expressionlessly. How could such a proud man like him tolerate his abilities being questioned?

"I don't mean to doubt your ability." Seeing that Tang Fengshan seemed a little unhappy, Xie Buyu quickly explained, "I just have a feeling that the next thing will be very difficult. If possible, you wait for me outside and I will go in alone."

"No." Tang Fengshan immediately refused and looked at him disapprovingly, "It's too dangerous for you to go in alone. Even if you really encounter danger, I can't hide even if I'm outside. It's better for us to go in together so that we can take care of each other."

"No." Xie Buyu still insisted on his idea. He could feel the strong demonic energy hidden in the mansion. Sometimes intuition is often the most accurate, but he had to enter the mansion just because Xie Nan was inside.

But Tang Fengshan didn't have to take these risks. He was just here to accompany him, so jokes aside, he couldn't really put Tang Fengshan in danger.

"Take this." Xie Buyu took out the talisman paper given by the young monk and handed it to Tang Fengshan together with a voice transmission talisman. "This one is for saving your life, and this one is for you to remember to inform me when you are safe. No matter what, I hope both of us can leave here alive."

He was willing to trust the young monk once, just because the other party had a higher level of cultivation than him but did not attack him. He was also willing to tell him about the dangers here and hoped that he would leave quickly. When he showed reluctance to leave, he gave him a life-saving talisman.

"I won't say anything sentimental, or it will make me look like I'm going to die. Don't wait here foolishly. If you encounter any danger, leave as soon as possible. Remember to tell me!"

Xie Buyou waved his hand, then jumped onto the wall without looking back. In the blink of an eye, he was gone.

"I'm not risking my life. How could I wait for you here when I'm in danger?" Tang Fengshan fiddled with the two talismans in his hands, feeling increasingly uneasy.

It was strange. Why did he feel anxious when Xie Buyou left? Was he thinking too much?

There is no danger in the star map...

Suddenly, there was a slight noise behind him, and Tang Fengshan immediately turned around and shouted:

"Who is there?"

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