Although everyone was eager to examine the cannons that the young general had given to Li Mao, now was not the right time.

Because the "Great Rift Valley" that spans the entire northern land is constantly emitting black smoke, it serves as a constant reminder that danger is imminent.

"Could some monster crawl out of there?!"

Because the Huang family's ancestral land is also connected by the "Great Rift Valley," it is very convenient for Li Mao to conduct research.

As I said before, thankfully it wasn't a real crack, but rather something that could be seen by the Heavenly Eye, so there's no need to worry about it falling directly down.

Huang Zuo, who had a humorous personality, raised his hand and gently tapped Li Mao on the head upon hearing this.

"What kind of monsters would crawl out like that? Do you think this is the West? There are monsters buried underground, and nobody cares."

"In our area, there is only the underworld and the eighteen levels of hell."

"If there were really monsters down there, the Ten Kings of Hell would have caught them long ago to boost their performance quotas; there wouldn't be enough to go around!"

"No monsters will crawl out?" Li Mao was even more puzzled upon hearing this. "Then what exactly is this thing?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Zuo exchanged a glance with Gray Sixth Master and then slowly shook his head.

"We don't know, we don't know... Even if we did know, we can't say."

“This world now belongs to you young people; we shouldn’t even exist.”

At this point, a hint of melancholy appeared on the faces of the two heads of the family, but it quickly disappeared.

With a flick of his sleeve, Master Hui Liu sent Zhao Youliang and the others away from the Huang family's ancestral land, and then the entire ancestral land disappeared without a trace.

"Go and fulfill your mission, and don't let the master down."

"Take good care of yourself, and don't let... don't let us old folks outlive our children."

"Go..."

After landing, Zhao Youliang's gang stared blankly at the mountains in front of them.

After regaining his senses, he quickly bowed and said, "We're leaving now, please take care, seniors!"

While everyone else turned and left, Li Mao hesitated slightly.

"Hey Quantum, Liao, are we really just leaving like this?!"

Zhao Youliang looked annoyed by the question: "Why aren't we leaving? Even Master Hui has already seen the guests off."

"Are we not leaving to wait for Sixth Master to call us for dinner?!"

“No, that’s not it…” Li Mao was somewhat helpless after Zhao Youliang’s retort.

"I just wanted to say that Sixth Master saw us out, but the bicycle is still inside."

Zhao Youliang: "......"

By the time Zhao Youliang's gang strode back to the town, it was already dark.

Instead of going home, they went straight to the barbecue stall.

The place was still bustling with people, and there were almost no empty seats.

Fortunately, Li Mao's wife and Qi Zhigang and his wife came to help; otherwise, Yingchun's sister-in-law wouldn't have been able to manage on her own.

Seeing Zhao Youliang's gang walking towards them, Sister Yingchun was taken aback at first, then pretended to be nonchalant and said.

"Why are you so late? Did you all go swimming in the ditch together?"

"Hurry up and greet the guests, all you do is play!"

As she spoke, Sister Yingchun had already moved closer to Zhao Youliang, casually kicking the big yellow dog away before speaking in a low voice.

"Quantum, Li Mao... how did he die?"

"Huh? Sister, you can tell?!" It's no wonder Zhao Youliang was surprised; ever since the young general gave Li Mao a new body, Zhao Youliang couldn't tell that he was dead.

Not only Zhao Youliang couldn't see it, but even the miraculously clever Chang Jie was the same... even though Chang Jie was blind...

Instead of answering Zhao Youliang's question directly, Sister Yingchun pulled him behind the counter.

He opened the drawer, took out a bankbook, and handed it over.

"Quantum, if one day I leave too, you must take good care of yourself."

"Take good care of yourself when I'm not around, and don't make me worry, okay?"

"Sis, what do you mean?!" Zhao Youliang was terrified upon hearing this, and instinctively took a step back. "Sis, what's wrong? Don't scare me!"

Seeing Zhao Youliang's expression, Sister Yingchun smiled helplessly.

She then abandoned her increasingly dignified bodhisattva-like demeanor and reverted to being the fiery and graceful widow she once was.

She reached out and pinched Zhao Youliang's ear, laughing as she said, "I was just saying that, why did you take it seriously!"

"Take the passbook first... I'm a widow, it's not safe for me to keep it here, you can keep it for me."

"Once we've saved enough money, we'll open an even bigger store!"

Zhao Youliang wasn't stupid; he knew perfectly well that Yingchun's sister-in-law was hiding something from him.

He hurriedly looked down to deduce the situation, but all he could see was a road full of sand and dust, and densely packed flowers blooming in profusion along the roadside.

Crimson flowers...

On the other side, Li Mao walked to his wife with mixed feelings and awkwardly handed her a skewer of grilled meat.

"Wife, I miss you!"

Li Mao's wife blushed instantly upon hearing this, and secretly looked around before relaxing when she found that no one was paying attention to her.

She answered in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz: "Honey, what's wrong? Why are you suddenly saying that?"

"I miss you too... My son and I miss you too."

Facing his tender and loving wife, Li Mao felt even more heartbroken.

"Wife, wife, I'm so sorry. I promise I'll try to live a few more years and make money so it can all go to you and our son!"

Li Mao's wife was just an ordinary person, so of course she couldn't tell that Li Mao was dead. When she heard this, she took it as a heartfelt confession, and therefore she was even more ashamed and dared not look up.

To ease her shyness, Li Mao's wife gathered her thoughts and spoke softly.

"Honey, I have something strange to tell you."

“You didn’t go home last night, so I came over to help. On the way, I saw Sister Yingchun standing alone by the roadside, lost in thought.”

"She ignores me when I talk to her, and she disappears when I walk past her."

"But when I got to the barbecue restaurant, I found that my sister had been busy all day and hadn't left at all."

"Do you think I'm seeing things?"

"Huh?!" Li Mao is no longer the naive man he once was, especially since Zhao Youliang had told him that there was another Yingchun's sister-in-law.

After a brief moment of surprise, he quickly comforted his wife.

"Honey, you must have seen it wrong. Don't overthink it."

"Oh right, you haven't told anyone about this, have you?!"

Li Mao's wife was clearly very "easy to fool"... she trusted her husband completely, and upon hearing this, she smiled and gently shook her head.

"I haven't told anyone... such a strange thing, and it's about my sister, I wouldn't dare to talk about it."

"Sister Yingchun's life has already been hard enough, we can't add to her troubles."

"That's good, that's good!" Li Mao nodded repeatedly. "Oh, by the way, where's our son? Is he sleeping at home by himself?"

“The child is so young, how can we let him sleep at home by himself?” Li Mao’s wife gave Li Mao a “resentful” look.

"Our dad is watching."

"Our dad?!" Li Mao exclaimed in surprise, "You mean my dad?!"

"He's been dead for so many years, honey, are you kidding me?!"