Wu Jinluan has already understood my intention.
"I've thought about it before, that person may not have that ability, but, having is always better than not having," I explain again.
Wu Jinluan pondered for a long time, then showed an expression of wanting to speak but stopping himself.
"What's wrong, Mr. Wu?" I asked.
"Nothing...," Wu Jinluan was originally shaking his head, and then he burst into a bitter smile: "I'll still say it, even if those two pills can be useful, we can find Dai Lin, Dai Lin can also refine new pills. However, probably the people of Yunjin Mountain and Lei Ping Daoist Academy won't be willing to use it either. The evil corpse meat, hundred corpse bones, two pills unknown to stir up how many tombs, this..."
Wu Jinluan did not completely close the door.
The other masters don't understand our intention, but now they all woke up, and everyone looked at each other in confusion.
I remain silent.
Each person has a ruler in their heart. This is why, earlier on the mountain, despite having many choices, I didn't act at all, maintaining the balance of the situation until we eventually descended the mountain. We never completely broke off relations with Tiecha Mountain, nor was there any reason for us to resort to violence.
The masters are kind-hearted and the Taoists are upright and stern.
Letting Taoists eat corpses is a big problem in itself. If it's a minor issue that doesn't hurt too much, it's fine. But if they eat too much, it's definitely hard to accept.
Even to the point of preferring death?
"However, this can save the family of Hao Jia, perhaps, for the greater good, we can keep everything a secret in case of necessity? If it comes to this, let me do it," Wu Jinluan suddenly became calm and said: "Master Lu saves us and gives us such an opportunity at Dengxian Daoist Academy. I'll do this thing that saves people while causing harm to nature."
"This is only the last resort when there's no other choice. Maybe, even if those two pills can't change the after-effects of Baizhai Shinei Dan?" Huo Linan whispered softly. "Grandmaster, Master Luo, don't worry too much. It's impossible to avoid being overly concerned."
"Um, Lin'an, you'll be the deputy grandmaster from now on," but Wu Jinluan shifted the topic to something else.
Huo Lin'an was startled, and he felt dazed.
"Grandmaster...you..." He stammered and couldn't say anything for a moment.
"Haha, what's wrong with me? After surviving the life-and-death challenges in these wind and earth readings, your ability to respond and your way of thinking are more than enough to be the deputy grandmaster. Dengxian Daoist Academy can't be just my Jiu Jinlan's domain. And there are also the other few, you need to communicate well with the masters within the daoist academy after you go back." Wu Jinluan continued.
The previous topic was completely cut off.
All the masters were nodding in agreement, and then they congratulated Huo Lin'an.
We did not leave immediately to return to the foot of Long Mountain; instead, we continued to rest here.
After about two days, Dai Lin did not create any trouble. Instead, it was the owner of this guesthouse, one of Dai Lin's disciples, who brought us many things. There were medicinal meals and some pills as well.
The masters checked for toxins in the medicinal meals, and they were clean. After eating them, we felt very nourished.
As for the pills, Wei Youming examined them at night and said they were not made by humans, so he allowed me to take them.
I first tried eating a couple of pills cautiously, and my body greedily absorbed the effects, clearly restoring slightly.
In three more days, I had adjusted myself to about 70-80% of my peak condition, not back to full strength, but quite close.
It's well-known that Dai Lin is making overtures in secret.
Since he's maintaining his image on the surface, we naturally don't refuse. We even hope he's a good person, as this will reduce a lot of trouble.
Finally, Wu Jinluan received a call.
It was from the Tiecha Mountain side.
We're waiting here for the next message from Tiecha Mountain.
Firstly, they do not want Zhang Zhiyi to die, as he still needs to try the pills.
Secondly, how is Chang Xin doing? I'm also a bit worried about her.
Wu Jinluan communicated a few sentences briefly and hung up the phone.
"Liu Taixian lost both legs and was carried away by a wolf. Zhang Zhiyi didn't die. He had the old lady who turned into a ghost eat the pills made from the human arm. The old lady's strength has been improved to some extent, and it's true that our previous idea was right. Tiecha Mountain's sect leader didn't make a mistake when he said that Shou Dan can enhance the power of immortals, although the meat is used to make pills, both block the most ferocious old white-eyed wolf."
"They have no grievances against us, and to some extent, they are even grateful. After all, we really had no choice but to descend the mountain."
"All that should be given has been given."
Wu Jinluan explains to us.
Yes, at least in the eyes of Liu Taixuan and Zhang Zhiyi, what should be given has been given.
Even if they had objections when they thought we ran away, after careful consideration, if they were not brain-damaged, they shouldn't think it was a problem.
" I have a bit of a surprising place." Huo Lin'an inserted a sentence, with a thoughtful look on his face: "Dai Lin is not doing anything bad to us. Why doesn't he go to Zeng Zhixi and Liuyao that group of people and kick them when they are down? After all, they plundered the Five Arts and One School?"
Dai Lin indeed claimed that their current generation at Long Mountain is known as the Five Arts.
"Perhaps because they think Tiecha Mountain has always been on the same page as us and don't want to offend us?" one of the Yin-Yang masters speculated in response.
"Hmm, this is just one aspect. Another aspect is that Tiecha Mountain is too big, especially in Shengjing, Heishui, and Jianglin Provinces. The Five Arts School is not living in isolation within the mountain body; they are likely to be "hiding in plain sight" and do not want to provoke a troublesome enemy. Therefore, they would rather take the bitter pill of silence." Wu Jinluan's explanation makes sense.
"Apparently, they want to suppress evil corpses, but in reality, they still want the corpse pills and Dai Hong's corpse," He Lin'an added: "If possible, we should minimize dealings and be more vigilant."
The Five Arts School is only constrained by various fears, they dare not strike, are enemies, not friends.
We've discussed it enough.
Wu Jinluan received another phone call, and after a brief discussion, he indicated for He Lin'an to go out to receive someone.
Soon, many people arrived at the courtyard.
The number of Taoist exorcists who came was about forty or fifty, and their abilities were not weak. With such a large number, the quantity can lead to a certain degree of qualitative change.
Liu Taiyuan was carried on a chair, and he looked very pitiful. Several white immortals were crawling on his lap, and I could see that his legs were missing a large part, almost nothing was left under his buttocks. This made me think of the half-way immortal in Bai Wolf Cave.
Is the reason for the old white-eyed wolf's treatment of him related to the experience of the half-way immortal? What was the motive, whether it was a sense of revenge or something perverse?
I can only think about it; it's not appropriate to ask.
Zhang Zhiyi walked in front of everyone, with Liang Yu following by his side.
Liang Yu had been supporting him and looked very tired, with bloodshot eyes and messy hair. He was extremely disheveled.
Glanced at me with a look, Zhang Zhiyi was initially silent.
Another elderly man in the exorcist community stepped forward. His breath was much weaker than Liu Taiyuan's, and he was not at the same level as him.
Bowed to me with a gesture of respect and said, "Seeing that Master Luo is safe and sound, Tiecha Mountain is also at ease. We still have to thank Master Luo for giving everything he has. Unfortunately, the traitor was too cunning in thought. He even colluded with the old white-eyed wolf and deceived everyone."
The development of the situation and Tiecha Mountain's understanding of this matter turned out to be exactly the same as Wu Jinluan's judgment.
