Chapter 731 - Get away from the Town (1/2)

Therefore, it was the shortest way out of this town.

However, why was the temple for the Mountain Deity, that is supposed to protect the village, built here? Lin Mengya was puzzled.

At this moment, covering their tracks was no longer the top priority.

“After passing the temple for the Mountain Deity, we will soon arrive at the highway,” Qinghu told Lin Mengya about the current situation in a low voice, while looking around alertly.

He could even notice the slightest noise.

“Be careful. There is something strange about the temple for the Mountain Deity,” Lin Mengya said.

She had no time to attend to what was going on in the temple for the Mountain Deity.

She hoped those the Candle Dragon Cult sent to lie in ambush here did not recognize them and just regarded them as businessmen, who passed here and tried to meddle in the residents’ business.

As the carriage drew closer to the temple for the Mountain Deity, even Lin Mengya felt her heart was in her mouth.

Opening the window slightly, she watched the temple for the Mountain Deity gradually getting closer.

In the darkness, the outline of the temple with flickering candlelight became increasingly clear.

Lin Mengya did not dare to poke her head through the window, so she only saw that it was a small temple built down the hillside with a statue right behind the hall.

From a distance, Lin Mengya could not see clearly what the statue looked like.

But she vaguely saw that it looked like the Goddess of Mercy.

Given the residents’ financial and material resources, such a statue was supposed to be completed by a few generations of residents.

Unexpectedly, it was used by the Candle Dragon Cult to intimidate the residents.

Lin Mengya thought it a pity. She took Master Yunfang’s relic out of her purse, put it on her palms, and devoutly prayed with her palms together.

If the Mountain Deity, who had once protected the villagers, really existed, Lin Mengya hoped that she could open her eyes and see what her temple was used for now.

After praying, Lin Mengya put Master Yunfang’s relic back into her purse.

If they managed to escape, Qinghu would definitely send someone to report what had happened here to the nearest county government.

Nevertheless, without conclusive evidence, the officers of the county government might not believe their words.

Probably because they reacted in time or because the Mountain Deity really heard her pray, the caravan cautiously passed by the temple for the Mountain Deity without attracting any attention.

Lin Mengya, who had held her breath, finally felt relieved after all of them passed by the temple safely.

After leaving the temple for the Mountain Deity, they began to spur away desperately.

Qinghu supposed the temple should be the Candle Dragon Cult’s sentry post, where all those, who tried to get out of here, would be watched.

But they were extremely lucky today. While those people were taking a nap or passing work on to the next shift, they left smoothly!

Up to now, Qinghu still found it difficult to believe that they passed this barrier so easily.

The caravan traveled for a long time, and they did not completely get away from the town until dawn.

“Fortunately, we managed to leave. if I hadn’t noticed something unusual and told everyone to leave as soon as possible, we would have been discovered by them,” Qinghu said.

After they got through the crisis, his face softened a lot, and he was in the mood to joke with Lin Mengya and brag about how brilliant he was.

“What on earth did you see so that you told us to leave after you came back?” Lin Mengya asked.

She, who had remained silent most of the night, had a lot of doubts.

Qinghu had always acted quickly and finished his task promptly.

But this time, he came back late without giving any explanation and left behind a lot of things.

If it were not for the plan B Qinghu habitually prepared, they might not have been able to leave so quickly.

“In fact, I went to the temple for the Mountain Deity. After seeing the murderer in the Wang Family, my two subordinates followed him all the way there. I thought it was just a base of a group of bandits, but I didn’t expect to see a core member of the Candle Dragon Cult there,” Qinghu said.

The fear in his eyes made Lin Mengya nervous.

It was said that the core members of the Candle Dragon Cult were capable in plenty of things.

Otherwise, they would not have been able to earn a place in the Candle Dragon Cult, where numerous masters gathered.

It was said that back then, Qinghu was just a middle-level core member of the Candle Dragon Cult rather than an elite.

Moreover, they were subordinate to the elders and the head, who must be incredibly capable!

“I see. But this town is small. What brought the core member of the Candle Dragon Cult here?” Lin Mengya asked curiously.

If a core member or even an elder visited the Capital City, she would not be surprised at it.