It doesn't matter if your souls are scattered, as long as you die.

At noon, the sun peeked out from behind the clouds and shone down on the earth, making Bijin Mountain, which had been washed by the heavy rain, appear even darker.

The white cement road surface was covered with a large amount of carbon ash.

Master Zhidu opened the door and stood there for a while before going to the kitchen. He took two eggs from the refrigerator, made a bowl of soup, and brought it to the room to give the seriously injured Han Xi some nutrition.

Hearing the commotion, Pastor Zhan opened the door and came out. Upon seeing Master Zhidu's back on the first floor, he visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

When Master Zhidu came out with the bowl, he saw Pastor Zhan, nodded, smiled, and greeted him.

Pastor James asked, "Master, can you calculate how long it will take to leave Bijin Mountain?"

Master Zhidu walked to the main hall entrance, pulled the door open, and the two talismans were still firmly stuck to the door.

He looked up at the sky, then bowed his head and put his hands together in prayer, "Amitabha."

Turning to Pastor James, he said, "One more night."

Upon hearing this, Pastor Zhan's expression became thoughtful.

Zhidu looked at him for a while, sighed, and went upstairs. He didn't go back to his original room, but went to Black Hawk's room instead.

Seeing the door panel that was half-open, he paused for a moment, "Benefactor Wu, are you alright?"

Inside the room, Black Hawk and Zhao Xu exchanged a glance after hearing his voice, and then Black Hawk, holding his pistol, moved the door open.

"I am relieved to see that Benefactor Wu is well."

"Can't you calculate it?"

Zhi Du's expression stiffened, and he gave an unnatural smile. "It's always unsettling not to see it with my own eyes."

"Master, can we sleep now?" Black Hawk asked.

This is a tentative question.

Master Zhidu did not answer immediately. After a moment of silence, he said, "This old monk does not know. That lightning ability user may appear. She is a variable. In the presence of her, this old monk cannot predict the outcome."

Black Hawk was secretly pleased, but he didn't show it on his face. "Looks like I can't sleep again."

He couldn't sleep, but with Yun Li around, he and Zhao Xu should be able to save their lives.

It won't be as thrilling as last night.

That's what he thought, little did he know that the dangers that followed were beyond his comprehension.

"Would you like to come down and have something to eat, Benefactor Wu and Benefactor Wen?" Master Zhidu glanced inside.

Seeing the look in his eyes, Black Hawk knew that he must know that he and Zhao Xu were together, so there was nothing to hide.

"Okay, we'll pack up and come down."

Zhi Du nodded with a smile, "Then this old monk will go down and prepare the ingredients."

After he left, Black Hawk and Zhao Xu whispered to each other for a while before washing up and going downstairs.

Upon seeing Pastor James, the two exchanged polite greetings.

Pastor Zhan glanced upstairs and asked疑惑地问道, "Emma's not here either?"

Black Hawk and Zhao Xu shook their heads, indicating they didn't know.

The voice of Master Zhidu came from the kitchen, "Benefactor Emma is sleeping."

Pastor Zhan, Black Hawk, Zhao Xu: She actually dares to sleep soundly, it's truly enviable.

……

Jiang Ting woke up after resting for seven or eight hours. Her superpowers had fully recovered, but she was starving.

I checked the plants outside to make sure it was safe before coming out of the basement.

She found the kitchen and searched everywhere, but to her disappointment, there wasn't a single piece of food left.

Having no other choice, she decided to go to other houses to see if there was any food.

She hadn't considered going back to the Min residence at this time. She was afraid that if she went back now, she wouldn't be able to get anything to eat, and she might even encounter other people and be attacked.

Master Zhidu was quite skilled in cooking; in no time at all, he prepared four dishes and a soup, along with a large pot of rice.

After thanking him politely, Pastor Zhan took his seat.

Black Hawk and Zhao Xu praised him several times before sitting down.

Master Zhidu didn't sit down. He walked to the door and stood there. Black Hawk glanced at him. "Master, aren't you going to eat?"

"Please, the three of you, eat first. I will wait here for one of you to return so we can eat together."

Upon hearing this, Pastor Zhan, Black Hawk, and Zhao Xu simultaneously put down their cutlery and chopsticks.

Zhao Xu: "Master, who are you waiting for?"

"Vikram".

Black Hawk and Zhao Xu felt a chill run down their spines. This man was very capable; if he were to harm them...

Zhi Du seemed to sense their worries and said, "The three of you need not worry. Vikram only likes money. If you don't provoke him..."

No one paid him to kill you, so he won't do anything to harm you.

The three of them trusted Master Zhidu quite a bit, and upon hearing this, they relaxed a little.

"Master, we will wait with you."

Pastor Zhan left his seat and stood next to Master Zhidu, looking out over the courtyard.

Not long after, Vikram walked over with a stern face, looking rather disheveled.

"Master Zhidu..."

"Benefactor Vic, let's talk after we finish eating," Master Zhidu interrupted him, gesturing for him to continue.

Vikram stared at him for a moment, then walked towards the dining table without glancing at the other three.

Four dishes and a soup weren't much, and the five of us ate them all up.

As soon as he finished eating, Vikram took the stiffened little black snake out of the bamboo basket and placed it on the table.

"Master Zhidu, could you please take a look at Xiao Hei? I can pay you a fee."

Vikram's eyes were filled with sorrow. Last night, after discovering that Xiao Hei's body was gradually stiffening, he tried to find a way to save him, but no matter what he tried, he could not stop the stiffening.

Having no other choice, he thought of the monk Zhidu and risked being discovered by Jiang Ting to return.

The group of people who hadn't yet left the table all looked at the black snake, which showed absolutely no weakness. Apart from Master Zhidu, the other three were extremely shocked.

Is it frozen stiff?

Although it rained heavily last night, the temperature wasn't actually that low; there's no way a snake could freeze like that.

"Amitabha." Master Zhidu looked at Vikram with pity in his eyes. "Benefactor Vikram, this old monk is incompetent."

Vikram's gloomy eyes suddenly reddened. He then carefully placed the stiff little black snake into the bamboo basket, picked it up, and went outside.

Not far from the Min residence, he stopped, placed his palms on the ground, and chanted a series of incomprehensible incantations.

As he chanted the incantation, one hibernating snake after another emerged from the soil in various parts of Bijin Mountain, unseen by anyone.

The snakes, having been forcibly ended from hibernation, were all listless and lacked any energy.

Suddenly, as if receiving some kind of instruction, they became agile and swam in all directions.

Vikram finished chanting the incantation, his eyes filled with ruthlessness.

If the wood-elemental user heals Xiao Hei, then he can let bygones be bygones.

If she is unwilling or unable to cure Xiao Hei, he will absolutely not let her go.

Jiang Ting found some durable radishes and cabbages in one of the houses, boiled them in water, and ate her fill.

She had just finished eating when her expression changed drastically. She ran outside and saw several snakes of different colors hissing at her.

With a raised hand, a vine emerged from the ground and strangled several snakes into pieces.

Then several more snakes swam in from different directions.