But when he approached the hall and looked inside, Xiao Shaoyan was frozen in place.
"There's no one inside. Could it be a tape recorder?"
Xiao Shaoyan felt uneasy and looked around inside, but didn't see any loudspeaker equipment. The scriptures kept whispering in his ears, and wisps of fragrance filled his nostrils. Xiao Shaoyan's eyes were dazed for a moment.
"Xiao Shaoyan, Xiao Shaoyan? Can you hear me?"
Wen Xi frowned and shook Xiao Shaoyan's arm several times before he came back to his senses and shook his head blankly, "I can hear you, what's wrong?"
Wen Xi shook his head and said, "You look quite strange. There's something wrong with the fragrance here. You should try to smell it less. Let's leave here first."
Wen Xi took Xiao Shaoyan away from the palace and to a corner. A cold wind blew over, blowing away the fragrance on his body. Xiao Shaoyan's mind then became much clearer.
"Shit, was I about to be attacked? I felt so light-headed, like... I was about to become an immortal."
Xiao Shaoyan's head felt dizzy and he felt a surge of fear in his heart.
"The sound of the chanting might also be a problem. You should take it easy."
Wen Xi's expression gradually grew serious. "There's something very wrong with this Wuyuan Temple. It's like it's covered in an invisible barrier. People have disappeared. The sound is also strange. It doesn't sound like it's coming from an electronic device. It's more like there are actually so many people chanting. But... where are the people?"
Xiao Shaoyan had a headache. "If it really doesn't work, let's ask the Special Management Bureau to conduct a search. I don't believe that we can't find a single person even if we dig three feet underground."
Wen Xi pursed her lips and thought for a moment, "Let's go to the main hall first. I want to see what kind of person the legendary host Liuyun is."
There were monks passing by on patrol in the middle of the night. Wen Xi and Xiao Shaoyan avoided them all the way and came to the outside of the main hall.
The sound of deep chanting came from inside, and it sounded like one person was reciting the scriptures, and it was finally not a "group of people".
The door of the temple was open, and there was indeed a monk in a cassock kneeling on the cushion placed inside.
Wen Xi stood not far away and looked into the distance. He happened to see a huge golden Buddha statue placed in the hall. Facing the smiling face that looked like Maitreya Buddha, Wen Xi had an absurd illusion.
It was as if... the Buddha statue was staring at her, and the smile became more and more creepy, making people feel terrified from the bottom of their hearts!
Xiao Shaoyan also felt this way. He took a deep breath and whispered, "Wen Xi, why do I feel like that Buddha statue is staring at me? Damn, his smile is a little too scary!"
Wen Xi's brows furrowed more and more. She seemed to sense something and pulled Xiao Shaoyan back. "Don't look at him. We've been discovered. Let's go back immediately."
"What?"
As soon as Xiao Shaoyan finished speaking in surprise, an angry roar came from the main hall.
"Who's sneaking around outside?"
A cold sound, like one coming from hell, floated over quickly, followed by a gust of cold wind, as if someone was chasing them.
At the moment of escape, Xiao Shaoyan took the time to look towards the main hall again. The person who was originally kneeling on the cushion was lying on his side, his eyes were almost popping out, and his eyes were full of bloodshot, staring at them intently.
A loud shout followed closely behind him, and when he looked back, he could still see the shadow of a cassock floating by.
Xiao Shaoyan finally couldn't help but curse, "Oh my god, what on earth is following us? It's too weird."
"Don't talk, don't look back, just follow me."
Wen Xi pulled him away without looking back and soon returned to their respective rooms.
The door was closed. Wen Xi leaned against it to adjust his breathing, still worried whether Wen Chenxi and Ma Yingbei had been discovered.
I heard hurried footsteps approaching, and soon there was movement coming from the room next door.
After a while, more and more chaotic footsteps gathered, and their footsteps stopped at the door of Wen Xi's room. Their inquiring eyes seemed to want to look inside through the door.
"What's going on? Didn't we say that we're absolutely forbidden to go near the main hall? Did you inform them about the rule of not going out at night?"
"I have informed my uncle-master. I have warned him repeatedly."
"Humph, that person has been alarmed. What's the point of your warning?"
"I don't know who ran away."
"It must be a new stranger. The others all know the rules and would never do something like this."
"But aren't they all in the room?"
"Haha, you say we break in now, are they asleep or not?"
A noisy sound came from outside, including the voices of nameless and strangers, especially the last sentence, which was terrifying to hear.
Fortunately, after saying this, the other party looked at the door for a long time, but finally did not break in. He waved his sleeves and left.
Wen Xi was not worried. At worst, she would expose their true faces after they broke in.
But... the missing person hasn't been found yet, so she needs to proceed step by step.
Confused, Wen Xi stopped tossing and turning, returned to bed, and soon fell asleep.
The warm kang in the side room allowed Wen Xi to sleep well all night.
Boom boom boom!
There was a knock on the door. Wen Xi had just finished washing up and went to open the door.
I met Xiao Shaoyan's dull eyes head-on. The dark circles under his eyes were so thick that if you didn't know him, you would think he was doing something bad in the middle of the night.
Wen Xi asked teasingly, "What's wrong with you? Didn't you sleep all night?"
Xiao Shaoyan rubbed his brows and said helplessly, "Wen Xi, I'm not like you. I've been used to it since I was a child. Last night, I met the gaze of the man in the main hall. After I got to my room, I wanted to sleep, but as soon as I closed my eyes, I could recall that scene. I was so tortured that I dared not sleep, and I've been forced to stay awake until now."
Wen Xi asked back, "Is it that scary?"
Xiao Shaoyan shook his head and said seriously, "It's not about whether it's scary or not, but the feeling of being watched, you know? As soon as I close my eyes, it feels like someone is staring at me."
"Staring at you?"
Wen Xi was stunned, and felt as if he had suddenly realized something. "Could it be..."
Xiao Shaoyan yawned. "If it really doesn't work, can you let me come to your room and take a nap to make up for the sleep? This feeling of staying up late is too unpleasant. As expected, I'm getting older and can't endure it anymore."
Wen Xi didn't care. She had had enough sleep anyway. She opened the door and was about to let Xiao Shaoyan in when the door diagonally opposite was opened.
Wen Chenxi's icy gaze swept over and he said coldly, "You can come to my room to catch up on some sleep, but where my sister sleeps, how can you get involved?"
Wen Xi shouted, "Second brother!"
Crunch!
The room opposite Wen Chenxi was also opened. Ma Yingbei stuck his head out, his eyes rolling around.
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