I run a Taoist temple in a bizarre world.

Chapter 9 Entering the Temple to Offer Incense: This is the Rule

Zhang Guanghai stared at the strangely appearing wooden door before him.

His crimson arm gradually cooled, revealing its original color, and he stood there, stunned.

He traveled back and forth to this bizarre world dozens of times.

Zhang Guanghai had witnessed many bizarre and strange events and fought against many grotesque and terrifying monsters.

Zhang Guanghai, who considered himself to have seen it all.

They were also stunned by the sudden appearance of the wooden door, which seemed to have appeared out of nowhere and had no support.

"Brother Zhang, what do you mean? Should we go in, or go around?"

"Brother Zhang, why don't we go inside? I can vaguely sense that this wooden door doesn't seem dangerous."

Both Wang Haojing and He Xiaoxiao's voices carried a hint of anxiety.

The wolf pack in the forest behind him was getting closer and closer, and he could smell the stench of their fur.

Zhang Guanghai hesitated.

Its sudden appearance resembled a strange wooden door, like a hidden level entrance in a game.

This made it difficult for him to make a decision.

Zhang Guanghai's long experience in the bizarre world gave him reason to suspect that once he opened the wooden door, a hidden boss far exceeding the danger level of the current area would be watching him with great interest.

At that point, I'm afraid I won't even know how I died.

But his intuition urged him to push open the wooden door.

It felt as if stepping through this mysterious wooden door would bring extraordinary rewards.

If you choose to bypass this wooden door, you can choose to continue your escape.

It's only a matter of time before they're caught by the wolves in the forest.

Having entered and exited the bizarre world multiple times, Zhang Guanghai's perception of the passage of time within it is fairly good.

Before the wolf in the forest caught up, the three of them, including themselves, definitely had not yet met the minimum time requirement to leave the bizarre world.

Hey!

One of the wolves running at the front of the pack had already gotten close to the three-person team.

It opened its mouth, which was full of fangs.

With a powerful push from his hind legs, his curled-up body fully extended, and like an arrow released from a bow, he pounced on Zhang Guanghai, who was still hesitating!

Snapped!

Zhang Guanghai's eyes sharpened, his arms turned crimson again, and he immediately threw a punch at the wolf in the forest who was still in the air.

The cunning wolf sensed the terrifying power of that punch.

It instantly turned into a blood mist, taking full damage, and its figure disappeared into the world.

The wolves behind them, their greedy and hungry eyes clearing slightly, stopped and kept a distance from the three-person team.

Nearly a third of the wolves in the forest bypassed them and ran into the depths of the woods.

This wasn't out of fear of Zhang Guanghai, but simply to be on the safe side and continue to create a hunting circle, completely surrounding the three-person team.

Clearly, the death of their companion meant nothing to these demons.

"Brother Zhang, if we don't run, it'll be too late!"

"Damn, get in!"

"Even if there really is a hidden big boss behind the door, dying as soon as we meet him is still better than dying such a humiliating death in the mouths of these low-ranking forest wolves!"

With a determined heart, Zhang Guanghai strode towards the ancient wooden door.

He pressed his hands against the wooden door.

Strangely, the seemingly heavy wooden door was easy to push open; it only required a gentle push.

squeak~

The wooden door opens just wide enough for one person to pass through.

The moment the door opened.

As if provoked by something, the wolf pack howled loudly and quickly approached Zhang Guanghai and his companions.

Seeing this, Zhang Guanghai didn't delay any longer. After Wang Haojing and He Xiaoxiao entered, he quickly stepped inside and closed the wooden door.

Bang bang bang!

The wooden door trembled slightly.

This completely kept the wolf pack out of the forest.

Standing before this immovable gate, Zhang Guanghai, who had been navigating this treacherous world for so long, experienced a sense of security for the first time.

No monsters from outside can get into this place!

It's not about making evil spirits and demons feel disgusted and stay away, but about directly resisting their attacks!

After confirming that there was a wooden door and that the wolves in the forest could not enter,

Zhang Guanghai and his two companions began to survey their surroundings.

This looks like a Taoist temple?

The same thought popped into the minds of all three at the same time.

……

Inside the main hall where the statues of gods are enshrined.

Having stood waiting for so long, Chi Le, whose legs were numb and whose back ached, couldn't help but sigh.

"We're finally in."

When Zhang Guanghai and his group appeared near the [mountain gate], Chi Le had already seen the three of them.

Seeing the three of them hesitating at the door, Chi Le felt extremely anxious.

I wish I could just leave right there and drag them into the Taoist temple.

He was genuinely afraid that the three people he had finally waited for would leave.

Zhang Guanghai and his two companions were the second group of people he encountered after arriving in this strange world.

Moreover, the middle-aged man who was leading the group punched the meter-long black wolf into a bloody mist.

This person looks like someone with extraordinary powers!

It's not only a great opportunity to obtain incense offerings, but also a rare opportunity to acquire information about extraordinary powers.

We can't let them just leave like that!

Just as Chi Le was getting anxious and was about to use the last two sticks of incense to order the local earth god of Changxi Village to help drive away the wolves.

The three of them finally pushed open the mountain gate and entered the Taoist temple.

Chi Le manipulated the wooden doors of the main hall to open.

Zhang Guanghai and the other two were simultaneously drawn to this phenomenon.

They all looked toward the main hall.

Stepping through the open door, the three saw what the main hall looked like.

Before their eyes, a pale, almost tangible mist swirled around the main hall and above them.

The fog seemed to stretch towards an infinite distance.

Even at the edge of their sight, the ever-flowing, churning mist could still be seen.

This feels very strange.

It was as if this was not a Taoist temple, but a world that was infinitely distant and without boundaries.

In the very center of the main hall stands a colossal statue that fills the entire field of vision and almost reaches the sky.

Because the statue was so tall, the fog obscured its face.

Zhang Guanghai and the others also couldn't identify which deity was enshrined in this Taoist temple.

Even more astonishing was the person standing in the very center of the hall!

A humanoid creature draped in an ancient, dark Taoist robe, its face shrouded in mist, making it difficult to discern its features.

What a sight this is!

Everyone was deeply shocked by what they were seeing.

Zhang Guanghai was the first to react.

Regardless of the circumstances, I am an outsider who has intruded into this Taoist temple.

Even if they were hoping to escape the wolf pack in the forest, they thought, "What's the worst that can happen? I might as well just die somewhere else, so why not die in a more respectable way?"

But since I came in, I haven't been killed by the person in front of me yet.

Hope rose in Zhang Guanghai's heart.

This might be an entity that can communicate.

Now that they've survived, none of the three-person team wants to die.

So he carefully considered his tone, trying his best to appear extremely respectful.

"Master, may we stay here for a while?"

Zhang Guanghai seemed to realize that he had been too brief, so he immediately added something.

"Of course, I won't stay long. I'll leave as soon as it's light!"

After he finished speaking, all three of them, including Wang Haojing and He Xiaoxiao, held their breath.

Waiting for the Taoist priest's response before the majestic statue.

Like a prisoner waiting for final judgment under the dock.

All the mist inside the hall stopped flowing and churning, remaining motionless, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

"Can."

Chi Le answered in a flat tone, his voice low but not deep, as if he were agreeing to a trivial and easy favor.

The joy on everyone's faces was palpable upon receiving the response.

Like a prisoner who has just been acquitted in court, they are overjoyed and can now turn around and walk out of the courtroom.

"Thank you, Taoist priest!"

Zhang Guanghai bowed deeply to express his respect and gratitude.

Zhang Haojing and He Xiaoxiao followed Zhang Guanghai's example and bowed their heads in the same way.

This is equivalent to saving one's own life, so it's not too much to ask for help.

"but."

The mist drifted slowly.

Upon hearing the Taoist priest's voice, everyone's hearts tightened, and they returned to a state of waiting for judgment.

But what?

What conditions are you asking for?

Or did your actions just now violate some kind of implicit rule?

Hurry up and tell us!

The three of them were incredibly frustrated, but dared not show it.

After all, the various strange phenomena before their eyes were telling them this in a straightforward way.

This Taoist priest is no ordinary being.

One wrong move could very well cost you your life.

They had no choice but to suppress their tempers and obediently stand still and wait.

"Offering incense upon entering the temple is the proper custom."

Chi Le turned to the side, and the entire altar came into view of the three of them.

On the offering table, incense smoke curled and rose from the incense burner.

"To offer incense?"