Working: Start by earning the boss a hundred million!

Chapter 106 Reincarnation of Cause and Effect
Shang Xingjian led Cheng Mai all the way to the back gate of the temple. Outside the back gate was a winding path that led straight down the mountain.

Official personnel are now organizing the evacuation of everyone here.

"You two over there, there might be an earthquake soon. Hurry up and get down the mountain. Don't linger on the mountain." The staff member called out to them as soon as they saw them, urging them to hurry down the mountain and catch up with the main group.

Everyone was evacuating in a panic but still in a relatively orderly manner. Cheng Mai and Shang Xingjian did not act out of turn, but followed along.

"I didn't hear about any earthquake warnings, so how did an earthquake happen?"

"That's right. My phone isn't some kind of Apple phone, which should have an earthquake warning that would have reacted in three seconds, but it didn't give any warning."

"Stop talking, your life is more important, let's go down quickly."

When they went down, troops were going up the mountain, clearly to check for danger.

Cheng Mai brushed past these soldiers. Looking back, she saw that each of these people going against the flow had a determined expression.

Therefore, there is never a reason why a species can survive.

There are always some people who go against the tide.

Doctors during the pandemic, armed police during disasters, soldiers during wartime...

"Shang Xingjian, would there be people like this among other species?" Cheng Mai asked in a low voice, pointing to those who were going against the current.

Shang Xingjian found an opportunity to pull Cheng Mai to a grove of trees, away from the staff's sight.

"Demons have their Demon Kings, immortals have their Jade Emperors, demons have their Demon Lords, and monsters have their Monster Saints, but everything in their world is determined by strength. Whoever can fight the best is the king, and whoever is the king can be the only one who reigns supreme." So sometimes, extinction is not an unexpected occurrence.

"Where's the ghost?"

"Ghosts are different. Although there is a Yama, the King of Hell is also a human who has died. They still practice the same system as humans. Therefore, as long as the human world exists, the ghost world will not perish. The ghost world will always remain neutral because all things can become ghosts, except for gods."

When a god dies, that's it; there's no such thing as a soul.

The two returned to the spring and waited for everyone on the mountain to evacuate. Cheng Mai was a little worried about the soldiers who had gone up the mountain to conduct surveys. Although she knew that the earthquake would not really pose a danger to their lives, she was worried that they would discover something strange.

The spring water continued to gush out from the springhead, but the flow was much larger than before, giving the illusion that Hanshan Temple was about to be flooded.

Cheng Mai narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the rapidly flowing water at the spring. "What's going on?"

“Someone has tampered with the dragon bone.” Shang Xingjian said, grabbing Cheng Mai’s wrist with one hand, and then disappeared from the spot in the next second.

When Cheng Mai regained his footing, he found himself inside a cave.

The cave was damp, and there was a dripping sound of water.

The rock face was not covered in stone, but in deep white bones.

Cheng Mai: "..." Cheng Mai subconsciously grasped Shang Xingjian's hand.

Merchant Jian paused, nudged by Cheng Mai, "Let's go."

Shang Xingjian lowered his gaze to their clasped hands, a slight smile playing on his lips. He then took her hand in his own and continued walking forward.

"Do you remember the Corpse Forest in City A?" Shang Xingjian asked.

Cheng Mai nodded naturally. It was something Xiao Nian's previous master had done, cruel and disgusting. "Besides using the corpse forest to gather resentment and cover the mountain, there is another way to use it as a cover for something else, namely the Ten Thousand Bones Tower."

"Ten Thousand Bones Tower?" Cheng Mai looked up at the countless white bones, which looked like a house built of bones, but it was clearly a cave.

"It's a forbidden technique that's been around for thousands of years. It was banned by Qingfan because it was too cruel to remove the bones from a living person. All those who knew this evil technique were sent to their deaths by Qingfan back then. I never thought that someone would still be able to find this evil technique."

"Who is Qingfan?"

"Lord Qingfan, Lord, perform the ritual of deliverance." Shang Xingjian thought carefully for a moment and arranged an identity for his friend that was easy to understand.

In fact, Qingfan Shenjun is not a monk; it is just that his corresponding Taoist practice is to let go, which can help all things in the world to be liberated.

Cheng Mai silently remembered this person; she already knew three of the twelve Divine Lords.

As they continued walking, the eerie feeling grew stronger. Cheng Mai couldn't help but frown. The curse bell wrapped around his wrist swayed slightly, but made no sound.

Cheng Mai seemed to hear the wailing of ghosts, mournful and painful.

She couldn't help but squeeze Shang Xingjian's hand.

Shang Xingjian held her hand, and placed his other hand on the back of Cheng Mai's hand that was holding his arm. "The dragon bone should be just ahead. Once we pull out the dragon bone, we'll leave."

It was rare for Jian, the merchant, to speak kindly and gently to Cheng Wei, instead of gloating over her fear.

Cheng Mai tried to appear less afraid, but failed.

The main problem is that this place is just too damn gloomy.

"What about these bones?" Even though Cheng Mai was afraid, he knew these people were innocent, but there were thousands of bones. "Can you redeem them?"

Shang Xingjian clicked his tongue. "Performing rituals isn't my forte. Besides, the wronged souls here are no ordinary ones. Apart from Qing Fan, probably no one else can help them." So the best solution is to extract the dragon bones, destroy this place, and let their souls be completely scattered.

Cheng Mai looked around, his eyes filled with pity. They had suffered greatly in life and could not find peace in death. Now they didn't even have the chance to be reincarnated.

"Since we can't save them, we might as well think about avenging them, which would fulfill their lifelong obsession." Shang Xingjian didn't feel sorry for these people. Some things are just beyond our control. After Qingfan's death, how innocent could the world be?

“Qingfan often says that everything is just cause and effect, and there is a reason why things are beyond our control,” Shang Xing said slowly. “So there is no need to regret anything in the world that you are powerless to change. It is the result of their past causes.”

Cheng Mai felt comforted, though not much.

"And you? Do you have no other options?" Cheng Mai suddenly asked.

Shang Xingjian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed. This laugh made Cheng Mai forget his fear for a moment.

Cheng Mai: "..." Beauty really does lead to ruin!
Men can also bring disaster to the country and its people.

"If it's my destiny, even if there's no other way, I'll carve out a path for it." Shang Xingjian changed his previous demeanor, and his words were as domineering as could be.

"Let's go, it's just ahead."

Cheng Mai was led forward by Shang Xingjian. Shang Xingjian was clearly implying something in his words. So, when he kept saying that he had something important to do, was he just clearing the way?

What kind of cause made even an omnipotent god like him have to carve out a new path?

Who exactly is Shang Xingjian?