CH 67

No matter what happened before, with Li Zhi's death, the whole incident came to an end.

Although they had encountered danger, they gained a lot.

First of all, Li Huowang understood the reason why the monks of Zhengde Temple had ulterior motives.

"The heart essence is the beginning of materialization, with form and substance but not yet a body. It is called the heart essence. The heart essence is the beginning of substance and not yet a body."

These were the words Li Zhi had said to him before he died. In the eyes of people in this world, he was a very rare heart essence.

Li Huowang didn't quite understand classical Chinese, but based on his vague memory from school, he roughly understood the meaning.

According to this statement, Tai Shi was a substance that formed all material things, and the heart essence was something born before Tai Shi.

Although he translated it, the content confused Li Huowang even more.

"I am clearly a person, an ordinary person with flesh and blood. How can I be something that is the beginning of substance and not yet a body? It doesn't make any sense."

This kind of thing, which sounded mysterious, had nothing to do with living people.

If something hasn't even formed a substance, how can it still be a living thing that can think and move?

Faced with this question, Li Huowang was at a loss.

But no matter what he thought, Danyang Zi, Abbot Xin Hui, and Li Zhi's actions told Li Huowang how the cultivators in this world thought.

"Never mind what the heart essence is. Right now, I am the meat of Tang Monk, and everyone wants a bite." Li Huowang said self-mockingly as he walked on the road.

Now, Li Huowang had completely lost trust in the people of this world. Anyone could say anything, and it could all be fake. They could all be trying to deceive him.

It made people doubt that everyone he encountered in this world had a purpose.

However, life had to go on, and troubles had to be dealt with one by one.

At least Li Huowang could be sure that Li Zhi didn't deceive him. When people are dying, they speak the truth. He should have said what was true.

The other party was even counting on him to burn paper money for him on Qingming Festival. There was no benefit to lying to him in this place.

"Hey! Wait for us!!"

When he heard someone shouting, Li Huowang and the others turned around and saw a man with a simple face chasing after them with something in his hand.

"Where are you guys going? What about my fellow villager who was jumping around? The couple who were with you." The panting man asked.

Li Huowang couldn't say that he killed him, "He had something to do, so he left with his wife."

The man didn't doubt Li Huowang and instead handed him a heavy package."Oh, then this is the package in his room. He forgot to take it before he left. Could you guys deliver it to him? Thanks a lot."

Li Huowang remembered this colored package. When he first met Li Zhi, he was carrying it on his back.

Before Li Huowang could say anything, the person left after delivering the package.

Walking on the bumpy dirt road, Li Huowang looked at the package in his arms with a complex expression.

He couldn't return the package to Li Zhi, he was already dead.

Suddenly, a thought came to Li Huowang's mind.

"Can I find something valuable in Li Zhi's package?"

Thinking of this, Li Huowang decided to open the package.

There was nothing eye-catching inside, everything was old.

First, there was a white drum skin, which looked like a spare for a shaman dance.

Li Huowang picked it up and threw it to the side of the road. He had a bad impression of shaman dances and felt that it was bad luck.

"Hey, don't throw it away. It's such good leather. Maybe we can use it for something in the future." Bai Lingmiao picked it up.

"What can we use it for? Sewing patches?" Li Huowang found that Bai Lingmiao was much more frugal than himself in some things.

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"We're completely out of money now. We have to save every penny we can." Seeing Bai Lingmiao carefully placing the drum skin on the donkey cart, Li Huowang shook his head and continued to search through the package.

Next, he found some old copper coins. Li Zhi must have saved them for a long time.

Li Huowang sighed lightly as he held the coins in his hand.

He didn't know what Li Zhi was saving the money for, but he must have put in a lot of effort.

"Take it and buy some food." Li Huowang threw the coins into Bai Lingmiao's arms.

Bai Lingmiao, who was worried about money, smiled when she saw the coins. But then she turned to worry again. "Brother, we need to find a way to make money. These coins won't last long."

"Make money? What do you plan to do? Sing like Lv Zhuangyuan and his troupe?" Li Huowang asked while rummaging through the package.

Bai Lingmiao shook her head like a tambourine. "If my father knew I was singing, he would kill me. I mean some other legitimate way to make a living."

Li Huowang took out a round jade pendant from the package and put it in her hand. "Don't worry about money. We can sell this in a wealthy place and have everything we need."

"I still have something." Gouwa took out a stack of red envelopes from his pocket and handed them over.Li Huowang accidentally glanced at him. "Are these red envelopes that Danyang Zi gave to his deceased disciples? When did you steal them?"

"I took them when I left Qingfeng Temple. I saw that no one was taking them, so I took them." Gouwa's voice was sly and smug.

Just then, Li Huowang's hand stopped as he felt a round object in the package.

He took it out and unexpectedly found a gourd the size of two palms.

"It looks like a gourd for storing elixirs. Do even the possessed spirits practice alchemy?" Li Huowang wondered as he looked at the object.

He lifted the gourd and shook it twice, but nothing came out.

Just as Li Huowang closed one eye and leaned in to look inside the gourd, the top half of the gourd suddenly split open.

A row of hooked teeth emerged from the small mouth of the gourd and bit fiercely towards Li Huowang's face.

"Kancai!" Fortunately, Li Huowang retreated quickly. If he had been a step slower, half of his face would have been torn off.

Li Huowang looked at the gourd that had returned to its original state in shock.

This thing was actually a living creature. Li Zhi had used it to store things, so whatever was inside must be extremely valuable. What exactly was inside?

As if sensing something, the bell on Li Huowang's waist trembled slightly.

"Wait here for a moment." Li Huowang said as he turned and walked towards the forest.

The sound of bells rang through the dense forest, and soon, You Lao Ye appeared.

"What is inside this thing?" Li Huowang asked You Lao Ye as he held up the gourd.

"Mumble mumble."

Li Huowang looked at the gourd in disbelief. "What? Are you sure there is a Yang Life inside?"