Walking into the long-lost gate of the Soul Village, I took a breath. The air here is still as fresh as before, with a hint of coldness and humidity. The entire Soul Village is still covered by mist. It is almost noon, but the sky here is dyed with a faint gray as in the evening.

Not long after entering the gate, Master Zhao's shout came from an attic not far away: "What are you going to die? How can you finish reading so many books in half a year? You will delay his future."

Then I heard the Master’s voice: “Stop yelling, I’m so shocked that my ears hurt.”

In short, it has been half a year since I separated from my master. When I heard my master's voice, I became excited. Regardless of what the master was arguing with Master Zhao, I rushed into the attic step by step.

My master was sitting on a chair opposite the door, leisurely crossing his legs and holding a dry tobacco in his hand. Master Zhao stood not far away from him with his waist, staring at him angrily.

As soon as I saw Master, I couldn't help laughing and shouted: "Master!"

The master's attention was always on Master Zhao. When he heard me calling him, he turned his gaze to me. When he saw me, the master's face quickly opened.

He was still staring at me like in the past, without blinking, so that even his smile looked a little strange. But this weird smile made me feel relieved for no reason.

I found that the master's face seemed much paler than before and looked a little weak.

I couldn't help but worry: "Master, why are you so bad in your face? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

The master waved his hand and smiled at me: "What can I feel uncomfortable about? I have been in Myanmar for more than half a year and have been hiding under the ground. If I can't see the sun, I will become white and tender."

Just your old face, is it only white but not tender?

I thought so in my heart, but I would never dare to say it out loud.

At this time, the master suddenly hit me with a cigarette pole: "What expression is this? I didn't think of a good thing at first glance!"

Just like in the past, no matter what I think in my heart, my master seemed to be able to see through it at a glance.

It has been more than half a year, and I miss the feeling I am now.

Master Zhao also came over and said to me, "Let your master smoke less. He has the old lung disease. If you smoke again, you must smoke yourself to death. Also, you can't let him drink wine."

Before I could speak, the master started to whine beside him, haha: "Okay, I've been talking nonsense since the morning and I've been talking all morning. Don't you have any more things to do? Go and don't delay it."

Master Zhao gave my master a blank look, and said nothing, and turned around and left.

It was not until Master Zhao left that Master asked me: "You went to Baiwu Mountain this time and didn't find the Yin jade from Zhao Dekai, right?"

"It's true," I nodded: "I had a close contact with Zhao Dekai twice, but I didn't see that thing."

The master also nodded and said, "Well, it's true. It seems that the Burial Church is still ahead of us."

Liang Houzai also spoke, "Also, in order to prevent us from knowing where Yin Yu was, the Burial Church also sealed Zhao Dekai's mouth."

My master said "Yes" and said, "The Burial Church is making a big fuss about Yin Yu, which is certain. However, in the past six months, their branches in China and Myanmar have been removed, and their strength has been greatly reduced. I guess there will be no movement in the next few years."

I couldn't help but frown: "But even if they can be quiet for a few years, when they recover, will they still come out to cause trouble?"

"But the problem is," the master looked at me and said, "Can you find the remaining forces of the Burial Cult? They hide too deeply, so we still have to dig slowly. This kind of thing is not urgent, and the Burial Cult is even more calm than we imagined. If we can't sit still, we will easily step into their trap. Besides, you have more important things to do now, so let's put the Burial Cult in advance."

I asked the master: "What's the matter?"

The master said: "Look for clues related to the Jiuzhou Ding. Last time you returned to Jihunzhuang, the time was too short and you were in a hurry. You didn't read much of the books in the cabinet. Just in time, I have time now, and you have time. We, the father and I, will stay in the cabinet in the next six months, and don't go anywhere. In addition, there are some things that have come to tell you. You should take on the stalls at the door and trip store."

I raised my eyebrows and asked my master again: "Then...what should I do with my studies?"

After I asked this, the master seemed a little embarrassed: "Your academic matter... I talked to your mother two days ago. She has no objection, it mainly depends on you."

I asked the master what it meant, but his answer was a little vague: "Anyway, it's no different from getting into college every year or later. You are still young and don't care about this year or two."

After saying that, he changed the topic very bluntly: "I made fish today. You guys are tired from traveling. Have a good meal and have a rest. Tomorrow, I will come to pick up Liu Shangang, and Luo Tai will also pick up Luo Fei to Shandong. Haha, speaking of it, Luo Fei and Youdao are now alumni of the same school."

Xian'er let out a long sigh: "I thought Zhao Dekai's work was over and Luo Fei was going to go back to Shaanxi. Fortunately, there will be someone to accompany me in the future."

Before her excitement could be fully raised, the master poured a basin of cold water on her head: "You have stayed in the Soul-Jiezhuang for the past six months. Look at how long it has been, your soul has become like this. I have been giving people a lot of dreams in the past six months, right? You said you are not without other magic, but you have to use this one the most energy-consuming. You have to keep it in the Spirit Spring recently, don't always want to run around all day long."

When the master was speaking, I looked at Xian'er. In fact, it was not necessary for the master to say that I also knew that Xian'er's soul had become a little weak. It was all my fault. She had to let her dream of giving people who had been controlled by the mad lice eggs. In order to suppress the toxicity of the mad lice eggs, she forcibly overdrawn her energy.

When I think of this, I can't help feeling guilty.

But at this time, Xian'er frowned: "Oh, I'm just a little tired, nothing big. But Mr. Chai, why do I feel that your soul is quite empty now?"

I can't feel whether my master's soul is weak or not, but just looking at his face, it really gives people a very weak feeling.

The master gave Xian'er a blank look and shouted, "Don't change the topic." He stood up from his seat and called us to have dinner at the canteen.

I always feel that the master deliberately avoids this topic related to his soul.

But I didn't know what was wrong at that time, and I didn't think much about it.

The master had already prepared a table of food, and we had a very awkward meal that night because at the dinner table, the master either taught me a lesson or Liang Houzai and others. I don’t know what happened to him, but why he suddenly became accustomed to teach people. Although he liked to preach before, he did not always speak with an extremely worried expression when he was talking.

Master Zhao has already arranged a dormitory for us, and this is the first time I have spent the night in the Soul Village in my life.

The place where we sleep is in an attic next to the ancestral hall. This place used to be used to store gold, silver, and fines. Now no one has stored these hard currency in our homes, so the attic has been abandoned for many years. We slept on the first floor and the master slept on the second floor. In the middle of the night, we couldn't sleep, so we just chatted with each other. Because the laughter was too loud when we were talking, it woke up the master, and of course there was a lot of curses.

The next morning, we were practicing morning under the guidance of our master. Liu Shangang originally wanted to run around Jihunzhuang for three or four laps, but he didn't expect that I would be caught by me in the middle of the journey to practice Qigong.

Looking at Liu Shangang's expression of bitterness and revenge when he practiced Qigong, I actually felt very relieved.

I don’t know why, but every time my master practices Liu Shangang, I feel this way.

At noon, Senior Brother Bao came. He didn't stay for too long. He said there was something urgent, so he asked Liu Shangang to clean up and follow him on the road.

Before leaving, Liu Shangang said goodbye to us reluctantly. I asked him when he would come back. He smiled and said to me: "When will you need your brother's help, and I will come back when."

Then he comforted me and told me not to worry about him, saying that although Lao Bao didn't pay him a salary, his food and drink were indispensable. After that, he shook his hair, which was not very long, and got into the car very casually.

But after the car walked along the mountain road for a while, Liu Shangang suddenly rolled open the window and cried loudly, asking us to remember to call him.

Seeing him like that, I couldn't help but cry, but when the car walked away, I couldn't see Liu Shangang's face with pear blossoms anymore, and I couldn't help but want to laugh.

Not long after Liu Shangang left, Luo Tai also came, and we still sent him and Luo Fei to the mountain road.

Compared to Liu Shangang's reluctance, the separation between Luo Fei and I seemed much simpler. When she left, she just said to me: "Let's go.", and I just said inexplicably: "Be careful."

In fact, her departure is also a very uncomfortable thing for me, but when facing Liu Shangang, I always have endless things to say, but when facing Luo Fei, I can't say anything.

On the contrary, Xian'er was sent far away when Luo Fei left, and almost got on the bus with Luo Fei and returned to Shandong. In the end, my master took it back.

Everything seemed to be what it was a few years ago. Liu Shangang and Luo Fei were not by my side, only my master, Liang Houzai and Xian'er were with me.

After this parting, I stayed in the Soul Village for more than half a year.

I originally planned to mention the experience of more than half a year, but when I recalled the past carefully, I realized that some things had to be stated in detail.

During that half a year, although I didn’t attend classes in school, my main task was still to study. My textbooks were the books in the Jihunzhuang Library. In the morning, my master usually took me to the cabinet, and from the afternoon to the evening, we kept soaking in the cabinet.

The master said before that I was stranded in Jihun Village this time to find clues about the Jiuzhou Ding from the cabinet, but this is not the whole content of my life in the past six months. Although we have indeed found some valuable clues.

In the cabinet, we found several ancient scrolls. It records that when Dayu made the Nine Cauldrons, he had "cast the Falling in the Cauldron". There were probably many explanations for these four words, but I discussed with my master that the "cast the Falling in the Cauldron" here should be melted into the body of the cauldron when casting the cauldron. As for whether this "feet", is a meteorite, a meteorite, or something else, we cannot explain it.

However, we guess that the "fallen" mentioned here should be related to Yin Yu.
Chapter completed!