Hearing this, the lighter in my hand suddenly stopped in mid-air, "Okay, if you're cruel, I'll go accompany 'Master Xuan Bing.'"

…

When you come to the main hall, the first thing you see is a huge golden Buddha statue. It has a majestic shape and gives people a feeling of calmness and authority.

I put my hands together and bowed before the huge Buddha statue.

Although I am not a Buddhist, I respect the tolerant Buddhism very much. But just after the ceremony, the smell of barbecue wafted into the hall.

Xin Xin said, Master Xuan Bing is not observing the commandments on the surface but secretly eating barbecue, right?

I wanted to find out, but the scent came from the backyard. Thinking of Master Xuan Bing's warning, I couldn't help but hesitate, but I really couldn't hold back my curiosity.

Finally, I smelled the fragrance and came to the backyard of the main hall.

In the huge backyard, 74 pagodas are looming in the thin white mist. They form a "swastika" shape and occupy the entire top of the mountain. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, they seem to be gods and Buddhas guarding this ancient temple.

Just when I was sighing at the creativity of the "ancients", a white figure suddenly passed by me!

"who?"

The figure didn't reply, and disappeared in a flash beside me.

I instinctively became alert, secretly pricked the fingers of my left hand, followed the white figure, and chased after him.

But after quickly going around several pagodas, I actually lost my way in this group of pagodas.

"That white shadow doesn't seem to be human." Lan Yue in the shadow said.

"It's not a human being? What other animal could it be?" I asked doubtfully.

As he spoke, the smell of barbecue in the air became stronger and stronger.

"I think it looks like some kind of large animal." Lan Yue said.

"Is it the dog raised by Master Xuan Bing?" I asked.

"It's not like that." Lan Yue said.

At this time, the sun was setting in the west. I looked at the pagoda shrouded in white mist and said, "Don't worry about that shadow. First think about how we get out of here."

"It's not that easy. I feel like these pagodas can be moved." Lan Yue said with some surprise.

"How is this possible? How can the pagoda move?" I asked with the same doubts.

"Let's go find Master Xuan Bing. I feel his aura is in this group of pagodas. Buddhism is a good person, and as long as we find him, he should give us a way out." Lan Yue said.

"Then tell me, where is his location?" I asked.

"I can only sense its approximate location. Go around a pagoda to the left. Then go straight for 100 steps. Then go around a pagoda to the right and walk straight for 200 steps." Lan Yue said.

I took a few deep breaths and started to move forward according to Lan Yue's method.

During this period, the white figure flashed past me many times. Recently, I seemed to have seen those ferocious fangs.

"Why doesn't it attack me?" I asked, leaning against a pagoda.

"Maybe that Master Xuan Bing doesn't let it hurt people casually." Lan Yue explained.

I took a few deep breaths and walked forward again, counting the steps. But after taking a few steps, my feet suddenly slipped and a rope jumped up in front of me!

While I was cautiously staring at the jumping rope in front of me, many crossbow arrows without arrowheads suddenly shot out from the gaps in the surrounding pagodas!

Seeing this, I quickly stepped on the pagoda and made a spin in the air. But those crossbows and arrows seemed to have eyes. No matter where I jumped, the crossbows and arrows would follow me.

I had no choice but to release my protective fire ring and burn all the darts, crossbows and arrows into nothingness.

Half a minute later, the arrow rain slowed down a little, and I moved forward slowly with the "protective ring of fire" in my hands. But before I could relax my guard, the pagoda beside me suddenly collided with me! The speed was so fast that I couldn't even relax.

There was no time to react.

Under the heavy blow, I flew backwards more than two meters away, but when I touched the ground, I made a volley and landed firmly on the ground with both feet.

"You are moving too slowly, run faster." Lan Yue reminded.

"Can you escape if you run faster?" I asked.

"Of course not." Lan Yue said.

"Then what's the point of running so fast?" I asked.

"Look, there is a platform at the base of each pagoda. Run quickly, step on the base of the pagoda, and jump over one by one." Lan Yue said excitedly.

Hearing this, I paused and started using Lan Yue's leap-frog tactics.

But before I could jump over a few, the pagoda under my feet suddenly sank, and the huge pagoda sank directly into the ground! I couldn't dodge and fell down too. But I didn't sit still and wait for death, but stepped on it.

Following the rapidly falling pagoda, we climbed to the top of the pagoda.

The height of the top of the tower and the ground is basically the same, and you can return to the ground with just a slight lift of your feet.

But I wasn't in a hurry to jump up. There were traps everywhere. The safest way was to stay where I was and squat for a while.

I sat on the top of the tower, lit up a cigarette, and found that the top of the tower next to me was a little special.

Taking a closer look, there was actually a copper bell hanging under the top of the tower. And inside the copper, there was actually a black wooden box hanging.

I picked up the wooden box and looked at it, but finally endured my curiosity and put it back where it was.

"Lan Yue, it seems that Master Xuan Bing has good intentions in not letting us enter the backyard." I took a puff of cigarette and said.

"This should be a Buddhist exorcism formation. Let me study it carefully. There should be no problem in getting out." Lan Yue said.

"I'd like to lend you some good words." I rolled my eyes at her and said with some doubt.

…

About half an hour later, after I had almost finished smoking a pack of cigarettes in my arms, Lan Yue in the shadow gave me a reply.

"I've calculated it. After every seven pagodas you pass, go around one pagoda inward. By analogy, we will definitely find Master Xuan Bing." Lan Yue said happily.

"You didn't lie to me this time." I said suspiciously.

"Don't worry. You and I are one soul, how could I harm you?" Lan Yue said quietly.

I stood up and threw the last cigarette butt on the ground, "Okay, then I'll trust you again."

This time, my behavior was relatively stable. According to Lan Yue's method, I did not suffer any attacks.

But I soon realized that no matter how I walked, I seemed to be spinning in circles.

After I walked about five times, the pagoda in front of me suddenly started to move quickly, and a wide road appeared in front of me.

Seeing this, a heavy sigh came from the shadow behind him, "That little monk may have discovered us."

"Then shall we go or not?" I asked doubtfully.

"This 'grand formation' is much more complicated than I thought. Go forward, monks will never kill," Lan Yue said.

I paused and began to stride forward. The further I walked, the stronger the smell of barbecue became. Finally, through the layers of fog, a very gorgeous and tall pagoda appeared in front of me.

The top of the golden tower has exquisite hollow carvings. At the top of the golden pavilion, a golden sphere emits a faint shimmer, making the entire golden tower shine.

"It's so beautiful..."

Just as I was marveling at the uncanny craftsmanship of the ancients, a magnetic and powerful male voice suddenly sounded in the air.

"Amitabha, donor, why are you here?"

After hearing the sound, "Xuan Bing" in cassock walked out of the pagoda. He clasped his hands and looked at me with some doubts, as if he was very surprised by my appearance.

I hurriedly returned the greeting to Xuan Bing, "I'm sorry, Master, I don't mean to offend, it's just..."

"Just what?" Master Xuan Bing asked.

"Master, why does this clean place in the temple smell like barbecue?" I said timidly, like a child who had done something wrong, trying hard to think of a reason to deal with the adults.

"Xuan Bing" didn't reply, he just pointed at the pagoda and made a gesture of invitation.

I entered the tower suspiciously. The tower was very spacious, but there was only a huge incense burner inside.

"Donor, there is a 'guardian beast' on this mountain. It has signed a life-and-death contract with the 'Lingyun Temple'. If the temple is in danger, it will bring the beasts to protect it. In return, the temple must release incense all year round.

, take care of the guardian beast." Master Xuan Bing said calmly.

"What kind of animal is the guardian beast?" I asked doubtfully.

"I'm sorry, this is the secret of the temple. I'm sorry that I can't tell the monk." Master Xuan Bing said.

"In that case, I won't bother you anymore." After saying that, I was about to leave.

"Donor, please stay." Master Xuan Bing stopped him.

I turned around and apologized to Master Xuan Bing again, but the latter shook his head.

"The donor misunderstood, I don't want to blame you, I'm just curious, how did you get deep into the tower formation?" Master Xuan Bing said meaningfully.

"Well, I followed a white shadow and ran here. It's all a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding..." I explained awkwardly.

Master Xuan Bing raised his eyes and stared at me for a long time. In that sharp gaze, I felt a sense of fear that I had never felt before.

It seemed that every cell and nerve in the body was suffering from the terrifying pressure.

"Master, is there anything else you can do?" I said with trembling teeth.
To be continued...