The inside of the half-length Buddha statue was indeed hollowed out.

Bai Xiaoyi's spiritual body penetrated the stone wall and entered the bust of Buddha.

After advancing about ten meters inside the stone wall, Yi Lin's "eyes" suddenly opened up.

In front of Bai Xiaoyi, there is a passage leading to nowhere.

The passage was very crudely dug, as if a hole was dug out with an excavator, and could only accommodate one person to pass through.

On the wall of the passage, wires were pulled from nowhere and extended deep into the passage.

Above the passage, an old energy-saving LED light bulb hangs from time to time, providing a limited light source.

Yi Lin noticed that there were many exhaust windows around the passage, with the shadow of fans rotating inside.

"Although the facilities here look old, considering the difficulty of excavation, it probably won't be completed in a short time. It seems that this should be one of the secret strongholds of the Dawn Sect, and it has been there for at least several years."

Yi Lin and Bai Xiaoyi connected with each other, allowing Bai Xiaoyi to follow the passage and drift deeper.

But after floating about 30 meters away, Yi Lin could already feel the stinging pain coming from the center of her eyebrows.

Obviously, this distance is already the limit of what he can carry.

Yi Lin reluctantly took Bai Xiaoyi back.

The interior of the Buddha statue was transformed into a fortress.

The people from Shuguang Sect should be hiding inside.

If there are no accidents, the missing persons in Itai City in the past three months should also be there.

Bai Xiaoyi floated next to Yi Lin, her expression full of curiosity.

After all, it had been so long since he had come out for air. The bubbling showed that the owner seemed to be in trouble again, which was... quite exciting.

Acridine! What a mediocre life, how devoid of passion!

"By the way, Master, I seem to have heard some strange noises."

While Yi Lin was thinking about the next step, Bai Xiaoyi suddenly said.

"Huh? What's the sound? Do you hear what it is?"

What Yi Lin and Bai Xiaoyi really share is only the "field of vision", and they cannot fully share the five senses. Therefore, Bai Xiaoyi may be able to hear the weird chanting sounds better than Yi Lin outside the bust of the Buddha inside the passage.

More real.

"There seem to be many, many, many people inside."

Bai Xiaoyi tried her best to open her hands, trying to vividly describe "a lot".

"They seemed to be shouting some slogan, it seemed like..."

Bai Xiaoyi carefully recalled the strange sound that echoed inside the Buddha statue. She lowered her voice and whispered:

"They are demons...we are servants of God...well...what awakening, pain...twilight and so on."

Bai Xiaoyi's cultural level is limited and he can only think a little bit clearly.

"Embrace the dawn?"

Yi Lin remembered the slogan Sheng Chunrou repeated over and over again.

"Yeah, yeah, that's what it sounds like! Master, you are so awesome!"

Bai Xiaoyi is very witty and makes a low-key flattery by the way.

Yi Lin frowned, her expression solemn.

Bai Xiaoyi could only hear a few words clearly, which did not provide much information.

demon?

Servant of God?

Who does "they" refer to?

Arousal? Pain?

Yi Lin suddenly had a bad feeling.

He felt that this matter was getting weirder and weirder.

There is a feeling that the storm is about to come.

Ah, no...

Yi Lin wiped the rain from her face.

It is indeed raining now.

Yi Lin recalled the avi she had watched at Sheng Chunrou’s house.

It's that little video that Sheng Chunrou made crudely when she was in an abnormal mental state.

"Sheng Chunrou knew for a long time that there was something wrong with the Shuguang Sect, but she still plunged into it."

"She initially thought that as an apostle, she would not get into trouble here."

"She probably didn't understand the reality well enough, was careless, and ended up getting herself involved."

"It seems that she is here for that 'painting', but what exactly is that 'painting'? Could it be a prop left by the apostle? Or maybe it is a spirit-possessed weapon? Otherwise, as an apostle, Sheng Chunrou would not

Take that risk for that 'painting'."

"By the way, she once said something in the video..."

"They don't have much time."

"Why is time running out?"

"Is this why someone in the Shuguang Sect, knowing that we are investigating this matter, still takes the risk and continues to abduct humans from Itai City?"

Just when Yi Lin was thinking.

"Let's go!"

"Follow up!"

In the distance, there were faint shouts.

Yi Lin's heart moved and she quickly put Bai Xiaoyi away.

Like a shadow, he hid in the shadow of the Buddha's feet and remained motionless.

A few minutes later.

In the darkness, several flashlight lights appeared.

As the lights appeared, several figures in raincoats walked quickly towards this side.

"It's actually those six people?"

Yi Lin's eyes narrowed.

Never expected that.

He actually arrived at the foot of the big-bellied Maitreya Buddha one step ahead of those six people.

Is it because he has better physical strength?

Yi Lin quickly found a reason.

Sure enough, people and their physiques cannot be generalized.

When Yi Lin was climbing in the dark in the mountains, she was worried that she would fall behind too much, so she didn't take a moment to rest along the way.

Yi Lin thought as she silently turned on [Following Like a Shadow] in the darkness.

In this environment, the effect of [following like a shadow] reaches its extreme.

Unless the other party's flashlight happened to hit Yi Lin's face.

Otherwise, even if you accidentally walk by Yi Lin, you may not be able to notice Yi Lin's presence.

Click click click.

After the six people arrived at the foot of the big-bellied Maitreya Buddha, they walked directly to one of the "toes" without stopping.

Although it is called a "toe", that toe is much taller than Yi Lin's height, and is equivalent to a flat stone wall.

I saw one of the leaders, a man in his thirties with strong bones, fiddling with something on the stone wall. In the darkness, Yi Lin could only hear the sound of grinding stones.

From Yi Lin's hiding angle, it was difficult to see exactly what the man had done, which was a bit regretful.

But it's nothing more than an entrance.

Yi Lin did not immediately stop those people.

This doesn't make sense.

It is very possible that these people are just minions of the Shuguang Sect and cannot access deeper secrets.

After a few minutes, the light of the flashlight disappeared, and the movement of those people completely disappeared from in front of the big-bellied Maitreya Buddha.
To be continued...