Don't touch my tomb!

Wherever humans inhabit, there are fluctuations of aura and resentment, but the entire Heshen Township seems to be a place of death, without any fluctuations in breath.

The inn where He Lang and the others stayed was the most magnificent inn in the entire Heshen Township, but apart from them, there were only a few sporadic guests. Most of the tourists came here to simply rest, stop and go as soon as possible, as if they wanted to get out of here quickly .

The decoration in the inn is outdated, the paint and colored decorations in many places have peeled off, and the guys in the store are also listless. The whole inn is bleak from the inside to the outside.

The feeling of bleakness is stronger when you go outside. It is obviously the end of spring and the beginning of summer, when it should be lively, but there are not many pedestrians on the road, and the stalls are all old people. Occasionally, a few children run on the road, and they will be quickly dismissed. Parents pull home.

Most of the paddy fields on both sides of the road have been abandoned, overgrown with weeds, and many of them still have animal corpses soaked in them, which stinks unbearably.

He Lang led Qin Xiaocong and Liu Fu to the end of the widest road in Heshen Township, and a desolate temple appeared in front of him.

This temple covers a very large area, located on the hillside, with the eaves upturned like outstretched wings.The steps leading to the main hall are all made of jade, and there is a snow-white crane standing on both sides of every nine steps. These cranes have different shapes and are lifelike.Probably because no one took care of them, they were all covered with dust, and the closer the statues of white cranes were to the temple, the more damaged they were.

There are various indications that although this temple is now lonely, it must have had a period of prosperity.

"Crane Temple?" Qin Xiaocong protruded half of his head from the jade. He had excellent eyesight and saw the three gilt characters on the plaque in the main hall. "Is there really a god in this place?"

Liu Fu was taken aback by him, "Quickly shrink back, you want to scare people to death in broad daylight!"

Qin Xiaocong thought about it, so he shrunk himself to the size of a thumb, climbed onto the jade and sat down cross-legged, "How about this?" In this way, he can move freely without leaving Yu.

He Lang lowered his head to look at such a miniature Qin Xiaocong, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he raised his index finger to lightly touch him, Qin Xiaocong became completely transparent, and he couldn't be found unless he looked carefully.

Seeing He Lang like this, Liu Fu slandered: "Ghosts are obsessed with ghosts!"

In such a daze, He Lang took Qin Xiaocong up the stairs, and was about to enter the gate of the palace, Liu Fu hurriedly followed.

The gate of the Crane Temple was open, and the inside was in a mess. It seemed that someone smashed it here in order to vent their anger.

There are traces of burning everywhere inside, and half of the main beam has fallen off.

Facing the gate of the temple was a huge Sumeru Platform, half of which was broken. The prayer flags, sachets for blessings, and altar tables were all overturned, and huge stones were scattered everywhere on the ground.

Just as He Lang stepped into the palace gate, the threshold under his feet collapsed, splashing dust all over the floor.

Qin Xiaocong was impatient, and he flew out of the jade while He Lang was still checking the surrounding environment.

Liufu took advantage of him to leave and hurried to He Lang's side, "My lord, he's flying up, look!"

He Lang noticed Qin Xiaocong's movements, and told Liufu, "Go and pick up the stones over there."

"Oh." Liufu pulled a long face and walked away.

First, a slender and gracefully curved stone rose into the air, followed by more scattered stones, which gradually formed the head of a crane!

Qin Xiaocong was standing on the crane's head, "He Lang, look at this statue!"

Lufu opened his mouth wide, and almost dropped all the stones in his arms to the ground.

With a wave of He Lang's sleeve, the other scattered stones and the stones held by Liu Fu also rose into the air.

More stones rose up and rearranged in the air, gradually revealing a complete form.

It was a statue with the head of a crane!The head of the crane is stretched high, the body is tall and slender, the waist, legs and feet are human-shaped, the arms are still wings, and the two wings are spread out to the rear.

The painted gold leaf on this statue has been completely peeled off, but it can still be seen how hard it was carved out.

Qin Xiaocong shouted: "I can't hold it anymore!" The statue's head and neck fell off first, and then became a pile of lifeless broken stones.

He Lang waved his sleeve again, and the other parts of the statue fell to the ground slowly.

Qin Xiaocong floated over, landed on He Lang's belt and gasped, "It's really heavy, these are diamond rocks with extremely high hardness, it's not easy to shape them, and it's such a great hatred to break them into pieces like this What happened to this Crane God? It has fallen from being worshiped by thousands of people to such a low level? Were all the murdered cranes done by people who hated the Crane God?"

He Lang said: "We still need to ask a local person."

Qin Xiaocong wiped off his sweat: "Is this Crane God really a god? Or is he actually a monster who ended up like this because his true colors were exposed?"

"You are the monster, and your whole family are monsters!" An angry voice sounded, "Master Crane God is a real god!"

"Who's there?" Qin Xiaocong asked loudly.

A little Taoist boy in a snow-white robe emerged from behind the floor-to-ceiling beam and made a face at Qin Xiaocong.

Qin Xiaocong had enough rest, got off He Lang's body, and returned to normal size.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Daotong said "ha", "You really are a monster!"

Qin Xiaocong walked quickly to his hiding place and lifted him out, "Have you seen the Crane God?"

"Of course I've seen it!" Speaking of the Crane God, Xiao Daotong expressed admiration, "The Crane God, Mr. Fengshen, is handsome, brave and invincible, with boundless mana..."

"Stop!" Qin Xiaocong interrupted his praise, "Speaking of the main point, how did the Crane Temple become like this, where is your Crane God?"

The brilliance on Xiao Daotong's face disappeared immediately, and he said dejectedly: "Master Crane God has gone far away, and the villagers' prayers have not been answered. They lost their patience, and they no longer believed in Lord Crane God, so they overthrew Crane God. The statue of the Lord smashed the temple. Everyone was also injured and left one after another. But I can't leave, I can't find a home when Lord Crane God comes back."

It turns out that the Crane God really exists.Qin Xiaocong asked, "Where did the Crane God go?"

Xiao Daotong shook his head: "I don't know, I've been waiting for him to come back."

Xiao Daotong was talking, but his body gradually became transparent.Xiao Daotong cried: "Master Crane God saved all of our lives, he just left for a while and they couldn't wait! I've been waiting for him to come back, and now I'm leaving too. How sad it must be..."

Qin Xiaocong raised his hand and touched Xiaodaotong's head, "Don't cry, tell me your name."

"My name is Bai Yu." Xiao Daotong sobbed.

"Bai Yu, I remember your name. We already know your wish. If we can meet your Lord Crane God, we will tell him that you have been waiting for him, and we will also tell him what happened here, rest assured go."

Bai Yu nodded, her figure completely dissipated.Where he had been standing, there appeared the skeleton of a juvenile crane, the neck of which had been completely broken off.

Because of touching Bai Yu, Qin Xiaocong was able to see what happened before his death.

A group of angry villagers rushed to the Crane Temple, "Liar, the Crane God lied to us!"

"Let the Crane God come out!"

……

The villagers became more and more angry and began to mobilize their hands. They snatched the tribute on the altar and took all the valuables. In order to vent their anger, they began to smash the Crane Temple, and finally set fire to the Crane Temple!

Qin Xiaocong saw many Xiaodao boys who were similar to Bai Yu running to fight the fire, but the fire was getting bigger and bigger, and they were injured one after another.

"Give up, he won't come back!"

"Let's leave!"

"let's go!"

……

A group of little Taoist boys patted their arms, and their arms turned into wings. They flew up one by one and left the Crane Temple.

"Hey, don't leave," Bai Yu yelled in the sea of ​​flames, "What will you do when Lord Crane God comes back after you leave?"

The others had left, and they could no longer hear Bai Yu's voice.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, Bai Yu tried his best to put out the fire, but he saw the head of the statue of Crane God, lying on the ground in embarrassment, he ran to pick it up, but unexpectedly a burning beam fell down...

Qin Xiaocong squatted down silently, and put away Bai Yu's bones, "I will help you find this irresponsible guy."

Coming out of the Crane Temple, Qin Xiaocong was depressed and went back to Yuli without saying a word. He didn't come out until He Lang returned to the inn room. After he came out, he didn't speak, just lay on He Lang's bed in a daze.

"My lord, look at him..." Liufu wanted to criticize Qin Xiaocong a few words, but He Lang kicked him out.

After going out, Liufu stood at the door of his room thinking: Why does the young master share a room with that monster?

Qin Xiaocong stared blankly at the top of the bed for a while, then sighed, and continued lying on his side facing the wall.

He Lang sat at the table and drank tea silently for a while, then asked: "The matter of Bai Yu seems to have touched you a lot?"

Qin Xiaocong was silent for a while, then said in a muffled voice: "It's nothing, I just hope that there will be fewer people in this world like Crane God who just play and disappear without making a sound, so that people won't have to wait, and the wait will be in vain!"

"Perhaps something happened to him," He Lang asked him, "Are you waiting for someone?"

"Wait? I won't be stupid, just wait here. I want to find him and ask him why he ran out and didn't come back. Such a big family...I'm not the same as that little silly crane." As he spoke, the depression in Qin Xiaocong's heart was swept away, he got up and sat up, and rekindled his fighting spirit, "When I find him, I must make him look good!"

"It seems that he is very important to you, is it your family, or... Taoist companion?" He Lang asked.

"Family? It doesn't count." Qin Xiaocong felt a little guilty. Strictly speaking, the owner of the tomb should be his owner, but he never admitted this, he is free!Qin Xiaocong noticed that He Lang said a new word he had never heard before, "Taoist companion? What is a Taoist companion? Are you friends who practice together?"

"...You can say the same thing."

"Then..." Qin Xiaocong thought for a while, he had been unilaterally absorbing spiritual power from the owner of the tomb all this time, and he didn't seem to have given anything back, so it didn't seem like he was practicing together, he shook his head, "He and I are not Taoist companions, Is that how I am with you?"

He Lang was drinking tea, when he heard him say that, he suddenly choked and coughed again and again.

It was the first time Qin Xiaocong saw He Lang lose his composure. He jumped out of bed and patted him on the back, "Are you okay?"

"nothing."

Qin Xiaocong sat down beside him and poured himself a cup of tea, "What do you think this Crane God did to make the villagers here hate him so much? Could it be that so many murdered cranes were done by people who hated the Crane God?" ?”

"Ask someone." He Lang said.

"Who are you looking for?"

"The second shopkeeper."

He Lang ordered a large table of dishes, probably there hadn't been such a big customer in the store for a long time, the innkeeper personally came to deliver the wine, and the waiter in charge of greeting them was fast.

After the food and drinks were served, He Lang paid the money readily, and called the waiter who lived in the shop, and put a silver ingot in his hand.

Seeing this ingot of silver ingot, Xiao Er's eyes straightened, "Guest officer, do you have any orders, just say it?"

He Lang said slowly: "It's nothing, I just went out today and saw a temple, I'm a little curious."

The waiter immediately said "Oh", "You mean the Crane Temple?"

He Lang nodded, "Exactly."

The waiter bowed his head, leaned closer and said in a low voice: "Let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. You are from another place and don't know the situation in our place. Don't go to that temple again, bad luck!"

"What kind of bad luck?" Qin Xiaocong interjected.He Lang called the table he had never seen with such good food and wine. After the food and wine were served, he was only engrossed in tasting the food, and almost forgot about the business.

"It's a long story..."