Crossing the Cultivation Realm: Two Souls Coexist

Laizi couldn't help crying anymore. He knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.

"I was wrong. I shouldn't have done that." There was a hint of regret in his voice.

He looked at the villagers and elders around him, hoping they would help him speak up, but there was indignation everywhere.

Laizi was so scared that he curled up in the corner of the ancestral hall, his body trembling slightly with fear.

The villagers' gazes pierced him like sharp swords, leaving him nowhere to hide.

Zhounian walked over, grabbed his collar, lifted him up, and threw him heavily in the middle of the clan elders.

The oldest elder sitting in the middle pounded his cane hard, making the floor bang loudly.

"Baizi, I've known your father for so many years, and he's always been my mentor, yet you acted like this! Tell me, how on earth did you do it... cough... cough..."

The elder was so angry that he kept coughing, his cloudy eyes fixed on the trembling leper on the ground.

The beggar climbed up from the ground tremblingly, his voice trembling a little.

"This afternoon, I stole a chicken in the village with a black dog I picked up. I was afraid of being discovered, so I ran outside the village to roast it and eat it. Then I wanted to go home and take a nap to warm myself up."

His eyes fell on his feet, as if recalling the decision he had made at that moment.

"But just then, I saw Uncle Gu, holding his hunting bow and hatchet, preparing to leave the village."

An auntie who was watching the show at the back jumped out. Zhounian didn't stop her immediately. She picked up Laizi and slapped him three times, saying as she did so:

"I was wondering why one of the chickens was missing when I was feeding them last night. I thought a weasel had stolen it. I didn't expect it was you. I'll beat you to death, you heartless thing..."

The clan elder knocked on the wooden table quickly, and Zhounian and his men pulled the aunt away and brought her behind Gu Yang and the other man.

The leper was lying on the ground with a swollen face and a bruised nose. The corner of his mouth twitched, leaving a streak of scarlet.

A hint of despair flashed in his eyes as he continued, "The mountains will soon be closed due to heavy snow, and my meager belongings won't last me through the winter."

There was a hint of helplessness in his voice, but more of it was jealousy towards Gu Yang's father.

"I thought, if I can follow Uncle Gu, maybe I can pick up some meat and survive this winter."

Gu Yang's father originally wanted to go hunting in the mountains alone to earn some tuition for Gu Yang.

But when he saw the beggar's miserable appearance, he couldn't help feeling a little pity in his heart.

We are all from the same village. How can we not help when it comes to matters concerning human lives?

Gu Yang's father decided to take Lai Zi with him to go hunting in the mountains.

"Uncle Gu shot and killed a snow wolf effortlessly, and I watched for a long time without doing anything, just thinking about getting a piece of the action."

There was a hint of shame in the beggar's voice, but it was quickly replaced by greed.

"But he refused. Instead, he gave me the hatchet and taught me how to hunt. He also said it was for my own good, so I could learn a skill so I wouldn't starve in the future."

A trace of resentment appeared on the lecher's face, and his hand unconsciously touched the bleeding wound.

"I've never suffered such hardships since I was a child. There's no way I could possibly learn to hunt. But I endured it because I knew I still had to rely on him to lead me out of Qingtian Mountain."

When the people around heard this, they were furious and started cursing.

"Are you still a human being? Gu Bo is such a good person, and you still blame him!"

"You beast, you are a beast..."

"How could your father give birth to such a rebellious son like you!"

……

Fortunately, Zhou Nian and his men maintained order, otherwise the villagers would have rushed up and beaten the leper to death.

The elder pounded the ground hard, and the villagers quieted down again. Zhounian motioned Laizi to continue.

The two of them continued to walk deeper into Qingtian Mountain, and the journey was relatively harmonious until Gu Yang's father discovered a first-level spiritual medicine.

A happy smile immediately appeared on Gu Yang's father's face. This magical medicine was enough to exchange for several silver coins, which was enough for Gu Yang's tuition.

He happily went to dig herbs, completely unaware of the murderous intent in the eyes of the lecher behind him.

"I also saw the elixir. Why didn't he give it to me? He dug it himself and never thought of sharing it with me!" Lai Zi said gritting his teeth.

Zhounian was so angry that he stepped on his palm and crushed it hard twice.

Completely ignoring the beggar's screams, he asked, "Do you know how to preserve the medicinal properties of the elixir? Do you know how to pick the elixir intact?

I trust Gu Ge's character. He actually dug it up in front of you, so you must have contributed to it. And you still blame him!"

Laizi's entire face was distorted. Hu Qing held back Gu Yang who was rushing forward to finish him off, and Zhounian also calmed down.

He kicked the beggar to the ground and asked him to continue speaking.

Laizi took advantage of this opportunity, picked up the hatchet, and chopped Gu Yang's father hard on the back.

Gu Yang's father turned his head and looked at Lai Zi with a look of pain and confusion.

Laizi didn't hesitate and let the black dog bite Gu Yang's father. He held the bloody hatchet, ready to kill Gu Yang's father.

But Gu Yang's father was an experienced hunter. He endured the pain and chopped down the black dog, and then fought with the leper.

There was no way Laizi could beat Gu Yang's father. His hand was severely cut and he fell to the ground begging for mercy.

Gu Yang's father was soft-hearted and confiscated the hatchet, letting Lai Zi go back.

As a result, Laizi took advantage of Gu Yang's father's back, took out the small knife he carried with him for killing chickens, and stabbed him in the back several times, brutally ending Gu Yang's father's life.

"I was a little scared too, but when I saw the magical medicine and the snow wolf's corpse, I put everything behind me."

There was a tremor in Laizi's voice and his eyes were full of fear.

"I threw Gu Yang's father's body off the cliff and prepared to go down the mountain and go home."

Hu Qing failed to hold Gu Yang this time. Gu Yang jumped up, sat on the beggar, clenched his fists, and hit him hard in the stomach.

One punch, two punches...

Fortunately, Zhounian reacted quickly and pulled Guyang up, otherwise Laizi would have really died.

Looking at the leper who kept complaining, Gu Yang stopped and walked to Hu Qing, staring at the leper on the ground angrily.

Hu Qing took out a silk scarf, wiped the blood off Gu Yang's fist, and then grabbed his sleeve tightly.

We have to hold him back this time, otherwise this bastard won’t be able to withstand the next torture.

He must be made to finish speaking everything, and then severely punished so that he will know that he regrets coming into this world.

The sound of the leper vomiting echoed in the ancestral hall, but none of the villagers around him sympathized with him.

Every word he just said was like a sharp knife, cutting the hearts of the villagers.

They all knew that this lecher was a scoundrel who stole things but they never expected him to do such a beastly thing.

The leper stopped vomiting and did not wipe the filth from his mouth. He continued talking, his words revealing his cowardice and cruelty.

"On my way down the mountain, I met Aunt Fang who was looking for Uncle Gu."

A hint of anxiety flashed in Laizi's eyes, and his voice became more trembling.

"She looked very anxious. I wanted to walk around her, but she walked straight towards me. She saw the wound on the black dog in my arms and the scar on my hand."

The leper's face turned pale and his body trembled slightly with fear.

"I knew I couldn't hide it anymore, so I lied to her and said Uncle Gu was attacked by a snow wolf and I was here to get help."

There was a hint of cunning in his voice, but it was quickly replaced by fear.

The surrounding villagers all glared at him, and he felt frightened.

He brought Gu Yang's mother to the snowy ground covered in blood, and only then did Gu Yang's mother realize that something was wrong.

"But it was too late. I blocked her path and stabbed her in the chest. She died without any resistance."

Laizi's words were brief, and his eyes were full of fear and regret.

Gu Yang on the side clenched his fists again, and tears of blood flowed from his eyes.

Afterwards, the beggar threw the body off the cliff as well, thinking that he could destroy the evidence there.

"I killed two people in a row, and I didn't panic anymore."

There was a hint of disbelief in Laizi's voice, and his eyes were full of confusion.

"I was afraid others would notice something was wrong, so I dismembered the snow wolf, took out the parts I could eat, wrapped the elixir in the snow wolf skin, and brought it back to the village."

He looked at Gu Yang evasively and said, "I saw Gu Yang and that distant relative at the foot of the mountain. After returning home, I was also scared. The wound on my hand was getting more and more painful.

The puppy I picked up was also dying, and I saw it was going to die, so I killed it and cooked and ate its meat.

After saying these words, Laizi sat on the ground with his head down, like a deflated balloon.

The atmosphere in the ancestral hall became extremely heavy, and the villagers' faces showed expressions of anger and disappointment.

They couldn't believe that the Gu couple, who were so kind to others, were actually dead.

Is this what it means when “good people don’t live long”?

They looked at Gu Yang in front of them, their eyes full of pity.

It's a pity that such old children had to carry the bodies back from Qingtian Mountain. It's a pity that they have to live and take care of themselves in the future.

Gu Yang and Hu Qing's faces were ice-cold, their hearts were filled with grief and anger, and they wished they could rush up and tear the beggar to pieces right now.

Zhounian's face suddenly turned gloomy, his eyes became fierce, and he stared at the leper on the ground.

"Baizi, your behavior has violated the rules of the village, and you will receive the punishment you deserve." There was an unquestionable majesty in his voice.

The leper's face was pale and his body was trembling slightly with fear.

He knew he couldn't escape and that he would pay the price for his actions.

He wanted to end his life as soon as possible to avoid further torture.

But the leper didn't dare. He didn't dare to end his life because he was afraid of death.

At the same time, he felt regretful. He had killed Gu Yang's parents, so why didn't he kill the two little ones at the foot of Qingtian Mountain as well? That way, no one would know about this.

This way he wouldn't have to suffer punishment. Thinking of this, he looked at Gu Yang and Hu Qing with eyes full of resentment.

The elders in front gathered together to discuss the punishment for this matter. From time to time, the sounds of banging tables and hitting canes could be heard, and they seemed very anxious.

The entire ancestral hall was waiting.