"Alas..."
"Scary, scary..."
"What a big ghost! No... it's not a ghost..." Old Gong's head suddenly landed on my shoulder, and his expression was quite lively.
"What are you staring at? If it's not my master, you'll be forced to be the slave of Xiantianrou for generation after generation."
"Hmph, if it weren't for my master removing the sword from Old Lei Ping's face, could he have followed here?"
"Quietly, hand over all the valuable treasures here!" Old Gong kept shouting.
"Old Gong, don't speak nonsense," I said in a low voice.
Old Gong pursed his lips and fell silent. However, his eyes were still expressive.
"The sword and the Gao Tian Chu should be yours." I shook my head and said, "But I won't keep these two magical instruments."
"Whether it's a magical instrument or inheritance, master, you can take whatever you want." An old monk smiled kindly, and his eyes had an indescribable sense of liberation, along with a faint expectation.
"Lei Ping the Taoist is not wrong; cause leads to effect. Perhaps, the cause that Luo Muye came for back then is the fruit you are picking today. If they hadn't come here then, you wouldn't be here now. And if you hadn't come and left a cause, there wouldn't be this fruit today."
"Gao Tianrou is a curse, a shackle. And finally, he has been broken."
Another old monk was overjoyed and said, "We have had the opportunity, so we are not going to learn Gao Tianrou's skills again. Lei Ping Mountain Monastery is where my peers and I will go."
"The Tian Shou Temple has a notorious reputation. Rebuilding the Lei Ping Mountain Monastery is a great opportunity bestowed by Lei Ping the Taoist."
"There is a reaping in the void!"
......
I didn't stay at the Gao Tian Temple for long.
Even the twin monks wanted to talk with me and find out about the current situation of Tian Shou Temple, but I had no heart or time. As long as I confirmed that they were fine, I left Old Gong behind and let him speak.
Returning to the location of the previous thief's cave entrance, I released my parents.
Both of them had just awakened, and were quite frustrated.
I summarized everything that had happened previously in a concise manner.
Both of them appeared to be greatly shocked, taking a long time to recover from their shock.
"Everything in the world of Yin and Yang has changed," my father muttered.
My mother's eyes were slightly red, tears of joy welling up.
"The destruction of Tian Shou Temple is like a knife on Xian Shen's neck. The Ghost Caves cannot bear him, and Gao Tianrou's realm has been permanently suppressed. He will no longer harm your son and me, that is truly wonderful."
Both joy and a sense of relief rose from my heart.
Tian Shou Temple itself was a nightmare.
It's only truly relaxing when the nightmare is punctured.
"In this way, the threat of the Hec family is basically gone. If the Ghost Caves dare to invade again, we will exterminate them." I said in a deep voice.
Neither of my parents spoke for a moment.
"Are you going back to the Hec family?" My father asked after a moment.
"I want to go back for a visit, and then I'll go to Jin Yang. I need to find a way to deal with the plague demon." I said.
I originally entered the Tian Shou Temple to obtain the Tian Gong Spring so I could atone for my parents.
It was a twist of fate that brought us back to the Gao Tian Temple and led to all these events.
Of course, the outcome is good.
I can take the Tian Gong Spring at my leisure; the twin monks will not obstruct me.
In fact, I have a bold idea: the Tian Gong Spring, combined with the head of Tian Shou Temple, would be enough to change my current situation. It is still difficult for me alone to deal with the Plague Demon. The best way is to unite all the temples and become one force.
I was thinking when my dad was also thinking. Suddenly, he said, "If you really want to go back to the Hec family, then you should do one thing first, which is to cancel the engagement."
After a moment of silence, I nodded and said, "Alright."
"Haha, it's not fair to blame me for being somewhat old-fashioned. If you truly want that girl from the Hec family to be your wife, you can't knowingly have an engagement and not go and solve it. Isn't that right, Xian Shen?"
My dad seemed much more relaxed.
My mom nodded in agreement, saying it was reasonable.
Afterwards, we returned to the Gao Tian Temple. To our surprise, Old Gong had become the VIP guest, seated at a table that was exceptionally exquisite and luxurious. The table was surrounded by burning incense and adorned with various offerings.
There was another table with a variety of vegetarian meals, and the twin monks were waiting for us beside it.
After eating a meal, we stayed one night at Gao Tian Temple at the invitation of the twin monks.
During our stay, there was a small incident. The twin monks wanted to keep Tian Shou Temple's head. This would be more convenient for them to move into the temple and rename it.
Old Gong surprisingly agreed to it.
However, Old Gong proposed a condition. After they began rebuilding the Lei Ping Mountain Monastery, they must send Tian Shou Temple's head and corpse to Sihu Mountain. He said that Tian Shou Temple died at my hands.
And this must be done within a fortnight.
The twin monks naturally did not refuse.
The next day, we left the Gao Tian Temple.
Since Tian Shou Temple's body still had a water sac, we took a bag directly.
According to my dad's words, to dissolve the engagement with Qi Youyou, there are two things that need to be done.
To dissolve the engagement with Qi Youyou, we need to take her corpse to the place where her head is located, so that her corpse can be complete, and then we can do so.
As for the location of Qi Youyou's head, Lao Qin is more accurate.
Using the Tian Gong Spring to revive Lao Qin and elevate his cultivation is a win-win situation.
Just, for the term "level," I hold a doubtful attitude.
Lao Qin has been searching for a scholar, a Taoist's corpse, to explore the secret of ascending to heaven and becoming immortal.
As Tian Ping Daoist said, the sky looks down on everyone, and ascending to heaven is equivalent to changing one's perspective. The person who ascends to heaven will be able to see everything.
This means the level, as well as loneliness, but those with insufficient level might wonder why ascending to heaven is still here?
The sky is not another existence; it coexists with this world.
Lao Qin, have you made preparations for this?
If he hasn't, then the Tian Gong Spring is not what he needs.
Reincarnation would be the best outcome.
However, this is a paradox. Lao Qin, whose soul was divided into three due to the infusion of the Three Corpse Bugs, is unconscious and cannot answer.
It's equivalent to saying that I have the option to take over.
Whether to send him to reincarnate or go even further...
He definitely cannot continue to be a ghost. Behaving maliciously and arbitrarily will eventually meet a powerful Taoist, who will subdue him, or even destroy his soul. That would truly be a waste of effort.
I shared my thoughts with my dad.
He couldn't answer immediately; this question was too difficult.
Instead of going to the central area of Jin Yang City, we took a detour and went to Lao Jiacun Village from another direction.
On the way, I also asked Old Gong if he could calculate what Lao Qin would choose.
Old Gong simply hid inside the chamber pot and didn't come out.
As we got closer to Lao Jiacun Village, this problem became urgent.
Old Gong finally said, is there another possibility?
Without giving Lao Qin Tian Gong Spring, he can still be relieved of the Three Corpse Bugs' troubles and become a normal ghost at least?
I shook my head and said that Old Gong was being too imaginative.
My dad, however, had a spark in his eyes and said, "No, this is actually a good strategy!"
