The scholar suddenly stood up and declared, "I remember!"
"You... what do you remember?"
True Person Hanjiang circulated his Spiritual Qi and Divine Sense to keep himself calm. He thought of the countless people he had killed in the Illusionless Gu Sect.
What did this little fright amount to?
The lightning had passed, and the surroundings grew dim again. The overlapping shadow behind the scholar disappeared as well.
Now he answered like a perfectly normal person, "I remembered that my elderly mother is gravely ill at home. I must gather some rare Spirit Medicines from these mountains for her."
"Or find an immortal living in the mountains and ask for a little guidance to save my mother's life."
"Senior, you must be an immortal from these mountains, right?"
True Person Hanjiang secretly rejoiced. Here it comes, here it comes. Finally, we're getting to the Karmic Retribution. Hurry up already.
The scholar had also grown accustomed to True Person Hanjiang's various strange remarks and immediately said, "Please forgive me, Senior. I would like you to accompany me to a treacherous spot in the mountain hollow."
"On my way here, I saw a Lingzhi Doll growing in the mountains."
"But the spot was extraordinarily steep. A mere mortal like me could never pick it."
"So, Senior, please-"
"Come on, come on. Lead the way. I'll pick it for you."
As he spoke, True Person Hanjiang had already strode out of the mountain god's temple.
The young scholar froze, then an eerie smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.
A moment later, True Person Hanjiang looked at the scholar with disdain and urged him to hurry up and lead the way. They stumbled through the mountains, then finally climbed up the mountainside after exerting the strength of nine oxen and two tigers.