Niutou Town.

It's getting dark.

A man dressed as a scholar came to town.

This town is very strange. It feels very deserted. Looking around, you can only see a few scattered people.

This scholar-like man seemed to be very anxious, and he quickened his pace and walked forward.

Not long after, he came to one of the old men.

"Uncle, may I ask if there is an inn in this town?"

The scholar-looking man wiped the sweat from his forehead and was a little breathless when he spoke. It could be seen that he was in a hurry and was really tired.

The uncle took a look at the scholar, and after a moment, he said, "Are you from outside?"

The scholar nodded.

The uncle looked at the scholar in front of him and fell into deep thought. He didn't know what he was thinking. After a long time, the uncle slowly spoke and continued: "There is no inn in such a small town like ours, but you

Go up the mountain in this direction, and there is a ruined temple on the mountain where you can stay. If you are brave enough, you can spend one night in the ruined temple."

"As long as you have a place to live, don't you dare to be picky." The scholar-looking man thanked him repeatedly. He was a scholar who came to Beijing to take the exam. He and his companions also hired a carriage to rush to the capital, but they were not lucky.

, met the bandits, he and his companions jumped off the carriage and ran for their lives.

Now he didn't know whether his companions were dead or alive, and he himself was lost in the mountains. No, he walked in the mountains for several days before finally seeing a town, and he came there in great joy.

When he arrived in this town, he originally planned to ask for directions, but it was already dark now, and even if he asked for directions clearly, he would not be able to continue on his way, so he thought of finding a place to stay first, and then ask for directions again tomorrow morning.

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After the scholar thanked him, he got up and went to the mountain to look for the ruined temple. But at this time, the old man stopped him with his hand and said to him.

"Young man, you can either find a random corner in our town and spend the night. Although there is a ruined temple on the mountain, there are unclean things in that ruined temple."

The uncle also gave a kind reminder. He just said it casually, but he never thought that the scholar was stupid enough to actually go to the mountain to find the ruined temple, so he became a little anxious.

If you really let this scholar sleep in that ruined temple, it might be the same as killing him.

But the scholar is really sleepy and tired. He can't listen to any advice now. Moreover, the scholar thinks that there are no ghosts in this world? But he also knows that this uncle is a kind reminder, but he doesn't think so.

Instead of being angry, he said to the uncle with a smile: "Uncle, it's okay. I urgently need to find a place to rest. If there is really a ruined temple on the mountain, then I think it is perfect."

Seeing that he could not stop the scholar, the uncle did not try to persuade him anymore, but sighed helplessly. He felt that he had done something wrong this time.

I hope this scholar can be safe and sound.

The scholar has left, leaving only his back.

But the uncle still stood there and watched the scholar's back gradually disappear from his sight.

I don’t know how much time passed, but suddenly an old woman’s voice came.

"Ouch, old man Liu, what are you doing standing on the street? It's already dark and if you don't go back quickly, do you want to be kidnapped by the monsters on the mountain?"

"Go, go, don't say that. There are no monsters in this mountain. If there were monsters, the people in our town would have been captured and eaten by them."

Yes, there are indeed no monsters on this mountain, but it is haunted.

The person talking to Old Man Liu was an old woman. After hearing what Old Man Liu said, the old woman did not continue to say anything. Instead, she came to Old Man Liu and looked in the direction where Old Man Liu was looking.

"Coming from outside?" The old woman was a little surprised.

"Yes, from outside."

"That's strange. How did he find our town?"

"How do I know? After he came to our town, he came to me to ask for directions and asked if there was an inn in our town. You know, how can the inn in our town be occupied?"

"You are really a bad old man. The inn in our town cannot accommodate people, so how can the ruined temple on the mountain be accommodated?"

"Neither can be inhabited, but if I had to choose one of the two, I would definitely rather go to the mountain to find that ruined temple."

"So you asked him to go to the mountain to look for that ruined temple."

"Yes, actually I just said it casually. He insists on going, and I have already persuaded him."

Old Man Liu was also depressed and sighed: "Actually, if that young man persists, I can bring him to my home. Although the conditions here are worse, it is not impossible to let him sleep in the cowshed.

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"That's not okay. If the mayor finds out about this and you privately allow people from outside to stay at home overnight, you will be in trouble."

"Yes, that's why I didn't keep him?" Old Man Liu sighed helplessly again.

"Then don't think too much. Life or death is determined by fate. Since he came to our town and learned about the existence of that ruined temple from your mouth, it may be that he is destined to suffer this fate."

Old Man Liu nodded repeatedly at this moment: "You are right, he is destined to have this disaster."

"Go back, it's getting dark, and there are really ghosts outside."

"Yeah, I have to go back."

It's completely dark.

It is strange to say that after dark, there is not a single light in the whole town.

Otherwise, every door is closed.

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The road up the mountain is not easy.

This mountain road has long been deserted and overgrown with weeds.

The moonlight is very bright tonight. Although it is completely dark, the scholar can still see everything around him clearly.

It took a lot of effort and effort for the scholar to reach the halfway point of the mountain.

And the ruined temple that the uncle mentioned is located here.

Arriving at the door of this ruined temple, the scholar breathed a long sigh of relief, finally arriving.

Since it is a temple, it all has a name. The first thing the scholar did before coming to the ruined temple was to find out the name of the ruined temple.

In the scholar's opinion, it would be disrespectful to the owner of the temple to enter without even knowing the name of the temple.

Although the scholar does not believe in ghosts and gods, he feels that this is the most basic respect. When you stay in someone else's temple, you must know their name. It is better to inform them than to go in arrogantly.

Some things are so mysterious that it is better to believe that they exist than to believe that they do not exist.

But this ruined temple has really not been taken care of for a long time, and the plaque fell down at some point. It was probably because of the heavy wind and rain on the mountain. On a stormy night, the plaque fell down.
Chapter completed!