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The snake, under the eaves, had no choice but to bow its head.

"That's fine then," said the little tortoise. "Anyway, you shouldn't speak ill of the master in front of the lady. Actually, the master knows everything. Otherwise, do you think the master would bother you for no reason?"

The Snake King seemed a little uncomfortable after what the Little Turtle said, and shook his head, trying to get away with it.

"Just keep it in mind," said the little tortoise. "Even if the lady is your benefactor, you can't keep asking for repayment forever. Your master will not shortchange you on what you deserve."

The Snake King remained silent, still harboring a petty prejudice.

Little Whirlwind Turtle was a kind-hearted fool. Seeing that the Snake King wouldn't listen, it said, "I know you have some improper thoughts about our lady, but I'm telling you, you'd better give up on those ideas. So many immortals used to like her, including Fairy Cloud's lady, but they were all killed by our master, leaving not even ashes."

"Really?" The Snake King was a little scared.

The little tortoise nodded and said, "Really! You'd better watch yourself."

After saying that, the little tortoise went to the bottom of the underground river, leaving the snake king stunned.

The Snake King hung his head in dejection, lamenting his weakness and reminiscing about his unrequited love that had ended without fruition.

In the demon realm where the strong are respected, without power, one cannot obtain all the good things.

I'm done thinking about it. Time to cultivate!

He wants to go home to find his parents!

Thinking of this, the Snake King sank into the water.

Glug, steam rises from the water!

The heat inside the cave intensified, and the water boiled even more vigorously!

After Huo Yingjie returned home, he packed his things away before lying down to sleep.

He had to admit that he was furious with that little snake.

However, the little snake was still young and didn't have much cunning, so it was easy to deal with.

It would be easy to help him overcome this tribulation.

But that little gadget is so infuriating!

Thinking of He Tiantian in the room not far away, Huo Yingjie's anger, which had just risen, and the 1080 ways to kill the little spirit snake, all vanished.

Alas, whether it's Yun'er or He Tiantian, they are both his destined calamities.

Not just for one lifetime, but for all eternity!

In order not to make her hate him, he couldn't act as willfully as before!

Forget it, let's not bother with that little snake. Let's get rid of it as soon as possible.

The next morning, when He Tiantian got up, Huo Yingjie was already practicing a set of boxing techniques in the yard. It looked like Tai Chi or Wu Qin Xi, but He Tiantian couldn't figure out what it was.

"Yingjie, what are you practicing?" He Jingyu asked Huo Yingjie curiously after washing up.

"I don't know either, I just learned it from an old colleague. It's good for improving health," Huo Yingjie said. "Before, the workload was heavy, and I couldn't do without exercise."

He Jingyu nodded and said, "Sure, I'm getting older and I don't feel as good as I used to be. I really should exercise more. Come on, teach me!"

Huo Yingjie demonstrated a gesture, which He Jingyu then copied.

If there was anything wrong, Huo Yingjie stopped and helped He Jingyu explain.

The set of movements, a total of eighteen, takes twenty minutes to complete while sitting down, leaving He Jingyu drenched in sweat.

"Not bad, not bad. It was tiring while I was working on it, but after I stopped and sweated, I felt completely relaxed," He Jingyu praised. "Thank you, Yingjie."

"You're welcome. I'm glad it's helpful to you," Huo Yingjie said.

Huo Yingjie has been in Qijia Village for over a week and has completely adapted to life there, finding it quiet, peaceful, and carefree.

In another week, it will be Qi Xiaoyan's wedding day.

He Tiantian often accompanied Qi Xiaoyan to the county town to buy things. Huo Yingjie was worried about He Tiantian and followed her everywhere!

At first, He Tiantian was a little embarrassed, but later, as she bought a lot of things and hung them all on Huo Yingjie, her embarrassment disappeared completely.

Because they bought so much stuff that their bicycles couldn't hold it all, they asked Old Liu for his oxcart to help them haul it back to Qijia Village.

On the way, Old Liu was as talkative as ever.

"By the way, a few days ago there were some people from out of town, around twenty or thirty years old, who went to Qijia Village and rode in my oxcart. Do you know them?" Old Liu had been pulling a cart for many years and had a general impression of the people in the villages along the way.

“No!” Qi Xiaoyan said, “When outsiders come to visit someone or relatives, they usually go to the village branch office to submit a letter of introduction and household registration certificate. My father didn’t say anything when he came home, so he probably didn’t come to our village.”

Old Liu was taken aback and said, "I dropped them off about two miles from Qijia Village. I couldn't understand most of their dialect, but I heard Qijia Village several times."

"That's strange. I'll talk to my dad about it when I get back," Qi Xiaoyan said, not paying too much attention to it.

Old Liu thought for a moment and said, "I don't think those people are decent people. Your village is different from before because every household in Taozi is rich. Also, there is a large tomb and treasures in the back mountain of your village. It's normal that people are eyeing it."

"Huh?" Qi Xiaoyan was taken aback. "The villagers have money, why would they come to rob us?"

"That's not necessarily true!" Old Liu said. "They'll rob us and run away, and we won't be able to catch them. By the time the police arrive, they'll have vanished without a trace, and we won't be able to catch them. Your village has a lot of people, so it's a bit better. But I'm afraid they might be those vicious tomb raiders."

"Tomb raiders?" He Tiantian was shocked; she had a strong impression of tomb raiders.

Several tomb raiders were right in front of her; she even encountered another group of tomb raiders while mowing the grass.

What incredibly bad luck!

"Have you ever seen tomb raiders?" Qi Xiaoyan asked. She wasn't home and didn't know much about the situation in Qijia Village.

“I saw it. That time, Da Niu and I were cutting grass when four tomb raiders stole something and ran into us. Da Niu and I ran fast, and those guys were busy escaping and didn’t chase us. Captain Qi, you took some men to chase them, but you couldn’t catch them. Those guys got away.” He Tiantian said, “Those guys had guns. I was almost scared to death.”

"But my dad said that the big tombs behind have already been excavated, and all the good stuff is in the museum. Why would those tomb raiders still come to Qijia Village?" Qi Xiaoyan was puzzled and couldn't understand.

"Anyway, we should still be careful," Old Liu said, "just in case."

As they were talking, they encountered two young people on the road, a man and a woman. Old Liu's oxcart passed by, and they asked, "Grandpa, could you give us a ride?"

Old Liu tightened the reins, looked at He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan, and asked, "Do you agree to let someone hitch a ride?"

He Tiantian knew the pain of not being able to get a ride when she was in the United States, so she nodded and said, "It's okay, let them get a ride."

The oxcart was loaded with the things Qi Xiaoyan had bought. Qi Xiaoyan was riding a bicycle, while He Tiantian was sitting on the back of Huo Yingjie's bicycle.

"Where are you two young men going?" Old Liu asked. The two young men were dressed cleanly and didn't seem like bad people.

"We're going to Qijia Village," one of the young men said. "Grandpa, are you going that way?"