Weirdness everywhere

The questions they were wondering about were easily answered, and they also knew clearly that what the sect leader said was false.

Cong Mo couldn't swallow this breath, he put one hand into his sleeve, stepped forward, and wanted to expose her words,

The old man stopped her in time, shook his head at her, and signaled her to be quiet.

Cong Mo gritted his teeth and finally returned to his original position without saying a word.

Cong Mo and the old man Qing Yi could not expose the lie that was asked even though they knew it was true.

The old man said apologetically, "Indeed, we were too heroic in this matter."

"We must learn to consider the overall situation in everything we do." The clan leader looked at the two of them, "But there are other things as well."

"without……"

"There's more." Cong Mo interrupted the old man and said, "I can't leave without any explanation. The zombies disappeared inexplicably and reappeared inexplicably three days later. How do you explain this?"

"I've already investigated that matter. It's just a prank, nothing more. It seems His Majesty trusts you very much, so I'll tell you about this as well." The clan leader manifested a file in his hand, flipped it over, and swiped it forward, sending it flying in front of the two men. "If you don't believe me, you can look at the footage. It's all recorded here. You can also test it. The records here are true, without any memory tampering. I'm not lying."

"I have also punished the pranksters," the clan leader said calmly, "What else do you want to know? I will explain it to you one by one."

Cong Mo took the file and checked it. There was indeed no sign of tampering. The scenes recorded in the file were completely real.

The old man took the file from her hands in time to prevent her from crushing it again.

"We misunderstood." The elder pushed the file back to the sect leader's desk, "Then we will leave first."

"Wait."

After only a few steps, the sect leader called out to the two of them, "Yao Yi also told me that you rescued the next disciple of Yaoshan. Is this true?"

The old man said, "Yes."

"Ha..." The Sect Master covered his face and laughed, "You were deceived. That woman is indeed a disciple of Yaoshan, but she is a former disciple. A year ago, she made many mistakes and could not bear the punishment, so she fled Yaoshan. She was expelled from Yaoshan a long time ago. Her uniform and Yaoshan token were taken back long ago. It's normal that Yaoshan disciples don't recognize her. Yaoyi told me that the woman was crazy and said she was kidnapped. Now it seems that was also a lie. However, Yaoshan treats the sick and saves people, and will not leave her alone. You can rest assured."

Cong Mo turned around, took a half step forward, and retorted, "Sect Master, she doesn't look like that kind of person."

"How could I possibly lie to you?" The Sect Master stared at her intently. "How would this benefit me? Huh?"

"Can…"

"Don't talk about it." The sect leader interrupted her, "If you don't believe me, go to Yaoshan and verify it yourself. As for me, you still have doubts."

"this…"

"I understand. Sect Master has no reason to lie to us. It was I, your disciple, who was rude." Elder Qingyi spoke first, grabbing her hand and pulling her behind him. "Please don't blame me, Sect Master."

"Youthful impetuosity is understandable," the Sect Master said with a smile. "As for the issue of the zombies in the human world, it's now resolved. You should stop investigating. Everything is under the control of the Immortal Mountains. The plan is for all the Immortal Mountains to unite and fight the enemy, maintaining peace in the human world. This is not for any one Immortal Mountain to take the lead and tarnish its reputation. This is not good for you, the Immortal Mountains, or the peace of the entire human world."

"From now on, do not get involved in the affairs of the human world. Live in peace for a while."

She had already said this much, and it would be pointless to continue arguing. The old man took Cong Mo and gently patted her hand. He bowed slightly to the sect leader and said, "Thank you for your answer, sect leader. We will withdraw first."

"Everything has a solution, and nothing can be found to doubt it. This is the weird part." Cong Mo said angrily, "Master, just listen to me. Give the Sect Master to... uh uh..."

The old man pressed her mouth hard and said, "Don't talk nonsense, this is the master's immortal mountain."

"Even if you have the ability, we can't just rely on force to solve it."

"Hmm..." Cong Mo raised his hand to indicate that she understood, and pulled the old man's hand away.

But she still refused to accept it and argued with him in a low voice, "Why? We know she's lying and we have evidence, so why should we listen to her?"

"We can't break off relations with Xianshan just yet." The old man patted her shoulder soothingly. "If you go by what you said, we've really fallen into their trap."

"She's forcing us."

Cong Mo immediately understood what he meant and realized that his impulsiveness could lead to irreversible consequences. If they really did that, it would be possible that they would be separated from the Immortal Mountain, just as they had speculated. All the crimes that happened in the human world could be blamed on them. "So, should we do nothing now and pretend that everything is resolved and we know nothing?"

"Who said that?" The old man pushed her away, "I didn't say that."

"Master means... to do something else."

"It's best for us to stay out of the human world's affairs for now."

"It doesn't mean you can't get involved." The old man winked at her. "We still don't know what the current situation of the Demon Realm is like. Besides, as you said, the source of these things is most likely still in the Demon Realm."

Cong Mo tilted his head and quickly realized what the old man meant.

If they are not allowed to participate in the human world, then they will have nothing to say about going to the demon world.

She nodded, thinking that what he said made sense, and immediately gave him a thumbs up to show her agreement.

"By the way, did you smell anything else just now?"

Cong Mo shook his head, "There is no smell of demonic energy."

"If resentment is aroused, will it smell like demonic energy?"

"Yes, resentment needs to be driven by demonic energy." Cong Mo replied, "So there is no such thing as being controlled. Everything here is normal. The sect leader's conversations are all based on her thoughts."

"But from what I know of the Sect Master, she's not that cruel and cold-blooded. She's indeed a little different today." Elder Qingyi was also full of doubts about today's conversation. "The Sect Master once told me that not even a single life should be sacrificed. This is the principle of the Immortal Mountain. Yet, today, she's talking about sacrificing herself. How can she sacrifice so many lives? The Sect Master... doesn't seem like the Sect Master herself."

"But...after all, we haven't seen each other for nearly two years." The old man began to doubt this. "People change."

Cong Mo had lost his memory and didn't know the sect leader at all. The old man Yu Qing was very sad and could only stand silently by the side, unable to provide any help.

"Forget it, things in this world are unpredictable." The old man said, "Don't tell Leng Can and Yi about going to the Demon Realm for the time being. The less involved you are, the less harm you will suffer."

"...Yeah." Cong Mo knew the complexity of the matter. She also didn't want Leng Can and Xi to be hurt. It would be fine if the matter was known only to her and the old man Qingyi.

"Let's go back."

"good."

When they returned to Wuqing Mountain, the first thing that hit their noses was the aroma of rice.

"Roast Duck."

"And..." the old man nudged his nose, "the smell of fruit tea."

They looked at each other and squeezed their way to the cafeteria.

After such a long time, they are starving.

Leng Can had just come out with a pot of fruit tea when he saw the two of them pushing and shoving each other and rushing forward.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Leng Can put the teapot on the table and looked at the two of them with a puzzled look.

In the end, Cong Mo sat down on the wooden bench first and raised an eyebrow at Leng Can, "I'm the fastest."

The old man took a step behind her and sat opposite her. He also winked at Leng Can and said, "I'm not bad either."

Leng Can: “…”

These two people's brains were blown away by dung beetles...

"You're back?" Hearing the voice, Yu poked his head out from the kitchen. His long silver hair was simply pinned back with a wooden hairpin. His fair face smiled at the two of them. "Junior brother, bring me some thick clothes."

"Okay." Leng Can quickly agreed, turned to look at the old man Qing Yi and Cong Mo, and told them, "Wait until I come back before eating."

Wuqing Mountain has entered the end of autumn. Unlike the scorching heat in the human world, the cold is so cold that it penetrates the bones.

Leng Can went into the house and picked up two coats that had been ironed long ago. When he came back, the old man Qing Yi and Cong Mo were sitting upright with their eyes closed, as if they were meditating. He raised his hand and waved it in front of their eyes.

No response.

"What are they doing?" He brought out the last dish and asked in confusion as he looked at the postures of the two.

"I don't know." Leng Can shook his head, put clothes on them, sat on the wooden bench, poured himself a bowl of rice, and said to Yi, "Let's eat first. You can't wake up someone who pretends to be asleep."

"Um...that's right." Without hesitation, he picked up his chopsticks and put some food into his bowl. "We're both working hard, so we'll each have a duck leg."

"Yeah, I want to eat duck wings too."

"Then I'll eat too."

So after the old man Qingyi and Cong Mo finished playing a game of chess in their spiritual consciousness, Leng Can and Yu had already finished their meal and were drinking tea and chatting.

"Oh, you finally opened your eyes after half an hour?" Leng Can held the tea and sipped it in small sips. The fruit tea was hot and warmed his stomach.

"I won." Cong Mo looked at Leng Can and said softly.

"I'm just giving in to you." The old man took the bowl from Xi and ate his rice in big mouthfuls. "I'm just hungry."

"hypocritical."

“That’s called humility.”

After the meal, Yu brought some snacks as dessert. The four of them shared the information they had obtained and their own guesses. Cong Mo and the old man Qingyi briefly told them what the sect leader had said to them, but did not tell them that they were going to the demon world.

"So..." Leng Can leaned on Cong Mo's shoulder, "The Sect Master must have been involved in these things and is still monitoring us. Otherwise, how could she know so much about everything?"

Cong Mo said, "She said that all this was part of her plan. Our actions not only failed to help, but actually disrupted her plans."

Li said helplessly, "Your Majesty can't lie to us. This is unnecessary. The problem must be with the Sect Master."

"But the Sect Master warned us, Wuqing Mountain." The old man shook his head. "A warning is a small matter, and punishing us is also a small matter. But if they take this opportunity to pin all the blame on Wuqing Mountain, or on us, claiming that everything was our fault, and we become the target of public criticism, then we won't even be able to redress our grievances."