Chapter 82 Earth Temple and Well (Thanks to Tang Jiuhong for the monthly ticket)
In the deep alley, Liu Jie used his spiritual voice to communicate:
"The topic that the two couples just exchanged was obviously related to the evil god's sacrifice. Should we take the opportunity to go to Zhao Gen's house to learn about the situation now?"
Liu Jie's idea is very simple. The Zhao Gen family has been reduced to sacrifices so many times, so they will definitely be dissatisfied with the cult. As long as he and others are slightly coerced, they will definitely tell all about the cult.
"Then go to Zhao Gen's house and take a look."
Liu Jie's idea coincided with Jiu Lin'er's, and Jiu Lin'er didn't ask Chai Jiangcui's suggestion and made the decision directly.
Looking at the furious Jiu Lin'er, Chai Jiangcui still smiled and said nothing.
Several people left the alley and returned to the middle-aged couple's home.
Using sound insulation to isolate the house, Jiu Lin'er tore off the invisibility talisman and slowly revealed his figure.
Seeing the sudden appearance of three people at home, the middle-aged man sitting by the window immediately stood up, quickly pulled his wife behind him and said with an alert look on his face:
"Are you humans or ghosts? Why did you suddenly appear in my house?"
Jiu Lin'er waved her hand, signaling the man not to be nervous.
"It doesn't matter who we are. We just came to you to ask a few questions. Tell me, where is Zhao Gen's family?"
"What Zhao Gen? We don't know each other at all. You guys should leave my house quickly, or I'll call someone?"
Jiu Lin'er thought that the sudden appearance of herself and others would scare these ordinary people half to death. But who knew that not only was the man not frightened by her, but he was unexpectedly uncooperative.
Jiu Lin'er was slightly startled. He wanted to continue asking questions but was stopped by Liu Jie.
"Girl, let me ask."
Liu Jie took out a sharp dagger from his sleeve, stroking the blade and slowly walked to the man.
Qiang——
The dagger was inserted into the wooden table until it reached the hilt.
"I ask you to answer. If you can't answer, this dagger will be inserted into you."
Gudong~
The man glanced at the dagger on the table and swallowed. Feeling the strength of the woman behind him holding his hand tightly, he said with some difficulty:
"I said, you...don't hurt us. Zhao Gen...Zhao Gen's house is in the west of the town. There are two piles of firewood piled in front of his house. There is a cypress tree directly opposite the gate."
"Didn't you lie to me?"
Liu Jie pulled out the dagger and carelessly made two gestures on the man's sweaty face.
"No, everything I said is true. If you don't believe it, I can take you there directly, as long as you don't hurt my family."
Feeling the coldness on his face, the man's pupils involuntarily dilated. Although he gritted his teeth and pretended to be calm, his violently trembling hands betrayed him.
"There's no need to lead the way, just have a good sleep!"
The corners of Liu Jie's mouth raised slightly, and he quickly knocked out the two of them with his arms.
Jiu Lin'er looked at the two people who were lying unconscious on the ground, and hesitated to speak. Although she wanted to say that it seemed against the righteousness to deal with mortals like this, Liu Jie's move was very effective in asking them the answers they needed.
Seemingly sensing Jiu Lin'er's concerns, Liu Jie explained casually:
"Don't worry about the wine girl. It is necessary to have some means when going out. As long as the result can achieve the goal and not hurt too many people, it doesn't matter what the process is."
Jiu Lin'er hesitantly looked at Chai Jiangcui and found that she also nodded in agreement with Liu Jie's words.
"Well, let's go to Zhao Gen's house first."
Jiu Lin'er's eyes moved slightly and he reattached the invisibility talisman.
The candlelight in the room was bright, and the shadows reflected on the wall were strangely turbulent. A minute after the three people left, the couple who had fallen on the ground stood up again. The two of them were staring at the outside of the room, and the panic on their faces had long since disappeared.
At Liufu Inn, the middle-aged shopkeeper held a lantern and stood in front of the large guest room door.
Looking at the empty bed, the middle-aged shopkeeper sighed softly,
"Hey, I told them not to leave the inn at night, but why didn't they listen? There are some things you can't touch!"
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In the west of the town, there is a dilapidated earth temple. Liu Lun and Jiujiu are carefully searching for abnormalities. This is the only place in the town that is not hung with hidden stones.
Generally speaking, only city gods can be found in cities, but earth temples can be found in both towns and villages. Generally, if you encounter extraordinary events, you can get a response by asking the earth temple.
It's just that the Earth Temple in Dongshi Town looks like it has been abandoned for many years, and the heads of the clay sculptures in the temple have disappeared. At night, the entire statue looks not only insecure, but also filled with an inexplicable eerie atmosphere.
Naturally, the Earth God cannot be invited to the Earth Temple, so he has to find everything by himself.
Liu Lun inspected the corrupted altar and suddenly discovered that there was a line of small characters engraved on the table. However, time had passed and the small characters were a little blurry.
Liu Lun was overjoyed, and hurriedly wiped the dust on the countertop with his sleeve, and began to identify it carefully.
"The dark place at night... the dark snake... walk with your eyes closed... the dark wall..."
The handwriting was so blurry that Liu Lun tried his best to barely make out a few words. He couldn't connect the words and couldn't figure out what the passage meant.
"Friend Jiu Taoist, come and take a look, I have a new hair here..."
Liu Lun turned back and wanted to ask Jiu Jiu to come over and take a look. But in the middle of his words, he suddenly stopped because Jiu Jiu disappeared behind him at some point.
There was silence in the entire Earth Temple, except for the sound of his own breathing.
"Fellow Taoist Wine Taoist? Where are you, Friend Taoist Wine Taoist?"
Feeling the cold wind blowing outside the door, Liu Lun panicked for no reason and hurriedly searched inside the Tutu Temple.
But he searched around, but still couldn't see Jiu Jiu.
At this time, no matter how slow his reaction was, he knew something was wrong. Liu Lun forced himself to calmly lean against the wall, took out a magical sword from his storage bag, and carefully watched for changes in his surroundings.
After waiting quietly for a moment, the Earth Temple was still the Earth Temple, and nothing strange appeared.
Liu Lun did not relax his vigilance. He took out two amulets and attached them to himself, then slowly moved toward the door of the Earth Temple.
On the ground behind Liu Lun without paying attention, the shadow illuminated by the moonlight seemed to come alive. The shadow gradually separated from Liu Lun and crawled toward him unsteadily.
Liu Lun didn't notice at all. He took one step out of the temple door and immediately stopped. His eyes were fixed on the outside of the house.
In front of the Tutu Temple, an ancient well appeared at some point!
Liu Lun was very sure that he and Jiujiu had never seen this ancient well when they came in. This thing definitely appeared suddenly after they entered the Earth Temple.
Using the qi-gazing technique, Liu Lun did not see any strange smell on this ancient well. It was ordinary, just like the wells used for cooking in front of every neighbor.
But the more this happened, the more Liu Lun didn't dare to step forward to check. There was clearly something wrong with this ancient well, and it couldn't be seen with the Qi-gazing technique, which meant that it was far more terrifying than he imagined.