Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 344

Li Zhuiyuan really didn't expect that the first question this woman asked after waking up from her near-death experience would be this.

The boy walked out of the room, and Grandma Yao was waiting at the end of the corridor. Li Zhuiyuan walked over.

"Young master, please."

Grandma Yao gestured to the side for them to enter.

Li Zhuiyuan went inside. There was only one table with two cold dishes, three hot dishes, and a winter melon soup, along with a set of bowls and chopsticks.

In such a rush, it was impossible to prepare a proper feast; the dishes were all home-style, very clean, and the presentation was carefully done.

Grandma Yao didn't come in; she left directly.

This means that the boy should eat alone.

Li Zhuiyuan had previously said that he would feel uncomfortable if things were too formal, but Grandma Yao really couldn't imagine herself having dinner with her son-in-law with her whole family. She couldn't appear as formal as her son-in-law requested.

What we're doing now isn't really a method at all.

Grandma Yao and her family were eating in another room. Li Zhuiyuan overheard Grandma Yao's two grandsons asking why they were eating in a different place today. Grandma Yao ignored them and just kept reminding her two grandsons of things to pay attention to later.

Yao Nian'en was only focused on eating her rice.

His wife couldn't help but ask if the young man had some important background.

Yao Nian'en reached out and poked his wife.

His wife asked him why he was stabbing her.

Grandma Yao said, "Since you started working here, although I haven't let you live a life of great wealth and luxury, I haven't made you really worry about anything either, and I've never had to worry about money."

He stopped halfway through his sentence, and there was no need to say the rest. His wife obediently lowered her head and ate her food.

Her mother-in-law offered to cover all the expenses for her brother's schooling, the gifts he received for finding a job, and even her parents' medical bills. In this family, she never dared to look her mother-in-law in the eye when she put on a stern face.

But Grandma Yao knew that she had relied on the eldest daughter to get by in the past, and that her son was able to live a healthy life and give birth to two grandsons for her, also because of the eldest daughter.

While Li Zhuiyuan was still eating, Grandma Yao was waiting in the corridor with her two grandsons.

The two grandsons were taken off the table by their grandmother before they had even finished eating, but their parents were always obedient to their grandmother, so the two boys didn't dare to complain.

Li Zhuiyuan disliked this kind of etiquette, but the old man had received kindness from Liu Yumei and wanted to express it in this way, and wanted to savor it. If he didn't cooperate, the old man would feel extremely regretful.

The boy finished eating and put down his chopsticks with a little force.

Hearing the commotion, Grandma Yao slowly walked to the door:

"Young master, I've brought my two little ones here to kowtow to you."

"Then let's meet formally."

The two grandsons were beckoned in.

Grandma Yao placed her hands on the back of her two grandsons' necks, signaling them to kneel down and pay their respects. Before they could even get down, Li Zhuiyuan took the initiative to leave his seat, walked up to them, and asked them what grade they were in and how their final exams went.

This made it impossible for Grandma Yao to make the child kneel down anymore.

The two children weren't shy, mainly because Li Zhuiyuan wasn't much older than them, and they both answered with smiles.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Study hard."

Grandma Yao: "These two boys are very mischievous, but their parents really don't need to worry about their studies."

When this was mentioned, Grandma Yao couldn't help but smile.

The family lived a harmonious and happy life. The younger generation went smoothly into school. The two children were two years apart and one grade apart, but they were both class monitors in their respective classes.

Once you've officially met, you should give a gift.

But Li Zhuiyuan's predicament lies here: unlike Liu Yumei, he cannot simply take off a jade thumb ring and give it away.

He has quite a few pendants on him, but they are all basically considered unlucky, so he has to suppress them and they are not suitable to give away.

That's why he deliberately started out earlier, laying the groundwork.

Li Zhuiyuan: "How about this, I will have someone send over a set of teaching materials every season. I will compile them myself and call them 'Zhuiyuan Secret Scrolls'."

The two grandsons: "..."

Grandma Yao: "Hurry up and thank your son-in-law."

The two grandsons were extremely annoyed; their smiles vanished, and they muttered to themselves:

Who are they from, giving away exam papers as gifts?
"Thank you, young master."

"Thank you, young master."

Grandma Yao: "Go back, everyone."

Upon hearing this, the two grandsons immediately turned and left the room, fearing that if they stayed any longer, the gifts would be increased.

Li Zhuiyuan sat down at the table and gestured for Grandma Yao to sit as well. Grandma Yao responded and sat on the edge of a chair opposite him, looking quite reserved.

"Thank you so much, young master."

"Please apologize to the children for me; I wasn't prepared."

"No, my grandmother told me that you, young master, are a scholar who has been reincarnated as the God of Literature and will be the top scholar in the imperial examination. What you gave is a gift of literary talent. It's just that the two children are ignorant."

Grandma Liu, I really tell you everything.

Li Zhuiyuan: "These days, things are not peaceful in Luoyang. You and your family should stay home for the time being."

Grandma Yao: "Yes, I will give the order."

Logically speaking, after lighting a lamp and walking across the river, one should no longer receive protection and support from one's family, otherwise one will suffer a backlash.

Therefore, any family with some wealth and resources would divide its assets before the younger members lit the lamp, similar to splitting up the family, or even expelling them from the family, genealogy, or clan.

This was the arrangement made by the Zhao family before Zhao Yi lit the lamp.

The reason Li Zhuiyuan dared to bring Chen Xiyuan here for treatment was because Grandma Yao was no longer a member of the Liu family.

She was expelled from the Liu family after her contract was torn up.

Even now, when I make clothes for Liu Yumei, she still gives me money and gifts as appropriate.

The reason why Grandma Yao still calls Liu Yumei "Miss" and Li Zhuiyuan "Young Master" is because she still cherishes the past relationship in her heart.

Legally speaking, she was not a subordinate of the Liu family, and Liu Yumei had not assigned her to help the young man cross the river beforehand. The river itself propelled Luoyang, and Li Zhuiyuan had stumbled upon this inn and alley by chance.

Therefore, asking Grandma Yao for help is not considered taboo.

Even if we take a step back and really consider the cause and effect, this cause and effect cannot be attributed to the Liu family.

Driven by the river, the hospital where Pan Zi, Lei Zi, and Liang Jun lived was just across the alley.

Li Zhuiyuan suspected that among the group of people who suffered from mushroom poisoning in the hospital ward, there should be a group belonging to Chen Xiyuan.

The scene of herself in the soup shop at dawn, and the Yao family living in the alley, were all prepared by Jiang Shui for Chen Xiyuan.

The Dragon King's protection ensured that Chen Xiyuan survived this great calamity.

This must be what Grandma Liu meant by "spirit".

It is the accumulated incense offerings from generations of ancestors who braved thorns and brambles to suppress the martial world under the rule of Heaven, and it is also the best manifestation of how predecessors plant trees so that successors can enjoy the shade.

Li Zhuiyuan is an exception, because his "predecessors" not only failed to plant trees, but almost burned down the forest.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Li Zhuiyuan got up and left the table.

"Young master, I've already asked Nian'en to make new arrangements for you..."

"I've booked a room, I have a place to sleep."

"Yes, then we won't disturb the young master's rest."

After Grandma Yao left, Li Zhuiyuan returned to his room.

The room has a bathroom, with a wooden basin, a plastic basin, a rubber hose, and eight full thermos bottles under the sink.

Li Zhuiyuan took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and then quickly washed and hung up his dirty clothes to dry.

When Li Zhuiyuan first arrived at his great-grandfather's house, Aunt Liu would take the dirty clothes down to wash them. Later, Li Zhuiyuan would wash and dry the dirty clothes while taking a shower, and Aunt Liu would help collect the clothes, fold them neatly, and put them in the shower room.

A knock came at the door; it was room service.

Grandma Yao's daughter-in-law brought over a fruit platter.

All the fruits were in season, washed very clean, and even wiped dry.

After eating a banana, Li Zhuiyuan lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and began to sleep.

Li Zhuiyuan woke up at around 3 a.m.

According to his schedule, he should have slept for another two and a half hours. He woke up early because the boy sensed that his sealing talisman had been placed.

The boy got out of bed, pushed open the door, and walked into Grandma Yao's workroom.

"Dodo dodo."

After knocking, he said, "It's me."

Chen Xiyuan's voice came from inside: "Please come in."

His voice had taken on a cold tone, indicating that he had fully regained consciousness.

Li Zhuiyuan opened the door and went inside.

Chen Xiyuan no longer lay on the table, but stood by the window.

The injuries on his body and the recent treatment to reconnect tendons and tendons naturally cannot heal so quickly.

She is currently in the weakest state of her body since waking up.

But her habits wouldn't allow her to lie on the chopping board to receive guests.

Chen Xiyuan's eyes were clear as she looked at the young man who walked in and said:

"Meeting you at the soup restaurant could be considered a coincidence, but meeting you at the museum is definitely not a coincidence. Are you someone from the martial arts world?"

"Ah."

Li Zhuiyuan walked to the thermos, intending to pour himself a glass of water, only to find it empty.

He remembered that it was full when he left.

She lost a lot of blood and was prone to thirst.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Shall I get you another bottle of hot water?"

Chen Xiyuan: "Okay."

"Want some tea? We don't have any good tea, just something to make do with."

"Either is fine, thank you."

"You're welcome."

Li Zhuiyuan opened the door again with the thermos, stopped, then took two steps back and reached out to open an antique-style wardrobe next to him.

The design is ingenious; inside is a very clean little toilet with aromatherapy burning.

Grandma Yao spends a few days here every month making clothes. She doesn't allow her family to disturb her, and she doesn't go out herself.

Li Zhuiyuan: "The restroom is here, you can use it."

Chen Xiyuan: "Okay."

Li Zhuiyuan went out to fetch water. The thermos in his room wasn't finished, but it had already cooled down.

The hot water room is opposite the hotel counter. The room rate is cheap, so don't expect any other services. You have to pay for hot water.

The boss, Yao Nian'en, didn't sleep on the bed made of benches today. Instead, he rested his chin on the counter, probably trying to stay awake, but he couldn't hold on.

As a result, the snoring resonated with the counter, making the noise even louder.

He wasn't actually watching people get hot water; he was probably instructed by Grandma Yao to stay awake tonight and keep an eye out for anything that might be needed.

Li Zhuiyuan originally didn't want to disturb him, so he "stole" a kettle of boiling water.

But there's a small detail on it.

The boy discovered it, but all he could do was dial it.

As the boiling water flowed downwards, a sound similar to a steam whistle rang out: "Beep~~~"

Yao Nian'en woke up and, upon seeing that it was Li Zhuiyuan, immediately got up and said:

"You rest, I'll take care of it."

"No need, it'll be done soon."

Li Zhuiyuan plugged the water bottle, walked to the counter, and pointed to the tea canister: "Could I have some tea leaves?"

Yes, yes, yes!

Yao Nian'en didn't take the tea from the counter, but instead lowered her head, opened the inner drawer, and took out the prepared tea leaves.

"Let's just use what's on the counter. It's not for me to drink, it's for someone else. It would be a waste to use something too good."

“This…” Yao Nian’en was stunned for a moment, “But my mother…”

"That's fine then, thank you, it'll be included in the room rate."

Li Zhuiyuan pointed to the tea leaves and the water bottle.

"No way, you're a distinguished guest."

"Go back to sleep, sorry to disturb you."

"Please take care, let me help you carry it inside."

"Need not."

On his way back, Li Zhuiyuan first went into his room, took the two remaining bananas from the fruit plate, and then walked to the door of his workroom.

Pushing open the door, I found the place empty, without a soul in sight.

After putting his things down, the boy left the room.

After a while, the boy entered again, and Chen Xiyuan appeared in the room.

Li Zhuiyuan started brewing tea, making one cup for himself and handing one cup to the other person.

Incidentally, Li Zhuiyuan then pointed to the bananas he had brought:
"Have two bananas."

Chen Xiyuan took the banana, looked at the boy in surprise, and asked:
"Are you really that meticulous?"

"You haven't eaten anything. Bananas are digested quickly and can help replenish your energy. What's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing."

It's natural for him to be meticulous, because yesterday, in order to make the old lady in the melon field happy, Li Zhuiyuan personally fed Chen Xiyuan berberine.

Chen Xiyuan took a sip of tea and a bite of banana. After finishing the tea, she also finished the two bananas.

The woman put down her teacup and said, "I feel even hungrier after eating."

Li Zhuiyuan: "The recovery is going well."

The boy noticed a peculiar fluctuation emanating from the woman, indicating that her first action upon regaining full consciousness was to slightly expand her domain to accelerate her recovery.

Chen Xiyuan's gaze fell on Li Zhuiyuan again.

There's something I want to ask you.

"Sure, except for personal matters."

"Ha, who would ask you personal questions at a time like this?"

Li Zhuiyuan nodded, he didn't remember talking in his sleep.

Are you merely a member of the martial arts world?

"You can ask more directly."

Have you ever lit a lamp?

"I am on the river."

"Did you worship someone else?"

"No."

"That's the light I lit myself. Why is it so difficult to talk to you?"

"My fault."

Chen Xiyuan extended her hand to Li Zhuiyuan.

Li Zhuiyuan knew what she was going to do, and sat there without trying to avoid her.

The woman's hand squeezed the boy's shoulder and then touched his chest.

Yesterday at the soup restaurant, she touched the boy's face, but it was just for the sake of touching his face; she had no other intention than to touch it.

This time, she was probing whether the boy had practiced martial arts.

Chen Xiyuan: "Are you sick?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "I'm not sick."

Chen Xiyuan: "You have a very good physical foundation, yet you went on a journey across the river with a lamp without practicing martial arts? Why are you in such a hurry? You could have waited. It's such a pity, and it's so irrational."

Li Zhuiyuan: "We encountered a bit of an accident."

Chen Xiyuan: "Did someone deliberately frame you?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Mm."

Chen Xiyuan: "Heh, you saved my life, so I'll return the favor with my own. I'll take responsibility for helping the person who harmed you..."

Li Zhuiyuan immediately interrupted, saying, "You saved me first, and I saved you next, so we're even."

Chen Xiyuan: "I didn't save you at all. The fact that you were there shows that you didn't need me to save you. I was just not thinking straight at the time."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Focus on the heart, not the actions."

Chen Xiyuan turned her head away somewhat embarrassedly: "Wouldn't that be taking advantage of you? That's not my style. If I owe you something, I have to make it up to you. Tell me, what kind of compensation do you want?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Is that alright?"

Chen Xiyuan: "Don't mention it."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Next, once your injuries have healed to a certain extent, I hope you will stand on my side and listen to me. I want to use you."

Chen Xiyuan blinked. Li Zhuiyuan returned the smile.

Chen Xiyuan: "Little brother, I'm very curious, how come you're so young and yet you're on the same wavelength as me?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "I'm also very curious about this."

Chen Xiyuan: "Don't worry, once I've recovered from my injuries, I'll protect you in this wave and won't let you get hurt. I mean what I say."

Her hand remained on the boy's chest, not moving away.

Li Zhuiyuan raised his hand and grabbed the woman's wrist.

The moment he grabbed it, the boy realized that he had lost feeling in his hand.

The domain is still there; she is only allowed to touch him, but he cannot touch her on his own initiative.

Chen Xiyuan: "Sorry, sorry, little brother, next time you want to touch your sister inappropriately, you should tell her in advance."

The boy's hand regained feeling.

Li Zhuiyuan: "You seem to have misunderstood something."

Chen Xiyuan: "Hmm?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "The reason you are still alive is because of me."

Chen Xiyuan: "I know, you brought me here and asked a master to help me restore my meridians. The skill is truly amazing. I was amazed when I examined myself just now."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Why did the grand formation in the museum begin to collapse when you were at a disadvantage? Why did the lower grid crack when you were on the verge of death? Why could you easily pass through each grid, while your pursuers could only force their way through one by one?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiyuan's expression turned serious.

She took two steps back, staring at the boy in disbelief.

"You did it all?"

"Of course, you can also think of it as just good fortune and a lucky life."

"So, you planned to save me from the very beginning?"

"Ah."

"why?"

"I told you, I want to use you."

Chen Xiyuan said solemnly, "I will not help the Yu family."

Even if those people used her aiding and abetting the Yu family to kill her, Chen Xiyuan would not actually help the Yu family, nor did she want to have anything to do with them.

Li Zhuiyuan: "I'm not helping the Yu family."

Chen Xiyuan: "But you went into that museum yesterday. Since you weren't there, you should be on the Yu family's side."

Li Zhuiyuan: "You're not over there either, so are you helping the Yu family?"

Chen Xiyuan: "It was a mistake of mine that I stepped into the pit. Don't tell me you did too?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "I also dug that pit."

"What do you mean?"

"I want the Yu family to think that I'm on their side. I want to whitewash my image so that I can infiltrate the Yu family and then work together from the inside to destroy them."

Why did you make things so complicated?

"Because that is the Dragon King's home, even a centipede that has died does not fall down."

"The elders in the martial arts world are about to make their move. At most, we juniors who travel the rivers and lakes can only go in to clean up the mess and do some cleaning."

Li Zhuiyuan: "You almost died."

Chen Xiyuan: "I..."

Li Zhuiyuan: "The ones who want to kill you now aren't the Yu family. Believe me, if you go outside right now and let your aura leak out, people from the vicinity of Luoyang will immediately come to kill you."

Chen Xiyuan: "Are you threatening me? If I don't agree to your demands, you'll throw me out?"

Next, the two spoke at the same time in unison:
Li Zhuiyuan: "I would disdain to do that."

Chen Xiyuan: "If you threaten me, I'll agree."

Both fell silent.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Although I disdain doing this, I will have no choice but to do it if I am forced to."

Chen Xiyuan: "Then I promise you."

The boy felt that she wasn't easy to communicate with, but she was also quite easy to talk to.

Chen Xiyuan: "Do you know, this is the first time I've teamed up with someone since I started walking the river with the lantern."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I can see that."

Chen Xiyuan: "And what about you?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "I rarely do either."

Chen Xiyuan: "Then why did you choose to join forces with me this time?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "You are strong."

Chen Xiyuan smiled.

Li Zhuiyuan: "They are also easy to fool."

Chen Xiyuan stopped laughing.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Is there anything else you need to say to me?"

Chen Xiyuan: "What else do you want to say?"

Li Zhuiyuan stood up and said, "Then you should continue to rest and try to recover as soon as possible."

Chen Xiyuan: "Okay."

Li Zhuiyuan returned to his room. It was still dark outside. The boy did not lie back on the bed, but just sat quietly by the bedside.

Ten minutes later, the boy came out of the room again and came to the door of the workshop.

When I tried to open the door, it was locked from the inside.

The boy flicked his fingertip, and all the silk threads wrapped around the inner doorknob sprang open.

I opened the door and went inside; no one was there.

I reached out and pulled open the wardrobe, but there was no one in the bathroom.

she left.

……

"Boss, a bowl of meat soup and a serving of shredded pancakes, to go."

"Girl, you've come!"

The shop owner in the window shouted loudly because his wife's hand was pinching his soft waist.

However, the proprietress still said to Chen Xiyuan, "Miss, please sit for a while. The soup will be ready soon. I'll pack it up and bring it out for you later."

The proprietress was only angry with her own husband; she didn't seem to have any ill feelings towards this girl.

The main reason is that the girl is too beautiful, so she definitely wouldn't be interested in her boyfriend, whose hair is thinning and whose time in bed is decreasing.

Chen Xiyuan sat down at a small table and began to wait.

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind:
"A bowl of meat soup, a serving of meatballs, and two bottles of Haibi; also, she's not taking hers to go, we'll eat it here."

Chen Xiyuan turned her head and looked at the boy who had appeared there with a puzzled expression.

Li Zhuiyuan sat down opposite her, took two pairs of chopsticks from the chopstick holder, and handed one pair to her.

“You’re badly injured, you shouldn’t have come out alone. If you want something to eat, I could have packed some for you to take back to the hotel.”

Chen Xiyuan: "Little brother, you shouldn't have come out with me."

Li Zhuiyuan picked up the bottle opener on the table, opened two bottles of Haibi, inserted straws into them, took a sip, and said:
"I'm hungry too."

Chen Xiyuan stood up, preparing to leave.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Although I don't practice martial arts, I'm still pretty good at running. You might not be able to outrun me now."

Chen Xiyuan reached out and grabbed the boy's neck.

Li Zhuiyuan held up a pair of chopsticks, wedging them between the other person's two fingers, and said in a deep voice:

"town!"

"boom!"

Chen Xiyuan's body trembled as the boy pressed her hand down on the small table with chopsticks.

Her domain can't stray too far from her body right now, so as long as there's no direct contact, it's not a big problem.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Sit down and enjoy your soup."

Chen Xiyuan sat down, and the boy moved his chopsticks away.

"The soup is here!"

The proprietress brought over two bowls of soup and side dishes.

Chen Xiyuan: "If you don't leave now, you won't be able to leave at all."

Li Zhuiyuan picked up the condiment jar on the table, added some salt and chili to his bowl, and said, "It was just served and I haven't even started eating yet, why are you leaving?"

Chen Xiyuan: "When I looked inside my body after I regained consciousness, I found that someone had set up a magic array inside me. It must have been placed there yesterday when I escaped from the museum."

When I am not in a conscious state and the domain cannot be deployed, this rune is difficult to detect.

But when I awoke and opened the domain to heal, this magic rune was also activated.

Right now, I have no way to erase this magic mark from my body in a short period of time.

My location has been exposed.

They'll be coming after me soon, and if you stay with me, you'll die too.

Her departure was because she didn't want to involve the boy.

Li Zhuiyuan stirred the meat in the soup bowl with his chopsticks to disperse the seasonings. Then, the boy picked up the bowl and took a sip of the soup.

Feeling it was still a bit bland, I reached for the salt shaker again, and casually remarked:
"Is it possible that when I treated you before, I discovered this magic rune in your body?"

Chen Xiyuan: "Then why didn't you remove it beforehand? Well, this magic rune is very subtle, and you can't do anything about it."

Li Zhuiyuan: "It is very ingenious, but it is not difficult to remove."

The young man felt that, probably due to preconceived notions, the young woman in front of him was not very confident in her own abilities.

Chen Xiyuan: "Then why don't you remove it?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Because I felt it was unnecessary. You know, someone who has the ability to secretly imprint array patterns on you actually has more and better options to leave more obvious marks on you, attracting more people to hunt you down."

But he didn't do that.

because,

He wants to hunt you down secretly, behind everyone else's back.

He wanted to eat it all by himself.

Chen Xiyuan: "Are you deliberately waiting for him to come to your door?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Mm."

Chen Xiyuan: "Do you know who he is?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "I know, because there aren't many people in this world who can reach this level of mastery in formations."

Chen Xiyuan: "So you have a grudge against him?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Yes, I have two things on him."

Chen Xiyuan: "Did he steal your things?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "No, it's that I will be the future owner of those two items."

Chen Xiyuan understood, picked up her chopsticks, took a large bite of meat from her own bowl, put it in the boy's bowl, and asked:
"Little brother, are you very poor?"

Li Zhuiyuan nodded.

"You're traveling across the river by lamplight; can your family offer you much support?"

Li Zhuiyuan nodded again.

The boy knew that people from the Dragon King's family generally wouldn't be fixated on things like "murdering to steal treasure."

Because when they light lamps to walk across the river, their families will provide them with the most suitable tools, so they don't have to worry about such things at all.

Chen Xiyuan sighed and said:
"Now I understand. No wonder you had to become a live-in son-in-law at such a young age."

Li Zhuiyuan felt that too much salt had been added to this bowl of soup.

Chen Xiyuan continued, "I've heard my elders say that it's not easy for a nobody to rise to power in the martial arts world, and sometimes they inevitably have to resort to some special methods."

My elders taught me that when I ventured into the world, I should never look down on them, because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and had no right to look down on them.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Your family has such good upbringing."

Chen Xiyuan: "Little brother, I know it's easy for me to say this when I'm not in the situation, but if I survive this wave, I can share half of the things I brought from home before I lit the lamp with you."

That way you can cancel the engagement and avoid becoming a live-in son-in-law.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Thank you."

"You're welcome!" After a brief glint in her eyes, Chen Xiyuan's mood soared again. "But I'm unlikely to survive. You know, those people who appeared in the museum that day were just them. But in reality, each of them had a group of followers who worshipped them and traveled the river with them."

Many of their subordinates were strong individuals whom their family had pre-selected and trained.

So, little brother, the person you're waiting for probably won't come alone.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Oh."

Chen Xiyuan: "But I don't understand, why did he want to kill me alone?"

They both knew each other's family backgrounds. It would be normal for them to commit murder and robbery against a younger brother, but it was clearly inappropriate to do it against each other.

Chen Xiyuan shook the flute in her hand. Apart from this, she had nothing else on her that was worth noting.

Li Zhuiyuan knew why.

The opponent wanted to take a risky move, attempting to incorporate the domain into the formation in order to achieve a new breakthrough in their own formation skills.

People usually only take a desperate gamble and attempt something that ignores the risks when they are provoked.

And I am the one who provokes the other party.

At that moment, a voice came from outside, carrying a special rhythm that ordinary people's mental consciousness could not detect.

"Come out, go to the street. I don't want to hurt ordinary people."

Chen Xiyuan's first reaction was to pay the bill.

But Yao Nai had changed her clothes, and the money wasn't there.

Li Zhuiyuan took out the money, placed it on the table, and paid the bill.

Chen Xiyuan: "Sigh, little brother, now I not only owe you my life, but also a sum of money."

Li Zhuiyuan: "The priorities are a bit reversed."

The two got up and left the soup restaurant.

Although they were walking at the same pace, Chen Xiyuan walked in front while Li Zhuiyuan walked behind because of her longer legs.

Chen Xiyuan, who was walking in front, handed her flute to the boy behind her:
“Go to Wuzhishan in Hainan, play this flute on Rhinoceros Horn Peak, and a big bird will come and take you to my outer residence. It is full of my things. You can use them to pay back the dowry money to that family.”

Li Zhuiyuan pushed the flute back, saying, "One family isn't enough."

"What, little brother, you've visited more than one place?"

……

On the quiet road, a white-haired young man stood there, with three dark figures behind him.

Beside the white-haired youth stood a familiar figure—Zhao Yi.

Behind Zhao Yi stood the Liang sisters.

The white-haired youth said to Zhao Yi, "Thank you for your trouble, Brother Yi, for coming with me."

Zhao Yi's tone carried three parts loyalty, three parts admiration, three parts friendship, and one just-right bit of sycophancy:

“Brother Lu, such formality between us would only create distance.”

Lu Xuan nodded: "I was wrong."

Zhao Yi: "Brother, I wish you success in eliminating your competitors and achieving a breakthrough in your formation!"

Lu Xuan: "I would like to lend my brother Yi auspicious words."

Then, the two saw someone walking towards them from the opposite direction.

Lu Xuan smiled and said, "She's here."

Zhao Yi also laughed and said, "Yes, he's here."

Chen Xiyuan stopped, looked at the person approaching, and was about to speak.

But she saw the boy walk in front of her and place her behind him.

Just like the last time the Yu family came to the soup shop, she stood in front of the boy.

Lu Xuan looked at Li Zhuiyuan and said, "I saw that you were very talented that day. It would be a waste for you to be idle in the martial world. I will allow you to become my disciple, join my Lu family, and travel the world with me to share in the opportunities and merits!"

Li Zhuiyuan: "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and get started."

Lu Xuan smiled and said, "Brother Yi, did you see that? What an arrogant young man."

Zhao Yi echoed:
"Yeah, that idiot, he's completely courting death!"

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There will be another chapter tomorrow during the day.

(End of this chapter)