Shuanghe Village, Zi Family.

After finishing their meal, Zi Mu and Su Rong didn't rest. They carried their hoes and went out to work on the mountain.

A hot afternoon.

The sound of cicadas was incessant.

Ziyue was washing dishes in the kitchen.

Zifeng stood on the edge of the vegetable garden and urinated.

Big Yellow was gnawing on the bone with relish. It rarely gets to eat bones, and now it was wagging its tail happily.

Qin Luo sat in the courtyard, his body glowing in the sunlight. A boy in tattered clothes appeared outside the courtyard, his face dark and his expression tense.

The boy, carrying a heavy bag and looking nervous, asked, "Big brother, who are you?"

"I am Qin Luo, Zi Yue's senior brother."

Qin Luo looked the boy over and asked, "Who are you?"

"My name is Xiao Zhang, and this rice is for Zi Yue." Xiao Zhang put the half-bag of rice by the yard and ran off.

Qin Luo walked to the edge of the courtyard, watching Xiao Zhang's departing figure. "Am I that scary?"

"Senior brother."

"He's afraid of Big Yellow."

Zifeng pulled up his pants and ran over.

No wonder.

Qin Luo couldn't help but chuckle. He took half a bag of rice into the kitchen and said, "Junior Sister, this was sent by Xiao Zhang."

Ziyue was washing the dishes, and she frowned. "Xiao Zhang's family is very poor. When I gave Uncle Xiao the door god portrait, he said he would pay me, but I refused. I didn't expect him to give me so much rice."

"What are you planning to do?"

"Senior brother, I want to return the rice."

Qin Luo nodded in agreement.

After washing the dishes, Ziyue left with the rice. Soon, she returned home with Qingfeng, smiling. "Senior brother, here you go. Uncle Xiao insisted on paying, so I accepted one coin."

"Keep it."

"Thank you, senior brother."

Zi Yue put away the copper coins. "Senior brother, could you please keep an eye on my younger brother? I want to go up the mountain to help my parents with their work."

"no problem."

My junior sister is obedient and sensible.

Qin Luo felt inferior to him.

Ziyue went inside, picked up a bamboo basket and a sickle, and said seriously as she left, "Zifeng, you must listen to your senior brother at home. You can't cry or make a fuss, understand?"

"Uh-huh!"

Zifeng nodded obediently.

Seeing her sister walk away, Zifeng came to Qin Luo's side, pointed to the bridge with her little finger, and said in a childish voice, "Senior brother, it's so hot at home, can we go play in the river?"

"Can."

Qin Luo led Zi Feng to the bridge.

The water flowed gently under the stone bridge, and it was very cool. Zifeng dug through the mud and sand, searching for small seashells. Dahuang followed them into the river and lay quietly under the bridge.

Qin Luo continued reading the True Explanation of Daoist Techniques. He had read the contents of the book many times and had mastered many of the spells.

I learn something new every time I read a book.

After playing until he was tired, Zi Feng lay down on a large rock under the bridge and fell asleep. Qin Luo was afraid that Zi Feng would roll into the water, so he held him in his arms and then closed his eyes to cultivate.

The purple-haired fairy in the jade pendant noticed that when Qin Luo cultivated, the energy of heaven and earth gathered towards him. Not only did Zi Feng in his arms benefit, but even Da Huang, who was nearby, also benefited.

"No wonder that little girl can't cultivate, yet her physique is extraordinary." The purple-haired fairy noticed the clue.

...

evening.

Ziyue carried pig feed home.

After feeding the pigs, she ran to the bottom of the bridge and said, "Senior brother, I knew you would be here."

"Junior Sister, are you tired?"

"Not tired."

Zi Yue's smile was sweet. "Zi Feng, wake up! We still need to go up the mountain to visit the graves. Don't sleep."

"Um?!"

Zi Feng opened his eyes groggily.

Ziyue led Zifeng home, while Zimu and Su Rong packed their things and prepared to go up the mountain to pay respects at the graves.

"Uncle, could you lend me three sticks of incense?"

"no problem."

Zi Mu quickly handed over three sticks of incense.

"Senior brother, what do you need incense for?"

Qin Luo held three incense sticks and said softly, "Let's go see the local earth god of Shuanghe. I think his place is quite deserted."

"I'll go see the Earth God later too."

Zi Yue said earnestly with a small face.

Zi Mu and Su Rong both nodded in agreement.

As the sun sets and the evening glow paints the mountains red, the forests are ablaze with color, and the temperature suddenly drops dramatically after what was just a sweltering day.

Ziyue and her friends went into the mountains to sweep the tombs and pay respects to their ancestors.

Qin Luo arrived at the small temple of the Earth God of Shuanghe.

The small temple of the Earth God of Shuanghe is deserted, surrounded by weeds, and no people have come to worship for a long time.

A flame rose from Qin Luo's fingertips as he lit three incense sticks and placed them in the incense burner in front of the temple.

Smoke curled up from the mountains, while golden clouds swirled in front of the local earth god temple. The earth god of Shuanghe ran out of the temple, patting his burning robes and rolling on the ground.

"It's so hot! It's so hot!"

Seeing the embarrassed look on Shuanghe Land God's face, Qin Luo immediately removed the two incense sticks on either side.

"Senior, how are you?"

"Thank you for the incense, Great Immortal. I am too humble to accept it, and I apologize for the embarrassing situation."

"Senior, I will need your help to take care of the people at the foot of the mountain in the future. If you encounter any problems that you cannot solve, you can come to Longhu Temple on Luoxia Peak to find me."

Qin Luo cupped his hands in a fist salute.

"Your humble servant obeys."

The land god of Shuanghe keeps this in mind.

Qin Luo thought of the Earth God of Mirror Lake and Chen Chang'an. He left Shuanghe Village with the two extinguished incense sticks in his hand.

As the land god of Shuanghe absorbed the incense offerings provided by Qin Luo, his originally weak figure became solid.

...

Sunset and moonrise.

A crimson full moon appeared in the sky.

A chilling wind blew through the mountains, and Qin Luo encountered many ghostly spirits, even more than in the previous days.

"Old Li, why isn't there a fire on your end?"

"Quiet down, let me have some peace and quiet."

"Old Li, come sit here for a while."

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