Today’s rain seemed much shorter than yesterday. It stopped not long after it started falling, but the temperature seemed a bit cooler because of the rain.
Feeling the chill, Ji Yuan fumbled to put on a piece of clothing left by the traveling merchant, and then put on the coir raincoat.
I learned from the conversation with the traveler yesterday that it should be early spring, and it is normal for the weather to be cold, but the two rains Jiyuan encountered were not like the continuous spring rain.
It’s just that it was already quite late when I woke up today. Now that the rain has stopped, it’s almost evening. It’s getting dark very quickly in the mountains, and the road is slippery. Even if Ji Yuan has the courage to go down the mountain, conditions won’t allow him.
There will be no traveling merchants tonight, which means there will be no fires to keep warm.
“Hey…”
Ji Yuan is a bit sighing, pessimistic about his future and destiny. At present, he can only hope that the sky will be clear tomorrow, which can create some advantages for his miserable visibility.
As Ji Yuan expected, it got dark very quickly in the mountains, and soon it was already gray. It was almost night, and he was a little timid. He didn’t dare to sit in front of the magic table like he did during the day, and he was too embarrassed. Arriving behind the original statue.
The red fox who was hiding from the rain in the temple had left at some point.
Ji Yuan’s mood now is more uneasy than the day before. After all, he is alone. He just kidnapped the tiger spirit last night, so it shouldn’t take him only a day to react.
Just as he was dozing off, Ji Yuan was disturbed by a new noise. Before it got dark, some voices could be heard coming from the mountain road in the distance.
Ji Yuan suddenly became energetic. He sat up on the broken straw mat behind the mountain **** statue and listened to the sound.
‘No way, what a coincidence? This dilapidated temple is not a transportation hub, so people still come here every day? Isn’t he a ghost? No, no, no, there are footsteps, don’t scare yourself! ! ! ’
A little further down the mountain path, a group of nine people were walking on the mountain path, most of them walking briskly.
Among them were men and women, most of whom looked relatively young, and many of them were holding weapons in their hands, mostly swords. Some were holding long sticks with iron heads, and two people in the middle were carrying a large sack. Don’t know what’s inside.
It’s just that these people looked a little embarrassed on the surface. Because they didn’t bring rain gear, even if they found a place to hide from the rain in time, they were all soaked by the rain.
The person walking at the front was named Yan Fei. He was a young man holding a tassel sword. He was 1.8 meters tall and well-proportioned, with a pair of piercing red phoenix eyes.
He looked ahead, pointed into the distance and said to his companions.
“There is the mountain temple ahead. Let’s go there quickly to take a rest and warm up by the fire to recharge our batteries!”
“Okay, everyone, walk faster. It’s really hard to walk on this mountain road after the rain!”
A woman was wearing a short suspender over a tight-fitting outfit that tied her hands and ankles tightly. Now it was wet and clinging to her body. She walked a few steps and shook off the mud stuck to her boots.
“It’s so ridiculous that none of us thought of bringing rain gear.”
The woman laughed at herself irritably as she quickened her pace.
The strong man carrying the iron-clad long stick smiled.
“Hey, Junior Sister Luo, the weather in this mountain can change at any time. The sun is so high before we go up the mountain, who would have thought.”
“Why are you laughing? You’ve also been soaked in water!”
“Okay, stop arguing, we are not here to play, everyone go to the temple to repair!”
Although the ground was muddy and these people walked a little awkwardly, Ji Yuan had to admit that their steps were still very fast, and they arrived in front of the mountain temple in a short time.
The dilapidated small temple in the wilderness, with dead trees mixed in among the surrounding forests, the light blocked by the rocks and trees, and the fact that it was already evening, made this area look eerie.
“Ah~ah~”
Two crows sounded from the dead trees behind the mountain temple, which seemed even more fitting for the occasion.
The originally brisk steps of the nine people all subconsciously slowed down, and even their voices became much quieter.
Although the mountain temple was in ruins, except for the lack of a gate, it was still able to protect against wind and rain. Yan Fei walked to the eaves of the temple, scanned around and saw the charcoal piles left by the travelers who had made fires. and the unfinished firewood, feeling a little relieved.
“The people in Narcissus Town are right. People should rest here often, but everyone should pay more attention.”
Ji Yuan inside the temple felt a little baffled by the reaction of this group of people. He had complained quite loudly on the road before, but now he is more cautious.
But he really couldn’t laugh. When no one was around, he looked forward to someone coming. When someone did come, he was worried that the other person would be a vicious person. After all, he had no ability to protect himself now.
A few people walked around outside the mountain temple before entering.
Yan Fei was the first to walk into the temple, followed closely by the others.
After glancing at the fire and dry firewood several times, they slowly approached the mountain **** statue with gentle steps, frequently looking at the top of the mountain temple and some corners. Naturally, their main attention was behind the mountain **** statue.
The first one to discover Ji Yuan was Yan Fei. After all, he was at the front. He walked to the original bonfire and pretended to check it out. Then he looked up and looked behind the mountain **** statue and saw Ji Yuan leaning over there.
“A beggar?”
Others also came over and had a rough look at Ji Yuan’s appearance.
“Hey, beggar, are you the only one here?”
The man holding a long stick yelled at Ji Yuan. The loud voice made Ji Yuan’s ears itch, and he subconsciously stretched out his little finger to scratch his left ear.
The breathing of this group of people is generally stronger and longer than that of those traveling merchants. Ji Yuan’s intuition tells Ji Yuan that these people are not ordinary people. He does not dare to push too hard in front of this group of people, so he should be honest and ask questions and answer questions. .
“Yes, I was the only one before you came.”
Ji Yuan originally wanted to make a joke, “Don’t you count as human beings?”, but when he thought about it, this was not typing on a keyboard across the Internet, nor was it the world he was familiar with, so he could be beaten for casual remarks.
The so-called Junior Sister Luo in the group looked at Ji Yuan’s tattered and embarrassed appearance and made a sound of surprise.
“There are man-eating tigers in this mountain. How dare you come to the mountain alone?”
Although curiosity may be the main factor in this question, Ji Yuan still hoped to let them take him down the mountain, or at least give it a try, so he gave a half-truth and half-false answer in frustration.
“There’s nothing I can do about it. My eyesight doesn’t work well. The person who brought me here left by himself. Even if he knew there was a tiger on the mountain, he wouldn’t be able to go down the mountain alone without anyone to help him. ”
Sympathy, you must win sympathy!
At this time, the young man with pink and phoenix eyes made a gesture to everyone, nodded Ji Yuan, and then pointed to his own eyes. Everyone subconsciously took a closer look at the beggar’s eyes and found that the beggar’s eyes were slightly open. Although his eyes are bright, their pupils are gray.
Someone lowered his voice and whispered: “He is a blind man…”
Of course, this low voice could not escape Ji Yuan’s ears. Ji Yuan thought optimistically. He spoke softly because he was worried about his own feelings. It seemed that at least this person was not too bad-hearted.
So Ji Yuan’s expectation for him to leave has also increased.
The strong man holding a long stick in the crowd glanced at Junior Sister Luo and the others, and then said to him:
“You’re lucky to have met us. Once we deal with that big man-eating insect, we’ll take you down the mountain with us!”
Ji Yuan was just overjoyed, but when he heard the second half of the words, his heart skipped a beat.
Want to kill a big bug, which big bug? Couldn’t it be Mr. Lu Shan?
“Uh, what did you come up to the mountain for?”
Ji Yuan asked them a little nervously.
The man who answered was still the man with a stick who had a particularly loud voice.
“Hahahahaha… We heard that man-eating tigers have been out in this mountain for a long time, and the government has not been able to get rid of them for a long time. Adhering to the chivalrous spirit in our hearts, we accepted the Ning’an County Yamen List and came to Shuixian Town to serve the people. Get rid of harm!”
“That’s right!” “That’s right!”
The men and women around him also nodded in agreement, confidently showing off their chivalrous spirit in front of Ji Yuan.
Ji Yuan was stunned for a moment, and the thought that popped up subconsciously in his mind was: ‘These people are here to die! ’