If he hadn't been forced into a desperate situation or scared to death, a fourth-level monk like Liu Yan would never have come back to Lin Ji for help.
Because of this, Lin Ji's expression instantly became extremely serious.
"What happened? Where is Elder Song from just now? What happened to the blood on your body?"
Liu Yan stared, his chest rose and fell rapidly, and his whole body was trembling.
"Song...Elder Song was killed!"
Without waiting for Lin Ji to ask, she quickly said: "Just now, a group of us were walking on the road and encountered a strange guy coming towards us. Elder Song was angry, so he scolded him."
"Just because of a scolding, that person went out to kill people?" Lin Ji frowned slightly, his heart sinking slightly.
No matter how weak Elder Song is, he is still in the fifth level. It is not a simple person who can kill the fifth level instantly.
Unexpectedly, Liu Yan shook his head.
"No, the man didn't speak, but the next moment, Elder Song's head fell off inexplicably, right in front of us!"
Liu Yan was a little incoherent.
"When I saw that man with my own eyes, I raised my head and glanced at Elder Song, and then Elder Song's head fell off! The blood on my body was... that of Elder Song, and then I escaped back with a few of them."
After hearing this, the others had no reaction.
But Wu Nan and Zhong Xiaoyan had opened their mouths and looked at Lin Ji in horror.
Lin Ji also looked frightened and quickly probed out his consciousness.
Immediately afterwards, he discovered a figure a hundred meters outside the mountain temple, slowly approaching.
"It's that old madman!" In an instant, Lin Ji's heartbeat was extremely fast.
"Everyone lower their heads to me! No matter what happens for a while, you are not allowed to raise your head or look at anyone before you get my order!"
Lin Ji shouted sharply.
No one in the temple dared to object, and all of them turned into crouched ostriches.
Lin Ji protected Liu Yan and others behind him.
"The same goes for you. If you don't want to die, just keep your head down, don't look at anyone, and don't care what happens."
It wasn't a deep grudge, Liu Yan didn't do anything excessive, so there was no need for Lin Ji to kill her or anything else.
After making sure that everyone bowed their heads, Lin Ji also lowered his head, but walked out of the mountain temple.
"Lin Ji, why are you going?" Zhong Xiaoyan grabbed Lin Ji's sleeve in a panic.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine if you don't look into his eyes." Lin Ji comforted him, then broke away from Zhong Xiaoyan's pull and stood alone in front of the temple.
In just a few breaths, he saw a pair of feet appear in front of him, only a few steps away.
"Interesting." A clear voice sounded, sounding very young.
This surprised Lin Ji. After all, according to Feng Zhiruo, this old madman had obviously existed for thousands of years, so he should have the voice of an old man.
But the sound is surprisingly clean.
"How do you know to tell them to lower their heads and not look at me?" the old madman asked again.
"Returning to senior, I have heard someone mention senior's reputation and taboos." Lin Ji lowered his head and responded in a deep voice.
Hearing this, the old madman chuckled twice.
"Haha, that's all old history. Not long ago, I captured a boy with good talent to seize his body. Now he is human and his eyes have long since recovered."
Although he said this, Lin Ji had no intention of raising his head.
"Congratulations, senior."
"There is no need to say congratulations. Rebirth requires a heavy price. In the eyes of many people, this price is worse than death. However, I have survived for a thousand years, and being able to see the light of day again is a blessing from God, so I don't expect too much.
."
Having said this, the old madman suddenly patted Lin Ji on the shoulder.
This action frightened Lin Ji to the point where his hair stood on end, and he resisted the urge to take action.
"Don't be nervous, because you are so respectful, I won't take action randomly." The old madman chuckled, "Besides, with your solid foundation, if we really fight, I may not win you.
...Pity."
Lin Ji shrank his neck.
"Senior, what's the pity for?"
"It's a pity that I didn't meet you as soon as I got out of trouble. I originally thought that my current body is already a genius, but now I realize that comparing people to others will lead to death, and comparing goods to goods will lead to throwing away."
"Senior is joking."
"I can't afford to take another chance. But when I recover in the future, I might have the opportunity to talk to you again."
Lin Ji also saw that the old madman in front of him was quite weak, and he could even detect the old madman's cultivation level at this time.
The soul is like the scorching sun, which is the manifestation of the sixth realm.
Moreover, the Qi is insufficient and the body is injured.
Lin Ji really didn't have to worry too much, so he was a little bolder.
"There's no need to reminisce about old times. If you want to leave, senior, leave as soon as possible. As for meeting again... at least Lin won't look forward to it."
"Hahaha, you are really interesting! But there are still soldiers chasing you, so I really can't stay for long."
After saying that, the old madman patted Lin Ji's shoulder hard again, as if to say something malicious like "I like you very much", and then left quickly.
Lin Ji raised his head and breathed a sigh of relief.
After watching the old madman walk away and his back disappearing from sight, he returned to the temple.
"How is it? What did you say?" Zhong Xiaoyan asked quickly.
"It's nothing. The old guy fell in love with my body, but I'm loyal and unyielding. He also knows that a strong melon is not sweet, and he also found that my raw melon is not easy to twist, so he gave up."
"Speak seriously!" Zhong Xiaoyan couldn't help but want to pinch Lin Ji.
Lin Ji didn't hide. After being pinched and winked by her, he said: "The old madman has been reborn, but his cultivation level has dropped to a big level. I saw him that day, at least he was a ghost king, equivalent to the seventh level or above. At this time
But it’s only the sixth realm, and it’s quite weak.”
"And it seems that there is someone chasing him from behind. I don't know if it's someone from Jian Tiansi or the sect forces in Xiangzhou."
Having said this, Lin Ji felt a little relaxed on his face.
"I originally thought there would be a crazy ghost king called Cholera Xiangzhou, but it turned out that this person actually became a good man. This is a great blessing."
Upon hearing this, Wu Nan and Zhong Xiaoyan also had a somewhat relieved smile on their faces.
They all still have fresh memories of how terrifying this old madman was at that time.
It would be too overbearing to lose your head just by looking at him.
Liu Yan stood up suddenly and bowed to Lin Ji to the end.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Lin, for saving our lives despite all previous suspicions..."
The three disciples beside her also quickly saluted.
"No, it's not a deep grudge. You are not here for me. I have no reason to refuse to save you." Lin Ji shook his head slightly and said, "But I want Zhou Qian to go back and become the leader of the sect. You must support this.
One or two.”
Liu Yan was startled, then nodded slightly.
Elder Song is dead, and Zhou Qian has Lin Ji as his backstage, so she has no reason to object.
At the same time, Wu Nan on the side had already moved the door and wanted to return to its original position.
But just as he put the door back up, before anyone could leave, the door was knocked down again.