The fortune telling was so accurate that I accidentally accumulated a huge amount of merit!

Chapter 488 It really wasn't a waste of time to raise them! (2nd update)
Seeing that the little paper doll was clearly unwilling to waste time, Gu Yuan didn't dare to ask for anything more, for fear that the little paper doll would turn on him.

"Alright, you go and scout ahead first."

With a whoosh, the little paper figure vanished without a trace.

Xuan Chu's brows were full of worry; he knew his master's abilities very well.

For his master to be injured like this, and for him to lead his men into a passageway—a place that is clearly not a good choice—they must have really encountered a lot of trouble.

Just as they were thinking this, the little paper figure that had disappeared earlier reappeared in front of them.

If one didn't know the paper figure's speed, one would have suspected that the paper figure was just putting on an act in those few seconds.

"I saw those old men from before lying on the ground, barely clinging to life. I gave them some pills."

We originally intended to bring them out, but they refused to come out and told you to go in yourselves.

Furthermore, lying beside them was a monster, completely black and emitting a foul stench!

After thinking for a moment, the little paper figure added, "You can go in now, there's no danger. I have to go now, just call me if you need anything!"

After saying that, the little paper figure disappeared in a flash, its hurried and flustered appearance really making it a bit annoying.

But neither Gu Yuan nor Xuan Chu had time to argue with the little paper figure at this moment.

They were clearly thinking about the few seniors inside who were barely clinging to life.

"Let's go in first."

Although the passageway allowed the two to walk side by side, they were still somewhat worried, so they walked one in front of the other.

I don't know how long I've been walking, but I still haven't finished walking down this passageway.

Gu Yuan couldn't help but mutter, "That little paper doll can travel such a distance in an instant. I wish I had that teleportation ability too."

Hearing this, Xuan Chu pretended not to hear it.

Gu Yuan doesn't have the ability to teleport, but their Heavenly Dao Village does have Swift Travel Talismans, though they can only be used by themselves, so it's best not to reveal it.

Finally, the long passage came to an end, and a spacious cave came into view.

The light emanating from Xuan Kong had dimmed considerably, but it was still clear that he was a luminous being.

Gu Yuan's eyes were filled with shock and an indescribable excitement. He then took out his phone, took a picture, and posted it on his WeChat Moments.

"Master!"

Xuan Chu felt a pang of heartache in his eyes. This was one of the highest-level secret techniques of their Heavenly Dao Village, and this light was burning away their lifespan.

The other elderly men were also in poor condition at the moment.

Although the explosion didn't kill them, it still affected them, and everyone felt the pain of being burned.

That kind of pain is a deep, bone-deep pain; even if they take medicine, it won't stop.

They thought they would be tortured to death, but unexpectedly, they found themselves in this huge pit.

They also discovered that there was an extremely cold and yin-like medicinal spring here. As long as they stayed here, the pain caused by the explosion could be relieved by more than half.

Gu Yuan glanced at the black, hairy monster lying not far away and confirmed that it had lost all signs of life. Only then did he immediately check on the seniors.

Except for Xuan Kong, whose skin was still intact, the hands of the other elders were covered in wounds. Just looking at them, one could imagine how much pain they must have been in.

When Gu Yuan didn't know what to say, one of the older men, who had recovered a little, spoke first.

Why did you all come down here too?

Gu Yuan immediately recounted what had happened before, and then asked, "Senior, how did you get here?"

"We were lucky to find this medicinal spring that can relieve burns. Otherwise, what you see now would probably be our corpses."

Gu Yuan's gaze fell on the long black hairy thing not far away.

"That thing eats people. When we fell, we landed right next to its nest. If it weren't for the light on Xuan Kong's body, we would definitely have been eaten by it."

It chased us for a long way, but thankfully, even though we were injured, we were still slightly stronger than it. We had just killed it when Yunran's little paper doll found us.

The old man spoke these words very casually.

But looking at the numerous scratches and bloodstains around, one can imagine the fierce battle that had taken place.

Now that Xuan Chu and Gu Yuan are here, the light on Xuan Kong can finally dissipate, but he looks at least twenty years older.

Xuan Chu was filled with grief: "Master..."

Unexpectedly, Xuan Kong slapped Xuan Chu on the shoulder: "Look at you, you look pathetic. Anyone who didn't know better would think your master was about to die. What bad luck!"

Xuan Chu was dumbfounded when he saw his unrestrained master, so what he heard before they fled was not his imagination.

How did his kind and gentle master, who was like a spring breeze, become like this?
"You brat, you still know to come back to your master. I'm really glad I raised you!"

As he spoke, he stood up and began to look around. Before, he hadn't dared to stop using his secret technique because of those shameless old guys.

Xuan Kong walked up to the corpse of the black, hairy monster and kicked it over.

Uh (⊙o⊙)…, this is a bit of an eyesore. He hates ugly creatures more than anything else in his life. He kicked the monster's corpse over again.

Xuan Chu was still reeling from the shock of his master's 'drastic change' when Gu Yuan moved closer.

"Senior, this monster looks so much like a big black bear, but it also seems a little different..."

After Xuan Kong completely stopped pretending to be a master, his behavior became much more relaxed.

She glanced at Gu Yuan sideways, then straightened her tattered clothes.

The meaning is very clear.

Gu Yuan's lips twitched involuntarily. He had escaped the disciple's clutches, but he couldn't escape the master's.

In the end, I had no choice but to resign myself to taking off my coat.

His tone was exceptionally sincere: "Senior, you've suffered. Your clothes are all torn. Why don't you wear mine first, so you don't catch a cold?"

Xuan Kong was immediately satisfied, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Gu Yuan was one of 'a promising young man'.

Whether it was a misperception or not, after Gu Yuan took off his clothes, he suddenly felt a chill creeping up his bones.

After Xuan Kong put on his clothes, he slowly spoke: "This is indeed a bear, but it is not an ordinary bear. This is a bear possessed by evil energy and has already mutated."

If we hadn't stumbled upon this place by chance, it probably wouldn't have been long before this bear replaced the mountain spirit.