C38 (1/2)

In the darkness of the broken temple, only the light from the bonfire could be seen. The light from the bonfire illuminated the stone platform behind the deity statue. There, a figure was squatting and staring at me without blinking.

F * ck me!

At that moment, I was so shocked that I nearly fainted. Taking a few steps back, I subconsciously grab the shotgun placed against the wall. The fear in my heart immediately spreads to the very top.

I've already seen the environment in the temple before, it's completely empty, when did this f * cking person appear out of nowhere?

And when did he reach the stone platform?

Did I hear the sound of gunfire after I fired?

Or did I sneak in half an hour after I fell asleep?

Holding the hunting rifle, I tiptoed and touched Zhu Yingqiong, then asked the shadow: ”Who?”

Although Zhu Yingqiong's body was weak, she was not dead from sleep. She woke up when she was touched by me, and when she saw me staring at the God Sculpting Stone Stage behind me as if I was facing a great enemy, she immediately turned around.

I hastily went forward to protect her behind me. I swallowed my saliva before continuing to ask the figure, ”Who are you?”

As the light was too dim, his face could not be clearly seen. He could only vaguely see his body. After hearing my question, his body moved but he didn't make a sound.

I felt a little strange, as if the scene was familiar. I hastily took out the flashlight from my pocket and shone it at the figure. Immediately, I saw a figure in Japanese military uniform curled up on the stone platform with her knees in her arms, her eyes blank and unfocused.

”Ji Xiang!”

I cried out in alarm, a little excited and at a loss of what to do, I never thought that Ji Xiang would appear here!

Hearing my shout, Ji Xiang blankly raised her head, and then immediately retreated like a kitten, appearing to be very timid.

”Why is she here?”

Zhu Yingqiong asked in surprise. I shook my head, thinking that I want to ask others too, who knows why Ji Xiang was here, for a crazy person to be chased by Hu Guangzu, it is already not easy for him to escape, I have more secrets in my head that need Ji Xiang to answer, but Ji Xiang has already become like this, I am unable to ask.

Ji Xiang timidly accepted it, and after confirming that I had no ill intentions towards her, she started to wolf it down. I continuously gave her a lot of food, and she seemed to know that we were not a threat to her, so she became a lot bolder. In the end, Zhu Yingqiong even brought her to the bonfire.

Only now did I notice that Ji Xiang's clothes were messy and thin, and many places were cut by thorns, revealing her snow-white skin. It was obvious that this pitiful woman had received a lot of injuries on the mountain, if I could find Hu Guangzu, I would definitely ask about it.

Ji Xiang could feel the warmth of the bonfire, and fell asleep very quickly. I lifted my hunting rifle and looked outside the door, afraid that Hu Guangzu would follow him, but I didn't see anyone. The miasma also hadn't dispersed, so I believe that it shouldn't be dangerous.

But what puzzled me was how Ji Xiang was not harmed by the miasma.

She must have heard the gunshots that I made to come here, but the outside was filled with miasma. How did Ji Xiang manage to pass through the miasma unscathed?

After experiencing Ji Xiang's disturbance, Zhu Yingqiong was unable to sleep at all. Her body had recovered a lot, and she started to walk around the broken temple, trying to recover her limbs. Seeing that she was not sleepy, Zhu Yingqiong simply fell on the ground and snored, since she had not rested for the past two days, and her body could not support any further.

When I woke up again, I found that the bonfire had already been extinguished. Ji Xiang shone her light on the broken god statue, while Zhu Yingqiong was still studying it closely. I looked at my watch and was surprised to find that it was already 2 PM.

I casually wiped my face, shot two more times towards the door, then packed up my belongings as I prepared to leave and search for the Fourth Uncle. However, Zhu Yingqiong suddenly turned her head and shouted, ”Chen San, come over here for a bit!”

I was startled, but I didn't know why Zhu Yingqiong was calling me. I could only walk over, but seeing that she was still studying the collapsed deity statue, I asked: ”What's wrong?”

Zhu Yingqiong pointed to the deity statue that was lying on the ground and asked, ”What is this?”

I yawned lazily and replied, ”It should be a deity statue that is being worshipped.”

Zhu Yingqiong's face became even more doubtful, and asked me: ”Have you ever seen this kind of god statue before?”

I thought to myself, what kind of research is this, the deity statue worshiping is either Daoist Sanqing or Buddhist Bodhisattva, it is a very common thing in Chinese temples, does Zhu Yingqiong think that worshiping is Jesus with a cross? That is a f * cking religious question, there's no use asking me that!

As I thought about this, I looked at the deity statue that had collapsed. I was stunned, but then I frowned and switched on the flashlight. I took a closer look and found that the deity statue was not from the two buddhist sects, but rather a clay figurine of a baby.

This baby's carving was vivid and lifelike, but when I looked at his face, I felt an inexplicable discomfort. It was a very strange feeling.

This was because the baby statue's mouth was open all the way to its ears, making it look sinister and terrifying. It was extremely evil!

”Damn, which deity is being worshipped?” I've never seen such a person, Nezha? No, not three heads and six arms, Red? Even more impossible, could it be the People of White Kingdom's totem? ”

Ji Xiang laughed foolishly while holding the flashlight. However, Zhu Yingqiong frowned: ”It's not a totem, the totem of an ancient Nanzhao nation is a woman with a snake body, even if their White Kingdom and Nanzhao do not work together, they still belong to the people of the Nanzhao. The totem is a faith that we definitely do not dare to tamper.”

I frowned. Suddenly, I saw Ji Xiang's flashlight shine on a broken wall of the temple. It flashed by, but I suddenly noticed that there seemed to be carvings on the wall.

”There's something on the wall!”

I shouted and simply pulled open the door. Light shot in and immediately illuminated the wall. When I turned my head, I saw that there were many people's murals engraved on the wall. It looked like a comic book that had been drawn on top of the wall.

Zhu Yingqiong first took a look at it, then said excitedly: ”This is the White Kingdom's narrative mural, the pictures on it are definitely the things from back then.”

I was very surprised, I didn't think that only after hiding here for two days did I discover the narration frescoes. If it wasn't for Zhu Yingqiong researching on the idols, I probably wouldn't have seen it.

Immediately, Zhu Yingqiong and I walked over to the wall and started to carefully examine it, but after looking at it for a long time, we realized that it was drawn in a mess. The first picture was filled with many small figures that stood at the edge of a cliff holding torches and shouting, and at the bottom of the cliff hung a few objects that resembled ropes or snakes, which couldn't be seen clearly.