"There was an infertile couple and they went to pray for a son. In the end, the wife really became pregnant upon returning a week later. There were those whose businesses were about to go bankrupt. They came to burn incense and their businesses grew after they got back. There were also those who came to pray about their universities, and their results in the national college entrance examination improved by leaps and bounds..." The driver continued.

"Anyway, there are various rumors spreading far and wide. Therefore, many more people come to the Lunar Temple to pray. There are even people coming from overseas just to pray and offer incense here." "There are too many people here and it's a remote area. In addition, the poor roads contribute to major traffic like this," the driver helplessly said.

After hearing the stories, Fade found it hard to believe and he couldn't help but say, "Is it really that efficacious? It doesn't seem possible!"

The driver said, "I don't really believe it either. However, there are many who do. The rumors are getting more and more genuine. I have a relative in the village and he prayed for a week before receiving a cup of sacred water. After he drank it, his rheumatism got better. However, there has recently been a rumor that the Lunar Temple isn't that efficacious anymore."

"Whether it's real or not, I believe everyone's intentions are good. I'm planning to come and pray during my spare time as well," the driver said.

Fade nodded when he finished speaking. However, he didn't say anything. They waited for another ten more minutes but the car was stuck on the road and was unable to move.

Upon seeing this, Fade took out his wallet and paid the driver before continuing on foot.

There were a lot of people who made the same choice as him and decided to walk. However, almost all of them carried bags of different sizes.

The most common items seen in the bags were scented incense and paper money. Some people even brought stacks of paper about Bodhisattvas and Buddha. Some rich people even held stacks of cash. As the distance wasn't too far away, Fade had reached the intersection in fifteen minutes as a result of his fast-paced walking.

One could see that the concrete road ended here. Thereafter, the road was divided into two. The left side was bustling and filled with cars and people as they were headed in that direction.

From a distance, Fade could see a bright temple at the foot of the mountain. There were many lanterns shining brightly and the sound of drums and gongs shook the heavens. It was all very exciting. That was obviously the location of the Lunar Temple.

On the right side of the intersection, the path led into the woods. It was sparsely populated. That was the location of the ancient tomb Yankee and the others were investigating.

Fade strode towards the right path after glancing at the fanatical people on the left.

After walking for about twenty minutes, he was deep in the woods.

At the entrance of a valley, he saw the flicker of flames and heard some voices.

"It seems that the tomb is located inside the valley," he thought and walked into the valley.

Yankee came out as soon as she saw him. She skipped over with a smile and said, "Brother Chen, you're here!"

He nodded with a smile before following her to the tent in the mountains.

Upon settling his luggage in the tent, she poured him a cup of hot tea. "Brother Chen, it must've been a hassle for you to rush over on such short notice," she apologized.

He took the tea and sipped it before asking, "How's your teacher's condition? How about I go take a look at him now."

She replied, "My teacher has been in a coma. We called for a doctor but he couldn't diagnose what was wrong. We just considered bringing him back to Capital City for treatment."

"However, as soon as he leaves, we'll have to stop all archeological work on the tomb. The tomb will be damaged as the situation isn't optimistic as of now," she added.

He nodded in agreement. When he first entered the valley, he had taken a look around. There was a small tomb in the valley and parts of it were damaged. If it wasn't repaired in time, the tomb could be destroyed.

Just as Yankee was chatting with Fade, an anxious voice sounded outside. Someone barged into the tent and said, "Yankee, it's not good, Hassad has been..."

The voice came from a young man who wore glasses in his twenties. He stopped talking as soon as he saw Fade.

Upon seeing this, Yankee quickly introduced him, "Brother Chen, this is Hallim Zhou, my classmate from archeology school."

"Hallim, this is Fade whom I've mentioned before. He's a great doctor and I've invited him to take a look at Mr. Hu," she added.

"Dr. Chen!" Hallim looked at Fade before speaking in a hurry, "Yankee, Hassad has been abducted by the people of the Xu family village."

"What?" She was shocked and immediately asked, "How dare they do that. Where did they bring him?"

Hallim was anxious and said, "The Xu family brought Hassad to the Lunar Temple. They said that Professor Hassad led the excavation of the tomb and damaged the feng shui of their village. His actions resulted in the Lunar Temple being less efficacious. They want to make him plead guilty to the Goddess Lunar and allow her to be efficacious again."

"Nonsense, this is total nonsense." Yankee exclaimed, "They even believe such superstitions."

"They still believe in all these things. We tried to explain it to them but we failed. They're huge in numbers and we couldn't stop them so we could only let them take Hassad away," he helplessly said. "This is total recklessness. If something happens to Hassad, it would be a huge loss to the archeological world. I'll go take a look!" She was very anxious as she got up.

Fade understood the situation and got up with her. "Yankee, I'll go with you to get Hassad back!"

Hallim looked worried as he saw their hasty movements. "Yankee, why don't we just call the police! There are too many of them and they won't listen to any of our reasons. If they attack us, we'll be in grave danger," he said.

Fade spoke in a deep voice and said, "Relax, they won't dare touch you with me around."

"But..." Hallim was still worried.

However, Yankee had already set out with Fade. "Hallim, if you're scared, you can stay here and wait for us!" Yankee said.

"I, I... will go with you!" Hallim hesitated for a moment before rushing out with a shovel.

The three of them moved together and rushed to the Lunar Temple.

Half an hour later, it was already dark but the surroundings of the temple were still bright and bustling with people.

The small temple was only about ten square meters but it was now crowded with many people.

There were hundreds of candles and incense burning at the door. There were even piles of paper money burning everywhere on the surrounding ground.

Many people were kowtowing and whispering. They kept praying for their wishes to be granted.

There was an old Bodhisattva statue in the temple with a stretcher placed in front of it.

There was an elder with white hair lying on the stretcher. He was unconscious and didn't move at all.

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