Chapter 451

"Let's break it up for now."

Liu Liu Jinxia picked up the stack of money piled in front of her, pulled open the small drawer in the center of the square table, placed the money inside, and closed it.

Strange movements erupted continuously in the rice paddies behind the house, leaving her feeling restless all morning.

Once her mind wasn't on the card table, it was hard to avoid winning more, and she felt like winning every single hand.

As it neared lunchtime, the old sisters dispersed as usual, each returning home to wait until the afternoon to come back.

Liu Liu Jinxia got up and walked into the east room, sat down before the offering table, picked up a piece of silver pastry, and took a bite.

Outside, the sound of footsteps approached.

A Li walked into the room, cradling a blood-porcelain vase.

The corner of Liu Liu Jinxia's eye twitched.

The crucial point was that at first glance, the old lady didn't spot any seal on it.

One had to know, if this thing were handled carelessly, let alone Siyuan Village, even the entire Shinan Town would likely be engulfed in an instant.

Yet her own precious granddaughter was holding it in her arms as casually as if it were a flower vase.

A Li first looked left toward the bedroom, then right toward the storage room, and finally walked forward a few steps to place the blood-porcelain vase on the offering table.

Afterward, A Li turned and left the east room, heading toward the kitchen.

Liu Liu Jinxia wiped her hands with a handkerchief and looked at the blood-porcelain vase.

If it were in the past, when the spirits of the two Dragon Kings were still present, this evil object could be placed here without any issues; the eyes of the ancestors were watching, after all.

But now, the offering table was just a formality; it couldn't be left there so casually.

Liu Liu Jinxia reached her hand toward the blood-porcelain vase, a faint green luster flowing from her fingertips, but when she touched the body of the vase, it overflowed with blood-red light, neutralizing the sealing power at her fingertips.

The old lady's gaze sharpened; she withdrew her hand and sniffed it under her nose.

"It's actually an internal seal, and it uses blood patterns... Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan's blood."

As for love letters, she had received countless in her youth and couldn't even be bothered to open them.

As for those wanting to give her gifts, there were even more; she didn't care for any rare treasures either.

But Liu Liu Jinxia truly hadn't expected that in this world, there would be a gift that used blood to write a love letter on an evil artifact.

She naturally knew this was something Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan had specially arranged for A Li to enhance her ability to walk the river, but in choosing it, Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan's feelings must have been poured into it.

Recalling the past interactions between the two children, Liu Liu Jinxia could only look at the spirit tablets above and sigh:

"I'm old, really old; I truly can't understand the young people of today."

After entering the kitchen, A Li first took some medicinal herbs, lit the small stove, and placed the medicine pot on it to decoct the medicine.

Liu Yi stood to the side, showing no intention of going up to help.

Sometimes, this decocted medicine had to be authentic, and even the scent of the person decocting it could not be mixed in.

A Li picked up the small tool basket at the kitchen door and walked out, descending the dam alone and leaving home.

Liu Yi sniffed: "This is a primer for nourishing Qi and blood; A Li must have gone to the bearded man's herb garden to dig up fresh main ingredients. Is Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan injured and suffering from excessive blood loss?"

"Is there anything to eat?" Qin Li appeared outside the kitchen. "Get me some; I'll take some to Uncle Sanjiang."

Liu Yi asked in confusion: "Weren't you going to sit for the funeral rites with Uncle Sanjiang?"

Qin Li: "The host family didn't calculate the number of friends and relatives correctly; there were too many guests, so our table and the funeral team's table were replaced, and the host family compensated us with money. I'm back to pick up the second batch of paper effigies, and Uncle Sanjiang asked me to bring some food from home for him and Uncle Shan."

Liu Yi: "Wait, I'll pack it for you."

Qin Li: "Mm."

Liu Yi first served food from the pot and placed it by the stove: "You eat yours first; I'll put theirs in a food box later. Add some peanuts and wine for Uncle Sanjiang; he enjoys it when he sits there chanting scriptures in the afternoon."

"Alright."

Qin Li sat down by the stove, picked up his chopsticks, and began to eat.

Liu Yi: "After you left with Uncle Sanjiang this morning, I don't know how many massive disturbances happened behind the house, each one fiercer than the last; I've been worried until now."

Qin Li: "When Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan does things, why would you need to worry?"

Liu Yi: "If there was no need to worry, why did you come back?"

Qin Li paused for a moment, then realized and nodded: "True."

Liu Yi: "But it's fine now."

Qin Li: "That's good."

After quickly finishing his meal, Qin Li went out to load the paper effigies.

At this moment, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and A You had just returned from bathing by the river.

Seeing this, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng immediately packed up the shoes he was carrying and came over to help.

After Qin Li loaded the cart, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng walked to the front, grabbed the handles, and lifted the cart.

"Nothing to do this afternoon?"

"Mm, Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan said it's fine and told us to rest."

"Alright, let's go."

Liu Yi placed the food box on the cart and beckoned to Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You:

"A You, the kitchen light isn't working, and there's no power in the socket either; hurry up and fix it."

"Alright, I'll take a look."

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng pulled the cart down the dam, walking very steadily.

Qin Li followed behind, one hand resting on the cart, as a gesture of support.

The transmission of skills between the two occurred after Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan lit the lamp to walk the river, so they could not yet call each other master and apprentice.

But Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng had always regarded Qin Li as his master, so Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng was also the most diligent one in the house when it came to work, whether in the fields or with business.

Because he knew that if he didn't do these tasks, Qin Li would, and as an apprentice, he felt embarrassed to sit there resting while watching his master work.

The autumn wind began to rise.

At first, Qin Li didn't notice anything, but as they walked, he saw that the fallen leaves on the village road were clearly drifting backward, yet the wind he felt on his body was blowing from behind.

He took a slightly more serious look.

Qin Li's expression,

suddenly became much more serious.

This wind was indeed blowing from the front, but when it passed by Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, it parted smoothly to both sides, forming a vortex from behind.

This not only eliminated the resistance of the headwind but also utilized the force of the wind.

One wouldn't do this intentionally; the energy cost of doing so intentionally was far higher than the benefits of reducing wind resistance and gaining wind propulsion.

Qin Li knew Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's character very well; he was definitely not showing off in front of him on purpose.

This left only one possibility: the current Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng was already able to integrate the control of the surrounding momentum into a degree that was almost instinctive, like breathing.

It was not intentional; rather, because he was here, it was meant to be this way.

When he left in the morning, he had just seen Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng bringing Uncle Shan over, and at that time, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng didn't have this change.

And yet, after half a day, his apprentice had been reborn?

People like formation masters and technique masters indeed emphasized sudden enlightenment, pursuing a state where one thought opens the world.

But could a martial artist achieve sudden enlightenment? If others didn't know, how could he, Qin Li, not know?

A martial artist's sudden enlightenment was lagging; it occurred after the body had been polished and accumulated to a certain stage, then supplemented with consciousness to achieve a breakthrough in body and intent.

He had never heard of anyone becoming a martial arts powerhouse just by thinking at home.

If that were possible, what was his own Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan waiting for? Wouldn't his physique have taken off long ago?

Furthermore, Qin Li didn't think his apprentice had the brain to trigger sudden enlightenment.

When he first taught Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng martial arts, he felt Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng lacked aptitude, which was why he chose to use coffin nails to chisel him, helping him understand; not all Qin family members needed to have holes poked in their bodies to practice martial arts.

Even then, he had specifically avoided opening energy gates on his forehead, fearing he would make this already not-so-bright apprentice even dumber.

Qin Li tilted his head, and a wisp of wind condensed beside him, blowing toward Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng; a wisp of wind also appeared on Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, neutralizing it.

Three wisps of wind condensed beside Qin Li and blew over; three wisps of wind also appeared beside Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, neutralizing them again.

If Qin Li had previously only felt surprised and puzzled by the sudden improvement in Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's strength, then now, excitement and trepidation were revealed in his eyes!

He vaguely guessed a possibility, and this possibility held extraordinary significance for him.

Nine wisps of wind condensed and blew toward Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng; nine wisps of wind also emerged beside Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, one by one, without a single omission, all neutralized.

This time, Qin Li didn't let the wind neutralize; instead, he exerted a slight force, and the wind on Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's side didn't neutralize either, continuing to stalemate.

In the dark, nine black shadows released from each of the two, one in front and one behind, wrestling with each other.

But Qin Li's were nine evil dragon phantoms, while Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's were merely inferior substitutes, or even fakes.

The clothes on Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's body were blown up, revealing the hideous scars underneath.

At this, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng finally stopped walking; he felt a massive pressure.

Previously, he had been completely unaware of the probing from Qin Li.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng turned his head and looked at Qin Li in confusion.

Qin Li dispersed everything and waved his hand, signaling to continue walking forward.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng nodded and pulled the cart forward again.

Qin Li covered his chest with one hand.

The nine wisps of wind, along with the scars just revealed on Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's body, explained one thing: his apprentice had embarked on the exact same path as himself.

The path he walked was not the orthodox Qin family path; it was a divergent path he had forcibly walked after failing to walk the river years ago, remaining depressed until he let go of everything and achieved sudden enlightenment.

Yet, not long after, looking back, he saw his apprentice standing at the starting point of this divergent path.

There were no paths in the world; if many people walked them, they became paths. If people only walked this path, then this path became orthodox, no matter how rugged it was.

Qin Qin Shuzheng opened the food box, took out the wine Liu Liu Jinxia had prepared for Li Sanjiang, unscrewed the cap, and started drinking it himself.

He, Qin Li, should have been an insignificant, frustrated passerby in the history of the Qin family; yet unexpectedly, he became the founder of the Qin family lineage.

In his excitement and agitation, Qin Li accidentally finished the wine.

"Sigh, this was the wine for Li Sanjiang's peanuts..."

Qin Li picked up the plate of peanuts as well, tossing them into his mouth as he walked along with Xiang Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng:

"Without the wine, Li Sanjiang won't need this plate of peanuts either."

At the kitchen doorway of the house, Liu Liu Jinxia was there cracking melon seeds.

After Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan blew up the stove, she had also caused problems with the electrical circuits in the kitchen.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You was checking where the problem was, constantly reaching out to touch the wires.

Ha, found it.

With this grab, the mark on Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's forehead flickered.

Liu Liu Jinxia stopped her melon-seed-cracking motion.

She saw Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You holding a ball of electricity at his fingertips.

Liu Liu Jinxia's first reaction was that Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You had been shocked so many times that he had gained some insight from it.

But she immediately realized this wasn't insight, because a thick layer of ghost aura was wrapping around those electric snakes, preventing them from dissipating.

"Hehe."

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You found it very interesting; he brought his hand holding the electricity toward the top of his head, then looked up, watching his bangs slowly curl upward.

This is good; in the future, I won't need to go to the barbershop if I want a perm.

Immediately after, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You brought his hand to his mouth and blew a breath at it.

"Hum."

The electric snakes darted out, striking the table in front and smashing the oil jar and various condiment bottles placed on it to smithereens.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "..."

After leaving the Daoist field, Zhao Yi did not walk from the front, but instead detoured through the rice paddies.

Walking from the front would mean having to see Old Lady Liu and Liu Liu Jinxia, and having to greet them again; Zhao Yi just wanted to be alone and quiet right now.

Xu Ming, who had run back a step ahead, had driven the tractor over; beside the driver's seat sat a large parcel containing snacks that Old Uncle Tian Tou had prepared and packed in advance.

This indicated that before observing today, Zhao Yi had already anticipated that he would really want to leave.

The others were all waiting by the tractor, while Zhao Yi and Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan deliberately slowed their pace, walking slowly toward that side.

"Sigh, I really miss home, I miss the waterfall at the entrance of my home."

"Walk faster, stop being so sentimental."

"Li, actually, there is a biggest weakness in your team right now; do you know what it is?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan did not answer.

"That is you, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan."

Zhao Yi looked up at the sky: "Should I sigh and say, 'The net of Heaven has large meshes, but it lets nothing through'? Li, tell me something from the heart: do you hate it, do you regret it?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "The same as you."

Hearing this answer, Zhao Yi's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face tightened.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan:

"I did indeed feel it was unfair and very unbalanced before, but gradually, I have become more and more at peace with it. You said you wanted to go to the mountains to see the scenery."