Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 398

Li Zhuiyuan came downstairs, and in that short time, darkness had already enveloped the courtyard and approached the living room door.

Xiao Hei stood at the door, sticking out its tongue and breathing on Li Zhuiyuan, while its hairless tail, which was broken in half, wagged vigorously.

Its current appearance vividly illustrates just how difficult it must have been for it to return here.

Xiao Hei nudged its head closer, wanting to be petted, but Li Zhuiyuan avoided it.

Its head was covered in blood and flesh; even a slight touch could tear off a large chunk of flesh.

Although this is a fake "world," the pain and the harm are real.

"I won't die, and neither will you."

Li Zhuiyuan picked up the traction rope and held it in his hand.

Xiao Hei turned around and led the boy behind him into the darkness.

……

Second floor, room.

Even though it was obvious at a glance, Liu Yumei still placed her palm above the lamp wick, as if there was still a little warmth left, yet it also felt like the warmth of her own palm.

The old lady was feeling very complicated. A torrent of emotion, as if Xiao Yuan had completely died, was pressing against her chest. The only reason she was able to hold back was because her granddaughter had remained calm throughout.

Ah Li is currently focused on polishing the dull carving knife.

Liu Yumei could only believe that A Li knew some of Xiao Yuan's secrets, and therefore was certain that Xiao Yuan would be able to recover.

Otherwise, she'll go crazy!

Of course, if the old lady knew that the reason her granddaughter was so quiet right now was because of a promise Xiao Yuan had made to her, which her granddaughter had unconditionally believed...

That old lady would surely go even crazier.

Liu Yumei touched her nose. In Xiao Yuan's room, she smelled a meaty Ganoderma lucidum.

Furthermore, this flavor originates from Xiaoyuan himself.

"Ah Li, Grandma has something to ask you..."

"Wang."

Before she could finish speaking, Liu Yumei heard a faint bark from a dog.

The wick, which had almost lost its heat, suddenly produced a flame the size of a mung bean.

Small and frail, Liu Yumei's eyes widened instantly, and she subconsciously held her breath, afraid that her breath would extinguish it.

After a long while, Liu Yumei finally managed to calm down the indescribable ecstasy she felt inside:

"Ah Li, look, look!"

Ah Li glanced at the small flame, then looked away and continued sharpening her carving knife.

Liu Yumei reached out and gently patted her forehead.

Well, it turns out both kids know what's going on, but she's just constantly worrying and feeling insecure.

Liu Yumei left the room. Ah Li was there to keep Xiao Yuan company, and Xiao Yuan only needed to wait quietly to continue his recovery.

Stepping onto the terrace, Liu Yumei saw Xue Liangliang carrying the unconscious Li Sanjiang off the construction vehicle.

Her gaze first fell on Li Sanjiang, then shifted to Xue Liangliang, and finally settled on the tattered straw mat in the back of the car.

Xue Liangliang: "Grandma Liu, where are your family members?"

He wanted to find someone to lend a hand and settle Grandpa Li in.

Liu Yumei raised her chin slightly.

Xue Liangliang looked down at the dam and saw Uncle Qin riding back on his tricycle.

With Uncle Qin's help, Li Sanjiang was settled back into his room and onto his bed.

Nothing serious, just a hangover and emotional distress that caused me to pass out.

Xue Liangliang asked, "Is Xiao Yuan not home?"

He knew that Xiao Yuan had good hearing, and that Xiao Yuan would always come out of the room before he came here.

Uncle Qin: "Xiao Yuan is sick."

Xue Liangliang: "Is it serious?"

Uncle Qin: "It'll be ready soon."

Uncle Qin didn't know the specifics, nor did he dare to ask, much less go to see for himself, even though Xiao Yuan was lying right next door.

Xue Liangliang: "Can I go take a look?"

Uncle Qin didn't know how to answer.

The mistress told her to hurry up and bring Uncle Sanjiang back, hoping to try her luck by taking advantage of Uncle Sanjiang's good fortune.

Liu Yumei: "Of course."

"Okay, I'll go check on Xiaoyuan."

Xue Liangliang walked out of Li Sanjiang's room, stood at the door of Xiao Yuan's room, and waved to A Li, who was sitting inside, through the screen door.

Ah Li glanced at him, then lowered her head and continued sharpening the carving knife.

Xue Liangliang slowly opened the screen door and gently walked in.

Uncle Qin also came out of Li Sanjiang's room, looking at Liu Yumei with some confusion:
"How could he..."

Liu Yumei didn't answer immediately, but instead went downstairs, with Uncle Qin following her.

"What your Uncle Sanjiang has, this young man also has."

Uncle Qin: "He is also..."

Liu Yumei shook her head: "They are not the same thing."

Uncle Qin: "I don't understand."

Liu Yumei: "I taught you when you were little that you shouldn't just practice boxing. When you have time, you should also read some books on feng shui. It's not like our family doesn't have the means to do that."

Uncle Qin scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly: "Our family has the means, but I don't have the brains."

With both Dragon King families having declined to such an extent, Liu Yumei naturally wouldn't hold any sectarian prejudices.

When she was training Ating and Ali, she actually intended for them to practice Qin and Liu cultivation together.

But she ultimately underestimated the difficulty.

At least A-Ting learned some of the outer techniques of the Qin family's martial arts, while A-Li didn't even grasp the basics of the Liu family's feng shui.

Liu Yumei: "This person's destiny is not obvious at first glance, but every time we meet again, a new look emerges. This is the perfect example of a hidden dragon in the abyss."

Uncle Qin: "What does 'a dragon among men' mean?"

Liu Yumei: "It's even narrower than being a dragon among men."

Uncle Qin: "I'll ask A-Ting about it in detail later."

Liu Yumei: "Sometimes, I really have to admire Xiaoyuan's abilities. When Xiaoyuan met him and brought him home for the first time, he hadn't even graduated from university yet."

Uncle Qin: "Yes, I remember that time he and Xiao Yuan were chased by the Bai family rats."

At this point, Uncle Qin thought of the soy sauce bottle again.

He had many opportunities to help the soy sauce bottle, but the only time he did so was when he went to Baijia Town by the river to help it, as instructed by his mistress. However, due to the seal on his body, his help was not very graceful.

Although, in the boy's eyes at that time, Uncle Qin was already incredibly powerful, for a long time, the boy's expectation for Runsheng was to become the next Uncle Qin.

But Uncle Qin wished the Bai family rats could come ashore and cause trouble again, give him another chance, so he could prove to Xiao Yuan that no matter how quickly Xue Liangliang surrendered, he could do it even faster.

Liu Yumei: "A dragon lies hidden in the abyss. You can only befriend it when it is still in the abyss. Once it has gained power, it is meaningless. People with this kind of destiny often do not show their style in the early stages. They not only seem no different from ordinary people, but sometimes they may be more sloppy and silly than ordinary people."

Throughout history, many emperors have had this kind of destiny.

Logically speaking, we members of the Taoist sect should actively avoid contact with such people, as it's easy to get entangled in karmic consequences related to dynasties.

"Shouldn't we remind Xiaoyuan...?"

"It's different for Xiao Yuan. It's really hard to say who has more karma on their side."

"I see."

Liu Yumei walked to the construction vehicle and placed her hand on the tattered straw mat.

Something inside the straw mat seemed to sense something and began to move.

Uncle Qin: "This knot was tied by Runsheng. He always likes to tie this kind of knot when he bundles paper offerings. It's very tight. Madam, I'll go and untie it."

Liu Yumei: "Another interpretation."

Uncle Qin stopped his outstretched hand.

Liu Yumei: "Move it down later, just move it to... find a place that can shelter you from the wind and rain and put it there for now."

Uncle Qin: "Okay."

Liu Yumei: "There's something I need you to do."

Uncle Qin: "What are your orders?"

Liu Yumei: "I can't give you any orders, because I don't know where to send you."

Uncle Qin: "Then I'll stay home for now."

Liu Yumei lowered her head, rubbed her fingertips together a few times, and said, "I'm going to get a good night's sleep. I haven't closed my eyes for the past few days."

Uncle Qin asked with a smile, "Is Xiao Yuan alright?"

Liu Yumei: "Yeah, otherwise I won't be able to sleep soundly."

After watching his mistress walk into the east room, Uncle Qin immediately returned to the west room and told Aunt Liu, who was still lying in bed, the good news.

Aunt Liu: "If that's the case, then this calamity has been completely avoided."

Uncle Qin: "Where did you hide?"

Aunt Liu: "That's exactly what I meant. Why haven't I seen you take it so seriously in other places?"

Uncle Qin: "Next time, just tell me directly. You know I've always been slow-witted."

Aunt Liu: "Hehe."

Uncle Qin prepared to leave.

Aunt Liu: Where are you going?

Uncle Qin: "Deliver the goods first, then come back and farm."

Aunt Liu: "Don't rush to deliver the goods. Prepare the medicine according to my prescription and give it to the mistress."

Uncle Qin took the prescription and nodded.

After preparing the medicine in the kitchen, Uncle Qin carried the bowl of medicine to the east room and knocked on the door.

"Enter."

Uncle Qin pushed the door open and walked in.

Arriving at the bedroom door, I looked up and saw Liu Yumei sitting on the bed, with bloodstains on the corner of her mouth and a large pool of blood on her clothes.

"Mother!"

Liu Yumei: "What's all the fuss about? Haven't you ever seen a secret technique backlash?"

In that "world," Liu Yumei directly traced back her youth using a secret method, bypassing the fixed procedure, so the backlash was naturally much greater.

These past few days, Xiao Yuan's condition has been unclear, so she has been on edge. As soon as she confirmed that Xiao Yuan was recovering, she sat down on the bed and stopped suppressing the backlash, which then erupted.

“I’ve seen you use secret techniques before, but never like this. With me here, you could have taken it easy.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Yumei rolled her eyes at Qin Li.

Is it that she doesn't want to, or is it that she insists on showing off?
In that situation, if she had been even a fraction of a second slower, her brain might have caught up.

Liu Yumei took the medicine bowl, drank it all in one gulp, her brows still furrowed.

Qin Li: "It tastes so bad? Is there something wrong with how I brewed it?"

Liu Yumei: "Hmm, don't put minced meat in it next time."

Qin Li examined the bottom of the bowl carefully: "Where's the minced meat?"

Liu Yumei: "You ate it."

……

Xue Liangliang looked left and right, up and down, and felt that Xiao Yuan seemed to be dead.

He glanced at the boy on the bed, then at the girl sitting beside him, suppressing the urge to reach out and check her breath.

Judging from the current situation, even if Xiao Yuan can recover, it will take some time. But who knows how long the teacher can wait?

The search and rescue operation has been ongoing, but so far, there has been no news whatsoever about them.

Xue Liangliang walked to A Li's side and whispered, "When Xiao Yuan wakes up, please tell him that I was here."

Ah Li nodded.

Xue Liangliang left the room and went downstairs.

Since he couldn't get help from Xiao Yuan, he had no choice but to rush back to Jinling immediately to take charge of the situation there.

Before getting in the car, I took a special look and found that the tattered straw mat had been placed in the corner of the living room.

He reversed down the dam, then continued reversing across the path in one go, got onto the village road, straightened up, and drove away.

He didn't go to the riverbank when he came back this time, and he won't go when he leaves either. It's not the right time; he can't get over that mental hurdle.

Aunt Liu was still recovering and couldn't cook, so Lihua came over to help.

The old lady instructed that if she was too busy to take care of the child, she should simply bring the child over to cook.

Pear Blossom didn't need to put in the effort to take care of the child. Xiao Yingying was back, so the job of taking care of the child naturally fell to her again.

However, Lihua still carried Benben over. Although the two families lived very close to each other, Benben rarely came here to see people.

The old lady's actions can be seen as an approval of Xiong Shan and Li Hua's behavior and choices, which further clarifies their family's status in the Dragon King's household.

While cooking, Lihua placed Benben on the dam and surrounded her son with four stools to prevent him from climbing around.

But how could such a small slope stop Benben? As soon as his mother entered the kitchen, he climbed out and crawled all the way to the tattered straw mat in the corner of the living room.

Benben reached out and touched the straw mat.

There was a slight response from inside the straw mat.

Benben laughed and continued to touch it, and there was still a response inside.

Finally, at the age when people dislike dogs, Benben got tired of petting Little Black in the straw mat.

No matter how much he touched her, she no longer responded inside.

Fortunately, the straw mat was still undulating slightly from time to time, which meant that the puppy inside was still alive, but simply didn't want to pay attention to itself anymore.

Benben turned his head and continued climbing. When he reached the top of the stairs, he looked up and started climbing the stairs.

The stairs in Li Sanjiang's house have no handrails and aren't even tiled.

This is why Li Zhuiyuan always holds A Li's hand when going up and down the stairs.

When Benben was climbing the stairs, instead of moving closer to the inside, he climbed close to the outside. Several times his little body swayed and he almost fell off the empty side, but he managed to stay steady in the end.

Pear Blossom was still in the kitchen, humming a little tune as she cooked.

Having been a hands-off mother for too long, she had lost her basic sense of crisis as a mother and completely forgot that her son was still outside, without even coming out to check on him.

Benben climbed to the second floor without any major incident. As he continued climbing, he passed Li Sanjiang's room and heard loud snoring coming from inside.

I climbed further and came to the room in front. I peeked inside through the screen window.

Well……

The silly boy sat down on his bottom, then used his tender buttocks as a pivot to quickly spin around and turn around!
It's terrifying. The person I fear most and the person I fear second most are both inside.

Ah Li, who was busy with her work, stopped what she was doing. She knew that Benben had just appeared at the door, but she didn't want to pay attention to him.

She doesn't like children.

If the boy liked it, she might try to accept him, but it's clear that the boy is averse to children.

However, a painting inside a painting tube on the corner of the painting table began to tremble slightly.

It's the painting where Tan Wenbin's two godsons are located.

The two children are very sensible. Tan Wenbin sometimes goes upstairs and even enters this room, but the two children never react.

They knew that if Tan Wenbin found out that the two of them hadn't been reincarnated, it would cause him stress and trouble.

But this time it was Benben who came up, and as former playmates, the two of them couldn't control themselves.

Faced with endless studies and a seemingly endless street of tutoring classes, it's only because they were previously resentful infants that they were able to hold on without breaking down.

But ultimately, it's because I have a childlike nature, and I just want to balance work and rest.

Ah Li got up and left the room.

On the terrace, Benben, like a rabbit, quickly scrambled towards the stairs.

With the stairs right in front of them, Benben was suspended in mid-air.

Ah Li lifted his collar.

Benben's expression froze for a moment, then he immediately put on a cute and ingratiating look.

Ah Li didn't look at him, and carried him back into the house.

Upon seeing Li Zhuiyuan lying on the bed, Benben's smile became even brighter, warm enough to melt anyone's heart.

Ah Li placed Benben on Li Zhuiyuan's desk.

It was dangerous, but she knew the child wouldn't be foolish enough to climb over the boundary and fall down.

Immediately afterwards, Ah Li took out the painting and spread it out on the desk.

After that, Ah Li ignored it, sat back down in her seat, and continued carving. This environment was pure torture for Benben.

Fortunately, seeing his two playmates again made him happy again.

However, his happiness did not last long.

Instead of flying around and playing with him as usual, his two little friends stood on either side of the painting, ready to give him a tutoring session.

Moreover, the two of them were actually in class!

As they ate, Benben's lips started to pout.

He glanced at the edge of the desk more than once out of the corner of his eye; he wanted to fall off!
"Lunch is ready!"

Pear Blossom called out.

The old lady was sleeping in the east room. Only Uncle Qin came out to eat.

Uncle Qin distributed the food, first sending it to Aunt Liu in the west room, and then another portion, which he placed at the door of Li Zhuiyuan's room.

After finishing cooking, Lihua went home without realizing she had left anything behind.

Even when she came back at dusk to cook dinner, she left again after finishing, still unable to recall what she had forgotten.

As the couple lay in bed discussing whether they should do their part to ensure the prosperity of the Dragon King's Gate's outer branch, the bedroom door was suddenly pushed open with a "bang."

Xiao Yingying stood at the door.

She spent the afternoon pruning peach trees and then made several trips to town in the evening to buy wine for him.

It's not that I didn't see Benben in the crib; I just assumed someone had taken the baby to play with.

For example, Ah Jing likes to take Benben to ride a big wolf.

But it's already this late, where's the child?!
Pear Blossom: "Is there something you need?"

Xiao Yingying clenched her fists, and liquid dripped continuously from between her fingers.

Xiong Shan reacted quickly and hurriedly asked, "Where's my son?"

Pear Blossom: "My son isn't... Ah, my son!"

The couple quickly got dressed and went to Li Sanjiang's house to pick up their child.

Ah Li picked up Benben, walked out of the room, and put Benben on the ground outside.

Without hesitation, Benben climbed forward, directly onto the terrace, and fell.

Standing on the dam, Xiong Shan held his son firmly in his arms.

Benben stretched out his chubby little arms and hugged his father's neck tightly.

On the way back, Xiong Shan smiled and said, "It's pretty good. From now on, we can leave our Benben here every day to keep Miss A Li and Young Master Li company. Just remember to pick him up before nightfall."

Benben: "..."

After Ah Li returned to her room, she put the scroll away.

Perhaps because he had taught his former good friend a good lesson, the faint resentment that was originally on the painting had actually disappeared.

A-Li looked at Li Zhuiyuan on the bed.

From the afternoon onwards, the flame of the lamp beside the boy's pillow grew larger and larger, and at the same time, the boy's skin turned greener and greener, like jade.

At this point, the original "jade-like" color begins to crack, and layer by layer of crystalline peeling off reveals newly formed, tender white flesh.

To make his fake death more convincing, Li Zhuiyuan placed the strange copper coin on his body without any obstruction.

Right now, it's these copper coins that are having an effect.

Originally, the copper coins were used to cause a large number of "Tai Sui" (a type of mythical creature) to grow on the body of a dead person, which looked extremely disgusting.

In the afternoon, Li Zhuiyuan's body was actually undergoing a process of aging, but because the boy's lamp wick was rekindled, it was as if his body was constantly being revived.

Therefore, the nutrients from the Tai Sui were absorbed by the boy, which accelerated the boy's physical repair and eventual recovery.

During this process, the resentment that seeps into the host's body and eventually turns the corpse into a dead body is not a problem for Li Zhuiyuan at all.

Although the fishpond deep in one's mind and consciousness is temporarily gone, there's no need to throw away this small amount of fishpond anyway.

This was not something Li Zhuiyuan deliberately arranged.

The boy always used this copper coin as the core of his magical artifact. As for its evil side, firstly, it was rather useless to Li Zhuiyuan later on, and secondly, it was not suitable for using a large number of living people for experiments.

At this moment, a look of pain appeared on the boy's face.

Ah Li knew why; she hadn't dared to move before, but now she could.

The girl reached out and removed the silver needles one by one from the boy's head.

Each silver needle is very long, and you have to be careful when inserting it, or you'll become an idiot; you have to be even more careful when removing it, or you'll die from the slightest tremor.

Ah Li quickly took out the needles, one after another, without the slightest hesitation or doubt.

She has that level of skill.

Moreover, she did not experience any panic or tension because it was being operated on a boy.

After all the silver needles were removed, Ah Li found a handkerchief and carefully wrapped them up.

The tiny wounds left after the silver needles were removed were quickly filled with emerald green, which can be considered a form of repair.

The pain on the boy's face disappeared.

Uncle Qin appeared outside the screen door.

It was getting late; he had come to hand over his shift.

Originally, Uncle Qin didn't want to come, but Aunt Liu urged him to.

Uncle Qin said that Ah Li would not leave Xiao Yuan and would stay with him until he woke up.

But Aunt Liu said that A-Li wouldn't want to see a dirty and haggard version of herself when Xiao Yuan wakes up.

Uncle Qin disagreed.

He said he always remembered the time he returned from a life-threatening situation and woke up to find Aunt Liu, who looked incredibly haggard, lying by his bedside.

Uncle Qin said that scene has always been etched in his mind and remains fresh in his memory!
Aunt Liu angrily cursed, "I'll remember you, you big blockhead!"

The pillow was thrown at him, but Uncle Qin still refused to go.

But upon seeing the snakes, insects, and rodents peeking out of the room, Uncle Qin still got up and went outside.

He stood at the doorway, unsure how to begin.

But Ah Li, carrying a small cloth bag, came out on her own.

There was no persuasion, no comfort, not even a single exchange.

Ah Li went downstairs by herself and returned to the east room.

Uncle Qin looked at Xiao Yuan, who resembled a large firefly, on the bed in the room.

A crisp, crackling sound could be clearly heard in my ears.

Uncle Qin had never seen this kind of physical recovery before.

Moreover, he would never use it.

There are likely other side effects, but one that is certain and unacceptable to Uncle Qin is that while this treatment may seem to be very effective, it will actually destroy your original physique and turn your body back into that of an ordinary person.

For a martial arts practitioner, such a shortcut to recovery would practically render all their skills useless.

But it is indeed very suitable for Xiao Yuan, because Xiao Yuan has not practiced martial arts.

When A-Li returned to the east room, Liu Yu-Mei had already woken up. She was sitting in front of the altar, which had been re-filled with goods, fiddling with some trinkets.

"It seems that Xiao Yuan is recovering better and better."

Otherwise, his granddaughter would never have left the second-floor room to return.

Uncle Qin's shift change did not last long.

After Ah Li took a shower, changed her clothes, and combed her hair, she returned.

Uncle Qin made way for the girl to go in, but as he was about to go downstairs, he paused and immediately turned back.

Inside the room, a pitch-black door appeared at the head of the bed where the boy lay, exuding a profound stillness.

"Ghost Gate..."

The door is opening, as if to envelop the boy who is about to "come back to life" once again.

After all, Li Zhuiyuan deliberately locked himself in the Gate of Hell in order to pursue a more realistic fake death.

Uncle Qin reached out to open the screen door, intending to smash the gate to hell with a single punch.

But Ah Li, who had just entered the room, placed her hand on the screen door and pulled up the latch.

This small screen door certainly wouldn't be able to stop Uncle Qin, but this attitude meant that he didn't need to worry about it.

Uncle Qin had no choice but to continue standing outside the door.

Inside the opening gate of hell, a pair of hands appeared.

These are the hands of a young woman, with glossy black nails. These hands are gripping the edge of the gate of hell from the inside, trying to close it.

Uncle Qin didn't have the ability to read people's palms, but he could only think of one person who would still take the initiative to help Xiao Yuan even though he was in the Ghost Gate.

He regretted it a little; if he had known, he should have brought Ah Ting with him when he came to cover for him.

A-Ting must miss her very much.

Oh no,

He should also mention his apprentice who is recuperating at Big Beard's house.

However, even though someone inside the gate was exerting force, they could only prevent the gate from opening further, but they were never able to close it.

A-Li walked to the bedside, took off her embroidered shoes, and climbed onto the boy's bed.

The girl walked to the foot of the bed, stood there, and faced the head of the bed.

Even if an ordinary person from the Xuanmen sect were to activate the Yin-Yang path, they could only see a blurry shadow behind the Ghost Gate.

But from Ah Li's perspective, Yin Meng's figure can be clearly seen.

Yin Meng was wearing a black veil, a specially made hat, and a token at her waist. This should be clothing representing her status and position in the Fengdu Underworld.

Ah Li raised her hand.

However, compared to Ah Li's clear view, Yin Meng could only see a blurry red figure appearing on the opposite side.

However, the only one who could get into Xiao Yuan's bed and was wearing red was that one person.

Yin Meng smiled.

Even if the other person can't see her clearly, she still wants to say hello.

Ah Li saw that sinister smile.

The girl's raised hand had to pause for a moment, and then a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

Uncle Qin, standing outside the door, immediately raised his voice.

He didn't sense any special power coming out of the Ghost Gate to attack Ah Li, but Ah Li was indeed bleeding.

In any case, he didn't care whether he would suffer karmic repercussions for actively helping his own Jiangshang people.

However, Ah Li pushed her hand outward, clearly making a prohibition gesture.

The girl glanced at Uncle Qin standing outside, her brows furrowing slightly, as if she was impatient.

Uncle Qin had no choice but to suppress his breathing again.

He suspected that Ah Li must have seen him kowtow to Xiao Yuan, and the girl followed suit, awakening some kind of consciousness.

Xiao Yuan holds the highest legal and lineage status between the two families, while A Li is the only one of the two families by bloodline.

Ah Li withdrew her gaze and nodded at Yin Meng inside the Ghost Gate.

The reason she was bleeding from the corner of her mouth was because the Yin Meng inside suddenly greeted her, forcing her to pause the spell she was casting in response.

Her magic was interrupted, her qi and blood flowed in reverse, and she was injured.

What the girl didn't know was that Yin Meng inside the Ghost Gate couldn't see her response at all.

Ah Li pointed her arm towards the Ghost Gate again, her five fingers clenching, and instantly, invisible winds seemed to surge in the room, which the girl grasped in her hands.

Uncle Qin, who was standing outside the screen door, not only saw the change in the feng shui and weather, but also heard the faint roar of a dragon.

Throughout their lives, he and A-Ting could only improve their own door, unable to deeply touch the door across from each other. They had long known that Xiao Yuan could do it, but this was the first time he had truly discovered that A-Li could do it too.

Once the girl had gathered her strength, her gaze sharpened, and her fingertips pointed towards the Ghost Gate.

"Buzz!"

A loud scraping sound rang out, followed by:
"Snapped!"

The gates of hell have closed.

Dissipated into nothingness.

Ah Li got out of bed, put on her shoes, walked to the washstand in the room, picked up the thermos on the floor, poured in water, then put the boy's towel in to wet it, squeezed it slightly, and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth.

Then, the girl took two steps back and looked at Uncle Qin, who was still outside the screen door.

Uncle Qin nodded and turned to leave.

I thought to myself, the children's status in the family is really getting higher and higher.

However, Uncle Qin showed no embarrassment or anger; as he descended the stairs, a smile even appeared on his lips.

After Uncle Qin left, A-Li went back to the bedside, took off her shoes, and got on the bed. She sat at the foot of the bed, curled up, hugged herself tightly, and her body was trembling slightly. Although her eyes were calm, anyone could sense that she was experiencing deep fear.

Just now, she personally closed the Gate of Hell.

Her vision was so clear that she not only saw Yin Meng inside, but also the terrifying ghostly figures behind Yin Meng.

She's starting to get scared.

Dawn was approaching, and she needed to hurry and process her fear so she could return to normal, because the boy would likely wake up around that time.

……

Li Zhuiyuan woke up.

He felt as if he were leading Xiao Hei on a very, very long road, with fleshy Ganoderma lucidum growing on both sides of the road.

It seemed quite abrupt; he discovered there was no road ahead, and as he tried to search for it, his eyes opened.

The familiar bed, the familiar room, the familiar ray of sunlight streaming through the window, the familiar thin blanket folded up and covering my stomach.

Li Zhuiyuan turned his head and saw a familiar figure standing in front of the drawing table, painting.

Before he could savor the beauty of the morning, Li Zhuiyuan quickly moved the copper coin away from his body, signaled to A Li to bring him his purple-gold compass, and after putting the coin in, the young man breathed a sigh of relief.

If he spaced out any longer, he was really worried that a giant lily would grow on his body.

I got up, got out of bed, and took just one step when I realized that my body was extremely weak.

If Ah Li hadn't reached out to help him up, the boy would have fallen face-first, landing hard on his back.

This is normal. People say that recovery from illness is like pulling silk from a cocoon. I almost died once, so I will definitely need a period of recovery.

"Ah Li, I want to eat poached eggs with brown sugar."

The girl smiled.

Then, the girl looked up and glanced at the light bulb that was still on above her head.

"Okay, I'll call Liangliang back later."

With the girl's help, the boy finished washing up, and then she helped Li Zhuiyuan down the stairs.

The boy said he wanted to go downstairs to bask in the sun.

As Li Zhuiyuan passed through the living room on the first floor, he noticed the tattered straw mat in the corner.

He knew that Xiao Hei was inside, and the straw mat couldn't be opened yet, or Xiao Hei would die.

Once he recovers a bit more, we'll begin treating Xiao Hei.

Walking onto the dam, taking a breath of fresh air and being bathed in the morning sunlight, Li Zhuiyuan couldn't help but close his eyes.

"Are you awake?"

Li Zhuiyuan turned his head to look at Liu Yumei, who was already sitting at the door of the east room.

"Yes, Grandma, I'm awake."

After helping the boy sit down on the bench, Ah Li went into the kitchen to cook her signature dishes before Li Hua arrived.

On the dam, only Liu Yumei and Li Zhuiyuan were present at this time.

Actually, the two of them should have a lot to say now. Li Zhuiyuan was prepared to speak, but the boy noticed that Grandma Liu was clearly very emotional after she woke up, but she kept suppressing it.

This means that, besides making up stories or expressing feelings about surviving a disaster, there are more serious and important things to do right now.

Liu Yumei picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and looked toward the location of the rolled straw mat in the living room.

"It was struck by lightning."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Grandma, this matter is over."

It is inappropriate to so obviously mention the content of the previous wave; furthermore, it is even more inappropriate to directly address the actions of Heaven.

Liu Yumei shook her head.

Li Zhuiyuan realized what was happening and immediately said, "Please enlighten me, Grandma."

Liu Yumei put down her teacup, picked up an empty cup next to her, and poured it onto the coffee table. Inside were ground, charred crops that Liu Yumei had personally picked from the pit where Xiao Hei had been chopped.

Li Zhuiyuan stared at it, examining it closely.

Liu Yumei looked up at the sky, raised her chin, and slowly said:

"That lightning bolt wasn't struck by it."

Someone, under the guise of divine intervention, wants you dead!

(End of this chapter)