The Infinite Heavens Run Away

Chapter 206 5.7 The old woman spraying water on the wall of the ancient temple
Chapter 5 I started cultivating in Liaozhai
5.7 Old woman spraying water, paintings on the walls of ancient temples

Back at the inn, Deng Feng asked the girls to protect him. He meditated for a while and healed the slight injury on his body. Then he naturally rested normally and left early tomorrow morning. Anyway, he had enough fun in the capital, so he just set off on his way. .

In the middle of the night, the Deng Feng family, who had just taken a rest after "exercise", opened their eyes almost at the same time and turned their gazes in the same direction.

"Husband, what is this sound?" Xiao Longnu frowned as she listened to the constant "Puff-Puff" sounds coming from the east side of the inn.

"It seems like something is spraying water?" Xiao Zhaohen said uncertainly.

"Huh?" Deng Feng remembered a very bad plot, "Come on, let's go and have a look, maybe we can save someone's life."

"Miss, what's wrong?" The little fox, who was finally woken up, looked at the owners blankly and asked strangely.

"Stupid girl, go ahead and sleep with you." Xiao Zhao lowered his head and took a sip on her forehead, then covered her with the quilt with a smile.

The four people quickly jumped to the neighbor's wall, and when they lowered their heads, they discovered an extremely terrifying scene.

A short, hunchbacked old lady with white hair like a broom was walking hurriedly in the neighbor's yard. However, her steps were very small, so her actual speed was not fast. The most important thing was that she sprayed water while walking.

The neighbor's yard was not small, and the old lady kept spraying water. After a while, it sprayed all the way along the yard wall, as if there was endless water in her belly.At the same time, the lights in the bedroom of the main house next door were on, and there were three figures shaking in the music. It seemed that something was wrong.

"Save people!" Deng Feng had already reacted and remembered the current plot. Then he jumped to the lighted window without hesitation. After landing, he immediately deployed his mental shield, blocking the old lady and the window. between.

Until then, Deng Feng finally saw clearly the old lady, or rather a dead old lady. All the clothes on her body were soaked, and all the exposed body parts looked like they had been swollen after being soaked in water for a long time. Her face His upper body was even more edematous all over, his eyes were pale and bulging, and the eyeballs had long been gone, leaving only the whites of his eyes.

I don’t know if she “saw” Deng Feng. The old lady turned around and sprayed water on him. The seemingly clear water hit the shield and reacted violently with the mana. A puff of smoke burst out.

At the same time, the three people in the bedroom had completely seen everything in the courtyard, and they couldn't help but scream in fear.

"Long'er, kill her! Don't get close, use sword energy!" Deng Feng mainly focused on the shield. He didn't dare to move lightly when he couldn't figure out the lethality of the poisonous water, so he called Xiao Longnu to take action.

Five sharp sword qi roared out and passed through the old lady's body. When they penetrated, the sword qi and the yin qi in the old lady's body couldn't help but offset the explosion, causing the old lady's upper body to explode and her lower body to collapse. The ground gradually decayed.

The strange thing is that whether it exploded or rotted, the corpse did not leave any debris on the ground, only clear water accumulated on the ground.

This seemingly clear poisonous water is extremely corrosive, even on the bluestone floor. In a short time, a small pit one foot square and nearly half an inch deep was left on the stone floor. The poisonous water also In the process of corrosion, it became less and less, and finally disappeared completely. The surrounding areas where water was sprayed were full of traces of corrosion, even on the walls, which looked very scary.

"I don't know what you all want to do in the humble house?" After a long time, two servant girls helped a trembling old lady out of the room. The three of them were all terrified, and the voice of the old lady was trembling.

"Forgive me, old lady, we are not bad people. We live in the inn next door." Deng Feng quickly stepped forward to explain, but found that when he stepped forward, the three of them backed away in fear and had to stop.

"I practice martial arts, so my hearing is more sensitive. I came over to take a look when I heard a strange sound. I didn't expect it to be something like this. You saw it just now. She really didn't spray water at your window. If I didn't block it, , no need to say more about what will happen to you, right?"

Under the fair moonlight, Deng Feng found that the faces of the three of them turned pale instantly.

"Thank you brave man!" She must have seen a lot of the world, so the old lady nodded in thanks in the end. As for the two maids, their faces were always pale and their limbs were trembling. They were lucky to be able to stand still.

Deng Feng smiled and said nothing more. He cupped his fists and bowed before leaving.

Early the next morning, when Deng Feng was taking his family for breakfast, he heard a sudden commotion downstairs, and soon Xiao Er ran up to knock on the door.

"My guest, Master Cao Song from the Criminal Department, Mr. Yushu, is downstairs. He wants to thank you in person, but he didn't tell me why." The waiter's expression was flattering, and he was even more polite when he said, "I don't know what you want, sir." How do you respond, little one?"

"Let's go down and have a look." Deng Feng didn't waste any time and arranged for the girls to continue eating while he went downstairs to socialize.

"Uncle Song Yu, thank you for your life-saving grace!" When the man saw Deng Feng coming downstairs, he immediately stepped forward and thanked him. He only deliberately mentioned what happened yesterday and only said that he had saved his life.

"My lord, please be polite. It is my duty as a martial artist to draw my sword to help when the road is injustice, and I should not be like this." Deng Feng reacted after a little thought.

According to the etiquette and customs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, women were not allowed to see outsiders. Even if the situation was special yesterday, Uncle Song Yu was not willing to reveal that his mother had met him.

"A strong man must not be humble. What happened last night was extraordinary. Although I am silent about my strange power and confusion, some things do not exist."

"Efforts with little effort are worth mentioning"

After some polite greetings, the two of them opened another room in the inn, and Uncle Song Yu also told them the reason for their visit.

"Master Deng, I have a merciless request from Mr. Song when I come here this time. Although Song did not know the reason for what happened yesterday, it definitely did not happen for no reason, so I am going to dig up the ground and check what the cause is. So I hope that Mr. Deng Being able to be there in person just in case.”

"Don't worry, sir, Deng is very happy to do so!" Deng Feng didn't mean to be polite. In this situation, it's best to take a closer look. Who knows whether the one from yesterday is dead or not?What if she continues to chase after him?It's better to figure it out once, so that there will be no future troubles.

Since it was Lang Youqing and his concubine who were interested, no, they should have hit it off. That's not okay. In short, both sides want to investigate, and one side has the manpower and the other side has the force, so there is nothing to discuss.

Uncle Song Yu arranged for his subordinates to gather men and dig in the yard on the spot, while Deng Feng brought his whole family to the scene, ready to take action at any time.

More than 20 people dug deep into the yard and soon unearthed a body similar to the one last night.

"Smash it!" Uncle Song Yu shouted angrily.

Although a group of people looked at me and I looked at you, no one wanted to do anything, but under the eyes of the angry Patriarch, a burst of shovels and hoes finally smashed the body to pieces, and found that there was only clear water inside the body, nothing else.

"Master Song, something is wrong. Judging from the current appearance and the strange things happened yesterday, the body should have been drowned. There is not even a puddle for several miles around, so why is it here?

Mr. Song, as a minister of the Criminal Department, you probably offend a lot of people on weekdays. Is there someone plotting against you?Then there is the excavation just now. I don’t see any problems, but they dug a little too fast. "Deng Feng didn't believe that things would be so simple.

"Huh?" Anyone who can be a high-ranking officer in the Criminal Department must at least have good reasoning skills. He immediately looked at a group of subordinates and shouted, "How did you dig up so fast?"

"Master, the soil in the yard is not very hard and it is easy to dig." The foreman's words made Uncle Song Yu's face change dramatically.

"These are not enough, because these two ghosts are obviously backing up each other. If they fail once, they will make another shot, but they are both water ghosts. If they are on dry loess, they may not last long. You'd better find another one." Search—you don’t need to search, just continue digging at the place where the corpse was dug, if there are no accidents, there should be a well.” Deng Feng smiled, and sprinkled a handful of salt on the wound.

"Sir, you see, these are obviously the remains of bricks and stones. This young man is right." The foreman's face turned pale and he pointed to the place where the body had just been dug up, and his voice was trembling.

"Master Song, this yard doesn't belong to you, does it? How long have you rented it?" Deng Feng asked with a smile.

"It's less than a month, and it's for my mother." Uncle Song Yu's expression was cold.

"Master Song became a minister not long ago, right? If I remember correctly, all officials have a legal period of observing filial piety after the death of a relative. The time varies according to the distance between the relatives. It seems to be called Ding You, right?

Mr. Song should know whose way he is blocking, so Deng will not say more.There is only one suggestion, that is, there is no need to investigate further based on the house. If Deng guessed correctly, everyone on this line should have met the King of Hell. "

After Deng Feng finished speaking, he said goodbye. Judging from Song Yushu's expression, his guess was correct. In this case, there would be no deeper reason.

"Thank you, Master Deng, for informing me that today's favor has been recorded by Mr. Song." Uncle Song Yu said no more and nodded in recognition of the favor.

Deng Feng didn't take this favor seriously, and he didn't plan to come back again, so he smiled and left with the girls. He didn't go back to the inn, and just set off south with the carriage.

"Sir, what did you mean by what you said to Master Song just now? What about Ding You?" After enduring it all, Xiao Zhao couldn't help but ask.

"Gui girl, I know you can't be honest." Deng Feng smiled and gave her a hook, "I told you to read books every day, but you just don't. Ling girl, you tell her."

"Officials must observe filial piety when a relative dies. Officially, observing filial piety when a close relative dies is called 'Dingyou'. If Mr. Song's mother dies, he must resign and observe filial piety. Theoretically, the time is three years, usually 27 months , In this way, Mr. Song’s original position will be freed up." Cheng Lingsu replied with a smile.

"His current position is already quite high, and he was just promoted not long ago. Even at the fastest speed, he will never be able to move for three to five years. It is obvious that he is blocking the way of others." Deng Feng added with a smile, "It's just that we don't have to worry about it anymore."

Xiao Longnu and Xiao Zhao suddenly realized.

Because of the excavation, Deng Feng even had lunch in the courtyard of the Song family. By the time he left the capital, the sun was already in the west.Considering safety factors, Deng Feng didn't run for too long. When the sun was still on the western horizon, he saw a temple in the distance, so he took people to stay overnight.

"Sir, this temple is not small!" Xiao Zhao looked at the huge temple door excitedly, "I'll knock on the door!"

"Wait! Silly girl, you can't do some research before entering a strange place." Deng Feng pulled her and gave her a slap in the face, "Even if you do a little research, you won't do this." positive."

Xiao Zhao realized something was wrong, immediately let go of the mental scan, and then froze.

"Sir, this place occupies a large area, but there is only one life sensor, and there is a large area in the middle that cannot be explored. It is like a black fog and you can't see anything." Cheng Lingsu calmly reported to Deng Feng, by the way. He pulled Xiao Zhao, who was a little depressed, into his arms to comfort him.

"No matter what, this is the most reliable place to stay. Even if you are a little doubtful, there is nothing you can do." Deng Feng smiled and kissed Xiao Zhao lightly, then went to knock on the door.

"Amitabha, the temple should not refuse passers-by to stay overnight. It's just that the donor is bringing his female family members, so it's not convenient for this temple!" Soon, an old monk opened the temple door. He didn't say much when he saw Deng Feng. But then when he saw the female family members behind him, his face immediately fell.

"Master, please forgive me, this is the only kind place for miles around. It's getting late now, and there is really nowhere to stay! If it's not convenient, I can let the female family live in the carriage. As for the filthy Buddhist land, I have it myself. Expressed." Deng Feng smiled and handed over a silver ingot worth ten taels.

"This..." The old monk's expression changed continuously, and finally he opened the door.

After the old monk arranged a monk's house for Deng Feng's family, he left without mentioning dinner.Deng Feng didn't care, but just looked at the building in front of him, but he always felt that something was wrong.

"My lord, this temple looks very spacious, why is the house built so small, leaving such a large open space in the middle of the temple." Xiao Zhao regained his vitality at this moment, but after looking at the surrounding situation, he also felt that something was wrong.

"It's not just the housing, sir, you see, these side halls and side halls are also very small." Xiao Longnu frowned and looked around, "But the main hall in the middle is different, it still deserves its name."

"Sir, I don't know why, but I always feel so nervous and even scared about the environment here." Qingfeng got into Xiao Zhao's arms, her expression full of fear.

The temple is centered on the main hall, with two auxiliary halls at the front and rear, and open space outside. All monks' dormitories, dining halls and other living buildings are built along the courtyard wall, with a distance of more than 100 meters from the central hall.

The entire temple is the size of a regular middle school, but apart from the above buildings, there is nothing else. The various greenings are very good, and the towering trees in the middle open space even block the sky, making the temple, which is supposed to be a Buddhist place, appear Something unusually eerie.

"I'm afraid there's something wrong with this hall." Cheng Lingsu's expression was solemn, and the sword was in his hand unknowingly.

"You will know if you go and take a look. Rather than saying that it is an open space, it is better to call it a 'isolation zone' between the main hall and the monks' residence." Deng Feng also took out the Dragon-Breaking Sword, "Long'er, go and try to open the temple. Door."

"Can't open it!" Xiao Longnv's body flickered, and she floated to the door like a Lingbo fairy, but with her current strength of more than 8000 jin, she couldn't open the door.

"As expected." Since it has been confirmed that there is a problem, it is not surprising that the door cannot be opened. "Let's go and see this hall. I believe the mystery will be solved soon."

"Will the little fox follow you too?" Xiao Zhao couldn't bear to hold Qingfeng in his arms.

"At this time, it would be harmful to leave her alone." Deng Feng remembered an Internet saying, "Calabash babies save grandpa - send them one by one."

The family strode into the main hall, and looked at the scene in the hall, but they all frowned.

In the middle of the main hall is a statue of an unknown monk. In front of the statue are two walls. To describe the sculptures above as "lifelike" is a bit understatement, they are simply like living people.

The mural on the west side shows a monk giving a sermon, with various audiences sitting densely underground; on the east side is a huge garden with many goddesses scattering flowers, but in the middle stands a young girl with flowers in her hands and a smile on her face. , the little mouth seemed to want to speak, and the eyes seemed to move.

In the huge hall, these are the only things that can be called "buildings". Then there are the incense burners in front of the statues and a row of futons in front of them. Apart from that, there is nothing else. Everything from the back of the murals to the side walls of the hall is empty, which makes people feel Indescribably weird.

"Master, who is this monk?" Xiao Zhao asked curiously, pointing to the statue, and then lowered his head to comfort Qingfeng, who was in his arms and unwilling to come out. The little fox's face was as pale as snow.

"I don't know, but Master, you wouldn't mind introducing me, right?" Deng Feng smiled and looked to the east of the middle statue.

"Amitabha, this is the holy monk Baozhi of the Southern Dynasties, a great master of Buddhism!" The monk who looked old just now slowly walked up to the crowd, raised one hand and bowed.

The three girls all held the hilt of the sword with serious expressions!

(End of this chapter)