The prosperity of the past is now in dilapidated state, and things are really unpredictable.
In the center of the hall, a bonfire was burning brightly, while Yan Chixia was cooking wine and baking steamed buns.
If it had been in the past, his behavior would have been suppressed at the Demon-Conquering Tower.
But now, let alone the Demon-Conquering Tower, even the stupa has disappeared.
Ning Caichen sat by the fire, trying his best not to look at the pot of wine, let alone the steamed buns.
However, the aroma of wheat and wine penetrated his nose continuously.
Moreover, the fragrance seemed to be pervasive, and Ning Caichen felt that even if he held his breath, it would not help.
Yan Chixia looked at the suffering scholar and felt a little funny.
At this moment, Ye Yuan walked in with a few small squares wrapped in lotus leaves and took the initiative to say to Yan Chixia.
"Master Yan, lend me a fire."
"up to you!"
Ye Yuan smiled gratefully at him and sat next to Ning Caichen. He didn't even open the lotus leaf, but placed it next to the fire to simmer.
Ning Caichen breathed a sigh of relief when he felt that Yan Chixia was no longer looking only at him, but the alluring fragrance rushed straight into the depths of his soul. At this moment, tears almost fell from the corners of his mouth.
Fortunately, years of hard study had sharpened his determination, but in order not to lose his composure, he had to divert his attention and take the initiative to talk to Ye Yuan.
"Brother Gu, when are you going to the capital?"
Keywords: Go to Beijing.
Ye Yuan remembered it in his heart and pretended to be helpless.
"Well, I've run out of money and my trip to the capital has to wait. I want to work as a call doctor here to earn some money before I leave."
The word "no money" resonates very well with Ning Caichen. After all, he is also penniless.
However, when Ning Caichen thought of Ye Yuan, who had a special skill, and then thought of himself, he couldn't help but laugh at himself.
"Oh, Brother Gu is better. He has a skill and can make a living wherever he goes. Unlike a niche student, who has no ability to tie a chicken and has no way to make a living."
Ye Yuan did not take Ning Caichen's words of self-pity seriously. After all... a scholar, no matter what he looks like on the outside, he is always arrogant in his heart.
Ye Yuan just patted Ning Caichen on the shoulder and comforted him Wen Yan.
"Brother Ning, why are you so depressed? The right way is to be named on the gold medal list in the future."
Ning Caichen nodded heavily, thinking more about the imperial examination than in the past, and said with a serious look on his face.
"Thank you, Brother Gu, for enlightening me."
"pedantic!"
Ning Caichen glanced at Yan Chixia, who had a look of disgust on her face, and felt a little embarrassed.
Ye Yuan didn't care and took the hot rice balls to share with the two of them.
Yan Chixia did not refuse, and even shared the steamed buns and rice wine with the two of them.
Of course, Ning Caichen was thin-skinned. Although he was tortured by the scent, he still declined.
But no matter how tough-talking you are, you can't escape the law of true fragrance.
After Ye Yuan's repeated persuasion, Ning Caichen still had enough to eat. After this experience, the three of them successfully got closer to each other.
At the same time, Ye Yuan used subtle tricks to get some information out of Ning Caichen.
According to him, Ye Yuan went to the capital to seek refuge with relatives this time, but he didn't know the more specific details.
It's not surprising when you think about it. The two of them just met yesterday, and Ning Caichen must know very little about them.
Actually, this information is not very important.
Because... Ye Yuan just needs to follow the mission and it doesn't matter whether he goes to the capital or not.
After breakfast, Yan Chixia got up and left. He was going to catch up on some sleep. After a pause, he still warned.
"Scholar, and you boy, for the sake of your good nature, Taoist Master will solemnly warn you once again that Lanruo Temple is not clean. You should leave quickly and don't stay overnight again."
After Yan Chixia finished speaking, she didn't care about their reactions and went to rest on her own.
Seeing Yan Chixia speak so solemnly, Ning Caichen's face felt a little unnatural, and he couldn't help but approach Ye Yuan and ask.
"Brother Gu, this place can't really be haunted, right?"
What could Ye Yuan say about this kind of thing? He could only say.
"Maybe!"
Ning Caichen shook his body and said with force.
"If you don't talk about strange powers, there are no ghosts in this world."
Ye Yuan did not comment or persuade him.
After all, Ning Caichen is a poor scholar with no strength. Even if he leaves the monster cave of Lanruo Temple, where can he go?
Besides, is it really safe outside?
Sometimes, people are scarier than monsters.
Ye Yuan patted the dust on his body and walked out.
Seeing that there was almost only one person left, Ning Caichen felt a little scared for no reason and asked hurriedly.
"Brother Gu, where are you going?"
Ye Yuan didn't even look back, waved his hand and replied.
"Gathering herbs and hunting."
As he spoke, people had already walked out of Lanruo Temple.
Ning Caichen was left alone, looking at the empty and lonely temple, his body felt inexplicably cold.
He sat back by the fire, shivering.
"This mountain...is so quiet!"
Ye Yuan walked around and found that except for flowers, plants and trees, there were no living things on the mountain, not even snakes, insects, rats, or ants.
The trees were extremely lush, and it should have been a lively scene, but the mountain looked empty, eerily quiet, and very strange.
"I don't know how Ning Caichen dared to move in? He's so brave!"
Ye Yuan walked all the way down the mountain, but suddenly heard a "boom", and then the mountain shook.
Then, dark clouds gathered, completely covering the sun, and the whole mountain was completely plunged into darkness.
"What's going on? You're so powerful."
Ye Yuan frowned, feeling the urge to run away.
However, when he looked down the mountain, darkness enveloped everything and he couldn't see anything.
At this moment, he heard Tang Yuehua's warning, and his expression changed drastically. Instead of rushing down the mountain, he ran up the mountain, all the way back to Lanruo Temple.
Ning Caichen also realized that something was wrong and shouted in panic.
"It's not good...Master Yan, the Heavenly Dog is eating the sun."
Yan Chixia also sensed something was wrong, and immediately rushed out, looking up at the sky, her face very nervous, but she still did not forget to retort.
"Nonsense, this is a vision of a great demon appearing in the world."
"ah!"
Ning Caichen was really scared and moved towards Yan Chixia.
At this moment, Ye Yuan ran in and said to Yan Chixia.
"Master Yan, it's bad, the whole mountain is blocked and we can't get out."
Yan Chixia's face became even more serious, she glared at Ning Caichen who was about to hide behind him, and said.
"Scholar, you refused to leave when I asked you to leave. Now that you're better, you can't leave anymore."
Ning Caichen became even more flustered when he heard this, but suddenly realized something was wrong and asked curiously.
"Master Yan, why don't you talk about Brother Gu?"
This Ning Caichen... took him with him even after being scolded. His delicious rice balls were really wasted!
Ye Yuan's mouth twitched, feeling that Ning Caichen should have starved to death before.
"It was Master Dao who misunderstood. The speed Brother Gu ran back just now is not something ordinary mortals can achieve."
Ye Yuan said with a bitter smile.
"Oh, no matter how fast it is, we are still trapped here."
Ning Caichen looked at Ye Yuan, who looked like an ordinary person, with a look of disbelief on his face.
He didn't believe that the ordinary person he talked to before was actually a powerful master.