Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

It only took a month to wipe out the Blood Robe Cult members within the territory of Qishan Road. Without the protection of their protectors, the Blood Robe Cult was a disorganized mess and was no match for the mobilized Qishan Road.

In the course of a month, they killed more than a thousand Blood Robe Cult members, almost all of whom were first-rate martial artists. This would be a significant loss for any other faction.

Mu An did nothing else but order people to transport the corpses of the Blood-Clad Cult members to outside Ning'an Pass, where they were piled up into a small mound of corpses.

As for Lingxiao Sanren, Mu An stripped him of all his cultivation and severed his limbs. He is currently in the dungeon of the Mu residence, where he is being tortured day and night by professionals.

Somewhat surprisingly, when Mu An had his men cut off Ling Xiao Sanren's limbs, he discovered a huge secret.

The dignified Blood Robe Sect Protector, whose reputation resounded throughout the martial world and caused countless bloody storms, Lingxiao Sanren was actually a eunuch!

No wonder this beast likes to kill entire families, leaving only one child alive.

To prevent the common counter-attack plot in novels, Mu An thoughtfully set up a thirty-six-layer array in the cell where Lingxiao Sanren was located, so that he would detect any unusual activity immediately.

It completely eliminates any possibility of a sudden reversal of fortune.

……

After dealing with the Blood Robe Sect matter, Mu An suddenly had a brilliant idea and, in his capacity as the Grand Commander of Qishan Dao, submitted a memorial to the imperial court.

The memorials were mostly filled with complaints, saying that the Qishan Road had suffered heavy losses due to the Blood Robe Sect's turmoil, and that the next ten years would be difficult for them to live on. They hoped that the court would provide more compensation.

Even Mu An had to admit that Jun Cheng'an's way of doing things was indeed quite interesting.

Anyone with eyes can see that this memorial is completely fabricated and has absolutely no credibility.

However, four months after the memorial was submitted, a disaster relief fund of ten million taels of silver was still delivered, along with the exemption of taxes for Qishan Road for the next twenty years, which made Mu An feel a little embarrassed.

Yes, he felt ashamed for a full three seconds, then gleefully directed his men to send all the silver into the warehouse.

There's a saying that goes something like this: "No one gets rich overnight without windfall gains!"

Jun Cheng'an is such a good person! I'll have someone make a "good person card" and send it to him right away.

Just when they were worried about not having enough money to build the Qishan Road, they suddenly received a windfall, which greatly increased their tight finances!

Mu An reciprocated by writing a reply letter, showering Jun Cheng'an with excessive praise.

Such a good emperor deserves our verbal support!

After talking with Wang Le, Mu An specifically contacted Lin Ping, who was far away in Qi'an City, and told him to accept the emperor's offer of bribes and swindle as much silver as possible.

These days, nobody turns down hard-earned money.

The development of the medical system in Qishan Road still depends on His Majesty the Emperor's continued efforts!

……

In the last month of the fifth year of Tianshun, Xiao Lü suddenly became talkative, always muttering strange things to Mu An.

Perhaps due to menopause, Xiao Lü couldn't stand seeing Mu An idle. Not only did she paint, but she also insisted that Mu An resume writing in his diary, which he hadn't done for many years.

Unable to resist Xiao Lü's nagging, Mu An started writing in her diary again.

Unlike my previous frequent writing, this time my diary entries are completely irregular. Sometimes I write for several days in a row, and sometimes I only write once every month or two.

December of the fifth year of the Tianshun reign.

That little girl Wang Wan… no, that's not right, we can't call her a little girl anymore. According to her, she's Madam Li…

In short, Wang Wan came to visit the mansion, but they didn't talk much. She only drank a cup of tea and said that she wanted to become a Taoist nun in the future and that today was the last time she would see Mu An.

I tried to persuade them, but to no avail.

Three days later, the manor received news that Wang Wan had entered the Chaoyun Temple outside the city and become the nominal disciple of the old Taoist priest, thus severing her ties with the mortal world.

It was unexpected yet reasonable, but I still felt something for some reason, so I decided to write it down.

On New Year's Eve of the fifth year of the Tianshun reign.

The family enjoyed a sumptuous reunion dinner together.

April of the sixth year of the Tianshun reign.

The little guy suddenly fell ill and left a long letter saying he wanted to run away from home.

Are all rebellious teenagers like this? How can running away from home be considered running away from home when the person hasn't even left Qing'an County?

What's even funnier is that the little girl deliberately left all sorts of clues on her way out of home, clearly trying to get people to look for her.

Tsk tsk tsk... It seems like the last time we played hide-and-seek was before we even came into this world.

I haven't played a game like this in a long time, and I found it quite interesting, so I decided to follow the clues with the mindset of playing the game.

The little guy hid in a house on the westernmost side of Qing'an County, leaving behind some simple clues along the way, mostly consisting of words and pictures, and also hiding four small dolls in places that were not easy to find.

The riddle wasn't hard to guess; it was easy to find the location where the little doll was buried and also guess the destination of the little guy's "runaway".

But considering that it wasn't easy for the little one to come up with riddles, and that the doll was something she had painstakingly carved herself, we decided not to dig it out and just let her have some fun.

The little one was found in the evening; she was actually asleep leaning against the wall!

Sigh... Oh well, I'll just carry it home.

As expected, chaos erupted at the Mu residence tonight. The little girl only escaped a beating when she ran out of energy.

Ironically, if Xiao Lü hadn't been so indignant, the two would have been preparing for a second round of the chase.

The smaller one called over the little flower it had raised, and the larger one joined in the mischief, pulling at its skirt and trying to climb over the larger flower.

Xiao Hua is a fawn adopted from the mountain and raised by Mu Ling'er. Da Hua is the fawn's mother, and Xiao He usually feeds her.

Two deer, one big and one small, were running around the mansion—what kind of behavior was that?

Little Green is more reliable!

To be honest, it's all the little guy's fault for being silly. Why did he write that he wanted to run away from home? If he had just written that he wanted to play hide-and-seek with everyone, none of this would have happened.

How silly...

……

The fifteenth day of the tenth month in the sixth year of the Tianshun reign.

I had been feeling like I'd forgotten something, but it suddenly came to mind today while I was visiting the firearms factory.

Science and technology are the primary productive forces! The future of Qishan Road is inseparable from technological progress!

only……

They had already mobilized the most skilled craftsmen in Qishan Road and offered high salaries to attract many technical talents, focusing their efforts on developing science and technology.

The technology of the Great Qi itself is not bad, and there are even sects that specialize in mechanical arts.

It is said that it can create wooden birds that soar through the nine heavens, and also mobile castles that are hundreds of feet tall.

Despite providing many key concepts and rough blueprints, more than ten years have passed, so why is there no sense of technological leap forward in Qishan Dao?

That's weird.

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The handwriting in the diary began to fade without warning, gradually losing its color until it disappeared completely.

October 16th.

What did I do yesterday? How come I suddenly forgot?

Huh, why is the ancient book glowing? My spiritual energy has also been mostly depleted.

Strange... Did I fall asleep yesterday?

Something seems off. Oh well, thinking about it is giving me a headache, I'm not going to think about it anymore! It shouldn't be anything serious!

……

The seventh year of the Tianshun reign, in the third month.

The old Taoist priest of Chaoyun Temple passed away peacefully at the age of one hundred.

The old Taoist priest with the ox-nose used to have the foulest mouth. He shouted every day that he wanted to slay demons and eliminate evil spirits. Even at eighty or ninety years old, he was beaten so badly by fists the size of a clay pot that he cried for his parents.

There's no comparison to the senior monk next door. He's much better at socializing. He visits the Mu residence during festivals and brings vegetables and fruits grown in the temple.

Come to think of it, it seems like it's been quite a few years since I've heard the old Taoist priest continue his foul-mouthed ways.

They must have discovered the true nature of me, the great philanthropist Mu, and felt deeply ashamed of their past misdeeds!

Hehehe! I, Mu An, am indeed a great philanthropist!

For an ordinary person to live to a ripe old age, without any major conflicts arising in the Taoist temple, is to have a truly fulfilling life.

Well, even though this old Taoist priest has a foul mouth, I, Mu Dashan, am kind-hearted, so let's go see him off on his final journey.