Chapter 82

When Ye Qiu woke up, the room was dim.

"Awake?" Long Wang asked with a smile, sitting by the bed.

"Where am I?" Ye Qiu asked.

"You're at my place. You fainted earlier, so I brought you back. The doctor said you were just too tired."

Long Wang walked to the window and pulled the curtains open.

Instantly, the setting sun flooded in like spilled mercury, illuminating Ye Qiu's face and giving his pale complexion a hint of rosy color.

Using the tracking talisman was very draining, and with Ye Qiu's limited cultivation, using it twice in succession and attempting to use it again led to a backlash, causing him to vomit blood and fall unconscious.

"How long have I been asleep?" Ye Qiu asked again.

"Not long, about three or four hours," Long Wang replied.

"What? I've been asleep that long?" Ye Qiu sat up and asked, "Did you find Dong Chen?"

"We have a lead. Zhao Yun is investigating. And we have news about the sender; I believe we'll find them soon." Long Wang smiled and said, "If you're tired, you can rest a bit more."

"I'm already rested."

As soon as Ye Qiu finished speaking, the door to the room was pushed open.

Zhao Yun ran in, excited, and said, "Long Wang, I found Dong Chen and the sender's location."

"Where?"

"Good Deed Temple!"

"What are we waiting for? Call a few brothers, and let's go."

"Long Wang, you should stay home and keep Ye Qiu company. I'll take the brothers to catch them," Zhao Yun advised.

Long Wang shook his head and said, "I want to meet the people of the Witch God Sect myself."

"I'm going too." Ye Qiu quickly got out of bed.

Immediately, Zhao Yun called four or five brothers, and the group set off for Good Deed Temple.

Half an hour later.

The car stopped by the roadside.

Ye Qiu looked up through the car window and saw a temple with a foreign style about 200 meters ahead.

This temple was different from the traditional ones we usually see; its design was somewhat like an ancient Greek temple.

Above the temple door hung a horizontal plaque with three characters:

Good Deed Temple!

Zhao Yun said, "Dong Chen is inside Good Deed Temple. To avoid alerting them, we'll get out here."

"Alright." Long Wang and Ye Qiu got out of the car.

Zhao Yun then instructed the brothers he had brought, "Listen up, block the back door of Good Deed Temple. Remember, no one is allowed to enter or leave without my order."

"Understood."

Then, Ye Qiu, Long Wang, and Zhao Yun walked slowly toward the main gate of Good Deed Temple.

On the way, Ye Qiu was secretly observing.

On both sides of the road were small restaurants, but there were few people, making it seem rather deserted.

Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the main gate.

The temple's main gate was open.

Zhao Yun stepped in first, followed by Ye Qiu and Long Wang.

"Why is no one here?" Ye Qiu looked around, puzzled.

Normally, temples have monks and visitors, but there was not a single person in sight.

Zhao Yun replied, "I heard that Good Deed Temple has had few visitors in recent years. There's only one abbot and two disciples in the temple, and they are doing their evening prayers at this time."

"What about Dong Chen?"

"He's inside. Follow me."

Zhao Yun led Long Wang and Ye Qiu through several corridors and finally stopped at a courtyard entrance.

Zhao Yun pointed to the courtyard and said, "This is where visitors stay. Dong Chen is in there."

"Let's go in and check."

The three of them entered the courtyard.

There was still no one in sight, only a row of rooms, about a dozen in total, with all the doors closed.

"Where is he?" Ye Qiu asked in a low voice.

"He should be in one of these rooms," Zhao Yun said.

Whoosh—

Suddenly, a cold wind blew in from outside.

Ye Qiu shivered, and a sense of unease spread through him. He asked, "Brother Zhao, how did you know Dong Chen was here?"

"One of my brothers found out from the surveillance. This morning at six, Dong Chen hid in Good Deed Temple. Later, this brother pretended to be a visitor and heard Dong Chen asking the abbot for a place to stay for a few days, and the abbot agreed."

"Is your brother reliable?"

"Very reliable."

"By the way, where is the person who sent the cash to Dong Chen?"

"He's also here," Zhao Yun said. "I had someone check, and the sender's address is Good Deed Temple. My brother also discovered that the sender is hiding in Good Deed Temple."

That's too coincidental, both Dong Chen and the sender are hiding in Good Deed Temple.

Ye Qiu frowned and continued, "Brother Zhao, when did the sender hide in Good Deed Temple?"

"Last night."

"Last night? Are you sure?"

"I'm sure."

Ye Qiu's expression became serious.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Yun asked.

"This doesn't make sense!" Ye Qiu said. "The express delivery to Dong Chen was sent at 8 AM today, which is after Dong Chen entered Good Deed Temple. If the sender had already hidden in Good Deed Temple last night, then before sending the delivery, Dong Chen was already in Good Deed Temple, and they should have already met."

Zhao Yun was taken aback and said, "Could it be that the sender didn't know Dong Chen had hidden in Good Deed Temple?"

"Do you think that's possible? The temple is only so big. If Dong Chen had moved in, the sender wouldn't know?"

"Since they have already met, why did the sender still send the delivery to Dong Chen?"

Zhao Yun was also puzzled.

Ye Qiu had already thought of a possibility, but he was hesitant to believe it. He looked at Long Wang.

At this moment, Long Wang's expression was also serious. He said, "If I'm not mistaken, this is all part of the Witch God Sect's plot."

"Plot? What plot?"

"Leading you into a trap!"

As Long Wang finished speaking, there was a "bang" and a door to one of the rooms opened. A man walked out.

He was not tall, with a round face, short hair, and a mole the size of a thumb on his chin.

"Dong Chen!"

Zhao Yun immediately recognized the man.

Dong Chen's gaze fell on Long Wang's face, and he laughed, "You old man aren't that stupid. You figured out my plan, but it's too late."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Yun demanded.

"I've been waiting for you. Fortunately, you didn't disappoint me and finally found this place." Dong Chen clapped his hands and laughed.

Instantly, four figures quickly rushed out of the rooms and stood beside Dong Chen.

Seeing that the other side had a significant number of people, Zhao Yun quickly said, "Ye Qiu, take Long Wang and get out."

"There's no way out." Ye Qiu sighed.

Zhao Yun turned and looked at the courtyard entrance, where a familiar face was smiling at him. His pupils dilated.

"It's you!"