Chapter 281

Once, Li Zhuiyuan also wanted to follow the rules they set; after all, the enemy was strong and he was weak.

At first, the youth indeed treated the three sticks of incense as a bumpy test, focusing on meeting moves with moves, but when the second and third also descended, forcing his side to pay a full-loss price to fight, the nature of the matter changed.

There was no reason to only allow you to break the rules again and again, while I had to suffer in silence.

Isn't it just playing with rules?

That "River Walking Code of Conduct" was the product of the youth's battle of wits and courage with the Heavenly Dao since he started River Walking.

Some things are not understood more deeply or mastered more thoroughly just because someone has lived longer; if that were the case, the river water wouldn't have targeted the youth so early.

Since he decided to retaliate, that retaliation must be manifested.

Just like what Zhao Yi thought, Li Zhuiyuan also wanted to see rivers of blood; those household registers shaved into blank pages didn't reflect the youth's paranoia, but a kind of cold habit.

It was Li Zhuiyuan who let Yin Meng prepare the sacrifice, and the sacrifice was the tomb owner, but Li Zhuiyuan didn't think the Great Emperor would really descend to do anything.

If he really wanted to do it, the Great Emperor wouldn't have to wait until now.

This wave of his going to Fengdou was all actively promoted by the Great Emperor; how could the Great Emperor not know about the behavior of these people under him?

He knew, but didn't stop it, and even didn't have the intention to intervene, therefore, even if he successfully provoked the Great Emperor out, he couldn't achieve the direct purpose he wanted.

But indirect purposes could be achieved.

Earlier in the tomb owner's consciousness, Li Zhuiyuan taught the tomb owner a technique.

Thanks to the state at that time, the tomb owner was under the control of Li Zhuiyuan's Black Leather Book secret technique, so Li Zhuiyuan could easily impose his will upon it, and the teaching efficiency was very high; coupled with the tomb owner's own extremely high talent and rich experience of being possessed by Yin messengers again and again in the past, it learned very quickly.

But even so, it was impossible to learn and thoroughly understand a whole set of "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra" in such a short time.

What the tomb owner learned was the second chapter of the first volume of the sutra.

Most of this kind of inheritance scriptures, the first chapter of the first volume is an introduction to the god's worldview, belonging to the skippable stage, while the second chapter is the calling and prayer to the god.

In reality, in most temples, believers facing the statue of a god, first kowtowing and then praying for blessings, are actually a generalized extension of this second chapter.

It is very difficult to sense a god using this technique, and in terms of people, for example, the young Lin Shu You could sense the Yin God very early, thus being hailed as a genius of the Guan Jiang Shou lineage.

Not to mention the tomb owner's talent before death, just the fact that there were three such existences in its body, on this basis, performing the second chapter's calling, to a certain extent, was equivalent to using the names of those three to send a message to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

If the Bodhisattva was not omniscient and omnipotent, insight into fate... then when sensing this kind of prayer, the Bodhisattva should also be shocked.

Up to this point, Li Zhuiyuan still didn't feel safe; after all, those three possessed the ability to isolate the Heavenly Dao's gaze for a short time, so they must also have the ability to isolate that kind of existence.

Therefore, Li Zhuiyuan let Yin Meng perform the sacrifice; if the Great Emperor descended and directly performed punishment, then everyone would be happy, and the matter could come to an end here, which Li Zhuiyuan would also accept; if not, then it was equivalent to inviting the Great Emperor to appear, providing this bowl of vinegar for the dumplings that followed.

In the past, under the Great Emperor's fury, a Dharma decree was issued, and that hidden family vanished into thin air; the top forces in the Jianghu all noticed this movement, and Grandma Liu even knew the follow-up of the event earlier than Li Zhuiyuan, the person involved.

In the Guarding Zhenjun Temple, Li Zhuiyuan had sensed Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's gaze; at that time, the youth knew clearly that the Bodhisattva could see through the Great Emperor's phantom standing behind him representing the inheritance at a glance.

This kind of powerful existence caring about each other's actions was almost an instinct, especially Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Fengdu Great Emperor; between them, there was not only a gap in teachings but also a struggle for the right to speak in the underworld.

When the Great Emperor's gaze was cast here from above in a grand manner, Li Zhuiyuan didn't believe that the Bodhisattva's gaze wouldn't also sweep here.

When He looked here, then the so-called covering had no practical significance.

Under double insurance, Li Zhuiyuan's goal was achieved.

Looking at the tomb owner's solemn Dharma appearance, those who didn't know would think he was some eminent monk who had attained the Dao before death.

This was all the Bodhisattva's special "gift."

When the Buddha light manifested, it meant the Bodhisattva decided to use the tomb owner as a chess piece, and this killing move of three sticks of incense that didn't conform to the rules as a chessboard, entering the game!

At this time, Zhao Yi felt both shocked and sighing in his heart; he had thought the one surnamed Li didn't understand family struggles, but in reality, he understood too well.

The internal contradictions of a force, no matter how big, had the possibility of self-reconciliation and digestion, but once it was pierced, the nature changed completely.

Above, golden light was brewing, like putting on a layer of untimely morning glow.

It came, but it was patrolling, waiting, searching.

Zhao Yi immediately noticed the opportunity.

This wave could be called a small theater attracting a big star; the big star couldn't easily come on stage in person, so he needed to arrange a small attendant to run errands.

Zhao Yi felt that he could take on this responsibility.

If the Bodhisattva needed a knife, he, Zhao Yi, could shave his head on the spot and enter the gate of emptiness.

As for those twin sisters, anyway, they were fainted and didn't know anything right now; besides, at worst, he could just return to secular life after they woke up.

Zhao Yi raised his head, puffed out his chest, and the Life and Death Gate seam in front of his chest rotated.

At this moment, he looked just like a pet in the market performing hard to be taken away.

Li Zhuiyuan's gaze lifted slightly, and after looking, he moved it away.

The glow made a choice, first dropping a wisp, shining on Li Zhuiyuan in front of him.

Possessing the blue lotus, it was naturally easier to be favored by the glow.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't move, still standing outside the circle.

Regarding this, Zhao Yi expressed understanding; if picking, one must pick from the good ones first.

If the one surnamed Li didn't want it, wouldn't the next one be himself?

Sure enough, the glow moved to Zhao Yi's front.

Zhao Yi lifted his foot, wanting to step into it.

For him, this was a great opportunity; from then on, when walking in the Jianghu, he could also learn from the one surnamed Li and have a big shot behind him to endorse him.

However, just as Zhao Yi was about to come into contact with the glow, the tomb owner who was chanting scriptures suddenly stopped.

The glow in front of Zhao Yi dissipated, and the glow above also became somewhat unstable.

Zhao Yi was stunned, looking at the tomb owner.

He noticed that it was that guy targeting himself!

But the problem was, in the gaze that guy cast at him, there was rich concern.

As if it doing this was for his own good.

From the moment the tomb owner first revealed self-consciousness, Zhao Yi had discovered that the other party was very special to him; clearly he didn't know him at all, but the other party treated him like a childhood friend.

The tomb owner chanted the scriptures again, the glow in the sky consolidated, and the light circle below appeared in front of Zhao Yi again.

Zhao Yi... didn't dare to go in.

A short pause was enough for his head to clear; he suddenly realized that if it were really a good thing without major drawbacks, the one surnamed Li couldn't possibly leave it for him specifically.

Zhao Yi not moving forward was equivalent to a refusal.

After a while, the light circle in front of him disappeared.

On the scene, there was no one else who could stand, so the glow finally could only shine on the tomb owner, together with the light above, pouring into its body.

The red, white, and black colors that were already suppressed were now suppressed even more thoroughly.

They couldn't care about origin or not anymore; the strong sense of crisis and the sudden turn of reality made them abandon all small calculations and start trying to flee at all costs.

"Buzz." "Buzz!" "Buzz!"

Three clusters of light fire rushed out from the tomb owner's body; this was completely not caring about anything anymore.

Three rays of glow shot out from the tomb owner's body, binding those three clusters of light fire, forming a stalemate with them.

Zhao Yi looked up at the strange scene above; it was just like an aurora, incredibly beautiful.

As one of the members who personally set off the fireworks, a sense of achievement even rose in his heart.

Only, the situation of one-sided crushing didn't appear; the three clusters of light fire were gradually breaking free, and the other three-colored lusters that appeared earlier were in the western position, conducting a reception for them.

Zhao Yi initially suspected the Bodhisattva was incompetent, then gradually realized that it might be the carrier that was incompetent.

This kind of remote wrestling was too demanding on the quality of the attendant.

The tomb owner cast its gaze toward Li Zhuiyuan.

Dual gaze; one layer was a plea for help, the other layer was a clear indication.

The former came from the tomb owner himself, the latter was exactly the same as what was felt in the Guarding Zhenjun Temple back then.

Li Zhuiyuan said loudly:

"Humans and ghosts travel different paths, Yin and Yang are separated by two worlds, the laws of heaven and earth cannot be violated; today there are three little ghosts causing disaster in the human world, please Bodhisattva descend with compassion to save the people!"

After Li Zhuiyuan finished speaking, the tomb owner learned to repeat: "Humans and ghosts travel different paths, Yin and Yang are separated by two worlds..."

In this chanting, the glow didn't change, but the strength of the red, white, and black lights being received by the western position decreased, that is, the summons by the Fengdu Yin Division was withdrawn.

In private, opening the back door secretly was fine, but once placed on the table, one had to do things according to the rules.

However, the traction of the other three rays of light still existed.

It was just unknown whether those six really had a good relationship, or because they were on the same boat, the three who didn't come still didn't want to give up the three who descended.

Up to now, for the tomb owner's side, it was just returning to a stalemate, not enough.

Li Zhuiyuan spread his right hand; under the condensation of blood mist, the blood-porcelain-colored formation flag appeared again, and the youth gripped it with his hand.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound, the formation flag was broken.

The formation originally arranged here began to collapse.

In an instant, white light was revealed, and the Feng Shui atmosphere all around poured in, washing away all filth and concealment, illuminating this place like daylight.

Zhao Yi was forced not only to close his eyes immediately but also to quickly close his perception.

The horror in his heart surged again.

Just destroying the formation wouldn't cause this phenomenon; the current scene showed that when the one surnamed Li designed and arranged this formation, he had hidden this underlying structure.

No wonder the one surnamed Li sat there earlier, writing and drawing for so long; his deduction volume was much, much more than he had imagined.

In the past, when this guy wasn't that strong, he really could give himself a chance to kill him; now, accompanied by this guy rising step by step, those means and meticulous schemes had already made Zhao Yi feel fear.

Thinking from another perspective, Zhao Yi felt that the Heavenly Dao was still too easy to talk to; if he were the Heavenly Dao, he would have long ago sent down thunder to strike this one surnamed Li to death, and striking him to death wouldn't be enough—after the one surnamed Li was buried, he would have to strike the grave head fiercely a few times to prevent him from becoming a walking corpse after death.

In short, for a short time, there would be nothing here that could cover the Heavenly Dao's gaze.

Li Zhuiyuan took the opportunity to say:

"I once heard the Buddha say: If hell is not empty, I vow not to become a Buddha?"

The tomb owner pressed his hands together and chanted sincerely:

"If hell is not empty, I vow not to become a Buddha!"

With this, the three who were originally in the western position to receive these three rays of light also let go.

Even if placed on the table, the three who didn't descend could still choose to turn a deaf ear by paying a certain price; anyway, what can you do to me?

But now, it was equivalent to being on the scale; if they didn't let go, their hands would also be placed on the scale.

In the final analysis, although there are still special existences under the Heavenly Dao that can defy heaven and remain, in the general trend, the Heavenly Dao still occupies an absolute advantage.

Even if someone really wants to come out to oppose the Heavenly Dao, it must be the Great Emperor first; how could it be their turn.

The red, white, and black lights that lost all foreign aid were forcibly pulled back into the tomb owner's body, and then completely covered by the glow.

Seals of Buddha appeared on the tomb owner's body, as if putting shackles on it one by one.

Zhao Yi finally understood why the tomb owner wanted to dissuade him when he wanted to step into that circle earlier.

This was not an opportunity; this was a seal.

If he, Zhao Yi, had gone in just now, he would have been able to show off for ten minutes, and then... there would be no then.

Zhao Yi turned his head fiercely and glared at the youth:

One surnamed Li, you actually didn't remind me just now!

Li Zhuiyuan lowered his head.

Zhao Yi thought: Damn it, you're doing it again! Are you going to open another can of drink later?

But this time, the youth wasn't deliberately avoiding Zhao Yi, but because he had helped the tomb owner accept the great vow, his spiritual consciousness had been completely emptied.

Now, in Li Zhuiyuan's vision, only gray and white remained; the distance to being blind like last time was already very, very close.

The youth sat down, his hand fumbling in his backpack, taking out a can of Jianlibao, opening it with a "pop," and pouring it into his mouth.

Zhao Yi: "Hehe."

The tomb owner continued to retreat; its tomb was in the rear, and the "grave robber hole" opened when coming out was also still there.

Accompanied by the retreat, the shackles on its body also became heavier and heavier, almost wrapped in several layers, even the head was the same.

Near the grave robber hole, the tomb owner first looked at Li Zhuiyuan.

If not for the youth, it couldn't have completed this revengeful vent after death.

Immediately after, the tomb owner cast its gaze on Zhao Yi again.

The two of them had no intersection in the past; in the era when the tomb owner lived, Zhao Yi's grandfather hadn't been born yet.

But because of the evolution in memory, the tomb owner retained memories with "Zhao Yi."

Before its eyes were also covered by shackles, a brilliant light projected from the tomb owner's eyes, as if it had made a blessing.

Zhao Yi only felt an itch in his heart; the peach blossoms that had withered and fallen actually had the possibility of growing back.

At the same time, the tomb owner's past memories also appeared in Zhao Yi's mind; in a short time, he saw the tomb owner's whole life.

The tomb owner fell into the grave robber hole.

Zhao Yi subconsciously stretched out his hand; the previous misunderstanding now turned into enlightenment, but wanting to say something else was already too late, even unable to give an active eye signal, leaving a huge regret.

The glow all around poured into the grave robber hole crazily, forming a convergence, and the hole was filled and sealed accordingly.

Underground, vibrations were emitted; the underground structure was changing, and the Feng Shui above was also swept away at this moment; the once auspicious cave no longer existed.

The most brilliant seal doesn't need magnificent buildings; as long as it is ordinary enough, it cannot be found.

"Hoo..."

Zhao Yi exhaled.

Clearly, it hadn't been long since leaving Nantong, and this wave had just begun, yet at this moment, he had the feeling that the big wave was over.

Walking back to Li Zhuiyuan's side and observing carefully, Zhao Yi realized that the youth's body really had problems.

He reached out and waved in front of Li Zhuiyuan.

"Hey, one surnamed Li."

"Not blind."

Zhao Yi took out a pill and handed it over.

Li Zhuiyuan opened his mouth and took it.

Zhao Yi didn't forget to add an annotation: "This pill is what I use to save my own life; Old Tian Tou can't rub it out; it's the last one."

"Oh."

"You kid, why do you like testing me so much? It was like that under the peach forest, and it was like that just now."

"I only realized that stepping into that circle would be sealed in later; I didn't have that thought at first."

"Then why didn't you go in?"

"We are going to Fengdou on this trip; the aura of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva on me is too heavy, so it's not suitable to go to Fengdou."

"Heh, hahaha!" Zhao Yi laughed, pointing at the direction of the grave robber hole behind him, "You already sent those three there, yet you're worried about the 'clothes' on you being wrong, and it's not suitable to go to Fengdou?"

"Is it not?"

"Isn't it outrageous?"

"I've always been tossing and turning, never holding back."

"Hmm, I know..."

Zhao Yi understood what the one surnamed Li meant; from the perspective of his own clan elders, the more the children under them could make trouble, the more they would feel gratified, thinking the child had a future.

And the one surnamed Li, as the actual successor of the Great Emperor, actually didn't fear rebellion and trouble-making, but feared silence the most.

It might even be that the more outrageously he tossed, the Great Emperor would instead find it harder to get angry directly, having to endure it, and then, vent his anger on an unlucky guy who just happened to pass by.

Zhao Yi swallowed his saliva; was there a more suitable unlucky guy than himself?

"One surnamed Li, I'll ask you one thing, tell me the truth."

"Hmm."

"Did you design my positioning early on? You must dig a hole and take me to Fengdou, just to find a vent for the Great Emperor in advance?

When we arrive at the place, I go to the eighteenth level of hell, and you and the Great Emperor are teacher-kind and student-filial there?"

"I didn't have this thought at first."

"Hehehehe."

"You don't have to worry too much; things aren't that bad."

"The Great Emperor's fury always needs an outlet; do you think the Great Emperor won't be angry about today's events?"

"It's really not certain he will be angry."

Zhao Yi's gaze condensed.

Li Zhuiyuan continued: "Some things cannot be said clearly; one can only deduce them based on various known conditions."

"You mean, the Great Emperor wants to take action but it's inconvenient, so it's better to just borrow a knife to kill someone. Imperial art, huh."

"You said it."

Zhao Yi: "Anyway, I'm a louse who isn't afraid of being bitten; at worst, the whole family is finished. Coming out this time, quite a few ghost marshals and ghost generals were taken down, and those three were also sealed down; it just happens that many positions are vacated, which is conducive to my Zhao family struggling underground again."

"Quite good."

"There's still a kind of unreality; such an existence descended, and such an existence was sealed again. We just set up a makeshift stage, yet we were able to invite so many big gods to come and sing.

Afterwards, there's a feeling that we were just chess pieces."

"Aren't the four master and disciples in 'Journey to the West' also chess pieces?"

"Then my name being removed from the Book of Life and Death this time is equivalent to paying tribute? Hehe."

Laughing and laughing, Zhao Yi's mood fell again: "That person was buried just like that." Li Zhuiyuan: "If you miss him, you can dig him out and chat."

"Did you implant memories about me into him?"

"Hmm, using you to sell misery, as an inspirational model."

"Tsk, a pity; that little brother is a good person. When the timing is right in the future, it's really possible to dig him out for some air."

Zhao Yi checked the condition of the Liang sisters.

The originally youthful and beautiful sisters were now both seriously injured and haggard.

Zhao Yi's fingers brushed lightly over their faces.

"One surnamed Li, do you think they are stupid?"

Li Zhuiyuan didn't answer, closing his eyes.

Zhao Yi continued on his own: "I lied to you; why did you really risk your lives for me."

Li Zhuiyuan was truly asleep.

When he woke up, he found himself sitting in the passenger seat of a truck, wearing a seatbelt.

Outside, the sky was bright, the scenery was good, and it was very open.

Zhao Yi in the driver's seat had a cigarette in his mouth, skillfully holding the steering wheel, with the demeanor of an old driver.

"Awake?"

"Hmm."

Li Zhuiyuan rubbed his brow; in his vision, it was still gray and white, without color.

From this perspective, looking at anyone was like mourning their appearance.

"Hungry? You slept for a long time."

"Hungry."

"Then eat at the service area ahead."

"What about them?"

"Haven't woken up yet, but I feed them medicine on schedule; it's not a big problem."

At this time, Zhao Yi discovered through the rearview mirror that a small truck behind was changing lanes, wanting to overtake him.

He turned on the light first, then deliberately turned the steering wheel to the left, crowding the left lane, forcing the small truck behind to retreat.

Immediately, Zhao Yi changed lanes back; a construction section appeared ahead, turning into a single lane.

After entering the service area, Zhao Yi parked the truck.

"You wait, I'll go buy a boxed lunch and bring it up to eat with you."

Zhao Yi got out of the car, and Li Zhuiyuan saw through the rearview mirror that the small truck also entered this service area, stopping behind, and then a middle-aged man who wasn't tall got out of the car and chased after Zhao Yi.

Li Zhuiyuan picked up a bottle of water, just preparing to drink, when he saw a group of plainclothes police officers coming into the service area, checking vehicles.

Except for those specifically working undercover, most police officers, even if they wore plain clothes, could tell their identity from the details, especially their eyes.

Don't know who was checking what, but if they checked their truck, it would be quite troublesome.

Because their truck wasn't loaded with goods in the back, but filled with people, all unconscious and heavily "disemboweled."

However, Li Zhuiyuan didn't worry much; according to past habits, secular troubles during River Walking were easily avoided.

According to the trend of plainclothes police spreading out from the front to here, at the latest... the van parked in front of him would have problems.

Sure enough, when a person walked to the side of the van and just opened the driver's door, the plainclothes police around swarmed up, subduing him and another person sitting in the car.

Immediately after, the police started searching the van and even brought police dogs.

At the same time, another part of the people revealed their identities, setting up a cordon, temporarily not allowing outsiders to approach; even the car drivers nearby couldn't board their cars at this moment.

Li Zhuiyuan saw Zhao Yi coming over after buying the boxed lunch, followed by the man around thirty years old, the two chatting and laughing.

Zhao Yi gave Li Zhuiyuan a look, then simply opened the boxed lunch with the man beside him, eating while watching the police search.

A police uncle was sleepy, his eyes red; after catching the suspect, he had time to rest, so he walked to Li Zhuiyuan's side and lit a cigarette.

"Little friend, where's your dad? Outside, right? Don't worry, your dad will be able to come over in a while."

Li Zhuiyuan took out a drink and handed it over.

The police uncle licked his somewhat dry lips, touched his pocket, then went to pull over a young police officer passing by, asked for money, and handed it over.

"Here, little friend, thank you."

"No need, police and people are like fish and water."

"Hahaha!" The police laughed, but still threw the money in.

Li Zhuiyuan bent down to pick up the money and said to him: "Uncle, you need to go to the hospital to check your heart."

From his physiognomy, it was not only overwork but also showed illness in the Dan Mansion.

The police didn't say anything, opened the drink, raised his head and took two big gulps, then immediately staggered, one hand grabbing his chest tightly.

"Team Zhou!"

"Team Zhou, what's wrong with you?"

Fortunately, colleagues were nearby, immediately supporting him and sending him to another car; it should be to the hospital.

Li Zhuiyuan lowered his head and took another sip of water; just now it wasn't his crow's mouth—some illnesses, discovering them early and discovering them when someone was around, were instead a kind of luck.

The inspection ended, the suspects, stolen goods, and the van ahead were all taken away, and the service area returned to normal.

Zhao Yi got into the car and handed the boxed lunch he brought for Li Zhuiyuan over; he had just finished his own.

At this time, the middle-aged man got back into his car and then came down again, holding two packs of cigarettes, and threw them in:

"Cigarettes from our place, try them."

"Okay, thanks."

Li Zhuiyuan took the chopsticks apart, rubbed them, and said: "Chatted quite familiarly?"

Zhao Yi: "The person is quite interesting; just because I reminded him on the road earlier, he chased over to invite me to dinner after getting down; he even paid for the boxed lunch. His name is Zhang Xinhai; he opened a small spring factory, specifically delivering goods to car factories."

Li Zhuiyuan started eating.

Zhao Yi put his legs out of the car window, not in a hurry to drive, waiting for the youth to finish eating peacefully.

When Zhang Xinhai's small truck passed by and was about to leave, the two greeted each other again.

"One surnamed Li, we're about to enter the mountain city region; it's not far from Fengdou now."

"Drive a bit further, stop before entering Fengdou, and wait until everyone has recovered before entering Fengdou."

"Then I'll drive slower, slack off a bit, and then help Yongzi do a maintenance on this vehicle; I didn't dare to slow down before for fear of our vehicle having problems, but now I'm not afraid; for this distance, relying on foot travel is also fine."

"Both are fine."

"It's raining."

After Li Zhuiyuan finished eating, Zhao Yi started the car and drove out of the service area.

The rain got heavier and heavier; after driving for a distance, a long queue formed ahead, saying there was a mudslide that buried a section of the road, and don't know when it could be cleared.

Taking advantage of not many cars behind, Zhao Yi simply turned around and entered a town beside the provincial road.

Anyway, there was a traffic jam; rather than being stuck on the road, it was better to find a place nearby to rest conveniently.

At the entrance of the town, there was a long self-built house with a very spacious courtyard, hanging signs for meals and water, and a bus was already parked inside.

After Zhao Yi drove the car in, he got out to negotiate with the boss, and after coming back, he said:

"Originally there were guest rooms, but they were all booked by the people in the bus ahead."

"Sleeping in the car is the same."

Zhao Yi took out a piece of paper and said to Li Zhuiyuan: "What color is this?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Blue."

"Have you recovered, or did you remember the cover of Yongzi's pornographic magazine in the car?"

"Not recovered."

Zhao Yi took out a pill and handed it over: "Then take another one."

"Is this also the last one?"

"Right, the name of this pill is 'Last One'; it's for good luck."

Watching Li Zhuiyuan take the pill, Zhao Yi got out of the car and went to the back of the truck to get busy.

Li Zhuiyuan leaned against the car seat, looking through the car window at the curtain of rain outside.

The town was on the mountainside; vaguely, one could overlook the greenery in the distance, and people occasionally passed by with umbrellas, shouting in the rain, also with a Sichuan-Chongqing accent; perhaps because he had been running to the Sichuan-Chongqing region too much recently, this dialect sounded quite intimate.

Unable to sleep, Li Zhuiyuan took out the big brother phone, preparing to call Xue Liangliang.

Although he had already clarified the goal of this wave and the specific place to go, as the starting point of this wave, he should give some respect.

That end connected quickly.

"Hey, Liangliang Ge, it's me."

"Little Yuan, have you decided?"

"Hmm, I'm going to Fengdou; the approximate date is five days later, is that okay?"

"Okay, I'll arrange it for you; it just happens that the new exploration team also set off a few days ago, and they haven't arrived in Fengdou yet; after arriving in Fengdou, they will also rest, so it should be five days later before they can officially start work."

Xue Liangliang gave the address and number for reception, Li Zhuiyuan noted them down, and just as he was preparing to hang up, Xue Liangliang said:

"Little Yuan, since you've decided to go, then I won't hide one thing from you; hehe, Luo Gong and I will also go to Fengdou in a few days."

"Liangliang Ge, you don't need to hide this kind of thing from me."

Li Zhuiyuan knew Xue Liangliang's concerns; it was probably because when they talked on the phone last time, he noticed his reaction to going to Fengdou was wrong, so he was deliberately avoiding the motivation for letting him go to Fengdou.

"Little Yuan, Ge doesn't have other skills; Ge just wants not to add chaos to you."

"It's okay, Ge, you have money."

"Short of money?"

"Short of a few cars."

"Urgent?"

"Not urgent."

"Then okay, I'll go to the car dealership to choose cars before leaving Jin Ling, and then ask someone to drive them to Nantong; what type of cars do you need?"

"Anything is fine."

"Then I'll buy a few more types so it's convenient for you to choose."

"Good. But don't drive the cars into the village; it will scare Great-Grandfather."

"Then where should I drive them?"

"Park them by the river; there are people there who can watch them, and I'm not afraid of them being stolen."

"Hmm, buying a car is a major life event; I thought about it, I'm not at ease with others buying and delivering them; what if the car has problems and causes any accidents when you drive on the road in the future? I can't shirk the responsibility."

"How about this, I'll go to the car dealership to choose cars right now, and then I'll personally drive them back; it just happens that I can personally test all those cars on the way."

"Hmm, Liangliang Ge, you've considered it very thoroughly."

"Thank you, Little Yuan."

Xue Liangliang was very busy; now he had work that he could never finish. Actually, even if he were busier, it would be no problem to take time to run to Nantong, but he just couldn't pass that hurdle in his heart; before, there was official vacation after the project was completed, but now sneaking away was for private purposes, wasting public duty.

But involving helping Li Zhuiyuan, it was not in this category, so it could be justified.

After hanging up, Li Zhuiyuan saw a sedan and a police car also drive into this courtyard; it wasn't for official business, but more like a visit.

They met on the second floor; the one who came out was an old man with half-white hair and high spirits. After a simple conversation between the two sides, the sedan left, and the police car stayed.

The sky gradually darkened.

The host came to invite Zhao Yi and Li Zhuiyuan to eat inside the house, because this place specialized in earthen stoves.

The car was parked in the courtyard, and the dining position could clearly see it, so the two went down to eat.

After coming in, they saw eight people at the old man's table, old, middle-aged, and young, a classic combination.

When Luo Gong took the team out in the past, it was also this configuration: capable assistants and young disciples who just came in to accumulate experience.

Seeing that Li Zhuiyuan and Zhao Yi were just two people, the old man invited them over to eat together very enthusiastically.

Zhao Yi looked at Li Zhuiyuan and whispered: "According to physiognomy, he is a noble person."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Does this still need physiognomy?"

Surrounded by disciples and students, and with a police car outside to ensure safety, it was obvious.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't refuse and sat over with Zhao Yi to share the table.

The old man's surname was Zhai, named Zhai Quming.

When he introduced himself, Li Zhuiyuan knew his identity; he knew this name. In the industry, Zhai Lao had the same status as his own teacher, Luo Gong.

Testing their destination slightly, it was indeed Fengdou.

It was just that they got the news of the road closure ahead early, so they came down here in advance to wait.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't report his own gate to recognize him; if he recognized him, he would have to sit in their bus, but there was a group of injured partners in the truck.

Fortunately, they didn't chat too much about professional matters at the dinner table, basically chatting about scenery, life, and ideals and aspirations.

Zhao Yi's self-introduction was that his parents were both dead, and he was just driving a truck with his younger brother to earn a living.

Saying this, he also hugged Li Zhuiyuan's shoulder and shook it, showing off very proudly: "My younger brother has a smart brain and good grades!"

Saying his parents were both dead, Zhao Yi had no pressure at all.

What he enjoyed more was taking advantage of the one surnamed Li in public.

Although Zhao Yi hadn't been to university, it didn't mean he couldn't guess the identity of this group of people; after all, people had stated their destination themselves.

As the meal neared its end, Zhai Lao let the host fry some crispy meat and sticky rice cakes, personally carrying them to send to the comrades responsible for security in the police car in the courtyard; he had also called them down to eat together earlier, but was refused.

Subsequently, Zhai Lao let his students squeeze together, emptying a room for Li Zhuiyuan and Zhao Yi.

The window of the second-floor room faced the courtyard, right above their own truck, so it didn't delay things.

Li Zhuiyuan took a shower first; after lying on the bed, he rubbed his eyes gently. It should be the effect of sufficient rest and those two "Last One" pills; the youth's eyes could already see a little color.

Zhao Yi: "You sleep first; I'll go help them pee."

After saying that, Zhao Yi jumped down from the window.

Not long after, Zhao Yi came back, carrying Tan Wenbin on his shoulder.

"He woke up; the spirit beast in his body is really sensible, not only helping him hold on hard but also prioritizing him when healing."

Tan Wenbin mocked himself: "I woke up first, but they are still sleeping; it's useless."

Zhao Yi: "Arrived at the region, your accent has changed."

Tan Wenbin: "Zhao Shao, can you get me some hot soup to drink?"

Zhao Yi: "Tan Boss, your requirements are really many; just eat compressed biscuits."

Tan Wenbin: "Really differential treatment; if A-You woke up, it definitely wouldn't be this treatment."

Zhao Yi: "To be fair, Tan Boss, if it weren't for the hole you dug for me, I wouldn't have had to make this trip; just not pinching you to death when I found you woke up is already very differential treatment."

Tan Wenbin stopped talking, silently eating the compressed biscuits.

Leaving the bed in the room for them to sleep, Zhao Yi took a raincoat and went to the roof to sleep, putting on guard by the way.

Below him was Zhai Lao's room; the old man hadn't slept so late, discussing things with his students, as if having a class.

Night deepened.

Inside the truck, the Gu insect crawled out from Yin Meng's collar, and Yin Meng also woke up slowly at this time.

Actually, her injuries weren't heavy; it was just that after being swept by the white light and then forcibly opening the sacrifice, the burden on her spiritual consciousness level was very great; she was exhausted and fainted.

Sitting up, looking at the truck environment, then instructing the Gu insect to fly out and stand guard in front of everyone's nostrils, and after it flew back to inform that everyone was alive, Yin Meng also exhaled.

She first came to Runsheng's side; Runsheng's chest had already been bandaged with medicine, the technique quite delicate and familiar; at a glance, it was the work of the captain of the external team.

Reaching out to touch Runsheng's face, although he hadn't woken up, she could already perceive his temperature.

Yin Meng went to check the situation of the others; those two sisters were the most serious, not only seriously injured but also looking much older.

After doing all this, Yin Meng decided to get out of the car to find Little Yuan Ge and the others; since they weren't in the car, they should be nearby.

Coming to the side of the back of the truck, it was still raining heavily outside; Yin Meng had just woken up and her body was still very weak, so she didn't jump down directly, but turned to get out of the car in a conventional way.

Just as her toes touched the ground, Yin Meng felt something was wrong; this sound of rain... why did it stop suddenly?

Yin Meng let go of the hand holding the handrail and turned slowly; the scene she saw while standing in the car disappeared, and in front of her eyes was a boundless, stern water surface.

"Splash... splash..."

The sound of water rippled; Yin Meng turned again and found that the truck she had just gotten off had turned into a coffin.

The coffin wasn't high and was very familiar; this was what she had built with her own hands.

The coffin lid wasn't completely covered but was open with a palm-sized mouth; Yin Meng lowered her head to look down and saw her grandfather lying inside.

A shadow covered her; Yin Meng slowly raised her head, looking above her head, and while her eyes gradually widened, she said tremblingly:

"First... ancestor?"

(End of chapter)