Chang'an's Old Acquaintance Arrives

"Night Crying Man?"

The Old Taoist's white brows immediately knotted together when he heard that.

Seeing this, the youth beside him hurriedly asked carefully, "Master, could there be something wrong with this Night Crying Man?"

The Old Taoist rubbed his temples. "Do you know about the Netherworld Sect?"

"This disciple does."

The youth hurriedly replied, "They originated from the secret priests of the Qin Palace long ago. Later, they hid in the Qinling Mountains to escape disaster and rarely interacted with outsiders. I heard they understand the ancient 'Five Directions Yin Sacrifice,' so most of their successors handle funerals and hide among the common folk."

"Mm."

Hearing his disciple recite it backward and forward, the Old Taoist nodded in satisfaction and said, "This Night Crying Man is named Shen SanYou. He was originally of the Nether Gate, but was later recruited into the Netherworld Sect. His aptitude is quite high. However, after running into some trouble, he wandered around Chang'an. His relationship with me is actually pretty good."

The youth asked in confusion, "Master, if your relationship is good, why do you look so worried? Why don't we go help him?"

The Old Taoist's face twisted bitterly. "Although our relationship is good, that man is a bastard, and extremely troublesome..."

As he spoke, he gritted his teeth. "Forget it. Let's go take a look. If he finds out I pretended not to see him, who knows what kind of trouble he'll cause again."

Once he had made up his mind, the Old Taoist urged the group to pick up the pace.

Before long, they rounded a mountain ridge and saw a large crowd gathered on the mountain flat ahead. There were monks and Taoists among them, and from their appearance, they all belonged to various lineages. Every one of them