In the evening, the rain had eased a little and it was pouring. Chen Youniao followed the path pointed by the big dog and came to a mountain temple.

The temple is not big, it only has one room, which is square and made of stones and soil. There is no door, so it is just open.

Although the mountain god is the righteous god, there are many mountains among the people, and there are countless folk temples. What is enshrined on many mountains is not the righteous god, but some local figures, some are real people, some are fictitious stories, and the ingredients are quite complicated.

In these situations, it is difficult for the Taoist court to regulate and regulate them, so they simply acquiesce. Anyway, they are just minor gods and cannot affect the entire Shinto system.

The statue of the mountain temple in front of us is crudely made. It is carved from a solid piece of wood and painted with colored paint. I wonder if it is "pretentious" in the belly.

Shinto is very particular, and it is necessary to decorate the statue after it is created. If the statue is solid or empty, it is not qualified to be consecrated and manifested. It is a lump of wood, an empty shell, and cannot be regarded as a real statue of God.

However, in a remote place, if the idols are dirty, there will be no good things. Decorating them with copper and iron ropes, grains and yams will be enough.

Chen Youniao put away his umbrella and entered the temple. He looked around and found nothing. Instead, he saw traces of a bonfire burning in the open space in front of him and a lot of firewood piled on the side. The big dog said that the hunters were because

For some reasons, if you want to spend the night in the mountains, you will often choose to live in a mountain temple, which at least has a roof to cover your head. It is better than living in a cave or sleeping in the wild.

Since we are staying here overnight, it is natural to light a fire to boil water and cook something to eat.

This is not disrespectful to the mountain god, but it adds to its popularity.

Chen Youniao put down his book, picked a few pieces of firewood and put them together. He also took out flints and other objects, clicked them on the fire, and built a fire.

The firewood burned and illuminated the entire mountain temple, bringing light and warmth.

He picked a wide, flat piece of firewood as a stool, sat down, then took the bamboo basket and ate the peanuts.

It seems that he is just a weak scholar who stayed in the mountain temple.

The lingering rain outside the temple at night creates a unique scene.

Chen Youniao is waiting.

If there is really evil in this mountain temple, the other party will definitely be attracted by the fire and show up. He is not bent on slaying demons, he just passes by this place and does it conveniently.

The firewood made a crackling sound. After eating nearly half of the peanuts and putting the rest away, Chen Youniao leaned against the wall and began to sleep with his eyes closed.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of rain outside stopped, the firewood burned out, and the remaining ashes glowed dark red.

The temple gradually became dark.

Chen Youniao seemed to have fallen asleep and did not get up to add firewood.

Everything was quiet, but then there was a slight movement, coming from the roof, as if something was crawling on it.

Soon, from the hollow under the eaves, a huge snake head poked in, followed by a slender and dark snake body.

It was a huge snake over two feet long, with a body as black as iron and a tail with circles of white stripes.

Snake eyes are almost blind, but the eyes of this big snake actually burst out with green light, which looked very scary.

The big snake crawled into the temple and did not rush down. Instead, it wrapped itself around the beam and stared at Chen Youniao.

After watching it for about a quarter of an hour, it slid down, its head held high, and it slowly approached.

Suddenly, Chen Youniao opened his eyes and looked at the big snake close at hand with some curiosity. Without the slightest hint of panic, he asked, "Are you the so-called mountain ghost?"

Instead, the big snake was frightened and subconsciously stepped back two or three feet. The scene looked a bit funny.

But soon, the snake became irritated, and it bit him fiercely.

Chen Youniao was on guard, grabbed a piece of firewood in his hand, used the firewood as a sword, and faced him.

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The big snake was psychic and immediately sensed the danger and ducked down in time to avoid it. Seeing that the opportunity was bad, it twisted its body and swam out.

"Now that you're here, don't leave."

Chen Youniao said, throwing the firewood in his hand like a flying sword.

This stroke used real skills, and with a snap, it hit the big snake's tail firmly.

The big snake was in pain and made a strange hissing sound. It turned around and bit its tail in order to survive.

Chen Youniao flicked his fingers quickly, and what popped out this time was actually a peanut. But when he popped it out of his hand, the peanut was no longer ordinary, but was filled with sword intent.

A precise hit, which directly penetrated the big snake's head.

This was a fatal injury. The big snake fell down softly and could no longer move.

Chen Youniao was still puzzled. Madam Zhuang was in trouble because of evil spirits, but this big snake was a living creature. There was a contradiction between the two.

So, is there another mountain ghost? Or is there something fishy going on?

After thinking for a while, he took out a short knife from the book.

This time when I went out of the city, I prepared quite a lot of tools and things, which is very suitable for an ordinary scholar.

Chen Youniao took a short knife to kill the snake.

It's "slaughter" not killing.

He didn't want to eat the snake meat, but wanted to cut it open and see.

Sure enough, after a while, I found a gray-black bead.

"Is this a yin bead?"

Feeling the strong yin energy in it, all doubts suddenly became clear.

Yin beads are objects in tombs. They were buried in the ground and after a long period of fermentation, they acquired evil nature.

It must have been that the big snake penetrated the hole and hit a certain tomb, and then by chance, swallowed the Yin Pearl, thus triggering a series of changes.

However, the Yin Pearl is not so easy to swallow. Under its influence, although the big snake becomes psychic and ferocious, it will slowly be corroded and eventually turn into a walking dead such as a corpse snake. At that time, it will become ferocious and bloodthirsty.

To eat meat, you have to eat people directly.

Being killed now means that Chen Youniao has eliminated a major hidden danger for the Orion villagers as soon as possible.

In fact, Yin beads are considered spiritual objects in the eyes of practitioners. If they practice heresy, they will regard them as treasures and go to the mountains to search for ancient tombs and excavate treasures.

In other words, if Chen Youniao doesn't need this Yin Pearl, he can sell it or exchange it for what he needs.

Twisting the beads, he noticed the yin energy lingering in them. He shook his head, took it in his hand, and with a strong squeeze, he immediately turned the yin beads into powder, then sprinkled the powder on the charcoal and burned it clean.

After all, this thing is evil, and if it gets out, it will only harm people.

After breaking the beads, I cleaned up the scene, dug a hole outside, and buried the snake carcass.

It didn't take long for the mountain temple to return to normal. The crudely made statue of the mountain god still stood motionless on the throne, just a dead thing.

Come to think of it, how can you become a psychic by just offering some incense? It's not that simple.

Early the next morning, Chen Youniao left the mountain temple and continued walking up the mountain. After reaching the top, he came to a steep cliff. He searched around and finally found a hidden cave.

Such a place is inaccessible. As for animals, you only need to leave sword intent on the surrounding stones to scare them away.

The cave is dry and ventilated, and the space is not small. It is like a natural stone house. I am very satisfied.

"That's it."

Chen Youniao put away his things, took out the sword box, and placed it horizontally in front of his knees.
Chapter completed!