CH 135

"Hoo...Hoo..." Li Huowang gasped for breath as he climbed the mountain, his oil-paper package shaking with each step.

To be honest, the path up Henghua Mountain was too difficult to walk, with no steps and full of potholes. After a few attempts, he still couldn't handle it.

His clothes were soaked with sweat, and his tender skin was chafed.

"Wang! Wang Wang!!" The bread had already run to the gate of An Ci Temple, turning its head and wagging its tail at its owner.

When Li Huowang finally made it to the gate with his heavy legs, he found that the bread had already been waiting for him there. Dogs were much better than people in terms of stamina.

"What are you following me for? Go down!"

Obviously, the bread didn't understand Li Huowang's words. It wagged its tail and came to Li Huowang's side, affectionately licking his fingers.

After resting for a while with the female bookkeeper leaning on the door of the temple, Li Huowang, who had recovered his breath, covered his nose and walked towards the temple that had no roof in the distance.

An Ci Temple was still the same as before, dirty, smelly, and dilapidated. But the half-rotten food swamp in the temple was almost gone, and it was unclear whether it had been eaten or rotted away.

"Why did you bring the dog up here? The temple's excrement is used to feed the pigs, not your dog."

The approaching Miaoyu nun said to Li Huowang with a guarded tone.

"Sister, is Mrs. Master Jingxin here?" Li Huowang patted the bread on the head with his hand.

Miaoyin was about to speak, and a greedy expression suddenly appeared on her face. "Give me a piece of the pastry in your hand, and I'll tell you."

"I'm afraid that won't do. This is a gift." Li Huowang smiled lightly, arched his hand towards her, and turned to walk towards Mrs. Master Jingxin's residence.

After twisting and turning among the dilapidated temples, Li Huowang stood in front of his destination. The wall that should have been demolished had been rebuilt, and he saw Mrs. Master Jingxin inside the room.

Compared to before, she had returned to her normal level, with fat flesh bulging out again, and wrinkles crawling back onto her forehead because of the lack of teeth, which had shrunk inward.

"Ah~ Green bean cake, is it from Fushou Zhai at the foot of the mountain? Their green bean cake is unique, as well as their wife cake and bean paste moon cake."

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Looking at Jingxin dragging her fat body and crawling towards him with her black eye sockets and no teeth, Li Huowang quickly handed over the pastry in his hand.

Jingxin, who had no teeth, grabbed the pastry, not even removing the brown oil paper, and put it in her mouth, grinding it with her red gums.

While putting his hand into Jingxin's mouth to help her open the oil paper, Li Huowang asked, "Master, thank you for your guidance before. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have died long ago."

At this moment, Jingxin didn't stop at all, concentrating all her attention on the pastry. Li Huowang didn't rush, standing quietly aside, watching Jingxin eat the pastry.

This bag of green bean cakes weighed three and a half pounds, which could last a long time for an ordinary family, but it was no challenge for Master Jingxin.

When there were only a few pieces left, Jingxin forcibly stopped and wrapped the green bean cake in oil paper, putting it aside.

"Is your master dead? Let me see." Jingxin reached out her hands, with black dirt under her fingernails, towards Li Huowang.After carefully feeling around Li Huowang's abdomen, Zai Zai slowly withdrew his hand.

"Well, not bad. Your master is indeed gone. Those guys from the Jiao sect are really useful."

Looking at Danyang Zi, who was nearby, Li Huowang nodded in agreement. "Indeed, I have to thank Mrs. Master Jingxin for her help."

"Since you're thanking me, why not buy me some more? Are you buying the three and a half catties of pastries for me to use as toothpicks?"

Mrs. Master Jingxin picked up the remaining pastries and greedily sniffed them before stuffing them into the folds of her fat.

"Okay, I'll bring some next time I visit."

"You said that, so you better remember. I hate it when people don't keep their promises when it comes to food."

The tone of their conversation was obviously different from before, and they became much closer.

"By the way, Mrs. Master, you asked Bai Shijie to tell me to come back. Is there something you want to tell me?"

After thinking for a long time, Mrs. Master Jingxin finally spoke again. "Where are you going next?"

"To send other fellow disciples home."

"And after that?"

"To find a way to solve the Heart Essence." Li Huowang's tone was very calm, but also very determined.

Mrs. Master Jingxin was not surprised by Li Huowang's answer. "You are really stubborn, but keep looking. Maybe you'll find a way back when you hit a wall."

"Then I'll wait until I hit a wall. If I'm always stuck between reality and illusion, isn't it better to be dead?"

"Uh-huh, well said, well said..."

Seeing the other's reaction, Li Huowang's heart suddenly moved. "Mrs. Master, do you have any guidance on how to get rid of the Heart Essence?"

"What guidance can I give? If I could, my son wouldn't be crazy. You keep looking, I won't stop you. Here, I'll sell you a weapon to protect yourself on the road."

"A weapon?" Li Huowang followed Mrs. Master Jingxin's finger and looked towards a dark corner of the wall. There was a long sword leaning against the filthy corner.

Li Huowang walked over and grabbed the sword handle. It was very heavy.

Holding the sword, Li Huowang came to Mrs. Master Jingxin and gently pulled out the sword handle. In an instant, a thick and intense aura filled the entire room.

A certain kind of heat surged through Li Huowang's head, making his eyes turn red and his body uncontrollably tremble. He felt something enter his body from the sword handle.

Li Huowang used all his strength to close the long sword again, and everything slowly returned to normal. He breathed heavily with lingering fear.

"Having some evil energy is normal for weapons from the military. Ordinary people can easily be possessed by them, but you have the Heart Essence, so this small amount of evil energy won't disperse your confusion."

"This sword can kill people and spirits. It's perfect for self-defense on the road. Don't use the 'Daqian Record' anymore. It hurts too much to watch."

Li Huowang looked at the long sword in his hand in shock. Even though he knew nothing about it, just from that one strike, he knew that this sword was extraordinary and definitely a good thing.

"Mrs. Master, you said you want to sell me this sword? But I can't afford it now."

"If you can't afford it, you can write an IOU. Thirty thousand taels of gold should be enough, with interest. Also, if by any chance, and I mean if, you really find a way to get rid of the Heart Essence, you have to tell me."Li Huowang looked at the abbess in front of him with a very complicated expression. He could tell that the previous words were just a joke, and what she really wanted was the sentence behind it.