I saw someone mention the missed updates today, so I wanted to explain... Sorry about this. Although I've been discharged, I still have to keep going back to the hospital. After all the appointments and tests, I get home dizzy and foggy-headed. I also have to move recently, so sometimes I forget to post a notice about taking time off... I'll do my best to keep the updates coming this month, and if my health improves, I'll make up for it with extra chapters. I'm terribly sorry...
"Where did that voice come from?"
Luo Liangde sprang to his feet and looked around in panic.
But he saw nothing.
The room was still the same room. Everyone outside was dead, and only he and Zhou You were inside.
Which meant...
Was this place haunted?
Zhou You patted Luo Liangde, then stared at the Divine Statue. After a long while, a smile suddenly curled his lips.
"It really has been a while, Monk Hui Pu..."
The Divine Statue did not move at all. Just as Luo Liangde had said, it was nothing but a clay figure—yet a voice came from within it.
"Indeed, it has been a long time. Benefactor, you are as impressive as ever, while this old monk is already waiting for death..."
At this point, Luo Liangde, who had been left standing off to the side, spoke softly.
"...Brother Zhou, what's going on?"
Zhou You smiled and shook his head.
"Nothing. I just ran into an old acquaintance... Oh, Brother Luo, I suddenly remembered something. I knocked out one of those men earlier and tucked him behind a tree. Could you do me a small favor and go finish him off?"
Luo Liangde froze for a moment.
But he immediately understood what Zhou You meant—he was simply finding an