EBE Chapter 737 Ultimate Notes 3 25
Chapter 737 Ultimate Notes 3 25
The next day, just as dawn was breaking, everyone heard the sound of a bell being struck repeatedly outside.
"Ahhh—" Fan Tao, the newcomer in the ninth room, screamed.
One by one, everyone opened their doors and went out to check. No one had been in trouble last night, and all ten people were present.
As soon as I went outside, I saw the newcomer stumble out of the room, as if there was a ghost in the room.
Fan Tao ran outside and rushed over to everyone. Pointing to his room, he said in terror, "Inside...inside...there's a dead person in my room, sob sob~"
"It's just two corpses, what are you afraid of, you big man?" the burly man, Lan Qun, said disdainfully.
No one else showed any unusual reaction; it seems they had all been through several dungeons and were quite calm about the dead.
However, Qin Xuan didn't know if any of the three of them had realized that the people in the room were all puppets.
“Look at the tree over there,” said Su Miao, the woman who hadn’t spoken until now.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked in the direction she indicated and saw a large tree outside the courtyard.
From their yard, all that could be seen were some branches and leaves on the big tree.
Li Li glanced at it and said, "What is that? I didn't see anything."
"Idiot," Lan Qun cursed. He had a fiery temper and never had much patience for people who lacked common sense.
Who are you insulting?
"So what if I curse at you?"
Looking at Lan Qun's large size and strong muscles, Li Li wisely chose not to make a fuss.
Qin Xuan glanced at Li Li. This guy was indeed an idiot. He had been so foul-mouthed last night, and she hadn't even settled the score with him yet.
If nothing unexpected happens tonight, he will probably be the first to die.
Everyone else was looking at the tree and realized that there was nothing wrong with it unless you looked closely.
But the branches on the tree were swaying back and forth, and were even drooping a bit, as if something was hanging below.
"Do you think there are dead bodies hanging from that tree too?" Fan Tao asked fearfully, recalling what he had seen in the room.
"Let's go out and take a look." Fatty Wang knew that what they would be facing in the temple were puppets, so he wasn't afraid.
"Let's go," Qin Xuan said, walking out ahead of everyone else.
Upon seeing this, everyone began to leave.
As soon as they stepped out of the corridor and through an archway, they saw two people sitting at a stone table in the courtyard.
"There are still people here, but they don't seem to be moving," Su Miao said in surprise.
No one answered her; everyone else stared at the two puppets.
"It's another puppet," Xie Yuchen whispered, only a few of them could hear him.
Qin Xuan nodded: "Puppets should be everywhere now."
They didn't wait for anyone else and quickened their pace to go out. As they passed the big tree, unsurprisingly, there were about a dozen puppets hanging on it.
As Wu Xie walked, he counted, "We've only walked for less than five minutes, and we already see dozens of puppets. It looks like there will be another big battle tonight."
"We need to find the Buddhist prayer beads quickly, otherwise we'll be exhausted from fighting every night," said Fatty Wang.
"The Buddhist temple is so big, it would be better if we split up and look for a better one," Black Bear suggested.
"Then let's pair up, with the stronger ones helping the weaker ones, so we can look out for each other if anything happens."
"So who will I be paired with?" Wu Xie asked with a smile.
“You either stay with Brother Xiao, or…” Fatty said, skipping over Qin Xuan and Xie Yuchen, and looked at Hei Xiazi: “Or you can team up with Master Hei.”
"Then I'll team up with Black Bear, and you can team up with Little Brother."
Wu Xie thought for a moment and decided to let Fatty go with Xiao Ge, whom he was more familiar with.
They all consciously ignored Qin Xuan and Xie Yuchen, as the two were not within their consideration.
Everyone here is perceptive and will not be a third wheel.
“Okay, it’s settled then.” Fatty Wang said, then turned to Zhang Qiling and said, “Brother, let’s go.”
Zhang Qiling glanced at Wu Xie, then followed Fatty Wang.
"Let's go too, Blackie." Wu Xie followed the grinning Blackie.
In just a short while, only two people remained, having been ignored.
Xie Yuchen looked at Qin Xuan and smiled: "Should I thank Wu Xie and Fatty for letting you take care of someone as weak as me?"
"You could also consider it a powerful collaboration." Qin Xuan curled the corners of his lips and chose a direction to walk.
“Compared to you, I’m the weaker one.” Xie Yuchen said as he walked alongside her.
"You said it yourself, I didn't say it."
"Okay, I said it."
Qin Xuan listened and felt that his tone had a coaxing quality to it.
She turned her head and saw Xie Yuchen looking at her with a smile on his lips and a hint of tenderness in his eyes.
He looks quite handsome when he smiles; um, he must look even better when he's performing opera.
"I've known you for a while, but I've never heard you sing opera before," Qin Xuan said bluntly.
If Zhang Qiling is aloof and otherworldly, and Hei Xiazi is roguish and carefree, then Xie Yuchen is refined and noble, and also handsome and dashing.
Upon hearing this, Xie Yuchen's smile deepened: "When we get back, I can sing you a song; I have a stage at home."
"Alright, then I'll wait and see." Qin Xuan was happy to watch a beautiful woman sing a song especially for him.
Xie Yuchen was already thinking that after he got back and finished his work, he would invite her to his home.
Basically, he would approach her himself, or he would invite her over, which would help to get closer to her.
"Let's go check out that main hall from last night," Qin Xuan suggested.
She had just searched the entire Buddhist temple but hadn't seen the monk from last night, guessing that he might only appear at a specific time.
Xie Yuchen nodded, having also thought of this: "I didn't see that monk from last night today."
"I think he should know where the prayer beads are."
"You asked him directly last night, were you trying to test him?"
Qin Xuan nodded: "Yes, when I asked, my first reaction upon seeing him was surprise, but he didn't seem unaware of it."
Everyone was surprised by her boldness, and it's unclear how many people, like her, witnessed the monk's reaction.
Thinking of what happened last night, Xie Yuchen said, "But that monk doesn't seem to want to talk to us much. He didn't even answer when someone asked him about candles last night."
"Well, let's take it one step at a time."
As they talked, they walked into the same hall they had visited yesterday.
Directly opposite the main entrance is a huge Buddha statue that reaches all the way to the ceiling.
The walls around the perimeter were also filled with many smaller Buddha statues, each one different.
The only thing they had in common was that all the Buddha statues in the hall had a compassionate expression, as if they were all copied.
If this were in a temple outside, the Buddha statues wouldn't all have the same expression; some would even be smiling.
Moreover, next to the base of these Buddha statues, there is a row of puppets kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed.