Chapter 275 (1/2)
Chapter 275
Infiltration<hr>
Xiyuan Te was very much mistaken, the temple's compound consisted of at least three sections: the public section, where the usual worshi+pping (offerings, blessings, or other religious rites) took place; the living quarters for the lamas and monks; and the restricted area whose purpose was still unknown to Li YundongTheredidn't know about them and, quite frankly, he didn't care
He had been right in his guess that the restricted area was inaccessible froated from each other by thick concrete wallsNeedless to say, each wall had a bunch of talismans attached to themIf he had a penny for every talisman he had encountered inside the temple so far, he'd be able to pay back the money Zi Yuan had spent on his bank debts
Just kidding
Sure, there were a lot of talis floated towards a couple of large barrels stacked up near the wallThen, he lowered hireat care to conceal the Jindan's Aura as well as his QiHe hadn't encountered any lamas so far, but he didn't want to take any chances
He peeked out from behind the barrels and looked towards the double doors through which he had entered the temple's restricted areaHe hadFrom the outside, nobody could tell that the doors had recently been tampered withUnless, of course, one considered the twotalismans
The double doors was locked fro to poke around with his Zhenqi until he could feel lock from outside the door and then destroy it with Qi KinesisHe had hidden the broken pieces of the lock so that nobody inside would notice them
The lamas had been quiet
Too quiet
He knew because for the past fifteenfor the typical noises associated with Buddhist ritualsAlas, even with Eryue, he hadn't had any successThere was no chanting of a Buddhistof wooden fishNot even a single ht…
When he first activated Eryue, he was able to isolate the voice of a wo themHow much distance was that? 280 feet?
And now he couldn't hear a loud Buddhist ritual inside a teh he was inside said teainst the barrels and tried harder
Ningshen: Eryue!
Again, the chatter of the tourists was the first thing he heardHe tuned the from an incense pot; sound of crickets from the woods beside the temple; car tires; noises from the ticket booth…
da frozeHe didn't pick that up with EryueThat noise came from nearbyA loud clack followed suit, followed by another creakIt sounded like so—
shi+t!
He peeked out from behind the barrel and looked towards the double doors
One of the double doors was now partially open
Did another lama just enter?
damn it, damn it, damn it
He did a quick scan of the compoundNo one was there
”How on earth did you open that door, Lanlan?”
That voice came from outside the doors
”I don't know, Xiaxia,” Lanlan whispered”I just gave it a push and it opened”
”That's impossible,” Xiaxia hissed”The Head told us that only authorized personnel is allowed through that door! He even warned us not to bring any tourists to this areaBy right, that door should be locked!”
He heard the shuffling of feet next
The door creaked again
Li Yundong groaned internally and took another peek at the doorLanlan, the wo in front of the doorShe appeared to be scrutinizing the brass latch for the lock
Li Yundong cursed under his breath and hid behind the barrel once again
He couldn't step out of his hiding place; the woman would see him if he tried to leave now
”Check out this latch, Xiaxia…”
”What?”
”Gosh… The metal is bent out of shape”