I can't describe my feelings.
Tang Wu's trust makes me feel that there are still foreign people worth trusting in this world.
Hu He's concern goes beyond mere trust; it's an unconditional shield.
I have thought about what I might face if I were to admit it openly.
However, I did not expect that He Yuotian had not even given a moment's thought to it and gave me such a direct answer.
I knelt down again, bowed deeply, then stood up with my back and spine completely straightened.
Exiting the grand hall, I headed to the rear hall, and the room I stayed in was still the one I had stayed in when I first came to Changfeng Temple.
I slept soundly for a while, which allowed me to recover quite a bit of my energy. Upon waking up, I meditated to restore my spirit and vitality to their peak.
By the time I emerged from meditation, it was already dark. I opened my eyes and saw Old Gong. His head was rolling on the ground, seemingly in a cheerful mood. It was clear that nothing had happened at Wei Youming's place.
"Master, it seems you're not in any trouble either, how are you doing?" Old Gong stopped and his expression was one of inquiry.
I stood up first, checking outside to make sure no one was there, and then used a charm before explaining everything to Old Gong.
Old Gong's eyes bulged wide, muttering, "You are quite straightforward. Old He and Tang old man are both genuine people with kind hearts. It's really fortunate that you've met them."
I am well aware that Old Gong's words are not a compliment, and there is even a bit of sarcasm in them. He is worried about the potential consequences that I might not be able to bear.
"Alright master, since the situation has already unfolded, I won't say anything else. At least the outcome is good now." Old Gong's head suddenly swayed, his head from below began to appear while his body slowly moved up. He hunched over and looked quite sordid. Walking closer to me, he pulled out a charm ball from the urinal and muttered: "There's an interesting thing, master. I'm sure you'll be curious too. I'm curious myself."
"Hmm?"
"Looking at the charm ball of the headless woman, I have a deep doubt in my eyes. What kind of medicine does Old Gong hide?"
"Master, come with me." Old Gong checked the charm ball and walked out of the house.
I immediately followed Old Gong.
In fact, Old Gong rarely appears as a ghost. Most of the time, he is just a head. Each time he appears, the current situation is very important.
Passing through the rear hall, it appeared very quiet, with hardly any Daoist monks seen.
I had a rough estimate that everyone had almost finished resting, He Yuotian was definitely ahead with Wu Ling and others discussing how to suppress the plague demons, perhaps they would also discuss how to deal with Wei Youming.
These two matters are best left to others.
He Yuotian did not send someone to notify me, which is likely why.
He also knows everything and is definitely capable of helping me cover up.
In a flash, we had emerged from somewhere in the rear hall and ended up on the mountain path outside Changfeng Temple.
Only at this moment did Old Gong carefully consider the charm ball and suddenly squeeze it, causing it to explode.
Next to Old Gong, it was the headless woman, still lingering with some earthly aura.
Suddenly, Old Gong opened his mouth and, in mid-air, began to suck in great gulps.
He did not touch the headless woman. The earthly aura strands dissipated one by one, floating and condensing in mid-air. On Old Gong's face, fine script appeared.
Soon, the earthly aura completely detached from the headless woman herself and became a dark mass.
I formed the earth lightning incantation, murmured a thunder technique in my mouth, and struck it on the mass of earthly aura.
The simple mass of earthly aura was not very stubborn, and it was easily dispelled.
"That's it, master. You have completely erased the tail of that ghost thing here. However, there is a tail behind you."
"Wow, this is really interesting and mysterious." Old Gong's eyes widened greatly and he suddenly shouted, "Why not come out? What are you hiding for?"
My face changed immediately.
Someone is following me?
The next second, the person appeared.
She was wearing a red wedding dress and stood quietly under a tree.
The moonlight shone on her, making her appear solitary and cold. The faint blue ghost mist that enveloped her body gave her an infinitely profound look.
I never expected that it would be Qi Youyou!
The headless woman and the complete Q Qi Youyou were not far away, but they appeared to be very estranged, as if there was a mountain between them!
I remembered the odd feeling that appeared in my heart when I left the foot of the Juqu Mountain that day. It was Qiqi Youyou who followed me!?
Is... for the spirit strand that has not returned to its whole?
At this moment, Qiqi Youyou raised her hand and seemed to be signaling towards the headless woman.
The headless woman stood still, motionless, but strange whimpers came from her abdomen, making people feel oppressive and sorrowful.
"Go, that's where you belong," I said in a hoarse voice.
"No..."
The tone from the abdomen showed strong resistance and a hint of agony.
I suddenly raised my hand and pushed the headless woman's shoulder with force!
Once, she could protect me.
But now, her soul strand, which has become weaker, is no longer my opponent. I effortlessly push her away!
A gust of wind suddenly surged up, and the headless woman turned into a trail of blood mist, merging into Qiqi Youyou's body.
"You, are complete." My voice was very deep, but my heart was even deeper. It's indescribable how my heart is racing.
Previously, I always felt confused and unclear.
Now, after experiencing more things, I can face my own inner self.
At the time, I felt a bit of a distance from Yaoying. I didn't fully give my heart, and now it seems that it was not because I found it difficult to trust others, but because of the headless woman.
Not Qiqi Youyou, but the headless woman.
She would rather be injured herself than let me get hurt. She would rather be devoured by the earthly aura than save me from danger.
Just... humans and ghosts have different paths.
She is not who she was.
This is also the calculation of Old Qin's head, the mischievous play of the heavens.
There is very little way to achieve both in the world, and returning her body is her only place of return.
I covered my heart with my hand, taking a while to regain my composure. Qiqi Youyou was still standing under the tree, motionless.
Turning around, I intend to go back.
However, Lao Gong squeezed his eyes at me, which made me feel confused for a moment.
"Let's go." I called out to Lao Gong and didn't want him to say anything absurd.
Old Gong's body shrank, and his head flew up and landed on my shoulder, but he still squinted at me.
I was startled by my heart, and I suddenly turned to look back, only to see that Qiqi Youyou was still following me...
But she maintained a distance and her body was subtly dissipating.
This is why I didn't notice her following me earlier.
"What are you still following me for? Is there anything else you need to tell me?"
My heart sank slightly, and a inexplicable irritation surged up.
Qiqi Youyou did not answer me, her figure simply disappeared.
My intuition tells me that she has not left!
"Master, just say, is this interesting? The headless lady has a head, she should naturally go to find her own ghost husband, but instead she stubbornly left him and has been following you for quite a while."
"It looks like she has no intention of leaving. Old Gong kept licking his lips and his eyes twinkled cleverly. He said, 'You know, why do you think she's doing this?'"
