The news that the Zhao family had attended a wedding and brought home a single young woman quickly spread throughout Zhao Village.
Everyone was speculating whether this young woman was Zhao Minggeng's wife.
The rumors intensified, and even Zhao Jinfeng came to Zhao Minggeng's door to ask when he was getting married.
Only then did the Zhao family learn of the rumors circulating in Zhao Family Village.
"How could that be? Ming Geng has no intention of remarrying at all. Even if he were to remarry, he would never marry Miss Xi, as they are not of the same generation."
She is Qingyi's older sister-in-law.
So he told Zhao Jinfeng about Xi Ge'er's identity.
Meanwhile, Xi Ge'er, at the center of the Bagua (Eight Trigrams) formation, was doing strength training at the training ground of Qingshan Xiaozhu.
He was carrying a homemade sandbag.
She just kept lifting it back and forth. This girl was really tough. She was covered in sweat, and her arms and legs were trembling, but she didn't stop.
This deeply moved Haifeng, who was in charge of training her.
Try to persuade them.
“Miss Xi, why don’t you take a break? This is something that takes time and effort to master; it’s not something you can learn in a short period of time.”
Besides, a young woman doesn't necessarily need to develop great strength, nor does she need to fight on the battlefield.
"Shut up, don't...talk, don't disturb my workout. This...is all...earned little by little through practice."
Okay, the sea breeze shut up.
When the time was up, after putting down the sandbag and doing some simple exercises, Xige'er plopped down on the ground. She was so exhausted that she couldn't be pulled up.
Besides, she's the only one training with the sea breeze in the training ground right now.
The women of the Zhao family usually practiced their exercises in the morning and then ran for a while an hour after dinner in the evening.
Massaging her legs, she said, "Oh dear, I'm exhausted! Sea Breeze, please don't ever try to persuade me to stop practicing. I know I'm getting old and my bones are too stiff."
That's why I have to suffer more than others.
I don't want to be unlucky enough to marry into a family like the one I met before, should I ever get married again.
Even if we were to run into them, I'd have the ability to take down their entire family.
The sea breeze was chilly; who would dare marry a girl like that? I feel a little sorry for her future husband's family.
Zhao Qingyan recently went into the mountains to visit her so-called "father".
Although I was concerned, I was also worried that it might affect the dishonest person's practice. What if I ran into them and they went astray?
Before going down the cliff, I deliberately threw some things down to prevent any unknown creatures from jumping out.
Then he tied the safety rope around himself and, using his light-footed skills, quickly descended to the cave entrance at the bottom of the cliff.
I checked the door to the opening from the outside, and it looked like it hadn't been touched at all.
Zhao Qingyan's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that both of those old guys were dead? Putting aside everything else, the one lying in the coffin could at least not eat, drink, or defecate.
But the body that wanders is alive, and has been for a long time. It's possible that it eats less, but it's unlikely that it doesn't defecate. Does that mean it just relieves itself on the spot?
Wouldn't that cave have a very unique atmosphere?
"Old man, I'm here. Are you alive? If you are, answer me."
Zhao Qingyan shouted at the cave entrance, afraid that there might be something offensive inside.
After waiting for a few breaths, I still didn't hear any sound.
"Old man, if you don't answer me soon, I'm going in. Don't say I'm rude."
Reaching into the hole in the wooden door, I unlatched it, pushed it open, and saw two people sitting back-to-back in a coffin.
They were completely still, which looked rather eerie, and the bed that Yunyou had been given now looked as if no one had ever slept in it.
The food left in the cave earlier was completely untouched, leading Zhao Qingyan to suspect that both old men were dead.
He tentatively reached out and touched under his nose, but after repeated attempts, he could not feel any breath.
This terrified Zhao Qingyan.
"Ancestors, Master, Dad, please wake up! Please don't die!"
I beg you, can you please give me some response? I can't feel your breath.
Zhao Qingyan was so anxious she was almost crying. She stubbornly reached out again to touch the two men's carotid arteries. She touched Yunyou first, since he had been alive before.
You can feel a pulsation when you touch it, but it's very faint.
The body temperature hadn't completely cooled down. This gave Zhao Qingyan a little confidence, and she reached out her hand to the corpse again.
Zhao Qingyan still felt some resistance to touching this, even though she knew the previous one was a corpse.
Now we need to determine if the corpse is still alive. I'm worried that it might come back to life.
I don't have any useful talismans or peach wood sword on me. It seems that the only thing I have in my space is glutinous rice, which is said to be effective against zombies.
Having mentally prepared herself, Zhao Qingyan finally reached out her hand.
"Don't mind me, I just wanted to make sure you were alive or dead."
I'm telling you, please don't scare me. I'm easily frightened. Even if you're trying to come back to life, please don't suddenly react.
Let me tell you, when I'm in a panic, I'm capable of anything.
"If I accidentally break your neck, then you'll just have to accept your bad luck."
Zhao Qingyan uttered threatening words, but her small hand kept reaching out and pulling back, then reaching out again, trying several times before finally placing her hand on the corpse's carotid artery.
She carefully felt around, but couldn't feel any movement in her carotid artery. However, she could feel her body temperature.
"Warm, that works too. Wait, let me check again to see if you have a pulse."
If you have a pulse, it means you're still alive; if you don't, then I'll just have to dig a hole and bury you again.
Zhao Qingyan tried hard to feel the pulse beating on the corpse's neck.
The force gradually increased, and soon it was about to knock the lying corpse down.
The corpse finally spoke, but its voice sounded like it had been rubbed with sandpaper.
"You brat, if you strain any harder, I'll break my neck."
"Hurry up and get me some food! I'm starving, I can't move!"
Zhao Qingyan was truly frightened; her heart was pounding.
After completely calming down
"Oh my god, you're really scaring me to death! Aren't you afraid I'll break your neck?"
So she hurriedly took out the milk from her storage space, inserted the straw, then thought, drinking milk also takes effort, so she decided to feed him porridge instead.
Luckily, there was some takeout congee in the room. I took out two bowls and tried to feed it to the person lying there like a corpse. Since the person couldn't open their mouth, I resorted to force.
Pinch their cheeks to open their mouths, then pour in a spoonful of perfectly warm white porridge, and with a little skill, they swallow the porridge.
After seven or eight mouthfuls, Zhao Qingyan stopped feeding him.
"Hey old man, your mouth, which hasn't been brushed in a thousand years, really stinks."
"Drink a few sips first, then once you have some food in your stomach and can move around, you should brush your teeth."
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