The outer disciples were all dressed in mourning clothes, keeping vigil for Guiguzi.
The entire Yunmeng Mountain was immersed in endless sorrow. Guiguzi was their master and their backbone.
Lu Li and Jian Chen knelt at the very front of the coffin. One was the eldest disciple of the inner court, and the other was the eldest senior brother of the outer court.
With Guiguzi gone, the future of Yunmeng Mountain has been handed over to them.
Lu Li, in particular, has an even greater responsibility to shoulder, because he is the next generation of Guiguzi.
"Senior brother, the medical team has arrived."
Qingshan has remained in Yunmeng Mountain and has not left. If it weren't for Qingshan, Guiguzi probably wouldn't have survived until now.
Therefore, on his deathbed, Guiguzi notified the physicians to go to Guigu.
Among the various schools of thought, when a leader passed away, they would usually just give a brief notification, because the distance was too great for them to travel in time.
"Old Ghost... I still couldn't help you get through this." Old Man Qingshan stood in front of Guiguzi's coffin and couldn't help but sigh.
He had given his all, using all his medical skills to save Guiguzi, but alas, he had reached the end of his life, and that was irreversible.
"Senior Aoyama! Thank you so much!"
After saying this, Lu Li led the Ghost Valley group to bow to the green mountain as a way of returning the bow and expressing their gratitude.
"Old friends are passing away one after another. Everyone will have this day. So be it."
Old Man Qingshan felt a little sad, but in the end he didn't say anything and silently turned and left.
Lu Li and his disciples of Guigu kept vigil for seven days before finally burying Guiguzi in the back mountain.
This place is the final resting place of the Guiguzi of past generations, but their tombstones are all inscribed with the two characters "Guigu," without names or epitaphs.
The mere two characters "Guigu" encapsulate everything.
This is Guiguzi! This is the essence of the School of Diplomacy!
"All the Guiguzi will be buried here after they die, and I will be buried here someday too."
Lu Li stared blankly at Guiguzi's tombstone, muttering to himself in a daze.
The little deer behind her had red and swollen eyes. Although she usually called Guiguzi "Old Ghost," Guiguzi was her second relative, apart from Lu Li, not even Jian Chen.
However, she had already experienced life and death separations when she was very young. In this era of war, all her family members died.
Therefore, Xiao Lu'er is relatively stronger, while Lu Li is different. He came from the future and has no experience of the life and death separations of his relatives.
He still hasn't gotten over it!
Seeing anything related to Guiguzi would make me feel disoriented, and I could even hear Guiguzi's voice in my ears.
Especially the last line, "Li'er, don't cry," became a lifelong pain for Lu Li.
"If I die, I hope my remains can be buried at home," Little Deer said softly.
Xiao Lu'er's home was in a refugee village ten miles outside Xianyang City, where Lu Li met her back then.
In the blink of an eye, more than a decade has passed. The little girl who used to cry easily has now grown into a graceful young woman.
"Little deer, I'm leaving now," Lu Li said calmly.
"Where to?" Little Deer asked, puzzled.
"Wangwu Mountain, a Taoist site!"
Little Deer was taken aback and asked, "Didn't Jian Chen say he was going by himself?"
Lu Li shook his head and said very seriously, "When Master passed away, he entrusted Guigu to me and asked me to take good care of my fellow disciples."
"I absolutely cannot let my senior brother fall into danger alone."
Little Deer's expression changed; she panicked!
Lu Li is only at the eighth level of martial arts. If he were to attack Wangwu Mountain, wouldn't he be courting death?
"Impossible! I won't let you go."
Lu Li raised her head and stared intently at the little deer, a look she had never seen before.
"Brother Lu, Guigu cannot do without you now. If you don't come back, how can you face Master's dying words?"
Little Deer wanted to persuade Lu Li, but Lu Li interrupted her.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Don't you know me?"
Little Deer was momentarily dazed. Ever since Lu Li completed his apprenticeship, he had been able to devise flawless strategies without ever making a mistake.
"Then I will go with Cangwu to you!"
Lu Li shook his head. Cangwu was a Taoist soldier, and he absolutely could not take Cangwu with him on this trip.
And since Little Deer only has the strength of the peak of the ninth rank, he would never let Little Deer go on an adventure with him.
"No, you must stay here to stabilize the situation at Yunmeng Mountain. Don't worry, I'll be fine."
Little Deer knew Lu Li's personality very well; once he made up his mind, no one could change it.
"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back," Little Deer said softly.
After burying Guiguzi, Jian Chen quietly left alone. Their goals were the same: to demand some compensation from the Taoists.
Even if Feng Jingzi is gone, Lu Li still has to go.
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Wangwu Mountain is a Taoist holy site.
Jian Chen had white hair and wore plain clothes. His sharp eyes stared ahead, and his aura was like a drawn sword, sharp and intimidating.
At this moment, he was facing an old man with a sage-like demeanor, and behind this old man stood a group of Taoist disciples and elders, each with a solemn expression.
"Jian Chen, what are you trying to do?"
Kong Chan glared at the white-haired man in front of her and shouted in a deep voice.
He sensed that something was wrong with Jian Chen; his eyes contained intense killing intent, and his aura was constantly rising.
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