Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 175

"I really admire you. Even in this situation, you are still so confident."

"It's also because it was you I met. If it was someone else, I wouldn't be so sure."

"What are you sure of?"

"I'm sure you don't dare to gamble."

"Hehe..." Zhao Yi licked his teeth, "Do you know that it is very dangerous for you to say these things now? Aren't you afraid of continuing to provoke me and making me lose my mind?"

"You were always sober."

"Thank you."

"That's not a compliment."

"You are very weak, so talk less."

Zhao Yi walked back to the basin with the towel, washed and squeezed the towel with hot water, then walked back to help the boy wipe his face.

"Actually, I really hope you can die."

"I do the same to you."

"Thank you."

"Are you a parrot?"

"Alas." Zhao Yi threw the handkerchief in his hand back onto the shelf and sat down next to the young man. "It would have been great if it wasn't me who came this time."

"I knew that if someone came, it would most likely be you."

The oath written on Zhao Wuyang's stone tablet is that when the old witch commits mass killings again, the descendants of the Zhao family will come to suppress her.

Zhao Yi: "You have seen the words on the stone tablet, right?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "I also took the things in the stone tablet."

"Do you feel like you robbed me?"

"Do you think the oath your ancestors made on the monument was prepared just for you?"

"I didn't say that."

"If it's really prepared for you, then I have to look down on the Dragon King in your family's history."

"No, you should continue to look up to me. I know that this action of our ancestors is not to leave a legacy for future generations."

Li Zhuiyuan believed in the Dragon King's plan.

Ordinary people may suspect that Zhao Wuyang left behind the stele and artifacts to pave the way for future generations, or even to protect himself by keeping the enemy at bay.

But the problem is that the old witch is not just any nobody.

Who would keep jackals, tigers and leopards to pave the way for their own descendants?
A vow is a kind of contribution and also a responsibility.

Zhao Wuyang sincerely wanted to take on the mission of suppressing the old woman with his own family and surname.

"Can I take a look at the things of our ancestors?"

Li Zhuiyuan spread out his right hand and the copper coin sword slipped out.

Zhao Yi stretched out his hand to lift it up, placed it in front of him, and gently touched the copper rust with his fingertips, and said with emotion:

"Good stuff."

"Yes, your ancestors gave it to me."

Zhao Yi continued to carefully hold the copper coin sword in his left hand, and clenched his right fist, smashing the floor hard.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Old man Tian opened the door and looked out, thinking something had happened.

"go out."

"Okay, Master."

Old Man Tian immediately closed the door and left.

After venting his anger, Zhao Yi continued to observe the copper coin sword, and was fascinated by it:

"This sword is recorded in the notes of our ancestors. Every copper coin on it was made by our ancestors themselves. It is extremely masculine and strong, and is specifically designed to defeat evil."

It is difficult to make a big difference in the materials of copper coin swords.

What really determines the value of a copper coin sword is its previous user.

When Li Zhuiyuan faced the boy at the bottom of the lake, a layer of skin was burned off the moment his head touched the copper coin. This is enough to show the value of the sword.

"Let me discuss something. After all, this is something that belonged to my ancestors. Can you please show some style and return it to its original place?"

"dream."

"This copper coin sword needs to be coordinated with the corresponding magic to achieve its maximum effect, otherwise it will be easy to lose the pearl in the dark."

"You can teach me your family's magic and avoid this tragedy."

"This……"

“I’m a quick learner.”

Zhao Yi: "What I mean is that you have to leave me some benefits so that I can convince myself to believe the performance of the person downstairs."

From beginning to end, Zhao Yi only glanced at Xue Liangliang when he carried Li Zhuiyuan upstairs.

He didn't go out to observe carefully because there was no need.

Just like the heads and tails of a coin tossing, there are only these two results. As for the traces left by the coin in the air, there is no point in observing it at all.

"Don't think about it."

"Is this the only magic weapon you need?"

"lack."

"No, there are no good things in the ancestral houses of your Qin and Liu families."

"Can you still go to Mr. Zhao's warehouse in Jiujiang and pick out the things?"

"Of course not. I have already left the river. Unless I admit defeat by lighting the lamp for the second time, I cannot have any deep causal contact with my family."

"Same reason."

"But who doesn't have things prepared by their family before going to the river?"

"me."

Zhao Yi: “…”

Jiang Shui's harshness towards Li Zhuiyuan was not limited to his age.

The sudden spontaneous combustion of the lights and the opening of the river directly interrupted the causal relationship between the inheritance of Li Zhuiyuan and Qin Liu.

According to the normal process, after Grandma Liu accepted her as a family member, she would definitely give her the best things in the ancestral home. As long as she could adapt and use them easily, Liu Yumei would never be stingy.

But she really didn't expect that there would be such a strange thing in the world, and she had never heard of such a situation before.

After the river travel is opened, it comes with its own cause and effect, and those good things that exceed the specifications cannot be given.

Ah Li used the ancestral tablets to make instruments for himself, which was actually a loophole, because the ancestors of Qin and Liu had no spirits. If the spirits were gone, their tablets would naturally not be involved in the cause and effect.

Under normal circumstances, it is not a problem to eat and drink for free at the Liu family, and it is also reasonable for the elders to make some clothes for the younger ones.

Although he knew that Grandma Liu was very rich, he still had to rely on the money Yin Meng collected from selling ancient books to buy his own pickup truck.

There is a degree involved here. If you get too involved, it will easily cause backlash to your family members.

Even large sums of money have to be avoided, not to mention the ancestral home magic tools that are more deeply entangled in cause and effect.

Uncle Qin taught Runsheng martial arts, but Uncle Qin at that time came back with serious injuries.

Aunt Liu taught Yin Meng the art of poison and was almost poisoned to death by Yin Meng. Is this really just because Meng Meng has a natural talent in poison techniques?

Run Sheng and Yin Meng, they are just worshippers of the Dragon King, so the backlash of karma they suffer is much lighter than their own.

At the time, the old lady felt really guilty and couldn't bear it any longer, so she collected a large set of basic books and gave them to me.

Because of this, the old lady must have vomited blood several times in secret.

The young man was born into a wealthy family, but he came out to work with nothing.

Therefore, Li Zhuiyuan was reluctant to give away this copper coin sword.

He can't use the good things at home, so he naturally has to cherish the things he picks up outside.

"mean."

Zhao Yi put the copper coin sword back into the boy's hand.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Master Zhao, you have never lived a hard life."

"Oh, being called Young Master by a person from the Dragon King's family makes my bones go soft.

However, you ate the whole pot of rice by yourself, so at least you left something between your fingers, so that I can't really make a wasted trip. If I didn't catch this wave, I will definitely catch the next wave in a hurry, and I will lose a lot. "

"I don't owe you anything."

"I could have eaten at least half of this pot of rice."

"If I delay for one more day until you and your people arrive, even if we reach a cooperation, do you think you will be the leader? Ask yourself, do you dare?"

Zhao Yi bit his lip.

He raised his fists again and pounded the floor.

Old Man Tian opened the door again.

"roll!"

"Okay, Master."

Zhao Yi looked at his red fist and said:
"When you saw the stone tablet, you should have known that I might come. At that time, you were ahead. I believe that with your intelligence, you could set a trap for me in advance and wait for me to jump into it."

“Yes.”

"But you didn't do it after all, so I'll pay you back..."

"Don't make yourself sound so noble. You just don't dare to gamble."

"Snapped!"

Zhao Yi slapped himself hard.

"Snapped!"

One hit wasn't enough, so he pulled it again, seeking symmetry.

This time, Old Man Tian didn't push the door to check the situation.

With his face flushed red on both sides, Zhao Yi lowered his head and stared at the young man lying in front of him.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't look at him again, but closed his eyes, drank the medicine, and felt warm inside and sleepy.

Zhao Yi: "I'll ask you one last time, do you regret not planning to kill me and putting yourself in this situation now?"

"What fields?"

“It’s right now.”

"A tiger in troubled times is bullied by a dog?"

“算是… …吧。”

“I regret it.

But I don't just regret this one thing. Not planning to kill you in advance is secondary. I shouldn't have taken the initiative to go to the evil creature's lair. The secret method of that thing has location restrictions.

I should let the evil spirit be born, and then I will take action when it leaves its lair.

Or, let the evil spirit start killing people first, and then I will summarize the patterns from the killing samples, plan and prepare the prey in advance, and wait for it to take the bait.

Anyway, the way of heaven only recognizes the results. As long as there are no major disasters caused by some mistakes or omissions, I should still be able to make some money after the merits and demerits are offset."

"Then why didn't you do it?"

A look of pain appeared on Li Zhuiyuan's face.

Zhao Yi panicked and said hurriedly: "Hey, there is no poison in the medicine I gave you!"

He could feel that the boy was not pretending, and that he seemed to be suffering from some intense pain deep in his soul.

Li Zhuiyuan opened his eyes, which gradually became bloodshot:
"Because I was stupid!"

He can reduce the risk. Of course, the risk will not disappear out of thin air, it will only be transferred.

If his own risk is reduced, ordinary people in the surrounding villages will bear this risk.

He knew clearly that he had avoided something when making the decision.

When faced with Zhao Wuyang's stone tablet and gift, he felt that it was meaningless to design a plan against Zhao Yi in that situation.

He brought people to the bottom of the lake so early in order to prevent the old witch from giving birth to a child and starting a blood sacrifice. He knew very well how it was impossible for the old witch to have enough living people at the bottom of the lake for her blood sacrifice. Besides, she didn't want just anyone; she was very picky about who she killed.

All I can say is that at the general's tomb, the four ancestors of the Old Tianmen paid a collective tribute to him, and then they lined up one by one and entered the formation to perish...

It created a hole in my heart.

Since returning from Zhangjiajie, every time he went to Grandma Liu's house to see A'li, he would deliberately stand in front of the tablet in the sacrificial room on the third floor for a while.

You cannot rely on the prestige of the Dragon King's Gate and let the dead die again for your journey, while at the same time escaping your responsibilities under the Dragon King's Gate.

People cannot enjoy rights without fulfilling their obligations.

In fact, people like me should follow Wei Zhengdao's path. He cannot be found in history books, and even if there are traces of him in the world, no one knows who he is.

Since no one knows, you naturally have nothing to worry about and can act without any scruples.

But the problem is that I have already embarked on this path.

From this perspective, the spontaneous combustion of lights at the Qin and Liu families' entry ceremony might have had this kind of meaning, as they were afraid that after entering the Dragon King's house and learning the magic tools, they would regret it later and put themselves in shackles in advance.

Even though he had lost the specific memory of the dream, Li Zhuiyuan still couldn't help but wonder:
Is the reason why Tiandao is targeting him so deliberately because he was scared by Wei Zhengdao in the past?

Finally, Li Zhuiyuan's expression calmed down.

"Are you okay?"

"Ah."

Zhao Yi washed the towel again and came over to help the boy wipe his face. While wiping, he asked:
"Is there something wrong with you?"

"Correct."

"Can it be cured?"

"I'm trying." "It's normal for someone like you to have some problems. If you were too healthy, it would be a bit inappropriate."

"You talk too much. It's annoying. Let's place the bet."

After wiping, Zhao Yi tied the towel around his neck and pulled it hard.

"Forehead……"

He pulled really hard, and his face turned red at first, and then he let go when it was about to turn purple.

Get up and walk out of the room.

Old Man Tian looked at his young master's miserable face and couldn't help but wonder if the two had had a fight inside before?
The young man was so weak, yet he was able to beat his own master like this. This injury was indeed fake!

Zhao Yi stood at the railing. Below him, Xue Liangliang was having a long conversation with the two people from the Corpse Gu Sect.

Xue Liangliang is sharing his experience.

In order to have children and ensure their deformed inheritance, the Bai family actually put in a lot of effort, which is equivalent to a secret method.

Xue Liangliang naturally didn't know all this.

Fortunately, he didn't know, so he was able to comfort these two people from a mysterious perspective.

If we really talk about specific dry stuff, it would be easy to be exposed.

The two people from the Corpse Gu Sect had preconceived ideas, and they already knew that this matter was difficult, so they believed Xue Liangliang's mysterious things even more.

The way they looked at Xue Liangliang was as if they were looking at a totem that had appeared and was a benefactor specially sent to bless them.

Even so, Zhao Yi, who was standing on the second floor, still thought that Xue Liangliang was pretending.

The emperor’s new clothes are actually not difficult to expose.

All he had to do was say a few words, or pretend to do a few things accidentally, and then the two members of the Corpse Gu Sect who had now been "subdued" would only become even more angry when they discovered that they had been deceived, and would frantically retaliate against Xue Liangliang and the wounded in the house.

However, as Li Zhuiyuan said, he didn't dare to gamble.

Even if he was 99% sure, he still didn't dare to take even the slightest risk.

Back then at the Zhao family's house at Shizhuo, I was standing on the roof and the boy was standing below.

The young man looked up at him and said, "I'm standing on the river, do you dare to come down?"

That scene left a psychological trauma on Zhao Yi.

He was really afraid that as soon as he made a move, the young man would immediately stand up and say to him: Thank you for giving me a legitimate reason to kill you. There is no need to give face to your ancestor.

Zhao Yi’s “accident” and “explanation” can only be explained to Heaven, but from the perspective of a teenager, his behavior has already constituted a cause and effect that can be retaliated.

All the members were seriously injured, leaving only an ordinary person here to pretend to be a master.

This is fucking fishing with a straight hook!

It would be better for both parties to be healthy and team up to solve the evil spirits before you engage in intrigues with him. This way you will feel more at ease.

Zhao Yi made up his mind, turned around again, pushed the door open with a "bang", and walked back to the room.

The boy lay on the mattress and sighed helplessly.

Zhao Yi: "There is something I need you to say. You should know what it is."

"I know, but I won't tell you."

"Let me beg you!"

"It's no use."

"On the river, hundreds of boats compete for the current, but they all uphold the righteous path. We are rivals, but we are also the guardians of heaven. I, Zhao Yi, will not take advantage of you!"

"Still a coward."

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Zhao Yi is going crazy.

This guy was not even willing to cooperate in the performance so that he could have peace of mind!
Li Zhuiyuan reluctantly raised his head, looked at Zhao Yi standing at the door, and said:

"Just go one wave at a time, accumulate as much merit as you can, and when you reach the end and the road becomes narrow, when you really run into me, just tactfully move aside."

Zhao Yi calmed down and said:

“In my ancestor’s notes, there was a similar scene recorded. There was once a person with amazing talent and character who stood in front of my ancestor and made me afraid to raise my head.

The ancestor described him in words, saying that he was like a mountain blocking his way.

Later, he died and the mountain collapsed.

Do you know what the ancestors felt at that time? "

Li Zhuiyuan could treat Zhao Yi as he pleased, but he could not be disrespectful to Zhao Wuyang.

We can no longer say “Your ancestors were also cowards” as we did before.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Your ancestors must be very sad."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi's body swayed and he could hardly stand.

The notes of each generation of Dragon King are taboo items. Even within the family, not many people are qualified to read them, and even fewer dare to read them.

Therefore, the boy would never have peeked at the notes.

Zhao Yi propped his hand on the door frame: "You understand my ancestors better than I do."

Li Zhuiyuan said nothing more.

Zhao Yi continued, “Sometimes, having a mountain in front of you that you have to submit to is not necessarily a bad thing.

But the one who laughs last, laughs best.

Li Zhuiyuan,
If I hear that you are dead someday, I will be sad too."

"Pretentious."

Zhao Yi shrugged, turned around and walked out the door, pointing at the two Corpse Gu Sect disciples below and said:
"Either you follow the agreement and continue leading the way to the next dangerous place that you have recorded.

Otherwise, let's start a fight right here and I'll kill you right here!"

The two Corpse Gu Sect disciples' faces turned cold and they turned around to look at Zhao Yi who was standing on the second floor.

Then they stood up and bowed respectfully to Xue Liangliang who was sitting there.

Xue Liangliang encouraged them: "Keep going, where there is a will there is a way."

The two men looked at each other with gratitude. Each of them left a package and placed it in front of Xue Liangliang, then turned around and walked out of the earth building.

Xue Liangliang didn't know what the two packages were and he felt unworthy of accepting them.

Because he knew very well that he could not provide them with any practical help, but only provided emotional value.

Zhao Yi: "Let's follow."

After a pause, Zhao Yi shouted again:
"I won't let them come back. If they come back, it's because I let them back on purpose!
If anything happens to you, Li Zhuiyuan, in the next ten days, it will be because of me.

Hey, I say, don't commit suicide just to hurt me!"

Li Zhuiyuan in the room rolled his eyes when he heard this.

After saying these words, Zhao Yi and his men left the earth building.

Li Zhuiyuan knew that Zhao Yi was essentially afraid to gamble.

But Zhao Yi was able to settle for the second best and imitate the state of mind of his ancestors, which can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

The Jiujiang Zhao family was established because of Zhao Wuyang. Zhao Wuyang back then was probably similar to Xiong Shan in that they both came from humble origins, but he was able to make it to the end and become the Dragon King. Such a person is really quite extraordinary.

Xiong Shan doesn't have this kind of mentality, so he is destined to fail and won't go far.

Xue Liangliang went upstairs, opened the door, and asked in a low voice: "Xiaoyuan, do you still need to continue acting?"

"No need to act anymore. Thank you for your hard work, Brother Liangliang."

"It's not hard. This is what I should do. Now let's..."

"Let me get some sleep first."

"Okay, well, they left some pills in the next room, sorted by category, with a bottle of different colors next to each person's head."

"Feed it to Runsheng and the others."

Since Zhao Yi has decided not to gamble, he will naturally do a favor. It is instinctive for smart people not to take risks, and it is also instinctive for them to maximize their profits.

Besides, this kid must have brought a lot of good stuff with him when he crossed the river. It would be a waste not to take the panacea of ​​the Zhao family in Jiujiang.

"Okay, then you have a good rest."

Li Zhuiyuan closed his eyes and slept for the whole night. After waking up, Li Zhuiyuan asked Xue Liangliang to dissolve the pill and heat up the remaining medicine, and then gave it to him to drink. After drinking it, he fell asleep again.

The pill dissolved in three bowls, and Li Zhuiyuan slept for three times.

After waking up, although I was still weak, I was no longer powerless.

He went next door to check on his friends.

Runsheng and Lin Shuyou both woke up, but couldn't get out of bed, which is normal.

This happens every time they use their best moves, and, probably because they took the pills left by Zhao Yi, they wake up much earlier than usual.

Yin Meng and Tan Wenbin are still in a coma.

It seems that the pills left by Zhao Yi have no effect on Yin Meng's poison.

This...is not surprising.

Li Zhuiyuan took out some medicine bottles with detoxification labels from Yin Meng's bag, opened them one by one and smelled them carefully, then chose the one with the mildest medicinal properties and asked Xue Liangliang to mix it with hot water and give it to her to drink.

The young man didn't dare to match them randomly.

But not long after drinking it, Yin Meng began to vomit, spitting out a lot of black water.

Seeing the effect, Li Zhuiyuan asked Xue Liangliang to continue feeding him the medicine three times a day, mixing a bottle cap of the medicine with water each time.

The poisonous insect was still held in Yin Meng's hand.

This seemed to have become her obsession.

Those two long black whiskers reminded Li Zhuiyuan of cockroaches in the south.

The boy touched Hei Xu a few times with his hands, but Hei Xu did not respond this time.

I hope its vitality can be as tenacious as that of a cockroach.

On the other hand, Tan Wenbin has sunken eye sockets and a haggard face, and he is still unable to wake up, which is a bit strange.

Li Zhuiyuan recalled the children's graffiti all over the murals. He suspected that the reason why Tan Wenbin had not woken up yet was that the two resentful babies had swallowed too much of the resentment on the murals.

Originally, Tan Wenbin had to carry two resentful babies on his shoulders, which had already affected his life. Now the resentful babies ate too much and fell into a deep sleep, which made Tan Wenbin too burdened and unable to wake up.

Li Zhuiyuan picked up the medicine bottle that Zhao Yi had left for Tan Wenbin, poured out a few pills into his palm, and then put it in front of his nose and smelled it:
Rehmannia pill?
"Brother Liangliang, continue to feed this to Binbin."

"it is good."

"You don't have to take one pill at a time. You can take multiple pills at a time. Forget it. Just take a handful at a time."

"Ah, then I didn't feed you enough before."

Cui Hao and Li Ren were still hiding in Zhao Jun Temple.

Li Zhuiyuan was too lazy to care about those two guys.

However, after he regained his mobility, Xue Liangliang would take time to go to Zhao Jun Temple every other day and drop off some supplies for them.

After a few more days, Lin Shuyou was able to get out of bed and move around much faster than before.

In addition to the reason why Zhao Yi left the medicine, it was probably because Ayou's body had already adapted to the impact of the talisman needles. Of course, it was more likely that the boy would adapt to the impact first.

The next person to get out of bed was Runsheng.

Although the two of them cannot do heavy physical work, they can at least share the pressure of taking care of others.

Last time, Ran Dacheng drank too much in the Miao village and had a hangover all night. The next day, he couldn't find his tractor and thought it was stolen. He walked back to the village with tears in his eyes. When he found the tractor, he burst into tears of joy.

Xue Liangliang apologized to him and promised to help him make arrangements. After the construction team returned, he would continue to be responsible for logistics procurement.

The construction team is indeed coming back, but will resume work much later after the New Year because they have to recruit new workers in the nearby counties.

The main reason is that there were too many accidents on the construction site last year, which resulted in many workers not daring to come to the construction site again after receiving their wages and going home for the New Year.

Yin Meng woke up.

The first thing she did when she woke up was to look at the poisonous insect she had been holding in her hand for so long.

Seeing that the poisonous insect was motionless, she screamed, thinking that this poisonous insect, which she had chosen from the swarm of thousands of insects, had been crushed to death by her.

But when Yin Meng poured some poison to stimulate it, the guy immediately became frightened again.

Yin Meng was furious: "You are pretending to be dead!"

Xue Liangliang was given two small packages by the two people from the Corpse Gu Sect, which contained a black substance similar to tortoise jelly.

After inspection by Yin Meng, this is top-quality insect feed.

For a Gu Master, this is indeed the most appropriate gift. You can't just give Xue Liangliang two Gu worms, right?
Xue Liangliang naturally gave the two packages to Yin Meng.

He would occasionally sigh and wonder whether that couple had succeeded.

The truth is, those two people were used by Zhao Yi as tools to find clues, and it is hard to say whether they can escape Zhao Yi alive.

But that's fate.

The night before the construction team arrived, Tan Wenbin finally woke up.

After waking up, Tan Wenbin raised his head, staring blankly at the ceiling with lifeless eyes, and said:

"I had a really long dream where I was eating all the time and I was worried I might have anorexia."

Lin Shuyou: "Thank God, Brother Bin, you finally woke up. Otherwise, if I took you back in a coma, I really don't know how to explain it to my sister-in-law."

Runsheng: "The wind blows immediately."

After Tan Wenbin woke up, Li Zhuiyuan sat with him that night and told him again what had happened before, including the matter about Zhao Yi.

This is the privilege you deserve as the second brain of the team.

After listening to this, Tan Wenbin asked doubtfully:
"Brother Xiaoyuan, you said that the boy forgot about his brother Gu Tong because of your protection, which is understandable.

But his mother, that old witch, died right next to him, so why didn't he use the mirror secret technique to temporarily "resurrect" his mother?
Even though he killed his mother with his own hands, if he really 'resurrected' her, I think her would most likely help him deal with you, Brother Xiaoyuan."

Li Zhuiyuan poured out all the remaining Rehmannia pills in the bottle and handed them to Tan Wenbin's mouth.

Tan Wenbin opened his mouth and ate them all like chewing candy beans.

After putting the bottle down, Li Zhuiyuan replied:
"Because he, like Zhao Yi, doesn't dare to gamble."

(End of this chapter)