Baima Temple No. 55

  I was upset about Ruo Yujuan's matter and had a terrible night with all sorts of nightmares, even the one I often have after crossing over recurred.

  I don't know why, but after coming to this world, I often dream of my original host Ye Liu Yue. I have no memories of hers, and there's no feeling left in my body about her, yet every now and then I'll have a nightmare-like dream.

  In my dream, I seemed to have a God's perspective, and I saw the modern me and the current me standing face to face. Ah, it's hard to explain, simply put, I saw Ye Zhenzhen and Ye Liuxue standing face to face. Ye Liuxue had disheveled hair and a sorrowful expression, saying to Ye Zhenzhen:

  I have only this one wish...

  But what the wish was, I couldn't hear it anymore. The scene was eerie and terrifying, if accompanied by music, it would be a pure horror movie rhythm. Every time I have this dream, I'm drenched in sweat.

  So I woke up early in the morning with a start and was already sweating all over.

  A delicious and tempting food smell wafts from beside the pillow.

  I propped myself up and took a look, on the pillow was placed an oil-paper package, tied with grass paper string in a ten-character knot, and the fragrance was coming from this package.

  Undoing the paper string's living button, the oil paper automatically unfolded, revealing a corner of the round cookie.

  It turned out to be a pack of sweet buns. I didn't even care that I hadn't brushed my teeth yet, and I broke off a piece and put it in my mouth. The refreshing flavor filled my lungs, and it was really delicious.

  When I felt a bit parched, I found that beside me, on the bedside table, was a small tea bowl of cold boiled water. Yesterday, I didn't have any boiled water on my bedside table, but the person who brought me snacks had thoughtfully left some for me.

  My mood improved a lot and I couldn't help but laugh. There wouldn't be anyone else, only that mysterious thief who loves sweets would brazenly break into my room at night, not treating me as the opposite sex at all. However, thinking that he might have seen my lewd appearance with drool at the corner of my mouth while having a nightmare made my heart sweat a bit.

  He didn't wake me up, which means he came over and nothing happened. He just wanted to tell me that he was here, by my side, his silent notification made me feel inexplicably at ease in my heart.

  I flipped over the packaging of the Pointed Heart, and there was actually a "Product Description" inside!

  It was originally a traditional famous snack in Luoyang called Peony Cake, also known as Hundred Flower Cake. It is made with bean powder as the main ingredient, mixed with rice and steamed into a cake, then filled with carefully selected broad beans, red adzuki beans, and red dates, and even Luoyang's specialty peony flowers in the filling. No wonder it tastes so good.

  I recalled that this snack has been available in Luoyang until modern times. Wow, it's an authentic ancient product! Thinking about it makes me feel inexplicably good.

  I sprang out of bed with a spirited leap and went to wash up, ready to throw myself into today's battle.

  I'm not fighting alone, I have such a powerful supporter behind me, don't be afraid! It's true that the woman is quite fierce, but at night, my supporter will definitely support me.

  Night is a special person for the male god.

  The White Horse Temple was shrouded in a thin mist at dawn. The weather had already turned very cold, and the temple was eerily quiet. For over ten days, no one had swept or cleaned, and the moss had grown even thicker. The two guardian deities at the gate of the Precious Hall looked ferocious, perfectly complementing the eerie atmosphere.

  It was in this very place that hundreds of monks suddenly vanished into thin air.

  "Most people were planning to come to Baima Temple today, we might be the first batch." Lu Da Chun indeed has a talent for gossip, seemingly casual chat, but in fact, this information was all collected by him on purpose.

  He even pays attention to the investigative methods of other detectives.

  However, that Governor is quite particular! Lu Daquan said slowly, "He didn't plan to come to Baima Temple at all. His men have all dispersed into the city today."

  Mr. Bai Qianfan, aren't you going to come and inspect the scene in person?

  "Hmm? This isn't a bad idea either." Nie Qiuyuan narrowed his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile. I didn't think about what he meant by his words, I just felt that he looked incredibly sexy at this moment.

  I was so busy drooling over the handsome guys that I didn't even notice when they all started watching the scene.

  "Miss Liuxu, what's wrong with you?" Lian Jiu asked timidly, "Don't you feel uncomfortable?"

  "Ah! No, no......"; I quickly put away my lewd thoughts and focused on the scene. But, they didn't inform that Ruo Yujuan to come together this morning, is this really okay? Although this point still makes me feel quite pleased.

  This scene is indeed a bit strange.

  I just instinctively felt strange, with a strong sense of discord, but couldn't quite put my finger on where the discord was coming from. It wasn't until two hours later, when the two brothers gathered together, that Nie Qiuyuan's words suddenly sparked my inspiration.

  The temple is also very clean.

  That's right!

  Although according to the witnesses' words, the monks in the temple suddenly disappeared into thin air, it's normal that there was no trace left at the scene. However, I walked around the temple for two hours and felt something was off no matter how I looked at it. It was too clean! At the time of the incident, a grand Buddhist ceremony was being held, but except for a small area around the scripture chanting platform, not a single piece of incense ash or paper scraps could be found anywhere in the halls or on the ground. Could it be that ghosts and spirits took away the monks and also cleaned up the place?

  All phenomena have a reason behind them. And for those abnormal phenomena, the reasons behind them are crucial.

  I saw Nie Qiuyuan and Lin Jiuyi exchanging information while writing and drawing, they must be doing on-site survey records. I'm also very good at remembering this kind of thing, but I couldn't let him know, so I just quietly stayed far away.

  The excessive cleanliness of the scene is a manifestation of something overt, but it also implies some covert significance. If this isn't the work of ghosts or gods, but rather a human crime, then how did they manage to make so many people disappear in an instant? And after making them disappear, they still can't...

  If they didn't clean up the scene, then what did they clean away?

  I hadn't been lost in thought for long when something unpleasant interrupted my train of thought - a slender, charming figure in red was walking towards us with a swaying gait.

  "Ah, Lord Nie!"; Yu Wanjuan curtsied to Lu Daquan and greeted him, but didn't forget to sneak a flirtatious glance at my male god, "So you're here."

  Mind your own business!

  Lu Da Chun politely nodded his head. He was always elegant in front of girls, not to mention beautiful women. However, somehow I felt that this time he wasn't too concerned about the beauty, but rather had a subtle guard against her.

  "If everything goes smoothly, will it still be all right?"

  Ruò Yuàn Juān gégé de xiào le.

  Translation: Ruo Yuanyuan smiled brightly.

  "Last night, I made an agreement with Lord Luo to collaborate with your county, and I'm sure Lord Nie is also aware of it. Chunjuan just went to investigate some matters and now wants to report back to you, Lord Nie; may I know if that's acceptable to you?"

  Luo Da Chun hesitated for a moment, then looked at Nie Qiuyuan and the others who had almost finished their investigation at the scene, and said: "In that case, let's go back to the inn to talk."