The winter snow has melted, the grass has grown again, and the Yuhu Sect has regained its former vitality, no different from this time last year.
Lin Zidai's disappearance certainly left an unhealable scar in Lu Chun's heart, but the pain caused by this scar gradually became numb over time, only occasionally tugging on Lu Chun's relaxed nerves.
Perhaps because of the end of winter, the Zheng Qi in Lu Chun's body was gradually becoming stable. Although you may occasionally lose control, you don't have to worry about causing too much damage because your body cannot bear it.
On this day, he arranged for the disciples to do their own activities. Seeing that it was still early, he walked along the mountain road towards the residence of the handyman disciples. Lin Zidai once lived at the foot of the mountain with Xifeng and other handyman disciples, but it was Lu Chun who asked them to move up. Although Lin Zidai is no longer here, he still wants to remember his old friends through these old faces.
"Elder Lu...Elder Lu Chun..."
Lu Chun was lost in memories as he walked, and he didn't come back to his senses until he was called out by someone next to him. He took a closer look and saw that the man standing in front of him was the lean disciple he had seen here before.
He looked this person up and down and saw that he was neatly dressed and had a package on his back. He was looking at himself awkwardly and nodded slowly: "What are you going to do?"
The lean disciple bit his lip and murmured: "Brother...my old father is seriously ill...I have to go home, please ask the elders for mercy..."
Lu Chun was silent for a moment, and then took out a money bag from his arms: "Honoring parents is the duty of children... Take this money and change your clothes, don't let others see the Jade Pot Sect's joke!"
The lean disciple trembled when he heard this, and his face instantly turned pale: "This... elder... we can't accept this money..."
"Just take it if I tell you to. Where's all the nonsense?" Lu Chun frowned when he heard this, and directly put the money bag into the hands of the lean disciple.
The lean disciple's eyes turned red when he heard this, and he knelt on the ground with a plop: "I'm sorry! Elder Lu Chun..."
Lu Chun was stunned when he heard this, but he helped the man up first: "What a joke, what can you do to apologize to me?"
"I'm sorry, Elder Lu Chun! I've said a lot of bad things about you in private. It's only now that I discovered that you are the only one who is consistent with your appearance and treats us sincerely..."
"It's just a bag of money, what's the big deal? It seems like you said it as parting words..." After saying this, Lu Chun suddenly discovered something and frowned: "Hey... I said you should Don’t you plan to come back?”
The disciple smiled bitterly when he heard this, and then sighed: "Elder Lu Chun, I am actually reluctant to leave the Yuhu Sect, let alone Xifeng... In the past, when I was young and energetic, I always thought that I would become famous sooner or later, but in the end I realized that I stayed here. I'm just messing around in vain..."
"I heard that Elder Yunlang of Dongfeng recently wanted to reorganize and distribute all the handyman disciples. I knew that I didn't have any skills and didn't want to be embarrassed in front of everyone, so I decided to leave while I had something to do at home..."
"What? Integrate the handyman disciples?" Although Lu Chun heard about this for the first time, he always felt that something was wrong. After all, he had witnessed Yunlang's murder of the two disciples with his own eyes, so There must be something fishy about this matter.
"Does Elder Lu Chun not know about this?" The lean disciple was a little surprised when he saw the doubt on Lu Chun's face. When he saw Lu Chun shaking his head in denial, he looked around, lowered his voice and told Lu Chun everything he knew.
"I see, what is this Yunlang going to do..." After hearing everything, Lu Chun's expression turned gloomy, "Where did you hear about this?"
"Back to Elder Lu Chun, because I often go to the mountains to cut firewood, I have some friendship with a Dongfeng handyman disciple. He overheard this incident by chance..."
"Okay, I understand..." Lu Chun nodded, and then said seriously to the lean disciple: "Remember, never mention this matter to anyone again in the future! You... let's go..."
This disciple originally thought that Lu Chun would definitely make things difficult for him due to his character, but he did not expect that the latter would turn around and leave after saying goodbye. He also felt that the money bag in his hand was extremely heavy: "Elder... this money..."
"Money is something external to the body. If you feel burdened, just think of it as a favor to me. When you see me in the future, remember to treat me well!" Since he got nothing from this trip, Lu Chun finished speaking and nodded. He turned around and left without looking back.
"The elder's kindness will definitely be remembered by this disciple and never be forgotten forever!" The lean disciple wiped away his tears, and a burst of choked sobs gradually faded away from behind Lu Chun who was walking away.
Lu Chun couldn't remember anything during this trip, and he got another disturbing thing, and a layer of sadness suddenly settled in his heart.
He knew that although Yun Lang looked upright and upright on the outside, he was actually a guy who was uninterested and unwilling to do anything early! It's a pity that the previous search for the source of Zhengqi was very tense. Lin Zidai disappeared into the thunder of the heavenly tribulation before he could tell himself all the results. Otherwise, if he could know about Yun Lang's evil deeds, he could have taken precautions early, why would he be like a headless fly?
"Everyone has blurred eyes, only seeing the skin but not the heart. I just hate that Yun Lang has a pretty boy's face, which will convince people no matter what... But the sect's competition is coming soon, I believe he won't be at this moment. What kind of trouble might be caused during the time..."
While Lu Chun's thoughts were swirling, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded behind him. He looked back and saw that the lean disciple just now was chasing after him.
"Elder Lu Chun...Elder Lu Chun, please stay..."
"There's no rush, please speak slowly..." Lu Chun was furious when he saw this man carrying large and small packages, and he waved his hand casually, indicating that the latter didn't have to worry.
The man took a deep breath before continuing: "Elder Lu Chun... There is something that has been bothering me recently. I just suddenly remembered it and thought it would be better to tell you about it before leaving..."
Lu Chun's eyes trembled when he heard this, thinking that Yun Lang had done something unknown?
"What's the matter? Could it be related to that Yunlang?"
"No...it's not..." The lean disciple shook his head, and then his face suddenly became frightened: "Elder Lu Chun may not believe it...but I have encountered a ghost before!"
Lu Chun felt ridiculous when he heard this, but just as he was about to laugh, he suddenly recalled something. When he first came to Yuhu Sect, it was the man who threatened the old lady's life. However, after so long, the man had not made any move. He thought that there was no hope for the matter anymore. Now I hear that this lean disciple talks about seeing ghosts... maybe it has something to do with this man!
"Then do you know what the purpose of this ghost is?" Lu Chun frowned and asked in a deep voice.
The lean disciple originally thought that Lu Chun was going to laugh at him after hearing this, and was already ready to explain. However, he did not expect that the man opposite him suddenly became serious when he heard this. He also felt a chill all over his body and broke into a cold sweat...
"This... this ghost is... is... here to find me... He wants me to convey a... message to you..." the lean disciple stuttered.
Lu Chun's brows furrowed even more when he heard this, and he secretly said that it was true, and then continued to ask: "What did he say to you?"
"He wants me... wants me to tell you... when you come back... let you go... to his room. He has something left for you..."
"Huh?" After hearing this, Lu Chun realized that he might have been mistaken. He said with a speechless face: "Hey... I thought something could be wrong. Don't worry! Where do the ghosts and gods come from in the world? It's just you trying to scare yourself. That’s it!”
"Ah?" The lean disciple did not expect that the attitude of the man in front of him had changed so drastically. He also scratched his head with a wry smile: "What the elder said is... Later I also went to Senior Brother Lin's room to check, and indeed nothing was found. It seems that I must have hallucinated..." The lean disciple comforted himself.
"Yes, this person will dream when he thinks too much, and when he dreams, he will be confused with reality..." Lu Chun breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
But midway through his words, he suddenly realized something was wrong and exclaimed: "Wait a minute? You mean Senior Brother Lin? Which Senior Brother Lin?"
The lean disciple, who was already trembling with fear, was almost frightened by Lu Chun's voice: "Ah! What the hell, Senior Brother Lin..."
Lu Chun was speechless for a while: "Didn't you just say it yourself?"
Only then did the lean disciple react: "Oh...it's Senior Brother Lin, that's right. I'm talking about Senior Brother Lin Zidai..."
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After seeing off the lean disciple, Lu Chun continued on the original path and walked towards Lin Zidai's residence. Although he had been mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but feel a little distracted when he saw this familiar house again.
After pausing for a moment, he was also curious about what the news that the lean disciple said was, so he opened the courtyard door and walked in...
According to what the lean disciple said, although they were only separated from Lin Zidai's residence by a wall, because they had too many jobs as handyman disciples, they rarely interacted with each other and did not have much interaction. Especially at that time, Lin Zidai had a good relationship with Lu Chun, who had a bad reputation, which caused a lot of estrangement between them and the mysterious senior brother Lin.
But even so, Lin Zidai treated them well. Seeing that they are inevitably injured in their daily activities, they will help them without hesitation, and the medicine will cure them every time.
It's just that since they saw Lin Zidai burning the books that day, the latter has never been seen again... And this matter was explained to Lu Chun in detail when Lu Chun came to find him later, so there was no need to say more.
Thinking of the favors he had received from Lin Zidai in the past, the lean disciple would go to tidy up Lin Zidai's residence every once in a while, hoping that one day Lin Zidai would not have to worry too much when he returned.
And not long ago, on a winter night, he had just finished packing when he encountered a strange thing...
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