Chapter 337 Jinjiang

When the ground began to shake, the official person in charge had just crawled out of the shadow puppet museum covered in dust. Not only was he scared half to death by the shadow puppets that looked no different from real people in the dark, he was also so embarrassed that he screamed in front of the rescue team members and Taoist priests, and fell into the box where the shadow puppet skeletons were stored.

The team members held back their laughter and let out muffled "Puff!" and "Puff!" sounds while looking at the unfortunate person in charge with sympathy. It took a lot of effort to pull the person in charge out of the box without destroying the shadow puppet skeleton.

——The experts from the cultural relics and intangible cultural heritage groups are all watching with eager eyes. Anyone who dares to destroy such an exquisite and historic southwestern ghost show will be torn to pieces by the experts.

This made the team members feel helpless and in the end they could only carry the person in charge out of the box like lifting a pig out of a flood.

The person in charge was probably in his forties or fifties. His old legs were aching from being stuck by the boxes. He limped out with one hand on his waist, grinning as he listened to the rescue team leader's progress report.

The earthquake occurred at this time.

The person in charge seriously suspected that he was injured in the fall just now, otherwise, why would he feel dizzy and like a small boat on the sea, swaying left and right without a fixed point, and could only fall to the side in a daze.

Not only the rescue team members on the scene, but even the parked rescue vehicles and cleared cultural relics were shaking all over the place.

"Draw, draw! Shadow puppetry!"

The cultural relics expert's heartbroken cry came from the side.

The rescue team leader looked over with a startled look, and saw the expert standing in front of the life-size shadow puppet. He didn't care about his own safety at all and eagerly reached out to protect the shadow puppet, fearing that such a precious cultural relic would be broken.

But the skeleton alone weighs dozens of kilograms. If it falls down and hits someone, it will be terrible!

The captain was shocked and didn't care about himself. He ran to the expert, grabbed the expert with one hand and protected the shadow puppet. He gritted his teeth and stood firm in the violent shaking and dared not fall.

Amid the cries of surprise, everyone's first reaction was not to protect themselves, but to subconsciously try to preserve the work in their hands and prevent the precious cultural relics from being damaged. The medical staff also held on to the stretcher tightly, fearing that the injured would fall and cause secondary injuries.

At this time, the reactions of the Taoist priests of Haiyun Temple seemed strange among the crowd.

The first thing they looked up at the sky was even Master Ma, who was seriously injured and lying on a stretcher, struggled to get up and looked at the pitch-black night in astonishment.

Ordinary people may not be sensitive to the changes in the world, but the Taoist priests noticed the huge changes in the stars at that moment. The universe changed in an instant, and rich spiritual energy that had never been felt before gushed out from the depths of the earth in the distance. Even the air was cleansed and breathing became smoother.

Vitality emerged above the earth, penetrating into every vein of the earth, and was rapidly spreading to the surroundings, radiating rapidly throughout the entire mountains and rivers with a certain point in the distance as the center.

The Taoist priests were shocked on the spot.

Excessive vitality is not a good thing. It means that the world has begun to change, lost balance, and the universe is in chaos.

Just like the Nanming Mountain before.

But the strange thing is that the Taoist priests did not notice anything wrong from the vitality in front of them.

These are not beautiful but fake flowers like those in Nanming Mountain, but the fragrance and vitality from nature, which are injected into everyone's soul, making people feel the refreshing relaxation between breaths and feel happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Despair faded away, leaving only hope.

As long as there is life, heaven and earth will exist forever.

——Somehow, the Taoist priests have this feeling.

As ascetics, they are far more perceptive than ordinary people.

When the violent shaking that lasted for several minutes finally stopped, the Taoist priests still maintained expressions of astonishment. They didn't even have time to close their mouths. They just lowered their heads blankly and looked at other Taoist priests around them, trying to seek other people's perception and suggestions.

"Is this... a second Nanming Mountain?"

The Taoist priest with a mustache hesitated and said, "Should we go and take a look?"

The Taoist priest next to him shook his head and motioned him to look in the direction of Taoist Priest Li: "Master uncle didn't say anything, it shouldn't be a big problem. And..."

The Taoist priest paused for a moment before continuing, "I was also there when the incident happened at Nanming Mountain. My fellow apprentice died there more than a decade ago, so I know the place well. The current phenomenon is different from that at Nanming Mountain."

“This is the world itself, renewing itself with new vitality.”

Many Taoist priests held a compass in their hands, looked up at the stars, calculated with their fingers, and muttered something rapidly in their mouths with serious expressions.

When the shaking ended, the rescue team leader was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but before he could even smile to the experts from the cultural relics group, he was met with the Taoist priests' serious and solemn faces.

team leader:"……?"

It’s over. Did something happen?

He was anxious and quickly returned the shadow puppet to the expert, then ran to the Taoist priest to see if he could help in any way.

As a result, he had just run two steps when suddenly, a hand grabbed his boot, stopping him and preventing him from moving forward.

The captain froze, his eyes wide open in horror, and he looked down little by little. Then...

He saw a figure lying on the ground, holding his feet tightly.

At that moment, he felt that all the hairs on his body stood up and his scalp exploded. Caught off guard, horrified associations permeated his soul and covered up all rational thoughts.

“Aaaaaaaaaaah!!!”

“Ahhh what what what is there ahhhh!!”

After shouting out in instinctive fear, the captain suddenly realized that something was wrong.

...How come his voice has an echo? And it seems different?

The captain was scared to death, but he could only bite the bullet and look at the ground carefully again.

When the man on the ground raised his head, the captain finally saw the face clearly.

——It was not the ghost he imagined, but the official person in charge who fell to the ground.

The captain choked and realized that he had scared the person in charge because of his mistake. He immediately reached out and scratched his nose embarrassedly.

The other people around were also startled by their shouting and looked over here in a vigilant manner. The Taoist priest was already running towards them.

The official leader who fell to the ground because he couldn't stand firmly during the earthquake was seeing stars. He wanted to grab something nearby to stand up, but he was scared to death by a terrified scream.

Before he could react to what was happening, he noticed that the rescue team members and the Taoist priest were also running towards him, all with concern in their eyes.

"What's wrong? What did you see? Where?"

"Are you okay? Can you stand up?"

After the captain realized that he had made a mistake, his face turned red. He had to explain to everyone in an embarrassed manner. He was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

——He was a rescue captain responsible for protecting ordinary citizens from evil spirits, but he was scared like this.

And what scared him wasn't a ghost, it was clearly the person in charge.

After hearing the explanation, everyone suddenly realized what was going on. They put down their worries and looked at the official person in charge with a smile in their eyes. They joked, "The person in charge is not good. He needs to take some calcium tablets, right?"

"After we go back, come to our department and get some vitamins. People need to be more careful when they get old."

"Huh? I can't tell. The person in charge is quite young. Is he this old?"

"It's really not easy. The person in charge has worked hard."

"Help him up quickly! He must be frozen lying on the ground in the middle of winter."

Amidst the kind laughter and support, the official in charge's face gradually turned red.

Angry.

Although everyone was concerned, the person in charge was too strong-willed to admit that he was old. He felt embarrassed to fall like this in front of everyone.

He thanked the people around him repeatedly, and then asked them to return to their respective jobs and not to worry about him.

The captain just stood aside the whole time, looking up at the sky and the ground in embarrassment, not daring to look at the person in charge.

The person in charge looked at the captain with resentment: Me and my resentful subordinates, discussing the origin of social death.

“I’ve been working for so many years.”

"This is the first time someone has ever called me old."

The voice of the person in charge sounded faintly, and the captain's scalp tightened instantly.

The captain smiled stiffly, trying to ease the embarrassment.

But the person in charge said: "It's like I just farted, and you didn't cover it up for me, but you also shouted it out loud for everyone to see... My legs hurt and I couldn't stand steadily for a moment. If you helped me up quickly, others wouldn't notice it. Even if you didn't help me, you could at least help me cover it up."

Captain: QAQ.

——Me and my lifelong boss who has always been very strong-willed.

Does this count as the boss singing and I cutting off the song, the boss picking up food and I turning the table? Will I be given a day off tomorrow because my left foot stepped into the special department first?

The Taoist priest noticed the embarrassment of the official person in charge, smiled, shook his head and stood aside. After the person in charge was helped up after limping, he walked over calmly as if he had seen nothing.

"Leader, the earthquake just now was unusual. We all agree that it was a natural anomaly. Something went wrong on the avenue. It was not a normal earthquake activity. But what was the specific situation?"

The Taoist priest looked at Taoist Priest Li who was not far away, his eyes filled with worry: "Now we can only look at Taoist Priest Li to see if he can see anything."

The official person in charge fell hard. After falling twice in a row, he felt like his legs were almost not his own.

But this unusual earthquake was soon noticed by the entire ghost exorcist circle, and the special departments responded immediately, and various teams became busy.

Calls came one after another, and the person in charge didn't even have time to catch his breath. He quickly began to coordinate the work between various departments and patiently explained this strange earthquake to other departments.

Although the Taoist priests have already made a preliminary guess, the matter is of great importance and the person in charge cannot just give out a guess.

Any news he says will be regarded as an official statement, so he must be extremely careful. Otherwise, if he is not careful, it will be misunderstood out of context, or there will be errors in communication, which will lead to serious consequences and unnecessary panic.

"We are still investigating the cause of the earthquake. We have already contacted the Earthquake Bureau. A dragon entering the sea? No! There is no such thing. Ask their department. Can you be more scientific?"

"No one was refining the elixir, and the furnace didn't explode... Where do all these weird speculations come from? Go tell the reporters waiting, it was an earthquake! Not those random things."

"Haiyun Temple? What does it have to do with Haiyun Temple? Just because Haiyun Temple is in the southwest today, the earthquake in the southwest was caused by Haiyun Temple, right? Comrade, this is called stereotype, it is prejudice, it is not good, and it must be changed. Besides, the epicenter was not in the southwest, this side was just affected."

"It is not clear whether this incident is related to the special department, but we will give a result after a rigorous investigation, please rest assured."

Because of the panic caused by the attack on the human-shaped statue less than a day ago, some entertainment reporters and marketing accounts were like sharks smelling blood, and vaguely discovered the presence of a special department behind this incident.

Even if they cannot be sure, they still contact their acquaintances with doubt, trying to find as much evidence as possible about the existence of the special department. It would be best if there is some explosive news that is thrilling and exciting enough to attract people to read. By then, it will be first-hand information and there will be no worries about traffic.

In such a tense situation, everyone in the special department is going crazy with work and has no time to manage other things.

Because the tremors were strong across the country, many people were afraid to go back to sleep after being shaken awake, for fear that the ceiling would fall down above their heads. So they sat near the door with their clothes on, shivering in the cold winter wind as it blew in, while holding their mobile phones, refreshing them over and over again to check the latest news.

This is probably the time when the most people woke up across the country during the midnight period.

Ordinary people didn't know what happened and simply thought it was an earthquake.

But as they scrolled, they found that all kinds of voices emerged online.

Apart from those who reported safety and reported coordinates and tremors, the most common things were various folk legends, about a falling dragon, a mountain god... there were all kinds of stories, but no one seriously discussed the earthquake.

"???"

Many people are confused: "What about believing in science?"

Marketing accounts and many tabloid weeklies, taking advantage of last night's panic over the human-shaped sculptures, immediately began excitedly fabricating "news". The news released all hinted that this earthquake was not a simple, normal earthquake, but was caused by something like a dragon entering the sea and a trapped dragon turning over.

The accompanying pictures were all spliced together pictures of falling dragons that had been circulating on the Internet for years. They were so thrilling that they frightened people watching the news.

Some people even began to doubt, could it be that dragons really exist?

Some people also said that this was a secret experiment, or that the ghost king had appeared, or that an immortal had ascended to heaven...

For a time, rumors spread everywhere and all kinds of things were said on the Internet.

The public opinion team, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, had not even had time to sleep for a while before they were urgently called back to work overtime to deal with online comments.

At this moment, some people rush to the front line without hesitation, ready to fight a desperate battle with unknown ghosts, while others hide behind the computer, pretending to be ghosts, thinking happily about how much money they can make.

The official person in charge was so tired of refuting the rumors that his lips were almost worn out.

When he finally had time to drink some water, he looked at the phone call with disdain and said, "What a mess. You think you're writing a story? It's all some street literature, middle-aged mystery fantasy. Can you be more normal?"

"A falling dragon? I have been working for decades and have never seen a dragon. The Lord of Fengdu has seen one, but their guess is more reliable."

The person in charge shook his head and walked back, wanting to find Taoist Li to ask.

But just when I was halfway there, an urgent phone call came in.

It was the call from the Earthquake Bureau that the person in charge had been waiting for.

As soon as the results came out, the Earthquake Bureau immediately explained the situation to the person in charge, stating that this earthquake had not been detected before and was not a normal earthquake.

More importantly, the Earthquake Bureau gave the center of the earthquake.

In Jiangbei.

When he heard the place name, the person in charge was stunned, and the words that Yan Shixun had told him on the phone before immediately emerged in his mind.

——After dawn, go to Jiangbei.

Whether it was Yan Shixun and the guests, or the Lord of Fengdu...

All in Jiangbei.

Could this be a coincidence?

The official person in charge turned around blankly and looked in the direction of Jiangbei.

At the same time, Taoist Li had also determined the direction and stood facing the north of the Yangtze River with a serious expression.

The person in charge noticed Li Daochang's actions. He swallowed his saliva and asked with a trembling voice: "Can you please help me check the location of the epicenter... Is it close to the ancient Ye land?"

"Um?"

The other party was a little puzzled, but after a quick search, he couldn't help but ask in astonishment: "How do you know about this place called Ancient Ye? It is now called Ye County District, which is a district of a county under a small city in Jiangbei Province. Although it was a fortress area in the past, it has not been well developed because of the mountainous area and the rugged terrain. Few people know about it."

How do you know?

The person in charge smiled bitterly.

He didn't know Ye County District, but now he knew where the word "Ye" in the name of the Lord of Fengdu came from.

Before, when they were in the old Fengdu, the person in charge saw a warrior who was the incarnation of the ebony statue, and knew that the Lord of Fengdu was a last-generation general during his lifetime, and that his country would perish when he died.

And the fief of that general happened to be Ye.

——That was an era when kings, princes, generals and ministers would use their fiefdoms as their surnames.

What's more, it involves the great principles of heaven and earth.

Because the matter was of great importance, the person in charge could not explain more to the other party. He just perfunctorily hung up the phone, then quickly walked towards Taoist Li.

"Master, do you think this earthquake is related to the Lord of Fengdu?"

The official in charge said anxiously: "Calculate the time. Mr. Yan told me to arrive in Jiangbei at dawn. Now is the right time to leave. They are in Jiangbei, and the earthquake happened in Jiangbei. This is too coincidental."

Taoist Li paused as he calculated, turned around and looked at the person in charge solemnly, then nodded slowly and solemnly: "It is the Lord of Fengdu for sure."

"But this earthquake was not caused by Fengdu. It was caused by... the Great Dao."

"The Avenue has just completed a transition from the old to the new."

Taoist Li closed his eyes, blood flowed from the corners of his eyes, and his eyeballs were bright red.

This scene frightened the official person in charge, and he quickly shouted to call other Taoist priests, but Taoist Priest Li stopped him with one hand.

"I was spying on the avenue, and being blinded is considered a minor punishment. It would be normal for me to die here. This is just a minor injury, it's not a big deal."

Taoist Priest Li snorted coldly. Even though blood was flowing down his face and he was visibly aging and weakening, his aura was still astonishing and had never weakened.

He raised his head and looked at the starry Milky Way on the sky.

Whether in the classics or in the handwriting of the ancients, there is no record of the Great Dao changing from the old to the new. It seems that the Great Dao has always been there since the first life was born between heaven and earth, and it has never weakened or died.

All practitioners of Taoism will naturally think that the Great Dao will always control the heaven and earth and the movement of the sun and the moon, and there will not be any problems.

Just like ordinary people don’t think that the sun will explode when they wake up tomorrow.

But no one thought that the Avenue would really weaken and even undergo a change.

Taoist Priest Li lived for more than a hundred years and has been supporting Haiyun Temple from the war-torn years to the present.

He had personally collected the bones of his master and fellow brothers, killed enemies in battle, and chewed tree roots along the roadside. He crawled back to Haiyun Temple with a breath of energy that refused to dissipate, and survived, becoming a living fossil of Haiyun Temple.

He has seen the Avenue before it has declined, and he knows what the Avenue should be like.

Taoist Priest Li still remembers the sky and earth of his childhood, the fragrance of flowers and the smell of air still lingering in his nose. That was the protection that a powerful avenue could give to all living things, enough to keep evil spirits out of the human world, making the exorcists powerful enough to exorcise ghosts.

Therefore, at the moment when the avenue changed just now, Taoist Li was surprised to notice something from the change in the air.

For this reason, he cast the divination again without caring about his life, wanting to find out the current situation of the avenue.

Between the old and the new, there is a brief moment of blankness. The old has disappeared, but the new has not yet completely risen into the sky.

That was the weakest moment in the Great Dao in tens of millions of years, and therefore it was extremely vigilant against danger, not allowing any human beings, gods or ghosts, to see the truth of the Great Dao, for fear that someone would take advantage of the situation and disrupt the human world.

So Taoist Priest Li happened to run head-on into the most severe moment of the avenue, and even the warnings were stronger and more powerful than before.

Taoist Priest Li, who was experienced and thought he had a glimpse into the great Dao, almost capsized. He failed to regain his consciousness from the stars in time and was almost struck by thunder and reduced to ashes.

But at the critical moment, Taoist Li clearly felt a force helping him up.

The breath was cold yet gentle, making him feel strangely familiar.

At that moment, when Taoist Li turned around in astonishment, he saw a familiar figure standing beside him, holding him up with his hand, smiling softly and admonishing him, "Uncle Li, you must take care of yourself."

It was obviously his son Goudan's apprentice, Yan Shixun.

But Taoist Li inexplicably felt that he seemed to see the figure of his junior brother on Yan Shixun's body.

It seemed that before leaving, the junior fellow apprentice not only handed over the responsibility to Yan Shixun, but also reproduced that outstanding demeanor in Yan Shixun.

Before Taoist Li could figure out why he saw Yan Shixun on the avenue, he felt a flash before his eyes, and his soul rapidly descended and returned to his body.

He should have died under the avenue, but because of Yan Shixun's existence, he only suffered eye injuries.

Although Taoist Li was not stingy with his life, he was still shocked.

When the person in charge explained to Taoist Li Yan Shixun's previous instructions, Taoist Li finally realized.

"Fengdu, and Xiaoxun are a couple, right?"

Taoist Priest Li confirmed this to the person in charge seriously.

Official person in charge: “?”

Although he didn't understand why Taoist Li suddenly cared about Yan Shixun's emotional issues at such a serious and tense time, he didn't dare to neglect it and nodded, "Yes, Mr. Yan and his lover have a good relationship, everyone knows it."

Taoist Priest Li did not let go of the question, but asked: "Are they married?"

Official person in charge: “……?”

He is the head of a special department, not a gossipy person. How could he know such things? You can't just rush up and ask "Are you married?"

Given Mr. Yan's personality, if he really did this, he would probably never be able to get close to Mr. Yan again.

It would be fine if someone else asked this question, but it was Master Li after all.

So the person in charge could only helplessly answer to Master Li: "Probably not yet? I heard Lu Xingxing mention it before. He also said that he would help Mr. Yan and his lover choose a pair of diamond rings."

Taoist Priest Li raised his eyebrows in surprise, then burst into laughter: "My nephew, Xiaoxun, hahahahaha! Others use diamond rings to get married, but he uses the Great Dao as a witness!"

Having said that, Taoist Li straightened his chest and appeared very proud.

If it wasn't a matter of public secrets, he would have wanted to use a loud speaker to broadcast on the spot to let everyone see how great his child is!

——Hold up the heaven and earth, take over the great road, and from then on make long-term plans for all living things.

This is a height that Haiyun Temple has never reached... No, looking back at all the ghost exorcists over thousands of years, no one has ever been able to achieve this level!

There has never been a precedent of humans, gods, and ghosts becoming the great way!

But Yan Shixun did it.

At the most critical moment of the world, he accepted the mission and lived up to it.

Taoist Priest Li was laughing so hard that his ears were almost stretched. The other Taoist priests looked at him curiously, but when they saw Taoist Priest Li laughing, they knew that the crisis must have been resolved, so they ran over one by one, wanting to ask Taoist Priest Li something.

But Taoist Priest Li put a finger in front of his mouth and said with a smile: "It cannot be said."

As a result, even the Taoist priest who was not curious before became curious because of Taoist Priest Li's unprecedented mysterious attitude, and he was anxious to know what exactly happened in the earthquake.

——The more you are not allowed to know, the more you want to know.

Maybe it's the instinct of curiosity.

Fortunately, Taoist Priest Li's instructions to the person in charge immediately made the Taoist priests return to work and become serious again.

"Didn't Xiaoxun ask you to arrive at the ancient Ye land in Jiangbei at dawn?"

Taoist Priest Li looked up at the starry night sky and said with a smile, "Let's go. Now is the perfect time."

The official person in charge followed Master Li's gaze and was also stunned for a moment by the beauty of the stars in the sky. He could not help but be intoxicated and wandered among the Milky Way.

"Even when I was a kid, on summer nights in my hometown... I never saw so many stars, so bright."

The person in charge murmured to himself: "It's so beautiful."

At the same time, many people discovered the starry sky outside the window.

People who couldn't sleep because of the earthquake went to the windows, pointing at the night sky excitedly and exclaiming, and countless people took photos.

Those who practice Taoist metaphysics were even more stunned by the starry sky.

New sun, moon and stars are circulating, new vitality is supporting the earth, allowing peace and happiness to return to the world.

Power flows through the meridians of every exorcist. In their hands, the talisman is enough to protect ordinary people from being disturbed by ghosts.

There is no God anywhere.

But the road has never been far away.

It always hangs high in the sky, quietly watching the countless people in the world.

No matter whether one does evil or does good, no matter how small the merit or sin is, it will be recorded truthfully by the Tao. It is the most cruel but also the most gentle, and impartial justice.

Cause and effect, that's all.

In the shabby but neat little house at Wild Wolf Peak, an old woman sitting by the window looked at her wrinkled hands with drooping brows.

And a little fluorescence held in the palm of your hand.

She didn't even dare to breathe heavily, for fear of blowing out the faint light.

But although it is small, it is tough enough and will never be extinguished even in the wind and rain.

"A new mountain god is about to be born."

The old woman's voice was hoarse and unpleasant, but full of tenderness and kindness.

She raised her head and looked at the starry sky outside the window, with an unstoppable smile in her eyes.

"That exorcist actually did it. Yan Shixun... the avenue has been restarted, vitality has been restored, and all things have revived."

…

In the cave, when the strong wind finally died down, Yan Shixun did not wait to congratulate Ye Li, but keenly heard a subtle sound coming from the stone wall next to him.

It's like cracks are spreading rapidly in the mountain, and the cave may soon collapse due to the destroyed force.

Yan Shixun's expression immediately became serious.

But the next moment, Ye Li's arms stretched out and gently wrapped around Yan Shixun's waist.

"Let's go."

Ye Li turned his head and looked at his lover with a smile: "After all, this is the burial place of ghosts and gods. If we abandon it, it is very likely that the situation like the old Fengdu will appear again due to the residual power. So we might as well destroy it completely."

"Besides, it's not a good thing for the ghost energy to flow here."

The once illusory "treasure" led greedy people to massacre the village.

If the ghost energy is really left here, maybe some exorcist with ulterior motives will find this place in the future and use this power to do evil and disrupt the order of the world.

Just like Master Nanming Mountain.

Although Ye Li is not rejecting the human world now because of Yan Shixun, he will not forget the numerous sins he has seen in the human world and will not let up easily.

Yan Shixun nodded, but was still a little worried about the problems that might arise after the cave collapsed.

"rest assured."

Ye Li stretched out his hand casually, and his sleeve passed in front of his body. Suddenly, an invisible force spread out, causing the mountain to begin to change.

"Don't forget that your lover is now the Tao."

Ye Li blinked at Yan Shixun, and his narrow eyes were full of gentle smiles: "No matter what kind of difficult and complicated disease it is, just leave it to me."

Yan Shixun was about to say something when he noticed that Ye Li's gaze began to shift.

The landing point... was his neck.

Yan Shixun suddenly remembered that there was something on his neck: "...Get lost!"

Ye Li couldn't help but burst out laughing at the fact that his lover's character had never changed.

Sure enough, he said that with Shi Xun's personality, it was good enough that he didn't rush up to beat him. At that time, he was probably shy because he was caught off guard.

Amid Ye Li's unbridled laughter, Yan Shixun put on a fake smile: "If you keep laughing, you will go back to Fengdu and I will go back to Binhai."

Ye Li's laughter stopped immediately.

Are you kidding me? His wife is going to kick him out of the house! Absolutely not!

The mountain was shaking violently, dead leaves in the woods were falling all over the ground, branches were swaying, and strong winds were swirling through the valley.

The 100,000 soldiers of Fengdu stood quietly in the open space outside the cave, lined up in neat and orderly formations with a shocking momentum, waiting for the return of their commander.

In addition to the soldiers, there were hundreds of translucent souls that slowly floated over from the direction of the cave and the charity cemetery and gathered around the soldiers.

When those souls looked at the soldiers, a majestic and deep voice was heard.

"Dismount, take off your helmet, draw your sword, and salute!"

One hundred thousand soldiers immediately took action. The sound of metal rang out crisply, and their uniform movements were majestic. In the blink of an eye, they were holding armor in their hands, with swords and spears placed at their sides, facing hundreds of souls head-on.

The souls had just gotten rid of their resentment and were still confused when they saw a tall man in a black robe walk up to them and bow slightly to all the souls in a serious and solemn manner.

"Thank you for guarding the tomb for thousands of years. Thank you... for collecting the remains of my soldiers from the battlefield so that their bodies would not be exposed to the sun."

When Ye Li bowed, 100,000 soldiers behind him bowed in unison to pay tribute to these souls.

One hundred thousand soldiers lined up in formation. Such a magnificent scene shocked the confused souls, and then they gradually recalled their past memories.

The battlefield where the setting sun was blood-red, the hasty and nervous running, the corpses transported on the carts, the cold armor held in the arms, the blades that carved the words in the cave with tears in their eyes, and the crying when they watched the stone door slowly close...

And the noisy quarrels and flickering torches outside the village in the middle of the night, outsiders pretending to be bandits, the crying of children and the sound of heads rolling.

Scenes flashed through the soul's memory.

The spirit of one of the old men narrowed his eyes, then pointed at Ye Li in astonishment: "You, you are the commander back then!"

Ye Li nodded and said softly: "Thank you for everything you have done for us. If it weren't for your kindness back then, the world today wouldn't have been restarted."

If Yeli had not protected the people and defended Yecheng to the death, they would not have died in the battlefield. But if that were the case, the people would not have been so grateful as to take the risk to collect the bodies of the soldiers.

Precisely because the ghosts and gods have a burial place, they have the opportunity to find the king they once abandoned, let the past and the future intersect, ascend the throne, and support the world.

And the souls of the people who remain and wander here will have no chance of reincarnation.

It is the kindness of the people themselves that makes all this possible.

"Now, your mission has been completed, and the burial ground has been returned to us. You can let go of your obsession and leave in peace."

The Lord of Fengdu gave his judgment: "Saving the world is a great merit - the kind soul will be reborn and enjoy nine lifetimes of happiness."

"Those who are entangled in sin will be imprisoned in Fengdu Prison and cannot leave until they have paid for their sins."

The souls were so moved that they shed tears and thanked Ye Li repeatedly. Ye Li also returned the gifts to them one by one, thanking them for everything they had done over the past thousands of years, and that kindness and loyalty should be rewarded.

The underworld's ghosts were waiting outside the ancient Ye land early in the morning, respectfully leading the souls with great merits to the underworld.

As for the other ghosts that floated out from the charity cemetery and tombs, they cried and begged for mercy, but were still stepped on the ground by the Fengdu ghost catcher, and their chains were buckled, and they were dragged towards the Fengdu prison.

The last darkness before dawn gradually dissipated, and the cave completely collapsed with a loud bang. From then on, there was no longer a burial place for ghosts and gods.

The hazy fog lingered in the mountains. When the first ray of dawn broke through the darkness, the entire mountain forest was filled with golden light, as beautiful as a fantasy.

Yan Shixun and Ye Li stood side by side in front of the mountain, watching the soldiers escort the souls away. The sins gradually dissipated here, and the resentment hovering over the charity cemetery also disappeared.

On the first winter morning when the new avenue rose into the sky and supported the heaven and earth, the warm sunlight fell on Yan Shixun's shoulders. The cold air was filled with a fresh and clean breath, and strength and vitality filled every corner.

The creatures in the mountains are cheering and rejoicing for the new world and the vibrant future.

Yan Shixun stood tall and looked around, then he laughed softly.

He took the initiative to reach out his hand and hold Ye Li's bony hand.

"Did I say that?"

He lowered his eyes and whispered, "I love you."

Ye Li’s eyes widened instantly.