After Qiu Fangzheng reincarnated, Li Hai retraced his steps and soon left the cavern.
As for the mysterious dragon egg that had once forced the entire Deer-Hunting Pavilion to relocate...
Unfortunately, the stone tablet clearly stated that it had been "destroyed," so there was no point hoping to find it.
Since he was traveling alone on the way back, Li Hai moved much faster this time.
In just half an hour or so, he had traversed the entire underground "tunnel" and reached the deep-mountain cavern where Zheng Dashan and his family lived.
As Ghost Citizens who were active by night and slept by day, Zheng Dashan's wife and two children were all asleep.
Only Zheng Dashan was keeping quiet watch by the pond, waiting for Li Hai and Qiu Fangzheng to return.
The moment Li Hai appeared, he sprang to his feet and hurried over to greet him, asking,
"My lord, did everything go smoothly?"
After climbing out of the pond, Li Hai nodded. "Very smoothly."
"Then, my brother-in-law..."
Zheng Dashan glanced behind Li Hai and asked hesitantly, "Why didn't he come back?"
Li Hai replied, "Brother Qiu has dispelled all his resentment and gone off to be reincarnated."
"Huh? Really?!"
Zheng Dashan was overjoyed. "Hahaha, that's wonderful! This is fantastic news! Honey... Honey!"
Calling out as he went, he ran toward the depths of the cavern.
Before long, his wife's equally delighted cries rang out from inside, along with the annoyed shouts of the two children, who had been woken up.
But the moment they started making a fuss, Zheng Dashan disciplined them with his iron fists, and they quieted down at once.
Li Hai slowly walked over and saw the scene. A smile spread across his face.
"Zheng Dashan, have you ever thought about leaving this place and