The Unruly Immortals

"Da da da da da..." Zhao Wu's teeth were chattering uncontrollably with fear, his face ashen.

He couldn't help but be scared. Before, the shroud might have been a mistake, but the blood-stained bag in front of him couldn't be mistaken. There truly was a ghost!

"It's... it's... it's..." Zhao Wu was about to scream when Gou Wa reached out and covered his mouth tightly.

"Don't shout! It has no eyes, it can't see us!"

Hearing Gou Wa's whisper in his ear, Zhao Wu stared fixedly at the bag in front of them.

He discovered that it truly couldn't see them, just as Gou Wa had said, and continued bouncing along.

"Quick, let's go, let's get help!" The two pulled each other, retreating in fear.

At that moment, some indistinct sounds came from the bag, scaring them so much that they scrambled away.

They ran quickly and returned just as fast; the flickering torches began to illuminate Niuxin Village.

"Quick, quick! Follow the bloodstains on the ground, that thing's ahead!" Holding his white-haired blowpipe again, Gou Wa felt confident.

With the large group behind him, it seemed like it was someone else who had been scared to wet their pants.

Now, all the people of Niuxin Village had come, the village guards wielding various weapons, and Yang Xiaohai holding his Rotten Wood Ruyi.

This was all the strength Niuxin Village could muster.

If this didn't work, they would have to go to the Capital City for outside help.

The flames suddenly illuminated the lonely bag on the road, making those in the front row jump back in fright.

On the dark village road, a blood-stained bag appeared alone, this eerie scene made everyone fearful; it was too sinister.

Hiding among the crowd, Gou Wa shivered and shouted at the bag, "You... you... you dare come here to harm us! Do you think you'd die slowly enough? Do you know who's in charge here?"

Upon hearing Gou Wa's voice, the bag suddenly stopped, and Gou Wa shrank back in fear.

The bag slightly bent, and after a moment, a very tired voice came from inside.

"Is... Er Jiu here? It's me, Liu Zongyuan from Moon Gate."

Niuxin Village's residents looked at each other in confusion; who was Er Jiu, and who was Liu Zongyuan? No one in the village had those names.

"Er Jiu is Master's alias, this thing knows Master!" Scholar Lv, leaning on a cane, walked over.

Hearing this, Gou Wa suddenly became brave, stepping out of the crowd and looking at the bag with curiosity. "Brother Li even knows this?"

Seeing it was Brother Li's acquaintance, Yang Xiaohai asked concernedly, "Are you alive or dead? Can't you open the bag? Let me open it for you."

"Don't touch me." The blood-stained bag jumped back a step,

"I managed to narrowly save my life using Moon Gate's Adhesion Technique, if you open it directly, I'll truly die!"

After saying this, Liu Zongyuan urgently asked, "Everyone, I've come to seek Brother Li's help, I need urgent help, please understand."

"Brother Li? We really don't know. He was transporting grain earlier, and recently he hasn't even transported grain."

"He's like an Immortal now, always busy. We really don't know his whereabouts."

Scholar Lv moved closer, examining the blood-stained bag and asked tentatively, "Do you have urgent matters for my master? If we meet him, we will relay the message for you."

Liu Zongyuan's voice became anxious. "I'm like this now, what use is the future! I've come to seek revenge with your master!"

"In the past, I've worked with him and gathered much information. Now that I'm like this, he can't just leave me to die."

"Who... harmed you like this?" Scholar Lv asked again.

Liu Zongyuan responded through gritted teeth, "I'm from the Astrological Bureau. Who else! The White Lotus Sect!"

"Those rising Evil Cults! They're exactly like the Dharma Sect before!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Scholar Lv instinctively refuted.

Then he explained to Liu Zongyuan, "I've dealt with them. In the White Lotus Sect, brothers and sisters are equal regardless of wealth. Plus, the White Lotus Sect isn't what it used to be."

"They no longer kill people, the sacrificial Divine Skills were all burned by Mistress!"

"That's all lies. They can't change their nature! If the White Lotus Sect didn't cause trouble, why would I bother with them?"

"If they just killed a few, I'd turn a blind eye. But they slaughter entire villages!"

"And they disguise it as an epidemic. Hmph! Do they really think Moon Gate can't see through such tricks?"

Still skeptical about the sect, Scholar Lv said, "I don't believe it. Show me where they are, I'll go!"

The blood-stained bag shook slightly, "You can't. They're very powerful, Record of Appearance is dead, only Er Jiu can handle it."

He paused, "Fortunately, he's with the Emperor; he can inform the Emperor that the White Lotus Sect must be eradicated."

Scholar Lv leaned on his cane, moving closer to the bag, "Take me there! I'm Bai Lu, if it's really the White Lotus Sect, they won't harm me!"

Realizing Gou Wa was also from the White Lotus Sect, Liu Zongyuan fell silent.

"If you want to go, I won't stop you. I'll tell you the place, you can go yourself. They're at the Great Dharma Temple, two hundred miles southeast of Niuxin Village."

After saying this, Liu Zongyuan didn't ask where Li Huowang was; he immediately turned and left, bouncing away, seemingly afraid someone would chase him.

With Liu Zongyuan's departure, Niuxin Village's residents began to discuss.

"Isn't the White Lotus Sect the sect Sister Bai and Xiaoman believe in?"

"Is it really an evil cult? It can't be, I've chatted with people from the White Lotus Sect, they're just like normal folks."

"Alas, can't be sure. Remember what we dug up beneath the Ancestral Temple before?"

These words made Scholar Lv irritated, he turned to Gou Wa, "Gou Wa, can you get me a carriage?"

"Why? You only have one hand left, what are you doing? Let Brother Li, a big figure, handle this."

Scholar Lv remembered his deceased brother and sister-in-law, his crazy father, and his nephew of unknown fate. All of this was caused by the Dharma Sect.

"No! I want to see it with my own eyes! The White Lotus Sect can't be the Dharma Sect! Absolutely not!!"