As Zhuang Li packed up his belongings, 7480 was screaming in his head, "Master, we're so lucky! We just met a spirit right out of the gate! But he seems so cold! He didn't even fall in love with you at first sight!"
"How do you know he didn't fall in love with me at first sight?" Zhuang Li smiled nonchalantly.
"He didn't even stare at you, and he didn't look back when he left, as if he had no attachment to you at all. Master, what if he doesn't like you anymore? Besides, he is so old, and it's ancient times, he should be married, right?" After asking this question, 7480 couldn't help but shudder.
Although its IQ is relatively low and it is equivalent to a newbie after leaving the database, it is very clear that the gods are like a rein or a rule to the host.
With this bridle and principle, the host will restrain his recklessness, slowly retreat from the entrance of the abyss, and embark on the right path. Otherwise, he will become a complete demon king, destroying every small world.
He might even destroy himself, causing 7480 to disappear forever.
In order to protect himself, 7480 certainly hopes that this pair of dogs can be locked up, but now, the situation does not seem optimistic.
Zhuang Li confirmed his guess: "You are right, he is not only married, but also has an eighteen-year-old son."
7480: “!!!”
It's over! Not only is the Child of Destiny doomed, but this little world is probably over too!
"Master, how do you know so clearly? Are you mistaken? Gods will definitely not marry others." 7480 tried to excuse the gods.
"He is the King of Qi. Doesn't your script describe the King of Qi's situation?" Zhuang Li handed the saddle bag to Zhuang Lao Er who had been waiting for a long time, then took out the mutton-fat jade pendant and looked at it in the sunlight.
The word "Qi" is engraved on the front of the jade pendant, and the word "Ming" is engraved on the back, and it is surrounded by coiled dragons, which is enough to reveal the man's identity.
7480 flipped through the script and said quickly, "Yes, yes, it's in the script, but it's not given much detail. The Prince of Qi is just a backdrop, not important at all. The hero of this world is the Prince of Qi, and the heroine is Zhuang Tian'er. Hey, there's a relevant description here. The Prince of Qi died of illness the year the Prince of Qi was crowned. From then on, the Prince of Qi inherited his father's legacy and became the Regent. Zhuang Tian'er also embarked on the journey from princess to queen..."
7480 was shocked: "Fuck! The Prince of Qi is 18 years old this year, and he will be 20 when he is crowned. Doesn't that mean that gods only have two years to live? Why is he getting worse and worse?"
Zhuang Li was not surprised by this.
He had just noticed that his lover was in very poor physical condition. It was not known whether he had any internal injuries, but he must have serious problems with his sleep and mental state. That was why Zhuang Li tentatively said that he had a heart disease, and his guards agreed.
At this point, Zhuang Li no longer cared whether his lover was married or had many wives and concubines, or where his eighteen-year-old son came from.
Even if their fate ends in this life and they have to go their separate ways in the future, he will still save him.
His life is more important than anything else.
The light in his eyes dimmed for a moment, but was quickly replaced by a resolute determination. Zhuang Li shook his head gently, not wanting to dwell on it any further. Even the universe itself could be destroyed, so how could there be forever in this world? The very promise of "forever" was a false proposition.
"Dad, let's call mom to go back with us." Zhuang Li carried the "Li Banxian" flag and said in a light tone.
"Oh, okay!" Zhuang Lao Er hugged the knapsack tightly in his arms and followed his son fearfully.
Suddenly, he said in shock, "Son, you really do know Taoism! Isn't Zhuang Tian'er an evil spirit? Is everything you said this morning true?"
"Of course." Zhuang Li nodded calmly.
Among the dozen or so dock workers walking beside the two men, eight or nine were young and middle-aged men from Luoxia Village. They all knew about the farce that happened in the morning.
To be honest, at first they all disliked Zhuang Li, thinking that he was a man but had such a narrow mind. He said those unfounded words to slander Zhuang Tianer just because he was jealous of her good luck.
But now, when they witnessed Zhuang Li's mysterious and unpredictable methods with their own eyes, they finally realized that those words were not slander, but the terrible truth hidden beneath the surface!
If Zhuang Li’s Taoist magic is not fake, then the evil spirit Zhuang Tianer is very likely to be real!
Thinking of this, everyone felt their scalps tingling slightly.
This was the effect Zhuang Li wanted. Once his authority surpassed Zhuang Tianer's, his psychological suggestion would devour Zhuang Tianer's psychological suggestion, a process of one increasing while the other decreases.
However, Zhuang Tianer has been operating in Luoxia Village for many years, and she has used hypnosis on the villagers not once or twice, but has been consolidating it every day, so this feeling of fear only appeared for a moment and then disappeared.
Only Zhuang Lao Er believed in his son's judgment. When he passed by a grocery store, he bought three bunches of mugwort and prepared to hang them on the door beam to ward off evil spirits.
Liu Chunhua's pancakes were given by her father and son to the dock workers who had just rushed to help, and then the family of three returned to Luoxia Village.
Along the way, Zhuang Lao Er kept bragging about his son's glorious deeds, saying that his son was indeed a genius, who could pass the imperial examinations by studying, become a master by practicing Taoism, and maybe even become a high-ranking official in the future.
Liu Chunhua burst into laughter, her face filled with pride that her son was the best, not even a questioning word. The couple was so focused on their daily lives, doting on their two sons, rarely dwelling on complicated matters. No wonder they were able to evade Zhuang Tianer's hypnosis.
With the laughter of the two, Zhuang Li's depressed mood also eased a lot.
As they got closer and closer to home, they suddenly heard Zhuang Jiuge's grief-stricken cries from the front: "Donkey Egg, wake up, Donkey Egg! Wuuuuu, you murderers! You even kill dogs, you are not human!"
Zhuang Li immediately sped up his pace, Zhuang Lao Er started running, and Liu Chunhua rolled up her sleeves and rushed over.
The three of them walked around the courtyard wall and saw Zhuang Jiuge kneeling at the door of his house, holding the dead donkey egg in his arms, and a tight hemp rope was tied around the donkey egg's neck. A group of children stood not far away, looking at the scene with confused expressions.
"What happened?" Zhuang Li asked in a cold tone.
Zhuang Jiuge seemed to have found his backbone. He pointed at the group of children and said, "Brother, they strangled Donkey's Egg!"
"What? Fuck you, you beasts! Did my donkey provoke you? You are so vicious at such a young age. I might as well beat you all to death, so that you won't harm people when you grow up!" Zhuang Lao Er raised his fist as big as a casserole and walked towards the group of children.
The children's parents rushed over after hearing the news and ran forward to protect them.
Liu Chunhua was not a coward, so she immediately went back to the house to get a kitchen knife.
When she turned around, she discovered that there was a cut hemp rope tied to the new courtyard gate that her husband had built yesterday, and it was now swinging back and forth in the wind, and there was a pair of scissors at her youngest son's feet.
It was obvious that Donkey Egg hanged himself on this rope and died at the door of their house.
Liu Chunhua immediately exploded, pointing at the rope and yelling, "You bunch of beasts! You actually hanged Donkey's Egg from my door beam. Who are you cursing? You don't want our family to live, right? Fine, fine, fine, I'm going to chop you all to death today! I'm going to take your place!"
In this feudal and backward era, hanging a cat or dog at someone's doorstep was an extremely vicious curse, meaning that your whole family would die like the beast.
The person who did this harbored unimaginable malice towards the second branch of the Zhuang family! He actually wished for their entire family to be wiped out? Why? They hadn't provoked anyone. Why had such hatred festered?
Liu Chunhua didn't dare to think too much. She rushed into the kitchen and took out a shiny kitchen knife, wanting to repay blood with blood.
Zhuang Lao Er had already knocked over the villagers who came to stop him, picked up a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old with one hand, and was ready to beat him.
The young man covered his face and yelled, "We didn't hang Donkey Egg! We just tied a noose to the doorpost of your house. Donkey Egg saw it, put his head in it, and strangled himself with the doorpost! It's true, a lot of people saw it. If you don't believe me, ask them!"
"Zhuang Lao Er, why are you taking your anger out on someone else's child? We all watched it happen! Donkey Egg hanged himself, it has nothing to do with them!"
An elder stepped out from the crowd and angrily scolded, "We all heard what happened last night. Donkey Egg bit Tian'er, and this is retribution. It has nothing to do with anyone else."
"It bit Fuxing, and God couldn't bear to see it, so he wanted to destroy it! It was killed by God! Zhuang Laoer, I advised you not to split the family this morning, but you didn't listen. Now look what happened! Your family is in big trouble!"
The elder pointed at the hemp rope on the door beam and said angrily, "Look, look, the evil curse has come to your door. How are you going to live in the future?
"This matter has just begun. Just wait, you will suffer in the future! First, you will lose your money, then your family will be ruined, and then the whole family will be wiped out!
"I advise you to release this child immediately, prepare a generous gift, and rush to Qingtian Temple to find a Taoist priest to exorcise the evil spirit! What are you still making a fuss about? Do you still want this family?"
The clan elder slapped his thighs repeatedly, he was really worried about Zhuang Lao Er.
It was not until this time that Boss Zhuang and others opened the gate and walked out. They stood in the distance and watched the farce silently. There was no expression on their faces, but their eyes were flashing with gloating.
Old Mrs. Zhuang took a basin of chicken blood and poured it on Zhuang Jiuge, who was kneeling on the ground, cursing "bad luck" fiercely.
Zhuang Li quickly pulled his brother up, preventing him from becoming a bloody corpse. However, Donkey Egg's body was soaked in a pool of blood, looking even more terrifying.
Zhuang Tianer hid behind Boss Zhuang, sticking half of her head out and watching the scene timidly.
Her pupils were as clear as a stream, filled with fear and sadness, and she seemed to be feeling sorry for Donkey Egg's death.
However, the more she pretended to be innocent, the more disgusted and angry Zhuang Li felt. He hadn't been truly angry with anyone in a long time, and Zhuang Tianer had successfully touched that line of fire.
Zhuang Lao Er released the boy and looked in disbelief at the rope hanging from the beam of his door. A group of children hiding behind a tree were chattering about the horrific scene of Donkey Dan hanging himself.
Liu Chunhua looked at the donkey's eggs in the pool of blood, and thought of its strange behavior, and she shuddered for no reason.
Zhuang Jiuge cried so hard he was out of breath, unable to utter a complete sentence. He had been reading in his room and had no idea that Donkey Egg had hanged himself.
This strange incident more or less affected the mood of the three people, making them afraid of Zhuang Tianer.
Only Zhuang Li remained his usual calm and composed self. He spread the bag in his arms flat on the ground and said slowly, "Don't worry about whether my family is doing well. If the door beam is dirty, we can tear it down. If the house is unlucky, we can rebuild it. If the feng shui is bad, we can buy another piece of prime land. There's no problem that money can't solve."
As he spoke, he took out two small gold ingots weighing five taels, two large gold ingots weighing ten taels, a jade bracelet with a very watery head, a crystal clear mutton-fat jade pendant, and a fist-sized night pearl, and placed them neatly on the saddle bag.
It was now dusk, the sky gradually set in the west, and the night pearl was emitting a faint white light. The light was very clear, yet extremely dense, like a cloud of mist flowing through the air, beautiful as a dream.
Even the most unsophisticated villager could tell at a glance that this pearl was priceless!
The noisy village entrance immediately fell into deathly silence, and everyone's attention was attracted by this rare treasure.
At the same time, an unbelievable thought surfaced in everyone's minds—the second branch of the Zhuang family had struck it rich! Rich as hell! This one night-shining pearl alone could buy the entire Bazhou City! What would his family have to worry about from now on?
Zhuang Li waved at his father and said calmly, "Dad, don't be angry. Tomorrow I'll go to the city and find a real estate agent to see who owns that five-story house on the west side of the mountain. If it's for sale, we'll buy it and tear down this half brick house."
"Hey, okay, Dad will accompany you to the pawnshop tomorrow." Zhuang Lao Er's anger was soothed by these gold, silver and treasures.
Liu Chunhua put down the kitchen knife, smiled, spat at the dumbfounded old lady Zhuang, and dragged her youngest son back to the house.
Zhuang Jiuge looked dazed, but he still did not forget to pick up Donkey Egg's bloody body.
Zhuang Li said gently, "Tomorrow, brother will hire a few Taoist priests to go to the back mountain and find a good feng shui site. There, they will build a luxurious mausoleum and bury Donkey Egg properly. Then, we will ask a few monks to chant scriptures for Donkey Egg for 49 days, so that he can be reborn into a good family in his next life."
Zhuang Jiuge really forgot to cry.
What is the best cure for anger, resentment and depression in the world?
It's getting rich overnight!
So the second wife of the banker, who had felt dizzy just now, now felt very relieved.
The villagers standing around had just let out a sigh of relief when they were again overwhelmed by Zhuang Li's arrogance.
The happiness of the rich is simply unimaginable to them! When their house gets dirty, they just tear it down and buy a mansion. When their dog dies, they find monks and Taoist priests to pray for its soul and even build a special mausoleum. Damn it! If the second wife of the banker has a hard time, then what about their lives? Just a miserable existence?
The onlookers became more and more jealous, and their eyes turned red.
Zhuang Lao Da and his family stood there like wooden logs, unable to move for a long time. Compared to the treasures Zhuang Li brought back today, the one hundred taels of silver they earned from selling ginseng was nothing!
Zhuang Tian'er's clear eyes finally rippled a little, but there was not much envy. It was just a little treasure, she didn't care about it. She just wanted to know where these things came from.
At that moment, Zhuang Li, who was about to cross the threshold, suddenly turned around, stared at her intently, and said in a deep voice, "Zhuang Tian'er, I know you were the one who killed Donkey Egg. Only an evil spirit like you could do such a cruel thing. Just wait, I'll take you in."
Zhuang Tianer immediately hid her head behind her father and cried out timidly, as if she was frightened.
Others thought Zhuang Li was talking nonsense, but the dock workers who came back with Zhuang Lao Er showed expressions of fear.
They began to believe what Zhuang Li said.
Donkey Egg's death was so bizarre that they couldn't help but feel terrified. And how could Zhuang Li, the man who slandered Zhuang Tian'er, not only not suffer any misfortune, but even met a noble person and had great luck? How could this be explained?
Wasn't it said that Heaven was Zhuang Tian'er's backer? Why didn't He punish Zhuang Li, but instead took it out on a dog? If Heaven could be this petty, sinister, and strange, their worldview would be completely shattered!
A seed of doubt took root in everyone's heart.
That night, Old Mrs. Zhuang knocked frantically on Zhuang Lao Er's door, shouting flattering words like "Don't split up the family, the two rooms will live together, Dabao and Erbao can study for as many years as they want", but Zhuang Lao Er pretended not to hear anything.
The death of Donkey Egg completely gave him up the idea of continuing to have contact with the eldest wife of the Zhuang family.
Zhuang Tianer is so vicious and evil that she doesn't even let a dog go. Their family can't afford to offend her but can afford to avoid her.
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