Lanruo Temple is indeed not a small place. When you open the door with mottled vermilion paint, you will find a spacious and clean courtyard. Directly in front is the main hall, and to the left and right are a row of side rooms. By counting, there are six rooms in total.
"Is there anyone there?" Li Yan stood at the door and shouted at the top of his lungs.
The sound of rain pattered, and the sound was swallowed up by the night before it could reach far. Apart from startling a few night bats, there was no response.
Li Yan shouted a few more times, but still no one answered. He turned to Yang Tingyong behind him and said, "Sir, it seems to be an abandoned temple. It was probably abandoned not long ago. It's quite tidy, so it saves the effort of cleaning it up."
Yang Tingyong was very happy to be able to find such a shelter from the rain on a rainy night. He wiped the rain off his face and said with a smile: "Let's rest in the main hall tonight."
So the servants immediately started to light a fire to boil water and cook dry food in the most spacious hall. Some maids took off the soaked clothes of several men and put them by the fire to dry.
Ke'er's current identity is Sun Ran's maid. She brought him some dry clothes and helped him change into wet clothes. Taking advantage of this moment, Sun Ran whispered: "I'm afraid there will be some accidents tonight. Wait for everyone."
Rest now, protect Yang Tingyong and don’t let him be harmed."
Ke'er nodded and asked, "What about the others?"
"I can't control that much, let's see their luck." Sun Ran said casually, it's just a game, the most you can do is get kicked out, it's no big deal.
After a brief exchange, Ke'er returned to his female relatives, while Sun Ran, Yang Tingyong and Li Yan gathered around the fire to warm themselves up. After chatting for a few words, Sun Ran went straight to the point and said softly: "Brother Wenchang, I'm watching this.
With the yin and yin appearing, I'm afraid it's not a peaceful place. If there is a strange phenomenon tonight, don't panic, it won't hurt anyone."
It was late at night, and he was in an abandoned temple again. When he heard Sun Ran's words, Yang Ting couldn't help but trembled, and his face turned a little pale. He hurriedly asked: "Brother Changqing, are you sure you can deal with it?"
Sun Ran smiled: "They're just young people, don't worry."
Yang Ting calmed down a little and said, "I understand."
Li Yan on the other side showed a mocking look on his face and muttered: "Taoist priest, you are pretending to be a ghost again. Since you are a lowly person, I will kill him with one knife."
Sun Ran didn't argue with him, he just gave him his hand and said, "Then I'll help Brother Li."
The servants moved quickly, and soon the broth was boiled and the dry food was heated. Everyone began to enjoy it without talking anymore. Lanruo Temple fell into silence and seemed very calm.
‘Yee~ah!’
Suddenly, a shrill scream came from outside the temple. The sound came from far away, as if something was rushing over.
The night was too dark, and there was also a stormy moon, so it was impossible to see what it was. Everyone in the hall was shaken violently, their faces turned pale, and they hurriedly crowded together to seek safety.
Li Yan's face was also a little pale, but he bravely picked up the Xiuchun Dao, blocked the door of the hall, and shouted: "Who is causing trouble? Get out of here!"
Only Sun Ran remained motionless, still drinking the broth calmly without being affected at all. When he saw Li Yan looking like he was facing a formidable enemy, he smiled and said: "Brother Li, there is no need to panic, he is just a night owl."
"Yeah!" There was another scream, this time it sounded on the wooden beams in the hall. When everyone looked up, they saw a black shadow on the beams. Judging from the shape, it turned out to be a big black-feathered bird.
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Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief, put away the embroidered spring knife, laughed and cursed: "This flat-haired beast."
Sun Ran smiled slightly and raised his eyes to look at the black bird on the beam. In his eyes, this night owl had a pale aura lingering around it. It was definitely not a kind person. It was probably the informant of some evil cultivator and saboteur trying to find out the news.
Sure enough, after a while, the black bird flapped its wings and flew out of the hall quietly, disappearing into the dark night.
At this moment, the voice of the administrator Chang'e rang in Sun Ran's mind: "There happens to be a commission here, will you take it?"
"How much is the remuneration?" Sun Ran went straight to the point. If he was satisfied with the price, he would do it. If it was too low, he would think about it.
"You are an expert after all, can you stop being so vulgar?" Chang'e was a little depressed. This person looked like a dusty person, and the smell of copper was everywhere when he opened his mouth.
"Haha, there's nothing I can do about it. Even an expert has to support his family." Sun Ran didn't care.
"It's a rescue request. There is a tree demon nearby, which has hijacked the consciousness of a player named 'Nie Xiaoqian', making her unable to go offline. The mission goal is to protect Nie Xiaoqian's absolute safety. Under this premise, the tree demon can be killed
A demon is even better. Xiaoqian is now a soul body. According to our classification, it is the lowest level of ghost. It is very fragile. If it is injured, the real body will suffer irreversible consciousness damage." Chang'e explained the task.
Sun Ran frowned: "In other words, Nie Xiaoqian is the hostage of the tree demon destroyer, right?"
Such saboteurs are immoral and no different from kidnappers and murderers in the real world, or even worse.
"Yes. This makes us take the initiative. It has been three days since the commission was released, and no one who maintains order dares to accept it." Chang'e explained her predicament.
Sun Ran was moved and asked again: "How much is the reward?"
"One hundred thousand credit points." Chang'e reported the bid code.
"So high?" Sun Ran was excited: "Is this Nie Xiaoqian a rich person in reality?"
"Well, her family lives in the Garden District, and her father is a shareholder of a small company. She spends money to experience life. I didn't expect this to happen."
Chang'e continued: "If there is a problem with Xiaoqian and the credit points are gone, you must personally bear 10% of the responsibility, which corresponds to about 50,000 credit points."
If other Order missions fail, the Order members will not receive credit points at most and generally do not have to bear responsibility. However, this commission involves the safety of the player's consciousness and has risen to the level of federal law.
Sun Ran only thought about it for a few seconds before agreeing: "Save Nie Xiaoqian, right? I'll take it."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a soft "beep" sound, and a commission contract was automatically generated, indicating the beginning of the dimension order.
Chang'e began to introduce the task in detail: "This saboteur doesn't know what evil skills he practices. He needs to use essence and blood to assist his practice. He always tricks this Nie Xiaoqian into luring young men who stay in Lanruo Temple. Ye Xiao has already come to investigate just now. It will be a while.
Nie Xiaoqian should come over soon, you have to seize the opportunity."
"I know." Sun Ran responded.
Time passed quickly. Everyone had eaten and drank, and their clothes were dried. They took off their luggage and threw them in the corners of the hall, preparing to rest.
In order to protect Yang Tingyong, Ke'er simply slept with Mrs. Yang. Li Yan slept next to Yang Tingyong, also for close protection. When it was Sun Ran's turn, he specifically ordered his bedding to be placed in the main hall.
At the door, it's better to have a balcony near the water. First come first served.
However, Yang Tingyong only thought that Sun Ran was trying to help him resist the evil monster, and he was deeply moved.
After a day's journey, everyone was in dire straits. After a while, snoring broke out in the hall, and many people fell asleep. The remaining two male servants who kept watch were sitting by the fire, and their heads were snoring little by little.
When she started to doze off, even Ke'er fell asleep, but she could wake up as soon as there was any movement.
The hall gradually became quiet, except for the sound of wind and rain outside the hall. Slowly, the fire in the center of the hall dimmed, leaving only a few swaying light blue charcoal flames, illuminating the hall.
A soft sound of "squeak" appeared. Sun Ran's ears twitched and he turned to look at the gate of Lanruo Temple. The door was dark and he couldn't see clearly. He could only hear the gentle footsteps approaching slowly.
Gradually, a figure in white appeared in Sun Ran's eyes, floating to the entrance of the hall like a cloud, and stopped.
Through the dim firelight in the hall, Sun Ran could clearly see that this was a young woman, soaked to the skin, with a white dress clinging tightly to her body, her arms hugging her body and shaking, a pair of bright eyes staring at Sun Ran, with a look on her face.
A hint of begging.
This should be Nie Xiaoqian.
Although she is described as embarrassed, she is still extremely beautiful and delicate as the person in the painting, especially the soaked thin clothes covering her body, which makes people pity but also make people daydream.
"This girl is so beautiful," Sun Ran thought to himself. It seemed that this time, he had to show his skills to save her from the sea of misery.
"Come here." Sun Ran said softly, but he thought in his heart that it was indeed just a conscious body, and it was the lowest level ghost. There was no shadow behind him, and there were no water footprints on the ground along the way.
She can be seen now only because she wants to be seen, otherwise even the intelligent brain would not be able to discover the existence of this conscious body.
Nie Xiaoqian came in response, squatted next to Sun Ran, and said in a trembling voice: "Master, I'm cold."
"If you feel cold, take off your wet clothes and come in to warm yourself up." Sun Ran lifted the blanket and invited him warmly.
Nie Xiaoqian was stunned, obviously unable to keep up with Sun Ran's pace. She just said, why does this person dressed as a scholar have to take off his clothes to do things?
She whispered: "Officials, it is unclear whether men and women can accept each other."
"It doesn't matter, no one knows anyway. Take off your clothes quickly and I'll warm you up." Sun Ran urged, but there was no anxious expression on his face.
Nie Xiaoqian was even more confused. She had never seen such a proactive person, but then she thought about it. This person had such a dirty mind and wanted to trick a strange woman into having sex with him. He should not have been alive in the world. She
Just perfect for him.
However, in the past, verbal temptations were enough. Those scholars were very polite and would never ask to take off their clothes. Her grandmother often warned her not to let these dirty men dirty her body.
Now, should she take it off or not? Xiaoqian hesitated.
In Guanghan Palace, Chang'e couldn't figure out what was going on with the rose tree? She obviously asked him to protect Nie Xiaoqian from the clutches of the devil, so why did he come here?
