Chapter 336

Tan Wenbin pulled out a cigarette, held it in his mouth, took out a lighter, struck a flame, and kept trying to bring it closer, but he could never get it right; the flame in his eyes was sometimes far and sometimes near, flickering uncertainly.

With great difficulty, his gaze focused, and he finally lit it; the cigarette ignited like a firewood stick—it turned out he had bitten the wrong end and lit the filter.

He spat it out, extinguished it with the sole of his shoe, pulled out another one, examined it carefully, and bit down.

"Brother Bin, let me help you."

Lin Shu You took the lighter, clicked it, and the flame "whooshed" upward by nearly a meter.

Thanks to Tan Wenbin pulling his neck back in time, otherwise his eyebrows and hair would have been cleared away.

"Brother Bin, I..."

"Forget it, I won't smoke."

Putting away the cigarette case, Tan Wenbin sat on the coffin.

The reopening of the crash course made everyone feel the discomfort of the last class again, and because the intensity was increased this time, everyone's discomfort was even more intense.

For Tan Wenbin, his five senses are not just a matter of being sharp now, but under the pressure of Brother Xiaoyuan's illusion formation, he has begun to instinctively doubt everything around him, and even the simplest things require several rounds of re-positioning, which has caused some dislocation in his sensory perception.

Lin Shu You, on the other hand, has the habit of forming seals; when he just used the lighter, his thumb scraped, and a small seal was naturally "struck" out.

Li Zhuiyuan's crash course formulates different curricula according to each person's situation.

Runsheng needs to strengthen his combat skills, so that combat no longer relies on pure brute force, in order to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Tan Wenbin needs to combine his sensory reactions with the power of the Blood Ape, no longer just acting as a radar attachment, or relying on the short-term burst of the Blood Ape's power to only make a one-shot deal; his positioning is to gradually become the Lin Shu You of the current team.

As for A You, he could have relied on the advantages of "Ghost Marshal" and "Zhenjun" to make a more suitable fusion of body and law, but he is now accustomed to holding double maces and walking the path of close combat. Li Zhuiyuan hopes to correct his past habits while making up for his shortcomings, allowing A You to stand on his own.

In short, what Li Zhuiyuan pursues is not simply improving a specific ability of his partners, but hoping to improve their team role attributes, thereby driving the overall strength of the team to a higher level.

Today, the three of them were called by Grandpa Li to Rugao to help with funeral affairs, but the more they helped, the more chaotic things became.

Tan Wenbin, who was writing the funeral register, wrote all the characters out of place; Lin Shu You, who was setting up the mourning hall, set the offering table on fire; Runsheng, who was setting up the shed, caused the shed to collapse.

Li Sanjiang was so angry that his beard trembled, and he sent the three brothers home before lunch, telling them to go to the Shigang Town Health Center to check if they had contracted the mule plague again.

On the way back by car, Tan Wenbin received a message from the Bai Family Town side and learned the content of the Yu Family's Dragon King Order.

After returning home, the letter was placed in a prominent position on the table, and Tan Wenbin picked it up to re-verify the information.

Tan Wenbin: "This Yu family is really... they actually dare to target people walking the river so blatantly."

It's not that they can't target them, but you have to find a suitable reason. People who walk the river with lanterns are often watched by the Heavenly Dao, especially those who have made a name for themselves on the river.

But the problem is that the Yu family's legitimate daughter, Yu Miaomiao, was also walking the river with a lantern. River matters should be settled on the river; using river grievances as a reason on the shore clearly shows that they don't care about the perception of the Heavenly Dao.

Furthermore, the reason why the Jianghu tacitly agrees that the Dragon King Sect can also issue Dragon King Orders is not only because the Dragon King Sect has a high probability of producing Dragon Kings and has a strong foundation, but also because, at least on the surface, the Dragon King Sect cares about its reputation. Unless it involves evil spirits or disasters that are extremely harmful and difficult to deal with, they will not easily issue a Dragon King Order. After all, essentially, every Dragon King Order consumes the public credibility accumulated by their own Dragon Kings in the past.

Since ancient times, there has never been a Dragon King Order issued in the name of private vendettas, and it was even for someone who died due to competition on the river.

To take a step back, your Yu family's legitimate daughter lost a competition on the river and even lost her life—is this something worth boasting about? Other families would hide this news, but your Yu family actually announced it to everyone.

Lin Shu You: "Three-Eyes... why is he so unlucky?"

Tan Wenbin: "This is understandable, because our Brother Xiaoyuan takes a low-key route, so he has actively or passively replaced many of our deeds."

Lin Shu You: "So, Three-Eyes is taking the blame for us?"

Tan Wenbin: "This was his own choice, and he has enjoyed it too."

That wave in Lijiang, Zhao Yi of Jiujiang made a name for himself. When he was fleeing with the broken jade in the early stages, Zhao Yi relied on various inconceivable operations to pit a large group of pursuers to death.

However, by the time he entered the Yulong Snow Mountain later, Zhao Yi had already become a "pile of mud" and had to rely on Lin Shu You to carry him when walking. Yu Miaomiao's death really had nothing to do with him directly.

Lin Shu You: "If we take this as a clue to this wave of the Yu family, then isn't Three-Eyes the admission ticket to this wave?"

Tan Wenbin: "Mm, a hostage."

Lin Shu You: "The Yu family really fears nothing..."

Tan Wenbin: "Normal, beasts are beasts after all."

Li Zhuiyuan walked down from upstairs.

"Brother Xiaoyuan."

"Brother Xiaoyuan."

Li Zhuiyuan: "What are your views?"

Runsheng continued to smoke his cigar; he was accustomed to holding meetings without using his brain.

Lin Shu You: "Brother Xiaoyuan, I think this is very normal; beasts are beasts after all."

Tan Wenbin: "Brother Xiaoyuan, I actually think that when things are abnormal, there must be demons."

Lin Shu You: "..."

Li Zhuiyuan: "It is a bit too deliberately stupid, as if it is using this method to carry out some kind of concealment."

Old Man Tian came and brought the chili sauce he made himself; Auntie Liu accepted it.

Li Sanjiang was not at home, so Old Man Tian didn't eat here. After glancing at Liu Jinxia who was playing cards on the dam, he left with a smile.

This means that Old Man Tian does not know the current situation of his young master.

This is not hard to understand; his life here is very much like washing his hands of the Jianghu and retiring. Even Xiong Shan usually isolates himself from contacts in the Jianghu and does not get involved in the rights and wrongs of the past.

Old Man Tian's only contact person is Zhao Yi. As long as Zhao Yi doesn't tell him about this, he has no other channels to know the trends in the Jianghu.

Lin Shu You: "It seems that Three-Eyes not only didn't contact us, but also didn't notify Old Man Tian."

Tan Wenbin corrected: "It's normal for the outer team not to notify Old Man Tian, but it's very abnormal for him not to notify us."

Lin Shu You: "Could it be that Three-Eyes... has already had his head cut off?"

Tan Wenbin: "That shouldn't be the case."

Lin Shu You: "Then he is deliberately not notifying us, holding his breath and wanting to prove himself?"

Tan Wenbin: "That's even less likely."

Lin Shu You: "Then..."

Although the Yu family is a joke now, this joke only circulates among the top forces of the Jianghu, and even for the current Yu family, there are not many people and forces in the entire Jianghu qualified to laugh at it.

Therefore, this absurd Dragon King Order must be effective. Jiujiang must be flooded with a large number of Jianghu people aiming to hunt down Zhao Yi.

Li Zhuiyuan: "He should be in a stage where he is in danger, but not dangerous enough."

Lin Shu You: "So that's it."

Tan Wenbin: "Brother Xiaoyuan, you mean that Team Zhao actually has enough helpers and allies now, so he doesn't need our help for the time being, and he doesn't want to expose his relationship with us... and our existence."

Lin Shu You looked at Tan Wenbin; did Brother Xiaoyuan say so much just now?

Li Zhuiyuan: "Mm."

After the boy responded, he walked toward the east room.

"Xiaoyuan Hou, not going out now?"

"Xiaoyuan Hou, you seem to have grown taller again?"

Li Zhuiyuan dealt with the greetings of the old ladies at the card table and walked into the east room.

Lin Shu You: "Brother Bin, you said Three-Eyes has helpers now?"

Tan Wenbin: "Yes, there must be a large group of people chasing Zhao Yi because of this Dragon King Order and the reward promised by the Yu family, but if you really treat him as a wave, would you go and hunt Zhao Yi? Even excluding the relationship between you and Zhao Yi."

After thinking carefully, Lin Shu You shook his head: "No."

"Why?"

"Because I know the Yu family is no longer the Dragon King family, so I can't do things for the Yu family."

"This is because you stand high enough and have mastered the information comprehensively. Guess, which forces in the Jianghu can master the same information as us?

According to what you said earlier, if you treat this as a wave, would you choose to kill Zhao Yi and cut off his head, or 'capture Zhao Yi alive'?

Killing Zhao Yi and taking his head to the Yu family to claim the reward would offend the Heavenly Dao;

Not killing Zhao Yi, but 'capturing him alive' and going to the Yu family with him—wouldn't that also get you the status of a VIP of the Yu family?

Those who can realize this point and have the thinking of walking the river must be the elites of this generation of Jianghu.

Therefore, there are many people hunting Zhao Yi, but there are also some truly powerful people who are throwing olive branches to him, or even actively showing favor and wanting to make friends.

Among these people, there should be many who, based solely on the identity of the young master of the Zhao family of Jiujiang, were not qualified to sit at the same table and play with them."

Lin Shu You frowned and said indignantly:

"Three-Eyes is living so well now?"

Tan Wenbin: "Yes, you were just worried about him."

Lin Shu You: "But he is living too well."

Tan Wenbin: "Understandable."

Li Zhuiyuan walked out of the east room, holding a memorial tablet wrapped in black cloth in his arms.

When he walked in front of Tan Wenbin and the others, the boy stopped and said:

"Brother Binbin, I think this Dragon King Order is the wave of our next wave, and it is a wave of many people and many teams.

But since Zhao Yi didn't take the initiative to contact us, let's pretend we don't know.

Next, continue classes at night, and during the day, I also trouble you to have more contact with the outside world; there should be other clues to the waves."

Tan Wenbin: "Yes, I understand, we are not in a hurry."

Li Zhuiyuan nodded and went upstairs holding the memorial tablet.

Tan Wenbin stretched.

If waves are also divided into levels, then the wave represented by Zhao Yi is undoubtedly the largest in the prelude.

In the past, we would have had to risk fighting and grabbing, but this time, there is absolutely no need.

Because no matter what, before Zhao Yi finishes his integration and goes to the Yu family, he will inevitably contact our Brother Xiaoyuan.

This allows our family to enjoy a period of peace and quiet in the early stages of such a tense and exciting big wave.

"This is the benefit of having an extra-budgetary team; let them do the hard and tiring work, and we will come out when they are done."

Grandma Hua: "Let's play cards for a while longer today, and disperse late."

Wang Lian: "What's wrong, does your family also have an Old Man Tian to avoid?"

Liu Jinxia reached out to pinch Wang Lian's mouth.

Grandma Hua: "Ouch, I'm not like Sister Xia Hou, at my age, I can still be tender enough to drip water, and there's no old man who dotes on me."

Liu Jinxia: "Good, let's not play cards, I'll go find a needle and thread first and sew both your mouths shut!"

Liu Yumei picked up her teacup, a smile on her lips, watching these three old sisters go crazy.

After enough fuss, Grandma Hua said: "The power tripped at home last night, I have to wait for the village electrician to come back from work in town, go to his house and shout, and ask him to go to my house to take a look."

Liu Jinxia: "Electrician? Isn't there a ready-made one here?"

Grandma Hua: "Where?"

Liu Jinxia: "I saw You Hou climbing the wall to fix the circuit last time."

Grandma Hua: "And I'm not familiar with this You Hou."

Saying that, Grandma Hua reached out and pushed Liu Yumei lightly: "Sister Liu family..."

Liu Yumei put down her teacup, turned around, and shouted to Lin Shu You who was standing there:

"A You."

"Coming."

Lin Shu You trotted over.

"Your Grandma Hua's electricity is broken, go fix it." Liu Yumei pointed to Grandma Hua again, "Give him your house key, he'll go right now."

"Alright." Grandma Hua handed the key to Lin Shu You.

Lin Shu You took the key, picked up the tools in the hall, and ran down to the dam.

Before long, Lin Shu You ran back again.

Grandma Hua couldn't believe it: "This is too fast, right?"

Lin Shu You: "Where in the village does Grandma Hua live again?"

Grandma Hua: "At the carpenter's house on the west side of the village, continue inside, just ask and you'll know."

"Good."

Lin Shu You ran down to the dam again.

Grandma Hua's house is not a two-story building, but a bungalow, but the cement on the dam was poured very flat, and the bungalow was also renovated.

Lin Shu You took the key to open the door of the hall, and as soon as he entered, he saw the portrait frame placed on the long cabinet against the wall; the black-and-white photo in the frame was very young.

A You walked up, lit a stick of incense for the person, and greeted the photo:

"I'm here to fix the electricity."

Subsequently, A You began to overhaul it.

He is not a professional electrician, but his operations are more proficient than the old electrician master.

After all, whether there is electricity or not, he knows as soon as he touches it.

After tossing and turning, he pressed the switch, and the light came on.

A You nodded with satisfaction, locked the door again, walked to the edge of the well on the dam, drew some water, and smoothed his standing hair.

"Yo, I remember you."

The one who spoke was the neighbor next door, a young woman holding a child, who took the initiative to greet Lin Shu You while breastfeeding.

Lin Shu You turned around, looked at her, and immediately blushed, quickly turning his body away.

"Hehehehe."

The young woman laughed.