Chapter Fifty-Three: The Matter of the Northeast Was Settled

  "They told me everything about you, and I have to say that you're ruthless! You're so ruthless that you don't even care about your own life. No wonder you're a disciple of that stubborn old man, Mao Liu Fang!" After observing for several more days in the hospital until the doctor confirmed that I had indeed recovered, I was finally discharged. As I walked out of the Seventh River City People's Hospital, I couldn't help but feel like a person who had been reborn.

  And the Zhuque Mei Jiugu, who looked at me with new eyes, actually came to pick me up from the hospital in person. At this moment, I knew that I had gained her trust. However, after hearing her words of praise, I really wanted to say to her, "Actually, my stubbornness was inherited from my dad!"

  "The Huang Pizi near Shibalipu, this time you've really killed them off completely. Wanting to flourish again like before, it's probably impossible for several decades. This matter, you've done well and also not so well!" Mei Jiugu said to me as we walked on the pedestrian path of Qitai River.

  "On the one hand, you've helped the villagers of Shiliupu get rid of a long-standing problem. I believe that for a very long time to come, there won't be any sign of Huang Pizi around Shiliupu again." First, Mei Jiugu acknowledged my achievement and contribution this time. I knew that next she would say the not-so-good aspect.

  "The downside is that you don't even know how many yellow-skinned ones you killed this time. You should know that every life taken will affect the karma and blessings of one's future life. Whether it was intentional or not, this is especially important for us cultivators! This is also why I've hated those yellow-skinned ones to the point of gnashing my teeth all these years, yet I haven't taken action to eradicate them."

  There's just one thing that makes me uncomfortable, it seems like she's afraid of being held accountable for the consequences, so she handed this matter over to me. I have a feeling of being used and betrayed in my heart. She's afraid of being held accountable for the consequences, does that mean I'm not? I thought to myself, and my face also darkened. I'm someone who can't hide things in their heart, whatever they think in their heart will naturally reveal itself on their face.

  "Do you think I'm taking advantage of you?" Mei Jiugu turned her head to glance at the demoness and the newly recovered Huo Jingyun, before asking me in a low voice.

  "What do you think?" I let out a long sigh, putting my hands in my pockets and asking back. I can tolerate people's ridicule, I can tolerate people's sarcasm, and even tolerate people's disdain. But what I cannot tolerate is people's deception and betrayal. I can pretend to be an idiot, but you can't treat me like one for real. You should know that even a clay Bodhisattva has three parts of fiery temper.

  "In my life, I have committed countless murders. This time, I didn't intentionally let you take the fall for this. I also didn't know that you had such a swift and deadly method, killing all those yellow-skinned people in one go. If I knew, I wouldn't have let you do it." Mei Jiugu said to me with some apology.

  "But cause and effect! I entrusted you to handle this matter is the cause, you killed all the Huang Pizi is the effect. Without my cause, there would be no your effect. So rest assured, this time's cause and effect I will take on most of it. And you replaced those innocent people to eliminate the long-troubled Huang Pizi, actually a great merit! " Before I could speak, Mei Jiugu changed her tone and continued.

  "There's something else you don't know. Those yellow-skinned old nests were actually a material storage facility for the Japanese army during World War II. Didn't those little Japanese just deny their aggression recently? Now that this tunnel has been blown out by you, it can be considered evidence to refute them, and also as your merit. Perhaps, your merit this time is enough to offset the killing karma you committed!" Mei Jiugu said in one breath, and my complexion improved a lot.

  I'm not a person who's afraid of losing out, as long as you don't cheat me into doing so. Once I knew that Mei Jiugu was intentionally trying to get me to take the fall, I naturally didn't have any anger left!

  "Come to think of it, I should thank you." Mei Jiugu suddenly smiled at me and said!

  "Why did Master Aunt say that?" I looked at her in confusion and asked!

  "Because you did something for me that I wanted to do but didn't dare to do. You also know about my childhood, those yellow-skinned people can be said to be the culprits who caused my family's downfall. I've always been uncertain whether I could avenge myself in my lifetime. But now you've helped me achieve it, perhaps settling the karma of that year, and those yellow-skinned people will have their retribution today. Karma, karma, who can say it clearly?" Mei Jiugu sighed heavily and said in a low voice.

  "Master Ninth Aunt, many things have passed and are gone. People must look forward, right? You and Master Ninth Uncle now have me, Huo Jingying, and the monk. Of course, there's also that sister who went to Korea to eat ramen. With us by your side, you will definitely be very happy!" I comforted Mei Jiugu, who looked a bit despondent.

  She and Shifu Ying are both unfortunate women, but also fortunate women! Unfortunately, their childhood was not happy, fortunately, they were all lucky enough to be accepted as disciples by the eccentric of the time, inheriting the mantle. Of course, this is not the reason why I admire them. I admire them because for so many years, as a woman, she can bear the loneliness in her heart and quietly guard the land under her feet behind the scenes.

  "Very soon, you might have to make a trip to Korea!" Mei Jiugu said with a smile as I mentioned Shi Ying's strange disciple.

  "Why?" I don't know, why should I go to Korea. I haven't even traveled around China's territory yet, going to Korea? To eat ramen?

  "Because your Master's sister, specifically asked you to go and bring back her precious disciple from Korea. She has already reached an agreement with the disciple's family on this matter. A 17- or 18-year-old girl, if left to run wild outside, who knows what kind of trouble she might get into! Moreover, it's time for her to take responsibility for things that are her duty to bear. " Mei Jiugu said, intentionally emphasizing her tone when mentioning the demon girl. And also stressed again: "Your Master's sister!" But when did Master Shi become mine? I couldn't figure it out no matter how hard I thought."

  "So, now you don't have to stay here. What you need to do now is go home and bring your ID card and household registration book to the public security bureau in your hometown to apply for a passport. Of course, you don't have to run these trivial errands yourself. Just hand over the relevant documents to the public security bureau and someone will take care of the rest!" Mei Jiugu patted my shoulder and instructed me on what I needed to pay attention to.

  "I say, Uncle Master, it's almost Chinese New Year!" I calculated the days and in about half a month, it'll be Chinese New Year. Getting a passport isn't something that can be done casually, you have to wait for approval and stamps. And when they send me that red booklet, it'll probably be right during the Spring Festival! Do they really want me to spend New Year's Eve crossing the ocean, going to a foreign country to eat ramen?

  "We've all considered this, so we've decided. You first hand over the relevant materials to the Public Security Bureau, then stay at home and accompany your parents for a good New Year's celebration. We'll talk about going to Korea after the New Year!" Mei Jiugu said very humanely to me.

  "Hey, where am I supposed to find Little Sister in Korea? There must be a specific location, right? Besides, I don't speak a single word of Korean. And don't even get me started on English - my dad taught me from a young age that as a Chinese person, I shouldn't learn foreign languages! If foreigners can come and learn about China's written culture, that's what I call impressive! Many people can't even understand their own country's cultural heritage, yet they're always spouting off in some other language. That's not knowledge, it's just blindly following the crowd and being a bootlicker!" I lectured Mei Jiugu with righteous indignation.

  "This is probably not something your dad said, but rather something you came up with yourself? Alright, stop wasting time here. When the time comes, your Shifu will give you a photo of a little sister. You can find her by looking at the photo. It's not like it's a difficult task, finding someone in a small place like this.

  But I guess that's what they say about ginger getting spicier with age! Mei Shifu has been continuously roasting me, and I've completely fallen into her trap. Before I could even open my mouth, she turned around and winked at the seductive woman hanging far behind her, indicating that she had already taken control of me!"

  "What about the monk? What's he doing going?" I deliberately thought of pulling the lamp down. Going to a place where one is not familiar with life, having someone who can understand one's words by their side, isn't it also more reassuring?

  "I'm going back to Lingquan Temple to get my staff from Master! Lamp Grass and I have been together for a long time, he knows me inside out. Seeing that I was about to drag him into the water, he quickly spoke up."

  "Alright! Let's get the ugly words out of the way. If we find Little Sister, and she doesn't want to come back, what am I supposed to do?" I asked the demoness, bringing up the worst possible outcome. After all, that runaway master who went to Korea was her disciple.

  "Beat her dizzy, and sneak back by boat overnight!" The female devil gave me an answer that left me speechless. This is ridiculous, going to find someone who can be connected with sneaking around and stealing a boat, truly deserving of the saying "a master has his own disciples"!

  "Don't be ridiculous, Master! Are you saying that just because of your superior martial arts skills, the disciples you've taught are inferior? Me hit her? I want to live a few more years, you know! If we find her and she doesn't want to come back, I'll turn around and leave. The rest is up to you. Whether it's cleaning house or whatever, it has nothing to do with me!" First, I'll minimize the risk I'm taking on. As for getting rough with a demon girl's disciple, that's something I absolutely won't do!

  "Whether I can win or not is one thing, but if I lose, my reputation of over a decade will be ruined in an instant! Even if I win, I'll just end up bringing back Little Sister Shuang, who's been knocked unconscious. And by the way, I'm guessing that witch won't give me any good rewards either." After saying this to the witch, I started secretly thinking to myself.