The Strongest Big Brother

Hearing Shen Ao's proposal, Ning Caichen felt that he was short of money, and said a little embarrassedly: "My lord, right now I have no money, even if I go to a restaurant, I don't have any money, so let's talk about it after I get the money back."

"Brother Ning is struggling, so it's okay for me to pay the bill?"

"This is not good." Ning Caichen wondered.

"Hey, money is something outside of the body, you don't bring it with you when you are born, and you don't take it with you when you die. If Brother Ning recognizes me as a friend, I will invite you to this meal!" Shen Ao said with a serious expression.After all, he knew that if Ning Caichen received the bill this time, he would definitely not go around to Nalanruo Temple again.That being the case, it is still necessary to have a breakup meal.

Ning Caichen didn't know what Shen Ao was thinking, but seeing his generosity, he was greatly moved, and quickly agreed: "Okay, then I'm ashamed of receiving your kindness."

Saying this, the two entered the restaurant together.

"Xiaoer, here are two bowls of rice, two catties of beef, one bowl of mutton soup, and two roast ducks." Sitting at the table, Shen Ao ordered a few meat dishes.

Ning Caichen touched his stomach and found that he was indeed a little hungry.

The shop waiter next to him heard Shen Ao calling for so many dishes, and hurriedly responded: "Guest officer, please wait a moment, the dishes you ordered will be served right away."

But after a while, the waiter in the shop kindly brought up the dishes.

"You two guests, please take your time with your dishes."

Two catties of beef, two roast ducks, and a bowl of mutton soup.I have to say that although the taste of this dish looks average, the portion is indeed quite large.

Shen Ao just ate the dishes on the table casually, and then chatted up with the waiter in the shop: "Xiaoer, I want to ask you something! Do you know which direction is near Lanruo Temple?"

"Lanruo Temple?" Hearing these three words from Shen Ao, the waiter turned pale with fright.Even the other diners around looked sideways.

From the looks of it, because Lanruo Temple is close to Guobei County, there should be quite a few deaths over the years.

"Just say what you want, don't hide it. If your information is accurate, I will reward you in addition." Saying this, Shen Ao slapped a silver coin on the table.

The waiter's eyes flickered for a moment, as the saying goes, money can turn ghosts around.He gritted his teeth, and immediately said: "Guest officer, to tell you the truth, Lanruo Temple is very evil. It is said that it is haunted by ghosts. No one who has been there has come back alive."

"Is there really no one who came back alive?" Ning Caichen who was on the side was terrified when he heard what the waiter said.

Judging by his appearance, he probably would never dare to go to Nalanruo Temple.

"Then it's fake? Over the past few years, more than a dozen families in our Guobei County have died there. So, there are definitely ghosts and monsters in that temple, so you can't go there." When the shop boy said this, His face was a little pale.It is enough to see how afraid he is of Lanruo Temple.

"Even if it is haunted, there must be a reason for it? Lanruo Temple was originally a Buddhist temple, how could it suddenly become a ghost temple?"

"I also heard people say that there used to be a Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Lanruo Temple, and outside the temple was a mass grave. In the center of the mass grave, a shade locust tree was planted. Over time, the shade locust tree absorbed the yin energy of the dead. , and finally transformed into a tree demon. After the tree demon was born, it bloodbathed the entire Lanruo Temple overnight, and all the monks in Lanruo Temple...all..." Speaking of this, how dare the waiter dare to go on?

Shen Ao nodded, handed over the three ingots of silver, and said: "The news you said is very useful, these are money for meals, and the rest will be rewarded to you."

Afterwards, Shen Ao only asked about the specific location of Lanruo Temple.As for Ning Caichen, he was not interested in Lanruo Temple at all.

After the dishes on the dinner table were finished, Ning Caichen asked a little worriedly: "Mr. Shen, do you still decide to go to Lanruo Temple?"

Shen Ao nodded and said with a smile: "Of course! Xia Hou and Yan Chixia should both appear at Lanruo Temple tonight. I can't miss this sword competition."

"But... from what the waiter said, Lanruo Temple seems quite dangerous." Ning Caichen said nervously.

Shen Ao laughed, didn't take it seriously at all, and asked instead: "Brother Ning, didn't you say before that you used strange power to distract yourself without saying a word? Why are you afraid now? Otherwise, let's go together? Believe me, I will be full of righteousness." , even if there are any monsters and ghosts, we have to run away when we see them.”

"Um, that... I won't go. I'm really tired from the long journey. After collecting the bill, I just want to have a good night's rest." Ning Caichen waved his hands in a panic, joking, he didn't want to go there What a dangerous place.

"Is that so? That's such a pity. I planned to chat with Brother Ning all night..." Shen Ao shook his head with a smile.

In the end, they separated from Ning's interview.Ning Caichen received the bill smoothly and had money to stay at the inn, so naturally he would not go to Nalanruo Temple to stay overnight.

Chapter 2019 Xia Hou VS Yan Chixia

The two parted before leaving, and Ning Caichen planned to set off for Jibaozhai at dawn tomorrow.

Seeing this situation, Shen Ao felt a little bit sorry.So he quietly put a jade talisman in his book basket.On this jade talisman is the sacred aura of the emperor, so that evil spirits and ghosts cannot get close to him.

I hope that Ning Caichen, who is protected by this thing, will not encounter any monsters in the future.

After parting from Ning Caichen, Shen Ao wandered around Guobei County again.He vaguely remembered that in the original book, Nie Xiaoqian was born into a family of officials and officials. A year ago, when Nie Xiaoqian's family passed through Guobei County, it was the Menglan Festival. Nie Xiaoqian asked someone to draw a picture before she was alive.Later, because of being murdered by an adulterer, her father had to temporarily bury her body in the mass grave of Lanruo Temple.

If I can buy that original painting and give it to Xiaoqian as a gift, I believe she will like it very much, right?

Thinking like this, Shen Ao walked to the painting booth.

The owner of the painting stall saw Shen Ao's luxurious attire, so he decided that Shen Ao was a big customer, and approached him politely to sell, "Master, would you like to come to our store to have a look at the paintings inside? Each one is the work of a famous artist. It is very worth collecting."

Shen Ao ignored the sale from the art stall owner, but entered the shop on his own, and searched through numerous art collections.

Soon, Shen Ao found a portrait of a young girl bending over to wash her hair. When she saw the words mentioned on the portrait, she felt sure and asked, "How much is this painting?"

The owner of the painting booth quickly praised: "Master, you have good eyesight. This painting is made by a famous artist, and it is absolutely extraordinary."

"Tell me about the person in this painting. I'm not interested in who painted it."

Hearing Shen Ao's question, the owner of the painting stall was embarrassed for a while, and said with a smile: "The person in this painting is actually not a local, her name is Nie Xiaoqian. More than a year ago, she passed by here with her father who was dismissed from office. At that time, everyone was astonished, and someone made such a painting, who would have thought that the confidante, who was so unlucky and jealous of the talent, died because of a serious illness!"

Hearing the answer from the owner of the painting stall, Shen Ao nodded, without further ado, paid the money directly, and put the scroll away.

It was getting late when I got the scroll.

Lanruo Temple is located in the woods in the south of Guobei County, only four miles away.At this time, the sky was already getting dark, and when Shen Ao arrived here, the surrounding area was already pitch black.

But for Shen Ao, the mere darkness of the night would not trouble him.

In less than half an hour, Shen Ao came to a dilapidated old temple.

At this time, by the moonlight in the sky, a dilapidated stone tablet can be seen in front of it, engraved with the three characters of Lanruo Temple, and in front of it are the stone images of the four heavenly kings.