Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 518

"I'm leaving."

"Ah."

"hug me."

Lin Shuyou opened his arms, but stopped halfway through.

Chen Lin pressed herself against Ayou's chest, then grabbed Ayou's hands and placed them behind her back, hooking them together like they were in a train carriage.

Lin Shuyou's neck and above immediately turned red.

Chen Lin could hear the pounding of the man's heart in front of her.

Looking up at the alluring color on Lin Shuyou's neck, Chen Lin couldn't resist this time. She stood on tiptoe and bit Lin Shuyou's neck.

Immediately, before Lin Shuyou could react, she slipped away and ran laughing towards the car waiting for her by the roadside.

After getting into the back seat, Chen Lin rested her head on Zhou Yunyun's arm and said to Chen Lang, who was sitting in the driver's seat:
"Brother, take Yunyun and me back to Jinling."

Chen Lang started the car.

He had just seen his sister and her fiancé saying goodbye in the rearview mirror.

From his perspective, this should have been a cliché story of a sister having to submit to her husband's family in order to save her good-for-nothing brother. But after witnessing it firsthand these past few days, he felt that his prospective brother-in-law was more like a person forcibly abducted by his sister, the kind who was coaxed and deceived.

Chen Lang: "Sister, after I send you back to Jinling, I'll go home. Take care of yourself, and also..."

Chen Lin: "What else, bro?"

Chen Lang: "Don't bully my brother."

Chen Lin was speechless for a moment.

Zhou Yunyun laughed, thinking that Chen Lang was deliberately telling a lame joke.

Lin Shuyou stood still, reached up with his right hand, and touched the spot on his neck where he had been bitten. It didn't hurt, but it felt tingly and numb, like an electric current striking his heart.

He felt this way; he could feel it every time he repaired a circuit.

Lin Shuyou raised his left hand, his index and middle fingers together, pretending to hold a cigarette between his fingers, and brought it to his lips, pretending to smoke in a deep voice.

"Hush...huh..."

Smoke actually came out.

"Ok?"

"Hmm what? The car's already driven far away, and you're still reminiscing?"

Tan Wenbin took a drag of his cigarette and blew it into Lin Shuyou's face again.

Lin Shuyou: "Brother Bin, I understand how you feel about Yunyun."

Tan Wenbin: "Huh?"

Lin Shuyou: "Wait until graduation, wait until Jiang leaves, wait until we're sure we won't die, wait until Brother Xiaoyuan and all of us can be sure we're alive and well."

Tan Wenbin rubbed the tip of his nose with the back of his hand and said, "It seems that our Ayou is very satisfied with this blind date. I will tell Aunt Zhang that we don't need to look for a new one for you."

Lin Shuyou ran to start the car, Tan Wenbin threw his cigarette butt on the ground, stomped it out, and got into the car with a smile.

A yellow pickup truck was driving back to Siyuan Village from the city. As it passed a path, it saw Runsheng burning paper money by the river.

Further along the village road, a pair of figures were taking a walk in the dead of winter.

Lin Shuyou: "Who is it, Brother Bin?"

Tan Wenbin glanced at it and said, "I don't know, I'm nearsighted."

Upon hearing this, Lin Shuyou's vertical pupils opened.

"hiss……"

The next moment, he covered his eyes in pain.

"Brother Bin, it's Aunt Liu and Uncle Qin."

"Oh, so it's them. My Ah You has a good eye."

"Brother Bin, why didn't you warn me sooner? It hurts so much, my eyes."

"My mistake. Next time I'll be more direct and just say I'm blind."

Back home, Lin Shuyou followed his old habit of first standing by the well to draw water for a bath. After drying himself off, he rubbed his still sore eyes and went back inside to lie down in his coffin.

Naturally, he reached out and touched the teeth marks on his neck, a smile spreading across his face.

"Dodo dodo!"

The coffin lid was knocked on, and Tan Wenbin's voice came from outside:
"If you're really worried, I'll take you to Zheng Datong's place to get the rabies vaccine."

"Brother Bin, your snake eyes can actually see through things now?"

"I don't even need to look to know you're touching that spot and grinning like an idiot right now."

Lin Shuyou lowered his hand, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

As he slept, he suddenly felt a sinking sensation, as if he had fallen into a deep pool.

He instinctively opened his eyes, but what he saw was not the sealed darkness inside the coffin, but a oppressive gray fog.

In the gray fog, figures stood, each holding various weapons, all facing the same direction, with different expressions and postures.

These are...True Lords.

Lin Shuyou continued forward with a puzzled look and saw a palace.

He had vivid memories of this place, where he, Runsheng, and Brother Bin fought desperately against the True Ape.

Just as Lin Shuyou was about to enter the hall, the sound of chanting suddenly came from behind him.

He turned around, searching blankly. The sound of chanting came from above, above the gray mist. At this moment, the True Lords who had been sealed and motionless gradually relaxed, and their bodies began to move.

A series of powerful and sharp auras were released, collectively pressing down on Lin Shuyou.

If it were Lin Shuyou's first time here, he would be shocked by the scene, but now he is no longer the person he used to be.

Ah-you stepped back on one leg, lowered his center of gravity, and assumed a fighting stance, beginning his spirit writing.

"puff!"

A sharp, stinging pain shot through me, as if an invisible chisel was piercing the mark between my eyebrows, cutting not only my flesh but also my soul.

"what!!!"

"boom!"

The coffin lid was overturned.

Runsheng, who was fast asleep, reached out and caught it to prevent it from making a loud noise when it landed and waking up Grandpa Li, who was sleeping.

Tan Wenbin climbed out of the coffin and came to the side of Lin Shuyou's coffin. He didn't have time to turn on the light, but after his snake eyes were activated, he could see the night as if it were daytime.

Lin Shuyou lay in the coffin, blood gushing from between his eyebrows.

"Ayou, wake up, wake up!"

Outside, Yayoi awoke from her meditation.

He looked at the east and west rooms, where the lights were on.

Yayoi got up, walked into the living room, turned on the lights, and then went to the coffin.

After observing the situation, Yayoi spoke:

"It is necessary to seal the senses."

As she spoke, Yayoi spread out her hands, indicating that she could help.

"Thank you for your kindness, Master." Tan Wenbin grasped Yayoi's hand. "Ayou is out of immediate danger. I'll go and inform Brother Xiaoyuan first."

Tan Wenbin is very good at sealing perception.

However, this one-size-fits-all approach is tantamount to cutting off the clues as well.

Yayoi nodded in understanding. This was the other team's style of doing things; their first reaction to being hurt was not to look down at their wounds, but to try to identify the culprit.

Tan Wenbin went to the back of the house, opened the barrier, and entered the Taoist temple.

Li Zhuiyuan was still awake; he was working on the next lesson plan.

The books he collected in the basement, along with what he learned from Yayoi, were enough for him to begin to understand the fighting style and methods of the high monks of Qinglong Temple, allowing his companions to receive advance training before heading to Zhoushan.

"Brother Xiaoyuan, Ayou is in trouble. It seems to be the mark between his eyebrows."

Li Zhuiyuan got up and followed Tan Wenbin out of the temple.

The blood between his eyebrows was still flowing, accumulating inside the coffin.

However, although Ayou looked pained and the scene was quite frightening, he was not in any danger to his life.

It's a tearing apart of perception. Ah You has two perceptions: one is that of a Ghost General, and the other is that of a True Lord.

Li Zhuiyuan formed a hand seal with both hands, then pointed his fingertips at Ayou's brow. The evil dragon received the seal, wrapped itself around the red thread, and flew towards Ayou.

At this moment, within Lin Shuyou's consciousness, the evil dragon's figure surged and roared, conveying the voice in place of Li Zhuiyuan:
"Where is the White Crane Boy? Where is the White Crane Boy?!"

Within the vortex of consciousness, the White Crane Child emerged, looking ten times worse than Ayou.

To be precise, what Ayou is suffering now is only a portion of the spillover from the child. The child took on most of the harm himself and protected Ayou.

There was no time to hesitate or weigh the options when it happened; it was all based on instinct.

This proves that Ayou and Tongzi have truly developed genuine feelings for each other.

With the help of the evil dragon's vision, Li Zhuiyuan could see the cracks that had appeared on the child's Yin spirit body.

The boy before you is the true form of the Lord.

This indicates a problem with the True Lord's Mark.

Evil Dragon: "White Crane Boy, wake up!"

A series of booming sounds came towards the White Crane Boy, awakening his consciousness. The boy slowly opened his eyes.

The boy's consciousness had previously fallen into confusion, and the True Lord's mark was forcibly stripped away, which was equivalent to tearing apart his Yin spirit body.

The evil dragon swooped down and opened its mouth towards the white crane boy.

The White Crane Child did not dodge, but instead released all defenses.

The evil dragon swallowed the white crane boy whole, its body bursting through him before it suddenly pulled upwards and left the place.

On the spot, the boy's Yin spirit body no longer cracked and returned to its whole state.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Bandage Ayou up."

Runsheng picked up Lin Shuyou, Tan Wenbin bandaged him, and Misheng carried the coffin out, stood it up, picked up a broom, and swept out the blood accumulated in the coffin.

The lights in the east and west rooms went out.

"Squeak~"

The door to the east room opened, and Ah Li walked out wearing a cloak.

After glancing at the living room, the girl went into the kitchen alone.

After cleaning the coffin, Yayoi laid it on its side to dry it, then sat back down, entered a meditative state, and shut out her five senses. In the living room, Lin Shuyou had already woken up; apart from weakness due to blood loss, he had no other problems.

When the headband was removed, the True Lord's mark disappeared, leaving only the Ghost General's mark.

Only Sun Baishen could remove Lin Shuyou from the lineage of the True Monarch.

Tan Wenbin: "Brother Xiaoyuan, wouldn't you say that Sun Boshen is cutting ties with us?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Whether or not Ayou's True Lord inheritance is preserved, it won't cause any loss to Sun Baishen. He wouldn't deliberately take back what I gave you in this way and then angrily shout: I'm not playing with you anymore."

Tan Wenbin: "So this is Sun Boshen's warning?"

Judging from Ayou's dream description, the seven monks of Qinglong Temple have already begun to extend their reach into Zhenjun Temple.

Li Zhuiyuan: "If Sun Baishen is on Qinglong Temple's side, he has no need to make a fuss at this time, deliberately attracting us over and interfering with his good deed of being taken back to Qinglong Temple."

If Sun Boshen were on our side, even if it were a warning, he wouldn't need to resort to such methods. He has many other ways to establish contact with us and even discuss matters.

Li Zhuiyuan began to circulate the "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra," and a phantom of Buddha light appeared behind the boy.

The Bodhisattva's blessing arrived as promised, as quickly as if it were waiting at the door, but this time, there was no trace of Sun Baishen joining.

Li Zhuiyuan stopped the operation and spoke:

"This time, judging from his actions, it seems more like Sun Boshen is not taking sides and wants to stand alone on one side."

Tan Wenbin: "Sun Baishen has his own ideas. He wants to face the people from Qinglong Temple alone and doesn't want us to get involved too early?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "We'll postpone our trip to Zhoushan, considering our past relationship, and give him time."

Tan Wenbin: "But if he fails and can't defeat those seven monks, wouldn't the situation we have to face become even more unfavorable?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "We are just not in a hurry to take action, but that doesn't mean we won't send people to observe the situation."

Tan Wenbin: "Send someone to scout ahead?"

Last time, during the Zhenjun Temple incident, it was Tan Wenbin who went ashore first to pave the way for the rest of the team.

However, this time Tan Wenbin did not volunteer himself again, but looked at Yayoi sitting outside.

This is a ready-made traitor!

Ah Li brought in a bowl of poached eggs with brown sugar and walked up to Lin Shuyou.

"For me?"

The girl nodded.

Lin Shuyou accepted the large bowl, feeling somewhat flattered. It was full of eggs and thick, almost solid brown sugar.

The girl walked out of the living room.

Tan Wenbin patted Lin Shuyou on the shoulder: "Eat up, you need to replenish your energy right now. Besides, this is Ah Li's thoughtful gift, I'm so envious."

At this moment, the girl brought out another half bowl and placed it in front of Tan Wenbin.

One bowl wasn't enough; this is the extra half bowl from the pot.

Tan Wenbin: "..."

Li Zhuiyuan escorted A Li back to the east room.

Tonight, Ah-you had a problem, and Ah-li not only came out to visit her but also made her some "nourishment," which is a huge step forward for the girl.

In the living room, Lin Shuyou and Tan Wenbin, having finished their tonic, leaned against the wall, their blood seemingly overflowing with a thick sweetness.

It was so sweet it was hard to swallow, but I couldn't bear not to eat it.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't linger and went straight upstairs.

Lin Shuyou: "Brother Bin, won't we get diabetes from doing this?"

Right now, there's a man with rotten feet living at the brickyard construction site.

Tan Wenbin: "It's not that bad, you don't bleed every day."

Boy: "Sigh..."

Lin Shuyou: "Tongzi, are you alright?"

Boy: "Sigh..."

Lin Shuyou: "Don't worry, I'll find an opportunity to make you double the amount of Yin Spirit essence you lost this time."

The boy said, "Alas, I am not concerned about the origin."

Lin Shuyou: "What is that?"

The boy roared:
"The Cuju team, my True Lord Cuju team is gone!"

……

Early in the morning, Aunt Liu leaned against the kitchen door frame, watching the young men and women playing chess on the second-floor terrace as the sun rose, while she ate sunflower seeds.

It was time to make breakfast, and Aunt Liu clapped her hands with a hint of reluctance.

"Hey monk, could you please sweep up some sunflower seed shells here?"

"it is good."

Aunt Liu walked into the kitchen, glanced around, and saw that the eggs were gone, as was a whole jar of brown sugar.

Shrugging, Aunt Liu roughly guessed what had happened.

After breakfast, everyone carried their tools and went to the brickyard to catch fish.

Fortunately, in a few more days, the brickyard will be completed in front of Grandpa Li.

Yayoi stood on the dam and watched them leave.

Li Zhuiyuan's voice rang out from behind him: "Do you also want to go to the brickyard?"

Yayoi shook his head: "If they were really doing the work, I could, but they've clearly finished all the work and are just trying to fool the senior so he won't suspect anything."

"Then what are you looking at?"

"This humble monk is puzzled; shouldn't it have been waves last night?"

Why are such obvious and direct waves still moving so leisurely today?
At this point, under normal circumstances, they should have already packed up and set off on their journey.

"Our waves are different."

"The young monk is stupid."

"It's not convenient to explain in detail to you right now."

"It was my rudeness."

“Come with me to the temple.”

Li Zhuiyuan led Yayoi into his dojo.

This was Yayoi's first time entering this place, and he immediately exclaimed in amazement:

"Though small, the sparrow has jade inside, making it a paradise on earth."

"Although it's a small place, it wasn't easy to build. I earned all the materials myself."

"In that case, things are much more convenient for me. The temple has prepared everything for me when I traveled along the river."

"So it just means there's one more person to hand it over, right?"

Yayoi smiled.

What good things could a mere sweeping monk possibly have? However, after lighting the lamp without permission, he was quickly pushed by the river to the temple's successor and received the mantle from him.

However, as Yayoi's observation of the dojo became more detailed, he gradually realized something was amiss, and then exclaimed:

"Senior, you have far more people to pass on your knowledge to than I do."

"I don't know why, but those who stole my things always like to provoke me and make enemies of me."

"This is the law of cause and effect."

Li Zhuiyuan walked to the altar, activated the formation, and mirrors were erected, reflecting Yayoi's image.

"Demonstrate before me all the various traditions of Qinglong Temple that you have mastered. Don't worry, I won't let you suffer any losses. I will reward you with corresponding cultivation techniques and secret manuals. You can choose the type yourself."

Yayoi: "Senior, I am willing to demonstrate to you without asking for anything in return."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I'm not one to rely on personal connections."

Yayoi: "It's not a matter of personal favor. When I went to sit for the vegetarian meal, the senior gave me wages, but he didn't pay me for my meals."

This humble monk wishes to repay the kindness of your generosity with the traditional practices of Qinglong Temple!

Li Zhuiyuan: "No wonder my great-grandfather liked you so much."

Yayoi: "This humble monk is also very grateful to the senior."

Li Zhuiyuan: "The day you become completely possessed by evil, or when you turn against me, I will have no choice but to kill you. When I get home, I will tell Grandpa that the monk will never come to our door again. Grandpa will definitely be heartbroken."

Yayoi: "Then this humble monk will take this opportunity to sweep the floor for the senior."

At the start of the demonstration, Yayoi not only did not hold back, but also took the initiative to tell everyone he knew about the techniques that high-ranking monks of the Kong generation possessed.

Time passed by unnoticed. Halfway through preparing the lesson, Li Weihan's voice came from outside.

The separation of movement and stillness in a temple is unidirectional.

"Young Marquis Yuan, Young Marquis Yuan!"

Li Zhuiyuan walked out of the temple and came to the dam.

Li Weihan, holding a package in his hands, handed it to Li Zhuiyuan with a smile:
"Little Yuanhou, here's something your mother sent you."

Li Zhuiyuan accepted it.

Li Weihan: "Grandpa has to go to Shitou and Huzi's school. Those two rascals have gotten into trouble again as soon as they went back to school. Xiao Yuanhou, your grandma will cook dinner tonight, and you can eat at home. I've already told your great-grandfather, and he'll come too."

"Okay, Grandpa."

After Li Weihan rode away on his bicycle, Li Zhuiyuan looked down at the package in his hand.

Li Lan, something sent to herself?

After the incident with the giant tortoise, Li Zhuiyuan warned Li Lan not to interfere in his life again, and Li Lan indeed never came in again.

When Chen Xiyuan was helping herself walk along the riverbank, she encountered Li Lan, but given Chen's luck, it's hard to say whether Li Lan deliberately sought her out or she sought out Li Lan.

This package most likely doesn't contain anything Li Lan gave me.

Li Zhuiyuan walked into the living room, picked up a pair of scissors, and opened the package.

Inside was a heart-shaped wooden box. Opening the lid revealed that the interior was divided into small compartments, each containing a different type of ore, with handwritten labels below.

In the center of the box, there was also a letter.

Li Zhuiyuan picked up the letter and unfolded it.

It turns out that Li Lan was just passing it on.

The true sender of this package was his own... father.

(End of this chapter)