When Lu Xiaoying looked at me with a shocked expression, I said calmly, "If you want to kill me, you'll have to see what you can do."
Old Lady Dong smiled and said, "Perhaps, you are very strong and have enough ability to keep some of us. But don't forget that your friends are still in our hands."
"If the Northeastern immortals don't even have the kindness to 'not involve the innocent', then my friend is doomed to die!" I still had no expression on my face, but my hand tightly gripped the hilt of the knife.
Old Lady Dong still smiled: "I'm very confused. You and Lu Xiaoying are not related at all, why do you want to let her go? Is there some special charm in her?"
I said coldly, "If I lose, Lu Xiaoying won't let me go; if I win, I'll stay and help you guys, and after the job is done, you'll let me go safely? In this case, what difference does it make whether I leave or not?"
Old Lady Dong nodded and said, "You are indeed very brave. You are the first person who dares to speak to Grandma like this when surrounded by immortals."
Old Lady Dong smiled and said, "Grandma hasn't played with children for a long time. I was just joking with you just now. Grandma promises you that as long as you help me do one thing, we will not only send you away, but also owe you a favor. What do you think?"
Old Lady Dong's face suddenly darkened: "But you have to swear not to tell anyone what you saw on the mountain, otherwise, I will never let you off easily!"
I couldn't help but frown slightly. But Old Lady Dong said, "You don't have to doubt anything. I deliberately made a life-and-death bet just now, just to let you and Lu Xiaoying fight with all your strength. Only in this way can you two show what you have learned, and we can also tell who is better."
I said in a deep voice: "Did you see it?"
Old Lady Dong nodded and said, "In fact, you two are equally good at fortune telling, but your ghost money is gone, so you can't compare to Lu Xiaoying. We hope that both of you can stay."
I was silent for a moment before nodding and saying, "I agree."
Lu Xiaoying also nodded and said, "I agree too."
"Okay!" Old Lady Dong said happily, "I can guarantee that you will never regret your decision today. Come with me!"
I followed Old Lady Dong until we were near Shangbao Village, and she pointed to a barren piece of land and said, "This is the old wolf's grave."
I said in a deep voice: "What is the so-called Old Wolf Tomb?"
Old Lady Dong sighed softly and said, "The Old Wolf's Tomb is just a hope for us."
Old Lady Dong sat cross-legged on a stone, looking in the direction of the old wolf's grave and smoking her pipe: "Immortals also have a lifespan, you should know this, right? People like us are just wild immortals. We accumulate merits throughout our lives, isn't it for one day to be among the immortals? But, there are too many things in the world that don't go as we wish!"
"We may seem powerful, but we are actually the lowest class of immortals! In other words, we will be the first to be eliminated. But we are unwilling to accept this. Are we going to destroy hundreds of years of accumulation just because of a word called 'fate'?"
"We began to accumulate merits like crazy and find natural treasures, hoping to survive the disaster. So, we would gather here every once in a while to share what we have, sometimes exchanging spiritual objects, and sometimes accumulating merits together."
"Until one time during a gathering, we met a gentleman passing by who said he could help us change our fate."
When I heard this, my eyes couldn't help but sink: "Do you believe he can change your fate?"
Old Lady Dong said: "At first, we didn't believe it. But after he used so many tricks, we began to half believe it."
"We didn't believe him until he said one sentence. I remember clearly that he said: Those who go against the will of heaven may succeed, but changing your fate is gambling with your life. Whether you succeed or not depends on your luck."
Old Lady Dong sighed and said, "At that time, we calculated that if we didn't change our fate, we would only have 30 to 40 years before our doom came. This time is too short for us. What difference does it make if we live a few years longer or a few years less?"
"But at this time, the gentleman gave us a reason that we couldn't refuse. He said that he could set up a formation to help us cover up the disaster. As long as we don't leave this mountainous area, the disaster will not appear. And we can also follow his method and try to see if we can change our fate."
Old Lady Dong said, "After several discussions, we finally decided to try his method. Under our witness, he buried Old Man Lang in the ground, which is the old wolf grave."
I looked towards the empty space in surprise: "So, the story that the Black Wolf Immortal told me at the beginning was all false?"
Old Lady Dong nodded and said, "It is indeed false. We made up those stories to prevent people from disturbing the old wolf's grave."
Old Lady Dong pointed with her hand and said, "We frequently appeared in the village, guiding a group of villagers to move to the top of the mountain. Therefore, every household in Shangbao Village worships the guardian deity. While we were practicing in the mountains, we also observed the movements of the old wolf's tomb. After nearly sixty years, you came, which just fulfilled the prediction of that gentleman."
I frowned and asked, "What prophecy?"
"The ghost eye leads to the divine machine!" Old Lady Dong said solemnly, "That gentleman said that sixty years later, a man with a ghost eye and money will appear in Shangbao Village. That person is the one who helped Old Man Lang overcome the calamity. Only he can find Old Man Lang's final whereabouts."
"If Old Man Lang manages to escape, then his deduction will be successful; if Old Man Lang dies, then Ghost Eyes Divine Machine will be the one who can help us gamble our lives again."
When I turned to look at Lu Xiaoying, he was also frowning, as if he wanted to say something but didn't open his mouth.
Old Lady Dong continued, "Ever since you came up the mountain, we have been wondering if you are the Ghost Eye Warlock, so we asked Lao Hei and Xiao Xinzi to test you once. As a result, you really succeeded in helping Xiao Xinzi survive the human disaster, so we are more convinced that you are the one who saved us."
I said in a deep voice, "Why do I feel like you guys have been deceived? If I was the one who helped you through the tribulation, would Black Wolf have died? Could it be that he himself didn't know that he was also going through a tribulation?"
Old Lady Dong shook her head and said, "Some things, if you do them, you have to take risks. We are all gambling. There must be wins and losses in gambling, right?"
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. These immortals have formed a subconscious consciousness over the past sixty years, that is, the so-called master is completely right, even if they have doubts, they will subconsciously deny it. So they will not doubt anything, but will continue to deceive themselves all the way to the end.
Old Lady Dong said: "The reason why Lao Hei told you stories is to let you track down the missing old wolf's grave. Therefore, most of his stories are true."
I wondered, "Is the old wolf's grave really gone?"
"Gone." Old Lady Dong said, "He disappeared right under our noses. But we all think that Lao Langfen has definitely not left the mountain area. He should be hiding somewhere, waiting for the opportunity to change his fate."
Old Lady Dong looked at me and said, "Whether Lao Hei can survive the disaster or not, we have to witness this with our own eyes. Can you help us?"
I didn't nod immediately: "I want to ask. What is the matter with the Hengfei family's ancestral tomb?"
Old Lady Dong said, "The ancestors of the Heng family were indeed masters of magic. When they fled here, they immediately fell in love with the Feng Shui here and wanted to settle down here. We were afraid that he would take away the Feng Shui here, so we warned him twice. Because both of us were wary, we could only reach an agreement in the end that he would not take away the Feng Shui and we would not hurt him, and only then we lived here in peace."
"When it came to his son's generation, I think his name was Hengkun, he lost half of his family's craftsmanship, so we stopped focusing on his family."
I said in a deep voice: "I heard that the Heng family had a ghost wolf. What happened?"
Old Lady Dong said, "At that time, there was a man in the village who didn't know how to live or die. He wanted to dig up the old wolf's grave and steal the feng shui. After being stopped by Hengkun, he still didn't give up and sneaked up the mountain again, trying to dig up the grave. We taught him a lesson and also gave Hengkun a warning."
"Warning?" I couldn't help but look at Old Lady Dong. According to Old Lady Dong, they should have deliberately let the ghost wolf possess Wang Dagui and led Wang Dagui to find the Heng family. What did they want to warn the Heng family about
Old Lady Dong said, "Although Hengkun hasn't learned all of his father's skills, he has been wandering around the mountain. We all think he is looking for a grave site. It's the agreement between us and his father not to touch the Feng Shui of the mountain. Since he still has that intention, we have to give him a warning."
I asked again: "Where did Hengkun bury himself in the end?"
"No one has seen him." Old Lady Dong shook her head and said, "The last time someone saw him going up the mountain, they thought he was going to leave, and no one paid any attention. Who knew that he never came down from the mountain again after going up."
"It was not until we saw the Heng family burning paper at the entrance of the village that we realized that Heng Kun had buried himself in the mountains. We were furious at the time and looked for his grave everywhere, but unfortunately we searched the entire mountain and still couldn't find Heng Kun!"
"We were originally worried that he might ruin the Feng Shui of the mountain, but we searched several places in a row and found no traces of burials, so we stopped caring about it."
I pressed the issue, "Then it wasn't you who went to Hengfei's house to kill people?"
Old Lady Dong asked back, "What do you mean?"
I told her what happened, and Mrs. Dong suddenly changed color and said, "The Heng family is looking for death! They must have disturbed the old wolf's grave. Old man Lang is a gray wolf. No, we have to find the old wolf's grave quickly. Wu Zhao, you hurry up!"
Before I could say anything, I heard Lu Xiaoying say, "Wait a moment..."
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