Before Hua Xiangyun could say anything, Xu Mingzhu stopped them, saying, "I'm telling you, that's enough. What's the point of making a scene now?"
Now that the master has told us this, we've already avoided dying unjustly and without understanding the truth. Since things have come to this, everyone should quickly think about any unfinished wishes and take care of them as soon as possible.
Xu Fugui said, “My unfilial children and grandchildren have all disappeared. They haven’t come back to pay their respects for so many years. Even if I wanted to take a look, I couldn’t find the place.”
They did want to go out and search, but they couldn't leave this area for too long. Now it seemed that they could fight to the death, and being wiped out was better than being tricked.
"I have even less wish. Who among my descendants still remembers me, their ancestor? At most, I'll go back to the village for a final visit and say my last goodbye."
Everyone was treating today as their last day, which made Hua Xiangyun both annoyed and amused. "Although I can't crack the code, it's not like I'm completely without a solution."
"Little Miss, what method?"
Hua Xiangyun said, "But with my current cultivation level, I cannot complete it. If you all trust me, I will definitely help you find a way to survive in a year."
"What if it still doesn't work after a year?" one of the old ghosts said sinisterly. "This whole mess was created by you cultivators, shouldn't you be the ones to set things right?"
"Shut up," Xu Fugui quickly floated to his side and blocked him behind him. "Little Miss, please forgive him. He didn't mean anything by it."
This guy is really asking for trouble. He's forgotten what I told him last night. Just thinking about it still makes my whole body ache. I really don't want to go through it all again.
“Master, he just can’t accept it right away, please don’t be offended!” Xu Mingzhu also chimed in, “Although we have all been wandering in this world for a hundred years, we still can’t accept that this was all a scheme by people.”
Master, we believe in you. We've waited all these years; one more year won't make a difference. At least we see some hope.
Hua Xiangyun could understand their anger; she would have been furious if she had been in their shoes.
“It’s alright. I can make an appointment with you to help you deal with it a year from now. But you must not do anything bad during this year. Otherwise, you will be burdened with bad karma and I may not be able to help you.”
Some unpleasant things need to be said upfront, just in case they feel resentful and cause trouble when they come down the mountain. In that case, she would have to bear half of this karmic debt, since there has been cause and effect.
“Master, rest assured, I will keep an eye on them,” Xu Mingzhu said repeatedly. “You should also quickly assure the master that you will not cause trouble, otherwise you will have no way out and you can’t blame anyone else.”
"I just want to know which damned bastard tricked us," a sinister ghostly cry echoed throughout the mountain. "I can't swallow this insult."
"Didn't the master just say that even if he schemed against us, he's no longer in this world. Who can we hold accountable to?" Xu Fugui, who was usually easygoing, was initially angry, but now he calmed down.
They had no choice but to accept it themselves. Hua Xiangyun didn't say anything and slowly walked back. Anyway, there was nothing she could do now, so she might as well wait until a year later to improve her cultivation and maybe she could be of some help.
"Master, thank you no matter what happens in the future!" Xu Mingzhu's voice drifted over, and Hua Xiangyun nodded in acknowledgment.
After Hua Xiangyun left, Xu Fugui led the restless shadowy figure to the deep mountains, a place shrouded in shade and their favorite place to live.
"Calm down, everyone. Think about what would be in our best interest. Rushing down the mountain to find our enemies now might not only fail us, but could also cause more trouble. We could have saved ourselves, but we've cut off our own escape route. Are you willing to do something so foolish?"
Xu Fugui's earnest advice was also out of consideration for these people who had been with him for nearly a hundred years.
Otherwise, instead of wasting time on this, one might as well wander around and enjoy the last moments of one's ghostly life.
He was also a little worried. How could he have let that young lady leave like that? After all, he had saved up his wealth all his life, and she needed a place to go.
He was a miser his whole life, leaving nothing to his descendants; he couldn't just let them return to dust like this.
Sigh, that young lady doesn't like him being in the village. Looks like I'll have to find a way to mention it again.
On her way back, Hua Xiangyun casually "picked up" two pheasants and staggered down the mountain.
She knew that in Xunjia Village, villagers generally wouldn't care about such small prey; it was all agreed that whoever caught it would keep it.
When villagers saw it, they would at most say enviously, "The village chief's granddaughter, I didn't expect you to be so capable, you can even catch a pheasant."
Hua Xiangyun would always reply with a simple "it was just a fluke."
They live in the mountains and forests, where they often encounter these small wild animals, but they are difficult to catch. If they want to eat them, they can catch them with a little effort.
They found Hua Zhian carrying the pheasant. Their ditch wasn't finished yet, but it was almost done; only a little finishing touches remained.
"Second brother, look at today's extra meal!" Hua Xiangyun showed off, carrying a pheasant. Although she didn't dare to catch loach or eel, she still loved to eat them.
She felt bad about eating what was already prepared, but she did contribute a meat dish in this way.
"That's impressive," Xun Rongchun stopped what he was doing and stood up straight. "I didn't expect you to have this skill, Xiangyun. How did you catch her?"
You know, they also go into the mountains when they have free time, but these little creatures are very cunning, and they run away before they even get close.
Sometimes it takes several brothers working together to get something, but Hua Xiangyun, a city girl, managed to get something all by herself, which made them take notice.
"I was just lucky. I grabbed a handful of stones and threw them, and they hit me," Hua Xiangyun said with a smile. "I guess I was quick-witted and got lucky."
After saying that, she winked mischievously at Hua Zhian, "Second brother, I was really lucky this time. You can try it next time too."
Hua Zhian suppressed a laugh and said, "Second brother will definitely try when he has the chance. You seem to have good luck. Why don't you come down and try your luck? Maybe you can catch a big yellow eel."
Hua Xiangyun said, "I think I've had enough luck today, I can't be greedy anymore."
It seems we have a very good lunch today. Brothers and sisters, keep up the good work and try to have lunch a little earlier!
Xun Rongchun and the others all agreed that their cousin's two pheasants were far superior to theirs.
Seeing that there was only half a cage left, he searched even more carefully, trying not to miss a single loach.
"Xiangyun, where did you catch this pheasant?" Sanni even jumped out of the ditch to take the pheasant from her hand and weigh it in her hand. "It's a bit thin."
Hua Xiangyun's smile faded. "You've lost a little weight, but you're still flesh on your bones."
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