C19 Screaming in the middle of the night

A mountain breeze blew the thick pine trees, causing a rustling sound. As the wind blew through the trees, the air became fresher and fresher. The smell was refreshing, and Angele felt comfortable.

"The environment here is really good. It's extremely suitable for cultivators." I sighed.

Aunt Caiyun nodded in agreement, "Of course, Aunt doesn't dare to go too far. Within a radius of 50 miles, the spiritual energy here is the densest. Many cultivators used this spiritual energy to find a way to break through."

"Once? "What about now?"

"Ahh, it's been a long time since a cultivator came. Although the spiritual energy here is still very dense, thinking about that crazy cultivator, I'm afraid no one would dare to come easily." Aunt Caiyun sighed and said.

"That's impossible. Just because of a crazy Taoist, no one would dare to come here?"

Aunt Caiyun mysteriously smiled and said, "You don't understand, right? You'll understand when you see that crazy Taoist later. Alright, the temple is right in front of us, I'll go knock on the door later. Don't speak nonsense if I don't ask you."

I looked around and saw that the Hollow Temple's construction was quite spectacular. There was a three-meter-tall wall in the surroundings and tall buildings could be seen through the wall.

When we walked through the gate, I found that the paint on the tightly shut gate door had fallen off, and the large buckles were rusted. It must have been a long period of lack of maintenance that caused it to turn into this appearance.

This made me curious. Such a huge temple was actually filled with a master of cultivation. How could it not be in this miserable state?

Caiyun's aunt did not hesitate at all. As soon as she walked to the door, she used her hand to knock on the clasp as she shouted, "Is there anyone who is panting? Open the door for us. We want to spend the night here."

Aunt Caiyun, you even told me not to speak carelessly and just knocked on the door. If this temple is mine and I hear that you're the lodger, I definitely won't open the door for you …

Jiyaaa!

Following the sound of footsteps, the door was pushed open from the inside, revealing a young and tender face. He swept his gaze over the three of us, and said, "It's already deep into the night, may I know why you three have come?"

Aunt Caiyun clasped her hands together and said, "This Taoist boy, we were in a hurry and missed our lodging, so we came to bother you. We hope that you will be merciful and allow us to borrow lodging."

The temple boy appeared to be on high alert. He stared at us for a long time before finally replying, "Benefactor, please wait for a moment. I'll go report to the temple owner right away." With that, the temple boy closed the door again and trotted away.

This daoist child's actions were too strange. According to common sense, both the Daoist and Buddhist sects would simply use the people as lodging to open up a door. This was also the kindness of these outcasts.

However, not only did this daotong not invite us in, he even closed the door and said that he would go back and report to the temple lord. What the hell is there to report about?

Afterwards, Aunt Caiyun said something that puzzled me even more, "When you enter later, you must be careful, especially you, Little Tian. Do not be careless, if you find anything wrong, immediately call for me."

"Isn't it just a Taoist temple? Aunty, you are too full of grass and trees."

"It's not that Aunty is worried, it's that this Taoist temple is too weird. Little Tian, you should listen to Aunty and be careful in everything else." Qing Qing also followed.

If even Qing Qing said that, wouldn't it be too unreasonable for me to act so sloppy? I nodded and said, "Alright, I'll listen to everything you say. However, I don't believe that the Taoists are merciful. How could it harm people?"

At this moment, the temple boy's footsteps sounded out again. Then, the door opened and the temple boy politely said to us, "We've made the three of you wait for a long time. The temple master has ordered the other senior brothers to prepare the guest rooms. Please follow me."

I looked at Caiyun's aunt, meaning, "See, she has already cleaned up the guest room and invited us in. Are you being a little careful?"

Caiyun's aunt pretended not to see it as she greeted the Taoist and entered the Taoist temple. I pulled Qingqing and followed closely behind her.

As soon as he stepped into the temple, he was immediately shocked by the scene before him. In front of him was a huge palace building with four thick pillars side by side.

The vermilion door was carved in fancy patterns, showing the minds and culture of the people who built this place. Above the door was a plaque with three big words written on it — Merchant Hall.

When the temple boy saw me staring at the hall, he respectfully clasped his hands at me and said, "The place that allows us to conduct morning lessons here is usually closed at night. If benefactor is interested, please come and take a look tomorrow morning."

"Okay, okay." I bowed my head slightly.

Under the guidance of the temple boy, they soon arrived in front of a row of houses. Pointing to three of them, he said, "These three rooms are the guests' rooms. It is already late, so please rest early. If you need anything else, just say so."

I walked towards the first customer service to the side and didn't forget to politely say to the little Daoist, "Many thanks, Daoist."

The temple boy clasped his hands again and quickly left.

"Little Tian, come back first." Aunt Caiyun called me back and whispered to Qing Qing and me, "You two live in the same guest room and take turns to rest. No matter what happens outside, don't come out, okay?"

"Alright, I'll listen to you." I agreed and pulled Qingqing's hand before turning around to leave.

After seeing us enter the guest room, Aunt Caiyun paused for a moment before she also walked towards the guest room next door.

The moment I walked into the guest room, I locked the door and lay on the bed, "Aiya, I was exhausted all this way. I don't want to think about anything now, just like sleeping well."

"Mm, then you go to sleep first." Qing Qing walked over and spread the blanket on top of me. She looked at me warmly. "I really can't bear to have you suffer so many sins for me."

I leaned my head against the pillow, and my eyelids felt like they were filled with lead. I mumbled some words and even I myself didn't know what I said. Soon, I fell asleep.

When Qingqing saw that I was asleep, she went to the table and blew out the light. Then she sat down in a chair near the window and looked out through the half-closed window.

I was really tired. I didn't even have the time to drink tea with Duke Zhou. I didn't know how long I slept, but I suddenly heard a scream that made me lose all sleep. I abruptly got up and saw that the room was pitch black.