"who!?"

Spending the night in a barren mountain, with no one in the ancient temple, Scholar Gu was already frightened and couldn't fall asleep even while lying on the bed.

He muttered and recited the saint's teachings, then gradually became confused, half asleep and half awake.

The slightest movement would wake him up.

"Dong...dong...dong..."

The dull knock on the door rang again, but there was no answer.

Scholar Gu felt even more uneasy. He sat up, put on his shoes and shouted, "Who is outside the door?"

"Dong...dong...dong..."

He was still answered by a dull knock on the door.

"Why don't you say anything?"

"Dong...dong..."

Scholar Gu was a little annoyed, thinking someone was teasing him.

As soon as I stood up and wanted to open the door, I suddenly remembered something and my steps stopped.

"wrong……"

Gu Shusheng frowned and whispered to himself: "All the monks in the temple have already left, and the temple door is locked. Although this ancient temple is not big, this monk's residence is separated from a Buddhist temple, which is dozens of feet away. How could someone knock on the door?

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"Could it be that the beasts in the mountains accidentally broke into the temple?"

Thinking of this, Scholar Gu silently recited a few words in his mind, "The son is silent and his strange power confuses the gods." Then he plucked up the courage, turned on the lamp, picked up the candlestick, and went out to see what was going on.

"Crunch..."

He was afraid that there might be some wild beast, so he didn't dare to go out like this.

I was afraid of startling the thing, so I carefully opened the door a crack.

A gust of wind suddenly blew in, causing the candle in his hand to beat and almost go out.

Scholar Gu shuddered and quickly raised his hands to protect him.

Fortunately, the strange wind passed by as soon as it blew, and the lights jumped a few times and gradually became brighter again.

"call……"

Scholar Gu shook his shoulders and breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't even know why he was so nervous.

He leaned against the crack of the door and peered out with one eye pressed against the crack of the door.

Through the two-finger-wide crack in the door, I could only see pitch black outside. Not even the stars or the moon could be seen in the sky. There was not a trace of light. It was hard to see my fingers.

Only the Buddhist temple in front can still be seen as a dark outline in the darkness.

There are also several rickety old trees in the courtyard, which are shadowy and swaying gently in the wind, making a rustling sound.

"No?"

Scholar Gu muttered to himself in confusion.

He leaned against the crack in the door again and rolled his eyes for a while. Apart from the darkness and the shadowy trees, there was really nothing else he could see.

He closed the door gently and shook his head.

Just as I was about to go back to bed, I heard another sound.

"Bang bang bang..."

It was not the heavy knocking on the door like before. The sound was much softer, but also became denser.

At this moment, Scholar Gu no longer thought it was an animal. He couldn't bear to be disturbed, so he turned around and opened the door suddenly.

It was still dark outside the door, nothing unusual.

Gu Shusheng's breathing became a little rapid.

Although I tried hard to tell myself that Zi Buyu had strange powers and chaotic spirits, in this environment, it was difficult to suppress the fear in my heart.

He had also secretly read some legends about ghosts and ghosts, many of which had stories of scholars encountering foxes or sleeping in barren mountains at night, where mountain spirits harmed people.

Is it possible that he really met him this time?

"No, I read the books of saints and sages, I have righteousness in my body, and my mind is open-minded. Even if there are some mountain spirits and ghosts, what can they do to me?"

Scholar Gu was talking to himself, but he couldn't help but look at the dark outline of the Buddhist temple in front of him.

I thought to myself, there is a Buddha sitting here, what kind of monsters can come close?

He held up his lantern and walked forward, hoping to enter the Buddhist temple to take shelter and borrow the Buddha statue in the temple to strengthen his courage.

"Click..."

As soon as I stepped out of the door, I stepped on something unknown, making a slight sound, but it was still very clear and abrupt in this silent ancient temple.

Scholar Gu was startled.

He retracted his feet and raised the lamp to shine, only to see many things as long and as wide as a finger scattered under his feet.

"Is this... Huaishi?"

Scholar Gu looked at it twice and recognized it.

This thing looks like soap locust, but he also has a few old locust trees in his house, which he often sees, but there is no mistaking it.

"How come there are so many locust trees scattered here?"

Were these things hitting the door just now?

But there are clearly no locust trees in the courtyard.

There were no locust trees in Feidan's courtyard. He remembered clearly that he didn't see any locust trees along the way.

Scholar Gu swallowed slightly and did not dare to delay any longer. He protected the lamp with one hand and walked quickly towards the Buddhist temple in front.

However, it was only a short distance of ten feet, and he walked with fear.

It wasn't until I stepped into the Buddhist temple that I felt slightly at ease.

Holding the lamp in his hand, he looked at the Buddhist temple.

The monks brought him in before, but because they were in a hurry to go out, they didn't bring him here.

Now that he has come in, he cannot see the Buddha without worshiping him, not to mention that he wants to use the Buddha's treasured place to escape.

Because it was too dark, Scholar Gu used the candle in his hand to light up the oil lamps on the four pillars on both sides of the hall.

The Buddhist temple was suddenly covered with a layer of dim light.

The Buddha statue in the temple was illuminated.

This ancient temple is remote and inconspicuous, but the Buddha statue enshrined in it has a golden body and shines brightly in the candlelight.

Gu Shusheng was slightly surprised.

However, this Buddha statue, which was shining with golden light and even more solemn in appearance, made him feel more at ease.

Scholar Gu looked around, walked to a pillar near the Buddha statue, sat on the ground, and planned to spend the night here.

It was late at night, and I had been disturbed by the strange noise for a long time. I was frightened. After I calmed down, I felt very sleepy. Not long after I sat down, my eyelids became heavy.

"Boom!"

At this time, the sound of banging on the door was heard again, louder than before and very urgent.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

The sound became louder and louder at one time and continued continuously.

Scholar Gu was awakened again. Before he could do anything else, a faint voice suddenly came from his ears: "Brother Gu...Brother Gu..."

"Who?!"

Scholar Gu shouted loudly.

"Brother Gu..."

"It's me...Shen Dinglan..."

"Please open the door and see you..."

The cry was faint and faint, as if floating in the wind.

It rang repeatedly in Gu Shusheng's ears.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to distinguish.

Scholar Gu heard the call clearly and looked confused.

Shen Dinglan?
To be continued...