The Temple Priest clearly took Xu Feng for a "person" like himself.
Something stirred in Xu Feng's mind.
Compared with the last time he had met the Temple Priest, the biggest change about him was probably that he had begun worshipping Earth Uncle.
He carried the scent of Earth Uncle's incense offerings, much as he had carried the [Protection of the Land Spirit of Luoyin County] when he first entered the game.
Being steeped in that scent was, in itself, a powerful declaration of allegiance.
Ghosts weaker than the Land Spirit of Luoyin County would not dare approach. As for those stronger than him, it depended on whether they had any sense and whether they cared to show the local Earth God some respect.
Xu Feng now had that same powerful claim behind him.
Which meant...
Did the Temple Priest of the Great King Temple across from him also have Grandpa Heaven's claim behind him?
Throughout their conversation just now, the man had made it clear that he served Grandpa Heaven. If so, the questions surrounding the Great King Temple, Song Chuming, and Daoist Song had grown far more serious.
Was Song Chuming really Grandpa Heaven's "Grandpa Heaven"?
Having said his piece, the Temple Priest yielded and left.
His wariness reminded Xu Feng of the saying, "Two tigers cannot share one mountain."
The Temple Priest was a tiger.
And so was Xu Feng.
He had no wish to clash with Xu Feng, so he kept his eyes on him as he backed away, then quickly vanished into the distance.
Xu Feng watched him go.
One last question nagged at him: How did he know I came from the mountain?
He glanced behind himself but saw nothing unusual.
Unless—
Could it be the Rope Above the Head?
Or the number of