The Lord of Void and Real

Chapter 288: Chapter 286: The Young Girl in the Temple

“No need.” Shen Luo had already arrived outside the courtyard, calling out.

Just as everyone was taken aback, they saw a flash of light in Shen Luo’s hand that was hidden in his sleeve. Following that, a wave of green light suddenly gushed out of his robe, wrapping his figure, lifting him off the ground, and in a flash, he disappeared far into the sky.

The Shen family watched this scene, stunned and frozen in place.

“Luo bro, he…he flew away?” Second Mother pointed towards the sky, speaking in disbelief.

“Yes, brother really flew off.” Shen Mumu said with a full face of worship and certainty.

Even though Shen Yuange was shocked, he had learned some of Shen Luo’s experiences over the years from the letter, his eyes were filled with relief.

He knew, not only was Shen Luo safe now, but his future was immeasurable.

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Shen Luo flew at high speed, like a green rainbow streaking across the sky above Chunhua County.

Some people in the city happened to look up and saw, causing a commotion. Some thought an immortal had appeared, some knelt and kowtowed, others clasped their hands in prayer.

Shen Luo quickly left the city, heading in the direction of Yuanzhu Temple. Along the way, he could still see many scattered people, all fleeing towards the city.

He hurriedly descended to ask them about Nie Caizhu.

However, all of these people were terrified, some were incoherent, and didn’t even notice Shen Luo descending from the sky, let alone provide any useful information.

Shen Luo had no choice but to ascend into the sky again, scanning the ground like a patrolling eagle, searching with the naked eye.

Suddenly, he saw a girl wearing a green ruqun hiding next to a dead tree on the roadside. He quickly descended.

As soon as he landed, the girl, who had already been frightened, screamed.

“Miss, are you Nie…” Shen Luo’s words were cut off halfway, he was stunned in place.

The girl in front of him had messy hair, a pair of uneven eyes, a turned-up nose and a prognathous jaw. She seemed to have been running in such a hurry that she had broken one of her shoes, with a few toes helplessly sticking out.

“Miss, have you seen a girl…” Shen Luo briefly described Nie Caizhu’s dress and appearance.

“No, who can notice while running?” The girl spoke in a husky voice, sounding displeased.

“Thank you.” Shen Luo thanked her and turned to leave.

“Young master, I too am a lady, you won’t even escort me for a bit in this wilderness?” Unexpectedly, the girl suddenly spoke again, her voice softening a bit.

“The government officials have already sent people to chase the bandits, there’s no danger on the way back to the city, Miss, you better go back by yourself.” Shen Luo dropped these words and ran away as if he was escaping.

When he was a fair distance away, he soared into the sky again.

After a while, Shen Luo’s gaze suddenly flashed. He saw that on the road below, the baskets of pilgrims and offered fruits were scattered all around. There were a few carriages toppled over haphazardly it seemed to be the place where the bandits initially attacked.

At this point, his eyebrows puckered, and his gaze immediately fell on one of the carriages, which seemed strangely familiar.

“It couldn’t be…” A sense of unease overcame him and he quickly descended.

As Shen Luo approached, he found that it was indeed the carriage he had seen at the city gate in the morning.

He hurried over, carefully lifting the curtain of the carriage to inspect its inside.

Luckily, there was no one inside the carriage which was clean without a trace of blood, only a faint sweet and unobtrusive scent remained.

“Yuanzhu Temple is not far from here. If she hasn’t been abducted, most people would probably flee in that direction?” Shen Luo muttered to himself, then soared into the sky again, heading straight for Yuanzhu Temple.

The big gate of Yuanzhu Temple was also wide open, the interior was in disarray, many sutra banners knocked down, and the Buddhist banners nearby were torn, it seemed that thieves had also broken in.

Shen Luo mentally asked the Buddha for forgiveness and directly flew over the temple’s mountain gate, heading for the great hall in the inner courtyard.

Soon, he found that although the temple was in a mess, there were no signs of fighting. The monks in the temple were either escaped or hidden, there was not a person in sight.

Just then, Shen Luo’s eyes suddenly caught sight of a young woman in a goose-yellow dress leaning against a well behind a great hall.

He quickly landed in the courtyard and hurriedly walked towards her.

As he got closer, Shen Luo could see more clearly. The woman had skin as fair as snow, eyes as dark as ink. Her eyebrows, thinly scattered, and the height of her nose were all just right. Though there was still a touch of youthfulness, she was already exceedingly beautiful.

“It’s her…” A thought flashed in Shen Luo’s mind. She was the woman he had encountered in the carriage earlier.

He hurried forward, intending to speak, when he heard her give a faint gasp and turn to throw herself into the nearby well.

Shen Luo instantly moved, using Slanting Moon Steps, in a flash, he arrived at the edge of the well, caught hold of the woman’s shoulder, and pulled her back.

“Miss, what are you doing?” Shen Luo hurriedly asked.

The woman was obviously terrified. She didn’t dare to open her eyes to see Shen Luo, but just struggled hastily, waving her arms, trying to escape and shouted, “Let go of me, let go of me…”

“Miss, first open your eyes and see if I’m really a villain?” Seeing this, Shen Luo, a little helpless, shook the woman’s shoulder, his voice as gentle as possible.

At his words, the woman’s resistance weakened slightly. She cautiously opened her eyes, took a peek at Shen Luo, immediately turned her head away, not daring to look more.

However, after she’d had that quick look, she seemed to realize that Shen Luo was not like the villains she had seen before. So, she turned her face again, slowly opened her eyes, and looked carefully, before she was convinced that he was not one of those bandits.

“Miss, what happened to you?” Shen Luo saw her wearing a fine cloud brocade cotton dress, but it was damp when he touched it, which made him somewhat puzzled.

“Young Master, you should let me go first.” The woman said softly, her face flushing red.

Only then did Shen Luo realize that he was still holding her shoulder. He quickly apologized and embarrassingly let go of his hands.

“I arrived at Yuanzhu Temple this morning to burn incense and was attacked by bandits on the way, and got separated from my companions. I was chased by two thieves and in panic, I fled here, hiding in that well. I only climbed out just now when I heard no movement.” She moved back slightly from him and explained.

It was the peak of winter, the woman was half-soaked, her lips were already starting to turn a little purple from the cold, and her voice was slightly trembling as she spoke.

Shen Luo, feeling pity, immediately took off his overcoat and draped it over the woman.

“It is so cold, if you let it get to you, you could fall gravely ill.” The woman instinctively tried to dodge, but Shen Luo didn’t allow for any objections, and fastened the overcoat on her, he said.

“Thank you, young master.” Hearing this, she nodded slightly with a touch of embarrassment and softly said.