Chapter 367

The rain has stopped.

This rain washed away the blood and resentment within the Yu family ancestral residence, and the air has become much fresher.

Yu Yu Xiangu turned her head and looked outside the main gate of the Yu family residence.

Because of the earlier movement of the earth dragon, the passage leading in and out of here has collapsed.

Yu Yu Xiangu could not help but sigh, "Alas, they are all gone."

Among those buried alive were many of her old friends; when they met in the Luoyang city district a few days ago, they had still been teasing each other, exchanging a few moves, and drinking a few rounds together.

Xu Xu Fengzhi slapped her thigh and said dismissively:

"Isn't this just what they deserve? Is the Long Wang gatehouse a place you can come and go from as you please?

Coming under the banner of saving the Yu family and labeling themselves as righteous practitioners of the Jianghu, one could turn a blind eye to their petty pilfering behind the scenes.

But if they watched the evil spirits suppressed by the Yu family run rampant and threaten humanity, only to grease their heels and run away, then there is no excuse for that.

In essence, how is such conduct any different from those demonic beasts that usurped the Yu family's home?"

Xu Xu Fengzhi likes to speak loudly.

Tao Tao Wanli and Ling Ling Zhuxing, who were lying on the steps ahead, one yawning and the other picking his ear, acted as if they hadn't heard a thing.

Yu Yu Xiangu: "If it weren't for Zhu Zhu Yiwen being here, I wouldn't even be able to determine if I would have chosen to stay myself."

Xu Xu Fengzhi: "Judge by actions, not by intentions. Furthermore, it is even more remarkable that the juniors dared to stay here."

Tao Tao Wanli: "Exactly!"

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "That is so."

Xu Xu Fengzhi snorted coldly at the two of them.

These two things, they did stay, but not of their own volition; they were clearly tied down by the karma of their own juniors.

Despite standing at the head of the Long Wang gatehouse and wearing an old Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face, they lived without any shame or sense of propriety, which was both infuriating and amusing.

Yu Yu Xiangu plucked a flower from her hair, rubbed it between her fingertips, and the flower drifted away before slowly landing on the ground.

Xu Xu Fengzhi: "What's wrong? Isn't it quite pretty?"

Yu Yu Xiangu: "Although I knew I was old before, I still wanted to wear makeup. Now that I truly don't have many days left, I feel this hair flower is too gaudy."

For someone about to die, gaudy is not suitable; simple and plain is better.

Xu Xu Fengzhi: "Anyway, I feel it wasn't a loss."

Yu Yu Xiangu: "Indeed."

Around them, some other elders also chimed in:

"More than not a loss, it was a gain."

"A huge profit."

"Adding this line to one's epitaph makes this life worth living."

Although they looked very elderly, their true ages were far greater than they appeared.

With at most a year or two of life left, having burned their life force together today to fight a hearty battle and block an evil spirit invasion for the sake of the common people behind them, and finally being fortunate enough to witness the Long Wang's demeanor with their own eyes—it was worth it!

It is not just the Long Wang who has the habit of proving himself before death; every person has this need.

The scholar Zhu Zhu Yiwen walked over and handed Yu Yu Xiangu a piece of braised meat: "Auntie, eat some meat to nourish yourself."

Yu Yu Xiangu shook her head and turned her Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face away, as if the sight of the meat disgusted her:

"You eat it yourself, Zhu Zhu Yiwen. Your auntie here cannot enjoy such delicacies."

This child was quite normal when he was young, but at some point, he began to enjoy eating dirty meat while reading.

Although he wouldn't go so far as to kill the innocent for a bite, his standards for preparing this dirty meat had become increasingly high.

He had even once committed the sacrilege of saying at the lamp-lighting ceremony, "Once the lamp is lit and we are on the river, we will never have to worry about a meal again."

The scholar did not insist and took a big, happy bite himself; he was truly hungry.

The bald man raised his hand and called out: "Give me a piece; I need to nourish myself."

The scholar tossed him a pair of braised ears; the size and outline were certainly not from a pig.

The bald man caught them and, without hesitation, threw one into his mouth, chewing with a "crunch, crunch" sound while commenting:

"It's tasty, but it lacks fat, so it doesn't smell as fragrant. If only it were my uncle's ears braised; my uncle was fat and big-eared, so they would surely be delicious."

The scholar: "Next time for sure."

The bald man: "There won't be a next time. Although I don't know where my uncle died, if a member of my Feng family dies outside, they will surely be skinned and deboned; it's impossible to leave a whole corpse."

The "tendons" of the bald man's uncle were currently in the backpack of Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng behind him.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng watched them eating so happily and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

However, he did not step forward to ask for any.

The scholar rummaged through his bamboo basket, waiting for Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng to come over on his own.

That bald man, Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng Xionglin, was only doing it to show support and "pretend to be refined," but the scholar could see that Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng truly loved to eat it.

For himself, it was a refined hobby; for Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, it was instinct.

At this moment, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin took the initiative to step forward and speak to everyone:

"Everyone, although the main gate is blocked, the Yu family ancestral residence has a back gate in the southwest corner. You will see it once you go there. Pass through the stone gate and the corridor, and you can reach the outside. The whole way is safe and without danger.

Finally, one more thing:

Since I, Tan, started walking the Jianghu after lighting the lamp, I have seen and heard quite a lot, but today, being able to know, befriend, and fight alongside all of you is truly a great fortune in my life.

Everyone, until we meet again!"

After the notification, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin called for Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You to prepare to leave; they still had to find Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge.

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan naturally followed along.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin spread his arms, blocking Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You behind him, and let Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan come over to lead the way.

Tao Tao Wanli, lying on the steps, said: "Miss Chen, may I have my Nine Flower Seal returned to its owner?"

Beside him, Ling Ling Zhuxing also chimed in: "That's right, and my Thunder-Gathering Whip; please return that as well."

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "You already agreed to give them to me."

Tao Tao Wanli: "I thought I was going to die at the time, so those worldly possessions had no meaning."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "But now that we have survived, we still need them for protection."

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "Since it's something given to me, it is mine."

This was a great treasure she had managed to get for her little brother; now that it was in her hands, how could she possibly return it?

Tao Tao Wanli: "Miss Chen, I can offer other treasures in exchange to compensate you. There is really no other way; this Nine Flower Seal is truly too important to me."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "If Miss Chen wants something else, I will not be stingy, but this Thunder-Gathering Whip is perfectly compatible with the techniques I practice. Without it, I will have to limp when I walk in the future."

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan raised the flute in her hand and said very sincerely:

"You can come and snatch them back."

Tao Tao Wanli: "..."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "..."

They were the two old men who had first said, "There is no hope, let's find a dignified way to die."

Therefore, at the last moment, they had truly used their secret techniques, and now their whole bodies were numb; they couldn't even stand up on their own, so how could they snatch anything?

Immediately, Tao Tao Wanli looked at Tao Tao Tao Tao Zhuming, and Ling Ling Zhuxing glanced at his own Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Wuxing.

Tao Tao Tao Tao Zhuming smiled bitterly: "I can't beat her."

Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Wuxing: "Same here."

Tao Tao Wanli: "You two can go together."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "Two against one, bullying the few with the many."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You spread out behind Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan.

Zhao Yi also took the initiative to lean toward Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan, the pipe in his mouth bobbing up and down.

The scholar wiped the oil from the corner of his mouth without moving at all.

The bald Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng Xionglin just kept looking at his hairstyle in the mirror.

Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan dismantled his long spear and put it into his pack.

Tao Tao Tao Tao Zhuming pointed over there and laughed: "Elder, it seems the other side has the numerical advantage."

Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Wuxing: "It is we who are about to be bullied by the many."

The most critical thing was that this group of people seemed to have firmly believed there would be a reversal and did not exhaust everything at the last moment, so their overall state was much better than theirs.

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan asked very honestly again: "Are we fighting or not?"

Tao Tao Tao Tao Zhuming shook his head: "No fight, no fight. Miss Chen, please don't mind; my elder is senile."

Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Wuxing: "I still owe Miss Chen a life; how about Miss Chen takes the trouble to take my elder away?"

Tao Tao Wanli and Ling Ling Zhuxing were immediately so angry they blew their beards and stared.

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan turned around and left with her people.

Zhao Yi cupped his hands and said:

"Brothers, elders, the scene was chaotic just now, and one of my subordinates' secret techniques went out of control. I don't know where he ran off to, so I must go find him. Please excuse me.

We shall meet again on the river!"

The younger generation all returned the salute to Zhao Yi, and even the elders sitting on the steps tried their best to sit up straight and nod at Zhao Yi.

Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face and respect are earned through one's own performance.

Of course, Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan raising her flute at the two Long Wang family elders just now was also another way of expressing respect.

Zhao Yi waved his hand, signaling the Liang sisters and Xu Ming to follow him.

He had to go find Chen Jing, and even more so, he had to find his own little ancestor.

Watching their figures depart and gradually vanish into the hazy aftermath of the rain, the scholar used the meat bone in his hand to pick up some damp black mud from the ground, opened a blank page of his book, and began to draw upon it.

In the drawing were the likenesses of the four people: Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You, and Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan.

It was not detailed, but the features were prominent.

The scholar loosened his grip, and the drawing paper drifted down before Tao Tao Wanli and Ling Ling Zhuxing.

That day at the museum, although their attention had been primarily on Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan, they had still swept a few glances at the situation in the grid where Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was.

Among that group, one was now missing; in their impression, it was a youth who had some talent in formations.

Tao Tao Wanli: "That's too outrageous."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "Impossible."

The scholar nodded to himself as well.

The three of them had previously suspected that another river-walking team had been hiding in the shadows, pushing the turning point of this wave.

The sudden arrival of the old dog and the group of fierce beasts that charged out from underground, including the final arrival of the Long Wang Yu, were certainly not the handiwork of their group.

But no matter what, it was highly unlikely to be that youth.

Among normal people, who could manage to perform the lamp-lighting ritual while still a minor?

It was said that someone in the Yu family had done so, but that was the behavior of a demonic beast, not a human to begin with.

Furthermore, that "Tan Mou" from just a moment ago had also said he was a lamp-lighter, meaning he was the head of this team.

Moreover, when their group first entered the fray, before Zhao Yi took over command, it was clear they were all following the orders of that "Tan Mou."

Therefore, that youth should just be an expendable addition.

Or, perhaps he had simply died in some accident after entering the Yu family residence.

This meant that the "mysterious team" that very likely existed had not yet revealed any traces before them.

Tao Tao Wanli: "However, the strength of that group is indeed not bad; they should be a band of wandering outlaws, not to be underestimated."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "So, they first threw their lot in with the Yu family, then attached themselves to Miss Chen, and early on won over Zhao Yi; it truly fits the style of those with outlaw origins—having sufficient strength but temporarily lacking the matching vision, needing someone to lead them."

The scholar: "That explains it very well."

Tao Tao Wanli and Ling Ling Zhuxing reached out at the same time, but Tao Tao Wanli was a step faster, grabbing the drawing and tucking it into his pocket.

The scholar silently took out another piece of meat he had originally intended for Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and took a bite.

Sometimes, if a matter is explained too perfectly, it often means there is a problem within it; it might just be an explanation "made up" by others for you to see.

Yet, they had absolutely no clue about it.

All three made up their minds that once they returned, they would mobilize their own networks to investigate the past of "Tan Mou" and his party.

They were all people of the river; it was impossible for there to be absolutely no information about them in the world of the rivers and lakes, right?

Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan helped Xu Xu Fengzhi up.

Xu Xu Fengzhi was still thinking about what that "Tan Mou" had said earlier—that he was a lamp-lighter walking the rivers and lakes, not using the term "river-walking."

But Xu Xu Fengzhi did not feel his old eyes were failing him, causing him to misidentify the "Qin Family Dragon-Observing Art" used by that sturdy young man; and in the subsequent battle, he had deliberately tried to watch a few more times, only to find that every time the sturdy young man was about to exert great momentum, his line of sight would happen to be blocked by other things.

Xu Xu Fengzhi had initially thought that the Qin family member was river-walking by worshipping the Long Wang Chen family, but he hadn't expected the one being worshipped to actually be that "Tan Mou."

There must be a problem here.

But Xu Xu Fengzhi did not intend to bring it up; even to Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan, who was supporting him, he did not intend to tell.

Since the other party wanted to hide their identity, they had their reasons; the reappearance of the Qin family on the river was already a major event shocking enough to shake the world of the rivers and lakes. If he couldn't help cover for them, how could he go and add trouble or trip them up?

Back then, the core disciples of the Qin and Liu families had gone out as entire clans, pouring out all that endless heroic spirit!

And this world of the rivers and lakes had been gasping for breath ever since.

Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan: "Great-uncle, I have gained much insight into my spear art during the previous slaughter."

Xu Xu Fengzhi: "Then after we leave here, let's find a place to stay in Luoyang first, so you can properly digest it."

Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan: "But Great-uncle, you..."

Xu Xu Fengzhi: "Children of the rivers and lakes are buried in the rivers and lakes; I don't have that obsession with having to rush home day and night just to die in my own bed.

Heh, if I weren't afraid of dirtying the place, I'd even want to have the gall to stay here and make this my grave; it's so spacious."

Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan: "Great-uncle is broad-minded."

Xu Xu Fengzhi: "A spearman should be broad-minded."

As he spoke, Xu Xu Fengzhi glanced at Tao Tao Wanli, Ling Ling Zhuxing, and the scholar huddled together.

"You are different from them; don't learn from them. You are not on the same path."

"Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan accepts the teaching."

Xu Xu Fengzhi turned to the others and said: "That, the young ones, those with good legs and a bit of strength left, all come and lend a hand to 'transport' us old bones out."

Every elder had someone step forward to support them, and the group began to head toward the back door.

But they did not take the shortest diagonal line; instead, they marched along the central axis.

Walking at the very front were Tao Tao Wanli and Ling Ling Zhuxing, each supported by their own juniors, and the team was guided by them.

If they continued walking this way, they would reach that "Earth Dragon"—the direction in which that Long Wang Yu had finally departed.

Xu Xu Fengzhi knew that those two old things were likely calculating to let their juniors take another look before the Long Wang.

Opportunities sometimes have to be bumped into like this, and one has to be deliberately thick-skinned.

This Long Wang Yu's appearance was extremely special and would likely only exist for a short time; generally, such existences are the most likely to leave something behind for the young.

Regarding this, Xu Xu Fengzhi did not say anything, because he himself also quite wanted to take another look at that Long Wang.

Upon arriving at the place, the original site of the Yu family ancestral hall had now become a towering dragon tower.

Beneath the tower, that Long Wang Yu stood with his back to everyone, kneeling there, motionless.

At the top of the tower, a bundle of blue flames burned, appearing like dragon eyes.

Tao Tao Wanli and Ling Ling Zhuxing did not speak, merely silently pushing their own juniors forward.

Tao Tao Wanli and Ling Ling Zhuxing stepped forward, preparing to pay their respects to the Long Wang.

The two of them had wanted to take a few more steps forward to close the distance between themselves and the Long Wang, but as soon as their steps were taken, the blue flame on the tower began to flicker, and an invisible force began to repel them.

This force was not strong, one could even say it was very weak, but it was clearly the will of the Long Wang.

Tao Tao Wanli and Ling Ling Zhuxing naturally dared not defy it; after each retreating half a step, they finished their salutations.

After they finished, the scholar walked forward; he also wanted to take a few more steps forward, but the result was the same. After feeling that repulsion, the scholar immediately retreated and obediently paid his respects.

Next was Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng Xionglin, who also tried, and after honestly scratching his head, he retreated to pay his respects.

Finally, it was Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan.

Everyone was staring at his back; the young people in front had all been "eliminated," so wouldn't his hopes be the greatest?

However, no miracle occurred; the Long Wang treated everyone equally, without the slightest favoritism, nor did he divide them into ranks.

This meant that the Long Wang did not want to see guests and did not even place any thoughts on the outside.

The elders understood and collectively paid their respects once more.

Afterward, everyone quietly left, not daring to disturb or act presumptuously again.

It was time to go; they could not continue to stay here. If they stayed any longer, they feared there would be more complications.

After seeing that stone gate, the crowd entered the passageway.

The old fellows who had "taken their leave first" earlier had run so far away and still hadn't avoided the fate of being buried alive, and with that Long Wang still "existing," no one had any other thoughts.

For example... after getting out, to casually block the stone gate and apply various formation seals to prevent the evil spirits inside from escaping through the back door.

In the past, it was a toss-up whether someone would do this, completely sealing off those still lingering inside.

But now, bathed in the radiance of the Long Wang, whether old or young, everyone behaved very cleanly.

After traveling a long distance in the passageway, Tao Tao Wanli was the first to wail: "My Nine-Flower Seal..."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "Stop shouting, you're making my angina flare up."

Xu Xu Fengzhi: "Hahahaha!"

Ling Ling Zhuxing glared at Xu Xu Fengzhi irritably: "What are you laughing at? You don't have many days left to live anyway."

Xu Xu Fengzhi: "What of it? Can you two continue to live with such relish?"

Being close to death was Xu Xu Fengzhi's greatest consolation; this way, the karma of interfering with the river-walking would likely not count, and he was very grateful to the heavens for giving him such an "extremely dignified" way to die.

As for those two old things, they wouldn't die yet; although they were heavily injured and severely overdrawn, their foundations were solid, and they could still live for quite a while. But Xu Xu Fengzhi didn't believe they were truly afraid of nothing.

He reckoned that upon returning, they would have to go into seclusion or live in hiding, cutting off contact with the outside world to minimize the impact of karma.

Tao Tao Wanli: "That girl from the Chen family is indeed very formidable; if no one can suppress her, I'm afraid she'll really repeat the old precedent of the Chen family Long Wang."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "Indeed. By the way, Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Ling Wuxing, didn't you owe that Miss Chen a life?"

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "Hmm, yes."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "The grace of a life is greater than the heavens; how on earth are you going to repay it? How about you offer yourself in marriage?"

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "Me?"

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "Could it be me?"

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "But, I can't beat her."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "Pah, I didn't tell you to force yourself on her."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "Miss Chen is indeed excellent; actually, that day, I didn't use lethal force; I held back."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "Work hard then; I heard her grandfather wants to recruit a son-in-law to live in their house."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "Me? A live-in son-in-law?"

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "Discuss it; just have the second child take your surname. To be a person, you have to learn to be flexible. The other party is also a Long Wang household, so you wouldn't be at a loss."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "It's not that it's impossible."

He was not coveting the foundation of the Long Wang Chen family, nor was he thinking of any marriage alliance between families; he was simply stunned by the figure of Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan as she wove back and forth through the various battle circles earlier.

Tao Tao Wanli glared at Ling Ling Zhuxing and cursed:

"You two, one big and one small, are having your spring and autumn daydreams!

My Nine Flower Seal and your Thunder-Gathering Whip, though they are the finest items in this world, does the Chen family girl really lack such things??

This is not something she wants for herself; it's eight or nine times out of ten that she snatched them to give to someone else."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "Give to whom?"

Tao Tao Wanli: "Who else could it be? Giving them to some pauper, of course."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "A pauper?"

Tao Tao Wanli: "Is the trope of a noble young lady falling for a down-and-out scholar very rare? Some noble young ladies just have a taste for this; they like to keep a little younger brother."

Ling Ling Zhuxing: "Damn it, who is so lucky?"

Accompanied by a sour feeling, the group walked out of the tunnel and arrived outside.

After everyone said their simple goodbyes, they all dispersed.

Those who needed to send messages to their family sects did so, and the young people had to seize the time to enter seclusion to digest their experiences while the feeling was still fresh.

Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan carried Xu Xu Fengzhi on his back, and the delicate maid beside him helped him hold his long spear.

Xu Xu Fengzhi: "Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan, the wound on your chest has split too wide; you need to find a place to stitch it up quickly. If you drag it out too long, it might damage your foundation."

"Yes, Great-Uncle, I know. Once we enter the Luoyang city district, I will find an old tailor shop."

"Your wound will scare the tailor to death; you'd better go to a hospital."

"Going to the hospital is troublesome. Anyway, Xia He is good at soothing people's emotions, so it will be fine."

The maid on the side nodded.

Xu Xu Fengzhi: "Can't Xia He do needlework herself?"

Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan: "The one who was good at needlework didn't make it out of the Yu family."

During the night at the Yu family, he encountered an ambush by an old thing, although he eventually succeeded in piercing its chest with his spear and pinning that old thing to the wall.

But his own team also lost two people because of it.

Xu Xu Fengzhi let out a sigh and said: "Sigh, when it got dark, I shouldn't have stood there doing nothing; I should have gone to specifically fight those shameless old things."

Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan: "Will Auntie Yu Yu Xiangu not leave Luoyang either?"

Xu Xu Fengzhi: "Hmm, judging by her intentions, she also plans to be buried here."

Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan: "When the time comes, shall Zhu Zhu Yiwen and I build two graves for you two side-by-side, as neighbors?"

Xu Xu Fengzhi: "She had a husband, but he died early."

Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan: "Then Auntie Yu Yu Xiangu still wants to be buried here?"

Xu Xu Fengzhi: "Just move her husband's grave over; it's not troublesome. It's a cenotaph; her husband died on the river lighting lamps back then, and his body was never found."

Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan: "Great-Uncle, do you think one day, I will also die on the river like that?"

Xu Xu Fengzhi:

"If it's a way of dying like today's, it's not cowardly."

When that group of fierce beasts rushed out from underground, Zhao Yi already knew where the person surnamed Li was.

Then, Zhao Yi tried to ponder where Chen Jing would go, and immediately shouted in fear:

"Hurry, the one surnamed Li might be in danger!"

The group rushed to the empty beast graveyard, and on a stone slab in the center, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan sat there, with the unconscious Chen Jing lying beside him.

Zhao Yi: "You scared me to death, Li! When Ah Jing went into a demonic trance, was he...?"

Zhao Yi had recalled earlier that the Yu family Long Wang had issued a "funeral sacrifice" order to all the fierce beasts, and immediately realized that Chen Jing might also have been affected by this and returned to this burial ground.

The one surnamed Li didn't practice martial arts; if Ah Jing in his crazed state really got close, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "I'm fine. When Ah Jing reached me, he just happened to faint directly due to his severe injuries."

In fact, the truth was that when Chen Jing jumped down here, although he was covered in wounds, he still had strength left.

Chen Jing's first reaction was to attack him, but halfway through, Chen Jing grabbed his own throat and stopped himself, and finally, right in front of Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, he choked himself unconscious.

It's just that Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan felt there was no need to describe such details to Zhao Yi in detail.

"I have already handled his demonic trance, but the bloodline status of the fierce beast he swallowed this time is too high and has completely fused, so he can no longer rely on swallowing the blood and Qi of other fierce beasts to increase his strength."

Zhao Yi: "I understand, it's already enough, far exceeding my expectations."

During the previous slaughter, Ah Jing was like a headless fly, darting around in the crowd of evil spirits; although he tortured his own body quite a bit, he actually managed to save his life.

This is enough to show just how tough Chen Jing's strength is now.

"Little brother, here!"

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan handed the Nine Flower Seal and the Thunder-Gathering Whip to Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan took them and asked: "Where did they come from?"

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "Someone gave them to me."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "You certainly have influence."

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "They were generous."

"Thank you, I like them very much."

A very happy smile appeared on Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face.

When Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan also smiled with satisfaction, the youth lowered his head to examine these two artifacts and put away his expression.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Are the others still at the ancestral residence?"

Zhao Yi: "They should be trying their luck at the old site of the Yu family ancestral hall along the central axis first. If their luck is bad, they should be in the tunnel by now."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan handed the artifacts in his hand to Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng for safekeeping, then jumped down from the stone slab, clapped his hands, and said:

"Let's go there too."

The group arrived at the dragon-shaped high tower.

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei was still kneeling in front of the tower, motionless.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan walked at the very front, Zhao Yi was half a step behind on his side, and on the other side was Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan.

But as they walked, Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan stopped.

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "There is a repulsive force targeting me."

Immediately, Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan noticed that Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan and Zhao Yi were still standing in front of her, and she asked suspiciously:

"Don't you have it on you?"

Zhao Yi shrugged his shoulders, pointed to the blue flame at the top of the dragon-shaped high tower, and said:

"My ancestors are protecting me; my surname is Zhao."

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "What about little brother?"

Zhao Yi: "You are being a bit presumptuous asking that."

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "Then I will wait for you here."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin and the others also felt the repulsion and all stopped their steps, no longer advancing.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan and Zhao Yi walked behind Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei.

They didn't make a sound, just stood there waiting, because they couldn't distinguish whether the person in front of them was Yu Tiannan or Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei.

Logically speaking, the dream should have woken up by now, because although Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei's body had been modified and improved by the old dog, it still couldn't carry the Long Wang power for too long.

Unless Yu Tiannan didn't mind squeezing Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei's body to pieces.

But that shouldn't be possible.

Yu Tiannan, kneeling here, was for repentance; how could he cause harm to another Yu family member in the process of this repentance?

At this moment, Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei slowly turned around.

A massive pressure immediately fell upon Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan and Zhao Yi.

On Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face, there were two dried trails of blood and tears.

But the words he spoke next were very incongruous with his current aura.

"Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, Brother Yi."

The dream had actually woken up long ago, and Yu Tiannan had already left.

It was just that the group of people had come over earlier, and Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei didn't dare to react, so he could only continue kneeling, letting them think the Long Wang was still there.

Zhao Yi touched his chin; it was normal for Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei to call him "Brother Yi," but when did he start calling the one surnamed Li "Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan"?

He remembered they weren't that close, and "Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan" was actually ranked before "Brother Yi."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan knew why this was, because Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei still remembered what happened in his memories.

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei looked up at the blue flame at the top of the high tower and said:

"In the daze when I first woke up, I seemed to hear someone tell me that the flame he left behind could still burn for another ten years."

Zhao Yi took a breath and slowly exhaled.

That was the final message from his ancestor's remnant spirit. He had actually seen it earlier; that cluster of flames was just a self-manifestation of the Zhao Family Basic Formula. Although it was still majestic, it was truly the only flame left.

Zhao Zhao Wuyang's spirit had already dissipated.

The reason he and the one surnamed Li could walk in without being repelled wasn't because of "ancestral protection," but because both he and the one surnamed Li had practiced the Zhao Family Basic Formula and would be accepted by this cluster of flames.

Zhao Yi knelt down toward the high tower and kowtowed.

The Jiujiang Zhao family was gone, so naturally, there were no more Zhao family gate rites. Zhao Yi used the most traditional and simple way to send his ancestor on his final journey.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan stood by without moving. When he handed Zhao Zhao Wuyang's remnant spirit over to Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei, he had already said goodbye to this Zhao family Long Wang who came from humble beginnings.

After kowtowing, Zhao Yi climbed to his feet and said in an incomparably dejected tone:

"Li, my ancestors are truly gone. Now, I am truly all alone in this world."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan remained unmoved.

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei's eyes revealed guilt: "Brother Yi, I'm sorry..."

Zhao Yi looked at Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "So, what method did you use to train Xiang Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and the others? I also want my people to experience it once, alright, my little ancestor?"

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei: "Uh..."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Mm."

"Eh?" Zhao Yi said, somewhat incredulously, "Li, why did you agree so readily this time?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "It's what you deserve."

Zhao Yi: "That really is flattering. Then I'll head back to Jiujiang first, tidy things up, and then contact you to go to Nantong?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Mm."

Zhao Yi looked at Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei: "A-Bei, with your grandfather and the others in the village, they will be responsible for handling things. You have finally gained your freedom.

How about this, I'll take you to Jiujiang for a trip first, have a good time, and once you've had your fill of fun, I'll take you to Nantong together, because there really isn't anything fun in Nantong."

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei: "Brother Yi, thank you."

Zhao Yi: "Don't mention it, this is also what you deserve."

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei looked at Zhao Yi, then looked at Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, and smiled:

"Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, Brother Yi, I don't want to leave here."

Zhao Yi: "You don't want to leave Luoyang?"

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei: "I don't want to leave here; I want to stay at the Yu family ancestral residence."

Zhao Yi: "Are you crazy?"

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei: "The evil spirits here need someone to continue watching over them."

Zhao Yi pointed at the ball of fire at the top of the tower and said: "My ancestors already said that this fire can burn for ten years."

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei: "But if I'm not here, I'm afraid they will continue to be restless. I want to be here, watching them, scaring them."

The dream had already ended; Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei now only possessed the aura of a Long Wang, but had long since lost the strength of a Long Wang.

Yet this aura was enough to pass for the real thing. At such a close distance, even Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan and Zhao Yi could not tell the difference, let alone those evil spirits trembling before the Long Wang's aura.

Zhao Yi: "First of all, having this ball of fire and this Earth Dragon Tower is enough. If you're really worried, you can come back here to take a look every once in a while; there's no need to stay here all the time. How is this any different from being in prison?

Besides, your Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan and I are both very skilled in puppet arts. The two of us can tailor-make a puppet for you and transfer the aura from your body onto it. Anyway, if you stay here, you're just acting as a scarecrow."

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei: "But, I truly want to stay here. In the dream I had, I felt 'his' deep attachment and indebtedness to this place."

Zhao Yi: "You are you, he is he. You don't need to atone here for the things he did."

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei: "It can't be separated, Brother Yi."

Zhao Yi looked at Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan and reminded him: "Li, say something. Tell him that with this Earth Dragon Tower and the aura of the flame left by my ancestors, the evil spirits here won't be able to stir up trouble for at least ten years."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan did not speak.

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei had experienced the life of Yu Tiannan and had even felt Yu Tiannan's emotions in his dream; as he himself said, they could not be separated.

Zhao Yi: "You were in prison in the village before, and now you're changing to a different place to be in prison. A-Bei, really, there's no need for life to be like this.

You are free now. Although you took that crazy woman Ming Ming Yuwan as your Long Wang, but... oh right, Li, is Ming Ming Yuwan dead?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Dead."

Zhao Yi: "Are you sure?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Mm."

Zhao Yi: "Then A-Bei, you are truly completely free."

"But, I really like it here." Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei pointed at the devastation all around, "In my heart, I remember what this place once looked like in its beauty."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Have you decided?"

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei: "Mm, I have decided."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Ten years from now, when this fire goes out, relying solely on the suppression of this Earth Dragon Tower will be somewhat unstable."

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei: "In these ten years, I will read books here, study here, and cultivate here. I believe that ten years from now, when this fire goes out, I will have the ability to relight a new flame.

After all, ever since I was small, Grandfather and the others have all said I am a genius."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "The reason you can learn Yu family things quickly is because that old dog has sealed Yu Tiannan's perspective and memories in your brain since you were born.

That is why your insight and learning efficiency regarding Yu family techniques are so high.

But what the Yu family is best at is beast taming; as for things like mechanism arts, formations, and feng shui, although the Yu family has traditions preserved, they are not the mainstream.

As for this Earth Dragon Tower, although it was triggered by Yu Tiannan, it is the ley line that was locked when the Yu family built their ancestral residence here; it only requires the power of a Long Wang to trigger it.

So, in Yu Tiannan's memories, have you seen him learn these? Or rather, in the scenes of him traveling the rivers and suppressing the jianghu, have you seen him use related methods?"

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei was stunned.

Clearly, he had not.

With a limited lifespan, even a Long Wang could not master all techniques.

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei muttered: "Then what should I do..."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Ten years from today, open the door, and I will come to help you readjust it."

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei took two steps back and performed the Yu family gate salute to Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan did not step aside this time and accepted it fully.