Traveling through the Immortal Realm: Starting from Becoming a Top-Level Furnace Cauldron

Lu Yuguan stood there, his whole body ice-cold.

Jiang Cong nudged his arm.

"Guan'er?"

"Are you OK?"

Lu Yuguan suddenly came to his senses.

His lips moved, but no sound came out.

Zhao Si... is dead?

Who is that person in reality?

Ghost?

Bai Xiao frowned when he saw that Bai Xiao's face was deathly pale.

"Third brother?"

Lu Yuguan shook his head absently, his voice hoarse: "No...it's nothing."

Bai Xiao sighed and patted him on the shoulder.

"Let's eat first."

"Let's talk about it after we finish eating."

……

dining room.

The round table was laden with dishes, their aroma filling the air.

Bai Xiao sat in the main seat, Chang Yun held Bai Yu in her arms, and Daiyu and Qingwen served dishes to each other.

Old Mrs. Bai sat in the main seat, while the second wife sat to her left.

When Chang Yun saw Lu Yuguan and the others enter, she greeted them with a smile, "Third brother is here, please have a seat!"

Lu Yuguan forced a smile.

Jiang Cong, on the other hand, was very outgoing.

"Big brother and sister-in-law!"

"happy New Year!"

He grinned at Bai Xiao, "Big Brother! I'm Guan'er's old friend, Jiang Cong!"

Bai Xiao was slightly taken aback, then smiled.

"Young Master Jiang is a man of great talent and appearance. Thank you for taking care of my younger brother."

Jiang Cong immediately beamed with joy: "Wow, big brother has good taste!"

Xuan Yu Taizu snorted coldly.

Emperor Taizu of Jinluan couldn't help but rub his forehead.

It's unbearable to watch...

After everyone was seated, Bai Xiao waved his arm and said with a smile:

"This meal was prepared by our newly arrived renowned chef from the Jianghuai region. Please have a taste."

"Xiao'er is so thoughtful," the old lady said nostalgically, looking at the table full of dishes. "In the past, Yu Guan Niang loved the Jianghuai style the most."

Lu Yuguan tightened his grip on the chopsticks.

He lowered his head and picked up a piece of braised pork. It was very delicious, and the chill in his heart melted a little.

"old lady……"

"What kind of person is my mother?"

The dining table fell silent for a moment.

The old lady remained silent for a moment, her gaze distant.

"Reed catkins..."

"When you came back with your father back then, you were the most clever and eccentric."

"He always likes to make little things to amuse me."

Lu Yuguan was silent.

He had never seen the reeds that others talked about.

In the real world, his mother disappeared when he was six years old, and his memory of her is already blurred.

Seeing that Lu Yuguan remained silent, the second wife spoke with some guilt: "Third Young Master, I wronged your mother back then. I gave her a kind look just because I was afraid of losing favor."

She lowered her head. "Can you forgive your stepmother?"

Lu Yuguan was stunned.

Chang Yun quickly smoothed things over, saying, "We're all family, no need for formalities."

Bai Xiao nodded as well.

"Let bygones be bygones."

"Besides, who remembers what happened back then?"

Having said that, the old lady seemed to remember something and turned to give instructions.

"Daiyu, Qingwen."

"Go to my room and bring me the sandalwood box from the bedside table."

The two maids responded and left, returning shortly afterward with a wooden box in their arms.

The old lady pointed to the wooden box.

"I originally intended to take the old items inside with me to my coffin, but now I might as well give them to Yu Guan."

She spoke slowly, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

Lu Yuguan was slightly moved.

"Old items?"

The old lady sighed, "Back then, when Luhua first came to the Bai family, she always said that I was having a hard time, so she gave me some candy."

Chang Yun and Bai Xiao also looked on with curiosity, quietly watching the wooden box.

"Daiyu, open it."

The lid of the box was slowly lifted, revealing a red velvet cloth inside, upon which lay a single thread—

Lollipop.

Colorful candy balls.

Plastic sticks.

Clearly.

Lu Yuguan's breathing almost stopped, and his pupils suddenly contracted!

Jiang Cong stood up abruptly!

"Fuck!"

"How can it be!?"

He pointed at the lollipop, "Isn't this something that only exists in modern times?!"

Lu Yuguan looked at the old lady: "Did my mother give this to me?"

The old lady nodded.

"Yes."

"Luhua said it was some kind of clam candy, but I couldn't bear to eat it, so I kept it."

dong dong...

Lu Yu's heart pounded like a drum; she reached out and picked up the lollipop to examine it closely.

Absolutely right!

This is what the real world is like!

Why……

Why does it appear here?

And it just so happens to be left by my mother?

Jiang Cong leaned closer and whispered, "Guan'er, could it be that your mother has also fallen into a coma like you?"

Lu Yuguan's hand trembled.

The lollipop almost fell.

If his mother had been here before, just like him...

So, his background...

The connection between the two worlds seems to have taken a new direction.

【Ding! ——】

[Main Quest丨Mystery of Life]

Current progress: 75%/100%

Lu Yuguan took a deep breath and carefully placed the lollipop back into the box.

"old lady!"

"Can you give me this?"

The old lady smiled kindly and said, "Take it, it was originally your mother's property."

Lu Yuguan put away the box, and a flame was rekindled in his heart.

Jiang Cong hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What do you mean? What are you planning to do?"

Lu Yuguan pondered for a while, then looked up at Bai Xiao.

"Big brother."

"You just said that Steward Zhao's tomb is in the west of the city, is that right?"

Bai Xiao frowned: "Third brother, do you mean to..."

Lu Yuguan's eyes were firm.

"Yes."

"I suspect Butler Zhao isn't dead. I want to open the coffin and see!"

Bai Xiao's expression changed drastically.

"Open the coffin?"

"Third brother, this...this is against human ethics!"

Lu Yuguan's gaze was intense.

"Big brother."

"If Steward Zhao is truly not dead, then the people buried here are not his men, so why is there any talk of disturbance?"

Bai Xiao's brows were furrowed, clearly indicating an internal struggle.

The hall fell silent for a moment.

Chang Yun glanced at her husband, then at Lu Yuguan, and said softly:

“My third brother’s cultivation is profound, and his thoughts are beyond our reach.”

"Even if it is against public morals, we can properly commemorate it afterward and burn more paper money."

Bai Xiao remained silent for a long time before letting out a heavy sigh.

"That's all."

"As you wish."

……

West City Cemetery.

Wild grass grows lush and green, and a cold wind howls.

A simple stone tablet stands in front of Zhao Si's grave, inscribed with the four characters "Tomb of Zhao Si".

Bai Xiao pointed to the grave.

"This is it."

Emperor Xuanyu paced around the tomb with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

"Something's wrong."

He stopped and looked around.

"According to feng shui, this place is a gathering place of yin energy, and no vital energy can be found here."

"Burying someone here will not bring them peace, and their descendants will suffer great misfortune. It is not an auspicious burial site at all."

Bai Xiao was taken aback upon hearing this.

"The founding emperor is right."

"But when Steward Zhao was seriously ill back then, he bought his own coffin and specifically requested to be buried here, saying that he liked quiet."

Lu Yuguan's eyes sharpened.

Specify it yourself?

Why did they specifically choose an inauspicious burial site?

Jiang Cong rubbed his arms: "Why do I feel a chill? Could he really not be dead?"

Xuan Yu Taizu: "We'll know once we dig it up and see."

Several servants from the Bai family who had come along, though feeling uneasy, still mustered their courage and stepped forward.

Hoes and shovels were all put to use.

Before long, a thin coffin appeared.

The coffin was somewhat rotten and emitted a faint musty smell.

"Open the coffin."

Bai Xiao spoke in a deep voice.

The servants looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and used shovels to pry open the coffin lid.

crunch...

The piercing sound echoed through the cemetery.

Everyone held their breath and crowded forward...