Chapter 76

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“A person of unusual ability,” whispered Qiu Yuetong . She sighed . Her expression was solemn . It was strange that she cared so much about the matter . The two women who were in the courtyard with her didn’t understand either .

Qiu Yuetong didn’t say anything . She left the courtyard and went back to her room . Qiu Mei and Qiu Zhu glanced at each other briefly before returning to their duties . Su Jinlun had insisted on meeting the Chief and they had basically forgotten all about him .

The sun set in the east casting the area into darkness . Mu Yi came out of his hideout at this time, when nobody would be expecting it . Qi Da continued to lead the way up the mountain . It seemed he had been on the narrow path a few times . He knew the way even in the dark .

Nian Nuer could help get rid of the enemies since it was nighttime . The plan was perfect . Qi Da and Mu Yi where both in awe of her because they didn’t actually see her do anything . Each time they saw something it was only a pair of eyes .

Once or twice, Mu Yi was worried . In the end, the people were already dead when he saw their eyes or faces . Mu Yi was shocked . They continued up the mountain without a sound . They were getting closer and closer to Little Frost’s fortified village .

Mu Yi stopped at that moment . He was obviously confused . Qi Da wanted to say something but Mu Yi stepped to side . There was a tomb . Qi Da could clearly see it under the moonlight . He realized that Mu Yi found this strange .

“Master, that’s the tomb of the fortified village’s former leader . When he died his people buried him here . They were forbidden to put a gravestone on it or repair it, ” he explained .

“The former leader of the fortified village?” Mu Yi asked .

He seemed surprised yet it was almost as if he had expected the explanation .

“A tomb alone on the side of the road . The old man must of wanted to rest in peace in nature,” said Mu Yi .

Qi Da felt a cold wind against his back . He felt uneasy and his hair bristled . Since he was a spy, he had acute perceptions . He could even sense when people noticed him . Qi Da felt like someone was watching them . His skin felt numb . He sensed danger and death .

“The old man was a hero . Why argue the point with an ordinary person?” said an almost celestial voice . Qi Da was already scared to death, but when he heard the voice his expression stiffened . White lights filled the area around them .

“Go down and wait for me,” said Mu Yi .

Qi Da turned and hurried away . An enraged roar spread in the air and the wind started whistling after Qi Da left . The strong wind made Mu Yi’s robe flutter .

Nian Nuer finally stopped hiding and came out . She hadn’t wanted Qi Da to see her . She stood by Mu Yi’s side and held his hand . She looked at the tomb and shouted .

Nian Nuer didn’t shout that loud but the wind still dispersed . Under the moonlight there was a young man, a ghost and a tomb . This was a normal scene in Mu Yi’s life .

“You created the fortified village and earned money by making people pay tolls . You decided to stay here even after dying, do you get offerings or paper money?” said Mu Yi indifferently .

He was looking at the tomb . His expression was calm . An illusion appeared after Mu Yi spoke . It didn’t look as real as Nian Nuer but Mu Yi didn’t underestimate him . He could sense the danger .

Mu Yi had hidden the Ghost King Banner in his right sleeve and a five thunders charm in his left sleeve . Mu Yi looked at the apparition . It seemed almost depressed, but still looked majestic . The force it was radiating came from Little Frost Mountain .

When he was furious, the mountain was furious . When he was happy, the mountain was happy . Mu Yi remembered something about the foot of the mountain and the path leading up . He looked at the tomb’s position and came to a realization .

Mu Yi didn’t understand much about Feng Shui, but he knew the most important principles . The path to go up the mountain was very steep . It was an unfavorable environment with barren hills and wild rivers . It wasn’t a great place to travel through .

One wouldn’t say that people who lived in such a place became poorer and poorer, but they wouldn’t have happy lives either . Anybody that died and was buried in the area couldn’t reincarnate and have a beautiful life . Their grandchildren would probably have bad luck as well .

It wasn’t the same in the past . The change happened because someone had changed the topography of the place therefore changing its destiny . It wasn’t just because someone had died . Mu Yi looked at the old man patiently . He finally understood .

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Qiu Zhu moved as fast as lightning . She rushed over to Qiu Yuetong’s room .

“Chief! Chief, there’s light!” she shouted’

“What light is on?” Qiu Yuetong asked .

She looked at Qiu Zhu with a perplexed expression .

“At the leader’s memorial temple, there’s a light!” said Qiu Zhu .

Her chest felt heavy and all the color in her face was gone . There weren’t a lot of people who knew about the memorial temple . It was in a bad condition and there was always incense burning inside . A special lamp which the former leader owned was also left there .

Before the old man died he said that lamp could influence the destiny of Little Frost . If the lamp was ever lit, it meant Little Frost would face a great danger . If people weren’t careful, they would die . It had never happened though .

Qiu Yuetong had tried to light it with fire but it hadn’t worked . She couldn’t light it no matter what . She had thought that the lamp would never light as long as she was there . Eventually, she had forgotten about the lamp at the memorial temple .

Now that Qiu Zhu was telling her the lamp was lit she was terrified . Finally, she moved . It was so quick that she was there one moment and then she was gone in the next . Only Qiu Zhu was left in the room . Qiu Zhu looked around . She tried to calm down before she rushed out as well .

There was a small memorial temple in bad condition behind Little Frost’s fortified village . A few people had gathered near it . Qiu Yuetong, the twins and an old man who stood guard over the temple were staring at the lamp .