Chapter 394

A Li, standing on the second-floor balcony, lowered her gaze to rest upon her grandmother.

Her grandmother had just slammed her teacup heavily onto the coffee table.

It was not because of Zhao Yi's words.

Rather, there are some things that simply cannot withstand careful thought; especially for a clever person, once they calm down and ponder, the true flavor reveals itself.

Her grandmother had nearly figured it out just moments ago.

First, there were the prepared paper effigies, then the current environment, and on top of that, when they arrived, that thing was still attempting to fully open its eyes; if the task were already completed, why would it remain here instead of leaving?

Everything, every single detail, pointed to only one possibility: that Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan... was not yet dead!

Her grandmother, preempting her own "enlightenment," immediately used a Liu family secret technique to revert herself to a youthful state.

Because,

Her grandmother was wise, while her grandmother's sister was reckless.

As the Liu family, who hold the reins of the Dao of Feng Shui, how could they not know how to avoid this karma?

This was also a form of confidence from her grandmother; she believed that her younger self, who had not yet experienced the storms and fluctuations of the world, lacked the brain and perception to see through this layout.

The facts were indeed so.

The first thing the young Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei did upon standing up was to turn back, smile at A Li on the rooftop, and praise her:

"My little sister is even more beautiful than when we last met; just thinking about which man will benefit from such a sister in the future makes me want to draw my sword and slay him in advance."

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei rarely used this secret technique in the past.

After all, the prerequisite for using this secret technique is that you must be old enough; only then does it have value and necessity.

Therefore, the last time Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei used the secret technique to revert to her youth, what she saw and heard was actually recorded in the memories of her self at that age.

She recognized A Li.

Although she did not know that A Li was her granddaughter, and she did not even know that she would marry that thick-skinned, pestering young master of the Qin family in the future, this blood-bound attachment between grandmother and granddaughter gave her an instinctively strong sense of closeness to A Li.

A Li did not respond, but calmly shifted her gaze back to the person in front... Liu Yi.

The hurdle of her grandmother had been cleared.

Qin Zhanglao did not need to be considered.

What remained was Liu Yi.

Before meeting the boy, the girl spent most of her time sitting alone behind the threshold, sitting for an entire day at a time.

Even after meeting the boy, she only had a little more vitality than before; on the days the boy was not home, although she would no longer sit in a daze, she still preferred to be alone.

But the boy had always been very clear that A Li was a person with very delicate thoughts.

Because Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan knew that he himself was among the most difficult people in this world to handle.

From childhood to adulthood, A Li had not seen many people, but she saw ghosts and evil spirits every single day.

There were many things she could actually see more clearly and thoroughly than ordinary people.

Although she was not yet accustomed to this positioning.

But she knew the boy's intention in placing her paper effigies by the coffin.

She had to work hard to take on the burden; she wanted to help him, and she had to do it well. If she couldn't even handle the matters at home, how could she go out and walk the rivers with him in the future?

The girl bent down and took out the Go board that had been placed under the rattan chair.

She and the boy had long been accustomed to playing blind chess under the sky, but this board was also frequently brought out and used because sometimes the sunlight was too strong and blinding.

The girl opened the clasp of the chessboard box and tilted her palm forward.

"Clatter..."

Black and white stones slid out from within; a small portion fell onto the balcony, while the majority fell below, scattered across the dam by the strong wind, emitting a continuous, chaotic, and crisp sound.

Liu Yi had been standing at the very back; looking at the stones bouncing around her, the image immediately surfaced in her mind of the countless days she had spent leaning against the kitchen doorway, cracking melon seeds while admiring the golden boy and jade girl playing chess on the balcony.

Emotions only need a breach to instantly overwhelm all rationality.

This was not just being moved by the scene, but rather, with A Li's every corresponding action, the concept that "Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan is dead" was being deepened.

The expression on Liu Yi's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face did not change in the slightest, but the shadows around her, representing countless snakes, insects, and Gu spirits, turned from black to red at this moment, vibrating incessantly as if boiling.

A Li was finally able to cast her gaze toward the battle in front.

Previously, Qin Zhanglao had repelled it with one punch, and now, Qin Zhanglao had thrown a second punch.

For the second punch, it, having fully opened its eyes, was prepared.

Qin Zhanglao's figure was no longer as instantaneous as it had been for the first punch; the space through which he traveled was clearly subjected to resistance.

But this second punch was still very fast.

It raised its fist and met the blow.

"Boom!"

This time, it was still repelled, but the distance it retreated was only half of what it had been the first time.

The ground shook, and the pebbles on the path that had long been packed down were all squeezed out, flying in all directions.

Seeing this, Zhao Yi hurriedly waved his hand, throwing out the black Black Black Black Black Black Black Jiao skin on his body to form a black mist, helping the people around him who were either paralyzed or unconscious to block these pebbles.

Every time a pebble was intercepted, it would instantly turn into dust.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The force of these pebbles exceeded Zhao Yi's imagination; under the continuous heavy blows, Zhao Yi only felt a tightness in his chest and a sweetness in his throat.

Fortunately, he had blocked them completely; if any pebble had accidentally pierced the heart or forehead of someone on the ground, that person in reality would also die!

Zhao Yi licked his lips, his eyes revealing lingering fear.

Previously, it had not fully awakened and had only used the instinct of swatting flies while sleeping to easily knock them away one by one; now, its exchange with Qin Zhanglao seemed to lack exaggerated movements, but in reality, both sides' control over power had long entered the level of subtlety.

Those scenes where hands were moved and the momentum was grand were, on the contrary, a great waste.

Zhao Yi really wanted to offer Qin Zhanglao some advice: you can't just be careless when fighting and end up getting this group of people beside us killed by the aftermath.

He could see that Qin Zhanglao was not intentional; Qin Zhanglao had not fought seriously for too long, his skills had become rusty, and before the Qin family produced this freak surnamed Li, generations of Qin family members walked the rivers alone, as did Qin Zhanglao back then, so he had no experience in his mind about needing to worry about teammates behind him while fighting.

Of course, their group also didn't have the Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face to call themselves his teammates.

Forget it, let's just break this connection for you all first.

Zhao Yi had long known about the red thread secret technique created by the one surnamed Li; he had wanted to learn it back then, and the one surnamed Li was willing to teach it.

But the conditions for using this secret technique were truly too harsh; as the subject emitting the red thread, if anyone bound to it wanted to harm you, they only needed to have the thought, and you might instantly drop dead.

The one surnamed Li could use this trick on Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and the others, but he had no confidence in using it on his own subordinates at that time.

Even with his current subordinates, the only one he dared to use it on with peace of mind was Chen Jing.

As long as he didn't order Chen Jing to kill his brother Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, Chen Jing would not have any unfavorable thoughts toward him.

Xu Ming had to be excluded.

Even the Liang sisters, they loved him very much, but Zhao Yi didn't dare to connect red threads with them; who knew if they would suddenly become jealous and curse him in their hearts, and if he ended up dead, what would be the point of them crying and regretting it later?

Zhao Yi's fingertips touched Chen Jing's brow, and he hesitated before breaking the connection.

They had already entered the final round, and their side's true big boss had already made a move; even if they just sat on the sidelines and watched for a while... no, even if they just lay unconscious on the side and breathed along, it could be considered increasing participation, right?

Zhao Yi's understanding of the Old Old Old Jiang Shui had directly risen by a major rank; after all, he had just transcribed the "Old Old Old Jiang Shui Code of Conduct," and he had transcribed it twice.

This wave of Old Old Old Jiang Shui from the one surnamed Li was very abnormal; the last person who dared to actively push the Old Old Old Jiang Shui to complete their own goals was at the level of Bodhisattvas and Great Emperors.

And as long as the Old Old Old Jiang Shui was pushed successfully, it was recognized by the Heavenly Dao, with all certificates and procedures complete, and merit was inevitable.

As long as the base was large enough, even the smallest percentage was a considerable piece of meat.

Chen Jing could not be disconnected; he had to stay here. For this feast, he had two people at the table eating.

Turning his head, Zhao Yi looked at Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan.

Miss Chen was not unconscious, just too heavily injured, her eyes wide open.

Moreover, the purpose of Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan's wide-open eyes was not to watch the battle ahead to seek learning and insight; she was actually twisting her neck, tilting her Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face, and staring unblinkingly at the young Old Lady Liu standing on the dam behind!

Zhao Yi wanted to laugh; he felt like a clown.

He had been competing with such a person all along, whether on the river or here with the one surnamed Li, and the most absurd thing was that he still couldn't compete with her!

Zhao Yi wanted to go up and disconnect Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan.

You should leave first; if you eat one less bite, Chen Jing and I can both have half a bite more.

"Miss Chen, your injuries are heavy, please go down first to heal..."

Before Zhao Yi finished speaking, he saw Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan raise her left hand and struggle to push her body, just to facilitate a better angle to admire Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei.

Fine, there was no way.

She was not only conscious but her hands could barely move, which meant she was fully capable of disconnecting herself.

If he were to disconnect her so blatantly, it would be completely tearing off the mask and becoming enemies, which was truly a low-class move.

Sigh, he shouldn't have thought of others as so stupid; since she could return earlier than him, she must have also set her sights on this big piece of meat.

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan didn't know what Zhao Yi was thinking; she was only focused on watching Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei, the dream lover of her grandfather when he was young.

She finally understood why her grandfather would never forget Old Lady Liu.

This was truly beautiful.

It was not just the peerless beauty of her appearance, which had almost no flaws, but what was most fascinating was that just by standing there, she could exude a strong self-confidence from the inside out.

Her grandfather had once sighed that when that Lord Qin pursued Miss Liu back then, he had indeed paid a great price; not to mention anything else, just the act of stuffing countless young elites of noble families into sacks and throwing them into latrines had put considerable pressure even on the powerful Qin family of that time.

But Miss Liu did not owe him anything; after deciding to get engaged to him, she gave up lighting the lamps to walk the rivers.

For this, the Liu family was extremely dissatisfied back then; no matter how heavy the betrothal gifts the Qin family was willing to offer, it could not compensate for such a loss!

In the end, Lord Qin personally went to the Liu family and swore an oath before the Liu family ancestral hall: if he ever achieved the position of Dragon King, he would surely share the storms with the Liu family, value the Qin and Liu families equally, and live and die together!

That day, it was said that in the Liu family ancestral hall, the spirits of the past Dragon Kings of the Liu family all manifested, and the spirit of Liu Liu Qingcheng was even more like a sharp blade, shaving clean the beard of the Great Elder who ranked first in the contemporary Liu family.

So, sometimes it is not necessarily a good thing for ancestors to manifest and be able to "speak."

When the ancestors, who had blood feuds with the Qin family for generations, all accepted Lord Qin as their son-in-law, the living members of the Liu family present truly had no way to refuse or obstruct it.

This romantic tale was once widely spread throughout the jianghu in those years.

But upon closer examination, there is actually a blind spot: could the Liu family members really not understand the temperament and character of the Long Wang?

If this matter were brought before the ancestors and placed directly on a scale, one would know exactly how much it weighed without even looking at the markings.

How could they possibly not have intercepted Lord Qin from going to the Liu family ancestral hall? And was the Liu family ancestral residence really that easy to break into? The ancestral hall, furthermore, is the most important place for a family; how could it be so easy to enter?

Yet Lord Qin did enter, which indicates that someone helped him; those who helped were naturally that Miss Liu, along with a group of young supporters from the Liu family.

Fortunately, Lord Qin fulfilled the vow he made back then.

Unfortunately, Lord Qin fulfilled that vow completely.

However, that tragic catastrophe involving the simultaneous decline of both the Qin and Liu families was not caused by Lord Qin kidnapping the Liu family members, but rather by the Liu family members choosing to follow and participate of their own volition.

Perhaps because she had been stared at for too long, Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei also cast her gaze upon Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan.

After a glance, Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei's gaze shifted upward, as if looking at something that did not exist above Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan's head.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "Blessed by the Dao of Heaven, the Chen family is fortunate; is it that this generation of the jianghu has produced yet another fierce god or degenerate?"

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan blinked.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei smiled.

This little girl is quite like that lass, who loved to chatter incessantly by her side, desperately begging her to help create opportunities for her with that young master of the Chen family.

It seems that lass had poor judgment; since the Chen family has produced someone like this in this generation, what prospects could that young master of the Chen family possibly have? I fear he cannot even hold onto his family status. If that lass were to marry into it, she probably wouldn't even be able to secure the position of future matriarch.

It would be better for the young men of this world to ponder carefully; the Chen family surely wouldn't be willing to let this girl marry out. Whichever man can catch her eye and marry into the Chen family, that would count as a stroke of luck, ascending to the heavens in a single step.

At this moment, Qin Shu and it had already exchanged ten more rounds.

During these ten rounds, Qin Shu had not been able to push it back again, instead maintaining a state of being evenly matched.

"Qin family members, since when do they become less effective the more they fight?"

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei first scanned her surroundings, then gazed into the distance at that tide of turtles.

She understood.

As expected of a Qin, truly a boorish martial artist.

He feared that by exerting too much force, he would destroy this environment, allowing it to escape.

But as these turtles covered more and more of the area, its control over this place grew stronger, equivalent to becoming increasingly like the master of this environment.

If this continues, not only will the Qin family's specialty of "accumulating momentum through battle" be unable to manifest, but they will also be gradually suppressed by it using the advantage of its home field.

"You may gradually let go and fight; do not hold back. With this young lady here, this sky will not collapse!"

Qin Li nodded heavily, and the black shadows on his back surged across his entire body, as if branding ancient patterns onto his skin.

He rose up with a punch, no longer suppressing the momentum he had previously gathered.

"Boom!"

This punch sent it flying directly away.

This scene was a carbon copy of how it had casually swatted Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan and the others away earlier.

But because of this, an invisible "crack" sound emerged, indicating that this environment, due to such force, was already in an overloaded state.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei was somewhat surprised; first, she was surprised that this Qin fellow actually listened to her so well.

Whatever she told him to do, he executed immediately without hesitation.

It seems that annoying fellow must have been going around at home proclaiming that she is his future young mistress of the Qin family; this bunch of Qins have all taken it seriously and are treating her as the young mistress.

Second, she was surprised that this environment was actually much more resilient than she had imagined; under such force, no obvious cracks had yet appeared.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei could not specifically define how this environment should be categorized.

"It resembles a barrier, yet also a formation, and a dreamscape, and a manifestation of intent... I don't know how many types are blended together, each one handled with top-tier skill, and the effect is surprisingly harmonious and stable.

I actually captured traces of my Liu family's Qi-gazing here.

Which master is it that is setting up a formation here to slay evil?

Never mind, regardless of who is slaying demons and eliminating evil, since my Liu family has encountered it, there is no reason not to offer assistance!"

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei pointed her finger toward the gradually approaching tide of turtles and turned her head to look at Liu Ting, who was standing behind her:

"You go, clear out those turtles; first, indirectly weaken its home-field advantage, and then help me catch one and bring it back for me to take a look."

"Yes! Young Mistress."

Liu Yi leaped out; before landing, she was enveloped by red shadows from all around, and then, with extreme speed, she actively charged into that heart-palpitating tide of turtles.

A smash, a collision, followed immediately by a sweep.

Countless Gu shadows spilled out, continuously devouring the surrounding turtles, and then, like a prairie fire, expanded rapidly.

Even though those turtles attempted to counterattack frantically, they were never able to get close to her, and were instead continuously pushed back and dissolved by her.

In Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's eyes, the "volcanic eruption" that symbolized despair was, for Liu Yi, nothing more than a thoroughly enjoyable and unrestrained display of power.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei frowned slightly; she recognized that what Liu Yi was using was the Gu-art formed by the Liu family through entering the Dao via Feng Shui.