The Unruly Immortals

Li Huowang, who had stood in the stables all night, rubbed his slightly sore neck and looked at the letter in his hands once more.

No matter what, his previous guess was not wrong; there truly were many things within the Astrological Bureau that he didn't know about.

Having only just joined, he was already able to obtain so much information. In the future, once his position within the Astrological Bureau was more stable and higher, he could carefully seek out even more news about Bei Feng.

Even if the Bei Feng lead didn't pan out, he might be able to use the Astrological Bureau's vast network to find a way to help Xinsu break free from her confusion.

Moreover, by joining the Astrological Bureau, he at least wouldn't need to stumble around aimlessly in this chaotic world like a headless fly.

If he encountered something he didn't understand, he would have a place to ask.

Thinking this, Li Huowang, who hadn't slept all night, felt no fatigue, his steps eager as he walked back into the house.

But all that was for later. For now, the first thing was to complete the commission from the big-headed doll.

"Gan Yuan Village... Gan Yuan Village..."

Li Huowang sat by a marble round table, his fingers tracing on a paper map, searching for the location written on the envelope.

However, while he found the place, it was not on the same route as Bai Lingmiao's return home; in fact, it was even further out of the way.

Now the problem arose whether to deal with the Oblivion Path next or to go home with Bai Lingmiao first and then come back to resolve it.

But if he chose the latter, Li Huowang didn't believe that the Oblivion Path would wait for him; if he was late, he feared it would just be a repeat of the Pi County situation.

In that case, it wouldn't look good in the eyes of the big-headed doll.

Just as Li Huowang was furrowing his brows, pondering if there was a perfect solution, Bai Lingmiao entered, holding a yeasted cake wrapped in a lotus leaf.

The white yeasted cake appeared very soft, and it was shaped like a red-eyed rabbit, making it look both attractive and delicious.

After blowing on it, Bai Lingmiao took a small bite, savoring the sweet and sticky feel in her mouth, a blissful expression spreading across her face.

Seeing her like that, Li Huowang suddenly realized that Bai Lingmiao wasn't that old; in fact, she was still just a young girl.

"Brother Li, would you like some? It's so sweet and tasty." With a smile, Bai Lingmiao placed the half-eaten rabbit cake in front of Li Huowang.

Li Huowang shook his head, and then pulled her hand to sit down, "Miaomiao, I have some things to take care of, why don't you take the others home first, I'll come back as soon as I'm done—"

Before Li Huowang could finish his sentence, Bai Lingmiao outright rejected him.

"No way!" Bai Lingmiao said definitively, lacking her usual agreeableness, her expression stubborn.

"No matter what you're doing, I'm going with you! Don't even think about leaving me behind again!"

Li Huowang was left speechless, chuckling, "When have I ever left you behind?"

"How could you not! Back at An Ci Nunnery, you used the same excuse, saying you had some things to handle and would catch up soon! And then what? The next time I saw you, you were dead!"

"I was the one who buried you with my own hands! Do you know how heartbroken I was at that time?" As Bai Lingmiao spoke of the past, her eyes inevitably reddened.

Seeing the frail girl before him, Li Huowang felt a pang of tenderness. "I just thought you were about to reach home, there was no need to follow, and besides, this time it's just a minor matter, not very dangerous."

"If there's no danger, why won't you let me follow you? Besides, if we encounter something you can't handle but the Immortal Sects can, my sister and I can help you!"

"Sister? You call Second God sister?" Hearing this, Li Huowang remembered how Li Zhi used to call his Second God 'wife'.

"Brother Li, please let me come with you. If it really doesn't work, you can have them go ahead, and I'll follow you alone."

Li Huowang looked at the girl's face before him, and he actually understood that although those from the Immortal Sects were not very reliable, they did have their ways of handling various matters and could be of help if brought along.

But this time it was the Oblivion Path. He was about to return home and didn't want Bai Lingmiao to encounter any accidents.

Just as Li Huowang was pondering over these issues, suddenly there came a knocking at the door.

"Master, are you in there?" It was Scholar Lv's voice.

"Come in." Li Huowang withdrew his hand from Bai Lingmiao's and looked at Scholar Lv pushing open the door.

The once young boy was now covered in charcoal from head to toe; even his face bore many black marks, which appeared to be from the charcoal.

"Master, I've finished writing what you asked me to the day before yesterday." Scholar Lv respectfully handed over the paper he was holding.

Li Huowang took the paper from him and frowned more and more as he read its contents. "Scholar, I remember only teaching you calligraphy, not how to draw talismans, right?"

Upon hearing this, Scholar Lv's spirits lifted instantly, and an uncontrollable smile broke out on his face. "Master, are you going to teach me Drawing Talismans? Thank you, Master!"

Li Huowang slapped the crumpled paper on the table, "Draw what talisman! I'm saying your handwriting looks like Ghost Drawn Talisman, can't you even hear that?"

"Is this supposed to be 'wood'? Why does the stroke on the left twist in the middle, and this 'mouth', why is it round? I never asked you to use a writing brush, can't you draw a straight line with charcoal?"

"And when you write, how could you get your face all blackened too?"

In order to divert Scholar Lv's direction, Li Huowang had truly imparted all the not-so-much knowledge he had in his belly.

Yet, despite Scholar Lv being very diligent and Li Huowang teaching earnestly, the results were far from good.

Seeing Scholar Lv's troubled expression, Li Huowang sighed and waved his hand, "Alright, have your father come over, I have some instructions for him."

Bai Lingmiao was fine accompanying him, but he absolutely couldn't take the drag along like the one before him.

Not just him, but also Lv's Troupe, Young Yang, and those women who hadn't left yet, none of these people could come along.

All of them were burdens and could be split up first to avoid injuries in case a fight broke out later on.

This time was different from before; every other time trouble found him, but this time he was going to seek out trouble, so of course, he had to prepare in advance.

After Top Scholar Lv arrived in the room, Li Huowang asked him to lead Lv's Troupe and all the non-combatant brothers to Niuxin Mountain.

And he would lead Bai Lingmiao, Gao Zhijian, and the little Full Dog Wa to Gan Yuan Village.

"Taoist Master, rest assured, this old man has traveled all over for so many years, this bit of distance, I'll definitely bring them all safe and sound to you!"

At a bustling fork on the outskirts of Yinling City, Top Scholar Lv, dragging a dispirited Scholar Lv, assuredly said to Li Huowang.