The light in the dark comes from a lantern.
The white and yellow rice paper is the skin, supported by four layers of internal bone, and the candle is fixed in the middle, bringing a touch of light to the darkness.
It also illuminates the big word 'no' on the rice paper.
Under the light of the candlelight, the word "no" written with a brush is particularly conspicuous and attracts people's attention.
Hui Lijing was attracted by this word.
But Hui Lijing's scream was not because of this word.
It was the hand and the person she saw along the thin bamboo pole holding up the lantern.
The slender bamboo pole had already turned yellow-green, and the yellow color took up most of it. There was only a touch of green at the root node, which was revealed from the gap in the palm of a gray-white hand.
Except for the color of the palm, it is undoubtedly the same as ordinary people.
Neither slender nor stout.
Just ordinary people.
Just like the half of the other party's face exposed to the candlelight.
It's just that following the opponent's footsteps, when the opponent's face is fully exposed, it makes people feel a chill down the back.
On the other side of that normal face is... a skeleton.
Not just a face is a skeleton.
This half of the opponent's body is also a skeleton.
Half-human, half-skeleton walking in the darkness, flickering under the light of the candle.
Suddenly, the already terrifying scene became even more weird.
Especially when the other party held a lantern, looked into the car, and smiled.
Hui Lijing's screaming stopped abruptly.
Only—
"This, this, this..."
Hui Lijing wanted to say a complete sentence to express her thoughts at this time.
But the words came to his lips, but he couldn't speak them at all.
And at this moment, Jason's voice came from her ear.
"Turn on high beams."
The voice was unhurried, with Jason's unique indifference.
Such indifference made Hui Lijing instinctively choose to believe.
Click!
The high beams of the car were turned on, and the dazzling light shrouded the half-human half-skeleton inside.
Immediately, the half-human, half-skeleton smile froze.
It has envisioned many situations, but it really did not expect such a situation.
Enduring the glaring pain, the half-human, half-skeleton walked around the range illuminated by the high beam.
Although the half-human half-skeleton has been very careful, Hui Lijing still noticed this obvious move.
"It shoots high beams?"
Hui Lijing asked in a daze.
"You are also afraid of you."
Jason answered.
"But, but... shouldn't it be a monster?"
"How can monsters be afraid of high beams?"
Hui Lijing still couldn't accept it.
"A monster is also a kind of creature. After being illuminated by high beams, it naturally has to follow the instinct of the creature—just like I am not afraid of a certain degree of attack, but when I eat chili, I can still feel the heat."
Jason continued to answer.
"Jason, are you saying that everything follows biological instinct?"
Hui Lijing seemed to realize something.
"You can also understand that northerners are shivering when they spend the winter in the south."
As Jason said, he opened the door and got out of the car.
But Hui Lijing, who was still enlightened, was stunned again.
What's the meaning
She was completely lost.
However, after seeing Jason push the door and get out of the car, Hui Lijing immediately followed.
Of course, she didn't forget to bring her weapon.
The half-human, half-skeleton existence has been waiting by the car, and immediately saluted very politely after seeing Jason and Hui Lijing get out of the car.
"My little monk has met His Excellency Jason, Detective Hui Lijing."
The other party has a pleasant voice and elegant demeanor. If it is not a terrifying image, it can definitely be called personable.
But Hui Lijing's eyes were on the top of the opponent's head.
On the human side, there is also fine short hair.
Hui Lijing's focus is on these hairs.
Shouldn't monks be bald
Perhaps seeing Hui Lijing's question, the half-human, half-skeleton self-proclaimed monk showed a smile, and replied very gently: "The monk is practicing with hair, and has not yet reached the level of shaving."
"So, you're afraid of high beams?"
Hui Lijing asked bluntly.
The smiling half-human half-skeleton froze.
"Even if you are a ordained monk, you will be afraid of high beams."
The half-human, half-skeleton monk suppressed his temper and explained.
"That is to say, you are not even as good as the high beam?"
Hui Lijing continued to ask.
This time, the half-human, half-skeleton self-proclaimed monk couldn't bear it anymore.
The fully human side of it was visibly angry.
"Detective Hui Lijing, are you provoking me?"
The half-human half-skeleton asked gloomyly.
"Huh?"
"Discovered?"
Hui Lijing looked at the half-human half-skeleton in surprise, the expression of "how could you find out with such an IQ like you" completely angered the half-human half-skeleton existence who claimed to be a monk.
Roar!
The other party let out a roar like a beast, and rushed towards Hui Lijing.
Then-
Bang, bang, bang!
The pistol in Hui Lijing's hand repeatedly pulled the trigger.
Under the gunfire, the half-human, half-skeleton retreated again and again, but it was obvious that it was not fatal.
"Do you think such a shot will work for me?"
"You underestimate my practice, little monk."
"I... Fuck!"
Facing Hui Lijing's shooting, the half-human, half-skeleton existence could not help but sneer, but before it finished speaking, Hui Lijing smiled and pointed to the ground.
The half-human, half-skeleton existence looked down and was completely stunned.
Because, a grenade with a ring pulled appeared at its feet at some point.
boom!
The grenade exploded, and shock waves and shrapnel raged around.
Hui Lijing put away her gun and turned to look at Jason, as if she was coming to praise me.
She remembered what Jason said just now.
'If I encounter a monster, how should I purify it? '
'Guns and explosives! '
'If it doesn't work, try changing to a larger caliber. '
Because of Jason's guidance, when she just got out of the car, she deliberately brought four grenades and hid them under the leather jacket.
"good."
Jason praised.
This is the truth.
Hui Lijing's contingency is quite good, especially the way of throwing the grenade, which obviously has considerable skills, a bit like the throwing technique in [Griffon Shooting], but it is at the entry level.
Maybe you can teach the other party [Griffin Shooting].
Jason thought so.
In the smoke of the grenade explosion before, there was the sound of cracking bones, and a strong smell of blood spread, and at the same time spread the cold and murderous voice—
"The little monk treats people with courtesy, but you are aggressive. If this is the case..."
Yi
Jason raised his finger.
The force field of [Protection from Evil] shrouded away, and immediately, the cold, murderous voice completely disappeared.
Only the sound of decaying bones remains.
Hui Lijing stared at this scene with wide eyes.
Although Jason has always claimed to be an exorcist, Qu also showed extraordinary.
But compared with the one finger in front of him, the previous extraordinary is really nothing.
"Jason, what was that just now?"
"A finger of death?"
"Can I learn?"
Hui Lijing asked.
"no."
"cannot."
"secret."
As Jason said, he strode towards the market. He had already seen the temple named 'Tongshou Temple'.
As for the half-human half-skeleton who just claimed to be a monk
Jason didn't pay any attention to what the other party said.
What to treat people with courtesy.
What practice.
If he really believed the other party, Jason would have died in the 'city that never sleeps' long ago.
With the cold killing intent shown by the other party at the end, Jason can be sure that the other party's presence here is malicious.
In other words, will the monsters appearing here have good intentions
joke.
However, there was one thing that Jason felt sorry for.
The other party didn't even have the slightest smell of 'food'.
Neither did the opponent's lantern.
"Wait for me!"
Hui Lijing ran to the distance while talking, and picked up the lantern.
In the explosion just now, this lantern was blown away and fell to the ground in the distance. However, this lantern is obviously specially made, not only because of its fine workmanship, but also because it is obviously made of rice paper. Under the burning, it is completely fine.
When Hui Lijing picked it up, the candle naturally lit up.
Carrying the lantern, Hui Lijing quickly caught up with Jason.
"This lantern is very nice."
Hui Lijing said.
"Then keep it."
"Maybe it's for you."
Jason said so.
Hui Lijing, who was still overjoyed at first, was taken aback immediately, and her forward steps were also paused.
She turned her head to look at the car behind her, and the two low pillars blocking the car—these two pillars were specially designed by the market to prevent traffic.
These are of course nothing.
But following Jason's words, Hui Lijing discovered something unusual.
That half-human, half-skeleton existence seems to be waiting for them here
Otherwise, how could it be a coincidence that the other party appeared just after they arrived here
Thinking of this, Hui Lijing chased after her and asked.
"Is it waiting for us here?"
"Who knows?"
"Maybe they are waiting for us."
"Maybe it's... taking advantage of the fire."
Jason's words made Hui Lijing even more uneasy, she instinctively looked around, except for the area illuminated by the lantern, it was pitch black.
Even in the middle of the night, the darkness is too much.
And the sky!
There are no stars and no moon!
It was just dusk before!
When did this change
It seems, it seems... When playing the nursery rhyme [Sunset]
Everything seems to be different from then on!
Hui Lijing was thinking, but a 'squeak' came from her ear.
That was the sound of the wooden door opening.
In the distance, the gate of Tongshou Temple opened, and a benevolent old monk stood in the temple and watched the approaching Jason and Hui Lijing salute with clasped hands.
"You two are finally here."
"I and everyone have been waiting for a long time."
"quickly come."
Saying such words, the old monk turned and walked into the temple.
Hui Lijing didn't move, but turned to look at Jason.
Jason looked into Tongshou Temple.
Although he hadn't crossed the threshold, Jason had roughly seen the entire Tongshou Temple. The door of the main hall directly opposite was open, and a Buddha statue with a golden body looked gentle and kind under the lights.
The side hall door on the left is open and the lights are on.
The door of the side hall on the right is closed, and it is pitch black.
The old monk was walking towards the hall at the moment.
Then, under Jason's gaze, the other party bypassed the Golden Buddha and disappeared from Jason's sight.
"what should we do?"
Hui Lijing asked.
Jason didn't answer, he fluttered his nostrils, confirming.
About two or three seconds later, Jason stepped into Tongshou Temple.
Hui Lijing followed closely behind.
Jason did not go to the side halls on both sides, but walked straight to the main hall. After bypassing the golden Buddha, Hui Lijing who followed behind Jason couldn't help but make a sound.
"Huh!"
The original old monk did not see it.
What I saw was... Ryosuke!
The middle-aged criminal policeman who met once in the afternoon was leaning against the altar in a coma at this time.
There are obvious gunshot wounds on the arms and shoulders.
In addition to this, there is only one wicket left.
There was a lock on the little door.
Jason checked the lock. It was entirely metal and had most of the features of a lock, but it lacked a keyhole.
That is to say, the lock is solid.
Or unintentionally.
This result made Jason frown.
When Jason frowned, Hui Lijing helped Ryosuke deal with the wound.
Meanwhile, Hui Lijing makes a discovery.
"Jason, here's a letter!"
"It's behind Officer Ryosuke!"
Hui Lijing picked up an envelope.
After confirming that there were no traps, Jason took the letter. After opening it, a piece of letter paper appeared, on which was written in very nice small letters—
Mr. Jason and Ms. Hui Lijing welcome you.
There have been some changes in Tongshou Temple, and the strength of the two is needed to tide over the difficulties together.
Please do not worry.
Not too life-threatening.
In addition, Officer Ryosuke will also be a support for the two.
All three please work together.
Sincerely, the poor unknown monk
…
"Overcoming difficulties together?"
Hui Lijing glanced at the letter paper and frowned.
She always felt that this 'unknown monk' was playing tricks.
Although the situation in front of me is very strange, it is not a difficulty, is it
That…
Where does it come from to tide over the difficulties together
While thinking, Hui Lijing told Liangjie about the situation.
"Officer Ryosuke is fine."
"The bullet is not stuck in the body, as long as you rest well, there will be no sequelae in the future."
"His coma was not caused by a gunshot wound, it should be caused by other external forces."
"I found a bruise near his jaw - he must have been knocked out so hard."
As Hui Lijing said, she showed Jason Ryosuke's bruised chin.
"Um."
Jason nodded, raised his hand, picked up Ryosuke, and walked out.
"Shall we go back?"
Hui Lijing blinked.
"Otherwise, do you want to stay?"
Jason asked back.
"But, but that letter just now?"
Hui Lijing turned around and pointed to the letter thrown by Jason beside the altar.
"Would you believe someone who doesn't know why, whether it is an enemy's words?"
Jason asked again.
Such a rhetorical question instantly convinced Hui Lijing.
Jason was carrying Ryosuke.
Hui Lijing is carrying a lantern.
He walked out of Tongshou Temple quickly and headed towards the entrance of the market.
But when she reached the entrance, Hui Lijing's expression changed suddenly.
Their car is gone.
Even the road is gone.
Instead, there is a…
river.