8mi Chapter 74 Dryad
Chapter 74 Dryad
"Someone's here! What a delicious smell!"
"Hehehe, there's always a way out."
"Monk, do you think that by sealing me here, I can't escape?"
Inside a room at Huayan Temple, a Buddha statue was shaking violently.
Unlike the stone statues next to it, this Buddha statue is carved from wood.
It is clearly shaped like a Buddha statue, but it looks extremely ferocious and makes people feel very uncomfortable.
As the Buddha statue trembled, vines extended into the ground, trying to penetrate it and leave the house.
Just as the vines approached the edge of the house, a golden light flashed across the surrounding stone Buddha statues, shattering the vines that were trying to escape the room.
"Damn monk!"
"Once I escape, I will find you, drain your lifeblood, and slaughter all your disciples and followers."
"I swear I will not become a demon until I avenge this!"
The vines were shattered, and the wooden Buddha statue shook even more violently. A hysterical roar came from inside the statue, but there was nothing it could do.
During its transformation into a demon, it was ambushed by a monk who sealed it directly inside a Buddha statue.
Over the years, its power has been gradually eroded.
If it weren't for the fact that its original body transmits some power to it, it would have died inside the Buddha statue long ago!
It has already reached its limit in being able to separate these vines.
After being shattered by the golden light, its power was weakened once again!
This is why it is so furious at this moment.
It didn't want to die inside this small Buddha statue.
......
In the courtyard of the temple.
"No need to rush back. You can light a few torches now and hold them in your hands!"
Yang Jian shook his head slightly.
His gaze swept across the temple courtyard and soon settled on a house.
This place has been in disrepair for many years and looks abandoned. Few people have come here, but there are reasons for that.
If his guess was correct, the reason this place was abandoned was the house he was looking at.
Because there's something strange about that house.
"Quickly light these lychee wood torches."
Upon hearing this, Jin Rong immediately ordered someone to bring out the prepared lychee wood torches.
The moment the flames were lit, everyone felt a sense of peace, a testament to the human dependence on fire ingrained in our bodies.
People feel safe and secure near a flame.
With the torches lit, the crowd shielded Yang Jian in the center.
"Clean up the area in front of this house briefly, and don't go inside for now."
Yang Jian pointed to the room that gave him a different feeling.
There were too many weeds outside, so you couldn't see what was going on inside at all.
He wasn't in a hurry to get closer; he wanted someone to clean it up first.
Upon hearing this, the people nearby began cleaning up, and they did so very quickly.
"Amitabha Buddha, benefactor, you cannot approach this place."
"Cough cough..."
Just as Yang Jian and the others were about to approach the house, a hunched old monk quickly came over and stopped them.
His voice was somewhat urgent, and he deliberately quickened his pace to block Yang Jian and the others.
He coughed even more when he walked too fast.
"Hey, old monk, you scared me half to death!"
"Old monk, the temple is so dilapidated. We're kindly cleaning it up for you, can't you even take a look around now?"
"If you know what's good for you, move aside. We can give you some money as a donation after our tour."
Jin Rong was startled when he saw the old monk suddenly appear to block him.
Furthermore, since there are monks in the temple, it should be cleaned and tidied up instead of being left to decay.
Jin Rong saw that the old monk was too old; if it were a young monk, he would have directly taught him a lesson!
They're even slacking off in their own temple. No wonder there's hardly any incense burning here. With all this overgrown weeds, it's no wonder no one comes here.
They just helped clean up, and now they're preventing us from even taking a look around—it's really awful.
That's not what I meant.
"There is danger in this house; do not approach."
After the old monk recovered, he quickly began to explain.
His voice was very genuine.
Upon hearing this, Jin Rong stopped in his tracks, remained silent, and looked at Yang Jian.
Knowing the reason for Yang Jian's visit, he believed the old monk's words to some extent.
"Are you the abbot of Huayan Temple?"
Yang Jian looked at the old monk and suddenly asked.
The person in front of him was in a very strange state, leaving Yang Jian somewhat confused about their situation.
"What you say is correct, benefactor. I am the abbot of Huayan Temple."
"After a lot of trouble happened in the locust grove next to Huayan Temple a few years ago, there were fewer worshippers. Without the incense money from the worshippers, the monks in the temple would not be able to survive without food."
"In addition, many strange things happened in Huayan Temple later, and the monks were afraid, so they left one by one."
"In the end, I was the only one left, guarding Huayan Temple."
"In this house, there is a demon sealed by a master, and it is said that it cannot be opened."
"To prevent anyone from accidentally wandering in, I deliberately left this place abandoned. Seeing its neglected state, outsiders won't come here!"
The old monk acknowledged his identity and explained the situation.
His aged face was full of sincerity.
"Do you know what's sealed here?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Jian continued to ask.
"Tree demon, a demon that has taken shape in Locust Tree Ridge."
"Those pilgrims who disappeared in Huai Shu Ling were abducted by this tree demon!"
"The wise man said that in a few years, the evil tree demon will die inside."
"If you wish to visit the Buddha statue later, you can come back again."
The old monk answered decisively, without any hesitation.
Upon hearing the old monk's words, the people around Yang Jian looked at the room with increased wariness and dared not proceed further.
Most of these people had witnessed the power of the vengeful infant in the old witch's hands with Yang Jian last time, and now that they heard about the demon, they felt that it was no ordinary creature.
"When the demon's physical form perishes, it will also die."
"Abbot, since you know that this place is haunted by a locust tree demon, why not burn down the entire locust tree grove and end it all?"
When Yang Jian heard the word "demon," he raised an eyebrow.
The old monk's words confirmed his suspicions, and as for whether they were true or false, they were easy to verify.
In places where yin energy gathers, in addition to ghosts, some monsters may also be born.
To be precise, they are spirits or monsters, such as water monkeys. These spirits are one type of spirit, and their strength far surpasses that of ordinary wild beasts, with all sorts of strange and wonderful methods.
Over time, these spirits may transform and become even more powerful.
At the same time, these spirits also retain some very obvious weaknesses due to their own nature.
Tree-like spirits are vulnerable because their physical bodies cannot move.
They live by attaching themselves to the host body; if the host body is destroyed, these tree-type spirits will die along with it.
Therefore, tree-type goblins will carefully hide their true forms, fearing that they will be discovered by others.