Under One Person: The Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain

Cheng Mo and his group walked through the alley back to the main road where they had been, where two police cars were already parked.

The red and blue lights flashed in the sunset. Several men in hats were squatting there checking injuries, and another was recording with a body camera.

As soon as Cheng Mo and his group came out, the onlookers immediately pointed and whispered, "It's them! They're the ones who beat them up!"

An older man wearing a hat stood up, saw Cheng Mo, and instinctively felt a chill: "Comrade..."

Cheng Mo waved his hand and briefly recounted what had happened.

Uncle Hat listened and took notes. When he wrote down "two little girls knocked down two adult men," his pen paused for a moment. He looked up at Duoduo and Erzhuang, who were looking up at him.

Uncle Hat's lips twitched, and he continued taking notes.

After Cheng Mo finished speaking, Uncle Hat coughed twice: "Um... we still need to trouble you to come back with us to make a statement."

Cheng Mo shook his head: "Someone will take over this matter."

Uncle Hat frowned: "What do you mean?"

He had barely finished speaking when his phone rang.

He answered the phone, listened for a couple of sentences, his expression changed, he glanced at Cheng Mo, turned around and walked to the side, lowered his voice and said a few words.

After hanging up the phone, he walked back, his attitude noticeably more polite: "Okay, we'll handle this. You can go back now."

Just as Cheng Mo was about to leave, two black SUVs drove up, with the words "Na Du Tong" printed on them.

The car door opened, and several people in work clothes got out. The leader was a man in his early thirties. He walked quickly to Cheng Mo, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Master Cheng, this was an oversight on our part, and the two young ladies were frightened."

Cheng Mo waved his hand: "It's not your problem, someone is deliberately causing trouble."

The person in charge's expression turned serious: "Do you know who it is?"

Cheng Mo didn't answer, but looked at the two people on the ground: "Take him away, we'll find out after interrogating him."

The person in charge nodded and negotiated with Uncle Hat. After Uncle Hat handed over the scene, the person in charge waved his hand, and several employees stepped forward to lift the two people on the ground and stuff them into the bread cart.

As they were being lifted, the two men let out several more screams. The employees looked down and instinctively lowered their legs.

The person in charge twitched his eye and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to Cheng Mo: "Rest assured, Daoist Cheng, we will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly."

Cheng Mo nodded, said no more, and left with Xia He and the little girl.

Back at the rented room, after having dinner, the group went downstairs and got into the car. Cheng Mo drove towards Liangyi Temple.

On the bus, Duoduo and Erzhuang flanked Xiahe on either side, chattering away and asking questions incessantly.

"Sisters, where have you been these past few days?"

"Did you fight any bad guys?"

Xia He's ears were ringing from the noise of the two little girls, but she wasn't annoyed at all.

She put her arms around one of them and laughed as she wove together her experiences of the past few days into a little story.

From Fengtian to Heng'an—

"One night, your senior brother and I went to catch a Zhong Kui..."

"Zhong Kui?" Duo Duo's eyes widened. "You mean Zhong Kui, the ghost catcher?"

"Yes, that's him." Xia He nodded. "He was dressed in a theatrical costume, his face painted with makeup, knocking on doors in the village in the middle of the night..."

Duoduo and Erzhuang's eyes lit up when they heard this.

"And then what?"

"Later, your senior brother punched him and sent him flying."

"Wow--"

When talking about Liulin Town, we go from the corpse demon Tu Junfang to Zhang San'er, and from Zhong Kui to Lao Wei.

Duoduo raised her hand and asked, "Sister, who is Wei Zhongxian?"

Cheng Mo drove on without turning his head: "They're pretty much the same as those two weirdos who were trying to arrest you earlier."

Duoduo tilted her head and thought for a while, but still didn't quite understand.

Xia He chuckled, "Little Taoist, you're so mean."

Cheng Mo looked completely innocent: "I'm telling the truth. They're all bad people, no doubt about it."

We laughed and joked all the way until we reached the foot of the mountain.

The car stopped at the village entrance, and several villagers greeted Cheng Mo when they saw him.

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"Master Cheng is back?"

"How is Master Cheng's health?"

"Mowa, your master was talking about you just a few days ago!"

Cheng Mo responded with a smile, "I'm back, I'm back. Master is doing well, eating and sleeping well."

We passed through the village and went up the mountain road.

The mountain path was still the same winding path, with familiar trees and rocks on both sides, and the group slowly climbed up.

As we approached the summit, a burst of cheerful dog barking came from above.

"Woof woof woof!"

Big Yellow rushed down the hillside, running fast on all fours, its tail wagging like a propeller.

It ran up to Cheng Mo, braked suddenly, put its front paws on Cheng Mo's legs, stuck out its tongue, and panted heavily.

Cheng Mo squatted down and ruffled Da Huang's hair: "Missed me?"

"Woof woof!" Big Yellow licked his hand, then ran to the two little girls, each hugging one side of it and sandwiching it between them. Big Yellow woofed happily, its tail swishing loudly.

The lynx sat on a rock at the top of the mountain, looking down at them, its tail tip swaying slowly.

Cheng Mo reached the mountaintop, picked up the big fox, and vigorously ruffled its cat head: "Couldn't you have run a little further? Why were you just waiting here?"

The big raccoon had its eyelids drooping and looked disgusted, but it let out a lazy "meow" from its throat.

Xia He leaned closer, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the big cat: "Little Taoist priest, can I pet it?"

Cheng Mo shook his head: "That won't work, it will scratch you."

Duoduo jumped up and grabbed the big fox's tail: "Senior brother, give it to me."

Cheng Mo let go, and the big fox fell from Cheng Mo's arms, landing right in Duo Duo's arms.

Duoduo wrapped her little arms around the big fox tightly, and the fox's tail dangled from the crook of her arms, swaying back and forth.

Duoduo held the big fox up to Xia He's face: "Sister, you can touch it. The big fox won't scratch you."

Xia He reached out and carefully touched the big fox's head.

Da Li turned his head and pressed his face against Duo Duo's face, not dodging Xia He's hand.

Xia He's fingers touched the top of the big fox's head; its fur was soft and smooth, like touching a piece of fine satin.

"It's so smooth." Xia He smiled and rubbed it again.

Big Yellow was pacing anxiously nearby, barking and pawing at the ground with its front paws, looking like it wanted it too.

Xia He smiled brightly, rubbing the cat with her left hand and scratching the dog with her right.

Big Yellow was overjoyed. He lay down on the ground, exposing his belly, and kicked his four legs wildly in the air.

Cheng Mo stood by and watched for a while, then reached out and pulled Xia He's hand, which was still rubbing the big fox: "Alright, alright, let's go, you should go see your master."

Xia He was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed "Oh dear!" and her face turned bright red.

Although I've had several video calls with my master and talked on the phone many times, this is the first time I've met him in person.

She gently patted Cheng Mo: "Little Taoist priest, why didn't you remind me sooner?"

Cheng Mo looked completely innocent: "...Is it my fault?"

Xia He chuckled and took his arm: "Let's go."

In the courtyard of Liangyi Temple, Cheng Shouzheng sat on a bamboo chair with a pot of tea in front of him and Cheng Huihui squatting beside him.

Cheng Huihui's tail swept back and forth on the ground, as if it were sweeping.

Cheng Shou had changed into a clean Taoist robe, his hair was neatly combed, and his beard was trimmed. Cheng Huihui was also looking refreshed, even the fur on his tail had been combed, making it fluffy and soft.

Hearing footsteps, he stood up, shook his Taoist robe, and walked to the courtyard gate with his hands behind his back.

Xia He saw an old Taoist priest in a worn robe standing at the door from afar. He was thin, with gray hair, but his back was ramrod straight. The setting sun shone from behind him, gilding him with a golden edge.

Xia He quickly stepped forward and stood in front of Cheng Shou.

Instead of performing the traditional cupped-hand salute common in the world of supernatural beings, she placed her hands together in front of her body, slightly bent her knees, and performed a standard ancient salute.

"Greetings, Master."

Her voice was clear and crisp, and she was poised and graceful.

Cheng Shou was taken aback.

He had lived for over a hundred years and had seen countless extraordinary young people, some unruly, some reserved, some pretentious, and some arrogant.

There wasn't a single person like Xia He who performed traditional rituals upon first meeting someone.

Cheng Shou smiled so broadly that all the wrinkles on his face smoothed out: "Good, good, good child, get up, get up quickly."