At the bend of a tributary of the Yellow River, the two banks were wide and the water flow was gentle. During the day, sand mining boats were often seen downstream. When the weather was good, the sparkling water reflected the beautiful scenery of the mountains on both sides. Coupled with the unknown fisherman song of the woodcutter, it was a beautiful scene.
However, when night fell, there were no boats on the river. The river was dark and gloomy, and the water became turbulent. Under the water, there seemed to be an unknown secret.
When the sun set and the moon rose, Li Xuan and company drove to the river bend.
At the bend of the river, there was a large area of rubble that had been washed flat. The rubble was covered with rotten wood that had been washed up by the river. At the end of the bend was a mountainous area with lush forests. At the foot of the mountain stood a repaired temple.
The temple faced the river with its back against the mountain. The surroundings were dark and lonely in the night. The broken walls around the River Temple seemed to be telling the glory of the past.
When the car drove past the rocky beach and arrived at the River Temple, the ranger's wife called out to her son and tried to help the unconscious Yang Li into the River Temple.
"Let me do it." Seeing the two of them struggling, Li Xuan offered his help. He picked up Yang Li's collar and entered.
After entering the temple, what greeted his eyes was a spacious courtyard and a huge stone cauldron covered in incense ashes and incense sticks that had not been burned.
On the empty space to the left of the stone cauldron, a torch was stuck in the ground. Beside it was a burly man holding a wooden frame and splashing gasoline. On the wooden frame lay a human figure covered with branches.
Under the dim light, the man was in his fifties or sixties. He had a buzz cut and was wearing a camouflage uniform and worn rubber shoes. There was a smoking gun at his waist.
The old man heard the commotion and said without turning his head,"It's better to continue our journey while the moon is bright. It's not safe here at night.”
" Brother Wang, please save the child's father. He can't hold on any longer…"
Hearing the voice of the forest ranger's wife, Wang Dao quickly put down what he was doing and walked over.
"Big sister?" Wang Dao said as he walked. What was wrong with Yang Li? What happened?"
When Wang Dao walked in, he exclaimed,"How did you get injured so badly?"”
Without any explanation, she took Yang Li from Li Xuan's hand and carried him to a side room in the hall. The forest ranger's wife and children also hurried into the hall.
Li Xuan came to the wooden frame and smelled gasoline and the stench of corpses. Li Xuan picked up the torch stuck in the ground and approached it with his scabbard to pry open the branches on it. He saw a rotting corpse lying on the wooden frame. It was a male corpse with short hair. His body had swelled after being soaked for a long time, and his skin was black. What made his hair stand on end was that the male corpse's teeth and nails were still growing after death. A few teeth had already grown out of his lips.
"Don't get too close! Why is a young man like you looking at this? Aren't you afraid of having nightmares at night?" After Wang Dao settled Yang Li down, he went to the courtyard and roared when he saw Li Xuan getting too close. He walked over and snatched the torch before throwing it on the wooden frame. The wooden frame, which had been drenched in gasoline, quickly burst into flames.
Li Xuan stared expressionlessly at the burning corpse on the wooden rack that would twist from time to time. For some reason, after burning for a while, a nauseating smell spread. Before long, the corpse had shrunk and quickly turned into a pile of black bones as the flames gradually extinguished.
"Why did it become like this?" Li Xuan asked.
"Evil energy entered his body. He probably encountered something in the mountains and was thrown into the river after he died. There are still a few over there. No one came to collect them for a few days, so he could only burn them.”
Li Xuan looked in the direction Wang Dao had pointed out. There was no light in a room, and it was filled with a threatening Yin aura. There were even traces of evil aura. It was similar to the aura of his zombie subordinates in the past.
"Why aren't you here to collect corpses?”Li Xuan asked in puzzlement.
"It's too tiring to deal with living people, but it's easier to deal with dead things. You saved their family, so I'll give you a piece of advice. This River God Temple is not a good place. I can't care about the life and death of outsiders who enter here. So it's not too late for you to leave now.”
Li Xuan grinned." We're in a society ruled by law now. Is someone here to harm me?" Or is the person who harmed me not human?"
The moment Li Xuan arrived at the River God Temple, he felt that something was amiss. In his eyes, the evil aura of the temple was monstrous, but for some reason, it didn't erupt. Furthermore, he sensed a power similar to his zombie subordinates from Wang Dao.
Seeing that Li Xuan had no intention of leaving, Wang Dao couldn't help but shake his head.""If you don't want to go in through the side door of the hall, there are still two rooms inside. There are also three university students and a couple who came to take shelter from the rain.”
After speaking, Wang Dao ignored Li Xuan and turned to get the tools to remove the bullet and stitch up Yang Li's wound.
Li Xuan wasn't concerned about that and couldn't be bothered to go in. He turned around and entered the side door Wang Dao had mentioned. He entered a small courtyard. One of the doors was open, and three people were sitting inside. The room was dark, but it wasn't a problem for Li Xuan, who had night vision.
There were two young women and a man sitting in the room. Were they the university students Wang Dao had mentioned?
It was only when Li Xuan passed by the door that the two women and one man saw him.
"F * ck! There's a ghost!"
"Ah! Ghost!"
" Ahhh…"
Three different voices sounded, stimulating Li Xuan's ears.
"What ghost? Did you see a ghost with a shadow?”Li Xuan snapped.
The frightened people held the oil lamp and trembled as they walked in to take a look. Only when they saw a shadow did they take a deep breath.
"Why are you wearing this iron sheet in the middle of the night? It scares people to death, you know?”A soft but irritable female voice sounded.
Li Xuan looked over and saw a smaller girl speaking angrily, venting her fear.
She quickly retorted," Haven't you seen a handsome boy cosplay before? You're so timid."”
With that said, Li Xuan turned to leave. At that moment, the man said,"
"Isn't that right, bro? We're making a fuss over nothing. Don't mind it, don't mind it.”
Just as Li Xuan was taken aback, the man pulled him in and closed the door.
"You guys? What is this?" Li Xuan asked.
"I'm afraid you'll laugh at me if I tell you. There's something wrong with this temple. We're timid, but you're obviously a fierce person. Let's stay together for a night and leave tomorrow, okay?”
Li Xuan shrugged." Anything."
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Li Xuan looked at the trio who were acting like ostriches and shook his head as he got up to open the door.
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