56: Sneak into Liansheng Temple!

After the people outside the door had left, the innkeeper came back to Lu Xuan.

The innkeeper smiled, his eyes narrowed, and he made a gesture inviting Lu Xuan to move.

"Guest, your room and food are ready. Please follow me."

Inside the guest room on the second floor!

On the wooden table in the room, there was a mountain of food and wine.

After the innkeeper led Lu Xuan to the door of the room and saw him walk in, he was about to close the door and leave.

"Innkeeper, please wait."

After Lu Xuan sat down, he saw the innkeeper outside the door about to leave, and called out to him.

The innkeeper paused his movements, looking at Lu Xuan in the room with a puzzled expression.

"Guest, do you have any other instructions?"

"Innkeeper, I have some questions I'd like you to answer."

Lu Xuan called the innkeeper over because he wanted to get information about Liansheng Temple.

Just now in the inn's main hall, Lu Xuan remembered the innkeeper mentioning Liansheng Temple, so he probably knew about its situation.

"Guest, please speak. I will tell you everything I know!"

The innkeeper quickly walked in and came before Lu Xuan.

For Lu Xuan, such a big customer, the innkeeper was exceptionally warm and attentive.

"I remember you, Innkeeper, mentioning Liansheng Temple. I've never heard of this temple before. I wonder if you could tell me about it?"

Lu Xuan feigned curiosity, making it impossible for anyone to see through his pretense.

"Oh, so the guest wants to know about Liansheng Temple. I know all about that!"

"Presumably, you, Guest, are not from Dengfeng County, otherwise, you wouldn't be unaware of Liansheng Temple's situation."

Lu Xuan nodded slightly, answering the innkeeper's doubt.

"Liansheng Temple is the most famous temple in our Dengfeng County. There are countless enlightened eminent monks there, and it's also very efficacious."

"However, Liansheng Temple is rarely open to the public. Only at this time each year does Liansheng Temple open its doors wide to welcome pilgrims from all over."

"So, those people you saw on the first floor just now, Guest, were all pilgrims heading to Liansheng Temple."

"These days, not only are the prominent figures from Sifang Town going to Liansheng Temple, but also people from other towns, and even many from the county seat are going."

The innkeeper finally added, "If I weren't tied to the inn, I'd want to go to Liansheng Temple myself."

"People from the county seat go too?"

The innkeeper's words reminded Lu Xuan of his younger sister, Lu Qingqing, in the county seat.

Immediately, Lu Xuan stopped thinking and then asked the question he most wanted answered.

"Innkeeper, where is Liansheng Temple located? If it's as efficacious as you say, I'm very interested in going to pray for blessings for my family!"

...

As dusk approached, the last rays of twilight spilled across the hazy horizon!

Lu Xuan rode a black steed, sweeping across the ground like lightning, kicking up clouds of thick dust.

He had already learned the location of Liansheng Temple from the innkeeper.

Unexpectedly, Liansheng Temple's location was not far from Dengfeng County's county seat, only an hour's journey away.

It seemed that after he investigated the secrets of Liansheng Temple, Lu Xuan could directly enter the city to visit his younger sister, Lu Qingqing.

Three hours later, Lu Xuan had already arrived in front of a large mountain, not far from its base.

Looking up, there was a majestic and grand building at the top of the mountain.

Leading up the mountain were several flights of stairs, all constructed from stacked bluestone slabs.

By this time, it was already getting dark, but Lu Xuan could still see dozens of figures at the foot of the mountain.

Those people should be the monks of Liansheng Temple.

Were they guarding the belongings of the pilgrims staying overnight at the temple?

Because, not far from the foot of the mountain, there were also many carriages parked there.

Lu Xuan narrowed his eyes, examining the mountain thoroughly, inside and out.

Then he dismounted, led his horse to a safe spot, and tied the reins to a tree.

Lu Xuan did not want to alert the people of Liansheng Temple. He wanted to sneak in and see what kind of place this Liansheng Temple truly was.

Rear mountain!

Lu Xuan looked at the steep and perilous cliff face before him, without the slightest hesitation. He stirred the Inner Energy within his body, and with a light leap, he soared up the mountain.

The main hall of Liansheng Temple, its doors were currently closed, revealing only a slight gap through which a faint, dim yellow light seeped out.

Two middle-aged monks, approximately forty years old, stood on either side outside the hall doors, meticulously observing their surroundings.

At this moment, a ghost-like figure appeared before them, its tall and imposing shadow covering their bodies.

And the newcomer was Lu Xuan, who had come through the rear mountain and infiltrated Liansheng Temple.

The two monks' eyes widened, their faces filled with horror, as they were about to speak.

"You..."

Suddenly, before they could utter a word, a hand pressed against their necks, rendering them unable to speak.

In less than a few breaths, the two monks' vision went black, their consciousness vanished, and they collapsed into unconsciousness.

After Lu Xuan placed the two unconscious monks aside, a trace of solemnity appeared on his face.

"It's indeed not a simple temple!"

Because these two seemingly simple and ordinary monks were, unexpectedly, two Martial Artists of the Bone Refinement Realm.

One must know that Martial Artists of the Bone Refinement Realm were somewhat well-known figures even in Qingyun County's county seat.

And yet, these two Bone Refinement Realm monks were merely gatekeepers.

Lu Xuan narrowed his eyes and looked through the gap in the hall door, finding the main hall empty.

Without overthinking, Lu Xuan gently pushed open one side of the hall door, took a step, and walked in.

Inside the main hall, there were only neatly arranged prayer mats on the ground, and offerings placed on the altar table.

A large statue sat cross-legged at the very front, illuminated by the candles on either side, a common Buddha statue found in the folk.

Just as Lu Xuan thought there was nothing unusual here and was about to leave...

"Hmm?"

Lu Xuan suddenly looked up at the statue's eyes, and with a shift in his posture, he arrived in front of the statue.

What is this?

He saw that in the statue's eyes, there was a subtle pattern.

A blooming, pristine white lotus!

An ordinary person wouldn't be able to see it unless they were standing directly in front of the statue.

"Presumptuous!"

Just as Lu Xuan wanted to look a bit longer, from behind the statue, a lightning-fast afterimage flashed, heading directly for Lu Xuan's face.

Rip!

The sound of cloth tearing echoed, and Lu Xuan's black mystic robe on his chest instantly ripped open.

The next second, as the black mystic robe tore open, it revealed Lu Xuan's explosive muscle lines, with muscles bulging high and coiling across his chest.