Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 761 - 463: The Ancestral Temple is Indeed Not Simple! _3

Chapter 761: Chapter 463: The Ancestral Temple is Indeed Not Simple! _3

The temple was surrounded by a wall, and it looked completely different from other farmers’ courtyards. The main hall was relatively imposing, with a black roof that appeared solemn.

"That’s the Tanaka’s Family Temple," Vicky Wilson said, holding the steering wheel with one hand and pointing it out before quickly retracting her hand.

"It seems like there is someone at the entrance?" Sean Knight glanced, "Shall we go directly there?"

"Alright," Vicky replied, willing to satisfy her customer’s request.

The car drove through the village and directly arrived at the entrance of the Ancestral Temple.

This time, Sean and his companions could clearly see that an old monk, with a long beard, was standing at the entrance of the temple. Many wrinkles adorned his face, and he was talking to a man wearing glasses and holding a camera.

Two people stood beside the man with the camera; one of them looked like a bodyguard, while the other appeared to be an assistant.

The man with the camera was pointing at the temple and saying something, but the monk kept shaking his head, indicating that they couldn’t come to an agreement.

The car stopped not far away.

Seeing a car coming, the monk and the man with the camera stopped their conversation and looked at Vicky and her companions as they got out of the car.

The old monk glanced at Vicky, his eyes expressing something special. He then looked at Sean and the others, his gaze becoming indifferent.

The man with the camera no longer paid attention to them and continued talking to the old monk, who remained steadfast in shaking his head.

Probably because Sean and his companions were watching, the villagers began to emerge to observe the situation. The man with the camera didn’t do anything drastic and left in a huff.

The villagers who had stayed behind continued to watch out of curiosity.

Several children bounded over, eager to see the excitement.

"Miss Meiko has arrived?" The old monk had already calmed down and smiled, asking:

"Who are these two?"

"These two are my guests. We came here to pray for blessings in the temple. They learned about this temple from a friend named Lucas Tan Surlang."

"Lucas Tan Surlang?" Upon hearing the name, the old monk raised his eyebrows and looked at Sean:

"Do you know Lucas Tan Surlang?"

Sean did not expect the old monk to speak Chinese, and his pronunciation was quite standard.

When the old monk asked this question, Sean somewhat regretted impulsively telling Vicky that he had heard about the temple from Lucas Tan Surlang.

However, since he had already mentioned it, there was no point in retracting his statement. Smiling, he replied, "Yes, but at first, he didn’t say his name was Lucas Tan Surlang. He said his name was Beckett Drake."

"That’s him," the old monk nodded. "Surlang admired Chinese culture and chose the Chinese name Beckett Drake for himself from a very young age. I didn’t expect him to actually use it."

He then asked Sean:

"How is Surlang doing now?"

"He’s doing well, working as a photographer and traveling all over the world. He earns money by posting the photos he takes on various platforms, and he’s quite famous." Sean told the truth, although not completely.

The old monk nodded:

"As long as I know he’s doing well, I can rest assured. Surlang is a persevering person, but it seems that he’s found a way to let go now. That’s delightful—please, come in."

The old monk led them into the Ancestral Temple, and the other villagers stopped watching, retreating back into their homes.

As the last one to enter the temple, Elijah Hastings looked back at the villagers and noticed that some of them were still holding batons in their hands.

It appeared that the old monk was not alone.

Once inside, Elijah quietly shared this information with Sean.

Sean thought to himself that if they hadn’t come, the man with the camera might have been met with batons from the villagers if he’d tried to force his way in.

In a way, they had saved his life.

Of course, he was just joking.

Compared to some larger temples in China, the Ancestral Temple Courtyard was not huge. However, it was much larger than the average farmhouse yard.

Upon entering, there was a screen wall decorated with faded colored murals. The passage of time had erased the specific details of the paintings.

Behind the screen wall was a pine forest, though the trees were not tall due to the colder climate, causing them to grow slowly.

The grass beneath the pines was unkempt, and Sean even spotted a mushroom among it.

The old monk occasionally glanced back at Sean, then followed Sean’s gaze towards the mushroom. He immediately brightened up, stepped off the stone path, entered the bushes, and picked the mushroom before returning with a smile on his face.

Thanks to our benefactors, we can have mushroom soup today.

Considering the old monk’s aged appearance, he should be at least seventy years old. However, he seemed to possess a childlike spirit.

About 100 meters behind the screen wall was the main hall. The stone path curved and led to the entrance.

The main hall was quite large, with side palaces on both sides. However, the entrances to the side palaces were located inside the main hall.

The old monk was named Horton. He appeared thin and looked like one of those ethereal but resilient monks seen in Japanese animations.

He pointed to the statue of the deity within the main hall and said:

"The deity worshipped here is the Ox-head God. It was originally a wood carving of an ox’s head, but after receiving divine power, it became a deity—"

"I suppose you might also be wondering why a monk like me is in this Divine Temple. But being a wandering monk, I happened to receive Tanaka’s favor and thus had no choice but to stay here."

At that time, the householder of the Tanaka family was very stubborn. I had hoped to worship the various Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Otherwise, I would have been satisfied to worship the Buddhas alongside the Ox-head God."

But the householder was unwilling. Back then, I had no choice, as I was starving. I had to agree to participate, and just like that, I ended up staying here for decades..."

Sean did not expect this old monk to be so talkative, but the sight of him holding a mushroom in one hand and telling his story in front of the Ox-head God statue was amusing.

The statue of the Ox-head God in the main hall was about three meters tall. However, Sean could tell just by looking at it that the figure was assembled from separate pieces of wood rather than carved as a single piece.

When Sean activated Sky Eye, he discovered something amazing.

However, he only squinted his eyes and kept silent.