I run a Taoist temple in a bizarre world.

Chapter 60 News of the Food Fragrance Ghost

Seeing this, they realized it involved the demons and evil spirits that were the source of the last two materials needed for their own Qingshan Temple's advancement.

Chi Le continued to flip through the records about them.

[Tier 1 Evil Spirit - Scent-Eating Ghost]

[Often found in abandoned temples and Taoist monasteries in eerie worlds.]

[Its form is an indeterminate entity resembling a cloud of smoke, with a pair of enormous claws.]

[Beware of the Scented Monster's claws; if touched by them, your attention will gradually wander, eventually leading to loss of consciousness.]

[Tier 1 Demon - Strange Peach Wood]

They are commonly found in mountainous and forested areas with flowing water, and often appear in groups.

[Its appearance is a combination of a common peach tree and a willow tree, with many drooping branches and a low-growing shape.]

[As it approaches, the branches extend and entwine around any living thing that passes by.]

"The exotic peach wood is fine, but there are five or six streams and rivers in this mountain of Qingshan Temple."

"I remember seeing its shape in some of the streams and rivers through the view provided by the [mountain gate] before."

"It's the Food Fragrance Ghost..."

Looking at the information on these two demons and evil spirits, Chi Le tapped his fingers lightly on the paper.

All told, Chi Le spent about ten nights in the bizarre world.

These days, Chi Le has not stayed away from Qingshan Temple, but only near the [mountain gate].

To say that one truly wanders in a bizarre world.

He might not even go as far as a newcomer who enters the bizarre world for the first time.

His understanding of the strange world outside of Qingshan Temple was limited to Changxi Village at the foot of the mountain.

"Among the Taoist temples and Buddhist temples nearby, my Qingshan Temple is probably the only one..."

……

"Master, do you mean that lamp oil can also be used in Cui Shui Village and Yu Kou Village?"

Qingshan Temple, main hall.

Chen Cheng looked at Chi Le sitting in the chair with a hint of surprise on his face.

"Yes."

Upon hearing Chi Le's reply, Chen Cheng kept chattering away.

"If that's the case, people from both villages will come to our Qingshan Temple to offer incense."

"How much incense must that have required!"

Chen Cheng's eyes shone brightly, as if she could already see the bustling crowds at Qingshan Temple, with people offering incense lining up from the main hall to the mountain gate.

However, Chi Le's ultimate goal was not to earn incense offerings from these two villages not far from Changxi Village.

The villages that have survived to this day without being wiped out by the mysterious fog must have their own ways of surviving in it.

He wanted to use this as an opportunity to steer the conversation in the direction he desired.

As expected, Chen Cheng seemed to have thought of something, and her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"But Cuishui Village and Yukou Village probably don't need our lamp oil much."

"Yukou Village is very close to Heliu Town. The divine object of the town's government's Purification Department can completely cover Yukou Village, so they don't need lamp oil."

"There used to be a temple in Cuishui Village, and the monks there gave them something similar to the lamp oil we use at Qingshan Temple."

"But later, for some unknown reason, all the monks in the temple disappeared."

"However, I heard that a new shrine was built in Cuishui Village later, and they all received items there that would keep the monsters in the eerie mist away."

【very good!】

Chi Le successfully obtained the information from Chen Cheng and secretly cheered.

Cuishui Village has an abandoned temple.

According to the Special Affairs Bureau's records, the "Fragrance Ghost" often appears in abandoned temples and Taoist temples.

In other words, the Fragrance-Eating Ghost is very likely to appear in this abandoned temple!

Find an opportunity to visit Cuishui Village.

I remember Chen Cheng mentioning in a conversation with the people of Changxi Village that Cuishui Village was located southeast of Qingshan Temple, while Changxi Village was located east of Qingshan Temple.

They said the two villages are not far apart; it takes less than half an hour to walk from Changxi Village to Cuishui Village.

Chi Le thought to herself, silently planning the route and subsequent plans in her mind.

"rest?"

Chi Le asked Chen Cheng.

In the west, the sun had completely sunk below the horizon.

It was already getting dark.

The eerie mist appeared simultaneously, starting as a few thin wisps and growing into a thick blanket of mist, like a feather quilt.

Chen Cheng shook his head.

"Thank you for your concern, Abbot. I'm not sleepy!"

Chen Cheng clenched his little fist and flashed a bright smile.

"After receiving the golden light from the idol, I only need to sleep for two hours a day!"

Chen Cheng raised his head, a hint of pride on his face.

After becoming the temple keeper of Qingshan Temple.

Chen Cheng not only had the ability to manipulate the appearance of ice crystals, but he also felt that he had changed from his previous dejected state.

I feel full of energy, and even without much rest, I don't feel tired.

The temple keeper was fantastic!

Seeing Chen Cheng like this, Chi Le didn't try to dissuade him further.

Anyway, once night falls, she doesn't need to do anything. At most, she just pretends to let the newly arrived day-returning monks of Qingshan Temple come in to offer incense.

Also, explain to them that as long as they offer incense upon entering the temple, it will protect them for the entire night.

"Master, don't these people go home so late at night?"

Sometimes, Chen Cheng would have questions about these daytime travelers who appeared in the eerie fog.

Chi Le would usually answer.

"I can't go home."

He wasn't wrong. After falling into the bizarre world, Zhou Guiren did want to go home, but the bizarre world wouldn't allow it.

Before you've even survived the ordeal until dawn, you want to go home? Dream on!

But Chen Cheng seemed to interpret those words in a different way.

On that occasion, Chen Cheng looked at a man returning home during the day with teary eyes and said to him.

"It's okay, you can treat this place as home."

Daytime returnee: ? (Black guy with a question mark face.jpg)

After that, every day-returning person Chen Cheng saw at Qingshan Temple always had a more compassionate look in their eyes.

"Come in with peace of mind. If you are homeless, come to the temple to offer incense, and Qingshan Temple will protect you like home."

I saw a daytime traveler lingering near the mountain gate, his face full of hesitation.

Chen Cheng flashed a professional smile that he had practiced for two days and said.

Upon hearing this, the man returning home from outside immediately shrank into a small cardboard box like an old man, exhaling as if triggering some underlying code.

Who are you calling homeless?

The hesitation on his face vanished, and Zhou Guiren turned and left without looking back.

Chen Cheng looked at Chi Le with a puzzled expression, his eyes seeming to say something.

"Master, am I wrong?"

Chi Le: "..."

"Let's put it another way."

……

These past few days, Chi Le has returned to a regular life.

During the day, I get up on time, wash up, and go to work at the Special Affairs Bureau.

However, veteran Special Operations Bureau employees like Huang Wuwen seem to still be busy dealing with the strange fog invading the real world on Changxing Street.

Not only did they not have time to manage these newly hired employees, but they also postponed the previously agreed-upon unified training program.

Chi Le wasn't in a hurry about this.

Every day at work, I would look at the materials Huang Wuwen gave me.

I go home as soon as I get off work.

Life is pleasant.

Back home, Chi Le didn't rest. After dinner and a quick wash, she went for a stroll in the nameless mountain where Qingshan Temple was located before it got dark.

I specifically chose to walk along streams and rivers where I had seen them before and suspected they contained *Prunus persica*.

When he turned to the second stream, he actually came across some strange peach wood.

"We've finally found you."

Looking at the few exotic peach trees rooted beside a stream, Chi Le summoned the [Mountain Gate].