Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 499

Trucks, black boxes, and malevolent spirits, along with towering black columns of energy resembling iron cages, confined this large area.

From a distance, it looks like a ferocious beast of unimaginable size, its gaping maw revealing its black, menacing fangs, ready to devour.

Whether it was selecting evil spirits from the Qin family's ancestral home or making arrangements around the Chen family's perimeter, Li Zhuiyuan was doing it according to the worst-case scenario plan.

In short, if Old Master Chen or the Chen family intends to use their power to intimidate others and escalate the conflict, then the young man will help them escalate it completely, leaving no room for the entire Qiongya Chen family, erasing them cleanly!

This arrangement had another unexpected effect: the evil spirits that had scattered from the Chen family's ancestral home, no matter which direction they fled or what form they took, were all blocked after leaving a certain range of the Chen family's ancestral home.

No matter how strange or unusual the evil spirits in your Chen family's ancestral home are, the Qin family... isn't without their own.

No matter how incredible your talents and skills are, there will always be someone on the other side who can counter you.

On the Qin family's side, Li Zhuiyuan had Baihu personally conduct the selection. Not only did they surpass the Dragon King Clan, which had only produced three Dragon Kings in history, in terms of the number of evil spirits, but Baihu also selected the best of the best in terms of quality.

While the three Chen family dragon kings certainly established an overwhelming reputation in their respective eras, in many other eras, it was the Qin family dragon king who frequently appeared to suppress the martial arts world.

The essence of culture and heritage requires the passage of time and the accumulation of experience, both of which the Dragon King Qin possessed.

This plunged the evil spirits of the Chen family, who had just escaped the ancestral home and were still reveling in their newfound freedom, into fear and unease.

Not only did they dare not advance any further, they also unconsciously began to retreat.

Unfortunately, our side was rushing out in a chaotic frenzy, while the opposing side was forming a relatively neat horizontal line.

Furthermore, within each region, the intensity, state retention, mode of existence, and innate abilities all appear relatively uniform, as if they had been pre-allocated.

The evil spirits of the Chen family could not comprehend this scene, nor did they expect that something like "order" would appear in evil spirits.

However, things can't always go perfectly.

Even if the evil spirits in the Qin family's ancestral home have a strong sense of identity with the Qin family, stories don't have the same binding force in reality.

The sudden change of environment severely disrupted the immersion in the story, breaking the established rhythm, and then a refreshing breeze blew in...

One by one, the evil spirits of the Qin family, their enormous bodies began to sway, and their thoughts became complicated, indicating that they were wavering.

The dust of the past has been wiped away, and the desire for carefree joy has returned. The evil instincts that have been suppressed for countless years are gradually taking over.

The evil spirits of the Chen family, who had previously been at a standstill, suddenly erupted in a collective clamor, causing our guard to lower and our guard to relax, as if they were collectively calling out and bewitching us:
Go outwards, go outwards, that's where the paradise on earth we can enjoy together is.

Within the queue, some individuals changed direction, and the encirclement loosened as a result.

A growing number of crimson gazes, filled with greedy and wicked thoughts, broke away from the main group. Instead of facing the Chen family ancestral home directly in front, they turned back to explore the more distant outer perimeter, seeking the delicious taste of life.

Li Zhuiyuan was by no means the first person to discover that taking evil spirits from home after lighting lamps would not trigger karmic repercussions, but the problem was that this was not feasible in reality.

In other words, the evil spirits in the ancestral homes of the Qin and Liu families can be sealed in your home and then moved out. Evil spirits suppressed in other major lineages, let alone being moved out, will immediately break free and cause chaos if you just loosen their seals.

However, no matter how special the evil spirits of the Qin and Liu families are, once you unseal them outside, the situation will no longer be under your control, unless you can bring back the Dragon King who personally suppressed them back then.

It can be said that a catastrophe was destined from this point on. Even before it officially began to wreak havoc, this deliberate act of transporting a large number of evil spirits out of Kaifeng was already a grave taboo.

This,
This is exactly what Liu Yumei meant by "fight to the death!"

……

Siyuan Village, Nantong.

Uncle Qin, who had just returned from the fields, hung his hoe on a hook on the outer wall.

Aunt Liu handed an empty bottle out of the kitchen window:

"Go and get some soy sauce."

Uncle Qin pursed his lips.

Aunt Liu: "Oh dear, I'm not kidding you, we really are out of soy sauce. We used too much when we made braised dishes. Hurry up, we still need to make braised pork for Uncle Sanjiang tonight. He specifically mentioned this morning that he was craving meat."

Uncle Qin took the soy sauce bottle.

"boom!"

The soy sauce bottle exploded.

Aunt Liu: "What's wrong with you?"

From Aunt Liu's perspective, the nine black dragon phantoms on Uncle Qin's body suddenly burst out uncontrollably, each phantom shrouded in a dense aura of calamity.

Uncle Qin: "The dragon's shadow has gone berserk and has fallen into demonic possession."

Aunt Liu's eyes widened: "Do you even have a brain, you blockhead? You can go mad from practicing qi cultivation?"

Uncle Qin wanted to laugh along with Aunt Liu, but as soon as the smile appeared, he immediately suppressed it. He clutched his chest with one hand, walked into the kitchen, and sat down cross-legged.

Aunt Liu walked behind Uncle Qin and lifted up his clothes.

Nine dragon shadows, frenzied and scattered, appeared on its back.

This is indeed a sign of the cultivation technique going out of control and the practitioner going into a state of demonic possession.

Aunt Liu: "How could this happen?"

There is no absolutely safe method of cultivation in this world. It can only be said that the probability of going into qi deviation from orthodox sects is relatively low.

Uncle Qin is following the new lineage of the Qin family that he created himself, which is riskier, but with his abilities, he should have been able to steadily suppress its restless nature.

There were no serious injuries, and it wasn't a fight, so how could such an accident happen so suddenly?
Aunt Liu: "Can you still hold on?"

Uncle Qin: "No problem."

The chaotic dragon shadows were suppressed by Uncle Qin. From Aunt Liu's perspective, these nine dragon shadows now presented a terrifying and ferocious appearance, and even Uncle Qin's own temperament changed.

When he turned his head to look behind him, from Aunt Liu's perspective, Uncle Qin, who originally had a simple and honest face, had a slightly sinister look on his face, and there was also a violent look in the depths of his eyes.

Uncle Qin: "It's only been temporarily suppressed, but I think it's still brewing; this is just the beginning."

As he spoke, Uncle Qin raised his right fist, intending to smash it into his own chest so that he would vomit some blood and suffer some injury, which might alleviate the pain.

This time, however, he held his fist up for a long time but couldn't bring himself to punch it. The corresponding force measurement was somewhat unacceptable to him.

Aunt Liu: "Can't it be resolved?"

Uncle Qin: "It's too heavy."

Aunt Liu seemed to have thought of something and instructed, "You stay calm and don't do anything rash. I'll go check on the old lady."

Liu Yumei was playing cards at the card table in the living room.

Uncle Qin's senses were dull; she was far more perceptive.

After receiving three consecutive hands with absolutely terrible cards and letting others win big, she realized there was a problem.

In the past, she would deliberately plan to lose, but these three rounds were pure losses, so many that even Liu Jinxia and the others were puzzled, wondering why Sister Liu was so careless today.
Just as it was time for their turn to play, Liu Yumei got up from the table and said, "You guys keep playing, I'm going to rest for a bit."

As she walked out of the living room and headed towards the east room, Liu Yumei made calculations with her fingertips.

Wow, this is the first time in my life that my luck has plummeted to this level, and it's still declining dramatically.

Liu Yumei walked into the east room, went to the altar, and poured herself a cup of yellow wine.

Aunt Liu came in shortly after and asked with concern, "Madam, something's happened to Ali, what about you here..."

Liu Yumei sat down, holding a wine glass.

Aunt Liu carefully examined Liu Yumei's complexion, then patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness, Madam, you're alright."

Liu Yumei: "I told you to spend more time learning about feng shui when you were young, but you didn't listen and only cared about playing with your insects."

The old lady dipped her fingertip into the wine glass, then flicked it back towards her forehead.

The next moment, Aunt Liu saw that the old lady's face turned black, and the aura of disaster was so strong that it was almost like water overflowing.

If it hadn't been concealed beforehand, even Liu Jinxia at the mahjong table would have been able to tell at a glance that Sister Liu's time was up.

Aunt Liu: "Madam, you..."

Liu Yumei smiled, drank the wine in her cup in one gulp, and then turned the cup upside down on the offering table.

“Ali and I have something to do, but you don’t, which means that Xiaoyuan only went to the Qin family’s ancestral home this time.”

"That's true. The Qin family's ancestral home is close to Tingfeng Gorge, making it convenient to go there. Besides, dealing with just the Chen family of Qiongya is more than enough with what's inside the Qin family's ancestral home; there's no need to force a trip to the Liu family as well."

Aunt Liu understood what Liu Yumei meant, and then her eyes turned cold:

"The Chen family members are courting death!"

Qin Li is a member of the Qin family, a legitimate member of the Qin family. Liu Yumei is the matriarch of the Qin family. When the evil spirits of the Qin family are released to cause trouble, she and Qin Li will inevitably suffer karmic retribution.

The only reason for this situation is that Xiao Yuan used the evil spirits he brought with him in Qiongya, namely the Chen family... He really has no shame at all.

Liu Yumei: "This is just the beginning, just a warm-up. I'm afraid they've only just lifted the lockdown over there."

In the past, when faced with such a situation, Liu Yumei would cough up a little blood to resolve it, but this time, it was too heavy and severe, and she dared not spit out blood.

Most importantly, vomiting blood won't help. Even if you torture yourself to the point of near death and just lie in bed, you still can't completely resolve the karmic backlash.

Once such a thing is done, there is no turning back. Driving evil spirits to wreak havoc on the world is one of the most intolerable taboos of Heaven.

Even the most wicked and evil practices, which last a lifetime, no, ten or a hundred lifetimes, starting from the moment they are born, cannot compare to this kind of catastrophe.

Aunt Liu: "What about Xiao Yuan and A Li..."

Liu Yumei: "Now, we don't need to think about Xiaoyuan and Ali anymore. Let's hurry up and do what we should do."

Pack your things, take some insects, and go to the Chen family in Qiongya.

When evil spirits pass through, the ancestral home of the Chen family in Qiongya will inevitably cease to exist, but some may slip through the net, or branches of the outer sect may be scattered throughout Qiongya.

Ah Ting, I want you to wipe out the Chen family completely, leave no one alive!

Aunt Liu: "Liu Ting obeys!"

Liu Yumei opened her palm, the sword box under the bed opened, and a sword flew into the old lady's palm.

This longsword, which should have exuded a noble and peaceful aura, developed rust patterns after being held by Liu Yumei.

Liu Yumei gently stroked the sword and said:
"You might say it's blind, because sometimes it's really easy to fool people; but sometimes, it's the most discerning being in the world."

Ali and I didn't go to Qiongya, and we didn't move the evil spirits, but it knew that we were behind it, giving advice and fueling the flames. So the karmic retribution still accurately fell on our heads.

Xiao Yuan did this, but Xiao Yuan is our family head, and it is our duty to share the consequences of the choices made by the family head.

Forget it, I'm too old for any evil or demonic paths. I'll just tell Ali to make some preparations and come with me to the Ming family.

In times of emergency, we should act expediently. Let's pick the easiest target and see what happens.

If Ming Qinyun is truly dead, then I will send more members of the Ming family down to keep her company, so she won't be lonely; if Ming Qinyun is not dead, then I will make her die again!

In front of Aunt Liu, Liu Yumei made no attempt to hide her dark circles and purple lips.

Aunt Liu: "I'll go and inform Ali right away."

Liu Yumei: "Wait a minute."

Aunt Liu: "The mistress?"

Liu Yumei: "The fact that my heart is not in agony means that A Li and Xiao Yuan should still be alive. If you can find them, tell them that from now on, they don't need to use the name of the Qin and Liu families anymore. It's too much of a burden."

Both children suffered. One was cursed and tormented since childhood, while the other walked the river empty-handed. They carried the banners of two families but never truly enjoyed any of the family's blessings.

Tell them that whether they've fallen into evil or demonic possession, Grandma doesn't care. She just hopes they can live a good life.

From now on, I won't be bound by those rules anymore; I can live freely and unrestrainedly, enjoying as many happy years as I can, and laughing more often.

Liu Yumei held her long sword upright, her gaze fixed on the brilliant sunset in the sky outside the door:

"Let's settle the matter of guilt then. My two families have retreated step by step, only to be pushed back step by step. You've bullied me to this extent, and you still expect me to continue to follow the rules?"

Turning around, I looked at the group of Dragon King tablets on the offering table:
"You all see this, it's not my fault, and it's not my fault either. I've been carrying this Dragon King's Reputation plaque for far too long, and I've wanted to smash it to pieces for a long time!"

Just then, Li Sanjiang's voice came from below the dam outside:
"Lord Ting, Lord Ting!"

"Hey, Uncle Sanjiang."

"Have you made the braised pork yet?"

"Everything is prepared, but it's not mealtime yet."

"Okay, okay, wait for me to come back before we eat. Hehe, I have to go to town to sign a contract now. The land for the brick kiln has been approved. Go to my room on the second floor and get my household registration book."

Aunt Liu looked at Liu Yumei.

Liu Yumei nodded, once again concealing the unusual expression on her face.

"It's time to say goodbye to Li Sanjiang. At the very least, we should have one more dinner with him on Xiao Yuan's behalf. After dinner, let's set off."

Aunt Liu left the east room and went to Li Sanjiang's room on the second floor. She opened the drawer, took out a black cloth envelope, unfolded it, and saw the household registration book inside.

The household registration booklet is brand new. When Li Sanjiang added the name last time, he specially paid for a new leather cover.

Aunt Liu opened the household registration book. The head of household was Li Sanjiang, and below him was a lonely name: Li Zhuiyuan.

……

In the martial arts world, there are clans and sects that specialize in exploring, perceiving, observing stars, and interpreting celestial phenomena. However, any force, once it reaches a certain scale, will establish its own corresponding branches.

When the evil spirits of the Chen family in Qiongya went berserk, many martial arts forces discovered the strange phenomena in that area. Although they did not know exactly what had happened, they roughly knew that something big must have happened in that direction.

Inquiry letters flew to the Chen family in Qiongya like snowflakes. With such a big event happening in Qiongya, they must first inquire with the Dragon King's faction there.

At this moment, the Chen family of Qiongya was unable to respond to these inquiries.

Originally, this strange phenomenon was something that the various inherited forces would only need to mention at their meeting tonight or tomorrow morning. However, when another strange phenomenon, similar to the previous one but even more powerful, occurred, the nature of the matter immediately changed.

Upon receiving the report from below, all the sect leaders and family heads realized that a great calamity had occurred in Qiongya!

Various factions mobilized their networks to extend in that direction, and also sent teams to investigate on-site.

Tao family.

In the pavilion in the middle of the lake, Tao Yunhe looked at the two reports placed on the table in front of him.

He picked his nose as if in a trance, his eyes showing a thoughtful expression.

After a long while, he withdrew his finger and rubbed it against the underside of the stone table.

In my mind, the scene of Liu Yumei and Chen Pingdao meeting in public at the Ming family funeral that day came to mind.

"Could it be that the Chen family isn't clean either?"
"Chen Pingdao, oh Chen Pingdao, I never imagined that you, this old drunkard with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would actually do such a sordid thing."

Tao Yunhe reached out to stroke his white beard, paused, and then used the hand that hadn't been picking its nose to stroke it.

"Sigh, this matter has really blown up completely this time."

"You bunch of bastards, you really have the nerve to do this, and you deserve it! You bullied those orphans and widows so badly, no wonder people flipped the table!"

……

Ming family.

The Ming family's reports arrived much later than those of other forces; in fact, by the time other forces had sent their inquiry letters, their own observation reports had not yet been delivered.

Unfortunately, the Ming family suffered successive blows and its core members were severely damaged. Moreover, celestial phenomena are highly dependent on luck, so the first to decline were the Ming family's "eyes and ears".

The granddaughter held a soup bowl and fed Ming Qinyun, who was lying in bed unable to move her limbs, some medicine.

After feeding her a spoonful, you must immediately take a handkerchief and wipe away the half spoonful that spilled from the corner of Grandma's mouth.

The granddaughter looked at the lamp by the bedside. Although the flame was still weak and feeble, it seemed to be stronger than before the funeral, which meant that her grandmother's health had improved... Of course, this improvement was very limited.

After smelling a foul odor, the granddaughter put down her soup bowl, trying her best to suppress the impatience and disgust in her eyes, and cleaned up her grandmother's newly excreted urine and feces.

Grandma can't eat much right now, but the elder insists on feeding her three meals a day. At this time, we can't use external forces like formations to help Grandma fast, even though Grandma's soul is strong enough to easily enter this state.

But both the grandmother and the elders insisted on preserving this utterly broken body. If it completely lost its vitality, the former matriarch of the Ming family would be reduced to an "evil spirit." Outside, in the council hall, something seemed to be being discussed.

The second uncle, who has officially become the head of the family, is currently arguing with the elders.

The little girl heard "Qiongya" and "Send someone or not".

Suddenly, without warning, a cold wind swept in, and the little girl shivered from the cold.

She immediately looked at her grandmother's life lamp and found that the flame had shrunk to an extremely small size. If one did not look closely, one would not be able to tell that it was still lit.

The little girl was so frightened that she immediately got up, wanting to report the matter, but she bumped into the elder who suddenly appeared at the bedroom door and fell to the ground.

The elder ignored the little girl, his gaze fixed on the life lamp.

The fact that the life lamp became weak this time was not because the mistress's health was deteriorating again. Rather, there was an invisible layer of killing intent surrounding the flame, suppressing the life lamp, which meant that disaster was imminent.

Even if the mistress is faking her death, she is currently lying in the deepest and most central position of the Ming family. What kind of disaster could possibly befall her?

The Grand Elder's gaze shifted, and he uttered a guess that even he himself found impossible:

"Could it be that someone is planning to directly attack my Ming family?"

……

The Chen family members from Qiongya, who had been relocated, were desperately rushing towards their ancestral home from all directions.

However, when Jiang Xiuzhi made the arrangements, she deliberately placed them in very remote areas to prevent them from returning quickly, so even if they flew, they would not be able to return in time.

They only knew that something big had happened at their ancestral home, but they didn't know exactly what had happened.

The local meteorological observatory also issued a weather anomaly notice, and the news was broadcast on radio and television. Locals were completely confused after seeing the message.

They're used to typhoons; at least they know the path in advance and can prepare accordingly. How could one suddenly and secretly make landfall like this?
The place that truly knows the truth is the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, which is at the eye of these storms.

Jiang Xiuzhi closed her eyes, and two lines of clear tears flowed down her cheeks.

She was scared, intimidated by the young man in front of her, but then her heart was filled with regret.

"Child, you don't have to go this far, you really don't have to..."

As the matriarch of the Dragon King's family, she was well aware of the immense karmic backlash from actively transporting evil spirits outward to create calamity.

“That old man wouldn’t do that, and I, his grandmother, certainly wouldn’t. It’s my fault, but it’s even more the fault of that damned old man. My child, you’ve been wronged…”

Li Zhuiyuan smiled at Jiang Xiuzhi.

In any case, when she was sitting on the steps earlier, the old lady of the Chen family said that she would personally escort her out of Qiongya.

After saying that, in Li Zhuiyuan's mind, his grudges with the Chen family finally settled on his personal grudges with Chen Pingdao.

Just now, it was the first time Li Zhuiyuan had addressed Jiang Xiuzhi as "Grandma" since he entered the Chen family.

"I'm fine, Grandma. Please calm down. Let's try to resolve this situation first."

Jiang Xiuzhi took a deep breath, her eyes regained their clarity, and with a flick of her wrist, she drew a soft sword from her waist.

The sword was covered with dense, mysterious patterns, which should be a family tradition of the Jiang family. Her sword-wielding style was very similar to that of Grandma Liu, indicating that she had been instructed and taught by Miss Liu when she was young.

Jiang Xiuzhi pointed her sword at the enormous face in the sky:

"Is it you, you beast, who plotted to overthrow my Chen family?"

The enormous face ignored Jiang Xiuzhi's words. It first looked around, sensing the number and strength of the creatures, especially one aura that was so powerful that it made its heart tremble!

Why is there such a powerful evil spirit in the Qin family's ancestral home?
It's not that the Qin family's ancestral home can't have powerful evil spirits, but all the evil spirits that were personally suppressed by the Dragon King were the losers in their battle against the Dragon King. They were already severely injured, and with the passage of time, their condition was bound to be very different from their peak.

But that aura was incredibly powerful. How could someone who had been defeated and then suppressed for so long possibly retain so much energy?
Even in its current state, it is enough to warrant the personal suppression of a contemporary dragon king.

Faceless Man: Just how powerful was the Qin family dragon king who suppressed it back then?

Only the Qin family's Dragon King was powerful enough to forcibly bring this powerful evil spirit back to the ancestral home to suppress it while it was in such good condition. The passage of time could not seriously damage its rich accumulation.

The faceless man didn't know that the white tiger was an exception.

The fact that it was able to break through its ancestral bloodline amidst the terror of life and death on Wei Zhengdao's plate and successfully escape from Wei Zhengdao's table is enough to demonstrate its great strength at the time.

As for later, although it was indeed defeated by the Qin family's Dragon King and brought back to the Qin family for suppression, its resistance was not strong at that time. It felt that the outside world was full of Wei Zhengdao's shadow, and it could see Wei Zhengdao's chopsticks when it closed its eyes. So it simply went into the Qin family's ancestral home to hide, half defeated and half surrendered.

This time, if Li Zhuiyuan hadn't displayed traits similar to Wei Zhengdao, the powerful White Tiger would never have dared to step out of the Qin family's territory.

But it was precisely because of its existence that Li Zhuiyuan dared not activate the great formation of the Chen family ancestral home, allowing the evil spirits of the Chen family to escape.

Otherwise, even if Li Zhuiyuan knew the will of Heaven, he would pretend to be confused.

If you, the faceless one, want to produce and consume your own goods to achieve that one last bit of perfection, then I will help you set up an array to trap the evil spirits, and then find an opportunity to lead your people to escape to safety.

Anyway, you're going to eventually destroy all the evil spirits here, so you can just go along with it and let this wave of trouble pass.

The faceless man pressed down, and raging flames engulfed the entire ancestral hall. The defenses inside the ancestral hall gradually began to crack and crumble.

Li Zhuiyuan said, "Chen family members, open up your domain and fight your way out to relieve the pressure on the ancestral hall's formation. If you can't hold on any longer, retreat back into the ancestral hall to take refuge."

Jiang Xiuzhi: "Listen up, you are surnamed Chen, this is the Chen family, follow me and fight your way out, no retreating, even if you die, die outside!"

At her command, Jiang Xiuzhi rushed out of the ancestral hall, brandishing her talisman sword, causing a series of explosions that actually dispersed a large area of ​​the flames.

Her children and grandchildren followed closely behind, each opening their domains to both help the old lady stoke the flames and provide her with shelter.

Having experience in lighting lanterns and walking along the river, Chen Yueying took the lead without hesitation, and under her guidance, the Chen family successfully formed a battle formation.

This action is tantamount to building a new watchtower outside the ancestral hall, instantly relieving the pressure on the ancestral hall.

However, since the faceless man's true form was not here, this hybrid being, which was purely conjured from his soul and merit, still held a clear advantage in strength, but for the time being, it was unable to break through the Chen family's formation.

Despite its various underhanded tactics, and the Chen family members in the formation experiencing confusion, resentment, and jealousy one after another, they quickly regained their clarity at Jiang Xiuzhi's angry shouts.

Like father, like son; family members sharing the same bloodline, coupled with mutual support within their respective domains, and a fearless attitude towards death, they unleashed a battlefield effect that even Li Zhuiyuan had not anticipated.

Li Zhuiyuan even felt that he might not even have a chance to take action, and that the Chen family could save him from this final crisis that he had to fight for.

Either stand in Chen Xiyuan's way and shatter the faceless man's body; or wait for the Qin family's evil spirits on the outermost edge...

Chu Qiufeng swallowed several pills in succession, and his face regained a sickly redness. He sat up and began to repair the ancestral hall's array.

Doing so is not very meaningful, because the flames of the faceless man wear down the ancestral hall formation in a comprehensive way, and neither manipulation nor repair can prolong the damage for long.

Chu Qiufeng clearly knew this too, but he just wanted to do something right now, after all, his wife and children were out there fighting.

"Senior, you see, this is why I'm willing to stay in the Chen family. Actually, when my wife and mother-in-law were here, I didn't tell you the truth."

I, Chu Qiufeng, though born into humble circumstances, have lofty ambitions. How could I possibly be willing to marry into a powerful family or climb the social ladder?
When my wife took me back to the Chen family to heal my wounds and save my life, my father-in-law came to me first and made a private promise to me that he was willing to marry Yueying to me, so that I could marry her properly rather than marry into her family.

My mother-in-law also came to find me, saying she was worried that Yueying would change her mind and betray the life-saving grace that I had given up my future and health for.

My wife even told me personally that if her family didn't agree to her marrying me, she would elope with me and leave home. Even if my blood poisoning relapsed in the future, she could come back with her pregnancy or child and kneel in front of the door. She didn't believe that her parents wouldn't give in and continue to save me.

It was only then that I realized that, as an orphan, what I wanted more than that world of martial arts was a home.

In the world of martial arts, where deceit and treachery abound, even Li Zhuiyuan rarely sees a family, regardless of which branch of the family, sticking together tightly and sharing life and death in times of crisis.

Li Zhuiyuan: "It's fine."

Chu Qiufeng: "Senior, I want to thank you. You made up for my regret of being forced to admit defeat twice by lighting the lamps back then, allowing me, a half-crippled person, to witness the true splendor of the river once again."

"Hehehe, that's exhilarating, truly exhilarating! Grand vision, bold strokes, profound foundation—like riding the waves of a surging river, this spectacle—you, senior, should rightfully claim the top spot!"

At this moment, Chu Qiufeng had returned to his Jiang Shang state. He didn't care about the righteous path or the evil path, nor did he care about the crisis of the common people. He was simply immersed in the grand scene and magnificent atmosphere.

But when he turned his head to look at Li Zhuiyuan, he found that the boy's face was filled with gloom, not a look of expression, but a sign of impending doom.

However, each time the gloom accumulates to a certain level, it subsides and doesn't worsen.

The girl behind the boy was surrounded by a faint black mist.

Chu Qiufeng sighed inwardly, lamenting why his father-in-law had targeted this young man, and even more so because the young man's grand gesture today might become the last act of righteousness in the martial world.

Outside, the faceless man seemed to have realized that even if he suppressed them further, it would be difficult to burn down the Chen family in a short time. So he simply used his remaining strength to restrain the Chen family and focused his main force on destroying the ancestral hall's defenses.

As long as this ancestral hall is destroyed, the ancestral home's grand formation will be breached, allowing it to escape and return to its own body. It has already sensed a crisis looming over its own body.

The pressure on the ancestral hall's defenses has intensified once again.

Chu Qiufeng coughed up a mouthful of blood, collapsed to the side, then forced himself to sit up again. Even with his meager strength, he wanted to do his best as a husband and father.

Li Zhuiyuan: "You should rest for a while."

Chu Qiufeng: "Senior?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "I'll do it."

The boy spread his hands. He was an expert in physiognomy and didn't even need to look at his face; the lines on his palms looked "extremely ugly."

His brows, once those of a pure young man, have become somber.

Behind them, Ah Li, who had risen and walked along with the boy, was enveloped in an increasingly thick black mist.

Li Zhuiyuan turned his head to look at the girl.

The girl lowered her head.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Our Ah Li has become even more beautiful."

The girl looked up and smiled.

Chu Qiufeng looked at the girl's face. Her delicate features seemed to be filled with endless terror. Even just looking into her eyes would draw one's mind in and cause one to be devoured by all kinds of evil.

It's such a huge irony that this orphaned daughter of the Qin and Liu families is actually not far from falling into demonic possession.

Li Zhuiyuan spread his arms wide, and a magnificent black robe faintly emerged from the young man's body.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

One after another, imposing and powerful gates descended and stood outside the Chen Family Ancestral Hall.

The Ghost Gate was constantly melting and repairing itself in the raging flames. This was the boy, using magic to forcefully wear down the faceless man.

Ah Li released her grip, the blood porcelain bottle fell to the ground, the girl made a hand seal, and the blood porcelain quickly split and condensed into a zombie figure.

A surge of corpse energy swept out.

Ah Li slightly raised her chin and pointed forward.

The zombie leaped out of the shrine and crashed straight into the giant face in the sky.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Do you recognize who this is?"

Faceless Man: "You brat...how dare you!"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Come and have a good time with your good descendants."

The zombie summoned by Ah Li is the one from the Snow Mountain Underground Palace, beneath the Immortal Tower, during Li Zhuiyuan's encounter in Lijiang.

He is a descendant of the Faceless Man. He removed the Faceless Man's face and slaughtered his entire clan. He then carried the coffin into the Tower of Immortality, intending to lead his entire clan to ascension.

If the faceless man could successfully "become an immortal," then he could be like the Emperor of Fengdu, not caring about bloodlines.

But not only did it fail, it also drifted further and further away from becoming an immortal. Seeing its "outstanding descendants" again at this point was like rubbing salt into its wounds.

"You brat, my today is your tomorrow... no, you actually have no tomorrow, hahahahaha!"
Your best outcome is like mine before, living in hiding, a stinking sewer rat that can never see the light of day!

Li Zhuiyuan glanced at the three Chen family dragon king spirits that remained motionless inside the ancestral hall and responded calmly:

"Oh, really?"

……

"Roar!"

The tiger roared again.

The voice of the elderly man in white robes resonated:

"Don't forget where we came from; don't forget where we are going; don't forget that the Qin family has successors and its revival is imminent."

Finally, and don't forget, anyone who dares to leave the battlefield today will not only be expelled from the Qin family, but will also be hunted down by me for the rest of my life.

Those that can withstand the tearing force of my tiger claws without being completely annihilated will be given to other sects and forces to help continue suppressing you. I believe there are many powerful and established sects in this martial world who would appreciate such a generous act of merit offered to them!

The earlier calls were secondary; the main threat came from the final one. The Tiger King, residing in the Qin family's ancestral home, wielded immense power amidst the evil spirits.

Knowing how terrifying the Tiger King is, they lack the confidence to escape his hunt. At the very least, the first to escape will surely be added to the Tiger King's list. Once captured, they will be sent to other factions for suppression, not only losing the glory of the Qin family's past and negating the past, but also becoming a complete joke and denying the future.

At this moment, the leader of the evil forces' firm stance was very useful in stabilizing the situation. When no one dared to run away first, then... no one dared to run away anymore.

The White Tiger does not have a strong desire for freedom.

Li Zhuiyuan's ambiguous answer at the Qin family's ancestral home had a great effect of both comfort and deterrence.

It dared not attempt to kill Li Zhuiyuan, even if it could succeed.

It fears that Li Zhuiyuan is Wei Zhengdao's clone or a human being, and that killing Li Zhuiyuan will awaken the real Wei Zhengdao, who is sleeping somewhere.

Few people had ever seen Wei Zhengdao in that era, and Wei Zhengdao himself left no legends, which precisely illustrates how terrifying he was.

The white tiger dared not take the risk; it was willing to behave.

As long as I behave myself, the boy won't eat me.

The old man moved forward halfway, threw a punch, and behind him, the shadow of a huge white tiger descended with its sharp claws.

The ghoul was instantly smashed to pieces.

The old man turned around, his voice loud and clear:
"Go! Tear them apart! Let them know that even within the Dragon King's court, there are worlds apart!"

One after another, the evil spirits of the Qin family roared, but none of them retreated, none of them turned around, none of them fled, and there wasn't even anyone who lingered and released their thoughts backward.

They rushed up frantically, attacking the evil spirits of the Chen family using all sorts of methods.

At this moment, the evil spirits of the Chen family who had just escaped felt regret for fleeing from the sealed land of the Chen family when faced with this group of terrifying beings who were coming at them with great force.

Terrible biting, horrifying catharsis, chilling curses, bloody strangulation.

Throughout history, it has always been the righteous path of the martial world that confronts the horrors of evil with passion. This is the first time... A battle erupts between two groups of evil spirits.

elder:

"Tear them up, swallow them, and take them back to the Qin family."

"Those useless fools from the Chen family of the Dragon King can't control this thing, so our Qin family of the Dragon King will take care of it!"

……

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

Li Sanjiang had just taken a big bite of braised pork, and the feeling of oil oozing from his throat was really nice.

Just as I was about to pick up my glass and take a sip for a more comfortable experience, I saw the old lady who usually ate at that round table, this time holding a glass of wine, walking towards me.

So solemn, so serious...

broken!

Li Sanjiang's heart skipped a beat: Could this mercenary old lady be trying to break the contract and raise the bride price because she sees that he is going to open a kiln and make money?

Liu Yumei, holding a glass of wine, walked up to Li Sanjiang, about to say goodbye, when her expression suddenly changed.

She raised her other hand and began to calculate.

When Li Sanjiang saw this "counting money" action,

Slapping his thigh,
He turned his head and let out a sigh:
Sure enough, she really is going to raise the price!

Liu Yumei looked astonished. Even as the matriarch of two Dragon King families, she couldn't figure out what was going on.

why,
The karmic backlash within oneself can exhibit such inexplicable dynamic changes:
After taking a small half-step forward, it immediately takes a large step back.

(End of this chapter)