The reason Wu Xie invited Master Du'e was because he was about to be the first to enter the general's tomb. Such an important event required a qualified witness.
Master Du'e is an eminent monk of Luyun Temple with high moral character and high prestige, so he is suitable for this role.
"May I ask Donor Wu, how far is the general's tomb from here?" Master Du'e was obviously interested.
Wu Xie was overjoyed and said, "It's not far. It only takes more than half an hour on foot."
Master Du'e thought about it and realized that they had to perform rituals for three days and three nights, so he was not in a hurry and took his disciples to visit the general's tomb for two hours. It was a worthwhile trip.
"Then please ask Donor Wu to take us there tomorrow." Master Du'e clasped his hands and thanked him.
Wu Xie nodded, hoping that tomorrow would come soon.
At this time, Monk Huineng and Hu Jianjun had packed up some earthen huts and could barely stay in them for one night, so they all came back to report to Wu Xie and Master Du'e.
Both sides went into the earthen huts to rest, preparing to recuperate and make great achievements tomorrow by fully exploring the general's tomb.
Ma Hui asked Chen Xuan respectfully: "Master Chen, should I ask the bodyguards to clean up the house and give you a rest?"
"No need, we can just rest in the car." Chen Xuan said calmly.
Ma Hui is pampered and feels that the earthen house is not safe, so he also thinks that it is best to spend the night in the car as Chen Xuan said.
He ordered four bodyguards to take turns to keep vigil, and he went into the car to rest. Chen Xuan also got into the passenger seat and closed his eyes to rest.
While sleeping until midnight, Chen Xuan heard the roar of a wild beast coming from a very far distance. It sounded very vague and he could not tell what kind of wild beast it was.
He grinned slightly, this mountainous area was not completely lifeless.
At this time, Chen Xuan looked through the car window and saw two people coming out of the two mud houses in front. He took a closer look and saw that it was Hu Jianjun and the girl wearing a red T-shirt, Yao Beibei.
The two of them walked quietly together, holding hands and walking towards the edge of the village.
Chen Xuan raised his lips slightly, it seemed that the young man and woman were very hungry.
After a while, another girl, He Qing, also walked out of the earthen house where Yao Beibei came out.
Looking at the girl who had cared about him during the day, Chen Xuan saw He Qing's expression and movements and guessed that she should come out to relieve herself.
Chen Xuan smiled slightly, closed his eyes and continued to sleep.
In fact, he has been half awake and half asleep tonight just to prevent emergencies from happening.
The monks at Luyun Temple also sent people to keep watch, and everyone was very wary of this strange Niujiazhuang.
About half an hour later, Chen Xuan opened his eyes again and found that the tall monk named Huineng had also walked out of the earthen house.
This Huineng was holding a Zen staff in his hand. He didn't look like he was out to relieve himself or patrolling. Instead, he looked a little solemn.
Chen Xuan suddenly realized that Hu Jianjun, Yao Beibei and He Qing had been out for half an hour and had not returned yet.
Did something happen?
Chen Xuan quickly got out of the car and walked towards Monk Huineng.
"Your Buddhist name is Hui Neng. I am Chen Xuan."
When Huineng saw Chen Xuan coming out to look for him in the middle of the night, he frowned and said, "Almsgiver Chen, what's the matter?"
"Half an hour ago, three young people from the institute walked out of the earthen house and haven't come back yet." Chen Xuan said truthfully, "I plan to find where they are."
"Oh? Almsgiver Chen also came out to look for someone?" Hui Neng's bitter and resentful face finally revealed a look of surprise, "The poor monk has two junior brothers who were keeping watch at night. They have also disappeared for half an hour. The poor monk is about to look for them.
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After hearing this, Chen Xuan was secretly surprised and said, "In that case, why don't we go looking for it together?"
Huineng nodded. Although he was confident that his martial arts skills were outstanding, he also felt that this young man seemed to have no strength, but if one more person came out, he might be able to help in emergencies.
"Let's go to the edge of Zhuangzi and look for it first. I saw that they were walking towards the edge." Chen Xuan suggested.
Huineng thought for a while, he didn't know where the two junior brothers were going, so he could search as the young man suggested first, so he agreed.
The two of them walked along the dilapidated dirt road to one of the directions on the edge of Niujiazhuang, the direction where Hu Jianjun and Yao Beibei disappeared.
Zhuangzi is not big, so Chen Xuan and Huineng quickly came to the edge. Here was a mottled earth wall that surrounded most of the village.
Under the dim moonlight, the wall looked pale and scary.
However, Hu Jianjun and the others or Huineng's two junior brothers were not seen here.
"Walk along the wall. If you can't find anyone, look to see if it's in an abandoned mud house." Huineng said calmly.
Chen Xuan hummed and walked side by side with him. The two of them searched along the Niujiazhuang wall. After a while, they came to an arc-shaped wall.
Seeing the scene in front of them, Chen Xuan and Huineng's hair stood on end.
I saw Hu Jianjun, Yao Beibei, He Qing and two night watch monks from Luyun Temple, wandering aimlessly along this curved wall!
Everyone looked dull, as if they had lost their consciousness.
Huineng snorted coldly: "Junior, why are you pretending to be a ghost here? Get out!"
He determined at a glance that there must be a sneaky person secretly using evil methods to trap the five people, something similar to a blindfold.
Chen Xuan glanced around with his clairvoyant eyes, but found no one else hiding nearby.
"It doesn't seem to be man-made manipulation." Chen Xuan concluded.
Hui Neng said with a solemn face: "If it is a little ghost who is causing trouble, then I will take a stick from the poor monk!"
The two were on guard for a while, but they didn't notice any so-called ghost coming out to attack them.
Hui Neng, a master of art, was so bold that he walked up to the two juniors who were spinning in circles and was about to reach out to take a picture of them. Unexpectedly, the two juniors suddenly showed a fierce look on their faces and rushed towards him with their teeth and claws.
The two looked horrified, but Hui Neng was unhurried. He did not use the Zen staff, but stretched out his other hand very quickly, and hit the two junior disciples hard on the cheeks with two snaps.
These two slaps instantly caused the two junior brothers to stop attacking, and their distracted eyes regained focus. It seemed that they had woken up.
The two monks were stunned for a moment, feeling the pain on their faces, and asked with a hint of fear in confusion: "Elder brother, how did you hit us?"
"Hmph, how come you two are keeping watch all night and are being manipulated by sorcery when you are here?" Huineng asked in a deep voice.
"witchcraft?"
Only then did the two junior brothers discover that in front of the curved wall, there were three young people from the Archaeological Research Institute, spinning aimlessly in circles.
The two of them turned pale with fright in an instant. What did Senior Brother mean? Could it be that they were just like these three young people, circling strangely?
