Chapter 165

Chapter 161In the small township store, the old man was staring blankly at the abacus placed on the counter.The abacus was broken, beads scattered all over the floor. He picked up the beads one by one and repaired them again.Although the craftsmanship was exquisite and showed no trace of repair, he couldn't deceive himself, even if he could deceive outsiders. Some things were broken in the heart.At the old man's feet was a small incense burner, densely filled with different specifications of incense. Without exception, all the incense extinguished when it burned less than a quarter.This was what was called "broken-head incense" in fate calculation.The interrupted burning of the incense indicated a blocked fate. Since every stick of incense was like this, it pointed to a complete lack of vitality.The old man's face was terribly gloomy.When he was young, even for prisoners about to be executed, he could light ten sticks of incense and one would burn completely. This didn't mean there was still a glimmer of hope, but the path of fate calculation inherently feared fullness and sought loss.But now, the incense he lit for himself, for his old wife, for his daughter-in-law, for his two grandsons, all went out. When he lit incense for his son who had left home, he even spat out three mouthfuls of blood and almost fainted.This indicated that the vitality of his family's fate had suddenly plummeted to a level far worse than that of death row prisoners.Death row prisoners could still hope for a shout of "spare the knife" before execution. His whole family couldn't even afford this bit of hope.The old man muttered, "Who did the main family provoke this time?"The main family had unsealed and summoned the branch families to send people, naturally to handle some important matter. He was old, so his son answered the call and went.Now it seemed that the matter not only failed, but also involved an extremely terrifying karmic backlash.From the appearance of the incense, the old man had even lost the idea of running away and hiding, because it was pointless. He couldn't hide and it was already too late."What are you staring at? That rolling shutter door is broken, hurry up and fix it."His old wife walked over, holding a rag.The old man nodded numbly, stood up, and went to the second floor to get tools.His old wife asked from behind him, "When will our son come back from visiting relatives this time? I miss him."The old man replied, "No rush, the whole family will be reunited soon."Along the street in the town, the first floor was shops, the second floor was residential, and the third floor was their own illegal construction. Previously, only the old man and his son could enter there, and it was usually locked with an iron lock.Recently, the old man had started to occasionally bring his two grandsons inside, teaching them to recognize some symbols and memorize some techniques.From the outside, their family seemed only moderately wealthy, not related to great riches. But some things, no matter how much money you had, couldn't be bought.For example, their family's destiny. Before their daughter-in-law entered the family, her fate was calculated. She could give birth to boys, her fate was compatible, and she could bring wealth and peace.Although the two grandsons had just "started school," they were extremely talented in this path and could inherit the mantle later. However, according to the tradition of the "main family," after adulthood, the two grandsons would also have to branch out and settle separately, and from then on, they would have no contact until death.Ordinary families, for funerals and marriages, sought fortune telling and divination just to go through the motions, to seek peace of mind. Those who truly believed in this were somewhat foolish.But their family was truly able to put it into practice. They were well-off, had accumulated good fortune, were free from illness and disaster, generation after generation.As the old man walked up the stairs, he heard the sound of the ceiling fan turning in the second-floor living room.Winter had arrived, who would still turn on the fan?He came to the doorway of the second floor and saw that in the living room, his daughter-in-law and two grandsons were all hanging there.The rotating electric fan blew their hair.Their faces were deathly pale, their tongues were protruding, and rigor mortis had already set in.They had just eaten breakfast together, and in such a short time, they were already like this.The old man wiped the corners of his eyes, picked up the tools from the corner of the living room, and went downstairs.The rolling shutter door of the first-floor shop was already closed. His old wife, who had just been talking to him, was stuck to the rolling shutter door, shriveled, as if her flesh and blood had been drained and she had turned into paper money.Fear was revealed in his old wife's eyes, as if she had seen something terrifying.The old man put down his tools and took a deep breath.He knew that next, it would be his turn. He closed his eyes.Immediately, one by one, ghostly figures appeared beside him. Some were recorded in local chronicles, and some were images of statues in nearby temples.The old man's body began to distort, gradually folding, with continuous sounds of bones breaking and flesh tearing. He showed pain and wanted to shout, but couldn't.Moreover, this process was very slow, as if the local ghosts were deliberately prolonging this punishment.After everything settled, a group of mischievous children ran over from outside. One of them held a stick of incense, lit a firecracker, and under the guidance of the ghosts, threw it upward, and it actually fell into the second-floor window."Bang!"The firecracker exploded.The children were afraid that the owner would come out and scold them, so they immediately scattered like birds and beasts.However, a fire started and burned from the second floor upward, extending to the first and third floors.Neighbors and people from surrounding shops saw the fire and immediately came to put it out, but they didn't know why. The broken rolling shutter door, which they had heard the woman of the family mention a few days ago, couldn't be kicked or smashed open no matter what. Everyone could only fetch some water and try to splash it inside from below.The fire was fierce, and fire snakes spat out from the windows, a terrifying sight.But this fire was also strange. It only burned within this building. The neighbors on both sides originally thought they couldn't escape, but were surprised to find that the fire didn't spread outwards at all.After the fire truck arrived, the fire was put out, and the rolling shutter door also collapsed.But the inside was already burned beyond recognition. The two on the first floor and the three on the second floor could only be vaguely recognized as human shapes.Even firefighters with rich experience were shocked by this strange fire. Logically speaking, it wasn't a factory storing special materials. An ordinary residential fire wouldn't burn like this.The onlookers also whispered to each other. Such a story would likely become a strange tale of extermination passed down among the local people for ten, twenty, or even longer years.Only the elderly, who were old, gathered together, muttering:"What evil deed did this family commit?"..."Can it really be effective?""I didn't believe it either, but old Qiu said that he invited his old mother here and talked with her. You know what kind of person old Qiu is, very shrewd. How could he be so easily deceived? So this family matriarch should truly have some ability.""Then let's try."The couple carried gifts and held red envelopes in their pockets. Along the small village path, they came to the home of a local witch.After entering the courtyard, they found that the house doors and windows were all tightly closed, and there was no sign of anyone."Is anyone home?""Hey, hello, excuse me, is anyone home?"The couple shouted for a long time, but there was no response.The husband put his face against the living room door and looked inside through the dark glass window in the middle.With this look, his eyes immediately widened. The living room was actually full of the severed corpses of this family.The information received by his eyes was too shocking, causing his brain to not yet react. When his gaze moved upwards, he saw that on the long cabinet offering table in the living room, sat a witch wearing big red clothes. She was digging out her own intestines and stuffing them into her mouth to chew."Ah!!!"..."Don't worry about me, run quickly, run quickly!"The man tearfully abandoned his cousin, who had been cut in half by the iron plate, and began to run towards the outside of the tomb.Originally, he came to the deep mountains today just to seek an ancient tomb and find some materials. After calculation before coming, this trip would be smooth and successful.But who knew that a team of people first encountered a sudden mountain miasma, and the compass needle also failed. Fortunately, they were not ordinary people. After overcoming these difficulties, they finally found the tomb.The tomb was not dangerous, just a small tomb of a Qing Dynasty landlord.With their configuration, this kind of tomb was truly easily overcome.But who knew that after going down, first the tunnel became extremely long and they encountered a ghost wall. Later, they heard ghost howls, and then various inconceivable dangers frequently occurred.They just came to the landlord's small tomb to "borrow" some things, but the battle array they encountered was actually more dangerous than those large tombs!A group of people, even though each had extremely good skills, still died miserably inside one after another. The last person ran out crying and shouting. Just as he climbed out of the tomb entrance, he saw dense, eerie figures standing around the hole.He despaired....At the entrance of the old house, the old lady was sitting on a small stool mending shoe soles, and she died.Her eyeballs were picked out by herself with a needle and placed in the needle box.Her family members, from old to young, from male to female, anyone who approached to call her, all silently sat beside her, took the needle in her hand, picked out their own eyeballs, and put them into the needle box.By night.The needle box was full of eyeballs, spilling out.The old lady was surrounded by her entire family sitting beside her. Under the moonlight, they were harmonious and happy....The old man was fishing with a straight hook and saw that the ornamental carps raised in the pond had all turned belly up and died. He ran back to the old residence with an ashen face.Their family was not good at frontal combat. With deduction and calculation as the foundation of the family, coupled with being good at hiding, avoiding karma, and practicing the family separation method, they could avoid disasters and eliminate misfortunes, and continue their inheritance.But conversely, if the hidden location was found by enemies, then the end would be extremely miserable.In the shadows, they were very terrifying, but once placed under sunlight, they were actually very weak.Now, someone had actually found the location of the main family. Could those branch families still be spared?The old residence was very large, but there were not many people inside. It was cold and quiet.He ran to the ancestral hall and saw a middle-aged man kneeling on the cushion.That was his son. After he grew old, he had passed the position of head of the main family to his son.His other two sons had all branched out and settled in other provinces, changing their surnames to continue their lineage. They were not allowed to return during their lifetime."What exactly did you unseal last time and summon the branch family people to come? What exactly for!"The old man shouted hoarsely, but his son didn't react at all."Crash... crash..."Looking up again, the old man was surprised to find that all the ancestor tablets on the offering table had fallen.The old man's son leaned forward, and wisps of black gas rose from his body."Grandpa, it hurts!""Grandpa, it hurts!"Crying sounds came from the courtyard.The old man immediately ran out of the ancestral hall and saw that his grandchildren, who were originally exquisite like porcelain dolls, had faces distorted and ferocious, lying on the ground and beginning to strangely curl up."Who exactly are you? Who exactly are you? What grudge does my family have with you? Why are you doing this, doing this!"The old man stepped forward, preparing to help his grandchildren expel evil, but just as he was about to act, the grandchildren suddenly sprang up fiercely like fierce ghosts possessed, tearing and biting his chest and neck.Looking at the deeply purple foreheads and all-white eyes of his grandchildren, the old man knew that they were completely unsalvageable, beyond saving. This was an extremely terrifying fierce ghost who didn't hesitate to ruin their own cultivation to forcibly possess them, in order to collide a person's soul consciousness away in such a short time.Two lines of clear tears slid down from the corners of the old man's eyes. He unwillingly wailed:"Even with great grudges, why do you have to lay hands on children? How can you lay hands on children!"...Fengdu, Ghost Street.Most of the time, this county town was in a peaceful and harmonious state. Although there were gradually more outside tourists in recent years, the county town was truly bustling only during holidays or temple fairs.On an ordinary day, the weather forecast continuously reported several sunny days, but the reality was continuously several overcast days.Fortunately, the local people were long accustomed to this, and they didn't criticize the meteorological station for inaccurate predictions and being useless, because there was always a saying circulating locally:Fengdu's weather depends on the mood of the Great Emperor.Finally, the rainbow dispersed and the rain cleared.The sun finally came out, and Ghost Street, which had been stuffy for several days, also appeared some people.Gradually, some people discovered that many ghost statues and ghost carvings at the entrances of shops all had cracks, and many god statues in the scenic area also had cracks.In the center of the county town, there was originally a sculpture with a ghost skull on top, as a landmark building.This ghost skull, no one knew when, smashed to the ground from a high position. It didn't smash anyone, but it also didn't make any sound.When the construction team brought tools and a crane, preparing to rearrange and install it back, upon touching it, they discovered that fresh red fluid gushed out from inside the ghost skull, forming a large pool. Then it flowed into the stream by the street, dyeing the downstream red.Young people just looked at this as a novelty, purely as a topic of conversation.Families with elderly people then hurriedly placed fire basins outside their houses and set wax and burned paper.While burning and kowtowing, they conveniently reprimanded the young people who felt disdain for this:"Ignorant child, what do you know? This is the Great Emperor is angry, angry!"...A Li was playing the zither.But today, her zither sound was interrupted several times by noises.These noises didn't come from her heart. In fact, since that time when the youth with the Fengdu twelve edicts forcibly detained a spirit and form, these two days, her heart had been terribly quiet.When sleeping at night, even entering that dream, there was no movement outside the threshold, not even that kind of whispering could be heard. It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, which instead made her a bit unadapted.The noises were one from the second floor. Every once in a while, her grandma's body would emit a wisp of killing intent.One was from the kitchen. The kitchen door was sealed with a prohibition talisman. Aunt Liu would not bother to unseal and then seal it back every time she went in and out.Originally, there was also one in the courtyard, but Uncle Qin left home yesterday.The biggest noise came from the third floor.Originally, the room where the tablets were enshrined was locked.The first time, A Li wanted to go up and take some tablets as materials, but didn't get her grandma's permission.A Li didn't force it and returned downstairs.Because at that time she could sense that behind the door, many terrifying things had been added.Those were special objects that her grandma had Uncle Qin move out from the old residences of the Qin family and the Liu family.The zither could no longer be played. With so many "noises," doing anything felt uneasy.In the past, she would not have been disturbed by these, instead she was long accustomed to them.Now, she was gradually accustomed to quiet, and instead found it difficult to go back.A Li stood up, left the zither table, walked out of the study, and just happened to meet Aunt Liu who had just pasted the kitchen seal talisman.Aunt Liu smiled faintly at A Li. A Li looked at her and also laughed.Aunt Liu suddenly felt a surge of heartache.A Li was becoming more and more obedient, and also more and more normal. If such days could always continue safely, how good would that be.Aunt Liu was clear that the old lady probably also regretted it in her heart.Actually, Aunt Liu misunderstood.A Li's smile was not for herself, but for their behavior.The girl knew what they were worrying about and preparing for, but in the girl's view, those were meaningless things.How could he fail, and how could he lose?She returned to her bedroom, took out her drawing frame book from under the bed, placed it in front, and flipped through the pages.There were only four pages in total, but she looked at each page with relish.When she flipped to the blank fifth page,She began to anticipate,What should be drawn in this painting?...Aunt Liu came to the second floor.Winter had arrived, and a layer of blanket was also laid on the old lady's rattan chair.Aunt Liu's gaze fell on the slight bulge under the blanket on the right armrest, that long strip.She knew that it was a sword.This sword had been sealed by the old lady in the old residence of the Liu family early on. The last time it was taken out was when A Li's attempt to navigate the river failed.A Li was seriously injured, his life hanging by a thread, lying inside and treating himself urgently.The old lady placed the sword across her knees and sat at the doorway for the whole night.Early in the morning, A Li turned danger into safety and saved his life.The old lady sealed the sword back in the old residence.After that night, the former young lady of the Liu family died. She completely became the matriarch of the two families.A young lady could freely lose her temper and be reckless, but a matriarch must endure humiliation for this family.Today, this sword was taken back again.Some matters, in fact, didn't need to be hesitated for too long. From the beginning, one could see whether they would happen.For example, this time the sword was not placed on her knees, but under her right side, in a position where she could draw the sword and stand up at any time.Aunt Liu walked over and helped the old lady brew tea.The old lady didn't drink, she just sat there, gently swinging the rattan chair.It had been two days, and Xiao Yuan still hadn't returned.They didn't go to other places this time.Logically speaking, no matter how important the matter, excluding travel and preparation, the time truly spent on the matter should have yielded results within two days.The old lady herself said that since the child didn't tell them clearly, then they shouldn't interfere in the child's matters.But this didn't mean that if the child truly had an accident, they would just hold their noses and accept it.Aunt Liu didn't say anything. After brewing the tea and adding some snacks, she left and went up to the third floor to check the seal on that room on the third floor.After confirming it was intact, Aunt Liu went downstairs, unlocked the kitchen seal again, and entered the kitchen.The suppressed atmosphere continued in this house.Until night.Aunt Liu went out once, then returned carrying a stack of things, and hurried up to the second floor, her eyes full of disbelief and shock.At this time, the old lady's killing aura had already condensed into air pressure, covering other auras. She no longer cared whether it would affect her granddaughter playing the zither, because she simply couldn't control herself.Therefore, Aunt Liu only discovered when she came to the second floor that A Li had actually already returned.There were matters outside, and A Li was summoned away.A Li originally didn't want to go, but the old lady just lowered her eyelids and lightly said, "You go."A Li left very unwillingly. He was sharpening a knife at home. The old lady was already so stifled. As the old lady's adopted son, the only adult male in this family, he should rush to the front line.Aunt Liu originally thought that A Li's departure this time would be like usual, at least ten days or half a month. She didn't expect that this time, less than two days later, he came back.The old lady was still lying on the recliner, holding a stack of photos in her hand, flipping through them one by one.Each photo recorded scenes of miserable death, and without exception, all aimed at extermination.Extermination tragedies were not uncommon in society, but no matter how common something was, there was a fixed number. How many cases last year, how many this year, and how many next year.This wasn't a war-torn era. It was totally impossible to suddenly have so many cases at once. There must be special reasons.Furthermore, although some were caused by fire, drowning, or other various accidents, there were indeed some that were clearly abnormal and strange at a glance.And in Liu Yu Mei's eyes, every photo had problems, even those so-called accidents.Liu Yu Mei asked, "Are you sure it's that family?"Uncle Qin replied, "We searched out some divination and fortune-telling things in many scenes."Liu Yu Mei nodded, "That family is best at scattering and digging holes. When disaster strikes, they hide and play dead and stupid, and when the disaster is over, they immediately jump out and pick fruits.Heh, this time is good. They ate fat, this time they will spit out double."Liu Yu Mei put down the photos, lightly pinched her brow with her hand, and asked, "Do you know who did it?"Uncle Qin: "Don't know."Liu Yu Mei closed her eyes and said, "Not knowing is very normal. The officers of the yamen are originally not as well-informed as those in the jianghu."Uncle Qin: "Logically speaking, such a big matter, before doing it, there should have been some rumors in the jianghu."In a normal jianghu, there would definitely be no rumors.But among the top forces in the jianghu, there still had to be communication.Because although this family was not suitable to walk on the river surface in sunlight, their ability to stir up wind and rain behind the scenes was something no one dared to ignore.Although not a top force, they could also stand at the edge of the table and watch others play cards.To be able to make a move against them and carry out extermination with such thunderous means, it was absolutely impossible for it to be done by some jianghu idle people. It could only be those sitting at the jianghu table.Although the Qin and Liu families had declined, and Liu Yu Mei didn't care much about jianghu matters, they still had a layer of special background after all. No matter what, they should have been notified.Liu Yu Mei: "It truly doesn't seem like any one family did it secretly. Any single family could pinch them, but couldn't completely uproot them. And as long as several families joined forces, it's absolutely impossible for no rumors to leak out.Just several families joining forces would absolutely not aim only at killing and extermination. What's most precious about that family isn't just those who can pinch and calculate people? That's a treasure, why kill them? It's better to enclose and use them themselves.So, there are only two possibilities.Either, a new force with a cruel style of acting has emerged in the jianghu and wants to establish prestige and fame this way.This point, look at whether someone stands at the river mouth and shouts in the follow-up.Either, this family somehow offended the kind of existence that can overturn the table.That kind of existence exists in this world, but they generally won't take the risk of making a move, and such a big action would also cause extremely great damage to themselves, not worth it.But thinking about it, only these two points meet the requirements.If it's the first possibility, when they shout for prestige, we can send a greeting post in the name of our two families.Not seeking anything else, just to pave the way for our child.Although our two families are not what they used to be, the facade is still there. Helping them bolster their momentum and gaining a favor is a cost-free matter."Aunt Liu suddenly laughed, "Old lady, you may not have thought of arranging these matters before."The old lady sighed, "Times change. If our declining family wants to rise again, the resistance may be more difficult than the rise of a new force. Essentially, we are standing in the same trench.If we can't give the child others, helping him borrow some strength is always what we elders should do.If it's the second possibility, then we don't need to do anything. If there truly is that kind of existence coming out for some unknown reason, that's also not something we need to consider. It has nothing to do with us."Liu Yu Mei turned her body, picked up a cup of cold tea with her left hand, and while drinking, looked at the trees swaying outside the window.Aunt Liu laughed again, "Perhaps, it's truly possible that it's related to our family."The tea water in the old lady's cup spilled out.She turned her head, looked at Aunt Liu, her eyes first surprised, then shocked, then relieved, and finally... furious!Aunt Liu grew up by the old lady's side, so she of course knew that this girl wouldn't speak without basis at such a time.And if it was related to her own family, then it could only be the only one in her own family who was not at home at this time.Combined with the matters that one had experienced and the anger and worry she had accumulated these days, was the extermination of this family not truly related?The old lady had previously not suspected at all that this matter would have anything to do with Xiao Yuan.No matter what, how could a youth who had just navigated the river and experienced a few waves possibly be involved in such a large force extermination storm?She knew that the youth's talent was outstanding and could be called a monster, but even a monster couldn't do such an absurd thing.And if he truly did it, no matter by what means, no matter if such means could be replicated, as long as it arose because of him, it meant an extremely terrifying matter.I just said, a new force with a cruel style of acting has emerged in the jianghu... could it actually be my own family?"Speak."The old lady used great effort to say this word steadily. If she said one more word, it would emit a trembling sound.Aunt Liu took out what she had brought back. Inside were greeting posts and letters, not only diverse in form, but also extremely strange in transmission methods.However, normally, these things would naturally not be sent here. She would collect them every once in a while and bring them back for the old lady to see. Of course, there would occasionally be exceptions, which was when many came at once, that generally meant something big had happened in the jianghu.The old lady hadn't been willing to listen to these troublesome matters for many years, so according to custom, Aunt Liu would look at them herself and only mention the important ones to the old lady.Most of the greeting posts and letters didn't need a reply. The Qin and Liu families had this confidence. For some that needed a reply, Aunt Liu would reply in the old lady's name."These are letters from various families inquiring about this matter.""These are various families' analyses of this matter.""These are invitations for you to go together and take advantage of that family's accident to fish a net and see what can be taken. Several families are already preparing to do so.No matter how clean it is, there should still be remnants. Even if the direct bloodline is completely dead, there should still be outer surname branches and subordinates, as well as the ancestral land."This was commonly known as taking advantage of someone's illness to take their life.Even if your whole family is dead, that doesn't matter. First loot the remnants of your family, then go to your family's ancestral grave and say hello to your family's ancestors, so that your family's ancestors can collectively see the light of day and breathe.The law of the jungle was the essence of the jianghu that had remained unchanged since ancient times.To be able to sit together peacefully and talk and even argue was based on the foundation of having a hard enough fist to be qualified to sit there.Otherwise, since ancient times, there wouldn't have been so many small families or jianghu wanderers who dreamed of worshipping at high gates and seeking shelter, because they were very clear about one truth: they could safely roam until now, not because those big forces suddenly became vegetarians, but just because they temporarily had no appetite and were too lazy to take you as a tooth sacrifice."This is the Yu family's letter." Aunt Liu separately took out a letter and unfolded it.In the past, the Yu family was a Dragon King family that could stand side by side with Dragon King Liu and Dragon King Qin, with their ancestral land in Luoyang.Luoyang, that place, had been a place with advantageous feng shui since ancient times. To be able to establish a sect there and be called Dragon King was itself a form of confidence.However, the Yu family had an incident seventy years ago, leading to them sealing their door for sixty years. They had only unsealed ten years ago, and it was rumored that they had disciples walking in the jianghu.The Yu family was good at raising beasts and nurturing demons, so at that time, there was a rumor in the jianghu that the Yu family had encountered demon chaos.But they had sealed their door early, and no one knew exactly what happened. With the foundation of the Dragon King family, no one truly dared to go to their door to probe death, unlike the Qin and Liu families, whose people were basically all dead, which was originally not a secret among the high levels.Liu Yu Mei: "Rumor has it that family's ancestral home is also in the Luoyang area."The branch families hid in all directions, and the main family was naturally also impossible to be high-profile. That family, generation after generation, all liked to hide themselves, but the Dragon King families still knew some general information.Aunt Liu said, "The Yu family specially sent a letter to inform various families and sects that when they sensed that family's ancestral home had an accident, they dispatched clansmen to check. Some clansmen observed a pure and stern ghost aura. This ghost aura came from the southwest, Fengdu!"When the place name Fengdu appeared, both Liu Yu Mei and Uncle Qin were silent.This was a place name, but it also represented a person's name, even a myth.The reason Aunt Liu came to judge that this matter might be related to her own family was... the only descendant of the Yin family worshipped was her own family's Dragon King.There was a force behind the scenes calculating the person who navigated the river from her own family.There was a large force like one hiding in the darkness, being uprooted.The existence that triggered this extermination killing was also related to the person who navigated the river from her own family.When these three things happened at the same time, to say that it had nothing to do with that one from her own family might truly be too stupid."Hehe... haha haha!"Liu Yu Mei laughed out loud, while laughing she couldn't help but pat the armrest of the seat with her palm.There was nothing on the armrest, but the qi that was shaken out not only shattered the teapot and bowls on the tea table, but also cracked all the porcelain and jade placed in the house.The few trees outside the window, which were originally still struggling against the cold wind in winter, also had their dry leaves flying away at this moment, leaving only bare branches.Of course, the old lady didn't feel any heartache for these things, no matter how precious they were thrown out in the market casually.The young lady of the Liu family was happy, so what if she smashed some bowls and jade stones?This breath, she had been holding it in since A Li's attempt to navigate the river failed. Until today, it finally got released.Aunt Liu and Uncle Qin looked at each other, then continued to silently watch the old lady's happiness.Although there were still too many doubts and puzzles, at least the situation had not worsened.Moreover, they were also very clear that if this matter was truly done by Xiao Yuan, then later... who would still dare to secretly target the people navigating the river from the Qin and Liu families again?Even, even the portals of the Qin and Liu families would be refreshed because of this. The plaque, this thing, should originally be wiped with blood.The old lady laughed for a long time, and finally stopped.But the old lady was obviously still not satisfied.So, the old lady looked at Uncle Qin, who was standing beside her, and deliberately said in a lazy tone:"Look at others, then look at you."Uncle Qin knelt down and lowered his head. He found that he was already somewhat accustomed to it.Moreover, he didn't expect that he was so old, and still had to endure the blow of being compared to "other family's children" again.Fortunately, Xiao Yuan was not another family's child, but his own family's child.When Uncle Qin knelt this time, he truly had no guilt in his heart. It was purely because the old lady liked it, and he would add to her fun.The old lady lowered her head and glanced at him, then lifted her foot and lightly kicked Uncle Qin several times, scolding, "When did you also learn A Ting, become so sly."Uncle Qin, who was kneeling on the ground, also laughed out loud.Then, the old lady's face sank, and she coldly said:"Didn't I say to go together and eat the penniless? You two go for me. Collateral branches, all have relations involved, but if there are survivors, clean them all up for me.That family's ancestral home, ancestral grave, plow it three times and clear it three times for me.Since that family dared to lay hands on my family's child,Then I,Will thoroughly wipe out their inheritance!"Uncle Qin propped up one leg, and Aunt Liu knelt on one knee. The two of them said together:"We accept the order!"...On the way back, Yin Meng was driving.There was no other way. Tan Wenbin had a broken tailbone and couldn't sit down. He could only go to the back compartment with Lin Shuyou and Runsheng to lie down.Although Li Zhuoyuan could drive, after all, he had to pass through the city area with many people and would encounter traffic police.While driving, Yin Meng secretly looked at Brother Xiao Yuan, who was sitting in the passenger seat from time to time.She was somewhat embarrassed, and even more lacked experience in how to handle the situation where her ancestor from nearly two thousand years ago had a conflict with her own family's boss.But one thing was certain, she had no affection for that ancestor. She would definitely stand on the side of her own family's boss.If she couldn't figure this out, she wouldn't have been able to get to where she was today.Li Zhuoyuan was thinking, where exactly did he offend the Great Emperor of Fengdu?He made the dignified Great Emperor of the Hall actually deceive him to Fengdu with the reason of "returning home to worship ancestors"?If he had truly foolishly accompanied Yin Meng back home to worship ancestors, then it was very likely that he himself would be the sacrifice on the table.Logically speaking, he and the Great Emperor of Fengdu not only had no grudges, but with one being the inheritor of the Fengdu twelve edicts and the other being Yin Meng's relative, how could they not be considered half-relatives?So, in the lost part of his memory, what exactly did he do to the Great Emperor of Fengdu that angered him?Li Zhuoyuan could perceive that some changes had occurred in his body, definitely not limited to Wei Zhengdao's black leather book and that Dao technique.But what specific changes had occurred, and whether he could find back some lost memories, needed him to slowly explore and experience in the dead of night.When they returned to school, the sky was already dark and the lights in the dormitories were all off.Lu Yi hadn't returned to the dormitory these days, sleeping in the store instead.Hearing the familiar sound of the pickup truck, he immediately opened the store door and walked out, helping to move the three patients into the basement room.Li Zhuoyuan said something to Yin Meng, asking her to go find a doctor to see them, then left.He had to report that he was safe. This time, not only was A Li waiting for him, but the old lady and the others should be the most anxious.School infirmary, duty office.Doctor Fan Shulin, highly valued by the leaders, continued his night shift.There were not many patients, and nothing much happened at night. He held an explicit magazine in his hand, sitting and reading carefully, reviewing human body structure.This also counted as a single young man's rare leisure and relaxation time. While looking, he fantasized, and from time to time changed his leg crossing posture.These magazines were sent to him by Tan Wenbin as a gift.It was just a pity that he hadn't sent any patients to him recently, and their relationship had also faded somewhat.The door was suddenly pushed open.Fan Shulin looked up and saw a fair-skinned, beautiful young girl with long legs standing under the corridor light at the doorway."You are...""Tan Wenbin asked me to come find you. Please trouble you to follow me on a trip.""Okay, wait for me to call a colleague to substitute for me first."Fan Shulin hid the magazine, called his colleague, packed some instruments, and followed Yin Meng out.Yin Meng had red envelopes in her pocket and had also prepared many words, because she knew that this Doctor Fan was not easy to invite, but she didn't expect that he was actually very easy to talk to.Fan Shulin walked in front, still turning back to urge:"Let's walk faster, saving people is important.""Okay, thank you.""No need to thank me. As a doctor, saving lives and helping the injured is my duty. This is what I should do.""Mm.""What's your name?"...Li Zhuoyuan came to Grandma Liu's house.He pushed open the courtyard door. The first-floor floor-to-ceiling window had just been opened, and A Li, wearing white silk pajamas, stood there waiting for him with bare feet.She just showed a faint smile, but there wasn't much worry on her face.Li Zhuoyuan also showed a smile on his face. Since navigating the river, after each wave passed, returning home to see A Li was his most relaxed moment.Just this time, the figure of Liu Yu Mei was revealed at the second-floor window."Xiao Yuan.""Grandma.""Come up for a bit first.""Okay, Grandma."Li Zhuoyuan first put his backpack into A Li's room, then came to the second floor.In the open space on the second floor, the original small tea table had been replaced by a large round table today. The round table was filled with various snacks and food, so many that they couldn't all be placed, and they even had to be combined with the two small square tables next to it. There were several sets of tea sets, and even more tea leaves were placed.This was clearly a setup for a large tea talk meeting."Xiao Yuan, sit.""Okay, Grandma. I just came in. Didn't see Aunt Liu and Uncle Qin?"Uncle Qin would occasionally go out, but Aunt Liu would stay at home most of the time."Oh, the land behind the old residence is overgrown with weeds. I sent the two of them back to turn it over.""Is that so."Liu Yu Mei stood up to prepare to brew tea."Grandma, you sit. I'll do it.""Okay." Liu Yu Mei didn't insist either. She turned around and picked up silver chopsticks, clipped several pieces of snacks onto the plate in front of the youth, "Taste them. These snacks were specially sought out. There are not many masters who can make them now, so they are not easy to eat.""Okay, Grandma."The old and the young sat facing each other, drinking tea and eating snacks.Liu Yu Mei picked up the silk handkerchief beside her and wiped the corner of her mouth.Li Zhuoyuan also picked up a cup of tea and swallowed the remaining food in his mouth.Actually, tea snacks were not eaten this way. It was often a small piece of snack with a pot of tea, then sitting for an afternoon. Eating more continuously would easily become greasy, but he was truly hungry.On the way back, it was only by looking at the time and date displayed on everyone's pagers that they knew that the time they had lost their memories was actually two full days.Fortunately, they had eaten and drunk enough before leaving. Being in a coma for two days plus waking up and immediately entering the amusement park and encountering accidents, under the tension and stimulation, he didn't feel hungry. If he had been in a coma for a few more days, he might truly have been too weak to fight.Liu Yu Mei specially arranged so much tea and snacks just to match the story. This matter, to her, had extraordinary significance.So, she didn't want to wait for Zhuang Zhuang to come, and then listen to Zhuang Zhuang say, the top ingredients, let Zhuang Zhuang make a large pot of stew, that would truly be a pity.Li Zhuoyuan looked at Grandma Liu sitting opposite him and blinked.Liu Yu Mei smiled, "Okay, child, you can start talking."Saying that, Liu Yu Mei elbowed the table, leaned slightly to one side, and assumed a posture ready to listen and enjoy.Li Zhuoyuan pursed his lips, somewhat embarrassed, and said:"Grandma Liu.""Mm.""I don't know."()