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"": "Luo Bin remained unmoved.
He shoved open the gates of the Five Immortals Abbey. Bai Xian reacted even faster. Without questioning his actions, she guarded him and Xu Lu.
Only after shoving Xu Lu through the gates did Luo Bin ease up. Xu Lu barely managed to steady himself, his face full of shock and confusion.
This Five Immortals Abbey was different from an ordinary Taoist abbey.
In most Taoist abbeys, a Martial Arts Arena stood beyond the entrance, followed by the main and subsidiary halls.
Here, the entrance led straight into a Dao Hall.
Five clay statues stood against the walls.
All had human bodies, but their heads were those of Hu, Huang, Bai, Liu, and Gray, respectively.
A thick layer of dust had accumulated everywhere. Cobwebs covered the roof beams and obscured the statues' faces, leaving only vague outlines visible.
Light-transmitting tiles lined the roof of the hall, but they were so dirty that even the sunlight filtering through looked gray.
"What are you doing, Mr. Luo...? An Evil Immortal..." Xu Lu kept his voice low, but anxiety seeped through. His eyes darted around warily.
Luo Bin had already shut the gates behind him.
Turning around, he stared at a crack in the gates, then leaned closer to peer outside. The woman who had stood on the right side of the road was gone.
Luo Bin frowned slightly.
"Mr. Luo?" Xu Lu also approached the gates and whispered, "You saw that face too, didn't you? This place clearly isn't safe."
"Would following that person have been safe?" Luo Bin suddenly asked.
"The villagers are terrified of every little thing. Why would there be someone perfectly normal up here, offering to guide us?"
Xu Lu froze.
Luo Bin had a point.
They were back