Chapter 548 Goodbye, Erdong

Zhao Si was telling the truth. If the Taoist priest had anything valuable on him, he would have stripped it clean long ago.

Hu Xin'er held her forehead and asked, "What do I need valuables for? Do you think I would covet the money on a dead body?"

Zhao Si smiled a little embarrassedly, lifted the carriage curtain and said, "Let's go to the City God Temple in the east of the city!"

Hu Xin'er shook her head: "Let's send Yun Jue home first, and then go to the City God Temple."

Mu Qing said slowly, "The matter of the Myriad Vine is extremely secretive in the martial arts world, but that Taoist priest was able to accurately explain its origin. He must be no ordinary person."

If it can be proved that the Taoist priest is from a famous and upright family, then the authenticity of the Wanxiang Vine can also be verified.

The City God Temple in the east of the city has long been dilapidated. Even when the Chinese New Year is approaching, there are no offerings, and even beggars are unwilling to stay here.

What the couple who were rushing to the City God Temple would never have thought was that someone here was plotting to hunt them down.

A thin figure knelt on one knee in the corner, and said in a very low voice: "Yes, I have found their whereabouts. What are your orders, Master?"

The other person's voice was very thin, and it was unclear whether it was natural or he did it intentionally to avoid being recognized.

He said sharply, "The master has brought you some poisonous insects. Find the right time to plant them into the bodies of the Lu family."

"Master, are you in good health recently?" Although the thin man was covered in dirt, there was a strange light in his eyes when he mentioned his master.

The other man shook his head and gritted his teeth, saying, "I don't know what's wrong with that witch Liu Se. She actually... Fortunately, all the herbs are now gathered. We only need the last one."

"What medicine?" the frail man asked anxiously. "Qingzhou also has many extraordinary people. Maybe I can help the master!"

The other person seemed to think what he said made sense, so he replied, "It is said that the herb is completely black, with a ghost face on it, and it's called the Wanxiang Teng!"

The sound of the carriage gradually approached, and two black shadows disappeared in the City God Temple. One of them was heading towards the Lu family.

Hu Xin'er, supported by her husband, stepped down from the carriage. "Is this the City God Temple? Why is it so dilapidated?"

"I don't know. Maybe someone died there before," Zhao Si said casually. "I buried the old Taoist priest behind the temple. Now we're going to... dig up his grave?"

Hu Xin'er hesitated a bit: "I didn't think too much about it just now. Now that I think about it, isn't digging up the grave a bit inappropriate?"

Mu Qing said, "The old Taoist entrusted the medicine to Zhao Si, and by chance it fell into our hands. It will be of benefit to us after all. Why don't we move his grave to a good feng shui spot as a token of our gratitude to him!"

This statement made perfect sense, and Zhao Si couldn't help but glance sideways: "Why didn't I see you being so flexible and adaptable on a normal day?"

Mu Qing said calmly, "I'm just too lazy to bother with you."

Zhao Si was angry but dared not say anything, his little face was full of resentment.

The old Taoist priest's body was simply buried casually at the time and was easily found without much effort.

Several people found a green plaque in the tomb, but the words on the plaque were blurred.

After carefully examining it, Mu Qing said, "Judging from the style, it could be a token or nameplate from a certain sect. However, even though I've been traveling with my aunt, I haven't had any real contact with those in the martial arts world, so I can't recognize its origin."

Zhao Si leaned over to take a look, but couldn't make out anything.

"Then we can only wait for the Taoist priest to come back, or..." Hu Xin'er suddenly had an idea, "Why don't we go find Miss Du? Her family has a lot of connections, maybe she can recognize him."

"That old Taoist priest seemed to be being hunted down," Zhao Si suddenly said. "If we give this plaque to one of his fellow disciples, perhaps they'll show their gratitude and offer us some benefits!"

Hu Xiner smiled and shook her head: "You only know how to find benefits."

However, she had an idea in her mind that if they relied solely on their own strength, no matter how much money they had, they might not be able to find out the whereabouts of those precious medicinal herbs.

However, there are many extraordinary people in this world. Can we ask them to help find the herbs needed for the Wanxiang Pill?

Then, she just needs to focus on making money.

After this delay, the couple returned home when the sun was already high in the sky. However, no matter how warm the sun was, it could not dispel the winter chill.

At the door, the disciples of the Du family were standing guard, so Hu Xiner invited them in to have lunch together.

"What are you two doing today? Why did you let Yun Jue come back alone?" Erdong asked at the dinner table, his eyes revealing a desire for freedom.

Although Lu Yunjue's appearance was restored, he still wore a mask out of habit, so Erdong didn't know about this.

If he knew, he would definitely ask questions out of curiosity.

Hu Xin'er had been so busy these past few days that she was stunned when she heard his question: "Why are you still here?"

"Hmm?" Erdong frowned deeply, his expression like an elderly man on the subway checking his phone. "Aren't you the ones who locked me up here?"

Hu Xin'er opened her eyes wide. "We just wanted to test your character... Didn't we agree to let you out a few days ago?"

Erdong was stunned: "No one told me this!"

Hu Xiner looked at her husband.

Mu Qing touched his nose and said, "I seem to have forgotten."

He usually doesn't keep these unimportant things in mind.

Erdong's expression changed from shock to joy: "Are you really going to let me go?"

Hu Xin'er nodded solemnly. "Congratulations, Comrade Erdong. You have successfully passed these months of assessment. I am going to award you the Medal of Freedom. I hope that when you are released, you will be able to help the people and be a good person."

Erdong asked excitedly, "You guys don't want the things I brought with me after traveling through time?"

Hu Xiner was stunned. Yes, how could she forget about this?

But words spoken are like water spilled, and those things that came through the time travel were brought by the other person himself, so she felt embarrassed to ask for them.

She thought about it and took out a 100-tael silver note from her purse, which was the "present" Zhao Si had just given her.

Erdong looked at the thin banknote and suddenly felt like crying: "My fellow countryman, I was right. You are a good person!"

Hu Xin'er put the banknote in his hand and said, "After you leave, remember not to cause trouble for me. I hope we can meet again one day."

Erdong carefully placed the banknote into the sole of his shoe: "Don't worry."

He whistled a few times, and the owl landed on his shoulder: "Then I'm leaving. See you later!"