The burly man's words made Mo Lin come to his senses.

Cui Xinyun was already seriously injured when she arrived.

There must be a reason for her leaving West Mountain.

"What's going on?" Mo Lin asked Cui Xinyun.

To be honest, seeing Cui Xinyun in this state made Mo Lin feel a bit distressed...

"It's nothing."

Cui Xinyun didn't want Mo Lin to see her so disheveled.

Cui Xinyun suddenly thought of something and reminded Mo Lin, "You mustn't go to West Mountain; it's dangerous."

Previously, the Mo Lin in blue clothes had also said the same thing.

Mo Lin was very curious about what was in West Mountain that made both Cui Xinyun and the Mo Lin in blue clothes so afraid.

"What's in West Mountain?" Mo Lin asked Cui Xinyun.

"An Evil Buddha." When Cui Xinyun mentioned the Evil Buddha, a look of fear appeared deep in her eyes, indicating that she was truly afraid of that evil presence.

"What's so scary about the Evil Buddha?"

Mo Lin knew that the Evil Buddha was powerful, but not so much as to be terrified of it, right?

Even if the Dragon Slayer Arhat descended, there wasn't a need to be so fearful.

After all, Mo Lin had also slain evil Buddhas before, like the Joyful Buddha.

Cui Xinyun's eyes were filled with fear.

"This one is a true living Evil Buddha."

Cui Xinyun thought for a moment and added, "I encountered Xin Ziruo at West Mountain. I originally wanted to kill Xin Ziruo to avenge you."

What she said was already putting it mildly.

The truth was that she had heard of how Mo Lin nearly lost his life to Xin Ziruo and went on her own to seek revenge.

She wanted to kill Xin Ziruo to vent Mo Lin's anger.

But she clearly underestimated Xin Ziruo.

Xin Ziruo was very resourceful, joining forces with the West Mountain conservatives and even bringing in a living Evil Buddha.

In that battle, Cui Xinyun was badly defeated and forced to leave West Mountain.

On the way, Cui Xinyun was also besieged by the Netherworld King Hall, forcing her to come to Western Shu.

By the time she arrived in Western Shu, she was on the brink of death, nearly falling.

Thanks to the help of the Divine Doctor Shen here, she barely survived.

"A true living Buddha, absolutely terrifying." Cui Xinyun took a deep breath and murmured.

If it could terrify a Human Immortal, it showed the power of that living Buddha.

"What's the name of this living Buddha?" Mo Lin asked Cui Xinyun.

"Venerable Anan."

Cui Xinyun honestly told Mo Lin, "His Buddhist Dharma is exceedingly powerful; even my Red Lotus Karmic Fire couldn't harm him in the slightest."

Mo Lin silently remembered this name.

"You mustn't go to West Mountain..." Cui Xinyun thought for a moment and reminded Mo Lin again.

"I have a grudge against West Mountain. Sooner or later, I'll go there."

Mo Lin was very clear that he would surely meet the living Buddha Cui Xinyun mentioned.

It was just a matter of time.

Just then, a middle-aged woman in a grey-black cloth garment slowly appeared.

The woman carried a bowl of medicinal soup, "Miss Cui, it's time to take your medicine."

The woman entered the room, placed the bowl on the table, and motioned for Cui Xinyun to drink the medicine.

"Thank you, Divine Doctor Shen." Cui Xinyun thanked Divine Doctor Shen.

Divine Doctor Shen had been taking care of her over the past few days.

If it weren't for Divine Doctor Shen's attentive care, her injuries wouldn't have healed so quickly.

"After you finish this bowl of medicine, you should leave." Divine Doctor Shen reminded Mo Lin.

Cui Xinyun was gravely injured, making it hard to walk. Leaving now—what if her injuries relapsed or got infected?

For some reason, everyone here seemed eager to have them leave.

Since Mo Lin arrived, he had heard similar words several times.

"Could my friend stay here for a few more days?" Mo Lin asked Divine Doctor Shen.

"No."

Divine Doctor Shen's tone suddenly became intense, "Leave, you must leave by midnight tonight at the latest."

The burly man from afar also showed a solemn expression, "By midnight tonight, you must leave."

He, too, echoed the same words.

Mo Lin felt that these two people were quite nice, so why were they so insistent on making them leave?

"May I ask why?" Mo Lin's intuition told him that there was something more to it.

The burly man crossed his arms over his chest and said to Divine Doctor Shen, "Doctor, please explain to them."

Divine Doctor Shen nodded, "Okay."

"You are not on our village's protection list."

Divine Doctor Shen slowly said to Mo Lin, "Your two lives cost a lot, and we cannot afford the fee."

This was why they were driving Mo Lin and Cui Xinyun away.

Even if Mo Lin hadn't come, Cui Xinyun would still have to leave today.

It wasn't because of Mo Lin's arrival that they were forcing them to leave.

"In our village, everyone uses money to buy lives.

We are so poor; if we pay for you, someone in our village would die."

Divine Doctor Shen honestly answered Mo Lin, "No one is willing to die for two outsiders."

Those words were very realistic!

No one would risk their life for two strangers.

They had already done well by saving Cui Xinyun.

"Pay money? Buy life?"

It was the first time Mo Lin had ever heard of such a thing.

"One life, one thousand Netherworld Currency per month."

Divine Doctor Shen said slowly, "All the strong men in our village have gone to earn Netherworld Currency."

Netherworld Currency is a very special thing, much harder to earn than cash.

Also, only ghosts can condense Netherworld Currency.

"Who do you pay the money to?" Mo Lin asked Divine Doctor Shen.

He was very curious about who had the ability to come up with this way of buying lives with money.

"Young man, don't ask too much; after midnight today, those ghosts will come to collect the currency, and if you don't leave, you'll die here too." Divine Doctor Shen said to Mo Lin again.

If Mo Lin and the others left, there was still a chance to survive.

It could be said that they were well-meaning.

"I have Netherworld Currency."

With that, Mo Lin took out a stack of Netherworld Currency.

Ten thousand in Netherworld Currency.

The denominations were of one hundred each.

Seeing the Netherworld Currency, everyone present was stunned.

Casually taking out ten thousand Netherworld Currency just like that.

It was enough for one person to live for a year.

Mo Lin lacked everything but Netherworld Currency.

Divine Doctor Shen finally looked seriously at Mo Lin.

"Young man, are you perhaps a Ghost-Controlling Master?" Divine Doctor Shen asked Mo Lin.

"Yes." Mo Lin nodded, admitting.

"Take your Netherworld Currency and leave; as a Ghost-Controlling Master, if you leave this village, you still have a chance to live."

Divine Doctor Shen reminded Mo Lin, "If your name gets on that list, you'd end up like us, bound to this place for life, living precariously."

At that moment, Divine Doctor Shen was still looking out for Mo Lin and the others.

The burly man at the side gave a helpless smile, "Young man, quickly put away the Netherworld Currency before others see it."

"Perhaps I can help you resolve the crisis."

Mo Lin said seriously to Divine Doctor Shen, "To repay you for saving Cui Xinyun, I'm willing to help your village with its current troubles."

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