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Chapter 105: Raining Millet from the Sky, Ghosts Crying at Night

The weather in Jinling in June was unpredictable. It suddenly started to rain in the second half of the night. It was a drizzle at first, but gradually it became a heavy downpour. It seemed that the only sound between heaven and earth was the sound of rain.

At the intersection of the winding mountain road, a dozen people came from afar, all wearing straw raincoats and hats, and behind them were two horse-drawn carriages.

The rain came suddenly, but people always bring rain cloths when they go out, and the carriage was covered tightly, so the goods inside were not eroded by the heavy rain. Instead, the raincoats were blown up by the strong wind, and the rain hit people's faces with the wind, making it impossible to open their eyes.

"The rain is getting heavier and heavier. The mountain road is difficult to walk on. We need to find a place to rest!"

"I've been here before when I was on escort duty. There seems to be a locust tree temple in front. We can go to that temple to rest for a while."

"Thank you, Captain Escort, for your extensive knowledge. I'm sure you are right. Let's go ahead and rest for a while until the rain stops."

This group of people were merchants from Yuhang, and they came to Jinling to do tea business. The carriage was packed with all the pre-rain Longjing tea. The tea harvest has been good in the past two years. The good quality tea has been reserved early, while the average quality tea is in stock, but it can always be sold after packaging.

Leader Xie is the escort leader hired by merchants to protect their convoys. Although the world seems to be peaceful, the world is essentially chaotic. Merchants may encounter dangers on the road when traveling, so it is common to ask escorts to protect their convoys.

The sky rains millet and ghosts cry at night.

The mountain wind brought heavy rain, like ghosts wailing in their ears. The merchants followed the escort leader and felt a little scared for no reason. Walking in such a dark night, people could not help but feel fear.

However, Zijin Mountain is located in Jinling, and there have been no rumors of ghosts or mountain monsters, so it was assumed that nothing would happen. The rain was getting heavier, and the mountain roads were difficult to walk on. The group supported each other and hurried on their way, just wanting to get to the Huaishu Temple as soon as possible to rest.

About half an hour later, a ray of light finally appeared in front of them. The light made everyone happy. They felt much less tired and their pace increased.

The merchant was motivated, but also puzzled: "How can this small temple in the mountains still have lights on in the middle of the night?"

Xie Baotou explained, "The public security in Jinling is quite good. It is said that Miss Chu came back a while ago and rectified Jinling. In addition, a very powerful demon-suppressing master named Lu Zhan has appeared in Jinling. The surrounding demons and bad guys have become much more restrained. The environment has become more comfortable, and the merchants have fewer concerns. Many people are traveling at night. Maybe some merchants are staying overnight ahead."

"The escort leader is knowledgeable. Few people in Yuhang have heard of anything about Jinling. We only know that a secret realm seems to have appeared recently." The merchant wiped the rain off his face, chatted to dispel his anxiety, and walked towards the direction of the fire.

As ordinary people, they did not know much about the world of cultivators. When they heard some rumors occasionally, they just treated them as jokes after dinner. But talking about these rumors at this time dispelled some of their fear.

Xie Baotou smiled and said, "It's inevitable to hear a lot when traveling around the world. It is said that the young hero Lu is different from other demon-suppressing masters. Although he is a doctor, he is extremely powerful and has studied Confucianism. Even the students of Luyun Academy are not as good as him."

The merchant became interested: "Even the students of Luyun Academy are not as good as him? That's really amazing. I wonder how old this demon-suppressing master is and whether he is married?"

Xie Biaotou laughed loudly, his voice standing out in the mountains: "Hahaha... You don't want him to be your son-in-law, do you? I advise you to give up this idea."

"Why is this?" The merchants and the crowd all pricked up their ears.

Xie Baotou laughed even more: "Speaking of the ability of this young hero Lu, he is truly unparalleled in Jinling. He is excellent in both literature and martial arts, but also romantic and unrestrained. Now everyone in the martial arts world calls him the pioneer of the romantic formation."

Everyone couldn't help but laugh, and instantly felt a lot more relaxed. Soon they arrived at the small temple in front.

The small temple was not big, standing in the mountains. There was a flickering fire inside. When I went in, I found that there was a young man sitting there.

The young man was dressed in green and had a pale face. He was sitting next to the fire. The red light of the fire reflected on his face, which made him look a little evil.

The leading merchant bowed and said, "We are merchants from Yuhang. We are passing by Zijin Mountain. It is raining heavily outside, so we want to rest here."

The small temple is a locust tree temple, not private property, but since someone is already resting inside, it is always necessary to say hello.

The young man lowered his head, staring at the fire in front of him, and said, "It's okay. I was just passing by here. I didn't expect it to rain so suddenly. Fortunately, there is this small temple."

"Yes, yes. The weather changes suddenly during the rainy season. It was still clear and windy in the first half of the night." The merchant said, turning around and inviting everyone to come in.

The temple door was pushed open, and suddenly a cool breeze blew in. The flames swayed in the wind, but did not go out. Instead, they burned more and more vigorously.

After the merchants brought in their goods, they put their raincoats outside the door, took out some dry food and ate it, and called out, "Little brother, do you want to eat some?"

The young man shook his head.

Xie Biaotou said with a smile: "Scholars are very brave. They are young and walk in the wild without fear of encountering mountain foxes or ghosts. But we, the rough guys, were very nervous when we came here, fearing that we would see foxes or ghosts in the temple. We are really ashamed."

The young man said, "I have read a lot of books by sages, so I am not afraid of supernatural powers. Unfortunately, my family is poor and I cannot go to a good academy to study. I heard that there is a doctor in Jinling with unparalleled literary talent. At the poetry gathering at Wangyue Teahouse, even the students of Luyun Academy were outshined. I came here to discuss this with him."

"Are you talking about Doctor Lu Zhan?" Xie Baotou munched on a piece of biscuit and chatted with the young man to kill time in the long night. "I've heard of him too. Where are you from, scholar?"

The young man said, "I am from Yangzhou. My last name is Zhao Muyou. I admire Doctor Lu very much."

"What a nice name!" Xie Biaotou praised.

The merchants also laughed along but were in no mood to chat. The journey had been really difficult and they felt a little tired when they relaxed. If they had not been in the mountains, they would have probably fallen asleep long ago.

The flames were crackling, and Captain Xie glanced at the small temple. Although the small temple was called Huaishu Temple, there was no statue of Buddha enshrined there. There was only a low table with a stick of incense burning on the table. The smoke from the incense curled up in the dark night.

"There is not enough firewood. There seems to be some at the back. I'll go get some." The young man named Zhao Muyu stood up and walked towards the back of the small temple.

Xie Biaotou looked at the young man's back, but he didn't bite the biscuit in his mouth. He pushed the people next to him and whispered, "Do you feel something is wrong? This young man seems to be silent when he walks."

There were already many rumors about strange fox girls in the mountains, and after hearing this, everyone's worries, which had just been put at ease, were immediately lifted.

"Could it be that the rain was too heavy, covering up the sound of his footsteps?" the merchant next to him whispered.

Xie Biaotou shook his head. "I am a martial artist, so I wouldn't have heard it wrong. He doesn't seem to be walking, but rather floating. If he is a martial artist, it would be normal, but he is obviously a scholar. Everyone should be alert. We may have encountered a wild monster."

Everyone felt a chill crawling up their backs and all over their bodies, and goose bumps appeared all over their bodies. When the young man came back with firewood, everyone couldn't help but look at his feet.

Each of his steps was steady, but when he landed he lifted himself up very quickly without any sound. A flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and the white light shone on his pale face, making him look like a ghost rather than a human.

As expected, there was no sound, and his face was frighteningly pale... Even the sickly guy who frequented brothels every day wouldn't have such a pale face. If he was really seriously ill, how could he have such good physical strength to cross mountains and rivers to come to Nanjing.

Everyone was a little nervous, but they didn't dare to show it, so they could only murmur in their hearts.

According to the experience of our predecessors, when you encounter these mountain spirits and ghosts, if you are not absolutely sure, do not reveal their identities. The other party may just be having fun and want to get along with humans. They have no ill intentions. If you expose them directly, it will make them angry and embarrassed. Just pretend that nothing happened and find an excuse to leave.

But the rain was getting heavier that night, with no sign of stopping, and I couldn't find a suitable excuse.

Everyone felt that even the pancakes were no longer fragrant, but they did not dare to show any abnormality and could only concentrate on eating the pancakes. Fortunately, there were lightning and thunder outside, and the sound of rain covered up the sound of their teeth chattering.

At this time, the young man suddenly said, "I'm going to go out for a while, please go ahead."

Xie Biaotou smiled and nodded, watching the young man go out, and said: "I know there is a back door in the small temple. Let's run while he is out."

"What about these goods?" The merchant knew that he could not take the burden with him when escaping, but he was reluctant to do so.

Xie Baotou said, "It's useless for the monster to ask for tea. We can just wait until we reach Jinling and report to the Monster Suppression Bureau, and then come back to get the tea."

Everyone thought it made sense. Chief Xie had been in the martial arts world for many years, so it was always right to listen to him.

While the scholar was out to relieve himself, the group hurriedly ran out through the back door.

"Smearing mud on our bodies can isolate our aura, and that thing won't be able to find us." Xie Biaotou reminded.

Everyone scooped up mud and smeared it on their bodies as they ran, but the heavy rain quickly washed the mud away. Everyone could only repeat this method over and over again, looking quite embarrassed.

I don’t know if this method is really effective. As the fire was getting farther and farther away, the scholar did not chase after it.

However, everyone still did not dare to relax. They just kept running behind Captain Xie. After running for an unknown amount of time, a wide cave appeared in front of them. Only then did Captain Xie stop.

"Where is this?" The merchants were running wildly, not knowing where they were going. When they saw Captain Xie suddenly stop, they began to ask.

Xie Biaotou said, "It was too dark, I couldn't see the road clearly, and I ran to the mountainside. That thing didn't chase us. It's not a good idea for us to run away like this. We should hide inside first and go down the mountain after daybreak. It's dark and rainy now, and it's hard to see the road. We might run into other monsters."

No one wanted to stop at all. Who knew if there were other ghosts in the cave? They just wanted to run all the way to Jinling City, but they really couldn't run anymore. Now they could only hide in the cave.

Leader Xie lit a torch and walked in front. Everyone looked at each other and saw that their faces were not much better than that of the scholar under the flickering light of the fire. They couldn't run any further, so they gritted their teeth and went in.

The cave corridor was long and narrow. As everyone walked along the corridor, they suddenly smelled a bloody smell.

Everyone was shocked and realized something was wrong. They turned around and wanted to leave, but they saw that the cave entrance, which was bare just now, had an iron fence that appeared at some point and blocked the cave entrance tightly.

Xie Biaotou, who was walking in front, bowed towards the depths of the cave and said, "The person has been brought here. Please enjoy the food, Mr. Mountain!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a roar sounded from deep within the cave. With the roar, the cave became brighter, and oil lamps were lit, illuminating the scene at the moment.

I saw a white-browed tiger with its neck hanging in the cave. Next to the tiger stood a figure, who was the scholar from the small temple. Not far from the scholar sat a girl, who was dressed in red and had a dull look in her eyes.

And next to each oil lamp stood a little demon, holding torches and looking at the group of merchants greedily.

"Xie Dezhu! You...you actually harmed us!" The merchants were furious and wanted to eat Xie Biaotou alive.

They suspected that the scholar was a ghost, but they never doubted the identity of Chief Xie. On the contrary, in that critical moment, their trust in Chief Xie increased countless times. It was for this reason that they were brought into this cave by Chief Xie.

Now that I think about it, it was all just a scheme.

The scholar named Zhao Muyu sneered, "These people should have been mine. While I was inviting the Immortal Lord to the small temple, he escaped with his men. It took a lot of time to send them to the Mountain Lord. It's really hateful."

The white-browed tiger, called Shanjun, roared, "I am going to get married tomorrow. Whoever can bring me a living person will be credited with a great achievement."

As he said this, the tiger looked at Xie Biaotou and said, "You can take a rest for two days. You can sit in the front at the wedding banquet tomorrow."

Zhao Muyu's face was gloomy. He glared at Xie Biaotou hatefully and gritted his teeth.

"Thank you, Mr. Shan." Xie Escort Head bowed hurriedly, turned around and left without even looking at the group of merchants.

The tiger walked up to them and opened his mouth wide: "Wash these people clean, drain their blood, and feed it to the bride while it's still hot. This is a tonic, and only by drinking it can her body recover!"

The merchants were trembling with fear and wanted to resist, but seeing that the whole cave was filled with monsters and that they had exhausted all their strength from running all the way, they had neither the strength nor the courage.

However, at this moment, the entire cave suddenly shook, as if it had been hit by a huge object and was about to collapse at any time.

The tightly closed iron chain door exploded in an instant, and a silver light came from the darkness, brushed past the tiger's neck, and was fiercely nailed into the mountain wall.

It turned out to be a plum blossom spear.

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