Awei gave an awkward smile. Xue Mo Yin ignored the silly guy, turned around and walked towards the person who called out. Zi Qiao patted him on the shoulder, pretending to be earnest and said, "Sometimes you're just one step away from success. Remember..."
Before he could finish, Hu Yi Fei behind him couldn't stand it anymore, kicked him on the butt, "You, Lu Zi Qiao, have this kind of awareness? Hurry up and go check it out over there!"
A few of them arrived at the place, and looking in the direction pointed by the team member, a cave the height of a person appeared in front of them.
"This wouldn't be the gorilla's cave, would it? If so, then..." Hu Yi Fei rummaged around, and the hidden cave she imagined didn't appear.
She frowned and asked, "Isn't it here?"
Xue Mo Yin was also a little confused, but with a discovery at hand, he didn't want to let it go just like that. "Zi Qiao, go in and take a look."
"Why me? There are other people here, aren't there?" Zi Qiao looked at the pitch-black cave with a little trepidation.
"Oh, aren't you Lu Bu? You're just a coward?" Meijia looked at him, and instantly her sarcasm skills maxed out.
"Old hag! Who said I was scared? Today I'll let you see what a peerless general is! Tsk! Your grandpa Lu Bu is here!" Zi Qiao was provoked and his temper flared, he took his halberd and charged right in.
Xue Mo Yin gave Meijia a thumbs up, hoping that they could find something in this cave.
After a while, there was a sudden noise from inside. Xue Mo Yin was about to ask what was going on when he heard Zi Qiao's voice, "Mo Yin, catch it!"
Before he could react, a dark object flew out from the entrance of the cave.
"What is it?" Xue Mo Yin didn't even think about it, he kicked it straight up, not missing, and kicked it back. Zi Qiao had just come out of the cave, and was directly knocked back by the thing.
"Damn it! Mo Yin, you're a jerk!"
Only then did they see clearly, it was the old master Ren.
After the battle last night, Wan Yu and Meijia had also grown, no longer needing Xue Mo Yin to remind them what to do.
Wan Yu used her long whip to wrap around its neck, Meijia followed suit and used her psychic powers to control it, the two of them worked together, and the old master Ren was pulled out directly.
"This guy shouldn't have run out of energy, how come he looks alive and well now? I've never heard of zombies having a deathbed recovery like this." Yi Fei was a little confused, if it wasn't for its broken arm and blind eye too obvious, she would have doubted if they had found the wrong person, the wrong zombie.
Zi Qiao said while fighting, "That gorilla was sucked dry by this guy inside!"
Xue Mo Yin shouted to Awei who was trembling with fear, "Take your people and leave! Hurry!"
They couldn't help much here, if they started firing randomly like last night, they would actually be doing more harm than good. Plus, these people didn't have any means of fighting zombies, they stood there like mobile blood packs, they might as well leave early.
Hearing this, Awei and his men were like they had received a pardon, they ran down the mountain without looking back.
"I said, Lu Zi Qiao, you idiot, what did you hit it out for? It was already injured, we could have thrown a grenade each at it, even if it didn't die, it would be left with only a breath." Hu Yi Fei said as she swung her snow shadow while fighting.
Zi Qiao defended, "Hey! You didn't say it at the beginning! Besides, was there time for me to think under those circumstances?"
"Fight seriously! If you have something to say, say it after you're done. Wan Yu, Zi Qiao and I will control it, Meijia will take out its other eye, Yi Fei is free to attack."
Lu Zi Qiao leaped high, and brought his halberd down with all his might, the zombie fell directly to its knees. Xue Mo Yin saw the opportunity, directly used his peach wood sword to lock its neck from behind, and kicked its back with his knee.
Wan Yu's whip controlled its right arm, Meijia's psychic power came out, and the only remaining eye was directly pierced. At this point, the old master Ren had gone completely berserk.
"Everyone get out of the way!" Hearing Hu Yi Fei's voice, Xue Mo Yin and Lu Zi Qiao quickly backed away.
"Phantom Flash!" Hu Yi Fei unleashed her own ultimate skill, with the power of the snow shadow, the old master Ren's head was directly chopped off, landing on the grass not far away, its body movements stopped abruptly, and finally fell straight down.
“Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the task! Can stay for ten days.”
“Whew, it's finally over.”
Hearing the system's message, they finally relaxed completely.
Xue Mo Yin smiled, "Alright, have a good few days, we should go back, we've been out for a long time." The last mission only took three days, but this time they've been here for almost a week.
When they returned to the mortuary, they told Master Nine, he was also very happy, after all, a scourge had been eliminated.
Lu Zi Qiao, this guy really lived up to his reputation as a social butterfly, in just one day he had gotten to know the wealthy gentry of this place, and after that, the business matters were left to Wan Yu, after all, in this regard, Lu Zi Qiao was like a pot with ten holes, he could hardly understand anything.
Wan Yu, though she hadn't systematically studied this, she had been exposed to it since she was young, so it wasn't a problem for her. Hu Yi Fei and Chen Meijia also went there, they said they were helping, but Xue Mo Yin guessed that the two of them were just curious about what treasures they could find.
As for Zi Qiao, after handing things over to Wan Yu, he went straight to the place he had been dreaming of, the Yi Hong Courtyard. He had found his home, he spent these days soaking in there and didn't come out. If it weren't for the fact that he came back every afternoon, Xue Mo Yin would have suspected that the guy had died in there.
The most idle one should be Xue Mo Yin. He spent these few days finding a few books from Master Nine, even if he couldn't learn any skills, it was good to broaden his knowledge. They might encounter similar situations in the future, and this was a kind of preparation in advance.
"You're going to leave soon, aren't you?" Master Nine asked this not out of thin air, he was a seasoned veteran after all, he could see things clearly.
"Yes, Master Nine! We've troubled you these days, we should be leaving tomorrow." Xue Mo Yin counted the days, they really had nothing else to do in this world, Wan Yu had already settled all the business deals yesterday, the antiques they bought were all in their spatial backpacks, they discussed it and decided to go home tomorrow.
Master Nine shook his head, "It's not a trouble at all, and you helped a lot this time. I see you've been reading books these days, are you interested in my Daoist tradition?"
"Yes, Master Nine, if you are willing, please enlighten me."
"My Daoist tradition, the major sects that are currently passed down are Zhengyi School, Lushan School, Quanzhen School, and my Maoshan School, although their traditions are different, they all worship the Three Pure Ones as their ancestors, and practice the Five Arts of our Daoist school, Mountain, Medicine, Fate, Divination, and Physiognomy."
Xue Mo Yin continued to ask, "Then why is it said that the four sects have different traditions?"
"Because their directions are different, for example, my Maoshan School focuses on the Mountain and Physiognomy arts, and the legacy it leaves behind is related to this. Moreover, my Maoshan School does not emphasize the pursuit of immortality." Master Nine explained further.
Xue Mo Yin now understood, but he didn't know how much of these traditions were left in their world, and he didn't know if they would have the opportunity to come into contact with them again in the future.
"I heard from Miss Yi Fei that you've been collecting old objects lately?"
"That's right, we are quite interested in these things."
Master Nine nodded, "I have quite a few of these things here, if you like them, I'll give them to you."
Xue Mo Yin quickly refused, "That won't do, we've already taken advantage of your kindness, if we take things from you, we'll be the laughingstock. How about this, if you really don't need those things, when Wan Yu comes back, I'll have her go and take a look, whatever the price is, we'll pay you. If you refuse again, then there's no need to discuss this any further."
Master Nine looked at Xue Mo Yin's attitude, so he didn't mention giving him the items anymore, and continued to chat with him about Daoism and some mountain spirits and goblins.
When the sun was about to set, everyone returned from the street. Wen Cai also called everyone to prepare dinner.