Chapter 161 - Seven Weirdos, Unexpected Causes and Outcomes (2/2)

As they were talking, they heard a big sound. The gate of the Dragon King Temple was closed. Looking at the yard, they found there were several silver-clad men in the yard from nowhere. These persons’ faces were covered by long-gown hoodies. Hao Ning and others did not see them clearly.

“My lords, what can I do for you?” A voice came from the side room, and then an old monk came out. He dressed in a gray robe, holding a string of Buddha beads in his hand. Hao Ning knew he was the abbot of the temple. Last time, when Long Fei came to the Dragon Temple with others for the Immortal Tying Rope, he did want to teach Long Fei to worship the Dragon God.

The real reason was that there was few visitors over the past days. Therefore, the temple could not support the monks due to few donations. Some volunteers came to the temple during festivals. But today was a business day. Those volunteers had to go to work, too. That was the reason why there was only the abbot in the temple.

Due to its simplicity, there was few visitors over the past days. The temple was not afraid of being stolen therefore. After cleaning the temple, the old monk would do something else in the side room. He heard a heavy pound of the gate when he was copying the scriptures on that day. He thought it was the heavy wind that closed the gate. So, he put on his shoes and went out for checking. He was so pleased when he arrived at the yard, seeing seven visitors in the hall. He thought that they would enshrine and give some sea lanterns for the temples.

The old monk walked out of the gate. He looked carefully at the visitors. They seemed to be bad persons. Although the old monk had doubts, he was open-mind. He knew the temple very well. There was nothing worth robbing. He put his hands together, bowed, and said while he was pointing to the Dragon God, “This is the Dragon God Temple in front of you. If you want to worship, please go ahead.”

“Hey, old monk, tell me,” one of them said in a hoarse voice. “Are there any strange things that happened in your temple?”

He should at least call him a master instead of the old monk for politeness. At least he should say “please” if he did not know how to greet. But he did not take off his hat nor called him the master. He behaved so rudely. Generally speaking, if he had been a visitor, he would have asked whether the Gods inside could help him. And the monk would answer this kind of questions like Gods would help real pilgrims. Nobody would ask for something strange in the way the person asked in the first place. It sounded like the temple was haunted. Nobody would be happy about this greeting.

“Amitabha Buddha,” after all, the old monk was a Buddhist. He was not angry. He put his hands together and bowed, “Well, although this Dragon King Temple is a small one, it is in charge of something, too. Regarding the strange things you mentioned, well, well, I never saw it.”

“Never saw it?” The other one turned back and said to the third person. “Second brother, are we wrong?”

“No,” someone said. “We have searched for the whole S City. It is only this temple where can collect the incense. The essence of that thing had been hurt by us. We traced him all the way until he disappeared over here. I guess he played something like Escaping. There is only one temple nearby he can collect incense for his rest. He must be here.”

“Then why there is no his smell at all?” The first one asked.

“Maybe he has something special.” The man took off his hat, showing his head. He had a bald head, too. There was a deep knife scar on his right cheek. It was also a little strange that this man’s skin was also silver, the same as the color of his robe. This man looked at the old monk and said, “Or, did this old monk hide the thing?”

“What’s that thing? No, no, no…” The old monk was not shocked by the man’s skin color. He felt a little scared when he saw the scar. It was a peaceful world now. How did he get that scar? That man must be either a killer or a sociopath. The old monk was not afraid of being robbed. He was afraid of a killer. So, he said immediately, “As a monk, we do not tell lies. I have no reasons to cheat.”

“Master, we all believe what you said,” the other one also took off his hat. He also had silver skin. But there were four knife scars on his head, one on each cheek and two on the back side. This man behaved politely. He continued to say, “We need to find out someone. We felt a little exhausted as we arrived here. And we did not have enough incense for further searching. Can you give us a little?”

“Who are they?” Hao Ning listened to them. Nobody knew whom he asked, “Do you guys know them?”

“No. we don’t,” the others behind him said at the same time.

“Do you know them?” Xiao Hong asked Nezha, adding, “I guess they are Mr. Fei’s men.”

“I don’t know them. Even though they are Mr. Fei’s men, I only know few,” Nezha shook his head, adding, “Mr. Fei had a wide range of businesses with many sectors in his hand. For example, I am the head of South China District of Soul Hunting Sect. But I only knew a few of them because I stayed there for a short time. So, it is difficult for me to tell whether they are Mr. Fei’s men or not.”

“You are prompted?” Hao Ning got to know it, looking at Nezha strangely. “You could be the head of South China District as soon as you got into it. It seemed that Mr. Fei likes you very much. But no one knows whether it is a blessing or a curse.”

“I should thank all of you,” Nezha said, scratching his head and grinning bitterly. “You killed the former heads, the Binary Star Men. There was even no remaining left. Mr. Fei, at the first place, wanted to assign another one from other District, or prompt one from the lower levels. But the death of the Binary Star Men was so weird. Nobody dared to accept the position. So, they all select me to be the head. That was the reason I was prompted.”

“Err…” Hao Ning was stunned. He did not expect this cause and the subsequent outcomes.