Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 237

Deep in the peach forest, a pair of eyes slowly opened, and their gaze passed through the strong wind and flower petals and fell on Li Zhuiyuan.

In its eyes, the boy's figure and another figure were slowly overlapping.

The two of them are very similar.

The greeting and tone just now made it feel dazed, as if it had instantly gone back to the past.

After so many years of self-suppression, its self-awareness has long been blurred, but its memory of that person has become clearer.

quickly,

The wind died down and the flowers fell asleep.

The previous urgency and the current quietness are both reactions to its inner emotions.

Li Zhuiyuan turned his head to look at Lin Shuyou who was standing at the foot of the dam, indicating that he could continue to make trouble.

Lin Shuyou didn't hesitate. He immediately ran back to the peach forest, picked up the Yellow River shovel and continued digging.

This time, there was no wind to blow and no flowers to fall.

After digging for a while, Lin Shuyou heard the sound of a piano coming from deep in the forest, intermittent and vague.

Ayou suppressed his perception and had no urge to go undercover to admire it. He was just concentrating on digging a hole to bury Runsheng.

The boy walked up to him.

"Ayou, please dig the hole a little bigger."

Lin Shuyou nodded immediately and said, "Don't worry, Brother Xiaoyuan. I know Runsheng is big, and I will make sure he is buried comfortably."

Li Zhuiyuan continued to walk inside. Burying Runsheng here was only the first step. If he wanted Runsheng's healing effect to be better, he needed someone to be willing to help.

The benefits in reality are meaningless to a person who is waiting to die.

Therefore, all I can give is emotional value.

When he reached the deepest point, Li Zhuiyuan stopped and started walking in the Yin direction.

The sound of the zither suddenly became clear. A graceful young man was sitting under a peach tree, playing the zither with abandon. His gracefulness was bold and his unrestrainedness was romantic, just like the saying:

I am a Shanshui Lang from Qingdu. I am a disciple of Heavenly Cult and Shukuang.

At that time, Wei Zhengdao did not regard it as a real friend, but the fact that it could always accompany Wei Zhengdao was also a great affirmation.

You know, even with Sun Baishen, who later established the Zhenjun system, Wei Zhengdao only communicated with him based on the thickness of the Buddha parchment paper. When the thickness was used up, he left immediately and was unwilling to stay any longer.

It is truly sad that such a brilliant person ended up like this.

Now, the reason why it played the piano was because my greeting and calling out its name made it recall its past clearly in an instant.

It is immersed in this destined to be short-lived aftertaste.

Li Zhuiyuan leaned against a peach tree.

The boy was listening to the piano while thinking about how he should react next to make the other party gain the greatest emotional value.

Since it chose to relive this memory, then in its eyes, Wei Zhengdao must have not yet recovered from his illness... or even had no intention of being cured, and was completely acting in this period.

This is simple. Li Zhuiyuan can easily substitute himself and imitate it. After all, he is also a veteran actor. He has seen the style of Wei Zhengdao when he was interacting with it in Sun Baishen’s memory, so he can naturally simulate Wei Zhengdao’s performance style at that time.

Just like that, it sat there with its back to the boy and played the entire song.

During this period, it did not communicate with the boy at all. Li Zhuiyuan silently adjusted the dialogue response strategy in his heart according to the progress.

This can't be considered cheating, because no one can cheat it. This is what it needs. The boy and it each get what they need.

Finally, the song ended.

As the sound lingered, it placed its hands on the strings and asked:

"How about this song?"

"Oh, just normal."

It smiled, then raised its head and let the fallen petals cover its face.

Over there, Lin Shuyou, who had just carried the seriously injured and unconscious Runsheng over, found that the bottom and walls of the pit he had dug were all covered with peach blossoms.

When he put Runsheng in, ripples appeared on the peach blossom mat.

"hiss……"

Lin Shuyou withdrew his hand and looked down at his fingertips, which were red as if they had been burned by fire.

This is evil spirit, extremely strong evil spirit, which transcends the resentment that can be gathered by ordinary death.

Obviously, the peach trees nearby had been plucked out and turned into dead branches, but peach blossoms still kept flying and falling into the pit.

At this time, Runsheng seemed to be soaked in water, and the water level gradually rose, completely submerging him.

Li Zhuiyuan, who had finished his retreat, came out and looked at Runsheng in the pit.

Lin Shuyou: "Brother Xiaoyuan, do we still need to fill the soil?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "No, it's fine just soaking like this."

The peach forest forms a barrier of its own, so there is no need to worry about people accidentally entering and discovering it.

The boy is very busy now. After returning home, the first thing he does is not to visit Taiye and A'li, but to treat the injuries of his friends and confirm the direction of recovery.

Now, Run Sheng’s place is considered to be taken care of. The murderous aura that was so thick that water could drip out was just an exaggerated rhetoric in the past, but now it is a realistic description.

That person did much better than I expected.

Li Zhuiyuan had just walked out of the peach forest with Lin Shuyou when a sigh came from the peach forest behind them:
"Alas, it's a pity that you are not him after all."

It should have been a deal of money and goods, but because the other party gave too much, Li Zhuiyuan didn't mind giving the other party a little more.

The boy turned around, looked inside, and said:
"I am indeed not him, but you are still you."

"Oh?"

"You are just as stupid. You take everything seriously when someone deceives you. There is no hope for your brain."

Beside him, Lin Shuyou opened his eyes wide, ready to activate his True Lord state at any time to push Brother Xiaoyuan away first, and stay behind to cover their retreat.

However, there was no roar or shouting, but loud laughter:
"Hahahaha!"

Lin Shuyou frowned slightly, feeling that people who lived long had something wrong with their brains.

The White Crane Boy in Ayou's body was greatly shocked, but unfortunately the young man had made a statement in advance, otherwise he would definitely not be able to help but flash his vertical pupils.

If he had this ability back then, he wouldn't have done so badly among the officials and generals.

Lin Shuyou noticed the boy's excitement and asked in his heart:
"Boy, what's wrong?"

"Sure enough, when smart people start to flatter, those who only know how to flatter will have no chance to survive."

When they returned to the dam, Xiao Yingying was waiting there holding Benben.

Benben stretched his neck towards the peach forest, waved his little hands, and smiled happily.

He could feel the pleasure there now.

Li Zhuiyuan said to Xiao Yingying, "Prepare a rich altar for it and prepare a few more jars of wine."

Xiao Yingying nodded in agreement.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Do you have money?"

Xiao Yingying: "Yes, Uncle Li paid me wages, and the child's parents also gave me money for taking care of the child."

Li Zhuiyuan's gaze fell on Benben.

Benben has grown up a lot. Babies' perception is often more acute than that of adults, and the smarter the child, the more so. Therefore, they can realize that the "big brother" in front of them does not like them, no matter how they act cute.

Benben simply turned around and buried his head in Xiao Yingying's arms.

Li Zhuiyuan reminded: "The child is hungry."

Xiao Yingying: "I'll go make the milk powder right away."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Those two don't care about this child now?"

Xiao Yingying: "I have been taking care of her all along. They are busy giving birth to their second child every night."

Xiao Yingying lived on the first floor, and the Xiong Shan couple lived on the second floor. The couple's physical fitness was far superior to that of ordinary people, and they made a lot of noise, and they couldn't get any peace even if they quarreled to death.

The old wooden bed collapsed the day before yesterday due to being unable to bear the weight, so they simply decided not to get a new bed. The weather had turned warmer anyway, so they simply laid a straw mat on the bed in advance, which was bigger and more convenient.

In the past, the family did not have enough resources, so they could only give all the good things to their only child; now, seeing that conditions have improved, not only has he embraced the Dragon King's family, but he has also gained the good fortune of the Old Li family.

Now that the conditions are good and we can afford to raise children, we should hurry up and have more children.

Li Zhuiyuan: "It's a waste of effort."

The boy knew that it was impossible for them to have a second child.

It was they themselves who had gathered all the merits of traveling along the river into this child, making this child special. In addition, this child was named by Li Zhuiyuan, and was usually placed in a cradle under a peach forest. His merits, fortune, and fate far exceeded theirs, which completely squeezed out the possibility of his "brothers and sisters" being born to share the profits.

The boy went upstairs and returned to the room where Tan Wenbin was lying.

Yin Meng had already prepared the materials needed for setting up the formation. Li Zhuiyuan did not delay and began to set up the formation in the room.

It is not a complicated formation. Its purpose is only to draw out the excess ghost energy in Tan Wenbin's body to accelerate his consciousness recovery.

Yin Meng winked at Lin Shuyou, and Lin Shuyou made a "done" gesture to Yin Meng, indicating that Runsheng was progressing smoothly.

Li Zhuiyuan arranged the formation, and the center of the formation was his bronze mirror, which he placed on a thermos bottle. When the formation began to operate, wisps of ghost energy were drawn from Tan Wenbin, condensed into water droplets on the bronze mirror, and fell into the thermos bottle.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Mengmeng, you should pay attention to the time to change the water bottle. Don't pour out the water in it. It's best to use the evil-breaking talisman to neutralize it."

Yin Meng: "Can I collect it to make drugs?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Okay. Also, you can stay here for the time being so that you can take care of Runsheng and Binbin."

Yin Meng: "Okay, I understand."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Also, have you prepared the mild poison I asked you to prepare for Ah You?"

Yin Meng: "I'm ready. I have a lot of defective goods left in my west room. I'm too lazy to take them with me when I go out."

Although Lin Shuyou was seriously injured, the problem was not serious.

However, on the way home, when Li Zhuiyuan checked Lin Shuyou's physical condition, he found that there was a lot of qi stagnation in his body, which was a side effect of the boy helping him transform his body.

Most of the time, boys are still very reliable and have rich experience, but they may miss some things they have not experienced.

"Ayou, come to Mengmeng once a day in the morning, noon and evening, and let her help you scrape the poison."

"it is good."

Mengmeng has to do this job herself. She can't take the medicine back and scrape it off herself, because the mild poison Mengmeng mentioned might contain a bigger one.

Therefore, every time scraping is performed, the medicine must be tested on the insect.

This method can excrete the "fertilizer" accumulated in Lin Shuyou's body more quickly, speeding up the process of the boy transforming Ayou's body.

Lin Shuyou stayed to experience the first scraping treatment, while Li Zhuiyuan walked out of Big Beard's house alone.

As soon as I went out, I found it started to rain. The rain was not heavy, just a slight drizzle.

This was not influenced by the person in the peach forest, but it was Qingming Festival.

Li Zhuiyuan walked back in the drizzle, but he did not go directly to his great-grandfather's house. Instead, he walked into Aunt Zhang's store on the way.

"Xiao Yuanhou, you're back? Your grandfather told me this morning when he came to buy cigarettes that you were out doing an internship. I don't know how long it will take."

"Yeah, I just got back."

Li Zhuiyuan picked up the phone and dialed a number.

Tan Wenbin had a contact book that recorded infrequently used contact information. Li Zhuiyuan thought it was troublesome to write it down in the notebook, so he borrowed it, flipped through it, and memorized it in his mind.

It was also raining on the other end of the phone, and the pedestrians outside the store walked in a hurry.

The rain wet the ground, bringing up a slight smell of mud, which was not unpleasant but rather quite romantic.

Deng Chen was holding a cup of tea in his hand, drinking it while humming a tune following the rhythm on the phonograph.

Ever since he became the Dragon King's disciple, he no longer had to live a life of hiding from place to place, and the quality of his life had improved.

The phone rang and Deng Chen answered it.

"Hello, this is..."

"it's me."

Deng Chen was so frightened that he almost spilled the tea in his hand. He immediately stood up and said respectfully:
"Please give me your orders."

If it was Tan Wenbin who contacted him, he wouldn't be so exaggerated, but the person speaking on the other end of the phone was that person!
"I'll give you a week to pack up. After a week, bring the three of them to Nantong to see me."

"I'll be there tomorrow. No, I can be there tonight."

"In a week."

It will take some time for Tan Wenbin to wake up, so there is no point in Deng Chen coming early.

"Okay, I will follow your instructions."

Li Zhuiyuan hung up the phone and was about to pay the phone bill and buy some snacks when he heard someone calling him from behind.

"Brother Yuanzi!"

"Brother Yuanzi, you're back!"

The brothers Shitou and Huzi ran over.

Li Zhuiyuan gave them the snacks he had chosen, and asked Aunt Zhang to get a can of malted milk and two bags of orange crystals, both of which were for instant drinking.

"These are for you. Please help me take these to Sister Yingzi."

"it is good!"

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Yingzi is in the critical period of preparing for the college entrance examination. As for Panzi and Leizi... they had already given up on the college entrance examination and were just waiting to get their high school diplomas and find jobs.

Shitou and Huzi are good people, they would not embezzle things, and the pettiness and conflicts between their fathers have not affected the harmony among the next generation.

Aunt Zhang smiled and said, "Little Yuanhou is so young, but he has made a lot of money. It's incredible. When we visit the graves, we must kowtow to our ancestors a few more times."

Li Zhuiyuan: “Yes, I will.”

Aunt Zhang is a good chatterbox, and she added, "Remember to kowtow for your mother as well."

Li Zhuiyuan: “Okay.”

As I was walking home, I saw a motorcycle parked on the dam of my great-grandfather's house from afar across the wheat fields.

Li Zhuiyuan had ridden this motorcycle before. There was a siren light hanging on it. It was the motorcycle that Tan Yunlong rode when he worked at the township police station.

After he was transferred to Jinling, the motorcycle was left at home, so this should be Tan Yunlong returning to his hometown to visit his relatives.

Li Zhuiyuan continued walking home. Just as he turned out of the village and into the road leading to his great-grandfather's house, he saw two figures by the river on the side of the road.

A girl in green clothes was squatting on the ground, stroking a wounded bird. It was Cuicui.

The girl standing next to her, wearing a white top and a horse skirt, holding an exquisite oil-paper umbrella, is A-li.

Ah Li sensed it, turned around, looked at Li Zhuiyuan with a smile on her face.

Li Zhuiyuan also smiled and walked over.

It must be because of Cuicui's earnest request that A'li followed Cuicui here to rescue the bird.

Although, Li Zhuiyuan could see that A'li had no love for injured animals.

But when I was not around, Ali was able to leave the house and come here. From a distance, she looked like a normal girl playing, which was really not easy.

Cuicui, who was checking the bird's injuries, felt rain falling on her head. She looked up with some surprise, turned around, and saw Li Zhuiyuan walking towards her.

"Brother Yuanhou!" After shouting, Cuicui looked at A'li again and deliberately made a long sound: "Yo~"

The school is not like the village, where rumors are not so serious. Besides, Cuicui skipped a grade, and the kids in higher grades are not interested in thinking about those nonsense.

Therefore, Cuicui gradually became cheerful. In addition, influenced by her older classmates, she saw and heard a lot of precocious things, which led her astray.

A'li handed the oil-paper umbrella to Cuicui, who took it and watched Sister A'li take the initiative to walk towards Brother Yuanhou, and the two of them stood in the rain together.

Cuicui used an oil-paper umbrella to shelter the bird from the rain, and suddenly she felt that the injured bird was not as lovable as before.

"Let me check it out."

Li Zhuiyuan felt that he had been working as a doctor all day long.

He bent down, picked up the bird, examined it in his palm, and said, "It's not a big problem. Just put it back in the nest and take care of it."

Cuicui pointed at the bird's nest above: "But it's so high."

"Fortunately."

Li Zhuiyuan gently held the bird in his left hand and climbed up the tree with one hand. He quickly and steadily came to the bird's nest and released the bird that had fallen out of it.

It’s easy to go down. Just relax your body, use the friction of your shoes to slow down, and land steadily.

"Wow, Brother Yuanhou is so awesome!"

It is hard to imagine that the boy who had been looking into the eyes of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva at the bottom of the sea not long ago is now being praised in the village for his tree-climbing skills.

In fact, sometimes Li Zhuiyuan himself feels that the self going down the river and the self returning home are like experiencing two completely different lives at the same time.

He is like a kite. Every time he is let go, no matter how high or far he flies, he will look forward to the moment when those hands will pull him back.

"Come on, let's go back."

……

Compared to the peaceful life on one end of the phone, the scene in the photo studio on the other end of the phone was completely different.

In the dim washing room, Deng Chen reached out and slapped the back of his head. His two eyeballs immediately fell out of their sockets and were thrown into the potion pool, transforming into the shadow of a two-headed python.

The other three tiny spirit beasts swam over on their own initiative, eager to know what important news it was that required the python to be so solemn as to transform into human form and tell them.

After the python informed the content of the phone call, a total of four spirit beast phantoms all fell into madness, as if they were having a pool party in this potion pool.

Four thoughts, cheering excitedly:

"Our chance has come, our chance has come!"

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Don’t panic, I’ll make up for today’s words tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)