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Chapter 68 Granny Li and Li Hongxi

The eastern sky was beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

Blood Ridge Black Market.

Li Zhai.

An oil lamp was lit in the bedroom in the backyard. Its dim light flickered in the breeze, illuminating the corpse of Li Hongxi lying on the bed.

Granny Li, dressed in a black cotton-padded jacket, sat on the edge of the bed, holding a handkerchief in her hand, gently wiping the lividity on Li Hongxi's body.

“Hongxi, it was your mother’s carelessness that caused you to suffer and fall victim to that Chen family boy’s cruelty.”

“Mother is a woman who distinguishes between gratitude and resentment; she won’t let that boy get away with it.”

"We won't let that kid get away with this!"

Grandma Li muttered in a sinister tone, but her face didn't show much sadness or grief over losing a loved one; instead, her expression remained calm.

"Hongxi, don't be afraid. With your mother here, everything will be alright."

Granny Li carefully wiped away the lividity on Li Hongxi's body, and massaged her hands and feet to make her stiff body more flexible.

Not long after, a series of "tap tap tap" footsteps came from outside the door.

But it was Old Master Li who walked in.

Following them in was a little girl with a dirty face. She was dressed in tattered clothes and was happily munching on a string of candied hawthorns.

If Chen Mo saw this little girl, he would definitely recognize her.

This girl was the one Chen Mo bumped into when he first went to Lei's Martial Arts School.

Grandpa Li stopped at the bedroom door, standing there expressionless, occasionally grinding his teeth in a rather frightening manner. The little girl, however, seemed completely unfazed, continuing to munch on her candied hawthorn, her large eyes fixed intently on Grandma Li.

After a while, Granny Li finished wiping Li Hongxi's body and asked, "Where is that boy?"

Old Master Li said, "When I went to Black Mountain Village, I didn't find an opportunity to make a move."

brush!
Granny Li suddenly turned around and stared coldly at Old Master Li. "Useless! You can't even handle something this simple. What use are you to me?!"

Old Master Li snorted coldly, "You didn't manage to do it either, did you?!"

Grandma Li ultimately didn't argue with Grandpa Li. Instead, she beckoned to the little girl, "Little Sugar, come to Grandma's side."

The girl, nicknamed Little Sugar, wasn't afraid. She skipped over to Grandma Li and said, "Grandma, why are you crying?"

Grandma Li gently stroked Xiaobaitang's face, her expression full of kindness. "Grandma misses Xiaohongxi. Although you were adopted by me, I still love you. Do you miss your older sister?"

Little Sugar nodded emphatically, "Mm."

Granny Li said, "Your sister could have gotten better, but unfortunately she was harmed by someone. Isn't that person despicable?"

Click!

Little White Sugar took a big bite and smashed a hawthorn, her eyes flashing with malice: "Damn it. Who is it?"

Granny Li said, "It's the boy you bumped into last time."

Little Sugar glanced at Li Hongxi on the bed and said viciously, "I'm going to kill him right now!"

Granny Li smiled and said, "There's no need for that. I'm just telling you he's a bad person. Now that Li Yuanlong has taken him to Black Mountain Village, making a move rashly might cause trouble. If he ends up following Li Yuanlong, it's fine to capture him. But if he follows another incense master, it will be troublesome. We'll have to wait and see. Granny is very pleased that Little Sugar has this intention."

Little Sugar said "Oh" and lowered her head.

Grandma Li stroked Little White Sugar's head and said to Old Master Li, "Don't cause any trouble before the Chen family boy's assignment is finalized. Keep a low profile."

Old Master Li snorted and then turned and left.

"Go play," Grandma Li told Little Sugar to go out and play again.

After the two left, Granny Li covered Li Hongxi's body with a quilt, then slowly got up and left the bedroom, heading towards an abandoned courtyard in the inner yard.

Grandma Li was slightly hunched over, her steps were unsteady, and she walked very slowly, muttering to herself:

"I don't know what Li Yuanlong did to the Chen family boy, nor do I know how the Chen family boy managed to... become a symbiote like me. It wasn't easy for me to achieve this back then."

"What a fine specimen! If I capture him, I can consume his essence and ghostly energy and advance even further. This matter needs to be handled quickly. The Chen family boy is still unaware of the symbiote's abilities. If he develops them, it will be troublesome to take action later."

"My blood couldn't even get Hongxi out of the ancient well, but his blood can. Tsk tsk tsk, a symbiotic even better than mine, it must smell delicious..."

Grandma Li talked as she walked.

Soon they arrived at the abandoned courtyard, where there was an old well covered with a well cover.

The manhole cover looked very thick, weighing at least two or three hundred pounds. Even a grown man would have a hard time moving it. But Granny Li just glared at the manhole cover, and then it clicked and clicked away on its own.

The moonlight, like water, shone into the ancient well. Moss could be clearly seen growing on the well walls, and ripples stirred in the water below.

Grandma Li lit three incense sticks on the edge of the ancient well and then took out a small sculpture from her pocket.

The sculpture is not of the Red Lantern Goddess, but rather of an infant.

Granny Li bowed to the baby, muttering terms incomprehensible to outsiders. Then she took out a dagger, cut her finger, and let the blood drip into the well.

"Hongxi, come back. Your mother misses you."

Grandma Li called for Hongxi to come back while reciting some technical terms.

If Chen Mo were there, he would definitely be shocked by this scene.

Didn't Li Hongxi kill himself?
What is Granny Li calling out?
However, Granny Li kept calling out tirelessly.

Incense, the spirit infant statue, blood... all mixed together and poured into the ancient well.

Not long after, there was movement at the bottom of the ancient well.

Poof!

A bubble popped up, making a soft sound.

Following that, more and more bubbles appeared.

The next moment, black hair emerged from underwater. Then, slowly, a pale, peeling face appeared. As the face gradually rose to the surface, a girl dressed in a red traditional Chinese wedding dress slowly climbed out of the water and stood on the surface.

It was Li Hongxi.

Li Hongxi raised her head, looking aggrieved. "Mother, I was killed by that Chen boy. He was an internal martial arts master and had even learned the Fiery Palm technique from the Red Lantern Sect."

Granny Li looked extremely tired after what she had just done, but she smiled brightly when she saw Li Hongxi. "When he killed you, he hadn't yet mastered the power of the Infant Spirit. Come out quickly, I'll figure out the rest."

Li Hongxi said, "There are red candles on the edge of this well, so I can't get out."

Granny Li took out a small porcelain bottle and said with a smile, "This is the blood of the Chen family boy that I asked Little Sugar to collect last time. If you drip this blood on you, it will come out."

Li Hong was overjoyed, "Mother even left behind a portion of his blood."

Granny Li said, "Little Sugar is efficient. Last time she bumped into Chen Mo, she took three drops of his blood. I've kept them all."

After saying this, Granny Li poured a drop of blood from the porcelain bottle and sprinkled it on Li Hongxi, who was in the well.

With a "whoosh," Li Hongxi appeared on the edge of the well, laughing heartily, "Hehe, I'm out! Mother, we can't let that Chen family brat get away with this!"

(End of this chapter)