Yin Fu Daojun

Chapter 32
Seeing the three words "Lanruo Temple", Xie Duan lost his composure for an instant. He then turned his head and carefully checked the surroundings of the temple.

But I saw weeds that were as tall as a person swaying in the wind, towering trees, as thick as two people encircled, with dense branches and leaves covering the sky and sun, and many vines were entangled on the bricks and tiles of the temple walls.

What's even weirder is that there's not a single sound of insects and birds singing around, and the overall atmosphere is extremely quiet, giving Xie Duan the feeling of being lifeless.

"It's outrageous!"

Without hesitation, he immediately stepped forward and stopped everyone.

"Don't go in, let's go to another place to rest!"

His expression was serious, including his tone, which seemed extremely determined.

Fortunately, it is daytime now, if it is night...

Xie Duan didn't want to think about it anymore, and he didn't want to think so much.

Deep mountains, secluded forests, and ancient temples all seem quite normal.

What's abnormal is that the ancient temple is called Lanruo Temple, and it's already deserted and dilapidated, and the surrounding environment is so similar.

If this world is only similar to ancient China, that's fine, but there are demons and ghosts in this world, and there are Taoism and supernatural powers.

So even if it's just the same name, just a coincidence, Xie Duan is not willing to take that risk, and he doesn't have the capital to try the risk himself.

"Change place? Why change place?"

Li Qing and his wife just got out of the carriage and saw the dilapidated state of the temple in front of them. Although they were a little disappointed, they didn't care too much.

After all, it's all here, so it's not wrong to take a break for a while.

So he ordered his followers to go into the temple to clean, but at this moment Xie Duan suddenly stopped them, which made Li Qing quite surprised.

"Don't ask! In short, there is something wrong with this temple. The farther we are, the better. Besides, rest is the same everywhere."

Xie Duan frowned slightly, ignoring everyone's suspicious eyes, after persuading him, he stepped forward and turned his horse's head, insisting on leaving here.

"Lanruo Temple, what a meaningful name! Although it's a bit broken, it's still okay to rest here! Since you don't want to rest here, then it's up to you, let's go a little further."

Seeing that he was determined to leave, Li Qing had no choice but to get on the carriage and prepare to leave.

"A good temple, how could something be wrong?"

The coachman sighed helplessly and shook his head.

For this, Xie Duan didn't bother to explain too much to them.

Lanruo Temple, the name does have an artistic conception.

But if this is really the Lanruo Temple that he knows in his memory, then it's not just an artistic conception, but a ghost.

"My friends, since you're here, why bother to leave?"

Li Qing had just entered the carriage, and the carriage hadn't started yet, but at this moment, a voice suddenly came from the temple gate.

Immediately afterwards, a group of strong men rushed out from the temple, holding weapons in their hands, and immediately surrounded them.

"Brothers, today can be regarded as developed."

A strong man looked at the package on the carriage, his eyes shining.

As early as when Li Qing and others arrived outside the temple gate, they had already noticed that their three carriages must be rich and noble families, so they were ready to attack them when they entered the gate.

But who knew that they had all reached the door, but they turned around and left, so they had no choice but to show up and force them to stay.

"Clang clang..."

Seeing this, the five followers reacted instantly and drew their swords together.

"Protect adults."

They faced the people in front of them and protected Li Qing's carriage behind them. They all looked nervous and kept a high degree of vigilance.

Xie Duan also did not expect that there would be people in this temple.

He looked at the strong men around him, each of them was vicious, there were no less than twenty of them, they were obviously a group of bandits.

"My lord? It turns out that he is a member of the government, and the road to Yuanjia is narrow!"

Hearing this, the group of strong men reacted, not only did they not have the slightest fear, but instead they gritted their teeth with resentment on their faces.

"Little thief, you are so courageous."

Xie Duan simply didn't hesitate anymore, and drew out the knife directly.

Looking at this situation, a fierce battle is inevitable. Although his own manpower is not dominant, and he does not know the strength of the opponent, as long as his sister and brother-in-law are safe, he still has a way to deal with these bandits. If you can't hold the situation, you can only use the poisonous miasma talisman.

After all, their death is better than their own death.

"Huangkou kid, you don't know how to live or die! Don't talk nonsense with them, the dog officials of the court must not stay, brothers, go up and avenge the master of the village."

The head of a strong man with a scar face shouted angrily, and immediately gave the order.

Without hesitation, the younger brother under his command raised his weapon high and charged towards him fiercely.

Li Qing naturally knew what was going on outside, through the window of the car, he also saw clearly the thieves who besieged them. He thought that if he was asking for money, he could pay for his life with money, but who would have thought that the thieves would strike directly when they came up.

Especially when they learned that they were members of the government, it seemed that they had some kind of deep hatred. They didn't give them a chance at all, knowing that peace talks would be impossible, but he was just a civil servant, so coming out would only add to the chaos.

So he had to hide in the car and protect his wife and children.

Xie Duan adhered to the idea of ​​capturing the thief first and capturing the king first, and he did not fight with others. He just jumped forward and stabbed the leader of the bandit with his knife straight.

However, regarding his attack, the scarred face simply dismissed it, and he didn't know whether he was conceited or underestimated the enemy. With a swing of the knife, the two knives collided with each other, and with a sound of "clang", Xie Duan was directly shocked back a few steps.

At the same time, the scarred face staggered.

"So much strength, something!"

Scarface was startled, and he couldn't help paying attention at this moment.

The same is true for Xie Duan, the strength of the other party is not inferior to him, even if his physique has been tempered by spirit qi, it is still not as good.

It can be seen from this that the martial arts of this bandit leader must not be weak.

He didn't dare to be careless, and secretly touched a yellow talisman in his hand.

The martial arts skills of the five attendants were not high. Facing the attack of so many people, even if they fought to the death, they would not be able to last long. Therefore, in the blink of an eye, two of them fell to the ground, blood splattered on the spot.

The rest of the maids ran away with their heads in their arms, crying endlessly.

"Swoosh...swoosh..."

There was a sound of piercing through the air, followed by three screams.

At a critical juncture, suddenly a bay red horse galloped towards him. The man on the horse had a capable face, firm eyes, and a beard on his lips.

He was wearing a dark red fine scale vest, with a cloak around his shoulders, five long knives on his back, and a soft whip and dart pouch hanging from his waist. With a bow and arrow in his hand, he shot and killed three thieves with ease.

Behind him, a group of soldiers quickly ran towards this side.

"Old thief Peng Biao, if you don't hurry up and catch him, when will you wait!"

The man yelled, put his toes on the horse's back, and fell lightly into the formation. With his hands on his back, he drew out two long knives, killing people like chopping melons and vegetables, without giving them a chance to resist.

"Zuoda!"

When Scarface saw this scene at first, his expression was horrified, the previous arrogance was gone, and he couldn't care about other brothers, so he turned around and fled.

But how could that person give him this chance?He saw through his movements at a glance, and immediately flew forward, slashing down with the long knife in his hand.

The light of the knife passed by, and his figure was erratic, like lightning.

In a word.

fast!
Scarface raised his sword to fight, and after only three moves under his hands, he was knocked down, his right arm was cut off, and he was bound on the spot.

Everything happened so quickly that Xie Duan didn't really fight Scarface at all, and he didn't even use the spell.

Facing this person, this gang of rogues seemed to feel fear from the bottom of their hearts, they didn't dare to confront him at all, and wanted to run for their lives without thinking.

It's a pity that their reaction was a bit slow after all. A group of soldiers from the rear had already arrived, all of them were wearing armor, and they looked like regular troops.

After a few rounds, they were all subdued without any effort at all.

(End of this chapter)