"Heh, he was invited by the Six Doors to perform a ritual here, and I happened to bump into him. Now, this mountain is safe, and no more strange occurrences will happen from now on, so you can sleep soundly tonight."
"Really?"
"Why would I lie to you?"
"By the way, Zhou Hong, what was that scene I saw in my dream just now?" Liu Zhen Feixu asked, sitting up on the bed.
"How much do you remember now?"
"I've forgotten a lot, just like a normal nightmare. After waking up, I forget it quickly. Now I vaguely remember I was sleeping in my room, then somehow I appeared on the mountaintop, and my clothes were changed. Oh, and then, inexplicably, I was sitting in a sedan chair, as if someone was carrying it to take me somewhere to marry someone. I kept shouting, but you couldn't hear me. In short, it was illogical."
"That's right, it was just a nightmare. You had such a nightmare because you were influenced by the unclean spirits here. So, Daoist Master Tianhong and I joined forces to perform a ritual and cleanse the mountain of those unclean spirits."
"No wonder."
Zhou Hong didn't explain things clearly to Liu Zhen Feixu, as it was unnecessary. Soul departure was not something an ordinary person could accept. For a common person, they might even spit water and dismiss it as unscientific nonsense.
"Alright, it's already past midnight, hurry up and sleep. Now that the mountain is safe, we don't need to share a room. I'll sleep in the room next door," Zhou Hong said.
"No, I'm scared." Liu Zhen Feixu quickly grabbed Zhou Hong. Even though Zhou Hong said there were no more unclean spirits, such things weren't gone just because they were said to be. As long as fear lingered in her heart, she would remain scared.
Helpless, Zhou Hong could only accompany Liu Zhen Feixu and stay in the same room.
Liu Zhen Feixu slept on the bed, while Zhou Hong slept on the lounge chair.
However, Zhou Hong wasn't truly sleeping. He was silently circulating his cultivation techniques within his body. Although there was no spiritual energy here and his techniques wouldn't have much effect, it could help him recover some stamina.
His soul departure earlier had consumed a considerable amount of mental energy.
Meanwhile, on a large rock on Tianmeng Mountain, Daoist Master Tianhong sat on the ground, holding a whisk and with his eyes closed. He didn't look for a room to sleep in. As a cultivator, he usually meditated until dawn.
In the blink of an eye, morning arrived.
Daoist Master Tianhong opened his eyes, hurriedly got up, and went to the door of Zhou Hong's room. It seemed he wanted to greet Zhou Hong early. In short, he had now transformed into a devoted fan of Zhou Hong.
Seeing that it was already morning, Zhou Hong also got up and opened the door.
"Greetings, senior. This junior pays his respects to you." As soon as he opened the door, Daoist Master Tianhong's voice was heard.
Zhou Hong was speechless to see Daoist Master Tianhong greeting him at his doorstep so early in the morning.
"Daoist Master Tianhong, please don't be so formal. By the way, how old are you?"
"Uh!" Daoist Master Tianhong was stunned, not understanding why Zhou Hong was asking his age.
"Replying to senior, I am eighty-six years old."
"You know you're eighty-six years old, so why are you still so childish?"
"Uh." Daoist Master Tianhong was speechless, thinking to himself, this old Daoist merely admires you. Who says an eighty-six-year-old man can't have someone to admire?
"From now on, don't call me 'senior' in front of others."
"Yes, Senior Zhou Hong."
"Still calling me that. Just call me Zhou Hong."
Daoist Master Tianhong was speechless.
Liu Zhen Feixu also got up. As Zhou Hong had said, she hadn't woken up in the latter half of the night and slept soundly until morning.
"Feixu, how is it? Have you had any more nightmares?" Zhou Hong asked with a smile.
"Indeed not. It seems the unclean spirits on the mountain have truly been cleared. You guys are quite capable," Liu Zhen Feixu said with great admiration.
"Miss, it should be Senior Zhou Hong's profound arts that are powerful. I, on the other hand, didn't do much. If it weren't for Senior Zhou Hong last night, with just my Daoist arts, I might not have been able to descend the mountain today," Daoist Master Tianhong said, quietly wiping a cold sweat. That was a ghost king! If it weren't for Zhou Hong, his rash soul departure into the Yin realm would have been met with the ghost king blowing him away.
"Really!" Liu Zhen Feixu looked at Zhou Hong with immense admiration and respect. Such strong martial cultivation talent, and yet his Daoist arts were even more formidable. Even Daoist Master Tianhong of the Maoshan Sect admitted defeat. Her curiosity about Zhou Hong grew.
"Alright, alright, it's already dawn. It's time to go down the mountain and head home. I have a flight back to Jinzhou City at eleven this morning," Zhou Hong said, stretching.
Hearing that Zhou Hong would be leaving at eleven this morning, Liu Zhen Feixu felt a pang of reluctance, wishing she could spend a few more days with Zhou Hong.
"Senior Zhou Hong, let's go down the mountain. The two masters from the Six Doors are probably waiting for me at the foot of the mountain. If I don't descend for too long, they might think something has happened to me." Su Dan Novel Network.
Zhou Hong nodded and said, "Let's go then."
Soon, Zhou Hong and Daoist Master Tianhong got into Liu Zhen Feixu's car and drove down the mountain.
Twenty minutes later, they finally reached the foot of the mountain.
Indeed, in the distance at the foot of the mountain, a car was parked. It was a Six Doors vehicle. They were anxiously waiting for Daoist Master Tianhong to descend the mountain, wondering if he could resolve the supernatural incident on Tianmeng Mountain.
"Huh? Why is a car coming down from the mountain?" The two experts from the Six Doors saw Liu Zhen Feixu's car descending the mountain and were filled with confusion.
Liu Zhen Feixu stopped the car.
"Daoist Master Tianhong, we'll part ways here," Zhou Hong said to Daoist Master Tianhong.
"Alright. May I ask, senior, if you could leave a contact number?" Daoist Master Tianhong asked with eagerness.
"My home is in Jinzhou City. I am currently a sophomore student at Jinzhou University. If you ever come to Jinzhou City, you can look for me."
"Okay." Daoist Master Tianhong nodded, his heart shocked. Such profound arts from a sophomore student.
"Regarding what happened last night, if the Six Doors ask, you don't need to mention me. The credit belongs entirely to you," Zhou Hong added as an instruction.
"Uh, thank you, senior." Daoist Master Tianhong blushed a little. Such great merit was being bestowed upon him. However, even if he said he had slain a ghost king, no one would likely believe him.
"Feixu, let's go." Liu Zhen Feixu stepped on the accelerator, and the car sped away.
The car had only driven a few hundred meters when the two experts from the Six Doors ran over from a distance.
"Daoist Master Tianhong, you've finally come down. We've been worried sick about you all night," the two Six Doors experts said, their faces full of excitement.
"Heh, thank you for your concern."
"Daoist Master Tianhong, how was it?" the Six Doors experts asked anxiously. They were in charge of this case and were eager for it to be resolved. Otherwise, if the higher-ups investigated, it would be difficult for them. The supernatural events on Tianmeng Mountain, unresolved for a single day, were causing widespread unease.
"Rest assured, Tianmeng Mountain was indeed invaded by specters from the Yin realm, but I have vanquished them last night. It is now safe."
"Thank you, Daoist Master Tianhong. May I ask where these specters came from?"
"Is there a Yue clan family nearby?"
"That's right, the ancestral hall of the Yue clan is not far away."
"Then it's no wonder. The specters that invaded Tianmeng Mountain this time were an ancestor of the Yue clan family."
"Wow, Master, you truly live up to being one of the Five Masters of the Maoshan Sect! You can even trace the identity of the specters." The two Six Doors experts were instantly filled with awe and respect for Daoist Master Tianhong.