Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 249

Zhao Yi put his hands down, intending to hug the boy from behind, resting his chin on his shoulder, pretending to be an older brother and a younger brother, so as to blend in with the crowd watching the excitement in the hospital corridor.

But even though this was a performative act, she still had concerns when it came to actually doing it, and didn't dare to appear too intimate. In the end, she could only put her hands on the boy's shoulders, and massaged his shoulders with a smile on her face.

Li Zhuiyuan raised his right hand and placed it on the back of Zhao Yi's hand. He looked up and smiled at him, as if to cooperate with Zhao Yi's performance.

The tug of war between the two Taoists was still going on. The older one wanted to take the younger one away, but the younger one insisted on staying.

When the Taoist priest speaks, he brings with him a "soothing sound" that has a hypnotic effect; with every change of his footsteps, the rest of his body will be linked together, in order to always maintain a certain fit with the surrounding environment.

The most important thing is that this was not something the Taoist priest did on his own initiative, but was an instinctive expression.

Because if he wanted to use force, the young Taoist priest would have no room to refuse.

The hands of Zhao Yi and the young man were trembling slightly, and each tremor was like one of them saying a word. There was no information at all, because they both knew what they saw and what they wanted to say.

Zhao Yi: He is a tough guy, a very tough one.

Li Zhuiyuan: No cover-up.

Zhao Yi: Indeed.

Li Zhuiyuan: No match.

Zhao Yi: That’s right, there is a serious imbalance between strength and experience.

Although Li Zhuiyuan and Zhao Yi both concealed their auras, this concealment had a major drawback: it could confuse perception but was difficult to deceive the eyes.

The eyes are the windows to the soul. The strong have a certain sensitivity. No matter how well you disguise yourself, they can always feel that there is something wrong with you. There are no flaws or evidence. It is purely an emotion.

Of course, it makes sense to say that Li Zhuiyuan and Zhao Yi performed well and were not noticed, but what about Runsheng who was standing next to them?
At this time, Liang Yan and Liang Li came over from the terrace.

A pair of young and beautiful twins can easily attract attention wherever they go.

However, the two Taoists were still immersed in the previous tug of war.

The conspicuous object is there, making you pay more attention, but you still don’t pay close attention to discover the problem.

Zhao Yi: Is he fishing for our fish?

Li Zhuiyuan: Not really.

Zhao Yi: It cannot be explained.

Li Zhuiyuan: Because we didn’t find the reason.

Finally, after taking a deep look at the situation in the ward, the Taoist priest turned and left.

The little Taoist priest had a very happy look on his face; he thought his master had agreed to let him stay and take care of his grandfather for the last time.

Only Li Zhuiyuan and Zhao Yi saw a kind of contempt for ordinary people's lives in the Taoist priest's last look.

It can even be understood that when that gaze appeared, the Taoist priest already had the intention to kill, but this murderous intent was as shallow as it could be, because in his eyes, this was no different from throwing a piece of waste paper into the fire and burning it.

The argument was over, there was nothing more exciting to watch, and everyone went back to their own wards.

"Walk."

Zhao Yi led Li Zhuiyuan and Runsheng into the ward where Xu Ming was.

Xu Ming, whose body was covered in bandages and plaster, immediately opened his eyes wide when he saw the young man coming in.

There was no hostility, but he was instinctively on guard.

Sun Yan, who was sitting next to him to accompany him, also stood up immediately. The python that was originally lying under the bed jumped out, raised its head and spit out its tongue.

Runsheng stood in front of the boy, looked at the python, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

No matter how much you eat for breakfast, you will be hungry at this time.

Zhao Yi picked up an apple from the bedside table and asked, "Shall I peel an apple for you?"

Li Zhuiyuan: “No.”

Zhao Yi took a bite and said while chewing: "Eat more fruit, it's good for your health."

Xu Ming was no longer on guard, Sun Yan sat back down, and the python also shrank back under the bed.

Li Zhuiyuan looked at Sun Yan.

Zhao Yi: "Don't sit down, follow me."

As he spoke, Zhao Yi led Sun Yan to the ward window. When he looked down, he saw the Taoist priest walking out from below.

"Go and keep an eye on him and pick the most useless little animal."

"Yes."

Although she didn't understand, Sun Yan still chose to do as she was told and quickly left the ward.

Zhao Yi took another bite of the apple: "This guy is so weird, strong and dull."

Li Zhuiyuan: "That means the way to obtain power is not pure."

Zhao Yi: "I think so too. Can you be more specific?"

Li Zhuiyuan reached out and poked his forehead: "I suspect it's because of this."

Zhao Yi: "Consciousness?"

Li Zhuiyuan: “Memory.”

Zhao Yi: “That’s an interesting statement.”

Li Zhuiyuan: "He should come back."

Zhao Yi: "He thinks highly of that young Taoist priest. They look very similar. Are they father and son?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "From the perspective of facial features, the probability of blood relationship is very high."

Zhao Yi: "That means he plans to come back, naturally resolve the burden in the ward, and then take the little Taoist priest away naturally. That's good, better than most parents nowadays, at least he knows how to take care of his children's psychological feelings."

Li Zhuiyuan: "You are responsible for protecting him."

Zhao Yi: "What's the point of simply protecting him? I want to get the big one directly. Since he is coming back, transfer your people here as well. Let's catch the turtle in the jar. Speed ​​up the river water!"

Both groups of people came from the river and were affected by the cause and effect of the river. As a result, they appeared in this hospital at the same time and witnessed the two Taoist priests who must be problematic.

The directionality couldn't be more obvious.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Too radical."

Zhao Yi: "I think that's the way it should be. I've recently gained some new insights into river walking. Do you know how many waves I've walked since the one in Lijiang?"

Li Zhuiyuan: “Twice.”

Zhao Yi held up three fingers.

Li Zhuiyuan: "You have great energy."

Zhao Yi: "So I found that sometimes grasping the key points can achieve the same effect. There is no need to insist on going through all the processes. For example, for this 'Demon Sealing Conference', we can prevent it from taking place, or solve the problem before the conference begins."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I need to think about it."

Zhao Yi understood and pointed at Liang Yan and Liang Li, then at Runsheng.

The two sisters focused their eyes at the same time, took a step forward together, and punched Runsheng.

Runsheng grabbed the opponent's fist with both hands, and then the two sides fell into a brief stalemate.

There was no breath being released, and the floor tiles in the ward did not crack. It was just a simple test of strength, which was considered a survey among experts.

The two sisters retracted their fists. Their originally pink fists had turned red, as if they had just been rubbed with sandpaper, breaking the skin.

When they looked at Runsheng, the arrogance in their eyes disappeared and a deep fear appeared.

White smoke also came out of Runsheng's palm. He shook his hands and nodded to the boy, which was considered as an acknowledgement of the strength of the twins.

Zhao Yi: "Strength is their weakest link; their backgrounds are not low at all."

The first half of the sentence makes up for the evenly matched situation of two against one, while the second half shows that they have stronger means.

The results of this kind of investigation will not be accurate, and may even be very different from the direction of a life-and-death fight, but Zhao Yi just wants to use this to prove that his team now has considerable strength.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Don't choose to do it in the hospital. If you want to take the initiative, take it more thoroughly."

Zhao Yi: "I agree."

At this moment, the two sides not only reached a de facto alliance, but also the first round of cooperation plan had been preliminarily finalized.

The reason why the process was going so smoothly was because Lin Shuyou beat Xu Ming up badly last night.

Zhao Yi knew about this, but he didn't even mention it because it was meaningless.

If nothing had happened last night, if he were to ask himself honestly, Zhao Yi would definitely have thought about bargaining and trying to gain some initiative, even if it was just to save face. After all, he worked so hard to make his way across the river, and in return he had achieved a huge improvement in the team's strength.

Now, he is sober.

Li Zhuiyuan looked at Xu Ming. Under the quilt, there was a special vitality flowing in Xu Ming's body. Even though he was seriously injured, he was still active.

The boy asked, "How many days will it take to recover?"

Zhao Yi: "It would have taken five days, but if we send him to the hospital, it can be shortened to three days, and it can also save some pills."

Li Zhuiyuan: “You are thoughtful.”

Zhao Yi was so angry that he laughed: "Damn it, the money saved is not for your people to use!"

He traveled too often and too much, causing the old man at home to work hard in the medicine garden to refine the pills, and the supply of the pills was in short supply. Li Zhuiyuan: "I'm hungry."

Zhao Yi: "There is a noodle shop in front of the hospital. I've recently become addicted to pea noodles."

"Yes." Li Zhuiyuan looked at Runsheng and the twins, "Brother Runsheng, you guys take care of yourselves."

Runsheng: "Okay."

Liang Yan and Liang Li looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and ultimately did not respond.

But they could feel that the "we" here included both of them.

It was a very strange feeling. For no apparent reason, the two of us were going to listen to the boy's orders?

Li Zhuiyuan and Zhao Yi walked out of the hospital and entered the noodle shop. Zhao Yi ordered two bowls of noodles.

It's not that some things cannot be said openly to subordinates or partners, but at the beginning, they must talk about it between the two of them first.

Zhao Yi took out two pairs of chopsticks and wiped them with a tissue while saying, "Don't you think that little Taoist priest is weird? He's a demon, but he doesn't have demonic aura."

Li Zhuiyuan: “What do you think?”

Zhao Yi: "Only specially cultivated monsters can have this effect, but this method is a bit too inhumane.

When the mother is pregnant, her blood must be exchanged with the blood of a monster, and the baby can be nurtured using the monster's blood.

This method is very difficult and requires extremely high standards, but once successful, it can cultivate a demon spirit in a human body. As long as the demon nature is not stimulated, even the person himself will not know that he is a demon. "

Li Zhuiyuan: "I know this method."

It was recorded in Jianghu Zhiguai Lu that an evil cultivator once tried to use this method to cultivate the baby he wanted, but failed.

Wei Zhengdao first sent this evil cultivator to be "destroyed by the righteous."

Then, Wei Zhengdao spent a lot of space analyzing the reasons why this evil cultivator could not be successfully cultivated, and explained how to improve the success rate. Finally, he sighed: This method is harmful to people.

Wei Zhengdao loves to do this kind of thing. He studies and ponders anything he is interested in. His book is full of criticism and warnings, but if a true evil cultivator gets his book, he would probably be so excited that he would shed tears and treat it as a treasure.

The noodles were served and the two picked up chopsticks and started mixing the noodles.

Zhao Yi: "Tell me, why did I meet you again this time? Why do you always haunt me?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "There is a way to solve this problem once and for all. Do you need me to do it?"

Zhao Yi: "That's not what I meant. Think about it. Since we were arranged to ride the same wave together, there must be a reason for it, right?"

Li Zhuiyuan: “Yes.”

Zhao Yi: "When I saw you, I was thinking about it. After seeing that little Taoist priest, I had a guess in my mind that this wave might be related to..."

Zhao Yi paused deliberately, and then the two of them said in unison:

"Yu family."

Dragon King Yu is famous for his ability to tame beasts. Whenever people in the martial arts world mention things like raising monsters and nurturing spirits, as long as you keep digging deeper, you can always find a connection with the Yu family's heritage.

There's nothing we can do about it, since he is the real leader in this industry. In history, every generation of Dragon King from the Yu family has a monster as his follower when he travels along the river.

Zhao Yi: "In Lijiang, we had contact with Yu Miaomiao, a member of the Yu family, and learned about the current situation of the Yu family through her.

If this wave is also related to the Yu family, then it makes sense that Heaven would arrange us together again.

I suspect that the person at the deepest part of this wave, and the one we will eventually confront, might be named Yu. "

Li Zhuiyuan: "You can think a little further ahead and be a little bolder."

Zhao Yi pushed the noodles he had mixed in front of Li Zhuiyuan, and pulled the unmixed noodles in front of the boy to himself and continued mixing them.

"You say it and I listen."

Last time in Lijiang, the two spent a long period of time recuperating from their injuries. Zhao Yi chatted with the young man a lot. Although he knew that the young man was deliberately keeping his knowledge to himself, even if he only spoke out some superficial theories and insights, it gave him a deeper understanding of the river water and the way of heaven.

He is a smart man who understands things quickly and can figure things out on his own once you give him a direction.

Li Zhuiyuan: "The incident in Guizhou can be said to be because of your ancestors, so let's not talk about it for now. But the incident in Lijiang, before the fight for the three pieces of jade began, Yu Miaomiao and I each had one piece in our hands.

Can this be understood as the heaven's plan having already begun at that time?"

Zhao Yi licked his lips.

Li Zhuiyuan continued, "It is already confirmed that the Yu family has changed. Could Heaven allow a Dragon King family that has changed its nature to continue to exist?"

Zhao Yi: "So, Heaven is already planning to deal with the Yu family?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "The existence of demons is rejected by the Heavenly Dao. Whenever a Xuanmen person attacks a demon, they don't need to find a reason to explain it. It is just natural justice. It is normal for the Heavenly Dao to arrange it this way. It would be strange if they did nothing."

Zhao Yi: "The Yu family is going to be destroyed?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "If you can make it through, you can continue to exist. If you can't make it through, you will disappear into thin air. In other words, this is a catastrophe, and it is also the realistic side of the way of heaven."

If the Way of Heaven is truly omnipotent, then the King of Hell and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva would not be able to exist. But the fact is that all the Way of Heaven can do is suppress them.

The Yu family is probably facing a similar situation now.

Zhao Yi: "So, this is not the end, but just a transit. If we survive this wave, then the next thing we will probably be pushed to the Yu family by the river water?"

Li Zhuiyuan: “Yes.”

Zhao Yi: "You're crazy."

The Qin and Liu families fell into such a situation, and Jiujiang Zhao did not dare to provoke them. As a result, he told himself that he would have to fight against Dragon King Yu in the future?
Zhao Yi: "That's the Dragon King Family. No matter how big a problem it has, it is still the Dragon King Family. No, I'm telling you, why are you so calm? You should know better than me how terrifying the Dragon King Family's background is."

Li Zhuiyuan: “I’m used to it.”

Zhao Yi's eyes widened: "Are you used to it?"

In the previous wave, Li Zhuiyuan knew that Pu Du Zhen Jun was the incarnation of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, but he still slapped him.

Now, it’s nothing more than knowing in advance that I might have to draw Dragon King Yu in the future.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Do you have a choice, or do you want to bargain?"

Zhao Yi: "I..."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Accept it calmly as soon as possible and let the Heaven see your attitude, and you will gain more benefits."

Zhao Yi suddenly realized: "You kid is cheating me! You used to hide all these things from me, but today you told me so much all at once. You are deliberately trying to tie me to you!"

Li Zhuiyuan grabbed the garlic on the table and asked, "Do you eat garlic?"

Zhao Yi lowered his head and begged, "Can you please let it go?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "You just listened with great interest, and you even said that we should grasp the key to the problem and speed up the river."

Zhao Yi: "I didn't expect this kind of acceleration."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I had speculated beforehand that the difficulty of this wave would be reduced. Now, if we regard this wave as a pre-drill, the difficulty has indeed been reduced."

Zhao Yi: "I am separating from you now. You do your thing and I do mine. I can even deliberately cause trouble for you and fight with you. Then, won't I be free?"

Li Zhuiyuan: “Yes, that’s right.”

Zhao Yi: “Hahaha!”

Li Zhuiyuan lowered his head and ate noodles.

Zhao Yi put the garlic into his mouth without peeling it.

After they finished their noodles, Li Zhuiyuan called out to the boss, "Boss, so much money."

The boss came over and asked, "Want to come together?"

Zhao Yi: “Together.”

Then he pointed at the young man, stood up from his seat and walked out of the noodle shop.

Li Zhuiyuan took money out of his pocket to pay the bill. When he walked out, he saw Zhao Yi squatting on the side of the road smoking a cigarette.

"Your eyes are red."

"I just wiped my eye boogers by accident, and it tasted spicy."

"There's no need to be so nervous. We are at best just a small tributary in the turbulent waves of heaven targeting the Yu family."

"Big waves in the river can recede, but tributaries are most likely to dry up and stop flowing." Zhao Yi stood up. "But, it doesn't matter. Let's make it more difficult. Anyway, you are in the front. As promised, if you die, I will leave."

"Ah."

Zhao Yi: "The one who injured Xu Ming was your new subordinate?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "It's Ah You."

Zhao Yi: "Damn it, this guy is taking revenge for personal gain!"

Then, Zhao Yi asked again: "He won't do it for nothing, right?"

"He needs two days to get back into shape."

"Xu Ming, three days. Then let's change the plan and find a way to delay the Taoist priest for three days. After three days, both sides will have their personnel ready and then we can act together.

Since we regard this wave as a preview of the future, we should carry out this exercise perfectly, take the best posture and act with thunder and lightning to crush this wave directly!

There must be other teams in this wave, so let them see what it means to truly walk on the river!"

"Okay, it's up to you."

(End of this chapter)