"Your Excellency, I have worked diligently and conscientiously for the villagers all these years, never daring to slack off." The Earth God of Huangye Town wiped his eyes, feeling a little sad. "When I first arrived in Laoying Village, the villagers were almost starving. I helped them reclaim wasteland. A few years ago, there was a wildfire on Laoying Mountain, and I put it out. The year before last, a weasel came to a villager's house to steal chickens, and I chased it away. A child went missing, and I found him."

"The villagers burned paper money to ask the little god to deliver messages to their deceased relatives, and the little god delivered the messages. Last year, a plague broke out in Red Leaf Town. After the little god learned about it, he went to investigate overnight and found a rat spirit that had cultivated for a thousand years hiding in the town. He fought it for a long time before he finally destroyed it."

"Being a minor deity is too difficult!"

The local earth god of Huangye Town wiped his eyes.

Qin Luo nodded. No wonder the incense at the temple of the Earth God in Huangye Town was so good, but His condition was not very good. It seemed to be the result of the battle with that rat spirit.

"Everything the little god said is true, please judge, great immortal!" The Earth God of Huangye Town bowed with his hands clasped.

“I know that there is a local temple for you in Huangye Town.”

“Great Immortal, those were all spontaneously cultivated by the townspeople. They have nothing to do with me. I have never been back.”

Qin Luo chuckled and said, "Your achievements are obvious to all. You were confused back then, but fortunately, you didn't make a big mistake. It's great that you can correct your mistakes. If you want to go back to Huangye Town in the future, you can go back anytime."

"Thank you so much, Master!"

The local earth god of Huangye Town bowed in gratitude. Although the people had built a new temple for him, he dared not return without Qin Luo and the others' consent. He even refused the incense offerings there, fearing that Qin Luo and the others would hold him accountable later.

"The immortal is eating a pear!"

As they spoke, the local earth god of Huangye Town picked up the bowl of pears in front of the temple, and Qin Luo waved his hand with a smile, "Thank you."

"We'll meet again someday."

Qin Luo didn't know if they would ever see each other again. He said this mainly to remind the local earth god of Huangye Town that he might come back to visit at any time.

"Little God will definitely govern Yellow Leaf Town well!"

As the Earth God of Huangye Town watched Qin Luo and the others walk away, he felt a sense of rebirth. The incident from back then had been weighing on his heart like a stone, but now that stone had finally been lifted, and he felt much lighter. He bowed respectfully in the direction Qin Luo and the others had left.

Moonlight shines on the mountains and forests.

Qin Luo hadn't walked at night for a long time.

Surrounded by desolate mountains and wilderness, with nowhere to rest, Qin Luo looked ahead and said softly, "There's a dilapidated temple ahead; let's go there to rest."

Halfway up the mountain, there was still that familiar dilapidated temple. When Qin Luo saw the temple, he felt a little regretful. He had not been able to save Yuan Yuan back then, and this matter had a great impact on him. It was as if everything was predestined and could not be changed.

"The past cannot be changed, but the future is uncertain."

Qin Luo murmured softly.

Hua Ying nodded gently.

Xuanqing ran into the temple. "Brother, there are a few pieces of firewood here. It seems like they were placed here on purpose."

A bundle of firewood was neatly stacked in the temple, and there were tools for starting a fire by rubbing sticks together next to it. However, no one had used it for a long time, and it was covered with a thick layer of ash. Qin Luo chuckled and said, "It must have been left here by someone with good intentions, just in case."

"There are still more good people than bad!"

Xuanqing piled up the firewood.

Before long, a blazing bonfire was lit in the temple.

Xiaodie tidied up the dilapidated temple. She loved cleanliness and would clean wherever she went. Huaying placed the sweet potatoes by the campfire, and they sat in a circle around it.

Qin Luo said softly, "Back then, I met Chu Peiran from Daxia Academy and Master Guichen from Jinguang Temple right here. There was also a little ghost girl named Yuanyuan in that corner. Chu Peiran thought he was very humorous and told Yuanyuan ghost stories, which scared her so much that she trembled."

"Hahaha."

Xuanqing was amused.

Xiaodie covered her mouth and chuckled.

Qin Luo recounted Yuan Yuan's entire experience, and Xuan Qing and Xiao Die could no longer laugh.

Xuanqing's eyes reddened, and Xiaodie's sleeves were soaked with tears. Huaying said softly, "Yuanyuan is now at the Yellow Springs Inn in the Underworld. She is doing well now and is no longer lonely. The little ghosts in the inn treat her very well."

"It's almost the fifteenth of July, let's burn some paper money for them." Qin Luo looked at Hua Ying.

Hua Ying nodded and smiled. She took out a brush, ink, paper, inkstone, and tools for drawing talismans. Xiao Die found a wooden board, cleaned it, and brought it to Qin Luo.

Qin Luo concentrated his energy and wrote several talismans in a row, which Xuan Qing and Xiao Die watched attentively.

After writing the talismans, Qin Luo picked up two of them and said softly, "These are for your parents."

"Waaaaah."

"Thank you, brother."

Xuanqing immediately burst into tears.

Hua Ying glared at him and said irritably, "Are you a water dragon? Why are you crying so much?"

"I couldn't help it."

Xuanqing cried his heart out. This was something He had wanted for a long time, but He didn't want to trouble Qin Luo.

Qin Luo rubbed Xuan Qing's head, then led him to the outside of the dilapidated temple. They lit the talisman, which burned and swirled in the wind before disappearing into the night.

Xuanqing bowed towards the darkness.

When Qin Luo returned to the dilapidated temple, Hua Ying and Xiao Die were peeling roasted sweet potatoes, bringing warmth to the deserted temple.

Hua Ying knew that Qin Luo had no appetite, but she still handed him the peeled roasted sweet potato and said softly, "You've walked such a long way through the mountains, you should eat more."

"Thanks."

Qin Luo took a bite of the roasted sweet potato; it was hot and sweet, but he couldn't feel happy.

Qin Luo looked at the empty corner and murmured, "If we meet again in the next life, I'll treat you to roasted sweet potatoes."