0515. Coal Mining

Li Mu doesn't know the origin of the old magic stick, but what is certain is that it is definitely not trivial and has been confirmed many times.

The mystery is about to be revealed.

Li Mu walked past the archway of 'The Legacy of the Young Ancestor' and came to the gate of the Randen Ancient Temple.

Everything remains the same.

But Li Mu's expression changed, and he suddenly felt a little bad in his heart.

Because there are overgrown weeds around the gate of the ancient temple, the path that was stepped on five years ago has been covered with weeds again.

The door was ajar and there were spider webs on the door frame.

Pushing open the door and going in, the yard is overgrown with weeds. The Yaowang Hall next to it is in a semi-collapsed state. The doors and windows of several Zen rooms that were used to store debris are also damaged. They are extremely old due to the rain and wind.

Startled by the sound of Li Mu pushing open the door, several wild birds flew up and flew into the night sky.

In the backyard, the small forest where Li Mu often practiced [Xiantian Gong] and [Zhenwuquan] was extremely dilapidated. The waist-high weeds grew extremely dense, and the few rows of vegetable fields beside the forest had long since lost their appearance.

The kitchen where Li Mu used to cook had completely collapsed, and the well at the door had dried up.

A bad premonition came to mind.

Li Mu quickly searched the entire Randen Temple, but there was no trace of the old magic stick.

How is this going?

The old stickman left?

Li Muchai searched carefully, but there was no trace.

He even used his clairvoyance to look around, but found no clues. He used the [Tracing Mantra] to try to sense the traces of the old magic stick, but it had no effect.

It was strange, as if the wretched old man in Li Mu's memory was just a memory and did not really exist.

This made Li Mu disappointed, and at the same time, he was also a little worried.

Could it be that the old magician had an accident?

Li Mu was concerned and confused, and suddenly became anxious.

For a long time, the old magic stick has been the pillar of his heart. Although he is unreliable and very wretched, he is like a 'life mentor' to Li Mu.

The reason why Li Mu did not directly break through the Shattered Realm on the Chinese continent, step into the galaxy to compete with the monks from outside the world, and did not further improve his strength was because he wanted to return to the earth first, find the old magic stick, and solve many mysteries.

But now, Randen Temple is in a state of panic, and the old magic stick is nowhere to be seen.

Li Mu suddenly felt like he had lost his backbone.

Judging from the signs of panic in the temple, it was obvious that no one had taken care of it for at least two or three years. In other words, the old magic stick had left at least two or three years ago.

Li Mu was sitting at the door of Lao Shengun's former Zen room, and couldn't help but be in a daze.

He was wondering, did the old magic stick leave Randen Temple and go to other places, or has he completely left the earth?

Moreover, the really weird thing is that logically speaking, when the old magic stick leaves, he should leave some clues and other things. Otherwise, how will he find it when he comes back twenty years later?

Even taking a step back, with Li Mu's current cultivation level, as long as there is such a person in this world, some clues can be found using the [Tracing Mantra] or the backtracking technique.

But unfortunately, no traces were left, and Li Mu couldn't find any clues.

It seems that someone with great supernatural powers has used supreme secret techniques to erase all traces of this.

This is even more ridiculous.

Li Mu didn't think that there were any so-called great supernatural beings who were stronger than him on this earth.

He sat at the door of the meditation room and thought about it all night.

A new day has arrived, and the morning light covers the Randen Temple.

In the village below, the sound of chickens and dogs can be heard. It is autumn and it is the harvest season. At this time, the village is the busiest time of the year.

Li Mu walked out of the temple.

On the country roads, there are many farmers rushing to harvest crops in the fields.

"Uncle Zhang, Auntie Zhang, you two are still so strong." Li Mu looked at these acquaintances from five years ago and went up to say hello with a smile.

"Young man, you are... Hey, you look a bit like Xiao Mu, can't you really be Xiao Mu?" Uncle Zhang looked at it carefully for a while, and finally recognized it from his eyebrows. The figure in front of him has grown a lot taller. The handsome young man is the same Li Mu from five years ago.

Uncle Zhang said in surprise: "Xiao Mu, have you escaped from the mountains?"

"What?" Li Mu was a little confused at that time.

What does it mean to escape from the mountains?

The third aunt said: "Five years ago, you disappeared. Master Li said that you were abducted by human traffickers and sent to the mountains to dig coal..."

Li Mu: "..."

The old magic stick is indeed an old man, and he can tell such lies.

"Actually, I was sent away to study by my grandfather. I just graduated this year, so I just rushed back." Li Mu had no choice but to lie and said: "It is a military academy. It is completely closed. You are not allowed to bring mobile phones. Communication, so I haven’t come back in the past five years.”

"That's it, that's good. At that time, we all heard that Master Li said that you had been abducted, and we were all very worried about you. We even jointly reported the case, but nothing was found. Later, Master Li also disappeared. Yes, we thought he traveled all over the country to find you." Uncle Zhang breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, more and more villagers were passing by, and they all recognized Li Mu.

"Xiao Mu, you finally escaped."

"Which mountain were you kidnapped to dig coal?"

"How did you escape?"

"Did Master Li find you?"

The kind and honest villagers were very concerned about Li Mu. They gathered around and asked all sorts of questions.

"We should call the police, arrest those traffickers, and execute them."

"Yes, the country's laws have changed now. Human traffickers are just like drug traffickers. If caught, they will be punished by death."

Several uncles were filled with indignation.

Li Mu had no choice but to explain it again, and then everyone suddenly realized.

"This is in line with Master Li's style of playing with the world. He always surprises people." The speaker was an old man from the village, Uncle Zhang, who nodded and said, "It is really the style of an immortal from this world."

Li Mu was speechless.

What's going on? You lied to someone and called the police. Old man, how can you infer the 'style of an alien from this world' from this? You look like a crazy fan and there's no way to communicate anymore.

"So, my grandfather left Randeng Temple on his own?" Li Mu asked again.

As the sun gradually rose, the neighbors in the village were very friendly when they saw Li Mu. They were not in a hurry to go to the ground. They all sat on the roadside and chatted with Li Mu.

"For some time, Master Li always said that he wanted to leave. The world is so big and he wanted to see it. He had been talking about it for a while, and he looked very worried. I remember he was giving Liu Laoer After the family performed rituals, he disappeared the next day." Uncle Zhang, a fan of the brainless fan, recalled it.

"Gone? Didn't anyone see him leave?" Li Mu asked.

Another old man said: "Yes, Master Li disappeared the next day. I remember clearly that the 'Fufu Farmhouse' on Beiyuan sent someone to invite Master Li that day. I went to preside over the opening ceremony. I said it was an appointment in advance and I made a phone call the night before, but when I went to the temple, I found that Master Li was missing."

"Oh, this is a big loss for our Randen Temple Village. During the years when Master Li was here, the village had good weather. It must have been Master Li who protected us." Uncle Zhang, a brain-dead fan, said with great certainty.

"Then...did my grandfather never come back after he left? Have you ever heard of him appearing in other places?" Li Mu asked unwillingly.

"We have never seen him again." A villager said: "At first, we thought he was just back after going out for a walk. We also regularly sent people to the Randen Temple to clean the house, fetch water and sweep the floor. As a result, the temple became haunted and strange things happened one after another, which scared everyone away and the temple became deserted."

"Haunted?" Li Mu was startled and began to make some guesses.

"Yes, when some people went to clean, they saw a few ghosts flashing past, and they breathed on their necks and told some nonsense. They got seriously ill when they came back. Some people were bitten by the poisonous snakes inside, and they were almost bitten by them. I lost my life. Someone saw a female ghost in red clothes floating around in the temple at night, without feet..."

"I personally saw ghosts fighting in the temple. Puddles of blood appeared out of thin air on the ground. All the wild birds inside died and fell to the ground."

"Zhang Daxian from the neighboring village came to visit and said that there was something sneaky in the Randeng Temple. In the past, when Master Li was here, he could suppress it. But after Master Li left, he could no longer suppress it. …”

"In the two years after Master Li left, he visited big companies from other places, wealthy bosses, driving luxury cars, and bodyguards wearing black suits and sunglasses. They went to Randen Temple to offer incense, and they were still in the village. I have been trying to find out the whereabouts of Grand Master Li, but later on there were fewer people who took it easy."

The villagers were all talking.

Li Mu listened and vaguely realized something.

It seems that the old magic stick left the Randen Temple on his own initiative to avoid something. Those so-called ghosts may be some people in the martial arts world, or someone is deliberately pretending to be a ghost... Anyway, the Randen Temple may have been noticed by some people. .

Such speculation made Li Mu feel a little more at ease.

Although the old magic stick is unreliable, he is very life-saving and cunning. Most people should be unable to do anything to him. And judging from some things that happened later, it seems that those who were looking for him did not find him.

"Xiao Mu, have you never seen your grandpa since you were studying in school?" Uncle Zhang, a fanboy, asked.

Li Mu had no choice but to continue telling the lie, shaking his head and saying: "Every year's tuition is paid directly to the card. I have never seen grandpa. He just graduated this year. When I came back to find him, I thought he was still in the Randen Temple."

Uncle Zhang then said with great emotion: "Master Li is really a man of God, a dragon that sees its beginning but not its end. He plays with the world and is cynical... I hope I can see him again in this life."

"Xiao Mu, what are your plans next?" Uncle Zhang asked.

Li Mu thought for a while and said: "I will live in Randeng Temple for the time being and tidy up until grandpa comes back. I can't run around anymore. What if grandpa can't find me when he comes back?"

"But this temple is haunted and not clean." The third aunt said a little worriedly: "How about Xiaomu, why don't you stay at my aunt's house?"

Li Mu smiled and said: "It's okay, Auntie. Back then, I followed my grandfather and learned some skills in catching ghosts. Don't be afraid. Even if you can't catch them, you can still defend yourself. Nothing will happen. But ladies and gentlemen, Uncle and aunt, I have something to ask you for help."

"Say it, Xiao Mu, we are all our own people."

"That's right, you're welcome, I'm a fellow from my hometown."

"You also helped us a lot when you were in the village. Every winter vacation, you killed pigs for us for free..."

The crowd was very enthusiastic.

Li Mu said with a smile: "Please help me spread the word and tell the folks from all over the country that Master Li's grandson is back and wants to resume his old business and prop up Master Li's brand. If you need any rituals, ghost hunting, etc., you can come here. From today on, I will live in this Randen Temple."

"What? You want to catch ghosts?"

"This is not easy to do."

"This industry doesn't recognize young people."

Everyone tried to persuade him, but seeing that Li Mu had made up his mind, they stopped saying anything.

That afternoon, the young and middle-aged people in the village, led by the old man, bravely came to Randeng Temple to help Li Mu repair his collapsed house, dig a well again, and sent some firewood and quilts to help Li Mu. Li Mu packed up the place where he lived.

"Thank you everyone." Li Mu was also very moved.

Five years have passed, and these villagers are still so simple and enthusiastic. They still remember him and make him feel like he is home.

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