Chapter 1675 - 304: Journey to Jiujiang

If we leave too early and get photographed or interviewed about the college entrance exam, won't it be utterly embarrassing?

Even for the last exam, the two of them came out early and sat in the flowerbeds, basking in the sun.

Until the supervising teacher, flustered, helped Yingzi out.

Recognizing it was one of their own, Panzi and Leizi immediately took her and rushed out of the school gate.

Tan Wenbin promptly got out of the car and called the three over to get in his car, while a traffic police officer helped clear the way ahead.

When the car drove off, Tan Wenbin noticed Yingzi's nosebleed had stopped. Although she was still somewhat conscious, she was no longer in danger.

Just as she finished answering the paper and was about to relax, Yingzi was hit by a wave of dizziness.

Right before she collapsed, she instinctively reached out to grab her answer sheet, ensuring her name and exam number were correctly filled out.

Only then did she let herself fall down with peace of mind.

The college entrance exam had completely drained and stressed her out.

After taking Yingzi to Shinan Town clinic for an IV, Tan Wenbin drove back to pick up Li Weihan and Cui Guiying. After several round trips, he finally returned home.

Upon parking, he happened upon Zhao Yi walking by, munching on sunflower seeds. Seeing Tan Wenbin busy and with bloodstains on him, Zhao Yi remarked:

"Hey, Deputy, been busy huh."

"I sent Yingzi to the clinic; she's still semi-conscious."

"The last exam's done then?"

"Yes, it's done."

"She's pretty lucky then; if she missed one subject, it would've been a lost opportunity."

"Does your remedy work that intensely?"

"It's not really my remedy; she's too stressed about it. I've realized that the brains of the Old Li Family seem to go into all the Li family members, oh, and his mom."

"Brother Binbin!"

Cui Cui's voice echoed as she carried a red plastic bucket filled with ink and paint, coming to find Sister Alii.

"Hey, Cui Cui."

Cui Cui looked up at Zhao Yi, her face a mix of curiosity.

Zhao Yi stared at Cui Cui, his gaze gradually intensifying.

"Who's this big brother...?"

"This is Zhao Yi."

"Oh, I know, the circus brother!"

After a brief chat, Cui Cui bounced ahead.

Zhao Yi: "I initially didn't see it, but the bracelet on her wrist is suppressing her life chart. Without it, this little girl...

Wait a minute, she wouldn't be Liu Jinxia's granddaughter, would she?"

"Yes, she is."

Zhao Yi slapped his forehead.

He had seen Liu Jinxia playing cards with Old Mrs. Liu in the courtyard. Liu Jinxia's fate was indeed strong, but not enough to make Xuanmen people frown.

However, if her granddaughter is this severe, then her daughter must be even worse than Liu Jinxia herself.

If Old Tian and Liu Xiazi were really together, three generations would all carry the name, which would be simply unimaginable.

"How can there be such a peculiar life chart; it shouldn't be the case?"

"What's wrong? A tough fate, even if rare, doesn't need you to react like this?"

"A tough fate isn't strange, but it being passed down through generations, that's notable. Liu Jinxia isn't originally from around here, right?"

"Mr. Li has mentioned she was married here from the neighboring town."

"Her household registration must have issues, though she might not even know herself." Zhao Yi saw Li Zhiyuan standing afar on the second-floor terrace, "I'll go find that Li family member."

"Is something up?"

"You've already settled matters here, haven't you? Look, I've been to Nantong twice and stayed for so long, thanks to your hospitality, but it's impolite to come without reciprocating. Isn't it time the Li family member invited you all to my house?"

Zhao Yi approached the courtyard just as Li Zhiyuan was coming downstairs.

Cui Cui: "Brother Xiao Yuan!"

Li Zhiyuan: "Yes, Alii is upstairs in the room."

Cui Cui: "Alright, I'm going!"

The school opened a painting interest class, and Cui Cui enrolled. Lately, she's been accompanying Alii to learn painting, and she is now regarded as the most talented by the painting class teacher.

Zhao Yi came over, nestled beside Li Zhiyuan, rubbing his hands together, saying, "Brother Xiao Yuan~"

"Run Sheng's injury hasn't healed, and you're not fully recovered either. Let's go to Jinling for the exam and then head to Jiujiang."

"Going to Jiujiang just to select an item and bury someone doesn't take much time. Solve the Jiujiang matter, and you can go directly to Jinling for exams, in time.

As for Run Sheng and my injuries, they'll recover in another two days, which works out nicely for visiting the Zhao family; I still need to arrange an identity."

"Identity?"

"After completing the Jianghu lighting ritual, I officially separated from the family, unless I light the grill a second time now. If I return home now, it will cause 'alarm bells' within the household. How can you conveniently do things in this state? Besides, I'm inviting you to my house; I can't possibly have the guest break through the main door, right?"

"You prepared an identity?"

"My uncle's child, my cousin, is about a year younger than me. On the surface, appearing harmless and likable, similar to your...

Zhao Yi glanced at Li Zhiyuan and then subtly shifted his gaze to Lin Shuyou, sitting in the living room reading, "like your subordinate, Ah You."

Li Zhiyuan scooped water from a bucket to wash his hands.

Zhao Yi continued: "But that kid hid unsavory deeds, died for no apparent reason. Later, fearing exposure, my uncle arranged him to live outside Jiujiang, intending to bring him back once the situation quieted down.

I'll take him down first, then don his human skin, sneaking into the Zhao family seamlessly since I really am Young Master Zhao.

Regarding the next process plan, I've outlined them here."

Zhao Yi pulled out a much thicker notebook than yesterday from his clothes, handing it to Li Zhiyuan.

"Does the plan book have to be this thick?"

"Aside from the plans, this contains coordinates for my Zhao family's secret spots, new and old residences, ancestral graves, treasury, plus descriptions of arrays and mechanisms, and details of Zhao family talents' characters, habits, specialties. I tried to summarize it."

Li Zhiyuan: "I'll burn it after reading."

This set of records isn't something a true Young Master Zhao could write, and once leaked to the Jianghu, it might spell disaster for the Zhao family. The cover could easily bear the book title: "Complete Guide to the Zhao Family's Extermination".

"So, Brother Xiao Yuan?"

"Tonight, you'll head to the river and bring back our truck. Tomorrow morning, we'll depart for Jiujiang."

"Old Tian can't leave here; we're just five people heading to Jiujiang, why would we need a big truck, haha."

"We don't need it going there, but we'll find it useful coming back."

"You're absolutely right, Li family member!"

The decision was made, and they gave up willingly, but thinking about a truckload of essence being carried away, the heart's Gate of Life and Death couldn't help but twitch.

Li Zhiyuan to Run Sheng: "Brother Runsheng, could you prepare a table for me."

Then, turning to Zhao Yi: "Don't leave yet."

Zhao Yi: "Ah, no need for such hospitality; I won't stay for dinner."

Li Zhiyuan: "Not for dinner, but to bow."

Li Zhiyuan asked Run Sheng to prepare not a banquet, but an altar.

The altar was set in an alcove filled with the Grandmaster's deities.

Li Zhiyuan took out a blank tablet and handed it to Zhao Yi: "Write a blood letter."

Zhao Yi understood the young man's meaning, pricked his finger, and wrote "Ancestor Zhao Wuyang" on the tablet.

After placing the tablet on the altar, Zhao Yi took two steps back, knelt, and paid respects to the ancestor.

The Jiujiang Zhao are descendants and the legacy of Zhao Wuyang.

Li Zhiyuan had once received a copper coin sword from Zhao Wuyang, and now, carrying ill will, he must ask fate, not for results but merely to fulfill the ritual.

As Zhao Yi kowtowed, Li Zhiyuan stood alongside, holding a bamboo tube filled with copper coins, shaking it while muttering:

"For this journey, an oracle."

Zhao Wuyang's tablet on the altar shook a few times.

In the East Room, many tablets on the altar also began to shake simultaneously.

Liu Yumei, playing cards on the courtyard, first glanced at her East Room and then at the direction of the alcove.

Liu Jinxia: "Sister Liu, it's your play."

Liu Yumei: "I reveal the meld."

Within the alcove.

In the youth's hand, the Grandmaster's bamboo tube, secured with wire, split open, releasing the copper coins onto the floor.

Both Li Zhiyuan and Zhao Yi lowered their heads to look.

Subsequently, Zhao Yi straightened, displaying a solemn expression, deeply bowing to the ancestor's tablet.

Li Zhiyuan also approached, lit three sticks of incense, and performed junior servitude, bowing thrice before respectfully placing the incense into the burner.

Oracle:

[The journey will be auspicious!] integrantes