"Before, why have I never heard you mention this?" Xie Bai looked at Yin Wushu somewhat surprised.

Yin Wushu was also surprised, "Did I not mention it?"

Xie Bai shook his head, "What kind of mark was it?"

Yin Wushu clicked his tongue and shook his head, "It's hard to describe. Unfortunately, the mark inside the array has been obscured by my marks, so next time I see it, I'll give you a copy before destroying it."

Xie Bai remained silent for a moment. Although he didn't know what kind of mark it was, at least he could be sure that the person who set up the necromancy array on him was also involved in this blood sacrifice array, either controlling these spirits to set up the array or being sacrificed.

Regardless of which one it was, it indicated that Lou Xianyue's estimation was not bad.   Xie Bai was now heading in a direction that was likely to bring him closer to that person.

"What direction is the next stop?" Yin Wushu asked Xie Bai, then casually moved his fingers, and the cracks in the ground that had been shaken open began to slowly heal. During this process, the entire Lilan Mountain trembled slightly.

Xie Bai looked up at the sky, then glanced indifferently at the tree shadows in the mountains.

Yin Wushu finished closing the seam, then turned and stared at him for a moment with a look of wanting to get to the bottom of things. "It seems like you could recognize the way just by taking a few more looks."

Xie Bai looked at him suspiciously and pointed to the direction indicated by the pointer on the compass with his hand.

Without saying a word, Li Dong took out his phone, opened the map interface, and took a look. "81 kilometers away is the An Ding Lake in Pingguan City. It's a coincidence. The boss's plan is to go to the Tiger Crossing Cliff, which is only two kilometers away from An Ding Lake. Same route."

Xie Bai's eyes widened in disbelief. Another same route?

Since he had seen Yin Wushu again, it seemed that they either coincidentally met or were on the same path, as if fate was teasing him. If he didn't know that Li Dong didn't have the guts or the acting skills, he would have suspected that Li Dong’s remark just now was a joke made in collaboration with Yin Wushu.

Li Dong just put away his phone, raised his head, and met Xie Bai's gaze. After looking at him for two seconds, he blinked and said, "Um... we don’t have to go the same way."

Before Xie Bai could respond, Yin Wushu took over the conversation, "Oh? Why don't you tell me how to go? Will you circle around, or will he?"

Xie Bai stared at the two of them for a moment, then said, "Let's go." Without looking back, he headed straight down the mountain.

The road from Lilan Mountain to An He was not as simple as opening the Yin Gate and passing through. There were three mass graves along the way, connected by a thin river called the "Yin Passage." Opening the Yin Gate on this road was even more dangerous than opening it facing the Soul Tree, as it could lead to a disturbance in the balance between Yin and Yang, causing chaos in all three mass graves at the same time.

Moreover, according to an unwritten rule, this route was divided into three parts: demons travelled in the early morning, humans travelled during the day, and ghosts travelled at night, with no interference from each other.

So after nightfall, Xie Bai and the others had to give up this road.

This area was very desolate, with a mountain scenic area in the middle. When it was open to the public, there were not many visitors, even in the local area, it was not well-known. Later, there were several incidents that were difficult to explain, so it was even harder to manage. It had been abandoned for several years.

At that time, in order to attract tourists, the scenic spot renovated several old temple caves hidden in the mountains. Although it was abandoned for several years, it could still block the wind.

Li Dong seemed quite familiar with this place. They didn't bother to go around to the city center to pretend to be ordinary people, so they simply entered the old scenic area.

"There used to be a temple here. I used to be quite familiar with the land god." Li Dong said, flipping through the pages a few times and finding a somewhat dilapidated land temple along a mountain path.

Yin Wushu strode into the temple gate and casually rubbed his thumb and index finger together, flicking a spark of firelight out. The spark split into five, hanging at the four corners and the center of the room, illuminating the entire temple.

There was no water or electricity here, and no one had cleaned it. The small, dilapidated temple was covered in thick dust, and even the land god statue in the middle altar was mottled, making it difficult to see its original appearance. There was an incense burner on the altar in front of the land god statue, and the incense ash inside was of unknown age, already clumped together due to dampness.

There used to be someone here to watch over the incense. As soon as you entered the door, there was a table with two armchairs behind it.

Yin Wushu waved his hand flatly, and a gust of strong wind immediately swept away the dust on the table and chairs, leaving them clean and tidy, even cleaner than if they had been wiped with a cloth.

He pulled out a chair and said to   Xie Bai, "Have a seat."

Xie Bai responded with a grunt, but instead of sitting down immediately, he walked around the land god statue a few steps, surveying every corner of the temple.

Yin Wushu didn't bother with formalities either. He sat down in a chair himself, leaning on the table with one hand and using his fingers to play with the cluster of floating fireballs. The warm yellow light of the fire reflected in his dark eyes, flickering slightly like two floating stars.

His gaze seemed unfocused, as if he was lost in thought through the firelight.

Li Dong took out his phone to check the time and said, "We can set off after two in the morning." He put his phone back in his pocket, then helped clear away the spider webs from the land god statue and sat on the stone platform, patting the protruding belly of the land god statue. "Oh, long time no see."

The land god statue remained silent, standing quietly on the stone platform.

Li Dong smacked his lips and turned to ask Yin Wushu, "Boss, what are we going to Tiger Crossing Cliff for?"

Yin Wushu looked at the firelight and grunted, pausing for a moment before realizing what Li Dong was talking about. He didn't turn his head, but instead flicked the flames twice and asked back, "What do you think?"

Li Dong: "..." Alright, I understand. Another heart extraction, burying hearts all over the world...

Xie Bai turned around with a speechless expression. "Didn't you say before that burying them under the yellow soil could prevent disasters? Why do you want to dig them out one by one now?"

"If I don't dig them out, someone else will." Yin Wushu replied, "The sooner they're cleaned up, the sooner things will calm down."

Thinking of Yin Wushu being so picky, even if the heart he dug out fell into the hands of someone who didn't want to deal with it, he would definitely be disgusted.

"Who would dare to dig out your heart?" Li Dong smirked, unable to imagine. But then he turned to mutter to Xie Bai, "Look at how calm the boss is. It shouldn't be too troublesome to deal with."

Xie Bai didn't reply. It was unclear whether he agreed with Li Dong's words. His gaze was fixed on the cuff of Yin Wushu's sleeve, not revealing what he was looking at.

Just as Yin Wushu moved his fingers to play with the fire again, Xie Bai suddenly frowned and strode up to Yin Wushu, grabbing his hand without a word and starting to roll up his sleeve.

Yin Wushu was stunned for a moment, then calmly withdrew his hand without a word, making way for Xie Bai. He couldn't help but jokingly say, "Playing the rogue, huh, young man surnamed Xie?"

As soon as this address came out, both of them were taken aback.

Xie Bai remained silent for a moment, then continued without saying a word. When he found that he couldn't roll up Yin Wushu's sleeve, he simply reached out and grabbed the collar of Yin Wushu's shirt. With a quick swipe of his fingertips, the buttons on the shirt were undone and fell in a row, all unfastened.

Li Dong was dumbfounded, looking horrified. "..." What's going on here?!

 

Translator : DarNan