"Parents sleep in eternal rest, their souls departed before us; in the cycle of reincarnation, how can we be together?"
Master Xu held the sword in one hand, the tip of the sword flying up and down, creating a series of sword flowers. Before long, the Li family members seemed to hear the sound of howling wind and pouring rain. When they looked around, they realized that it was the sound of the wind caused by Master Xu's sword dance.
Just as the Li family members exclaimed in surprise, Master Xu swiftly threw the magic sword in his hand into the bushes west of Xiao Yanbao's parents' graves.
As the magic sword was thrown, it actually made a series of thunderous sounds, and it seemed as if there was thunder in the sky. After a muffled thud, the magic sword fell into the grass.
"bite!"
The sound of clashing weapons rang in the ears of the Li family members. At the same time, a stream of bright red blood flowed from the corner of Master Xu's mouth, and his face instantly turned as red as gold paper.
"Master!"
"Master Daoist!"
The young Taoist priests and Zhong Jingyi and the others exclaimed in surprise. Forgetting the ongoing ritual, they rushed forward, while Xiao Yanbao and Li Muhao quickly disappeared into the bushes on the west side of the tomb.
Xu Daoist's magic sword fell onto the grass, and at the tip of the sword was a piece of black tortoise shell. The sound of metal clashing was the sound of Xu Daoist's magic sword shattering this piece of tortoise shell.
Li Muhao reached out to pick up the shattered black tortoise shell, but just as his palm was about to touch it, inscriptions suddenly appeared on the shell. Xiao Yanbao quickly pushed her third brother's hand away.
Don't touch it!
Li Muhao also sensed the aura of death emanating from the tortoise shell, and his expression turned extremely ugly.
It seemed that a corner of the pitch-black tortoise shell had been shattered by Master Xu's magic sword. In the sight of Xiao Yanbao and Li Muhao, the death aura on the tortoise shell quickly dissipated into the air.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Yanbao immediately cast a spell to gather death energy on the tortoise shell. Waves of black death energy swirled and gathered above the tortoise shell, and after a few breaths, a jet-black bead fell onto the tortoise shell with a thud.
The black tortoise shells, having completely dissipated due to the deathly aura, scattered across the grass like gravel, forming a black area the size of a saucer.
After taking a few breaths, Master Xu's complexion improved slightly. He looked towards the spot where the magic sword had fallen and saw Li Muhao and Xiao Yanbao huddled nearby. He quickly spoke up to warn them and struggled to his feet as he hurried toward Xiao Yanbao's location.
"You two lay Buddhists, please make way!"
Upon hearing this, Li Muhao and Xiao Yanbao quickly stood up. However, as Xiao Yanbao stood up, he reached out and stuffed the black bead formed from death energy into his pocket.
Master Xu, who had just arrived, did not see Xiao Yanbao's little tricks. When he saw the black area next to the magic sword, his forehead relaxed a little.
Just as Master Xu was casting a spell to summon the souls of Xiao Yanbao's parents, he suddenly noticed a cloud of death energy gathering beside the grave. Startled, he threw his natal magic weapon, which he had nurtured for decades, toward the cloud.
Seeing that the dark cloud-like death aura had disappeared, Master Xu had Xiao Yanbao and Li Muhao pulled aside, then took off his Taoist robe, picked up a shovel, and scraped the black mark into his robe.
"Master Xu, what's going on?"
Liang Xunling and Zhong Jingyi, who were already in shock, saw Master Xu wrap the black thing in his robe and put it in his pocket when they came to their senses.
Master Xu first carefully sensed the deathly aura around him, and only after seeing that it had all disappeared did he look at everyone and speak.
"It's alright now. The rituals here are complete. We just need to wait for the villagers to come and bury them in the same grave."
After saying this, Master Xu took a few deep breaths, then pulled Xiao Yanbao and Li Muhao aside. Like a blind man feeling a face, he reached out and pinched their faces for a moment. After he finished, he looked at Xiao Yanbao and Li Muhao with a serious expression and said:
"Both of you have very special constitutions, and you are destined for great fortune in the future. However, you must remember that some things are extremely dangerous, and you must never approach them without understanding the situation!"
Master Xu's eyes were stern as he spoke. Liang Xunling and Zhong Jingyi, who were standing nearby, immediately squatted down and looked at their children. They spoke almost at the same time.
"Have you remembered what the Taoist priest said? You must not be so curious in the future. What if there is any danger?"
Li Muhao wanted to argue with his mother and Master Xu, but Xiao Yanbao spoke up first.
"I'm so sorry, Daoist Master, for causing you trouble! I will definitely be more careful in the future!"
Seeing that Xiao Yanbao had spoken up, Li Muhao immediately followed suit and thanked Master Xu. Seeing that the children had apologized and admitted their mistakes, Liang Xunling and Zhong Jingyi stood up, looked at Master Xu, and said somewhat shyly:
"Master, we are so sorry to have troubled you today. We will donate more to the temple when we get back. Please keep an eye on things here in the future."
Master Xu first waved his hand to politely decline Zhong Jingyi's offer of donation, then turned to his disciple beside him and said:
"From now on, we will arrange for a young Taoist priest to come and clean this place during every festival!"
"Yes, Master."
Zhong Jingyi and Liang Xunling quickly expressed their gratitude to the young Taoist priest. Just as everyone was talking, the village chief led the remaining twenty or so young laborers from the village to the back of the group.
The boy who blocked the Li family at the village entrance and Li Fa, who had bullied Xiao Yanbao before, were among them, but all of them lowered their heads and dared not look at Xiao Yanbao.
"General Manager Liang! General Manager Zhong! Taoist Priest! These are the backbone members of our village's construction team. From now on, we'll all take turns, and one person will be specifically assigned to guard and clean this place every day. Please rest assured!"
After the village chief finished speaking, he bowed again in the direction of Xiao Yanbao, and at the same time called out:
"Apologize to Xinyan!"
Seeing that the village chief had bowed, the people behind him immediately bowed ninety degrees as well.
"We're sorry! We were wrong before, please forgive us, Xinyan!"
The sight of more than twenty men simultaneously shouting apologies startled a flock of birds in the mountains. Seeing this, Xiao Yanbao looked completely bewildered. She truly didn't know what to do or why these people were suddenly apologizing to her.
Upon hearing the almost roaring apology, the older brothers standing next to Xiao Yanbao all stepped in to protect him.
Zhong Jingyi, standing to the side, looked at the village chief and the villagers who were still bowing and apologizing with a grim expression. Xiao Yanbao had suffered so much injustice from them. How could they possibly erase all the past with just an apology?
However, the village chief did just that, and did it anyway. Was he trying to force Xiao Yanbao to forgive them?
At this moment, the Li family realized that this village chief really liked to use morality to blackmail others, and had even used morality to blackmail them twice in just two days.
End of this chapter
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