Yi Shuyuan looked at the dumbstruck Chu Hang, then turned back to the astonished Land God and spoke with a solemn expression.
"Land God, please don't mention what happened today to anyone else. Just pretend I never came."
The fact that the Land God had blurted out the truth in his moment of terror showed that he had harbored no ulterior motives to begin with.
"Yes, yes, this humble god understands!"
Even without this immortal master's reminder, the Land God would never have publicized it. He could have figured out with his toes that this young master of the Chu family was something special. He had no desire to wade into these muddy waters.
After letting the Land God know, Yi Shuyuan took Chu Hang away.
Chu Hang had no idea how he had left the Land God Temple. He simply followed Yi Shuyuan, while memories kept surfacing in his mind.
It was as though the Land God's help had opened a sluice gate. Complete memories of every nightmare, from childhood to the present, rose into his mind: each time he had passed by in a trance, each time he had gone beneath the water. Even some details of the "monster" in his dreams gradually became clear.
When Chu Hang came back to himself, he discovered that he had long since left the Land God Temple. He seemed to have been following Yi Shuyuan unconsciously.
Yi Shuyuan looked at the now-lucid Chu Hang, whose face bore a distinct sense of loss.
"Brother Chu, do you believe me now?"
That Chu Hang could reach the Stone Pagoda in such a state was proof of how unusual he was. This matter was no longer as simple as Yi Shuyuan had originally expected.
Whether they continued would depend on Chu Hang himself, yet