Chapter 2 Chapter 2

Ling Suye's doubts suddenly grew.

The Ling family's ancestral tomb is located in a remote area, and powerful monsters occasionally appear around it. When the ancestors of the Ling family chose the tomb, it was to scare away the monsters and prevent them from coming to the town to harm the people.

Even during the heyday of the Ling family, this place was deserted. Apart from the younger generations of the Ling family, no one else came here to pay their respects.

Now Ling Suye is the only one left alive in the family...

So who will come to worship now?

On the ground, the neatly arranged tombs were overgrown with weeds because no one had cleaned them for three years, but you could still see that the front circle were all new graves.

Because the new tombstone has only recently been weathered, the two lines of inscription on it are still faintly visible.

——At the tomb of my father Ling Ping, my son Ling Su stood in the wild.

——At the tomb of mother Bai Yuan, the son Ling stood in the wild.

——Uncle..., nephew Ling stayed in the wild.

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Row after row, path after path, they were all Ling Suye standing.

There was also a fallen stone tablet next to the last empty grave without any soil covering it.

——The tomb of Ling Suye, self-reliance.

The last character "立" is written in a rough and powerful style. At a glance, you can see the determination of the person who carved it to face death.

At this moment, there were piles of burnt paper in front of all the graves, and there was an extra glass of wine in front of the new grave.

Except for one grave.

Except for this self-standing grave, which is empty and has no bones left.

Sheng Li stood in front of the tomb with his hands hanging at his sides. A small wooden carving slipped from his sleeve and fell into his palm.

The grooves of the wood carving left deep marks on the fingertips. If you look closely, you will find that the wood carving is 80% similar to the inscription on the stone tablet.

Presumably, it was written by the same person.

Sheng Li clenched his fists tightly to suppress the tears that were about to burst out.

——When he was young, he followed his mother and wandered around, making the world his home.

At that time, he had not yet gone to the capital to recognize his relatives, and his surname was not Sheng.

His surname is Gu, Gu Xuanyou.

Gu Xuanyou has a 'fiancée' who was betrothed to him since childhood. She is the youngest 'girl' in the Ling family.

Later, Gu Xuanyou heard his mother sigh more than once: "You said Bai Yuan's belly was so round, so she must be having a daughter. How come a boy popped out in the end? It doesn't make sense!"

Then, seeing him staring with eyes wide open, not understanding what "a round belly means a daughter, a pointed belly means a son" meant, A'niang pinched his cheek in amusement.

"Hey, son, your fiancée is gone, why don't you go over there and grieve for a while."

After a pause, she continued, "Forget it. It's not bad to have a fiancé. Mother will prepare a dowry for you and marry you off."

Sheng Li was immersed in his own thoughts for a long time before he realized something was wrong.

I came here to pay my respects, and I clearly bought the most fragrant wine in town, so why can I smell milk now? If I listen carefully, I can even smell the scent of women's powder.

He immediately gathered his thoughts and pretended not to move, but in fact his fingers had already silently grasped the long sword behind him!

Ling Suye couldn't see, but he had excellent hearing - a person's breathing state when relaxed is completely different from when on guard.

He knew he had been discovered, so he immediately put down his bag and quietly turned into the other side of the tunnel.

As soon as Ling Suye left, a sharp sword energy swept down from above!

Wherever the sword passed, objects were broken into two pieces.

Including the source of the milky aroma he just smelled - kumis.

The glutinous rice wine that contained kumis was cut into two pieces, and the aroma of wine mixed with milk spread out.

Sheng Li then jumped into the tunnel.

Seeing the mess on the floor, and even the yellow paper soaked by the wine, he was stunned.

The same doubt as Ling Suye just now came to his mind - why are there still people coming to worship and burn paper for the Ling family?

Sheng Li thought more than Ling Suye. After all, he could see with his eyes and could see the desolate graveyard above.

Therefore, he knew that the people who came today had probably never come to worship before, otherwise the weeds would not have grown so tall.

Who is this person? What is his relationship with the Ling family? Why has he never appeared in the tunnel?

Sheng Li knew that the wisest thing to do was to leave quietly when it was getting dark and not cause any trouble, but his heart was almost beating in his throat!

Who is this person?

He brought so many things with him, he must have a close relationship with the Ling family!

Will he know something about the massacre three years ago?

Thinking of this, Sheng Li could no longer control himself. He lit a tinder, carefully compared and identified the direction the man left, and chased after him.

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Ling Suye had recognized Sheng Li's moves as early as when he launched his first sword strike.

The two of them have been inseparable for three years. Ling Suye is so familiar with Sheng Li's footsteps and attack habits!

Similarly, he also knew Sheng Li's weaknesses.

Relying on his familiarity with the terrain, he deliberately created traces of leaving along the way. In fact, he kept moving in the tunnel and finally returned to his ancestral tomb.

However, Ling Suye's purpose was not to worship. He went up just to see what Sheng Li had done.

He hid his body among the tombstones and weeds, and groped his way along the outermost tombstone.

There was still some warmth in the fire from where the paper had just been burned, but the flames had been carefully doused.

——There are too many weeds in this area. You must be careful to put out the fire after lighting it, otherwise it may cause a forest fire.

Ling Suye searched around quietly and finally came to the conclusion: Sheng Li was really just here to visit the grave.

An indescribable feeling surged in his heart, and at the same time increased Ling Suye's doubts. Why did Sheng Li come to visit the grave?

Ling Suye knew that Sheng Li would definitely come back after he couldn't find anyone in the tunnel, so he didn't stay long and left along the path first.

Blown by the cold wind from Mobei, he suddenly recalled the contents of the book titled "Spring Never Grows Old" that he had been reciting to his ears three years ago when his blood and energy were exhausted and he was on the verge of death.

Ling Suye watched his relatives die one by one in front of him, and finally disregarded his ancestors' teachings and used the forbidden innate skill in his blood - Demon Fusion.

The forbidden technique is activated, and with the sacrificer as the center, there will be no living people in the demon realm.

The price is the blood, bones and flesh of the sacrificer.

This means that Ling Suye will be eaten by the monster until not even a bone is left.

Three years later, Gu Xuanyou passed by Mobei for some reason. Thinking of her fiancé who died early, she couldn't bear it and came to pay her respects.

Three years later, visiting the grave, fiancé Gu Xuanyou?

The time and events all match, only this person...

Ling Suye was certain that the person being worshipped today was Sheng Li.

His servant, the best knife in his hand, he would never admit his mistake.

When Ling Suye returned to his residence, a very bold idea had already taken root in his mind.

Could Sheng Li and Gu Xuanyou be the same person?

However, there is too little information to speculate, and Ling Suye cannot get a definite answer for the time being.

After washing up, he lay on the bed, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.

He knew that his conclusion was too rough and he couldn't infer that the two people were actually the same person just based on the three years and the visit to the grave.

After all, there are more than 300 days and nights in a year. What if they leave and Gu Xuanyou comes back later?

But if Sheng Li and Gu Xuanyou are not the same person, then what is Sheng Li’s purpose in visiting the grave?

In fact, Ling Suye could have asked Sheng Li in person, but wouldn't that be the same as telling Sheng Li: The person who came to the tunnel with kumis and cosmetics to worship was me, wasn't I Ling Suye?

But Ling Suye is already dead.

After using the forbidden technique 'Melting into the Monster', he was eaten alive by the monster, without even a bone left.

The only one alive now is a doctor without any background or name.

Similarly, regardless of whether Sheng Li is Gu Xuanyou, he is just a knife in his hand.

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Three days passed in a flash. On the morning of the third day, Ling Suye woke up. Sheng Li had already prepared breakfast. After Ling Suye finished eating, he said, "Master, I have prepared the carriage."

His tone was the same as usual, but he was obviously tired.

He hadn't been able to find the person who had brought the offerings to the tomb, so he hadn't slept a wink in the past few days, guarding the tomb, hoping to catch the person. But the person seemed to know what he was thinking and never showed up again.

Sheng Li had no choice but to place the offerings that the man brought one by one, but the bag of kumis was cut in half and all of it was lost.

"Then let's go." Ling Suye heard a hint of unwillingness in Sheng Li's tone, but did not explain.

Their destination this time was Chuzhou in the northwest. Now they had wasted three days in Mobei. If they didn't speed up their journey, they might not be able to catch up with the Chuzhou gambling stone competition.

Gambling on stones means betting whether there is precious jade under the rough surface of the stone.

People at that time loved jade. They believed that precious jade could nourish people and that wearing it for a long time could ward off evil spirits, bring good luck and cure chronic diseases.

Therefore, there is an old saying that "Chenzhou in the southeast produces precious pearls, and Chuzhou in the northwest produces fine jade." It means that Chenzhou in the southeast, which is close to the sea, is rich in pearls, while Chuzhou in the northwest produces precious jade.

This year is Chuzhou’s once-in-a-decade gambling stone competition.

Those who sign up for the competition will compete to see who can pick out the jade from the stone they pick, and which piece of jade is big, of good quality, and has spiritual energy. The winner will receive a generous reward.

Ling Suye naturally didn't do it for reward.

He did it for the spiritual jade.

Using something from someone else on yourself may be okay for a while, but after a long time it will always be more or less inappropriate.

Then you need to take it out and warm it with fresh, freshly cut jade that is full of spiritual energy for seven days before you can continue to use it.

For example, the pupil.

At that time, the entire Ling family was massacred. Although Ling Suye used forbidden techniques to kill everyone in the demon domain, this actually also depended on the individual's cultivation level. People with high cultivation levels could still break through the siege.

After taking out the Eye of Truth from his eyes, as well as the body of the person who whispered in his ear, Ling Suye did not see their bodies, so they must still be alive.

Although those people were all masked, Ling Suye had never seen their appearance.

But he will never forget that voice in his life.

They will definitely come to this gambling stone competition for the fresh spiritual jade!

Ling Suye was sitting in the carriage while Sheng Li went to pay the rent for the courtyard. After a while, he came back to drive the carriage.

"I have already bought the herbs that the master ordered. However, there is one herb called Purple Cloud Clothes, which is not sold in many pharmacies along the way, so I only bought three tablets."

Ling Suye nodded: "That's enough."

"Yes, Master."

The carriage drove onto the small road, and in a short while, there was no one around. The carriage carrying the master and servant became the only scenery in the vast world.

Ling Suye suddenly spoke up, "I heard that the kumis from Mobei is the best. I bought some extra. You can try it."

Sheng Li's back suddenly stiffened.

He subconsciously thought of the wine bag that he had cut off in the tunnel.

But the owner shouldn't know about this.

After saying this, Ling Suye leaned back and stopped talking.

Sheng Li couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so he could only obey his orders. He took out a bag of kumis from the side, uncorked it, and took a sip. With obvious water stains on his lips, he whispered, "Sheng Li thanks the master."

The author has something to say:

In the previous book, the main actor wrote that the actor worked for the bottom for three years, but in this book, the bottom returned the favor (not really).