The interior of the church is well decorated with a classical feel, and it is clean and tidy, without any signs of wear and tear.

These people in black suits and holding briefcases sat in a row, waiting to hear the priest's words.

The priest was not wearing a black suit, but a long gown, and was holding a book in his hand.

He looked around at the people in the audience, his gaze lingering on Lu Ban and others for a moment before he continued to pick up the book.

"Today we are going to talk about the content of "The Deep Road"..."

Surprisingly, he did not recite any scriptures or anything like that, but instead told a story.

This story sounds like a horror story, but the priest told it in a calm manner, with no ups and downs or emotions in his voice, so it was not scary at all.

When Trist listened carefully, he realized something was wrong.

This plot seems a bit similar to what I experienced last night.

Especially the monster that attacks the protagonist, it sounds just like a rat man.

“Is this also a book from Gudu?”

Drizzt was curious.

"People here gather together to listen to stories written in ancient capitals. What kind of religious custom is this?"

Xia also felt strange.

When the story was finished, all the townspeople seemed fascinated, and the priest immediately led everyone in prayer.

"Thank you, Lord, for giving us life, food, and a home to live in. We will dedicate everything to you, fulfill your wishes, and respond to your will..."

It sounded very mysterious, but Lu Ban and the others still pretended to recite a few words along with it.

"Everyone go away."

The priest waved his hand, and those people tiptoed out of the church in a strange manner.

Only Lu Ban and three others were left.

The priest noticed them and asked.

"Do you have anything else to do?"

"I want to know where the ancient capital is?"

Lu Ban went straight to the point and stood up to ask.

"My Lord is here."

Unexpectedly, the priest did not hide the answer but answered directly.

"My Lord... does that mean you were praying to Gu Du just now? Is he a god?"

Xia seemed very sensitive about these beliefs, she asked.

"Our Lord is the God who created everything, the Supreme Creator who gave us life, and the great being who is omniscient and omnipotent."

The priest spoke in a preaching tone.

"Where is he?"

Trist felt that the priest might have some problem with his brain, so he asked further.

"My Lord is here."

The priest repeated a sentence.

"In this church?"

Trist felt that the other party was just trying to be perfunctory with him.

"It's almost night. If you wander around the streets, you might get into danger. Either stay here or go to a hotel."

The priest suddenly spoke.

"At night? Wasn't it just daytime?"

Drizzt was puzzled.

"It's getting dark."

Lu Ban looked out the window. The originally bright sky was suddenly dyed orange by the sunset glow.

"?"

Drizzt felt something was wrong. He walked out of the church and saw that the town was indeed approaching darkness.

"Is there a problem with the flow of time here?"

After experiencing the inconsistent flow of time in foreign lands, Trist was also very clear that some great beings could indeed interfere with time.

But can Gu do such a thing?

He doesn't believe it.

"Stay here or go to a hotel?"

Xia also came to the door.

"Let's go to the hotel. At least we can ask more people."

Lu Ban seemed to have sensed something and walked out of the church.

Night fell quickly. The three of them walked along the road to a building with a hotel sign on it and walked through the door as the last ray of sunset faded.

There was no one else in the hotel, and the lobby was empty. There was only a man dressed as a boss sitting there, reading a book in his hand.

Lu Ban took a look and found that the book seemed to be written by Gu Du as well. The cover showed a spider with a human face hanging from the ceiling, while the person on the ground was completely unaware. The title of the book was "The Spider in the Corner".

"Will spiders fall from the sky at night?"

He quipped, coming up to the innkeeper.

"We need accommodation."

"If you want to stay, it's on the second floor. The key is here."

The boss took out the key as if he had been waiting for a long time.

"No money?"

Lu Ban took the key.

"You are all my lord's guests, no payment is required."

The boss said quietly.

"Do you have anything to eat? I'm a little hungry. If possible, I'd like to drink some hot pork rib soup with some radish, and then braised pork would be best, and stir-fried vegetables, braised fish, and yes, rice. Do you have rice?"

Lu Ban was chattering.

"Wait a moment."

The boss's voice was calm. He brought a few people to the table, asked them to sit down, and then walked into a room.

"Do you really dare to eat the food here?"

Drizzt was puzzled.

"I heard that there is a city where all the buildings are made of food. They look delicious, but once you eat the food there, you will be bound to that town forever, unable to leave, and finally become food, waiting for the next person to come."

The detective told the story of scaring children in the abandoned city.

"I've heard similar stories before. They're used to scare greedy kids."

Xia said seriously, looking at the direction the boss left.

"I'm hungry too."

"You threw up everything you ate, it's strange that you're not hungry."

Lu Ban complained, then felt that the air around him seemed to be flowing in a wrong direction, so he immediately changed his words.

"I mean, you should take care of your nutrition."

The wind stopped.

We chatted about the town and waited for a while before the boss brought out dinner.

Radish and pork ribs soup, braised pork, braised fish, stir-fried vegetables, and rice were exactly what Lu Ban had requested.

Lu Ban immediately picked up the chopsticks, ate two mouthfuls of rice, and then ate a piece of braised pork.

Seeing how happily he was eating, Xia also followed his example, picked up the chopsticks and took a sip of the soup.

The two of them began to eat voraciously, which made Drizzt terrified.

Just when Trist saw that the food seemed to be fine and was about to pick up the chopsticks, Lu Ban suddenly raised his head from the bowl, with rice grains still on the corners of his mouth, and shouted.

“It’s over!”

Trist's chopsticks shook and almost fell down. He was a little flustered and asked hurriedly.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the food?"

"No, I just thought that since I can even make these dishes, I should order some more difficult and rare dishes that I can't usually eat, such as lobster, king crab, marbled beef, etc. What a loss."

Lu Ban felt very sorry.

"What shoes?"

Trist had never heard of what Lu Ban said, and was a little confused for a moment.

But he suddenly saw that something seemed to fall from the ceiling above Lu Ban's shoulder.

Trist took a closer look and quickly figured out that it was a furry, patterned spider!

He quickly looked up and saw that the ceiling was densely covered with countless spiders hanging. They were moving with the wind and slowly hanging down towards the table.