*God-killing cloak in ancient northwest temple (2)*

On the northwest border, surrounded by mountains, Chen Xiaofeng and Big Beard drove on the green grassland on the Loess Plateau. The two of them didn't talk much along the way. Apart from looking at the scenery outside from time to time, Xiao Zhenren seemed to be so preoccupied.

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Big Beard knew what Chen Xiaofeng was thinking. After all, it would be difficult for a teenage child to accept and adjust to so many things at once.

In this way, the two people bumped around in the car for a whole week, and finally arrived at the extremely cold land in the northwest. The place they came to was really desolate. Only a small village could be seen within a few hundred miles. The season was already here.

It's winter, so this area looks so desolate.

After arriving, after several hours of driving, Big Beard and the others finally got off the car in front of a village that looked a little angry. Then Big Beard said: "Brother Xiaofeng, this is where the grave ancestor and the old god said

It is said that the second treasure that broke the formation is within the surrounding mountains of this village. However, according to my information, the ancient temple has a history of thousands of years. It was very popular in the early days.

I don’t know why this ancient temple was abandoned overnight, and even the monks inside are missing, so we may have to put some effort into finding it ourselves this time.”

After listening to Big Beard's words, Chen Xiaofeng nodded knowingly, and then said: "Brother Beard, since we have arrived in this cold place, let's go into the village and find a place to stay and rest for a while. We will set off tomorrow.

Go deep into the mountains to find the abandoned thousand-year-old temple."

Then the two of them set off to the center of the village. It is said that the village in this cold place is really desolate. There are dilapidated tile-roofed houses in front and back, and there is no sign of crowing of chickens or dogs around. It is as if no one has lived in this village for a long time.

, not even a trace of smoke could be seen on the chimney on the roof.

Chen Xiaofeng and Big Beard knocked on the doors of several houses one after another, but there was no movement inside. All the doors were locked. Now the two of them felt strange. Although this arctic place in the northwest is remote, it is also far away from the capital.

, but it is not so desolate. The whole village is lifeless, which really makes people feel a sense of unpleasantness.

Just when the sun was setting in the west and the sky was getting dark, the two people finally found a small hotel on the north side of the desolate village. A dilapidated red lantern hung in front of the door. Although it was broken, the lights in the red lanterns were still there.

It is indeed lit, and there is a broken plaque above the head, with four large characters engraved on it: "Peace Hotel".

Although this small hotel was in disrepair, the door was open to the outside. It seemed that someone was still operating here. Then the bearded man stepped forward and knocked on the doorbell a few times, and Chen Xiaofeng and Chen Xiaofeng followed.

Entered the hotel.

After entering the store, the first thing they saw was the messy furnishings. Even the tables and chairs were lying horizontally and vertically with no rules. At this moment, they saw behind the counter made of peeling paint poplar wood at the door.

A hoarse voice came: "Are you two going to stay in a hotel? The store is closed at night, so you should find another place to stay."

When this hoarse voice sounded, Chen Xiaofeng and Big Beard were so shocked that they were covered in cold sweat. They thought to themselves: Where did this person come from? Why didn't they find anyone at the door when they came in?

After that, the bearded man walked up to the counter with an unhappy look. At this glance, he was so scared that the person sitting at the counter looked like an old lady over fifty years old, but she

But the clothes she wore were from many years ago. The more she looked at her, the more she looked like the landlady that people used to say. She was sitting there with a gloomy expression on her face. At first glance, she looked like a wax figure.

At this time, Chen Xiaofeng also came over and said to the gloomy old woman: "Old woman, we were passing by here. It's getting dark and we want to find an inn to stay. Tonight, you can just find a guest room for us to make do with. We will make do with it at dawn tomorrow morning."

Let’s leave.”

After hearing Chen Xiaofeng's words, the expressionless old woman fell silent for a moment, and then said in a hoarse voice: "The moon is dark and the wind is high. Visitors from a foreign land, you are going to jump into the fire pit yourself."

The old woman's words made Chen Xiaofeng and Big Beard get goosebumps all over their bodies. They thought to themselves: What are these things that this old woman is saying in such a mysterious way? What kind of fire pit is not a fire pit? Let's stay in a hotel. You

As for this pretentious trick to scare people?

Then the bearded man said to the old woman: "Hey, old lady, what do you mean by saying this? You are afraid that we can't afford the store. Let me tell you that Brother Beard has plenty of money."

With that said, the bearded man took out a stack of brand new bills from his backpack and threw it on the counter. Then the gloomy old woman picked up the stack of bills with her withered hands. At this time, the old woman's actions

It caught Chen Xiaofeng's attention, and he saw that after the old woman picked up the money, she didn't just count the money with her hands like a typical shopkeeper, but stuck out her tongue and licked it constantly. This kind of weird behavior had never happened before.

I’ve never seen it before, and I thought to myself, “What the hell is wrong with this? Could it be that people in this place use their tongues to count people and make money?”

Just when he was thinking wildly, he suddenly heard the bearded man yelling next to him. He quickly looked around and saw a figure suddenly appeared in the previously empty concierge. Judging from his clothes, he should be a man.

The bearded man was so frightened that he screamed, and then he took out the black-handled Night Assassin from his waist and asked who the figure was. At this time, he heard the old woman who had been sitting at the counter licking money suddenly spoke: "Old man,

, this is the middle of the night, if you don’t sleep well, why are you wandering around? Be careful that the mage on the mountain sends little devils to draw away your soul.”

After the old lady said these words, the dark figure that appeared before suddenly said: "Old lady, these guests have paid, why don't you do the door-to-door business? Come on, two guests,

Old man, I will take you to the guest room."

After a long time of commotion, the old lady shopkeeper's wife came out. This gloomy and erratic air caused Chen Xiaofeng and Big Beard to have a false alarm. Since the old man said they could stay in the hotel, the two of them didn't want to follow the god.

Dao'er's old woman said nonsense, and then followed the old man up the stairs to the second floor.

I saw that the hotel was not very large, but from the stairs, it seemed that it had three floors: upper, middle and lower. The old man took them to the corridor on the second floor. It seemed that there should be four or five guest rooms on this floor.

Then he followed the old man to a room with the words "Qingzhuyuan" engraved on the door. Then the old man opened the door with a key. After entering, the pungent moldy smell choked the two people and almost vomited.

The bearded man said angrily to the old man: "Old man, the money I gave your old lady just now is enough to buy your country store. Why don't you let us live in such a broken room? You

Change it for me quickly, or Mr. Beard will ask for your check-out money!"

After hearing what the bearded man said, the old man turned around and said gloomily: "Two guests, I'm sorry. All the guest rooms in our hotel are now occupied. This is the only guest room left. Although it is old,

It’s a bit overdue, but the room is neat and clean. There will be breakfast tomorrow morning, and you can see the mountain view directly from the window. This is already very good. Do you want to stay or not?”

After the old man finished speaking, he turned away from looking at them. At this time, Chen Xiaofeng walked in and carefully looked at the guest room. Although there was a musty smell in the whole house, overall the room was in good condition.

It was relatively clean, with a wooden frame bed for two people to sleep on, a large wardrobe plated with red paint, and the most conspicuous piece of furniture was an old dressing table for women placed in the corner. The mirror on it had long been covered in dust.

It was already late at night, and the village outside the hotel was desolate. There was no place to stay. If he didn't stay here, he would have to spend the night in the prairie hunting car. Chen Xiaofeng couldn't stand the choking gasoline.

taste.

Then the little real person said to the bearded man: "Brother Bearded Brother, it's already so late, and there's no place to stay anywhere else. This house is quite neat and clean. I think we can just make do with it for one night. Go to bed early. We still have some room tomorrow."

There’s a lot to do.”

Seeing Chen Xiaofeng say this, the bearded man didn't know what to say, so he had to carry his bag and walk into the guest room. After that, the old man gave Chen Xiaofeng the key to the room, and then said gloomily: "Two guests,

Since this bearded man has paid so much for the room, we are not an unreasonable black shop. From now on, you can stay in this room as long as you want."

When Chen Xiaofeng and Chen Xiaofeng heard this, they thought, "Hey, this old man is quite particular. It seems that he is afraid that we will look down on him, so he is acting out of loyalty. Okay, since you said so, then we have just found him."

It’s a place to stay.”

Then the old man was about to leave with a lantern. When he just walked to the door of the guest room, the old man turned around again and said to the two people: "Two guests, there are a few things I forgot to remind you. First of all,

You should tidy up and go to bed quickly. The windows must be closed, otherwise animals on the mountain will come and steal the guests' things. Then, my wife and I slept very deeply at night. If you have anything to do, ring the bell on the first floor.

The most important thing is that you must not disturb other guests' rest, and you cannot go to the third floor, where there is no one there. Okay, you should go to bed early."

After saying that, the old man left with the lantern. Before Chen Xiaofeng and Big Beard could ask what was going on, it was all a mess. The animals on the mountain would steal things. What were they doing on the third floor in the middle of the night? It was really inexplicable.

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It was said that the two of them had been traveling for several days, and they were both tired and exhausted. Then they tidied up casually, and they both lay on the bed and fell asleep.

Just when Chen Xiaofeng was sleeping in a daze, he vaguely heard the sound of people walking on the floor at the top of the building. Judging from the sound, it was as if someone was walking around on the floor wearing slippers.

The real person was immediately awakened by the sound, and quickly pushed the snoring bearded man, and said: "Brother Bearded Brother, wake up quickly. Did you hear any noise from the roof just now? Didn't the old shopkeeper say that no one lives on the third floor?

?Why are there still sounds of human footsteps???"

The bearded man was sleeping in a deep sleep at this time. After being pushed by Chen Xiaofeng, he replied in a daze: "Brother, why are you so sleepy? Where did this person come from in the middle of the night?"

The sound of footsteps, go to sleep quickly, we have to go into the mountains tomorrow."

After saying these few words, less than a second later, the snoring started again. Chen Xiaofeng rubbed his face vigorously, thinking, "Maybe it's because I've been too tired from traveling these past few days, and I haven't slept well at all.

I guess I was dreaming just now, or I was just confused."

Thinking of this, Chen Xiaofeng lay back on the bed again. Just when he was about to fall asleep again, the strange footsteps sounded again. This time, Chen Xiaofeng heard it very clearly. This was definitely not a dream. There must be someone.

Individuals walk around on it wearing wooden slippers.

Hearing this, Chen Xiaofeng couldn't sleep anymore. He stood up and looked at the bearded man in confusion, so he didn't wake him up. Then the little real person put on his coat and opened the door gently.

Then he quietly walked to the second floor corridor where there was no sound.

After that, Xiao Zhenren looked downstairs first and saw that there was no one on the first floor. It was estimated that the old couple who were the shopkeepers had gone to bed. Then Chen Xiaofeng followed the corridor to the stairs leading to the third floor.

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As soon as I took a step up, I heard the sound of people whispering from the rooftop. Judging from the movement, there should be a few people talking in low voices, but if you listen carefully, the voices don't sound like human beings.

While talking, it sounded like a "chirping" sound made by a bird or a mouse.

Now the young master felt strange. It would be understandable if there were mice or birds on the floors above. However, the old shopkeeper clearly said that there was no one above the third floor, but the sound of trivial footsteps was

Where did it come from? This series of strange phenomena made Chen Xiaofeng vaguely feel that their treasure hunt trip must be connected with some unknown things, and then the little real person raised his steps and was about to leave.

Go up to the weird third floor to find out.
Chapter completed!