On the tatami, a golden-haired person was lying there, covered with a thick layer of quilt. For some reason, when he entered the room, he felt a chill. It seemed to be coming from the person under the quilt.
Mofan went up to the man and lifted the blanket. He saw Zhao Manyan's face.
Zhao Manting had a pale complexion, but his skin had always been ruddy. It had never been as pale as it was now.
Mofan touched the blanket and realized it was extremely cold. The chill was coming from Zhao Manyan's body.
"Zhou Xu was the one who discovered it first. He was meditating in the room when he suddenly felt cold. He tried to figure out the reason and realized that Zhao Manyan's body was cold, as if he was poisoned. He didn't react when we called out to him. He has been like this for a long time," Nan Jue said.
The incident was too strange. Apart from Zhou Xu, Zu Jiming was also in the room. The three of them were minding their own business. They did not see Zhao Manyan coming into contact with anything, yet he ended up like this all of a sudden. It gave everyone a great shock.
Everyone immediately gathered together after the incident. However, when they realized that Mofan and Jiang Shaoxu were missing, they immediately panicked. Luckily, the two had only gone to the city for supper.
Now, Zhao Manyan was the only one who was in trouble.
"He's still alive, but he's in a deep sleep. Nan Rongni told us not to wake him up with force. Otherwise, it might inflict more damage on his mind. The most important thing now is to figure out what kind of poison he was poisoned with … It's strange. We called an old monk here to take a look, but the old monk was so scared that he ran away after shouting a few words. He didn't give us any clues at all. I don't think we can rely on them, "said Jiang Yu.
"The Healing Element didn't work, right?" asked Mofan.
Nan Rongni nodded.
"Is his life in danger?" asked Mofan.
"Not for now, but his body is strangely cold. I'm worried that it might cause serious problems to his body," said Nanrong Ni.
Mofan nodded, indicating that he understood the situation.
As soon as he turned around, he found Jiang Shaoxu's eyes were filled with shock. When everyone was at a loss of what to do, she said, "Could it be that what the owner of the izakaya said was true? That there really is something here that can steal souls. Zhao Manyan looks like he has lost his soul! "
"What soul reaping?"
"Jiang Shaoxu, don't spout nonsense. Why do you have to scare us with something like this in a deserted place?" Mu Tingying said unhappily.
It was true that they were Magicians. If they knew it was the work of demon beasts, they would not be afraid of it. However, if it was an unexplainable supernatural incident, it would be a little creepy!
Immediately, Jiang Shaoxu recounted what he had heard in the izakaya.
Everyone felt a chill running down their spines after hearing the words. Did Zhao Manyan really lose his soul?
"Can you not be so superstitious? We're a society that uses magic!" Nan Jue interrupted everyone's thoughts.
"Mofan, you said you saw a young girl. Could it be true too?" Jiang Shaoxu finally collected his thoughts and asked Mofan.
Mofan did not answer, but Jiang Shaoxu could already see the answer from his eyes.
It would be fine if Jiang Shaoxu did not mention it. Mofan felt like he was about to explode when he mentioned it!
"Speaking of which, why Zhao Manyan? There are so many of us here. If there really is a demon that can steal souls, why would he target Zhao Manyan?" Mu Tingying raised a question that was worth discussing.
Mofan smacked his lips. It was the perfect answer. There's something that I'm not sure if I should say it.
Mofan was utterly confused!
First of all, why was he the only one who could see the young girl? What exactly was the young girl? She could come and go without a trace. He was an Advanced Magician. There was no way he could not sense a living being.
Second, did he really set Zhao Manyan up?
Mofan did not forget that he had mentioned Zhao Manyan's name when he told the young girl his name. In the end, Zhao Manyan had fallen into the trap!
Could it be that the Soul Reaper needed a name to steal a person's soul?
Everyone was clueless about what to do. Even when Jiang Shaoxu and Mofan told them what happened, the others did not believe them. They were more willing to assume that Zhao Manyan was poisoned.
"Does anyone know where Zhao Manyan went last night?" Zu Jiming asked.
"I don't think he went anywhere. The back of the mountain, the well, the corridor, the ancestral hall … I think we've been to those places before, right?"
"Let's split into groups, but don't go alone. You guys should ask the old monks what's so strange about the temple. You guys should check the places Zhao Manyan went to. Keep an eye out for the plants, as it's very likely that he was poisoned … "said Ai Jiangtu.
…
The group split up to find the reason why Zhao Manyan was poisoned as soon as possible.
Nanrong Ni also mentioned that if the Healing Element was ineffective against the strange phenomenon, they had to find the source. Zhao Manyan had been moving around the temple all this time. It should not be too difficult to find him.
Mofan was split into a group too. They were responsible for searching for the young girl.
Jiang Shaoxu was eager to find out the truth, too. He automatically joined Mofan's group, together with Jiang Yu and Mu Ningxue.
"Was what you said before true?" Mu Ningxue went up to Mofan and asked in a serious tone.
"Why would I joke about it? It seems like there's something wrong with this temple. However, I think you guys should go down the mountain and ask the residents around the temple about it, "said Mofan.
Since he was the only one who could see the young girl, it was meaningless for them to follow him. The owner of the izakaya or the other residents might know something. They should be able to get some useful information from them.
"I'll go with you, just in case something happens to you," said Mu Ningxue.
"Mm, it's not wise for you to go alone. Jiang Shaoxu, let's go down the mountain, "said Jiang Yu.
Jiang Shaoxu knew it was not a joke. He immediately went down the mountain with Jiang Yu to find out more about the temple.
Mofan and Mu Ningxue went to the stairs. Mofan remembered there was a path full of weeds in the middle of the stairs. He had no idea where it led to. The young girl seemed to have disappeared at the path that no one used. He decided to take a look there, perhaps he could find something useful. The path was sealed off!
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