At seven o'clock in the evening, a Mercedes-Benz stopped in front of the Chenghuang Temple on Chenghuang Mountain in Anzhou City.
"Xiao Bei, my father has been sorry for you all these years. If I..."
The middle-aged man sitting in the driver's seat said guiltily to his son sitting next to him. Especially when he saw Su Bei's sunken eye sockets and pale face, the guilt in his heart became stronger.
"Stop talking, dad, you don't owe me anything. If I can survive tonight, I will do my best to serve you well." Su Bei, who spoke in a weak tone, pursed his lips, then opened the car door and walked out.
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He looked very thin after not eating or drinking for three days. Under the night, his thin figure revealed a deep loneliness.
The middle-aged man watched Su Bei gradually walking towards the City God's Temple with a heavy heart. After a long time, he sighed, tremblingly stepped on the accelerator and drove away.
Hearing the sound of running away behind him, Su Bei's steps faltered, but then returned to normal. As soon as he stepped onto the steps, he stepped on something and almost tripped him.
The moonlight shone down from the horizon and happened to shine on the thing that tripped him. It was a plaque with the words "City God's Temple" written on it. The font was written in gold paint, and it looked majestic. However,
Su Bei somehow felt an eerie and chilly atmosphere from the plaque, and suddenly felt uncomfortable.
I have long heard that the Chenghuang Temple has ceased to have incense since the haunting and murder incident three years ago. Now, even the plaque has fallen to the ground and no one has taken care of it. The degree of failure is evident.
In fact, the Chenghuang Temple used to be very popular, and many people came to worship during the New Year and festivals. The reason why it became what it is now can only be explained three years ago.
One night, a dark wind blew suddenly, blowing down the gate of the City God's Temple and crushing a night watchman to death. For several nights in a row, the sounds of ghosts crying and wolves howling could be heard in the City God's Temple, and there were also many ghost figures.
Wandering around, the remaining night watchmen were so frightened that they no longer dared to stay in the Chenghuang Temple.
The people in the temple invited a Taoist priest to come over to see if there was any ghost at work. The next day, everyone found the Taoist priest's body in the Chenghuang Hall.
It is said that the Taoist priest died in terror, as if he had seen something terrible and was frightened to death.
As soon as the news came out, several more Taoist priests and monks came to the Chenghuang Temple one after another. In the end, they all ended up with the same fate as the first Taoist priest.
Several people died in a row, which naturally alerted the Public Security Bureau. People from the criminal police team came to investigate. After a few days of investigation, they stopped investigating for some reason.
The news about the haunted and murderous people in the Chenghuang Temple spread out, and naturally no one dared to come to worship anymore.
The Chenghuang Temple, which was very prosperous for a time, began to decline from that time to what it is now in northern Jiangsu.
Bypassing the plaque, Su Bei walked into the City God's Temple. If there was no special reason, he would not actually come to such a ghostly place at night.
Three days ago, he was walking on the bridge and seemed to be hit by something. At the same time, the jadeite that he had worn around his neck since birth suddenly broke. But there was nothing in front of him. He was confused about the jadeite.
Why did Jade break into pieces by himself? At that time, he was an atheist and did not think of other places. The night he returned home, he had a fever.
The middle-aged man discovered that Su Bei had a fever the next day and rushed to the hospital. However, no matter whether he was given infusions or medicines, he could not wake up. The fever lasted for three days.
Upon seeing this, an old man in the same ward told the middle-aged man that Qi Zhen might be a ghost, so why not go find a master to see him? The middle-aged man was so anxious that he fell ill and went to the doctor. After contacting the old man, he found a man who claimed to be Tong Banxian.
Grandmaster.
When Tong Banxian saw Su Bei's appearance, he immediately said that he was haunted by a ghost. After burning a piece of talisman paper and putting it in water and feeding it to Su Bei, he woke up within a few minutes.
But Tong Banxian said that the one who provoked Su Bei was a ghost who died in vain, and it came to find a substitute. If Su Bei wants to survive safely, he must go to the City God's Temple to stay overnight. Although the City God's Temple is not as good as before, its power is still there.
The ghost doesn't dare to go in. As long as he survives tonight, the ghost will let Qi Zhen go and find someone else to act as a substitute.
The middle-aged man also heard about the City God's Temple incident and hesitantly expressed his concerns.
Tong Banxian told them that the Chenghuang Temple was not haunted, but that some other accidents had occurred, so just let Su Bei go.
The middle-aged man sent Su Bei to Chenghuang Mountain tonight.
Passing through the dark front hall, a two-meter-high stage came into Su Bei's eyes. Looking up the steps, his breathing suddenly stopped.
He saw a pair of eyes, one black and one white, staring at him coldly and lifelessly, as if a hand had grasped his heart, making him so cold and stiff that he dared not move casually.
It was a wild cat that was half white and half black. The cat's face, half black and half black, looked eerily weird under the darkness of night.
With a "meow" sound, the wild cat jumped down from the stage and ran into the right wing.
After swallowing a gulp of saliva, Su Bei's cold body finally regained some warmth. Looking at the disappearing figure of the wild cat, he suddenly had an uneasy thought in his heart that he wanted to escape from this place quickly.
This City God’s Temple is a bit evil!
But when he thought that the ghost might be waiting for him outside the Chenghuang Temple, he could only give up his plan to leave.
In fact, during the three days he was in coma, he saw the ghost sitting on the edge of his bed, sneering at him from time to time, and wandering around in the ward. At that moment, he realized that ghosts really existed.
Putting away his random thoughts, Su Bei continued to walk forward. When he reached the Chenghuang Temple, he stopped. You must know that those Taoist monks died in the Chenghuang Temple. Although it has been three years, even if there are ghosts, they are still afraid.
He was taken in by the City God. But he was still a little panicked, so he sat in front of the threshold and did not go in.
Tong Banxian said that the City God's Temple was not haunted, so how did the Taoist monks die? There are ghosts, and the City God must also be there. It couldn't be that the City God was scared to death, right?
tread!
A crisp sound of footsteps suddenly appeared from the front, and Su Bei's hair suddenly stood up. His hands subconsciously clenched the cold threshold, his Adam's apple squirmed, and he looked forward nervously.
I saw a figure slowly walking over.
Su Bei looked down, and he breathed a sigh of relief after seeing a shadow under the figure's feet.
Just be a human being.
"I didn't expect anyone other than me to come to this damn place." The middle-aged man with a Chinese-character face said in surprise. Carrying a bottle of Wuliangye, he walked straight to Su Bei and sat down.
Su Bei let go of his hands and said calmly, "You know this is a ghost place, why did you come here?"