Chapter 586 The priest in the secret room and the idol in the grotto
This was an empty room, with no windows and no lights on. There was only a candle lit in the corner, and the light was very dim.
There are two people in the room, one standing and one kneeling, wearing the same clothes.
The kneeling man, with a majestic build and a bare head, is the Night Demon messenger who successfully escaped from the Lin family.
Opposite him, there was a thin and small man standing with his hands behind his hands, wearing a golden grimace mask on his face, which looked very strange under the candlelight.
"Priest, it's your subordinates who deserve to die. They failed to complete their mission!"
The bald messenger lost his mask, his face was very frightened, and he was clearly afraid of the person in front of him.
"Trash! If you can't even handle this little thing, what use are you?"
The thin priest's voice was shrill, and after being masked by the transformer, one couldn't even tell whether it was a man or a woman.
"It's not that my subordinates are incompetent, it's Grandmaster Huajin's intervention that led to the failure of the mission." The bald messenger quickly defended.
"What? How did you provoke Grandmaster Huajin?" The priest was surprised when he heard this.
"My subordinates got the order and took four servants to capture the traitor. As a result, she escaped to the Lin family and was taken in by the other party. The subordinates asked the Lin family for help. Unexpectedly, there was a Huajin Grandmaster among them..."
"Wait a minute!" The priest waved his hand, "Which Lin family are you talking about?"
The bald messenger immediately replied: "It's the Lin family of Changfeng Group."
The priest was suddenly startled: "What? The Changfeng Lin Family actually has Grandmaster Huajin sitting in charge?"
The envoy nodded repeatedly: "That's right! It's true that he used his strength. The subordinate only received one punch and suffered some internal injuries. He immediately ran away and reported to you regardless of everything!"
After hearing this, the golden-faced priest pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Do you know which Huajing Grandmaster the other party is?"
The bald messenger shook his head repeatedly: "I don't know him. This person is very young, in his twenties at most, and she is also a woman!"
"Did I hear you correctly?" The priest's voice suddenly rose, obviously not believing it, "A young woman in her twenties is a master of Huajin? Are you telling me a joke?"
"I promise with my life that I will never lie!" The bald messenger looked sincere and swore, and it didn't look like he was lying.
The golden-faced priest was dubious, then returned to his normal tone: "Tell me the whole incident in detail, and don't hide anything!"
The bald messenger breathed a sigh of relief and explained honestly: "According to the instructions of the priest, my subordinates quickly found the hiding place of the traitor, so they asked their servants to surround and arrest him. Unexpectedly, this traitor was very cunning, and after being severely injured,
, successfully escaped by using blinding techniques. The subordinates followed with their servants, and then found the Lin family and forced them to surrender..."
Following the bald messenger's narration, the golden-faced priest soon learned the entire story of the incident, and finally asked: "Are you saying that this young master Huajin looks very similar to the eldest lady of the Lin family?"
"More than just a resemblance, they are exactly the same!" the bald messenger immediately corrected, "Except for the different hairstyles and clothing, there is no difference in facial features, face, or even body shape."
"That's strange. Who is this person? Why is he so powerful at such a young age?" The golden-faced priest muttered softly, full of confusion.
The bald messenger didn't answer because he didn't know the answer either.
"Okay, please step back first!" The golden-faced priest waved his hand and warned, "Don't reveal this matter to anyone, I will take care of the rest!"
The bald messenger stood up as instructed and slowly exited the room.
The golden-faced priest stood alone in an empty, dark room, seemingly thinking.
After a long time, he muttered to himself: "I really can't figure it out, so I'd better report it to the Demon God!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked to the wall, reached out and patted a certain location twice. The smooth wall in front of him suddenly began to move, sliding to both sides, revealing a small portal.
Behind the door is a narrow passage, which is even darker. Only stone steps can be vaguely seen extending downward, and it is unknown where it leads.
Without any hesitation, the golden-faced priest stepped into the door and walked down the steps.
The wall behind him closed on its own, making the passage dark and dark, but it seemed to have no effect on the golden-faced priest.
After walking up the dozens of stairs quickly, a bright light suddenly appeared in front of the priest, two flames the size of fists.
The dancing flames illuminated the environment, and you could see a heavy stone door not far ahead. In the center of the stone door, there was a huge ghost face carved, and the flames were the eyes of the ghost face, making the atmosphere of the scene terrifying and frightening.
The priest walked over and stood in front of the stone door, forming a mudra with his hands and chanting a strange incantation that no one could understand.
Not long after, the fire in Ghost Face's eyes gradually dimmed until it was completely extinguished.
Immediately afterwards, there was a soft sound, and the ghost face split open, and a gap about a foot wide appeared, only big enough for one person to step in sideways.
The inside is like a natural grotto, with rough and irregular walls and an extremely small space.
There is a luminous pearl inlaid on the top, which emits a hazy light, allowing people to vaguely see the environment clearly.
There is only one thing worth noting in the grotto, and that is a two-meter-high stone statue.
The shape of the stone statue is very strange. It has a human body, an ox's head, four eyes, six arms, two horns on its head, and two wings on its back. I don't know what it is.
In front of the stone statue, there was a futon made of straw. The priest lifted up the hem of his clothes and knelt down on the futon in front of the stone statue.
"Great Night Demon God, your devout followers have something important to report to you!"
With a respectful attitude and a pious tone, the golden-faced priest called three times in a row.
"What's the trouble?" A mysterious voice came from nowhere and echoed in the grotto.
This is completely unlike the sound that human beings can make. It is vast, majestic, simple, and powerful, just like the voice of a god descending into the world.
The golden-faced priest raised his head, looked up at the stone statue in front of him, and reported truthfully in the most respectful voice: "Believer Miyamoto Suzuna failed in her mission. She should have been killed, but she managed to escape with a trick.
I sent an envoy with four servants to arrest him, but encountered a Huajin Grandmaster who intervened in the matter. The envoy was able to escape, but all the servants were captured, so I came to ask for your instructions on how to handle this matter."
"No action is required, don't attract attention." The mysterious stone statue made a voice, echoing in the grotto, "As for the betrayed believers and captured servants, I will deal with them personally without leaving any future troubles."
The golden-faced priest respectfully agreed, knelt down and bowed again, and walked backwards out of the grotto.
Seeing the ghost-faced stone door slowly closing, the golden-faced priest was completely relieved, and he no longer had to worry about this matter in the future.