The heavy rain continued until midnight, and the temperature in the house was very low, with a sense of coldness. It wasn't until the sun came out the next morning that the lingering coldness subsided a little.

At around seven o'clock in the morning, when Wen Qi woke up, Feng Ce had already gone out. He went to the parking place to return his raincoat and inquired about the news.

When the eldest sister saw Wen Qi, she got up and greeted her warmly for breakfast, "The porridge I just cooked this morning is very fragrant. Eat it while it's hot. There are also pickles that I pickled at home. Do you want to eat them?"

Wen Qi smiled and nodded, "Eat, thank you, eldest sister."

The eldest sister became even more happy, and went out with a smile. After a while, she brought a plate of pickled cucumber slices, "It's just right to eat with porridge."

Wen Qi ate a piece and praised it profusely. Then she chatted while eating, "Sister, are you the only one in your family?"

Hearing this, the eldest sister sighed, "Yes, I am the only one left in my family now. When will everyone in the family get up?"

Wen Qi paused while eating, "Sorry, I don't know... was there an accident?"

The eldest sister waved her hand and said, "There is nothing to be sorry for. People will die when they reach old age. It is normal. Living alone is a bit lonely, but everything is fine."

Wen Qi smiled and nodded. When she was about to finish eating, Feng Ce came back.

The eldest sister quickly asked: "When did you go out in the morning? I didn't hear anything. Did you eat in the morning?"

Feng Ce shook his head and said he hadn't eaten. The eldest sister turned around and went to the kitchen to serve porridge.

Feng Ce lowered his voice and said, "I saw Mingren's car in the mountains to the east. It was empty, with nothing in it. But the villagers I met in the morning said that no outsiders have been in the village for a long time."

Wen Qi's expression changed. Everyone in the village was covering up the fact that Mingren had come. Why?

Feng Ce nodded, "Mingren should be in the ancestral temple."

Wen Qi whispered: "Look for an opportunity to go in and take a look."

Feng Ce nodded and his voice returned to normal, "The village chief just said that the roads are closed due to heavy rain, and we may have to stay in the village for a few days."

Before she finished speaking, the eldest sister came back with porridge and said: "Then let's live. Anyway, I have a place at home, so I can stay as long as I want."

Wen Qi smiled and thanked, "I've caused you trouble."

The eldest sister waved her hand, "What's the trouble? It will be more lively with two more people in the house."

After dinner, Wen Qi and Feng Ce left the eldest sister's residence on the pretext of going out to take photos and admire the scenery.

Walking in the village, looking at the smoke rising from the roofs of every house, and listening to the intermittent noise, Wen Qi felt that this place was no different from an ordinary village.

Until Wen Qi and Feng Ce walked hand in hand to the vicinity of the ancestral temple, the two of them looked closer and looked at each other curiously. Before they could really get close, a shout came from behind: "Stop!"

Wen Qi and Feng Ce stopped at the same time, looked at each other, and saw surprise in each other's eyes. Just now, they didn't notice anyone approaching at all.

"That is the ancestral temple in the village. Outsiders are not allowed to enter."

Wen Qi turned around and looked over. She was a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old. She was tall, thin, with bright eyes, but the expression on her face was very serious, giving people an old-fashioned feeling.

"Sorry, we just arrived last night and didn't know the rules here." Wen Qi said sheepishly: "Don't worry, we won't get close."

The girl nodded, looked at them disbelievingly, turned and left.

She seemed to have some kind of leg problem and was walking with a limp. Her right hand was habitually clasped behind her back, and her left hand was raised as if to support something, but when she couldn't reach it, she unnaturally put her hand back to her side, and straightened her back deliberately.

When they walked away, Wen Qicai said: "She walks like an old man, an old man with a cane."

Feng Ce pondered: "It looks like rebirth or possession."

Wen Qi looked back at the ancestral temple and said, "Come and take a look tonight. You should be able to solve the mystery."

A day of doing nothing was very difficult, and Wen Qi could only pass the time by sleeping, while also preparing for the night exploration.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the whole village fell silent and everyone fell asleep.

Wen Qi and Feng Ce crept out and went straight to the ancestral temple.

The door of the ancestral temple was plugged in from the inside. It used an ancient horizontal wooden door bolt, which was easy to open. It fell off after a few pulls. The temple door opened, and it was pitch dark inside.

Wen Qi was a little stunned, "I can't even see inside, I shouldn't be."

Feng Ce was very calm, "It should be one of the rules, be careful."

Wen Qi nodded and followed Feng Ce into the door.

As soon as the two of them stood still in the ancestral temple, the temple door closed automatically, cutting off the moonlight outside.

Wen Qi was completely plunged into darkness, and she whispered: "Feng Ce?"

No one responded.

Wen Qi thought to herself, very good, they were separated while acting at the same time again, they can't appear together, right?

Wen Qi took a tentative step forward, and suddenly a gust of cold wind blew by her side. She subconsciously took a step back, raised her leg and kicked in the direction of the wind.

The attack failed.

Wen Qi curled her lips slightly, feeling really insecure when she couldn't see anything. After thinking about it, she released Taotie, "Can you find the location of Mingren or Feng Ce?"

Taotie said "Yah", turned around and rushed into the darkness.

Wen Qi raised her heels. Of course she still couldn't see it, but Taotie was her soul envoy and she could sense its position without using her eyes.

After walking for about five minutes, Wen Qi was sure that she must have entered a different space. Otherwise, at her speed, walking so far in a straight line, she would have hit the wall countless times.

Ahead, Taotie screamed. Wen Qi speeded up a bit again. When she took the last step, her eyes suddenly lit up and she instinctively narrowed her eyes.

at the same time! The dark wind came, right in front of her face.

Wen Qi raised her hand to block. After a "bang" sound, her arm felt sore and numb.

Taotie rushed over, roared, knocked down the thing that attacked Wen Qi, and bit it.

Wen Qi opened her eyes and saw that what was bitten by Taotie was a human skeleton. The skeleton is white and translucent, like jade. It looks like it has become a spirit. No wonder it is so hard.

"Taotie, let it go first."

Taotie obediently let go of his mouth and stuck out his tongue in disgust. The taste was hard and not tasty at all.

The skeleton struggled to stand up from the ground and assumed a defensive posture.

Wen Qi looked it up and down, "Are you the owner of the ancestral temple?"

The skeleton made a series of meaningless knocking sounds.

Wen Qi didn't understand, so she frowned and said, "Can you write?"

The skeleton shook its head and made a movement to drive away.

Wen Qi took out the Fengdu stick and said in a deep voice: "I'm here to find someone. I won't leave if I can't find him. If you don't cooperate, I will have to find him in my own way."

The skeleton waved its hands repeatedly and made a "click" sound again.

Wen Qi ignored it and looked around carefully. This is a place like an ancestral hall. There are tablets on the altar table behind the skeleton. The one at the top and in the middle is the largest, with Bai Wuyou written on it.

Apart from that, there is nothing else in this bright place.

Wen Qi frowned, "Taotie, where is he?"

Taotie shouted twice at the altar table.

Wen Qi swept away the bones with a stick, lifted up the tablecloth on the altar table, and saw that there was a one-meter-high red arch inside.

At this time, the door was half open, and a simple Hibiscus flower was painted beside the door.

Wen Qi touched it and found that the traces were very new and should have been left by Feng Ce. She looked back at Bai Gu, who no longer tried to stop him, then ducked in, followed closely by Taotie.

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