Chapter 98: Ziwei

According to the old man's instructions, Pei Ye buried him under this willow tree.

The old man lived in seclusion for eighteen years, with no relatives and no friends. Death was only related to the farewell between the two of them, and Pei Ye had already agreed.

The youth stood in front of the grave for a while, carried the cat on his shoulder, and walked down the mountain. The willow branches hanging behind him gently brushed over the grave.

Returning to the city. Unlike the usual rest at sunset, tonight almost every household in the city had lights on, and the noisy voices had not yet subsided.

Pei Ye walked along the street back to the County Magistrate's office with his brows lowered. The noise here was much smaller.

Sister Xing Zhi had been standing at the door for a long time. Seeing him return alone, she sighed secretly—when she discovered they had left the room, she knew what would happen.

Without asking, Xing Zhi gently patted his arm: "The 【Purple Star】 Overseer from the Immortal Platform has arrived and is asking some questions in the backyard."

No wonder the atmosphere was much quieter. Pei Ye nodded and walked inside.

Xing Zhi pulled him slightly: "The Purple Star Overseer is a senior of the Daoist sect, specializing in the path of fate and divination, with profound cultivation and a gentle temperament."

Whispering here absolutely could not avoid the ears of the Heavenly Tower; it was just a matter of whether they wanted to listen or not. That Sister Xing Zhi could do this shows that the person in the room was indeed "gentle."

Pei Ye thanked her and headed to the backyard.

Upon arriving at the backyard, there was no need to ask which room. An unfamiliar old man was sitting at a stone table under a pear tree.

Ming Qitian stood to one side.

As soon as Pei Ye entered the door, he saw the old man beckoning him to go over, as if he recognized him.

Pei Ye hesitated while holding the cat, but seeing the old man beckon again, indicating to bring it over together.

Pei Ye walked toward the tree. As soon as he entered the old man's range of about a zhang, his ears suddenly felt muffled, and his hearing felt like it had suddenly plunged into water from the air.

Just for an instant, it returned to normal. Pei Ye looked back in surprise, but did not see the "membrane-like" thing he felt.

But all the noise from the outside world had disappeared.

The old man did not have the immortal style, high crown, and broad belt as imagined. To be honest, he didn't quite live up to the title of Purple Star Overseer.

He was wearing a coarse cloth monk's robe. This kind of clothing is casual wear for Daoist priests when traveling, durable and dirt-resistant, just not very aesthetically pleasing. Now it looked like he had been wearing it for two days, and his clothes and boots were covered in some dust.

The old man had a long face, upright features, and some wrinkles. He looked about sixty years old, with seven small red dots on his forehead, arranged in the Big Dipper constellation.

The old man did not have a prominent temperament like Yue Muzhou or Chang Zhiyuan. If forced to make a comparison, he was more like an old deer.

Perhaps because this matter was serious, Pei Ye did not see too much "gentleness" on this face, but this didn't represent anything—his own old man loved to laugh, but his personality had nothing to do with being gentle.

"Are you Pei Ye?" the old man said in a flat voice.

"Replying to my lord, yes."

The old man nodded, his gaze quietly looking at him, and said no more.

This gaze had no sense of oppression, peaceful and quiet, but gradually, Pei Ye felt his body being "peeled open" on a certain level. He looked at the old man's eyes and was suddenly startled—the pupils seemed to contain stars.

The old man turned his head and said: "Ming Ming Jianzhu Ming, you can leave. I will ask this little friend about the following matters."

Ming Qitian shook her head: "No need, I will leave with him in a while."

"Hmm..." The old man tilted his head and looked at her twice, nodded, and turned back to Pei Ye. At this time, the starlight in his pupils had extinguished. He said, "The body is very clean, nothing was left behind."

Only then did Pei Ye realize that the old man was checking for the Immortal Lord's residue, and he bowed to thank him.

The old man looked at the black cat again: "An Immortal Hunter who knows from birth... can you tell me your origin?"

The black cat shook its head: "I don't remember."

"Good." The old man did not pursue the question, "Pei Ye, Ming Ming Jianzhu Ming told me that you were accidentally involved and possessed by the Immortal Lord. Did you have any other intersections with Him later?"

Pei Ye was stunned and hadn't opened his mouth yet when Ming Qitian said: "No more. After I saved him, there was nothing for him to do later."

The old man looked at Ming Qitian again and nodded: "Good, then it's fine. I just wanted to see if there were any hidden dangers left."

Then he indicated that they could leave.

The old man didn't seem to care much about Pei Ye. After all, the Immortal Lord, such a strange and powerful enemy, appeared for the first time and left so many vivid and shocking traces. A small-town youth who was affected and protected by Yunlang Mountain was indeed a person who didn't need too much attention.

Pei Ye and Ming Qitian walked out from under the pear tree. Behind them came the sound of clothes breaking through the air, soaring into the sky. Pei Ye looked back and saw that the Overseer, who was given the title 【Purple Star North Pole Great Emperor】, had already ascended to the night sky and headed toward Mount Xincang.

"He is going to check the Immortal Lord's residue." Ming Qitian said.

"Hmm."

Ming Qitian said: "Senior Yue has left?"

Pei Ye pursed his lips, nodded, and said "Hmm."

"Are you going to start practicing sword tomorrow?" Ming Qitian said, tilting her head to look at his eye sockets, "Sorry, or... do you want to rest for a few days first?"

"No need. Your time is very precious, just listen to your arrangements. Also, aren't you going to the Northwest first?"

"I want to teach you some things first, so you can practice during this period."

"Oh... thank you."

"Hmm, are you staying at the County Magistrate's office tonight?"

"Yes."

"Then see you tomorrow, there are still some things about the Heart-Slicing Glaze to talk about." Ming Qitian nodded, "I saw Sister Xing Zhi looking for you earlier, it seems Zhu Gaoyang is awake and wants to see you."

Pei Ye was stunned for a moment: "Good, I'll go over right now."

……

Pei Ye came to the outside of the room. The leaking lamp shadows were cut into pieces by the window lattice and then elongated in the courtyard.

When Pei Ye looked at the window, a figure was passing by inside, and the shadow was cast out. That familiarity came from Sister Xing Zhi.

The voices inside also came out vaguely. Although they had only parted for twelve hours, the male voice brought a long-lost feeling to Pei Ye.

"Why is this jade pendant with you?" One could imagine the man's brows slightly furrowed, "I gave it to someone else."

"She gave it to me herself, let me bring it back to Long Jun Dongting—you gave it to her, did you give everything inside?"

"……Like this, give this jade pendant storage device to him." Some slight sounds of items falling.

"Ah! What are you doing? Where should I put so many things?"

"Put it in your little gourd first."

Pei Ye gently knocked on the door.

The room was quiet for a moment. Under the lamp shadow, a figure got closer and closer, and then the door was pulled open. It was Sister Xing Zhi.

"Master Xing, I heard Brother Zhu is awake." Pei Ye said.

Sister Xing Zhi smiled and stepped aside. Pei Ye stepped into the room and immediately saw a man leaning on the head of the bed wearing white pajamas. His long hair was tied up, hanging down the edge of the bed like a black satin ribbon. At this time, he was stretching his neck and poking out a bright and handsome face to look outside.

Seeing the intact youth walk into the door, his eyes curved, and his slightly white lips hooked into a warm smile.

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