Chapter 358

Auntie, you misunderstood my meaning!

Liu Dongzhu shook her head.

She had been adopted by the Wang family since childhood, and her uncle Zhang Deben treated her very well; naturally she also hoped that Zhang Deben would fare well.

Now her uncle unfortunately passed away, and she is grateful that her uncle was favored by the Yama King, allowing him to become the new Mountain God of Lion Ridge.

But she also worries that if her uncle cannot resolve the monster occupying Lion Ridge,

Whether that monster will treat her uncle the same way it treated the previous Lion Ridge Mountain God.

Treat her uncle as food and eat him; not to mention continuing as the Mountain God of Lion Ridge, he wouldn't even have a chance at reincarnation.

She very much hopes someone can resolve the trouble for her uncle; when Yu Die stepped forward then, she was quite happy, but now seeing Yu Die return in a miserable state, she fears she must have suffered greatly at the hands of that monster in Lion Ridge.

She does not resent Yu Die for lacking the ability to resolve the monster occupying Lion Ridge.

She also worries that if Yu Die goes again to confront the monster occupying Lion Ridge, she might not even be able to escape.

There will be mortal danger!

She is not that kind of selfish person; she does not want to see Yu Die, for the sake of standing up for her uncle, sacrifice her own life in Lion Ridge.

Liu Dongzhu explained: "Auntie, you might not know, but besides the Luo Immortal Official, there are others in Qingyang County whose abilities are not inferior to the Luo Immortal Official's; they too can resolve the monster occupying Lion Ridge and solve this trouble for your uncle!"

"Still others?"

Li Ping first stared, then reacted, and said with a bitter smile: "Dongzhu, I believe what you say, but the problem is that we are just an ordinary family; how could we know any powerful experts? Even if we did, we probably couldn't persuade them to help your uncle resolve this trouble!"

She knew that perhaps because of Wang Ruhai's influence, the Wang family members know some powerful experts, among whom there are certainly those who can resolve the Lion Ridge monster; she had not failed to consider asking the Wang family to step forward and request help.

Just that.

Such a thought hadn't lingered in her mind for three seconds before she dispelled it immediately.

She had not forgotten what that junior of her own family had done: barely a top scholar of high school, he climbed the high branch, divorced their family's Dongzhu, hastily married the Prime Minister's daughter, causing his parents to sever ties with him.

In this situation, it's uncertain whether the Wang family's influence would work; perhaps using Wang Ruhai's name could summon a powerful expert, but then the one most harmed would be Liu Dongzhu.

If.

If there is no other way, facing her husband's inability to resolve the monster occupying Lion Ridge, he would be harmed by that monster and lose even the chance of reincarnation; she would even discard her old face and kneel before the Wang family members, or even before Liu Dongzhu, this junior.

She would also have to beg the Wang family to step forward!

But.

Now there is still a slim chance; she does not want to push Liu Dongzhu to the brink of death, even if this matter was raised by Liu Dongzhu herself, even if agreeing to Luo Liang's conditions, letting her husband merely hold the title of Mountain God while serving as Luo Liang's puppet.

"Auntie..."

Liu Dongzhu still wanted to say something, but before she could finish, Li Ping interrupted: "No, Dongzhu, you don't need to say more; I cannot push you onto a dead-end path!"

She believed that using Wang Ruhai's name to ask for help, or having Wang Ruhai's parents step forward, would certainly be effective; but when seeking favors, how could one not need to offer conditions? The experts invited would not need her family, nor the Wang family, to offer conditions; they would directly approach Wang Ruhai.

As long as one is not blind, it's clear that a high school top scholar, also climbing the high branch of the Prime Minister, with a soaring momentum unstoppable; as long as one connects with Wang Ruhai, to these people it is a tremendous boon.

Wang Ruhai bestows favors without reason, naturally expecting repayment.

Likewise. It won't be demanded from their family, but from his parents, given her understanding of Wang Ruhai...

No.

In fact, she does not really understand Wang Ruhai; otherwise, how could he possibly have done such beastly deeds?

But after a little thought, she knows what conditions Wang Ruhai would likely set: very likely letting his parents drive Liu Dongzhu out of the Wang family.

Once Liu Dongzhu leaves the Wang family, with nowhere to go, the greatest possibility is that she will drown herself.

She and Liu Dongzhu, even her husband and Liu Dongzhu, have no blood relation; Liu Dongzhu is merely a child bride adopted by the Wang family, yet after all these years of being called 'auntie' by Liu Dongzhu, she is certainly not a heartless person.

How could she bear to watch Liu Dongzhu go to her death?

"Auntie, what does it mean to push me onto a dead-end path?"

Liu Dongzhu first blinked, then realized the meaning of her auntie's words, let out a helpless laugh, feeling deeply touched, and corrected herself:

"Auntie, you misunderstood my meaning; what I wanted to say is that, besides the Luo Immortal Official, there is another person in Qingyang County: our family Ping'an's master, who also has the ability to resolve the Lion Ridge monster!"

Actually.

Our family Ping'an and Luo Liang also have some connection; just look not long ago, when Luo Liang saw our family Ping'an, he often sneered and mocked our family Ping'an in front of Yu Die.

This novel you have reached.

If it weren't for the Wang family's mysteriously gained treasures, all life-saving treasures, she might have believed Luo Liang's nonsense.

Just that.

Luo Liang's attitude just now, she greatly disliked.

Luo Liang knows full well the relationship between their family and the Zhang family; De Ben is her uncle and the maternal grandfather of her family's Ping'an, yet she keeps putting forward one absurd condition after another.

It shows that Luo Liang truly doesn't care about their family at all!

He—or rather his clan brothers and even the family behind him—only have their eyes on their family's Ping'an.

Saying they "value" him is an understatement; it's more about using him.

"Ping'an's master?"

Li Ping was startled, her face full of bewilderment, and exclaimed in shock, "Dongzhu, when did Ping'an become a disciple of a master?"

Although.

She only just learned of Wang Ping'an's birth; had her husband not died, the Wang family would have brought Wang Ping'an over, and she would not have known that the Wang family had an extra child.

"Auntie, do you know Xuanqing Daozhang?"

Liu Dongzhu didn't rush to answer, but first asked.

"Xuanqing Daozhang is a top‑tier master; how could I possibly not know?"

Li Ping's face was full of admiration, and oddly said, "Don't tell me that your family's Ping'an's master is this very Xuanqing Daozhang!"

"Exactly!"

Liu Dongzhu chuckled, looked at Li Ping's puzzled expression, realizing she was curious why their Ping'an had taken Xuanqing Daozhang as master, and explained:

Aunt, you don't know……

After a long while, having listened to Liu Dongzhu's account, Li Ping's expression became increasingly strange, and she said in astonishment:

Dongzhu, you mean that when your family arranged Ruhai's funeral, you invited Xuanqing Daozhang to perform Soul Salvation, and Xuanqing Daozhang could tell at a glance that your family's Ping'an is a Great Benevolent Person Reincarnation, so he accepted your family's Ping'an as his disciple?

(End of chapter)