Chapter 141

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Uncle Cai looked at Mo Ruyan and said nothing . He stopped next to her . The carriages continued moving forward, and each time they passed by Mo Ruyan, people looked back . They knew what Mo Ruyan was looking at and what they were looking at . They had already left the small village and the inn, but she just wanted to remember .

“Uncle Cai, you really think we may meet him again someday while traveling the world?” asked Mo Ruyan after some time .

“Yes,” said Uncle Cai nodding .

“Since it’s that way, I have to make a great effort . Otherwise, the next time we meet, he’ll be too strong, and I won’t be able to compete with him anymore . That’d be humiliating,” said Mo Ruyan .

She smiled but no one knew why she was smiling . She looked charming thought like a woman in love .

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“Master, what do you intend to do after this?” Chong Jiayi asked .

He looked at him in a respectful way . He didn’t look like he was forcing himself to act that way . It was as f he had already accepted his new situation .

“First, let’s go to your place . I need to rest for two days, ” Mu Yi said indifferently .

He controlled Chong Jiayi’s soul, so he wasn’t worried . It was an aggressive method, but it was one that worked . Chong Jiayi listened to Mu Yi’s orders now . If he didn’t obey Mu Yi’s orders, Mu Yi would kill him .

Of course, being controlled also had advantages . As Mu Yi became stronger, he could help Chong Jiayi become stronger . Mu Yi’s experience became his own experience . That’s why Mu Yi told Chong Jiayi that he may have the opportunity to reach the second difficulty .

However, whether Chong Jiayi reached the second difficulty or not depended on his own body and talent . If he wasn’t motivated enough, then he wouldn’t be able to reach it . It wouldn’t be because of Mu Yi . Chong Jiayi probably understood that . One could only rely on himself when it came to cultivation . Getting help from other people had its limits .

“Roger!” said Chong Jiayi obediently .

The inn was empty now . Someday, someone would take it over and run it again . Everybody would forget the former managers . However, there were people would never forget that inn like Mo Ruyan, Uncle Cai, the armed escorts, and Mu Yi .

“Grandpa Chong, you’re back . ”

“Grandpa Chong!”

“Uncle Chong, you’re back . ”

“Uncle Chong, you have guests? I’ll send two chickens to you . ”

Mu Yi was surprised when he was brought to the place where Chong Jiayi lived . It was a small village by the Yellow River . There were about a dozen families in the village . It looked simple and unsophisticated . Even though people were scared when they saw Big Slave, they didn’t say anything because Chong Jiayi was there .

Mu Yi was most surprised by the warm welcome Chong Jiayi received . Mu Yi would have thought that such a person would be lonely . He hadn’t thought such a person could have friends or be respected . Apparently, he was wrong .

“Are you surprised, Master?” asked Chong Jiayi looking at Mu Yi’s expression .

“A little bit,” said Mu Yi nodding .

“This is my village . Even if people think I’m evil outside, even if I’ve killed a lot of people, here, in this village, people think of me as an old doctor . When someone doesn’t feel well, they come to me, and I always do my best to help them,” Chong Jiayi said with a smile as he looked around happily .

It was difficult to imagine that he was the same person who had slaughtered the managers of the inn . At the moment, Chong Jiayi looked like an ordinary old man . Sometimes, even evil people had a place in their heart which was clean and unpolluted . For Chong Jiayi, his village was a sanctuary to remain pure .

Was Chong Jiayi a good person? Definitely not . However, to the villagers he was . He was a benefactor .

Mu Yi followed Chong Jiayi to his house . There were different kinds of herbs in his garden . He grew them himself . The house looked simple if a bit dark . It was strange because Chong Jiayi could have had a better life, but he had chosen to live this way . Was he stupid?

“My humble home is crude . I’m sorry, Master,” said Chong Jiayi opening the door .

He felt embarrassed . When he was there alone he didn’t mind, but now he felt awkward to show his home to Mu Yi . He felt even more embarrassed when Big Slave entered the house since he had to bend himself inside .

“It’s fine . I don’t have expensive tastes either . I’ve lived in many crude places,” Mu Yi said with a smile .

He didn’t mind at all . Back when he moved into the temple, it was a wreck . He didn’t have expensive tastes . Mu Yi was being honest . Chong Jiayi knew that, at least, so he was relieved .

Mu Yi decided to rest for two days . It was the first time that he used the ghost slave control technique . He had succeeded, but he preferred to remain vigilant . He had to observe the effects of the technique . If he did a good job with Chong Jiayi, the latter would be extremely useful to him .

Mu Yi also needed to continue the sacrificial ritual for the Bamboo Tree of Life . Nian Nuer had used a lot of energy, so she was sound asleep . Mu Yi was a bit worried about her . Of course, watching Qu Yang wouldn’t be easy either . Mu Yi wouldn’t underestimate him .

During the two days, Mu Yi didn’t waste time . He continued the sacrificial ritual of the Bamboo Tree of Life and he discussed things with Chong Jiayi . He had an idea . He wanted to train Big Slave . Even though Big Slave was extremely strong, he was too slow . He couldn’t use his full strength against enemies because of his lack of speed .

If Big Slave had been fast enough, he would have been able to destroy the two hungry ghosts and the other one in the blink of an eye with ease . In order to train him, he needed to wait for Nian Nuer to wake up .

Chong Jiayi admired Mu Yi . Even though two days weren’t enough to become much stronger, he had hope again . Besides, since he was now under Mu Yi’s control, he trusted him more and more as time passed .

In the afternoon, while Mu Yi was teaching Chong Jiayi, they suddenly heard a loud voice, “Is Mister Chong at home?”

The person sounded respectful and cautious . They didn’t speak like a villager .

“Wait for me, Master . I’ll go and see,” Chong Jiayi said, standing up and leaving the house .

“Mister Chong, I’ve heard that you were back . My Master wants to see you,” the person said when Chong Jiayi came out .

“Alright, go back and tell your suzerain I’ll come over tonight,” Chong Jiayi said .

He used suzerain for Mu Yi’s benefit . Mu Yi immediately understood . The person outside had been sent by Qu Yang . Had that person noticed Mu Yi in the building? Mu Yi wasn’t sure, but he realized he had been careless .

After all, Chong Jiayi used to collaborate with Qu Yang . Chong Jiayi had stolen the key while Qu Yang and Mu Yi were fighting . Qu Yang had probably noticed . Even though Mu Yi had injured him with two evil spirit slaying charms, he couldn’t be sure he was dead .

Qu Yang was ready to do anything for the key . Therefore, Mu Yi wasn’t surprised that he had sent someone . If that was the case, maybe someone had been watching since Mu Yi had arrived in the village .

But why did Qu Yang send people? To spy on me or ?

Mu Yi didn’t understand . He could only wait for Chong Jiayi to come back to ask him a few questions .

“Master, that person was sent by Qu Yang . He wants us to meet tonight . ” Chong Jiayi said .

“Did they see me?” Mu Yi asked .

“No,” Chong Jiayi said immediately, “I asked people from the village . They wouldn’t lie to me . Besides, that person had just arrived . Don’t worry . ”

When Mu Yi heard that, he nodded . He was relieved . He had just managed to make Chong Jiayi submit, he hoped Qu Yang wouldn’t notice him . Otherwise, things would get complicated .

Besides, without Chong Jiayi, Mu Yi couldn’t do much . Chong Jiayi was the perfect collaborator . He was close to Qu Yang, and if Li the Cripple came to get his revenge, Chong Jiayi would be able to inform Mu Yi quickly .

“Even though I’ve seen Qu Yang only once, I know that he’s evil and conniving, so be careful,” Mu Yi warned .

“Thank you for your concern, Master,” Chong Jiayi said, “I will be vigilant . ”

“Tonight, I’ll come with you,” Mu Yi was worried, “If there’s anything suspicious, I may notice it . However, I won’t be able to help while you’re inside their village . ”

“Thank you very much, Master . ”

Even though he was convinced Qu Yang didn’t know that he was collaborating with Mu Yi, Chong Jiayi was still a little worried too . Mu Yi was also curious about the Qu Mortuary . According to Chong Jiayi, it was filled with living corpses . Apparently, it was extremely difficult to join them, even for very skilled people .

It seemed to be an extremely dangerous place but he wanted to understand their secrets . There was still some time until the evening . After careful consideration, Mu Yi decided to give the spirit protector’s walking stick to Chong Jiayi .

“Eh, that’s…?”