Chapter 135: Night Terror: The Beast Attacks

The noise startled the drowsy night watchman, who quickly woke everyone up. You called me, I called you, and soon more than a dozen big men woke up.

"Come in!"

Li Danian glanced at Gu Qingyuan, and seeing that he did not move, he shouted.

The door opened.

At the head was a woman, who should be the one who knocked on the door, thin and weak, with a thin face. Behind her followed a tall man, carrying a bag.

"I am sorry to bother you all as I am passing by here." The woman bowed.

"We are both passers-by, please do as you please."

Li Danian muttered how could he meet these people in such a desolate mountain, glanced at the dull-looking man, turned around his muscular body a few times, and responded.

The woman led the man into the temple, knelt down and worshipped in front of the statue of General Huwei, and then got busy amid the strange looks of the crowd.

First, she cleared the altar, then took the bag from the tall man. When she opened it, she saw green incense candles, paper money, seasonal fruits, and a shiny fat roast chicken.

The woman took the fire, lit the incense, and respectfully inserted it into the incense burner. She placed flowers, fruits and other offerings, lit the candles, and led the tall man to kneel in front of the statue, chanting for a long time.

Li Danian only heard the words "the believer Hu brought..."

Gu Qingyuan heard it clearly: the believer Ms. Hu brought her son to worship, and her goddaughter was in trouble and wanted to escape. She has not come to clean for the next three festivals, and it will be difficult to see the two birthdays. Hereby offer green fruits, gold ingots and paper money, and wish that the godfather's deity will prosper forever and the incense will continue.

After saying this, he kowtowed for a long time without getting up.

'This little fox does have some affection, but his godfather...'

In Li Danian's eyes, the people who came in were a man and a woman, but in Gu Qingyuan's eyes, they were two yellow foxes.

He looked at the broken statue, which had a golden glow inside it, almost invisible, flickering as the woman paid homage, and countless thoughts floated out of the man and woman and merged into the statue.

'This thought is very tenacious and active. Is it the power of incense and prayer? There really is incense and prayer in this world, but this statue has been unworshipped for a long time, I am afraid it will not be able to protect itself.'

Gu Qingyuan had already noticed the golden light inside the broken statue, and when he saw it being activated, he began to analyze it.

Li Danian wiped the sweat from his hands, his mouth was full of saliva but he didn't dare to swallow it. Listening to the kowtows one after another, he felt that even the fire that was so close to him had cooled down a little.

Suddenly a strong wind blew, blowing the temple door open, and the creaking sound startled Li Danian.

Taking out his sword, Li Danian said, "It's windy in the middle of the night, I'll go close it."

When he arrived at the door, a cool breeze blew in and Li Danian realized that he was sweating. The breeze made his clothes stick to his body, making him feel cold and damp and extremely uncomfortable.

But Li Danian did not dare to show any abnormality. He had traveled a lot and had some experience. He once gave a Taoist priest a pot of wine. The Taoist priest was also a very particular person. He spread yellow paper, added cinnabar, drew a talisman, folded it into a triangle, and said: The wine is not in vain. I will give you a yellow talisman to protect you. Although it cannot kill demons, it can protect you for a while. If you encounter foxes, ghosts, and monsters, they will naturally know what is going on.

Li Danian took the talisman but didn't take it too seriously. He just thought of it as a prayer for safety. If there really was an accomplished master, he wouldn't be so desperate that he couldn't even afford a bottle of wine. But just now, the yellow talisman on his chest became hot.

Dimly, I saw a line of ghost lights, revealing a peach blossom face.

The woman offered incense and kowtowed, showing no unusual expression. However, when she turned around with the candle in her hand, Li Danian saw a fox shadow in the candlelight. His hands and feet were cold and he suffered terribly, but Li Danian did not dare to speak out. The fox demon was clearly only offering sacrifices. If he revealed his identity, he would probably eat several people.

Holding the door, Li Danian looked outside and was about to close the door, but this glance frightened him and he froze.

His colleagues had already become alert when Li Danian touched the knife. If they were not careful when traveling around, they would not be able to leave even a hundred miles away, let alone do business and make purchases.

Seeing Li Danian stop, a burly man named Zhang Lang winked at the people around him and stood up and walked forward.

"Boss, what's going on? Is there anything interesting outside? Let me take a look."

Zhang Lang put his hand on Li Danian's shoulder, tilted his head and looked outside. He was almost half dead when he saw it.

I saw a huge white-browed tiger with blood spurting out of its mouth, as well as broken limbs and flesh. It was holding a horse head in its hand. Its tiger face had a human-like smile on it. It was staring inside with its head tilted. Through the gaps in its huge body, one could vaguely see that the mules and horses outside were in trouble and lying limp on the ground.

When Zhang Lang stepped forward, he happened to meet the yellow animal eyes. He cursed in his heart, but did not hesitate. He stepped on the scabbard with one foot, drew the knife, and without looking at the result, he grabbed Li Danian's arm with his other hand. While the recoil force from his right hand holding the knife was felt, he dragged Li Danian and rolled over, and fled from the door.

The knife hit the tiger's eye sockets, but the tiger felt no pain, not even a single hair fell off. Seeing the two people running away, it did not care, and raised its tiger claws, pressed on the temple door, and the two temple doors that had been in disrepair for a long time fell off and fell straight to the ground.

"I thought you were hiding somewhere, but turns out you're here!" Da Hu spoke in human language, staring at the woman with a half-smile in his eyes.

The precious sword was unsheathed with a clang. A dozen men held the swords in their hands, but retreated slightly, showing fear.

It was all because the tiger was so huge that it knocked down the temple door to make way, and then it crawled in and knocked down the door frame. The tiger's head almost touched the roof of the temple, and every breath it exhaled caused dust to fly.

"Why is the mountain king chasing me so relentlessly? I have already given up the cave and intended to leave. I have nothing with me. Isn't it enough to retreat?" The woman asked as she dragged the tall man behind her.

Da Hu stretched out his claws and said, "Of course it's not enough. Don't think I don't know where the precious pill you hid is now."

The woman seemed to be stimulated: "Only Er Niang and I know the news about Bao Dan. What did you do to her?"

As he spoke, he bared his teeth, his face protruded forward, and a fox tail swung out behind him.

The giant tiger laughed, licked his lips, and slapped his belly, making a popping sound. "She didn't say anything at first, but after I crushed her bit by bit and swallowed most of her, she finally let out the news."

The woman screamed and transformed into a slender fox. She pounced on him and spewed out black mist from her mouth.

A vicious wind blew, and the giant tiger raised its claws and knocked the fox demon away. Its body fell on the altar, and the offerings scattered all over the ground.

Gudong.

Li Danian also regained some consciousness, swallowed his saliva, fumbled out the yellow talisman from his arms, hid it in his palm, and fell to his knees with a thud:
"Shanjun King, Shanjun Grandpa, we are just passing by and do not want to get involved in the fight between the two immortals. I still have a hundred kilograms of dried meat and several packets of medicinal herbs in my possession. I am willing to offer them to Shanjun King. I only ask that you let us live."

He spoke incoherently and kowtowed frequently.

The giant tiger seemed to have just noticed everyone at this moment: "You are quite sensible. Just now, that man chopped me with a knife. Let him kill himself and I will let you go. If you kill one more person, I will give you one more person. Half live and half die. It is fair and cost-effective."

As he spoke, he nodded to the people, still smiling, like a cat playing with a mouse.

(End of this chapter)