The Northern Song Dynasty returned south, seeking the truth of the Dao.

The leader was stunned for a moment when he heard Wang Zhenhuan's words. Then he turned to look at Old Sun and asked jokingly, "I didn't expect you to have this kind of awareness, Old Sun."

"I've already prepared my coffin. What, are you worried no one will collect your body? Don't worry, as long as you're registered with our government, whenever you leave, someone will come to see you." As he spoke, he patted him on the shoulder.

"Oh, don't even mention it. This coffin almost killed me. If it weren't for the Taoist priest here, you might have really been handling my funeral arrangements." Old Sun waved his hand and sighed.

"Hmm? What happened? Did your house get burgled? You should have reported it to the authorities sooner rather than later," the head constable asked suspiciously.

"Ah, it's a long story. If only it were that simple." Old Sun sighed repeatedly. "A long story" meant that it was difficult to explain in a single sentence, so when the leader heard this, he didn't press the matter further.

He patted him on the shoulder, then beckoned the constables to walk into the house. Once inside, the four constables went to the four corners of the coffin, and just as they were about to lift it, Wang Zhenhuan spoke from outside the door.

"Bring a few more, the stuff inside is quite heavy. Be careful."

"Hey guys, did you hear what the Taoist priest said? Hey Chen, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and get to work, or you'll ruin the Taoist priest's big plan and you'll be in big trouble!" Master Lu scolded the new yamen runners when he saw them hesitate.

The leader chimed in, "Didn't you hear me? What are you standing there for? Come and lend a hand!" And so, the group of eight constables, plus the leader, a total of nine people, worked together and barely managed to lift the coffin.

"Hey old Sun, what treasures are you hiding in this coffin? Why is it so heavy? I..." The leading constable, his face flushed, carried the coffin out with the others and placed it in the courtyard, saying.

"It was me who brewed it..." Old Sun was about to speak when Wang Zhenhuan interrupted him with a look. He waved his hand awkwardly and didn't say anything more. Master Lu, who was standing next to Wang Zhenhuan, saw all of this.

He glared at the head constable and said, "Why are you talking so much? Hurry up and go cut down a few trees to put the coffin on. Do you want me to freeze to death in this cold weather?"

"Oh, it was just a casual chat, let's go now." The leader seemed quite afraid of Master Lu, nodding and bowing as he agreed, before leading his team, torches in hand, into the depths of the forest.

Wang Zhenhuan initially wanted to stop them, but after thinking about it, he gave up the idea. After all, if he told them they weren't allowed to go into the forest, they would definitely become suspicious and ask Old Sun later.

It would inevitably expose the existence of monsters outside the town, which would cause panic. So Wang Zhen opened his mouth but didn't speak to stop him. He figured the evil Taoist priest was too scared to show up today.

Moreover, Wang Zhenhuan only learned about the fact that heavenly lightning and the summoned immortals and gods did not harm the ordained Daoists after he summoned the immortals to the mortal realm, from what Kui Mulang told him.

The Taoist priest who received the ordination from Shangqing should have known about this matter long ago. However, judging from his previous reaction, he fled in panic after seeing Kui Mulang, which indicates that he was unaware of this matter.

In other words, this evil Taoist priest, like Wang Zhenhuan, was likely not granted his ordination through proper procedures. He probably had some extraordinary encounter, which corresponds to his previous guess.

No wonder this wicked Taoist priest didn't feel anything was wrong with his actions. Because he wasn't a legitimate Taoist priest at all! He was, like him, a self-taught, unorthodox Taoist.

The only difference is that Wang Zhen had read the original "True Scripture of Primordial Dao Qi," so he had a deep understanding of virtue. This evil Taoist, on the other hand, clearly lacked this.

Whenever he calmed down, Wang Zhenhuan's mind became exceptionally sharp. In less than a quarter of an hour, he had already deduced seven or eight parts of the identity of this evil Taoist priest.

In conclusion, the origins of this evil Taoist priest are now basically clear. He is indeed an anomaly, but he is not a legitimate Taoist priest who has received ordination. The reason he was able to receive ordination is because he also possesses the magic of the Shangqing lineage.

There is a strong possibility that the tomb of a Shangqing ancestor was discovered, and the Shangqing lineage and ordination documents were obtained from within. Like Wang Zhenhuan, the ordination was bestowed by Heaven; only in this way can it be explained.

In other words, there is a high possibility that there is a tomb of an ancestor of the Shangqing lineage near this Xiayi Town, which was simply looted by this demon. Thinking of this, Wang Zhen tightened his pack.

He turned to Master Lu and asked, "Master, have Master Chonghe and Lord Sun returned? I heard you say earlier that Lord Sun was worried about my safety and sent you out to look for me?"

"Yes, Lord Sun returned at noon, but he came back on his own. I heard that Master Tongmiao is escorting the stone transport team and will not be able to set off back to Xiayi until tomorrow." Master Lu nodded.

"Setting off tomorrow? When will we be back?" Wang Zhenhuan frowned and remained silent, then began to ponder. As the saying goes, misfortunes never come singly; now that they had discovered the traces of this demon, the one with the highest cultivation, Chong Hezi, was nowhere to be found.

He now only possesses 40% of his spiritual energy, and his cultivation is less than half of what it used to be. Ling Zhizi is also seriously injured and bedridden, essentially incapable of fighting. Only Ao Shuang can still put up a fight against that evil Taoist.

However, Ao Shuang's cultivation level is the same as his, so if they were to fight, the outcome would be uncertain. That Taoist priest wasn't seriously injured last time; he only lost some spiritual energy.

"It will probably take a day or two. What's wrong, young Taoist priest?" Master Lu asked, seeing Wang Zhenhuan's solemn expression and thinking he had something to discuss with Chong Hezi.

"It's nothing, just the same issue as last time. I didn't expect that Chonghe Zhenren would be gone for so long." Wang Zhenren replied with a smile. Now that the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, it's better for as few people as possible to know about this matter.

"Oh dear, if the Taoist priest is really in a hurry, he can go there himself. Anyway, it's not far from Xiayi." Master Lu was relieved to see Wang Zhenhuan smiling.

"Forget it, I'll just wait here at my residence. Oh, by the way, Master, does that Chonghe Zhenren come to Xiayi often?" Wang Zhenhuan asked, feigning curiosity.

"That's natural. Master Tongmiao used to live in Tokyo," Master Lu said proudly.

"So how do you usually deal with these evil spirits when you encounter them in town?" Wang Zhenhuan pressed.

"Usually it's the abbot of Puji Temple who takes action. If he can't handle it, there are talismans left by Master Tongmiao at your residence. Besides, this place is so small, where would so many evil spirits come from? Daoist, don't you think so?" Master Lu said nonchalantly.

Wang Zhenhuan nodded thoughtfully: "That's natural..."