Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 165

It was a standard room with a bed for each person. After taking a shower, Xue Liangliang also lay down on the bed.

Picking up his watch and checking the time, Xue Liangliang said, "Xiaoyuan, we have to get up early tomorrow."

From today's work contact, it can be seen that although Xue Liangliang's qualifications are not the highest, he has the best relationship with Engineer Luo. He is the only one who can joke with Engineer Luo at work. When Engineer Luo goes to a meeting, he will play the role of organizing and allocating work tasks.

"Ah."

Li Zhuiyuan spread out the quilt, lay down and prepared to sleep.

Xue Liangliang wrapped himself in a blanket and turned sideways towards this side: "Xiaoyuan, I still feel it's unreal."

"Ah."

Xue Liangliang: "It feels like all of this happened so suddenly. Sometimes when I call my parents at home, I feel like I'm still a child. And now, I'm going to have my own child soon."

"Ah."

"Xiaoyuan, have you ever thought about being a father in the future? Well, why am I asking you this? You are still young and not yet of legal marriage age."

"Ah."

"I bought a lot of children's clothes during the day, both boys and girls. Xiaoyuan, do you think it will be a boy or a girl?"

"boy."

Baijia Town should have a way to detect the gender of the baby in the womb in advance.

When Li Zhuiyuan put himself in the shoes of someone who was being used, he could only assume the worst-case scenario, which was that the bride was pregnant with a baby boy.

It is impossible to kill Xue Liangliang after he is used up. This is the consensus in Baijia Town.

But according to tradition, the baby boy in the belly should be disposed of.

This may be the real purpose of the bride. It also shows from the side that she really has feelings for Xue Liangliang and wants to protect the fruit of their love.

"I have waited for a thousand years, I have waited for a thousand years, and I have no regrets~"

The TV was playing the newly introduced and currently very popular drama "The Legend of the New White Snake".

Li Zhuiyuan felt that Maggie Cheung and Cecilia Yip should be replaced and let Xue Liangliang and his wife play the role.

"Xiao Yuan..."

"Brother, you have to get up early tomorrow."

"Oh, right."

Xue Liangliang got out of bed, turned off the TV and turned off the lights.

Li Zhuiyuan had a very regular schedule. He was used to getting up early no matter what time he went to bed. When it was dawn, he opened his eyes and gently sat up from the bed.

Just after I finished washing up, I saw Xue Liangliang also got up.

"Xiaoyuan, you got up so early."

"got used to."

"I'm used to it. Whenever I'm with Mr. Luo, my schedule becomes standard immediately."

After tidying up, the two walked out of the room.

Xiong Shan came over and said, "Wait a moment, I'll ask Lihua to buy breakfast."

"It's too early. The breakfast shop isn't open yet." Xue Liangliang waved his hand. "Let's go to the guesthouse to eat. You guys can take care of it. By the way, just in case, please renew the room fee and ask the boss to issue an invoice."

Liu Changping was called up, rubbed his eyes, and went to drive without even bothering to wash up.

Xue Liangliang took out two packs of cigarettes from his bag and handed one to Liu Changping: "Thanks for your hard work, buddy."

Liu Changping took the cigarette and said with a smile: "This is not hard work. We are used to it in our line of work."

He opened the cigarette pack, took out a pack, and handed the rest back to Liu Changping.

Xue Liangliang left them all in the car and patted Xiong Shan's leg.

After arriving at the guesthouse, Xue Liangliang led Li Zhuiyuan inside.

The guesthouse opened for breakfast early, and Mr. Luo and his friends were already sitting inside eating.

Xue Liangliang and Li Zhuiyuan made some porridge, took some pickles and eggs, and sat down to eat together.

Li Zhuiyuan is already familiar with his fellow brothers, who are all relatively simple people.

There are two most obvious characteristics of them:

One is that they all look much older than their actual age.

Another thing is that most of them are not married or even dating.

After dinner, everyone was arranged to get on a bus and head to the construction site near Gaoyou Lake again.

The layout of the construction site is no different from yesterday, except that there are more non-construction workers than yesterday.

As soon as Engineer Luo arrived, he was invited to a meeting. Xue Liangliang led everyone to continue reviewing the work completed yesterday.

At ten o'clock, Engineer Luo came back from the meeting. He first inspected everyone's work results and nodded: "Everyone can rest now."

Li Zhuiyuan and Xue Liangliang walked out of the work tent and came outside. The two walked forward and up a slope.

Xue Liangliang squatted down, took out a cigarette, lit it, and said:

"Xiaoyuan, this is our job. Sometimes we do a lot of work that seems useless afterwards, but that's also for the sake of responsibility."

"Yeah, I understand."

Li Zhuiyuan's attention was drawn to the lake in the distance, where three boats were parked. From time to time, divers went into the water and people floated up to board the boats.

If this could be considered normal, then on the northwest side of the lake, Li Zhuiyuan saw a sacrificial table where a group of people seemed to be burning incense. Then they inserted the incense sticks in their hands into the furnace and went into the water one by one.

Some people brought a bladder with them, while others simply went shirtless and empty-handed. After entering the water, they disappeared quickly like fish.

It seems that the investigation into the special dragon sucking water phenomenon the day before has already begun, and may have arrived earlier than myself.

Xue Liangliang followed Li Zhuiyuan's gaze and said:
"It's normal. Sometimes when we encounter special situations during construction, a special team will come to help deal with them. The reason given to the public is usually geological exploration or archaeological protection."

At noon, lunch boxes were delivered to the construction site.

There is no special classification of people. Whoever is hungry can go and get the food, and then find a place to eat while standing or squatting.

It's a simple dish, one with pickled edamame, one with stir-fried vegetables, and braised pork with gluten. The gluten makes up the majority of the meat, with only three or four pieces of meat.

But for some reason, the white plastic foam box paired with the rough disposable chopsticks makes people very appetizing at first glance.

After lunch, the superiors began to arrange for the evacuation of personnel.

The first to evacuate were the workers originally on the construction site. Due to confidentiality reasons, no one knew what had happened specifically. In addition, as the end of the year was approaching, no one was willing to leave the construction site at this time.

Fortunately, relevant leaders came forward to guarantee, and the relevant person in charge of the construction site paid the year-end salary in advance, which allowed the workers to leave happily.

Xue Liangliang pursed his lips and said, "It's not easy for anyone. These days, the most frightening thing about working is that wages are owed. We really haven't done enough to ensure this, so we need to find a way to continue to promote implementation."

Li Zhuiyuan unscrewed a bottle of water and took a sip. His attention was focused on the large trucks driving in and the few more boats on the lake.

The relevant personnel were evacuated one after another. Luo Gong's team was the last few groups. When they got back on the bus and drove out, a "boom boom boom!" sound was heard on the lake.

The people in the car started talking:

"Is this an explosion?"

"Well, it should be blown up in the lake."

"Is it one of those depth charges?"

"The kind that blow up submarines in the movies?"

"Oh my god, is there really such a thing?"

"By the way, can it be blown out?"

"You can't see it even if it explodes. You can see that there is martial law over there. When the martial law is lifted, everything will be dealt with cleanly."

"I really want to stay and see it with my own eyes, so that I can brag about it when I go on blind dates in the future, so that I don't have to run out of things to talk about."

Engineer Luo could not help but cough a few times. The bus immediately became quiet. Everyone sat down and stopped talking.

When they were almost at the guesthouse, Luo Gong stood up and walked to the front of the car, then turned around and faced everyone in the car:

"I think you all know what to say and what not to say, so be careful, be cautious with your words and have some political literacy in your heart."

Everyone responded in unison.

After getting off the car, Li Zhuiyuan and Xue Liangliang were called to the room by Engineer Luo.

Judging from Luo Gong's expression, today's events were not really bizarre or serious in his working life. The Goguryeo tomb in Ji'an that he had told himself and others about was much more serious than this time.

A simple chat, the purpose is to lay the groundwork in advance.

"Xiaoyuan, you won't have much time to stay in school next semester."

"I know, teacher, I also want to come out and do something."

"Well, no matter how well you learn, you still have to go out and gain more experience. Theory must be combined with practice.

After the New Year, I will let Liangliang lead a group alone, and go wherever technical support or assistance is needed. Don't be afraid of hard work, just run around more.

Liangliang, Xiaoyuan is still young, you have to take good care of him."

"Haha, don't worry, I will."

Xue Liangliang agreed with a smile. He knew very well that if he really took Xiaoyuan along, it would be unclear who would take care of whom.

Seeing him smiling frivolously, Luo Gong couldn't help but scold him, "You little bastard, be serious."

Xue Liangliang immediately straightened his chest.

Not to mention, when he becomes serious and upright, his image is really very good, as standard as the characters in the old New Year pictures. No wonder the lady of the Bai family fell in love with him.

Luo Gong put down his teacup, reached out to help Xue Liangliang straighten his collar, and said earnestly:
"We should be more stable and responsible, and always remember that what we are doing may not be as beneficial as Li Bing, but we should at least ensure that it will last for a hundred years. We should not forget our sense of responsibility."

Xue Liangliang nodded vigorously: "I know, teacher."

Li Zhuiyuan knew that this was actually a way of paving the way. At such an age, he was able to lead a team alone. Every mission was a qualification and a step forward.

This is a training opportunity that ordinary people can't even hope for, and most importantly, the training results can be guaranteed to be realized in the future.

I am really lucky because of Brother Liangliang. Otherwise, with my freshman degree and my current age, even if Engineer Luo wanted to give me special training, he would not be able to do it.

But this also means that my future river travel experience will become more complicated and diversified.

The range of question types that the test setter can choose from will be wider, and the waves you will face will also be more dangerous.

However, Li Zhuiyuan did not feel afraid in his heart. Instead, he was looking forward to it and even felt eager to try it.

Luo Gong: "I want to go back to Jinling. Do you want to go back? You can take my car."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Teacher, I'm already on winter vacation."

Xue Liangliang: "Teacher, I want to go home and take a look."

"Well, then just stay home and wait for a good New Year. I have a feeling that when things get really busy in the future, it will be a luxury to go home and spend a peaceful New Year with my family."

The two of them accompanied Luo Gong downstairs. After watching him get into the car and leave, Xue Liangliang breathed a sigh of relief and said to Li Zhuiyuan:
"Xiaoyuan, Mr. Luo is right. You will be very busy next year and will have fewer opportunities to go home."

Li Zhuiyuan glanced at Xue Liangliang.

Xue Liangliang blushed.

Although there is no sound, there is communication.

No matter how busy you were, it never stopped you from returning to Nantong to jump into the river, nor did it stop you from having a child.

However, this is not Xue Liangliang's fault. He always takes time to return to Nantong during the breaks between projects or meetings.

I come and go in a hurry and have never delayed my work.

"Xiaoyuan, what do you think about me bringing my parents to Nantong to celebrate the New Year this year?"

"That's good. Uncle and aunt probably haven't seen the sea yet."

Xue Liangliang's old face turned red again.

“But it seems that simply calling for tourism is not strong enough?”

"Just say you have a project in Nantong and you are very busy. You can't go back home for the New Year, so ask them to come here to spend the New Year with you."

"This is acceptable."

"Soften your tone on the phone and say you want to get married soon."

Xue Liangliang grabbed Li Zhuiyuan's face and kissed the boy on the head.

"The brain of a child prodigy is very useful!"

Li Zhuiyuan sighed, raised his sleeves and wiped his head.

Given how anxious Xue's parents were about Xue Liangliang's marriage, they were willing to come from their hometown even if it was just to urge their son to get married in front of him during the New Year.

Li Zhuiyuan has met Xue's father and mother. The old couple is now living a happy life, but they are also very depressed. Their son is too successful, which has made them lose the capital to control their son.

Liu Changping's taxi followed the bus to the outskirts of the construction site in the morning, and when it came out, it followed the bus back to the guesthouse.

So after the two of them went out, they got into the car directly.

Xiong Shan asked, "Shall we both stay and continue investigating?"

Li Zhuiyuan waved his hand: "No need."

There has been official intervention in the matter here.

After all, the Xiong Shan couple are not his direct team, and most of his direct team are lying down and recuperating.

Furthermore, the Xiong Shan couple had already admitted defeat twice, so it would not be appropriate to drag them into their own waves again.

In comparison, Li Zhuiyuan is still accustomed to the state when his team is well-organized.

In addition, the New Year is coming, and considering that my first two waves were well in advance, the person who sets the questions will at least have a tacit understanding and let me take a break and have a good New Year.

Well, even if the person who set the question had bad intentions, just go to Nantong. With the guy in the peach forest around, ordinary waves won’t be able to beat us.

Xue Liangliang instructed Liu Changping to visit Zhenguo Temple before leaving Gaoyou.

Zhenguo Temple has a long history. It was first built in the Tang Dynasty. It is also known as the West Pagoda and is also known as the "Big Wild Goose Pagoda of the South".

No admission fee is charged.

The group walked in. The temple was not big, so a quick tour was enough. However, when they arrived at the incense burning area, Xue Liangliang asked everyone if they wanted to burn incense.

Now that they were there, the Xiong Shan couple expressed their desire to burn it, and Liu Changping also raised his hand.

Only Li Zhuiyuan waved his hand to indicate no.

Buying incense costs money, and Xue Liangliang bought four sticks of incense.

Li Zhuiyuan was standing far away, but he could still hear their prayers when they burned incense.

The first thing Xue Liangliang said was to pray for "peace and prosperity for the country, and good weather for the harvest."

He has always been like this, and he doesn't mind revealing his inner feelings whether he is speaking loudly or praying quietly.

He is well aware that some of his ideas and thoughts expressed clearly may attract special attention at the moment, but he doesn't care. In fact, he doesn't care at all about those who criticize him.

Then in the second one, he began to pray for "the safety of mother and child". As if he was afraid that the Buddha would mistakenly think that he favored boys over girls, he added "the safety of mother and daughter".

It would be better for the lady of the Bai family to give birth to a son.

If a son is born, he can throw him away. If a daughter is born... Li Zhuiyuan feels that he will have to make another trip to help make a threat.

I just don’t know how long the Bai family’s mother’s pregnancy will last. Given their half-human existence, it’s hard to calculate the pregnancy period.

Lihua started praying for her son, but Xiong Shan bumped her with his arm, correcting her. Then everyone started praying for the Dragon King's family in unison.

Li Zhuiyuan knew that Xiong Shan had already noticed that his hearing was very good.

These two people have never hidden their utilitarianism from the beginning, but because of this, they can get along with each other more easily. For the sake of their son, they can be utilitarian and also extremely loyal.

After praying for the Dragon King's family, Xiong Shan and his wife began to ask for blessings for their son.

Liu Changping's case is relatively simple. He prays that he can get married soon.

I thought it was over so simply, but who knew that his second sentence would make Li Zhuiyuan's mouth twitch.

Liu Changping: "I hope my buddy Xue Liangliang can get over the pain of losing his wife and son as soon as possible and embrace a new life."

This once again proves that Tan Wenbin is quite good at judging people, and that Liu Changping is indeed a person of genuine character.

After praying and burning incense, everyone prepared to leave.

At the exit of the gate, stood an old monk wearing a cassock, holding a Zen staff, with a solemn appearance.

Under normal circumstances, the old monk would not dress so formally.

Xue Liangliang and Liu Changping walked ahead and drove the car first, while Xiong Shan and Lihua stopped in front of the old monk and stared at him.

When Li Zhuiyuan came over, the old monk bowed to him and said, "Amitabha."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Do you know who I am?"

"Please forgive me for making fun of you, I don't know."

"Then you weren't waiting for me?"

"What I am waiting for is a donor, but I am not a donor. When a dragon appears in the sky, there are real dragons walking in the world. What I am waiting for is this auspicious sign in the world."

"Then it's definitely not me you're waiting for."

"The past, present and future are all at ease. When you look back in the future, you will see me waiting for you."

"Oh."

"The donor has not burned incense."

"Ah."

"I pray for the donor."

"I also wish you, Grandpa Monk, good health."

The old monk bowed again, and with a cry of "Amitabha", the two of them crossed paths.

After Li Zhuiyuan left, the old monk's body suddenly went limp. The two young monks who had been sent away and the two old security guards sitting at the gate immediately ran over and helped the old monk up.

Amid the concerned inquiries, the old monk slowly opened his eyes, looked around, then looked at his cassock and the staff in his hand, and asked in confusion:
"I was just taking a nap, why did I come here?"

...It was almost dusk when we returned to Siyuan Village from Gaoyou.

Xiao Yingying held her child in her arms, sitting on the dam, facing the sunset.

Lihua took the child out of Xiao Yingying's arms, held the child and coaxed him, then handed him to her husband.

After Xiong Shan teased the child for a while, he handed the child to Lihua. Lihua gently pinched the child's butt, and the child cried out.

Lihua then put the child back into Xiao Yingying's arms.

The child stopped crying immediately.

Lihua: "Look, the child kisses you."

Xiao Yingying held the child in her arms, her eyes calm and cold.

Li Zhuiyuan asked, "Where is my great grandfather?"

Xiao Yingying: "I went to the blind man's house."

Li Sanjiang went to Liu Jinxia's house, probably because he had something to discuss. As the only two funeral attendants in Siyuan Village, they would sometimes introduce business to each other or join forces to hold funerals and make money.

Lihua went to prepare dinner, and Xiong Shanxian picked up the hoe. Seeing that it was getting dark, he put down the hoe, pushed out the tricycle and cart at home, and cleaned them with well water.

Li Zhuiyuan looked at Xue Liangliang and pointed at the taxi.

Xue Liangliang: "I won't go today."

"Oh."

Li Zhuiyuan was going to make a phone call, and Xue Liangliang and Liu Changping went with him.

Arriving at Aunt Zhang's grocery store, Li Zhuiyuan picked up the phone and dialed the number of the discount store.

The person who answered the phone was Lu Yi, and Li Zhuiyuan asked him to call Yin Meng.

"Hello, Brother Xiaoyuan, it's me."

"Get ready and drive them back together."

"Okay, Brother Xiaoyuan."

"Please tell Grandma Liu that my great grandfather is inviting them back to celebrate the New Year."

"Yes."

Li Zhuiyuan hung up the phone.

Xue Liangliang picked up the phone and continued to call. He needed to call Min'an Town and let the other party call his parents, then he hung up.

After waiting for five minutes, Xue Liangliang called again and started a conversation with his father.

The call lasted a bit long, but the process went smoothly. After hanging up the phone, Xue Liangliang smiled and said, "My parents have agreed to come here to celebrate the New Year. I will arrange for them to stay in a hotel in town."

"No need. Big Beard's house is still empty. I'll let Xiong Shan and the others live there and vacate the west room for your parents."

"Is this appropriate?"

"suitable."

The bearded man's house is not suitable for ordinary people to live in, after all, it is considered a haunted house.

But Xiong Shan and his wife should be happy to go there and spend the New Year with the man under the peach forest, as it would be a good opportunity to bring them closer.

Liu Changping looked at the pager on his waist, then picked up the phone and dialed it. They talked for a long time about the bride price.

After he hung up the phone, Xue Liangliang handed him a cigarette and asked with concern:

"What's wrong."

Liu Changping took out a lighter and lit a cigarette for Xue Liang first, then for himself, and said, "My brother-in-law came back from the army and found out that his sister was getting married. He got angry at home and said that he absolutely did not want the bride price from his sister."

Xue Liangliang: "Congratulations, the pressure is relieved, but you will have to give more in the future."

Liu Changping nodded and said with a smile: "But I have to be happy to give it."

At this time, Li Sanjiang came over from the village road. He was wearing the new clothes bought for him by Xiao Yuanhou, and the pen was still pinned to his chest pocket.

Seeing the people standing in front of the store, Li Sanjiang deliberately straightened his chest, put his hands behind his back, and raised his head.

Xue Liangliang clapped his hands and said, "Oh, isn't this the village chief?"

Li Sanjiang: "Let's go home and have dinner."

During dinner, Xue Liangliang took the initiative to talk to Li Sanjiang about his future work arrangements, and also said that Xiaoyuan would travel with him next year.

After hearing this, Li Sanjiang looked at Li Zhuiyuan with some distress and said:

"It's good to run more. It's good for exercise. I can tell that this is an opportunity given to you by your teacher."

After a pause, Li Sanjiang patted the back of Xue Liangliang's hand and said, "Liang Hou, you have to take care of me when I'm away from home."

Xue Liangliang immediately nodded in agreement. He knew very well that if he took Xiaoyuan out with him, he would be the only one who would be taken care of.

Afterwards, Xue Liangliang told Li Sanjiang that he was going to invite his parents over to celebrate the New Year.

"It's good to be here. For the New Year, we need more people. That way it will be more lively and have more meaning for the New Year."

Late at night, everything is silent.

Xue Liangliang sat up from the bed, tiptoed out of bed, and put on his clothes.

After he walked out of the house, Li Zhuiyuan opened his eyes and looked at the clock on the wall: three minutes past midnight.

Brother Liangliang said he wouldn’t go to see her today, but now it’s a new day.

Li Zhuiyuan walked out of the room and came to the terrace. He saw a car parked on the village road ahead. The red light sign on the roof clearly showed that it was a taxi.

Xue Liangliang got in the car.

Liu Changping asked: "Where should we go?"

Xue Liangliang nodded: "Yes, I still miss them."

Liu Changping sighed, started the car, and said as he drove: "Brother, you still have to think more positively and think more about your parents. You still have a long way to go in life."

"I'm worried about this. I'm just thinking about how I'm going to get past my parents in the future."

Liu Changping didn't dare to persuade him any further. His hands holding the steering wheel were already covered with sweat.

This person really doesn't want to live anymore and is even thinking about committing suicide.

After the taxi drove away, Li Zhuiyuan looked at the moon in the sky.

Just at this moment, Xiao Yingying appeared on the terrace, still holding the child in her arms.

She woke up, and the child woke up too, with a pair of shiny black eyes looking around curiously.

Perhaps he had seen Li Zhuiyuan raise his head earlier, so he also followed suit, kicked his legs, raised his head, and glanced at the moon sky.

Li Zhuiyuan could see that the child was really smart, but his intelligence did not go beyond the limit.

He just had a stronger perception and curiosity about the world, unlike himself at that time, who had already left that category early on.

At that time, I found that every time someone praised him for being smart, Li Lan would frown slightly. There was even a time when he would deliberately act stupid.

Then I found that Li Lan was even angrier about this.

She wasn't sure at the time that she had inherited her disease.

She simply didn't want her son to be a freak who was too smart, but at the same time she couldn't accept that her son was not smart enough.

Xiao Yingying continued to hold the child in one hand and pointed in the direction of the bearded man's house with the other.

The one under the peach forest wants to see me.

Li Zhuiyuan nodded and walked downstairs.

When they arrived at the door of the west room, it opened from the inside, and Xiong Shan and Lihua were already waiting there.

They lived in the house, but they were actually always paying attention to what was happening outside. They would not pay attention if Xue Liangliang went out, but they could not ignore Li Zhuiyuan's footsteps.

"Come together and bring offerings and incense and candles."

"it is good!"

Xiao Yingying did not follow them, but instead held the child and lay back in the coffin to sleep.

Li Zhuiyuan brought Xiong Shan and his wife to Big Beard's house.

The altar was set up, Li Zhuiyuan stood by and watched, and the sacrificial ceremony was presided over by Xiong Shanlai.

Xiong Shan had a very proper attitude and carried out the ceremony meticulously.

Lihua was hunched over beside him, repeating the same words to bless her son.

It was as if what they were worshipping at this moment was not a terrible evil spirit, but the Peach Blossom Fairy.

However, who can tell who is who between immortals and evil spirits?

Sometimes, existence like this is actually two sides of the same coin.

Li Zhuiyuan stood quietly.

Until the candles on the altar began to shake and peach blossoms fell here.

Xiong Shan and Lihua were excited. One burned paper and chanted sutras more vigorously, while the other prayed for her son more excitedly.

Li Zhuiyuan looked at the dark and deep peach forest in front of him. This thing was quite interesting. He didn't know why he changed his style tonight and even created some artistic conception.

But come to think of it, it should not be for the special care of Xiong Shan and Lihua, because they are not worthy.

So, it was the person under the peach forest who became interested in the child?

After all, the child has been held in Xiao Yingying's arms for the past two days, and Xiao Yingying is its accomplice. Theoretically, it can obtain all of Xiao Yingying's perceptions.

If this is true, then it has to be said that this is the great opportunity that Xiong Shan and his wife have been seeking.

Although that person is not as good as the Dragon King's family and is in very bad condition now, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. After all, he was once one of Wei Zhengdao's followers.

Li Zhuiyuan started walking in the Yin direction, and then in the state of walking in the Yin direction, he walked down the dam and into the peach forest.

Two strings of lanterns appeared in the originally dark peach forest, emitting a faint glow.

The man stood there, leaning sideways.

After Li Zhuiyuan walked a certain distance, he stopped.

It would be inappropriate to continue walking forward, because the other person just wants to face him sideways, because his front face will keep changing, and at the same time, the face at the back of his head will also keep changing.

Since they want to present a slightly more normal image, I naturally have to give them face.

At the same time, this also shows that some kind of hope seems to have been ignited in his heart.

Because only those who have inner desires and concerns will pay attention to their image.

However, it did not speak, and continued to stand sideways in silence.

Li Zhuiyuan took the initiative to say, "That kid is good."

The man continued to remain silent.

Li Zhuiyuan: "He is a very smart child. He has seen the world since he was young and has good qualities."

That person still didn't speak.

Li Zhuiyuan: "The child hasn't been officially named yet. His parents want to find a godfather or a master to name the child."

That person still didn't speak.

Li Zhuiyuan felt a little disgusted in his heart: Where does this arrogance and bad temper come from?

The young man couldn't help but wonder if Wei Zhengdao couldn't stand his pretentiousness and deliberately passed the secret of the Black Book to him so that he could find a place to bury himself and have peace and quiet.

However, it is in Li Zhuiyuan's interest to allow this person to have more ties with reality.

If it is really willing to accept a child or an apprentice, it would be equivalent to adding an unbreakable layer of insurance to its rear area.

Those big families and sects can't afford gatekeepers of this level at the ancestral homes, right?
Indeed, its existence in the past did protect the peace of this area, and when it drifted towards here, it had to go upstream and change its course.

But this is not its original intention. It just exists here and plays a role. No one has really said that it is willing to be the god of land.

Li Zhuiyuan said, "Is this child like you in the past, very smart, but not the smartest one?"

Its body began to tremble.

Li Zhuiyuan knew that he was right.

It hates Wei Zhengdao the most, but also cares about Wei Zhengdao the most.

As for this kind of description, it is really not difficult. This person must have been a person of outstanding talent, but genius will immediately become dim in front of Wei Zhengdao.

At this point, it is easy for Li Zhuiyuan to empathize with him.

It had feelings for Xiong Shan's son, and it was probably because of that child that it appeared beside it.

at last,

It spoke:

"Let's take off the human skin and speak frankly."

"Ok?"

"Have you seen him?"

"How did you tell?"

Li Zhuiyuan did not deny it. Although he did not remember it, he could almost confirm that he had indeed met Wei Zhengdao.

"After you came back this time, your confidence is different."

"Was I so insecure before? After all, I am also the heir of two Dragon Kings."

"Is that your stuff?"

"Why not?"

"Do you really think that it's yours?"

“I’m working on it and gradually gaining recognition.”

"So, at least for now, it's not yours. So tell me, where does your confidence come from?"

Li Zhuiyuan was silent.

It continued, "You may not be able to perceive it, but I can see it clearly here, including the way you are standing in front of me now. It is so obvious."

"Okay, I admit, you are right."

Li Zhuiyuan could feel its excitement at the moment, and it was eager to know the news about Wei Zhengdao.

If you tell it yourself, you will forget it.

It doesn't have the good temper of Grandma Liu. It will go crazy and peel many people into boiled shrimps.

It can do such a thing because how much control it has over itself is questionable. Once its emotions get out of control, it will become the biggest source of threat.

"He is really not dead yet?"

Li Zhuiyuan is about to start making up stories.

He felt that during the period when he lost his memory, he should have thought about this question when facing Wei Zhengdao, and even mentioned it to Wei Zhengdao.

Out of trust in his own rationality, he believed that he would have had a plan at that time. If there really was no trace at all, then... there was no need for any trace.

Even if it was a lie, the self at that time should have believed that the self who later lost his memory would be able to make it up.

When he thought of this, Li Zhuiyuan no longer felt any burden in his heart.

"he died."

"Dead? Then how did you see him?"

"You know, it's hard for someone like him to die cleanly."

"indeed."

"He thought of many ways to commit suicide and struggled for a long time."

"normal."

After a brief silence, it took the initiative to ask: "Did he mention me?"

"mentioned."

"How did he say?"

"He said you were as dumb as a dog that could be tricked into guarding the house."

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Li Zhuiyuan wrote it this way on purpose, because he knew exactly what he wanted it to do, and it also knew exactly what it wanted it to do.

Now, all he did was to "express" this purpose through Wei Zhengdao's mouth.

Will it get angry, be furious, or deliberately do the opposite?
Will not.

It is dangerous and scary, but its character is easy to guess.

Especially when you finally have the confidence and stand in front of it calmly, the "personalities" of both parties are leveled, and without the mysterious and unattainable veil and mist blocking the view, the perspective becomes clearer.

It: "He's right. I am now, am I not?"

Li Zhuiyuan smiled but said nothing, thinking quickly in his mind about the answer to the next question.

If nothing unexpected happens, it should ask: What else did he say?
I must think of a perfect answer that will not only make it feel profound and lasting, but also make it satisfied and end this question and answer session about Wei Zhengdao. I want it to feel that after getting this answer, there is no need to continue asking questions.

Because he had not yet recovered the specific memory of his meeting with Wei Zhengdao, he really could not withstand excessive questioning. If he asked too many questions, it would be easy to reveal his true colors.

The silence was broken again.

It: "What else did he say?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "He asked me to bring you a message."

"What?"

"sorry."

(End of this chapter)