Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 306

Ah Li's hands did not tremble at all, and her face showed no extra expression. She simply tilted the chisel she was holding slightly, raised the hammer again, and brought it down.

"boom!"

This time, the cracks in the skull did not increase in size as much as before; they simply extended in a specific direction along the initial chisel mark.

This means that the terrible noise of the first chisel was expected, and each crack was a main trunk or branch needed for the subsequent ones.

After his first roar, Runsheng stopped howling, clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and sat there steadily with bloodshot eyes.

Runsheng could even predict the direction of the girl's next strike based on the chisel's tilt, thus counteracting the force and achieving better stability.

Next came the third, the fourth, the fifth...

The sound of chisels striking each other was emitted continuously at a specific frequency.

On Runsheng's head, grooves were gradually carved into his flesh and bones. These grooves were quickly soaked in blood, thick and red, bound to his heartbeat, with a slight pulsating rhythm.

outside the circle.

Tan Wenbin asked Zhao Yi for a cigarette, lit it, and turned his back.

If it were a normal fight where everyone was missing limbs, he could easily accept it. But this kind of chiseling and carving, treating people like stone to be carved inch by inch, was something he, as an observer, could no longer bear to watch.

Lin Shuyou also asked Zhao Yi for a cigarette, but Zhao Yi slapped his hand away and refused.

Ah-you had no choice but to sit down, take a rice stalk and bite it in his mouth, then lower his head and rub his hands together.

Zhao Yi's brows hadn't relaxed since the first chisel stroke began.

He was the one who drafted the draft, and he knew that the person surnamed Li would integrate and upgrade it based on the draft. However, he originally thought that this was turning waste into treasure on the basis of solving Runsheng's health problems, like diverting a river to connect these dangerous shoals and rugged terrains. In Zhao Yi's mind, this move was already crazy.

But that's not the case, because the excavation started from the head, which means that in Li's eyes, these critical points and the current problems were categorized as minor issues.

The boy planned to carve a real river into Runsheng's body, and then use the force of the river to break through and merge those fatal obstacles.

Zhao Yi reached out and pulled the rice stalk out of Lin Shuyou's mouth, holding it in his hand and fiddling with the carving motion.

To realize this amazing idea, one needs a profound understanding of the "Qin Family's Method of Observing Dragons," mastery of carving skills at the level of a master craftsman, and insight into the concepts of destiny and the way of heaven.

While Zhao Yi was amazed that the girl could do the first two things, he wasn't too surprised.

But this third one...

A person who never leaves their home and never enters the secular world can truly achieve enlightenment by staying at home.

This is unreasonable, impossible; she couldn't possibly do it.

Unless, in the future, one of the dragon kings from the Qin and Liu families' ancestors suddenly possesses her, but he has visited the ancestral tablets of the Qin and Liu families and found no spirits there.

Zhao Yi then turned his gaze to the man surnamed Li.

If he could see the problem, then Li couldn't possibly be unaware of it. However, Li's carving skills are quite average, and on this point, Li has no reason to deceive himself.

Zhao Yi was very curious about what the man surnamed Li would do later.
The carving on Runsheng's head is finished.

Ah Li walked down and stood on the next bench.

Without stopping, he continued carving into the back of Runsheng's neck with his chisel and hammer.

Blood, like lava, flowed down from his head.

After reaching the lower part of the neck, Ah Li began to carve towards the shoulders. As the area grew larger, the restlessness of the magma became more and more intense, no longer following the rhythm of her heartbeat as before.

Li Zhuiyuan walked ahead, and Runsheng's eyes were bloodshot, his mind extremely tense.

"Runsheng, just bear with it a little longer."

Runsheng made a few noises in his throat, meaning he understood.

Li Zhuiyuan did not tell Runsheng to endure the pain, but to continue suppressing the evil energy, resentment, and ghostly aura within his body to prevent them from dissipating.

Runsheng had been working hard to do this from the very beginning because it would have a significant impact on Ali.

The impact will definitely not be fatal. Ah Li herself is not that weak, and besides, Li Zhuiyuan is there.

But this is a physically demanding job, and the excavation must be completed tonight. It's impossible to excavate halfway, then bandage it up and rest for a few days before continuing.

Therefore, the condition of the craftsmen must be maintained very early in the morning.

As the entire back was about to be carved out, Ah Li stood lower and lower.

Li Zhuiyuan moved the empty benches to the front and stacked them up again.

After the rest of the work was completed, Ah Li walked to the front, went up, and stood on the highest bench.

The chisel was pressed against Runsheng's brow, and the small hammer struck down.

"boom!"

The shift from back to front brought a new wave of terrifying shocks, and Runsheng's patience also reached its limit.

The blood that was flowing along the carved path from its head and back first turned purple, then gray, and finally covered in dark black.

Three auras emanated, a wind rose within the circle, and black mist spread, enveloping Ah Li as well.

Fine beads of sweat had appeared on the girl's face, and she was already feeling exhausted, but that was secondary. The main thing was that after being enveloped in the black mist, countless terrifying figures appeared in front of her.

Ah Li's body began to tremble, her lips slightly turned up, but she still tried to concentrate, tilting the chisel downwards and striking the hammer once more.

"boom!"

The carving continues.

Runsheng should have been aware of the pressure this situation would put on A Li, and he tried his best to recover those auras. However, as more and more paths opened up and the momentum became stronger, his control over his body became weaker and weaker.

"Smack!"

A crisp sound.

Then, Ah Li saw a hand emerge from the black mist, holding an open can of Jianlibao with a straw sticking out of it.

The girl opened her mouth, bit the straw, and took a few sips.

The ghostly figures in the surrounding black mist faded quickly in her eyes, no longer so terrifying.

The girl was always afraid of the world, and only boys could give her a true sense of security.

He continued carving while sipping his beverage.

The girl let go of the straw.

Li Zhuiyuan withdrew his hand, drank the remaining half can of beverage himself, and then walked several steps away before leaving the area of ​​the black fog.

The black fog grew thicker and thicker, and its area expanded.

Within this circle, it occupies more area than the remaining area, and it is no longer an unconscious surging, but increasingly becoming constricted, like a trickle of water flowing in black mist.

If nothing unexpected happens, it will soon become something like a dragon swimming around.

Outside the circle, Zhao Yi looked at Li Zhuiyuan, who had emerged from the black mist.

Currently, the situation is on the verge of spiraling out of control.

Even Runsheng probably can't control the power within him right now, while the girl is still carving, and the man surnamed Li hasn't told her to stop.

The most normal and reasonable deduction is that it won't be long before Runsheng's body, along with the power within him, completely explodes. If the man surnamed Li and that girl don't leave the area in time, they will also be affected.

But Zhao Yi wasn't worried about this terrible outcome, because he knew this guy surnamed Li too well. What he was more curious about now was how Li planned to resolve the situation.

Ok?
Zhao Yi saw that the man surnamed Li had closed his eyes.

"No, you're going to take a nap now?"

Li Zhuiyuan entered the depths of his own consciousness.

The boy walked along the path leading to his great-grandfather's house. When he looked up, he saw the real person standing on the dam, probably waiting for him.

Once they got closer, the main body spoke first: "I originally thought you would have some special ideas and be waiting to witness a surprise."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I'm sorry to disappoint you."

In reality, Zhao Yi was still racking his brains, trying to figure out how Li Zhuiyuan would handle such a difficult task.

In fact, Zhao Yi's idea was futile, because Li Zhuiyuan himself had no solution at all.

In fact, Li Zhuiyuan didn't even spend the slightest bit of brainpower on this aspect.

As Li Zhuiyuan previously replied to Zhao Yi: No one has the energy to learn everything; enough is enough.

Two identical boys walked up the stairs, one after the other.

Li Zhuiyuan, walking behind, looked at the back of the main body in front of him.

He not only has a profound grasp of the "Qin Family's Method of Observing Dragons," but is also proficient in master carving. Most importantly, he also has a deep understanding of the principles of the universe.

Only the original entity can simultaneously satisfy all three conditions.

Li Zhuiyuan had long suspected what the main body was doing in the basement of his great-grandfather's house. Moreover, when he was on the verge of death last time and lingered in the fishpond, the main body dumped a cartload of waste materials into the pond right in front of him.

The two of them went to the terrace and faced forward. As far as the eye could see, there was a rice field, exuding the atmosphere of a bountiful harvest.

The original body said, "If word got out, no outsider would believe that you would actually use the lives of your own men to blackmail me into helping you?"

Without any prior preparation or discussion, Li Zhuiyuan arrived just as the matter had already occurred and was about to spiral out of control.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Your goal is to replace me, so you cannot allow Runsheng to die in this hasty accident."

Original body: "Didn't you learn about emotions?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "It is precisely because I have some feelings for them that I did this."

Runsheng is now the one who most desires to become stronger.

It was precisely to take Runsheng's feelings into consideration that Li Zhuiyuan chose such an extreme method this time.

The original body said: "You're gambling with Runsheng's life, betting that I will definitely take action. It's really hard to imagine that you would do such a thing."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I am the demon in my heart."

The main body turned its head and glanced at Li Zhuiyuan.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Considering the overall situation is something that the main body should be concerned about."

The main body stretched out its hand forward, and the next moment, the wind blew through the rice flowers.

“Li Zhuiyuan, if you continue like this, I will consider starting the struggle for this body ahead of schedule.”

"You should be more rational. Before you feel the time is right, improving the capabilities of your team members is in our common interest."

You wouldn't want to replace me one day and find that the people around you are too weak to be of any help, would you?

The original entity: "This time, you won the bet."

Li Zhuiyuan shook his head: "My grandfather taught me that a 100% accurate lottery result is not gambling, it's called buying goods."

The original body: "Aren't you afraid that next time, you'll lose the bet?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "I won't sit at this gambling table unless I create this 100% premise. So, there's only one possible reason for losing: you've started to act on emotion too."

The entity fell silent, and the surrounding wind grew stronger.

Amidst the rolling waves of rice, the shape of a dragon appeared. At first, it swam freely, but then it was drawn and fixed by a series of points.

Standing to the side, Li Zhuiyuan watched this scene intently and memorized the carving points.

Finally, the dragon in the rice paddy was completely nailed to its death, and in the wind, it seemed as if a long, unwilling howl could be heard.

This is the final way to wrap things up.

The original body said, "Go tell her; she knows how to carve it."

Li Zhuiyuan nodded, and after getting what he wanted, the boy turned to leave.

The main body, still facing the rice paddy, said, "You can consider taking her for a walk along the river."

Li Zhuiyuan: "It's not the right time yet."

The original source: "She has amazing talent."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I knew this earlier than you did."

The original body said: "She needs to be tempered and refined in order to grow better and be of great use in the future."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I never forced her to go to school before because she didn't like it; similarly, I won't force her to go to Jiang now because she still has a deep-seated fear of the outside world."

The ghostly aura emanating from Runsheng could put immense pressure on A-Li. This pressure didn't come from the harm caused by the ghostly aura itself, but from the mental barrier she faced.

Li Zhuiyuan knew that if he were by A Li's side, he could help her effectively overcome her fear of the outside world. However, when traveling along the river, they would have to face various unexpected situations, and it would be unavoidable for them to be separated and alone.

At that time, what truly broke Ah Li was not the actual danger, but her deep-seated instinctive fear and resistance to this unfamiliar world.

Admittedly, as the original body said, the experience and tempering of walking the river will allow her to gradually adapt, but the result of that adaptation will most likely be the same Ah Li who sat in the house with her feet on the threshold and had no expression when we first met.

One of the main reasons I chose to become Qin Liu's disciple, Dian Deng Zou Jiang, was that I wanted to protect her and help her cure her illness.

As a result, in order to make her walk better, they had to forcibly push her out, which made her condition worse. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?
The original body said, "You should know that your protection is not conducive to her growth."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I am a demon in my heart, and it is my right to act on my emotions."

The entity no longer speaks.

Li Zhuiyuan asked, "Have you finished speaking?"

The original body: "Speaking another word to you makes me feel disgusted."

Li Zhuiyuan did not refute and went downstairs.

In reality, the boy opened his eyes.

The black fog has already covered 80% of the area within the circle.

This time, it wasn't just Zhao Yi anymore; Tan Wenbin and Lin Shuyou also sensed that something was wrong.

Within this black mist, strange things are vaguely visible, moving and churning. Once this power is fully unleashed, the array circle will be unable to withstand it.

Li Zhuiyuan walked through the black mist, and soon he saw a tall figure sitting there. The figure was covered with deep grooves, and flowed with a suffocating, thick black magma.

In front of him stood a girl, her small hammer still falling on the chisel.

Li Zhuiyuan walked up to A Li and stood down next to her.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With the final chisel stroke, Ah Li stopped.

The girl's face did not show any relief at the completion of the project, because she had completed all the steps according to the carving diagram the boy had given her during the day. However, the problem was not only not solved, but was about to get completely out of control.

Those shadowy dragons, so lifelike they seemed to be solidifying, were gathering their strength for the last time. Run Sheng's consciousness was being suppressed, and the red in his eyes was so intense it was almost dripping.

In fact, even if Runsheng were awake at this moment, he would be powerless to change the situation.

Ah Li looked at the boy beside her, her eyes filled with a hint of doubt, as if she was blaming herself for something she had done wrong.

"Ah Li, you've done a perfect job. There's just one last step: the blueprints. I just got them."

Li Zhuiyuan held the girl's hand.

The two had performed similar actions countless times before.

At first, Li Zhuiyuan even used entering A Li's dream as a special training exercise to temper his spirit and will.

A single-story house in a dream, with a cracked memorial tablet on the altar.

The boy took the girl's hand and sat down on the doorstep.

The weather is clear and the white clouds are floating around. The nightmare scene of the past is now a pleasant place with the fragrance of flowers.

Most of those things are gone now, and the small number that remain to observe only glance at them occasionally, turning their backs most of the time.

Compared to the bustling scene of "all the wise men and women gathering" back then, it was much quieter and cleaner.

Li Zhuiyuan raised his right hand and pulled, wiped, and pushed the sky back and forth. With the blessing of feng shui, the clouds in the sky were being quickly kneaded into the shape the boy wanted.

This is a replica of the original rice paddy.

Ah Li looked up, watching intently.

Li Zhuiyuan lowered his head and looked at the girl's profile.

If one day Ah Li's condition really improves to that point, and she's willing to get in the car when I leave home to travel along the river, then I'll take her there.

However, at that time, it wasn't purely for the purpose of walking along the river, but rather to take her to appreciate the scenery on the river.

After the clouds in the sky finished their transformation, they slowly dispersed.

The girl looked at the boy and nodded.

The two of them closed their eyes together.

In reality, Ah Li, having opened her eyes, picked up a chisel and a small hammer and continued sculpting Run Sheng's body.

With each strike of the hammer, Runsheng let out a muffled groan, and the black mist that had spread outwards also trembled and contracted inwards.

outside the circle.

Zhao Yi was so anxious he wanted to scratch his head. The situation that should have collapsed was immediately reversed, but he was separated by the black mist and had no idea what was happening inside.

At this moment, Zhao Yi envied Lin Shuyou, because all Lin Shuyou had to do was clench his fists and wave them, happily acting as a cheerleader.

Layer upon layer, piece upon piece, as the black mist was continuously inhaled into his body, Runsheng's bloodshot eyes began to clear.

After delivering the final blow, Runsheng looked down at the girl standing in front of him.

The girl stepped back and stood next to the boy.

Runsheng stood up, tilted his head back, and first opened his hands, then clenched them tightly.

"Buzz!"

Black patterns flowed across his body, and whether it was malevolent energy, resentment, or ghostly energy, it could all flow and surge freely in the unobstructed "waterway".

"Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!..."

Small cracks and splattered all over Runsheng's body. Each time, his body trembled slightly, but he quickly regained his balance.

Lin Shuyou asked in confusion, "Three Eyes, did it succeed or not?"

Despite his powerful aura, his body was as if he had been shot, with gashes and blood splattering everywhere.

Zhao Yi: "It's a success. The fatal weakness has been broken open, and the hidden danger has been completely eliminated."

The prolonged cracking sounds finally ended. Runsheng, covered in wounds, placed his fist in front of him and then slammed it down on his chest.

"boom!"

A terrifying shockwave swept up, directly shattering the array circle.

But Li Zhuiyuan and A Li, who were standing in front of Runsheng, didn't even have their hair flutter.

This indicates that Runsheng has reached a very high level of mastery over his own power.

It must be said that Uncle Qin's initial understanding of Runsheng was very correct; Uncle Qin was the first to perform physical surgery on Runsheng.

Runsheng proved that as long as your body is strong enough and your willpower is amazing enough, you really don't need to use your brain when practicing martial arts.

After scanning the area, Runsheng looked at Lin Shuyou.

Lin Shuyou smiled and twisted his neck left and right.

Zhao Yi put his hand on Lin Shuyou's shoulder and said:

"You are no match for him, at least not in a head-on confrontation."

Zhao Yi had commanded teams with the surname Li more than once before, and Runsheng was the most suitable person to stand in the first position, but sometimes, Lin Shuyou could also fill in that position.

But from tonight onwards, the difference in characteristics between the two sides has been completely widened, and that position can only belong to Runsheng.

Lin Shuyou: "At worst, I'll get beaten up, it doesn't matter."

They've all just improved their skills and are itching to get back to work.

Li Zhuiyuan walked over, holding A Li's hand. The young man's words dissolved the tense atmosphere:
"Hurry up and restore the fields, so that Grandpa won't wake up tomorrow morning and yell at us."

Lin Shuyou: "Oh."

Runqi's momentum also dissipated; the blackness faded, turning into bright red blood, which quickly congealed into scabs. He then bent down and began tending to the rice paddy. As the boy passed by Zhao Yi, Zhao Yi asked:
"Who exactly did you turn to for help?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "It's you too."

Zhao Yi pointed to his face.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Another external brain."

After Li Zhuiyuan and A Li left, Zhao Yi was still pondering those words.

Does the man surnamed Li also have a Su Luo in his mind?
But isn't the one surnamed Li immune to the side effects of that black book secret technique?
Tan Wenbin: "Outer team".

Zhao Yi: "Hmm?"

Tan Wenbin: "You'll have to work hard later, Runsheng's injury..."

Zhao Yi: "I will apply medicine to him and cover him with paper so that he won't scare people during the day."

Actually, in this family, if we disregard the mahjong partners of the old lady from the Liu family, the only person we really need to keep quiet about is his great-grandfather, surnamed Li.

Tan Wenbin: "As expected of an outside team, they really know how to do things."

Zhao Yi: "You're too kind, Vice Captain."

Lin Shuyou, who was busy working over there, called out, "Three-Eyed, don't just stand there watching! Come and help clean up!"

If Lin Shuyou and Runsheng had sparred here earlier, this field would have been ruined.

Now, the damaged area is the circle that was set up earlier. The solution is simple: pull out rice from other fields and insert it into the empty circle to fill it in. It will then look balanced and inconspicuous.

Li Zhuiyuan and A Li walked to the dam. Using the light from a bulb propped up by a long pole outside, the boy grabbed the girl's wrist and spread her hands out.

Ah Li's hands were covered in bruises.

Even with the blessing of the array, the repeated blows from the hammer and chisel still put immense pressure and burden on the girl.

Li Zhuiyuan glanced at the chair next to him and said, "Sit down, let me treat your wound."

The girl tried to pull her hand away from the boy while looking towards the door of the east room.

It means that she can go back and ask her grandmother to help her deal with it.

Li Zhuiyuan did not let go.

Finally, Ah Li sat down on the bench with the boy.

The weather is bad tonight; the clouds are thick, so we can't see the moon or find any stars.

Blood mist emanated from the boy's palm, covering the girl's hands as if to help improve blood circulation and remove blood stasis.

The evening breeze was a bit strong, constantly blowing the girl's hair and brushing against Li Zhuiyuan's face, making it itchy.

After a while, the boy opened the girl's hands again. The bruises were gone, and the girl's hands were bright red.

They got up and walked together to the door of the east room. Ah Li pushed open the door and went in, while Li Zhuiyuan turned around and left to go upstairs.

"Come on, let Grandma take a look."

Liu Yumei, dressed in a white nightgown, walked over and took her granddaughter's hand.

But the granddaughter clenched her fist, as if she were holding onto something precious and didn't want to share it with anyone.

"Should we let Grandma take a look?"

Ah Li's hand remained firmly in her grasp.

Liu Yumei pretended to frown and said, "How about letting my sister take a look?"

The girl looked up and took a serious look at her grandmother.

The clenched fist loosened.

After examining it, Liu Yumei nodded in satisfaction. Using her own blood and essence for a massage to remove blood stasis was truly generous.

"I've prepared the water for you, go take a bath."

Ah Li went to the inner room to take a bath.

Liu Yumei turned her head, her gaze quickly falling on Grandpa A-Li's memorial tablet. She snorted and said:
"This kid is much more careful than you were back then. Our Ah Li has really been raised on fine food since she was little."

……

The next morning, Li Zhuiyuan deliberately got up earlier than usual.

I had just finished washing up by the water tank on the terrace when I heard footsteps behind me. It was Ah Li.

Today, Ah Li is wearing a red dress, which is both dignified and elegant.

This must be because the old lady dressed Ah Li in Qin family style clothes after she had worn too many clothes from the Liu family the other day. It was just to make an appearance and silence the ancestors on the altar who wouldn't appear, so they wouldn't say that she, the young mistress of the Qin family, was being biased.

Upon entering the room, Li Zhuiyuan pointed to the bed, gesturing for A-Li to lie down.

He knew that no matter how tired or late the girl went to sleep last night, she would definitely come to his room at the usual time this morning, so he made a point of getting up early to make room for her to catch up on her sleep.

Ah Li shook her head, indicating that she wasn't tired.

"In the past, you were the one who watched me sleep; today, I want to watch you sleep."

The girl got into bed and lay down.

After Li Zhuiyuan covered her with the blanket, he went behind the desk, picked up a pen, opened the book, and continued to dissect the process of making the talisman armor.

After finalizing each rule, Li Zhuiyuan would look up and glance at the girl sleeping in bed.

He experienced the joy of Ah Li coming to his room every morning to watch him sleep.

While deducing and dismantling the talisman armor, the young man also began designing his own array field.

He decided to set up the permanent formation site in the field behind the house last night, which could be used as an experimental site and training ground in the future.

Actually, the spatial rift they encountered in the bandit village would have been the perfect place to do this, but the boy doesn't have the ability to move it right now.

The peach orchard in Qing'an is suitable, but the site fee there is too "expensive," and Li Zhuiyuan doesn't have much stock, so he has to use it sparingly.

The complex design work should have been tedious, but the thought that he could get all the materials soon made Li Zhuiyuan feel a sense of relief.

In the kitchen, Aunt Liu was preparing breakfast for everyone.

In her spare time, she would occasionally glance at the Gu worm that had landed on the kitchen windowsill and smile.

When I went out to get breakfast, I saw Uncle Qin returning from the fields that morning, carrying a hoe.

Aunt Liu: "Why didn't you let Runsheng go with you this morning?"

Uncle Qin: "He wanted to come with me, but I told him to stay at home. He's so delicate right now, we don't want him to crack."

Aunt Liu: "Young people these days are really bold; they dare to do anything."

As she spoke, Aunt Liu gave Uncle Qin a wink, and the old lady had already come out of the doorway of the east room.

Uncle Qin: "It's not about being brave, it's about not being capable enough. Compared to Xiao Yuan, we are just two kids playing in the mud at the same age."

The old lady smiled, feeling that the birds chirping on the eaves sounded especially lovely today.

After rinsing his feet by the well, Uncle Qin went into the kitchen to help serve breakfast.

Aunt Liu nudged him lightly with her elbow and said, "You did well today, you've made great progress."

Uncle Qin: "What progress?"

Aunt Liu: "Yes, it's the mistress."

Uncle Qin: "Who can hear the mistress's footsteps? Besides, I'm carrying her on my back."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu sighed and said:
“Sigh, sometimes I feel sorry for the mistress. It’s a good thing she met Xiao Yuan. Otherwise, she would be so angry every day looking at me, especially at you.”

The delivery needs to be made in the afternoon. Runsheng can't do heavy work today, so we have to choose someone else from Tan Wenbin and Lin Shuyou to do it.

"Ah You, you go ahead, I have something to do this afternoon."

Lin Shuyou stared at Tan Wenbin with suspicion: "Tan Wenbin, you wouldn't...?"

Tan Wenbin: "It's true, something really happened. My dad called and asked me to go to the Municipal People's Hospital to visit his former colleague..."

Lin Shuyou: "Brother Bin, doesn't that sound familiar?"

Tan Wenbin: "The son of a former colleague."

In order to rebel and defy his father's tyranny, Liu Ping deliberately dyed his hair and hung out with a group of trend-followers.

Last night, a group of us were eating at a street food stall when, for some reason, some of my companions started bullying a young couple at the next table. They not only demanded money from them but also forced them to kneel on the ground and crawl between their legs to apologize.

Liu Ping stepped forward to stop his companions and tried to persuade them to let the matter rest, but he couldn't persuade them. Instead, he got into a conflict with his companions, and they ended up fighting. He was hit on the head with a bottle.

Now, he shares a hospital room with his father.

After listening, Lin Shuyou asked, "Brother Bin, is this considered an act of heroism or an internal gang fight?"

Tan Wenbin shook his car keys and sighed, "This is what a muddled youth looks like."

After visiting the hospital, Tan Wenbin discovered that although the father and son both had bandages on their heads, their relationship had become much closer, and they were even sharing oranges.

On my way back, I passed by the exam site again and checked the time. The last exam should be almost over.

Tan Wenbin simply parked his car on the side of the road.

Not long after, a traffic policeman came over, saluted, and said, "Comrade, parking is prohibited here. Please leave immediately."

"Sorry, I'll be leaving right away."

Just as Tan Wenbin started the car, the exam ended bell rang inside.

Along with the school bell, two boys carrying a girl rushed to the school gate. The girl appeared to be unconscious, and blood from her nose stained her white clothes.

The ones who rushed out carrying the person were Pan Zi and Lei Zi.

They took the college entrance exam with the intention of leaving no regrets in their lives, so they would hand in their papers early after answering all the questions they were supposed to answer in each subject.

After handing in their papers, they didn't dare leave the school directly, as this was an examination center in the city, and there might be reporters from newspapers and television stations outside.

If I go out too early and get photographed and interviewed, asking about the college entrance exam, wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?
The same went for the last exam; the two of them came out early and sat in the flowerbed basking in the sun.

Until the proctor hurriedly helped Yingzi out.

Upon recognizing them as family, Panzi and Leizi immediately took the person and rushed out of the school gate.

Tan Wenbin immediately got out of the car and called the three people over to get into his car. Seeing this, the traffic police helped to clear the traffic ahead.

When the car drove away, Tan Wenbin noticed that Yingzi's nosebleed had stopped. Although she was still somewhat dazed, she was out of danger.

Yingzi had just finished the test and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when she was suddenly overcome with dizziness.

Just before she collapsed, she immediately reached out and pulled at her exam paper to make sure she had filled in her name and exam number correctly.

Only then did he feel relieved enough to fall down.

The college entrance examination completely drained and strained her.

After taking Yingzi to the Shinan Town Health Center for an IV drip, Tan Wenbin drove back to pick up Li Weihan and Cui Guiying. After making several trips, he finally drove home.

As I was parking, I happened to see Zhao Yi walking by, cracking sunflower seeds. He noticed Tan Wenbin's appearance after his busy work, with bloodstains on his clothes.

"Hey, vice-captain, busy, huh?"

"We took Yingzi to the health center; she's still semi-conscious."

"Have you finished your last exam?"

"finish exam."

"She's really lucky. If she had missed one exam, she really wouldn't have had a chance."

"Is your folk remedy really that potent?"

"It has nothing to do with me. It's just that she's too preoccupied with her own thoughts. I've discovered that the brains of the Li family are all in the Li family's head, oh, and his mother too."

"Brother Binbin!"

Cui Cui's voice came from behind her. She was carrying a red plastic bucket filled with ink and paint, and she had come to find Sister A Li.

"Hey, Cui Cui."

Cui Cui looked up at Zhao Yi, her eyes filled with doubt.

Zhao Yi looked at Cuicui, his gaze gradually widening.

"Who is this big brother...?"

"His name is Zhao Yi."

"Oh, I know, the brother from the circus!"

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Cuicui skipped and hopped ahead.

Zhao Yi: "At first, I didn't realize that the bracelet on her wrist was suppressing her destiny. If it weren't for that bracelet, this little girl..."

Wait a minute, could she be Liu Jinxia's granddaughter?

"um, yes."

Zhao Yi slapped his forehead.

He had seen Liu Jinxia and the old lady of the Liu family playing cards on the dam. Liu Jinxia was indeed tough, but not to the point that she would make the Xuanmen people frown.

If her granddaughter's condition is this serious, then her daughter's condition must be even more serious than Liu Jinxia's.

If Old Tian and Blind Liu were to actually get together, and three generations of their family were given official status, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"How can someone have such a strange fate? It shouldn't be like this."

"What's wrong? Are you just tough? Even if it's rare, it shouldn't be like this, right?"

“It’s not surprising that people have tough lives. If tough lives are passed down from generation to generation, then there’s a story behind it. Liu Jinxia isn’t a local, is she?”

"I heard from Grandpa Li that she married into the family from the next town."

“There’s probably something wrong with her household registration, but she probably doesn’t know it herself.” Zhao Yi saw Li Zhuiyuan standing on the second-floor terrace in the distance. “Let’s go, I’m going to find that Li guy.”

"Is something wrong?"

"Have you finished dealing with everything here? Look, I've come to Nantong twice already and stayed for so long. I'm grateful for your hospitality, but it would be impolite not to reciprocate. I should invite Mr. Li to take you to my Zhao family for a visit."

As Zhao Yi walked onto the dam, Li Zhuiyuan happened to come down from upstairs.

Cui Cui: "Brother Xiao Yuan!"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Yes, A-Li is in the room upstairs."

Cui Cui: "Okay, I'm going!"

The school opened a painting interest class, and Cuicui signed up. During this time, she would also accompany Ali to learn painting. Now, she is considered by the painting class teacher to be the most talented child.

Zhao Yi walked over, sidled up to Li Zhuiyuan, rubbed his hands together, and said, "Brother Xiaoyuan~"

"Runsheng's injuries haven't healed yet, and you're not fully recovered either. Let's go to Jinling to take the exams first, and then we'll go to Jiujiang."

"Go to Jiujiang, pick out something, bury a few people, it won't take much time. After you've settled things in Jiujiang, go directly to Jinling for the exam, there's plenty of time."

As for my and Runsheng's injuries, they should be almost healed in another two days. Before going to the Zhao family, I need to get some new identities.

"identity?"

“Before lighting the lanterns on the river, I had already officially separated from my family. Unless I light the lanterns again now, if I go home now, everyone at home will be on high alert. How can I do anything in this state?”

Besides, I invited you to my home; it wouldn't be right to let your guests just barge in through the front door, would it?

"You've reserved an identity?"

"My second uncle's child, my cousin, is a year younger than me. On the surface, he seems harmless and lovable, and he's with you..."

Zhao Yi looked at Li Zhuiyuan, then smoothly shifted his gaze to Lin Shuyou, who was sitting in the living room reading a book. "He looks a lot like your subordinate, Ayou."

Li Zhuiyuan scooped water from the bucket and washed his hands.

Zhao Yi continued, "But that kid has a dirty past and has done some filthy things. You could say he deserves to die. Later, fearing that things would be exposed, my second uncle arranged for him to live alone in the suburbs of Jiujiang, thinking that he would bring him home after things calmed down."

I'll kill him first, then put on his human skin, and I can easily blend into the Zhao family without being noticed, since I really am the young master of the Zhao family.

The subsequent procedures and plans are all included here.

Zhao Yi took out a stack of notebooks, much thicker than yesterday's, from his clothes and handed them to Li Zhuiyuan.

"Does the business plan have to be this thick?"

"Besides the plan, here are the coordinates, formation descriptions, and detailed explanations of mechanisms for several secret locations of my Zhao family in Jiujiang, including new residences, old residences, ancestral graves, and treasure vaults. Also included are the personalities, habits, and specialties of some of the capable members of my Zhao family. I've written this in a simplified way."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I will burn it after I finish reading it."

This set of records could not have been written by anyone other than the true eldest son of the Zhao family. And if it were to fall into the hands of the martial arts world, it could very well bring annihilation to the Zhao family. The cover could easily be titled "The Guide to the Extermination of the Zhao Family".

"So, Brother Xiaoyuan?"

"Go to the riverbank tonight and drive our big truck back. We'll set off for Jiujiang tomorrow morning."

"Old Tian can't leave here. There are only five of us. Why would we need to take a big truck to Jiujiang? Haha."

"It's not needed when you go, but it will be useful when you come back."

"You're absolutely right, Mr. Li!"

I've decided to give it, and I'm willing to give it, but the thought of someone leaving with a truckload of their essence still makes my heart clench.

Li Zhuiyuan said to Runsheng, "Brother Runsheng, please prepare a table for me."

Immediately afterwards, Li Zhuiyuan said to Zhao Yi, "Don't leave yet."

Zhao Yi: "Hey, don't be so polite, I won't stay for dinner."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I'm not inviting you to dinner, I'm inviting you to kowtow."

Li Zhuiyuan instructed Runsheng not to prepare a feast, but rather an offering table.

The offering table was placed in the compartment where the great-grandfather had pasted countless images of gods and Buddhas.

Li Zhuiyuan took out a blank memorial tablet and handed it to Zhao Yi: "Write a letter in blood."

Zhao Yi understood what the boy meant, pricked his finger with his fingertip, and wrote "Ancestor Zhao Wuyang" on the memorial tablet.

After placing the memorial tablet on the offering table, Zhao Yi took two steps back, knelt down, and paid his respects to his ancestors.

The Zhao family of Jiujiang are descendants and inheritors of Zhao Wuyang.

Li Zhuiyuan had once received a copper coin sword from Zhao Wuyang, and now he was on a treacherous journey. He would consult the oracle, not seeking any answers, but simply to fulfill his courtesy.

As Zhao Yi kowtowed, Li Zhuiyuan stood beside him holding a bamboo tube filled with copper coins, shaking it while silently reciting:

"To divine the future."

On the offering table, Zhao Wuyang's memorial tablet swayed a few times.

In the east room, on the row of offering tables, many memorial tablets were also swaying at the same time.

Liu Yumei, who was playing cards on the dam, first looked at her east room, then looked at the west side room.

Liu Jinxia: "Sister Liu, it's your turn."

Liu Yumei: "I touched it."

Inside the compartment.

The bamboo tube that the boy's grandfather had bound with wire had cracked open, and the copper coins inside fell to the ground.

Li Zhuiyuan and Zhao Yi both looked down at the same time.

Immediately, Zhao Yi turned around, his face solemn, and bowed deeply before the ancestral tablets.

Li Zhuiyuan also stepped forward, took out three sticks of incense, lit them, performed the junior's etiquette, bowed three times, and then respectfully inserted the incense into the burner.

The hexagram:

This trip is auspicious!

(End of this chapter)