Facing his master's nearly stern expression, he could only nod repeatedly in response:

  "I'm listening, I will definitely remember completely."

  "Damn it, my neck is at it again!"

  The master scratched his neck again, and the original stern face suddenly turned into a fierce one. The unhealed wounds on his neck were scratched until they bled profusely, making him tear up.

  He really felt useless at the time, and could only watch as his master suffered while he couldn't lend a hand. He wanted to step forward and stop it, even if his master had mysteriously gained immense strength, but what's the worst that could happen, he'd just get knocked back and crawl back up again; in any case, he couldn't let his master continue hurting himself like this.

  Seeing him wanting to come over, the master immediately waved his hand to stop him and said in extreme pain:

  "Don't come any closer! Let's make it brief, once I'm done talking, you'll leave immediately and never come back. We've been through a lot together as master and apprentice, but there's nothing much to see you off with now. This is some savings I've accumulated over the years, take it, consider it your startup capital."

  "What are you talking about, Master? Why should I leave? I'm not going!"

  "Shut up! I'm letting you go, so you'd better leave immediately. If not, I'll die with my eyes open! Just listen to Master's words this one last time, and it won't be in vain for Master to have spoiled you all these years. Promise me, never come back again, this is my final request!"

  His brain was completely blank at that time, only knowing to shed weak tears and nod stiffly. The master threw his savings book over, which landed accurately in his hand:

  "Time is running out... The book I gave you earlier, it's not from around here, but was given to me by a man. The symbols recorded in the book can cause some harm and drive away ghosts and other entities, but they cannot completely eliminate them, this is something you must remember."

  If one day the world really changes, it will be your last lifesaver. Don't choose to confront them yourself, try to find people who share the same aspirations as you. But no matter what happens in the future, you must not kill or harm others, remember that you are a human being and don't lose your humanity. Do you remember?

  "I remember Master."

  "Alright, let's hurry up and leave now."

  His master gritted his teeth and got up from the bed, not listening to him anymore, and forcibly grabbed his arm, then drove him out of the house.

  "Through!"

  He had just been pushed out, and the door was tightly closed by his master. He naturally wouldn't leave obediently, and he desperately started pounding on the door:

  "Master, open the door! You haven't told me why you want me to leave yet!"

  Inside the gate, his master's neck was almost twisted into a right angle, he gritted his teeth with difficulty and replied in a painful voice:

  "Child, listen to Master one last time, okay? Can't you fulfill this little wish of Master's? Go, leave here and never come back again."

  Master also doesn't want to leave you, Master is still waiting to see you get married and have children, wanting to hold my big fat grandson. But... it's probably not going to happen, but you don't need to be sad either, didn't I tell you that when a person dies, their physical body disappears, but their soul remains and will continue to surround the people they love.

  So don't worry, Master will be watching you continue to grow...

  At this moment, he seemed to understand something and shouted hoarsely:

  "Master... sir... take care..."

  After finishing speaking, he knocked his head three times against the tightly closed door and then turned around to leave. He knew in his heart that when they met again, it would be a separation between heaven and earth.

  On the second day, he returned here early in the morning, ignoring advice. After entering, he found that the door of his master's house was open. He rushed in and saw a headless corpse!

  The master's skull is gone!

  He held the body and cried for a long time, then went crazy searching in the Taoist temple, but ultimately couldn't find it.

  Now he knew, the master's neck pain and itchiness were because that female ghost was slowly replacing his head. It seemed that the master had already realized it at that time, but was afraid that the female ghost would continue to harm him, so he drove him away.

  "Hoo—!"

  He let out a deep sigh in his heart, and the memory of the monk also came to an abrupt end. He was very clear that everything here was just his dream, and the existence of this dream was to kill himself.

  But what can be done about it? Whether in dreams or reality, he firmly believed that the master would never harm him, even if it was a ferocious and cruel ghost!

  All these years he has been regretful, when his master was alive he didn't show enough filial piety, now although it's just an illusory dream, at least it gave him another chance.

  "My neck hurts a bit, can you massage it for me?"

  "Good."

  At the same time, Xiao Mo and his two companions had also arrived at the gate of the Taoist temple.

  Li Shuai leaned against the door and listened for a while, then he turned his head to Xiao Mo and said:

  "Didn't hear anything, shall we go in?"

  Xiao Mu's face revealed a hint of eeriness. They hadn't encountered any danger outside, so would the danger come from this Taoist temple? Had Master Mò Fēi already died?

  Shaking his head, Xiao Mo felt it was unlikely. If the Glazed Armor Master had been killed, then this dream realm would naturally cease to exist as well, so he was probably still alive.

  "The danger should be right here, it's waiting for us and the rotten law master to meet, so that we can all be killed at once."

  Li Shuai and Xin Yan also understood what Xiao Mo meant. Li Shuai blinked his eyes and asked again:

  "Are we still going in?"

  "Is there any other way besides going in? If we can't find the rotten Taoist, we won't be able to leave this dream. The longer we delay, the more unfavorable it will be for us. Don't forget that our bodies are still outside and haven't eaten for many days. If we don't escape soon, even if we don't die in the dream, we'll starve to death in reality."

  "Right, now that you mention it, I realize our bodies are still outside. I guess the meal we had at the restaurant earlier was just an illusion. Shoot, looks like we really need to speed up."

  Li Shuai gave a loud clap and was about to kick the door when Xiao Mo quickly pulled him back.

  "Wait a minute."

  "We now know that the ghost is inside, and as soon as we meet with Master Roulin, it will take action against us. What's the difference between rushing in and sending ourselves to death? We need to come up with a strategy."

  Xiao Mu lowered his head in thought for a moment, and then he continued:

  "In this way, after we go in, I'll be responsible for telling the truth to Master Mianlian, and you'll be responsible for fighting against the ghosts inside."

  After finishing speaking, Xiao Mo felt that this sentence was not suitable and added another sentence:

  "Just push away the ghosts inside and buy me some time. You also know that neither of us has the ability to fight against the ghosts, so this task can only fall on your head."

  "Don't explain, whatever you do, don't explain."

  Li Shuai grumbled a few words, but still nodded in agreement. Xiao Mo smiled at him and then went to the door and knocked heavily.

  "Bang! Bang!"

  The sudden knocking sound outside the door startled the rotten Taoist, no one came here in reality, let alone in his dream. So his first thought was that the thing knocking on the door was a ghost coming to kill him!

  "What should we do? How can we settle Master?"

  The Taoist priest looked a bit flustered, and his master asked in a somewhat hoarse voice:

  "What's wrong? I seem to hear someone knocking on the door, go and take a look."

  "Is there? I didn't hear anything."

  "I heard it, someone is knocking at the door outside, you and I will go out and take a look."

  As he spoke, his master got up from the rocking chair and walked towards the door. Monk Mianran was frightened and rushed to intercept him:

  "What are you going out for? You wait here, I'll go."

  The Taoist priest suddenly felt a severe headache, he came out of the house and took out the yellow paper for driving ghosts that he had prepared in advance, intending to stick it on the door. But after walking a few steps, his body stopped because his master had also followed him out without knowing when.

  "I didn't tell you not to come out?! I'm not hiding it from you either, there are ghosts outside, can't let him in..."

  As he spoke, Monk Mohe was about to pull his master back, but his hand was suddenly opened by someone.

  "No nonsense, come with me."

  His master's expression became extremely strange, with an excited smile spreading across his dark face. The rotten law master did not see his master's expression, but instead took a step forward and walked ahead of him, tightly grasping the yellow papers in his hand. As soon as the ghostly creature outside came in, he would stick these yellow papers onto its body.

  He finally walked to the front of the door, with a very nervous mood, slowly opening the door a crack. However, as soon as the door opened a little, a huge force came from outside the door, and then a figure rushed in, knocking the rotten wizard to the ground.

  "Ah——!"

  "It's grass! You've got the wrong person!"

  Seeing that the person he pounced on was one of his own, Li Shuai muttered a curse and then rushed towards the woman in the Taoist robe.

  The Taoist priest was completely stunned, because he never thought that the one who came in was actually Li Shuai. But seeing Li Shuai rushing towards his own master, he also hurriedly got up and rushed over, shouting in surprise.

  "Don't go! That's a ghost!"

  At this time, Xiao Mo appeared behind the rotten Taoist priest and then hugged him tightly.

  At this time, the Taoist priest completely regarded Xiao Mo and others as ghosts, so he didn't listen to what he said, turned around and slapped the yellow paper in his hand heavily on Xiao Mo's head.

  Xiao Mo let out a loud cry of pain, but his hands didn't loosen their grip, still tightly embracing the rotten Taoist.

  "Hurry up and hint to yourself that this dream is created by you, then..."

  Before Xiao Mo finished speaking, the rotten monk gave him a heavy punch, which also made him let go of his hand. On the other side, Li Shuai had already fallen into a disadvantage, still struggling to support himself, but his body was full of that crimson blood.

  "Master!"

  "Wake up quickly! It's not your master at all, is your master a woman?!"

  Xin Yan stood in front of the rotten law master, his two deep eyes coldly staring at him.

  "Women? Women!"

  His master, as a Taoist priest, could not possibly be a woman! He suddenly looked towards Li Shuai and saw the head on the Daoist robe... It was actually the face of a vicious woman!

  That woman was not unfamiliar to him, it was the former wife of that Sun master, the evil spirit who killed his master!

  "Hurry up! Hurry and imply yourself, Li Shuai is about to die, what are you still hesitating about!"

  Xiao Mu was anxiously shouting loudly.

  At this time, Li Shuai had already reached the point of exhaustion, with his shoulder blades completely sunken and many internal organs injured. The monk was desperately trying to calm himself down, but perhaps because he couldn't fully settle his mind, the dream state persisted.

  Looking at Li Shuai who was about to be killed, Xiao Mo started coughing violently again. Enduring the cough, he reminded the rotten Taoist once more:

  "If you can't solve the dream, then create an even more powerful one, quickly!"

  "Big brother, I'm going to die soon."

  Li Shuai spat out blood and water, but could only watch with his eyes wide open as the pale claw fell, ending his own life.

  I'm going to die.

  Xiao Mo's eyes widened, and even Xin Yan's gaze showed a rare hint of unbearable pain. The rotten Taoist priest closed his eyes in agony. However, at this critical moment, an old man suddenly appeared beside the ghostly creature. He was also wearing a Taoist robe and had a kind face.

  He turned his head, smiling at the rotten Taoist priest not far away, his mouth slightly trembling, as if laughing, and also as if saying something to the rotten Taoist priest.

  At this time, the scene in Xiao Mu's eyes began to change rapidly and finally returned to its previous appearance in the Great Wilderness Mountain.