A group of them were at the top of the mountain and secretly observing.
There was a long and narrow path on the peak of the mountain that allowed for only one person to cross. A mountain wall was on one side while on the other side was an extremely deep valley. The end of the road was dark and quiet, and nobody could see if there were any enemies hidden. They could only hear the sound of the wind.
This road was the secret path drawn by Yang Shou'an.
It was the only path that one could take to infiltrate the Living Dead Clan without being exposed.
It was extremely dangerous. Any mishaps would send the person falling down the cliff to his death!
"Let me go and check it out. We can still retreat if there are any traps!" Liu Liuhai said bravely.
Seeing the hesitation and worry on Liu Erquan's face, Liu Liuhai slapped his chest and said, "Don't worry, I have our ancestor with us. He will be watching us from heaven and he will protect me!"
Liu Erquan could no longer resist when he heard that.
"Some words cannot be said at home, but today, I have to say this!"
Liu Liuhai raised his eyebrows and said, "Speak! I'm listening!"
Liu Erquan said, "You and Liu Wuhai are very respectful to our ancestor. This is good, and all of us see it. As descendants of the Liu family, we should be respectful. There's nothing wrong with that…"
Liu Liuhai waved and interrupted, "Continue with the 'but'!"
Liu Erquan stared at him angrily.
However, he continued, "But blindly believing and worshipping our ancestor, always saying how our ancestor will watch over us, you make it seem as though we cannot do anything without our ancestor!"
"We are all Elders — we have to live with a clear mind! Our ancestor had already died and his body is in the coffin now. How will he be able to protect you? Which ancestor could look over someone into becoming a scholar or meeting miracles? Or striking the lottery?"
Liu Dahai and Liu Sanhai nodded their heads and said in unison, "Erquan is right. Our ancestor is a spirit and the symbol of the continuity of the Liu family. When our enemies attack, our ancestor is the best weapon to kill them!"
"That's all!"
Both of them lowered the status of their ancestor.
They wanted to say, "Don't place too much emphasis and hope on our ancestor!"
Their ancestor was like a weapon. They said this to prevent themselves from having a hard time after the others found out that they had refined their ancestor into a battle puppet.
That was their stand and their plan.
However, after he heard that, Liu Liuhai's expression changed drastically. He became extremely frustrated and he breathed heavily.
Liu Erhai immediately mediated the situation. After recently becoming a matchmaker, he was not very clear about the powers of the ancestor. Therefore, he decided not to speak!
Liu Liuhai took a deep breath, and after closing and opening his eyes, he had become calm again. He looked at Liu Erquan, Liu Dahai, and Liu Sanhai in disappointment.
"No matter what you feel about our ancestor, to me, our ancestor is like the heaven of the Liu family!" Liu Liuhai said as he pointed to the sky. "I strongly believe that our ancestor is watching us from above!"
After pausing for a while, he said, "I shall stop talking about useless things. I am going to check out the path now!"
"Fine! Choose some experts in Qinggong to go with you!" Liu Erquan said in agreement and picked seven Qinggong experts.
"Please wait, I want to pay my respects to our ancestor first!"
Liu Liuhai took out Liu Fan's spirit tablet from his pocket and placed it on the ground. He began to kowtow to Liu Fan respectfully while saying softly, "Your descendant Liu Liuhai is going to enter our enemy's place. Please look after me for a safe journey!"
Liu Erquan, Liu Dahai, and Liu Sanhai frowned when they saw that.
Liu Liuhai was so stubborn!
He could not be convinced. They just wasted their breaths earlier on!
He was placing all his hopes on the protection of his ancestor. That was extremely risky!
…
In the ancestral temple of the Liu clan a few hundred miles away, Liu Fan was lying in the coffin.
Suddenly, he heard Liu Liuhai's voice. Liu Liuhai was praying to him, asking for protection for the journey!
He was shocked. Liu Liuhai had brought along his spirit tablet, and he was able to sense it from a few hundred miles away.
"Is the spirit tablet a medium?!"
"However, I wonder if the spells could be cast over such a distance away."
Liu Fan sighed and tried to use a spell. "The Love of the Ancestor — the Spell of Safe Journey! Go!"
Instantly, 500 respect points were deducted!
That was five times the points compared to it being used within the circumference of the Liu family house!
"The spells can be used, but much more respect points are needed!"
Liu Fan figured it out.
It seemed that he could use his spells from any distance. However, the respect points required would increase accordingly.
That meant that as long as he had sufficient respect points, he could protect his descendants even from an extremely far distance.
The spirit tablet that worked as a medium was like a "remote control" or "Huawei phone"!
His descendants were paying their respects to him wherever the spirit tablet was. He could receive their respect instantly from his coffin.
"Tsk tsk tsk, this is rather advanced!" Liu Fan said. "However, it only works through audio instead of video…"
…
At the peak of the White Sun Mountain, the wind was very strong. As it was snowing, it was extremely painful when the snowflakes hit one's face.
Liu Liuhai, along with seven Qinggong experts, flew out of the cliff like a bird and went along the narrow path.
His Qinggong was great and he seemed to be able to travel faster in the air. He seemed to be flowing with the wind and was able to take a light but stable step.
"Is this the Wind Walker?! The Qinggong passed down from our ancestor is indeed extraordinary!"
From a distance away, Liu Erquan, Liu Dahai, Liu Erhai, and Liu Sanhai were astonished. They had underestimated Liu Liuhai.
Black-Handed Zhang and the other experts of the Scythe Army watched in astonishment. They did not expect their chief commander to be so excellent in terms of Qinggong.
Liu Liuhai used his Wind Walker and disappeared on the narrow path very quickly as he moved like the gentle breeze.
Seven Qinggong experts followed behind him and had to travel at full speed in order to barely catch up with Liu Liuhai. When they reached a protruding rock, the seven of them looked at Liu Liuhai with respect.
Liu Liuhai was very satisfied with the changes in their expressions and said with a low voice, "Rest for a while before we continue."
"Roger!"
In the dark night, the mountain paths were getting narrower and only one person could pass at a time. They were beside an extremely deep cliff.
It was very windy, and one could barely open one's eyes. Someone flew up and a powerful gust of wind immediately blew at him. He lost his footing and fell down.
He was shocked and screamed.
"Swoosh!"
Liu Liuhai threw out a dart and it hit the center of that person's forehead.
The dart was smeared with poison. That person died immediately without making any more sounds. Like a gigantic rock, he fell into the endless cliff.
The remaining six of them turned pale. They did not expect Liu Liuhai to be so cruel.
Liu Liuhai scolded in a low tone, "If I hadn't killed him, the sounds he made would have attracted the experts of the Living Dead Clan. If that happened, all of us would die here!"
Liu Liuhai took a deep breath and said seriously, "If I fell from the cliff accidentally, be merciless and kill me too!"
"Roger!"
They continued to move again.