Lingkun Zi did not appear. Pure Harmony Real Person personally presided over Real Person Yu Ning's rites; all the True Persons and Venerable Elders still in the temple attended, while Real Person Yu Ning's junior heirs served as those seeing his spirit off.
The rites lasted half a day. Only at the end did they lift the coffin and carry it on foot to the Back Mountain for burial.
Lu Zheng and the others took part from beginning to end. Most people did not know the particulars, while those who did knew that, after yesterday's events, they no longer bore any reservations toward Lu Zheng. Thus, no mishaps occurred.
After Real Person Yu Ning was buried without incident, Lu Zheng took his leave, only for Lingkun Zi to invite them once more to the Back Mountain. Pure Harmony Real Person and True Person Chang Li accompanied them as well.
"If you have no pressing matters, you might as well stay in Zhongjing for a few more days," Pure Harmony Real Person said. "Stay on Yutang Mountain tonight. It will certainly be more comfortable than an inn."
He did not yet know that Lu Zheng and the others had already found lodging in Zhongjing, thinking they had come straight to Yutang Mountain.
"Thank you, True Person. We have nothing urgent to attend to, and we had planned to spend a few more days sightseeing in Zhongjing."
Lu Zheng said, "However, when we arrived in Zhongjing the day before yesterday, the Spirit Martial King personally received us and arranged for us to stay at the Spirit Martial King Residence. After resting for one night, we came to Yutang Mountain yesterday."
Pure Harmony Real Person understood. "Since the Spirit Martial King invited you, it would not be appropriate for us to keep you