Chapter 403

The phone call ended.

From the conversation just now, one could tell that Lu Yi's emotions were still not very stable.

Some details were definitely left unsaid, or could not be easily described in full.

Luo Gong has been missing for some time now; he went missing on the train to Ji'an.

At the time, because of this incident, the wave involving the Goguryeo tomb was forcibly aborted, and the Great Turtle came ashore.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had originally thought that after this wave with the Great Turtle ended, the matter regarding Luo Gong might see a new turning point, as the next wave still had to be arranged anyway.

His waves are different from others'; for others, solving problems is incidental, and the purpose is more about screening and tempering. For him, however, it is almost entirely about going after the vinegar to solve the problem, to the point where they won't even give him the dumpling skin.

Therefore, his waves are relatively fixed, and even before he was "lit" and went down the river, he had already obtained the secrets regarding the "Nine Great Secret Realms."

This is fate, and it is also destined by Heaven.

Yet, in this context, what should correspond is the "loyalty" like that of the Chen family, or at the very least, the "overlord" nature of Zhao Yi, but Heaven clearly prefers to use him to drive young wolves to swallow a tiger.

Now, Luo Gong has returned, but it is as if he hasn't.

Moreover, Luo Gong also lured Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang away.

The development of events has deviated from the original expectations and presents a clear sense of being out of control.

The "Ji'an 572 Civil Air Defense Project" did not sit there securely, waiting for the next batch of people to explore it, but instead actively "walked" out.

Calculating the time, from returning from the Yu family to suddenly experiencing the Great Turtle coming ashore, theoretically speaking, he should have had a longer interval of rest before the next wave.

The current matter is a ripple, but it might not necessarily be one.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's gaze fell upon the tattered straw mat on the ground.

Old Old Old Jiang Shui's meaning is very simple: it depends on how you choose.

It seems like a deliberate targeting, but in reality, it left room for maneuver and preserved basic respect for the rules.

Because Luo Gong appeared in Jin Ling again, and Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang also disappeared in Jin Ling, not Ji'an.

And the response Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan intends to make is also very simple.

After dealing with the Great Turtle's landing, with the team severely battered, the young man did not choose to head north immediately to rescue the teacher.

Nowadays, even though Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang is closer to him, he still does not intend to take everyone up to meet the wave immediately.

He must first resolve and handle the problems on his own body; rushing to save people in a state of stress will not only fail but will also drag himself into it.

But someone must go to Jin Ling to collect information in advance and act as an advance party.

Before Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan could speak, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin said first:

"Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge, let me go to Jin Ling first. I will investigate it myself, and by the way, contact my father to try and spread out the clues in advance."

"Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Binbin Ge, saving people is our goal, but don't be too eager; pay attention to controlling the degree."

"Yes, understood. I'll observe the hydrology first and won't rush to catch the ripple."

"Then you should leave immediately. We will meet you in Jin Ling in three days at the latest."

"Okay."

The small yellow pickup truck that broke down before the typhoon was sent by Zhao Yi to the repair shop in Shigang Town to be fixed by Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan a few days ago.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin did not delay; he picked up his hiking backpack, threw it into the car, and drove to Jin Ling overnight.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You wanted to go with Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Binbin Ge, but since Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge didn't give the word, he wouldn't bring it up himself.

In fact, it would be appropriate to assign an assistant to Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin, but this is like a balance scale; if too many chips are placed on one side, it is very likely to tip the entire team over.

After A Li finished applying medicine to Xiao Hei and bandaging it, Xiao Hei turned into "Little Bandage."

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng went to the kitchen, found some ingredients, pounded some meat paste himself, fed Xiao Hei a little, and gave it some water.

Because Xiao Hei's appearance was likely to scare Master Li, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng hugged Xiao Hei and put it into his own coffin to take care of it and sleep together.

Of all the dogs in the house, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng has taken care of this one the longest, and Xiao Hei is also closest to Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng.

Of course, whether it's the dogs or the children in the house, they are usually the most well-behaved when facing Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, because they are afraid.

On the second-floor balcony, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan used soap to personally help A Li wash the blood and medicine residue off her hands.

She gave her hands to the young man, but the girl would look at the young man's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face from time to time.

"A Li, you've worked hard these days."

The girl shook her head; she felt she could do more and should do more.

After washing her hands, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan and the girl lay on the rattan chairs on the balcony, playing a few games of chess by the starlight.

The night grew deep, and the young man sent the girl back to the east room.

Haste makes waste; even though his energy was still extremely abundant, his body was very exhausted today.

In the plan, the attempt to revive the original body could only be postponed until tomorrow; and even then, it would depend on the specific physical condition tomorrow.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's current awkward point is that if he doesn't pull the original body back up and regain his inner demon identity, he won't be in his best state.

The young man stood in front of the wardrobe mirror.

In the mirror, even that sense of grimness and indifference was gone; he was completely emotionless.

This was definitely not his current expression, because his palms still held the lingering warmth from holding A Li's hand earlier.

After admiring the "illness" that was ready to go for a while, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan lay on the bed.

Even without any sleepiness and full of energy, he had ways to make himself fall asleep quickly.

His body needed sleep to recover.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan now feels more and more clearly the severe shackles caused by his inability to practice martial arts.

Previously, this feeling was not very obvious, and he only felt it was a disadvantage, but as he became stronger on the spiritual level, this sense of tearing became increasingly severe.

It's like a racing car; all the configurations are top-tier, but the body is made of wood.

It's not that he hasn't thought about practicing martial arts; practicing martial arts prematurely before the bones of a minor have fully developed will indeed cause irreparable losses to his future height, but it is still a very cost-effective deal to deal with the current predicament.

But the more he realizes the benefits of practicing martial arts, the less the young man dares to practice.

Just as in the Emperor Emperor Fengdu Underworld, the Great Emperor's shadow once praised him for being smart, so he deliberately didn't practice martial arts to avoid over-stimulating it.

Heaven has already extinguished his light twice.

It has been on high alert against him, this blade, and sometimes, to cater to its mood, he even has to cooperate by "binding himself in a cocoon."

Fall asleep.

Wake up.

He woke up early; the sky outside was still dark, and A Li hadn't come yet.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan sat up from the bed, his gaze shifting to the desk.

On the desk, a book was left open, and a pen with the cap off was placed next to it.

That book exuded a faint scent of Buddhist paper.

It was one volume from Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Zhengdao's "Records of Strange Tales of the Jianghu."

This scene felt like a cycle.

The last time the lightning targeted Xiao Hei was while Grandma Liu and the others were connected to him by the red thread, and Qing An was too busy to attend to anything else.

Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for anyone to sneak into his room silently.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan knew that he had "sleepwalked" again.

The young man got out of bed and walked to the desk.

He wanted to see what he had left behind this time.

It was still the phrase "Destroyed by the Righteous Path."

It was still the character "by" that had a circle drawn around it.

But on the circle, there were only a few dots, as if he wanted to write something but didn't in the end.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan put the book away, put the pen back, took the basin, and went out to wash up.

After washing up, he went downstairs.

Just then, the door of the east room was pushed open, and A Li, dressed in white today, walked out.

It wasn't a dress, but a style leaning towards a martial arts uniform, personally designed and improved by Grandma Liu; it was very form-fitting, revealing a touch of a young girl's heroic spirit amidst her gentleness.

When looking in the mirror himself, it is sometimes difficult to observe any changes, but when looking at others, one clearly perceives the passage of time.

Compared to the little girl who sat in the room with her feet on the threshold when they first met, A Li was clearly starting to grow taller now.

Girls' development is generally earlier than that of boys of the same age.

The first problem Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan worried about this morning was that in a while, when he took A Li out, she might be at least half a head taller than him.

The only consolation was that both Grandpa Nan and Grandpa Bei were very tall, and Li Lan was also very tall; plus, the "father" Li Lan carefully selected for him was impeccable in height and image.

This meant he didn't have to worry about height in the future.

When Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was in school, most of his classmates were twice his age, so there weren't many reference objects in daily life.

But in reality, compared to boys of the same age, his developmental advantage was still very obvious.

It's just that A Li...

The physical foundation of the Qin family lineage is beyond doubt; and as for the Liu family, not to mention that Grandma Liu is still as straight as a pine despite her old age, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had also seen many portraits or sculptures of the Liu family's Long Wang. The female Long Wang of the Liu family all perfectly fit the Jianghu's stereotype of traditional female knights or even fairies.

A Li walked up to Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan.

Just as Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan could understand what she meant even though she couldn't speak, she could actually do the same.

A Li placed her hands on her knees and squatted down slightly.

She wasn't much taller than the boy yet, but she deliberately made a posture of bending over to look at him.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan smiled.

A Li straightened up, and two dimples appeared on her Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face.

By the window of the east room.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei watched this scene with a smile on her Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face.

The two children, from boy and girl, had grown up together into a young man and a young woman.

She had worried before whether their way of getting along—too calm, and even far exceeding the mutual respect of a devoted couple—would eventually lead to problems.

It seems she really had worried too much.

Both children were too mature, so mature that they were consciously enjoying and memorizing this shared youth.

The west room.

Qin Shu was woken up by the sound of Liu Liu Liu Yixia cracking melon seeds.

He sat up and saw Liu Liu Liu Yixia standing behind the door, peering through the crack.

Qin Shu: "Why don't you go out and watch?"

Liu Liu Liu Yixia: "They got up too early today, it's not yet time for me to go to the kitchen to make breakfast. If I go out to watch now, it'll be too conspicuous; it's not appropriate."

Qin Shu began to put on his shoes; he was getting out of bed.

Liu Liu Liu Yixia: "Sigh, I didn't have this thought when I was young, but now sometimes I can't help but think, if I were to have a child, and could give birth to one like them, how happy would that be?"

Qin Shu: "Like what?"

Liu Liu Liu Yixia: "Like Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, like A Li, I'd be fine with either, I'm not picky."

Qin Shu: "You can't dream like that; being able to give birth to one like Benben is already a blessing from the ancestors."

Liu Liu Liu Yixia: "It's easy to get inflamed in early autumn. I'll brew a bowl of poison in a moment; you'd better drink it while it's hot before you go out. You'll have just enough time to dig a hole in the field and bury yourself."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan held A Li's hand and came to the peach grove in front of Grandpa Grandpa Hu Zi's house.

Each of them held a basket and began picking peach blossoms there, picking only the tender ones.

As they picked, clusters of stamens drifted out from the depths of the peach grove, scattering in a large expanse and falling to the ground.

This texture was better and purer, so the two simply dumped what was in their baskets and picked them up from the ground.

After filling two large baskets, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan said loudly to the girl:

"A Li, wait for me here for a moment, I'm going in to express my thanks."

After speaking, the boy turned and wanted to enter.

As a result, vines locked the path inside, meaning that since the items had already been taken, there was no need to go through this formality.

The boy, having anticipated this result, took the girl's hand and went home for breakfast.

Just after breakfast was finished, Lihua came over with Benben on her back.

The couple would never give up any opportunity for their son to spend time with the young master and young lady.

As long as this opening was made, unless it was explicitly forbidden over there, they would come to deliver the child regardless of wind or rain.

The feeling of not having to go to school is truly great.

Benben held his milk bottle, drinking while laughing, occasionally patting his own chest and letting out a milk burp.

Until they arrived at the dam, his gaze wandered, but he didn't see Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin.

Benben's expression changed: Oh no!

Lihua left after putting the child into the room.

Before Benben could crawl toward the screen door, the screen door closed automatically, that scroll flew out again, and Benben was dragged under the bed in despair.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan and A Li were both in the room, each sitting on a small stool, processing the stamens they had just picked this morning.

It could be said that Benben was dragged past right between the two of them.

The room's tiles were very slippery, and the child's skin was even smoother, so it wouldn't cause any abrasions.

The two of them just ignored it.

A Li was already adept at shielding out irrelevant people.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, on the other hand, never felt there was any problem with a child reading more books.

Moreover, with Benben there, it could prevent the godson of Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Binbin from building up resentment again after staying in the painting for too long.

The fact was, these two children had become more ethereal recently because of Benben, meaning their soul bodies were even purer.

Under the bed, Benben placed his hands in front of him, his chubby fingers tapping continuously, his mouth pursed; he was taking a music class without any actual instruments.

The fresh stamens were pounded into juice and mixed with sawdust from the spirit tablets to make candles.

As for the remaining materials, there was still a surplus in his own Daoist practice area.

Next, Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei, who was drinking tea downstairs, watched as Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan and A Li went up and down the stairs time after time, moving all sorts of secondary goods from behind the house.

Based on the types of materials, Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei could already tell that Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan was going to hold an "evil art" ritual involving the soul level.

She didn't stop them, nor was she worried; Elder Liu instead watched with great interest.

She even couldn't help but start deducing this evil art on the design drawings for A Li's clothes.

"Hehe, a bit interesting."

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei put down her pen.

Now, she greatly appreciated the "Head of House's" heterodox style; the more it was like this, the more secure she felt.

Liu Liu Liu Yixia walked over, holding several black letters in her hand.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei took the letters and glanced at them, her expression unchanged.

Liu Liu Liu Yixia couldn't help but laugh: "You are becoming more and more composed."

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "If the sky falls, the Head of House will hold it up; we listen to the Head of House."

Liu Liu Liu Yixia: "Qiongya hasn't given an explanation to this day, they aren't even doing things for the sake of appearances; there must be some hidden difficulty."

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "This matter isn't simple. That big turtle came ashore and just walked over; I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at Nantong from afar. It won't just be the Chen family of Qiongya.

As for the hidden difficulty...

Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan is right; it's not for us to chase after him for an explanation, we don't even need to hear his explanation.

I can stay composed now because I know clearly that Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan will settle this account at the most appropriate time in the future, with interest.

I only managed to hold this family together, but now, it's time to change the way we live, isn't it?"

Liu Liu Liu Yixia pulled out another letter, which was wrapped in a silk handkerchief adorned with willow buds.

"This is a letter from that ancestor of the Chen family, your good sister from the past."

"Destroy it."

Liu Liu Liu Yixia stuffed the letter into her sleeve. Soon, a "rustling" sound came from inside, and with a casual flick, a wisp of debris drifted out of the sleeve and was blown away by the wind.

"Looking at this posture, she probably doesn't know exactly what happened, but she should be able to vaguely sense some unease."

"Therefore, if you want to live a good life, you need one who is sharp and one who is simple; preferably, the sharp one is the simplest, and the simple one is the sharpest."

"You see things quite clearly."

"I simply don't look at all. I dismissed the two families' outer gates and brought you all into seclusion for so long precisely because I know very well that old friendships and relationships after the decline of a family gate are better off severed.

If they are severed, you can still have some thoughts to reminisce about; otherwise, they'll really go sour."

"Chen Ya Tou is not bad."

"The entire Chen family is not bad."

"Do you still see it that way even now?"

"The Chen family's style has always been second to none in the Jianghu. But as the saying goes, one is in the Jianghu and cannot act on one's own will. Besides, one must add another sentence:

Each serves their own master."

Upon hearing this, Liu Liu Liu Yixia looked up at the room on the second floor.

"Then the master of the Chen family..."

"Don't ask." Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei smiled, "Asking makes it easy to show weakness; learn from last time, 'rare to be muddled'."

Liu Liu Liu Yixia: "When... did you notice it?"

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "From the moment Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan's lamp self-ignited."

Liu Liu Liu Yixia took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei:

"They say there is no road to ruin, but I have seen many who have had their roads ruined by it; sometimes I feel it's quite ordinary.

But only when it wants to ruin our family's road, I, am not convinced.

By the way, did you treat A Li's injury?"

"Treated it, did all the stitching."

"You didn't stitch it too hideously or too ugly, did you?"

"He's a grown man, does he still need to care about that?"

"Don't you get tired of looking at it yourself?"

"I..."

"Heh, forgot, ever since I saw you liked raising bugs to play with when you were little, I knew your taste was different from ordinary people; maybe you really like it."

"Even if it's for breeding, you shouldn't be so blunt and not even bother to act."

"Alright, it's all the same when the lights are off."

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei returned to her room to chat with the spirit tablets.

Liu Liu Liu Yixia remained where she was, standing for a long time.

She turned and looked at the fields in the distance, where Qin Shu was working with Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, and she stuck out her tongue and licked the corner of her mouth.

Don't say, when she helped him with the last round of stitching last night, looking at the scars on his back that were like crisscrossing mountain ranges, vigorous and powerful, she really quite liked them.

Especially when helping him wipe the blood stains off his back, the sensation on her fingertips made her even more unable to stop reminiscing.

Liu Liu Liu Yixia suddenly realized that although she was old, she was also very young.

She so loved to lean against the kitchen doorway, cracking melon seeds while watching Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan and A Li.

How is this, in its own way, not a form of learning?

Before dinner, all the arrangements had been completed.

After dinner, A Li sat on the rattan chair by the doorway, while Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was inside the house.

Everyone else in the house would pretend not to hear a thing.

The only variable, Great-Grandfather, had been introduced to a job by Liu Liu Jinxia, and he went with her to a household in Sianzhen to discuss preparations for a spirit birthday.