The road is vague

Chapter 149 Tengu Eats the Sun

Chapter 149 Tengu Eats the Sun
Two days later.

Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhao were surprised by the silver given by Li Mo.

The two elders hurriedly declined and refused to accept it no matter what.

"Xiao Mo, we haven't been able to help you much these days. You don't need this money at all. It's not easy for you to make money outside. Hurry up and put this money away and use it to marry a wife!"

"Yes, Xiao Mo, when your mother was alive, she always said that she wanted you to give her a fat grandson."

Li Mo was deeply moved by the sincere words of Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhao.

He then took out another sum of silver.

"How about this, Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhao, I'm giving you these silver taels as a way to hire you to help me renovate the courtyard house, and these silver taels are your labor fees. The house has been uninhabited for so many years, and the west room is leaking. I'd like to trouble you two elders to hire someone to help me renovate it into five brick and tile houses."

Li Mo turned his head to look at the mud-brick courtyard where he was born and raised, and seemed to see the scenes of his childhood laughter and joy here.

"Maybe in a few years, I'll come back with my wife?"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhao immediately showed expressions of joy.

"Okay! That's great! Then we'll use this money to renovate this courtyard house for you, and wait for you to marry a beautiful wife!"

After bidding farewell to the two elders, Li Mo left Shanbei Village, activated the wind-controlling technique of the Qingming Crane Cloak, and came to Jimin Hall in Hua'an Town.

"Senior Brother Ding, Senior Brother Zuo, Senior Brother Wang..."

"Li Mo?"

"Li Mo!!"

When everyone in Jimin Hall saw Li Mo, they all came forward in surprise.

It has been more than two years since I last saw Li Mo.

The last time they saw Li Mo, they already knew that Li Mo had become a monk.

"Wow! Li Mo!"

Wang Pan also ran out of the pharmacy. After seeing Li Mo, he immediately came to Li Mo excitedly, his eyes full of excitement.

"How long will it take you to be back this time?"

"Leaving tomorrow."

After hearing this, Wang Pan immediately looked sad.

"So fast again?"

At this time.

Li Mo saw an acquaintance.

It was Dr. Wang whom he rescued from Liutaoshan Village, Quhe Town more than a year ago.

At this moment, Mr. Wang looked energetic and was walking towards us with Mr. Feng.

"Deputy General Li, it's been a while since we last met. You've been hiding this from me for so long!"

Elder Feng also smiled and said, "Just now, Elder Wang told me that it was you who saved him. I was stunned for a long time in the inner hall. I never expected it. Thank you for your hard work, Deputy Commander Li. The people of Hua'an Town are grateful to you."

Li Mo smiled modestly upon hearing this.

"This is Jimintang, but there is no deputy general flag, only Li Mo."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Feng and Mr. Wang looked at each other and smiled.

"Alright then, the two of us won't hinder you two from reminiscing about the past. There's another thing you might not know: your Senior Brother Ding has been officially practicing medicine for 25 years. According to the rules, you'll be promoted to attending physician next year."

Hearing this, Li Mo couldn't help but look at Ding Jie. This senior brother Ding was his enlightenment teacher when he first entered the world of martial arts.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother Ding!"

"Ugh?"

Ding Jie, the oldest among the group, smiled modestly.

"No more words, it's my treat tonight!"

When everyone heard this, they started to make a fuss.

"I've been waiting for you to say this. You're not taking the initiative at all. What are you going to do with all that money? You're almost fifty, and you're planning on marrying a second wife?"

"Ding Jie, Ding Jie, you're going to spend a lot of money today!"

"Haha, I'm really benefiting from Junior Brother Li's help today."

"Li Mo, you have to come back more often every year. Old Ding is not a generous person...

late at night.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill and chatted for a long time, they dispersed.

Li Mo followed Wang Pan to his home.

Wang's father and mother are old, and Wang Pan's younger brother and sister have grown up. The two of them sat on the second floor of his house and chatted.

After a long time.

Wang Pan sighed and expressed his feelings.

"I really envy you for being so free. My parents keep urging me to get married, and it's killing me. I really don't want to stay in this small town forever. It's just that I'm open-minded and can look at things in a more positive light. If it were someone else, they'd probably get sick from holding it in."

Li Mo was swaying in the armchair. After hearing this, he slowly stopped and turned to look at Wang Pan.

"Then do you want to go to Bai'an City?"

He had heard Wang Pan's complaints two years ago and kept them in mind.

"what?"

Wang Pan was stunned at first, then he let out a long sigh.

"Of course I do, but the journey is too far. I've never been out of Hua'an Town in my life."

"We can go together. I'm currently working in Bai'an County!"

"This……"

Seeing that Wang Pan seemed touched, Li Mo struck while the iron was hot.

"I'm a monk now, what are you afraid of? And you're also a pharmacist now, are you worried about not being able to make a living? I remember you're one year younger than me, so you're twenty-one this year, right?"

"Ah."

Wang Pan's breathing became a little rapid, and he seemed to be somewhat persuaded by Li Mo.

This is what he has always wanted to do but has never dared to do, that is to leave this town.

"Your brother is already seventeen years old. He can handle any family issues. Since you want to do it, then go for it! Once you get there, we can find a way to help you with money or jobs. Although Bai'an County is not as good as Anbei County, it is much better than ordinary counties..."

As Li Mo narrated his story, Wang Pan became more and more excited and thrilled the more he listened.

So many years.

He thought that his heart had been worn down by the wasted years, but at this moment he discovered that the fire in his heart was still not extinguished.

He wanted to go out and take a look. He didn't want to stay here all his life.

"A word is settled!"

Wang Pan looked at Li Mo with excitement, nervousness and anticipation. Looking at this good friend who grew up with him, he believed that Li Mo would not harm him.

"Tomorrow I'll go and resign from my job to my father, mother, and Mr. Feng. That's it!"

He finally showed his strong and decisive side.

the next day.

Wang Pan did what he said and laid his cards on the table directly with his parents.

Upon hearing this, the king's father and mother were stunned for a long time before finally coming to their senses.

"You're already twenty-one, not a child anymore. You're leaving like this now. Do you still want to get married? Besides, this is too sudden. It's not as stable out there as it is in town. This... your mother and I are not prepared for this. This, this?"

"Yes, Pan'er, can you think about it for a while longer?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Pan knelt on the ground.

"Father, Mother, I am no longer Pan'er, I am Wang Pan!" he said.

Wang Pan knelt on the ground and kowtowed "dong", then stood up and looked at his younger brother Wang Chao.

"Brother, after I'm not in Hua'an Town, you have to take good care of my parents on my behalf."

"Brother, don't worry, I'm at home!"

"elder brother."

Sister Wang Lan also ran over and hugged Wang Pan.

Wang Pan looked down at his sister.

"Be good, Lan'er, after your brother leaves, you should be more sensible at home."

The Queen Mother also burst into tears and kept wiping away her tears with her handkerchief.

Wang's father looked at Wang Pan, who seemed to be reborn and like a man. His originally hesitant and confused eyes turned into excitement of wanting his son to become successful.

He hadn't been this excited in a long time.

"Wait a moment!"

After a while.

The king's father took out some silver from the house.

"Keep this money for emergencies. Remember to take the main roads. If you encounter bandits on the road, do not argue with them. When you can spend money to avoid disaster, do not be stingy. The most important thing is to be a good person. Our Wang family has always been generous and does not care about personal gains and losses..."

After giving instructions for a long time, Wang's father looked at Li Mo.

"Li Mo, please take better care of Wang Pan from now on."

"Uncle Wang, don't worry."

After noon.

After Wang Pan submitted his resignation at Jimin Hall, Li Mo and Wang Pan said goodbye to everyone, then rode on horseback, left Hua'an Town, and headed towards Bai'an County along the main road.

Wang Pan was very excited.

Li Mo braved the biting north wind and felt touched.

"When I left, the willow trees were swaying. Now I come back, it is raining and snowing."

Because Wang Pan was not in good physical condition and could not bear the weight of the horse, the two of them needed to rest constantly along the way and their speed was very slow.

It was not until more than ten days later that the two finally arrived in Bai'an County.

"Wow!"

Wang Pan looked at the towering city walls and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"Is this the county town? It's so huge."

After a while.

Li Mo brought Wang Pan to the Ministry of Destiny. After learning about Li Mo's specific official position and power, Wang Pan was dumbfounded. A seventh-rank official was almost as high-ranking as a county magistrate.

Zhao Xiaonan walked over.

"Mr. Li, these are your letters."

Li Mo took a look.

Most of them were left by the disciples from aristocratic families who met Song Xiang after his wedding.

He opened the envelope and took a quick look. These people were trying to find out Lu Cuicui's whereabouts, openly or secretly. Her mother never thought that day that Lu Cuicui had returned to her master's sect.

Then he noticed a letter from Zhu Wei and his expression changed slightly.

"How long has it been since Zhu Wei sent this letter?"

"Seven days ago."

Upon hearing this, Li Mo hurriedly opened the envelope.

The content on the letter was short, but it revealed a sense of panic.

"Mr. Li, I'm still safe here for now, but I think if you have time, you should come and see for yourself. Although I don't have clear evidence yet, I feel that I may have been involved in that inexplicable and strange situation. I'm afraid that one day, you will suddenly forget me, just like I have forgotten them."

Li Mo frowned.

It seems that Zhu Wei must have discovered something.

After putting away the letter, Li Mo noticed that there were only a few people in the office area, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

"Where are they? What happened?"

"They all followed General Jiang out on missions."

Zhao Xiaonan's words made Li Mo's expression change slightly.

Another big case?

"Three days ago, someone reported finding a large number of infant corpses in the Abandoned Infant Valley, about thirty miles east of Tongchao Town. It appeared to be accompanied by a cult ritual. General Jiang immediately led his men to seal off the area and launch an in-depth investigation."

The so-called Abandoned Baby Valley is the place where countless baby girls were abandoned because of the primitive evil custom of favoring boys over girls before Tongchao Town was incorporated into the Daqian Kingdom.

After Tongchao Town was incorporated into the Daqian Kingdom, the concept of favoring boys over girls has gradually faded under the guidance of the instructors in changing customs and habits.

Such bad habits are becoming less and less common.

"Cult ritual?"

Just as Li Mo was muttering, the sky, which was originally sunny, gradually dimmed.

The three of them couldn't help but be stunned.

Not only Li Mo, Wang Pan and Zhao Xiaonan, but everyone in Bai'an County was stunned and ran out of the house.

Mortals' fear of the unknown brewed a feeling of panic that quickly spread.

"The Heavenly Dog ate the sun!"

"Give me back the sun, spit out the sun for me..."

Boom!Boom!Boom!
Someone actually picked up an iron tool and started hammering it on the street, shouting "The sun is about to be eclipsed by a heavenly dog."

Li Mo vaguely recalled that in his childhood, he seemed to have experienced a lunar eclipse.

At that time, everyone in Shanbei Village seemed to be holding various iron tools, constantly hammering them and shouting in the streets.

But he was too young at the time and doesn't remember it clearly now.

Li Mo stretched out his hand, calculated for a while, and his face suddenly changed.

"The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches have been disrupted. How could seventy-fourths of a cup of tea be missing out of nowhere?"

A day consists of twelve hours, one hour is four incense sticks, one incense stick is two quarters, and one quarter is three cups of tea.

But no matter what, a solar eclipse is a very bad omen.

This is the period when the yang energy in the sky is at its lowest.

Then he thought of Jiang Feiyan and others, who were actually handling a case in the Abandoned Infant Valley, a place where evil energy gathers. He was suddenly shocked and felt that something was wrong.

"Zhao Xiaonan, this is my good friend Wang Pan. Please help me entertain him first. I have to go to the Abandoned Infant Valley in Tongchao Town right now!"

Say it.

Li Mo actually spared no effort in using his magic power to activate the wind control technique and soar into the air.

"Wang Pan, please stay at the Tianming Division for now. I'll take care of you when I get back! I'm so sorry, but I have to leave right away. Zhao Xiaonan is my good friend, so let her entertain you temporarily. Oh, and please help me find out about the Bai'an County Constable Assessment in a few days."

"Okay, Li Mo, go ahead and get busy!"

"Understood, General Li."

Following the two's responses, Li Mo quickly flew away.

After Li Mo left Hua'an Town, he took out two medium-grade spirit stones, absorbed spiritual power at all costs, and activated the stealth cloak.

As the wind-controlling techniques of the Concealment Cloak and the Qingming Crane Cloak merged with each other, his speed suddenly increased, and he turned into a translucent shadow in the air, heading straight for Tongchao Town at an astonishing speed.

(End of this chapter)

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