The phone call was quickly concluded.
The intelligence we sent back was also quite significant.
It was highly valued by Senior Cangsong, Uncle-Master, Yunxia Gu, Master Ju Cheng, and others.
And what we needed to do now was to wait quietly.
Waiting for Uncle-Master and the others to arrive to help.
As for what was happening inside the Ghost Mound, we didn't need to concern ourselves with it for the time being.
As long as we kept these villagers safe, that would be enough.
Then, I heard myself say:
"Everyone, let's take a rest! From now on, we won't go anywhere else."
Upon hearing my words, everyone nodded.
The villagers were all gathered in the main hall at this time.
Upon learning that Wudang Mountain would send more Daoist priests to exorcise evil spirits, they were considerably relieved.
But there was still a hint of tension.
After all, people were dying in the village every day, and now everyone was gathered together, and the malevolent spirits weren't all dead yet.
No one knew who would be the next to die...
Outside, a ghostly atmosphere pervaded.
As time went on, the chilling sensation grew stronger.
The cold aura that permeated the village, along with wisps of malevolent energy, had already drifted into the village.
This brought the yin and malevolent energy of the entire village to a very dense level.
It should be known that all these energies emanated from the Ghost Mound.
One could imagine that the number and malevolent intensity of the ghosts within the Ghost Mound were beyond imagination.
But I was also curious, who made the Ghost Mound?
And it was so close to Wudang Mountain.
But at this moment, thinking too much was useless.
The only thing to do was to wait.
Because I had saved Li Da Niang's son, Li Da Niu.
Li Da Niang, fearing we would go hungry, went to cook us some porridge.
We hadn't eaten anything since we left.
After filling our stomachs, looking at the time, it was already past ten in the evening.
If Uncle-Master and the others were fast enough, they should arrive at the village between eleven-thirty and twelve.
I stood in the yard, looking at the night sky shrouded in black mist, and the moon about to be obscured by dark clouds.
Lost in thought, I was somewhat dazed.
Xia Qiuxi approached me from the side, and I didn't even notice.
Until she spoke to me:
"What are you thinking about?"
Seeing that it was Xia Qiuxi, I snapped back to attention.
I smiled:
"Oh! I was thinking about when Uncle-Master and the others would arrive, and who left the Ghost Mound!"
Xia Qiuxi, upon hearing my words, also said:
"If we count from when the phone call ended, mobilization, departure, and the travel time, at the earliest it would be around eleven-thirty.
As for who left the Ghost Mound, that's hard to say.
After all, over thousands of years, so many cultivators have appeared.
And before the Qing Dynasty, the practice of cultivation was prevalent.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was also not so thin, and there were many Daoists walking the earth.
It's possible that some senior traversed here, saw evil spirits committing atrocities, but was unable to eradicate them.
So they could only build a Ghost Mound to seal them here.
It's just that now, it has been dug up by the villagers..."
Qiu Xi's explanation was very reasonable.
After all, not every Daoist was powerful enough to kill all evil spirits.
Just like my master back then, his strength was insufficient.
He sealed the red-robed fire ghost in the dry well of the factory to prevent it from coming out and causing harm.
I nodded and hummed.
Then I heard Xia Qiuxi ask again:
"If things here are resolved, what are your plans?"
Hearing this, I didn't hesitate.
I replied directly:
"Bring back the White Bone Returning Soul Grass. She is injured, very seriously!"
I didn't say her name, but Xia Qiuxi knew who I was referring to.
Xia Qiuxi said "Oh" and asked again:
"Do you, still like her?"
This sudden question made me shiver.
I turned my head to look at Xia Qiuxi with some surprise.
Seeing me looking at her, Xia Qiuxi just smiled gently:
"I'm just very curious about your affairs. She waited for you for so long.
In this vast mortal world, what kind of torment did she have to endure?
Now that you have returned in reincarnation, you don't remember anything.
So I just wanted to ask, do you still like her?"
Do I still like her?
This was a question I had asked myself.
From the very beginning of knowing each other, understanding each other, gratitude, and being touched, to now, I actually already had an answer in my heart.
I didn't speak.
And Xia Qiuxi didn't press further.
She just let out a long sigh, and then said with a hint of dejection:
"Then I understand!"
I sensed a hint of loss in Xia Qiuxi's words.
And some subtle emotional changes in the corners of her eyes.
Even if I were more dense, after spending so much time together,
I could actually feel that Qiu Xi had some different feelings for me.
Perhaps not a lot, but there should be some.
But I knew very well that in my heart, another woman, Qing Dai, already resided.
I remained silent, but Qiu Xi spoke again:
"Qin Ze, do you plan to be with her like this forever, without getting married?"
As she spoke, Qiu Xi's tone clearly grew a little heavier.
In her eyes, there was some expectation...
I looked at the moon, almost completely obscured, and a smile tugged at the corner of my lips:
"I owe her too much.
Although ten cycles of reincarnation, two thousand years of time,
Made me forget the past.
But in this life, I can still feel her affection for me.
It is already very fortunate to meet again now.
As for whether we can get married, it doesn't seem to matter..."