Chapter 52: The Haunted House in the Mountain Village 5
The mountain road was rugged, and the people walked carefully and slowly.
Halfway through the journey, the road gradually became flat and wide, and at the same time, a dilapidated temple appeared before everyone.
Probably due to years of disrepair, the roof tiles are broken, the eaves are covered with cobwebs, the walls are mottled, and most of the paint has fallen off.
When the mountain breeze blew, the plaque hanging on the door swayed slightly, making people worry that it would fall down at any moment.
"I didn't expect there would be a temple here." Yi Nian turned around and glanced at everyone's condition. His gaze fell on Yu Ke and paused for a moment, then he suggested going into the temple to rest for a while.
In fact, at this time, even Zhu Yiyun, who was also a girl, or Gao Ancai, a fat man with a bulky figure, did not feel tired.
Yi Nian's voice was also extremely steady.
Not to mention Lu Ye.
With his long legs, he could walk a long distance in two steps, walking on the mountain road as if he were walking on flat ground, and his breathing rhythm did not change.
Only Yu Ke was there, her little face flushed as she gasped for breath, her slender eyebrows knitted, her eyes watery, and sweat on her forehead sticking to her black hair, looking both pitiful and cute.
You can tell at a glance that he is exhausted.
When she heard the suggestion to take a break, her eyes lit up and she couldn't wait to raise her hands in approval.
"Can, can I?" The polite and well-behaved little girl looked at others hesitantly.
Although he asked, his expression couldn't hide his desire at all, and the words "I really want to rest" were written all over his face.
This contrast made her question sound like she was just acting coquettishly.
No one could refuse this, and they all nodded and decided to take a halftime break.
Lu Ye still looked cool and didn't say anything, but he took the lead and walked into the dilapidated temple, showing his choice with his actions.
Seeing this, everyone followed with a smile.
This temple is not big. The main hall is right after you cross the threshold and walk in.
The interior of the hall was as dilapidated as it looked from the outside, with dust and cobwebs everywhere, and the statues enshrined there were also incomplete.
They thought such a dilapidated temple would have been abandoned long ago, but unexpectedly, as soon as they entered, an old man walked out from a small door next to it.
This was a very thin old man with gray hair, wrinkled and dark skin, wearing a yellowed sweatshirt and loose shorts.
He hunched over, looking at everyone with a pair of cloudy yellow eyes, and asked in an old and hoarse voice: "What are you doing?"
The old man's appearance was unexpected to everyone, but they quickly reacted and explained to him.
Knowing that they came to take a short rest, the old man nodded and told them to do as they pleased, looking nonchalant.
But this place was too dirty and there was nowhere to sit. Even though Yu Ke was extremely tired, she really couldn't sit down.
I could only stand there feeling wronged and try to get System 5488 to provide a cleaning tool.
Of course, 5488 rejected it without hesitation.
There is no such thing at all, and the game has not yet thought about earning points from players in this regard.
The main reason is that there is no profit in this area.
Players with points will definitely give priority to purchasing life-saving items. Who would buy cleaning items?
Oh, the squeamish ones will buy it.
There was no other way, Yu Ke comforted herself that standing still was better than continuing to walk on the mountain road, so she might as well consider it a rest.
She was trying to hypnotize herself when a coat was suddenly thrown in front of her, raising a cloud of dust.
Yu Ke:?
She took a step back a little late, looking at Lu Ye who threw his coat in confusion.
Did he want to sit here and let her go away?
Pursing her lips, Yu Ke turned around and prepared to go to another open space to make room for Lu Ye.
As soon as he turned around, someone grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and turned him back.
Lu Ye frowned and looked fierce, and said in a rough voice: "Why, you can't even sit down?"
Yu Ke looked at him in confusion, then looked at the coat on the ground, and said hesitantly: "...Is it for me to sit on?"
Lu Ye said with a mocking look on his face, "Who else here has trembling legs besides you?"
Yu Ke choked up and couldn't say the words of refusal.
Seeing that she still didn't sit down, Lu Ye raised his eyebrows and was about to continue speaking.
Yu Ke curled up her fingers, afraid that he would say something she wouldn't like to hear, and quickly squatted down and sat on the coat carefully.
Her sore legs were finally freed, and she couldn't help but relax her brows and feel grateful to Lu Ye from the bottom of her heart.
Although his words were unpleasant to the ear, he was doing real good things.
Xiao Piaoliang looked up and sincerely thanked Lu Ye: "Thank you."
The voice was soft and the ending tone was gentle, which made Lu Ye's ears feel hot and his Adam's apple rolled.
He turned his face to cover up, his shoulders tensed, "No need, I'm just worried that you won't be able to walk and waste time."
Yu Ke choked again, the gratitude in her heart dissipating uncontrollably.
[Very good, he better keep being so stubborn]
[I want to see if he can continue to be stubborn even though his wife is gone]
[You must hold on. I am waiting to see his face burst into tears.]
[I sincerely recommend buying a book on the art of language to further your studies]
On this side, Yu Ke was speechless looking at Lu Ye, while on the other side, Yi Nian was already chatting animatedly with the old man.
I learned from the old man that this was originally a mountain temple, and the deity enshrined here was naturally the mountain god.
The mountain god temple is very old and has experienced ups and downs over the long course of time. Today, it has no believers and is in complete decline.
The old man’s family’s ancestors were the keepers of this mountain temple, and the tradition has been passed down from generation to generation to the old man, and they have never left.
On weekdays, he guards this mountain temple and can barely make a living with the help of nearby villagers.
However, the old man has no descendants, and when he dies, this mountain temple will probably be completely deserted.
Yi Nian sighed, it was a pity.
The old man waved his hand and said, "The temple will decay and disappear, but the mountain god will never be. As long as the mountain is there, the mountain god will always be there."
Yi Nian asked in surprise: "Is there really a mountain god here?"
The old man laughed and said, "As long as it is a mountain, there will be a mountain god."
Yi Nian glanced at the dilapidated mountain temple and felt dissatisfied.
If there really is a mountain god on this mountain, how could this mountain god temple be in such a mess?
Maybe there are few people coming here, the old man was very talkative and asked them what they were doing here.
If they come here for fun, they will definitely be disappointed.
Because there is nothing fun in this mountain, it's very boring.
Seeing that the old man seemed to be very familiar with the mountains, Yi Nian had an idea and asked him about the haunted house.
However, the old man, who had been very easy to talk to before, immediately turned cold when he heard about the haunted house.
As if they had violated some taboo, the old man angrily told them to get out.
"You will be punished by God for not respecting the dead! Get out!"
Everyone was caught off guard by the old man's sudden change of expression, and it was impossible for them to physically assault him, so they were finally driven out of the mountain temple by the old man.
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