Chapter 698


    This piqued Fade''s curiosity and he asked, "Miss Song, what is your intention of going to so many


    ces? All the ces you visited aren''t even scenic or tourist spots. This doesn''t feel like a


    vacation!"


    Susie stared at Fade and retorted, "When did I say that I''m here for a vacation?"


    Upon hearing this, Fade rolled his eyes and thought to himself, "I was trying to be a good tour guide


    by taking you to tourist spots and I even looked up the history, but you don''t seem to want to see


    any of them."


    Fadeined in his heart but on the surface, he asked, "Then what are you doing here, Miss


    Song?"


    Susie continued to search for the so-called hidden gems she found on the inte. As she


    searched for them, she turned to Fade and said, "I''m here to find inspiration for my new album."


    "Looking for inspiration!" Fade said in surprise.


    Susie exined, "I haven''t released a new album in a year, so I have to startposing songs as


    soon as possible. Yet, the songs I wrote earlier are not very good, so I decided to go out and


    explore.


    Perhaps, I''ll find inspiration and see if it can spark an idea to build upon."


    As she spoke, Susie wrote down a few ces. "This, this, this and this. Based on the pictures, they


    look pretty good. Let''s go tomorrow..." she uttered.


    Behind her, Fade peeped at Susie''s fully-scribbled notebook and he wanted to cry. He was going to


    be a runner the whole day again.


    Early the next morning, Fade waited at the entrance of Susie''s hotel. After she got into the car, she


    pointed at a ce she had found and said, "Here."


    Fade looked at the name. "Scarlet Spirit Temple," he muttered, "Where''s this ce? You gave me a


    schedule yesterday, but it wasn''t on the list."


    "My friend rmended this to me yesterday. She said that she had been there before and the


    ce is not bad. The Buddhas in the temple are known to be very effective," Susie exined as


    she closed her notebook and patted Fade on the shoulder.


    "You still believe in all that?" Fade asked.


    "I would rather believe in something than believe in nothing," Susie continued, "Besides, there''s no


    harm in just going to have a look. We can just think of it as a scendmark."


    With that, Susie patted Fade on the shoulder harder and said, "Brother Fade, drive!"


    Fade did not expect a top celebrity to have such a bold character offstage. He could not help but


    mutter, "I''m not your little brother."


    "I''m older than you, so what else should I call you?" she red at him and snapped, "Stop talking,


    little brother. Hurry up and drive. After visiting the Scarlet Spirit Temple, there are still many ces I


    want to go to!"


    Fade was speechless. He could only ept his fate as Susie''s chauffeur and started driving toward


    Scarlet Spirit Temple.


    After driving for more than an hour, they finally arrived at a hill in the suburbs of Bay City. The road


    was not meant for cars, therefore Fade and Susie had to carry their luggage up the hill.


    The hill was not very high, but the mountainous road was rugged and difficult. After walking for more


    than an hour, they saw a small vige in front of them.


    Susie was delighted when she noticed the vige and she eximed, "Look at the vige. Scarlet


    Spirit Temple is behind the vige. We''re close, so let''s hurry up."


    As the two of them entered the vige, they immediately attracted the attention of the vigers and


    the vigers came over to look.


    Susie was high-spirited and she chatted with the vige''s elder as she walked.


    When the elder learned that Susie was heading to Scarlet Spirit Temple, her face changed and she


    hurriedly said, "My daughter, you can''t go there! You can''t go to that temple."


    Susie was curious and she asked, "Granny, why can''t we go there? I heard that it''s an old temple."


    The elder exined, "That temple is very strange. It''s tainted. More than a decade ago, someone in


    our vige came back from work. As he passed by the temple, he went in and rested for a while.


    However, he died the next day."


    "What? That happened? Could it be a coincidence?" Susie asked in surprise.


    The elder shook her head and replied, "It''s not a coincidence. There''s really something lurking in


    there. Later, the vige sought some Taoist priests and monks to cleanse the temple, but they didn''t


    get to finish because they were scared away. For many years, no one dared to go near Scarlet


    Spirit Temple."


    "My daughter, turn back now. You can''t go there," the elder persuaded her.


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    Susie did not believe in ghosts or demons, so she smiled and assured the elder, "Granny, don''t


    worry,


    I''ll be alright. My friend went there before and she was okay afterward."


    "Moreover, I have a master to protect me. There shouldn''t be any problems," as she said this, Susie


    patted Fade on the shoulder and continued, "Am I right, Brother Fade?"


    Fade rolled his eyes at her but could only reply, "Yes, I will protect Miss Song."


    "Granny, thank you. We''re leaving now. Goodbye," Susie got up and bid farewell.


    The elder was anxious as she watched the two of them make their way up the hill and she sighed,


    "Why don''t these young people listen to me? I''ve told them that the ce is tainted and yet they


    still..."


    Meanwhile, Fade and Susie hiked up the hill and Fade asked, "Miss Song, are you not worried


    about what the granny said?"


    "Haha, I don''t believe in demons and ghosts," Susie snorted and red at Fade with dissatisfaction.


    "Don''t call me Miss Song. Call me Sister Song or Sister Susie. Got it, Little Brother?" she added.


    Fade could not help but roll his eyes.


    Susie noticed it and threatened, "Little Brother, if you don''t greet me this way, I shall bully Yuri at


    school. I know both of you have a special rtionship."


    Fade wanted to cry when he spotted Susie''s lively and mischievous look. "Are you even a


    celebrity?" he sighed.


    "Are you going to greet me properly? I''ll really bully Yuri," Susie retorted smilingly.


    Fade was at a loss of words. He could only lower his head and murmured, "Sister Song."


    "Hey, that''s a good boy!" Susie chuckled and ruffled his hair with a smile, as if she was ying with


    a little pet.


    With that, the two had fun and joked around and before they knew it, they had reached the hill


    behind the vige.


    They stood on the peak and they saw a dpidated temple in a dense forest not far away.


    They walked over and saw a t hanging at the gate of the temple. It had decayed but they could


    still recognize the three words on it that read ''Scarlet Spirit Temple''.


    They pushed through the rotten wooden door and entered the temple.


    They stepped into a small courtyard with a dense and lush pagoda tree nted in the middle. The


    pagoda tree''s thick branches and leaves covered most of the courtyard,pletely blocking the


    sunlight.


    They looked down to notice that the granite floor was covered with moss. It was a little wet and


    slippery.


    They walked cautiously through the courtyard and arrived at the main hall of the temple.


    Compared to the ruins of the main gate, the door to the main hall was well maintained and the


    vermilion paint on the gate was still visible.