The target of the assassination is the fox

The last ray of moonlight was also covered by dark clouds.Bursts of muffled thunder came from the tumbling clouds, the forest was silent, and the birds, insects, and beasts were all silent.I walked carefully in this dark night with the Princess on my back.

It seems that those people can't catch up, but we seem to have encountered other difficulties.For example, get lost.

The Maple Leaf Temple is surrounded by mountains, and patches of dense forests connect to the depths of the inaccessible mountains.Although I have explored the area around the temple, the previous running in the dark made us deviate from the originally planned route, and now we have gone so far that we can no longer identify the specific direction.

What worries me even more is that the more I walk, the more barren and deep the surrounding environment becomes.

When I was in the dark forest at first, I could at least see some trails and the ground was flat, but now the surrounding trees are getting taller, with intertwined roots and overgrown weeds. It is inconvenient for the princess to draw out her hand to separate the clumps in front of her, and it is even more difficult to walk among them.Occasionally, I encountered some low branches that stretched out, and they all scratched my face. Fortunately, I was wearing a mask, otherwise I would be disfigured.

Alas, I can't figure out the way in this deep mountain and old forest, and I don't know if there are any wild animals in it. If there is another mountain worm or something, it will really be over.But until now, there is no turning back, I can only bite the bullet and move forward, and I have to hurry up and find a place where I can rest my feet for the night.The weather looked scary, the clouds were heavy, and there was no wind in the woods.And the more dull and deadly it is now, the harder it will rain later.

"Princess, do you recognize this place?" I asked while looking at the mist in front of me, but the person on my back didn't answer.

"Princess, are you thirsty? I have a water bag on me."

"Princess, do you...do you want to relieve yourself?"

After a few questions, I found out that a princess ignored me.

It's been almost an hour since she walked, and now she has regained a little strength, and she can put her hands on my shoulders and lift up a little distance.But I can still clearly feel the ups and downs of the body, the steady heartbeat from the soft chest, and the faint fragrance.

The one lying on my back at this moment is the goddess in the dreams of countless people of Dai Viet, but I am lucky enough to get close to her, but I can't give birth to her even if she is half charming.Because I'm about to be frostbitten by the cold coming from her right now.

I guess she must be staring at the back of my head with those phoenix eyes uncertainly at this moment, and the line of her pretty lips is also tightly pursed to a cold bluish white.

But why is she angry?Just because I spilled flour on her face earlier?I can't justify it.At such a difficult time, not only did I not take advantage of others, but I also resisted the temptation of money with my proud self-control and noble professional ethics, worked hard for her, protected her from danger, and carried her away With such a long journey, what else is she dissatisfied with?I will be moved by my own nobility and selflessness.

"The princess?"

So I yelled again, seeing that she still ignored me, I couldn't hold back my wickedness, and deliberately said: "Princess, are we in the back mountain now?" I lowered my voice, showing a trace of fear: "I heard...the area around the back mountain is haunted by ghosts."

The breath gently brushing the back of the neck suddenly trembled slightly.

The corner of my mouth curled up, and I said quietly: "Princess, are you afraid of ghosts?"

"Heh, do you think Bengong will be afraid of those random fabricated stories?" She was finally provoked by me, but her cold tone was less deterrent because of her weakness after being poisoned.

I was so happy to hear her words that were clearly showing a sense of bravado, and the corners of my mouth couldn't help but curl up.The previous information was not collected in vain. I know that when she was young, she was frightened when she saw a palace official hanged herself at night, and she contracted an evil fever and fell into a coma for several days. According to legends of ghosts and ghosts, there is not even a Ben Yizhi in the palace so far.

This is her weakness~~~ I feel refreshed.Trying to lower his voice, he said in a deep voice, "This is different from other folk tales, it's much more interesting than those. I heard from the gatekeeper of the monastery the day before yesterday that real people are real people, and they are very evil."

"This incident happened in Maple Leaf Temple. It was kept secret from outsiders. He took two sips of wine and couldn't control his mouth before revealing it. Although you are a frequent visitor to Maple Leaf Temple, princess, you must have never heard of it."

After brewing the atmosphere, the beginning slowly began: "That was five years ago, when the old abbot was still alive. It was winter and colder than usual. The vegetation in the mountains was withered, and the sky was dark with snow and wind. Gloomy. There was a young man with a bag on his back, and walked up the stone steps step by step under heavy snow. He came to the mountain to be ordained and became a monk. Afterwards, he followed Elder Yinkong's sect and took the name of Jingfan."

Having said that, I turned my head and said mysteriously to the princess: "Princess, you know Elder Yin Kong, right? He is a little delirious now, but it was not like this five years ago."

In the silent forest, the air is stagnant, only the occasional thunder, the crackling of dead branches, the rustling of clothes, shallow breathing, and my deep breath voice.Listening to even my own chills.

"After that Jingfan came to the temple, he knocked on scriptures and recited the Buddha's name every day. He worked hard and was kind to others. Elder Yinkong loved this disciple very much. The temple was peaceful as usual, but gradually, something went wrong. People started disappearing in a row."

"First the little disciples sweeping the floor, then a few fire-headed monks, and monks...even the prison courtyard disappeared, and the last one disappeared was that Jingfan. Although calm was restored afterwards, the temple was still shrouded in fear. In the temple, it was said that ghosts were causing the trouble, so the abbots and elders invited Baoguang relics to suppress the evil spirits, but they only said that the monks were sick."

"At first I thought it was over like this, but in the spring of the second year, on a rather sultry night, all the monks in the temple were awakened by bursts of crying. They went out following the sound, and were shocked to find that there were ghost fires in the back mountain. The woods were reflected in a deep green, and from a distance, one could vaguely see black shadows swaying between the flames, just like the ghost crying in the wind! Everyone panicked, and the old abbot immediately led all the monks with law enforcement weapons. The most frightening thing is... When they walked into the back mountain, the circling will-o'-the-wisps suddenly extinguished, and then the strong wind blew, and they discovered that under the piled up high dead leaves were devoured unrecognizable bodies. corpse!"

"The seven corpses that were cleared up were all missing monks in the monastery, but the one missing... the one named Jingfan." A flash of lightning flashed, illuminating the surroundings.Feeling that the person on my back seems to be holding his breath, I smiled faintly, and finally said: "Therefore, there is an unwritten rule handed down in the temple, that is, every night when the moon is full, or when there is a heavy thunderstorm Don't go to the back mountain area, because..." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly stepped on something round.

"what!!!"

"what!!!"

"It's okay, I just stepped on a big mushroom." I said quickly.I screamed out of instinct just now, but I didn't expect the princess to scream louder than me, and I was almost limp in fright.Now that it was quiet, I couldn't help laughing: "Pfft, princess, you still said that you are not afraid, and you can still scream so loudly even if you are poisoned."

Before she had time to refute me, there was a particularly dazzling flash in the sky, followed by a bang.Soon, the wind picked up.My heart sank, and I said: "Too bad it's going to rain, it looks like we'll have to get drenched in the rain. It's really a leaky house and it rains all night. Misfortunes never come singly."

Talking about speeding up, I want to find some wall rock caves or something that I can hide from. It is very dangerous to stop under a tree in a thunderstorm. I have heard that many seniors in the rivers and lakes are under the big tree together when it rains during a martial arts duel. Dodge the tragic story of both being chopped into coke.But unfortunately, before I took a few steps, the heavy rain began to pour down.

The rain was extremely ferocious and frightening. Even though the sky was covered by the big trees above, many raindrops fell like hailstones.I think the princess who has protected me from the rain must be suffering from back pain at this moment.