From the previous screech, it wasn’t hard to guess that he 

was

 hurt. I was different. I had no pressure or threat now. I boldly followed the source of the sound and found a spot of soil that 

appeared

 to be prot

ruding 

several centimeters from the ground. 

I squatted and saw light underneath. I admired 

Mr. Big Mole

even more now

. That man liked digging burrows. He was like an old rat! 

I raised my leg

 and kicked away 

the wooden board that 

was covering

 the tunnel. Then, I jumped into the tunnel.   

As I fell

, my eyes locked onto my target. I saw 

Mr. Big Mole

 sitting cross-legged on the ground. Blood had stained his chest and mouth. He 

was

 hurt. 

As I landed, I squatted and beautifully swept my leg, which hit 

Mr. Big Mole’s

 head. He screamed and fell 

to the ground

. I took the chance to subdue him

. I pulled 

his arms together

 and immobilized him

. 

After 

I had

 him under control, I finally calmed my heart. Then, I noticed that he had a small bronze bucket in front of him

. It contained 

a black

 and

 slimy substance. 

I

n front of that bucket were rows of heads. 

I carefully counted them. There were thirty-six heads. He had used their heads to control the thirty-six female ghosts out there. 

Lu Ming also jumped into the tunnel. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that I had already subdued 

Mr. Big Mole

. Then, he walked to me. 

When he saw the black substance, he was surprised. He sniffed and asked, “Is 

this

 opium extract?” 

After hearing

 him, I also realized it. 

It was no

 wonder I thought it looked familiar. It was the extract from the opium poppy. This thing is more addictive than other poisons. 

There was no

 doubt that 

Mr. Big Mole

 had been using this addictive

 and 

hallucinogenic substance to control the female ghosts. 

However,

 I was certain that he had put something else in the substance. 

I pressed on his body. “You los

t

!” 

“Yeah, that

’s 

right

.

 I los

t.

” 

Mr. Big Mole

 sighed

. His 

eyes 

were red

. “I didn’t expect that you 

w

ould save Lu from the magic formation 

so

 fast. I had underestimated you. I lost, and I have nothing to defend myself with…

The plan I 

poured

 half of my life 

into

 was destroyed in your hands, boy. I guess it’s my fate, isn’t it? I just 

regret

 the deaths of my thirty-six ancestors.” 

Mr. Big Mole

 started to weep before he finished talking. However, he 

didn’t

say

 anything to beg us 

or insult

 us. He had his

 way

of

hinting

 at us to end 

his life. 

“

B

rother, 

you're not

convinced yet

, are you?” 

asked Lu Ming with a dispirited face.

He 

picked up the machete on the ground

 and walked toward

Mr. Big Mole.

 Before 

Mr. Big Mole 

could answer, he sudden

ly

 stabbed the machete into his own thigh. 

His thigh began to bleed hard. Lu Ming said, “

Let the

 ancestors solve their grudge. We, descendants, don’t need to join this,

 o

kay? This cut is 

a gift from

me

.”  

Mr. Big Mole

 had never thought that Lu Ming would do that. His eyes sparkled, but he still wore a dark face. “I’m not satisfied.” 

Lu Ming gave him a nod. He grabbed my shoulder tigh

tly with one hand then used the other

 hand 

to withdraw 

the machete 

from

 his thigh. 

B

lood spurted at 

Mr. Big Mole

’s face. At this moment, 

Mr. Big Mole

’s eyes changed. 

The extreme pain made Lu Ming sweat. He tried to keep himself up

 and aimed 

at his thigh one more time. 

Mr. Big Mole

 grabbed the machete

 and said 

coldly

,

 “Mr. Lu, I see your goodwill. But 

many things can’t

 be solved with 

just

 goodwill. Let’s 

go

 out to see. If those ghosts go, it 

will

 be 

resolved

.” Then, he wiggled 

and crawled 

out of the tunnel. 

As

 I helped Lu Ming get out of the tunnel, we saw 

Mr. Big Mole

gaze

 at the village

. His

 eyes were 

sharp

. 

I followed

 his line of sight

 and 

saw a vast array of purple light 

from

 the thirty-six ugly female ghosts. They were sitting around Lu Yu. 

Lu Yu was talking and laughing with the women. 

Lu Yu’s 

aloof

 and

 immortal appearance was extraordinary. 

Mr. Big Mole

smiled at Lu Ming

 then limped away. Although he hadn’t said anything, we knew his grudge was gone. 

Lu Ming had stabbed himself once 

in

 exchange for the settlement of the thousand-year grudge. It was rare good karma. 

Afterward, we didn’t disturb Lu Yu and his women. I supported Lu Ming

 and went 

back to the hotel. I sprinkled some Yunnan medicinal powder on his wound and helped him drink a glass of charm water. 

Since

 Lu Ming had lost lots of blood, he should be weak. However, he looked cheer

ful

 and high-spirited

. He said 

to me

, 

“My ancestor told me that 

he will leave 

with those female ghosts…” 

I smiled

 and gave 

him a nod. It wasn’t out of my expectation. 

Lu Ming laughed for a while. 

S

ince I hadn’t asked him anything, he

 said,

 “You haven’t asked me why my ancestor used his cane to knock my head in my dreams.” 

“Do

 you think that I 

don’t know anything

?” I laughed

 and scoffed at 

him. 

Actually, after 

I had talked

 to the waiter, I 

realized

 one thing: The o

ld man only appeared 

when Lu Ming had a meeting for a business deal with

Japanese people

. 

I had kept 

it on my mind

. Later on, I 

learned

 that Lu Ming was about to sign a 

big

 tea packaging deal with a Japanese company.

Lu Ming had used his power in the tea produc

tion

 industry to buy the best quality teas 

for

 low prices in China

. The tea was then 

transported to Japan for packaging. There, they would label the tea as “Japanese-branded Tea” then transport the tea back to sell in the Mainland 

for

 much higher prices. 

If they worked in this

 way, Lu Ming and the Japanese company could earn big profits. However, it wasn’t fair to the tea farmers and the consumers in China. 

This

 was about harm

ing

 people while 

benefiting

oneself

.

Since

 the old ghost had come to stop this dirty business, he knew he wasn’t an evil spirit.

After knowing that the old ghost was the Tea Sage Lu Yu, I had completely 

uncovered

 the 

truth.

 Lu Ming had deceiv

ed

 me the entire time. Not only did he know that the ghost was Lu Yu, but he also knew why Lu Yu 

was

 troubl

ing

 him. He tricked me into assisting him. He wanted to get rid of Lu Yu and wanted to get 

a

 deal with the Japanese company. 

After thinking

 about it, the way he had handled this story was like a kid! 

“Aren’t you mad at me? I 

didn’t tell

 you the truth.” Lu Ming was embarrassed. 

I gave him a wry smile. “How could I not be mad? Right from the start, I didn’t want to get involved in this. 

However,

 It’s good that you

’ve

 recognized your fault.” 

Lu Yu was gone. However, 

since

 Lu Ming had resolutely stabbed his thigh, I guessed he had made everything clear in his head. He wouldn’t cooperate with the Japanese 

company

. 

Indeed, 

the

 second weekend after I had left, Lu Ming called me

 and told 

me that he had cut 

ties 

with the Japanese company. Moreover, he was building 

a

 tea house in Xishuangbanna to pay tribute to Lu Yu the Tea Sage, for his contribution to the world.

“I will put all of my savings into this tea farm. I will make all the 

visitors

 feel the charm of Chinese tea culture.” 

“Why 

do

 you want to do that?” 

“It’s in memory of my ancestor. And, I want to 

use my efforts 

to impart the inheritance of our culture to the next generations.” 

“

It seems

 you

’ve

 understood your ancestor’s idea well…” I smiled

 and felt 

happy for him from the bottom of my heart. 

Although our lives are getting better and better, we are losing the precious culture imparted to us 

by

 our ancestors at every 

second that passes

.  

Why is that? Because more and more people favor foreign winds.

 They

 feel that the moon in 

a

 foreign country is rounder than the moon in China. 

It makes them learn IELTS to master English and blame the Chinese language for being old and out-of-date

.

It makes them kneel to Korean stars

 and drool over

 their handsome 

O

ppas shamelessly

.

T

hey 

had

 forgotten that, five thousand years ago, China was the center of the world. Thanks to Chinese culture, Japanese culture and Korean culture were derived

. 

Lu Ming was lucky that at the critical moment, Lu Yu appeared and pulled him back. But there was only one Lu Yu in this world. Who would come to pull us back? I didn’t want to see the great Chinese people gradually 

fall

 to degeneration. 

In memory of the Tea Sage Lu Yu, I changed my ringtone to a song the people had written for him

, called 

“Grandpa’s Tea.” 

“When grandpa makes tea, there’s a flavor called home. My white-haired grandpa. When 

you 

drink tea, you are not allowed to talk.” 

“Lu Yu made tea. He didn’t care about wealth or fame. With a skinny horse, he traveled the world…”