Zhu Tong looked at Lan Jinyu.
Lan Jinyu said, "You stay with Tian Miao. It's fine with me."
As long as Tianmiao is happy, that's enough.
"Okay." Zhu Tong nodded with satisfaction, feeling that her husband was a good person. She walked into the kitchen and prepared to make lunch.
Lan Jinyu went in to help Zhu Tong, but he was soon kicked out because he couldn't cook and would only cause more trouble if he went in.
"Tian Miao..." Lan Jinyu called out, standing next to Lan Zhi and making small talk, "Did you have a dream last night?"
Lan Zhi said: "No."
Lan Zhi was busy all night and had no time to rest at all. However, she had a very bad dream when she was sleeping just now. After waking up, she only remembered that the dream was very difficult, but she could not remember what she dreamed about specifically.
Lan Zheyu asked, "What vegetables do you like to eat? Let's go to the back mountain and dig some wild vegetables."
Lan Jinyu disagreed, "Dad warned us not to go out after noon. It's getting late now. If you want to dig wild vegetables, you can go tomorrow morning."
Lan Zhi said thoughtfully, "Did the village chief say anything else?"
Lan Jinyu said, "He also asked my second brother to learn to read and memorize his lessons."
"What book? Can you show it to me?"
"We didn't bring the book with us this time. I'll get it for you tomorrow."
Lan Zhi said, "No, I'm just interested in the content of the book. It would be great if Second Brother could recite a few sentences for me."
"No problem. I can recite to you everything I've memorized." Lan Zheyu smiled, his eyes curved. He cleared his throat and spoke gently, "Blessings from heaven, holy blood has grown into a forest, a sincere heart has no regrets, and Lake Town has eternal life... Now, with millions of innocent people, weaving bones and flesh, weaving souls and condensing spirits, separating the boundaries of yin and yang, paving the way to immortality, and forging a great cause of reincarnation..."
Why does this content seem more evil the more I listen to it?
Lan Zhi quickly interrupted his recitation and asked, "Second brother, how can you read this kind of book?"
Lan Zheyu asked suspiciously, "Is there a problem?"
Lan Jinyu also had a strange expression on her face. She said, "This is the official book used for the imperial examination. Everyone has studied this since ancient times. It's just that I'm really not interested in it. I can't even recite it. My second brother is different. He can memorize things very quickly, so Dad has high hopes for him."
Lan Zhi asked again: "Do you know what these contents in the book mean?"
"I roughly understood it myself. It means that the heavens sent down auspicious signs, drops of blood turned into forests, and there were millions of innocent people, flesh and bones..."
Lan Jinyu couldn't continue. He felt like something in the book wasn't right, but he couldn't pinpoint what. This was because the secret realm had altered everyone's basic understanding. Just like in the normal world, people believe they need to drink water when they're thirsty, but in the secret realm, everyone's perspective had been fundamentally altered.
Lan Zhi asked, "Are all books like this?"
Lan Zheyu shook his head. "No, I memorized a few sentences about twins yesterday, but I just can't understand what the book means. The original text says: Now, the twin souls are sacrificed to the heavens, leaving only the body. One son stands in the world of the living, and the other lies in the underworld, serving as a medium..."
"Let's not discuss this anymore." Lan Jinyu didn't like reading. He wanted to say a few more words to Tian Miao, but his second brother stole the limelight. His second brother even recited some flowery words that he couldn't understand, which made him feel overwhelmed.
Lan Zheyu was interrupted and said helplessly: "If you don't want to listen, go see your wife."
"No, I'm going to stand here, what can you do?"
"Not very good, don't disturb me talking to Tianmiao."
The two brothers exchanged a few words, then turned around and saw that Lan Zhi's face looked unhappy.
Lan Zheyu asked, "What's wrong, Tianmiao?"
Lan Jinyu was at a loss and said, "Don't be angry, we won't make any more noise...don't bother us."
Lan Zhi said: "I'm not annoyed, I'm worried about your safety."
Originally, she thought that her two brothers were lucky to be reborn into the village chief's family. But now it seems that this is not a good thing. The content of the book is obviously abnormal, and it also mentions sacrificing the souls of the twins to the sky. As for "standing in the world of the living" and "lying in the underworld", it should refer to separating the twins' bodies by yin and yang. After all, the souls have been sacrificed, and only the bodies are left.
"I think I should take a look at that book..." Before Lan Zhi could finish her words, she heard an angry scolding voice coming from not far away: "Lan Zheyu, Lan Jinyu, you two little bastards are here!"
Lan Jinyu turned around and saw, his face changed drastically, "Oh no, it's Daddy who brought Big Brother here!"
He grabbed Lan Zhi, quickly ran into Zhu's house, and slammed the door shut.
Lan Zhi was full of questions, "You locked my second brother out."
“没事，爹向来疼二哥，不会动手打人，但我就不一样了，我皮糙肉厚，会挨揍的，现在最重要的是保护好你跟我自己，至于二哥……不会有事的，他身为哥哥，理应为我们遮风挡雨。”
The conversation was well-reasoned and Lan Zhi was almost convinced by him.
"Don't worry, the village chief can't beat me." Lan Zhi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She raised her hand to open the door, but Lan Jinyu stopped her.
"Don't go out, my dad is scary when he gets angry!"
Lan Zhi asked: "How terrifying is it? Does he eat people?"
"Yes, brother Tianmiao, you are really smart. You can guess this."
Lan Zhi: ???
Lan Jinyu said, "My father loves to eat ashes, which is equivalent to eating people if you round it up."
After hearing what he said, Lan Zhi became more determined to open the door. Lan Jinyu couldn't persuade her and could only open the door, but he walked out of the room first and blocked Lan Zhi with his body, with an expression of heroic sacrifice on his face.
The village chief picked up a stick from the roadside, weighed it in his hand for a few times, and then walked towards this side aggressively. Lan Yingxiong was inspired by his father's actions, and also picked up a stick from the roadside and followed the village chief.
The smile on Lan Zheyu's face was a little stiff. Although he felt that his third brother was very unkind in abandoning him, he still stood there and did not run away. As a result, he heard the sound of the door opening behind him. He turned around and saw that his third brother and Tian Miao had come out.
The Zhu family had no yard, and the street was right outside the room. Lan Zheyu whispered, "What are you doing out here? Go inside!"
It didn't matter if he got beaten, but he was afraid that his father would beat Tianmiao as well.
You can hit him, but you can't hit Tianmiao. If anyone dares to hit Tianmiao, he will pick up a stick and hit back, even if that person is his father.
Hey, wait, why do I regard Tianmiao as more important than my biological father?
A look of confusion appeared on Lan Zheyu's face. Logically speaking, his father had raised him, but he actually wanted to hit his own father. Wasn't that a great act of treason?
But... I always feel that Tian Miao is the most important person to him.
While he was thinking, the village chief had already walked in front of him and raised the stick in his hand high -
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