Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 481

"who is she."

Chen Xiyuan looked at Mu Qiuying, who was being pushed over on a cart by Runsheng, and asked Tan Wenbin, who was standing next to her.

"Mu Qiuying, the contemporary beacon of light for Mujia Village."

"Mu Family Village? The Lamplighters? Has the little brother cleaned up the house?"

Clearly, Chen Xiyuan knew which family Mu Family Village historically belonged to, and she also knew what it meant for such a family to light lamps without permission.

"If we're going to clean house, do we still need to treat her injuries?"

"If it were someone else, they might think that letting the traitor die so easily was too lenient on her, and they would torture her first, then heal her wounds, then torture her again, over and over again."

However, since he's the little brother, it certainly won't be that boring.

Tan Wenbin nodded in deep agreement.

Brother Xiao Yuan now sends people to the underworld.

If there's a corpse lying in a coffin at home, the old man won't notice. But if a living person wanders around the house, the old man isn't blind.

Therefore, Mu Xueci's body remained in Lin Shuyou's coffin, while Mu Qiuying was taken to Big Beard's house for treatment.

The bearded man's house has now become a shelter for the wounded on Li Zhuiyuan's side, and also serves as the garrison office for the outer team.

His house was already very large and spacious in the village. After partitioning the living room area on each floor to create many small rooms, it could accommodate many people at the same time.

Mu Qiuying sat cross-legged on the bed.

Tan Wenbin placed food, water, and medicine under the bed and said to her:

"I'll bring the instrument to you once it's repaired."

Mu Qiuying: "Lord Tan, I am extremely grateful..."

Tan Wenbin raised his hand: "Get rid of the habit of saying thank you all the time."

Mu Qiuying: "I understand, and I will repay the family head's kindness with practical actions."

Tan Wenbin: "You don't understand. When you kowtow during festivals, you can just call him 'Master of the Family.' Don't say these things on ordinary days. Brother Xiaoyuan doesn't like it."

Also, relax. You don't need to keep a straight face or strictly observe etiquette in front of Brother Yuan. He can see right through you.

Mu Qiuying nodded vigorously.

"Alright, you should focus on healing your injuries first."

Tan Wenbin walked out of the room and closed the door.

Runsheng left after delivering the person; he was going to help Uncle Qin move bricks.

Chen Xiyuan stood at the door the whole time.

"Vice Captain, tell me quickly, what happened?"

Tan Wenbin went to the balcony, lit a cigarette, and told Chen Xiyuan about what had happened.

After listening, Chen Xiyuan sighed:
"The old lady must be the one who is suffering the most."

His former bodyguard, who was almost destined to walk the river with him and share life and death, betrayed him.

This reminded Chen Xiyuan of herself; when she first came to Nantong, the old lady vacated her room for her to stay in.

Because her grandmother was the old lady's close friend, and even her grandfather was someone she had become acquainted with back then.

But the result...

In Chen Xiyuan's view, the old lady was already a rare person of insight in this world, but she still had to face the pain of her scars being constantly torn open.

Tan Wenbin: "Isn't that what the martial arts world is all about?"

Chen Xiyuan: "So, little brother agreed to help her clean up Mu Family Village?"

Tan Wenbin: "Mm."

Chen Xiyuan: "Let me help out."

Tan Wenbin: "No need..."

Chen Xiyuan: "Just treat it as a practice test before the big exam."

Tan Wenbin: "Alright then, I'll go and tell Brother Xiaoyuan for you."

Chen Xiyuan stood alone on the balcony for a while.

The wind blew through her hair, stirred the hem of her clothes, and then blew over her stomach, causing her to cry out.

She is hungry.

Miss Chen has been getting hungry easily lately. She taught Tan Wenbin and Lin Shuyou how to control their body's energy expenditure, but she can't control it herself now because the thunder in her domain is getting louder and louder, which is causing her body to consume more and more energy.

She could occasionally go to Aunt Liu's for a meal, but if it happened too often, she would feel embarrassed, especially now that she felt guilty whenever she bumped into the old lady.

"Sister Huang Ying, is dinner ready?"

"All right."

Chen Xiyuan ran downstairs and saw that she was the only one at the dining table today. Curious, she asked:
"What about the rest?"

"Everyone's busy."

"Too busy to eat?"

"Yes, Runsheng called them all to work before he left. I'll bring them food later."

Xiao Yingying took out several baskets, all filled with food.

Pear Blossom went to Li Sanjiang's house to make paper offerings, and Xiong Shan also dragged the two old men, Old Tiantou and Master Sun, down to the fields.

Chen Xiyuan: "Where's Benben?"

Xiao Yingying: "She went to a tutoring class."

Chen Xiyuan: "Why is everyone suddenly so busy?"

Xiao Yingying: "I don't know."

He put the basket into the tricycle and then rode it to the fields to deliver the food.

Midway through, she also went to the pavilion at the village entrance, where she lit incense and burned paper money.

Zhang Li stood in front of the incense burner, constantly taking deep breaths of the incense smoke.

As Xiao Yingying rode away, he bowed to her as usual, thinking to himself, "She truly deserves to be called the young lord, and she is indeed from the legitimate Dragon King family. She truly teaches without discrimination."

Actually, Xiao Yingying didn't think that much about it. She was happy to take on the job from Tan Wenbin. With Zhang Li guarding the village entrance, there were far fewer people who wandered into the peach orchard like headless flies.

"call……"

Chen Xiyuan finished all the food on the table, still wanting more.

She turned her head and saw the food laid out on the offering table.

That guy only drinks, he doesn't eat.

"Don't waste it."

Chen Xiyuan walked over, wanting to help with the CD.

Just then, Su Luo appeared, carrying a peach wood food box, and poured the food from the offering table into it.

"A guest is in the peach grove?"

I vaguely remember my little brother coming to see someone that morning.

Su Luo smiled and said, "Yes, I'm trimming the garden, so meals have to be provided."

Chen Xiyuan: "I'll go take a look and help out."

With the end of the semester approaching, there weren't many tutoring classes in the city, and seeing how busy everyone was, she wanted to find something to do as well.

Qing'an was resting in the wooden house when she sensed Chen Xiyuan passing by and heading towards the other end of the woods.

"A whole litter of silly roe deer have gathered together."

……

"Sister Hua, this is a genius, a true genius!"

Luo Xiaoyu lay on the ground, playing Gomoku with Benben on a broken Go board.

Gomoku is simple, but the board itself is unique. Those who lack willpower and have an unstable mind simply cannot see the lines and pieces clearly.

But Benben could play against him without any effort, which was simply an overflow of talent.

Luo Xiaoyu waved his hand, making the changes on the chessboard more varied and adding some formation effects.

Benben's chess moves slowed down as he started to think, but even after thinking, he could still make a firm move.

Luo Xiaoyu was not even more delighted by this; instead, he frowned and said:
"Incompetent teacher, which old relic taught you the basics of formations? How can you be so rigid?"

It was clearly a high-quality piece of raw jade, but it was taught to be craftsmanlike, which is simply stifling its potential.

It's not that the basics shouldn't be learned—the basics are definitely necessary—but the person teaching this child is certainly not a genius himself, and secondly, he has definitely never taught a genius before.

Luo Xiaoyu waved his hand again, and the chessboard was filled with colorful lights. Even the originally dull black and white chess pieces transformed into various animal shadows.

A smile appeared on Benben's face as he became even more engrossed in playing chess. Watching his placed pieces quickly transform into animals, knocking another piece off the board, Benben clapped his hands happily.

Su Luo walked over carrying a food box.

Luo Xiaoyu: "Wasn't it a formation taught to him by a senior?"

Su Luo: "No."

That person doesn't like children, and the smarter the child, the less they like them; this is especially evident in Benben.

Luo Xiaoyu: "I knew it wasn't. But we can't keep teaching this child in such a conventional way, otherwise it would be such a waste."

Su Luo: "Yes, so from now on, you will teach this child every afternoon."

Luo Xiaoyu nodded: "Of course."

Noticing that someone was following Su Luo, Luo Xiaoyu looked up, saw Chen Xiyuan, and was stunned for a moment.

What a nice view.

Her legs are longer than her senior's...

At this moment, Luo Xiaoyu felt that her lost youth had turned back and knocked on the door again.

But he immediately came to his senses, slapped his forehead hard, and warned himself not to lose his composure like that.

Chen Xiyuan looked around: "Is this a formation being set up?"

Luo Xiaoyu: "Yes."

Chen Xiyuan: "I don't know how, you go ahead with your work."

After saying that, Chen Xiyuan turned and left.

While continuing to play chess with Benben, Luo Xiaoyu casually glanced up at Benben's back one more time.

Su Luo set out the food and said, "From now on, we'll serve wine at dinner, but we won't serve it at lunch because we have classes in the afternoon."

Luo Xiaoyu: "Who is that?"

Su Luo: "The Chen family of Qiongya."

Luo Xiaoyu pursed her lips: "So beautiful."

Su Luo: "Are you tempted?"

Luo Xiaoyu: "She was definitely tempted."

Su Luo: "I advise you..."

Luo Xiaoyu: "No need to persuade me. I'm used to being attracted to pretty girls. It has nothing to do with them."

Su Luo felt relieved.

Miss Chen has a temper that's not easy to deal with; only that person can keep her in check.

If this person were to boldly express anything, he would be killed with a flute, and then no one would maintain the peach grove.

Sister Hua sat to the side, looking completely unfazed.

Back in the sect, when Luo Xiaoyu was bullied, she stood up for him and helped him out. Luo Xiaoyu then regarded her as an elder and would often chat with her and confide his troubles.

Until she was summoned from above and asked to worship him as the Dragon King, she had no idea that he would be a genius.

The ancestors' secret upbringing of him was far too harsh, even causing problems with the child's personality.

In the school, the quiet, high-achieving students sitting in the first row are protected by teachers and elders, and no one dares to bully them; those sitting in the last row can attract attention with their lively personalities without feeling embarrassed, and can entertain themselves.

Luo Xiaoyu combines the disadvantages of both the first and last rows.

After leaving the peach grove, Chen Xiyuan took a hoe and went outside.

"Da da da da..."

Runsheng drove his tractor, loaded with bricks, and looked at Chen Xiyuan, who was standing by the roadside with a hoe in her hand, with a puzzled expression.

Chen Xiyuan: "I can't make paper offerings, so I'll go help with farming."

Runsheng shook his head. Those who have never farmed will naively think that farming does not require skills.

Chen Xiyuan understood Runsheng's meaning and simply jumped onto the tractor.

"Alright, alright, I'll go help move the bricks."

Chen Xiyuan was very good at carrying bricks.

As dusk fell, the kiln owner came out to collect his daily wages and exclaimed in astonishment:
"Did you call half the village to help?"

Runsheng drove the tractor back with Chen Xiyuan.

Chen Xiyuan sat in the car, counting her money, and asked, "Is running a brick kiln this profitable? Runsheng, come pick me up again tomorrow morning."

Runsheng: "There's no way to move it tomorrow, we'll have to wait to burn it."

Chen Xiyuan: "Oh."

As the tractor passed Aunt Zhang's shop, Chen Xiyuan signaled Runsheng to stop. She got off, exchanged the money she had earned from carrying bricks that afternoon for cigarettes and Jianlibao (a type of Chinese liquor), and loaded them onto the tractor.

As they approached the dam area of ​​Li Sanjiang's house, Chen Xiyuan noticed that the old lady was not sitting on the dam drinking tea, and the door to the east room was closed. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

On the second-floor terrace, Li Zhuiyuan sat with his grandfather.

The boy took out paper and pen and, as his great-grandfather had requested, calculated the rate of return for opening the kiln.

As living conditions in the village improve, everyone is aiming to rebuild their houses and construct new buildings, leading to a continuous increase in demand for brick kilns.

Li Sanjiang bought a tractor and asked Uncle Qin to transport bricks during the off-season, because he had discovered this business opportunity and was laying the groundwork in advance.

"Young Master Yuan, what do you think of this brick kiln factory? Is it feasible to operate?"

"Grandpa, it's a sure thing, no loss."

"Then help me calculate how much capital I need. Cough cough... I don't lack money, I just want to know a rough figure so I can go get my savings book to withdraw it."

The loan for the tractor hasn't been fully repaid yet, and Grandpa has no money left.

In the past, he would never have considered such a thing. All he wanted in this life was to eat and drink his fill and then pass away peacefully.

Since bringing Xiao Yuanhou home, Li Sanjiang has become increasingly motivated to make money.

Although there are very few people in the village older than him, he gradually feels that he is at the age where he should be making his mark.

“Grandpa, it doesn’t require much capital. You just need to get the land for the kiln approved, and we can build the rest ourselves.”

Li Zhuiyuan hoped that his great-grandfather could open a kiln, so that he could open his own small kiln within his great-grandfather's kiln and refine the things he needed.

Li Sanjiang hesitated and said, "But how many people would that require?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "We have enough manpower now. When we have a lot of orders and need more people, we can hire temporary staff."

Li Sanjiang: "We have enough people now, can they handle it?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "I think there's no problem."

Li Sanjiang: "I need to discuss this with Li Hou and Shan Hou again. I'm afraid they can't handle it. Even if we do open it, we have to give them shares."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Yes, of course."

The boys knew that they would rather work for their great-grandfather for free and would prefer not to receive wages.

Li Sanjiang: "How about this, I'll think about it some more."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Grandpa, once you've made your decision, I'll provide you with the kiln design drawings."

Li Sanjiang:
"That's why it's good to go to university. They even teach you how to build a kiln, and they also teach you how to be an electrician."

"Alright, Marquis Yuan, I should go to Marquis Zhu's house now to discuss the arrangements for his mother's death anniversary. There are quite a few vegetarian meals to observe these days. Tell Marquis Ting that she doesn't need to wait for me for dinner."

"Yes, sir."

Li Sanjiang went downstairs and saw Chen Xiyuan moving things on the dam.

"Uncle Li."

"Hey, hehe, have Tinghou cook more tonight, girl, you eat more."

"it is good!"

"Alright, I have other things to do..."

"Uncle Li, these are cigarettes I bought for you."

"Buying so many? How can we possibly finish them all?"

"Please smoke more, it's wasteful to smoke so much, you'll throw one away after smoking one."

"Haha, okay, okay."

Li Sanjiang glanced at the number of cigarettes in the cartons, planning to pay the girl back when he had more money, then walked down the dam with a smile.

Chen Xiyuan carried all the Jianlibao bottles upstairs and into her little brother's room.

Inside the room, Ah Li was wiping the guqin.

"Little sister, I put it here."

Ah Li nodded.

Chen Xiyuan placed the drinks on the side of the wardrobe.

Li Zhuiyuan said, "The guqin is repaired. You can take it back to Mu Qiuying."

Chen Xiyuan: "Okay, I'll take it back after I finish eating."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Did you see the kitchen door when you came?"

Chen Xiyuan: "I saw it, the door is closed."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Mm."

Chen Xiyuan: "Oh, no dinner tonight?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "There's a late-night snack. Come over then."

Chen Xiyuan: "Okay!"

Miss Chen left with her guqin. She had just returned to the bearded man's house and gone up to the second floor when she saw Mu Qiuying standing on the balcony. Chen Xiyuan asked in confusion:
Shouldn't you be in your room healing right now?

"I've already had treatment."

"So fast?"

Chen Xiyuan looked at Mu Qiuying carefully: "No, the strings inside your body haven't been removed yet, so what kind of injury are you treating?"

"The patriarch taught me a new method of using my body as a musical instrument. I practiced while healing my injuries. I am ashamed that I have not done anything for the patriarch yet I have received such a great favor from him."

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. This kind of thing isn't worth much to your little brother."

Mu Qiuying said seriously, "Miss, only the head of the family can say such things when he is being modest. If I think like that, wouldn't I be ungrateful?"

Chen Xiyuan handed over the guqin: "Here, your guqin."

Mu Qiuying took the zither, her fingers gently caressed it, her expression immediately changed, and tears welled up in her eyes.

The original strings of the guqin are now inside her body, while the patriarch has replaced them with new strings of excellent quality.

Mu Qiuying turned around, facing the direction of Li Sanjiang's house, and knelt down on one knee.

After the three skeletons that Feng Xionglin sent last time were remade with talisman armor, a lot of human tendons were still left behind, which Li Zhuiyuan had A Li use to repair the guqin.

For Li Zhuiyuan, this was a way to make use of leftover materials, but the bodies of the Feng family members were treasures in the martial arts world.

Especially for Mu Qiuying in her current situation, the more good things she is given during her most helpless and desperate times, the stronger her gratitude becomes.

Chen Xiyuan: "You can just kneel here, but don't kneel in front of him, little brother doesn't like it."

Mu Qiuying wiped away her tears and stood up: "Thank you for the reminder, young lady. Lord Tan has already informed me. By the way, may I ask who you are, young lady..."

Chen Xiyuan bowed to Mu Qiuying at the door.

Mu Qiuying's gaze sharpened, and she quickly returned the greeting.

It's not surprising that the patriarch would encounter other successors of the Dragon King's lineage.

"Miss Chen, Qiu Ying was rude earlier."

"Alright, you don't need to be so polite to me. We're in similar situations now, so don't laugh at me, eldest sister."

"What does Miss Chen mean by this?"

"Little brother, you're going to help you clean up Mu Family Village, right? I'll go with you then."

"Thank you for your help, Miss Chen."

Chen Xiyuan waved her hand, leaned over the balcony railing, and called out to Xiao Yingying, who was still making paper offerings below:
"Sister Huang Ying, I'm hungry!"

After dinner, Chen Xiyuan sat on her bed in her room and unfolded her domain.

"Boom!"

Within the territory, the wind whipped up the clouds, and lightning flashed and thunder roared.

Chen Xiyuan opened her eyes, her gaze solemn and imposing.

The little brother's reminder before the last wave elevated his domain to a whole new level.

Unfortunately, Grandpa was no mediocre man either.

My current progress still can't compete with the accumulated advantages that my grandfather has built up over the years.

"Ugh……"

Chen Xiyuan sighed, then laughed again.

Dinner has been digested, and my stomach is now empty; it's time for a late-night snack!

As she walked out of the room and downstairs, she passed by Xiao Yingying's room and saw a thick resentment emanating from the crack in the door.

Inside the room, Xiao Yingying sat on the headboard, with two paintings hanging at the foot of the bed. Two resentful infants were silently chattering around Benben.

Benben is doing mental arithmetic with his left hand while pinching his fingers with his right hand and pouting as he practices playing the flute without any props.

As night school classes begin, the resentment within the painting is gradually being consumed and reduced.

Xiao Yingying felt sorry for the child, but dared not intervene.

This is what the person under the peach grove told me.

She knew how much that person loved the child, and the reason they were being so cruel to the child now was probably because they sensed their time was running out.

When that person is gone, she will cease to exist.

Xiao Yingying looked at the gloomy-faced Benben and said:

"Child, you must study hard..."

Perhaps sensing the change in Xiao Yingying's emotions, Benben immediately smiled, as if learning brought him joy.

A pavilion at the entrance to the village road.

The evening breeze gently turned the pages of the newspaper on the stone table.

Zhang Li sat at the table, looking at today's Yangtze Evening Post.

Except for specific appointments that require waiting, most of the time, the doorman's life is quite leisurely, spending the whole day with an incense stick and a newspaper.

"The waves surge and flow, the mighty river never ceases its roar..."

A stereo was installed in the three-wheeled motorcycle, and the driver was a strange man wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses, even though it was late at night.

Zhang Li immediately closed the newspaper, waved his hand, and lit a lantern.

The tricycle stopped in front of the pavilion, loaded with baskets of ingredients, pots and pans, and two small gas cylinders hanging on the sides.

Zhang Li came over carrying a lantern.

The cyclist took off his sunglasses, revealing a shifty-eyed look.

He took out an oil paper bag from his pocket and threw it into the pavilion. Inside were offerings he had made himself, specially for sacrificial purposes.

Zhang Li didn't stand on ceremony and got on its motorcycle.

He had an excellent relationship with the white rat. If he hadn't happened to meet the white rat on the outskirts of Nantong, he wouldn't have been able to get into Nantong.

The white rat turned off the stereo, shut off the engine, and stood up to pedal.

The tricycle drove down the village road, crossed the path, and arrived at the dam.

After parking the car, the white rat laid out its things, setting up a makeshift food stall.

"It's you!"

Chen Xiyuan was very happy to see that the midnight snack was made by a white rat, and waved to it.

The white rat felt that its tail, which it used as a belt around its waist, had become an inch shorter.

"However, you actually dared to fire here, you're getting bolder and bolder."

Upon hearing this, the white rat shuddered in fright and quickly looked towards the west room.

Fortunately, there was no movement from the west wing.

"You get ready first, I'll go check on the younger brothers in the back."

Chen Xiyuan arrived at the dojo behind the house. She had helped build this dojo, and as long as her little brother hadn't changed the access control, she could easily enter.

Once inside, she saw her little brother sitting on the altar, with the evil dragon circling around him.

Below, Runsheng, Tan Wenbin, and Lin Shuyou are "battling" with a series of shadows.

This is during class.

Chen Xiyuan thought that since the goal was to clean up Mu Family Village, the fighting style of the Mu Family Village people should be adopted. However, she saw that all the shadows were in the Open Domain.

Miss Chen nodded, indicating that the first lesson should be over and this was the second lesson.

Li Zhuiyuan not only didn't shy away from Chen Xiyuan's self-identification of the "Qiongya Chen family" as their hypothetical enemy, but also pointed inside, asking Chen Xiyuan if she wanted to join the fray and spar with her "family."

Chen Xiyuan chose to join.

Li Zhuiyuan designed a separate shadow figure for Chen Xiyuan. After Chen Xiyuan easily defeated the shadow figure, she realized to what level she should suppress her strength.

Using Chen Xiyuan's reaction as a benchmark, Li Zhuiyuan gradually filled in the details of that solitary figure.

Chen Xiyuan gradually felt as if she were facing her grandfather.

Soon, the figures in front of Runsheng, Tan Wenbin, and Lin Shuyou also changed to the same style as Chen Xiyuan.

Then, Lin Shuyou was defeated first. His speed and explosiveness were completely countered by the absolutely powerful domain.

Tan Wenbin managed to hold out a little longer using his five senses, but he was quickly defeated when the figure began to cast spells within the domain.

Runsheng persisted the longest. He opened his energy gates, gradually building up his strength, and his body was surrounded by resentment. He continuously made dynamic adjustments to his own state.

However, when Li Zhuiyuan manipulated the shadowy figures to deliberately disrupt Runsheng's momentum and cut off his breathing gaps, Runsheng immediately became more and more awkward in his fight, having strength but nowhere to use it, and finally lost.

Domains are such a nuisance.

It's no wonder that the three Dragon Kings of the Chen family in Qiongya history all directly crushed their opponents in their respective eras.

Chen Yunhai back then was also a headache for Wei Zhengdao.

Nowadays, unless she encounters an ambush like she did at the Luoyang Ancient Tomb Museum, Chen Xiyuan can usually retreat calmly even if she faces an opponent she can't defeat.

In this lesson, Chen Xiyuan lasted the longest because she used her own domain and the human figure's domain to engage in a mutual attrition.

But she was also the one who lost the most predictably, even less predictably than Ayou who was the first to leave the field, because as soon as they started, their domains were set up and they went straight into an endurance race.

When Chen Xiyuan could no longer hold on, Li Zhuiyuan guided the evil dragon to make all the figures disappear.

Facing Old Master Chen one-on-one would be suicidal without a doubt.

In a team encounter, they have absolutely no chance of winning against Grandpa Chen, because he can advance and retreat at will.

Unless one sets up a grand formation in advance and Old Master Chen enters, there is no chance of winning a Pyrrhic victory, and even then, the odds are very low.

Nowadays, the younger generation in Jiangshang is catching up with the backbone of the orthodox successor forces. They are at a slightly inferior level but can make up for it through various methods. Meanwhile, my team is a true backbone, and everyone in the team is. So when we were in Yuxi, I could send my subordinates out separately, each of them holding off a team of Lighters.

Once the team returns, with individuals already having an advantage, the added team amplification effect will naturally create an overwhelming force when facing other Light-Bearer teams, unless they can unite as one and play a pack wolf tactic, which is impossible in reality, or they can be manipulated by their respective backers and given treatment similar to that of Uncle Qin back then.

But the river is the river after all. In order to compete for the title of Dragon King, the various successor forces generally only choose one person to light the lamp in order to avoid the internal killing mechanism of the river. What Li Zhuiyuan is currently enjoying is the benefit of this mechanism.

However, on land, the strength of this traditional lineage should not be underestimated. At this stage, it is still too difficult to compete with the old man in someone else's family, let alone the head of the prestigious Dragon King's family.

The reason why many top forces in the martial arts world can continue to weigh the pros and cons and wait for the first to emerge is that the head of the Qin Liu family is not yet the Dragon King.

But their anxiety stems from the deep understanding that this gap can be bridged by time, and it won't take too long.

Because walking along the river is inherently a risky endeavor to shorten the time difference between life and death.

Therefore, in her initial reply to her grandfather, Chen Xiyuan said: When the time comes, the little brother will go on his own.

Everyone is racing against time.

This includes Li Zhuiyuan.

The boy didn't know when Heaven would decide to break his sword, so he had to prepare for the worst as much as possible. In addition to seeking revenge, he also felt a sense of urgency.

Li Zhuiyuan rubbed his temples and said, "Let's have a late-night snack."

……

The white rat's cooking skills are truly exceptional.

Everyone enjoyed their late-night snack on the dam.

After the meal, the white rat packed its things and went home; it would have to come back at the same time tomorrow night.

Grandpa is probably drinking at Zhu Sihou's house and won't be back tonight.

Tonight, Ah Li will sleep in the boy's room, and the boy will sleep in the old man's room next door.

The next morning, the rhythm was the same as yesterday, with almost everyone busy, some going to the fields, others delivering goods.

In the evening, they gathered again to go to the dojo for class.

Several days passed in a row.

Mu Qiuying's injury has healed; more precisely, she successfully transformed it into a new step by following Li Zhuiyuan's guidance.

In the early morning, Mu Qiuying stood on the balcony, gazing at the sunrise.

She is ready to return to the village to fulfill her grandmother's last wish and to correct the family's course.

After these past few days of calm, she gradually understood what the head of the family had said that day: "I want you to choose which path to take."

Mu Family Village can change its allegiance and get forgiveness from the old lady based on old feelings. However, the Ling family has a grudge against the Qin Liu family. Once the Ling family takes control of Mu Family Village, will they let Mu Family Village stay out of this power struggle within the Dragon King's family?
The clash between the Dragon King's gates first ignited the dry firewood surrounding the gates.

She could have quietly made contact, secretly reported the situation, and chosen a different path—one of enduring humiliation and remaining loyal to her former master. Instead, she insisted on choosing the most extreme option: death. Grandma was simply too ashamed to deceive the old lady directly.

Considering the many favors she had received from the head of the family in the past few days, Mu Qiuying felt that with the old lady's wisdom, even if she saw through her grandmother's deception, she would still be willing to "believe" it. And because her grandmother knew this, she was even less willing to lie.

Grandma, you're so stubborn.

Chen Xiyuan came out of the house.

Mu Qiuying: "Miss Chen, please inform the family head that Qiuying has adjusted her condition and is willing to go to Mu Family Village as the vanguard for the family head."

Chen Xiyuan: "Are you fully recovered?"

Mu Qiuying: "Yes, I'm ready."

Chen Xiyuan: "Now that it's healed, let's go, let's move some bricks!"

Mu Qiuying was in a daze all day.

She saw Runsheng using the valve to heat the kiln, and Chen Xiyuan using the domain to move stacks of bricks, while she herself was using the strings of her zither to cut neat brick blanks.

She didn't know what she was doing, nor did she understand the deeper meaning behind her actions. Being a newcomer, she didn't dare to ask.

During a break from their busy schedule, I overheard Runsheng and Chen Xiyuan saying that the head of the family's elder, who should be Old Madam Liu, was going to open a brick kiln in the local area.

As night fell, she was also invited to have a late-night snack.

She stood on the dam, watching the rat spirit, who was humming a song and preparing vegetables, looking quite human.

The rest of the people went to the rice paddies behind the house and disappeared. She knew there must be a temple there.

However, she is not allowed to go in yet.

She didn't complain at all. She had already received enough. She needed to pay off her debts first, and only after that could she pursue new opportunities.

After finishing her late-night snack, she saw Chen Xiyuan wave at the rat spirit, so she waved back, dispersing some merit.

The white rat was so happy it was practically snotting from its nose. It had to reach up and pull up its pants because the "tail belt" was too short to fasten, and its pants were about to fall down.

The next morning, Mu Qiuying stood on the balcony early and waited.

She prepared a kettle and towels; she had used Chen Xiyuan's yesterday.

Chen Xiyuan stretched as she came out of the room.

Mu Qiuying: "Shall we go?"

Chen Xiyuan: What?

Mu Qiuying: "Aren't you going to do manual labor?"

Chen Xiyuan: "We've already delivered all the goods in the area. I'm not doing any manual labor today. My little brother asked me to take you to Grandpa Li's house this morning."

Mu Qiuying followed Chen Xiyuan to Li Sanjiang's house. She saw the head of the family sitting on the dam, holding a mobile phone and making a phone call.

"Thank you, comrade, you've worked hard."

Li Zhuiyuan hung up the phone.

Chen Xiyuan asked curiously, "Little brother, who are you talking to on the phone?"

Li Zhuiyuan didn't hide anything and pointed to Mu Qiuying, saying, "Call the weather station in her area and ask about the local weather conditions to see what clothes to prepare."

Mu Qiuying: "Home... what are you planning to do?"

Li Zhuiyuan nodded:
"Let's go, take your grandmother's coffin, let's set off now for Mu Family Village."

……

Several imposing and tall black figures stood before Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi didn't know their identities, but he could roughly guess them—a necessary skill for someone in the black glove business.

"I've said it before, when dealing with that guy surnamed Li, we either don't do anything, or we do it regardless of the cost. Any hesitation or second-guessing is pointless and will only give that guy a way out!"
"You can still use your full strength to hunt a rabbit like a lion now, but in the future, it's really hard to say who will be the lion and who will be the rabbit."

A dark figure spoke up: "Zhao Yi, do you really think you're the smartest person in the world?"

Another dark figure chimed in, "Your reasons and resume are indeed flawless, but some things are not without flaws, and that doesn't mean you can't see the clues."

"Do you really think we can't see the ambiguous relationship between you and that person?"

"One in the light, one in the dark, the one standing at the bridgehead, you standing at the bridge tail, you've got a great team."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Zhao Yi laughed, and his laughter echoed all around.

Finally, he stopped, shrugged, and said in a nonchalant tone:

"To tell you the truth, my relationship with that Li guy is so good that I have to call him... Ancestor!"

The last two words were forced out.

The shadowy figure in the middle said, "A person may be flawless, but they will still have habits."

The shadowy figure on the left said, "If you win for too long and have a favorable wind for too long, this ship will inevitably start to drift."

The shadowy figure on the right: "We have the resolve and the cost, and we can afford it."

Zhao Yi: "I'll say it again, you will regret this."

"We'll see."

"Wait for the results."

"Hehehe."

"Buzz!"

The shadows vanished, and the candlelight was lit.

Zhao Yi opened his eyes, got up, pushed open the door of the array chamber, walked to the edge of the cliff, and looked at the waterfall cascading down in front of him.

Chen Jing walked over carrying a basket of melons and fruits: "Brother Yi, do you want some? They're very sweet."

Zhao Yi picked up a cucumber, took a bite, and said, "Your brother Yuan might die this time."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jing opened his mouth, and the melon in his mouth fell out. He was waiting for Brother Yi to give him a twist, but Brother Yi just quietly ate the melon. Gradually, tears began to well up in Chen Jing's eyes.

Zhao Yi touched Chen Jing's face and said with a smile:
"This is the world of martial arts. As it turns out, these guys aren't so easily fooled. When it comes to being ruthless, they can be ruthless too, hehe."

"Brother Yi, can we go rescue Yuan now..."

Before Chen Jing could finish speaking, he felt a chill on the back of his head.

A silver needle, held by Yi Ge, pierced the back of his head.

Unable to gather the demonic energy within his body, Chen Jing collapsed to his knees with a thud, gasping for breath.

Zhao Yi put the last bit of melon in his mouth and clapped his hands:
"A-Jing, you are not allowed to go anywhere."

"Brother Yi...we weren't just pretending...you wanted to help Brother Yuan..."

Chen Jing's eyes turned red, and he forced the silver needles inserted into the back of his head out with his willpower. Even so, the demonic energy in his body was still in a state of extreme chaos.

"Roar!"

With a wolf's howl, Chen Jing went mad.

Zhao Yi kicked Chen Jing, sending Chen Jing plummeting from the cliff into the waterfall below, his demonic energy surging forth.

The Liang sisters stood to the side, and Xu Ming looked at Chen Jing, who was tumbling in the waterfall, with some heartache, but in the end he turned his head away.

Zhao Yi looked around at the surrounding forests and peaks, and said:
"Hey Li, I did my best."

.........

Wangjiang Tower.

The misty waves are both real and illusory.

Inside the building, there were already quite a few people, some sitting and some standing.

Apart from Ming Qinyun, who maintained a calm expression, no emotion could be discerned from the facial expressions of the others.

The square outside the building was also more lively than last time. Last time, when the meeting was held at Wangjiang Tower, it was mostly older people who came; the younger generation didn't attend. This time, many people came.

However, the number of people was still less than at a previous gathering. Those who were missing had basically perished in the river and become stepping stones for others to climb higher.

This has always been the norm in the martial arts world. Those who have died will not appear here to spoil the atmosphere. Even if those present have had grudges against each other on the river and once wanted to kill each other, it does not affect their current cheerful conversation.

Ling Wuxing avoided the crowd and stood alone at the edge of the square, looking at the wide river in front of him.

Tao Zhuming walked over and stood beside Ling Wuxing.

Ling Wuxing glanced at him, then turned his gaze back to continue admiring the river view.

Tao Zhuming: "Brother, are we still good friends, good brothers?"

The Five Elements remained silent.

Tao Zhuming: "Can't we just perform crosstalk properly?"

The Five Elements laughed.

Tao Zhuming gently nudged Ling Wuxing with his elbow and asked:
"Quick, tell me. I only know that something seems to be going to happen to your family recently, but I don't know the specifics. You know, my Tao family is very clean, so no one has conspired against us."

Ling Wuxing shook his head: "I don't know either."

Tao Zhuming: "Your elder brother..."

Ling Wuxing said, "I have made my stance clear to my family and told them that I have no intention of continuing to fight. My family has already lost hope in me."

Tao Zhuming: "It's just a temporary disagreement. How can we just give up on such a big place? No matter if it's dirty or clean, in the end, we'll still have to use our blood to clean it up."

Ling Wuxing said, "You should know more than I do. I haven't left my cave these days, and I was only notified to come to this meeting today."

I didn't want to come, but since I knew he might, I came anyway.

Tao Zhuming: "You still miss him?"

Ling Wuxing nodded: "I'm afraid I'll have some distracting thoughts again. If I could see him, I'd have fewer distracting thoughts and be more at peace."

Tao Zhuming: "Brother, if only you were a girl, you could just offer yourself to him, no matter what means you use, get pregnant and make things difficult for him."

Ling Wuxing: "Even if I could transform into a woman, how old is he?"

Tao Zhuming's eyes widened in disbelief: "No, your brother, you actually considered this possibility?"

Ling Wuxing: "Hehe."

Tao Zhuming: "A few days ago, some waves were stirred up in the martial arts world. It was said that Mu Family Village wanted to return to the Dragon King Liu, but the Dragon King Liu regarded them as traitors and carried out the execution."

The Five Elements are described as: "Fake."

Tao Zhuming: "Of course I know it's fake. If that person really wanted to deal with Mu Family Village, they wouldn't have let that Qin girl continue to live in the last wave."

But people in the underworld don't care about such things; the essence of rumors lies in catering to the emotions of those who spread them, not in the truth.

Ling Wuxing: "Has this rumor spread yet?"

Tao Zhuming: "No, it was quickly suppressed. I suspect the rumor was debunked. If it were to continue spreading, it would only backfire."

Since the decline of the Qin and Liu families, and the departure of all the outer disciples from the two families by Old Madam Liu, while some outer disciples remained loyal, the vast majority could not avoid being infiltrated and devoured by other forces.

"Brother, which family do you think infiltrated Mu Family Village?"

Zhu Yiwen sat on a bench, gently fanning himself.

Xu Mofan stood there like a long spear.

Feng Xionglin squatted in the corner, holding up a mirror to look at his hair.

Their elders were also in the building, but they couldn't go up to the second floor and could only stand on the first floor.

Just then, two figures appeared in the center of Wangjiang Tower.

One of them is Mu Qiuying, who is carrying a coffin.

The coffin could not have been brought in here, which means that she wrapped the coffin with her own spirit and soul, allowing it to manifest here.

The other one is Li Zhuiyuan.

The boy's appearance immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the square.

Even from behind the windows on the first and second floors of Wangjiang Tower, figures could be seen looking out.

Zhu Yiwen, Xu Mofan, and Feng Xionglin immediately came over. On the other side, Ling Wuxing and Tao Zhuming also came over, along with a number of other people. Many of these people had already admitted defeat in Yuxi's second lamp-lighting ceremony. As losers of this generation, the reason they still chose to come with their elders was because they were guessing that the elder might also come this time.

A group of people he knew from the previous wave surrounded Li Zhuiyuan in a circle, bowed, and said in unison:

"Greetings, senior!"

"Greetings, senior!"

No matter how young they are, the identities of the heads of these two Dragon King families are genuine. After the young man enters this building, he will be on equal footing with the grandfathers of everyone present. Therefore, whether he is willing or not, he must pay his respects to his seniors at this moment.

Some people had already taken the lead, and the rest of the young people in the square also bowed to Li Zhuiyuan:

"Greetings, senior!"

Li Zhuiyuan nodded to them.

Inside the Wangjiang Tower, countless gazes were fixed on them, not malicious, but carrying an inherent pressure. In this special place, so many gazes had become a real pressure.

The boy remained unmoved, as if he hadn't noticed anything.

The elderly people on the first floor nodded silently. Even if they were just putting on a show of dignity, it was enough to show that the boy's soul was quite powerful.

From the second-floor window, the abbot of Qinglong Temple chanted a Buddhist prayer:

"Namo Amitabha Buddha, may the Buddha bless the martial world, and may heroes emerge in great numbers; this is a blessing for us!"

The chanting of the Buddhist mantra was so powerful that it forced the clouds above Wangjiang Tower to retreat. The people in the square felt as if a bell was ringing in their ears, while Li Zhuiyuan, who was at the center of it all, was under the greatest pressure.

Mu Qiuying's body began to sway.

Li Zhuiyuan reached out and placed his hand on Mu Qiuying to help her calm down.

Old monk, don't worry. I've already prepared your Buddhist child, and it will soon blossom and bear fruit.

A hoarse old woman's voice came from inside:
"Since you're here, why don't you come in quickly? I want to see what kind of person my old sister is, who gave up her granddaughter in exchange for this son-in-law. Hehe."

Everyone inside frowned. They closed the door and said a few sarcastic remarks inside, but instead they let their voices out, causing everyone inside to lose face in front of the younger generation outside.

This can only mean that both the Ming family's situation and the situation of the old lady of the Ming family have deteriorated to a very serious degree.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Don't rush. I have long admired you, Madam, and I really want to see what kind of face you have that can keep my Grandpa Qin unmoved even when you are naked."

The young people in the square were all shocked. They had heard some of these old secrets from their elders, but such a scene of the Dragon King's family heads publicly tearing each other apart was truly unimaginable in the past.

"presumptuous!"

A sharp shout came from inside the building, pointing directly at the spot where Li Zhuiyuan was standing outside.

Mu Qiuying tried to stand in front of Li Zhuiyuan, but the boy grabbed her clothes, signaling her to step back. The boy himself took two steps forward.

Everyone enters here using the Wangjianglou token; here, the competition is about spirit and willpower.

Li Zhuiyuan's hair flew wildly, and his clothes billowed, creating invisible ripples centered on the boy.

Beneath the feet of the boy and Mu Qiuying, red soil and black stones, along with forest leaves and grass, appeared. This meant that the level of this battle of souls had substantially affected the reality in which both of them were located.

But the boy stood there, not retreating an inch.

This is a very direct manifestation of the strength of one's spiritual will.

Although they didn't actually fight, many young people present were secretly comparing themselves to the others, wondering if they could stand as steadily if they were in that position.
The answer was mostly no. The one who just made a move inside the building was the old lady of the Ming family. The Ming family is skilled in soul forging, and strong soul power is almost a standard feature of Ming family members.

Standing at the entrance of Wangjiang Tower, the middle-aged man who always greeted guests raised his hand, interrupting the exchange between the two sides.

"All who come are guests. This is a place for discussion. Please calm down, patriarchs. This is a rule established by our ancestors."

Ming Qinyun, who deliberately sat on a chair on the first floor, was experiencing alternating periods of ice and fire on her body. This was not only due to the boy's sarcastic retort, but also because of the backlash caused by her unwarranted attack on Zou Jiangzhe.

Consequently, not only those inside the building but also the young people outside felt a distinct change in temperature.

Li Zhuiyuan knew that the old lady of the Ming family, who couldn't control her temper, was also capable; she could expose and resolve the karmic backlash that was supposed to affect Xuanxuan's future in advance.

The middle-aged man gestured for Li Zhuiyuan to proceed, saying:

"This is the first time Patriarch Li has entered the building. Please allow me to show you the way."

Li Zhuiyuan shook his head: "This is my first time here, so I don't know the rules. Please allow me to be presumptuous this once."

The boy looked at Mu Qiuying.

Mu Qiuying lifted the coffin on her shoulder, pushed open the lid, and revealed Mu Xueci's charred corpse inside.

Li Zhuiyuan took out a mirror, slapped it with his palm facing up, and looked up. The clouds in the sky surged, and the scene of "Lin Qingqing poisoning Mu Xueci" appeared that night.

Everyone present was looking up.

Those qualified to enter this place, even the young people standing outside, are all well-informed and can quickly tell which family's whip and thunder technique Lin Qingqing is using.

Tao Zhuming whispered to Ling Wuxing beside him:
"No matter how hard you try to mend it, your family keeps coming to deliver it to your door."

Li Zhuiyuan's voice echoed all around:

"I've come here today demanding an explanation!"

A sound came from the second floor, like a thunderclap, shattering the image above, and then a new image appeared.

"I'm here to give Patriarch Li an explanation!"

The scene shows a man roaring and yelling at Lin Qingqing.

“I want you to kill her, kill that old hag! She's the one who prevented me from lighting lamps, she's the one who ruined my life! And now, she actually wants to lead the village back to Dragon King Willow! Why? Why?”

Mu Qiuying: "Uncle..."

The scene shows a man forcing a woman. He has tied up his son and daughter, first strangled his son until he was almost unconscious and dead, and then used his sharp fingernails to pierce his daughter's forehead, causing her to bleed profusely.

Lin Qingqing knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly, begging the man not to harm their child, and also pleading with him not to force her to do this. Her mother-in-law treated her very well, regarding her as her own daughter, and she couldn't bring herself to harm her mother-in-law.

"boom!"

The man grabbed and crushed his son's head.

Lin Qingqing screamed, "No!!!"

The man then reached out his hand to his daughter: "Are you going or not?"

Lin Qingqing was pale, biting her lip, and nodded.

From the second floor, the patriarch's voice rang out again:
"Lin Qingqing is undoubtedly a member of my family."

Occasionally, the thunder beasts I raise in my family's Thunder Pool will have their minds eroded by lightning and fall into madness.

These mad and terrifying beasts must be dealt with carefully, otherwise they could easily cause trouble.

Within the territory of Mu Family Village lies Tingfeng Gorge, where strange winds blow, which can help to completely crush the remnants of the Thunder Beast.

Therefore, many years ago, my Ling family had an agreement with Mu Family Village that my Ling family would provide funds for Mu Family Village to help my Ling family eliminate the scourge of the Mad Thunder Beast.

Not only my family, but also all the families and sects present here before, have more or less asked Mu Family Village for help in handling similar matters.

During this process, Mu Qiaoshan met Ling Qingqing, who was in charge of the handover for my Ling family, and they became husband and wife.

Knowing the historical connection between Mu Family Village and Dragon King Liu, my Ling family did not want to be the subject of speculation or taking advantage of others' misfortunes. Instead of publicizing it, we expelled Ling Qingqing from the family genealogy and no longer recognized her as a member of the Ling family.

How pitiful and hateful that such a beast could have come from Mu Family Village.

The son who murdered his mother and the daughter-in-law who did it have been captured by my family.

They have now been tied up at the entrance of Mujia Village, awaiting the Li family head's acceptance and disposal.

We, the Ling family, have also taken note of the rumors circulating in the martial arts world. We urge Patriarch Li to be discerning and not fall into the trap set by those who sow discord. Our Dragon King family must join hands to protect the common people and uphold righteousness!

Mu Qiuying's eyes widened in disbelief, and her movements became disordered, with some soil and weeds appearing on the ground, just like her state of mind.

Li Zhuiyuan patted her on the back.

Mu Qiuying's figure vanished, and she left Wangjiang Tower.

Tao Zhuming nudged Ling Wuxing and comforted him, "Old ginger is spicier."

The voice from the second floor came again:

"I wonder if this explanation and this decision will satisfy Patriarch Li!"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Don't worry, I will verify it myself."

After saying this, Li Zhuiyuan looked around, and his figure gradually disappeared, leaving Wangjiang Tower.

at the same time.

Dragon King Ming Family.

Ming Qinyun extracted a portion of her soul from Wangjiang Tower, opened her eyes in reality, and smiled:
“He’s there, he’s in Mujia Village, I saw him.”

Those sarcastic remarks, that act of forcibly using one's soul to move the hand despite the karmic backlash—all were to reveal the reality surrounding the boy.

Soil, mountains and forests, climate, water vapor, feng shui, celestial phenomena... everything is correct.

"Ha ha ha ha ha……"

Mingqin Yun laughed:
"This is youthful arrogance, thinking that you are invincible and that time is in your hands. Little do you know that this world, which can stir up huge waves at any time, loves to devour so-called geniuses the most."

The Fourth Elder said with heartache, "The price we paid this time was truly..."

As the head of the Ling family said, it was a long-standing practice for Mu Family Village to help deal with such complex matters at Tingfeng Gorge. Before the decline of the Dragon King Willow, it was as if Mu Family Village was guarding this special property for the Dragon King Willow.

The Ming family also sent things to deal with the situation. The Ling family sent the Mad Thunder Beast, while the Ming family sent clansmen who had gone mad after practicing the original technique.

In the past, only one would be sent every few years, but this time, many were sent at once.

The Ming family has recently suffered a series of misfortunes, and the number of people in the clan who have gone astray due to demonic possession has surged. However, this is not the main reason. Many people who have gone astray can actually regain their composure if they are imprisoned and cared for. However, their cultivation will be damaged and their lives will be stagnant. Only a small number will completely degenerate into beings no different from those who kill ferocious beasts.

This time, the Ming family sent away a large number of people who could have calmly recovered, and even forced those with a high probability of failure to advance to advance, deliberately causing them to go into qi deviation and temporarily lose their minds.

At present, this group of people can be considered the backbone of the Ming family.

Mingqin Yun:
"That's petty. You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. But it's all worth it."

Your family is in danger.

The old man with silvery-white hair opened his eyes a crack. In front of him, the number of thunder beasts, which should have been enormous and extremely important to his family's cultivation, had become much smaller.

Recently, a good-for-nothing member of a family obtained a position to raise thunder beasts in the Thunder Pool through connections. However, he neglected his duties and over-aggravated the power of the Thunder Pool, causing many thunder beasts to lose their minds and go mad.

The family member and all the connections along that line have been apprehended and thrown into the Thunder Prison to be tortured.

This large number of thunder beasts has been transported to Mu Family Village in Tingfeng Gorge for destruction.

The old man asked the person beside him:
"Have all the perpetrators been identified?"

“One of the officials was overlooked because he was not at home.”

"where is he?"

"Should we keep the news of the arrest in Mujia Village a secret, and wait until he returns to his ancestral home before apprehending and questioning him?"

“His crime is unforgivable. An arrest warrant has been issued, and his men have been ordered to arrest him and bring him home to be punished.”

"Yes, master."

……

Mujia Village, at the village entrance.

Mujia Village is built on a cliff, surrounded by red soil and black stones.

At this moment, at the entrance of the village, there were two pillars. Lin Qingqing was tied to one pillar, and Mu Qiaoshan was tied to the other pillar.

Mu Qiaoshan turned to look at his wife, his face filled with resentment, yet a hint of tenderness flickered in his eyes. His lips trembled slightly as he silently said:
"One child can live... another child can live..."

Lin Qingqing looked desperate, but she still nodded slightly.

The people of Mujia Village were isolated and watched from a distance.

Over the years, thanks to the secret efforts of Mu Qiaoshan and his wife, many people in Mujia Village have come to regard the Ling family as the new head family. Therefore, when a group of Ling family members entered the village with their identification tags, they were not stopped at all, especially since the old lady who was in charge of the family was not at home at the moment.

To everyone's surprise, things have turned out this way.

Under the two pillars stood a row of Ling family members, who were responsible for guarding the prisoners and waiting for the handover.

Suddenly, sounds of fighting erupted from inside the village.

The people from Mu Family Village didn't move; it was the people from the Ling Family who started fighting amongst themselves.

One side shouted "You rebel!" while the other side shouted "Arrest the criminals!"

The head of the Ling family, who was originally leading the team into the village, was gradually forced into a losing position by his own subordinates.

"No, I don't want to go to Thunder Prison! I don't want to go to Thunder Prison!"

The Ling family members, who were guarding the prisoner at the village entrance, were puzzled.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

Suddenly, the entire canyon was filled with ferocious roars of beasts and shrill cries of humans.

The faces of the people in Mujia Village changed drastically. Some realized what was happening and cried out in terror:
"The canyon gate has been opened! We're doomed! So many things inside are about to escape! The sky is falling! The sky is falling!"

"There's no escape, we're all going to die, we're all going to die!"

One after another, crazed thunder beasts surged forth, and figures who had gone mad screamed and charged forward.

The canyon was in turmoil, and the violent aura triggered the response of an ancient restriction—a feng shui boundary set up by the Liu family long ago.

After all, this is a place where dangerous things are handled. If they spill out, the consequences would be unimaginable. At this moment, this great realm opens, completely encompassing this large area and isolating it from the outside world.

This means that those in this place will face this disaster head-on, and no one can escape it.

……

"Uncle, he's actually that kind of person."

Mu Qiuying slumped to the ground, looking dazed.

Li Zhuiyuan: "If your grandmother can fake it, why can't the other side fake it?"

Mu Qiuying shook her head vigorously and stood up: "Yes, Patriarch."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Didn't they teach you?"

Mu Qiuying: "I don't know if I'm qualified to shout like that."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Go ahead and shout."

Mu Qiuying: "Brother Xiaoyuan."

Li Zhuiyuan clapped his hands, and the red soil, black stones, and all the atmospheric phenomena around them disappeared, revealing the environment of the Taoist temple.

The bronze mirror, due to the long period of overly detailed simulation, had become quite hot and was emitting steam.

Li Zhuiyuan scooped water from the water vat and splashed it on the surface to cool it down.

"Zi la...Zi la..."

Mu Qiuying exclaimed, "Home... Brother Xiaoyuan, just now it really felt like I was back in my home canyon, it was exactly the same."

Li Zhuiyuan shook his head: "It's not enough to just fool you, we have to fool those old foxes too."

Mu Qiuying: "What do you need me to do next, Brother Xiaoyuan?"

Li Zhuiyuan handed her the ladle and said:
"Splash water to cool it down, and when the water runs out, fetch water from the well on the dam."

Mu Qiuying took the ladle and began to splash water.

"Zi la...Zi la..."

Li Zhuiyuan broke the restriction, walked out of the training ground, and came to the open space. He asked the kitchen:
"Brother Binbin, is lunch ready yet?"

Thick smoke billowed from the kitchen. Tan Wenbin, his face dark and disheveled, emerged and shouted:

"Team Leader Chen is in charge of the stove, and Ayou is cooking. The two of them work together perfectly. Even Mengmeng's cooking isn't this terrible!"

……

Listening to the Wind Gorge.

The vast realm unfolded, covering all directions, igniting chaos with the roars of beasts and howls of humans.

Three figures stood atop a mountain peak covered in red soil and black rocks, silently watching the horrific scene unfolding below.

"Buzz!"

A sword flew out of its case and landed in the old lady's hand.

Liu Yumei gently stroked the sword:
"You didn't expect this, did you? It's us who came this time."

(End of this chapter)