Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 74 Falling to Earth (7)

"Quick, quick, hold her down!"

"Be careful, don't hurt her!"

"Hey, what are you standing there for! Come and help!"

"Come and lend a hand!"

When Luo Zai Shui and the others returned, they saw this chaotic scene. Liu Lan, who had been lying on the bed, suddenly went crazy and ran around randomly whenever she saw people. Even Liu San, who had been slaughtering pigs for more than ten years, could not hold her down.

Nie Xushuang was also bumped several times in order not to hurt her.

"You're back just in time! Come and help!"

Luo Zai Shui's eyebrows twitched. She stepped forward, knocked the person unconscious with a chop to the neck, and caught the person steadily.

Nie Xushuang wiped the sweat from her brow and helped Luo Zaishui get the person back.

What's going on?

Nie Xushuang administered a few calming acupuncture needles before letting out a sigh of relief: "That's a good thing. Liu Lan might fully wake up in a while. She was just traumatized, so she might feel better when she wakes up. By the way, didn't Shi Ming and the others come back with you?"

Luo Zai Shui shook his head: "They went to Chizhou to investigate. If I'm not mistaken, someone has also gone missing in Chizhou."

Nie Xushuang frowned: "If that's the case, it will be difficult. We don't have enough manpower, and by the time Uncle Xie comes to help, it may be too late."

Luo Zai Shui pondered for a moment: "Besides us, there should be other cultivators in the mortal realm. Is there a way to gather them together?"

“Difficult.” Nie Xushuang also thought of this. “You’ve been here for so long and haven’t met a single cultivator, let alone now. Moreover, the cultivators who remain in the mortal realm… are not necessarily good people.”

Luo Zai Shui understood this as well, but with manpower scarce and their opponents lurking in the shadows, finding them was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

"Can't the government officials help?" Shen Yan suddenly asked. "They can help too, right?"

Luo Zai Shui flatly refused: "No, it's too dangerous. Besides, it's better for people in the mortal realm to know as little as possible about these things."

Why?

Shen Yan was puzzled.

Nie Xushuang sighed and explained, "Little brother, you probably didn't believe in ghosts and gods before, right? Now that you've seen them, what do you think?"

Shen Yan hesitated for a moment before speaking: "I believe it now."

These words amused Nie Xushuang: "You only believe it, and have no other thoughts?"

Shen Yan paused for a moment, then shook his head.

"Ordinary mortals know of the existence of the immortal realm, and they either yearn for it or fear it. How come you have no thoughts about it at all?" Nie Xushuang explained with a smile, "Ascension to immortality and eternal life—ordinary mortals might not have any thoughts about it, but if you were born into an imperial family, well…"

Seeing that Shen Yan was still somewhat confused, Luo Zai Shui took the initiative to explain: "If someone with ulterior motives knew of our existence, it would surely cause a great calamity. For example, the book of history you read before, which recorded the emperor who believed in ghosts and gods, who wasted the people's wealth and resources, and in the end, his country was destroyed and his family perished."

“But…but…” Shen Yan hesitated for a moment before speaking, “That’s not fair.”

"How is it unfair?"

Shen Yan scratched his head: "Some people are born with the ability to cultivate, some have the opportunity to cultivate, while others can only struggle in the mire. Is such a fate fair? If everyone were the same, would those things not have happened?"

Luo Zai Shui did not laugh at his naive idea, after all, Jian Mu Yi had asked the same question back then.

She explained with a smile, "People are all greedy, and cultivators are no exception. If everyone were the same, there would inevitably be some who would be dissatisfied. For example, emperors in the human world are not satisfied with the few decades they reign. Similarly, cultivators are not satisfied with the limited resources they have for cultivation. In a sense, they are the same."

"The same..."

Shen Yan repeated the sentence to himself, as if he was thinking about something.

“Yes, the same.” Luo Zai Shui tucked Liu Lan in and sat down to patiently explain, “Why do you think there are barriers between different realms? Because once the barriers between realms are broken, the balance between them will also be broken. Or to put it another way, would you be willing to let a foolish emperor rule for thousands of years? Or would you be willing to live in such a life without end?”

Shen Yan fell into deep thought: "If that's the case, I might as well be dead."

"So, in the cultivation world there are rivalries between sects and aristocratic families, and in the mortal world there are conflicts between emperors. Do you think that's fair?"

"Then why do those things come to the mortal realm?"

Shen Yan has been thinking a lot lately. Luo Zai Shui's arrival has shattered many of his preconceived notions, and he wants to understand it all.

"Because the human realm is the most vulnerable to other realms, and people have various opportunities to become members of other realms. Some people have accumulated merit and may become immortals in the future, while others live a life of resentment and eventually become evil ghosts. Therefore, they generally choose to start with the human realm."

"They just think we're weak and easy to bully."

Shen Yan muttered something under his breath.

Luo Zai Shui smiled, stood up, and rubbed his head: "So our mission is to protect you."

Ji Tinghan's eyes darkened, and he silently squeezed in front of Luo Zaishui, staring at his toes without saying a word.

Luo Zai Shui casually ruffled Ji Ting Han's hair, instantly calming the previously gloomy man down.

"Alright, since there's nothing else here, let's go for a stroll around. Maybe we'll find something else. Senior Sister Nie, I'll leave this place to you."

Nie Xushuang nodded. Luo Zaisui took Ji Tinghan and Shen Yan away. Su Wusi had been silent for a moment, seemingly deep in thought.

"Senior sister." Luo Zai Shui suddenly called out to her.

"What's wrong?"

Su Wusi paused for a moment before speaking, "Besides humans, immortals, ghosts, demons, and monsters, is there another realm above us?"

Luo pondered for a moment: "You mean the place where our ancestors ascended to?"

Su Wusi nodded. No one knows where those who ascend go, just as no one in the mortal realm knows where those who die go.

None of them had ever witnessed ascension. Over the years, the most promising candidates for ascension were those who had been in seclusion for many years. Even her master, Xie Jing, was still a long way from ascension. No one, not even Xie Jing himself, could say how far that distance was.

Why would Su Wusi suddenly ask that question?

Luo Zai Shui looked into her eyes. Logically, Su Wu Si wouldn't hide anything from her anymore, but Luo Zai Shui felt a vague unease. Where did this unease come from?

If there is still a world after ascension, it is inhabited by senior cultivators who would not harm them, but...

If they really wanted to do something... no one would think of them first...

Luo Zaisi pulled Su Wusi aside and said in a deep voice, "What do you know?"