When Ye Qiu woke up, the room was dim.
“Awake?”The Dragon King sat on the edge of the bed and asked with a smile.
“Where am I?”Ye Qiu asked.
“You’re in my house. You fainted earlier, so I brought you back. The doctor said you were too tired.”
The Dragon King walked to the window and pulled open the curtains.
At once, the setting sun looked like mercury pouring in and shone on Ye Qiu’s face, making his pale face look a bit more rosy.
Using a tracking talisman was very exhausting, and Ye Qiu’s limited cultivation, trying to use it after using it twice in a row, eventually led to a backlash and vomiting blood and passing out.
“How long have I been asleep?”Ye Qiu asked again.
“It wasn’t long, three or four hours.”
“What, I slept for so long?”Ye Qiu sat up and asked, “Has Dong Chen been found?”
“There are already clues, Zhao Yun is checking it out. Moreover, there’s news about that sender, so I believe we’ll be able to find it soon.”The Dragon King laughed, “If you’re tired, rest a little longer.”
“I’ve rested well.”
As soon as Ye Qiu’s words fell, the door of the room was pushed open.
Zhao Yun ran in with an excited look on his face and said, “Dragon King, I found Dong Chen and I also found the location of the sender.”
“Where?”
“Gude Temple!”
“Then what are we waiting for, call a few of our brethren and let’s head over.”
“Dragon King, just stay home with Ye Qiu, I’ll just bring my brothers over to arrest the person.”Zhao Yun advised.
The Dragon King shook his head and said, “I’m going to personally meet the people from the Witch God Cult.”
“I’ll go too.”Ye Qiu quickly got out of bed.
At that moment, Zhao Yun called four or five of his brethren, and the group of people ran towards the Gude Temple with great vigour.
Half an hour later.
The car stopped at the roadside.
Ye Qiu raised his head and through the car window, he saw that two hundred metres ahead, there stood an exotic temple.
This temple was different from the traditional temples we usually saw, it was shaped a bit like an ancient Greek temple.
On the door of the temple, there was a horizontal plaque with three words engraved on it:
Gude Temple!
Zhao Yun said, “Dong Chen is inside the Gude Temple, in order to avoid spooking the snakes, we’ll get off here.”
“Good.”Dragon King and Ye Qiu got off.
Zhao Yun instructed the few brothers he brought with him again and said, “Listen up, you guys, block the back door of the Gude Temple for me, remember, no one is allowed to enter or leave without my order.”
“Yes.”
Then, Ye Qiu, Dragon King, and Zhao Yun, the three of them walked slowly towards the gate of the Gude Temple.
Along the way, Ye Qiu was secretly observing.
On both sides of the road, there were some small eating pavilions with very few people, appearing a bit cold.
There was no discovery of anything out of the ordinary.
Soon, the three of them arrived at the gate.
The temple gate was open.
Zhao Yun took the first step into the gate, followed by Ye Qiu and the Dragon King.
“Why is there no one there?”Ye Qiu looked at the scene in front of him and was a bit puzzled.
According to common sense, there were usually monks and incense burners inside the temple, but here there was no one to be seen.
Zhao Yun replied, “I inquired, Gude Temple’s incense has been very light in recent years, there is only one presiding officer and two disciples in the temple, and this time of the year is the time for them to do their evening lessons.”
“Then where is Dong Chen?”
“Right inside, you guys follow me.”
Zhao Yun led the Dragon King and Ye Qiu, through several corridors, and finally, stopped at the entrance of a courtyard.
Zhao Yun pointed at the courtyard and said, “Inside here is where the incomers stay, Dong Chen is inside here.”
“Go, go in and take a look.”
The three of them entered the courtyard.
There was still no one in sight, only a row of compartments, a dozen in total, with the door to each room closed.
“Where are the people?”Ye Qiu asked in a low voice.
“Should be in one of these rooms.”Zhao Yun said.
Hoo-
Steeply, a cold wind poured in from outside.
Ye Qiu shivered as a wave of uneasiness spread out from the bottom of his heart and asked, “Brother Zhao, how did you know that Dong Chen is here?”
“It was the brothers under my hand who found out.”Zhao Yun said, “One of the brethren saw from the surveillance that at six o’clock this morning, Dong Chen hid in the Gude Temple, and later on, this brethren came in posing as an incense burner to offer incense, and heard Dong Chen talking to the Abbot about staying here for a few days, and the Abbot agreed.”
“Is this brother of yours reliable?”
“Reliable.”
“By the way, where is the man who sent cash to Dong Chen?”
“Also here.”Zhao Yun said, “I got someone to check, the address of the sender is the Gude Temple, and the brethren under me also found out that that sender is also hiding in the Gude Temple.”
This was too much of a coincidence, both Dong Chen and the sender were hiding in the Gude Temple.
Ye Qiu frowned and continued to ask, “Brother Zhao, when did that sender hide in the Gude Temple?”
“Last night.”
“Last night? Are you sure?”
“I’m sure.”
Ye Qiu’s face instantly became grave.
“What’s wrong?”Zhao Yun asked.
“It doesn’t make sense!”Ye Qiu said, “The courier sent to Dong Chen was sent at eight o’clock this morning, and this point in time was after Dong Chen entered the Gude Temple. In other words, if the sender hid in the Gude Temple last night, then before sending the courier, Dong Chen was also in the Gude Temple, and they should have already met.”
Zhao Yun froze for a moment and said, “Could it be that the sender didn’t know that Dong Chen was hiding in the Gude Temple?”
“Do you think it’s possible? This temple is only this big, and with Dong Chen living in it, would that sender not know?”
“Since they’ve already met, why would they still send a courier to Dong Chen?”
Zhao Yun was also confused.
Ye Qiu had already thought of a possibility in his mind, but he was a bit in disbelief as his eyes looked towards the Dragon King.
At this moment, the Dragon King’s face was also very grave as he said, “If I’m not wrong, this is all a conspiracy by the Witch God Cult.”
“Conspiracy? What conspiracy?”
“To lure the king into a jar!”
The Dragon King had just finished speaking when he heard a clang, the door of a compartment opened, and a man walked out.
He was not tall, with a round face and short hair, and a black mole the size of a small thumbnail on his chin.
“Dong Chen!”
Zhao Yun recognised the man at a glance.
Dong Chen’s gaze fell on the Dragon King’s face as he laughed, “You old man isn’t too stupid, you’ve recognised my ploy, it’s just a pity that it’s too late.”
“What do you mean?”Zhao Yun drank.
“I’ve been waiting for you guys, luckily you didn’t let me down and finally found your way here.”Dong Chen smiled and clapped his palms.
Instantly, four silhouettes quickly rushed out from inside the room and appeared beside Dong Chen.
Zhao Yun took a look at the number of people on the other side and hurriedly said, “Ye Qiu, you quickly take the Dragon King out.”
“Can’t get out.”Ye Qiu sighed.
Zhao Yun turned around and looked at the entrance of the courtyard, only to see a familiar face looking at him and smiling, and his pupils suddenly shrunk.
“It’s you!”
