Returning to Holy Soul Village

Because they had to escort the coffin, it took them a day and a night to return to Heaven Dou territory.

Passing through a village, I asked an old man if any pregnant women had run away with strangers.

"There is indeed one. She said she was going to Falling Star City to be the wet nurse for the city lord's son," said an old man in the village.

"She was deceived! It was the city lord of Falling Star City who colluded with the Fallen Ones to remove her amputation!" The guards of the Spirit Hall didn't care about the truth of the matter; they only told what they knew and opened the coffin for the old man to identify.

The old man was startled when he saw the four corpses. He hurriedly staggered back to the village, shouting, "Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened! Mo Niang is back! The city lord of Falling Star City has had her unborn child removed!"

Soon, the entire village gathered around.

Meanwhile, Mo Niang's husband, who had a limp, with the help of his daughter, staggered to one of the coffins, leaning on a cane, and burst into tears, overwhelmed with grief.

Afterwards, the lame husband learned that it was Zhou Qing and the others who had discovered the body and brought it back. He was extremely grateful and overwhelmed with grief, only asking that they could avenge him.

But the guards from the Spirit Hall spoke up again, "The one who killed your wife was the city lord. He colluded with the Fallen Ones, but he is the city lord, and he is trying his best to distance himself from her. It's already the best outcome that we were able to send her back. Just live your life in peace. Since you don't have Innate Soul Power, you shouldn't go to the city except to sell fruits and vegetables or call a doctor."

"Yes! Yes, yes!"

The lame husband quickly agreed and asked the villagers for help to move and bury Mo Niang.

The same scene unfolded in three more villages: lovers grieving, villagers sighing, and cursing the city lord of Falling Star City for being an inhuman son.

Zhou Qing also told Wang Shi to stay inside the carriage and not to come out, in order to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.

Finally, Zhou Qing saw the familiar hillside and knew he had arrived at Holy Soul Village. He took out a thousand Gold Soul Coin from his Gray Pouch, handed a hundred to each of the Spirit Hall guards, and said apologetically, "Brothers, you must be tired from your journey. I should have invited you to sit in the village, but I was afraid that my humble abode might not be able to provide adequate hospitality, and that the villagers might be too noisy like in the previous villages, disturbing you! So, please forgive me!"

"This is simply our duty!"

"We're from the countryside too, why would we look down on this?"

"Then we'll head back now."

The ten Spirit Hall guards chatted and laughed as they walked back together.

Wang Shi got out of the car and went to Holy Soul Village with Zhou Qing, Tang San and others.

"Is this your and Tang San's hometown?"

After crossing the hillside, they came across vast fields of golden rice swaying in the autumn breeze. Xiao Wu blinked and said, "They look pretty good."

"It's a small village, there's no fancy cuisine here, so please don't complain when you come," Zhou Qing remarked.

Village entrance.

Old Jack was chatting with some of the village elders when he saw people approaching from a distance. He rubbed his eyes and asked, "Are those Xiao Qing, Tang San, and Wang Shi? Didn't she go to Falling Star City?"

The elderly people there all had poor eyesight, and they simply said, "We'll know once we go up and take a look."

"It really is you guys!"

Old Jack was both surprised and delighted, and when Wang Shi saw familiar faces from the village again, she could no longer hold back her tears.

After Wang Shi recounted what she knew, Old Jack and several other elderly people in the neighborhood were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths.

Holy Soul Village wasn't large, and within ten minutes, the news spread throughout the entire village. The villagers gathered around, asking Wang Shi all sorts of questions.

They were astonished that the city lord of Falling Star City was so cunning, treacherous, and despicable, and also grateful that Wang Shi was lucky enough to encounter Soul Master from the village, who saved her life...

Zhou Qing took Romantina, You Hui, and Xiao Wu to his home.

Tang San went back to his family's Blacksmith Shop, but didn't see anyone. He immediately knew that Tang Hao had left. Without lingering, he went to Zhou Qing's house.

"Zhou Qing, this is your home? It looks pretty nice." Xiao Wu looked around the courtyard, which had flowers and grass, and a stream next to the house. The house was furnished with a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, a toilet, and even a shower room. It could be described as: small but Five Viscera.

"Of course! I'm much better off than city folks, I have my own land." Zhou Qing laughed and called to Tang San. One of them cooked while the other went inside to tidy up and prepare beds for Romantina, You Hui, Xiao Wu, since it was getting late and they would be able to set off for Falling Star City the next day.

"How is Uncle? Is he the same as always?"

During dinner, Zhou Qing asked about Tang Hao.

"He's not home, he's probably gone."

Tang San didn't react much. "To be honest, I don't really understand what he's thinking either... Never mind, I won't think about him."

"Your father abandoned you?" Although Xiao Wu was reasonable, she still retained the impulsiveness of a rabbit, and spoke without thinking.

Tang San: "..."

"Well, don't be sad. My dad also abandoned me and my mother back then, saying he wanted to live a higher life." Xiao Wu was naturally referring to her father, Xiao Wu, who wanted to go to the core area of Star Dou Great Forest to live a "higher-level Soul Beast life."

Now, not only Tang San, but also Zhou Qing, You Hui, and Romantina were all unsettled. The same thought popped into their minds: Your father is the real scumbag!

"Speaking of which, all five of us are missing parents to some extent. Zhou Qing, you have neither father nor mother. Tang San, it seems you don't either. You Hui doesn't have one either. I only have one father. My mother died in childbirth. Xiao Wu, your father abandoned you and your mother." Romantina seemed to have become more outspoken, perhaps because she had spent a lot of time with Xiao Wu.

[No! You've caught Xiao Wu's bad temper and become emotionally inept too, haven't you?]

What a hellish joke!

Zhou Qing was almost going crazy inside. Fortunately, the people present were all extraordinary in terms of intelligence and personality, otherwise Romantina would definitely have no friends!

[Hmm? Before meeting me and Tang San, this guy only had one friend You Hui, who was also mentally unstable?]

Knock knock knock!

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Zhou Qing hurriedly broke free from the strange atmosphere surrounding the dining table and went to open the door.

The visitor was Old Jack.

"Grandpa Jack, it's been a long time."

Zhou Qing invited him into the house, but Old Jack's feet seemed to be rooted to the spot, and he wouldn't move an inch. Zhou Qing was worried about hurting him, so he didn't dare to pull him in.

"Those three girls inside, they look like city people, right? I won't go in." Old Jack felt a little inferior and didn't ask about their identities; he just wanted to talk to Zhou Qing outside the door.

"Xiao Qing, why did you and Tang San go to Falling Star City?"

Old Jack came mainly to ask why they had gone to Falling Star City instead of studying at the Nuoding Academy.

He was much more knowledgeable than Wang Shi, and he didn't believe any excuses like helping college teachers deliver things!