When he looked up and saw that there was no one in front of him, the old man smiled meaningfully, turned around and left with his sleeves flung away.
Later, she used all her and Ye Xingyu's savings and borrowed a lot of money to compensate for the losses of innocent people whose houses collapsed within a hundred miles, causing her to be imprisoned in her palace by her father for a month. Long.
Later, the old man finally couldn't stand the fact that she was wasting her talent with her strange bones, so he came to her again and gave her some advice regardless of her wishes.
Although she didn't want to, how could she push out the smell of meat in her mouth? Just think that the old man is trying to make up for her losses!
But she didn't expect that her martial arts had really improved a lot. She asked dozens of guards with good martial arts to attack her with just one move. The guards that she couldn't defeat before were all down now, making her really strong. Shocked.
For this reason, she had the idea of taking the beggar as her teacher.
But... the old man actually said that he was just giving her a heads up, and that there were special conditions for becoming a disciple
"Old man, do I have to go through an adventure in the Desert of Death before I can become your apprentice?"
"Yes, this is the test that the old man puts on every apprentice. As long as you pass the test, you can become my most outstanding apprentice."
"Okay, so what if I just go in? I will definitely become your most proud disciple."
"Haha, children can't talk big. It's better to wait until you can do it before telling Lao Afraid!"
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It wasn't until another eight years later that my senior brother told me that if you wanted to become a master, you didn't need to enter the Desert of Death, where no one would survive. The master's purpose at that time was to retreat and give up on his own initiative. She had no intention of letting her become a master. After hearing the news, she was very angry. She picked up the sword and was about to attack the master's Xiaoyao Valley. However, she gave up the idea after Jin Qicai's persuasion.
Later, I thought about it and felt relieved that I had nothing to lose. I just made fun of Master every time I saw him.
After withdrawing his thoughts, Ye Xingtong listened intently to the abnormalities in the surrounding environment. The driver followed Ye Xingtong cautiously.
The coachman covered his ears, trying not to hear the abnormal sounds. He flapped his upper and lower lips for a long time before speaking out, and asked in a trembling voice: "Girl, when will we be able to get out of this wilderness and forest, except for the surrounding areas?" There is nothing in the tall and gloomy trees, and from time to time there are a few weird screams, it’s so scary!”
Ye Xingtong glanced at him: "Didn't you say that there were several abandoned temples on the way?"
The driver shuddered and replied nonchalantly: "Yes, I remember there is a ruined temple nearby, but I can't see the surrounding environment clearly, and I don't know where I am now."
Ye Xingtong stopped answering, and the two of them continued walking purposefully in a silent environment with only vague strange sounds in the distance.
The driver was bored and stopped talking, following silently behind.
Finally, the hard work paid off. At the end of the intersection, a dilapidated temple appeared in front of us.
Walking into the temple, a smell of dust came, causing Ye Xingtong and the coachman to cover their mouths and cough violently. The temple was in disrepair for a long time, and the upper statues had long become out of shape, except for the one in the middle, which was slightly better. You can see clearly without losing your nose. The noses and eyes of the little statues on both sides have been lost due to disrepair due to age. You can barely make out the outline. Even the arms and legs have a large piece broken off. In the dark night, It looks extremely weird and terrifying, especially the statue of Maitreya Buddha in the middle. Its eyes seem to be shining with a strange golden light, piercing the heart and lungs, and piercing the heart.
Strangely enough, after they entered the ruined temple, they seemed to be cut off from all noise, and could no longer hear any weird sounds or wailing cries. Only the sound of crickets seemed to be faintly heard, and the surroundings suddenly became quiet. Almost scary.
As if nothing was wrong, Ye Xingtong asked the coachman to collect some firewood to burn, then he cleaned up an open space and found a clean rag to sit under and rest.
I began to have some doubts in my heart. Was it a wrong decision for her to run away from marriage this time
I don't know if it's her illusion, but it seems that things have become different since the day she escaped from marriage after being reborn, and it's not just a strange thought that comes up at a certain time.
Forget it, the soldiers will come to cover up the water and the earth. If Ye Xingtong falls on Jin Qicai once, will she fall down again
No more, if she fell down in one place, the next time, she would level that place so that it would never have the chance to do evil again and completely eradicate all suspicious factors.
In this life's rebirth, she will definitely make her own decision, and no one can stop her or hurt her.
She would never marry Jin Qicai again and suffer the unbearable pain of her previous life.
The coachman endured great fear, closed his eyes, groped hard and picked up some firewood from the door, then quickly ran into the temple, lit the firewood, and while lighting it with flint, he muttered: "Grandpa Buddha, I borrowed your place because I was desperate. You must not argue with me! When I get home, I will burn incense and kowtow to you. In addition to worshiping Buddha, I also I will ask my young son and wife to worship Buddha as well. You sir have a lot of money, and the prime minister’s belly can support a boat. Don’t look for small things..."
The dim firelight illuminated the entire ruined temple, leaving faint shadows on the Buddha statues, floating here and there.
After the coachman finished chanting, he stood up and was about to walk inside. When he saw the eyes of Maitreya Buddha in the middle, he felt as if a thousand arrows were piercing his heart. He seemed to be an evil ghost in the dark night. He screamed loudly and started again. He accidentally saw the horrifying appearance of the two followers next to him with their arms and legs broken off, and the fear in his heart became even worse. His legs and feet trembled, and they fell to the ground paralyzed.
He kept waving his hands and screaming: "There's a ghost! There's a ghost! Don't eat me, don't eat me, I'm not delicious, I have rough skin and thick flesh, please, please, brother ghost, little brother The meat really doesn’t taste good. I haven’t taken a shower in months. If you eat it, I will get sick. Please let me go, let me go..."
Ye Xingtong took out the pastry that had been wrapped a long time ago, opened it, took a bite, and said casually: "There are so many ghosts in this world. Some people just have ghosts in their hearts, so they are afraid at any time." There must be a ghost!"
She hired a carriage to save trouble, but she didn't know that the carriage driver was a mentally retarded coward. He was just a mutilated statue, which made him pee in fear.
If I had known this, I would have bought a horse and hit the road.
The coachman suddenly heard a familiar voice while trembling with fear, and his heart suddenly calmed down. The little girl's voice seemed to have an inexplicable reassuring power, making people inexplicably willing to believe him. He forced himself to open his eyes and look at the voice. The owner then looked around at the environment in the temple under the firelight. When he glanced at the statue, he closed his eyes and asked in a low voice: "Girl, is there really a ghost?"
"You see for yourself, as long as I am here, no matter whether it is gods, ghosts, or people, nothing can take you away. Just stay here for one night with peace of mind. You can go home at dawn tomorrow." Ye Xing Hitomi gave the coachman a bag of food: "Eat, don't be intimidated by what's on the surface. You're just scared by the fear in your heart. As long as there are no obstacles in your heart, obstacles will naturally not find you!"
Ye Xingtong looked at the coachman who didn't dare to open his eyes with a half-smile: "Unless you have done something sinister?"
The coachman shook his head quickly and defended: "No, no, I haven't done anything unscrupulous. I always stick to my duty and keep myself safe. I have never done anything to feel sorry for others."
"As the saying goes, if you don't do bad things, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. So what are you afraid of?"
The driver tried his best to open his eyes, glanced around with a guilty conscience, and said with a stumbling voice: "Who... Who... Who is afraid? I have never done anything wrong and I am not afraid of anything!"
Ye Xingtong put down the pastry in his hand, took out the water glass and drank some, then turned his attention to the coachman: "Today I force you to suffer with me and stay here for one night. There is no other way. I just teased you. I'm with you." Just kidding, the statue behind you has become disfigured because of its age and disrepair. It is not the ghost you said at all. Have you ever felt that after entering the temple, the strange noises outside are almost inaudible? Maybe it is. The Maitreya Buddha in the temple is protecting us, please cover the dilapidated door for a while, it should be safe to stay here temporarily."
It was strange that the sound suddenly disappeared. She didn't believe that it was really because of the appearance of Maitreya Buddha to protect them.
After hearing Ye Xingtong's words, most of the fear in the coachman's heart disappeared. He took the things out of his ears and listened carefully. There was really no sound. When he looked at the statue again, he was shocked at first sight. Fortunately, he was prepared in advance and was no longer so afraid. It turned out that the Buddha really was blessing him!
He breathed a sigh of relief and immediately admired Ye Xingtong: "Thanks to the girl this time. If it weren't for the girl, I would have died a hundred times in this desolate ghost place. Thank you very much, girl." A life-saving grace!”
Thinking of his timidity, the coachman felt annoyed and ashamed for a while. He, a man in his thirties, couldn't even compare to a girl in her teens. It was so embarrassing! He must earn back the face he lost in front of this little girl.
Ye Xingtong yawned, sat cross-legged, put his hands on his legs, and said lazily: "Okay, I'm going to sleep. You should be more careful and stop talking nonsense! I want to rest, I just say Once again, don’t disturb my rest.”
It's really too hard to think about something that's beyond imagination. I'm really tired after riding in a carriage for a day.
(End of chapter)