Cute But Brutal Wife
Chapter 374: How Dare
Anger princess Anya flared up and she said in a displeased tone, “How dare she leave without telling me. I'll make him come and pick me up.”
Chu Luo was silent for a few seconds. Thinking that since she was a princess, in addition to carrying bodyguards on the surface, she should also have someone secretly protecting her, she said, “Then be so careful.”
“Understanding. I'll have someone prepare a room for me. I'll wait for him in the room later.”
At this point, Anya said to him excitedly, “Chu, there is actually a temple exhibition here today. A lot of people here. I think some people are very strange. They bowed to the Bodhisattva for a long time.”
Chu Luo thought to herself, ‘How could they not pray more? These people were preparing to enter the tomb. Many people who enter the tomb care about these things.’
However, he simply replied with “Mm” and hung up.
The two of them returned to the bedroom and changed into casual clothes before descending. Li Yan took the car keys from the butler and continued walking out with Chu Luo's hand in her hand.
Chu Luo was slightly surprised. “Are we driving there?”
He thought they would teleport directly.
“Yes, we might meet an acquaintance there. More comfortable to drive.”
Chu Luo thought that since Anya was there, they would probably meet her. It would be easier to bring him back, so he didn't say anything more.
The two of them got into the car and Li Yan left.
The temple outside the city is closer than here. It only takes 40 to 50 minutes to get there by car on the motorway.
Chu Luo had been here before and still remembered the large peaches here. As soon as the car arrived at the peach park, he turned to look out the window.
By this time, the peach tree had lost all its leaves and was bare. There was no moonlight tonight, and not many places were lit by streetlights. Actually, there's nothing to see.
Chu Luo looked at him for a moment and exclaimed. He pointed to the row of lights not far away and asked Li Yan, “There was no house there when we came last time. Why are there so many homes now?”
“It was a simple house built by those people.”
“They stay here?”
“Accurate once. There were a lot of people involved this time. They had to wait a few days before they could gather all the people who went to the northwest.”
Chu Luo nodded in understanding.
The car drove for several minutes before arriving outside the walls of Fangqing Temple. It was just past seven in the evening, and the temple was brightly lit. There are obviously a lot of people inside.
Li Yan continued driving until he reached the edge of the parking lot before finding an empty place to stop.
Chu Luo opened the car door and got down. A gust of night wind blew past him, bringing with it the smell of cold earth and the scent of incense in the temple. He turned around to look at Li Yan. “Where do we go in?”
Since they came secretly, they should not show themselves.
“Back door.”
Li Yan grabbed her hand and led her to the back door.
The further they walk, the darker it becomes. Li Yan took out two pairs of night vision goggles from his pocket. He put it on and gave it to Chu Luo.
“Wear night vision goggles.”
Chu Luo took it and put it on. The scene in front of him lit up.
They walked for a while before arriving at the back door. This place is close to the abbot's courtyard. Chu Luo asked Li Yan, “Are you going to look for the abbot?”
“No.”
Li Yan took out his tablet and quickly swiped it. “They are in the temple hall. Let's take a look.”
The back door is closed. Chu Luo cast a spell and the door opened.
They both went in. The atmosphere is still very quiet. It was obvious that the abbot had not returned to rest.
They walked along the road to the outside. After walking for a while, they heard voices and chants.
After turning another corner, they arrived at the courtyard of the temple hall.
The temple hall door was wide open. Under the Buddha statue sat a group of monks chanting scriptures. Behind the monks sat more than twenty men kneeling.
The youngest of these men was only in his twenties, and the oldest was no more than 55 years old. Everyone had a sincere expression on their faces, as if they were the most ordinary worshippers who came to pray to the Gods and Buddhas to protect their families or to have a successful career.
Chu Luo and Li Yan did not enter.
The two stood in a hidden corner and looked inside.
After looking at it for a while, Chu Luo sneered. “These people want to enter the Emperor's Tomb. What do they think Buddha can protect them with?”
“They just pray for peace of mind.”
The two of them waited for a while before the monks' recital ended.
People stood up and walked out.
Chu Luo and Li Yan pretended to be worshippers and slowly followed behind them.
A young man who happened to be walking behind suddenly asked the middle-aged man beside him.
“Uncle, why should we wait for those people to come? Can't we go first?”
“What do you know? The tomb was more dangerous than all the other tombs. Safer with more people.”
“How dangerous is it? Are there any dumplings in it?”
“Pfft, pfft, pfft. You shit. Before I go to the tomb, there are some things you should not say. Bad luck.”
“I... Alright.”
The young man was silent for a while before he could not help but ask, “Uncle, so many people are leaving this time. Do you think it will remind the higher-ups?”
“What are you worried about? It's not peaceful up there now. Who would not want to obtain the golden mountain, silver mountain, and the legendary heavenly potion and heavenly weapon within it? How do they have time to watch us? Besides, we've been undercover. Everyone will just think that we are traders who came here to participate in the goods exhibition.”
“You. You better hold back your words.”
“Oke okay okay. I'm gonna stop talking. This is the first time I've followed you to the tomb. I'm a little excited.”
“Spirit pant*tku. Everyone will be discussing how to get there in the next few days. Listen carefully.”
“Understanding, Uncle.”
Both did not continue.
Chu Luo and Li Yan only stopped when they reached the outer courtyard.
The men walked out of the monastery.
Chu Luo looked at Li Yan and asked, “Are we not going out?”
“Wait.”
After saying that, Li Yan pulled him back.
“Where are we going?”
“Let's go to the temple hall to see it.”
When the two of them arrived at the temple hall, the monks had already gone to rest.
In addition to the lit incense candles, there were only candles placed around the temple hall. There were no electric lights, making it look very solemn and sacred.
They both walked to the temple hall. Li Yan took out his tablet and swiped it for a while before looking around.
Chu Luo followed behind him and asked, “What are you looking for?”
“See if there's anything they're hiding here.”
“They are hiding something here?”
Although Chu Luo did not understand why they were hiding something here, she still followed Li Yan to look for him.
The two searched for a while but found nothing. Chu Luo asked, “What will they hide here?”
Li Yan tilted her head and whispered in her ear.
Chu Luo widened her eyes and said with a complicated expression, “They are really brave.”
“In this way, even if someone comes to investigate, they will not be able to find anything.”
In the end, the two of them found nothing and left the temple hall.
Li Yan put down her tablet and took out a Bluetooth earpiece to attach to her ear. He moved his fingers and asked, “What happened there?”
After a while, he replied with “Mm” and stopped talking.
Chu Luo looked at him.
Li Yan withdrew her hand and walked into the backyard. As they walked, he said, “Let's take a break for an hour. There will be a good show to watch.”
“What way?”
“Someone in the capital knows who is here. They will come later.”
“Are they going to catch these guys?”
“No.”
The two of them went to the room where Chu Luo had lived before.
There was actually a pot of steaming water in the room.
Li Yan released Chu Luo's hand and walked over to pour a glass of hot water for her. “Drink water first.”
Chu Luo took the cup and held it in her hand. He watched as Li Yan sat down, took out his tablet, and quickly swiped it.
He thought for a moment and pulled out his phone as well.
His phone had been changed to silent mode when he arrived. Unexpectedly, when he took it out, he noticed there were some messages from someone.
Anya sent the most messages.
Chu Luo clicked on Anya's message and glanced at her.
Anya just sent him a few messages out of boredom. He even attached some photos.
The photo was taken by a large tree in the outer courtyard, and there were words attached to it.
“Heaven, Chu, look at this tree. That's a huge one. I thought it would definitely be very romantic to build a house on it.”
Then, there are other photos and matching text.
Unexpectedly, Anya actually climbed up the tree branch from behind.
As Chu Luo looked at this photo, she quickly pulled Li Yan's clothes. “Yan, look. Isn't there something strange on that big tree branch in the outer courtyard?”
Li Yan tilted her head to look up. There was a lot of grass on it, making it look like a large bird's nest. At first glance, it doesn't look like anything. Then, Li Yan narrowed his eyes.
Chu Luo said, “It is clear that the grass here has not stood for long. It is impossible for the bird to build its nest here at this time.”
The weather was cold and the night wind was blowing hard there. If birds want to build a nest, they won't do it there. Besides, it was a huge nest.
Chu Luo snorted and sneered. “A nest of that size can even load an ostrich.”
Li Yan swiped the tablet a few times and said, “I will ask someone to go up and take a look. If there are no surprises, there must be something down there.”