"Should we wait a little longer?" The Liu family believed in certain unspeakable entities, and Liu Ran was no exception. "The yang energy is strongest at noon. If we wait until noon, the fog might dissipate."
Liu Ran felt very uneasy when she said this.
He always felt that something was wrong.
On a bright, sunny day, with the sun making your face flushed, how could it be normal for such a patch of fog to suddenly appear?
At this moment, he was already somewhat timid.
Even a banished immortal is still an immortal. Even without extraordinary abilities, they are not people like us mortals who can insult them.
Their current schemes, in a sense, can also be considered acts of slaying immortals.
In an instant, Liu Ran thought about many things, and even became increasingly afraid.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Cui Ying was furious. "What yang energy and yin energy? Stop getting involved in these supernatural things. The sages have long said that one should not speak carelessly about ghosts and spirits."
If people truly believed this, countless people would have been killed by evil spirits over time; how could they possibly still be wealthy?
“Say whatever you want,” Liu Ran, who always obeyed Cui Ying’s orders, was unusually insistent this time. “Anyway, I won’t go in before noon.”
"idiot!"
When she was held back at a crucial moment, Cui Ying wanted to hit someone.
No wonder the patriarch said the Liu family was unreliable. They were not only unreliable, but also incredibly stupid and utterly useless.
These words made Liu Ran's face very awkward. In the end, she turned her face away and did not refute them.
"Brother Cui, don't be angry. There are plenty of people who aren't afraid of trouble, even if Brother Liu is timid. As long as you give the order, people will fight tooth and nail to get it over with."
“Hmm,” Cui Ying’s expression softened considerably at these words. “Check if those people in the back are dead yet. If they’re still breathing, take them with you.”
It's true that the Cui family harbors resentment towards the banished immortal, but they also greatly fear him.
They didn't know what kind of methods the banished immortal possessed, so they could only assume the worst.
The aristocratic families already had little advantage against the imperial court, and if the banished immortal were to get involved, things would definitely become even more difficult.
Therefore, after discussion, they ultimately decided to completely destroy this immortal.
So what if they're immortals? If they block their way, we'll still take action to eliminate them.
"These lowly people are tough; they won't die."
"Don't be careless. If you die before you see the immortal, you'll have to find a way to frame him, which is too troublesome."
"Don't worry, Brother Cui, we feed them every day and keep them alive; they won't die."
They are just a group of beggars. It is an honor for them to be used by them. If it weren't for them, these lowly people would never have a full meal in their entire lives.
“That’s good,” Cui Ying said, turning his head and speaking in a sarcastic tone, “Since Brother Liu is afraid, he can wait here. We’ll go first.”
"Brother Cui, go quickly," Liu Ran said casually. "I'll stay here and keep watch. If anything happens, I can lend a hand."
Upon hearing this, Cui Ying's long face finally softened a bit. "There is some truth to that. I'll leave this to Brother Liu."
After saying that, Cui Ying led her people into the thick, almost dripping white fog.
Half an hour later, the person still hadn't returned.
An hour later, there was still no movement.
As the sun grew stronger, even hiding under the shade of a tree couldn't stop the sweat from pouring down, while the thick fog showed no signs of dissipating.
Liu Ran made a decisive decision: "Get ready, let's head back to Beijing!"
"Young Master, didn't you say you were going to guard it?"
"Are you stupid? It's uncertain whether they're even alive or not, so why are you guarding them?" Cui Ying tapped his silly page with his fan in annoyance, then curled his lips and said sarcastically, "I'm not one to be cheap. They just insulted me, so it's good enough that I didn't kick them while they were down and beat them with a stick. Guard them? I'd rather guard their graves."
With that, he waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go back to the capital. I never want to come back to this lousy place again in my life."
This is so weird!
I wonder if the banished immortal foresaw this calamity and was deliberately teaching them a lesson.
The Cui family was indeed foolish. Why did they have to drag the immortal into human affairs? Weren't they just courting death?
No, the Liu family can't be foolish enough to follow suit. We need to go back and persuade Father not to go along with the Cui family's nonsense.
Hidden in the thick fog, Cui Ying was unaware of what was happening outside.
After an hour, they still hadn't found the place, going around in circles. Cui Ying started to regret her decision.
"Young Master, it seems we really have encountered a ghost wall."
"Shut up," Cui Ying said irritably. "Who gives you the right to speak here?"
"Brother Cui," the man who had suggested coming in was now green with envy, "this place is too eerie, let's go back first."
If he had known there would be so many strange things, he should have done what Liu Ran did and never let himself get into this predicament just to flatter someone.
"Go back?" Cui Ying's expression was grim. "Do you think we can go back?"
Another idiot!
They can't even find the way, how are they going to get back?
"What should we do then?" the speaker asked in a panic. "We can't just keep going around in circles like this. We only brought three days' worth of rations."
"How about we set a fire and see?" someone suggested. "A fire can burn everything to the ground, wouldn't that make a way through?"
"That seems to make sense, Brother Cui. Why don't we give it a try? Perfect timing, I brought a tinderbox with me."
"Then... how about giving it a try?"
Half an hour later, Cui Ying's face turned ashen, and she began punching and kicking the person who had given her the idea.
The fire was lit, but the smoke couldn't escape, choking people until their eyes watered and their throats hurt terribly; they almost burned themselves to death.
"Brother Cui..."
“Shut up,” Cui Ying said, refusing to trust these useless teammates any longer. She turned to the guard who had followed her and said, “Si Mu, shout louder, shout as loud as you can, and ask Liu Ran if he can think of a solution.”
Cui Ying's thinking has completely changed.
I used to think Liu Ran was stupid and cowardly, but now I feel a sense of relief.
Fortunately, they didn't all come at once, otherwise they would have been wiped out and lost everything here.
"Yes, young master."
After responding, Si Mu focused his energy and shouted, "Young Master Liu, my master is trapped in the fog. We need you to find a way to get him out."
This process was repeated three times before stopping.
Cui Ying disliked Si Mu's loud voice. If it weren't for his high level of martial arts, he probably would have been sent away long ago.
However, even if he was allowed to follow along, he was not allowed to speak.
Feeling her ears go numb from the vibration, Cui Ying was very unhappy and wanted to lash out, but considering her current situation, she ultimately held back.
"Liu Ran should already know. Let's sit down and wait, and also rest our feet and have something to eat."
"I will follow Brother Cui's instructions."
The group remained calm, believing that they had nothing to fear as long as Liu Ran was outside.
One hour passed, then two hours passed...
When everyone realized that Liu Ran hadn't worked, they became nervous.
Cui Ying couldn't help but curse, "This good-for-nothing, he wasted rice while alive and a coffin when he died, why didn't he lie dead on the way?"
If he had known this person was so useless, he would have simply stabbed him to death, instead of being so angry now.
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