Go back to the mountain
"Do you remember what the scene was like when you came out that day?"
"Normally, the cellar is very quiet up there, but that day, I could hear people running and shouting, and thick smoke drifted in from the exit. I didn't want to die in vain, I just wanted to escape quickly and leave this place. I climbed up the ladder, and the wooden door that usually wouldn't open opened easily that day. There was a raging fire outside, and I ran out immediately. But after two steps, my brain suddenly started to buzz, and then my legs became weak, and my consciousness began to blur. I didn't know what happened next, and when I opened my eyes, I saw you."
"It's obviously a plot." There were too many strange things in her words, as if there were coincidences everywhere, and yet every word made people suspicious. "You were bullied."
"She must have suffered a great injustice." The old man Qingyi slammed the table angrily. "Where's Yaoyi? You've been missing for so long, and she hasn't even looked for you?"
The woman also felt aggrieved. She had gone through so much trouble to reach the Immortal Mountain, only to suffer such an accident and such torture. She studied medicine and was well aware of her condition. Her body was so weak that it would take a long time to recover, and the chances of success were slim. "I don't know... why didn't Master come to find me?"
"Forget it." The old man said, "Let's send you back to recuperate first. We will report this matter to the sect leader. After all, this is Yaoshan's business, and it is not legal for us to directly interfere."
"Thank you, thank you..."
"You're welcome." He smiled gently, "Sleep a little longer. You're weak, so getting more rest won't hurt."
After closing the door, the two of them felt a little heavy-hearted for a moment.
"Yao Yi is the most meticulous and thoughtful person. She often says that people who make medicine should have a soft heart and a compassionate spirit." Elder Qing Yi shook his head. "As for her disciples, she has always cherished talent and loved them. She would never make such a big mistake or oversight."
"That girl is a practitioner of medicine herself, so she knows more about it than we do." Xi said distressedly, "I'm afraid that body will have to rely on medicine bottles to nourish itself from now on."
There were so many things going on, all in such a mess, that they couldn't make sense of it, couldn't grasp any clues, couldn't make any judgments,
They are always one step slower than their enemies, thus losing the initiative step by step and being unable to correct themselves. They allow their enemies to make mistakes again and again, but they are helpless to do anything about it.
"Hey." The old man raised his hand and touched his head. "Your eyes were red this morning. When I asked you then, you refused to tell me. Now that it's just the two of us, can you tell me why you cried last night?"
"No, it's okay..." I didn't expect that the old man still remembered this incident. I almost forgot about it, but when I heard his comfort, the discomfort came back.
After returning to the house last night, he became more and more sad. If Leng Can went down the mountain, no one would want to play with him. He even felt a little resentful that he could not protect Leng Can, which made him have such thoughts.
He hugged Leng Can and cried all night long. No matter how Leng Can tried to comfort him, it was no use. In the end, he just cried himself to sleep, or fainted from crying.
"Alas..." He sighed deeply. He needed to keep the secret for Leng Can. Seeing the old man's concern, he couldn't say it out loud. "Master, I... can't say it."
"Then have a shortbread." The old man took out a shortbread from his palm and said, "It's rare that you have a secret from me. This is also a big progress."
He opened his eyes wide and hurriedly took it, "Master, didn't you eat the last one this morning? How come there's still one left?"
"Your eyes are full of longing. How could I be so stingy? I naturally followed you and saved it for you. I saw you ignored me this morning, so I just teased you." Seeing his excited expression, the old man conjured a paper talisman and placed it on his eyes. The seal was pressed inward, and the talisman slowly dissipated and melted into his eyes. "Cong Mo gave me this to cool your eyes. I will use my spiritual power to push it forward so that it can be absorbed better."
“Thank you, Master…” He felt a cool and comfortable feeling in his eyes. He took a big bite of the biscuit, rubbed the crumbs on the corner of his mouth, and raised his head with satisfaction.
The old man shook his head helplessly, "I know, Leng Can told you that he wants to go down the mountain."
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He opened his eyes wide, and the crispy biscuit in his mouth no longer tasted delicious. His eyes were filled with fear that the secret could not be kept, but also with admiration for how he knew the secret. It was as if he was saying, Master is so amazing.
"How did Master know this?"
"Of course I know that Leng Can has no good ideas." The old man knew it very well. Xi was a good person to talk to. Leng Can had transferred him away, leaving Xi behind. As long as you acted coquettishly with him, he would agree to anything he said. "I knew it when you went to look for Cong Mo last night. You were like thieves, and you were two stupid thieves. You searched for a long time but couldn't find the way."
"Brother, how could you follow us?"
The old man showed no remorse at all, "Not only did I follow you, I also eavesdropped."
When he heard the news last night, he accepted it very calmly, without any emotion, and without any great reluctance to let go. After all, he was also practicing the ruthless way, and reason told him that he should be reluctant to let go.
But his heart beat steadily, without showing any emotion, as if he knew it would happen sooner or later.
When he heard Leng Can wanted to leave, he was more worried that Cong Mo would not be able to control his inner demons and be controlled again.
"I'll keep it a secret for him." The old man snatched the remaining pastry from his hand, stuffed it into his mouth, and walked forward quickly. "Especially, I won't let Cong Mo know!"
He ran to catch up with him, "Brother! That's my shortbread!"
When they came back,
Leng Can had already calmed down and was very happy, asking Cong Mo to hug him.
"Leng Can."
As soon as he heard the voice of the old man, he froze immediately, quickly retracted his raised arm, glanced at Cong Mo cautiously, then raised his head, looked at the old man, and weakly called out, "Master..."
Cong Mo and Yu's gaze shifted to the old man, staring straight at him.
It seemed like he was the one who was wrong.
The old man was not a patient person. He walked over a few steps and slapped the three people one by one. Cong Mo now believed that he was his master.
Master, Master, respect your master.
He hit himself, and Cong Mo could only glare at him, then hugged Leng Can and rubbed his head.
"Pack up! It's time to return to the Immortal Mountain. Stop fooling around here." The old man ordered, "Leng Can, Yi, the two of you will be responsible for sending that girl back to Yaoshan. Cong Mo, you will come with me to the main Immortal Mountain and explore the village."
"yes!"
"yes!"
"yes!"
The three of them responded in unison.
When they were about to leave, they met the returning general, who said that the eunuch who attacked Leng Can last night was still asleep. They were short of time and did not want to pursue the matter any further.
The Emperor had just returned from his morning court session. Seeing them leave, he hurriedly bid them farewell. "At this morning's court session, the officials reported to me what they had seen. It's said that the zombies originally imprisoned in the dungeon suddenly regained their true nature last night. The markings on their bodies have disappeared, and they have no recollection of their time as zombies. However, for safety reasons, most of the recovered zombies have not been released."
"We certainly can't let our guard down," said the old man. "We need to observe them for a few days. If there are no special circumstances, we can release them."
"Thank you all, if it weren't for you, I really don't know what I should do." After saying this, the emperor was about to kowtow.
"No need." The old man supported her. "Your Majesty, you are too kind. This is our mission."
"This is what we should do." Cong Mo said from the side, "Your Majesty, at this moment, you must also protect yourself. The human world cannot do without a wise ruler like you."
"Yes." He smiled, "Your Majesty also brought us so many snacks that are not available in the countryside. They are delicious."
"Yes, yes!" Leng Can's eyes were still a little swollen, and his voice was a little hoarse. "Master and Xiao Mo are both very powerful people. It's okay to trouble them occasionally."
"Hmm." The emperor's eyes turned red as he looked at the four people and nodded slowly, "Then I... won't be polite."
After bidding farewell to the emperor, the four of them split up as their master had instructed. Yu and Leng Can escorted the woman back to Yaoshan and inquired about the situation in Yaoshan. Cong Mo and the old man Qingyi went to investigate whether the zombies in the village had been completely eliminated and the current identity of the sect leader.
"Do you know Yin Yi?" Leng Can asked the woman on the way there.
I was in a daze for a long time. Countless things happened that I couldn't explain, and my close friends became distant.
Leng Can never thought that he would miss the past. Life is short, and he also experienced the taste of growing up.
"Brother Yin?" The woman grabbed the clothes behind her waist and looked at Leng Can. She could only barely stand up now. Her spiritual energy was almost exhausted and she couldn't even control the most basic sword control. "The last time I saw him, he seemed to be competing with another brother for the position of assistant master."
"Assistant Master?"
"It means second master. Apart from the master, he is the second most important one." explained Xi.
"Promoted so quickly?" Leng Can laughed. "But with his abilities, being the First Master wouldn't be a problem. He's a rare guy in Yaoshan who even knows swordsmanship. It's been such a long time since we last met, it's time to go meet him."
Leng Can was extremely beautiful when she smiled. Her round eyes curved up, and even the freckles on her cheeks jumped smartly and lively, like a free and cheerful bird in the forest without any restraints.
The woman blushed for a moment.
Being with two handsome men, my physical discomfort seemed to have dissipated a lot.
Grasping onto Li's clothes, she looked at Leng Can's expression and asked tentatively, "Brother Leng, why did you choose to cultivate the Way of Mercy? There are so many ways to practice Taoism, but you chose the most difficult one."
"Is the ruthless way difficult?" Leng Can raised his eyebrows, crossed his arms, and suddenly became arrogant. "I think it's very ordinary. It's very easy for me."
"Don't listen to his nonsense. Everyone pursues different things, and naturally chooses different paths. It's difficult to master something. The Way of Mercy is no different from other ways of doing things. It's just that everyone's choices are different." He rolled his eyes at him and flew down on his sword. "Hold on tight, we'll be there soon."
Leng Can stuck out his tongue at him and flew down in the direction he was pointing.
The two have similar personalities and hobbies. Once one of them acts like a rogue, the other will definitely sabotage him in order to maintain a balance and avoid any bad things happening.
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