Under One Person: The Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain

Inside the small building.

The taut string snapped, and the body that had been holding on relaxed, causing Yanzi to faint.

Xia He quickly caught her: "What's wrong? What happened?"

The girl rushed over, tears welling in her eyes: "Sister Yanzi! Sister Yanzi!"

Xia He laid Yanzi flat on the ground and touched her forehead; it was even hotter than before.

She stood up and said to the girl, "Take good care of the other children and don't go out. I'll take her to the hospital."

After saying that, he picked up Yanzi and ran outside.

Town hospital.

After examining the patient, the doctor said that the severe cold had developed into pneumonia, and coupled with excessive fatigue, the body could no longer cope.

"Young people these days don't take care of their health and only come to see a doctor when they can't take it anymore," the doctor muttered as he wrote out the hospital admission form.

Yanzi was wheeled into the ward and put on an IV drip.

The swallow woke up midway through the night, opened its eyes, and was about to get up: "Children..."

"Don't rush." ​​Xia He pressed her down. "Those children aren't ordinary kids. You should get better here first. I'll go back to see them later."

Yanzi looked at her, her eyes a little red: "Thank you... sister."

Xia He: "..."

She paused for two seconds, her expression somewhat complicated: "It's not certain who's older between us."

After saying that, she turned and left the ward.

Back in the small building, the children all gathered around, asking Sister Yanzi how she was doing.

Xia He said, "It's nothing serious, just an IV drip. I'll bring you dinner later."

The girl said, "I'll go take care of Sister Yanzi."

Xia He waved her hand: "We'll talk about it when the little Taoist priest comes back."

......

When Cheng Mo returned to the small building, it was already completely dark.

The children didn't rest; they huddled in a corner waiting for news.

Xia He told her about Yanzi being hospitalized.

Cheng Mo originally planned to leave directly, but seeing the children's eyes and looking at the dark sky outside the window, he hesitated.

Never mind, let's wait a bit longer...

……

Two days later.

Once Yanzi's inflammation had subsided and she was able to get out of bed and walk around, we took her back to Xiaolou.

Cheng Mo and Xia He then said goodbye to her.

Yanzi looked at the two of them earnestly: "I will send all the children back. I will find the addresses in that notebook one by one."

The girl standing next to her nodded vigorously: "I'll help Sister Yanzi too! I'll make sure everyone gets home safely!"

Cheng Mo nodded: "Then let's do it this way."

Xia He waved to them: "Take good care of yourself and see them off properly."

Since we weren't really familiar with each other, there wasn't much sadness about parting.

After going downstairs, Cheng Mo and his companion boarded a bus back to Xiangfan.

As the car drove out of town, Xia He leaned against the window and asked Cheng Mo, "Little Taoist priest, why don't you take all the children home?"

Cheng Mo pressed his head against hers, looking out at the fields flashing by. "Are you very free?"

Xia He retorted, "Aren't we busy?"

Cheng Mo remained silent for two seconds.

Going to western Hunan to see corpses during the Chinese New Year holiday, that's quite a lot of free time.

He coughed twice and said, "We don't know those children. Miss Swallow can take good care of them. Besides, I've already handed over all the information to the yamen, and Uncle Hat will help."

Xia He said "Oh," and reluctantly accepted this explanation.

She actually wanted to hear the young Taoist priest say, "Because I want to spend some time alone with you," so she didn't go to send the child off.

Forget it.

You can't expect ivory to come out of a stone's mouth.

......

The car drove to Xiangfan.

Xia He didn't go to her parents; instead, she took Cheng Mo directly to the train station.

Xiangfan is not far from western Hunan. If you leave at this time, you can arrive in the evening.

If I were driving myself... never mind, driving alone today is too frustrating, I might get stuck in traffic.

There's no such problem with trains. The Xiangfan to Xiangxi line isn't a peak travel period during the Spring Festival, so you can still buy two hard-seat tickets.

The carriage wasn't crowded, and the air was filled with the smells of instant noodles and orange peels.

Once she found a seat and sat down, Xia He started chattering away.

"I've gathered a lot of intelligence about western Hunan!" She pulled a notebook out of her bag and showed it to Cheng Mo.

"There are quite a few extraordinary people in western Hunan. The most famous is the Liu family. They are a family that drives corpses, but they generally don't interact with outsiders unless someone in your family has died and you want to transport them back, or if you have any special needs."

Cheng Mo took the notebook.

Xia He continued, "There are also Gu practitioners in Xiangxi, genuine Miao Gu techniques, not those disgusting guys from the Medicine Immortal Society. I've heard that some villages even have grass witches."

"The Tujia people also have the Tima, which is similar to the Nuo dance we've seen. It's used to communicate with spirits, exorcise ghosts, and cure diseases. There are also other sects, such as the Paijiao and Meishanjiao, which are quite mysterious. We can go and take a look at them all."

The guide was quite detailed, from where to stay upon arrival to how to find the family of corpse-drivers, everything was planned in detail.

That's right...

Cheng Mo handed the notebook back to her: "Are you sure they'll welcome us during the New Year?"

Xia He thought for a moment and said, "That's not important. We can go see something else first. I searched online and found a program called 'Charming Xiangxi'. Everyone who's seen it says it's great, with lots of local customs and features."

Cheng Mo nodded: "Then... let's go look at this first."

Xia He continued flipping through the notebook: "Let's take another look at the mountains and the water. It'll be almost Chinese New Year. Then we'll pay a visit and experience the fun of corpse driving."

Cheng Mo: "..."

What's so fun about transporting corpses?

He felt that this girl had psychological problems.

......

The two were on this joyful journey.

Zhou Mingyuan, the person in charge of Xiangfan Nadutong, is now in a difficult situation.

......

The two were on this joyful journey.

Zhou Mingyuan, the person in charge of Xiangfan Nadutong, is now in a difficult situation.

He received a phone call, and the person on the other end started yelling at him.

"Zhou Mingyuan, have you lost your mind?"

Ren Fei, the head of the Central China region, burst out of the receiver, making Zhou Mingyuan's ears ring.

"Three members of the Quanxing gang were persecuting ordinary people in your jurisdiction. Not only did you not notice, but even after you did, they escaped right under your nose! And not only did they escape, you don't even know where they went!"

Zhou Mingyuan was covered in sweat.

No, not just his forehead, his back was soaked too.

Even in the dead of winter, my back got soaked!

Ren Fei continued her tirade: "Do you know what other districts are saying about us? Central China is a 'retirement zone for the superhuman,' where anyone can come and act all high and mighty! They say the people who talk about us are just decorations, good for nothing but receiving packages!"

Zhou Mingyuan wiped his sweat: "President Ren, I..."

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, ''!" Ren Fei interrupted him. "I don't care what method you use, find those people, even if you have to burn them to ashes, you have to mark the incinerator for me!"

*Click*, the phone hung up.

Zhou Mingyuan slumped in the chair, his eyes glazed over.

Normally, we turn a blind eye to people with supernatural abilities.

It's not uncommon for people with supernatural abilities to play pranks on ordinary people, and no one seems to take it too seriously.

Why has this incident caused such a big fuss?

Zhou Mingyuan thought of Xia He.

The person Liao Zhong specifically called to give instructions about immediately ran into trouble.

That's really damn unlucky.

He rubbed his temples.

Where is he supposed to find someone now?

......

The Two Elements View.

Cheng Shou and Duo Duo started preparing items for the Chinese New Year.

Actually, there's not much to prepare.

Liangyi Temple doesn't have many worshippers. Its current income mainly comes from funding from the Taoist Association, Cheng Shou's retirement pension and survivor's benefits, and bank interest.

In short, they don't lack money, but they're not as wealthy as some temples.

Duoduo emerged from the warehouse, carrying a large red lantern that was almost as big as herself.

"Master! Where should we hang this lantern?"

She ran up to Cheng Shou, tilted her little face up, and asked.

Cheng Shou looked down so low he could barely see Duo Duo anymore, and paused for a moment, then asked, "Where did this come from?"

Duoduo put down the lantern, her little face covered in dust, looking like a little kitten: "I found these in the warehouse, there are several more, they are all big red lanterns."

Cheng Shou stared at the lantern, somewhat dazed.

This was made by myself the year I found Cheng Mo. At that time, I thought that brat wouldn't live much longer, so I made a few lanterns to pray for his well-being.

Hey, it's funny, he's a Taoist disciple, and he actually made lanterns to pray for blessings. I don't know what got into him back then.

Duo Duo tugged at Cheng Shou's hand and shook it: "Master, where should we hang it?"

Cheng Shou came to his senses, took Duo Duo's hand, picked up the lantern, and walked smilingly toward the entrance of the Taoist temple.

"Hang it in front of the gate, and Master will write a couplet to paste up. That way, we can celebrate the New Year."

Duo Duo's little face beamed with joy: "Okay, okay!"