In the room
Xiao Li originally wanted to scare the woman who had moved into her territory, but before she could succeed, Uncle Nine appeared and put her into the gourd.
Furthermore, a talisman was pasted on it, and she now has no perception of the outside world.
Having resolved the potential danger, Uncle Nine left the room with the gourd to which he had affixed a talisman, and stood guard around Lin Yu to prevent any accidents from happening.
In the courtyard
The courtyard, which was usually quiet enough to hear roosters crowing, was now eerily silent.
All that could be heard was the "whooshing" sound of the airflow generated by Lin Yu's enlightenment.
Lin Yu was now at a critical juncture.
He was suspended above the chair, surrounded by a misty aura, as deep as the Northern Ocean and as vast as the sky.
Streams of the power of laws were also faintly visible around him.
His breathing was in harmony with the pulse of heaven and earth; with each breath, he seemed to be inhaling and exhaling the essence of the four seasons.
The essay "Free and Easy Wandering) in Lin Yu's mind, sinking into nothingness; at other times, it transformed into the wind, soaring straight up ninety thousand miles.
Lin Yu's mind and spirit became completely one with it, and he deeply understood what true freedom meant.
Uncle Nine observed the aura of law emanating from all directions.
Uncle Nine would often fall into deep thought, but whenever this happened, Uncle Nine would force himself to wake up; he was still protecting Lin Yu.
To prevent himself from getting caught up in it again, Uncle Nine simply turned his back and refused to watch Lin Yu comprehend the Dao.
Even though he knew that carefully studying his disciple's enlightenment would greatly help his future cultivation, Uncle Nine still gave up.
His life is already nearing its end. Any further help he can offer would only be icing on the cake, while Xiao Yu is still young and his future is full of endless possibilities.
We cannot ruin Xiao Yu's future just to add icing on the cake for now.
Uncle Nine closed his eyes, made a hand seal to calm his mind, and silently stood guard by his side.
Xiao Li was sitting inside the dark gourd, pouting and looking distressed.
She was regretting that she hadn't scared the woman, which had now trapped her inside.
In the end, all he could do was roll around in the gourd out of boredom.
Outside, Uncle Nine sensed the gourd tremble slightly a few times. Just to be on the safe side, he took out a talisman from his pocket and stuck it on.
Outside the mortuary
Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng were skipping and hopping their way toward the mortuary.
"Take this!" Wen Cai picked up a tree branch from the ground and used it as a sword to stab at Qiu Sheng.
"Fine, you dare to ambush me!" Seeing this, Qiu Sheng also picked up a straight branch and stabbed it at Wen Cai.
The two fought back and forth like that.
And so the two staged an "epic" duel.
"Take this! 'Autumn Wind Sweeps Away Fallen Leaves'!" Wen Cai waved a tree branch wildly in the air.
Qiu Sheng immediately countered. "Take this move, 'Sweeping Through a Thousand Armies'!" As he finished speaking, he slipped and almost swept himself into the roadside ditch.
"Hahaha!" Wen Cai laughed so hard he couldn't straighten up. "Your move should be called 'Sweeping Yourself Away'!"
Qiu Sheng steadied himself, then, enraged, shouted, "What are you laughing at! That was a 'retreat to advance' tactic to lure the enemy!"
As he spoke, taking advantage of Wen Cai's hearty laughter, he suddenly launched a sneak attack. "Take this, Fallen Leaves Return to Their Roots!" The branch struck Wen Cai's buttocks.
"Ouch!" Wen Cai jumped up, clutching his backside, and staggered back. "You ambushed me! That's unsportsmanlike conduct!"
And so the two of them ran towards the mortuary, playfully bickering all the way.
The two were having so much fun; it's unclear whether they had completed the task Uncle Nine had given them.