The driver who had brought us to the village didn't lie. Tower Village didn't have any interesting places. The hotel's guidebook only had a few pages with a few scenic spots.
Among them, there were only three that interested me.
One was Zen Master Ju's spiritual pagoda, the other was Mount Tai's Holy Mother Temple, and the last one was our destination, the Southern Chiyou Tomb.
According to historical records and legends, the Yellow Emperor fought Chiyou at Zhulu. Chiyou was killed, and his head was buried in two places. Part of his body was hidden here.
Since this place was south of Chiyou's battlefield, it was called the Southern Chiyou Tomb.
In the guidebook, there was only a short description of the Chiyou Tomb. It was very simple and crude. It was strange compared to the Chiyou culture I had experienced when I arrived at Zhulu County.
I didn't know if it was deliberately hiding something.
After reading for a while, I threw the guidebook aside and started to plan my next move.
The reason I had agreed to go to Zhulu with Lu Zhenyang was that he had the fatty's Monster Refining Gourd and the second volume of the 'Death Scripture'.
After I had entered the Heavenly Master realm, I lacked cultivation techniques. That was why the second volume of the 'Death Scripture' was very important to me.
Lu Zhenyang hadn't appeared yet, but regardless of whether he appeared or not, I had to go to the Chiyou Tomb.
As I thought about these things, I walked to the window and glanced outside. I happened to see Zen Master Ju's pagoda facing Pagoda Village.
I hadn't read the guidebook carefully, but I didn't expect that the spiritual pagoda would be so close to my villa.
At first glance, Zen Master Ju's spiritual pagoda wasn't tall. However, it looked really tall and imposing as it stood on the opposite slope.
Just as I was examining the Spiritual Pagoda, there was a sudden knock on the door.
I lifted my head to look at the clock on the wall and frowned.
Only five minutes had passed since the fatty had ordered the food.
How could this hotel be so efficient? How did they prepare our food so quickly?
Before I could figure it out, a woman's voice came from outside the room. "Are you Mr. Zhou Yi?"
Hearing that, my heart tightened.
Naturally, I didn't know anyone in Tower Village. The only people I knew were Lu Zhenyang and those cow-noses from Mount Longhu. Who was this woman outside? She actually knew my name!
With doubts in my heart, I was about to open the door when the female voice passed through the wooden door and into the room. "Mister Zhou Yi, please don't misunderstand. I don't have any ill intentions. I just want to talk to you alone.
Before you entered the room, I cast a spell on Mr. Lin Hu. I believe he is already asleep. Please open the door, I will come in and help Mr. Lin Hu remove the spell. "
Hearing this, I stopped in my tracks and furrowed my brows.
This person actually cast a spell on Fatty?
Fatty now had the cultivation of a Heavenly Adept. Although he could not unleash the full strength of a Heavenly Adept due to the Heavenly Dao's seal, his strength was definitely not ordinary. How could he fall for someone else's trick so easily?
What was even more frightening was that I had been with Fatty the entire time. We hadn't been separated for even a moment. This meant that when the enemy had attacked Fatty, I had been right next to him, but I hadn't noticed!
This woman was able to attack Fatty right under my nose, so her cultivation was at least at the Yang God realm!
I became even more suspicious, but I temporarily suppressed the anger in my heart. I used my Insight power to observe Fatty. He was in a deep sleep, and the corners of his mouth were hooked into a smile. He didn't seem to be in any serious trouble. Only then did I relax.
The woman outside the room seemed to be a little anxious. Seeing that I still didn't move, she continued, "Mister Zhou Yi, if you don't believe me, I will teach you the method to break this spell. When Mr. Lin Hu wakes up, please open the door."
Hearing what she said, I was about to open the door, but I stopped again.
With the cultivation that she had revealed, a small, ordinary door naturally wouldn't be able to trap her. However, she didn't come in without permission. Instead, she talked to me first. Just this attitude alone proved that the other party didn't have strong hostility towards me.
However, I felt very uncomfortable that she had secretly attacked Fatty. Plus, I was a little worried. Hearing her suggestion, I nodded and agreed.
Thus, I replied through the door, "Then, please teach me the method to break the spell. When my brother wakes up, I will open the door to welcome you."
After getting my promise, the woman outside the room immediately replied, "I will teach you the method to break the Nightmare spell. Mister, please listen carefully."
Then, she whispered the method to break the spell in detail.
The Heavenly Master realm had a photographic memory. After listening to her, I memorized it. I didn't have the time to marvel at the magic of the spell and started to deduce it in my heart.
Until now, I still wasn't sure if this woman was a friend or foe. I didn't dare to casually use the spell that she had taught me on Fatty.
After I carefully deduced it several times, although I hadn't completely understood it, I could roughly confirm that the spell wouldn't cause any harm. Then, I walked to Fatty's side and tried to use the spell on Fatty's body.
Although the woman's method of contacting us was a little extreme, she didn't lie to me. After I used the method on Fatty, Fatty immediately sat up on the bed.
He seemed to have heard some noises outside the room. With a sleepy face, he asked me, "Third Baby, did our food arrive?"
Seeing his appearance, I was angry and amused. This fellow didn't even notice that someone had done something to him. He still remembered the food that he had ordered before going to bed.
Before I could say anything, the woman's voice came from outside the door again. "Mister Zhou, Mister Lin Hu has woken up. Can you open the door now?"
When Fatty heard the voice, he thought that it was the delivery man. He cheerfully got up and opened the door. However, as soon as he sat up, he seemed to realize that something was wrong. He stopped and looked at me suspiciously.
I didn't have time to explain to him. I directly walked over and opened the door.
Although I didn't like the way the other party had contacted me, I didn't refuse since we had an appointment.
After the door opened, I looked up and saw a woman standing outside. She looked to be around twenty years old, even younger than me and the fatty. Although she was wearing modern clothes, her long hair was tied into a simple bun at the back of her head. Her entire attire looked a little weird, but when matched with her gentle and beautiful face, it looked very harmonious.
Seeing that she was alone outside the door, I relaxed a little. I stepped back and said, "Please come in."
The woman didn't stand on ceremony. She smiled at me and bowed to greet me. Then, she walked in.
After entering the room, she looked around and found Fatty. She bowed to him and said apologetically, "I'm Wu Yue. I'm the owner of Mount Tai's Holy Mother Temple. I'm not a manservant who came to deliver food.
To enter the room, I used the Nightmare Spell on Mister Lin. Please forgive me if I have offended you. "
Hearing her, Fatty opened his eyes wide. His face was bewildered. It was obvious that he didn't know what had happened.
From her words, I managed to glean a few key pieces of information.
Wu Yue?
The owner of Mount Tai's Holy Mother Temple?
I was sure that I didn't know this woman with a strange name. I was also sure that I had never had anything to do with this Mount Tai's Holy Mother Temple.
Why did she suddenly come here to see me?
I carefully recalled the travel guide I had just read. It had a lot of information about Mount Tai's Holy Mother Temple. It said that it had a long history and that before it was built, there was an anecdote.
At that time, strange things happened in Tower Village. People often died of serious illnesses, and livestock died mysteriously. A traveling Daoist Priest passed by the village. At first glance, he knew that this place was extremely dangerous. If he wanted to solve the problem, he had to build a temple halfway up the mountain to solve the problem.
Many strange things had frightened the villagers. When they heard that there was a way to solve the problem, they asked the owner of the house to contribute money and the owner of the house to build the Mount Tai's Holy Mother Temple.
After the temple was built, the strange things in the village disappeared. Later on, the traveling Daoist Priest stayed in the temple. After two or three years, the villagers gradually got used to the temple and the Daoist Priest. Whenever they encountered a problem, they would go to the temple to ask for help. The Daoist Priest never refused them.
At the beginning of the fourth year, a family in the village was in trouble. They went up the mountain to look for the Daoist Priest. However, no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't find the Daoist Priest.
A few days later, people in the village spread a rumor that the Daoist Priest had succeeded in his cultivation and ascended to the heavens.
This rumor made the Mount Tai's Holy Mother Temple reach its peak.