Go up the mountain
The temple was in a dilapidated state, with light leaking through the tiles and cracks in the walls. A few beams of sunlight shone through the cracks, illuminating the dust hanging in the air. There was a dark, damp, musty smell here, which Ye Jing'an hated. He fanned it a few times with his hands, wishing he could get closer to Liu Muze and smell the faint fragrance to save his nose.
"Huh!" Ye Jing'an shook his head and threw the thought out of his mind. Stop, stop, why do I keep thinking about this? Brother Liu said he looks like a little punk!
"What's wrong with you?" Qiu Zimu nudged him with his elbow.
Ye Jingan waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I just feel uncomfortable looking at the statue."
In the middle of the temple, opposite the door, stands a stone statue. It stands on one foot, its other foot hooked over its calf. Holding a long whip, its posture is eerie. Its eyes gaze forward with a sinister gaze, and if you accidentally glance at it, you'll feel as if it's staring at you.
This is not a god at all, it is clearly a demon or ghost!
Qian Chengdao said: "I asked the villagers at the foot of the mountain, and they said someone had seen this deity and carved a statue of him according to his memory and enshrined him here."
"Is he a god if he looks like this?" Ye Jing'an questioned.
"A villager said he saved the little girl from the Li family." Qian Cheng pursed his lips, as if remembering something funny, "and told us not to judge a person by his appearance."
“…” What a judgement on appearance!
"Then why are there no incense sticks here?" Qiu Zimu asked.
"The mountain people said that this god likes quietness and will get angry if he is disturbed," said Qian Cheng.
They asked several questions, but the answers sounded outrageous. Qian Cheng told them the conclusion drawn from the police's visit: after talking for a whole morning, the villagers had hardly told the truth.
“…” In total, I’ve been listening to nonsense for a long time.
"Brother Liu, what do you think?" Seeing that he didn't say a word, Ye Jing'an turned his head and asked him.
Liu Muze said: "I don't want to see it."
"..." Ye Jing'an looked at him and saw that he was full and had walked such a long mountain road, so he was feeling lazy.
"Forget it, the three of us will come on our own another day." Ye Jing'an said to Qian Cheng, "It's dangerous for you to stay here, don't hold us back."
Qian Chengke was only too happy to hear this, having been waiting for it, and quickly nodded in agreement. In reality, he was terrified. He hadn't come up to the house since the day his wife disappeared, and it was the police who had been running back and forth.
Going down the mountain was much faster than going up. On the way home, Liu Muze leaned back in his seat to rest without saying a word. Ye Jingan teased him several times, but was glared back at him. As he expected, as soon as he got home, Liu Muze went straight to his room.
Ye Jingan took a sip of water and staggered to the door of Liu Muzhe's room: "Brother Liu!"
"Is there something?" Liu Muzhe opened the door expressionlessly.
Ye Jingan narrowed his eyes: "Why are you so lazy?"
Liu Muze sighed and said lightly: "I'm old."
"You..." Ye Jingan was locked outside again before he could finish his words. "Fuck, what's wrong with you!"
Liu Muze's gentle warning came from the room: "If you kick my door down again, I'll eat you!"
In the evening, just as Ye Jingan's takeaway arrived, Liu Muze came right after him. Ye Jingan opened the takeaway and looked at him sarcastically, "Hey, where did you come from? You're so good at calculating time to eat. Do you want me to pay you a visit and give you the food?"
Liu Muzhe ignored him and said secretly in his heart: I am your ancestor!
"Hey, I suddenly found a problem." Ye Jingan looked at him with his chin in his hand.
"What?" Liu Muzhe asked.
"You are such a lazy person who is afraid of trouble, why do you keep long hair?" Ye Jing'an reached out and picked up a hair, gently touching it. "This hair is so difficult to wash. Keeping long hair doesn't suit your personality."
"Does it have anything to do with you?" Liu Muze pulled his hair back and sneered, "How am I lazy? You can only draw a few talismans. How dare you say I'm lazy?"
"Tsk, something's wrong!" Ye Jing'an narrowed his eyes, "Tell the truth."
Liu Muzhe concentrated on eating and ignored him.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Ye Jingan began to guess: "Did you want to be a woman but failed, so you let your hair grow long to satisfy your desire?"
Liu Muze slammed his chopsticks on the table and said, "Do you think your mouth is getting in the way and want me to tear it off for you?"
Ye Jingan pursed his lips tightly, not daring to speak. He muttered to himself, "Something's wrong with him!" Thinking about the long hair issue for a while, Ye Jingan changed the subject: "When are we going to go to that mountain temple and take a look?"
Liu Muze said: "I'll go there soon."
"Didn't you want to watch it? Now that you've had a good sleep, are you willing to watch it?" Ye Jing was happy.
Liu Muzhe responded as a matter of course.
Ye Jingan: “…”
After Liu Muze finished his meal, he waited for them in the car. Ye Jingan threw his things on the back seat and drove away.
"Is Qiu Zimu not going?" Liu Muzhe hadn't seen him since dinner and wanted to ask, but was forgotten by this unlucky child.
"Oh, his father called me this afternoon and said that a friend of his was cursed and asked him to go and help him get rid of the curse." Ye Jing'an said.
"Why don't you go with him?" Liu Muzhe asked.
"I'm sick of the snake poison. I feel disgusted!" Ye Jing'an unconsciously imagined all kinds of snakes, big and small, with red spots and black backgrounds, crawling out of people's mouths and noses.
Ugh!!!
When the two arrived at the foot of the mountain, the sun had just set, and the golden afterglow gave the mountains a golden edge. It was indeed a great place to watch the sunset. The sky gradually darkened, and the temperature in the mountains dropped sharply, becoming very cool.
"Qian Cheng and his wife come around this time." Ye Jing'an nudged Liu Muze's arm with his elbow. "Hey, what would you do if I got caught?"
Liu Muze glanced at him and said indifferently, "Go home and sleep."
"Damn, do you think this is human language?" Ye Jing'an said.
Seeing Ye Jing'an puffing out his beard and glaring, Liu Muzhe couldn't help laughing.
"Hey, Mr. Liu, why are you so mean lately?" Ye Jing'an took a step forward and stood in front of Liu Muzhe, preventing him from leaving.
As the footsteps stopped, the smile on Liu Muzhe's face faded, and he turned his head to look deep into the woods on the right.
"What's wrong?" Ye Jing'an looked in the direction he turned his head, but didn't see anything.
Liu Muze made a silent gesture and stared at the woods over there. He tilted his head slightly from time to time, as if he was listening carefully for something.
Ye Jing'an was made nervous by his actions, and his heartbeat quickened. The surroundings were dark and filled with the noisy chirping of insects, but he didn't hear any strange sounds.
"Let's go." Liu Muzhe listened for a while, grabbed Ye Jing'an's wrist, and walked quickly towards the top of the mountain.
Ye Jingan took two big steps, walked closer to him, and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
"Something is targeting us." Liu Muzhe loosened his fingers and gripped Ye Jingan's wrist tighter.
At this moment, the horror movies that Ye Jing'an had seen flashed through his mind quickly. All kinds of ghosts and monsters seemed to be eyeing his flesh and blood in the dark woods on both sides, ready to rush out and eat him alive at any time.
There's no way, this scene is too easy to imagine.
Just as he was thinking, a cold wind blew up from the mountain again. Ye Jing'an's hair stood on end and he subconsciously moved closer to Liu Muze. His warmth made him feel at ease.
While Liu Muze was paying attention to his surroundings, he was also paying attention to Ye Jing'an. Noticing his movements, he said softly, "Don't be afraid. It's far away."
"What is it? What does it want to do?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"It's too far away. I don't know what he's going to do." Liu Muzhe frowned slightly, "And his perception is much higher than mine."
"Huh?" Ye Jing'an stared at the endless darkness of the forest in disbelief. "If it's more powerful than you, how much more powerful must it be?"
"I don't know how powerful it is, but it has a very strong sense." Liu Muzhe tilted his head slightly and whispered, "In fact, I feel like every blade of grass and tree here are its eyes, watching us all the way."
"Shit, it's pitch black here, can you please not annoy me?" Ye Jing'an's intuition was always accurate, and he had the same feeling when he first came up. Hearing this, he suddenly felt as if countless pairs of eyes were staring at him, and all his hair stood on end.
"Hmm?" Ye Jing'an glanced at Liu Muze furtively. Something was wrong! In the past, Brother Liu would have laughed after scaring him like this, or at least responded. Why was there no movement today?
"Brother Liu, why aren't you saying anything?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"How can you be sure that I am your Brother Liu?" Liu Muzhe sneered.
Ye Jingan's mind was pounding, and he tried to distance himself from him. However, his right wrist was still being held, so he quickly pulled out a talisman with his left hand. "Who cares? Let's get the talisman first!"
As a result, his left wrist was also pinched. Ye Jingan said speechlessly: "Liu, stop pretending. That look in your eyes that shows you deserve a beating after doing something bad is really unique."
"The reaction is good, but the movement is a bit slow." Liu Muzhe raised the corner of his mouth.
"Can you please stop bullying me every day!" Ye Jing'an shouted in a silent voice.
"No, I just wanted to see how you would react if that thing turned into my appearance to deceive you. Would you be able to tell the difference? Last Ghost Festival, you almost got caught as a scapegoat." Liu Muzhe let go of his hand and explained slowly.
"It's a relief that I didn't get scared to death by you first!" Ye Jing'an said unhappily. He still hadn't recovered from the shock. Thinking that he couldn't get away after his wrist was grabbed, he reached out and pried Liu Muzhe's hand open.
"Don't hold me like this. If something like that happens again, I won't be able to do anything." Ye Jing'an took Liu Muzhe's hand again. "If you hold me like this, I'm stronger than you. If you get possessed, I'll crush your hand bones first!"
"How shameless!" Liu Muzhe smiled helplessly.
Holding Ye Jingan's hand, he still felt like holding that eight-year-old child. Although the child had grown to be almost as tall as him, he still felt like he hadn't grown up yet.
Ye Jingan didn't bother to argue, he just wanted to find an excuse to hold Brother Liu's hand. His goal was achieved, and his mind was busy setting off fireworks to celebrate.
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