Although this temple is small, it seems to be quite elaborate. It is not built directly with adobe, but is built with some adobe bricks on three sides, and the small roof is also covered with a few gray tiles.

As for why it is the Clay Bodhisattva and not the Earth God, it is because the statue in the temple is sitting cross-legged on the ground with hands folded.

At this moment, Chu Hang woke up Yang Bencai in the car. The two of them had already got out of the carriage and were moving their hands and feet there.

When the driver saw Yi Shuyuan observing the small temple, he also came over and joined his hands and bowed several times to the Buddha statue in the small temple next to Yi Shuyuan.

"Brother, which Bodhisattva is this?" The coachman answered Yi Shuyuan after he finished paying homage.

"I don't know which Bodhisattva it is, but there has always been one. I passed by to take a rest and prayed for peace. Yi Shuyuan nodded. The people driving the car didn't know, so I can only be an unknown Bodhisattva for the time being.
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Hui Mian also looked at the small temple through Yi Shuyuan's hair, and whispered in Yi Shuyuan's ear. "Sir, this is not an empty temple, but it is so weird..."

Of course Yi Shuyuan knew this. Although this temple was small, the Buddha statues had been consecrated by the Eight Sutras, but he didn't know who was enshrined.

As for the weird thing Hui Mian said, it is because there is an owner sitting in this temple, yes, sitting like this.

Ordinary Buddha statues may be related to Bodhisattvas, but there are few true gods sitting in them. The so-called thousands of incarnations are just a way to connect the statues, unless you are really lucky and the Dharmakaya just happens to be here.

But even if he saw it, Yi Shuyuan didn't want to disturb the other party. After all, the other party didn't look outside at all, as if he was enshrined in the statue of a god.

"Oh, there is such a small temple over there!"

Yang Bencai's voice came, and he and Chu Hang quickly came over.

"Come, come, let's pay our respects too!"

Yang Bencai joined his hands and bowed in a very natural manner, and Chu Hang imitated him and bowed along with him, muttering something to himself.

"The Lord of the Earth protects the barren mountains and ridges!"

"Brother Chu, this is not the Earth God, this is obviously a Buddha statue. Don't blame the Bodhisattva, don't blame the Bodhisattva!" Yang Bencai bowed repeatedly, and Chu Hang quickly said, "Don't blame the Bodhisattva."

The coachman had finished bowing, and Yang Bencai and Chu Hang had also bowed. Yi Shuyuan was the only one standing by and doing nothing, which seemed a bit strange.

"Mr. Yi, don't you pay my respects?"

Yang Bencai asked this, and Yi Shuyuan shook his head.

"Visiting the gods and Buddhas in the temple is just for psychological comfort. If you are not virtuous enough, how can the gods and Buddhas bless you? If you are virtuous enough and feel no guilt, why do you need to pray to gods and Buddhas?"

Yi Shuyuan found a reason for his behavior, and others also found it reasonable.

There are two houses over there, one is rather dilapidated, with half of the roof collapsed, and the old horse that had unloaded the cart was tied up inside the dilapidated house by the driver.

One room is still in good condition, but half of the door is broken, and the oil paper on the windows is all torn, but it's not a big problem to just rest for a night.

Everyone casually cleaned up the house, then picked up some firewood from around, and then lit a bonfire.

Perhaps it's a psychological effect, but after the bonfire is lit, it feels like it gets dark very quickly.

Although the weather has gotten warmer, it is still a bit cold at night. After all, we are at the foot of the mountain. The raising of the bonfire not only brings warmth, but also brings some sense of security.

While the driver was baking some steamed buns, he was bragging and chatting with three guests.

"I heard that during the chaos in the past, there were many ferocious beasts in Yanshan, including jackals, tigers, and leopards. I heard there were even monsters!"

Yang Bencai felt his heart tighten when he heard this, and Chu Hang was even more frightened. However, Yi Shuyuan asked with great interest, "Oh? What kind of monster is that?"

"Well, for example, vixens, tiger spirits, and mountain ghosts!" Yang Bencai was already superstitious, so he was frightened to hear this.

"So many? Wouldn't it be very unsafe for us?"

"That was in the past! Some people who were unlucky might have been lost when they went into the mountains and encountered ghosts breaking through the walls. Later, the imperial court vigorously promoted the renovation, and invited the heavenly masters and experts from all walks of life to clean up the mountains. I and I

You guys say..."

The coachman spoke clearly and eloquently, and he just made up some parts that he couldn't remember.

Yi Shuyuan also listened with great interest. Although the explanation was very simple, he could still imagine some things.

Some stories are not false. Monsters are difficult to deal with only when they are established. When they are not established, although they are scary to ordinary people, some warlocks and mages may not be able to get rid of them.

"Sir, isn't this what Mr. Qi did when he was young?"

Hui Mian whispered in Yi Shuyuan's ear. Yi Shuyuan's lips moved slightly, and a murmuring sound came into Hui Mian's ear and he replied.

"I don't know, but they should be from the same era."

Qi Zhongbin studied Dharma very early and went out to conquer the world at the age of 21. Dayong was a relatively chaotic time. He already had some fame before he was thirty years old. He was named one of the heavenly masters who protect the country by Emperor Huai of Dayong decades ago.

1. There is a title and a fifth rank, but no salary.

It seems that the people at the car dealership are talkative. The driver kept chatting while baking the steamed buns. After baking, he divided the steamed buns into pieces and continued talking, without even taking a sip of water.

“Woo aa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The old horse neighed outside the yard, and the coachman stopped immediately. He stood up and walked to the door and looked at the broken house not far away. The old horse inside shook its head and snorted. He then looked at the frame of the carriage.

The location is somewhat unclear.

The driver turned back to the three of them and said.

"I'm going to check on the carriages and horses. Maybe a snake has frightened the horses."

With that said, the coachman took a burning stick from the bonfire and walked out. "Is there a snake?"

Hui Mian cheered up and rushed out. It was so fast that no one except Yi Shuyuan noticed it.

Just now they heard the coachman talking about the mountains, and now he suddenly went out because of the noise. Chu Hang and Yang Bencai felt a little frightened, so the former asked carefully.

"Mr. Yi, is there nothing wrong? I always feel that there is a lot of yin..." Yi Shuyuan deliberately looked at Chu Hang with surprised eyes.

"Have you seen all this?" "Is it really sinister?"

Yang Bencai also asked, and Yi Shuyuan grinned and shook his head. "There is no evil in it. Don't scare yourself."

There is no Yin energy, but there is some evil energy, and it is always there. Yi Shuyuan is not referring to Hui Mian.

Outside the house, the coachman protected a little firelight with his hand. He first went to the dilapidated house to look at the old horse. He looked up and down. He didn't see any snakes or insects. Then he went to the carriage and took a look. Naturally, there were no snakes or insects.

What a thief.

"Oops, I forgot to feed some night grass!"

The coachman quickly took out a sack from the back of the carriage, took some fodder from it, carried it to the shabby house, and placed the fodder in front of the old horse.

"Eat, eat, you'll be on your way tomorrow." "Pfft..."

The old horse snorted, lowered his head and began to eat grass.

The driver looked at it for a while, then returned to the house with the now extinguished firewood.

In the corner of the collapsed house, a little gray marten came out with a snake in its mouth. It looked up at the old horse that was eating grass, released its mouth and pressed the snake with its two paws.

This snake is as thick as two adult fingers, and its overall size is much larger than that of a mink. However, it cannot move under the pressure of its two small claws, and can only swing its tail slightly.

"Hey, is it delicious?"

Seeing that the horse was eating well, Hui Mian suddenly asked in a low voice. The old horse's body shook suddenly and he neighed in fear.

"Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

Now the driver rushed out, shouting as he ran.

"Which bastard thief dares to steal my horse - there are quite a few of us -"

Yi Shuyuan and others also came out together afterwards. The coachman took the lead with a wooden stick in his hand. The four of them looked outside the broken house, and then circled around the courtyard, but saw no one.

The coachman breathed a sigh of relief and walked into the shabby house to check on the old horse and stroked it a few more times. "Are you okay?"

Chu Hang asked, and the coachman smiled.

"It's okay, it's okay, thank you three for coming out together!"

"Hey, brother, could you please stop being so surprised?" "Yes, I was scared to death by you tonight!" The coachman apologized in embarrassment.

"It's my fault, please forgive me..." "Okay, it's okay!"

Yi Shuyuan said this, looked at Lao Ma again, and then returned to the house with the three of them.

When the four of them returned to the house, Hui Mian came out again with the snake in his mouth, and the old horse's horse face was nervously pointed at the little mink in the corner.

"Can you stop being so startled? You scared me!"

Hui Mian complained, chewed off the snake's head in one gulp, puffed out his cheeks and chewed it in his mouth. The old horse snorted and turned its head to the left and then to the right, with obvious uncertainty in its eyes.

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Hui Mian puffed out his cheeks and held the headless but still twitching and struggling snake. The horse's head turned to the left. Hui Mian chewed it a few times and turned to look at the horse's face. The horse's head turned to the right, and Hui Mian chewed again.

Turn your head several times and aim at the horse's face.

"Gulu~"

The snake head was swallowed, and Hui Mian "crunched" another big mouthful of snake meat, chewing with his cheeks puffed out while looking at the horse.

"Creak, creak, creak, creak, creak...."

Under the sound of chewing, this scene is quite funny, but the smaller one is calm and can concentrate on cooking, while the bigger one remains nervous and doesn't even bother to eat.

"I understand, you have never seen other monsters, right?"
To be continued...