94、Follow one's heart

  When she woke up, Meng Tian Ge was somewhat dazed. She slowly thought back to the events before she fainted. She jumped up in shock, nervously looking around her surroundings.

  This... seems to be a guesthouse room, simple furniture, dark floor, and a quilt with a hint of mildew.

  "Ye Shidi, you're awake?"

  Mo Tian Ge turned her head and looked over in the direction of the sound. Qin Xi was sitting at a table outside, seemingly drawing talismans, with his back to her and not turning around.

  Seeing this scene, she felt a little more at ease. Qin Xi being so carefree meant that they should be fine.

  However, she was somewhat worried: "Qin Shixiong, have we been discovered?"

  Qin Xi put down his brush, burned the talisman paper that had been painted incorrectly, and only then replied: "No, it was I who made you dizzy."

  "Huh?" She was even more perplexed.

  He didn't explain any further, picked up the pen and paper on the table, and said: "Since you're awake, let's set off in a moment."

  Moy Tian Ge nodded vaguely, thinking to herself that she had managed to escape from the two Jie Dan cultivators. She figured he must have used some sort of secret technique, which was why he didn't tell her - but she couldn't shake off the feeling that Qin Xi was very strange, always managing to do things she thought were impossible, and yet his attitude was too calm, making her want to suspect him, yet also feel like she was being overly suspicious. Or maybe, he had a high-ranking cultivator as a senior, which was why he had so many treasures?

  "Oh, right," Qin Xi took out several things from his Qiankun bag and threw them to her, "These were obtained yesterday, here you go."

  Stranger's Song took over, but it was a soft armor, a yù ruler: "This..."

  "This is the Qiankun Cloud Silk Armor and the Earth Escape Ruler. The former is a defensive object, wearing it on the body can withstand several attacks from cultivators of the same level; as for the latter, it's a good thing, when escaping, use it once and instantly escape hundreds of miles."

  Mó Tiān Gē was taken aback, she knew how precious these two things were, although they weren't magical artifacts, they were almost as valuable: "Why do you want to give these to me?"

  Qin Xidao said: "I don't need it, and I think since you didn't take it for nothing, of course, I'll give it to you."

  "But..."

  She hadn't even finished speaking when Qin Xi interrupted her: "Don't be coy, you're usually straightforward, why are you being so girly all of a sudden?"

  That's because he knew his own nature. Doesn't want to owe people favors? But she couldn't say this out loud, or else she would offend Qin Xi. In times of crisis, he had saved her, so it could be said that the favor was already owed, and she still wanted to maintain some distance from him; if he found out, he might think she didn't know what's good for her.

  "Alright, I won't say anything more, anyway you've already been too kind, one more thing doesn't make a difference..."

  Qin Xi smiled: "This is what Ye Shidi looks like - oh, I'll go out first, you tidy up, and come out when you're done."

  "Got it."

  After a while, the two of them walked out of the inn and Mo Tian Ge discovered that they were still at the foot of Yunwu Mountain.

  She thought to herself, this Qin brother indeed came from a prestigious family and was too bold.

  As she was about to leave, she turned back to gaze at the Cloudy Mountains, where the two peaks rose high into the clouds, surrounded by a divine aura. Once upon a time, this was the place she had strived so hard to get into, but now she was desperately trying to escape from.

  "Yeshidi, is there anything else you can't let go of?"

  Mo Tian Ge fell silent for a moment, shaking his head: "It's not that I couldn't let go, it's just that thinking of those people I know... unfortunately, it's inconvenient to see them now."

  " Don't worry, Liu Shixiong has not yet built his foundation, but he has gained the favor of a senior fellow disciple. His future prospects look good. Mu Rong Shimei's cultivation is also going smoothly, she has family support, and it's likely that she will build her foundation successfully."

  "Is it?" she muttered to herself, but suddenly thought of Jiang Shang and wondered if he had escaped or not.

  Forget it, she's busy with her own affairs now, let each other go their separate ways. If fate permits, they will meet again someday.

  "Let's go, Brother Qin."

  A few days later, two people fell from the small town of Huanshanwu, who were Mo Tian Ge and Qin Xi.

  This ring of mountains is northeast of Yunwu Mountain, and it wasn't on their original route. However, Mo Tian Ge wanted to come here to take care of some things, so Qin Xi agreed, and the two of them detoured to this place.

  The two of them first went to the small shop that Tian Qiao Yuan had opened before and indeed saw that the door was closed.

  Moyan was about to push open the door and enter when a person walked out of the small shop next door, shouting: "Hey, immortal master, you can't go in!"

  The stranger turned around, but it was just a mortal dressed as a partner. She frowned: "Why?"

  The fellow hastily bowed to them and said respectfully, "Immortal Master. It's not that I wouldn't let you in, it's just that the management office of our street has sealed off this house."

  "What's going on?"

  The fellow looked at him and replied, "Yes. Master Immortal, you're from out of town, aren't you? This house has had some trouble, it's been taken over by the local authorities and is currently empty, no one has rented it yet."

  "Huh?" Mo Tian Ge furrowed his brow and asked again, "What about the original owner of this shop?"

  When she heard this question, her companion sighed and said, "To be honest with you, the couple who originally opened this store are both dead."

  "This matter was already known by Tian Ge Song, and now he just asked: 'Where is the corpse?'"

  She asked too directly, and her companions were full of doubts, but they didn't dare say anything. They replied: "We don't know, we only know that it was handled by the manager."

  "Where is the pipe shop?"

  "Oh, you go straight from here, and the biggest room is it."

  Mo Tian Ge nodded and took out a piece of gold, tossing it at this fellow.

  This fellow just came out and answered a few words, and unexpectedly got such a big piece of gold. He was overjoyed and repeatedly said: "Thank you, Master Immortal, thank you, Master Immortal."

  The two of them turned around and walked a short distance before easily finding the office building.

  "What brings you two Taoist friends here?" Inside the temple, there was only one Qi-refining second-level cultivator guarding it, who asked them while drinking wine, with a very impatient attitude.

  The man reeking of alcohol made Mo Tian Ge frown: "Is this the Hall of Governance?"

  The monk let out a belch, looked at them with a slanted gaze, but didn't change his attitude due to their cultivation. He pointed the wine bottle towards the outside of the door and said with closed eyes: "If you don't know, take a closer look before coming back."

  Mo Tian Ge was somewhat annoyed, but still restrained himself and was about to ask questions. However, Qin Xi took a step forward, slapped a piece of Ling Stone onto the table, and coldly said: "We have some things to ask you."

  As soon as he saw the Ling Stone on the table, his eyes lit up instantly. After finishing speaking, his attitude changed immediately. Not only did he put down the wine bottle, but he also stood up and bowed very politely: "What do you two want to ask? I will definitely tell you everything."

  Seeing this person's completely different attitude before and after, Mochi Song was speechless. This monk who runs the market, really only opens his eyes when he sees money, clearly knowing that the two people's cultivation is much higher than his, but pretending not to care, immediately becoming polite when seeing money.

  She directly asked: "A few days ago, there was a couple who died in your village market. May I ask where their bodies are?"

  The man listened to the question and thought for a moment before answering: "Are you referring to that Meng fellow?"

  Mo Tian Ge nodded: "Not bad, how will you handle their aftermath?"

  "This is...?" The man raised his eyes and carefully sized her up, "May I ask what relationship you have with them?"

  "Relative."

  The man who heard the answer glanced at her with a somewhat guilty conscience and said, "This Taoist friend, we didn't hear that the little brat surnamed Meng had any relatives before?"

  The other party's appearance was clearly suspicious, and Mo Tian Ge frowned, saying bluntly: "Just tell us where the corpse is!"

  "... Fellow Taoist, we really didn't know they had relatives beforehand, so we followed the usual custom and cremated them, burying the ashes in the back mountain..."

  "So, does that mean the corpse is gone?"

  "Not that either..." Seeing her cold face, the man answered honestly, "You can still find what you're looking for, but they're all buried in the ground now. It's hard to tell where the dirt ends and the ashes begin... Fellow Taoist?"

  Mo Tian Ge took a deep breath and turned around to leave, lest he be tempted to kill this person with one sword.

  Qin Xi followed up and shouted: "Ye Shidi!"

  Mo Tian Ge stopped for a moment, calming down her anger. She just wanted to come and settle some affairs for Tian Qiao. Later, when she had the chance, she would bring back the ashes of her husband and wife to Mo Jia Village, but unexpectedly...

  "Ye Shidi, who is it that you are looking for?"

  Mo Tian Ge fell silent for a moment before responding, "She's my older cousin, we grew up together since childhood, and she was the one who took care of me the most."

  "Oh? You seem to have known them all along..."

  Mo Tian Ge smiled bitterly: "Of course I know, they were implicated because of me."

  Involve?

  Moyan Song nodded, her head hung low, her expression dejected. If she hadn't taken the prescription for the Guiben Dan, Jiang Chengxian wouldn't have noticed her; if she hadn't been so careless and gotten caught by the Hu family, Jiang Chengxian wouldn't have recognized her, and Tianqiao wouldn't have suffered a soul search. It was all because of her that Tianqiao lost his life...

  Looking at her expression, Qin Xi didn't ask again, but sighed: "Do you feel guilty?"

  Upon hearing this question, Mo Tian Ge was dazed for a moment before nodding and softly saying: "Right, if they hadn't met me again, they wouldn't have gotten into trouble..."

  "If you find their ashes, will you feel a little better?"

  "I..."

  "After a person dies, what difference does it make where the ashes are buried? Even if there's a tombstone, it's just to comfort the living. You might as well bring the ashes back with you; what's the difference to them?"

  The stranger's song is silent and wordless.

  Qin Xi looked at her and said calmly: "Don't forget, you are a cultivator."

  Although his tone was flat and without a hint of blame, Mo Tian Ge understood the warning in his words.

  A cultivator should not be confined to external objects, nor should they be attached to forms. If one cannot even see through this point, how can they talk about cultivating immortality? Cultivating immortality is cultivating the mind; if one cannot even pass the hurdle of external objects, how can their cultivation progress further?

  She understands all these principles, but...

  "At the time of Yunwu Sect, I originally thought you were a free and easy person, and also very determined on the path of cultivation. But now, I just realized that you can't even break through your mental state! Ye Shidi, you should know that if you continue like this, at most you will only be able to lay foundations and form elixirs... there won't be any hope!"

  Meng Tian's heart skipped a beat. Right, Second Uncle just left, how did she make another mistake? Some things have already happened, feeling guilty is useless, regretting is also useless.

  She closed her eyes and said sincerely: "Thank you, Qin Shixiong."

  Thanks for the rewards and pink tickets from fellow students of the past 5,000 years~ I wrote it in a hurry and sent it out quickly, I'll make changes to any inappropriate parts tomorrow.