Watching the sun about to set, Wang Fu and his granddaughter clearly began to get nervous.
After all, although the nights had been much quieter these past few days, the grandfather and granddaughter were naturally well aware of the strength of those monsters.
Those monsters were not easy to deal with.
Without the stone house, these monsters could easily deal with them.
Looking at the surroundings that had already grown dim, Song Bin glanced at the few people still following behind him and nodded slightly.
“You guys really managed to keep up, consider yourselves lucky.”
Saying that, Song Bin continued to move forward, showing no intention of stopping.
“Chief Song, it’s getting late, shouldn’t we find a place to spend the night?”
Wang Fu said with some worry.
The sun was about to set, and continuing to walk would likely cause trouble.
Song Bin frowned slightly as he looked at the setting sun, but he was not in a hurry to agree.
“What’s the rush? I have my own arrangements. You just need to honestly listen to my commands.”
Saying that, Song Bin motioned for them to continue following.
Although Wang Fu was somewhat worried, seeing Song Bin continuously moving forward, he had no choice but to keep following.
Qin Xuan, on the other hand, coldly observed Song Bin, also wanting to see what he was up to.
After walking for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, only a tiny sliver of the sun remained before it set, and the howling of the wind could already be heard intermittently from all directions.
“Alright, we’ll spend the night up ahead.”
At this moment, Song Bin pointed to an opening in the distance.
Looking ahead, a dilapidated temple appeared there.
Looking at the dilapidated temple, Qin Xuan nodded slightly.
It seemed that Song Bin and his group, being merchants for many years, had some understanding of the local area.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have known there was a dilapidated temple here.
Upon seeing the temple, Wang Fu quickly led Nannan to follow Song Bin’s steps and hurried over.
Qin Xuan frowned slightly.
“Why does this place feel a bit eerie?”
He didn’t know why, but the temple gave him an unsettling feeling.
However, glancing at the sky that had already begun to darken, Qin Xuan still obediently followed.
This Song Bin likely had another trick up his sleeve for them, but he wouldn't resort to such means to deal with him.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Xuan still followed.
“Creak!”
The temple was clearly in disrepair from age, and pushing open the main door produced a heavy creaking sound.
“Come in!”
Song Bin walked in and motioned for Qin Xuan and the others to follow him inside.
Once inside, looking at the somewhat dim temple, Song Bin took out an oil gourd from his qiankun ring and added lamp oil to the oil lamp on a pillar in the dilapidated temple.
“Bang!”
The flame on the oil lamp ignited, illuminating the main hall with a dim yellow light.
Qin Xuan looked up at the dilapidated temple.
However, although the dilapidated temple looked like it had been in disrepair for a long time, there were no signs of decay like dense spider webs.
While the temple was dilapidated, it didn't feel rotten; on the contrary, Qin Xuan could even feel a sense of suppression here.
He looked up at the center of the temple.
A huge stone statue was placed there.
Although the features of the stone statue were already blurred, Qin Xuan felt a sense of majesty from its body.
It was as if this stone statue was incredibly mighty.
“This stone statue is simply too bizarre.”
This stone statue had four wings on its back, as if it was about to soar into the sky at any moment.
The four wings were arranged in pairs.
From the statue, there were no feathers, only a pair of fleshy wings.
Not only that, even though the features of the stone statue were already blurred, Qin Xuan could still vaguely see the statue’s long fangs.
It looked like a statue of a monster.
Under the monster's sharp claws was a human figure that seemed to be struggling, the claws piercing through the human's body, and the human statue seemed to be looking up for help.
The monster's head on the statue was staring intently at the human below.
Looking at this statue, a strange thought arose in Qin Xuan’s mind.
This statue looked exactly like the humanoid monster that had attacked him earlier.
However, that monster’s...
“What kind of evil cult built this wicked shrine!”
Looking at this thing, Han Ye was filled with anger.
As a Human Race, he naturally could not accept such a statue.
A temple built by the Human Race actually enshrined a statue of a murderous monster; it was truly the greatest absurdity.
“May the Corpse God bless me with a safe journey.”
Song Bin walked to the monster statue, clasped his hands together, and bowed respectfully to it.
Qin Xuan watched with a cold eye, not taking it too seriously.
“Wooooo!”
The sound of the wind, like a wail, came from outside the temple.
Hearing this sound, Song Bin turned to look at the temple door, and only after confirming it was securely closed did he let out a sigh of relief.
“You pigs are really lucky. With me protecting you, you won’t encounter the Corpse God’s Disciples and grand-Disciples on this journey.”
Speaking impolitely, Song Bin sat down directly to the side, found some firewood, and started a fire.
Then he took out a roasted chicken from his qiankun ring and began to eat it.
While eating, Song Bin also took out a pile of soul cores and began to count them.
Although Qin Xuan and Wang Fu had given him quite a few soul cores.
However, compared to the soul cores Song Bin had acquired through trading grain, they were far fewer.
Song Bin had traded in several nearby villages more than once, and it could be said that he had collected quite a few soul cores this way.
“Too bad, the bulk of these soul cores have to be handed over. How great it would be if they could go into my own pocket!”
Song Bin said with emotion.
There was nothing he could do; he was just a subordinate who did tasks.
A Disciple of the Dan Xuan Realm, what kind of important person could he be?
Looking at the roasted chicken in Song Bin’s hand, Nannan swallowed her saliva.
Although she had never eaten this thing in her life, the moment she saw it, she knew it tasted delicious.
Song Bin glanced at Nannan, ignoring her.
“Whoosh!”
The wind outside grew more urgent.
The wailing sound blew all around, sounding like someone continuously whimpering softly outside.
Qin Xuan looked outside.
This temple was clearly not built with that kind of stone, so it obviously couldn't block that kind of thing.
But looking at Song Bin, he clearly wasn’t worried at all.
It seemed he had his own reliance.
Or rather...
Qin Xuan looked at the stone statue in the dilapidated temple.
At this moment, this tall stone statue, as the lamplight continuously flickered, intermittently receded into the dim yellow light.
The flame of the oil lamp continuously jumped, and as the light changed, the shadow of the stone statue was continuously stretched and distorted, as if hidden within a kaleidoscope of light.
Watching this scene, Qin Xuan’s heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly understood.
This stone statue was Song Bin’s greatest reliance.
