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"It seems that there really are all kinds of strange people in this world..." I said. "Although this old man looks quite serious on the surface, sometimes when he speaks, he gives off a sense of cynicism, and I feel that his strength should be above ours."
"Not just above ours..." Yao Long said seriously. "When I entered the mountains, I crossed paths with him, and he easily defeated me without even using his full strength."
I believed Yao Long's words; after all, he could be quite impulsive at times, and the forest was filled with spirits and that disorienting mist. Anyone who stayed there for a while would lose their rationality.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but wonder how Yao Long ended up here. Just as I was about to ask, a young woman and a man in his thirties walked in from outside.
The woman held a Wooden Box in both hands and walked slowly to our side, asking, "How is he?"
Upon closer inspection, I realized that these two were the same people from before when we broke the Underworld Gate. "It's you two..." I said. "Your Red Date Immortal master helped him with some treatment; it seems he's doing a bit better now, but these external injuries..."
"We're here to help treat his external injuries," the woman said as she opened the Wooden Box and took out some dried herbs that looked like traditional Chinese medicine. She placed them in a porcelain cup and poured hot water over them. "Don't listen to my master about the Red Date Immortal; he's just joking around."
Afterward, she set the porcelain cup aside and instructed us, "This is what he'll drink later, but it needs to steep for an hour and a half first. We'll bandage him up first." Then she took out some white cloth that resembled bandages and began to help Li Zhisheng with the other man.
Yao Long and I stood by, realizing we couldn't help much. I turned to Yao Long and asked, "Now can you tell me what exactly happened to you?"
"Um." Yao Long replied, looking at Li Zhisheng on the bed. "At first, when I went up the mountain, I got lost for no reason. During my search for a way out, I encountered some strange souls. Not only could I not sense them, but none of my attacks could harm them at all, so I had no choice but to run..."
"During my escape, unfortunately, they caught up with me, and I got injured. Later on, after finally shaking them off, I encountered the Red Date Immortal. At first, I thought he was also an enemy and didn't hesitate to attack him."
"After a fierce fight, I realized I was no match for him at all, so I had to run again. Along the way, I tried to contact you all to warn you that this place was dangerous. But since there was no signal for phones here, after trying to reach you all without success, I thought about escaping to tell you about it. However, later on, I was caught by the Red Date Immortal again..."
At this point, Yao Long shook his head helplessly. "And then you were brought here?" I asked.
"I wouldn't say I was brought here; I just felt like he really didn't intend to harm me, so I came along with him. He even mentioned helping us. But looking at the current situation, I don't feel like we've received any help at all..."
Upon hearing Yao Long's words, I couldn't help but agree. Not only had we not received any assistance, but both Li Zhisheng and Yao Long had also been injured because of it.
"Yeah, why did we even come here? Is this just a scheme by the Red Date Immortal? Does he want to trick us into buying him Jujube?" As soon as the words left my mouth, I felt a bit foolish, wondering if I had been influenced by that Red Date Immortal.
At that moment, the two people who had been treating Li Zhisheng overheard our conversation. The man finished bandaging Li Zhisheng and said to me, "Don't let my master influence you. If he intends to help you, he will definitely do so. He must have his reasons for acting this way."
"That's right! Just trust our master; he would never harm you," the woman chimed in after finishing Li Zhisheng's bandaging and taking up the man's words.
Seeing that they had finished treating Li Zhisheng's wounds, I hurried over to take a look. Li Zhisheng was awake now, but due to the pain from his facial injuries, he couldn't speak. However, he had heard everything we just discussed.
"You two... I'm in this state... and you're still joking around..." Li Zhisheng stammered.
"We're not joking; we're being serious. Alright, stop talking and get some rest," I comforted him, then covered him with a blanket that was set aside. Turning to the man and woman beside me, I said, "Since your Red Date Immortal has his own intentions, I want to see why he brought us here."
Upon hearing this, the woman smiled gently and said, "His name isn't Red Date Immortal; my master's surname is Mo, and his given name is Shu. Since you want to find him, I'll take you to him."
After advising Li Zhisheng to rest well, I followed the man and woman to seek out this old man named Mo Shu for answers.
As we stepped out of the room, I realized that earlier I had been too anxious to pay attention to the hall's surroundings. Now that I looked around again, I noticed several wooden weapon racks placed around the hall, displaying weapons of various lengths. All these weapons were pitch black and seemed to be forged from the same material.
In the center of the room hung a striking black plaque with gold inlay that prominently displayed a single character: "Kill."
"How about that? I wasn't lying to you," the old man named Mo Shu said as he fiddled with the weapons on the rack without even turning around to see us come out.
Hearing this, the man and woman nearby quickly addressed their master, saying, "We have already treated him. Is there anything else we need to do?"
"Thank you for your hard work. You can go back to your own tasks now," Mo Shu said, putting down his weapon and turning towards us. The man and woman, upon hearing this, turned and left without a word.
"I guess you are curious why I brought you here," he continued.
"You are right; we are indeed curious. Would you be willing to tell us?" I replied.
Mo Shu pointed at the Jiang Ling in my hand and slowly said, "Actually, I decided to bring you to the Mountain because I saw the sword you were holding last time."
"Then why didn't you just tell us directly? You put my friend in serious danger!"
"It was never my intention to hurt you. I just wanted to test you to see if you truly have the qualifications to wield a real Black Soldier..."
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