Ancient Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 29 Mountain Temple, Forest Ghost

Yao Rongrong wasn't sure if her guess was true; she just found it quite amusing.

The reason for this is naturally that the martial arts stories told by Lin Xiu, the storyteller, are quite interesting.

Therefore, Yao Rongrong really hopes this is true.

Even with such hope, Lin Xiu, the storyteller, could very well transform into someone hiding some secret, someone who has the ability but doesn't use it, making people no longer as at ease as they are now.

Whether it's true or not, the storyteller's performance is flawless, making it seem as if he truly has no martial arts skills.

Let's leave it at that for now, keep moving forward and see what happens.

Lin Xiu and Yao Rongrong, along with Donkey Brother, continued along the same path, passing through the bushes and heading north.

This way they can move faster and get away from this chaotic place sooner.

The ground was muddy after the rain, and even though the old roads and the soil were covered with grass, it wasn't easy to walk on.

Lin Xiu had no choice but to put on a pair of boots he had found in the Mengzhou City government office but had never been willing to wear, so as to avoid his feet being scratched too badly by the rain-soaked weeds.

—In fact, based on previous experience, they should have stayed in the cave for another day after the rain, and set off again when the road became easier to travel.

However, the current situation simply does not allow them to do so.

The area outside the cave was littered with corpses, making it difficult to clean up. It was easy for it to attract the attention of others at any time.

And what if those who escaped attract someone else and something unexpected happens? Wouldn't that be dangerous?

It's a bit better during the day, when you're alert enough and have a good view, making it easier to observe whether your surroundings are safe or not. But it's a different story at night.

So you should just leave.

The two men and their donkey arrived at the road they had traveled the day before. They didn't encounter many people along the way, so they felt a little relieved and continued northward.

However, it was already noon when they set off, and after walking for so long, it was inevitable that the sky would gradually darken again.

As the peaks gradually rise before us, a grove of trees appears, its eerie glow under the setting sun casting a shadowy shadow that makes one feel uneasy.

Lin Xiu's gaze passed through the woods and landed on the not-so-high mountain, where a dilapidated temple could be faintly seen halfway up the mountain.

If he can see it, Yao Rongrong can naturally see it too.

Yao Rongrong shaded her eyes with her hand and glanced at the dilapidated temple on the mountainside. She said, "There's a temple there. I listened carefully, and there shouldn't be any danger in this forest. Why don't we rest in that temple tonight?"

Lin Xiu said, "Young lady, haven't you heard the saying, 'It's better to sleep in a desolate grave than to spend the night in an ancient temple,' when you've traveled the martial world?"

Yao Rongrong sighed and said, "I am all alone. How could I have the opportunity to travel the world? If it weren't for the circumstances of the world forcing me to travel so far in order to find my master, I would not have been able to travel so far."

Otherwise, how could we be so unfamiliar with this place, only able to grope our way north without recognizing a single location?

This young lady is ignorant and naive; please, sir, guide her greatly.

Lin Xiu said, "This saying is that in the wilderness and dilapidated temples, bandits often stay overnight. People's hearts are unpredictable, and there may be danger. However, the world is different now than before, so whether this saying is accurate is another matter."

There's also a saying that "one person shouldn't enter a temple, and two people shouldn't look into a well." Since there are two of us now, plus Brother Donkey, we don't need to be afraid of anything.

After weighing the options, if there's nowhere else to go, we should go to this dilapidated temple. At least it's a place that can provide shelter from the wind and rain.

Yao Rongrong nodded after hearing this and said, "Two people shouldn't look into a well... Sir, what you said makes a lot of sense. Thank you, sir. I'll remember it."

Lin Xiu: "..."

She specifically mentioned "two people should not look into a well," who is this woman trying to keep in mind?

We've already slept in the same room together, why would we need to worry about this?

The two men and their donkey entered the mountains and forests, and the sky grew increasingly dark. The setting sun hid behind the clouds and could not be seen in the mountains and forests. There was no wind, and the trees were quiet, appearing dark green to the eyes of the mountain people.

The whole world seemed to fall into dead silence again, with only the footsteps of two people and a donkey, and the creaking of the donkey cart.

I wonder how much further this car will go before it breaks down? And I don't know if I'll be able to find another car to replace it then?

Lin Xiu looked ahead and saw the dilapidated temple in the mountains. It was dark and only the outline could be seen. A corner of the eaves was missing and half of the courtyard wall had collapsed. At first glance, it gave off a sinister and ghostly aura, making people feel scared involuntarily.

Looking back at the donkey cart still bobbing upwards, he suddenly felt that the creaking and groaning of the cart was the only comforting sound in the room, so vivid that it dispelled the deathly silence.

Then suddenly, he saw a crimson hue, so striking even in the dim light of the sky.

"roar!!!!"

Suddenly, a living dead creature sprang up from the ground right next to them, having just been run over by the wheels of a donkey cart.

The living dead lay across the mountain path, completely covered by fallen leaves from the trees. The path was uneven, so even Yao Rongrong couldn't see it for a moment.

With a roar, the leaves on the undead fell off with a "whoosh," and the whole body lunged at Lin Xiu.

Lin Xiu felt as if he had been enveloped in darkness in an instant.

In that darkness, all that could be seen were two scarlet, crazed, and emotionless eyes, and a gaping, blood-red maw.

"Be careful!"

Yao Rongrong screamed and rushed over, bumping into Lin Xiu, but instead knocking him away from the darkness.

Lin Xiu staggered a few steps, steadied himself, and turned around, only to see Yao Rongrong had already passed by the living dead, right behind him.

The undead man missed his target and crashed into a tree as thick as a person, actually breaking the tree in half.

"Crack... Boom..."

The sound of trees breaking and collapsing rang out. The undead stopped its charge, turned around, and charged at Lin Xiu and Yao Rongrong without hesitation.

Lin Xiu felt as if the living dead were a giant war chariot, rampaging and shaking the earth, making people tremble with fear.

And most importantly, the chariot's charge was so swift that it arrived in the blink of an eye.

Fortunately, Lin Xiu was prepared this time and kept some distance from the undead. He and Yao Rongrong were on the left and right respectively, barely avoiding the undead's attack.

"Thump thump... thump thump..."

Lin Xiu felt his heart pounding. This zombie in front of him was unlike any he had ever seen before, not even the one he had seen at the Star Gazing Sect on Wolong Mountain.

He had never seen such a robust and "vibrant" living dead before.

He couldn't think of any other words to describe it, so he could only use the word "vibrant" to describe the living dead in front of him.

Those scarlet eyes seemed to be full of blood and vitality, so vibrant, completely different from the pale death aura of other undead.

"Miss Yao, have you ever seen this kind of living dead?"

As he ran towards the donkey, he asked it a question.

"no."

Yao Rongrong answered in a deep voice.