Suddenly, it was he who was caught in a struggle between heaven and man.
"Well... The deer teacher hasn't seen me for a while. To be honest, last time she gave me a pair of shoes, telling me not to return without finding another pair. The sandals I have on have iron pieces in them."
"It's my fault for a slip of the tongue. If I hadn't helped a young lady at that time, Sister Deer would have taken me seriously, asking why I treated her first and then cured her, rather than curing her first and then treating her. She said I lacked morality..."
"I also told her about the matter in Wu Ling. She said if I wanted to see her, I would have to bring her the head of Wu Ling, because Wu Ling had even less morality."
"This isn't it... I haven't seen Sister Deer for several days. Even though the young lady in the Little Xuan Hall went to beg for her, she still wouldn't see me."
Lao Gong's words left us all dumbfounded.
No wonder, at this crucial moment, Lao Gong, who is usually a man who would flee at the first sign of danger, suddenly didn't first seek out Si Yan, but instead wanted to kill Wu Ling...
"The reason you were slapped by Sister Deer before is because of that?" Wu Jinluan blurted out: "Yes, when Lao Gong referred to the old master Luo Daozang, I wanted to say something, but couldn't find the words. You... there are some places where you lack morality."
"How do you know? You went to have a secret rendezvous with Sister Deer?" Lao Gong's eyes were nearly popping out.
Wu Jinlan: "..."
"Lao Gong, you can't do this. It's not Mr. Wu, but another female disciple who said it. If I don't stop you, you might even try to possess Wu Jinluan."
For a moment, even Lao Gong's ghost face turned red and embarrassed, as if his past had been exposed.
"Taking Wu Ling to apologize is fine, but if this causes a delay for Si Yan, Sister Lu might be even angrier. Concern leading to confusion—Lao Gong, you're letting your emotions cloud your judgment."
"If we could kill Wu Ling and tell Sister Deer that it was me, wouldn't that be a win-win situation?" I added.
Lao Gong finally managed to calm down.
"One good and one evil, Master, you must be careful." His words were clearly an acceptance of my arrangement.
However, the content of it made my eyelids twitch.
Wu Jinluan's face tightened as well.
As for the people of the Underworld, they didn't understand it.
They only knew that they could leave first and avoid contact with Wu Ling and the two, their faces showed joy.
"In the Xueming Mountain of Guchang City, those immolated good spirits did not resist being excavated by Ji Kui because their souls had all been reincarnated. No, it's because they were good. Here, 'good' might refer to the Three Jiao True Immortal, and 'evil' would be what the Three Jiao True Immortal suppressed, not just the emergence of the yang spirit. Their bodies are one level higher than those who emerge as normal yang spirits. Be careful," Lao Gong cautioned repeatedly.
At the next moment, Lao Gong handed me something.
Invisible, he held a pair of glasses without frames in his hand. The gold under the green ghost mist was so striking that it even caused a slight tremor in the heart.
This is all instinctive intuition, not malicious intent actively emitted by Wei Youming.
After all, Wei Youming is a horror with infinite malice, and his physical manifestation itself represents a great fear.
After I put on the glasses without frames, another dark purple ghost mist gradually attached to my body.
Lao Gong's ghost mist gradually detached from me.
During this process, they were climbing down towards the hole.
At a certain distance, the ghost mist dissipated, the beam of the flashlight resumed, and they slowly moved away.
"He is sick. The person next to him is even sicker, and he needs to go see a doctor. He will show his powers," Wei Youming didn't appear exactly, but he seemed to be flowing among the ghost mist around me.
Wei Youming's ghost mist is much stronger than Lao Gong's.
Not only is his presence more intangible, but the ghost mist occasionally flits by with faces, clearly those of young ghosts. Sometimes there are faces marred by fine knife scars, looking particularly terrifying.
"Ma Youzhi is an emerging yang spirit. If the opponent can challenge him and even hide, he must be very powerful. Don't take any unnecessary actions, Mr. Wei. We need to find an opportunity," I moved my body in their direction while speaking to Wei Youming.
Wei Youming didn't answer me, but I could hear a faint whisper in my ear, continuously repeating what Wei Youming said.
"He is sick..."
"Kill him..."
"To heal is to erase..."
"Sun Zhuo was eaten by him..."
"Adding illness to illness..."
I didn't say anything more.
No matter how much I say, Wei Youming won't listen.
In front of me, I can only be extremely careful and cautious, carefully seeking an opportunity, and striking him once and for all!
Soon, I reached the spot where Wu Ling had paused earlier.
Suddenly, amidst a slight hum, several copper streaks of light appeared, as if a few copper coins on the ground were arranged in a special formation. They shot towards me almost simultaneously!
It's more accurate to say that they are attacking the existence of the ghost mist rather than shooting towards me.
Wu Ling and his master are equally cautious and careful!
Without lifting a hand, the several ghost faces in the ghost mist around Wei Youming alternately surged forward, swallowing up those copper coins.
A faint white mist briefly appeared, but disappeared without a trace among the black and purple ghost mist.
The direction was pointed out by Wei Youming.
Since Wu Ling and his apprentice had not gone far, Wei Youming could easily discern the path.
We entered the first outermost cave along the five cave paths.
Crawling forward, alone, I was much faster.
At least six to seven times faster than a group of people.
Soon, I approached the area with light sources.
Not far ahead, I could see Wu Ling climbing. He was behind, with his master in front of him, whom he referred to as "Teacher."
"It's true... Teacher has followed us..." Wu Ling's tone was especially cautious.
"No worries. That spirit is a true man-level, so it's normal that the few ghost coins from earlier couldn't stop it." The man with the elongated face gave a matter-of-fact response.
"That's not right, Teacher... The aura has changed; it's not the same spirit as before. This one is much darker... and stronger..." Wu Ling's reply gave me a sudden shock.
"It's gotten smaller. It's about the size of a human now. The one before was much larger. Is it true that such spirits are more dangerous when they are smaller?" Wu Ling continued, analyzing keenly.
Just, this analysis sounds rather laughable.
He sees me as his sworn enemy, but he doesn't know that I'm right in front of him.
"Hmm, it should be so. The presence of these spirits suggests that we are getting closer to the body of Sanmiao True Immortal. Don't wander too far from your master; otherwise, you might get captured." The man with the elongated face gave careful instructions.
I maintained a certain distance from them.
In fact, I could secretly follow them from a greater distance.
However, they had already detected me earlier, and they wouldn't take things lightly. Being far away wouldn't be useful.
It's better to use this distance that they can see to exert an invisible pressure, which would allow me to observe any weaknesses they might have!
The narrow and cramped space doesn't seem as oppressive anymore.
The ghost faces within the black and purple ghost mist are becoming more numerous, as if Wei Youming's anger is escalating. His emotions are boiling over, and he may strike at any moment.
The two ahead finally stopped.
"Yet another dead end..." The man with the elongated face muttered: "There are two more caves, it seems we need to investigate them."
"He's blocking the back, and we can't leave without moving... " Wu Ling turned his head, staring at our area with great caution.
Suddenly, the man with the elongated face twisted his body in a strange manner.
What's so strange about it? He's right in front of Wu Ling, with only a half-meter space. It's difficult to turn his body around, but it's not impossible. As long as he curls up and sits, he can naturally change his position.
However, he didn't do that. He seemed to fold himself over like a piece of paper. He then climbed over Wu Ling from above, making him the one in front and Wu Ling the one behind!
