Chapter 788
Searching for Remains
Zhang Liuzhen turned to Pan Yun and asked, "Are you going back to Sanqing Mountain for the New Year?"
Pan Yun nodded, but said aloud, "No rush."
Indeed, there's no rush. There are still six days until New Year's Eve. Even the officials of the Ming Dynasty didn't get a holiday, so naturally they weren't in a hurry either.
She decided to take Xiaohong to find her remaining remains and revisit the place to see if she could remember anything.
Zhang Liuzhen glanced at Xue Shao: "Are you just going to take Young Master Xue around like this? You're not even letting anyone go home for the New Year."
Pan Yun turned to Xue Shao and asked, "Are you going home for the New Year?"
Xue Shao shook his head: "I often spend the New Year away from home. In previous years, only Xi Jin was by my side. This year, I have many friends to spend the holiday with, which is already very good."
Pan Yun looked at Zhang Liuzhen with a smile.
Zhang Liuzhen smiled and shook his head, then advised, "Be careful on the road."
The group nodded in unison.
Li Wenying said, "Don't worry, there aren't many people in this world who can defeat them by force. It's best to let them cause less trouble."
Li Wenying paused here, then solemnly warned Pan Jun: "You really have to be careful. I think the case in Ji'an involves a lot of people. I don't know who else is involved or what else is going on behind the scenes. You have to be careful."
Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have high cultivation. You should know that cultivation is worthless in officialdom.
Pan Yun raised an eyebrow.
Li Wenying: "Don't disbelieve me. None of you were born an only child. It's easy for officials to control you. Even if one day you are all alone and fearless, they will still find a way to take you down."
Li Wenying said sternly, "If a hundred people can't kill you, if a thousand people can't kill you, then surely ten thousand, a hundred thousand, or a million people can't kill you?"
Zhang Liuzhen nodded in agreement: "Our ancestors who remain in the palace have regained their youthful appearance and can fly freely, but they are still restricted by the mortal world. As long as they do not become immortals, we will be controlled by the government. No, even if they become immortals, as long as we are still controlled by the mortal world, we will always be controlled by the government."
This is what it means to be a person of good character and social skills!
Don't think that cultivating immortality means you're free from human relationships and worldly concerns. Even if you become a god, you can't escape worldly affairs.
Even gods must fulfill their responsibilities.
Zhang Liuzhen smiled: "Think of your mountain god master."
Pan Yun understood instantly.
Her poor master has been a god for thousands of years, yet he still has to go down to the mortal world to take on disciples, and even then, he doesn't have an easy time.
Yes, he's a handful, and the senior brother and she are suffering too.
Pan Yunxin sighed, “It seems that one must cultivate a good reputation. Gods like Mazu, Guanyin, and Wenquxing never have to worry about such things.”
Li Wenying: "...Shouldn't it be about doing one's best? Because it fulfills people's wishes, the incense keeps burning. In the end, it's because your master's magic power is insufficient, and there are few people he can protect, so the incense isn't burning well."
Pan Yun patted his chest and said, "With me as your apprentice, this situation will eventually improve. Just wait and see."
Pan Yun urged her friends to eat quickly, and then they would leave.
Oh, before leaving, Pan Yun also gave Zhang Liuzhen two fish.
Since Tao Jicai had already examined Zhang Liuzhen's pulse, Pan Yun and the others didn't bother to teach him anything. As soon as the fish was delivered, they happily waved goodbye.
As soon as she left the hospital, she said, "Punishing evil and catching criminals can also accumulate merit, so let's start from here."
When Xue Shao saw that she wasn't intimidated by Li Wenying and Zhang Liuzhen, he couldn't help but smile and nodded, saying, "Alright, let's start with Xiao Hong's case."
Miaozhen and the others also wanted to help Xiaohong get justice. They had all seen Xiaohong's suffering before. She died so tragically, how could they back down just because they were afraid of the power of certain people?
Hmph, they're not even afraid of the young emperor, why would they be afraid of those people?
The group walked out with great strides and high spirits.
The senior disciple guarding the gate silently watched them approach him menacingly. He couldn't help but get up from the prayer mat, stand close to the wall, and dig his fingers into a brick.
As long as Pan Yun dares to make a move, he will dare to pry open a brick to warn others and activate the formation.
Pan Yun walked in with high spirits, pushed open the door, and strode out. Before leaving, she greeted the senior brother guarding the door: "Senior brother, you've worked hard!" Wang Cong followed behind her and said: "Junior brother, you've worked hard."
Miaozhen, Miaohe, and Tao Yanbai: "Thank you for your hard work, Senior Brother!"
Xue Shao: "You've worked hard, Daoist!"
Pan Xiaohei: "Meow—"
The gatekeeper stood silently, watching them walk away, then slammed the door shut.
"I hate it when students go back to the academy during holidays."
The Shangqing Palace is bustling with worshippers, and Shangqing Town is even more lively. Not only do nearby residents come to buy various New Year's supplies, but people from other places also come to buy talismans, elixirs, and ritual implements.
Pan Yun and his group went into the Immortal Pavilion and sold them the things they had accumulated over this period of time.
Pan Yun and Miao Zhen sold the talismans they drew themselves, while Tao Yanbai and Miao He sold the medicinal powders and pills they made themselves.
Wang Cong watched from the side, heartbroken: "The price difference is too big."
He was a little tempted: "How about I sell them to you?"
The group readily agreed: "It would be great if you could sell them. We have another batch on hand, we'll give them to you later."
Miaozhen: "Let's earn some money for the New Year first."
After seeing this, Xue Shao also began to think of ways to make money.
He is now the poorest among them.
Because they were self-sufficient and were used to being frugal, the group left without buying anything except a lot of snacks.
As you walk along the mountain path, the number of pedestrians gradually decreases, and the trees on both sides become increasingly lush.
Pan Yun looked around to make sure no one was coming from the road, then took out the box, opened it, and called to Xiao Hong, "Come out quickly!"
Little Red floated out of her own bones, the bluish-gray on her face gone, and she looked much better: "I feel like I've had a good sleep, it feels so good."
She shuddered and murmured, "It still hurts."
Pan Jun: "But it's etched into your bones. It will fade away after a while. Don't keep thinking about it. When you're free, lie down and let the ebony nourish your bones and soul. You'll also be fused with your own bones, so the recovery will be even better."
Xiao Hong agreed.
Pan Yun put the box away and asked, "Where did Zhang Weiliang arrest you back then?"
Xiao Hong looked at the dense forest, which looked the same everywhere, and shook her head.
Pan Jun knew she didn't remember, and sighed as she asked, "Did you sense anything? The place where you appeared must not be far from your remaining remains. Zhang Weiliang only said it was in the woods about eight miles north of Shangqing Town, but he didn't give the specific address. Sigh, I should have brought him back from Japan. His luck is still too bad."
Since there is no definite address, we can only search for it step by step.
But there were only a few pieces of Xiao Hong's remaining bones, and finding them in this dense forest was indeed as difficult as climbing to heaven.
Pan Yun first tried to calculate with her fingers, and then took out a piece of her finger bone to draw a talisman to guide the way, but to no avail.
Her remaining remains seem to have never existed; no matter how hard you search, you can't find them.
Everyone looked up at Xiao Hong.
Xiao Hong said guiltily, "How about we stop looking? I'll be satisfied if we can find my remains. Losing a little bit doesn't matter."
“How can it not be a problem? Do you know that you are now a remnant soul?” Pan Jun said, “That means there might be Little Red No. 2 and Little Red No. 3 outside. If you don’t find them, not only will you not be able to recover your memories, but you will also have a lot of difficulty in cultivation. Look, you were on par with Hongyan before. If you fight Hongyan now, can you still hold your own?”
That's no longer possible.
"By the way, now that your remains have been found, has your memory returned at all?" (End of Chapter)