Worship tomorrow

Chapter 211 Temple shock!

On Cangshan Mountain, the morning light is lingering.

The ancient trees in the mountain forest are green and towering into the clouds, and the old vines are twisting and turning like giant pythons.

In the forest in the morning, it is cold and humid, and everything is silent.

After Luo Qingfeng and the others hiked up the mountain, they became more vigilant, watching all directions and listening in all directions, and did not dare to be careless.

The Great Buddha Temple is located on the top of Cangshan Mountain.

At this moment, it has disappeared into the clouds and tree crowns, making it difficult to see clearly.

The ancient morning bell rang in the temple just now, and now it seemed to still be echoing in the silent mountains and forests, with a distant and desolate tone.

Several people discussed in low voices while climbing up the rugged path.

When they reached halfway up the mountain, Xu Can, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped and clenched the handle of the knife at his waist with one hand.

The few people following him also immediately became alert.

At this time, a figure suddenly walked out of the woods in front and whispered: "Are you all disciples of the North Academy?"

Xu Can still held the hilt of the knife and asked: "Senior Brother Lian from the South Campus?"

The man immediately walked out of the hazy mist, wearing a blue suit, tall, with a dark face and sharp eyes.

"It's indeed Senior Brother Lian!"

Xu Can then let go of the handle of the knife and stepped forward to salute him.

The other party is a disciple of the Dijie Department of the South Campus, named Lian Sheng, and is the captain of the disciples of the South Campus for this mission.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Xu Can asked about the situation on the mountain.

Lian Sheng glanced at the people behind him and then said: "I sent two junior brothers up to investigate. According to them, everything seems normal. After the monks in the temple got up and had breakfast, they were in the main hall. After chanting the sutra, I couldn’t see anything unusual, and I couldn’t find any trace of the missing disciples.”

"Have you ever checked for demonic energy?"

Xu Can asked.

Lian Sheng nodded and said: "I quietly checked outside but found nothing. As for inside, the two of them dare not go in yet."

Xu Can frowned and said: "Those disciples before could not have disappeared for no reason. They should still be in the temple. We must find a way to search for them."

Lian Sheng said solemnly: "There must be demons in the temple, and there are quite a lot of them. The key is, how should we get in? Should we go in with such a big fanfare to find people, or should we send a few people in first to pretend to be pilgrims to burn incense and quietly investigate."

Xu Can thought for a while and said: "I think we should go in together. The disciples who went in quietly to investigate before have disappeared, and no traces can be found yet. If we go in separately today, I'm afraid something will happen again. If there are many people, those demons should not dare to act recklessly. Even if they attack, there are so many of us who are not afraid. "

Lian Sheng nodded: "I think so too."

The two discussed in low voices for a while, and then decided.

Lian Sheng recruited the team members from the South Campus. Including him, there were six team members in total, two from the Star Transformation Realm and four from the Open Heaven Realm.

There are seven people here in the North Courtyard.

"Let's go up the mountain!"

After everyone had given instructions to their team members, they gathered together and walked towards the mountain.

The South Court and the North Court are in a competitive relationship internally, but naturally they are united externally and against demons.

A group of thirteen people quickly passed through the rugged mountain forest path and arrived at the top of the mountain.

The temple door was open and there were no monks guarding it.

Looking inside from the door, there is a four-legged bronze incense burner in the courtyard opposite the door, with sandalwood inserted in the burner and smoke curling inside.

From the main hall not far away, the solemn chanting of monks could be heard.

In the temple, it looked calm as usual.

Several people looked at each other, Xu Can and Lian Sheng walked in first and walked towards the main hall. The other disciples immediately followed.

As soon as the group arrived at the entrance of the main hall, a young monk walked out, clasped his palms together, lowered his head and said: "Do you want to offer incense, or ask for a signature? If you just want to offer incense and pray to the Buddha, please go to the left hall. If you want to pray to the Buddha and ask for a signature, Please wait a moment. The abbot is leading all the brothers and sisters to chant sutras in the hall."

Xu Can said: "Then let's wait outside. I've heard about the abbot's name for a long time and want to come and meet him."

The young monk lowered his head and said, "Donor, wait a moment."

He turned and entered the temple.

Xu Can and Lian Sheng turned to look behind them and gave the others a look. Luo Qingfeng and others immediately dispersed in pairs to explore various parts of the temple.

Luo Qingfeng and Lin Yun went through the round gate and went to the temple backyard.

Luo Qingfeng was quite familiar with the Great Buddha Temple. After all, he had been there before and had also secretly explored it.

The two came to the courtyard behind and inspected the kitchen, woodshed, vegetable garden, wooden house and other places one by one.

Luo Qingfeng also walked through the back door and came to the back mountain, looking around carefully.

But nothing was found.

The two of them met, reported the situation in a low voice, and walked to the front yard together.

At this time, the other disciples had also completed their investigation.

The monks all gathered in the front hall to chant sutras. There were only a few scattered monks doing chores. After seeing these disciples, they all took it for granted and did not ask any questions.

Such calmness was beyond the expectations of all the disciples.

Did the courtyard guess wrong? There are no demons in this temple. Are those disciples missing somewhere else? Or, those demons have already left.

At this time, this thought came to everyone's mind unconsciously.

When they came to the front yard, Yun Hai, the abbot of the Great Buddha Temple, had come out of the main hall and was talking to Xu Can and Lian Sheng in the corridor.

Yunhai just glanced at the other disciples of the Demon Suppressing Academy who came from all over the temple without asking.

Luo Qingfeng looked at the master abbot and saw that he was still the same as before, and he didn't seem to have changed much.

Of course, Yunhai definitely didn't recognize him, after all, he was wearing a mask when he came here.

The disciples who came back from the investigation shook their heads at Xu Can and Lian Sheng, saying that they had not found any traces of the missing disciples, nor had they detected any demonic energy.

The two frowned slightly.

Yun Hai sighed and said: "During this period, something did happen in this temple. The poor monk also knows that you are suspicious of something. However, the poor monk has indeed never seen those missing disciples of the Demon Suppressing Academy. You said that they had We went up the mountain and entered the temple, and the poor monk couldn't explain it. You can search the temple, but if necessary, we, the whole temple, are willing to cooperate."

It turned out that Xu Can and Liansheng had a discussion and directly expressed their intention to the abbot.

Even if they didn't say it, the master abbot who had lived for so many years would definitely be able to guess what it was.

Xu Can and Lian Sheng looked at each other, Xu Can cupped his hands and said: "Master, forgive me, we have already sent people to check. It seems that those disciples are indeed not in your temple. Recently, some monsters have appeared in the mountains and forests. I want to see those disciples." Maybe he disappeared in the mountains and forests, so we won’t bother him.”

Lian Sheng also resigned.

Yunhai lowered his head and saluted.

"Let's go."

Xu Can and Lian Sheng glanced behind them and led everyone away.

In the main hall, the monks were still sitting there, chanting scriptures.

After the group of people left the temple, a female disciple from the south courtyard couldn't help but ask: "Brother Lian, do we really want to leave? Since the courtyard has determined that there is something weird in the temple, we should check it carefully. , we should also check those monks one by one."

The other disciples also nodded.

Lian Sheng looked back at the temple, said nothing, and continued walking down the mountain.

When the group reached halfway up the mountain, Lian Shengfang said: "There must be something weird in the temple. When we went in to investigate, the monks happened to be gathering in the main hall to chant sutras. What a coincidence. Senior Brother Xu and I were going to enter When I checked in the main hall, the abbot just came out. "

"Senior Brother Lian, do you mean there is something strange in the hall?"

The female disciple's expression changed.

Lian Sheng said solemnly: "You have already checked other places in the temple, only the main hall has not been checked. Those monks are all gathered together, and their auras are mixed. If we go in to check, we may not be able to check anything. , if the demonic energy is detected, it will not be confirmed quickly..."

Xu Can answered: "Perhaps this is their trick. If there are many monsters inside and traps and tricks are set up in the palace, once we enter, we may not be able to get out."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed.

Lian Sheng nodded and said: "So we have to go down the mountain temporarily and pretend to look elsewhere. After dark, we will return quietly. As long as those monks don't gather together, we will have a chance to explore the hall again."

Only then did everyone realize.

"Let's go down the mountain and look for monsters in the forest on the right. They may follow us quietly."

Lian Sheng walked to the right.

No one dared to say anything more and immediately followed behind.

The mountains and forests are deep and foggy.

Several people did not dare to be careless, they all took out their weapons and were ready at any time. "It is said that many monsters have appeared in this mountain forest recently, so everyone should be careful."

Xu Can warned seriously.

However, a group of people searched the mountains and forests for a whole day, but found nothing.

Not to mention monsters, not even a single beast was found.

Not even birds.

This situation made several people feel even more weird.

It is impossible for such a large mountain forest to be without any wild animals or birds.

There is only one possibility, there is something terrible hidden in the forest.

Seeing the dusk covering them, a few people did not dare to wander around anymore and returned immediately.

By the time we reached the mountain behind the Great Buddha Temple, it was already dark.

"hold on."

Everyone sat down to rest in the forest, while Xu Can and Lian Sheng walked above to watch and discuss matters in low voices.

"Chirp—"

A night bird flew overhead, skimming through the tree canopy and disappearing into the black night in the distance.

Waited for another hour.

The night is getting darker.

Lian Sheng then said: "Go up the mountain!"

The disciples immediately followed behind, climbing up the steep mountain wall.

Soon we arrived at the back entrance of the Great Buddha Temple.

Xu Can took the lead and listened carefully for a while against the wall at the back door. Suddenly his figure flashed and passed through the wall.

"Wall penetration!"

All the disciples were a little surprised when they saw this magical power.

After a while, the back door quietly opened from the inside.

Xu Can appeared at the door and waved to the disciples, indicating that they could go in.

The disciples immediately followed Lian Sheng and entered the temple silently.

Xu Can looked at the five disciples in the North Campus and whispered: "Junior Sister Huo Man, please stay outside the door. If there is an emergency in the temple, don't worry about us. Leave immediately and inform the courtyard."

In this situation, we definitely can't let everyone in. If something happens, everyone will disappear and no one will go back to report.

Huo Man was a little reluctant: "Let others guard me. I like fighting, not guarding."

Xu Can frowned slightly.

Wu Lan quickly whispered: "Junior Sister Huo, you are fast. If there is an emergency, you can ask for reinforcements in time. Do you listen to Senior Brother Xu?"

Huo Man snorted, said nothing, and looked at someone.

Lian Sheng also ordered a female disciple named Xu Hui to stay.

Then, everyone else followed Xu Can and Lian Sheng and walked quietly towards the front hall.

In the temple, it was dark and silent.

The monks seemed to have gone to bed, and there were no lights in any of the houses.

There was no one along the way.

Xu Can and Lian Sheng led the disciples to the front hall without any obstruction.

Just as he was about to enter, Lin Yun suddenly said: "Is it too quiet?"

Everyone felt that something was not right, but as soon as these words came out, they became more alert and nervous.

"You guys wait at the door first, I'll go in and take a look first."

Xu Can gave an order and walked directly through the wall and entered the main hall.

Others were waiting silently on the corridor walls.

Unexpectedly, after a long time, there was no sound in the palace, and Xu Can did not come out again.

Ning Yifeng, who was also in the Star Transformation realm of the North Campus, felt something was wrong and quickly shouted out the window: "Senior Brother Xu!"

However, there was no response from inside.

Everyone's expressions changed.

Lian Sheng made a quick decision: "Let's go in through the main entrance together!"

He directly pulled out the sword in his hand.

The disciples immediately took out their respective treasures and followed nervously into the hall together.

In the main hall, there was silence.

The huge golden Buddha statue sat on the high platform in the middle like a living creature, with his eyes open, silently looking at the people who broke into the Buddhist hall.

There were two oil lamps on the left and right of the table. The wicks were small, and a flame as weak as a bean burned above them, which could barely illuminate a small area.

The rest of the hall was still dark.

There is no one in the front hall.

Lian Sheng clenched the sword in his hand and immediately led everyone through the right side of the Buddha statue to the back hall.

In the back hall, there were several stone statues of Bodhisattva sitting, but there was no one inside.

"Senior Brother Xu!"

Wu Lan's voice was trembling.

Seeing this strange scene, everyone felt some chills running down their spines.

A master in the star transformation realm just disappeared without a trace?

When everyone was at a loss, a strange sound of banging wooden fish suddenly came from the front hall: "Dong...dong...dong..."

The sound was slow, dull, strange, and gloomy, as if it struck the hearts of all the disciples one after another.

Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

They just came from the front hall, and there was no one there at all!

It is also impossible for a monk to get up in the middle of the night and come over to knock on wooden fish.

The sword in Lian Sheng's hand suddenly lit up, and he immediately turned around and walked towards the front hall, saying in a deep voice: "Let's go and have a look!"

When everyone hurried to the front hall, the sound of banging wooden fish stopped suddenly.

The wooden fish was quietly placed on the table, with no figure beside it.

Everyone's hearts are on edge.

Lian Sheng walked to the wooden fish and observed it carefully. While he was thinking, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the golden Buddha statue above.

"Senior brother Lian...what's wrong?"

A male disciple from the North Campus trembled in fright when he saw him suddenly raising his head.

Lian Sheng's eyes flashed with the light of tax profits. He stared at the huge golden Buddha above and said in a deep voice: "When you came in just now, did you see anything in the hands of this Buddha statue?"

As soon as these words came out, all the disciples immediately looked at the hands of the Buddha statue.

The Buddha statue has one hand on its chest and one hand flat on its abdomen, with several fingers bent like handprints. The golden palm placed on the abdomen seemed to be holding something, a dark mass.

Everyone's eyesight is very strong, but they can't see clearly at this moment.

"Tick...tick..."

At this moment, the sound of dripping water suddenly sounded.

In the palm of the Buddha statue, something seemed to be dripping from the fingers and landed on the table below.

Everyone took a closer look and saw that it was blood!

Lian Sheng's figure flashed and he jumped up. His sword flashed across his hand, and the black shadow held in the palm of the Buddha statue suddenly rolled down and landed on the table in front of everyone with a "pop" sound.

The bloody thing was actually Xu Can’s head!
(End of this chapter)