Monument of Life and Death

   Chapter 1000 Biting Bug

   After giving up the bronze tripod, the three walked into the main hall. The screen Xiaolan had mentioned was erected at the right rear of the main hall.

  Luo Jiutian lit the screen with a flashlight.

   "That's it, right?" Luo Jiutian went around the screen, "There should be a secret passage behind it... Ah, I see!"

  The dark passage was dark, and the three of them walked quietly inside.

  In the darkness pierced by the light beam, there were countless dust particles floating around. The Taoist priest took a breath. He smelled the smell of incense ash mentioned by Xiaolan and the others.

   "Why haven't we arrived yet?" Luo Jiutian turned the flashlight to high beam and shook it forward, "We're not going wrong, right?"

   "Xiaolan and the others were gone for a long time." said the Taoist priest.

   When he finally saw the wooden door, Luo Jiutian trotted over excitedly.

  Squeak——

   This is a somewhat dated door.

   The three of them stood outside the door and looked at the furnishings in the room.

   This is a somewhat shabby room.

  Tables, chairs, cushions…

   They didn't see the shadow of Lu Shoucai and Qiaobu.

   "Ah, I thought Lu Shoucai's body would still be here." Luo Jiutian probed his head and walked in.

   "Didn't I say so?" Lao Luo said, "There is no one else in this temple except us."

   "But he's already dead, can you feel the dead old man?"

   "...what do you think I'm doing?"

   The Taoist priest briefly glanced around the room, and then focused on the wall on the right. The Taoist priest's eyes lit up and he walked hurriedly.

   Lao Luo and Luo Jiutian looked at him.

   The priest raised his hand.

   That picture is still hanging on the wall.

   Luo Jiutian scratched his head, "Why is this painting the same color as the wall?"

   The Taoist priest gently took down the painting and held it in his hands. The three of them looked at the snow-white "painting" that could only be called painting paper.

   "This painting..." Luo Jiutian murmured, "Is it the same as the one in reality?"

   Lao Luo turned the painting to the back, "There is no figure on the back of this painting."

   "This means that it has not been used," the Taoist priest rolled up the painting, "perhaps we can take it with us."

  Luo Jiutian seemed to have suddenly figured out something, "Oh...I see, no wonder you said it would be better if the bridge wasn't here, because you were thinking about his paintings."

   "This is not a painting by Qiaobu," said the Taoist priest righteously, "This is a painting by Lu Shoucai."

   Is this what you refute?

   "If that's the case, then take it," Lao Luo said. "Even if it's useless, there's no harm in taking it."

"Well, it would have been better if Zhou Ye's attack started a little later," Luo Jiutian said, "Xiaolan and the others should have learned about this painting from Wu Ren, but they didn't have time to tell us... , will they be in a hurry if they can't contact us?"

   "Definitely," Lao Luo said, "and I suspect that Lord Tianshen is also looking for me."

   "Xiaolan and the others should ask Wu Ren and Laomu to come and save us." Luo Jiutian nodded confidently.

   "Lord Tianshen, it is possible," Lao Luo said, "If the president's words... just..."

   There is no need to count on it. With this time, she would rather eat a few more bowls of snail noodles.

   "There's nothing to see here, let's go out." The Taoist priest said.

   When returning from the original road, Luo Jiutian looked at the picture scroll held by the Taoist priest, thought for a while, and said, "Do we want to introduce this painting to Zhou Ye?"

   "It doesn't matter," the Taoist priest tilted his head, "he wouldn't believe it anyway."

   Daoist priest can be regarded as a prophecy. When Xia Hua and Li Muyuan were curiously rubbing the painting, Zhou Ye pouted and sneered at this blank painting that "can absorb evil spirits".

   "Did you not see other strange things?" Zhou Ye asked.

   "No," Luo Jiutian said, starting the car, "There is nothing inside."

   "Then you are lucky."

   "What about you?" Luo Jiutian asked, "Have you found any new monsters?"

   "Yes." Xia Hua said, reaching under the seat and groping.

   "Ah? Is it really there? Is it dangerous?...You guys look calm."

"This is it."

   A green light flashed, Xia Hua took out a mineral water bottle from under the seat, and the green light came from the gadget in the water bottle.

   Daoist Master took the bottle, "What is this?"

  Xia Hua and Li Muyuan looked at Zhou Ye, Zhou Ye looked annoyed and said, "This is a biting bug."

   "Bite bug," Luo Jiutian almost laughed, "Okay...a straightforward name."

   "We got the name," Zhou Ye said. "The biting bug is a strange bug we found in the wild. It doesn't have a name."

  The priest looked at the little guy who was trapped in the plastic bottle.

This biting bug is like a grasshopper that has lost its hind legs. The only two legs are where the head meets the body, and the long, nodular body drags behind, although it looks clumsy, The speed of movement is surprisingly fast, and the worm's body is flashing with green light, and its small green eyes are fixed on the Taoist priest.

   "Is there such a thing in the game?" Luo Jiutian asked, "I haven't seen it before."

   "Yes, but it's too small, you might not care," Zhou Ye said, "This thing is very inconspicuous."

   "How did you catch it?" asked the Taoist priest.

   Li Muyuan and Xia Hua looked at Zhou Ye together with a smile.

   Zhou Ye's eyes were full of dissatisfaction, he pouted, "It bit me."

   "Pfft—hahahaha!..." Luo Jiutian didn't save face for Zhou Ye at all, he just laughed, "Aren't you very experienced hahaha...how could you get bitten hahahaha..."

   "That's because...I..."

   Zhou Ye's face was flushed and he was speechless for a long time.

   "Okay, let me talk," Xia Hua said, clearing her throat, "This biting bug not only bites people, it can also absorb people's psychic energy..."

   "What?!" The steering wheel in Luo Jiutian's hand slipped, "Sucking psychic energy?"

"Yes," Xia Hua said, "therefore, in the eyes of those of us with psychic powers, this bug's body will emit bright green lights, but Zhou Ye has no power, so he can't see these lights... "

   "So it is..." said the Taoist priest.

   Zhou Ye in the back row suddenly choked, "It hurts when it bites!"

   "Who told you to name it Biting Bug?" Luo Jiutian teased, "Retribution is on your own head."

   "If it weren't for..." Zhou Ye saw Xia Hua's terrifying eyes, and swallowed his complaints and grievances back, "Forget it..."

   "That's right," Luo Jiutian turned the car around and went around the main road, "Where are we going next?"

   (end of this chapter)