Chapter 56. Here comes another greedy one
Chapter 56: 56. Here comes another greedy one
Nie Xiaoqian led Fang Zhou toward the back courtyard of Lanruo Temple.
According to him, Lanruo Temple was originally a small temple in the mountains, which received royal attention and started to thrive. It underwent several expansions and now occupies an astonishingly large area, almost covering half of the mountain.
The back courtyard was even more expansive. Originally, there was a Buddha statue several meters tall, but after the statue collapsed, a Tree Demon took over the spot. Now, the entire back courtyard was filled with the Tree Demon’s root system, permeating it with a deadly Miasma. It was inhospitable to humans, ghosts, and demons alike, with only the Seven Mysterious Yin Gods born from the Tree Demon able to move freely in and out.
With Nie Xiaoqian’s help, Fang Zhou avoided all patrolling demons and successfully reached the back courtyard.
He was very fortunate to have met Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian, not only receiving the legacy of Yan Chixia, but also receiving guidance like a “Nie-style navigation,” otherwise, by himself, he would still be wandering aimlessly like a headless fly.
Words of thanks were unnecessary; retrieving the ashes urn for Nie Xiaoqian would be the best reciprocation.
At the edge of the back courtyard, there was a long section of a wall collapsed under tree roots. The ground inside was covered with thick roots, and the air was filled with a visible pale green gas—these must be the deadly Miasma.
Even through the mist, Fang Zhou could see the gigantic shadow of the Tree Demon, resembling a towering building.
Fang Zhou was about to ask Nie Xiaoqian to wait outside, but she suddenly took a deep sniff in the air and remarked, “There’s a very faint trace of life energy. There might be living people nearby.”
Startled, Fang Zhou quickly asked Nie Xiaoqian to lead the way, quietly approaching the direction from which the life energy emanated.
The nearby buildings were destroyed by the tree roots, leaving only ruins. Fang Zhou and Nie Xiaoqian hid behind a section of broken wall, peering ahead.