Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 92 (Continued!)
Although the initiation ceremony was held at noon, Li Zhuiyuan went there early in the morning, followed by Tan Wenbin, Runsheng and Yin Meng.

I wanted to see if I could help with the move, but when I got there I found that the building was already empty.

When Grandma Liu moved, she really just moved to a new house. All the furniture and belongings were left here. After all, this building was hers, so it didn't matter where she put them.

Li Zhuiyuan and others had no choice but to return to the school and come to the family quarters of the old professors. There were townhouses here, but the houses and yards were relatively small.

Tan Wenbin went to find out the original location of Engineer Luo's house. When they arrived there, they saw a man in the small courtyard reinforcing the flower stand with a hammer.

Li Zhuiyuan shouted, "Uncle Qin, the soy sauce bottle in the kitchen fell over."

"Really? Then I have to help him up right away."

After Uncle Qin finished hammering the nail, he turned around and looked at Li Zhuiyuan, and the two smiled at each other.

Li Zhuiyuan still clearly remembers the scene of himself sitting on Uncle Qin's 28-inch bicycle a year ago. At that time, he was incredibly strong.

After entering the courtyard, one can see the meticulous design that Engineer Luo had put in. Although the place is not as big as the previous one, it is more unique.

Since Liu Yumei can get used to living in the small east room of her great-grandfather's house, she will definitely be able to live here as well.

The most important thing is that this place is on campus and very close to my dormitory area, so it will be more convenient for me to come here in the future.

After entering the house, I found that A'li's room was arranged in a sunny position on the first floor, with a floor-to-ceiling window facing the yard.

To enter and exit A'li's room, you don't even have to go through the front door. You can just cross the fence of the courtyard, walk across the lawn, push open the window, and come in.

For ordinary people, it may be a little unsafe, but for this family, the least worrying thing is safety.

However, the room was small and could only accommodate one bed, so A'li's drawing table and desk were placed in the second room on the first floor.

As for Liu Yumei and Aunt Liu, their bedrooms had to be moved upstairs.

Aunt Liu saw Runsheng and Binbin coming, and could only slap her forehead: "Oh, it's true, we have to work hard just after moving."

The big pot of rice is cooking.

Li Zhuiyuan finally relived the taste of the meal he had at his great-grandfather's house.

While eating, Tan Wenbin asked, "Grandma Liu, which restaurant are we going to have lunch at?"

Liu Yumei pointed at the table in front of her with her chopsticks: "Let's eat at home."

Tan Wenbin raised his head in confusion: "Is there room to sit?"

"Aren't you sitting down now?"

Tan Wenbin understood: "No guests?"

"Why do we need guests? Aren't all our family members here?"

"Hehe, I thought you would call some old friends to show your support. You are really used to being simple now, and your realm is high."

"Even in the past, the initiation ceremony was not held with outsiders, and it was not lavishly held." Liu Yumei looked at Li Zhuiyuan and wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief. "After entering the family, if you can walk out of the river, you will know everything you need to know. If you can't walk out, and invite outsiders to watch the ceremony, wouldn't it be a joke for others to talk about?"

Uncle Qin, who was sitting at the table eating, put down his chopsticks and lowered his head.

Li Zhuiyuan knew that Uncle Qin had failed to escape to the river, and Grandma Liu blamed it on her haste. But Li Zhuiyuan was very curious about what could have stopped Uncle Qin with his strength.

At the same time, when Li Zhuiyuan passed by Uncle Qin when he entered the yard, he also smelled the herbal scent emanating from Uncle Qin, which meant that Uncle Qin came back with injuries, and they were very serious.

Liu Yumei glanced at Uncle Qin and said calmly, "Ali, let's eat."

"Well." Uncle Qin picked up the chopsticks again, "Xiaoyuan won't let you down."

"Times have changed, and I have let it go long ago." After saying this, Liu Yumei, who had just wiped the corners of her mouth, picked up the spoon again and took a sip of the pear soup.

Some things are just said verbally. You can fool others but you can't fool yourself.

The inheritance of the Qin and Liu families' foundations fell on her shoulders.

It would be a lie to say that I don’t want to see the glory of the past again.

But time has taught her tolerance and patience, and she will no longer put pressure on the young man like she did to Qin Li.

On the contrary, what she was more worried about now was whether the boy's pace would be too fast. She might have to slow down the time he took to walk across the river to prevent him from being too rigid and easily breaking.

After dinner, there is some relaxing time, which feels a bit like the Chinese New Year, when everyone puts down what they are doing and gathers at home.

In the yard, Uncle Qin was patting Runsheng's muscles.

"Runsheng, you have too much dead flesh, and the dead energy in your body is too heavy."

Too much dead flesh refers to the habit of only using brute force, while dead energy is a characteristic of a healthy body.

Li Sanjiang said that when Shan Daye picked up Runsheng, he discovered that the child survived by eating dirty meat.

Therefore, the details of the incident in which Uncle Shan picked up Runsheng from the river and brought him home are very questionable. Uncle Shan is a corpse retriever, so what was he doing by going to the river?

However, Uncle Shan really treated Runsheng as his own grandson, and he didn't want to talk about the past anymore. Deep down, he hoped that Runsheng could live like a normal person and not regard himself as an alien.

Uncle Qin's comment made Runsheng feel a little ashamed.

He looked anxiously at the floor-to-ceiling window, where a young man was sitting shoulder to shoulder with A-ri, playing chess.

Runsheng knew how much the boy expected of him.

Perhaps because he had seen Uncle Qin's strength, the boy had always hoped that he could become Uncle Qin, or even surpass him.

But now it seems that I don't have this talent.

It is possible to be distracted when playing chess. After all, you are just playing three games of blind chess at the same time.

Therefore, Li Zhuiyuan heard what Uncle Qin said, but he was not worried at all.

If Runsheng really had no talent, Uncle Qin would not even bother to scold him. The more he belittles him now, the higher his true evaluation of him is, and he feels that such an excellent seedling should be able to get better development.

Uncle Qin began to gradually adjust Runsheng's muscle strength in detail and taught him breathing exercises tailored to his needs.

From this we can see the importance of people in the inheritance system.

People are the key to the bond of inheritance, and written records can only play a supporting role.

In the kitchen, Aunt Liu was making dessert with Yin Meng.

Aunt Liu taught very attentively, and all that came out of the kitchen were soft whispers. Yin Meng learned very seriously.

It was not until the first batch of desserts came out of the oven that Li Zhuiyuan smelled a pungent odor. If you didn't know, you would think someone had lit a mosquito repellent tablet.

Soon, the sound of brushing teeth was heard from the bathroom on the first floor.

It should be Aunt Liu. Even if it is an insecticide tablet, she has to taste it. It's really not easy to be a master.

Yin Meng stood at the kitchen door, shoulders hunched, hands clenched, like a child who had done something wrong.

This is normal. Anyone who almost gets sent away by his or her master on the first day of learning to cook will feel nervous and scared.

Li Zhuiyuan, Runsheng and Tan Wenbin had already figured out Yin Meng's cooking skills. The more complicated the dish was in her hands, the more likely it was to turn into poison.

It is no wonder that when she was alone in the coffin shop, she only ate boiled noodles with plain water, and at most added soy sauce; she did not even scrape the hair off the pig's trotters, but just stewed it to death.

As an authentic Sichuanese, she can only cook plain food for herself at home every day, and it is definitely not because she has a light taste.

However, Aunt Liu is much more loving than Uncle Qin:

"Meng Meng, you have a talent for learning poison."

A high-end poison requires only simple ingredients.

This is a talent that no one else can learn, because if Yin Changsheng is really the legendary King of Fengdu, then he really has connections in the underworld.

Fengdu, Fengdu...

Brother Liangliang once told himself that if he wanted to go to Fengdu again, he had to go as soon as possible.

Last time in Fengdu, I just had a quick look around. Next time I go, Li Zhuiyuan plans to explore its true secrets.

Just the scene of Yin Fuhai being carried away by four ghosts after his death was enough to arouse his curiosity.

Perhaps he could order a bigger coffin and let Yin Meng lie in it with him, then set up a trick and fake his death. In this way, maybe he could go to the place where Yin's family members had passed away.

Maybe, you can see the King of Fengdu there.

But the problem is, it’s easy to get in, but how can you ensure that you can get out alive?

Tan Wenbin and Liu Yumei were chatting. To Liu Yumei's surprise, she found herself enjoying chatting with this kid so much that she spoke more unconsciously.

Although Tan Wenbin also lived in Li Sanjiang's house before, the two sides did not have much interaction. First, Liu Yumei looked down on him, and second, Tan Wenbin went out early and came back late to go to school and practice martial arts, so he had no spare time at all.

Now, Liu Yumei understood why Li Sanjiang liked this child so much.

People are like this. When they are used to high-end food, they will want something down-to-earth. Having a child like Xiaoyuan there can make Zhuangzhuang more precious.

The clock struck eleven.

"Boom!"

The originally clear sky was now covered with dark clouds. Sudden thunderstorms in summer are a normal occurrence.

Tan Wenbin slapped his thigh and said, "Tsk tsk, look at this, old lady. God is really giving me face."

Liu Yumei glanced at Tan Wenbin and smiled without saying anything.

At this time, Li Zhuiyuan came over and said to Liu Yumei:
"Grandma, the ancestors of both families reminded us of the auspicious time."

Liu Yumei pointed at Li Zhuiyuan and said to Tan Wenbin, "Did you hear that? This is what our new Dragon King should say."

Tan Wenbin smiled bitterly and said, "Old lady, you are making things difficult for me. If I had Brother Xiaoyuan's brain, I would also..."

For a moment, Tan Wenbin couldn't even imagine what he would be like if he had Xiaoyuan's brain.

Liu Yumei reached out and tapped Tan Wenbin's forehead: "What's so difficult about this? People with small sails and small boats naturally have to be humble wherever they go. But when the Dragon King is sitting on your boat, you who are standing on the bow and shouting, you only need to remember one thing."

"Old lady, please teach me."

"Just pretend to be dead."

After saying that, Liu Yumei turned around and waved to A-Li who came in with Xiaoyuan: "Come on, we should get ready for business."

There were no guests, no lanterns, no banquets, and even the room for the ceremony was very small. One third of the area was occupied by ancestral tablets, with two chairs at the bottom and a cushion in the middle.

There were three lamps on the ground in front of the cushion.

A deep python opened its eyes, a golden dragon raised its head, and a phoenix perched on a tree.

They correspond to entering the house, walking along the river, and returning to the nest respectively.

Only the Dragon King's family has the courage and confidence to place this three-phase lamp. Other families are not unable to place it, but are afraid that they cannot afford it.

Just like when disciples of other families go out they are called wandering instead of walking on the river, the way of heaven has eyes and the world of martial arts has spirits, the more boastful you dare to be, the more pressure it will put on you.

Li Zhuiyuan only needs to light the first lamp today, which means he is getting started.

When one is ready to cross the river, the altar will be opened and the second lamp will be lit.

When the second light comes on, it means the journey begins and the fortune of your fate changes. Some things will be arranged to come to you even if you don't look for them and just hide them at home.

When Aunt Liu introduced himself, Li Zhuiyuan sounded strangely familiar.

Li Zhuiyuan also asked in return whether his family members would be implicated when he fled to the river.
Aunt Liu's answer was that since the family name had to be mentioned when leaving for the river, the family would inevitably be implicated. No matter which family the disciple was from, he would be supported for a while when leaving for the river, after all, the family had a solid financial foundation and could withstand it.

But after sending him this way, the person still has to walk the rest of the way by himself.

First, whether you can eventually transform yourself into a dragon depends on yourself; second, the further you go, the more involved you will be, and no matter how big your family and business are, you won’t be able to support it.

To put it bluntly, traveling across the Yangtze River is a gamble for individuals and the families behind them. In essence, it is a small risk for a big gain. If you really bet your entire fortune, it would be meaningless.

When Aunt Liu introduced the "large family and great business", Li Zhuiyuan subconsciously looked at the tablets on the altar table in the house.

If Runsheng, Binbin and Yin Meng hadn't come today, a real "family" might only need a wooden stool to have breakfast. This is really... a big family.

However, with Uncle Qin, Aunt Liu and Liu Yumei around, I can still get some support in the early stages of my journey to the Yangtze River. But after the early stages... I'm afraid my relationship with Liu Yumei and the others will become the same as when I was at my great-grandfather's house.

We can eat and live together, but we cannot interfere in matters beyond normal worldly matters.

As for the third lamp, the Phoenix Tree, those who successfully crossed the river did not need to light it. It only needed to be lit when temporarily exiting. Uncle Qin had already lit it.

Doing so would be equivalent to giving up this opportunity.

Liu Yumei, wearing a green dress, sat on the left, and on her right sat A'ri, wearing a red dress.

On an occasion like today, Liu Yumei represents the Liu family, and A'li's surname is Qin, so she represents the Qin family. Even though there is a generation difference between them, they still have to sit side by side at this moment, as they are accepting disciples on behalf of their ancestors.

Uncle Qin and Aunt Liu were wearing red python and green python training suits respectively, standing on both sides.

Aunt Liu, her surname should be Liu, but when she was at Li Sanjiang's house, she had to change her surname to Liu in order to pretend to be three generations of a family.

In fact, from the dragons and phoenixes on the lanterns and the pythons they wear, we can tell how powerful such a family must have been in ancient times.

The Cao Gang is permanent, the imperial court is ever-changing; throughout history, the Cao Gang has been present in countless turbulent times.

Moreover, families like theirs often pay attention to luck and feng shui, and do not show themselves in front of others, which allows them to be passed down for a long time in the shadows.

Li Zhuiyuan stood in front of the futon.

Behind him, Yin Meng, Run Sheng and Tan Wenbin all held burning incense.

The space was limited, so the three of them could only stand against the wall.

Liu Yumei said, "The conditions are very simple. I am sorry for neglecting you all."

Li Zhuiyuan: "It is not the depth of the water that matters, but the presence of a dragon."

Liu Yumei smiled and nodded. She had the conditions to hold a grand ceremony. She also had an old house in Jinling, but she chose this one on purpose, this cramped place.

The smaller the place, the stronger the human touch.

"Boom."

The thunder outside the window became louder and louder, and lightning flashed one after another.

Liu Yumei couldn't help but look out the window. It was a beautiful scenery today.

The offerings on the altar are just some expensive wood, so are you all just watching from the window?

Liu Yumei looked at Aunt Liu, and Aunt Liu said, "Greetings."

Li Zhuiyuan first performed the Liu family's greetings to Liu Yumei, and Liu Yumei immediately stood up and returned the greeting.

Then, Li Zhuiyuan performed the Qin family ceremony to A Li.

Uncle Qin took a step forward and stood in front of A'li, ready to return the greeting on her behalf.

But A-Li stood up on her own initiative.

Uncle Qin had no choice but to retreat.

Ah Li returned the greeting to Li Zhuiyuan.

She knows how to do many things, but she just doesn't want to do them because of people.

Aunt Liu laughed on the inside, but in such a serious occasion with the rumbling thunder, she could only suppress the corners of her mouth as much as possible.

She remembered that when they were at the Ding family in Shancheng, the old lady asked Xiaoyuan to greet on behalf of A'li and take the seat on her behalf.

The old lady's mouth has only become loose in recent days, but her body behavior has been very honest for a long time.

Today, I saw the two children greet each other, so now we should look forward to the next round.

This life is really full of expectations.

Anyway, she has liked watching the picture of these two children together since the first time Li Zhuiyuan walked up to A'li and took A'li's hand.

Every morning before getting up to make breakfast, she would lean against the kitchen door and watch her two children sitting on the terrace reading and playing chess for a while, watching with a sweet smile before going to cook.

After the formal ceremony, the next step is to choose the inheritance.

Liu Yumei had made up her mind to let the two children shoulder two responsibilities, but the necessary procedures had to be followed. She let them choose one first, and then she would persuade them to take on the other.

There was a rumble of thunder outside, and Liu Yumei couldn't help but glare at them: Why are you being rushed?

After clearing her throat, Liu Yumei asked:
"Li Zhuiyuan, the Qin family and the Liu family are in front, which family do you want to join?"

Li Zhuiyuan looked at A-li and asked, "Did A-li enter the Qin family?"

Liu Yumei shook her head and said, "We, Ah Li, have not yet entered the door."

Even before I got in, I was harassed by those guys so much. Once I really got in, I'm afraid that group of guys will harass me even more fiercely.

It was also for this reason that Liu Yumei never held an entry ceremony for A'li.

"Will Ari be able to enter the sect in the future?"

"When Ah Li recovers, of course I will."

"Which family will Ah Li enter?"

"Whichever one you choose, Ahri will join the other one in the future."

Liu Yumei is both the young lady of the Liu family and the young mistress of the Qin family, so she has to be treated equally.

Li Zhuiyuan can pick one and then take on the other, and then let A'li join the other one. This way, no one can find fault with either family.

"Li Zhuiyuan, have you made your choice?"

"I've chosen. I'll enter both the Qin and Liu families."

Liu Yumei was stunned for a moment. She had not expected that this boy would be so cunning. She was even ready to ask for another offer and have another round of bargaining with this boy.

However, after thinking about what the boy said before, she immediately understood what he was thinking.

For a moment, Liu Yumei almost couldn't hold back her laughter.

This brat is determined to make A'li his junior sister in the future!

What do you think of the inheritance of the Qin and Liu families? Just a toy to amuse a little girl?

Fortunately, the little girl who was teased was her granddaughter, otherwise, even if there was a great genius standing in front of her, Liu Yumei would have stood up and killed him!

But she couldn't get angry at all, and laughing seemed extremely inappropriate.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Thunders exploded one after another around. In this residential area, all the televisions, washing machines and lights that were plugged in were probably damaged by the lightning.

With a "swish" sound, no one knew whether the circuit breaker was damaged or tripped, and every house became pitch dark at noon when the clouds were heavy.

Only here, because we had lit candles in advance, it was not affected much.

Liu Yumei rolled her eyes towards the window: Just stir up trouble, a bunch of old guys, all you do is stir up trouble!

At this point, Liu Yumei flicked her fingertips and the Liu family's door invitation flew into Li Zhuiyuan's hands.

When Liu Yumei wanted to take the Qin family's door card on A'li's side, she saw A'li doing the same action as she had just done. She put her fingertips on the door card and flicked it lightly, and the Qin family's door card also flew into Li Zhuiyuan's hands.

Li Zhuiyuan stacked the two door letters together, knelt on the futon, and placed the door letter on the python head of the first lamp.

The door sticker spontaneously combusted, and flames fell like mercury.

The python lamp was lit, and the python's eyes opened, staring at the young man.

Somehow, Li Zhuiyuan, who was proficient in physiognomy, seemed to sense that his fate had undergone some changes at this moment.

When the door invitation was burned out, Li Zhuiyuan knelt upright and kowtowed towards the tablet on the altar.

With every knock, there was a roar of thunder outside the window, as if in response.

This scene made Runsheng, Binbin and Yin Meng, who were standing against the wall at the moment, open their eyes wide.

They could see that Brother Xiaoyuan was not waiting for the coordination of lightning and thunder, but was just saluting steadily according to his own rhythm.

Even if Brother Xiaoyuan was deliberately coordinating the sound of thunder to create momentum, when have you ever seen thunder strike at the same rhythm nine times in a row?
The ceremony is over.

The thunder stopped.

Liu Yumei: "Bow to the Dragon King!"

Li Zhuiyuan turned around and faced Runsheng, Binbin and Yin Meng.

Then the four of them knelt facing each other and kowtowed to each other three times.

Since Liu Yumei said she didn't care about the formalities and rules, Li Zhuiyuan really followed the process of becoming sworn brothers.

After the worship of the Dragon King was over, Runsheng and the other two became registered disciples of the Qin and Liu families.

So many families at the Ding family dinner in Shancheng have passed down their traditions in this way a long time ago.

Li Zhuiyuan turned around and faced Liu Yumei again. With one final step of exhortation, the initiation ceremony was successfully completed.

Liu Yumei said, "Li Zhuiyuan, since you have been admitted into the Qin and Liu families, you should think about making progress and not let down your family. In the future, you can go to Jiang..."

At this moment, the golden dragon on the second lamp suddenly raised its head slowly, opened its mouth and spit out flames.

The golden dragon raises its head, and the river begins to flow!
Liu Yumei widened her eyes, a look of disbelief on her face.

Uncle Qin and Aunt Liu were also shocked. The lamp was clearly not lit, but the wick caught fire.

Li Zhuiyuan was also surprised, but looking at the burning lights, he felt relieved.

It turned out that I had already started walking on the river.

But when did it start, exactly?
Runsheng and the other two were also full of curiosity, as they hadn't seen Brother Xiaoyuan light the lamp just now.

The only one in the whole audience whose expression did not change was Ahri, because the boy told her all the secrets.

Liu Yumei's expression was extremely solemn, her original intention was to wait until the boy had grown up completely, and then make more preparations before setting up the altar, lighting the lamps and walking on the river, but now, the lamps had been lit and the die was cast.

Unless you turn off the light now and light it again, it will directly mean surrender and failure of the journey.

Liu Yumei placed her hands on the armrests of the chair, and the solid wood chair kept shattering in her palms like plastic foam.

Aunt Liu looked at Li Zhuiyuan with great concern. How difficult must it be for him to cross the river at such a young age?

In addition to worry, there are memories and expectations in Uncle Qin's eyes, and deeper still, there is a sense of relief.

He was the loser among the Qin family's escapees, so he also hoped that someone else would succeed.

Li Zhuiyuan was the first to adjust his mentality. He pointed at the light of the golden dragon and said calmly:

"That's great. It saves me the trouble of looking for it slowly in the future."

at this point.

Liu Yumei looked at the boy: "Xiaoyuan?"

Li Zhuiyuan nodded.

Liu Yumei stood up slowly.

He opened his mouth and said:

"With all sincerity, I declare to the rivers, lakes and seas:

"From today on, the Qin and Liu families will send their disciples to the Yangtze River!"

(End of this chapter)