sword sentient beings

Chapter 8 There is a Temple in the Mountain

Among the bushes, I saw a house, although it was not big, it was obviously standing still.

Both Sui Feng and Tang Zhao were overjoyed, and Sui Feng urged the donkey forward without hesitation.

When I fell closer, I found that it was a ruined temple. There used to be a fence in front of the temple, but half of it has been collapsed, revealing a deserted yard with only weeds and dry wells, which is very desolate.

Tang Zhao asked, "Is it Zhenyuetai?"

Nowadays, among the temples of all walks of life, the most common one is the Zhenyuetai, which means to suppress the evil moon.

Sui Feng said: "No, how can the town platform be so small? It doesn't seem to be Grandpa Dongjun's temple either."

Tang Zhao snorted, "Then I don't know which Maoshen it is."

Sui Feng shook his head, Tang Zhao's attitude towards ghosts and gods was divided, on the one hand he was timid and afraid of ghosts, on the other hand he had no taboos, and he had absolutely no respect in his heart.He is different. Most people who run the rivers and lakes are superstitious, and they seek the blessings of gods and Buddhas in everything. He has always been in awe of ghosts and gods.Even if the imperial court has overhauled the town platform in recent years, respected the Lord Dong, beat all the gods believed by the people as evil gods, and even abandoned the Temple of Earth and the Temple of the Town God, he still worshiped whenever he visited the temple, not daring to offend anyone. God.

But believe in, don't delay staying overnight in the temple, he followed his father to the rivers and lakes to perform, and lived in a ruined temple for a long time, how could he have the money to live in a shop every day?
The door of the ruined temple was closed, Sui Feng unloaded the donkey, tied it to a tree in the yard, and pulled out a flower gun from the cart.It was originally used for performing arts, it was not comparable to the real swords and guns he used in battle, but the gun head was also made of pig iron, and he carried it for self-defense on the road.

Push door.

The old wooden door remained motionless.

Push again.

The wooden door seemed to move a little bit inward, and then there was no movement.

Tang Zhao followed to push the door, feeling great resistance, and said, "It's locked? There's no lock outside. Is there something blocking the door?"

There was silence in the temple.

A gust of wind blew by, and Tang Zhao shivered.At this time, the sky was as dark as ink, and the night wind was as cold as a knife.

In the dark night of the wilderness, the vegetation is full of soldiers.The bustle makes people flustered, and the silence makes people palpitate.

He patted on the door again and asked, "Is anyone there? We are passing by. Please go in and rest for the night, and hope to take him in. The wind outside is too cold."

Bearing the discomfort, he asked three times without answering, but Tang Zhao heaved a sigh of relief and said, "No one, let's just open the door and go in."

After the one just now, he was a little psychologically shadowed.Although the deserted temple is not big, who knows what villains are hiding in it?
No one is just right?

Even if there is a ghost, it might be better than someone.

Sui Feng shook his head and said: "There is a little light in the crack of the door. It should be ashes that have just been extinguished. There are people inside, and they don't want us to come in."

Tang Zhaoxin raised it again and asked, "Then let's..."

Sui Feng's experience in the world is much richer, and this kind of down-and-out situation is what he often deals with, so he handed the flower gun to Tang Zhao, asked him to hold it to the door, and said loudly: "Friends inside, we are passing by. My old man, with thin luggage, is living on a barren hill. You just heard the voice, we have children here. It is not easy for everyone to go out, although you occupied this temple first, can't you spare a corner for us to rest? ?”

There was still no answer inside, Tang Zhao thought that Sui Feng emphasized that he must be cautious when going out, and he didn't know the situation inside, so he had to miss it again.

Unexpectedly, Sui Feng asked again, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "As usual, we would definitely be acquainted, but tonight we are too tired, and we can't bear the torment, so we can't say it's rude—Zhaozi, you stand back."

Tang Zhao stepped back quickly, and saw Sui Feng raised his leg——

"boom!"

The dilapidated wooden door was kicked and crooked.But crooked, somehow did not open.

Tang Zhao stared at the door tightly and said, "There is movement!"

Sure enough, there was a rustling sound inside, and after a while, the door opened.

Seeing the door slowly move away, there was a creaking sound.

Tang Zhao's heart trembled, thinking of the scene just now, and recalled countless stories in his memory.

Temples in the wilderness, ghosts of female ghosts...

Grudge...

Zombies...

Chamber murder? ?

The door opened, and a young man stood at the door.

The boy was about the same age as Tang Zhao, and was extremely thin.

Tang Zhao looks very thin now. One is that he has had a hard life recently and has lost a lot of weight than before. The other is that he is born with a thin frame and his weight fluctuates. It is obvious that he is thin and fat.What's more, he is pale and weak, and he will look weak when he loses weight.

And beside the group of human traffickers just now, there were several children who were thinner than Tang Zhao, and they were already really "sallow and emaciated".

But this boy looked weaker than those kids.Still thin.Skinny and lack of nutrition made his limbs look elongated and his head bigger.This ratio makes people instinctively feel uncomfortable.

The clothes on his body were very worn out, patch after patch, almost turned into rags.

Seeing his state, Tang Zhao involuntarily glanced at the top of his head.

Fortunately, the hair is still normal.

The boy's hair was slightly yellow, but he looked malnourished, not abnormal, and even a little neater than Tang Zhao imagined.

So, he is not a refugee from disaster?
This is just an ordinary poor vagrant.

That's... quite common.

Tang Zhao was born in a well-to-do family. He didn’t have to worry about food and clothing. He still had enough money to read and write. He lived in the city, but he often saw beggars and poor men on street corners.If there is a famine, it will be more.

Even though his father said that this is already a peaceful season, at least it is much better than when he was a child. Except for evil, there are no major natural or man-made disasters.

He has already forgotten what it was like to see a waif when he was a child, and he probably didn't see it even after seeing it.

Only in the past six months when he walked out of the house did he gradually see them clearly and feel sympathy for them.

Because his situation is very close to them.

Seeing this young man, Tang Zhao seemed to see himself, and couldn't help feeling sorry for him. He squeezed out a friendly smile and wanted to explain the reckless behavior just now.Almost at the same time, the other party also smiled, and the two corners of his mouth were drawn to the sides, revealing a mouthful of neat teeth, but for some reason, Tang Zhao just felt awkward looking.

"Second gentlemen, please come in." The young man bowed and stepped aside to open the door.

Sui Feng stopped in his tracks, and said sullenly: "We are either uncles, or passers-by running around. Don't be afraid, I will never harm you. I was wrong for kicking the door just now..."

"No——" the young man didn't straighten up, but still said humbly, "It's the villain's fault. The villain is timid and afraid of the dark. When he heard the voice just now, his legs were so frightened that he didn't dare to open the door. I didn't expect the two of you to be so kind." Brother, if he knew earlier, how could the villain not open the door?"

Tang Zhao smiled and said, "Isn't that right? I was also afraid of some evil spirits in the temple just now! It turns out that we are beating wolves with hemp sticks - we are afraid at both ends."

He thought he had told a joke, but the young man on the other side didn't move at all. He said he was laughing, but he didn't feel the ease of being amused. Tang Zhao was a little embarrassed, so he had to shut up.

Walking into the temple gate, one can see firewood piled in the middle, half of which has been burned to ashes, and there are traces of fire dancing in the remaining ashes.

Sui Feng said: "Can you light a fire?"

The young man bent down and said, "Please go ahead."

Sui Feng took out the fire pocket and lighted it easily with the firewood that was still warm, the flames blazed and danced with warmth and light.

The fire illuminated the small temple.This dilapidated temple has four walls, even the shrines are down on the ground, the incense burner is turned upside down, and the incense ash is scattered everywhere, only some rubble and hay.

Sui Feng read a few sins, helped up the shrine, placed the statue inside, and worshiped.Naturally, Tang Zhao didn't intend to do this. He glanced at the look and found that he didn't know where it came from. It seemed that it was really Mao Shen.

The two sat by the fire, their bodies immediately warmed up, and Tang Zhao even loosened up all of a sudden.

This day is not light.

Tang Zhao didn't come from a wealthy family, but his family was considered well-to-do at first, and he never had to worry about food and clothing.Later, his family members passed away, and he was indeed getting worse day by day.But even so, he still has a little bit of family background, and he can afford to live in a cheap shop, which is not as difficult as Sui Feng's wandering in the world.I had been in danger several times before, and I was extremely embarrassed. Only at this moment, facing a pile of burning bonfires and feeling the warmth of the fire, did I feel a little relieved, as if I had found support.

As soon as he raised his head, he saw the young man standing on one side, with his head half down, cautiously, he couldn't help but said, "Come and sit down. My friend, did we scare you because of our scary appearance?"

The boy raised his eyelids slightly, meeting his eyes.With the light of the fire, the facial features of the two were clearly visible.

Unknowingly, the boy's posture gradually relaxed.

In fact, Tang Zhao looks upright, not only handsome, but also upright.

Use what the teacher in his family said "has a protagonist's face for the country and the people", the kind that even bad guys don't believe.

Just don't laugh.

It doesn't look bad when you smile, just a little silly at most.

And the boy himself is not crooked, even if he is thin and dry, even if his smile is awkward and his posture is humble, he still finds it pleasing to the eye.

Tang Zhao greeted again and again, and the young man leaned over with a low eyebrow and was sitting beside the two of them, with his hands on his knees, motionless.

Sui Feng untied the bundle, took out the dry food and broke it for Tang Zhao. Tang Zhao took it and broke half of it for the boy.

The boy took it cautiously, and thanked him again and again with that smile.

After taking a bite of dry food, Tang Zhao felt that it was rough and hard to swallow, so he kept rubbing it in his hand.

Seeing it, Sui Feng said, "Eat more, we have to hurry tomorrow."

Tang Zhao smiled wryly and said, "I know. If Liangzi was here, she would laugh at me for not having the young master's life and suffering from the young master's disease. I... am not someone who can't bear hardships."

Sui Feng took the dry food in his hand, pierced it with a flower gun, roasted it on the fire, and said: "If you can eat sweets, who will suffer? You are not born to suffer."

Tang Zhaoqiang said with a smile: "By virtue of Brother Feng's auspicious words, one day we will be lucky. Even if we eat dry food, we will also eat eggplants with a dozen chickens."

Sui Feng said with a rare smile: "That's good. After you settle down and study hard, you will be the top student in the exam and become a grand master. Let me drive you a car and have a good meal."

Tang Zhao stared at Huo Miao and said, "If I really have a prosperous day, I must repay the people who are kind to me, and I must also treat the poor well."

Sui Feng was stunned for a moment, and said: "I thought you would say that you must repay the insult you received today."

Tang Zhaodao: "It is natural to repay kindness with kindness, and to repay grievances with sincerity. More importantly, don't become that kind of person." He pressed his chest lightly, and said, "I hope I remember how I felt today, don't let me be that kind of person." In the future, this kind of hardship will be imposed on innocent people."

Sui Feng took a deep breath, and even the boy next to him gave Tang Zhao a sideways look, before turning back.

After a while, Sui Feng said: "I don't know if you will remember today in the future, but if you think this way, you should really be the champion."

Tang Zhao smiled and said, "The number one scholar in the middle school? How can I have that ability? I can't even pass the exam as a scholar. Besides, I don't want to study in the future."

Sui Feng became anxious all of a sudden, and said: "Nonsense! What do you want to do if you don't study? It's so easy to give birth to someone who can read and write. I want to have one more good official in the world who can make decisions for us! Are you afraid that it will be difficult for you to study? Let’s think of a way..."

Tang Zhao was stunned when he heard 'Ji Ren Xia Xia', and said, "I'm just thinking about my future. In this world, is it still the world of studying? I didn't understand it before, but these days I gradually understand it. Brother Feng, you are more knowledgeable than me. Duo, do you think the world has changed?"

Sui Feng stopped talking, and said after a while: "The world is in chaos. Since the evil disaster appeared, it has become more and more difficult to live. Today is fine, and after the evil disaster, everyone is gone. But I don't know if I will die tomorrow , Don’t you want to live today? The court is still there, and there are people who are fighting the chaos. In fact, life is gradually getting better. As long as you can still live, you have to rush to get better. In the end, you have to be a scholar if you want to honor your ancestors.”

Tang Zhaodao: "Speaking of Guangzong Yaozu, isn't the lintel of Xue's family not bright enough? A student must have such a lintel, at least he must be a seventh-rank official. Every county canonize a hero. What are the mansions, plaques, and lintels?" The title is not bad."

Sui Feng shook his head and said: "Compared to the magistrate of the county, it is not true after all, it is a wild road. If there is a shortcut, why not take a long way?"

Tang Zhaodao: "I know, but chivalrous use of martial arts to break the ban, such a promotion of martial artists in the world, is clearly a sign of troubled times, just like the training of the Kaixiang Bravery."

Sui Feng showed a puzzled look, and Tang Zhao said: "The so-called glory of the ancestors is nothing more than learning literary and martial arts, and the goods are sold to the emperor's family. Back then, the emperor's family bought a lot of literature, but now they want to buy martial arts. If you can't keep pace with the times, you will still hold on to the original market. If you take ten thousand steps back, you will not ask for court officials and titles. In troubled times, self-protection is the first priority. If you don’t learn some methods of self-protection, you will die in the hands of people or ghosts!"

Sui Feng was short of breath, and couldn't even say: "Nonsense!"The thin young man suddenly raised his eyelids to look at him, and then returned to being numb.

There was silence in the temple.The wind was blowing loudly outside the window, and the cold wind came in through the doors and windows, blowing the flames flickering.

Sui Feng stood up, stomped his feet, and said, "This won't work, the grass is close to the fire, and it's easy to catch fire at night. Move it away."

This was his experience, Tang Zhao had no reason not to listen, and got up to help.

As soon as he moved, he heard someone say: "Don't move—" The voice was urgent and fast, and a figure rushed over, rolled up the hay, and blocked him.

Tang Zhao was stunned for a moment, then saw the boy turned sideways, raised his head again with a smile on his face, and said, "How can the two big brothers do such rough work? I'm ready." He fell on the ground and gathered the hay neatly .

Tang Zhao was puzzled, and glanced at Sui Feng.Sui Feng had a sullen face, holding the flower gun tightly.

The young man rolled up the hay and put it on the side of the open space. While laying the bed, he said, "You two brothers, sleep here, it's clean and warm..."

Tang Zhao felt more and more strange. Suddenly, Sui Feng, who had been silent all this time, turned around and picked it with a flower gun.

It was too late to say that, but soon, the boy arched his body like a cat furrowed, and rushed forward.

Seeing him rushing towards him, Tang Zhao instinctively stopped him.

With a bang, the two collided, and Tang Zhao fell to the ground all of a sudden.

At the same time, a clump of straw was picked up and fluttered to the ground.

"Wow--"

Crying sounded, and the child's shrill voice pierced the eardrums.

Tang Zhao propped himself up and raised his head.

Behind the pile of straw, two skinny and poor children cried together.

(End of this chapter)