As Tan Shuchang entered the Mountain Patrol Temple, a sound akin to "creak, creak," similar to that of mice, immediately filled the space. However, it wasn't mice, but several skeletons in the temple that, having sensed the aroma of the living, scurried forth following the scent. But as the skeletons were inherently weak, they could not move far before their forms collapsed entirely.
The "creak, creak" noise was the sound of the skeletons struggling to piece themselves together, only to assemble incorrectly and thus having to twist apart and reassemble themselves.
Tan Shuchang cast a glance at the bones. Although they were evidently stronger than the formless ghostly presence that had just dissipated, as they could remain unscathed in the scorching sensation of the scattered blood lotus, the fact that these skeletons were too foolish led Tan Shuchang to decide to leave them be.
