Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 163: Staying for One Night

Deep mountains, ruined temples, and heavy rain, this is the perfect scene for encountering ghosts.

The three of them were startled when they saw a dark figure reflected in the window.

But soon they saw someone pushing the door open, and the other person was surprised to see Yang Yiyi and the others inside.

"I didn't expect someone was already here. Please forgive me for barging in."

The man looked to be a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, wearing a straw raincoat that was still dripping with water, and looked like he was just passing by.

But the three of them were keenly aware that the man had a machete on his waist, and the scabbard propped up a corner of his straw raincoat.

"I am Wang Zhen, the head of Xingyuan Escort Agency. It's dark and rainy when I pass through here. Ladies, please give me some convenience."

Yang Yiyi quietly put the jade sceptre into her arms, fearing that someone would see her. Zheng Yinping clasped his fists and said:
"Captain Wang, you are too polite. There is plenty of open space in the temple. You can do whatever you want."

"Thank you."

As soon as the escort leader Wang called out, four or five people came in carrying a large wooden box. It looked like it had rained heavily while they were escorting the goods, so they took shelter in the Taoist temple.

These people were in the other corner of the Taoist temple's main hall, and the two sides were quite far apart. When someone was wiping the water off his body, there must be someone watching the movements around. It can be seen that even when they saw that Yang Yiyi and the others were three girls, they did not take it lightly at all.

"It's an escort. This is the first time I see an escort from an escort agency."

Yang Yiyi seemed very excited. She whispered:
"My brother-in-law is a bodyguard. When I was little, I really hoped that he would take me with him."

Zheng Yinping was not as optimistic as Yang Yiyi. She also responded in a low voice:

"Be careful, the darts these people are carrying are not simple."

"Don't they usually help money houses transport money?"

"The cash box isn't that light."

Li Chengqi interrupted:

"And you can see that the box is sealed and locked with several locks. It must be filled with hidden darts."

The escort agency is actually very similar to logistics, but the difference is that the goods transported by the escort agency are usually more valuable and need to deal with the prying eyes of robbers and the like, which is equivalent to the armed escort of a money transport truck.

There are two types of escort: open escort and covert escort.

The items transported by open escort are all legal, and there are usually a large number of escorts in charge, who carry the escort agency's flag as they move.

If you encounter a robber, you usually won't fight back.

On the one hand, the escort agency has some connections with the outlaws, so they can let them go as long as they give some benefits. On the other hand, in a fight, swords are brutal and neither side is willing to bear any losses.

Therefore, if the escort agency goes for open escort, the risk is still very low.

But the hidden dart is different.

The escort master and the escort agency have no idea what the items being transported are, so they are usually sealed and locked, and the consignee will check and open them when they arrive at the destination.

Due to this property, anything could be transported, from rare treasures to contraband.

The items transported by secret escorts are more valuable and more dangerous, so they are usually not carried out in a high-profile manner, but instead several escorts travel light.

The escort item was just a big box. A normal escort would not transport such a small amount of things, as it would make a loss. Nor would a normal escort travel light with only a few escorts. Only a secret escort would be so cautious.

If you encounter an open escort on the road, you can even follow them for a while, but if you encounter a secret escort, it is best to stay away from them to avoid running into robbers and getting involved.

Li Chengxi used his mouse to click on the box placed among the escorts, but he could only see the properties of the items in the box, but not what was inside.

But the properties say things like 'mother-and-child mandarin duck lock' and 'contains a flying needle mechanism', and you can tell at a glance that the thing it's carrying is definitely not simple.

"Stay away from them when you are resting, and let them go first when you are leaving, don't go together."

Zheng Yinping and Li Yingluo nodded in agreement. The advice given by Li Chengxi was very pertinent.

Yang Yiyi was obedient, but she would look at the escorts sitting together from time to time, as if she was looking forward to it.

Dividing line

While hiding from the rain, they encountered an escort agency transporting goods. The three girls were already being chased, so they really shouldn't have caused trouble.

But unfortunately, the heavy rain showed no signs of stopping. It started at noon and had not stopped even after an hour. Instead, the sky was getting darker and darker, as if heavier rain was brewing.

Feeling very insecure when being with a group of secret escorts, Zheng Yinping walked around the side door of the Taoist temple twice and found that there were several accommodating rooms behind the hall.

The three of them did not continue to stay in the hall with the escort, but moved to one of the rooms that was still okay. It would be more reassuring for both parties if they were far away from them.

The bed was definitely unusable, so Li Chengxi took out a folding bed and a summer quilt from the Xumi Realm. The three of them could take turns sleeping at night to ensure that at least two of them were awake, so they could react quickly if anything happened.

But it was far from bedtime yet, so the three girls sat around the candles and chatted. "Sister Yang, what legend did you tell me about this Taoist temple?"

As they talked, the topic returned to the Taoist temple.

Just when Yang Yiyi was about to speak, she was interrupted by the escort named Wang Zhen. Li Yingluo suddenly remembered it at this time and asked again.

Zheng Yinping's expression was a little unnatural:

"Don't talk about these things. Talking about ghosts in the middle of the night will attract ghosts to your house."

"It's not even midnight yet, Sister Yang, please tell me, I'm so curious."

Zheng Yinping said she didn't want to listen, but she still pricked up her ears.

"This story has to start from 70 or 80 years ago."

Yang Yiyi lowered her voice and said:
"At that time, this Taoist temple was quite famous. It was said that there were 20 to 30 Taoists living in the temple, and wandering Taoists often came here to stay. The villagers also said that the gods in the Taoist temple were particularly effective, and many people from the surrounding villages came here to burn incense."

"What happened next? Why did it become deserted?"

"Don't worry."

Yang Yiyi continued:

"Later, we heard that the temple master had picked up a wild child from the mountains. The child had no father or mother and no one knew his name, but he was kind-hearted and intelligent, and was loved by the Taoists. Until one day, we heard that the child had died of an illness. Everyone in the temple was sad and mourning. The temple master even fainted several times from crying, and his hair turned white overnight. Strange things started to happen after that."

There was a thunder outside and Zheng Yinping shrank his head, not sure if he was scared by the thunder or because of the story.

"First, two chickens were missing from the Taoist temple. The Taoists thought they were just taken away by weasels from the mountain, so they renovated the chicken coop and didn't pay much attention to it. But the number of chickens kept decreasing. Finally, someone found the dead bodies of chickens in the back mountain."

Zheng Yinping asked a little nervously:
"Where in the back hill was the body found?"

"Under a big locust tree, and not far from the tree, is the grave of the wild child that the temple master picked up. There are tooth marks on the chicken carcass. They are not caused by an animal, but more like human tooth marks."

Li Yingluo was surprised:

"Could it be that zombies are harming people?"

It is said that zombies are blood-sucking creatures. When they are weak, they will suck the blood of livestock. When they become stronger, they will eat humans.

Li Chengxi felt a sense of déjà vu when hearing this story. He then thought, could it be that Voldemort and the giant snake are causing trouble?

Yang Yiyi shook her head and said:
"Later, even the two big yellow dogs in the gym went missing. It took almost a month to find them. Guess where they are?"

"where?"

"It was in the well of the Taoist temple. It was rotten when it was fished out. Everyone in the temple drank the well water for a month and didn't notice it."

It was more disgusting than scary, but Zheng Yinping seemed to be immersed in the role and held Li Yingluo's arm tightly.

"During that period, the temple master's face became paler and paler. The pilgrims who came to burn incense said that his face was haggard, like a dead person, but none of the other Taoists in the temple noticed it."

Zheng Yinpeng said nervously:

"B-and then?"

"Then one day, it was also a rainy day. Villagers passing by the Taoist temple heard screams coming from the temple. They mustered up the courage to look inside and saw that the temple was full of blood and stains, like hell. Not a single living person was left."

Just then, a flash of lightning flashed across the sky. Zheng Yinping let out a short scream and hurriedly hugged Li Yingluo, as if she was frightened.

"Later, a wandering Taoist priest came here and heard about this incident. He went into the temple to investigate and said that the temple master had used an evil method to revive a person, but something went wrong and the person was resurrected as a zombie. Everyone in the temple was eaten, and the temple has been abandoned since then."

"What about zombies?"

"It is said that he ran into the mountains. Because he still has some human nature left, he would run back to the temple from time to time to talk with the ghosts of the Taoists he bit to death, especially when it rained heavily. Do you see some dark stuff on the wall of the main hall? It's the blood of the Taoists."

"Stop talking! I don't want to hear it!"

Seeing Zheng Yinping so scared, Yang Yiyi laughed and said:

"I'm lying to you. This story was spread by the villagers. The government had posted a notice a long time ago, saying that the Taoists in the temple were smuggling salt. You see it is a Taoist temple, but it is actually a private salt warehouse. Later, the soldiers came in to arrest people. The Taoists who resisted were killed, and those who did not resist were taken away for questioning."

"Really? It's really that simple?"

"It's that simple. If it was really haunted, why would I end up here when I went to the city with my parents when I was a kid?"

Zheng Yinping patted his chest and let out a long sigh.

But at this moment, a scream pierced through the rain outside the room, and a panicked cry came:
"Ghost! There is a ghost!"

Oh, what I said came true.

(End of this chapter)