jdhmnovel Chapter 12: May Buddha bless you.
Chapter 12: May Buddha bless you.
It was nearly evening when everyone returned to Xiaotan Village.
It goes without saying how terrifying the nights are in Xiaotan Village. The villagers didn't exchange any polite farewells; they all went straight back to their houses.
Ding Yi was no exception.
After Ding Yi entered Old Man Wei's house, he immediately went to the pit to check on the corpse. After all, in such an eerie place, it was not impossible for a corpse to become a zombie overnight.
Fortunately, the two people in the pit were still lying there, which relieved Ding Yi, who rushed into the house.
Even so, Ding Yi found the current situation extremely difficult.
Judging from this experience of preaching, there is a possibility that I might not be able to come back every time I go to that Taoist temple, not to mention that I might be targeted by the Taoists there.
This made Ding Yi even more certain that he absolutely could not risk going to that awful place again next month.
"We'll leave tomorrow and scout out the way first."
After a moment's thought, Ding Yi made up his mind to explore the way out of the village the next day. After all, based on his experience of this sermon, there was basically no danger during the day. In addition, he had the divine artifact, the Flowing Sand Diagram, so even if he was alone, his survival rate was guaranteed to a certain extent.
Thinking of this, Ding Yi's panicked heart finally calmed down. He thought that as long as he left this godforsaken place, the world was vast, and what could that Baiyunzi from the Taoist temple do to him?
"I'll spend this last night with you two, and I'll be leaving tomorrow!"
Ding Yi said something to the two people in the pit, then shook his head, closed the door, and sat down at the table in the living room, preparing to spend the night there.
At this moment, the light outside the window was gradually fading. Ding Yi quickly took out the oil lamp he had obtained, lit it, placed it on the table, and blocked the window with a wooden board.
Although he was extremely short of lifespan at the moment, Ding Yi believed that his physical condition was already weak, and he had also had a lot of blood drained by the statues in the Taoist temple, so it was not advisable for him to face those eerie shadows again tonight.
After doing all this, Ding Yi took out the piece of jerky from the package, broke it into pieces, took out a small half, and ate it with a bowl of cold water that had just been poured from the kitchen. Then he lay down on the bench next to the table, holding the sickle tightly in his hand, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
At this moment, in a Taoist temple dozens of miles away.
Bai Yunzi and Qing Yunzi stood side by side in front of the huge statue, seemingly waiting for something.
"Senior brother, there seems to be a new face in Xiaotan Village this time."
Qingyunzi suddenly spoke.
"Hmm, he has plenty of qi and blood, so he must have just entered the village recently."
Bai Yunzi remained calm upon hearing this and spoke in a composed manner.
"Could it be that the people from the Yin Yang Palace discovered this place?"
Qingyunzi frowned slightly.
"That kid has plenty of energy, but he's physically weak. He's neither a martial artist nor a follower of the Yin-Yang Palace. He must have wandered into this place by mistake while fleeing from disaster."
Bai Yunzi shook his head and said.
"But I always had a bad feeling about it."
Qingyunzi continued.
"It's alright. The statue will be cursed in a little over a month. We'll leave after we offer a sacrifice to the entire village at that time."
Bai Yunzi flicked his whisk, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.
"Speaking of which, the flesh and blood infused with Yin energy taste quite good."
As Bai Yunzi spoke, he suddenly stuck out his long, thin tongue and licked his lips. Then he flicked the whisk in his hand at the stone statue in front of him, and a long, thin tube of flesh shot out from the huge stone statue and flew towards Bai Yunzi.
Seeing this, Bai Yunzi seemed to have expected it. He neither dodged nor avoided it. Instead, he lifted his Taoist robe, revealing a strange human face on his open chest!
The moment the light hit the man's face, his tightly closed eyes snapped open, and then he opened his mouth and stuck out a scarlet tongue, sucking the flying fleshy tube into his mouth. At the same time, a satisfied expression appeared on his face.
"Gudu, Gudu."
The sound of swallowing echoed in the quiet courtyard, which made Qingyunzi, who was standing nearby, show a hint of envy.
"Congratulations, Senior Brother! Once you've finished devouring this flesh and blood statue, your strength will reach an even higher level!"
Qingyunzi said with a smile from the side.
"You don't need to be envious. You have made a meritorious contribution in this sacrifice. I will report the truth to the temple and reward you with a white jade statue."
Bai Yunzi closed his eyes slightly, enjoying the pleasure of consuming flesh and blood, while slowly speaking.
"Thank you, senior brother!"
Upon hearing this, Qingyunzi immediately bowed deeply, then looked back at the stone statue in the courtyard, his thoughts seemingly unreadable.
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The next morning, Ding Yi was suddenly awakened from his sleep.
He first looked around and found that some of the traps he had set up the night before had not been triggered. He then breathed a sigh of relief and slowly sat up from the bench.
I was so tired last night that I couldn't even practice the sleeping posture of Changqing Gong, and I fell asleep immediately.
"Phew, thankfully I can leave this awful place today."
Ding Yi sighed, but a look of confusion appeared on his face.
Ultimately, he had only been in this world for a few days and knew nothing about the outside world.
Is it the monsters or the humans who have the upper hand here?
Is the area outside Xiaotan Village normal, or is it worse than here?
A series of questions lingered in Ding Yi's mind, making him feel both fear and anticipation as he was about to unveil the mysteries of this world.
After all, I possess an enhancement system, so finding a safe place to develop steadily is definitely the safest option right now.
Thinking of this, Ding Yi quickly got up and began searching Old Man Wei's room again.
He left in a hurry yesterday, and this time he might not come back. Ding Yizai carefully searched the whole house and actually managed to find a small piece of silver in a crack in the wall of Old Man Wei's room.
"silver?"
Ding Yi looked at the small piece of silver in his hand, and a feeling of joy welled up in his heart.
"Great! The presence of silver means there's trade going on. This world must still have large places like towns!"
Ding Yi gripped the silver tightly, then suddenly stood up, packed everything together, quietly opened the door, locked it, and hurriedly walked in the opposite direction from the Taoist temple.
It was just getting light, but every household kept their doors tightly shut, seemingly still gripped by fear of the night.
But Ding Yi understood that these villagers' bodies were on the verge of collapse due to the long-term absorption of their flesh and blood, and they would probably not wake up until late morning.
However, Ding Yi remained unmoved by this, since he was leaving this godforsaken place today, and everything here would be irrelevant to him.
"We can only pray that Buddha will bless you, if there is a Buddha in this world."
Ding Yi kept his head down and hurried on his way, muttering to himself.