I couldn't help but jump uncontrollably without struggling!
I do not have any disciples.
Call me Master Brother, and then use a whip.
She has used a whip before.
This sudden arrival, whose identity is already on the verge of being revealed!
More importantly, those heads and bodies, having grown to the size of normal humans, continue to swell!
Intuitively, they feel like balloons that have been blown to the limit and will burst at any moment!
The power decreases, and I stand firmly on the ground.
A hand grabs my shoulder, pulling me sharply to the right!
In a split second, there was a thunderous explosion, sending scattered flesh and blood into the air!
I happened to hide behind the right wall, where I could hear the cracking sounds and dense clicking noises.
Heavy, labored breathing came from the other side.
What I saw was a man in his mid-twenties to mid-thirties, a Taoist master.
His face was slightly pale, and beads of sweat dotted his forehead.
I looked at him, and he was looking back at me.
There was still a trace of alarm and reverence in his eyes.
The sound finally dissipated.
The Taoist suddenly stepped away from the wall, nodded at me, and then hurried into the courtyard.
I immediately stepped forward and followed him.
Once inside the courtyard, everything I saw caused my scalp to tingle and made me feel bone-chillingly cold.
The hall was filled with ruins, and the ground and walls were covered in bone shards.
Even the courtyard was filled with dry meat and bone fragments, and the air was permeated with a deathly silence.
The only thing that might still be intact is the coffin.
The coffin's lid was clearly not there before, but now it was perfectly aligned on top of the coffin.
No, there is one more item that remains intact.
A bronze mace.
It stood firmly in the position where I had previously inserted it, without a speck of dirt on it.
I quickly approached the bronze mace, picked it up, and placed it in my backpack.
I glanced at the coffin one more time.
However, the Taoist walked up to the coffin and quickly took out a large stack of talismans, placing them on various parts of the coffin.
"My name is Xiao Ke, and I have studied under three elders. The master's appearance seems unfamiliar to me, so I do not know which elder's disciples he is."
Xiao Ke turned his head to look at me, his eyes still filled with respect.
I remained silent for a moment, turned to look in the direction of Four-Regulations Mountain, without speaking, and then turned to leave the courtyard.
"Master Brother? Where are you going?" Xiao Ke was astonished and called out to me again.
Exiting the courtyard, I walked in the direction of leaving the village.
This is what Master Luo Bing arranged and reminded me of. It is also the same strategy as Mao San's plan.
After completing the task, avoid any contact with the monks from Four-Regulations Mountain, and simply leave directly.
"Master Brother!"
The voice called out once more, but it was already very faint. After I turned a corner, I could no longer hear it.
Xiao Ke did not catch up with me.
I know the reason for this. If the current situation in that courtyard is not cleaned up, it will become a problem.
Moreover, I have only dealt with the most troublesome person, Wang Shi.
The coffin is still there; it cannot be ignored.
After leaving the village of Medicine Market, I directly headed back to Four-Regulations Town.
I came in with full energy, moving quickly.
Now my mind feels drained, and the pain in my arms is not mild either, so I walk slowly.
When I returned to Four-Regulations Town, it was just starting to get light, and people were walking back and forth on the road for the early market, coming and going in a continuous stream.
I went to the stall I had visited before, had a hearty breakfast, and then returned home to Master Luo Bing.
I didn't see Master Luo Bing in the courtyard.
I hesitated for a moment at the front door, pushed it open, and saw Huāyí curled up in the corner of the bed, tightly wrapped in the blanket.
It was still too early. She was still asleep.
I had a sense of dizziness. The events in Medicine Market felt like a dream that passed in a blink of an eye, overlapping with the morning I left, as if I had never left at all.
After a fierce battle, I inevitably had some corpse oil on my body.
I took off my outer clothes, put down my backpack, washed myself clean, and then lay down on the floor mat. Once I closed my eyes, I fell asleep deeply.
When I woke up again, the room was filled with the glow of the setting sun.
Huāyí sat by the bedside, looking very depressed, and staring at me silently.
"What happened?" Huāyí asked.
I sat up and recounted everything that happened yesterday to Huāyí in detail.
"Do you think everything went smoothly?" Huāyí murmured.
I was about to nod and say that it was smooth, but my words got stuck in my throat.
If I replied that it was smooth, Huāyí would undoubtedly make a connection.
Indeed, we have gone through so many experiences and encountered so many events. From dealing with Sun Zhuo to sending Yu Xiu back to the village, none of our tasks have been completed successfully.
This again coincides with Mao San's prediction for Huāyí's destiny!
"Manifesting divinity?" Huāyí bit her lip slightly, urging me with a question.
"Not very smooth, the affairs are not yet settled, those two ghosts I haven't dealt with, plus the oil ghosts in the coffin that can spread the abyss of hell. I've left it all to that Taoist, Xiao Ke." I replied in a low voice.
Huāyí fell silent.
At this moment, the knocking sound at the door reached my ears.
I went over to open the door, and Master Luo Bing looked at me with our eyes meeting.
He held a set of clean and tidy Taoist robes in his hand. I frowned slightly, took them from him, and changed into the clothes first.
I told Huāyí that I had to do several things according to Master Luo Bing's arrangement. After Huāyí nodded, indicating her understanding, I entered the courtyard.
The whole sky was filled with fiery clouds in a rippling pattern, staringly bright and eye-piercing.
Master Luo Bing was drying in the middle. He asked, "Is it done?"
I nodded.
"The Western Commander has died of an alcoholics. After the cremation, the ashes were all collected by the family members and left behind, and no one has taken care of it. You go and help with the funeral arrangements." Master Luo Bing paused in his hand movements and handed me a note with an address written on it.
I said nothing and left the courtyard,
When I arrived at the western part of the town and found the courtyard listed on the address, the courtyard gate was open, with white silk hanging at the door. There was no mortuary in the courtyard; instead, there was just an urn with ashes placed in the living room of the hall house.
What happened to this person, Master Luo Bing didn't say.
I'm familiar with handling funerals. The nine schools of the Niu Liu Shu, a complete procedure.
There's just an urn of ashes; even the coffin bearers aren't needed.
After worshipping three sacrificial offerings, go out of the town and find a mountain to bury it.
I went to buy offerings, incense, and candles, which took some effort and time, attracting many townspeople to gather and whisper among themselves.
They were mostly discussing how the wine-mad person had lived a life of drinking, whoring, and gambling, being a rotten person without any children or relatives to care for. Now that he was dead, even his relatives didn't bother with him, but when he met the descending Taoist monk, the monk showed great kindness.
I paid no attention to them.
All the procedures were completed. I carried the urn of ashes out of the town and found a mountain nearby. I chose a bright location and built a tombstone.
By the time I returned to the mouth of Four-Regulations Town, it was night.
Standing at the entrance of the town was a person, it was the Taoist Xiao Ke from last night.
Last night, we only had contact for a few minutes.
Xiao Ke had a round face, short hair, a blue-black Taoist robe with a whisk at his waist, and common shoes. The whole person looked extremely simple.
I furrowed my brow and looked at him. Xiao Ke hurriedly walked up to me, and once again, he bowed his hands and knelt down in a bow.
"Yesterday Master Brother left in a hurry, and the little brother had to clean up the aftermath, too busy to follow. Fortunately, fortunately, Master Brother and I live in the same Four-Regulations Town."
"Just that I contacted my seniors, and they have asked all the elders, and there are no fellow monks who have gone down the mountain."
"Master Brother, could you explain your background, so that the little brother can have a proper explanation?"
