Chapter 311
The area in the middle was affected by the battle, looking as if it had been continuously worked over by many bulldozers, leaving it extremely flat.
This made Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You search for a long time before he finally picked up a fertilizer bag at the edge of the ruins.
There was a hole in the bottom of the bag, so A You grabbed it and tied it into a knot.
Afterwards, A You carried the bag over to Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge's side.
"Clatter, clatter..."
He first poured everything out of his hiking backpack, then transferred it into the torn fertilizer bag.
Immediately after, A You began to carefully place these porcelain shards into the hiking backpack one by one.
At the thought that these porcelain shards could all be fused into the talisman armor in the future, allowing the Generals of Increase and Decrease to come down and work, a wave of inexplicable, intense joy surged in A You's heart.
Although there was nominally a distinction between superior and subordinate, and the Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi had become a ghost general whose life and death were in A You's hands, A You had always granted the Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi a great deal of authority, no different from the past, so the Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi's emotions could also affect him.
Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi: "Tsk tsk, what good material, it's really a waste on them; I'm even a little jealous."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Then you go."
Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi: "I'm not going; they were just caught to perform temporary corvée labor, while I have an official status."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Are you really that happy?"
Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi: "A great joyous event in a god's life: the moment you jump ship, the old government office collapses."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Are these porcelain shards really that precious?"
Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi: "Let me tell you something taboo in secret: when that woman displayed this blood porcelain in front of that person, she lost any possibility of living."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "It was that woman who wanted to kill Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge first."
Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi: "Yes, yes, yes."
The hiking backpack was full, but the porcelain shards weren't finished being packed, so Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You simply took off his own clothes, spread them on the ground, and continued packing the shards.
Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi: "Actually, the old government office didn't just collapse; it's also about to be annexed by my new government office."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Then after this wave ends, do I still have to return to Fujian?"
Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi: "Definitely. You can't handle it alone, and I reckon that person will go back with you to that main temple of the Official Generals you went to for advanced training when you were a child.
The Bodhisattva has been suppressed into the underworld by the Emperor of Emperor Emperor Fengdu, and the Official Generals have not only suffered heavy losses but are also leaderless, which is just right for reorganization."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's eyes lit up: "Reorganization?"
Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi: "That person definitely has a plan in mind, but you can also make some preparations yourself."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Do I also have to learn from the Three-Eyed One and write a book?"
Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi: "You don't need to write a book; just think of a 'three-chapter covenant.' Haven't you always wanted to make the spirit mediums and the yin gods equal? This is such a good opportunity.
Why should those yin gods be able to stand high above, stepping on the heads of spirit mediums to show off their power? It's outrageous!"
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "That's right."
Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi: "The great fortune of your master and your grandfather is about to arrive."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Great fortune?"
Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi: "Do you think that person went to the Fujian main temple to negotiate? A new emperor brings new courtiers; since the Bodhisattva is gone, the main temple naturally has to be replaced. Tell me, besides the temple in your family, who else can fill that position?
Sigh, the things in this world are truly interesting.
Between the destruction of a family and its rise, it actually just comes down to a kneecap."
Back then, when Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's grandfather and master came to Jin Ling to settle a score, passing by the Long Wang's door, if their kneecaps had been even a little bit slower or stiffer, this family temple would have been gone.
How could it be like now, where people are burning incense at home, and the honorable position of the main temple is about to descend from the sky.
This is the foundation of the Long Wang family, and it is also the reason why so many heroes of the jianghu throughout history have longed to cling to the Long Wang's gate; even a sliver leaked from between their fingers is enough for a small lineage to be reborn.
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You felt a bit embarrassed: "Is this okay?"
Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi: "What's wrong with it? Your grandfather and your master win because their insight is good; they know the times and understand propriety. Just the fact that you've been initiated into the Long Wang's gate for so long, yet they've been able to keep it a secret without leaking a word, is quite extraordinary. Anyone with shallower vision wouldn't have been able to resist."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You chimed in a bit guiltily: "That's true~"
Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi: "In the end, it's also for your sake. Just treat it as if you're working abroad and sending your monthly salary back home to build a house."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You scratched his head: "This analogy is good."
On the other side, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan sat there, bandaging the wounds on his hands.
There was also bruising on his ankles, so Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan applied some medicinal oil for relaxing tendons and activating blood circulation.
Ever since Old Uncle Tian Tou entered Nantong and A Li followed along to learn planting and medicine making, the supply of medicine in the team had seen a simultaneous improvement in both quantity and quality.
Actually, normally speaking, let alone the Long Wang family, any family descendant with a bit of foundation walking the river would do their best to equip themselves with basic support.
Rarely is there anyone like Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, who is clearly sitting on a gold mountain, yet still has to transport soil from outside to cover the gold and start reclaiming and planting again.
After treating his wounds, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan opened a can of Jianlibao.
He stood up and walked toward the corpse of that Daoist priest.
He squatted down, covering the priest's forehead with one hand while holding the drink in the other, taking a sip from time to time.
Interrogating living people is not only inefficient, but the information is also easily inaccurate.
By comparison, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was more willing to ask the corpse.
When the boy moved his hand away, the Daoist priest's corpse began to rot at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan also obtained the information he wanted.
The true purpose of their wave was to kill the Great Elder of the Zhao family.
That is, the one who had once sent a visiting card to Liu Yi.
That Great Elder basically never left the Zhao clan's ancestral home in the mountains, so the best opportunity to strike was to assassinate him while he was kowtowing to worship his ancestors.
One of the wave clues obtained by Qiu Qiu Huaiyu's team was the evil deeds of the second branch.
That also meant that what the other teams obtained should be the evil deeds of the first, third, and fourth branches.
The evil deeds of the second branch were very clear, but the evil deeds of the other branches should be of a generalized nature, referring to some kind of original sin of the Zhao clan, to provide an excuse for those walking the river when they strike.
Given the Heavenly Dao's way of setting questions, it also didn't want to see everyone start a chaotic brawl at the very beginning; it was best for everyone to "take their places" first.
In the Daoist priest's memory fragments, there was a detailed explanation of this wave from Qiu Qiu Huaiyu, the team leader, which could also be called a reminder.
Qiu Qiu Huaiyu said that on the surface, this wave was to kill the Zhao family's Great Elder, but behind the scenes, there must be other entanglements; the Great Elder was very likely just a lure exposed on the outside.
This wave might involve some secret deep within the Zhao family, and as a family that had once produced a Long Wang, that secret very likely pointed to Zhao Zhao Wuyang.
Qiu Qiu Huaiyu also said that this time their opponent was the entire Nine Rivers Zhao, so everyone should not lower their guard, thinking that successfully assassinating the Great Elder and then rushing out alive would count as completion; even if completed, it would be impossible to obtain all the merit that this wave should have bestowed.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan felt once again that Qiu Qiu Huaiyu was indeed an opponent worth taking seriously.
She and her team truly had no shortcomings.
But this is walking the river.
In the jianghu, one is not the master of one's own fate.
Aren't those spirit tablets placed on the offering tables of the Qin and Liu families all bitter feuds of each other?
Changing the perspective, it is precisely because of these high-quality, high-level opponents that this river can be walked without being boring, and this position of Long Wang can truly convince the masses.
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You had finished picking up and packing the porcelain shards, and walked over holding three small dolls:
"Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge, these were found under the porcelain shards."
Each small doll was only the size of a thumb, the craftsmanship was very exquisite, and they shimmered with a porcelain luster.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had seen Xu Xu Yijin use similar methods in Lijiang, but Qiu Qiu Huaiyu was clearly more advanced than her.
"Keep them, give them to Zhao Yi later."
"Understood."
Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin was very busy.
Although he had tried his best to protect the crime scene, the formation duel between Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge and the opponent's leader, as well as the subsequent physical collision between Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and that zombie, still caused great damage to the scene.
Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin had to wear gloves to pick up the scattered physical evidence and clues and put them back in place, especially that plastic shed; he still had to rebuild it.
It wasn't that he was deliberately leaving performance records for his own father, but that this case-solving line was a water channel they had dug themselves, so they definitely had to provide basic protection.
After getting things mostly done, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin jumped down from the second floor.
The Daoist priest's corpse had completely turned into a pool of pus, and Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin touched the position of his own kidneys.
When both sides were making their final mutual kill, he really didn't expect the Daoist priest to use an earth-shattering ultimate technique—the Kidney-Supplementing Sword.
In this world, there are probably not many men who can refuse this sword.
It's a pity that this sword can only be used when burning one's origin, and the Daoist priest could only use it once in his life.
Looking at the liquid human-shaped trace left on the ground, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin smiled.
This Daoist priest Liuyun was really quite interesting.
If they had met and known each other in a different setting, perhaps they could have sat down and had a good chat.
Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin took out a talisman paper and stuck it on the remaining traces; blue flames ignited, and along with the clothes and the last bit of residue, it turned into ashes, and then he blew a light breath, and it vanished into smoke.
It has to be cleaned up; otherwise, when his own father comes over and sees that there are many corpses left behind, wouldn't that add difficulty to the case?
Walking to Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's side, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng had already finished his meal and was sitting there, one hand covering his stomach and the other holding a "cigar."
Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng had eaten very full and was very satisfied.
He could feel that the things in his stomach were being digested, and along with it, the color flowing in the channels on his body had also changed.
Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "Does the corpse poison have any effect?"
Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng shook his head: "You can bring more."
Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "You really gave him Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face."
When the other party reported that he was an "orphan," Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng also responded with "orphan."
Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng: "He knew I was going to eat him, so he deliberately softened his body before dying to make it convenient for me to eat."
Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin nodded: "Then you really have to give him Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face."
He took out a paper talisman, tossed it over, and watched the blue flames crackle and flare up before him; the residual corpse aura would likely burn for quite a while.
"I've discovered a problem: my moniker isn't suitable for shouting in such a solemn setting. Perhaps, when the old lady taught me back then, 'shouting from the bow' was just a colloquial expression."
"Hmm."
"Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, what do you think would be appropriate for me to change it to?"
"Running dog of the sect."
"Fine, that's my fault for asking."
After confirming that everything had been cleared away, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan undid the formation here, allowing this area to reintegrate with the real world.
Just as the isolation effect of the formation was lifted, the mobile phone rang.
"Brother Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, it's Three-Eyes."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan answered the phone.
After chatting for a couple of sentences, he hung up.
After walking a distance outward, they arrived at the entrance of a small shop, where an orange cat was lying there basking in the sun.
Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng glanced over, and the orange cat was so startled that its claws scratched against the glass before it tumbled down.
Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and the aura on his body slowly receded.
Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin draped his arm over Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's shoulder and came to the counter, picked up the phone, and sent a page.
Soon, the phone rang.
"A-You, you answer it, use your local dialect."
"Brother Bin, why don't you talk to Uncle directly?"
"One must still be mindful of appearances."
"Hmm, right." Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You nodded, deeply agreeing.
In truth, this was just an excuse from Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin; he mainly didn't want to appear too "superstitious" in his own father's eyes.
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You answered the phone, and Tan Tan Yunlong's voice came from the other end:
"Hello, this is Tan Tan Yunlong."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You quickly used a mix of dialect and Mandarin to inform Tan Tan Yunlong of the location where the corpse was found, and at the end, he added, "Did you understand?"
"Thank you, Student Lin."
"You're welcome, Uncle Tan."
After politely replying, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You was stunned.
The phone hung up.
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "It seems Uncle Tan figured out it was me a long time ago."
Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "You were tricked into revealing yourself by him."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Then..."
Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "It doesn't matter, a minor interlude."
After waiting by the roadside for a while, Zhao Yi drove over.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Get in the car."
Zhao Yi patted the steering wheel with great dissatisfaction: "I hadn't even gotten in yet, and you guys finished the job?"
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "One must prioritize efficiency."
Zhao Yi: "Fixed-point fishing?"
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Hmm."
Zhao Yi: "How is the quality of my fake second aunt's team?"
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Very high."
Zhao Yi: "That's truly rare, hearing such an evaluation from your mouth. If I were to Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face her, what would the result be?"
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Facing her head-on, you would find it hard to win."
Zhao Yi: "No matter, I'll wait for my little Chen Jing to wake up."
While driving, they summarized the information gathered by both sides in the car.
After they finished chatting, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You handed the three small dolls to Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi reached out and took them, placing them one by one in front of his nose to sniff.
"Hmm, this is my second aunt's scent."
"This is my second-branch cousin, and this is another cousin from the second branch."
The second branch had many children; in the past, in order to perform the role of a dissolute man, the second master of the Zhao family often brought children born to concubines into the house.
Looking at it this way, Qiu Qiu Huaiyu had long since started moving against the second branch, but because the father-son pair of the second master and Zhao Xu played too wildly and were rarely home, they actually survived a few more days due to their many vices.
Zhao Yi laughed: "Heh, the disguise effect of these dolls is even better than our Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face masks. Li, is this production method made by putting porcelain into flesh and blood to be fired?"
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Embedding it into the body while alive yields the best effect."
Zhao Yi: "No wonder."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You, sitting in the back row, quietly observed Zhao Yi's expression.
It was hard to imagine that he could remain so calm when facing his own family members being casually pulled out and slaughtered like penned pigs.
As they approached the "Zhao Mansion," Zhao Yi turned the car into an alley and parked it.
Zhao Yi pointed to the restaurant outside the car and said: "This shop makes very authentic local cuisine, let's go try it."
Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin signaled for Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You and Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng to get out of the car with him and go in to order first.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan remained in the passenger seat.
Zhao Yi: "Li, tell me, if I were still wandering the rivers and lakes and didn't know about this, and one day after I finished my journey, I suddenly learned that the Zhao family had been wiped out, would that have been better?"
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan didn't speak.
Zhao Yi: "When I was just born, they wanted me dead; when I first started wandering the rivers, they also wanted me dead. Now, since they let me rush back to witness the demise of my Zhao family with my own eyes, should I burn incense and kowtow to thank them properly?"
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's gaze turned toward the Weiming Weiming Weiming Lake view ahead.
Zhao Yi: "I originally thought it was the same, but there is a difference between cleaning it up yourself and having someone else bring a knife to your door to help you clean it."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan picked up a bottle of water in the car, twisted off the cap, and took a sip.
Zhao Yi: "The general direction of the plan remains unchanged, but regarding the details, I want to make a few changes, is that okay?"
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan glanced at the brand of this local purified water; the taste was a bit strange.
Zhao Yi handed over the three dolls and a Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face mask belonging to Zhao Xu.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan took them and put them into his pocket.
Zhao Yi: "Ha, Li, in the end, I am still not reconciled."
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan reached out to open the car door and got out.
When he looked back, Zhao Yi was already gone from the driver's seat, and the car keys were left there.
Walking into the restaurant, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin had already ordered the food. Because Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng wasn't hungry, they ordered much less than usual, but the boss still had to push two square tables together to fit the dishes.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan ate a normal amount, and the rest wasn't wasted; it all went into the stomachs of Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You and Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin.
After a fight and then a big meal, this feeling was truly refreshing.
After paying the bill, everyone returned to the car.
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan handed the two dolls to Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You.
"Hold them, smear a drop of blood on them, and then don't resist."
Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng followed suit. Soon, the doll in its hand began to melt, gradually covering its body. At first, there was a distinct sense of porcelain edges, but after a series of writhing, it was completely smoothed out.
Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng turned into the appearance of Zhao Yong, the eldest son of the second branch.
Zhao Yong's physique was naturally tall and sturdy; the reason Qiu Qiu Huaiyu chose him was likely in preparation for the zombie in her own team.
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You followed suit.
After a while, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You turned into the second aunt.
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Eh?"
Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin put his Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face mask back on, found two bottles of purified water in the car, poured them over his Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face, and turned back into the second master of the Zhao family.
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You really wanted to ask if he could change his role, but he was too embarrassed to speak up.
Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin reassured him: "When we go to the ancestral home in the mountains to pay respects to the ancestors, the couple from the first branch, plus the two from the next generation, the number is fixed; there must be a Cui Cui Xinyue."
Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You nodded, then as if remembering something, he asked: "What about Three-Eyes? Doesn't he have no spot?"
Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Zhao Yi has his own methods."
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