“Good guy” Wen Mingtang and Ah Bing looked at each other and looked at the young woman in front of them.

“We are going to visit someone!” Ah Bing said, and said to the young woman with a sprained foot, “Why don’t you find someone else to help?”

The woman stood against the wall with her legs and feet, looking at the half-sized Ah Bing, who looked like a child, casually brushed the strands of hair hanging down on the side of her face.

It was obviously just an ordinary behavior, but she had an indescribable aura when doing it. Even though Wen Mingtang was a woman, she couldn’t help but take a second look.

It was a pity that all this was of no use to Ah Bing, who was thinking about the fruity aroma of jianbing guozi.

“We are going to visit someone, so go find someone else!” Ah Bing said again, and Master Wen agreed to it. After finishing meeting Tangyuan, he would make jianbing guozi to eat with her when he came back!

Although he was no longer hungry after eating the jianbing guozi in the morning, it was still not enough for the growing A Bing.

The young woman’s amorous behavior froze for a moment. Looking at Ah Bing, who didn’t understand the slightest bit of amorous feelings, she paused for a moment, then put down her hand combing her hair, turned to Wen Mingtang, and said, “Little lady, can you help me all the way? My home is not far away, so I will be grateful when I get home.”

With her red eyes, she looked so weak and pitiful.

Wen Mingtang glanced at the bright daylight, but because the sky suddenly darkened, as if it was night, she suddenly wanted to laugh when faced with the scene in front of him.

At night, the beautiful woman, oh, although this woman was not beautiful just by looking at her appearance; she had a charm that was precipitated by the wind and frost of the mortal world. It was the kind of style that could only be cultivated after a long period of experience.

Now, the beautiful woman asked them to escort her home. Except for her and Ah Bing, who are not scholars, the rest were all present.

“Is this a story from ‘Liaozhai’?” With lips pressed together, Wen Mingtang glanced at the dim sky, nodded, grinned, revealing a row of gleaming white teeth, and said, “Sure!”

A Bing on the side was still muttering: “Master Wen, but that jianbing guozi…”

Wen Mingtang said: “Ah Bing, you go back first! I can help this lady go home alone.”

Was that so? Ah Bing was startled when he heard this and then heard Wen Mingtang say: “The extra jianbing guozi left over from this morning is hidden in the cupboard on the right side of the public kitchen. Go back and get it yourself!”

When he heard that some of the jianbing guozi was still left, Ah Bing Bing stopped mumbling and said “Okay” happily. As he was talking, the rain had lightened up a lot. Although the sky was still dark, it no longer hindered the journey.

Ah Bing held up an umbrella and looked at Wen Mingtang who walked to the young woman’s side and helped her. The half-grown child Ah Bing couldn’t quite understand the amorous feelings. He only felt that the woman’s weak and boneless look stood in contrast to the straightforward Wen Mingtang beside him. Together, they look strange inexplicably.

Therefore, before leaving, Ah Bing couldn’t help but say: “Master Wen, it’s okay! Do you want me to go with you?”

This question caused the young woman and Wen Mingtang to refuse in unison.

“No need!”

The two of them said it in unison. After a pause, Wen Mingtang smiled and waved her hand to Ah Bing and said: “Ah Bing, you go back on your own! This lady won’t eat me, right?” While speaking, Wen Mingtang looked towards the woman.

The woman raised her hand and brushed the broken hair hanging on the side of her face. She glanced at Wen Mingtang with a charming look and said with a smile, “Yes! I will not eat you! “

With these words, A Bing finally left with peace of mind.

Wen Mingtang looked at the woman in front of him, handed her the umbrella in her hand, and asked her to hold it. Then she helped her up with both hands and looked at the gloomy sky outside and said: “Let’s go!”

…

When he came out of the Buddhist hall and passed the flower garden, Wei Fu couldn’t help but stop and say with emotion: “The hosta flowers here are blooming well!”

Compared to the young people, he was older and had delved deeply into the study of planting flowers and raising plants. During the incident with Chef Wang from the kitchen before, he had spoken up for Wen Mingtang, suggesting “bone broth can be used to nourish peonies”, showing considerable expertise in this field.

Seeing the prosperous hosta flowers in bloom, he couldn’t help but say: “This place blocks out the sky and the sun, and is shaded all year round, which is indeed suitable for the growth of hosta flowers.”

Liu Yuan said “Oh” casually, glanced at the hostas blooming in the flower bed, patted Wei Fu on the shoulder, and motioned for him to quickly follow Lin Fei, who was walking at the front.

The two of them followed Lin Fei through the flower garden and came to the dilapidated rooms.

Lin Fei stood briefly outside a few rooms, then walked into the room.

The sound of the melodious melody was still not loud, so they wondered if they were getting closer to the sound at this time. It always made people feel that the source of the melody was very close at hand as if it was coming from the surroundings.

“What’s going on?” Liu Yuan looked around and said, “No one is there! Where did this sound come from?”

Lin Fei raised his head and paused for a moment, then suddenly turned to Wei Fu and asked, “Can you sing “Ruan Shiniang”?”

Wei Fu: “…”

His face stiffened. Looking at Liu Yuan who looked confused and Lin Fei who looked calm, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: “… I will… I will be a little bit better.”

Lin Fei said, “Yeah.” He groaned and said, “Come and sing here.”

Wei Fu glanced at the two of them awkwardly, walked to where Lin Fei was standing and started humming.

Although Wei Fu’s singing is not unpleasant, it was not appropriate for a man to sing the song “Ruan Shiniang”.

Liu Yuan pursed his lips, listening to Wei Fu humming a few lines. He was about to speak when suddenly the melancholic and melodious tune, hidden in the darkness and seemingly coming from nowhere, abruptly changed. The once gentle and melancholic voice suddenly turned piercing.

“You’re here?”

The sudden shrill voice not only startled Liu Yuan but also the officers who were originally searching the Buddhist hall ahead heard it.

After being startled, he recovered his senses and hurried over.

When they arrived at the back room, they saw Wei Fu standing there with a slightly embarrassed expression. Liu Yuan and Lin Fei were squatting in the corner, carefully tapping the ground under their feet.

The sound of “knock knock” was obviously slightly different from the ordinary sound of knocking on the ground.

As the second “knock knock” sound fell, a sharp cry came from under the feet.

“Don’t…don’t come here! Bodhisattva, I…I know I was wrong!”

The panicked screams made everyone’s faces change suddenly: Was there someone hiding under this haunted temple?

Before everyone could react, Lin Fei, who had already determined the position, pointed to his feet and called Zhao You: “Break this place open!”

Zhao You said “Ok”, turned around, and took a wedge from the hands of his colleagues behind him. With the hammer, it hit hard.

…

…

The rain was getting lighter and lighter, but the sky was still as dark as night.

Wen Mingtang supported the young woman next to him and said with a smile: “The lady is so beautiful, where is your husband?”

Even though the sky was dim, the eyes of the girl wearing a coarse linen shirt beside him were shining brightly, like stars.

The young woman reached out and brushed the strands of hair hanging by her ears. She glanced at the deserted alley around her and glanced at the girl: “My husband… is dead.”

The word “La” sounded suddenly. Looking high, Wen Mingtang saw a sharp blade suddenly appear from the woman’s swaying skirt out of the corner of his eye and attack her.

(End of chapter)

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