Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 326

"The Emperor is wise!"

Zhao Yi bowed down and knelt before the great fire in front of him.

In fact, what Zhao Yi was thinking was:

The Emperor must have it so comfortable.

Sitting at home, with his feet on a Bodhisattva statue, a new batch of underworld messengers surnamed Zhao automatically arrive at his door wearing shackles, and his merits are transmitted to him through his disciples.

Zhao Yi will not say these things openly now.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Alright."

Zhao Yi: "Thank you for your hard work."

The two walked side by side out of the ancestral hall through the back door, then circled around a bit to the outer garden.

Even after walking this far, one can still hear the cries coming from the ancestral hall.

Zhao Yi pointed to a rockery in the pond in front of him and said, "Old Tian used to love carrying me on his back and sitting on it to play."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Back then, were you even able to play around?"

Zhao Yi: "There are fish in the pond. I like watching fish. Just like me, I can only pupate in bed."

As he spoke, Zhao Yi stepped onto the stone lotus leaves and came to the central rockery, waving to the boy to come over as well.

Li Zhuiyuan followed, and the two sat together on top of the artificial hill, where potted trees provided cover, making them invisible from the outside.

Zhao Yi reached into the crevice and dug out a rattle drum that, although old and covered in moss, was still well-preserved.

When it shakes, it makes a clanging sound.

Zhao Yi waved it in front of the boy, half showing off and half seducing him:

Hey, do you like it?

Li Zhuiyuan ignored it.

He can understand the emotional state people experience at certain times, but he can't quite integrate into it yet.

However, at least for now, he doesn't think Zhao Yi is doing something meaningless; perhaps meaninglessness itself is a purpose.

"give you?"

Li Zhuiyuan didn't even glance at the rattle drum.

Zhao Yi shrugged, carefully wiped it clean, and put it in his pocket.

"We have a custom here: if a child is sick and has many misfortunes when he is young, we make a rattle drum for him, cut off a lock of hair and put it in the drum. When the child plays with it and hits it, it can ward off illness and misfortune."

This drum was made for me by Lao Tian himself.

After saying that, Zhao Yi reached out and turned the stone in front of him.

He had already cracked and mastered the formations and restrictions of the outer residence, so at this moment he was essentially the controller of the entire outer residence.

"Boom!"

A thunderous roar came from the ancestral hall, and the birds on the eaves spewed flames.

The Zhao family members, who had been crying and shouting earlier, now all rushed out crying and shouting.

Someone must have been unlucky enough to fall or be trampled. Of course, there must also be a very few who do not intend to leave the ancestral hall and plan to die with this Zhao from Jiujiang.

Zhao Yi ignored them. If they wanted to bury them here, they could. He wouldn't mind lending a hand and adding some soil.

The ancestral hall collapsed, and the courtyards began to crack. This terrifying, earth-shaking noise chased the Zhao family members all the way.

After they had all run out of the outer gate, Zhao Yi stood up, clapped his hands, and bursts of flame rose from all directions. Soon, the entire Zhao residence was ablaze with flames and thick smoke.

"Okay, let's go too."

After Zhao Yi and Li Zhuiyuan descended the artificial hill, they had just stepped out of the mansion gate and hadn't even gone down the steps when Zhao Yi stopped, a smile appearing on his lips.

“I haven’t come out of this yet. At least for now, I’m still a member of the Zhao family. You guys can’t even hold back for a little while. Really.”

Zhao Yi's figure disappeared from the spot.

Li Zhuiyuan stood still, waiting for him.

Soon, people were thrown over, landing behind the boy, their bodies contorted, as if they had been brutally attacked.

These were spies dispatched by local forces in Jiujiang and nearby areas after hearing about the unusual upheaval in Jiujiang Zhao.

Most of them were guests who had attended the Zhao family patriarch's birthday celebration.

This is the world of martial arts; the death of any big fish will immediately attract a swarm of fish and shrimp eager to devour its carcass.

Today, it was Zhao Yi himself who destroyed the Zhao family, and Zhao Yi is not sad... Of course, he is not so crazy as to be happy.

I had an unspeakable knot in my heart, and I wanted to vent it. Just then, I was dozing off and someone brought me a human pillow.

Zhao Yi is back.

At the entrance of the huge Zhao residence, a bunch of people lay sprawled on the ground.

Zhao Yi beckoned his finger toward the inside of the gate, and the flames surged instantly, turning the gate into something resembling an incinerator.

He bent down, picked up a person, and threw him through the door. A scream immediately followed.

"call……"

Zhao Yi found the voice very pleasant to listen to.

Pick up the second one, then throw it away;
Pick up the third one, then throw it away;
Lose, lose, lose, keep losing.

A smile gradually appeared on Zhao Yi's face.

"Hey Li, why don't you try it out too?"

Li Zhuiyuan walked down the steps and headed outside, not intending to wait for him.

Seeing this, Zhao Yi kicked the remaining people inside one by one, then waved his hand, closing the gate, with only wisps of smoke continuously escaping from the cracks.

After taking one last look at the outer courtyard, Zhao Yi turned around, raised his arms slightly to the outside, pinched a few orchids with his fingertips, and hopped down the steps.

Nothing more than a light body.

Li Zhuiyuan, who had gotten into the car early and was sitting in the passenger seat, watched Zhao Yi walk over, twirling around as if dancing.

After opening the car door and getting in, he was still swaying his body and singing, demonstrating what frivolity truly means.

"Hey Li, I need to arrange Grandma Liu's trip tomorrow. When are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow morning."

"So eager to go back to Nantong?"

"Let's not go back to Nantong first, let's go to Nanjing."

"Is something important?"

"University final exams".

"That's quite important."

Start the car and head towards Mount Lu.

They had only been driving for a short while when it started raining outside, and it was getting heavier and heavier, so Zhao Yi turned on the windshield wipers.

"Hey Li, can you tell me how long this rain will last?"

Li Zhuiyuan opened the car window, looked up at the feng shui and weather, and replied:

"It won't rain for long; it will stop before dawn, and there will be fog tomorrow morning."

Zhao Yi smiled: "That's when Jiujiang is at its most beautiful."

Li Zhuiyuan reached into the car's glove compartment, took out a bottle of water, looked at the brand, frowned, and put it back.

"You don't like our local purified water?"

"Ah."

"I think it tastes pretty good; it has a local flavor."

"Does purified water need flavoring?"

"Too."

Zhao Yi stopped his car in front of a small shop that was still open, opened the door, ran out of the car in the rain, and got back in with two cans of Jianlibao in his hand.

"Here, there are no straws in this shop, you'll have to make do."

With a "plop," it opened, and Zhao Yi handed it over.

Li Zhuiyuan accepted it.

The two people, one big and one small, moved in unison, both tilting their heads back and taking a sip.

Zhao Yi: "I've already recognized her as my god-sister. From now on, Cuicui will be my god-sister."

Li Zhuiyuan closed his eyes, not wanting to hear what was to come.

Zhao Yi: "Cui Cui calls you Brother Yuan Hou, so by that logic, I'm your Brother Yi Hou, right?"

Turning my head, I saw the boy feigning sleep.

Zhao Yi didn't feel any regret and continued to be happy on his own, even honking the horn a few more times while driving.

When Li Zhuiyuan returned to the small house on the mountain peak, he saw Chen Jing emerging from seclusion, with Xu Ming standing behind him.

Chen Jing ran happily towards Li Zhuiyuan: "Brother Yuan!"

Zhao Yi kept him out of the spotlight and spared no expense in laying the foundation for him, and the results were obvious.

Chen Jing's muscles, bones, and skin have all been developed to an extremely high level, equivalent to a reservoir that has been built to a high standard and is just waiting to be filled with water.

Xu Ming looked much older. He had put in a lot of effort to take care of Chen Jing these past few days, and now he could finally rest.

Zhao Yi: "Perfect timing, Xu Ming, you can start taking care of Ayan and Ali for me tomorrow."

Xu Ming paused for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile.

Chen Jing clenched his fist and said, "Brother Yi, you should have let me out sooner, so I could have helped you fight the bad guys."

Zhao Yi: "Yes, I regret it too. I killed quite a few members of the Zhao family today. I should have left a few alive so you could see some blood and get a taste of your own medicine."

Chen Jing: "The Zhao family?"

Zhao Yi: "Hey Li, are you sure you don't want to stay another day? If you miss this scenery, it'll be hard to come across it again."

Li Zhuiyuan: "The scenery we miss is the most beautiful."

Zhao Yi smiled and didn't try to stop him.

The next morning, Li Zhuiyuan and his three companions boarded a large truck and headed directly to Jinling.

Zhao Yi drove his Jeep and parked it outside the Jin family's courtyard gate.

We went in and had a free breakfast made by A-Ping. When everyone was about to leave, A-Ping picked up her carrying pole; she was going to set up a stall to sell crispy candy.

But seeing them laughing and joking as they went off to have fun, A-Ping didn't want to set up her stall anymore; she wanted to go and have fun with them too.

But Ah Ping was too embarrassed to speak, so she picked up the carrying pole, stood under the eaves, lowered her head, and rubbed her fingers.

"When you go out to play, you don't need to bring so much candy. You can't finish it all. Just bring some to eat on the way, since things are expensive in tourist areas."

Liu Jinxia reached out and put down the carrying pole on A Ping's shoulder. After taking two large pieces of crispy candy, she took A Ping's hand and went out together.

Ah Ping was all smiles, sitting in the car with Cuicui, talking non-stop like a little girl, pointing out the window.

After they had played for a day, Zhao Yi brought them back.

Aping was about to cook when Liu Jinxia stopped her.

"Zhao Yi."

"Oh, Grandma."

Liu Jinxia pretended to reach into her pocket to take out money: "Go to a restaurant outside, buy some dishes, and get extra rice..."

"clear."

"Come back, I haven't given you the money yet."

“I’m taking care of my godmother, why would I need money?”

Zhao Yi ran out.

Liu Jinxia took her hand out of her pocket, somewhat surprised, and said:

"This grandson is actually quite useful."

Cui Cui: "Brother Yi Hou is such a kind person."

Liu Jinxia said irritably, "You think whoever takes you out to play or buys you things is the best, right? What if someone treats you well in the future and then wants to be your father?"

"Yes, I have classmates and friends now, but my mom doesn't."

Liu Jinxia: "You're quite generous."

Finding a bench to sit down and rest, Liu Jinxia said to Li Juxiang beside her with emotion, "To be honest, Xianghou, even if you pick another one, or even if you have another child, by the time that one grows up, Cuicui will be an adult. Anyway, all my savings will be passed down to Cuicui, even if you have another grandson."

Li Juxiang: "Mom, you're here again. In this life, I'm content to have Cuicui and you by my side."

"Mom has been through it all, I know how hard it is to live alone. Mom will grow old and die, and Cuicui will grow up and fly away from here. Then you won't even have anyone to talk to."

As parents, we don't ask for much else, we just hope you can live a good life.

Jin Xingshan let out a sigh through the crack in the back window.

Li Juxiang: "Hey, is there a radio inside? I can also hear the sound of an erhu."

Liu Jinxia: "Really? I didn't hear that?"

Li Juxiang: "It's gone now. I must have misheard. It was just a rumor."

Liu Jinxia: "Mm."

"Mom, we've arrived in Jiujiang. Why don't you go to the local police station and ask?"

Why bother with all that effort?

"Why don't we ask? Just in case?"

"Don't worry about what might happen, let's not ask."

"Mom, why are you changing your mind again? I told you this before we came, and you agreed that whether we found it or not, we'd tried, and that would put our minds at ease."

"Stop looking, there's no need to look anymore."

Seeing her mother's resolute attitude, Li Juxiang could no longer persuade her and got up to go to the hall to find Cuicui, who was playing with Aping.

Aping was so good to Cuicui; she was willing to let Cuicui play with those very expensive things.

Liu Jinxia stood up and went to the kitchen, intending to tidy up the dishes and chopsticks she would be using later.

I checked the thermos while I was at it. Ah Ping had gone out to play with me in the morning, so she didn't have time to boil water.

Liu Jinxia poured water into the pot, sat behind the stove, took out a match, lit the dry grass, and started boiling the water.

Behind them was a stack of firewood, which A-Ping had arranged neatly. Liu Jinxia grabbed a handful of firewood and put it into the stove. When she turned around to grab another handful, she saw a crack in the blackened corner of the wall behind her.

Liu Jinxia turned her body to the side and reached out to scratch.

After fiddling around for a long time, I finally managed to pry out a rattle drum.

Liu Jinxia sat back down, staring blankly at the children's toy in her hand.

He shook his wrist, and a clanging sound rang out.

After shaking it again, tears streamed down my face.

After taking good care of Cuicui, Li Juxiang also went to the kitchen.

"Mom, Mom, are you here?"

There was no response at first.

But the stove was burning, and there was firelight behind it.

Going around to the back, Li Juxiang saw her mother, who was lying on the haystack, crying uncontrollably.

"Mom... what's wrong?"

Li Juxiang stepped forward with concern and put her hand on Liu Jinxia's shoulder.

Liu Jinxia flung her daughter's hand away, blinked hard while wiping away tears, and sat back down, stubbornly explaining:
"I haven't used a stove in a long time, and my eyes are hurting from the smoke. The doctor said that my eyes can't be exposed to smoke after I had cataract surgery."

"Then I'll burn it."

"Ah."

Liu Jinxia got up and left the kitchen as if fleeing.

Zhao Yi carried a large pile of vegetables in both hands as he walked back.

Fearing they wouldn't be used to spicy food, Zhao Yi watched the chef prepare all the other dishes, except for a few signature dishes, to prevent the chef from having habitually shaky hands.

Upon arriving at the courtyard gate, I saw Liu Jinxia standing there, leaning against the wall.

This is someone waiting for me on purpose.

"grandmother?"

"Zhao Yi..."

"Please don't be so polite, Grandma."

"Yes, grandson."

"Hey, my grandson's here."

"Is Ping the only one left in this courtyard?"

"Well, only Ping is left. You should have noticed by now, Ping's head here..."

"Well, I'm not stupid, how could I not see that A-Ping is still a 'child'?"

"Alas, the original owner of this courtyard was from a scholarly family with good financial conditions. He originally had a daughter, but one day, she was kidnapped by human traffickers."

The couple lost their appetite and searched everywhere for their daughter, but they were unable to find her in the end.

Later, he adopted A-Ping, who had been abandoned by her biological parents, and poured all his love for his own daughter into A-Ping.

Then, the original owner of the house passed away.

The neighborhood committee is aware of A-Ping's situation and provides her with extra care on a regular basis.

This courtyard is temporarily rented out to tourists, and the income will go to Aping. When Aping is no longer here, this place will probably be marked with a plaque and treated as a semi-cultural relic.

Making up lies isn't difficult, as long as you know what the other person wants to hear. Even minor details don't matter if they don't stand up to scrutiny.

Jin Xingshan did not want to acknowledge Liu Jinxia as his daughter. Losing her again after just gaining her would be like inflicting mental torture on his daughter.

Liu Jinxia is also confused about her feelings towards her biological parents.

For her, the most pressing question was whether she had been abducted by human traffickers or sold by her own parents.

Now, she has heard the "truth".

She was abducted by human traffickers. Her biological parents did not abandon her; they loved and cared for her. Otherwise, they would not have adopted another daughter, A-Ping, even knowing that A-Ping had mental disabilities.

Liu Jinxia:
"Where is the grave of this family's owner?"

……

Cui Cui didn't understand why she had to visit the family's grave while staying at their home.

But her grandmother had been in this business since she was born, so she was exposed to it from a young age.

Following her grandmother, Cuicui kowtowed and then squatted down to burn paper money.

Liu Jinxia originally wanted to control her emotions and not make things too exaggerated.

She was still calm on the way here.

But when she arrived at the grave and touched her parents' tombstone, her emotions overwhelmed her.

She could cry, and she could wail; at this moment, her Nantong dialect version of crying was unstoppable.

Li Juxiang was initially puzzled, then doubtful, and finally found it absurd. Looking at the tombstone again, she couldn't believe that such a coincidence could happen in the world.
So, the people buried here must be his own grandparents?

Logically speaking, she should be sad and upset right now.

But just as Cui Cui had no feelings for her biological father because she had never met him, Li Juxiang was also unfamiliar with her own grandparents.

She even felt a little happy, happy that her mother's knot in her heart had finally been untied.

However, she couldn't show these emotions, so she hugged her mother, gently comforted her, and wiped away her tears.

Ah Ping, who was brought along, kept thinking about rushing over and digging up the grave.

Fortunately, Zhao Yi discovered it in time and stopped him.

After the worship ceremony, Zhao Yi arranged for Liu Jinxia and the other two to go to a nearby teahouse so that they could sit down and calm down.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yi returned to the tomb.

Ah Ping, who had secretly run away, had already started digging graves with her bare hands, both of which were bleeding from being worn down.

Zhao Yi pulled her away, sighed, found a handkerchief to wipe her hands, and then took out some medicine powder to apply to her hands.

Aping was still staring at the grave, her face full of anxiety.

But Zhao Yi deliberately glared at her angrily, and A Ping became obedient.

She was still a "little girl" with the mind of an eight-year-old. She was afraid when this infamous villain who had destroyed his own family was glared at by her.

Subsequently, Zhao Yi personally dug up the grave and carried Jin Xingshan out from inside.

Jin Xingshan had a smile on his face; he was very happy.

Lying in your grave, being able to hear the voices of your children, to hear their farewells, is truly a blessing in life.

He was satisfied, truly satisfied.

Zhao Yi realized that Jin Xingshan's already dwindling life force was draining away at an even faster rate than before, and that he would probably pass away in the next few days.

When Jin Xingshan came out, Aping smiled, went up to him, and helped him brush the dirt off his clothes.

Jin Xingshan said to Zhao Yi with emotion, "God has been kind to me, truly."

He could speak again, though his voice was barely audible, like a mosquito's buzz, but he really did speak; it was his last burst of energy before death.

However, Zhao Yi did not respond.

Jin Xingshan looked at A Ping, who reached out and grabbed his arm, placing the old man's hand on Zhao Yi's shoulder.

Zhao Yi turned his head and glanced at him. Jin Xingshan said, "Child, don't feel guilty. You didn't do these things. You don't need to carry such a heavy burden on yourself."

We, the Jin family members of all generations, may feel that we are suffering and tired, but we never feel wronged or that we are not worth it.

Even though I am a good-for-nothing who has violated ancestral teachings, I only feel sorry for my daughter suffering this pain. But I myself have never regretted dedicating my life to suppressing the black dragon.

It is in turbulent times that true heroes emerge.

If you aspire to be someone everyone admires, you won't bother with petty squabbles, nor will you care about the opinions of those petty people.

This was taught to me by Zhao Longwang, the ancestor of the Jin family.

If Zhao Longwang had wanted to, he could have left much more for his descendants, but he still used his last remaining years to help Jiujiang suppress the dragon.

A true man, a great hero, should be like this!

Our ancestors were fortunate enough to witness the back of King Zhao.

I am also fortunate to be able to sit behind you.

Zhao Yi turned around, glanced at Jin Xingshan, and smiled.

The old man was clearing his mind of distractions and inner demons, and he was very grateful.

But he still couldn't resist jokingly asking:
"And what about that one?"

"That person... is standing too high, so high that I don't dare to put my hand on them."

Zhao Yi smacked his lips a few times and joked, "I'm also the eldest young master of the Zhao family, you know."

Jin Xingshan used all his strength, but in the end, he could only lift his fingertips and then lower them; he wanted to pat Zhao Yi's shoulder forcefully.

"Now, you're just a nobody too!"

……

The side gate guard at Haihe University hasn't changed positions; it's the same old face. But relationships need to be maintained, or they'll expire.

Tan Wenbin hadn't been back to school for too long and was a little insecure about his face, so he notified Lu Yi in advance to come and open the door.

A large truck loaded with valuable materials drove into the school and parked behind the dormitory building, directly facing Li Zhuiyuan's dormitory window.

Lu Yi: "I've cleaned your dorm rooms in advance, and prepared all the food, drinks and other necessities."

Tan Wenbin: "Thanks, buddy. We're all done here. You can go ahead and get back to work."

Lu Yi: "Okay, I'm going to unload the goods now."

Runsheng: "I'll go with you."

After Runsheng and Lu Yi left, Li Zhuiyuan, Tan Wenbin, and Lin Shuyou went to the dormitory.

Tan Wenbin first accompanied Lin Shuyou into his dormitory, and after helping Ayou put his things away, he opened Lu Yi's suitcase with practiced ease and took out a red sausage from it.

"I haven't eaten it for a while, and I really miss it."

It just so happens that some of my roommates have returned; they're all from the same class.

Everyone was very excited when they saw Tan Wenbin and shouted:

"Monitor!"

"Squad leader, you're back!"

Tan Wenbin took a bite of the red sausage and waved his hand, saying:

"You're back! I have an exam tomorrow morning, so it's not convenient. Tell your classmates that after the exam, Old Sichuan, it's my treat!"
Now, every dorm room in our class, regardless of gender, is to go to the store and bring five cases of drinks to help everyone cool off before the exam!

Remember, don't get the bottled kind, those are cheaper; get the jarred kind.

The word spread quickly, and everyone rushed to the store to buy drinks.

Tan Wenbin took out a cigarette, lit it, and said that his classmates had given him face by keeping him as class monitor, so now that he was back, he had to show his appreciation.

Lin Shuyou sat down at his desk, took out his book, and continued to review.

Tan Wenbin patted Lin Shuyou on the shoulder: "Keep it up, Shuyou."

"Brother Bin, you can do it too."

"Yes, I will. I'm going to see Brother Xiaoyuan."

"it is good."

Tan Wenbin walked out of the dormitory and closed the door behind him.

Just as Lin Shuyou was getting into the zone of reading and reviewing, the door was kicked open, and his roommates came in carrying cases of drinks.

Normally, this wouldn't have bothered Lin Shuyou; the lively atmosphere in the dormitory was the norm.

But one of Lin Shuyou said:

"Hey buddy, there's a really pretty girl looking for you at the dorm entrance, hurry up!"

"Find me?"

"Yes, the name and dormitory number are correct. Go quickly, it's unbelievably beautiful."

Lin Shuyou walked to the window first and looked out. He saw Chen Lin, who was wearing a white dress and carrying a small blue bag with her hands in front of her.

She was already in her youthful years, and with her pure and innocent attire and gentle temperament, every boy who came in and out would unconsciously cast their gazes at her.

Lin Shuyou glanced at the review materials on his desk, then at the girl by the door.

In the end, Lin Shuyou ran downstairs and came to the door.

Chen Lin looked at him with a smile.

Lin Shuyou: "What brings you here?"

Chen Lin: "Last night, Brother Bin paged me and told me when you were returning to school, and asked me to come and find you."

Lin Shuyou: "..."

Chen Lin pursed her lips and lowered her voice: "Did I come at...wrong time?"

Even if Lin Shuyou were the most dull-witted person, he wouldn't nod in agreement at this moment.

"No, no, it's nice to meet you today."

Chen Lin lowered her head and gently wiggled her feet.

They had already progressed to the point where they could hug and cuddle, but after not seeing each other for a while, this big boy seemed unfamiliar with her again.

But this feeling made her even happier, giving her a sense of novelty and accomplishment as she tried again.

Chen Lin: "They rushed over by bus and didn't even have time to eat breakfast."

Lin Shuyou: "Why didn't you drive here?"

Chen Lin winked at Lin Shuyou.

Lin Shuyou blushed deeply. Oh right, Chen Lin's car had been borrowed by him and his group, and then it exploded on the road.

"I...I'll buy you a new car, I have money...no, wait..."

Lin Shuyou suddenly realized that Brother Xiaoyuan, Brother Bin, and even Brother Runsheng were all rich because they had a share of the profits from "The Secret Scroll of Tracing the Past," as well as shares in shops and Lao Sichuan.

I joined later; he didn't.

Therefore, his income consisted only of the monthly living expenses given to him by his family, his internship fees, and the wages he earned working at Grandpa Li's house.

He doesn't usually spend money much; the last time he did so was when he treated a group of children in the village to cold drinks.

But to use that money to buy a car... that's obviously impossible.

“I asked my family to send money. My family is quite wealthy; we own fields and mountains…”

Chen Lin: "Have dinner with me first, okay? I'm hungry."

Lin Shuyou: "Okay, I have money for food."

The two people walked side by side toward the school gate.

They didn't hold hands, didn't touch shoulders, and there was a distance between them, like strangers who had just met at a social gathering and had mutual attraction.

Chen Lin couldn't help but secretly glance at him. Sometimes, when she touched the back of his hand with the back of her own, his face would blush unnaturally.

It's hard to imagine that it was he who held her in his arms and smashed the enemies who were hunting her down, and it was he who personally went to eradicate the forces that were threatening her family.

Chen Lin, who was an Onmyoji herself, used to have both Yin and Yang aspects, but looking at the big boy in front of her, she felt that he was the real contrast.

By the dormitory window, Tan Wenbin exhaled a smoke ring, watching the two figures walk further and further away, and couldn't help but laugh:
"That's more like it. If you're in college and not dating, what kind of books are you reading?"

Those who bury themselves in books, do they really love reading? It's because nobody's dating them.

Li Zhuiyuan placed the blank book on his desk and asked, "Where is Zhou Yunyun?"

"She was also taking an exam, and so was I. We agreed to meet again after our exams."

We're different. We've met our parents, and we're past the dating stage. Focusing on scholarships is more in line with our lives.

Tan Wenbin sat down at his desk and took out his book: "This year the checks are stricter. Teachers of all subjects are not allowed to highlight important points anymore. Moreover, it is said that the supervision during the exam will be very strict, and cheating is repeatedly prohibited."

Li Zhuiyuan: "It was Liangliang's request; he wanted to select people to join his project team."

Tan Wenbin: "It's fine too. Anyway, I've reviewed everything, so I'm not afraid. I really feel a little embarrassed that I missed class because I've highlighted the key points."

Li Zhuiyuan unfolded the paper tucked inside the blank book.

The book containing the image of a woman immediately and rudely plunged into the large pot and devoured it.

Li Zhuiyuan placed his right hand on the page of the book, while his left fingertips traced patterns on the table.

After the exam, I had to return to Nantong, and then go to Fujian to integrate the officials and generals.

Now, the boy is reinterpreting the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra based on his current understanding.

This is Li Zhuiyuan's pre-exam review.

The intense simulations have ended; we've reviewed what we've learned, but nothing new has emerged.

The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra is by no means perfect; it was originally perfected by Sun Boshen and the Bodhisattva's incarnation.

Li Zhuiyuan felt that he had encountered a constraint because he had not truly entered the Buddhist order.

Simply putting on a skin won't maximize the effect and won't achieve the same effect as the "Twelve Edicts of Fengdu".

However, Li Zhuiyuan did not want to enter the Buddhist order. Entering was easy, but leaving was too complicated. Moreover, to some extent, he also inherited Wei Zhengdao's attitude towards Buddhism.

Then the only option is to take a roundabout approach. He can use Lin Shuyou's True Lord status to contact Sun Boshen and have him continuously provide him with support in terms of "identity and righteousness," so that he can easily drain the legacy of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

On the pages of the book, the contents of the pot had been completely devoured by the "Evil Book".

But instead of gaining weight, "The Evil Book" became as thin as a skeleton.

At this moment, the "Evil Book" sat weakly against the large pot.

It had gotten used to it. In terms of calculation, the boy never gave it a chance. Every time he fed it a certain amount, he would ask it to spit out more, so it would just... get a taste of its own food.

Li Zhuiyuan closed the blank book, his gaze thoughtful, and suddenly a possibility occurred to the young man.

If in the future, once my team has grown several levels stronger, and can easily eliminate the rebellious True Lords in the Zhoushan Undersea True Lord Temple, wiping them all out, will that also correspond to that saying:

I vow not to become a Buddha until hell is empty.
Some things, once started, cannot be reversed. As one of those who helped the Great Emperor attract and suppress the Bodhisattva, Li Zhuiyuan, like the Great Emperor, did not want the Bodhisattva to ever emerge from hell again.

Therefore, the safest approach is... to find a different Bodhisattva.

……

The morning exams have begun.

According to his student ID number, Li Zhuiyuan sat in the first seat of the first row.

This is a position where cheating is almost impossible.

Of course, the boy doesn't need this.

Even though the boy's condition has improved and his emotions have calmed down a bit, he still can't empathize... Why do some people think that exams are difficult?
After the test papers were handed out, Li Zhuiyuan filled in his name and student ID number and began writing his answers quickly.

With more practice in array formations, his hand speed improved. In addition, he was now nurturing a dragon spirit in his palm. The boy's answering speed was so fast that the candidates sitting near him thought he was playing a doodle game.

An old man walked into the examination hall with his hands behind his back.

The proctors immediately greeted them with smiles.

The atmosphere in the examination room immediately relaxed, and some students had already raised their heads and started observing.

Mr. Zhai gestured to the proctors to stay in their posts, and they immediately returned to their positions. Because of Mr. Zhai's presence, they proctored even more diligently.

The newly established radar observation station had to be dismantled again, and the station had to bow its head and endure the hardship.

Old Zhai walked over to Li Zhuiyuan and sat down.

Li Zhuiyuan put the pen cap back on and looked at Elder Zhai.

Mr. Zhai pointed to the test paper, indicating that the boy should continue answering the questions.

The boy picked up the test paper, stood up, and handed it to the teacher.

The proctor on the podium looked at the boy with a puzzled expression, then looked at the completed exam paper with astonishment.

Even if you were just copying the answers, you couldn't have copied them this fast, could you?
However, geniuses enjoy privileges wherever they are. Theoretically speaking, it is already a great honor for a teenager to be able to return to school to take the final exam.

Li Zhuiyuan walked out of the examination room, and Old Zhai followed him out.

"The exams haven't been going on for very long, have they?"

"Yeah, I was planning to hand in my paper a little later."

"That was my fault, haha."

The two walked to the edge of the corridor and stood there, where they could see the playground and the flagpole.

"Xiao Yuan, I've started a project team and hope you can join. The main task is to organize data and documents. You don't need to travel."

“Okay, Mr. Zhai, I’m willing to participate.”

Half of the exam time has passed.

Tan Wenbin handed in his paper.

As I passed by Lin Shuyou, I saw him working on the last big question.

As Tan Wenbin walked out of the examination room, he saw Li Zhuiyuan sitting on the stairs, flipping through a thick notebook.

"Brother Xiaoyuan."

Li Zhuiyuan didn't reply, but quickly flipped through the last few pages and then handed the notebook to Tan Wenbin:
"This was given to you by Mr. Zhai. It contains many case studies of engineering emergencies from various places. Memorize it."

Tan Wenbin: "Okay, I'll take the picture when I get back to my dorm."

After waiting a while, people started handing in their papers one after another, including Lin Shuyou, who looked quite relaxed.

The three of them didn't rush to leave, but waited in place until the first exam in the morning was over before heading to the exam room for the second exam.

As usual, Li Zhuiyuan quickly answered the questions and handed in his paper. Without waiting for them, he returned to the "affordable store" in the living area.

Runsheng was organizing the shelves; he and Yinmeng used to do this job together.

Lu Yi was on the phone, probably talking to his mother.

Li Zhuiyuan took some pens, notebooks, and white paper and placed them in front of the counter.

After finishing the call, Lu Yi quickly glanced at the bill and made a record of it.

"Alright, Prodigy."

Li Zhuiyuan didn't leave immediately. Instead, he picked up the phone, dialed Aunt Zhang's shop number, and told her the date he would be returning to Nantong, asking her to pass on the message to his great-grandfather.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yi asked, "Brother Xiao Yuan, don't you guys often go to construction sites for internships? Have you ever seen cases of people walking through red and black water?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "To be more specific."

Lu Yi's parents were originally employees of a meat processing plant. The plant was not doing well and they couldn't even pay their basic wages. Later, his parents gritted their teeth, signed a commitment letter, and took over the operation of the plant. As a result, they were very lucky, and the sales channels opened up all at once, and the plant came back to life.

This makes Lu Yi, who originally didn't go back to tutor during summer vacation to earn tuition and living expenses, seem to be showing signs of becoming a second-generation factory owner.

Recently, the meat processing plant was expanding its facilities, but as soon as construction began on the site, water started gushing out. Black water was seen during the day and red water at night, so much so that the construction team dared not continue, saying it was eerie.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Tell your parents to set up a sacrificial altar at the construction site, with a new altar at noon and midnight, for three consecutive days."

If one day the food is completely eaten up, as if it's been packed up and taken away, then you can continue. But if it's six tables in three days with no food left, it's best to find a different location and never touch it again.

This phenomenon occurs because there is a demon tomb below; according to Lu Yi's side, a great immortal is buried there.

The black represents the resentment of the shaman herself after being disturbed, while the red represents the anger of the shaman's disciples and grand-disciples.

In this situation, if you're polite and set up an offering table, people will feel obligated to help you, and seeing that you've shown your sincerity, they might just give in.

If they don't even touch it, it proves that they are unwilling to give up this valuable land. If they continue to work on it, something bad is bound to happen.

Actually, the newly expanded factory is definitely next to the old factory, and there may be more than one spirit buried there. The reason why this didn't happen before was because the meat processing plant was originally a state-owned enterprise.

Even mountain spirits and monsters know their limits when it comes to land relocation and expropriation. They know some things are unstoppable and untouchable, so when it comes to their own, they obediently run away.

Now that the meat processing plant is about to be privatized, they won't be so polite to you. If they want to acquire your land, you'll have to think things through carefully.

Lu Yi: "Okay, Brother Xiaoyuan, I'll tell my parents right away."

……

The date for the luxury trip on the prize ticket has arrived.

Before leaving, Liu Jinxia and Xianghou thoroughly cleaned the place inside and out, and even Cui Cui came to help.

After finishing tidying up, Liu Jinxia walked up to A Ping and asked:

"Ah Ping, do you want to come back to Nantong with us?"

Aping shook her head.

She won't leave; this is her home.

Liu Jinxia smiled; she already knew the answer.

Reaching the courtyard gate, Liu Jinxia stopped and looked back inside.

She had a feeling that there was a pair of eyes in the room, seemingly staring back at her.

Liu Jinxia felt that this must have been left here by her parents as a way of remembering her.

Unable to think of any elegant words, Liu Jinxia turned around and faced the steps.

He reached out, grabbed his daughter Li Juxiang's hand, and jumped down the steps.

"Oh dear, Mom, what are you doing!"

Li Juxiang was startled and quickly helped him up.

To everyone's surprise, Liu Jinxia seemed to get really excited, laughing as she put her legs together and hopped down the next step.

Seeing her grandmother having so much fun, Cui Cui smiled too.

Liu Jinxia continued jumping, with one hand supporting her, so she didn't have to worry about falling.

……

"Haha!"

The little girl, who had just learned to walk, put her legs together and hopped down the steps.

The little girl swayed slightly, but because a man was holding her hand, she didn't have to worry about falling. Moreover, the man would jump around with her, making the little girl feel very powerful.

"Haha!"

"Wow, my Ping is really amazing."

After jumping down the steps, the little girl took her father's hand and walked out of the alley.

As she walked, she got tired and was picked up by her father. As she fell asleep, she still had a piece of osmanthus candy in her mouth.

The father looked down at his lovely daughter in his arms and took a deep breath.

A middle-aged woman walked over while cracking sunflower seeds. Looking at the little girl in the man's arms, she feigned regret and said:
"Tsk tsk, she is quite pretty, but you know, girls don't fetch a high price, so this is all I can give you."

One hand hands over the money, the other hand hands over the person.

The middle-aged woman held the child with great skill, and even had prepared in advance how to cover the child's mouth if the child woke up and saw a stranger and cried. She was clearly experienced.

The man didn't look down to count the money; he just stared intently at the woman's face.

"What's wrong?"

When will you come again?

"Is there still stock?"

"Yes, a boy, very young, he doesn't remember anything yet."

"Wait here, I'll come find you after I've sold these."

"it is good."

Watching the woman leave with her child in her arms.

The man clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug deep into his palms, and blood flowed from between his fingers, dripping onto the ground.

He didn't go home, and he doesn't dare to go home now.

A person walks along the riverbank, struggling to suppress the urge to turn back and chase after the person to snatch the child back.

As I stopped and looked up, I could see the Suojiang Tower.

The man's eyes began to redden at this moment.

The Zhao family, the Zhao family, if they weren't the Zhao family...

An endless sense of pent-up frustration accumulated in the man's heart, as if it were about to transform into a peculiar kind of hatred.

At this moment, a thought suddenly popped into his mind: at worst, he could break the seal and let the black dragon reappear in the world to continue wreaking havoc!
Why is it that only my Jin family has been silently guarding this place for generations?

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

The baby's cries caught the man's attention.

He pushed aside the bushes in front of him and saw a baby girl lying in the basket. The baby was purple from the cold, and he couldn't understand how she had cried so loudly.

The man picked up the baby girl, and after touching the back of her head with his palm, he immediately held up a finger in front of her. Through the baby's eyes, the man knew why she had been abandoned.

The baby girl instinctively reached out and grabbed the man's fingers.

The man sensed a faint warmth.

The man held her in his arms, looked up, and gazed at the Suojiang Tower again. The red in his eyes gradually faded.

“Ah Ping…you’re back…”

(End of this chapter)