Kong Liang smiled but neither nodded nor shook his head.
"Since you're involved, things are a bit complicated. Is there anything wrong with us being here?" Si Zang's eyes darted around, and he asked the other person with a strange look, "What, are you asking why we're here? Are you hiding something?"
After saying that, Si Zang gave Lin Feng a wink: This guy might be an enemy.
Um.
Lin Feng responded with a glance, and his hand gripped Kong Liang tightly.
If members of the Shinto school come here, they can start fighting immediately.
Lin Feng's other hand had already touched the Demon Blade. He smiled and suddenly looked away, glancing at what was behind Kong Liang: "Yu, you've finally arrived."
As he spoke, Kong Liang glanced at Lin Feng with a puzzled look, then prepared to turn his head away.
Let's get started!
Si Zang moved his feet and took out the Weng Jin Hammer, smashing it towards Kong Liang's head; Lin Feng revealed a demonic blade from below, with a row of sharp horns protruding straight out, stabbing at the waist.
But at that very moment, Kong Liang suddenly transformed into a wisp of white smoke, drifting lightly in front of the two men and circling to one side: "Gentlemen, is there some misunderstanding? I have not provoked you."
"What? You little devil, today I, the humble Taoist, will act on behalf of Heaven and destroy you in place of Wang Wu!" Si Zang's eyes flashed, and he shouted to Lin Feng, "Whatever, go! I, the humble Taoist, will break his formation."
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere over the entire mountain village changed immediately, and gusts of wind and rain began to blow.
Seeing this, Kong Liang looked embarrassed and said with a hint of pleading, "Wait, are you sure you've got the right person? I've lived here for decades, and no one else has ever come here except you."
"You say it's been decades, but I haven't found any trace of you here." Si Zang frantically manipulated his transformations, and with a wave of his hand, a gale arose from the sky, attracting a bolt of lightning.
"Really, really, the Wang Wu you're talking about is from the family in the back ditch of the village. I'm his friend!" Kong Liang shouted again helplessly. If a fight broke out, he would be the one to suffer, not the other way around: "He has a friend who's a corpse driver, and another mysterious old man friend..."
"You still say you're not right? We don't know all this, how do you know? It's obvious you investigated on purpose." Si Zang sneered: "Whatever, this kid isn't honest, just kill him."
Lin Feng revealed a hint of excitement: "Great!"
Several horns hissed and emerged from the demonic blade, instantly scattering terrifying horn-shaped fragments amidst the swirling wind and waves, which then flew towards Kong Liang.
Seeing the strange thing approaching, Kong Liang hurriedly shouted, "Wait, I'm not involved!"
The demonic blade hovered, and Lin Feng poked his head out: "Then what are you?"
"I...you..."
Kong Liang suddenly felt an urge to start a fight, but he suppressed his slight displeasure: "I come from another world, and I am a member of the Seventh Bureau responsible for overseeing this area."
As he spoke, Kong Liang took out a special certificate.
Si Zang glanced at it a few times, and after a moment of surprise, he immediately put on a smile and dropped his intimidating tone: "Look at you, why didn't you say so earlier? I thought it was some other person sneaking into our territory again."
The Seventh Bureau records the characters from mission worlds who enter the real world. Some of them help the real world monitor those who cause trouble, while others disappear completely into the crowd, just like people who take Lin Feng's name and become a member of the real world.
Lin Feng then sheathed his demonic blade, chuckled lightly, and looked back at Kong Liang's back.
Yu walked out silently, bringing with him a chilling aura that sent shivers down Kong Liang's spine, and came to the front.
He didn't even notice the third person.
"What are you doing here?" Kong Liang didn't hide the surprise in his eyes. He got down again and came to the three of them. "Where's Wang Wu? He hasn't been back for a long time."
Lin Feng picked up the cola, his eyes darting around as he glanced at Si Zang.
"Ahem." Si Zang cleared his throat: "Are you very familiar with him?"
“It’s alright. I know he’s been looking for something, and I’ve helped him twice.” Kong Liang extended his hand and invited, “He asked me to guard that temple. A few years ago, some people in the village wanted to demolish it, but I had someone stop them.”
"Hahaha, we're on the same side..." Si Zang's voice changed: "It's nothing major. Wang Wu's things have been found, and he asked us to bring them back."
"Where is he?" Kong Liang asked again, now more interested in where Wang Wu was.
“He…” Si Zang looked him over a few more times, shook his head, and turned to walk towards the road behind the mountain.
As the group walked toward the Dragon King Temple, whose wooden gate was weathered and pitted, Kong Liang learned about Wang Wu's situation from them.
"Thank you..." Kong Liang stopped in front of the temple gate, and said in a low voice as he pushed open the gate, "Bring the things back... It's been 80 years, this matter should be over."
Lin Feng's ears twitched, and he clearly heard the number the other person uttered.
Once the gates were fully open, Si Zang stepped inside. The Dragon King Temple was tidy, but the stone slabs in the courtyard were covered with many lush green grasses. They didn't look messy or overgrown, but rather had a strange feeling of being carefully tended.
"Are you the only person in the whole village?" Si Zang asked, turning around.
“There are still some farmers grazing their sheep behind the village, but most of the families in front have left.” Kong Liang walked in: “Some people will come back during the Spring Festival to bring their children to see this place, but they won’t come back when the children are a little older.”
"And then what? Aren't there any outsiders?" Si Zang plopped down on the steps in front of the temple, resting his arms on his knees.
Kong Liang walked over step by step and pushed open the door of the temple: "No one comes here. Who would care about a small mountain village that has nothing?"
"That's not necessarily true. Look at us, we just suddenly appeared, didn't we?" Si Zang chuckled and looked up at the headless sculpture in the temple. "It's rare to see someone like you willing to live in seclusion here. After all... people who come out of mission worlds don't come here to live in seclusion."
"What is that for?" Kong Liang brought over four small wooden stools, placed them in a shady spot, and then took out a small stove, lit a fire, and placed a small teapot on it.
"Who knows?" Si Zang got up, moved closer, took a small wooden stool, sat down, and stuck his head out to smell the tea: "Good tea, good tea."
Kong Liang smiled slightly: "In other worlds, you can't drink such peaceful and tranquil tea."
"Hmm...that makes sense." Shizang smelled it, closed his eyes slightly, and tossed the cola aside.
Lin Feng and Yu walked over and sat down. They nodded as they smelled the fresh scent.
"It's a pity Wang Wu... won't be able to drink it." Kong Liang arranged the teacups, picked up the teapot and slowly poured four cups, then let out a long sigh.
Lin Feng picked up the teacup, took a sip first, savoring the sweet taste, and swallowed it in one gulp.
After they finished drinking, Kong Liang poured them another cup, paused, and said, "There are some things... I haven't told Wang Wu yet. Actually, I came here a long time ago, but I was living in seclusion in the temple at that time. That's why I saved them by taking advantage of the Dragon King's dream."
"Um?!"
Si Zang's eyes widened: "Good heavens, you've really outsmarted them."
Lin Feng quickly gave a look, and Si Zang glanced at him and pointed at Kong Liang with his eyes, looking like he was watching a show.
“This matter… I… sigh.” Kong Liang continued to sigh, “So I never dared to tell him, but only did my best to help him in secret… I knew this day might come, but I never made up my mind to tell the truth.”
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