11 Chapter 11
Zhong did not give spiritual fruits to the divine deer. He gives a pendant to the divine deer.
"Master said the cave that your herd stay will be a sanctuary for your kind. Any creature with bad intention cannot enters the cave. As long as they did not go far from the cave, they will be safe. But you must remember the cycle of nature."
"I understand. I cannot always save my kind. They have their own fate and I have my own. But at least I know that they are save."
"This pendant will bring you to the cave. Its limit is two per day." Zhong pat the divine deer body and disappear.
Li Zian and the other rush and meet with the third prince. Listening to their experience the third prince reluctantly retreat. Li Zian spends another month in the forest before finally arrive at the village. Her family is relief to see her safe and sound. Her mother tells her that the one telltale her is Brother Kim that want the land that her father bought recently. Her father already delivers a few punches and kickers at Brother Kim. Li Zian hears her mother speak while eating rice. She already knows since she saw him before she departs to the forest.
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Middle of night at Jun Clan graveyard. Three person is busily arranging an altar. They are building an altar in front of Jun Clan master's grave. The Jun Clan have a tragic death twenty years ago because of the misjudgment of the county officer. A middle age woman starts worshipping the death. Her mouth is mumbling the spell. The grave in front of her start smoking. The other two guard the woman. A few minutes later a translucent soul arise from the grave. Its face is pale and blood trickle from his eyes. Black aura slowly accumulates and swirling around him.
"Jun Clan Master! Do you want to live? Do you want to avenge your clan's death?" The woman said it with a solemn face.
"How? I already died and because I am unwilling, I cannot reincarnate."
"Jun Clan Master have you heard of ghost cultivation? If you cultivate until immortal, you will be able to rebuilt your body and your Jun Clan's blood will be walking in this world again."
"Ghost cultivation? Is not it the devil way of cultivation?"
"Jun Clan Master look at yourself are you capable of the righteous way of cultivation? Not able to live nor able to reincarnate."
Jun Clan Master's eyes flow with more blood. His messy long hair and cloth flutter furiously as if there is wind blowing at him. The two that guard the woman take out talisman as a precaution.
"How can I avenge my Jun Clan if I follow your suggestion?"
"It is simple all you need to do is to wake up those that unable to reincarnate just like you. Use your authority as the clan master to lead them.
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Li Zian wipes her sweat that pooling at her forehead. She is cleaning the chicken coop. Right now, her originally five chickens have triple thanks to the hunt with the third prince. Li Zian gives special food blend so her chickens are big and chubby. The eggs produced by the hens are bigger and it also has special fragrant. Because of this her chicken eggs are specially sought after by the people in the city. Every two days a villager that sells egg will come to her chicken farm to collect the eggs.
"Zian er! I come to bring you lunch." Her sister-in-law shouted at her Li Zian.
Li Zian walks out from the chicken coop, "Sister Lian? Lunch? What is wrong? Did something happen to mother?"
"No, I just want to discuss something with you."
"Oh! If like that let's sit under that tree," Li Zian pointed at the tree at the back of her chicken coop. For some reason only this tree is alive in this plot of land. It seems like the tree absorb all the nutrient for itself. The tree is big and its branches spread far and create a nice spot to hide from the sunlight. Li Zian listens to her sister-in-law while eating lunch. She wants to rear chicken like Li Zian but her husband did not want to hunt chicken and it is too expensive for them to buy live chicken.
"Your brother ambition is to catch a tiger and become an instant rich man, sigh!"
Li Zian almost choke. Her first brother sure is dreaming. The tiger might eat him first before it being catch.
"Eldest brother is proud with his strength. He also learns martial art." Li Zian put her bowl and drink some water. Since her brother did not want to hunt chicken Sister Lian wants to ask Li Zian's help to hunt chicken for her."
"I already asked mother-in-law before coming here. She is a bit reluctant after the incident with the third prince, but she knows you like to hunt than working in the field. So... Aiya!"
A pair of black crows fly towards Li Zian. Sister Lian is shocked seeing the crows. She waves her arm to intimidate the crows. The crows fly low did not dare to come near. Li Zian stands up and extend her right arm. The crows softly landed on her right arm.
"About the chicken, you do not have to worry, when I goes hunting, I will catch some chicken for you."
"Li Zian those crows are bad omen. You should not touch them." Sister Lian sure has unpleasant face seeing the crows on Li Zian's arm.
"It is okay Sister Lian. You go home first. Thank you for the lunch." Li Zian use wave her palm as a gesture for her sister-in-law to go. Sister Lian quickly walks home and give weird gaze towards Li Zian.
Li Zian caresses the crows beautiful and shiny black feathers. Li Zian takes out two beast pills for the crows. They eat it with relish. The crows blink their black eyes wanting more beast pill.
"Enough for now. Tell me what happen." The crows communicate through mind and show her their memory. After seeing the memory Li Zian cannot help to furrow her eyebrows.
LI Zian and Ling Min Zhe arrived at San County main city. Following the crows guide they arrive at a graveyard. Li Zian and the others check the graveyard carefully. According to the crow's memory a strong yin energy and resentment blow out a few days ago but looking at the graveyard everything seems fine. The amount of yin energy is normal for a graveyard. The resentment also within the safe level. Li Zian ask Ling Min Zhe to double check in case she missed something.
Ling Min Zhe is born with demonic body that sensitive to yin energy, having an expert might reveal a few clues. After a few times checking Li Zian and Lin Min Zhe decided to leave the graveyard. Sitting in a teashop, Li Zian and Ling Min discuss what might be the reason for the sudden influx of yin energy and the resentment that the crows see.
"The graveyard belongs to the Jun Clan. All of the family members are executed due to negligence of a county officer. At that time an important document is missing and it was found in the Jun Clan's residence. The county officer was raged and without any investigation all the Jun Clan are labelled as traitor and executed on the spot. After realising his mistake, the county officer feels guilty and held a proper burial for all the Jun Clan member that died that day." Ling Min Zhe feels his throat dry and sip a cup of tea.
"Heh!" Li Zian smirk hearing Ling Min Zhe's story, "The Jun Clan is just a discarded chess piece."
"Smash!" A waiter that serves the customer behind Li Zian dropped a tea set to the ground. The customer behind her is shocked and shouted in rage. The manager quickly comes and apologize. The waiter also apologizes and before going back with the manager he glances towards Li Zian but quickly retract his eyes.
Li Zian and Ling Min Zhe did not pay heed towards the waiter so they did not notice the waiter's glance. At night Li Zian and Ling Min Zhe camping at the graveyard since the anomaly start there at night, they might find the reason of the sudden increase of yin energy and resentment energy.
Both of them camping for three days but everything is normal. Li Zian feels that she is searching at the wrong place. The warning keeps ringing in her mind but there is no clue at all. She and Ling Min Zhe also asked the people if there any strange thing happen in these few days but everything is in peace. There is no murder, missing person or argument everyone lives in harmony.
"This place is too peaceful. It is impossible to be like this. Where are the gang that usually harass the small businessman?" Ling Min Zhe said with dissatisfaction.
Li Zian massage her forehead, "Min Zhe where did you hear that a gang must always bullied the small businessman. Wait! Have you ever been to a market?" Li Zian turns her head with surprise on her face.
"Cough! Of...Of course." Ling Min Zhe turn his head toward the noodle stall.
Based on the answer Li Zian knows that this Ling Min Zhe never been to a market before, "This market is near the yamen, do the gang want to court death?" Li Zian goes near a bun stall and order four meat bun for their breakfast. While eating Li Zian notice something weird. All the stall has small incense burner at their stall. She did not notice this incense because it is placed at the back of the stall. It is hidden quiet well but you able to see the smoke from the incense if you look carefully. It is weird that she suddenly overwhelms with a sudden smell of incense, she looks at Ling Min Zhe but he seems to not notice the incense.
