Huiyuan looked at Wu Bo's corpse, put his palms together and said with pity, "If Constable Wu hadn't escaped, he wouldn't have ended up like this."
"Amitabha." Xuandu made a Buddhist salute with one hand and said, "Every peck and every drink has its own destiny. He has no one to blame but himself."
Wu Bo was dead, but Li Mu wasn't sad at all.
Li Mu had no enmity with him, but he tried to kill Li Mu time and time again. Even if the zombie didn't kill him, Li Mu would find a chance to kill him sooner or later.
He wasn't bloodthirsty, but he wouldn't show mercy to those who wanted his life.
The Flying Stiff that had just evolved seemed to prefer the Pure Yang Body and the Earth Elemental Body. Otherwise, Li Mu would have been in big trouble just now.
Xuandu closed his eyes and sensed. He looked in a certain direction and said, "That zombie fled to the west. I have to chase after him to prevent him from harming more people..."
Li Mu looked at his back and reminded, "This zombie has already evolved into the Flying Stiff. Master Xuandu, be careful."
The Flying Stiff that had just evolved could rival the supernatural powers of Daoism and the Golden Body of Buddhism. Xuandu's realm was the Golden Body. He could easily crush shapeshifting monsters, but he might not be at an advantage against the Flying Stiff.
Huiyuan smiled and said, "Benefactor Li, don't worry. Martial Uncle Xuandu has already attained the Golden Body for many years. He can deal with this Flying Stiff."
Hearing Huiyuan's words, Li Mu was no longer worried about Xuandu.
He looked at Li Qing and asked, "Boss, what do we do now?"
Li Qing thought for a while and said, "Let's go back to Qinghe Village first."
When they came, there were five of them, but when they went back, there were only three left. This was something they had never expected before coming here.
The zombie horde was destroyed, but the Flying Stiff managed to escape. Not only did they fail to collect Courage, but they also lost two Assembled Divinity cultivators. It did not seem like they had won.
When they returned to Qinghe Village, Han Zhe greeted them from afar and asked, "Why are you guys back so soon? How was it? Did you guys eliminate the zombie horde?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "Yes, a Flying Stiff escaped. The Master Xuandu of the Jinshan Temple has gone after it."
Han Zhe looked around and asked, "Where are Wu Bo and Senior Brother Qin? Did they also go after the Flying Stiff?"
Li Mu: "Wu Bo is dead."
"What?!"
Han Zhe's eyes immediately widened. He said in disbelief, "How could Wu Bo be dead? Who killed him?"
Li Mu said, "That Flying Stiff."
Wu Bo's death shocked Han Zhe, but it was only shock.
Even though he and Wu Bo were both disciples of the Talisman Sect, they didn't belong to the same faction, so there wasn't any friendship between them. Conversely, there was even some enmity between them, so he'd been unable to get used to Wu Bo's actions since a long time ago.
Even so, the news of his death at the hands of the Flying Stiff still shocked Han Zhe for a long time.
After a while, he accepted the reality and asked, "Where is Senior Brother Qin? Why didn't he come back?"
Li Mu could see that Han Zhe and Senior Brother Qin had a very good relationship. For a moment, he did not know how to answer.
In the end, it was Huiyuan who sighed and said, "Senior Brother Qin colluded with the zombie and lured us to die underground. Constable Wu almost died at his hands. Senior Brother Qin later had his essence and primordial spirit sucked by the Flying Stiff and died in the underground karst cave..."
"Impossible!"
Han Zhe's expression changed greatly. He grabbed Huiyuan's collar and said angrily, "How could Senior Brother Qin do such a thing? What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Amitabha..."
Huiyuan chanted the name of Buddha and did not say anything. He silently lowered his head and let Han Zhe grab his collar.
"What he said is true." Li Qing looked at Han Zhe and said, "Senior Brother Qin has long been reduced to a Heretical Cultivation. He lured cultivators underground to let the zombie suck their essence."
Han Zhe's face was pale. He slowly released his grip on Huiyuan's collar and murmured, "Impossible, this is impossible. Senior Brother Qin can't be that kind of person. He can't do such a thing..."
He shook his head and retreated. In the end, he disappeared from the sight of Li Mu and the others.
Huiyuan took a step forward but was stopped by Li Mu.
Li Mu sighed and said, "Let him be alone for a while."
When Wu Bo was alive, he was hated by both humans and dogs. No one cared about his death. But Senior Brother Qin's death was a great blow to Han Zhe.
Four hours later, when Li Mu found him, he was sitting on the highest roof of the village. His eyes were red and swollen like peaches.
Li Mu sat beside him and asked, "Are you crying?"
Han Zhe wiped his eyes and said through gritted teeth, "No!"
Li Mu said, "You're still denying it. Even your voice is hoarse."
Han Zhe glared at him and asked, "Li Mu, you are so annoying. Why do Miss Qing, Lady Liu, and that little girl all like you so much?"
Li Mu shrugged and said, "Maybe because I'm good-looking."
Han Zhe turned his head and spat. "Bah!"
Li Mu looked indifferent. "You can't change this fact even if you spit on me."
Han Zhe looked at him and suddenly said with a look of realization, "I know why they all like you..."
"Why?"
"Because you are shameless."
Li Mu said indifferently, "If a tree doesn't want its bark, it will die. If a person is shameless, he is invincible. Maybe girls like shameless people like me."
Han Zhe said, "I remember you were not like this before."
Li Mu looked at him and said, "People always change."
Han Zhe lowered his head and said after a moment, "Yes, you will change, I will change, and Senior Brother Qin will also change. He used to be the most hardworking and hardworking person in our branch. Why do you think he became a Heretical Cultivation?"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "He said that no matter how hard he worked, no matter how hard he worked, he would still be overtaken by others... so he didn't want to work hard anymore."
Old Wang once said to Li Mu that the path of cultivation was unfair.
Some people had ordinary talent. Others could reach the realm in one year, but they needed to cultivate for ten years or even decades.
Some people had ordinary backgrounds. With the same talent, others had the support of their sect and elders. On the path of cultivation, they did not lack resources. One year of cultivation was still equivalent to ten years or decades of cultivation for them.
In this cruel reality, if one could not resist the temptation and made a mistake, they would become like Senior Brother Qin.
For people like Li Qing and Han Zhe, who could endure loneliness and cultivate arduously, all of them had a tenacious heart. The degree of condensation of the mana they cultivated was also far from being comparable to those who achieved rapid Heretical Cultivation.
Han Zhe raised his head and said, "Senior Brother Qin has always been very good to me. He was like a brother to me, guiding me in my cultivation. When I was bullied by other brothers, he was also the one who stood up for me..."
Although Senior Brother Qin had been reduced to a Heretical Cultivation, Li Mu saw how well he treated Han Zhe.
He led all of them to the underground karst cave and only left Han Zhe here because he did not want him to be involved.
Han Zhe let out a long sigh and said, "Senior Brother Qin's matter, I really don't know how to tell the other brothers."
Li Mu patted his shoulder and said, "No one wanted this to happen. My condolences."
"My condolences, it's easy to say..."
Han Zhe shook his head and said, "Senior Brother Qin was my guide in cultivation. The first time I gathered Qi, it was with the help of Senior Brother Qin that I succeeded. In this world, other than my parents and master, he is the person who treats me the best. You don't have a guide in cultivation, so you can't understand this feeling..."
Li Mu looked at him and said, "Who says I don't?"
Han Zhe was stunned for a moment. As if he thought of something, his expression became even more bitter.
Li Mu looked at him and asked, "Why don't you ask who my guide is?"
"I don't know, and I don't want to know!"
Han Zhe's bitter face showed an angry expression and said, "Go away, I don't want to see you again!"
Li Mu smiled and said, "The one who guided me on the path of cultivation is my family's leader..."
"Did I ask you!" Han Zhe angrily said, "Get out of here, right now!"
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