63: Eerie, a river without temperature!

"What's going on?!"

Lin Xiaorou's eyes widened, looking in disbelief at the sky, which had just moments ago held a sliver of light, but was now utterly pitch black.

If not for the two of them being Awakened Ones, able to faintly discern some darkness, it would now be utterly impossible to see anything, with both eyes shrouded in black!

Lin Xiaorou then looked at Song Hua and Xiao He; both instantly fell silent after dark, like a vehicle that had stalled just as it started.

Suddenly, both of them spoke at the same time.

"So sleepy! Time to sleep!"

They each slowly walked back to their rooms.

"Hey! Granny Song!"

No one responded!

Lin Xiaorou's face turned grim, and she quickly turned to Wang Yunchen.

"Is something controlling them? We need to help them quickly!"

Wang Yunchen didn't reply; he watched as the two had already laid down on the heated brick bed and fallen into a deep sleep.

"It's not a calamity! They seem to have fallen asleep naturally."

Wang Yunchen pondered for a moment, "I think we should sleep here tonight. It's too unknown outside! Let's wait until tomorrow to hear what Granny Song says!"

Lin Xiaorou also nodded, agreeing with Wang Yunchen's idea.

The two slowly fell asleep in another room.

However, they placed some Spiritual Qi at the doorway, ensuring that anyone who touched it would immediately wake up.

It had been a very tiring day, and her mental state wasn't too good, so Lin Xiaorou also fell into a deep sleep.

Wang Yunchen, with the continuous supply of Spiritual Qi, wasn't very tired, but for the sake of tomorrow, he still slowly fell asleep.

In the early morning, intermittent crowing echoed throughout the village.

Like a signal, everyone slowly woke up and began a new day.

"Tsk! So annoying!"

Muttering, Lin Xiaorou rolled over and continued sleeping.

At this moment, the Spiritual Qi placed by the two at the doorway was triggered.

Wang Yunchen suddenly opened his eyes, saw Xiao He gently entering, and after sensing no danger, slowly closed his eyes again.

Xiao He secretly came to Wang Yunchen's front, staring blankly at Wang Yunchen.

"Wow! Gege is so handsome! I really like him."

After a few more seconds of blank staring, Xiao He reluctantly shifted her gaze, turning to look at Lin Xiaorou.

Lin Xiaorou was having a beautiful dream, her lips slightly curved upwards.

"Hehe, Jie Jie seems to be having a good dream!"

Xiao He playfully blew a puff of Qi towards her ear.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~

Lin Xiaorou frowned slightly and rolled over.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~

"Stop it!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~

Lin Xiaorou frowned deeply, finally waking up. She turned around angrily and sat up.

"Don't you believe I'll cyberbully you?!"

But upon seeing the person beside her, she instantly quieted down.

She gave an awkward smile.

"Good morning, Xiao He!"

Xiao He smiled softly.

"Jie Jie, if you don't get up soon, the sun will be shining on your butt!"

Looking at the adorable Xiao He, Lin Xiaorou couldn't stay angry. Seeing Wang Yunchen still with his eyes closed beside her, she was about to kick him.

Coincidentally, just as her foot kicked out, Wang Yunchen had already appeared on one side of the room.

Lin Xiaorou: "..."

So you were awake the whole time!

Taking a deep breath, Lin Xiaorou got up, and Xiao He jumped into her arms.

"Grandma went out, should we go out and play? I'm so bored here."

Lin Xiaorou smiled slightly, smoothing the hair from her forehead.

She raised her delicate hand, stroking Xiao He's face as she spoke:

"Of course, my dear Xiao He."

The moment her fingers touched the baby-soft, delicate face, Lin Xiaorou's expression changed, and she instantly froze in place.

Xiao He felt the warm palm and looked very pleased.

"Jie Jie, your hand is so smooth..."

"Huh... Jie Jie, your face looks really bad! What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Xiao He was about to reach a hand towards Lin Xiaorou's forehead.

Lin Xiaorou grabbed Xiao He's hand, her face pale.

"It's nothing, Xiao He. I feel a bit unwell. You stay here for a bit, I'll go outside with Gege to sunbathe!"

"Oh~"

Seeing Xiao He obediently get onto the heated brick bed, Lin Xiaorou hurriedly pulled Wang Yunchen and ran into the courtyard.

"Did you find anything?"

Wang Yunchen asked.

"You don't know... just now when I touched her face, it wasn't the normal warmth of a person, but... an icy chill!"

"A normal person's skin temperature is maintained at around 26 degrees Celsius, but on her, I felt a temperature even lower than taking a cold shower in winter!"

Wang Yunchen frowned slightly.

"You mean... she's not alive!"

After speaking, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Lin Xiaorou's back.

No!

Cultivate is Cultivate!

Level up is level up!

Spiritual Energy Revival is already shocking enough, so why are strange things happening now!

Lin Xiaorou took a deep breath and looked at Wang Yunchen.

"This... seems to have exceeded my expectations..."

Wang Yunchen, however, showed no fear; he merely shook his head slightly.

"If Xiao He really wanted to harm us, she would have acted last night! It's not what we think!"

"And you don't need to worry, I can protect you!"

With that single sentence, as if having swallowed a calming pill, Lin Xiaorou's expression relaxed. She pursed her lips, and her tone became slightly gentler.

"Okay, I believe you!"

Lin Xiaorou returned to the room. Xiao He was obediently in a daze on the heated brick bed. Seeing Lin Xiaorou enter, she quickly asked with concern.

"Jie Jie, are you feeling better?"

"Much better!" Lin Xiaorou hesitated, then sat down next to Xiao He.

"Xiao He, shall we go play?"

"Okay! I'm so bored I'm getting dizzy!"

"Then where shall we go play?"

"You can take us to the small temple where we offer sacrifices!"

Lin Xiaorou held Xiao He's hand, who had adapted to the temperature, with Wang Yunchen following behind. The three walked through the village.

Still the faint floral fragrance, still the ordinary street. Although a few villagers occasionally looked at the two strangely dressed people, there was no malice.

Ten minutes later, the three arrived at the end of the village, where an inconspicuous small temple stood behind an ancient tree.

Xiao He immediately skipped to the front of the small temple, knelt on a prayer mat, and kowtowed three times with loud thuds.

"Grandpa Xiao! I brought outsiders to see you!"

After kowtowing, she got up and pulled Lin Xiaorou to look at the small temple, chattering incessantly.

"Jie Jie, this is our Grandpa Xiao, look!"

Xiao He pointed to the smiling Buddha statue inside the small temple, "It's always smiling. Grandma says a smiling Buddha statue means our village is peaceful and has good harvests every year!"

Lin Xiaorou smiled and nodded, secretly pulling out her phone. The Spiritual Qi value, which had been faintly red, suddenly turned bright red.

Lin Xiaorou's eyes narrowed slightly.

This is the source of the anomaly!

Just then, Wang Yunchen suddenly detected something unusual; his space ring glowed faintly.

A stone emitting a burst of white light instantly appeared in Wang Yunchen's palm.

"The light is brighter!"

Lin Xiaorou turned around and also noticed the stone, her eyes filling with surprise.

"This... can it also detect Spiritual Qi?"