Their expressions, without exception, turned to one of shock and astonishment, followed by urgency.
Blinked, and the crowd opened up a path. I directly ran through it.
In fact, I am sweating like rain.
I dare to say this not out of sheer desperation, but because, I have seen the elders of the Tian Shou Taoist Temple more than once, and their attire is completely different from that of the normal Taoists there.
There was no elder present in the hall.
Even with one person present, my lie would likely be exposed immediately!
They ran even faster, and in a flash, we had put quite a distance between us.
I daren't stop, forcing myself to endure the weakness in my body and keep increasing my pace!
On all sides, there were sounds at any moment.
During that time, I encountered several solitary walking Taoists. There was no need to stop and waste time with these people, so I quickly acted, still relying on the Yi Jade Sliver to confuse their hearts.
When I returned to the Qin Yi courtyard nearby, there were no more people around.
Climbing over the high wall, I entered the yard. Not seeing old Gong and Si Yan, I climbed over the wall again and descended the mountain following the original path.
When I arrived at the place where Si Yan and I had rested before, I saw the two women at a glance, as well as old Gong turning his head repeatedly on the ground.
Si Yan's eyes were filled with worry, but upon seeing me, she immediately showed great joy.
"Master Xian Shen!" She approached me.
I let out a slight breath, and my tightly strained heart finally calmed slightly.
"It's alright," I mumbled in response.
After approaching me, Si Yan's face was still filled with worry.
"You... why would you be unharmed after triggering heavenly thunder..."
I forced a smile and said, "People live and they naturally have no problem. Fatigued, one should rest a little. Thunder magic can be used, and even Master Brother Gao used it first. Moreover, wasn't it used by Elder Han in the beginning?"
Si Yan fell silent.
She looked me over again and, upon finding that I had no external injuries, she relaxed a little.
There were also gazes falling on me.
That's old Gong. It's Qin Yi.
"Xian... Xian Shen?"
Qin Yi's voice is very thin and extremely gentle.
Her face is as flat as a melon seed, her eyes are as red as apricots. She has a strand of airy bangs in front of her forehead, and her hair is pulled back. Her fair neck was exposed, and she had a mole by the corner of her eyes.
When I was in the Sun family, Qin Yi was about eighteen or nineteen years old.
When I returned to Jinyang, ten years had passed. Plus this period of hardships, it's already been more than ten years since then.
A clean and pure girl, a bit more of the traces of time, a slight wrinkle at the corners of her eyes.
She is still young, but no longer looks like the girl of that time.
Having lived in the Tian Shou Taoist Temple for a long time, it also brought a touch of resilience to her eyes.
"Little sister Art." I smiled faintly and then removed the mask on my face, putting it away in my pocket.
With the big task accomplished, there's no need to hide my face anymore. It's rather obvious in my current state.
"Really, it's you!" Qin Yi's eyes sparked even more surprise, and there was even a trace of red in her eyes, as if she were about to cry from joy...
"But... why...?" Qin Yi appeared confused again: "You left home and went out years ago, right? You also became a Taoist? Oh, it was your cousin who found you?"
"This is really great, it turns out you brothers have always been together. Your cousin has been keeping this from me."
"When you disappeared, he even cried in front of me. I felt the same pain."
Speaking, Qin Yi had already walked up to me. She clasped my hand tightly, and the joy was shaking in her voice.
"Wow, Sun Zhuo crying?!" Old Gong's voice had risen three tones.
"Old Gong!" I furrowed my brow and looked at him.
Old Gong smiled awkwardly and then rolled his eyes.
"Brothers, deep affection!" Old Gong's last sentence dragged on.
He returned to Si Yan's shoulder.
At the moment, Si Yan was also about to say something but hesitated.
The elders of the Tian Shou Taoist Temple were gravely injured by me, and the temple is in chaos at this moment. They must know that it was me who struck. We must leave the mountain immediately and not take the main route. Old Gong, guide us!"
"We can take a detour, but we must keep a certain distance from any Taoist in the Tian Shou Taoist Temple. I am exhausted and cannot sustain another fight."
I spoke quickly, telling Old Gong.
Old Gong gaped, swallowed, and said, "Master, did you also confuse the old guy's heart? Goodness, you've already fought, why didn't you finish him off and cut his head off?"
"..."
"Qingxin didn't work, relying on the Yue of Jiang and Gao's fallback, Tian Lei finally split him in two. However, he now doesn't feel any better, there's a house full of demons in the Yue of Jiang and Gao's Yue room, he called himself Shou Xianer? He pounded him tightly into submission, which is like beating a dog that has fallen into water." I replied in a deep voice.
"Shou Xian'er?"
Old Gong looked as if he were about to faint.
He suddenly didn't ask any questions, but started guiding us.
Si Yan's legs were slow, and Old Gong had intended to carry her, but Si Yan's expression showed great fear.
After all, Si Yan is an ordinary person. Carrying her will cause damage to her body, which we can ignore for ourselves, but it's enough to affect her lifespan.
That's why I rejected Old Gong's proposal, and we took a longer detour. It wasn't until dawn that we reached the foot of the Xian Dong Mountain again, waiting until nightfall. We finally arrived at the foot of the Xian Dong Mountain.
However, it was not the same location where we first ascended the mountain.
Looking up, there was still a rolling thick smoke on the other side of the mountain body at the waist.
"Wow, the outside is quite vast. It's been burning for two days and two nights and it's not even burned out yet," Old Gong said with a smug expression: "They won't care who set the fire. As long as it's a fire from a Yin-Yang Master, they won't leave a single tile unburnt. It can't be stopped."
My eyelids twitched slightly.
The bigger and messier the Tian Shou Taoist Temple, the better for us.
Glancing at Si Yan again, I pondered within my heart.
With her in my hand, Sun Zhuo has to be careful with me.
And how far can I threaten Sun Zhuo with Si Yan?
Is it just to take her to the Si Gui Mountain?
This matter, we need to think carefully.
Taking out my phone, I called Yue Gao.
In fact, when we were about to leave the mountain before, I had already contacted Yue Gao. I roughly told him where we would come down and also informed Yue Gao that the big task was completed.
Soon, the phone was connected.
"Master?" Yue Gao's voice sounded slightly excited: "I see you. I'll drive over immediately."
As he finished speaking, a beam of bright headlights lit up from a distance.
However, it was just for a moment. The car turned towards us and the headlights went out.
A moment later, the car stopped beside us, and Yue Gao hurriedly got out. He kept rubbing his hands together nervously and looked at me with anxiety.
I didn't change expression, took out the wood tablet, and removed the talisman mass that was on it, handing it to Yue Gao.
I didn't give him the wood tablet back.
I still kept my guard up.
Yue Gao might not really be able to split out his own important soul, but the Tian Shou Taoist Temple would be able to control him with what they took.
Paying attention to Yue Gao's expressions, there was a slight hint of disappointment on his face, but he quickly became more enthusiastic.
"Master, you are truly formidable!" He clutched the talisman mass and flattered me.
