Quick Travel: Dream Hunt

At this point, Ting He really felt like vomiting. He dry-heaved for a while before patting his chest and continuing, "Hey, Sixth Brother, do you think Nan Tang Qing's luck has anything to do with this Nan Tang Du? And the royal family is too unrefined. It's impossible for uncles and nephews to use the same character. How come they created a new name? After all, he's a regent. It's really useless to be poisoned like that. What's the point of having such high luck? Is he just a cannon fodder to give others a golden finger?"

The more I talk, the more I feel that I have uncovered the truth. Nan Tang Qing's existence is probably to bring luck and increase the strength of the male protagonist Nan Tang Du. Yes, where would the scattered luck be? I didn't see Nan Tang Du's aura increase just now. Could it be related to the Huguo Temple? Why not go and explore it in detail after dark?

As the night deepens, the darkness covers the earth like ink, and the strong wind whistles through the streets. The whole world seems to be swallowed up by darkness and noise. It is a dark and windy night.

At this moment, Ting He, dressed in black, put on an invisibility talisman and went out quietly. Her destination today was the Huguo Temple, which was a hundred miles away. She wanted to see what secrets the Huguo Temple had. Who was the old bald donkey who tortured the heroine to death in the previous life? The imperial concubine should be Nan Tangqing's mother. What did she leave in the Huguo Temple?

Suppressing the thoughts that kept popping up in her mind, Ting He quietly came to the Huguo Temple. At this time, the Huguo Temple could no longer see the lively and pious appearance in the daytime. In the gloomy darkness, the flickering candlelight became the last thing to be swallowed by the darkness. Until it was completely eroded by the darkness, the candlelight of the Huguo Temple disappeared without a trace, and it fell into deep darkness.

Tinghe entered the main hall of Huguo Temple at this time. Except for a few young monks in the front hall who were still sitting cross-legged as if they were sleeping, or they seemed to be practicing devoutly, spending all their sleep time on meditating and guarding the main hall, other places were incredibly quiet.

Ting He hid in the dark for a long time before she found an opportunity to pull a young monk who was out for a restroom into her dream technique. After using the truth talisman to extract some things from him, she confidently let the man go back. Based on the young monk's description, she slowly moved towards the back hall. Since she had never been to the Huguo Temple before, she was much more cautious in this exploration.

After groping their way to a candlelit room, Ting He controlled her breathing and teleported directly in. Only then did she see an old monk stroking his beard, looking at something.

Hearing the slight noise, the old monk actually raised his head sharply and looked at the invisible Ting He. Ting He was so scared that she suddenly remembered that there was an old monk in a world who could see her. Just when she thought she was seen through, the old monk lowered his head and stroked the yellowed cowhide roll in his hand, muttering:

"I am old, I am old. I can actually hear things. It seems I need to speed up my cultivation. Otherwise, I may not be able to understand the secrets of heaven before I pass away."

Ting He was very confused about what the phrase "can see through the secrets of heaven" meant, but she did not dare to move rashly for fear of alerting the enemy. She was afraid that the old monk was also quite skilled in Taoism. Although he could not see her, he could feel her breath and movements in a special way. It seemed that she had to be careful. Thinking of this, Ting He quickly left the house and searched again.

There is a seven-story Zhenguo Pagoda in the rear hall of the Huguo Temple. It is said that this tower with a long history and majestic shape has seven floors and a total height of about 100 meters. The tower body is made of blue bricks. There is a copper bell hung on the six corners of each floor. When the breeze blows, the copper bell makes a crisp sound, as if telling the history of the tower.

The first floor of the Zhenguo Pagoda is relatively high, with a base in the form of a Sumeru pedestal surrounded by stone railings. There are doors on the four front sides of the tower, and niches on the four inclined sides. The doors are engraved with statues of heavenly kings and strong men, and the sides of the niches are engraved with reliefs of Manjusri, Samantabhadra, his bodhisattvas, gods, and Buddhist disciples. There are also round chair pillars carved at the corners of each floor of the tower, a design that was extremely rare in the Duan Dynasty.

From the second floor upwards, the tower body gradually shrinks and the height of each floor gradually decreases, making the entire tower present a graceful cone shape. Each floor of the tower body is equipped with four doors and four niches, in which various Buddha statues are enshrined.

The eaves of each floor are designed in a curved shape, making the tower lighter and more beautiful. The top of the tower is an octagonal spire, covered with green glazed tiles, and a copper vase is placed on the top. Even in such a dark night, as long as there is a faint moonlight, the vase can still shine beautifully.

Ting He entered the pagoda silently. At the same time, the copper bell hanging on the eaves of the tower made a pleasant and crisp sound. Ting He stood there until the copper bell stopped ringing, then continued to climb up. She was agile, like an elf in the night. She did not care about what was placed on each floor of the tower, but finally reached the top of the tower with a sense of traction.

At the top of the tower, Ting He discovered a hidden compartment. She pushed open the door as if she was tempted, and saw a golden Buddha statue inside.

The Buddha statue exuded a mysterious light. Ting He approached to observe. Suddenly, a beam of light shot out from the Buddha statue's eyes and hit Ting He's forehead. After a dizzy spell, Ting He saw an illusion...

Ting He was most familiar with that illusion, as it actually contained her experiences in her original world. At this moment, she seemed to have entered a magical vortex. With a flash of light, Ting He actually saw her experiences in her original world in the illusion.

She saw herself being casually thrown into the trash can at the hospital entrance by a gorgeously dressed woman, and then picked up by an old scavenger and taken home. Later, the old scavenger died suddenly one day, leaving her hungry. It was the group of people who handled the old man's body at that time who took her to an orphanage, and she finally settled down in the orphanage.

Just when Tinghe wanted to continue watching, the scene suddenly changed, and she saw a strange man. The man's expression was indifferent and cold, which made Tinghe feel an inexplicable fear in an instant. However, the man's eyes were in great contrast to the cold expression. Looking closely, his eyes were full of pity and reluctance, which made Tinghe's fear magically dissipate. Just when she wanted to see the man's face more clearly, the illusion suddenly disappeared, a white light flashed, and she returned to the place where the Buddha statue was placed.

Ting He came to her senses, her heart full of doubts and uneasiness. She didn't understand why she saw this illusion. Who was this man? What was his relationship with her? Who was the woman who abandoned the baby at the hospital gate? Was this what her original self encountered when she was a child?