Jiang Sheng nodded thoughtfully and asked casually, "Cuiwei, your accent doesn't sound like you're from here. Are you from the Central Plains? Do you want to go back and visit someday?"
Cuiwei's expression changed drastically. She knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "No, please spare my life, sir. I will never dare to leave the temple. I will work for the temple for the rest of my life."
Bang bang, he started to kowtow.
The others stopped what they were doing and looked over with dim eyes. Many of them were also from the Central Plains and they didn't know how they were brought to the island. If there was no temple to let them leave.
They are destined to never leave the temple, to die alone here for the rest of their lives, and their families will never see them again.
Soon, sobbing sounds were heard and Jiang Sheng looked at them.
"Are you all from the Central Plains as well? How did you get here? Were you brought here by the ghost slaves?"
Seeing that they were silent, Jiang Sheng knew what was going on and called out, "Come on, let's eat the hot pot while it's hot. Let's not talk about those things anymore. I was just asking casually."
"Cuiwei, get up. Let's eat hot pot."
Cuiwei carefully observed his expression and saw that he really wasn't angry. She finally let go of her worries and continued to work non-stop.
Soon the side dishes were cut, the base ingredients in the pot were fried, and after adding water and bringing it to a boil, the side dishes were added. Everyone stared at the boiling pot and felt a little greedy.
Jiang Sheng smiled and waved his hand: "Okay, don't be so reserved and come and eat."
Everyone watched cautiously, and when they saw someone reach out and pick up a piece with chopsticks and start eating, they became a little bolder and started eating. After eating it, they became a little addicted and kept nodding: "Delicious, so delicious."
"I have this at home, but it's a different kind of pot. You can put the meat slices in the middle and boil them until cooked. It's so comfortable to eat when the weather is cold."
"Oh, where is your home?"
"Zhongyuan... Mobei is a very remote place. The winters are very long and cold every year. Food cooked without soup will get cold."
Jiang Sheng listened quietly without saying anything else. Elder Kong beside him kept eating with chopsticks and couldn't stop at all. He didn't care what others were thinking.
"Sir, why don't you eat?"
"Oh, it's okay. I just feel like something's not right in the temple these past two days. Those ghost slaves look so hurried, like they're very busy. Do you know what's going on?"
Elder Kong said indifferently, "Oh, I know. My Lord was a Younu before, how could he not know this? This is what the Palace Master always does before leaving seclusion, and he celebrates after leaving."
Jiang Sheng's heart skipped a beat, but he suppressed his uneasiness and asked, "About this matter, I've been so busy drawing talismans and refining pills lately that I even forgot about the news that the Palace Master was coming out of seclusion."
"I don't have a fixed time. I'll be out of seclusion in a few days so I can go down the mountain and buy something to celebrate for the Palace Master."
"Generally, the temple begins its work seven days in advance. It started yesterday, which means it will be finished in five days."
Elder Kong kindly reminded, "If you want to buy something for the Palace Master, you'd better hurry up. I guess the whole street at the foot of the mountain is going crazy right now."
"The price is definitely more expensive than what we bought before."
“……!!”
Jiang Sheng had no appetite to eat after hearing this. Damn it, he hadn't had time to refine or collect more information, but he was about to come out of seclusion. The uneasiness mixed with fear in his heart was hard to ignore.
No, he had to leave here as soon as possible. He couldn't deal with an old monster that had lived for three or four hundred years.
Before leaving, he also had to give them a big gift. This temple must be destroyed. Leaving it here would be a threat to the Central Plains, which they could not deal with.
But is there any opportunity? I can't sleep tonight. I have to go for a walk to determine the locations of those places and search the library and the alchemy pavilion.
Jiang Sheng had a good idea, but plans could never keep up with changes.
He had just fallen asleep in the space cabin when he was awakened by a shrill scream outside. He flashed onto the bed, got out of bed, opened the door and looked outside.
"What's going on? What happened?"
Elder Kong, with his messy hair, scratched his head, looking a little irritated. "My lord, it's okay. It might be the Gushan people's bait causing trouble again. It will calm down soon, don't worry."
Cuiwei ran in from outside the hall, looking a bit panicked: "My lord, something's happened. Gu Mountain has been set on fire. Many...many poisonous insects, snakes, and poisonous insects have come out."
"Someone got bit and started going crazy. Hurry up and close the door. Don't let anyone in. There's chaos outside."
"What? Gu Mountain really got burned down? Oh my god, who on earth is so brave? No, that's not right. Old Gu is so sinister, who can get close to him? Those people don't have that ability."
Jiang Sheng listened to the screams outside getting closer and closer, and whispered, "Close the door of the hall and check if there are fewer people inside. Don't worry about what's happening outside."
Cuiwei felt relieved after closing the door. Who would have known how horrified she was when she saw the scene just now, the man with a big belly was running and his stomach exploded.
That horrifying scene was really... There were also people who could bite people. How could a person who had been bitten to death crawl up again? Those blood-red eyes didn't look like a human at all.
"Sir, there are still people outside who can bite people. You can't go out. I saw someone who was bitten to death and got up again."
Jiang Sheng's eyes flickered. Silkworms, I didn't expect that the temple couldn't control the spread of this thing.
Bang, bang, bang, there was a series of loud knocks on the door.
"Ahhh, open the door, please open the door and save me."
The next moment, there was a heart-chilling chewing sound, and the screams quickly disappeared. The people in the yard were frightened and trembling all over, not knowing how to react.
Jiang Sheng heard a rustling sound and turned his head to look at the man who was climbing the wall. When he saw the people in the yard, he grinned bloodthirstyly.
Elder Kong said hurriedly, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and get your bows and arrows and shoot those climbing up the wall. Otherwise, if you enter the yard, you will turn into monsters too."
Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly ran away. Elder Kong drew his bow and shot arrows one by one.
The commotion outside was getting quieter and quieter. It was obvious that someone was clearing out those things. Yes, they were things. Those who ran out of Gu Mountain could no longer be considered human beings.
Elder Kong muttered, "What's going on this year? Old Gu used to accidentally release a few human baits, but why are there so many this year? It's so strange."
Jiang Sheng looked at the others and said, "Okay, it should be fine. Leave two people to keep watch in the yard, and everyone else go back to your rooms to rest."
After saying that, he turned back to his room and closed the door. Elder Kong looked at the closed door and sighed helplessly: "Okay, I, an old man, will watch over you in this yard. You guys go back and rest."
“……!!”
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