When you encounter a weasel on the road asking for a title, appoint it as the Jade Emperor.

The parking lot downstairs at the hotel.

Sun Yuan and the man in the trench coat suddenly exchanged a glance.

bump--

The two of them opened the car door directly.

He took a sudden, forceful step.

His entire body climbed up the hotel wall like a cannonball.

In just a few ups and downs.

The two then arrived at the floor where Liu Hong was located.

At this moment, Liu Hong's room was shrouded in a layer of black mist, preventing outsiders from entering.

A wisp of primordial energy erupted from Sun Yuan's body and gathered in his fists.

He slammed a punch down at the black mist.

boom--

The black mist was torn apart.

He stepped into the room.

The room was filled with the stench of blood.

The first thing you see is Liu Hong's body lying in the living room, with a bewitching black lotus flower beside her.

The man in the trench coat quickly took two steps and squatted down in front of Liu Hong.

He reached out and touched her forehead.

"The soul has been taken; we're too late!"

Sun Yuan's expression didn't change much: "Can you track it down?"

The man in the trench coat did not answer immediately, but instead closed his eyes.

As if sensing something, a special power enveloped Liu Hong's body.

After a few short breaths, his eyes opened again.

"Found him! He hasn't gone far!"

"Chase!"

.....

The next day.

Zhang Chuyu awoke from her cultivation.

Looking at the spirit stone in his hand that had turned to dust.

He stretched.

His entire body made a popping sound, like beans being fried.

It broke through the innate barrier.

It transformed Zhang Chuyu from the inside out.

Not only did he appear more ethereal and otherworldly.

As a result, his appearance became even more handsome.

"One day, I should be able to break through from the peak of the third level to the fourth level of the innate realm."

Zhang Chuyu checked her dantian and dantian.

Although one night of practice did not allow him to break through again.

But he had already clearly sensed the threshold of the fourth level of the innate realm.

Absorb another spirit stone.

You are definitely eligible for promotion.

I washed and groomed myself carefully.

Zhang Chuyu was just about to go to the front hall to offer incense to the ancestral master.

Before we even got there, we could already smell a faint sandalwood scent.

A wisp of smoke rose up.

Someone's here!?

Zhang Chuyu quickened her pace.

Sure enough, we had just arrived at the front hall.

I saw two people.

One of them, unsurprisingly, is Wu Ya!

"Good morning, Little Chu Yu~"

Wu Ya greeted her with a smile.

She was dressed very simply today, with a white cloth wrapped around her arm.

A white cloth used only for the dead!

Before Zhang Chuyu could answer.

An old man's voice rang out from the side.

"Xiaoya, how many times have I told you! Chu Yu is now a Celestial Master! You must bow to a Celestial Master!"

After the old man finished speaking.

He then bowed to Zhang Chuyu.

"Greetings, Celestial Master!"

Zhang Chuyu naturally recognized the old man.

The previous mayor of the town at the foot of the mountain!

Wu Quan.

He is also Wu Ya's father.

The bakery Zhang Chuyu opened before was borrowed from this old town mayor.

Upon hearing this, Wu Ya stuck out her tongue.

Zhang Chuyu hurriedly helped Wu Quan up, somewhat helplessly.

"Uncle Wu, I've already told you that you don't need to be so formal with me."

Wu Quan grinned.

"I am the Master of Respect for Heaven. This is a rule passed down from my ancestors, and rules cannot be abandoned."

Zhang Chuyu shook her head.

indeed.

The people of this town at the foot of the mountain have lived here for generations.

Many of them are even descendants of the outer disciples of Longhu Mountain throughout history.

The Celestial Master of the Celestial Master's Mansion naturally held the Celestial Master in high esteem.

Before Zhang Chuyu inherited the position of Celestial Master.

The old man always addressed Zhang Chuyu as "Little Chu," but after Zhang Chuyu succeeded as the Celestial Master...

When they meet, they must greet each other.

Zhang Chuyu was not quite used to it.

"Uncle Wu, why did you come up the mountain today? Did something happen in town?"

Zhang Chuyu asked in confusion.

Especially noticeable was the white cloths covering both of their arms.

"There is indeed something I wish to ask the Celestial Master to come down the mountain for."

Zhang Chuyu was not surprised and nodded directly.

"Okay, let's go then."

He didn't even ask.

In the past, when I lived in the mountains, I received a lot of help from the people in the town.

Otherwise, given his cheap master's lazy demeanor...

With Longhu Mountain in decline, the two of them should have been starving long ago.

Where is the carefree life of before?

Now that something has happened in the town.

If Zhang Chuyu can help, I will naturally do my best.

Those who cultivate the Tao should accept cause and effect, follow the will of Heaven, repay kindness with kindness, and avenge wrongs with wrongs.

Looking at Zhang Chuyu's back.

A hint of gratitude appeared on Wu Quan's wrinkled old face.

He didn't say much.

Wu Ya followed along.

......

On the way down the mountain.

Zhang Chuyu then asked again.

"Uncle Wu, what happened?"

Wu Quan did not hide anything.

"It was Old Ding from the coffin shop; he's dead."

Old Ding?

Upon hearing this name...

Zhang Chuyu was no stranger to her.

Old Ding is the only coffin maker in town.

Normally, whenever a family has an elderly person, they would order a coffin from his shop in advance.

The craftsmanship is absolutely superb, and there have been zero negative reviews from buyers to date.

Old Ding lived a lonely life.

The only distant relative he had was Wu Quan.

No wonder he went up the mountain himself.

Wu Ya's return is probably to attend his funeral.

"Did Old Ding die with a heavy heart?"

Zhang Chuyu keenly sensed something.

"right."

Wu Quan did not hide anything.

"The story begins the day before yesterday when Old Ding died."

"You know Old Ding is a reclusive man."

"There was no one else at home, so no one knew he had died there. By the time he was discovered, he had already been dead for a day."

"After we learned of Old Ding's death, we discussed how to handle his funeral arrangements."

"After all, we've spent our whole lives together. He had no children, so we should still give him a proper send-off."

"Everything was going smoothly. I personally selected a coffin, put Old Ding's body inside, and waited for the funeral three days before burial."

Wu Quan took a deep breath.

"But...that very night...something happened! The four young men who were assigned to keep watch suddenly fell asleep for some reason, and when they woke up...they found that the ever-burning light was out, and Old Ding's body was gone!"

"According to the four young men's recollections, this wasn't their first time on night watch, so they knew the rules."

"However, around three or four in the morning, they suddenly heard very loud barking from outside, and then they lost consciousness."

"The next day, we reviewed the surrounding surveillance footage and discovered... Old Ding had actually climbed out of the coffin himself and disappeared step by step..."

"Our ancestors have lived at the foot of Longhu Mountain for generations, and we all know about some strange things, so we're not too afraid."

"But just last night, the entire family next door to Old Ding's house also collapsed and fell unconscious. And according to the people in the neighborhood, they all heard dogs barking that night!"

"It was only at this point that everyone remembered that Old Ding had indeed owned a dog twenty years ago! That dog was incredibly intelligent."

"And they raised it for fifteen years."

......