The trees cast mottled shadows, half-obscured by fallen leaves, seemed to emit a strange light.

Gu Xingyun stepped forward and kicked the fallen leaves away. When he saw what was underneath, he frowned and picked it up. "What is this? A bronze mirror? Why can't it reflect my reflection?"

The round mirror, which is only the size of a palm, has a smooth surface and various raised patterns on the back, which look like entwined flower vines or some kind of talisman. It feels extremely uncomfortable to hold in the hand.

This bronze mirror can reflect the sun and the moon, and the mountains and rivers, but it cannot show human figures.

Gu Xingyun looked at it curiously and simply put it away.

It's a habit I developed since I was young. Whenever I see something that looks good, I collect it, because maybe I can use it.

After returning to the sect, I will go to Canghai Pavilion to check the information and I should be able to find a use for it.

He habitually put the thing into the bracelet. Just then, a sound came from behind him. Gu Xingyun turned around and missed the strange aura that flashed by on the bracelet.

I often run until I'm out of breath.

Behind him were several young and strong people.

Upon seeing him, Chang Sui hurried over and put his hand on Gu Xingyun's arm, panting and explaining, "Big Brother, I, I just walked a short distance away when I ran into a group of them, and quickly brought them here... Eh? Where's Junior Uncle-Master?"

"He's gone to take care of other things." Gu Xingyun replied, patting Chang Sui's shoulder gently, asking his junior brother to calm down quickly, and then pointed at the people: "Over there."

The corpse after being handled by Baili Changhuan looked much better than before. Those people were also brave enough to go forward and identify it, slapping their thighs and wailing.

"What a sin! Isn't this the kid from the Zhang family? How did he dig it out again after he was buried? This, this, this..."

"That's right, they won't even let him rest. What a mess! Come on, Erniu, where's the cloth you brought? Bring it here to wrap him up, and then we'll carry him out!"

"Okay, okay, let's go straight to the grave. Xiaohu, go back and inform Uncle Zhang and the others. Sigh...see if there are any other people there, call them over and bury him properly."

…

The few of them quickly divided the work.

He didn't mind the unpleasant smell of the corpse and carried the body out.

When passing by Gu Xingyun and Chang Sui, he did not forget to greet them: "Thank you, two little immortals. We will not disturb you for now. You should go back early."

Gu Xingyun originally wanted to follow, but after hearing this, he nodded and responded without moving.

After the group of people walked away, Chang Sui suddenly buried his face in his sleeves and took a deep breath. Then he said, "Big Brother, should we wait here for Junior Uncle to come back? It smells so bad here. I don't feel well."

He had just restored his sense of smell some time ago, and it was even more sensitive than before. This kind of environment was simply unbearable for him.

Gu Xingyun shook his head: "No, we can go back after a while. Junior Master Uncle shouldn't be back until tomorrow."

"Ah? What took him so long? Brother, hasn't everything here been resolved? The monster has also been destroyed by Master, there will be no danger. When can we go home?"

Chang Sui wrinkled his face and said, "I haven't finished reading the book that Master gave me."

Gu Xingyun pinched his neck and turned him around: "Soon, we'll be able to go back once Master recovers. Now let's go back to the inn."

Chang Sui said "oh" and hurried to follow.

"Big Brother, what happened to Master? Junior Uncle Shi had a really grim expression on his face at that time, and he kept saying something like, 'It's over, something bad has happened,' which scared us all."

He kicked a small stone on the ground and said pitifully, "Can I go see Master? Doctor Chen told me that when Master and you came back, he was covered in blood and looked like he didn't want to talk to anyone. Doctor Chen didn't dare to go over to see Master's injuries, so he gave me all the medicine he needed."

Gu Xingyun glanced down at the bottles and jars that Chang Sui had suddenly taken out and was holding in his hands, nodded, and said, "Okay, but you'd better follow me. Don't talk to Master or approach him on your own initiative."

Chang Sui blinked his eyes: "Why?"

"It will be dangerous." Gu Xingyun replied calmly, and then added: "You will know when you go back and ask Yu Ziheng."

"oh……"

Chang Sui, who was pulled by Doctor Chen and had no chance to go upstairs and thus missed the classic scene, nodded obediently.

His doubts were answered after he returned to the inn and saw his junior brother.

Yu Ziheng clung to Ling Xinghua like an octopus and refused to get off. The latter's arms began to tremble as he held him, and his face was full of helplessness.

When he heard that Chang Sui was going in to visit his master, Yu Ziheng's head moved away from Ling Xinghua's neck. His little face was pale and his voice was as small as a mosquito. He didn't have any of his previous noisy look at all.

"Third Brother, don't go in. Master is so scary... Master will kill you."

As soon as the kid entered the sect, he saw the extremely gentle Yan Huailiu. Naturally, he couldn't accept such a big contrast.

Chang Sui uttered an "oh" with an innocent expression, "Master is terrifying to begin with. Don't worry, he won't kill you, he's just trying to scare you."

Aren’t they all brought up in fear like this?

There were times before when I thought I was going to die.

Aren’t you still living well?

Chang Sui looked at Yu Ziheng who was curled up in Ling Xinghua's arms with a gratified look. It was finally his junior brother's turn to receive training.

Gu Xingyun came up with a bowl of sweet porridge and some of Yan Huailiu's favorite dishes, and did not participate in their conversation at all.

He just glanced at Ling Xinghua's trembling arm, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Come down."

Yu Ziheng was like a little monkey. As soon as Gu Xingyun finished speaking, he slid down from Ling Xinghua in an instant, hugged his second senior brother's thigh and stood obediently, not daring to even look at Gu Xingyun.

In his heart, this eldest senior brother who dared to approach the master was already a person more terrifying than the master.

Ling Xinghua breathed a sigh of relief and patted Yu Ziheng's head soothingly, with a hint of worry in his eyes: "Big Brother, do you need help?"

Gu Xingyun gestured for him to open the door: "No need, you guys stay outside and don't let anyone get close, Jingming, just follow me in."

Ling Xinghua pushed the door open gently, lowering his voice a bit: "Be careful, if anything goes wrong, come out immediately."

Gu Xingyun nodded slightly and walked in with the porridge.

Ling Xinghua grabbed Chang Sui's arm and whispered, "Don't talk when you go in. Follow behind Senior Brother, okay?"

Chang Sui nodded obediently.

The moment the door was closed again, Ling Xinghua heard the unnaturally soft voice of his senior brother.

"Master, you'll feel suffocated like this. Show your face quickly..."