"Oh," Li Haitang replied dryly. She looked back and saw that they hadn't done anything else. She breathed a sigh of relief and hurried over. She stared at Li Yancheng for a moment, noticing that he looked gloomy, yet there was no sign of decay on his body. She asked curiously, "Your Majesty, it's been over a thousand years. Why are you still alive?"
"Master?" Li Yancheng frowned and looked at Yan Xi.
Yan Xi introduced with a smile: "She is a crabapple tree demon. Do you still remember the crabapple trees you planted for me when I was serving as a magistrate in Donghan County?"
Li Yancheng suddenly turned his gaze to Li Haitang, "Are you the crabapple tree?"
Li Haitang nodded hurriedly, "Yes, in reply to the Emperor, I am the Begonia Tree Demon transformed from that Begonia Tree. All of this is thanks to the guidance of Master Wei Changjian. It was he who opened my spiritual intelligence and allowed me to survive for a thousand years."
Although he knew that there were strange people and things in this world, it was still a bit novel to see a living monster standing in front of him, especially since this monster was the crabapple tree he had planted with his own hands.
"Wei Changjian..." Li Yancheng narrowed his eyes. "I didn't expect that more than a thousand years have passed since he left the mortal world. He is even more mysterious than I knew."
The Begonia Tree Demon nodded in agreement: "Not only that, he also predicted that Yan Xi would come back, so he asked me to wait for Yan Xi in Donghan County. Oh, by the way, he has been reborn as a human now, and he is outside now."
"Really? I want to see him."
After these words were spoken, Li Haitang and Yan Xi looked at each other.
Yan Xi quickly said, "I'm afraid you'll have to cooperate with me before that."
Li Yancheng looked at him puzzledly, "What do you mean?"
Yan Xi raised her still bleeding wrist and shook it in front of his eyes, "Do you know why I'm here, and why this happened?"
Li Yancheng's pupils turned red again when he saw the bright red blood. He couldn't help but stare at his wrist, his Adam's apple rolling up and down. He tried hard to suppress the blood-sucking desire in his heart. He took a deep breath and instantly understood everything. "They want to sacrifice you to wake me up."
Yan Xi noticed his strangeness and smiled lightly: "Yes, so don't restrain yourself."
He untied the ribbon that Li Haitang had tied on her hand and brought the cut area directly to his mouth.
Li Yancheng almost lost control in an instant, but love overcame desire and he regained his sanity, tying it back with the ribbon. "I can't do this. Besides, I'm awake now and don't need your sacrifice."
"That's what you said." Yan Xi withdrew his hand and raised his eyebrows with a smile, "You have to protect me when you go out later."
"Well, even if you don't tell me, I will." Li Yancheng took his hand, lowered his head and smiled, "Let's go."
As soon as the three of them took a step forward, the stone door opened by itself.
Old Master Lin and a few others were standing at the door, peeking in. They must have waited too long and wanted to see what was going on.
Unexpectedly, they saw a scene that shocked them.
Yan Xi, who was used as a sacrifice, was not only fine, but also held hands with their ancestors, talking and laughing happily. It couldn't be more harmonious and friendly.
And! When did a woman appear in the tomb?
Could it be that there are two ancestors?
A man and a woman?
Seeing the three people getting closer, Old Master Lin quickly knelt down and saluted. "Lin Liming, the 52nd generation descendant of the Lin family, greets the old ancestor. Congratulations on your resurrection!"
Old Master Lin knelt down, and the people behind him hurriedly followed suit.
"Congratulations, ancestor, for your resurrection!"
Li Yancheng looked at them expressionlessly, "Is your last name Lin?"
"Yes, with the change of dynasties over the past thousand years, our ancestors changed their names and surnames in order to survive, from the original Wei to the current Lin." Old Master Lin answered cautiously.
Li Yancheng narrowed his eyes.
It turns out that they are descendants of Wei Changchang.
He thought they were descendants of the Li family.
Why did Wei Changjian tell his descendants that he was their ancestor?
Where are the descendants of the Li family?
Li Yancheng was filled with doubts, but he didn't show them. Instead, he went along with the situation and said coldly, "Whether your surname is Lin or Wei, you must never sacrifice the living to the dead again. The Wei family is a family of loyal and righteous people. Don't do anything that harms the world."
If it were someone else, today, his Yan Xi would have been drained of blood and died without a burial place.
Thinking of this, Li Yancheng's anger level soared instantly, and he felt a chill all over his body. A cold wind suddenly blew in the tomb, scaring Old Master Lin and others so much that they trembled and broke out in cold sweats.
"Yes, yes, what our ancestor said is true. I will keep it in mind and will not dare to do it again!"
"Well, get up." Li Yancheng pulled Yan Xi and went straight to meet Old Master Lin and the others, saying coldly: "From now on, Yan Xi will stay by my side. You can't show any disrespect to him, otherwise you will be punished according to family rules!"
Hearing this, Old Master Lin was a little dumbfounded. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Yan Xi, who was standing beside him with a calm expression. He did not feel the slightest bit of guilt. Instead, he felt uncomfortable and wanted to expose Yan Xi's identity. "This... Ancestor, Lin Yanxi is not from the Lin family..."
Li Yancheng glanced at him coldly and interrupted him, "I don't care what his previous identity was, but he is mine now, do you understand?"
When Yan Xi heard his possessive words, her heart felt sweet as if it were covered with honey, and she couldn't help but smile.
This scene happened to be seen by Old Master Lin, who thought he was demonstrating to him, and his heart sank suddenly.
Old Master Lin quickly lowered his head, hiding the murderous intent in his eyes, "Grandson, I understand."
He lost more than he gained, which is probably what he is feeling now, feeling very frustrated!
How could he be willing to accept that he didn't get the body he had carefully nurtured for so many years?
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