☆, Chapter 108 Return to the Taoist Temple

This sentence basically says it all.

That's right. Yu Jiuyin saw things clearly and naturally understood that immortality wasn't a dream worth pursuing. Simply put, if you were broke and could only survive by begging, then immortality would be torture. If you couldn't die, you would be forever destitute.

Unfortunately, most of those who pursue immortality are wealthy people who have both money and power, so they are unwilling to lose these things. They long to continue forever.

But they all overlook one point: in today's society, those who are different from others are easily excluded. Even if the country recognizes you, ultimately, those who achieve immortality cannot truly integrate into the world. In fact, they may even become numb as those around them continue to leave.

Take the Siren Orphanage for example. Although we don’t know who the mastermind behind it is, it is obvious that he must be an idiot.

Yu Jiuyin and his master exchanged glances, each seeing disdain in the other's eyes. Meanwhile, Rongqing had just finished changing and was heading downstairs.

Yu Jiuyin tilted her head and looked at him, then suddenly jumped up and pounced on him. "Where are you going dressed so beautifully?"

Rongqing sighed, "Go to the special case team, are you going?"

"Let's go, and pick up my little ones."

As expected, as soon as they entered the Special Case Unit, they heard a chaotic commotion inside. Looking back, they saw that the five little ones were acting like children, and with Zhang Yao eager to join in on everything, these six of them could easily blow the roof off the Special Case Unit.

Rong Qing got a headache just watching. Yu Jiuyin couldn't stand the commotion anymore, so he quickly picked up the little ones from his family and chased them back like picking up dumplings.

"The Museum of Curiosities is closed, get back to work!" With a slap, Yu Jiuyin successfully sent the five little ones away. Rong Qing also gave Zhang Yao and the others a beating.

They've been really busy these past two days. It's been really tiring.

Fortunately, these people only look unreliable, but they are actually very serious when they work.

After capturing the Yu family, they dug up a lot of information. After sorting it out, they also roughly grasped the structure of this orphanage.

"I think this Siren Orphanage should still be at sea."

"I think so too." Yu Jiuyin nodded. "You remember the sasaeng fan case before? The bar owner at that time said he saw me in K City ten years ago."

"You mean his memory is confused?"

"Yes, I suspect he saw me as a baby 24 years ago. Otherwise, the sentence 'I didn't know I would become so beautiful in the future' is a grammatical error. Also, I think inertially, otherwise I should have realized that something was wrong at the time. The Taoist temple is indeed in K City, but ten years ago, I was Yu Chenbi."

"I asked someone to check Shen Tianlan's birth history, and her first child was indeed born in City K."

"Then it's connected. K City is by the sea. Maybe the orphanage is located in a sea area here."

Rong Qing took out another file and said, "I think we can check it out now. I have a feeling that this case is closely related to the orphanage."

Yu Jiuyin took it and took a look. It was an old case, and it was an old case of trafficking children and girls.

"There's a kind of sorcery in foreign countries that uses a young girl's blood to bathe in to maintain eternal youth. Just like the bucket of blood in Shen Tianlan's secret room."

"I think so too. The case is still in the litigation period. Do you want to check it out?" Rong Qing turned and looked at Yu Jiuyin.

"Of course." Yu Jiuyin suddenly got excited. "The time, place, and type all fit. If I don't go, wouldn't it be too late to get him so many years ago? It's just the right time to go back to the mountains together for the New Year."

Yu Jiuyin made the decision and then separated from Rongqing to prepare. K City was Yu Jiuyin's base camp, and with so many people to bring, after all the trips, Yu Jiuyin felt that even a tour bus might not be enough.

However, Rongqing had a car, so they all left together in the end. Even so, Yu Jiuyin still had to sigh that there were really too many people.

Originally, they wanted to take the eldest brother, the ghost dolls Lingdang and Bai Zhiqiu with them, but when the five little ones heard that Yu Jiuyin was going to the Taoist temple, they simply called home and canceled their plane tickets to follow.

When Xu Wang, the second and third brothers saw them following, they naturally clamored to go too. Yu Jiuyin had no choice but to take them along.

But just as they were about to leave, Rong Zhuo suddenly came back. After hearing their plan, he begged to follow them.

"If Rongqing doesn't go back to the Rong family, I won't go back this year either. Otherwise, those old guys will start to blame me." Rong Zhuo said as he squeezed into the boss's car. "It would be great to take me with you. Someone will take over the driving shift. Otherwise, Xu Wang will be exhausted to death if he keeps driving."

It seems to make sense, but the key is that the person has already gotten on the bus and can't be kicked out.

In the end, there was a huge group of people, including seven or eight cars.

Yu Jiuyin sighed, "Why does it feel like handling a case is like going on a picnic?"

Rong Qing was also helpless, "You should just pick up fewer people in the future.

Yu Jiuyin was even more speechless. After a long silence, he decided, "Stop making so much noise. When we get to K City, I'll throw them all into the Taoist temple."

There was no conversation along the way. Setting off early in the morning, by the time they arrived in K City, it was already afternoon. Looking at the time, it was a bit too late to start investigating. Plus, everyone was already exhausted. Rather than rushing into things right away, it was better to rest up first.

After all, this case has been going on for quite some time. There's no need to be anxious for a moment.

So, Yu Jiuyin simply instructed the driver to drive to the Taoist temple on the mountain.

Unlike the small Taoist temple that everyone imagined, Master Yu Jiuyin’s Taoist temple was not small at all, but quite large.

What is even more surprising is that there are so many people living in it. No, in fact, they can’t be called people, they are all ghosts.

The two children sweeping the doorway looked the same age at first glance, but their clothes were very different. The one sleeping in the tree, with the long sword in his hand, looked like an ancient knight. There were also hundreds of people who heard the noise and came out to see what was happening.

However, the expressions they showed when they looked at these people were one of surprise, while the expressions these people showed when they looked at them were very subtle.

"Xiao Jiuer, you've brought someone back again."

"The house can't hold it anymore. Go earn some money and buy the mountain next door."

"Hey, why is there someone who is a little different?" As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were focused on Rongqing.

Yu Jiuyin smiled and said, "This is my wife."

So that's how it is. The ghosts quickly accepted Yu Jiuyin's explanation and came up happily to greet Rongqing and his gang.

Yu Jiuyin took a look and took out all the soul-calming talismans on his body and threw them out.

"We're home now, let's take a break."

The rustling of talismans echoed, and then a number of people appeared in the yard. Unlike the last time at Yu's house, this time their figures were particularly clear, making it even more shocking.

“How many pictures are there?”

"This is too fake! Can the Ghost Dao Master control so many evil spirits at the same time?"

It is said that the founder of the ghost path is good at dealing with evil spirits and that there are hundreds of ghosts roaming at night. At first glance, it is impossible to count how many there are of Yu Jiuyin. It feels like they are full of a mountain.

Those who came out after Yu Jiuyin, after greeting everyone, also returned to their own courtyards.

"Don't worry, there is a place to stay. This mountain is full of Taoist temples." Yu Jiuyin said easily, and then led everyone to the back to find a place to stay.

Everyone followed along the way and finally understood what Yu Jiuyin meant by the mountain.

It turned out that the place they were standing in was only part of the Taoist temple, where people from the town below would come to pray and fulfill their vows. The rest was the house of these evil spirits.

"Brother Yu, these were all designed by you." Standing at the highest point of the Taoist temple, looking at the small buildings scattered in the mountains, Xu Wang couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Not really, I just drew it casually. The cover wasn't built by me, they drew it themselves." Yu Jiuyin felt nostalgic whenever he thought of the past, and Yu Jiuyin's master was also filled with emotion.

"Raising little Jiu'er is much harder than raising other children. As soon as he could walk, he started picking up evil spirits."

"Forget it! If I hadn't brought Ziyang back, we would both have starved to death if we only relied on our godmother."

"What you said makes so much sense that I am speechless. Master Yu Jiuyin was speechless. Everyone thought there was some dark history to be heard, and immediately pestered Yu Jiuyin and his master to listen to the story.

At this moment, Ruining brought Linglong to serve tea to everyone. After listening to it, he couldn't help laughing.

"Master doesn't know how to do anything. He can't even take care of himself. Brother only looks careful on the surface, but he actually can't even make a fire or cook. The two of them still live in the mountains. It's because Ziyang can cook that they survived. Then when brother goes out to pick up ghosts and comes back, the first thing he asks is, 'Can you cook? No, how about cleaning the house?' This Taoist temple has transformed from a ghost mountain to a sacred mountain, all thanks to us."

"No way, Brother Yu doesn't know something." Everyone always thought that Yu Jiuyin was omnipotent, and they couldn't help but look at Yu Jiuyin.

"Okay, okay, you're not tired, right? If you're not tired, let's go investigate the case."

"No, no, no, we've been on the bus for a whole day." After hearing this, everyone quickly dispersed.

Yu Jiuyin, however, pushed Rongqing to his room. He had his own small courtyard, and since he was away for a while, the little ghosts in the Taoist temple had cleaned it up neatly for him.

Rongqing was stunned when she entered.

Yu Jiuyin was a man who loved to enjoy himself, as could be seen from his room in the haunted house. But this courtyard, far from being comfortable, was empty except for a reclining chair under a tree. The inner room was even emptier.

"It's a little shabby. I didn't bother to fix it before. You can make do with it for a day. I'll have them replenish it tomorrow."

"No need." Rong Qing shook his head and said after a moment of silence, "Jiuyin, it's time for you to go down the mountain."

Yu Jiuyin was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and hugged Rongqing, "It's time to leave, otherwise how could I meet you? Rongrong, are you still following this case?"

"What's the meaning"

"Let's investigate first. This side of K City is either mountainous or close to the sea. I'll leave you on the mountain and let Master heal your leg while I take Zhang Yao and the others to investigate the case, okay?"

"What do you think?" Rong Qing asked back and rejected Yu Jiuyin's proposal. In fact, Rong Qing vaguely knew what Yu Jiuyin was afraid of, but he didn't really care. Whether it was their life experience or their origin, they had all survived. They had experienced the most unbearable things, so what else was there to fear?

"Jiuyin, no matter who you were in the past, you are just Yu Jiuyin now."