Chapter 68 Chapter 68 The Taoist Priest in Changyun Temple
It was able to cause the death of Su Yun's vital organs. I couldn't imagine what the kidneys, which were able to develop their own intelligence, had experienced.
And the most crucial thing is, who sent this thing? The other party also wrote a note in a provocative manner, which to a large extent proves that the other party was the mastermind behind using Ziyuan Jushi to kill Su Yun.
Why did the other party hide for so long and suddenly send the kidney over?
Su Yun felt that since the incident in the Su family, many things had been beyond her expectations. Everything seemed to be related, but she couldn't find the specific connection. And they were all unclearly related to her, which was really strange.
Yan Gui looked through the express delivery list and said to Su Yun, "Director, how about I go to the express delivery station to look for the logistics information?"
Things are different now than before. Any movement will leave traces, and everything can be easily found by checking the surveillance records.
Su Yun agreed and asked her to be careful, not only to look for logistics information, but also for surveillance videos, which were what Yan Gui was good at. She patted her chest and guaranteed that there would be no problem.
After the ghost left, Su Yun asked Lin Lang: "Lin Lang, can you feel the aura on this kidney? Can you trace the place where it stayed before?"
Lin Lang nodded and used his fingers to search for information about his kidneys, but after a long time, he did not move. He did not know why he was frozen.
The other employees were all very curious and were waiting for his answer so that they could prepare a response plan.
Su Yun couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Can't find it?"
Lin Lang put down his hand and said, "Maybe the other party did something. I can't figure it out."
This answer was reasonable. Su Yun did not blame him. Instead, he comforted him, saying, "It's okay. Since the other party was so brave to send it directly, they must have been well prepared. It's normal that we can't track it."
The kidney was given to Mi Niang alone, and the box was kept by Su Yun alone, along with the provocative note.
After sorting out these things, Lin Lang returned to his workshop. The master chef asked Su Yun worriedly whether he wanted to call Ji Weitong and Su Yiling back. The time they had notified before was only within two days, so it was important for them to come back early to protect Su Yun.
Su Yun replied helplessly: "I have been trying to contact them, but the strange thing is that no matter what, I can't contact them. I suspect that they have been underground and have not come out."
If we weren't underground where signals and all magic spells were isolated, how could we not receive Su Yun's message?
She was already worried because she couldn't contact Su Yun before, and she was even more worried when something happened to the Su family later. She sent them messages and called them from time to time, but they were all unresolved.
Unable to contact anyone, the first and second chefs could only say that they would do their best to protect Su Yun and would never let her go through what happened before again.
At that time, no one thought the consequences would be so serious. It was as if Su Yun's name was suddenly crossed out from the book of life and death. It was so abrupt that no one could react. By the time they realized something was wrong, Su Yun had already become a corpse.
Although Su Yun's body may not be completely dead due to the training of Master Ziyuan, the cases of Lai Shu and Mi Niang have proved that as long as the body is resurrected, it will not be Su Yun in the end. They will become another person. Ji Weitong and Su Yiling just want Su Yun to come back.
Only then did he try his best to reshape Su Yun's body, sever the past cause and effect, and retrieve her soul, so that the complete, original Su Yun could stand on the land again. Without the subsequent efforts, her rebirth would only become a different person.
The underworld is willing to let Su Yun come back because of Ji Weitang and Su Yiling's years of hard work. No one knows if Su Yun's soul can come back again. If a person has no memory and soul, can he still be considered the same person?
The employees of the funeral home did not dare to take the risk and could only try their best to protect Su Yun's safety.
A little later, Yan Gui came back. She checked the logistics information and said that the place where the package was sent was from a very small hill. This place is almost not shown on the map. Generally, only the post office will go to this place, and other express deliveries will not go there.
"But the box that was sent was not sent by post." The ghost bride said puzzledly.
"The logistics information shows this mountain, but the goods were actually delivered from the town at the foot of the mountain, so it was an ordinary express delivery. However, because it is separated by hundreds of kilometers, if we want to check it, we have to take the high-speed rail." Yan Gui said, pointing to the enlarged map.
Su Yun zoomed out the map and checked the range. The mountain was about 500 kilometers west of Bincheng. It was not far, as it could be reached by one bus. It was not far, but it was also quite far. It was unexpected that someone at that location could find Su Yun in Bincheng.
Mr. Ziyuan said that he was very careful and did not let too many people know that he was raising Su Yun. On the one hand, he was afraid that too many people knowing would affect Su Yun's growth, and on the other hand, he was afraid that Su Yun would be snatched away by someone. He didn't know why Su Yun's situation was known to the murderer, but he could not disobey or win, so he finally gave up Su Yun.
This is the only clue at the moment. Su Yun didn't think about it for too long. She asked the second master, the ghost bride and Mi Niang to stay behind. If the police came to ask again, she would say that she was on a business trip with her employees and needed to go to a distant place to handle the funeral. Funerals cannot be delayed, so they can be contacted by phone.
Furthermore, the purpose of keeping these people here is to wait for Ji Weitong and Su Yiling to come back, so that they can be explained the situation to them. If they come back first, they will be notified to go find Su Yun. If Su Yun comes back first, then they will set out again to the northwest to look for people.
The other employees followed her. Yan Gui bought the tickets that night. In the morning, Su Yun took Lin Lang, the chef and Yan Gui to the train station to catch the high-speed train.
On the high-speed train, Su Yun kept thinking, what kind of person would hide behind Ziyuan Jushi and take her life? What did the other party do with her luck? Now that Lai Shu and Mi Niang have escaped from the suppression of the formation, is the other party so angry that he wants to kill Su Yun again that he sent a provocative letter?
There were too many speculations circling in Su Yun's mind. He hadn't had a good rest recently, but he couldn't fall asleep on the high-speed train.
Several hundred kilometers could be covered very quickly, and it was not even noon when they arrived at the destination. However, there was no train station in the town nearest to the destination, so they arrived at a nearby county and had to take a bus from the county.
Some places really cannot be reached by car. Not only are the roads not repaired, but there are always animals popping up. Riding in the car is like riding a roller coaster, filling the gap that you can't ride a roller coaster on flat ground.
Su Yun and Yan Gui were light in weight, so they were thrown out by the bus all the way. It was all thanks to Lin Lang and the master chef's quick eyes and hands that they caught them both back. The same went for the women, children and some short men on the bus, all of whom were treated equally without exception.
We finally reached the bus station and were able to get off the bus. Everyone's legs were trembling. There was nothing we could do. The bus was not a place for living people, and the dead were probably in danger as well.
After getting off the car, Su Yun straightened his back and asked the employees to find tricycles or motorcycles, as the road would probably be even more difficult to travel on.
Fortunately, it was just after two o'clock in the afternoon, so they had time to find a car. Su Yun asked several motorcyclists with his mobile phone, but they all said that they would not take the mountain road because it was too late. If they took them up the mountain at this time, it would be dark when they came down the mountain, and the road would be difficult to walk on, so they could easily fall to their deaths.
But Su Yun was anxious. She added money several times, but still couldn't find anyone. It shows that the mountain road is really dangerous.
As time passed, Lin Lang suddenly said to Su Yun, "Director, it's almost four o'clock. Why don't we find a place to stay in town and go up the mountain tomorrow?"
"Well, this is the only way. This mountain is so dangerous that no one is willing to climb it—" Before Su Yun could finish his words, an old man suddenly passed by.
The old man interrupted and asked, "Are you going up the mountain? I'm going back now. I can give you a ride, but it's a bullock cart, so it might not be very comfortable."
Su Yun was stunned. She looked at the old man and felt that he had no ill intentions. He looked like a warm-hearted and kind old man in the village. She really wanted to find the answer as soon as possible, but it was not very nice to let the old man take a group of them up the mountain on a ox cart in the middle of the night. So she gently refused and said that she had decided to rest where she was for one night.
So the old man didn't say anything more and went to drive his ox cart.
There are no hotels in the town. All the hotels are guesthouses and small inns converted from private houses. Some of them do not necessarily have business licenses. Su Yun randomly picked one that looked a little cleaner and booked four rooms. They also had a simple meal nearby. Everything was normal.
The next morning, Su Yun was worried about getting up early, so he woke everyone up early and took them to check out and have breakfast. When everything was ready, he found the motorcycle masters he had asked yesterday. This time they were willing to give him a ride because if he went in the morning, he could come back at noon to continue taking orders and he could see the road clearly during the day.
They hired four motorcycles to go up the mountain. Before they even left the town, the surroundings were very desolate. It was obvious that this town was indeed very backward. Even if the roads were built, there was still not enough money and people to develop.
Once you start going uphill, the road becomes even more difficult to drive on. Not only is it bumpy, but it is also full of strange turns. Some of the turns seemed completely inhumane to Su Yun, and a racing driver would fly out if he tried to pass such turns.
The motorcycle mechanics were also very careful and did not dare to drive very fast, especially the motorcycle mechanic who was with the master. The two of them were too heavy and an accident could happen at any turn. Fortunately, the master was tall and strong and could always put his feet on the ground for support, so they did not fall into the mud together.
When they reached the mountainside and the road became easier to walk on, Su Yun casually asked how many households there were on the mountain. She was here to visit relatives, but she didn't know whether her relatives still lived on the mountain.
Anyway, I gave them a lot of money, and the masters told me everything I knew. They said there was a temple on the mountain that enshrined Taoist gods. During festivals, people in the town would go there to worship and pray for blessings. Then several Taoist families moved to the mountain to live so that they could go to the temple to help.
Maybe there are relatives of Su Yun in those households, so we have to go and ask them. They can wait. If none of them are his relatives, as long as Su Yun pays more money, they can send them down again.
Su Yun refused, saying that she also believed in Taoism, and since there was a temple, they could just stop there. She wanted to stay with her relatives for one night, and then find someone to stay with them for another day.
The masters stopped talking, probably thinking that these people were superstitious and it was best not to mess with those who kept talking nonsense.
It is indeed not easy to go up the mountain and it takes a long time. The masters sent people to the vicinity of the temple, but did not go past it because there was a long flight of stairs and it was difficult to go up on a motorcycle.
There was no signal on the mountain, so Su Yun gave them a deposit at the foot of the mountain and planned to pay the rest when they got there. Unexpectedly, there was no signal suddenly.
The motorcycle driver didn't believe it, so he took out his phone and tried it a few times, only to find that there was really no signal: "Huh? That's weird, why is there no signal all of a sudden? I used to have it when I went up the mountain."
Su Yun subconsciously looked back at the long stairs. It seemed that she had come to the right place.
It was not safe for the masters to stop here, so Su Yun and several employees pooled their cash. Nowadays, few people carry cash with them. They have been to too many places where mobile payment is not very convenient, so they carry a little money with them, but it is just enough, not much.
After they collected some money and gave it to the motorcycle masters, they happily went down the mountain. It seemed that this order from outsiders made them a lot of money.
However, Su Yun didn't care about being cheated. This place was not safe, and it was reasonable for them to give more money.
"Let's go upstairs." Su Yun called on the employees to go up the stairs.
The long staircase is almost endless. When you are at the foot of the mountain, you can't see it clearly in this direction, but when you come up, there are very long bluestone steps. You can vaguely see the eaves of the temple, but you can't even see the door.
This staircase is much longer than the one in front of the funeral home, and can be compared to those extremely long mountain stairs in China.
There were tall trees on both sides of the stairs, and only a small area in the middle was exposed to sunlight. Su Yun felt too hot, so he kept walking to the right. There were no stakes or handrails on the stairs, and they were purely supported by people's legs. Fortunately, they did not get tired and could keep moving forward.
Su Yun occasionally glanced at the time and felt that the stairs were quite long. As she moved forward, she slowly saw the plaque under the eaves of the temple, which read "Changyun Temple".
Private temples can usually be named anything they want, and Su Yun did not elaborate on it. She looked back at the employees and said, "We're almost there, be careful."
After hearing the employees' response, Su Yun continued to climb and finally reached the top of the stairs at five in the afternoon. She came to the door of the old temple and when she was about to raise her hand to knock, she found that the surroundings seemed too quiet.
So Su Yun subconsciously looked back, but he didn't see the three employees. They seemed to have disappeared in an instant.
Su Yun took two steps toward the stairs and looked around: "Master chef? A Yan? Lin Lang? Where are you?"
The sound swirled through the woods, startling the birds, but there was no echo.
Just as Su Yun was about to go down to look for it, the door of the temple behind her suddenly creaked and slowly opened. She looked back and saw that the temple was empty and the courtyard was even older than the one outside the door.
It was only the end of March and the weather was not sunny. Five o'clock in the afternoon was already dusk. As the sun set, the shadows of the tall trees tilted, almost blocking out the sky, and it was even darker inside the temple than on the stairs.
Su Yun immediately confirmed that the package was indeed a bait. Knowing that with her personality, she would never miss this opportunity, he lured her over.
There must be formations or sleight of hand in the long staircase. With Lin Lang and his companions' abilities, they should not be caught, but it is possible that they were temporarily deceived. There must be other traps in the temple, and they just want to capture Su Yun alone.
There was no need to rescue them and there would be no danger. Su Yun made a prompt decision and turned around and walked straight into the temple.
After climbing the stairs outside for a long time, Su Yun was actually a little hot. However, as soon as he entered the temple, it was as if he had walked into an air-conditioned room. He instantly felt the coolness and the annoyance of climbing the stairs dissipated a lot.
The temple doesn't look particularly big from the outside, but it's quite impressive inside. There seemed to be more space after walking around the corridors twice, but it was late at night and I couldn't see clearly, and the lights in the temple were not lit.
Walking straight forward, Su Yun first arrived at the main hall of the temple, where he worshipped ordinary Taoist gods. As the temple was not big, there were no statues but portraits. The human heads were quite complete, even the twenty-eight constellations were there.
Su Yun looked at them one by one and noticed the signature on the portrait: "Eh? Dao calendar? The Dao calendar is two thousand years older than the Gregorian calendar, and the Dao Li calendar is three thousand five hundred years old... Is this an antique?"
There were no incense sticks burning in the main hall, but there were some fruits and snacks as offerings, which showed that someone usually offered sacrifices there.
Passing gods always need to be worshipped. Su Yun simply took out a lighter, found the incense and candles on the altar, and lit them one by one to worship. This is polite.
After the worship, Su Yun walked around the main hall and continued walking inside. Seeing a large courtyard, she stopped under the eaves and did not go any further, even though the courtyard looked very empty.
The sky had completely darkened at this moment. Su Yun clenched his folding fan tightly and said, "A friend has come from afar. Since we have invited him, why should we hide?"
Then, an old man's laughter came from all directions, and there was light applause.
"As expected of you, you always look confident of victory. If you were not so valuable, I would really like to take you as my apprentice."
As soon as he finished speaking, an old man with a haggard face suddenly appeared in the middle of the yard. He was wearing an everyday Taoist robe, his hair was neatly combed up, but his hair crown and hairpin were not ordinary items, and his eyes were as bright as lightning.
Su Yun took a closer look and was surprised: "Is it you?"
This old man was clearly the one who invited them to ride in the ox cart yesterday afternoon. At that time, he looked like an ordinary and kind old man, but now he has turned into an old Taoist with an immortal look. The difference is quite big.
The old Taoist chuckled: "Is it strange? I invited you to come, so of course I had to find a way to send you home, but you didn't agree. But it doesn't matter, one day earlier or later, it's the same."
Su Yun was not frightened by him and remained motionless: "I am already here. I didn't have the chance to ask why back then, but can I ask now? Why are you targeting me so much?"
"When have I ever targeted you?" the old Taoist asked kindly but puzzledly.
"You killed me to take my organs, and now you use my organs to trick me here. Don't you still want to kill me? Isn't this targeted?" Su Yun was so angry that he laughed.
The old Taoist shook his head lightly and said frankly, "No, no, no, how can this be considered targeting? I just wanted to achieve my goal. If you didn't have such luck and a celestial body, why would I attack you? If you want to blame someone, you should blame yourself for being chosen by Master Ziyuan. That coward is the reason why you have such a fate. It has nothing to do with me."
After saying that, without waiting for Su Yun to react, the old Taoist raised his hand and slapped his feet. Then the ground suddenly lit up with dark green light and patterns. The formation spread all the way to Su Yun's feet. Judging from the range of the light, this formation covered the entire mountain. As long as Su Yun went up the mountain, he would enter the formation.
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