Chapter: 5844

Lin Wan'er finally put her heart down and accompanied Heo Chen to the rear courtyard of Qingzhao Temple.

This nun's temple's rear courtyard was not very big, with only a few tile houses, looking like it should be where the nuns lived their daily lives.

However, this place had been empty for a long time, giving the impression that it had been abandoned for many years.

This also further proved Lin Wan'er's conjecture that the two nuns she had met were not true nuns in the first place.

Heo Chen even suspected that Qingzhao Temple had been abandoned for many years, but they just used it this time to block him.

As they walked out of Qingzhao Temple, they didn't find any valuable clues in the back garden, but they did see a small path leading down from behind at the back gate.

They seemed to have withdrawn through this mountain road.

Since it had been over an hour since then, Heo Chen couldn't find any clues following this road and didn't even think about investigating further.

Looking at that winding path, Heo Chen let out a sigh and said to Lin Wan'er, "Let's go, we're heading back to Jinling."

As they left Qingzhao Temple, Heo Chen was still holding the sandalwood bead necklace in his hand. He was wondering what the other person meant by leaving this necklace for him, but he couldn't figure it out.

Putting aside Lin Wan'er's words, the twenty-eight beads on this necklace represented his current age. The other person must have known that Lin Wan'er would notice something unusual and return to Qingzhao Temple to investigate, yet they still left this necklace for him, intentionally conveying some information.

In puzzlement, the two of them descended from the mountain and continued their journey back up the road.

When they ascended again, it happened to be when a few elderly women from the local area were strolling down the mountain. The group was walking slowly, each carrying a wicker basket filled with incense oil, paper money, and handmade joss sticks.

Lin Wan'er saw this and approached politely, asking, "Where are you few elderly ladies headed?"

One of the old women opened her mouth and said, "I heard Qingzhao Temple has reopened. We're going to Qingzhao Temple to burn incense and pray."

Lin Wan'er asked curiously, "Hasn't Qingzhao Temple been closed for a long time?"

The old woman nodded slightly, "Almost 10-20 years without opening. The people in the mountain are fewer, the temple also has little fragrance, the previous nuns all left, and yesterday I heard from villagers that there's a new nun again. Let's go together to pay our respects."

Lin Wan'er hurriedly said, "You few ladies shouldn't go, the new nun at Qingzhao Temple has already left too."

"Left already?" The few elderly women looked crestfallen: "Just came and already left? How can this be?"

Lin Wan'er said, "Maybe they also felt there was no fragrance here either."

The few elderly women looked a bit despondent for a moment, unsure what to do.

One of the old women opened her mouth again, "Nun has left, Buddha statue is still here, we've all come this far. Why don't we just go up and light some incense then?"

Another few old women thought it was indeed so, and thus they all agreed to go together.

As Lin Wan'er saw that a few people were deeply devoted to Buddha, she didn't urge them further, only reminding them, "You folks be careful, and we'll leave first." Having bid farewell to the elderly women, Lin Wan'er turned to Ye Chen and said, "It seems they came here temporarily to Qingzhao Temple yesterday at the latest."

Ye Chen nodded in agreement, saying, "They probably sensed our presence or Wu Feiyun's presence here, so they arrived early to prepare." He added, "What we can confirm now is that they are extremely well-informed about us and Wu Feiyun. It's possible they're using some means to monitor us right now." JrNovels.com