Chapter 388

Flames dance on the portrait.

Curling, twisting, and sinking, they emit bursts of subtle, crisp sounds.

There is silence here that seems to have sound:

"Don't touch me."

However, considering that the Great Emperor is not from Sichuan or Chongqing, but from Henan, it might be:

"Don't lean on me."

But Li Zhuiyuan has only spoken to the Great Emperor's shadow; the Great Emperor's shadow's tone is exactly the same as Old Man Zhai's, and the Mandarin is very standard.

In short, the Great Emperor of Fengdou's attitude is clear and explicit.

Admittedly, diverting the disaster and driving the wolf to swallow the tiger is indeed a very good method.

With the boy's ability and wisdom, he could indeed try to do something in this regard.

But Li Zhuiyuan does not intend to do so.

Because he knows clearly that the final result of this attempt will inevitably be a meaningless failure.

That Great Turtle only has eyes for him.

It's not stupid; it just wants to kill one person, not start a natural disaster or catastrophe.

It won't give Jianghu forces or other forces a reason to intervene; it will consciously avoid and handle all of this.

The mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is blowing through the building.

This is not a description, but a means.

Li Zhuiyuan taking the initiative to call Zhao Yi to take his people back to Jiujiang earlier wasn't playing hard to get either.

Although... Zhao Yi is indeed very into that.

He discovered a rule here: the bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish.

But the Great Turtle will clear the field.

Before it truly descends, those "unrelated people" who can perceive its existence will either through premonitions and palpitations, or through divination and fortune-telling—in short, there will inevitably be various methods to predict the crisis that will happen here in advance.

Therefore, even if Li Zhuiyuan's trickery is brilliant at this time, it's useless.

Even if Li Zhuiyuan desperately tries to make connections and has a big clearance sale of the stock in the basement of the great-grandfather's house, coaxing a large group of prominent Jianghu forces to come, most of them will scatter like birds and beasts when the time comes.

The small portion of people who don't scatter and stay will hand you over voluntarily, sacrificing you alone to appease the Great Turtle's anger and protect the peace of the human world.

In other words, only a true "fool" would be willing to stand by your side or even in front of you to resist it in this situation.

There are indeed such people in the family.

But the more such family members there are, the less you are willing to let them sacrifice themselves for you.

The portrait is burned.

Li Zhuiyuan cleaned up the ashes on the offering table and looked at the empty wall above:

"Master, for the next new painting, I will definitely paint you more handsomely, for example, by removing the beard on your face."

Li Zhuiyuan walked out of the Daoist arena and returned to the courtyard.

Great-grandfather has no work today and is sitting on a stool at the entrance of the living room, peeling peanuts while watching TV.

The TV is playing "Journey to the West," and it's at the part where Sun Wukong is expelled from the sect by Bodhi Patriarch:

"If you go like this, you will definitely cause trouble. No matter how you cause trouble or commit crimes, you are not allowed to say you are my disciple! If you say even half a word, I will know, and I will peel your skin and grind your bones, demote your soul to the Nine Netherworlds, and teach you never to turn over for ten thousand kalpas."

Li Zhuiyuan turned his head and looked at the east room.

The offering table in the east room was densely packed with spirit tablets, but only two candles, a few plates of snacks, and a cup of yellow wine were offered.

Actually, the candles are mainly because she is too lazy to pull an electric light bulb in, and the material is special. Lighting them during the day can not only provide illumination but also act as incense and have the effect of repelling mosquitoes and insects. When sleeping at night, Liu Yumei will extinguish the candles.

As for those few plates of snacks and yellow wine, it's Liu Yumei's habit to chat with the spirit tablets at night. It's better to say it's prepared by Liu Yumei for herself than to say it's offered to them.

The spirits are gone; no matter how big the display is, it's ultimately just fooling oneself. It would be fine if she didn't understand, but Liu Yumei knows it best in her heart.

Li Zhuiyuan walked into the east room, took incense from the offering table, brought it to the candle flame to light it; stepped back three steps, held the incense with both hands in front of his forehead, bowed three times; after steadily inserting the incense into the incense burner, he performed the final ritual.

Sometimes, when Grandma Liu is in a bad mood, she likes to scold this group of spirit tablets, using all kinds of sarcasm.

After all, if the two families hadn't declined, many so-called problems would no longer be problems, and wouldn't even happen.

And if the Qin and Liu families were still in their prime, I'm afraid there would be no telling how many Qin Shus and Auntie Lius there would be in the family, not to mention this big table of Long Wang spirits.

Li Zhuiyuan has been to the ancestral hall of the Zhao family in Jiujiang, where a coiled dragon-shaped offering table has Zhao Wuyang's spirit tablet offered at the dragon's head;

In the ancestral hall of the Long Wang Yu family, besides the Long Wang spirit tablet, there are also the companion demon beasts that were by the Long Wang's side in the past to keep company, which supported the grandeur.

For the Long Wang family, looking at the number of spirit tablets, one can see the gap in foundation.

The spirit tablets of the Qin and Liu families are now offered together. Even if the two families were separated, according to the customs in Sichuan and Chongqing, a mahjong room would have to be opened to entertain guests after lunch at a family gathering. The Qin and Liu families would each have to open several rooms, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to accommodate them.

If they were really still here, Li Zhuiyuan could really live at home with peace of mind, stay, or even consciously and deliberately hide.

With the family style of the Qin and Liu families, they would never hand over their own children to be sacrificed to atone for crimes, especially to an evil spirit.

Not to mention that with the cost of the price rising sharply, whether that Great Turtle is still willing to continue to force its way ashore.

Anyway, one thing is certain.

When the Great Turtle emerges from the seabed, it will be able to see at the first moment that rows of people are already standing on the shore, waiting to "welcome" it.

After Yin Meng came to the house, Grandma Liu once chatted with him about Yin Changsheng.

In her words, Grandma Liu placed the Long Wang family status below Fengdou.

But that's because Yin Changsheng is still alive, while the Long Wangs of past generations did not seek immortality and regarded living in disgrace as a shame.

Grandma Liu then added jokingly that existences like them in the world generally don't want to actively form a deadly feud or conflict with the Long Wang family.

Because the latter truly possesses the ability of "descendants being inexhaustible," with a Long Wang appearing every once in a while, and if those Long Wangs aimed to suppress and kill them, even a mountain could be moved away.

Chen Xiyuan's head poked out from behind the door frame, and she asked curiously:

"Little brother, has something happened?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Nothing."

Chen Xiyuan: "There must be something. When I was little, I liked to go to the ancestral hall to complain to my ancestors about my grandfather."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Isn't your grandfather good enough to you?"

The old man of the Chen family treats Chen Xiyuan as the true apple of his eye, even being able to say things like "if you're tired from walking the river, then hurry up and light the lamp a second time to admit defeat and go home."

Chen Xiyuan: "It's just that the fourth aunt and fifth aunt at home were arguing. The fourth aunt said the fifth aunt had always looked at her with displeasure, and since she hadn't been feeling well lately, it must be the fifth aunt secretly casting spells on her in the room.

Then I hurriedly came out to help the fifth aunt prove that there wasn't. The fifth aunt and fifth uncle would only keep crying in the room, saying that the fifth uncle didn't have her in his heart and had always felt regret for not being able to marry the fourth sister-in-law back then, saying the fifth aunt kept asking where the fourth sister-in-law was better, and that she could learn too.

Grandfather was so angry he told me to shut up and even broke a willow branch saying he was going to hit me."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Your grandfather is really too much."

Chen Xiyuan: "Exactly, clearly after I finished speaking, the fourth aunt stopped arguing immediately, and the fifth aunt was also cleared of her grievances."

Li Zhuiyuan: "You have made a great contribution to this family; because of you, this family has had much less intrigue and deception."

Chen Xiyuan: "Right, right, right, so after grandfather hit a red mark on my arm, I ran to the ancestral hall to complain to the ancestors about my grandfather."

Li Zhuiyuan: "And then?"

Chen Xiyuan: "Then when my grandfather ran to the ancestral hall, he tripped, the wine gourd cracked, and all the wine he treasured evaporated completely."

This is truly being spoiled; not only are grandfather and grandmother spoiling her, but the ancestors also spoil her, and the Heavenly Dao spoils her even more.

Li Zhuiyuan walked out of the east room.

Chen Xiyuan: "So, suddenly having a whim to enter the ancestral hall to worship must be because you were wronged outside and want to find the ancestors to back you up."

Li Zhuiyuan: "No, my hands were just itchy."

Chen Xiyuan: "Really?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Hmm, really."

Chen Xiyuan reached out and patted Li Zhuiyuan's arm, then patted her own chest:

"Little brother, don't worry, your family's Long Wang spirits are gone, but my family has them. Although the number isn't large, it's enough. Aren't we setting off for Hainan tomorrow? When the time comes, I'll take you to my family's ancestral hall. You offer a few more sticks of incense. I guarantee my family's ancestors will definitely give me face and protect you together."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Thank you."

Chen Xiyuan: "Hehehe."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Is Zhao Yi's book copied?"

Chen Xiyuan: "He went to the bearded man's house to copy it. I'll go take a look later, and by the way, play a few more songs with the one under the peach forest. Sigh, I'm leaving soon, I really can't bear to part with him."

Making friends through music, that is truly a soulmate.

Li Zhuiyuan: "You can ask him if he's willing to change where he lives, for example, moving outside your Chen family's ancestral home."

Chen Xiyuan: "Can he?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "His true form is enough to fit a coffin; it's not hard to move."

Chen Xiyuan: "If he's really willing to go, then I'll shovel all the coconut trees in front of my family's ancestral home and plant them full of peach trees! If my grandfather sees it, he'll definitely be happy to death!"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Hmm."

Old Man Chen will definitely be happy to death, his granddaughter inviting a great evil spirit from outside and placing it in front of the Long Wang family's ancestral home.

In the future, guests coming and going to the Chen family will have to look at Qing'an's face.

Anyone without musical talent is forbidden from entering or leaving.

Chen Xiyuan: "However, little brother, if he's not there, what will you do? I can't do this."

Li Zhuiyuan: "He's not my slave."

Chen Xiyuan: "Isn't he your family's doorman?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "That's his part-time job."

Chen Xiyuan: "Forget it, forget it. With him here, little brother, you can live here much more securely and safely. If an external enemy comes here, they will definitely head toward that peach forest first, and then be hung up and whipped by him first, uh..."

At this moment, Chen Xiyuan suddenly figured something out.

She lowered her head, looked at the flute in her hand, and then slowly took a cold breath:

"My god~"

Obviously, she finally realized that if she didn't know music and had mistaken that person for the old lady, her fate would probably be exactly the same as what she had just described.

"Little brother, that was really dangerous."

"It's good that you woke up fast."

Chen Xiyuan turned her face to the side, pouted her lips, and looked at Li Zhuiyuan:

"Now that you're mocking me, I can understand it."

Li Zhuiyuan: "So you used to take it as a compliment."

Chen Xiyuan: "I'm ignoring you, I'm going to play the flute."

At this time, Liu Yi returned from outside and said: "Miss Chen, the letter from your home has arrived."

Chen Xiyuan: "Big Sister, thank you for your hard work."

"You carry the pole, I lead the horse, welcoming the sunrise and sending off the evening glow~"

After the episode ended, Li Sanjiang clapped his hands, took out a cigarette and lit it, watching Chen Xiyuan receive a letter from Liu Yi's hand, and asked Li Zhuiyuan, who was standing beside him, with some surprise:

"Is the girl's family condition so poor that they can't even afford a phone call and have to send a letter?"

That wasn't actually just a simple letter, but a kind of visiting card.

The Yu family's matter had long ended, but Chen Xiyuan had been slow to return to Hainan, so her family must have come to inquire.

It seems that Chen Xiyuan had informed her family about her being here with Old Lady Liu.

However, she should have kept an eye out and didn't mention him, so that it would be convenient for her to steal things when she went to the Chen family.

Facing the great-grandfather's question, Li Zhuiyuan replied: "Some people who are getting on in years just like to write letters."

Li Sanjiang shook his head and said: "The girl also said her family condition was quite good. She even said before that her family ran a travel agency and wanted to invite me to Hainan for a trip. I felt it was unreliable at the time and didn't dare to agree.

Look at how much the girl eats every meal; this is clearly not being able to eat enough at home. In such a family, can the condition be good?

It's only because I won a prize and can go without spending money that I'm going.

Little Marquis Yuan, remember, when you get to Sanya, don't let the girl's family come over. If they treat you to a meal or something, it would be too extravagant for them; there's no need for that."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Hmm, okay, great-grandfather."

Chen Xiyuan was tearing open the envelope. Each layer of sealing paper came with a seal. She was too lazy to undo them and tore them open violently. Every time she tore one, a layer of ash fell off.

"This letter is from my Long Wang Chen family to the old lady, this letter is from my grandmother to the old lady in her own name, eh... this letter is from my grandfather to the old lady in his own name?"

Liu Yi: "Are you sending it, or am I sending it?"

Chen Xiyuan: "Big Sister, you'd better send it. I feel that sending this to my grandfather is a bit unfair to my grandmother."

Liu Yi: "Then do you want to destroy this letter directly for your grandmother?"

Chen Xiyuan: "Then that would be unfair to my grandfather."

Liu Yi: "You are truly filial."

Chen Xiyuan waved her hand and ran happily toward the bearded man's house.

Liu Yi also took these letters and went to Cui Cui's house.

Li Zhuiyuan sat down beside the great-grandfather and helped peel peanuts together.

People who generally love to drink love deep-fried peanuts.

"Little Marquis Yuan, we're going to the airport tomorrow. Have you packed your things?"

"Packed."

"Then in the afternoon, accompany me to the ancestral grave to burn some paper. When the festival comes, we'll be in Hainan, so we'll burn it in advance."

"Good."

At this time, Tan Wenbin took the air pump borrowed from Auntie Zhang's small shop to pump up his bicycle.

"Grandpa Li, Brother Xiaoyuan, my dad just called me and said he's back in Nantong. I'm going to go see him."

Li Sanjiang: "Ask your dad to come home for a meal, save the trouble of cooking."

"No, Grandpa Li, he still has to go sit at my North Grandpa and Grandma's house."

"That's true. Why aren't you driving? You haven't ridden this bicycle for a long time, have you?"

"The car is out of gas."

Li Sanjiang reached into his pocket and took out money.

Tan Wenbin: "It's not far, just going to town. Burning less gas saves money. I'm leaving, Grandpa Li!"

He got on the bike, kicked forward, and Tan Wenbin slid down the slope in a puff of smoke.

Li Sanjiang had already taken out the money and was too lazy to put it back, so he handed it to Li Zhuiyuan:

"Little Marquis Yuan, you and Zhuangzhuang and the others split it; this month's pocket money."

Li Zhuiyuan didn't refuse, took the money, counted it seriously, and said:

"Great-grandfather, it's not enough for a four-way split."

"Then you just take a bit more."

"That would be too embarrassing. Better supplement it for me so everyone can round it up."

"Done, I'll go back to the room to get it later. As for money, your great-grandfather has plenty!"

"Uncle Sanjiang, Little Marquis Yuan."

Li Weihan rode over on that 28-inch bicycle.

Li Sanjiang: "Marquis Han, what's wrong? Look at that smile on your face; did you dig up gold in your field?"

Li Weihan: "Pretty much. Pan Zi came back last night and said Marquis Lan is back."

Li Sanjiang: "Marquis Lan? That girl of yours?"

Li Weihan: "That's right."

Li Sanjiang: "If she's back, she's back."

Li Weihan and Little Marquis Yuan are both here, so Li Sanjiang is too lazy to speak ill of Li Lan.

When Li Lan was still young, he didn't like this "Marquis Lan."

Although every time she saw him, Marquis Lan called him very affectionately.

But Li Sanjiang just felt that this girl was very fake.

He had also wondered if he was overthinking it; how could a little girl have such deep thoughts? Shouldn't whether she likes someone or not be written on her face?

But every time they met, this feeling was very strong, making him feel uncomfortable, not to mention that he could dream of her at night.

Dreaming of her sneaking into his house and running into his cellar to steal things.

Fortunately, he doesn't like Marquis Lan, but he really likes the child Marquis Lan gave birth to.

Unlike when Marquis Lan called him when she was young, which he felt was disgusting and fake, when Little Marquis Yuan called him "Great-grandfather" for the first time, he felt that the child's eyes were full of sincerity!

Facts proved that he hadn't misjudged!

Li Weihan looked at Li Zhuiyuan and asked: "Little Marquis Yuan, when will your mom be home? Your grandma went to town to cut meat early in the morning and asked me to go to the village entrance to pick her up. The village has changed a lot, and I'm afraid your mom hasn't been back for too long and won't recognize the road."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Grandpa, my mom is on a business trip in Shanghai. She took time to come to Nantong yesterday. She originally wanted to come back to the village to see you, but she received a call and had to go back. She said that after she finishes her business in Shanghai, she will come back to the village. It will be a few days, and she will call in advance."

"Ah, good, good, as long as she can come back, it's good, it's good." Li Weihan couldn't hide the disappointment on his face. "Uncle Sanjiang, then come to my house for a drink at noon? The meat has already been cut, and it won't keep in this season."

Li Sanjiang: "Doesn't your house have a refrigerator now?"

Li Weihan: "Buy fresh ones when Marquis Lan comes back."

Li Sanjiang: "Get out, get out, get out. I'm not going to your place to eat leftovers, especially Marquis Lan's leftovers."

Li Weihan: "Then I'll have the child's grandma cook the dishes and send a big bowl over to you."

Without waiting for Li Sanjiang to reply, Li Weihan turned the bike around and rode away. He was used to Uncle Sanjiang being dissatisfied with his children.

Li Sanjiang looked at Li Zhuiyuan: "Little Marquis Yuan, did you see your mom in the city yesterday? Why didn't you tell your great-grandfather?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Great-grandfather, I'm doing very well; I'm too lazy to mention her."

Li Sanjiang laughed, and after laughing, he realized it wasn't appropriate and immediately held it in.

That's right, Li Lan came to help him fight for a glimmer of survival.

But if it weren't for her, his survival would be full.

At this moment, he really started packing his bags, preparing to accompany his great-grandfather to enjoy the sunshine and beaches of Hainan.

Li Sanjiang: "Little Marquis Yuan, if your mom is willing to change her mind, don't keep a straight face all the time. Respond when you should, call her mom when you should; it will be good for you in the future.

Oh, right, and your North Grandpa, you should also call him more. I could see when I went to Beijing last time that your North Grandpa likes you very much."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Long-distance calls are expensive."

"Sigh, you child, everything else is good, but you're just stubborn on this point. Sigh, why don't you listen?"

Li Sanjiang lowered his head to peel peanuts while educating him, his cheeks bulging.

He hopes the child will have a bright future, but he is also happy that the child only recognizes him in his eyes.

Liu Yi returned from delivering the letters, with a smile on her face.

She had accompanied Liu Yumei to read all three letters.

The letter sent in the name of Long Wang Chen was full of greetings between normal Long Wang families between the lines.

And the letter sent in the name of Chen Xiyuan's grandmother, the first half was the words of Chen Xiyuan's grandmother, and the second half was the words of Chen Xiyuan's grandfather refuting them, saying she was slandering and spreading rumors about him, while the letter from Chen Xiyuan's grandfather, the first half was written by him, and the second half was written by Chen Xiyuan's grandmother, exposing his old bottom.

Obviously, before the three letters were sent out, both sides had intercepted each other's letters and made additions.

After reading the letters, Liu Yumei flicked the envelope with her fingertips and scolded with a smile: