Why did they argue? This suspicion stirred up a bubble in Xiao Ji's heart, but as everyone got into the car, it quickly sank to the bottom of her heart.
The car started again, carrying dust, and slowly drove inward along the narrow brick and stone road. This road is very long, and the further you go, the narrower it becomes. Originally, it could barely pass two lanes, but in the end, it can only be driven by one car alone, and you have to be very careful when driving.
Looking out at the extremely remote environment outside the window, everyone fell silent. If this kind of place was really Fei Zhu's home, then the environment she lived in would be exceptionally harsh, with inconvenient transportation and sparse population. It was really hard to imagine how she usually got along with everyone.
How could it be so biased? Did we go wrong? "The road ahead was winding, like entering a big maze. Looking out the window, Bohe objected.
No, the navigation system is working now. The destination should be right ahead, just turn another mountain road to get there. "Mu Dongyang kept staring ahead, then turned on the navigation system and tried again. Unexpectedly, it started guiding again." Fortunately, there is navigation display in this place, but we couldn't find it for a day
Ah, I remember now! "Everyone was paying attention outside the window when Cui Zizhi, who had been busy chatting with Shi Jiu, suddenly mentioned something. If she hadn't said it, it would have really been forgotten by everyone." Bohe, do you remember it wasn't long after school started? Once you had your driver drive me and Fei Zhu home, was that also a remote place like this
I can't remember if you don't tell me, "Fei Zhu recalled for a moment and finally remembered the general situation of that incident." Last time, she only took a bus to the long-distance station, and no matter how much my driver tried to persuade her, she wouldn't let him talk anymore. Actually, now that we think about it, does she not want us to know where her family lives
Never mind, no matter what, it's already here
The navigation system announced with an incredibly clear voice that the destination had been reached. The car was parked on a relatively wide piece of mud, next to farmland, but due to early winter, most of the farmland had become idle.
With the belief that wherever there is land, there is a home, everyone got off the car and went in different directions to find people. In the end, Cui Zizhi had better luck and finally found a home behind an old forest, and then learned the specific location of Tongyou Hall.
At that time, Cui Zizhi came out from behind the forest with a smile on her face, and Shi Jiu followed her. The two walked together and got along very well. The scene before her was witnessed by Jin Xiaoji, and she felt that the expression on Shi Jiu's face was particularly annoying. Before she could think about what was wrong with her, she quickly turned her head away.
Do you know where Tongyou Hall is? "Cui Zizhi asked, her face filled with disbelief.
Where is it
It's not a cemetery, nor a temple. Tongyou Hall is a Taoist temple dedicated to warding off evil and driving away demons for people
Taoist Temple? Why Taoist temple? As soon as she heard the true identity of Tongyou Hall, Xiaoji suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of tension. When she found out that it was a demon slayer, she had an intuition that she should leave immediately. She had never experienced this reaction before because it was too sudden, as if her body had naturally issued a warning.
What's wrong with the Taoist temple? That just explains why it's located so far away. Didn't those ancient people say that true masters live in seclusion in the mountains and forests? Maybe the Tongyou Hall is the place where masters live in seclusion. Let's go and see for ourselves
I don't know who made the proposal first, but the group who were originally worried about Zhongzhong suddenly relaxed after learning that Fei Zhu's home was actually a Taoist temple. This reassurance may have been due to their worries about her all the way, but now that these worries have disappeared, they have started joking.
But as everyone relaxed, Xiaoji felt more nervous. Fei Chan's face always appeared in front of her, with an inexplicable smile and gloomy eyes. No wonder she had always had a bad attitude towards herself. Is that related to her coming from a Taoist temple?
In their wild thoughts, the group walked up the mountain towards the small path pointed by the farmer. The car couldn't reach the mountain, so they stayed at the foot of the mountain to leave directly when they returned.
The road up the mountain is not difficult to walk, with two boys in front and one behind, and a girl walking in the middle. At first, Xiaoji didn't walk fast or slow. The mountains and forests here are somewhat similar to where she used to live when she was a child. She should have liked this place very much, but because of something on her mind, her speed gradually slowed down and she finally fell behind.
What were you nervous about just now? Your face turned pale with fear? "A voice suddenly came from behind, very light but with a unique tone. Xiao Ji was still lost in thought, but as soon as she heard the voice, she immediately woke up.
The person she was talking to was Shi Jiu. I wonder if he deliberately chose to walk behind just now so that no one would notice when he spoke. This is the first time he has spoken to her since we met today. Xiao Ji was surprised that he would speak up, but what surprised her even more was that she was frightened and no one else noticed, but only he noticed.
I fell asleep in the car before and caught a cold, not nervous
Xiaoji didn't want anyone to know that she didn't want to go to the Taoist temple, so she gathered Yitang and pretended to be really cold. Shi Jiu looked at her like he was questioning the authenticity of her words, but after a while, he put his hand on the button of his windbreaker and interlocked his ten fingers as if he wanted to take it off.
He's not going to take off his clothes and give them to me, is he? A very ambiguous idea suddenly came out of her mind, and Xiaoji couldn't help but blush and hurriedly looked away.
After not looking at him, she quickly walked forward a few steps, listened to the footsteps following closely behind, and then turned back. However, she saw that Shi Jiu had already put down his hand, and the button on his collar had been buttoned up again, and he was completely trapped in gray.
The development in front of her left Xiaoji a little confused. She felt a slight relief, but after letting go, she felt a sense of loss. This kind of emotion has been appearing quite frequently recently, and although she is not quite sure what it means, at this moment, her cousin's words suddenly came out.
She is different from them, she is a demon, they are humans. Even if she doesn't want to admit to being a demon in her heart, the demon is still a demon. She is about to have a new body and a long lifespan of four hundred years, so she cannot be with them, never.
After thinking about these things, Xiaoji changed her face quickly. She glanced at Shijiu at the end, then quickened her pace and walked up. In the end, she even surpassed Mu Dongyang and rushed to the top.
Xiaoji was the first to appear at the entrance of Tongyou Hall, which was somewhat different from what she had imagined. Tongyou Hall was actually a building with extremely modern characteristics. Due to the influence of television, she always thought that Taoist temples should be made of glazed blue tiles and double trigrams, or even more so, a large incense burner should be placed at the door, but none of these are here.
Is this it? Let's ring the doorbell and try
The other few people arrived one by one, and Mu Dongyang rang the doorbell on behalf of everyone. The doorbell was a kind of Taoist music that they couldn't understand. Besides these, it was really hard to believe that this beautiful mansion was actually the Tongyou Hall they had been searching for.
After the doorbell rang three times, the iron door suddenly snapped open. There was no one behind the door, so someone must have seen who it was through the overhead surveillance camera and remotely opened it.
Let's go in, "Mu Dongyang glanced inside in surprise, but he didn't say anything and went in with everyone.
After entering the room, everyone understood the reason why Mu Dongyang was surprised. This house looked ordinary from the outside, but inside, it had a different world.
The vast courtyard is filled with trees, each nearly two people tall, neatly arranged as if waiting for someone to arrive.
What kind of tree is that? "Someone asked, looking at the bare trunk.
The peach tree has withered, how could it wither so early
Although it's already early winter now, I didn't expect all the peach leaves here to be completely peeled off, like a collective illness. Watching these "sacred objects" that have been used to ward off evil and ghosts from ancient times to the present day abandoned here, Xiaoji began to doubt the origin of Tongyou Hall for the first time. Is this really just an ordinary Taoist temple?
The group passed through the peach grove and soon saw a building similar to Tongyou Hall connecting to the living room. From a distance, Xiao Ji saw a middle-aged man wearing a gray blue Taoist robe standing in front of the living room. When someone came, he bent down and bowed, then quickly disappeared behind the house.
What's going on? How did he leave? "Others only saw a silhouette, and some raised doubts. When everyone rushed over, there was indeed no one there.
Maybe someone was sent there. Let's wait here and see
There were twelve chairs in the living room, each with a tea cup placed on it. Curiously, Bohe lifted the tea cup and took a look. He didn't expect that five of the tea cups were filled with tea, and he didn't know if this was a coincidence.
Everyone came over thirsty, and after opening the tea lid, the strong aroma of tea kept stimulating each other's senses. After someone took their first sip, everyone else spontaneously started drinking, and then the satisfying sound of smacking continued.
Xiaoji also drank it. When she used to live in the mountains and forests, she used to drink tea every day. Although there were many flower teas, she did not reject this dull tea. After drinking a cup, her stomach felt warm, as if all the coldness had been dispelled. However, after a while, she realized that there were some things she couldn't talk nonsense about. After drinking this tea, she actually felt a bit heavy headed and her eyes blurred.
Hey, Xiaoji, why is your face so red? "Bohe sat closest and leaned over first, placing her hand on her forehead." It doesn't seem hot, what did you do
I'm fine
She has a special constitution and rarely gets sick before, so she shouldn't win the lottery all at once. Xiaoji wanted to make her feel at ease, but Bohe's actions had already caught the attention of others, and everyone gathered around.
Xiao Ji saw the faces of several people, and Mu Dongyang's concern was evident in his words. While resting in the car earlier, he deliberately turned out the heater and directed it all in his direction. So now that she is not feeling well, Mu Dongyang immediately took responsibility for it.
And Shi Jiu, his eyes were very calm, as if he wasn't looking at her. This expression was in sharp contrast to others, and Xiao Ji inexplicably felt a wave of sadness. Just as she couldn't help but want to put aside this uncontrollable emotion, a series of footsteps suddenly rang out from outside the door, and someone came.