Chapter 2 The distressed old man and the righteous Taoist priest
Qingyuan Mountain.
"Ho...ho..."
Ergen stumbled forward, panting heavily.
The one or two hours of desperate running left him physically exhausted and at the same time, his consciousness gradually began to blur.
He didn't even remember how he escaped from the strange hands.
But at this moment he only had one thought in his mind.
Can't stop, absolutely can't stop.
He was afraid that as soon as he stopped, the weirdness just now would catch up with him.
The other party took over his wife's body and his son's head.
Even though his heart was filled with grief, Ergen didn't have the courage to face each other directly.
All he wants now is to escape to Qingyuan Mountain, stay in the mountain for a day or two, and then go down the mountain when the police in black arrive. Then he will be safe.
Whenever it rains on the top of Qingyuan Mountain, there will be thunder and loud noises, which may be able to block the weirdness.
Time passes slowly.
Exhausted, Ergen finally arrived at the top of Qingyuan Mountain.
However, unlike what he imagined, there was an additional Taoist temple on the top of the mountain.
Take a few steps forward.
Ergen saw a wooden sign erected in front of the Taoist temple.
There is writing on the card, which is very ugly.
[Conquer demons, eliminate demons, expel evil spirits, grant blessings]
[Interested parties come in and inquire]
[Half price for the first time]
What?
The extremely ugly words and the messy content made Ergen confused.
But before he had time to figure out what was going on, his body was the first to fail.
My eyes slowly fell into darkness.
The body began to lean forward uncontrollably.
The two roots supported the body that was about to lose consciousness, came to the Taoist temple, and knocked on the wooden door of the Taoist temple.
"save...."
Before he finished speaking, he collapsed in front of the Taoist temple.
After a while, as the Taoist temple door was opened, a Taoist priest wearing a blue coat walked out.
At this time, Li Haoran's face was full of displeasure.
After all, anyone who is disturbed in the middle of their sleep will probably have this look on their face.
His eyes swept around the Taoist temple.
It swept across Ergen's body.
"There's no one there. It seems like it's my imagination."
Li Haoran muttered and closed the wooden door again.
[Host, please don’t ignore people in danger, as this can easily lead to instability of mind]
"Well said!" Li Haoran's face turned serious.
"I'm going to punish myself by sleeping all day and not getting up until tomorrow!"
"Tomorrow I will be in a daze for a whole day to stabilize my Taoist mind."
After that, he walked quickly towards his room.
As soon as the words were spoken, the subtitles flashed several times one after another.
Even though we have been together for a year, the system still underestimated Li Haoran's offline.
This man simply has no heart.
[Based on what this person is wearing, he seems to be a farmer. He may raise some livestock at home, such as pigs, sheep, chickens, and ducks.]
[For people who want to eat meat, helping him seems to be a good way]
The progress was suddenly halted.
After a few seconds, Li Haoran turned around and walked towards the door.
"system."
【Um?】
"Peeping on someone's diary."
"You are mean."
...
On the second day, the sun rose three poles high.
Ho--
Ergen suddenly woke up from the couch, as if he had had a nightmare.
"woke up?"
At this moment, a voice came from beside him.
The two roots jumped up immediately like a frightened bird.
The experience last night was still vivid in his mind, and at this time, he was extremely sensitive to all sounds.
However, when Ergen looked at the source of the sound, he found that the speaker was a young man dressed as a Taoist priest.
Wearing a blue coat, with a bun on top of his head.
"You...who are you?"
Ergen asked tremblingly, fearing that the other party would call him "baby".
But the young man seemed to have no intention of answering this question. Instead, he waved his hand and motioned for Ergen to follow him.
Only then did Ergen have time to observe the surrounding environment.
He is in a wooden house.
The interior decoration of the house is very simple.
A wooden bed, a wooden table, a wooden chair, and a wooden bookshelf, that's all.
There were only two books on the bookshelf, but I didn't recognize any of the characters written on them.
"Why are you standing there? Let's go."
Li Haoran said hello again and then took the lead.
"I found you collapsed in front of my Taoist temple yesterday, so I took you back to the Taoist temple to rest for the night."
"Since you're awake now, let's go down the mountain."
"No...I won't go back!"
Seeing that Li Haoran seemed to be planning to send him down the mountain, Ergen backed away.
Are you kidding me? That weird thing is still in the village. Isn't it because I'm looking for death if I go back to the village now?
"It's not up to you."
Seeing that Er Gen didn't seem to be planning to follow him, Li Haoran stretched out his hand and waved.
Ergen immediately felt his body moving uncontrollably, and followed Li Haoran as he walked outside step by step.
What is going on?!
Ergen had never seen such magical methods before, and his heart was full of horror at this moment.
Didn’t those policemen in black say that these Taoists were all liars?
Could it be that the man in front of me really has the ability to ward off evil spirits?
Ergen thought of the wooden sign he saw before he passed out last night.
While he was thinking, the two of them walked to the door of the Taoist temple.
Before Ergen could recover, he felt a sudden push from behind, pushing him out of the door.
Bang!
The wooden door behind him closed.
"Taoist Priest! Taoist Priest!!"
Ergen, who had regained control of his body, quickly came to the door and kept calling for Li Haoran.
After a while, the wooden door opened a crack again, revealing half of Li Haoran's face.
"What else?"
"Taoist priest, there was something strange happening in our village last night. If I go back now, I will be dead. Could you please let me stay for a few days?"
"no."
Li Haoran refused very simply, and then closed the door again.
"Taoist Master, wait!"
"I see your card says it can drive away evil spirits, please help me, I...I can pay!"
Ergen quickly changed his words.
After experiencing the scene just now, Ergen firmly believed that the Taoist in front of him must have the ability to ward off evil spirits.
If the mystery could be solved early, a few more lives could be saved.
If he really waited a few days, Ergen was not sure how many people in his village would be alive.
"Pindao doesn't have that kind of worldly desire."
"goodbye."
With a bang, the wooden door closed heavily.
"You want me to go down the mountain?"
"There's no door!"
"In addition to having no meat to eat in this mountain, I have everything I want. Will I be short of money?"
"joke."
Li Haoran behind the door smiled disdainfully.
A weak voice penetrated into Ergen's ears through the crack in the door, making his eyes light up instantly.
"Taoist Priest, I know you don't care about my little money. I also raise two pigs and a few chickens. If you want..."
Squeak~
The wooden door was opened again.
Li Haoran poked his face out again.
There was a strange color in his eyes.
That is the light of desire.
"Elaborate."
.......
On the way down the mountain.
Li Haoran ignored the questions that kept coming from his ears and stared straight ahead.
Of course he didn't go down the mountain just for the two pigs and chickens at Ergen's house!
Although he had not eaten meat for a year, he was extremely greedy at the thought of meat.
But this is definitely not the main reason!
What really made Li Haoran want to go down the mountain was the subtitles that suddenly appeared in front of him.
【Save Xiada Village】
[Something strange has happened in Xiatian Village, and villagers Ergen has asked you for help. In line with the principles of Taoism in helping the world, you should lend a helping hand]
[Completion reward: Top foundation building technique*1]