As the taxi's tires rolled over the last section of asphalt road and turned into a gravel road on the outskirts of the city, the car body began to shake slightly.
Two cars parked on the roadside, one in front and one behind. When the car doors opened, air with a scent of earth rushed in. It was several degrees cooler than the air in the city and mixed with the smell of green grass from the distant rice fields.
Everyone got out of the car one after another. Gu Luo bent down and carried Tang Xiaoxiao out from the back seat, his arms firmly supporting her knees and back.
Tang Xiaoxiao subconsciously hugged his neck, and put her little face against his warm shirt. The faint scent of soapberry lingered on her nose, and she asked curiously:
"Brother Gu Luo, is this the place?"
"right."
Gu Luo lowered his head and smiled.
There are no stone steps on the way up the mountain, only a bumpy dirt road that has been trampled out.
Luo Shuhe followed Gu Luo and walked in front.
Luo Shuning walked slowly, carefully avoiding loose stones; Gu Ximan held Lu Xuexue's small hand, muttering softly, "Why is it so steep?", but did not slow down; Luo Shuling walked last, with a brisk pace.
Gu Luo held Tang Xiaoxiao in his arms, taking every step steadily, and the soles of his shoes made a rustling sound as they rolled over the fallen leaves.
He had walked this road many times.
After walking for about ten minutes, a corner of a gray-black roof suddenly appeared in front of us.
As we got closer, a slightly dilapidated temple came into view. The courtyard wall was made of old blue bricks. The brick skin had fallen off in many places, revealing the yellow soil inside. Half-dead ivy was crawling in a few gaps, with leaves with curled edges hanging in the cracks between the bricks.
The wooden door of the temple was not closed. The red paint on the door frame had faded to only scattered spots. The door knocker was a rusty iron ring. When the wind blew, it made a slight "creaking" sound, revealing the desolation of time.
"Stinky brother, are you sure about this?"
Several question marks appeared on Gu Ximan's mind.
I feel like the night view here can be used to shoot a horror movie.
But when she stepped into the courtyard, she was stunned - the bluestone pavement in the courtyard was swept clean, without even a fallen leaf, and the weeds in the corners were also removed, leaving only a neat layer of soil. Only the incense burner was covered with a thin layer of ash, indicating that there had been no incense here for a long time.
There is no lingering smoke, no sound of chanting, only the wind blowing through the copper bells under the eaves, making a soft "ding-ling" sound, and the emptiness makes people feel quiet.
This cleanliness is incompatible with the dilapidated exterior wall, like an old piece of clothing that has been carefully ironed, hiding an unknown heart.
"There seems to be some movement here."
Luo Shuhe suddenly pointed to the side yard on the east side, where a faint "rustling" sound could be heard.
When they walked over, they saw three medium-sized camphor trees planted in the side yard. There were many red wooden signs hanging on the trunks of the trees. The words on them had basically faded. They were probably left by people who came here to pray in the past.
Under the tree, an old man with shaggy hair was squatting on the ground weeding. He was wearing a washed-out jacket with the sleeves rolled up to his forearms, revealing wrinkled skin that had a healthy wheat color.
The wooden-handled hoe in the old man's hand was polished to a shine. He dug into the grass roots one by one with a quick and swift movement that didn't seem like a man of his age. When the hoe was raised, the soil it brought up was still stained with fresh grass roots.
Hearing the footsteps, he paused, slowly stood up, and when he turned around, his eyes first swept over Luo Shuhe and others, and finally fixed on Gu Luo.
Those were a pair of cloudy eyes, with some gray on the pupils, but when they looked at Gu Luo, they seemed to be suddenly lit up, and gradually revealed some clear light.
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