Ancient Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 32 Judgment and Decision

After listening to Yao Rongrong's words, Lin Xiu lowered his head and pondered for a long time.

However, there were too few observable factors, and he was unable to draw a definitive answer from these limited conditions.

"Are you sure?"

He asked Yao Rongrong a question.

Yao Rongrong said, "My eyesight is limited, I can only see the general outline. If there are still living dead buried under the tree as secretly as last night, I wouldn't be able to see them even if I climbed higher. Please don't blame me, sir."

Lin Xiu said, "Why would I resent you? We just need to be careful."

He paused slightly, then added, "What about the courtyard of that dilapidated temple? Are you sure?"

Yao Rongrong said, "Sir, you can rest assured. There aren't many leaves blocking the view in the courtyard of the dilapidated temple, and it's not very big. I can see clearly at a glance and I can confirm that there are absolutely no living dead."

Lin Xiu asked, "So, do you think we should go inside the temple and take a look?"

Yao Rongrong smiled, her eyes narrowing, and said, "Sir, you can decide."

Lin Xiu: "..."

Does this woman really trust me that much? Why don't I feel like I do?

He thought for a moment and asked, "Are your legs finally healed?"

Yao Rongrong said, "It's almost healed, but it will take some time to fully recover to its original state."

Lin Xiu nodded slightly and said, "Then let's discuss this properly. First, do you need to find a place to rest your legs? Is this dilapidated temple suitable?"

Secondly, could this dilapidated temple be hiding some supplies, or could it be harboring some secrets, like the flower on Wolong Mountain, or something else related to the current state of affairs, or even the thing that caused this living dead to become what it is now?

Third, are there any undead still inside the ruined temple, and how many are there? Are they ordinary undead, or like those here? How dangerous is it?

Finally, is it worth the risk we take with these hidden, or potentially existing, supplies?

"Um……"

Yao Rongrong pondered for a moment, then exclaimed, "Sir, you truly are a sir! You are so thoughtful and can think of everything. You think much more than I do. I am no match for you."

Lin Xiu cupped his hands and said, "You flatter me."

Yao Rongrong: "..."

She actually admired Lin Xiu to some extent, thinking that this storyteller was indeed extraordinary. He could think of so many questions and deduce so many things just from these few living dead.

Compared to them, I am far inferior. Since I left home, I have walked all the way here, but I have not thought of so many things. I have just been walking north in a daze, like a headless fly. Apart from knowing that my purpose is to find my master, I can't think of or know anything else.

While she admired him, she was still speechless at the storyteller's shameless and brazen behavior.

As expected of a storyteller, he has developed such a thick skin from standing on the stage and telling stories and dealing with all kinds of people.

So even setting aside the wonderful, interesting, and ingenious stories, this storyteller must have been a first-rate storyteller.

She stopped wasting words and, following Lin Xiu's train of thought, began to discuss the matter in detail with him.

The donkey stood nearby, having woken up while Lin Xiu and Yao Rongrong were speaking in hushed tones. It shook its mane and listened quietly without offering any opinion.

After discussing in hushed tones for a long time, the two finally reached a consensus—

Since we've come all this way, how can we not take a look?

Moreover, Yao Rongrong had just gone up to a high place to look, and there were no living dead in the courtyard of the dilapidated temple. The door to the room was open, and a glance from the doorway revealed no trace of anyone.

Moreover, they have methods they can try.

So the two of them decided to test the waters first, and if there were no major problems, they would take a slight risk.

If there is danger, we will not enter the dilapidated temple. If there is no danger, we may stay in the temple for a while until Yao Rongrong recovers from her injuries before setting off again.

—In fact, if there's really no danger, this dilapidated temple will actually become a very safe place.

Where could there be such an unusual living dead guarding the place? Although this living dead had been quite ruthless to them before, making them look rather disheveled, now it was lying on the mountain road. As long as they didn't provoke it, it posed no threat to them anymore and could instead be regarded as a guardian deity.

If anyone comes up the mountain, they'll have to get past this living dead gatekeeper first.

Yao Rongrong leaped up the tree again, but this time she didn't stay on the tree next to her. Instead, she climbed up another tree and threw a stone into the dilapidated temple from another direction.

The dilapidated temple in the mountains was really small; the courtyard was so tiny that it could barely accommodate Brother Donkey and his cart. Therefore, Yao Rongrong's throwing of the stone was enough for them to roughly determine whether there was any danger inside.

After throwing the stone, Yao Rongrong immediately moved back to the tree above Lin Xiu's head, observed it for a while, and then climbed down from the tree. She was still careful when she landed and did not make any noise.

"How is it? Still no movement?"

Lin Xiu asked.

He had ears, so he could naturally tell if there was any movement inside the dilapidated temple, but out of habit, just to be on the safe side, he still asked a question.

He always does things this way, carefully checking the door again and again before leaving home to make sure it's locked. In today's world, this is even more true; double-checking is never a bad idea.

"Hmm, there's absolutely no reaction inside."

Yao Rongrong nodded and said, "Sir, you and Brother Donkey, please wait here. I'll go in and take a look first."

As she spoke, she slowly walked towards the gate of the dilapidated temple. It wasn't obvious when she was flying around in the trees, but now that she was walking slowly, Lin Xiu could see clearly that Yao Rongrong's legs had indeed not recovered, and her walking was still somewhat unnatural.

Lin Xiu patted Brother Donkey and said, "Brother Donkey and I will cover for you outside."

Yao Rongrong smiled and didn't take it seriously.

The gate to the dilapidated temple appeared intact, but it was open. Yao Rongrong walked straight through the gate and entered the courtyard.

Lin Xiu and Brother Donkey followed, and when they arrived at the courtyard gate, they saw Yao Rongrong already standing at the door of the house.

Yao Rongrong stepped inside, and there was indeed no sound from within.

Lin Xiu stopped at the doorway, making room for Yao Rongrong to move aside, so that she could easily escape if anything went wrong.

"Please turn around, Brother Donkey."

He said it in a low voice.

Having witnessed Brother Donkey turn around and kick with incredible power several times, he had long thought of and wanted to try this incantation. However, in each battle, the situation was too critical for him to say the incantation in time.

Now that the opportunity has finally arrived, and Brother Donkey is proving himself. After hearing the incantation, he turned around in perfect unison, gently flicking his hooves backward, ready to pounce.