Rumors (1/2)

"His son's entire family is gone."

Xu Feng paused, taking a moment to process it.

At last, he asked, "Gone? A whole family, just like that?

Was it a natural disaster? Something people did?"

Master said, "Mr. Li said the whole family fell ill. None of them got better, and in the end, they died."

Xu Feng asked, "Even someone like Mr. Li couldn't do anything about the disease?"

Master sounded troubled. "I don't know. That's what Mr. Li said, but something feels wrong.

What kind of disease is so vicious that it leaves no bodies to bury?

They even had to burn them after they died? They couldn't lay them to rest?"

At that, Master fell quiet, his expression mournful.

Xu Feng asked, "Couldn't they seek answers from ghosts or gods?"

Master said, "If we thought of it, how could Mr. Li not have?

There must be more to it, but he doesn't want to tell us. If he won't, then so be it.

It's a shame we can't even find a place to pay our respects and burn some paper for them.

Is this what good people get?"

Xu Feng asked, "Couldn't they at least put up a memorial grave?"

Master said nothing more, and Xu Feng stopped asking. From beginning to end, the whole affair reeked of something he couldn't explain.

The cart continued to rattle along.

After a while, Xu Feng spoke again.

"Master, what's the Life-and-Death Mystery Gate you mentioned?"

Master glanced at him. "Why do you have to ask about everything? Why must you know it all?"

Xu Feng gave an awkward laugh.

Only then did Master say, "I don't know exactly what the Life-and-Death Mystery Gate is. I just have a vague idea that it's a key to internal cultivation.

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