Chapter 225

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan walked up the steps; he had only stepped up two levels when he sensed the steps beneath his feet seem to "come alive," beginning to squirm.

The few steps ahead of him now seemed to stretch out infinitely, with no end in sight; this display was enough to fill most people who wanted to continue forward with despair.

However, the young man's pace did not stop, and his speed did not even falter for a single moment.

In his eyes, the steps were still just steps; this level of formation effect could no longer interfere with his perception.

He stood on the threshold and casually flipped the bronze mirror hanging on the door frame to the other side.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had set up a similar formation in his dormitory when he first started university, and that one was even more advanced than this, because the bronze mirror he used was more precious.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You followed immediately; Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng habitually circled in front of Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, while Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You stood naturally behind him, taking the place Brother Bin used to occupy.

Although A-You would occasionally have a clear-eyed, whimsical look in his daily life, he never dropped the ball at critical moments.

Inside the temple courtyard stood a young monk holding a broom.

When Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan flipped the bronze mirror, the monk wanted to step forward, but Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng blocked him in advance.

The young monk turned around and shouted inside:

"Ah, ah, ah..."

He was a mute, and a newly mute one at that.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan could read his lip movements, and the way he used his vocal cords followed his old habits.

A little monk walked out of the temple room; his complexion was sallow to an incomprehensible degree, as if a drop of yellow fluid would drip down his chin at any moment.

The little monk held a small ceramic fish tank in his hands, containing a few fish that were all floating belly-up, dead as could be.

He walked to the incense burner, reached out to grab the dead fish, and tossed them in one by one.

The dead fish's bodies were first coated in incense ash, then gradually scorched, emitting a sour smell.

"Guests have arrived; please come inside to talk."

An aged voice came from inside the room. Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's ears twitched slightly; it was the exact same voice from his dream, without the slightest change.

The young man stepped forward, with Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You following closely behind.

However, the mute sweeping the floor actively blocked their path this time, and the little monk also took a side step, each confronting Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You respectively.

This meant that everyone else had to stay outside, and only Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan could enter the room alone.

Inside the temple room, there was no detectable aura of a formation, but the dangers in this world were not limited to just formations.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had no interest in going to a meeting alone.

He was here as a guest, but an unwelcome one; the nature of the little tricks that high-ranking Esoteric monk had used on him back then far exceeded even child trafficking.

That was only because the other party failed; otherwise, he would have spent the rest of his life as a puppet in his hands.

Furthermore, the high monk was wary of Li Lan's identity.

If Li Lan had been an ordinary, normal mother bringing her sick son to seek treatment from this high monk, it was unclear whether the illness could be cured, but the son definitely wouldn't have survived.

It didn't matter that he hadn't remembered those memories before, but now that he had recalled them, he naturally had to come and demand an explanation.

"Benefactor, this poor monk has been waiting for a long time."

The aged voice appeared again, urging him on.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Attack."

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng reached his right hand into his bag, pulled out his Yellow River Shovel, and struck the mute blocking his path.

The mute blocked with his broom and was immediately shaken back repeatedly by the powerful force; Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's Yellow River Shovel also fully unfolded with this strike.

Without further words, since Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan said to attack, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng would definitely attack to kill.

His Qi gate opened and the Yellow River Shovel slashed down; the mute dodged the strike, but Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng was able to force a change in power mid-slash, and the shovel immediately swept horizontally after the mute.

The mute raised his broom to block again; this time, he let out a muffled groan, flew backward, hit the courtyard wall, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

The difficulty of the river-walking encounters in daily life was growing wave by wave, and now he was even in contact with the level of the Nine Great Secret Realms; furthermore, the opponents he contended with in the river water were all contemporary elites, none of whom were easy to deal with.

But if placed in the real world among the common people, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng was no longer the young man from Xiting Town who followed Old Man Shan to salvage corpses.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You pulled a trident from his waist and thrust it directly toward the little monk's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face.

The little monk retreated, showing a special kind of agility; when he looked up again, grease overflowed from his sallow Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face, black patterns emerged, and when he opened his mouth, black mist swirled between his teeth.

This was a method of sealing evil; spirit-mediumship was borrowing the power of Yin gods to descend upon oneself, while sealing evil was sealing evil ghosts and spirits within the body, to be triggered when needed.

The next moment, the little monk kicked off the ground and pounced toward Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You at high speed.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You swung the trident, but it was instantly grabbed by the other party's sensitive hands; taking this opportunity, the little monk twisted his body in mid-air and unleashed a series of kicks toward Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's chest.

A-You dodged to the side, avoiding most of them, but was still struck in the chest by the last kick; he immediately clutched his chest and lowered his head, his footsteps became chaotic, and he lost his center of gravity, about to fall.

The little monk's eyes lit up, and he pounced again, wanting to forcibly tear the trident from Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's hands first, then drive it into Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's chest.

However, his beautiful idea was quickly and forcibly extinguished.

First, he used all his strength but failed to snatch the trident from the other party's hands; immediately after, the other party raised his head, vertical pupils condensed in his eyes, and a wicked smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Evil spirits and demons, kill but do not save~"

Bai He Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi rushed forward, grabbed the little monk's chest clothes with his left hand, and then smashed him hard against the ground.

"Bang!"

A large amount of yellow liquid spilled from the little monk's body; this was a way to dissolve the force by softening his body, and at the same time, he took off his clothes and slid backward, attempting to escape.

The boy threw the trident in his hand, which was cleverly dodged by the other party, but next, tridents condensed by magic appeared in the boy's hands again, and he threw them continuously!

"Puff."

"Ah!!!"

No matter how you dodge, one will eventually pierce you.

The little monk let out a shrill scream; the sound was like that of a crazed old woman.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You both beat the blockers back hard, but Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had no intention of entering the house.

No rush.

Get rid of those two outside, then the three of them go in together; that's more secure.

However, the person inside the house couldn't sit still anymore.

The old monk walked out.

His appearance hadn't changed much from Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's memory, but the suppleness of his skin had faded, and he now looked aged.

Upon seeing Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, a flash of contemplation appeared in the old monk's eyes, as if he were matching the young man with his past memories.

This proved that the other party didn't know he was coming.

But the other party should have had a premonition that a crisis was coming.

This newly mute young monk and the little monk who had just been soaked were the means used to deal with the crisis.

Using irreversible secret methods with extremely high overdraft potential in advance to improve their strength meant that this mute and the little monk still had means they hadn't displayed.

But it didn't matter, because Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You had only just warmed up; now they were being suppressed, and even after using those means, they would still be suppressed.

The old monk bowed to Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Since the benefactor is unwilling to come in, this poor monk will come out."

When the old monk came out, the mute and the little monk stopped attacking, indicating a pause.

But Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan didn't speak, so Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You didn't stop and continued to fight.

Soon, the mute was knocked away by Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's shovel again, spitting blood in the air; the little monk was first slashed on the arm by Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's trident, then received another kick, and yellow juice splashed everywhere.

The old monk sat cross-legged; his hands seemed to be wrapped in some extremely tough thin silk, and under the tugging of his fingertips, a painting flew out from the room and landed in the old monk's palm; he quickly spread the painting, revealing the appearance of a five-year-old boy.

The painting was very delicate and realistic, and even the small schoolbag Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan carried back then was painted.

"Benefactor, you are here for the events of that year; this poor monk will tell you everything I know!"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan raised his hand.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You stopped their actions and walked to the young man's side.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's clothes kept bulging slightly as he adjusted his breathing; although the previous consumption was not worth mentioning, seizing every opportunity to adjust his state was an instinct developed while river-walking.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's side was much simpler; the vertical pupils dissipated, and he let the boy leave directly.

Ever since Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan invited Bai He Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi into his Nantong Daoist field, not only had Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's spirit-mediumship become easier, but the boy's descent had also become more natural.

It used to just follow the Guan Old Old Old Jiang Shou system, but now with a new system, it was equivalent to improving the previous two-way road into a four-lane road.

Of course, not everyone could have such an effect just by building a branch and moving a temple register; it was the Bai He Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi statue carved by A-Li herself that played a key role.

Ever since the new statue was placed, the boy liked to descend onto it whenever he had nothing to do; at night, "smacking" sounds could often be heard from next to the kitchen at home.

That small room had an altar, but originally, long wooden boards were nailed to both sides of the wall to facilitate offerings under each god or Buddha portrait.

Therefore, every morning when Li Sanjiang entered the small room to offer incense, the first thing he did was to move the boy statue, which didn't know which god or Buddha portrait it had run under again, back to its original position, and then bend down to pick up the two ugly wooden figures that always fell off the altar and couldn't be identified.

For this reason, Li Sanjiang even asked specifically during breakfast who was running there every day to mess things up; if they wanted to play with toys, he would pay for them to go to Zhang Shen's small shop to buy them.

To put it bluntly, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was using the layout of the Long Wang Sect to build a bridge for the boy; this was a luxurious treatment that neither Yin gods nor spirit mediums dared to imagine since the birth of Guan Old Old Old Jiang Shou.

Seeing the old monk straighten his posture, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan sat down as well.

The young man's peripheral vision swept over the old monk's fingertips; the fingerprints were dense and deep, caused by the frequent use of that metal wire.

He was right not to enter the room alone; heaven knows how many such metal wires were hidden inside, and he really didn't need to go in and take risks.

"Back then, your mother asked this poor monk to treat your illness; unfortunately, this poor monk's cultivation was shallow, and although I tried my best, I still failed."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan raised his hand again, intending to order Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You to attack again.

The old monk's eyes stalled, and he immediately spoke again:

"It was because your situation was special, benefactor; there were no inner demons to suppress, and you were not sick at all, so how could this poor monk treat you?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's hand continued to swing down.

The old monk opened his arms: "Wait! It was this poor monk who was moved by desire; I truly cherished your talent, benefactor. You were born with six pure senses, untainted by the mundane world, and are exactly the spiritual child my Buddha sect desperately seeks. When I saw you, benefactor, I wanted to take you as a disciple and teach you everything I have learned, to add glory to my Buddha sect!"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's swinging hand clenched into a fist at the last moment.

The old monk let out a long sigh of relief.

He had anticipated that this day might come, but this "today" did not unfold in this manner; he was wary of Li Lan's status, and even if the methods he used back then were discovered and pursued later, it should have been pressure from official channels, yet what lay before him now was oppression from the Jianghu.

He preferred dealing with the former, because the former would follow the rules, while the latter... was the rule.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "The Corpse-Ghost Soul-Locking Formation, is this also out of a love for talent and a desire to cherish it?"

Upon hearing this, the old monk's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face revealed terror; how could the other party know even this?

This was merely a control measure he had prepared back then, thinking he would help him resolve his inner demons, but because there were fundamentally no inner demons to resolve, it had been a wasted effort.

Logically speaking, this was a failed scheme, yet the other party could be so clear about it.

The old monk took a deep breath and said: "Our sect has always had restrictive measures for spirit children; this is for fear that the spirit child might go astray while learning Buddhist teachings, and leaving this restriction is to pull him back to the right path.

The reason I did this back then was also because I saw you as a spirit child at a glance, therefore..."

"So, I still have to thank you?"

"This poor monk dares not, this poor monk dares not!" The old monk seemed to have made some kind of decision, "Because of the mistake I made that day, I have the consequences I suffer today. Whatever you wish to do, benefactor, I will accept it calmly!"

"This matter could have been discussed, but now, it cannot be discussed; I gave you a chance, but you did not cherish it. Besides, even if I really decided not to pursue it, you wouldn't end up with anything good anyway."

"What does the benefactor mean by this?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan turned his head to look at that large incense burner, the smell of grilled fish already permeating the air: "You knew something would happen today, right?"

Raising fish to cultivate spirituality and using them to divine good or bad fortune was never a rare thing; many places among the common people have this custom, and it is not just for viewing.

The old monk stammered a few times with his lips, and finally nodded:

"Yes, the temple is small but the wind is strong; it started blowing fiercely a few days ago, those who should die died, those who should crack cracked, the ominous signs of a great catastrophe were almost explicitly stated."

Occasionally, if one thing shows an anomaly, it can still be vaguely explained, but when signs appear collectively, it is a certainty.

For this kind of great catastrophe, one cannot rely on merely hiding; the more one hides, the more uncontrollable things become, and the most rational way is to actively Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face the catastrophe, which is also the traditional attitude of various Buddhist sects toward catastrophes.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "You didn't anticipate that it would be me who becomes your great catastrophe."

The old monk's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face revealed bitterness: "Indeed, this poor monk... has shallow cultivation."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "You were deceived."

The old monk: "What..."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan spread his left hand, a wisp of karmic fire condensed and emerged, and he pushed it forward.

The black karmic fire attached itself to that painting; although the old monk could not see it, he could perceive that this painting had been tainted by something terrifying, and he immediately let go and let it fall.

Accompanied by the burning of the karmic fire, cracks appeared on the painting, and in the end, it became as if someone had held a knife and scraped it crazily.

The old monk widened his eyes, unable to believe it.

This meant that the catastrophe had long had a clear target, but this painting had been tampered with by someone to cover it up.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "You are old, this can be seen, but your voice hasn't changed; this is a flaw. Appearance and voice—as one ages, the voice also changes accordingly."

The old monk's body began to tremble.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Also, you speak too pedantically; when people reach a certain age, they lose some learning ability and are too lazy to change. Back then, you liked to quote 'in the words of your Central Plains,' but look at you now... your language habits have blended in so well; could it be that you've been too lazy to do anything else these years and have been focusing on taking language classes?"

The old monk looked at Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan in some despair.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Someone who could set up the Corpse-Ghost Soul-Locking Formation back then cannot even see through this bit of heavenly divination now. When you saw me, your first reaction was that I looked familiar, like you had seen me somewhere before; you were thinking about things, not searching your memory."

The old monk's figure slumped, and he confessed:

"Master has pointed at this painting countless times over these years, saying that failing to take this spirit child into the sect was his lifelong regret.

If it weren't for your mother's special status, Master wouldn't have dared to act rashly; otherwise, you should have become my junior brother, would have called me senior brother, and I would have pampered and protected you without reservation; Master would surely have been the same."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan shook his head: "I didn't see that you have this kind of atmosphere here."

The old monk: "This is true."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan pointed at the old monk sitting in front of him: "Your master hid himself and let you disguise yourself as him to block the catastrophe for him; is this what you call the compassion of a master?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan pointed again at the mute and the little monk: "As the senior brother, knowing you were pushed out by your master to block the catastrophe, you made one junior brother mute and soaked the other; is this what you call the pampering of a senior brother?"

The old monk opened his mouth, cold sweat streaming down.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "You only discovered after contacting me that my killing intent toward you wasn't that intense, so you thought of climbing up the pole and pulling out that mother of mine while playing the sentiment card.

Don't act in front of me; you aren't good at acting.

Actually, from the moment I entered the sect, the intense desire to survive I felt from you was the biggest flaw in you replacing Master's identity."

The old monk: "I want to live, really, I just want to live, I don't think I'm wrong!"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "I came to demand an explanation; as you felt, my killing intent isn't that strong. But as it stands, even without me taking action, you won't be able to live."

The old monk: "No, as long as you can raise your hand..."

Before he finished speaking, his body stiffened, and immediately after, his eyes began to turn red, his expression became twisted, and he seemed to be undergoing some kind of change.

He had been placed under a restriction beforehand, and now it was about to take effect.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan stood up immediately, flicked his left hand downward, took the copper coin sword in his hand, and struck directly at his glabella.

"Snap!"

In an instant, white smoke rose, the old monk's facial skin began to peel off, revealing the image of a middle-aged man.

The red in his eyes was dissipated by the copper coin sword, and his twisted Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face gradually returned to calm.

"I didn't expect Master to be so heartless; thank you for being willing to save me..."

"I didn't intend to save you, and I can't save you either; the thing your master planted in you is fundamentally unsolvable, and you will definitely die."

As if to verify what he had said, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan moved the copper coin sword he had placed on his forehead.

"Ah!!!"

His eyes were covered by red again, his Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face twisted even more, and at the same time, his limbs swelled continuously as if being inflated, similar to the scene when Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin used his ghost-driving technique.

But Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin's ghost-driving technique is controllable; even if Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Binbin himself couldn't control those two god-sons, he wouldn't inflate his god-father to death.

The one before him was completely and intentionally heading toward the uncontrollable; either go insane or explode.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Look, I wasn't wrong, your master never intended for you... for you all to live."

The mute's body twitched, the aura on his body became increasingly sharp, his eyes were also filled with red, and he no longer had his own thoughts.

The little monk's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face simply melted, revealing the Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face of an old crone, emitting a shrill scream and revealing a craving for blood and flesh.

That old monk was originally in a subordinate small unit, where many artifacts used as cultural relics were stored, but that small unit had long since been deregistered.

Therefore, it was actually quite difficult to find them originally.

The number Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had been wanting to dial was the phone in Li Lan's office; Li Lan should be able to find his location.

But this matter became simple because of Great-Grandfather's involvement, as Great-Grandfather had been tormented by that group of zombies in his dreams for a long time.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan felt that this should be the counterattack of Great-Grandfather's own good fortune; winning the lottery again and scratching out a luxury tour in the capital was the result of good fortune.

This also fits why Grandma Liu and the others were so cautious when they moved into Great-Grandfather's house, and it also explains why Qin Li didn't pick up the soy sauce bottle back then.

When the good fortune on Great-Grandfather began to counterattack... the people around him would naturally be used as pawns.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan not only didn't dislike this feeling, but actually quite liked this simple and clear guidance.

But it was precisely because it was too direct and clear that the Tantric old monk sensed it in advance.

That move of his was indeed ruthless, taking the lives of three disciples to sever this karma.

Putting aside stance and human ethics, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan really admired this method of his, because it was indeed effective; once this matter is over, the debt is cleared with death, and Great-Grandfather's good fortune would lose its target for counterattack.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Solve them."

If he hadn't come tonight, the three people in this temple would have gone insane and become demons, causing harm; since he was here, he certainly had to take action to solve it.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You both took action.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan pressed the copper coin sword against the middle-aged monk's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face again, his right hand condensed blood mist and slapped the sword body, the patterns were branded directly onto it, and the copper coin sword began to crazily wear down the rising evil aura on the other party like an electric soldering iron.

"Ah!!!"

If the distance were further or the other party had completed the transformation, it would be a bit troublesome for Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan to deal with him, but now that the person was right in front of him and he had taken the initiative, there was no issue of close-combat skills, and it was very simple to solve.

The copper coin sword cut downward, and from his glabella to his chest, a blood line appeared; as the evil aura sprayed out, it carried a large amount of vital blood with it.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan took out the wordless book, turned to that page, and stained it with the vital blood.

Since it was already sprayed, don't waste it.

This isn't making a deal, because what is swallowed today will double the deduction amount tomorrow; anyway, whatever is eaten must be squeezed out, just letting you satisfy your craving.

"Tell me where your master went, and I'll give you a quick end."

"Plateau... Mountain Sect."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan nodded, the copper coin sword went horizontal, and he cut off his head.

The copper coin sword was not sharpened, but once it touched evil things, it would become exceptionally sharp.

This is enough to show what a fierce person the Zhao family's Long Wang was back then; Zhao Yi's weak and willow-like style really disgraced his ancestors.

Something like tree roots grew out of the mute's throat, and vines also appeared under the skin of his limbs; his physical strength was further enhanced, and he pounced toward Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng while roaring.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng didn't hold back; he opened fifteen of the sixteen energy gates at once, first kicked the other party away, then pounced, and the Yellow River shovel fell heavily, smashing his head to pieces.

The guy who went insane had increased strength, but he also lost his original consciousness; as long as your strength is strong enough, you would actually find him easier to deal with now.

But after losing his head, he was still twitching, and those tree-root-like things were still spreading outward.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng stepped on him, raised the shovel again and smashed it down, then bent down and pulled out the tree roots.

The tree roots quickly wrapped around Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's palm, wanting to find an entrance to enter Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's body; Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng opened his mouth, bit off a section, and began to chew.

"Crunch! Crunch!"

It was crispy and refreshing, like sweet sugarcane.

On the other side, Bai He Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi also solved it very quickly.

The other party's evil aura was leaking, equivalent to being possessed by a fierce ghost; dealing with this kind of guy, the Guan Old Old Old Jiang Shou are truly professionally suited, after all, the things these guys are showing now are all things they played with and discarded long ago.

The old crone initially wanted to take the initiative to attack, but after being heavily wounded repeatedly, she began to want to run away; for this, she even specially sprayed a burst of yellow fog, wanting to use a ghost-wall trap on the Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi.

The Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi was almost laughed to anger; designing a ghost-wall trap for himself, who is a guiding Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi?

Under the illumination of the vertical pupils, the old woman had nowhere to hide; the boy held his left hand vertically by his lips, chanting a spell, while the old woman clutched her head and began to spin in place.

Then, while continuing to maintain that posture and chant, the boy walked toward her holding a trident in his right hand, stabbed it into her head, and gave it a twist.

The old woman immediately turned into a puddle of yellow pus, while a piece of something that looked like yellow essence remained on the trident.

The boy turned his head, saw that Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng was eating with great relish, and simply opened his own mouth, biting into the "yellow essence" as if eating a barbecue.

The baleful energy and ghost energy condensed within it had a nourishing effect on the soul, but a normal person could not eat it at all, nor could they even touch it; however, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You had absorbed a significant amount of the boy's divine power during his previous river-walking, so he was an exception.

What surprised the boy slightly was that, although this thing was truly difficult for a human to swallow, when he ate it, his own spirit medium did not transmit much of a sense of disgust or rejection to him.

The boy was very gratified, thinking that Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You had matured.

In reality, it was because not long ago, A You had just experienced the baptism of mung bean juice.

With mung bean juice as a precedent, this thing was no longer so difficult to swallow.

At this moment, from the middle-aged monk's severed neck, something the size of a black pebble, resembling a century egg, squeezed out.

After landing, it began to develop a luster, as if a gaze were emanating from within.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan knew that this was a contingency hidden by that high-ranking Tantric monk within his disciple's body; he was "observing" in this manner.

The century egg began to roll, rolling into the temple room, and Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan followed it inside.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You hurried to catch up while eating, and when the two met at the entrance of the temple room, they both froze for a moment.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng handed the tree root to the boy, but the boy shook his head.

He could not taste this thing; if he ate a bite, his spirit medium would have to go lie in a hospital.

The boy handed the remaining half of the "yellow essence" in his hand to Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, who was not picky about raw or cold food, and lowered his head to take a big bite.

Chewing, swallowing, frowning—this thing tasted bland, and swallowing it even made him feel nauseous.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng: "It doesn't taste good."

The boy tossed the remaining "yellow essence" into his mouth, thinking to himself that a guy like him who couldn't even perform a spirit walk had no use for nourishing the soul.

Under the Buddha statue inside the temple room, there was a tray filled with water; after the century egg rolled into it, it began to dissolve, transforming into a Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face, and it began to speak, though it could not emit sound; however, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan could read what he was saying, and he was very agitated:

"Inner demon... inner demon... I just saw the existence of an inner demon in you... come find me... come to the plateau to find me... I can help you control and stifle the inner demon..."

Stifle the inner demon?

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan nodded and said:

"Rest assured, I will definitely come to find you in the future."

After speaking, he stabbed his copper coin sword into the tray, and the turbid liquid inside immediately boiled, causing the tray to explode.

Tonight, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had come to demand an explanation, but the "explanation" given by the old monk left the young man very dissatisfied.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan said to Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Bai He Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi beside him: "Alright, clean this place up."

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng: "Mm."

Bai He Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi: "Mm!"

After the "mm," Bai He Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi immediately ended the spirit medium state, the vertical pupils dissipated, and he ran away.

The starry night shone brightly.

On a towering cliff, temple after temple was carved.

In one of the temples, three monks sat.

"Luosang, why are you so happy?"

"Need you ask? It must be that Luosang's tribulation has been resolved."

Luosang shook his head: "This is something that makes me even happier than resolving a tribulation. Do you remember? I told you that I once met a spiritual child."

"Remember, you've said it several times."

"Why, is this tribulation related to that spiritual child?"

Luosang: "This tribulation is him, but I no longer think of it as a tribulation, but rather guidance from the Buddha. My spiritual child has not only broken free from his mother's protection but has also given birth to an inner demon."

The other two monks' eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Luosang: "He is like an egg that has matured and actively peeled its own shell, jumping into my plate. I have a premonition that my Mountain Sect will flourish because of him!"

"Luosang, do you have his birth date and fate?"

"Right, Luosang, hurry and give it to us; let's perform divination together."

"Of course I have it; after all, his mother asked me to treat his illness back then. Come, this is it. Let the three of us perform divination together, first determine his fate and fortune, then discuss the time to go down the mountain to bring the spiritual child back to the sect."

The three monks each held their ritual implements and began to divine.

"The path of fate is high and smooth; the spiritual child's fate is extremely high."

"Protected by wind and rain, he is a person with great wisdom and spiritual roots."

Luosang: "That goes without saying. However, this is only the surface of the spiritual child. What amazes me most and makes me unable to forget is that he was born with six senses pure. We spend our whole lives seeking the gate of emptiness without entering, yet he was born within the gate of emptiness."

The three monks smiled and continued to divine.

As they divined, the three monks suddenly froze collectively.

"Pfft!" "Pfft!" "Pfft!"

The three monks each spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, their auras withered, and they swayed unsteadily.

"I saw two, two terrifying... Luosang, what kind of spiritual child is this? Whose spiritual child is this, after all!"

"I saw a river piercing the sky, falling down and washing everything away. Disaster, disaster! Luosang, you have brought disaster to the sect!"

Luosang's expression was the most horrified; his mouth agape, his eyes hollow, he muttered:

"Impossible, this is impossible, he is still just a child..."

The next day's itinerary was to climb the Great Wall.

Li Sanjiang was in good health and walked a long stretch, his rough palms having patted who knows how many wall battlements.

Although Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin was not here, there was no shortage of people at the scenic spot to help tourists take photos, only... the price was quite expensive.

However, Li Sanjiang rarely complained about the children spending money recklessly on this matter, and he took many photos.

Young people like a place and can think about coming back when they have the chance in the future.

But for the elderly, many places, once visited, are visited for the last time in this life; if something goes wrong with their health one day, they might even find it difficult to travel far.

After returning from the Great Wall, everyone went to the South Gate to eat mutton hot pot.

Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang's exchange meeting had already begun, mainly for the newly selected students; they didn't need to attend the whole thing, only to go and give an experience-sharing report tomorrow.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan didn't intend to go himself; he sent Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You.

Upon hearing that he had to Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face so many people to give a report, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's toes began to grip the ground.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan didn't let him go into battle empty-handed, but in the hotel room, he used paper and pen to write a speech for him.

It was mainly from a professional perspective, combined with practice, to talk about how to avoid and handle some special "accidents" encountered during the construction process.

It couldn't be too obvious, or it would involve feudal superstition, but it couldn't be too superficial either; after all, even someone like Luo Gong would chat with the "Mountain God" and "River God"—this was a work necessity. Plus, it was unlikely to be completely peaceful when going to the Goguryeo tombs in the future.

Before long, a substantial speech was written. Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan handed it to Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You and instructed him to just read it tomorrow.

At this time, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng opened the door and entered, pointing to the room next door: "Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, there is a smell of blood in Grandpa Li's room next door."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan immediately ran to the room next door and found that Great-Grandpa was standing by the sink, head tilted back, nosebleeds gushing out "gurgling."

He helped Great-Grandpa plug his nostrils with paper, but soon the nosebleed seeped out again, coming fiercely, as if it couldn't be stopped no matter what.

After a long time of fussing, it finally stopped.

"Hoo..."

Li Sanjiang lay on the bed, panting incessantly.

"Great-Grandpa, didn't you drink the tea I brewed for you earlier?"

"Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Hou, you know, your Great-Grandpa isn't used to drinking tea leaves."

Usually at home, Great-Grandpa basically drank tea brewed from orange peels or agastache leaves; he rarely drank tea leaves.

"You have to drink it; you need to pay attention to hydration, otherwise you'll get nosebleeds again."

Due to the climate difference between the north and south, the northern climate was drier. They had run to many scenic spots these days, and on top of eating mutton hot pot, the nosebleed had come on fiercely all at once.

"Fine, I got it, I'll drink it; at worst, I'll just pee a few more times."

Early the next morning, at Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's insistence, he took him to the hospital for a physical examination.

On the way, Li Sanjiang kept muttering in a low voice: "It's just a nosebleed, where's the need to go to the hospital."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Since we've come to the capital, it's a pity not to visit the hospital; we can talk about it when we go back."

Li Sanjiang stopped complaining immediately upon hearing this.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng: "I also want to bring my grandpa to the capital for a check-up in the future."

Li Sanjiang straightened his back even more upon hearing this.

After entering the hospital, of course, it wasn't just a simple nose check; Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan arranged a major examination.

The results of the examination surprised even the doctors, especially after seeing the old man's age on the medical record; some doctors even began to ask Li Sanjiang for his secret to longevity.

Some examination reports needed a while to come out, so Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan let Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng accompany Li Sanjiang to sit outside for a while, while he stayed there to wait.

Behind this hospital, there was a high-level sanatorium.

Li Sanjiang sat down on a bench and sniffed: "Hey, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng Hou, is there someone selling roasted sweet potatoes over there?"

"Mm." Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng stood on tiptoe to look; there was indeed someone pushing a gasoline drum along the roadside outside.

"Go buy two for me to taste."

"Alright."

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng went to buy roasted sweet potatoes.

Li Sanjiang placed his hands on his knees, gently rubbing them while curiously surveying the surrounding environment.

It really is bigger than the Weisheng Academy in our town; look at this place, it's decorated just like a garden.

"Old brother?"

A voice came from behind him.

Li Sanjiang turned his head and saw the person who had arrived. Hey, it was actually the same man he had smoked with at Shichahai the day before yesterday.

"Hey, little brother!"

Li Sanjiang said as he rummaged through his pockets and handed a lighter to the other man: "My apologies, I only realized when I got back that I'd accidentally walked off with your lighter."

The old man smiled and reached out to push it back: "Keep it with you; my wife at home doesn't allow me to smoke."

Li Sanjiang nodded: "That's true, smoking is bad for your health."

As he spoke, he took out his cigarette case, pulled out two cigarettes, and lit one for each of them.

"Old brother, why are you here?"

"Sigh, it's all because of my great-grandson. I just had a nosebleed, and he insisted on dragging me to the hospital for a check-up. I really couldn't say no to him, so I had to come. You tell me, for such a small matter, was it worth coming all the way here? It's so expensive to see a doctor at a big hospital like this!"

"The child cares about you; that's filial piety."

"That's true." Li Sanjiang got the answer he wanted and happily exhaled a puff of smoke.

"My follow-up results came out yesterday."

"How were they?"

"Quite good; the surgery results were even better than the doctors expected."

"That's great."

"Old brother, would you like to come to my place for a sit-down? We can drink some tea and chat this afternoon. I live right over there."

Li Sanjiang looked in the direction the man was pointing and smiled: "In our countryside, we don't have the custom of visiting empty-handed. Little brother, let's do it next time, next time."

"I've already smoked your cigarettes twice, old brother; you really must let me treat you to a cup of tea."

"It's really not convenient. I have to go back with my great-grandson in a while, and we still have to go to the Military Museum this afternoon."

"I'll go with you; I can give you a guided tour."

"No need, my great-grandson is very familiar with it; he explains things better than any professional guide wherever we go."

"He definitely isn't as familiar with it as I am."

Just then, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan walked out holding the report.

Li Sanjiang immediately waved and said: "Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Hou, your great-grandfather is over here, Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Hou!"

Immediately after, Li Sanjiang said to the old man beside him: "Look, this is my great-grandson. Don't look at how young he is; he's already a university student. Back when he took the college entrance exam, he was the provincial top scorer!"

How about it, isn't my great-grandson handsome? I didn't lie to you that day, did I, little brother?"

"Yes, uncle."

(End of chapter)