After several faint explosions sounded from the direction of Moon Embracing Mountain, a streak of emerald light flew in from the horizon.
Song Wuji landed in the camp and sat before the campfire with a strange look on his face.
Ignoring everyone else, he frowned and muttered a string of things like "That shouldn't be possible," "Impossible," and "That's not the Qing Liu I know."
Chen Mu did not dare ask for details.
One look at his expression told him that Supervisor Song had gone off to fight and failed to win.
Asking about it now would be like rubbing salt in his wounds.
What if he decided not to repay the debt?
After resting for a day, Song Wuji flew back to Moon Embracing Mountain to fight.
When he returned again, he still wore that same strange, disbelieving expression.
Chen Mu was no longer worried.
Though Supervisor Song could not defeat Snow Demon Qing Liu, at least he could keep himself alive.
Since his creditor was alive and well, Chen Mu let him do as he pleased.
Still, every night, he activated Seven Souls Return to Origin to watch the surroundings, afraid of being bewitched again.
The Wushan Six Siblings had no complaints. They even cooperated quite readily.
Their previous experience of being trapped in an illusion had frightened them badly.
Two more days later.
Supervisor Song seemed to have found a solution.
He brought the Cold Moon Toad, which had been hiding underground and sleeping all this time, with him to Moon Embracing Mountain.
Before long, they heard earthshaking croaks of "Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit!"
This plan proved quite effective.
That very afternoon, more than ten people arrived at Low Hill.
They were all dressed as Gray-Clad Attendants, their faces haggard.
Chen Mu did not recognize any of