Resting for a while, speed up again.
Unknowingly, the night color dispersed, the sky brightened.
Unbeknownst to oneself, the sun rose higher and higher, and the sunlight became scorching and blinding.
I went down the mountain at almost twice the normal speed.
Upon entering the Siugui Town, a pungent odor permeated the air, with feces and urine smells constantly filling the nostrils. The heavenly death aura caused the soul to be particularly uneasy!
Suddenly, I felt a slight chill on my right side, and it turned out that Old Gong had returned to the night pot!
It's noon now, and his appearance time is not long.
"Did the master brother catch up with them? You just came back?" I spoke at a fast pace.
"Grandpa... what are you thinking about, I couldn't show my face earlier, it's daylight now." Old Gong seemed very dejected.
"After leaving the Siugui Town, the spread of corpse poison is very serious... The direction sense of Si Yanyao's little lady is getting weaker and weaker. I almost can't feel it. Old He and others are at the town gate, without my guidance in the morning, there are no other traces, they can't catch up..." Old Gong's words made my face change greatly.
"You!"
In his anxiety, I was about to scold him.
But at dawn, what could Old Gong do?
He paid more attention to the details, and he arrived at the Miao Xuan Hall first, by Si Yan and others' side, yet he still couldn't stop the progression of the situation...
"The lamas are very sharp-eyed, they forcefully pulled me away from Si Yanyao's little lady. Otherwise, how could I also follow her... Grandpa, you and others can find me now." Old Gong was more depressed and his eyes carried regret.
Silently, he slipped back into the night pot and didn't show his head again.
The sunlight became even more glaring, and the sensation of heat was very heavy.
My steps were equally heavy. As I passed through the Siugui Town, almost every yard exuded a particularly pungent smell of feces and urine. When a person dies, they lose control of their bladder and bowels, which means that... Many people died in the Siugui Town!
The town was still flourishing two days ago, but now it's lifeless and eerie.
When I arrived at the town's entrance, I indeed saw He You Tian and five other elders.
The five elders were in poor condition. They were all quite old, and although their short-term burst power and the strength of their Dao Law were high, their endurance was no match for the young.
He You Tian's waist was slightly bent, his shoulders slightly sunken, and he kept looking outside the town with a slight tremble in his shoulders.
I was panting heavily, making the elders turn back to look at me. After seeing me, their eyes showed a slight surprise, but more than that were an indescribable feeling of sorrow and unease.
He You Tian didn't turn back.
"Big Brother..." I croaked out a call.
"They ran out for a while, they should still be able to catch up!?" I emphasized my tone, only to say: "They should be heading towards the Banzi area, towards Da County! With people, they can only take the car. Even if it takes them a few hours, it's not many compared to traveling all night long. They can stay awake without sleep!" I added: "When Lao Gong comes out at night, it will be safe!"
"There are only two remaining lamas on the mountain. I've eliminated one of them, and the other long elders have eliminated another. The casualties among the disciples are being counted, and the injured will be treated." I spoke quickly, allowing He You Tian to feel at ease while intending to continue pursuing them.
The second elder suddenly spoke with gravity, "Only four female disciples... I think we should not pursue them for now. The casualties among the mountain gate disciples are more important, and they need to be treated as soon as possible. Moreover, the morale is unstable and needs to be stabilized quickly."
He You Tian suddenly turned around and slapped the second elder's face with a round hand, loudly!
The crisp sound reverberated around the town entrance for a long time!
"Look? Should we not pursue them for the time being?"
"You also know that the disciples' injuries need to be treated!?"
"And you also know that stability is needed for the hearts of people!?"
He You Tian's words were filled with unprecedented anger and even a trace of bursting sound, shaking into an echo.
The deep palm prints turned into five bloody finger marks.
The second elder's skin was stretched to the point of almost splitting open!
"I... Master Brother..." The second elder's eyes showed a trace of fear and regret.
"I..." He began to speak again, but his words were cut off.
He You Tian's hand suddenly pointed at his forehead, and he cursed angrily: "I and Xian Shen, without regard for past grievances, saved Wuling! Lao Gong also used all his strength to wake him up. What can you do? Have you gone to the Sins Aroma Hall as soon as possible and killed them! If you go in time, they may not have escaped from their entanglement yet!"
"Even if you arrive a little later, your death alone could create enough of a stir, and it wouldn't cause such a loss of disciples! It wouldn't put our Siugui Mountain in such a dangerous situation!"
"The evil forces' intrusion is the danger of our Siugui Mountain, but now this disaster is caused by human error!"
"Lǚ Dū, what crime should you bear?"
He You Tian was truly too angry to maintain composure, and his true urgency led him to directly say that even if the second elder died, it would be enough to alert the rest and prepare for any dangers!
Perhaps the words were too strong, but there is no major problem.
The second elder fell silent abruptly. His eyes were red, and he had tears welling up. He was a true being of one generation, yet his eyes were filled with muddy tears.
"I... I was worried..."
"POP!" He You Tian retracted his hand again, and the second elder's face suddenly became symmetrical. Blood began to flow from the handprint on his face.
"Did Wu Ling die? Worried?!"
"You with such a temperament, how could you possibly be fit to be a deputy true being?!"
"I did not ask you to hand over your powers! You have no remorse for your mistakes, and instead, you're looking for excuses, rather than blaming yourself!"
He You Tian's face was filled with disappointment.
The other elders also had a gloomy expression, and their gaze towards the second elder had completely changed.
"Second Brother... Master Brother actually predicted that there might be something wrong, and yet he sent you. Why didn't you go? Do you suspect that Master Brother and Little Brother would kill Wu Ling? You're behaving foolishly!"
"Lǚ Dū, do you know how many disciples died at the mountain gate? One wrong choice on your part, and you've become a sinner of Siugui Mountain!"
"No... It's us all who have become sinners!"
Several elders trembled uncontrollably, and even one of them pulled out his sword and threatened to kill the second elder!
"You can only apologize by dying!" The elder bellowed angrily.
But He You Tian suddenly raised his hand and grabbed the elder's arm.
He's even more disappointed in his eyes, saying, "If the disciples did not betray us, Siugui Mountain would not have killed them. Your mistake is solely yours, and you have to decide on your own whether to climb the Thunder God Summit."
"I... Master Brother... You can't do this... I am still the deputy true being!" The second elder showed great anger but also more fear.
Suddenly, he turned his head towards me, his expression becoming extremely hysterical: "It's you! Against Luo Xianshen! It's you! You shouldn't have returned to the mountain gate! It's because of you that this group of lamas from the Black City Temple came back. You still claim not to be an outsider!"
"You better think of a way, not only to catch up with them, but also to mend the losses of Siugui Mountain!"
