Weak in affinity talent? Female ghosts are eager to give hints.

"Creak—"

Once the door to the floating cabin is opened, the layout inside is actually quite similar to that of the "confinement room".

only...

Inside the "confinement room" was a large cauldron and an opening in the ground connecting to the water. Here... there was no opening; the walls were covered in chains, and hanging in the center of the chains was an upright coffin...

The coffin was open, and blood was gushing out inside!

The coffin was clearly standing upright, but despite being filled with blood, not a single drop had seeped through.

After gazing at the coffin for a long time, An Lan suddenly reached into it!

immediately--

It was like touching water, murky bloody water, when suddenly a hand grabbed his hand!

Holy crap!

"..."

Before An Lan could even be surprised, a strange memory appeared in her mind.

"Splash—"

"Splash—"

The rainy night was just like the rainy night when I first entered the "Hidden Hermitage" instance.

The "Hidden Temple" under the misty moon exudes an air of seclusion and tranquility.

"Huff...huff...huff..."

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

"Lan Bilian, we...we've all made it here...we should be alright now, right?"

"No, Xiaoxia, Huang Lin, we...we have to run farther! Otherwise...we could get caught at any moment!"

"As you all know..."

"Knowing the law and fleeing will definitely lead to imprisonment if caught!"

"Do you want to go to jail?"

"this..."

Under the rainy night sky, three figures stumbled and ran towards the mountains. Ignoring the dampness of the rain and mist, they hurried along, suddenly stopping in front of the "Hidden Temple"...

"Temple...temple?!"

"There's actually a temple in these mountains?"

The woman in the lead tidied her long, wet hair, looked at the temple gate, and her eyes flickered strangely.

"You guys think... if we could hide in a temple..."

"Would that mean we won't be arrested?"

"Those people would never have imagined that a few women could hide inside a temple, would they?"

"That makes sense! That makes perfect sense!"

"But... Bilian, this temple is managed by someone, right? If we just barge in, won't they call the police?"

Beside Lan Bilian, Huang Lin muttered to herself, nervously rubbing her hands together.

"What are you afraid of?"

"I refuse to believe that there's any man in this world who can remain unmoved by a woman's advances!"

"Monks are human too! At worst, the three of us can give them some benefits."

Lan Bilian seemed to be becoming more and more certain of her idea. She walked a few steps to the entrance of the Hidden Temple and knocked on the temple door!

"We must enter the temple!"

"Running away in this rainy weather is risky, not to mention, even if we run further into the mountains, how will we survive?"

She analyzed in a low voice, and Huang Lin and Wang Xiaoxia, upon hearing this, both walked silently toward the temple gate.

"Who is it?!"

A short while later.

Footsteps approached from inside the temple; judging from the voice... it should be a young monk.

"Um... just passing by..."

"The rain is too heavy. Could the high monk please grant us shelter from the rain?"

"..."

Lan Bilian's pleading voice rang out, sounding pitiful and helpless.

After a long silence inside the temple, the temple gate creaked open, revealing a monk who was about 1.8 meters tall with delicate features.

Although he was young, he was wearing a kasaya, leaning on a begging bowl, and had a cold expression.

At first glance, this person even has a bit of the handsome look of the character "Tang Sanzang" from TV dramas.

"Gentlemen..."

Why go into the mountains on this rainy night?

The monk wasn't stupid; he looked toward the doorway.

Three women heading into the mountains on a rainy night?

What are they going to do?

Who wouldn't have doubts?

"Uh...we,we came out to do an adventure livestream...we didn't expect it to rain...we saw you have a temple here and wanted to take shelter from the rain...see you—"

Lan Bilian smiled and bent down slightly, her snow-white skin faintly visible beneath her wet shirt.

A slight smile curved her lips, as if she were quite confident in her "career line".

Can!

The tall monk didn't even glance at him.

The other person stared at Huang Lin for a while before nodding: "Amitabha... Monks are compassionate! If you ladies are seeking shelter from the rain, Shenyin Temple certainly welcomes you..."

"Please follow me to the Zen Temple!"

"Men and women should not have physical contact. Once you enter the meditation room, please refrain from wandering around the temple!"

"Definitely! Definitely!"

The three women nodded vigorously as the monk gave them instructions.

The monk said no more and led the way towards the meditation room area...

After leading the three to a meditation room, the monk glanced at Huang Lin again and said, "Amitabha! Esteemed benefactors, you may leave once the rain stops!"

"Tap tap tap—"

Leaning on his alms bowl, the monk disappeared deeper into the building...

After exchanging glances, Lan Bilian and the other two all slipped into the meditation room.

The layout of the meditation room was very simple: a bed, a wardrobe, and a table.

When Lan Bilian and the other two opened the wardrobe, there were several monk robes inside.

Soaked to the bone by the rain, the three of them didn't care about anything else. They took off their clothes and threw them on the table, then put on monk's robes and sat comfortably on the bed.

"Hey? You know what... Bilian, you actually look quite convincing in a monk's robe!"

Wang Xiaoxia glanced at Lan Bilian. Lan Bilian smiled at first, but then seemed to have thought of something. Her gaze swept back and forth between her two companions' faces, and she uttered a surprising statement!

"you say..."

"If we were to become monks and pretend to be nuns..."

"Does this mean we can completely evade the search?"

"this--"

"That won't work, will it? The searches are very strict these days... Besides, this is a temple; there can't be any nuns here!"

Huang Lin was the first to shake her head and reject the idea.

But Wang Xiaoxia blinked and looked at Lan Bilian: "Bilian...this method really works! If we can evade the investigation period...we can return to the city as nuns and visit our relatives from afar, which really wouldn't cause any problems..."

"Wang Xiaoxia, oh Wang Xiaoxia, you still can't forget your son..."

"However, this time you finally understand..."

Nodding, Lan Bilian stroked her chin: "But... I don't think that monk seems really interested in women... How can we get him to help us?"

"The police are really coming..."

"Without his help, we would definitely have been arrested during the large-scale search of the temple..."

"What do you mean by 'not being interested in women'?"

"He just doesn't like vixens like you!"

"Didn't you see? He looked at Huang Lin several times!"

"If you ask me..."

"Huang Lin, go find that monk later..."

"Once you have a relationship with him, do you think this monk wouldn't help you?"

Wang Xiaoxia looked at Huang Lin teasingly, and Huang Lin's face fell upon hearing this: "You! What nonsense are you talking about?!"

"Tsk..."

"Do you... really want to go to jail?"

But before she could finish speaking, Lan Bilian cut Huang Lin off with a single sentence.

Huang Lin gritted her teeth and remained silent for a long time.

"Think about it yourself..."

"Should I let those guys ruin me to death, or hide away and live out the rest of my life in peace?"

"I...but I..."

"The choice is yours! Anyway, if it doesn't work out for you, I'll think of something else. If it doesn't work out, I can find an opportunity to have a heart-to-heart talk with him. This guy is pretty handsome; it wouldn't be bad to actually have a relationship with him..."

Lan Bilian continued talking to herself, while Wang Xiaoxia shrugged and silently took out a photograph from his pocket.

The photo shows her, a man, and a little boy embracing each other.

Just looking at the group photo made Wang Xiaoxia's eyes start to redden.

"..."

The room was completely silent.

Huang Lin hesitated and remained silent for a long time before tightening her clothes and walking out of the meditation room.

"Tap tap tap—"

Inside the Hidden Temple at midnight, it was eerily quiet.

From roughly the direction directly in front, you can occasionally hear the sound of the male monk reciting scriptures.

"World Honored One! Good men and good women who have awakened the mind of Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi..."

"..."

Huang Lin couldn't understand what the monks were chanting, but...

Following the sound, she gradually found the main hall and witnessed a strange scene.

As the monk chanted, he looked up at the towering Buddha statue and muttered, "Formless, formless...neither good nor evil! Seeing good is good, seeing evil is evil..."

"Master said that only when the six senses are completely purified... can one use the power of formlessness..."

"Eye root, ear root, nose root, tongue root, mind root, touch root..."

"How can I achieve purity?"

"Amitabha..."

"Enough! If one even entertains the thought of using this formless power, one has already fallen into the trap of intention... It is my duty to guard this place..."

The monks were chanting incoherently. Huang Lin stood outside the Great Hall of the Buddha, hesitating for a long time before slowly unbuttoning her monk's robe, revealing her fair shoulders, and walking inside.

"clatter--"

It's just taking a step!

The monk seemed to have noticed, his ears twitched, and without even turning around, he calmly said, "Amitabha! Benefactors, didn't I tell you not to wander around?"

"I...I..."

Huang Lin paused, gritted her teeth, and hugged the male monk from behind: "Master, please help us! Help us! I'll do anything you say if you help us..."

Huang Lin wanted to hug the male monk tightly, but the male monk simply waved his hand and pushed her away.

"Amitabha..."

"Sir, we are merely passersby; you have overstepped your bounds!"

"But...I...I..."

"Leave!"

"I...I can't leave!"

"If I leave, the three of us will have nowhere to go!"

"Master! Master! Please have mercy and help us! We have nowhere else to turn! We're not bad people! That woman who seduced you before, she's a school principal..."

However, because her partner absconded with the money, she became a defaulter and was sued by many parents!

Before this, she consistently donated money to impoverished children every day!

"And then there's Wang Xiaoxia! She's a pitiful woman too... Her child was bullied at school, and she had nowhere to turn for help, so she went after school, grabbed a knife, threatened the other child, and got beaten up and wanted by the police..."

"As for me..."

"I'm a teacher. I didn't agree to any unspoken rules, yet I've been accused of embezzling public funds..."

"Master! Everyone says that monks should be compassionate. Can't you save us poor souls?"

"I...I...I really have no other choice..."

"I--"

Kneeling behind the male monk, Huang Lin began to cry as she spoke.

She kept kowtowing to the male monk, who remained silent, but the prayer beads in his hand gradually stopped turning...

"..."

"hiss--"

"So... originally there was no [Shin-hidden Hermitage], only [Shin-hidden Temple]?"

"This monk is the original owner of the temple!"

"But what happened later? Did Bilian and her two companions usurp the place?"

In front of the coffin, An Lan's hand was held by a hand inside the coffin, and the scene in her mind was still echoing.

Nobody could have predicted this!

The three old nuns in the Hermitage were actually fugitives who had fled here many years ago.

Although, based on my memory, they were also victims...

"Buzzing—"

He tried pulling hard into the coffin, and another severed arm was pulled out! An Lan looked closely; this hand, like the one he had given to [Liao Ye] last time, should be a pair...

this--

It's highly likely that these are the severed hands of the male monk [Jinshan]?