I was almost eaten at the beginning, luckily I was able to transfer the negative status

Because we need to avoid refugees on the road.

So on this return trip, Zhou Heng and his companions did not take the main road, but instead traveled through those remote, rugged and dangerous paths that were rarely traveled.

On the road.

Although Jiang Yan was the temporary captain designated by the centurion for this trip, due to what happened a few days ago, everyone couldn't help but secretly think of Zhou Heng as the leader.

As they walked, they deliberately lagged behind Zhou Heng by a few steps to show their awe.

Zhou Heng was too lazy to care about these trivial matters. As long as these people didn't cause him any trouble, it would be fine.

that's it.

They hurried along in silence, without anyone making a sound.

but.

Just as they had been walking for about an hour.

They suddenly noticed that the sky was becoming increasingly darker and thick dark clouds were gradually gathering in the sky.

"Oh no! It's going to rain!"

I saw dark clouds gradually gathering in the sky.

Jiang Yan couldn't help but exclaimed, and then hurriedly said:

"After the rain, the possibility of encountering evil spirits will greatly increase. We can't walk any further. We must quickly find a place to hide from the rain and make a fire. Brother Zhou, what do you think?"

"Just make the arrangements."

"Well."

Jiang Yan nodded, and without wasting any more time on the politeness, he immediately looked at everyone and instructed:

"Lao Liu, Lao Luo, the two of you go look for a place nearby to take shelter from the rain.

Yaozu, Dajun. You guys use local materials to build a shelter here that can keep out the rain. If you can't find a place to shelter in the end, you can only take shelter in the shelter temporarily.

Brother Zhou, do you plan to stay here and recuperate, or come with me to prepare some dry wood for the fire?"

"Let's go together. I don't have anything to support."

"Okay, that's settled. Everyone hurry up and make sure to make adequate preparations before it rains."

"Yes!"

Everyone had no objection. After responding, they quickly separated and took action.

……

I don’t know if it’s because Pingyang Prefecture has been experiencing drought for too long.

The ancients said: Long floods will be followed by droughts, and long droughts will be followed by floods.

Therefore, the dark clouds that appeared in the sky after several months were getting thicker and darker. The terrifying thunder was roaring wildly in the dark clouds like an angry dragon.

At first glance, the layers of black clouds are like heavy lead pressing on people's hearts, making people feel depressed and unable to breathe.

Time passed by nervously, minute by minute.

Just when Zhou Heng and the others had been separated for about a quarter of an hour.

Liu Shiqing and Luo Jiu ran back to where they had separated, their faces filled with joy, shouting as they ran:

"We've found shelter! We've found shelter..."

They shouted very loudly, and Zhou Heng and the others, as warriors, had sharp ears and eyes, and they were not far apart.

Therefore, everyone clearly heard the shouts of Liu and Luo.

As a result, everyone who had been feeling depressed by the heavy dark clouds above their heads suddenly felt relieved, and a look of joy gradually appeared on their brows.

Zhou Heng and Jiang Yan each rushed back to their original place with a large bundle of firewood, and Sun Wang and the other also stopped the tedious operation of setting up the shed.

"Where is the shelter from the rain? Take us there quickly."

As soon as he saw Liu and Luo, Jiang Yan couldn't wait to ask.

"There's an abandoned mountain temple on the hillside of that small hill to the west. It's not far from here. If we run all the way there, it'll only take us half a quarter of an hour."

"Great! Before it rains, let's quickly chop some more firewood and then rush to that abandoned mountain temple."

"it is good."

After everyone responded in unison, they hurried to cut down the surrounding trees that had died due to the drought.

soon.

Each of them carried a large bundle of firewood and, led by Liu and Luo, rushed towards the hill to the west.

……

Not long after.

Zhou Heng and six others arrived at the mountainside.

In front of a cliff, there is a temple that looks to cover an area of ​​about 20 to 30 square meters.

Judging from the outside, this temple must have been abandoned for a long time. The blue bricks on the temple roof are covered with dead vines, and the temple gate has long disappeared. Only a stone plaque is still hanging above the temple door.

However, the stone plaque seemed to have been deliberately destroyed by humans, and the text on it was incomplete, with only the five incomplete strokes of [丆爪女良由] being visible.

To be honest, under normal circumstances, Zhou Heng would never have easily entered a temple that looked quite strange like this.

However, now that heavy rain is approaching, they must make a fire as soon as possible to avoid being targeted by the evil spirits wandering in the rain.

So, he had to enter this deserted temple today whether he wanted to or not, he had no choice.

Enter the temple.

No one was in the mood to pay attention to anything else and hurriedly piled up firewood to make a fire.

When the bright and warm firelight illuminated the dim surrounding environment.

Zhou Heng and the others' suppressed hearts were finally liberated, and they all let out a long sigh of emotion.

Afterwards, they had the leisure to carefully examine the situation in the deserted temple.

Just like its desolate exterior, the interior of the deserted temple is also in ruins.

There were many dead branches and leaves scattered all over the ground inside the temple.

Besides.

In front of the wall opposite the gate, there is an altar about half a meter high. On the altar stands a stone statue that is at least two meters high.

It is not difficult to tell from the statue's posture and the carved clothes on its body that the deity enshrined here should be a female deity.

However, the head of this god has disappeared, and there is no object that looks like the head of this god anywhere.

Do not know why.

Looking at this dilapidated statue.

Zhou Heng always felt an inexplicable weirdness in his heart, or to be more precise, an invisible sense of fear.

However, there were no corresponding negative entries on his system panel, so he could only regard the strange feeling as a psychological effect.

However, he did not completely ignore his feelings.

He slowly approached Jiang Yan, who was sitting in front of the fire and carefully adding firewood, sat down beside him and asked softly:

"Old Jiang, do you feel anything strange?"

"Brother Zhou, you're probably referring to a kind of inexplicable fear, right?"

Before Zhou Heng could describe his feelings in detail, Jiang Yan smiled and asked back after hearing his question.

Hear the words.

Zhou Heng's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he slowly nodded and said, "It's indeed an indescribable feeling of fear."

"Haha, Brother Zhou, don't worry. It's normal to have that feeling. Any cultivator who looks directly at the statue will have that feeling, but that's all. It won't cause us any real harm."

Jiang Yan didn't keep the suspense any longer and explained with a chuckle.