After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 812 Li Xiulian of the Li Family, Relics from Qin Prefecture!
However, the side effects...

Addiction leads to mental atrophy.

Chen Yang frowned slightly. These so-called side effects can be addressed with targeted treatments using the Yin-Yang Acupuncture Technique.

The Yin-Yang Acupuncture Technique can cure addiction. As for the problem of atrophy of the Lingtai (spirit platform), acupuncture can also alleviate it. In addition, as long as the spiritual energy is sufficient, there should be no problem of atrophy of the Lingtai.

Imagine your mental space as a balloon. If it runs out of air, it will naturally deflate. But if you fill it with air, how can it deflate?
Chen Yang believes that the reason why the Lingtai (a point on the mind) shrinks is because the drug stimulation blocks or inhibits the generation of mental energy, which causes symptoms such as lethargy and mania, leading to a desire to continue taking the drug and eventually addiction.

When medication is continued, the blockage and inhibition are re-established under the renewed stimulation of the drug, thus creating a vicious cycle.

If this is the principle, then perhaps the Yin-Yang Acupuncture Technique can truly resolve this side effect.

But these are all just Chen Yang's own wild guesses. Whether this is true or not, we can only find out by trying it out.

But, would Chen Yang dare to try?
He dare not.

He didn't have the courage of Shennong tasting hundreds of herbs.

At that moment, he thought of Xue Kaiqi.

If the Yin-Yang Acupuncture Technique were effective, why wouldn't Xue Chonghua have saved her in the first place?
After hesitating for a long time, I was too embarrassed to unscrew the cap, and finally I sheepishly put it away again.

When I returned to the provincial capital this time to visit the Xue family, I took the opportunity to check on Xue Kaiqi's situation.

Currently, Xue Kaiqi is the only test subject that Chen Yang knows of who has taken Qiling Powder.

When Xue Kaiqi fell ill, Gu Lingshan from the Meili Gu family performed a special surgery on her, implanting a relic next to her spiritual altar to resolve the side effects of the Qiling Powder.

This trip to the Xue family will be a good opportunity to check on Xue Kaiqi's condition.

If her problem is completely eradicated, then the side effects of this Qiling Powder can also be resolved.

If it's not completely cured, he can try the Yin-Yang acupuncture method to see if it works.

There's no harm in using readily available test subjects, especially since Xue Kaiqi's life and fortune are at stake; she'd certainly be happy to let Chen Yang practice on her.

……

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Early morning in Jianmen County.

A black sedan stopped in front of the Qingshan Sanatorium.

The leaves on the roadside trees still had a few drops of morning dew on them, and several cicadas were already chirping in the trees. Through the iron fence by the roadside, you could see many patients moving around in the sanatorium.

A man got out of the car. He was wearing a black suit, had a crew cut and a square face, and a straight posture, but his demeanor was somewhat listless and his face showed signs of fatigue.

He rubbed his sleepy eyes and straightened his clothes. Just then, the door opened, and two doctors in white coats came out, greeted him politely, and led him into the sanatorium.

The sanatorium is small, consisting of three three-story buildings: one is an administrative office building, and the other two are inpatient buildings.

Most of the people living here are bedridden patients with chronic illnesses who have no one to care for them, as well as some patients in the recovery period.

Behind the inpatient building, there are several independent courtyards, which are the VIP rooms of the sanatorium. People who can stay here must have some financial strength.

There is independent security here, as well as a dedicated nutritionist, caregiver, chef, etc., so the cost is definitely not low.

The sanatorium was built with investment from the Li family of Jianmen. Whether it makes money or not is unknown, but its equipment, facilities and staff are top-notch.

……

The man in the white coat led the young man to one of the courtyards, entered the password on the gate, opened the gate, and let the young man in.

Immediately, the others closed the door and left, and the security guards at the door also withdrew.

In the courtyard, a beautiful woman in a cheongsam with light makeup was pruning a huge Coptis chinensis plant in the flower bed.

With her back to the young man, her body curves were perfectly outlined by her clothes, and her fair skin was captivating.

"sister!"

The young man stood behind the beautiful woman, and after a long while, when she did not turn around, he called out in a trembling voice.

The beautiful woman did not stop moving, seemingly unaware that someone was behind her.

"Sister, something's happened at home."

The young man hurriedly spoke again, raising his voice several decibels.

The beautiful woman still didn't turn around. "If something happened, it happened. Why are you looking for me?"

Her voice was soft and very pleasant to hear.

Upon hearing this, the young man knelt down on the ground with a thud. "A few days ago, Grandpa took Elder Zhang and the others to Bamian Mountain in Ya'an City. Before leaving, he told me that if I couldn't contact them after three days and there was no news of them, something must have happened to them. He told me to come find you. Grandpa said you know what to do."

As Li Hui spoke, he looked up at the beautiful woman in front of him.

At this moment, his face was filled with great fear, not because of the woman in front of him, but because of fear of the future.

If his grandfather Li Changfu were still alive, he would still have someone to rely on. But if Li Changfu were gone, he couldn't imagine what would become of the Li family.

I don't understand why Grandpa sent me to find his older sister.

He knew he had an older sister from a young age. Because she was frail and sickly, she was sent to a sanatorium by her family. In all his life, only his grandfather had brought him to visit her a few times.

He couldn't understand how his older sister could be so frail and sickly. Moreover, every time his grandfather brought him to see her, he was always very awkward in her presence, even somewhat respectful.

He didn't understand why; he had previously thought that perhaps his grandfather was worried about her having an attack, so he was being overly cautious.

But now it seems that his older sister might not be as simple as he thought.

Otherwise, Grandpa wouldn't have sent me to find her.

Upon hearing this, the beautiful woman stopped what she was doing and slowly turned around.

Her face was stunningly beautiful, without a trace of makeup. Her fair skin was adorned with perfectly proportioned features, and her aura was cool and aloof, like a goddess in a painting. She inspired a desire to worship her, and no impure thoughts could arise in her mind.

Upon seeing this face, Li Hui was momentarily stunned.

"Have the old camphor trees and the others not returned?" the beautiful woman asked in a cool voice.

Li Hui snapped out of his daze and nodded quickly. "Yes, none of them have come back. Grandpa took all the spiritual plants we cultivated at home with him, leaving nothing behind. I tried every possible way to contact Grandpa, but I couldn't reach him. I sent people to check Bamian Mountain yesterday, but we couldn't find Grandpa or Elder Zhang and the others. There were serious signs of a fight at the scene. Grandpa and the others have probably met with some misfortune!"

He uttered the last few words with great difficulty, though he didn't want to believe it, it was indeed the truth.

"Sister, before Grandpa passed away, he told me to come find you. Now, the Li family is on the verge of collapse, and I don't know what to do..."

Li Hui knelt on the ground with a mournful face, as if he had lost all hope for life.

The beautiful woman remained silent for a long time, seemingly lost in thought. Her expression changed several times before she finally spoke slowly, "Alright, I understand. You can go back now!"

"Ok?"

Li Hui paused upon hearing this, looking at the beautiful woman with a puzzled expression, "Sister, what should I do?"

You're just telling me to go back, but you have to tell me what to do next!

"You don't need to do anything, just go back!"

The beautiful woman said something indifferently, then turned around and continued to prepare the Coptis chinensis plant.

Li Hui paused for a moment, stood up, and wanted to say something, but in the end he held back.

Since Grandpa told me to come and find this older sister, she must have made some arrangements.

"Sis, if there's anything you need me to do, just give me a call!"

Li Hui said something, but the other party ignored him, so he could only leave dejectedly.

After Li Hui left, the beautiful woman stopped what she was doing.

"It seems this place is no longer safe!"

She muttered something to herself, then turned and went inside.

……

-

At that time, Chen Yang was on his way to the provincial capital.

Li Chunxiao called him and told him about the situation at the Li family's place.

Li Xiulian ran away.

Since receiving the information from Chen Yang that day, Li Chunxiao had already arranged for people to monitor several key suspects in the Li family, among whom Li Xiulian was the most important.

After confirming her identity, she contacted Guan Meiqi, who was far away in the capital. Under Guan Meiqi's arrangement, two Dao Zhen Realm experts were specially flown over. She also contacted the authorities and had a lot of soldiers sent over, who were armed with heavy weapons and surrounded the Qingshan Sanatorium in layers.

Even so, Li Xiulian still ran away in full view of everyone.

Chen Yang didn't take it too seriously after hearing it.

With such a major incident happening to the Li family, it would be abnormal if she didn't run away.

Once this person escapes, it will be quite difficult to catch him again.

To Chen Yang's surprise, Li Xiulian ran away so decisively.

Is it really a case of everyone fleeing for their lives when disaster strikes?
According to Li Chunxiao, Li Xiulian had never taken care of the Li family before. Now, she has returned to the Li family and immediately convened an emergency meeting of the clan members, and has already taken control of the household affairs.

Chen Yang merely reminded her to be careful, as Li Xiulian's existence was a ticking time bomb that could suddenly explode at any moment.

After hanging up the phone, Huang Ying, who was driving, asked a question in confusion.

Chen Yang shook his head. "Aunt Xiao has run into a little trouble, but it's nothing serious. She should be able to handle it."

"Oh!" Huang Ying didn't ask any further questions.

"Have you decided where to go for fun?" Chen Yang asked.

He had plenty of time, but Huang Ying's time was very limited. This summer vacation, she could only manage to spend a week or two playing.

Chen Yang used to envy the teaching profession, thinking that having summer and winter vacations every year, several months of holidays, was wonderful. However, this is what outsiders see. Only those involved truly know the hardships involved.

Huang Ying had already planned out her less than two-week vacation. She would spend at least a week at home working on her novel and preparing lessons, spend some time with her parents, and cultivate to solidify her cultivation level. There would only be a few days left for her to travel and play.

This amount of time is only enough to travel around the surrounding areas of the province.

Huang Ying thought for a moment, "How about we go to Qingshen Mountain tomorrow? It's been a long time since we've climbed a mountain."

She enjoys hiking, and she first met Chen Yang during a hiking trip with Zhang Yanan.

"Mount Qingshen?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang's eyes flickered slightly.

Seeing the change in his expression, Huang Ying said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Chen Yang. I thought we'd have more time during the summer vacation, but the school just merged, and I'm the homeroom teacher..."

"It's alright, Qingshen Mountain is fine. I was just thinking of visiting a senior at Qingshen Mountain anyway." Chen Yang smiled and interrupted her.

What a coincidence! He was indeed planning to go to Qingshen Mountain, not for any other reason than for the mountain-suppressing stele there.

Yu Huaizhen had invited Chen Yang to Qingshen Mountain last time, although it was just a formality, Chen Yang took it seriously.

Even if Huang Ying doesn't go, Chen Yang will still have to take advantage of this trip back to the provincial capital to visit Qingshen Mountain afterwards.

……

-

Under the blazing sun, the city was bustling and noisy, teeming with people—a completely different world from the village.

Having been away for half a year, Chen Yang felt as if he had been in another world.

After returning to the city, I went to Huang Ying's house first.

They lived in the staff and family compound of Shudu University. Knowing that Chen Yang and Huang Ying were coming back, Huang Jingyi and Huang Wenxian had been busy preparing for a long time. They invited all their relatives and cooked a big feast. It was lively and warm, which made even a socialite like Chen Yang feel a little awkward.

After lunch, Chen Yang gave his future father-in-law, Huang Wenxian, a medical check-up.

Huang Wenxian has had a leg problem for many years. He fractured his lower leg when he was young, but the doctor he saw was only half-baked and the bone wasn't set properly. Later, he developed rheumatism. Although he didn't end up using crutches or a wheelchair, he walks with a limp.

Because of this illness, I had no choice but to transfer from the Materials Science Department of the school to the Logistics Department.

When Huang Daolin came during the Chinese New Year period, he had already treated my leg, resetting the broken bone. Now I have basically recovered and can walk normally, but my meridians and blood are still somewhat stagnant, so I dare not exert any force and my gait is still a bit strange.

Chen Yang gave him a few acupuncture needles to clear his meridians, and that was about it.

In the evening, he took Huang Ying home.

South of the city, Yulin North Road, East Alley.

Chen Guodong and Wang Xiulan also prepared a large table of dishes.

The Chen family didn't have many relatives in the provincial capital, but their mother, Wang Xiulan, had two brothers who had settled there—Chen Yang's second and fourth uncles. Every evening, the whole family would gather together, and the atmosphere would be harmonious and joyful.

……

After dinner, Huang Ying saw the guests off and went back to her room to write. Chen Yang followed Chen Jingzhi to the study.

I gave the old man a brief report on what has happened in the last six months.

There are many things that Chen's parents don't know. Even now, they still think that Chen Yang stayed in the village because of the food factory he co-founded with his friends.

Chen Jingzhi hadn't told them either.

Chen Jingzhi originally intended to take the grudges of the previous generation to his grave and end them with him, but he never expected things to develop to this point.

My grandson is truly remarkable.

As Chen Yang spoke, he listened attentively. When the story reached the thrilling parts, he would feel tense, and when it reached the happy parts, his brow would relax.

Looking at his grandson, Chen Jingzhi's face was filled with relief. "Be careful out there. You're a good boy, and you don't need your grandfather to remind you of many things anymore. Don't worry about things back home. Your great-aunt has people watching over your parents and me whenever we go out. Just take care of yourself..."

Chen Yang nodded repeatedly.

He didn't tell Chen Jingzhi about Ding Huanchun's matter yet, for fear of worrying him. He would tell him after he dealt with Ding Huanchun.

"A few days ago, Qin Zhou came by and said he was going back to Taiwan. He left some things with me and asked me to pass them on to you."

Chen Jingzhi opened the drawer and took out a registered letter envelope.

The envelope was sealed, but it was blank; there was no sender or recipient information written on it.

"Back to Taiwan?"

Chen Yang frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled. "He didn't tell me that, did he?"

If it's something, he can just tell himself. Why write a letter and have his grandfather pass it on to him?
Isn't this unnecessary?

Chen Jingzhi shook his head. "I noticed he wasn't in a good state, so I asked him if something had happened, but he wouldn't say anything. He just dropped the envelope and left after saying a few words."

Chen Yang opened the envelope with a puzzled look.

There was only a key and a card inside, nothing else.

The card is a blue magnetic stripe with small white flowers printed on it, and it only has one address on it:

No. 1008, Fenghuang South Road.

The key has a serial number on it:
【9-557】.

……

Chen Yang held the envelope up to his eyes, looked inside, and saw nothing else.

"Didn't he say anything else?" Chen Yang asked Chen Jingzhi.

Chen Jingzhi shook his head.

No. 1008, Fenghuang South Road?
Chen Yang raised an eyebrow, feeling that this was a bit nonsensical.

He took out his phone, opened a map app, and searched for something.

Uh……

Phoenix Mountain Cemetery?

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow, thought for a moment, and roughly understood what was going on.

Qin Zhou said that he had stored the ashes of Chen Jingbang and his mother at the Phoenix Mountain Cemetery.

I had promised him before that I would help him bury the ashes of the mother and son back in the Chen family ancestral graveyard.

But why not just tell yourself this directly? This whole thing makes it sound like you're making your final arrangements.

He took out his phone and called Qin Zhou, but the call didn't go through.

Chen Yang couldn't help but frown.

"Grandpa, did he say when he's going back to Taiwan?"

"He seemed to be in a hurry at the time, so he must have left a long time ago."

……

Chen Yang felt something was off. Given his relationship with Qin Zhou, if he wanted to return to Taiwan, why would he leave without telling him?

"Didn't they say when they'd be back?"

"I didn't say it."

……

Chen Yang took a deep breath, instinctively feeling that something was amiss.

But he couldn't get through on the phone, so there was nothing he could do; he couldn't very well go directly to Taiwan.

Let's wait and see. Maybe the phone is just temporarily out of service, and that old guy will contact me later.

He put the items in an envelope, tucked them into his pocket, chatted with the old man for a while, and then went back to his room.

Inside the room, Chen Yang was preoccupied with Qin Zhou's situation and was wondering who to ask for information when he suddenly felt a slight tremor in his waist.

A powerful spiritual force spread out.

"Senior Shi Ling, you're awake?"

Chen Yang opened the pouch at his waist, took out the stone bead, and placed it in his palm.

"Ah."

A mental fluctuation occurred, and Shi Ling's voice appeared in Chen Yang's mind.

Chen Yang was overjoyed, "I'm so glad I'm awake! I've been waiting for this for ages!"

"As for it?"

Shi Ling was both amused and exasperated.

Chen Yang smiled, chatted with her for a few minutes, inquired about its current situation, and then steered the conversation toward the translation of the scriptures.

(End of this chapter)