Chapter 443: Chapter 272: My Real Younger Sister, My Real Older Sister? I’ll Take Them Both! (Please Subscribe)_3
"Go die!"
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Apart from previously laughing and spouting that nonsense, Feng Ling’er returned to normal.
Duan Yun also felt she was normal.
After all, among his many patients, she was the most normal one, so much so that he had previously misdiagnosed her and gave her more than ten chills for nothing.
At this time, the three of them arrived near Devil City.
The setting sun was blood-red, and the wind blowing from inside seemed like countless evil spirits whispering, sending shivers down one’s spine.
At this point, the temperature also began to drop.
The desert had extremely large temperature differences between day and night, especially noticeable in the region of Devil City.
They were just walking on the yellow sand, feeling like they were being roasted, yet in this moment standing under these stone pillars, it felt as if they had entered winter.
Although the sun had not yet set, looking from here, many places within Devil City were already pitch black, as if enveloped by the night, impenetrable.
No wonder very few people could enter Yellow Jade Island; just this Devil City alone, without someone to guide, would be enough to stop a thousand troops.
Luckily they knew about the secret path mentioned by Fan Gao.
This secret path led directly to Yellow Jade Island; they could save more strength, and might even catch Jade Guanyin by surprise with a rear attack!
Now that Duan Yun was filled with the energy of Spring Thunder, he believed his condition was much better, at least far better than when he went to Mingyu Palace, and he was confident he could return with Jade Guanyin in tow.
Return to the west, that is.
Following the map provided by Fan Gao, they continued to approach the Guanyin Monastery.
By the time they arrived, the towering rocks of Devil City had already been populated with carvings of Buddhas, lotuses, and predominantly, Guanyins.
All sizes of Guanyin.
If someone uninformed stumbled upon this place, they might think it was a Buddhist holy land with devout followers of Guanyin inside.
Seeing these Guanyin statues, Duan Yun couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart.
Having so many Guanyin statues on Jade Guanyin’s territory made her seem like a disciple of Guanyin.
But what’s the reality?
It’s hard to imagine that a Witch who deceived countless people, practicing deception to such an extent, would compare herself to Guanyin.
Don’t your damn conscience hurt?
At this time, they had arrived at the Guanyin Monastery mentioned by Fan Gao.
There was a Populus euphratica tree at the entrance of the monastery.
Honestly, after trudging through the endless yellow sands, suddenly seeing a tree would evoke a sense of freshness and familiarity.
This Populus euphratica tree seemed to have died.
But there’s a saying in the desert: "A Populus euphratica lives for a thousand years yet does not die, dies yet does not fall, falls yet does not rot."
Though it’s an exaggeration, it represents the magic of the desert.
Situations that wouldn’t occur elsewhere would occur here.
After traveling in the desert for so many days, the three of them, including Duan Yun, had grown a little more in awe of the desert.
Though they were martial arts experts, capable of fighting many single-handedly, the harsh environment still posed troubles for them.
Before entering the monastery, the three took out their water bladders and rested a little.
Afterward, if they wanted to eat well and drink well, they would have to serve themselves on Yellow Jade Island.
This Guanyin Monastery seemed to have already been abandoned; one side of the gate had collapsed amidst the wind and sand, revealing only a small portion outside.
The three stepped through the gate and could faintly see the fallen and crumbling statues.
After passing through the courtyard, a long corridor appeared before the vision of the three.
At first glance of this corridor, all three felt a tingling sensation.
Because on both sides of the corridor, there were countless Guanyin statues up to the hundreds.
These Guanyin statues were relatively well-preserved, seated in rows on both sides of the wall, in the caves carved into the cliff.
Upon entering, one might have the illusion of countless Guanyins watching you.
Jade Guanyin must really like Guanyin to have so many Guanyin statues placed here.
The corridor was very long, more than a mile at least, and it wouldn’t be an overstatement to call it a spectacle.
Indeed, even the great temples in Yun State and Yu State would hardly showcase such a scene.
However, the monastery had long been in ruins, some Guanyin statues were decapitated or missing limbs, their features blurred, and accompanied by the moaning winds, like the wail of ghosts, adding a sinister and eerie atmosphere.
Abandoned temples and monasteries always give off the feeling that evil spirits dwell within them.
Even more so here, right on the edge of Devil City.
By this time, the corridor had come to an end, and in front of them lay a row of monastery chambers that had collapsed mostly.
The chambers were located under the cliff carved with a massive Guanyin statue.
And there, was the well mentioned by Fan Gao.
On the ground, some broken ladles and basins were scattered, indicating that people really once lived here.
The trio looked at the well and saw that it was pitch black inside, bottomless.
Throwing a stone down, a landing sound echoed from within.
Clearly, as Fan Gao said, the well had dried up.
The passage was inside; they just had to be cautious, as there might be deadly things lurking.
Duan Yun gave Feng Ling’er and Shen Ying a glance, then jumped down first.
Feng Ling’er followed closely, and Shen Ying was last.
What the three did not see was that when they approached the ancient well, several of the Guanyin statues on the wall had moved.
Only after they jumped into the well did these Guanyin statues step out of the caves, looking at each other.
They looked exactly the same as the surrounding Guanyin statues, yet they could move.
At this moment, they even started smiling, revealing their white teeth, which, in the dim environment, appeared especially horrifying...