Day of Imprisonment

The mist dissipated, and Luo Xi found himself standing on a place with only seven stone steps, still surrounded by the original Youzuo Temple.

He had escaped from the strange mist.

The reason was simple: he had exchanged the fortune slip that read, ‘Clouds part, mist clears, revealing the path ahead, where demons and monsters hide,’ with the other party.

“In this way, that person will have two fortune slips that say, ‘Clouds part, mist clears, revealing the path ahead.’ I reckon they won’t be able to escape from it this round, no matter what,” Luo Xi muttered earnestly.

By using the method of exchanging fortune slips, Luo Xi not only discovered the Maitreya Buddha worship point hidden in the misty maze and obtained the fortune slip there, but also used this exchange as an opportunity to escape from it himself.

Of course, the price was this heavy ‘sin’ on his back.

Luo Xi looked up and made deep eye contact with the big-headed monk on his back.

“It’s okay, it just requires some physical exertion, and since you can’t attack each other in this place, it doesn’t matter even if I move a little slower.”

Luo Xi was very optimistic.

Moreover, based on his analysis of the current situation, all the fortune slips might have mutual restraint and attribute cycles, so this sin, which looks like a burden, might not be completely useless.

Immediately, Luo Xi began to move forward slowly. Soon, he found the next Buddha worship point.

This place also had an ancient tree, vigorous and intertwined, lush and verdant with foliage.

Naturally, there was also a merit box, incense burner, and futon.

There were also those whose situations were not so good. One Memory Retriever actually had two knives stuck in his body, piercing him from front to back, and he was still not dead. His expression was just a little anxious, probably because he had obtained some bad fortune slip and wanted to exchange it with others.

Luo Xi, carrying the sin of the huge-headed monk on his back, slowly came up, immediately attracting everyone’s attention.

“Haha, buddy, what happened to you?” Lao Jin, the middle-aged man, laughed directly when he saw this.

Several Memory Retrievers next to him also narrowed their eyes, lost in thought.

“Looks like this guy is heavily burdened with sin. Heh, carrying this thing, he’ll be exhausted to death sooner or later.”

“That’s right, he’ll be exhausted to death. Last time, I was unlucky and got this fortune slip. In the end, I was exhausted to death. Damn it, it’s scary to think about it. It was too desperate. Fortunately, I’m lucky this round.”

“Evil deeds accumulate and must be repaid in the end, good deeds accumulate and bring blessings. Heh, in this Day of Imprisonment, who isn’t entangled in sin? Where do good people come from? This fortune slip is simply a bad omen. Whoever gets it is unlucky!”

They were strangers to each other, and even competitors, so naturally, they were happy to see others suffer.

At this time, Luo Xi also came closer. The big-headed monk on his back made it very difficult for him to walk, but he still earnestly inserted a card, took a Buddha incense fortune slip, and then went over to offer incense and get a fortune slip.

Lao Jin, the middle-aged man, wanted to lean over to see what kind of fortune slip Luo Xi had obtained this time, but Luo Xi moved very quickly and immediately hid the fortune slip he had obtained this time.

“Take a look, you can’t snatch it anyway, don’t be so stingy.” The middle-aged man was unhappy, but he just laughed and scolded.

“How about we exchange fortune slips?” Luo Xi asked.

“No, no, that won’t do. You’re like this now, who would dare to exchange with you? Unless, you use other fortune slips to exchange!”

Luo Xi smiled and then saw that there were steps over there, so he walked over and slowly sat down to rest.

But no matter what posture he took, the thing on his back would not come down.

This Buddha worship point worshiped ‘Manjushri Bodhisattva.’ Luo Xi estimated that the several great Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in normal temples should all be here, and each place could only be worshiped once, which meant that the locations for obtaining fortune slips were fixed.

It was just that the fortune slip obtained each time was random.

For the time being, it seemed random.

Then this checkpoint scene could be classified into the ‘Earth Element’ attribute, so it certainly wouldn’t be so simple. Currently, Luo Xi had already obtained five fortune slips.

According to the sweeping old monk at the entrance, he could find him after obtaining seven fortune slips.

Judging from this, it didn’t seem difficult.

But almost all the Memory Retrievers he had encountered before had an astonishingly consistent evaluation of this place.

Dangerous, terrifying, extremely perilous.

If it was just having a big-headed monk on his back, it seemed to be a million miles away from what they described.

Luo Xi had observed carefully. These Memory Retrievers were indeed experts, and veteran among veterans. For example, Lao Jin, the middle-aged man who looked ordinary, very shrewd, and loved to take small advantages, was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

In addition to being very familiar with this place, Lao Jin also had other reliance.

There was a calmness and composure hidden beneath his carefree appearance.

And the others were not simple either.

For example, the Memory Retriever who had two knives stuck in him, one of which was clearly stabbed in the heart.

But the other party was not dead?

That was a penetrating wound. A normal person could not possibly survive, but the other party just had a somewhat gloomy expression, but was really almost the same as a normal person.

It could be seen that everyone present was an expert, each with their own trump cards and strengths.

Luo Xi saw that the ancient tree over there had thick, curved trunks. After thinking about it, he stood up with effort and walked over, trying to lie on the tree trunk.

It had to be said, it was much more comfortable.

Although he was crushed very uncomfortably, the support did ease a lot of fatigue, at least it was much more comfortable than standing or sitting.

When the other Memory Retrievers saw this, they just looked at him like they were watching a monkey, and no one tried to talk to him.

Luo Xi was happy to have some peace and quiet.

He still had a lot of things to think about.

“Since they are all experts, then it is impossible for everyone to be talking nonsense. Moreover, the attribute of Youzuo Temple is ‘Earth Element.’ Although it is Level One, the Earth Element attribute will definitely not be so simple, so the real danger in the checkpoint scene has not yet arrived. And these people are not going to find other Buddha worship points, but are gathering here. It is impossible that they are just here to chat.”

Luo Xi could see that these people were all hiding things.

They knew a lot of secrets, but they just didn’t say them.

This was normal. If it were him, he wouldn’t say it either.

Seeing that Luo Xi had no intention of leaving, several Memory Retrievers showed a knowing look. One of them whispered to his companion, “This person is quite clever.”

“Heh, even if he stays here, what can he do? When the bell rings later, he’ll still die. How could he possibly run away like this!”

“That’s right, staying is death, leaving is death. There’s only a dead end no matter what. How pitiful.”

Luo Xi was lying on the curved tree trunk, like a caterpillar, and the big-headed monk on his back was the same.

After a few more minutes, many more Memory Retrievers came here.

Luo Xi had counted the number of people. Now, including himself, there were already eighteen Memory Retrievers present.

And they were all experts.

They called each other by ‘nicknames,’ such as Magician, Transcendent, Scorpion, Apothecary, Swordsman, Seventh Brother, Turtle.

The problem was that the other nicknames were okay, a little conventional. It wasn’t too strange, at least it was still within the normal range, but the nickname ‘Turtle,’ did he think of it himself or did others give it to him?

Even Luo Xi, this mental patient, couldn’t quite understand what kind of psychological state the other party was in when he decided to use this nickname.

“Could it be that this person’s career card is that he can turn into a turtle?”

Looking at that Memory Retriever, various thoughts popped up in Luo Xi’s mind.

But to be honest, now he himself looked very much like a turtle carrying a shell. The big-headed monk was the biggest turtle shell, so heavy.

These Memory Retrievers were all gathered here, obviously waiting for something, but no matter what they were waiting for, Luo Xi planned to stay here and watch. Mainly, he really couldn’t walk anymore.

Just then, a person walked to Luo Xi’s side, sat next to him, and then sighed heavily.

Luo Xi glanced at this person.

It was that brother with two knives stuck in his body. Looking closely at close range, it was clear that both knives were stabbed in from behind, piercing through his body.

One of the knives was really stuck in the heart.

Blood was still seeping from the wound.

“We are both in the same boat.” This person said, with a sense of sympathy.

“How should I address you, brother?” Luo Xi asked, seeing that the other party was older than him.