Liuyiui took a few steps to reach behind Liu Yujie, and he continued to look at me in an imposing manner.
Beside him stood the one-armed, long-bearded Taoist, and behind him was the crown-wearing Taoist, Liu Zhenqi.
"Ghost?" Suddenly, Liu Yujie raised his eyebrows. His demeanor changed from generous to profound, and his eyes were like knives, as if they were trying to cut open my inner thoughts.
"That's right! This person nurtures ghosts!" Lin Zihui's tone was very heavy, saying: "On that day in the Red Demon Village, this person acted bizarre. He had a ghost head on him, which could spit out arms, which was the arm of a prisoner of the 28th Inferno. Two elders, these things I have all told you before. That is him! Luoxian Shen!"
"This person has a geomancer by his side, a master of dark arts. Yes, there's also a woman who controls ghostly spirits through bamboo weavings! Purely from the fringes of the occult!"
"Huh? However, he has abundant righteousness in his body. Earlier, he was clearly fighting with Tianshuo Daoist. This woman is not strange; her righteousness is also abundant. She is a practitioner of the Dao, so how could she be considered a fringe group?" Liu Yujie slightly furrowed his eyebrows and looked particularly cautious.
"Not her!" Lin Zihui was about to explain.
I clasped my hands together and first bowed to Liu Yujie.
Then, I bowed to Liu Zhenqi, the crowned Taoist, followed by the long-bearded Taoist.
"I am Luo Xianshen, a disciple of the True Daoist from Si Guishan Mountain. This is my sister, a disciple of the seventh elder of Si Guishan Mountain, named Si Yan. There has been a misunderstanding. In the Red Demon Village, Master Lin Zihui was too eager and did not give me the chance to explain."
I looked up again, without the slightest hesitation, first at Liu Yujie and then at Liu Zhenqi.
"Misunderstanding?" Liu Zihui's eyebrows almost stood on end.
"Zihui, put aside your temper. Let Luo Xianshen first call out his master, and then listen to the explanation." The one who spoke was the crown-wearing Taoist, Liu Zhenqi, whose temper was obviously much more temperate and easygoing.
"My master is not in Jiang Huang. There's no one on this mountain," I replied respectfully.
"Huh?" However, there was a hint of confusion on Liu Yujie's thin face.
I thought for a moment before pulling up my robe to reveal two things.
A half-inch-long section of a whisk broom, and a half-foot-long copper sword.
Liu Yujie's face slightly changed, and his tone became slightly stern: "Old Five."
"Five Elder's spiritual relics..." Lin Zihui was equally shocked, while the long-bearded Taoist looked at me with utmost alertness.
I then untied the two items and raised them with my hands, bowing them towards Liu Yujie.
When Liu Yujie took the spiritual relics, his eyebrows tightened, and he remained silent. However, his eyes became increasingly profound and full of doubts and questions towards me.
Liu Zhenqi's veil was quite thin, unlike Zheng Ren's, which could vaguely reveal the features below. His furrowed brows also gathered up.
"Luo Xianshen, you need to be honest..." Lin Zihui spoke with a more stern tone.
"Zihui!" Liu Yujie's tone grew a bit cold, stopping him with a yell.
"Let's start with the events in the Red Demon Village."
I sighed softly and recounted the experiences I had in the Ghost Temple in detail.
In fact, I made such a choice mainly because He YouTian reminded me that the Taoist of the Liu family was difficult to deal with. It was evident from Master Lin Zihui himself that he was too impatient. The other Taoists could restrain themselves probably because of the age and experience they have accumulated.
When I had finished speaking, Liu Yujie's face was filled with a complex mix of pain and regret.
Lin Zihui's face was tense, his eyes reddened, and his demeanor was filled with regret.
The long-bearded Taoist's breathing became heavier, and his regret increased.
"It's all because of my unsuccessful search. If I had found them earlier, Master Liu wouldn't have had to destroy his soul and spirit! I…"
He raised his one-armed as if he was going to slap himself on the face.
Liu Zhenqi sighed softly, and he raised his hand, catching the wrist of the long-bearded Taoist.
"This is where Old Five has chosen to be. Your pace was too slow; by the time you arrived, perhaps the Red Demon would have already emerged from its coffin, and Luo Xianshen would have possessed Old Five, but subdued the Red Demon. That could be considered Old Five's contribution to the people around here."
"The lineage of the Liu family will never become a malevolent ghost, and even if we disperse our souls, we cannot be evil spirits. After he became a ghostly creature, he was possessed by another ghost, and his soul and spirit were scattered. This is his way of atoning for his sins, and being dispersed by the spiritual relics of the fourth standard mountain patriarch is not disgraceful."
After hearing Liu Zhenqi's words, I suddenly realized everything.
At that time, I had some guesses about Old Five's soul being scattered, but I dared not assert it. Now, it is basically confirmed.
"However, although this spiritual relic was given to you by Old Five, there is a rule in our Liu family's Pure Yang Daoist Temple that spiritual methods cannot be passed on to outsiders. These two items must be retrieved." Liu Yujie immediately opened his mouth.
"That's natural." I replied.
"Why did Tianshuo Taoist catch up with you here? You said your master isn't around. So, when he shouted 'Lin Zihui,' was it because of you?" Liu Yujie asked me again.
Liu Zihui looked at me with an even more critical gaze.
"This incident... is another misunderstanding."
I once again opened up the floodgates of speech.
"In terms of keeping my identity a secret, I didn't say too much, as I am related to Sun Zhuo, who is a traitor. The Four Rules Mountain doesn't even know this, and I cannot tell the Liu family Taoist."
So, I only explained that I had accidentally killed a long elder of Tianshuo Daoist Temple and that Tianshuo Daoist Temple must have harbored a grudge against me. If I mention my name, trouble will follow.
I did not hide anything, from the outward appearance to the inner workings, nor did I conceal the fact that I had struck Tianshuo Daoist with thunderous techniques. I revealed everything.
Finally, after I finished explaining everything, Liu Zihui's face changed, showing a slight sense of shock.
As if he hadn't expected that, after only a few months of not seeing me, I had already developed such abilities.
The long-bearded Taoist was even more wary and surprised.
In contrast, Liu Yujie's eyes shone with a fierce light, laughing loudly: "That Tianshuo Daoist, you managed to strike him alive! That's why he's been pursuing you so relentlessly!"
"This incident, if it were to spread, would make him the laughingstock of the entire Yin-Yang World!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Liu Zhenqi suddenly spoke up: "Younger Brother Two, this is not correct. Luo Xianshen's Daoist attainment is strong enough to break into Tianshuo Daoist Temple, reveal secrets, and even injure Tianshuo Daoist. His intellect, courage, sharpness of mind, and quick wit are all crucial components."
I could clearly feel the sense of attention, slightly tinged with appreciation.
"In the Yin-Yang World, the number of Great Masters isn't many. You mentioned the Yanshen Ghost with divine appearance, I have heard of it. Wu Zhongkuan?" Liu Zhenqi continued.
I immediately nodded.
Clang!
It was a crisp, clear sound. It was Liu Yujie, who bent his fingers and tapped on Liu Zihui's forehead.
"I said to you, you must temper your impatience and adopt a more gentle demeanor. You must observe carefully in every situation. How could you not recognize the Yanshen Ghost?" Liu Yujie's voice carried a tone of reprimand.
"I..." Lin Zihui's voice trembled with pain. He reached out to cover his forehead, but stopped himself, his movement and expression looking rather comical.
"Mm, this place doesn't seem to be very right. Some of these ghosts are too fierce." Liu Yujie muttered to himself.
I was about to explain what was happening in front of me.
The Liu family members are much easier to communicate with than I had imagined.
But at that moment, a person emerged from the entrance of the side cave!
It was none other than Liang Jieshi.
There were some slight injuries on the back of his shoulder.
However, the smile on Old Gong's face was extremely excited.
"Master, I…" His tone suddenly changed, becoming twisted.
"I shall vanish!" he shouted in a high-pitched voice.
