Still Pretty Innocent

Everything was silent.

The only sounds in the village were the rustling of the grass and the occasional chirping of insects.

They walked out of the courtyard. Shen Leyan looked at both sides of the road, and tugged at Lu Yuanyi’s sleeve.

“Master Lu, do you know of an invisibility spell? Didn’t the aunt who let us stay just now say that there are a few widows in the village? If we go out at night and are caught by someone, it will not be good for their reputation.”

Lu Yuanyi held his wrist in reverse, and a bit of snow-colored spiritual power flashed in his palm.

Shen Leyan jumped on the spot: “So I’m invisible?”

“Yes. But people will still hear you if you speak.”

He didn’t know if it’s because of the ice spiritual root, Lu Yuanyi’s body temperature is much lower than that of ordinary people even in midsummer.

Shen Leyan tried to pull his hand, but it didn’t move: “…Do we have to hold hands?”

“Yes. Otherwise, the invisibility spell on you will be ineffective.”

“Is Sect Master Lu not very good at the invisibility spell?”

Lu Yuanyi nodded calmly: “This kind of spell is useless when fighting with others, and I am indeed not very good at it.”

Shen Leyan: “…”

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[The master of the famous and upright sect actually loves fighting. If this matter gets out, Yunxi Sect may lose its reputation.  ]

They didn’t know the exact location of the ancestral tombs in Yaozu Village, so they simply walked along the path in the village from house to house.

They walked to a house in the southern corner. Shen Leyan saw a thin man in dark clothes, clinging to the wall with his hands, and trying to climb into the yard.

He subconsciously wanted to shout “There is a thief”, but was stopped by Lu Yuanyi holding his shoulder.

He could only mouth: “Master Lu, that man is climbing over the wall!”

[What good person would climb over the wall instead of going through the main gate in the middle of the night. Most likely a thief. What if the villagers’ things were stolen, or even someone was killed? ]

After a while, a dim candlelight lit up in the dark yard, and two voices came from the yard.

 “Li Lang~~ I miss you so much~~”

“Cui Hua~~ I miss you so much~~”

“You only say these things every time. When I mention marriage, you keep silent…”

“Oh. Cui Hua, you know my parents’ temper. If they knew I want to marry… a widow, they would break my legs!”

“Li Lang…”

“Wait for me, wait for me. When our family has raised enough money and can move away from Yaozu Village, I will definitely marry you. This village is evil, and every family can’t give birth to a child… We still have to move away as soon as possible.”

As the two were talking, the rustling sound of clothes came from inside.

The most outrageous thing Shen Leyan had done in his two lives was to see young lovers kissing in the woods. When he heard the sound, his face suddenly became hot, and his neck and ears were red. 

The two people inside mentioned that Yaozu Village couldn’t have children, and he didn’t know what to say next.

It was not right for him to listen, nor was it right for him to leave.

The young man frowned and hesitated for a long time, then pulled Lu Yuanyi to the corner and mouthed.

“Master Lu, don’t listen to this.”

[Anyway, you have lived for thousands of years and have seen a lot, so this kind of thing shouldn’t be a big deal. You don’t have to worry about getting stye if you have a high level of cultivation. ]

After saying that, he squatted down and covered his ears with both hands.

He silently chanted: “I can’t hear, I can’t hear, I can’t hear…”

About a moment later, his head was gently patted.

Lu Yuanyi whispered: “No need to chant, they went into the house.”

Shen Leyan released his hands covering his ears, and he really couldn’t hear any sound.

 “What did those two people say later?”

“They mentioned the disciples of Yunxi Sect.”

“What?!” Shen Leyan was shocked, and unconsciously clenched the hand holding Lu Yuanyi, “Brother Chen Jing and the others–“

“They only said that several cultivators who came to the village half a month ago treated the villagers for several days without any improvement, so the villagers drove those cultivators away–the disciples of Yunxi Sect were mentioned.”

“In other words, Brother Chen Jing and the others have left Yaozu Village?”

“What those two people said may not be credible. Maybe they did not lie, but if it involves demons…”

If it involves demons, what ordinary people see may not be what really happened.

“Then let’s go to the ancestral tombs in the village first?”

“Yes.”

Walking past the village was the ancestral hall on the back mountain. There is a stone staircase paved with bluestone slabs leading to the mountain. They walked up the stone staircase.

 When they reached the halfway point of the mountain, they could see some scattered yellow paper money on the grass and soil on both sides. Perhaps it was blown down by the wind when a villager brought paper money to the mountain for worship.

They walked a little further, and it should be the ancestral tomb of Yaozu Village.

“Master Lu, what do you think of the Feng Shui pattern of the ancestral tomb of Yaozu Village?”

“Nothing wrong.”

After walking for another half an hour, they saw a continuous tombstone in front of them. The stone tablets with the birth and death years of the ancestors stood quietly. The mountain wind whistled, and the smell of soil wafted by.

Since he had a spiritual root and began to practice spiritual power, he had more or less sensed the breath of demons and human souls, but there was nothing unusual here except that the wind was a little cold.

 Shen Leyan looked at Lu Yuanyi inquiringly: “There are no wronged souls here in the ancestral tomb, right?”

“No living souls are left here.”

Some tombstones still have quite rich tributes, but there are no signs of them being eaten. Instead, there are ants crawling around happily carrying cakes.

It can be seen that these ancestors of Yaozu Village have either been reincarnated and do not need to receive incense, or are still in one of the eighteen levels of hell to pay for their sins in their lifetime and cannot receive incense.

Which of the above is the case, it will not affect the living people in the village.

Shen Leyan wandered around and when he reached the deepest part of the ancestral tomb, he saw that the bluestone road continued to lead to the mountain, but there was a fence in front of the bluestone road blocking the road.

He initially thought that there were wild beasts on the mountain, and this fence was to prevent hunters from mistakenly entering the deep mountains.

 But upon closer inspection, there was a wooden sign stuck on the side of the fence with the words “No Entry on This Road” written on it in cinnabar.

Shen Leyan perked up immediately.

Humans are more or less rebellious.

The more you are not allowed to enter a place, the more curious you are about what is inside.

“Sect Master Lu! Come here!”

They climbed over the fence and continued to walk up the mountain. Maybe it was because it was too cold at high altitude, the mountain wind became more and more desolate, and two strange calls of unknown birds rang out from the woods on both sides.

At the end of the bluestone road, there were several small towers, built of bricks and stones, about one person tall, with only a small window on the tower.

Because it was far away and the night was dark, it was difficult to see what was in the window.

“What are those towers… used for?”