Sudden change

  Zhan Yun Temple is located in a dense forest fifty miles south of the city, and Zhan Yun Temple was once prosperous, but ten years ago, after Ze Guo obtained the position of Yao Yue, the incense of Zhan Yun Temple suddenly stopped like the death of Lao Yun Wang.

  Rumors are not groundless, and the people are not blindly believing in rumors. The fact is that someone did see it with their own eyes: before going to war, Bai's father and son went to Zhan Yun Temple, and someone also saw Old Cloud King entering the back hall of Zhan Yun Temple before his death.

  As a result, the rumor spread more and more wildly in just three days, causing everyone to avoid Zhan Yun Temple like the plague. The temple's thriving incense offerings were suddenly cut off, and the monks couldn't even afford their daily meals anymore. They packed up and left the once-glorious Zhan Yun Temple, which had been abandoned for years. The dense forest in the south of the city grew denser, surrounding the old and worn-out temple. If it weren't for Bai Liuli's mysterious death in the forest, people might have already forgotten about Zhan Yun Temple.

  Also because Bai Liuli's body was found in the depths of the forest, making this piece of forest that already made people feel eerie and like ghosts would pop out at any time even more eerie. Lǐ Shū drove to Zhan Yun Temple according to Bai Liuli's orders, his thick and steady temperament made him very careful while driving, afraid that if he wasn't careful, he would provoke the master in the car.

  In the carriage, Bai Liuli sat with her eyes closed, while Sha Mu sat quietly opposite her, thinking about the strange rumors she had heard about Zhan Yun Temple. She felt a chill for no reason and wanted to ask Bai Liuli why she suddenly wanted to come to such a place, but she knew that as a servant, she didn't have the right to question her master, especially one she respected like Bai Liuli. Since Bai Liuli wasn't afraid, what was there for her to fear? As long as she believed in Bai Liuli, everything would be fine.

  The carriage had been going smoothly for a while before it started to get bumpy. After a while, the coachman outside said respectfully: "Miss, from here on in, the road is not good and too narrow, the carriage can't go in."

  "Let's stop the carriage here then." Bai Liuli said lightly, and Sha Mu hurriedly lifted the curtain for her. Only after getting off the horse-drawn carriage did Bai Liuli realize that the road ahead was indeed too narrow to allow a horse-drawn carriage to pass through. At the entrance of the road stood a stone stele with three large characters "Zhan Yun Temple" carved on it. The road suddenly narrowed at this point, probably because in the past, the temple had not anticipated the throngs of people and horse-drawn carriages that would come to burn incense, so they had deliberately made the road narrower at a distance from the main temple. Now, the road surface was covered with weeds that had grown wildly over the years, and there were also withered branches and dead wood blown down by the wind and rain, lying scattered across the road. Only the gilt characters on the stone stele, which had been eroded by rainwater, could faintly reveal the former glory of this temple hidden in the dense forest, where horse-drawn carriages used to flow like a stream. However, now it was also just a vague memory, along with those people and things that no longer existed.

  "Shamuk, you and Li Shu wait here for me, I'll go take a walk around the temple." Bai Liusi said, heading down the road. Shamuk immediately followed after her, anxiously saying, "Young mistress, let me follow you, I always feel that this place is eerie, what if...what if..."

  Shamu said nervously, suddenly realizing he had misspoken, and for a moment didn't know how to continue. But Bailiuli smiled calmly and lightly, "Just in case something happens, it's good to have someone to rely on."

  "Yes, yes." Samu admitted with a stiff upper lip for having misspoken.

  "If you come with me, if something unexpected happens, I'll have to take care of you. Your soft legs are better off staying here with Uncle Li and waiting for me." White Luli found Sha Mu's concern both amusing and heartwarming. This weak person who couldn't even protect themselves was thinking of protecting her. It was truly warm for someone who had never experienced care in their past life. White Luli casually turned her back to Sha Mu, waving her hand, "If you're bored, have Uncle Li drive you around the block and come back here after an hour."

  How could Shamu be at ease with her master entering the Zhan Yun Temple alone, but just as she was about to insist on following him, she saw Bai Liuli's footsteps suddenly become extremely fast, disappearing from her line of sight in an instant. Frightened, she rushed inside, only to hear Bai Liuli's faint voice echoing through the forest, "If you follow me again, don't serve me anymore."

  Shamu immediately stopped in his tracks and didn't dare to move forward, he could only stare blankly at the withered branches and rotten leaves in front of him, suddenly feeling a chill run down his spine.

  Bai Liuli slowly approached the main temple of Zhan Yun Temple, neither hastily nor slowly, gazing at the dense forest scenery around her with a rich autumn atmosphere, like a leisurely tourist enjoying the scenery along the way. However, under the veil, a pair of black eyes were as sharp as an eagle in the dark night.

  Suddenly, her right ear slightly perked up, those sharp eyes narrowed slightly, and with the tiny poisonous needle held firmly between her fingers, she coldly smiled to herself, has it arrived?

  She wanted to see what kind of rat was following her.

  She slightly raised the hand holding the poisonous needle, then swiftly swung her arm back with a speed that left no time for cover, and the poisoned silver needle flew into the dense forest behind her. A loud noise of something heavy falling to the ground and breaking dry branches was heard, and Bai Liuli's feet lifted off the ground as she sped towards the main temple like flying.

  As she was about to arrive at the main temple of Zhan Yun Temple, she slowed down her pace slightly. Was someone there? It was still early according to the letter, so who could be at Zhan Yun Temple? An enemy, or a friend?

  "Whoosh——" At the same time, a cold arrow shot out from behind Bai Liuli.

  A cold arrow shot out from behind Bai Liuli's back, its force fierce and violent. By the time Bai Liuli moved her feet, she was already unable to dodge to the side, so she could only follow the momentum and press down on her body with her hands, using the force to flip forward and leap onto the empty ground in front of the temple.

  The sharp arrow did not hit the white crystal but could not stop, only brushing past the white crystal's ear and shooting forward.

  "Ding——" Just as Bai Liusi stabilized her body, the sharp sound of clashing blades suddenly entered her ears.

  When Bai Luli coldly raised her eyes, she met a pair of equally icy eyes, a pair of eyes that belonged only to women.

  Bai Luli saw clearly the woman who was staring at her coldly. The woman was about 18 years old, with a leafy eyebrow and peach blossoms on her face. However, the woman's eyes were extremely mismatched with her appearance, icy and filled with intense killing intent. Her light gray men's attire added to her overall cold demeanor.

  All that was seen was the woman holding a long sword in her hand, and at her feet lay a sharp arrow that had been cut into two segments. It was clearly the same arrow that had shot through the darkness earlier. The sharp sound of clashing blades from earlier was caused by the long sword cutting off the arrow.

  Bai Luli's face was calm and serene, not surprised or astonished, as if the life-and-death situation that had just occurred did not exist. She quietly met the gaze of the woman in gray, without forgetting to notice the man in white sitting behind her.

  The danger behind had reached an extreme proximity, Bai Liusu remained still, only to see the grey-clothed woman's eyes flash, raising her sword and stabbing it straight at Bai Liusu!

  "Your Highness, do not indiscriminately kill innocent people." Just as the woman in gray was about to stab Bai Liusi with her sword, the man in white behind her spoke up, his voice calm and gentle, like a man's.

  However, the sword in the hand of the woman in gray did not stop—

  White glaze does not dodge or evade