Putting the body in the trunk, I finally took a seat in the back row.
Lao Gong was very self-conscious, and his head jumped to the passenger seat.
The car was filled with a faint fragrance of perfume, which calmed people's mood a lot.
Maoqi drove along a gravel road, and shortly after, we arrived under the bridge where I had been captured earlier. Turning around, we were heading towards Niunian village.
Except when she was captured by the three elders, she could have killed me at any time, but because she wanted to turn me against them, she refrained from doing so.
The rest can all be considered as no risk at all.
I closed my eyes and took a few deep breaths, while Lao Gong, with his chatterbox nature, started talking nonstop to Maoqi again.
Suddenly, he asked, "Little Madam, the Ghost Altar definitely won't let you go back, what should we do? Follow us?"
For a moment, the car fell into an extreme silence.
"Lao Gong, are you confused?" Then, Maoqi let out a light laugh.
"Ghost Altar, it wasn't meant to be a permanent place. I was just using it for a while. They are more skilled in manipulating spirits than us. Look, I'm even more powerful than my sister and the rest of my family!"
"The bamboo mice are all ghosts, and it's actually easier to control them when we cross the underworld."
After explaining, Maoqi glanced at me through the rearview mirror, a movement so subtle it was almost imperceptible.
I didn't respond.
I could only pretend not to notice.
"I'm not part of the Ghost Altar, Lao Gong. I can go home. I'm more useful there, and my family is being watched. I need to help out."
"But you, Lao Gong, you need to step up. There's no one by your husband's side, and it's all dangerous. You're the son-in-law of the land god, a powerful figure."
"Oh..." Lao Gong fell into silence for a moment.
"Brother-in-law, I'll drop you off at the foot of the Sigu Mountain." Maoqi didn't pause; she spoke again.
"Okay." I looked out the window.
……
Three hundred miles, converted, is about 150 kilometers. Although we traveled the entire distance on national roads, with no traffic on the night road, it was still late when Maoqi dropped me off near Sigu Town.
In fact, I intended for Maoqi to bring the corpse of the Yin Mr. and the child corpse to her family, so that after I returned, Lao Gong could point out the location, and Fan Jie could start working on finding a suitable burial ground.
In fact, this matter is more reasonable to be handled by Sigu Mountain, and it's better for me.
In this current situation, I must have a bit of selfishness.
Even if we take one step back, even if it's not me, there's no need for the four guidelines to worry about bad weather or other people meddling with the funeral.
Lao Gong took the child's body, and I placed the Yin Mr.'s body in between them.
After saying goodbye to Maoqi and warning her to be careful, and not to have anything to do with anyone from the Ghost Altar again, I walked around Sigu Town before heading up the mountain road.
Fortunately, when I was at the foot of the mountain, I actually encountered a familiar figure.
Qi!
Si Yan was equally startled and confused when she saw me.
In the next second, Lao Gong appeared on the child's shoulder and smiled at Si Yan playfully.
To be honest, Lao Gong's expression had a bit of a sexual undertone.
Si Yan's expression returned to normal instead.
She helped me out and divided half of the Yin Mr.'s corpse with me.
She only asked me when we were climbing the mountain together, how could I get so messy? And how did these two corpses come into my possession?
I didn't hide anything. I gave a concise summary of everything that happened in Niu Ti Village, of course, without mentioning the Sigu Mirror, which I brushed aside with a mention of a local object.
As for after leaving the village, I was captured by someone, and I didn't hide that either. However, I didn't mention the identity of that woman.
I just said that she had unclear intentions towards me, and I retaliated by fighting back, but instead, I was dismembered.
At the critical moment, Lao Gong collapsed the house that held me captive, and suddenly, the woman fled as if she were facing an enemy. That's when Lao Gong and I managed to escape.
"Lao Gong is fierce or not! Ice Mountain Miss, you can call on Lao Gong for help whenever you need it."
The child corpse's head twisted, and it smiled with squinted eyes again.
Si Yan remained silent, but her gaze towards me carried a hint of complexity.
"This matter needs to be reported to the senior elder honestly. You just entered Niu Ti Village and soon after that, people from the Ghost Altar, as well as Tian Shou Dao Observatory, came. It couldn't have been that simple."
"Originally, Niu Ti Village was already dangerous enough, and then after leaving the village, I encountered someone like that."
"You were lucky, that woman was scared off suddenly. Otherwise, just relying on Lao Gong to collapse the house wouldn't be enough to scare her away."
"She's not from the Ghost Altar, she's either from Tian Shou Dao Observatory or someone related to them. They're trying to kill you!"
"It's like a mantis catching a cicada, with a sparrow behind it, and then there's the hunter. You survived purely by luck."
"There are problems within Four guidelines mountain, otherwise, how could news of a new disciple among the senior elders have spread so quickly to the Ghost Altar and Tian Shou Dao Observatory?"
"And there's one more crucial point. The Tian Shou Dao Observatory and the Ghost Altar are two independent forces. Why would they be so united and send people to kill you?"
"Master Luo Xian, you're facing such a big trouble, but you don't seem at all worried. Are you not scared?"
Si Yan's words came out extremely quickly.
I paused for a few seconds before responding: "Would it matter if I was afraid? I've already understood that something like this would happen. Master Si Yan, perhaps you have some thoughts as well?"
Instantly, Si Yan fell silent.
"When you went up the mountain, you mentioned some things, but you didn't say more. It's because you know that you don't have solid evidence, and now I begin to believe you."
"But it's not enough for me alone. Even if everyone doubts it, it's useless. Only a real person needs to speak up."
"The real person won't speak up. He doesn't want to jump off the Leishen Cliff."
"Maybe, the real person is also afraid and relying on luck."
"I don't know, I'm not sure if he would think in this way." Si Yan spoke again, with even more complexity.
My eyelids twitched slightly, but I didn't open my mouth to speak.
Will the real Mirror Sage think in that way?
I don't have such a luxury.
"Master Luo Xian..." Si Yan suddenly stopped walking.
At this moment, the sound of cock crowing broke the dawn.
The child corpse stood motionlessly, it was daylight, Lao Gong returned to the night pot.
"I don't know what your ultimate goal is, Sun Zhuo, perhaps it's just one of them, but I know that you and Mao You San have a close relationship, and there are too many uncertainties about Mao You San."
"The senior elder is very good to you, and even at my teacher's place, he took away something very crucial for you."
"My teacher himself couldn't spare it."
"As long as Sun Zhuo loses to you, you'll be a true Taoist, and I'll stand by your side."
"But you definitely can't, I'm sorry to Four Guidelines Mountain."
I fell silent for a moment, looking deeply into Si Yan's eyes, then I nodded and said thank you twice.
Si Yan heaved a great sigh of relief.
After that, I carried the child corpse, and Si Yan carried the Yin Mr. corpse.
On the way, Si Yan spoke to me a few more times, which changed my perception of her several times, but I didn't oppose.
After that, Si Yan made a phone call to her fellow disciples.
When we reached the mountain gate, it was noon.
In front of the mountain gate, He You Tian, who was wearing a big red Taoist robe, and several elders, disciples were all waiting there.
Si Yan cast a brief glance at me.
I took another two steps forward, my gaze first resting on He You Tian. After making eye contact with him for a moment, I suddenly fell heavily to the ground!
