Although the Water and Land Dharma Assembly continued, the atmosphere in the town became increasingly gloomy and oppressive.
Besides the police cars coming and going, private cars carrying families were constantly heading out of the town.
It's clear that they "escaped," just as Li Mao said.
However, according to Zhao Youliang and Liao Zhiyuan's observations, the deathly aura on those who left the town not only did not dissipate, but became even stronger.
This is precisely the strangeness of the "sealed door" system.
Just as the two were discussing whether to step in and stop the residents from moving out, Chen Wei walked over from a distance.
He, who was usually so forthright, now looked gloomy.
Even though he was "seriously injured," Zhao Youliang still hurriedly got up to greet him.
"Brother Chen, you're not at work today? How come you have time to come here?"
Chen Wei gestured to Zhao Youliang not to be polite, and then plopped down next to him.
"With so many people dying one after another, how can I be in the mood to go to work?"
"I came here to ask you two brothers if moving away from here now would help."
"I'm really worried about your sister-in-law and the child."
Faced with Chen Wei, Zhao Youliang and his companion naturally told the truth.
Upon hearing that moving away might actually hasten his death, Chen Wei's expression grew even more grave.
"Zigong, Zhiyuan, isn't there any way you can save our fellow villagers?"
“We five families deserve to die for the sins we committed, but others are innocent…and the children are even more innocent.”
When the children were mentioned, Zhao Youliang suddenly remembered what Old Liu had said: "The wise people in the school will protect the children, but they don't care about the adults."
Who knew that after he told Chen Wei about this, Chen Wei had a bitter smile on his face.
“Quantum, you don’t know, but starting yesterday, Mr. Gaide School has stopped accepting children from the direct lineages of our five major surnames.”
"No matter who tries to persuade them, it's useless... even the government doesn't dare to put pressure on them."
"I see..." Zhao Youliang was surprised to hear this, and thought to himself: It seems that the gears of fate have begun to turn, and the grudges of the past are about to be settled.
Seeing Chen Wei's almost desperate expression, and thinking about the help he and Sister Yingchun had received in the past, Zhao Youliang gritted his teeth and made a decision.
“Brother Chen, I have some connections with a master at the school. I’ll go and ask him if he can admit your child.”
"And Li Mao's family and Brother Zhou's family too."
The "Brother Zhou" that Zhao Youliang mentioned refers to Director Zhou of the Urban Management Bureau, who is Chen Wei's sworn brother.
Upon hearing this, Chen Wei was overjoyed. Before he could say anything, Zhou Dawei and Li Mao, who had come from afar with the same purpose, spoke up first.
"That's great!"
"Quantum, we've come to you for the sake of the children!"
"Hey, don't rush over yet, let's go buy some gifts."
"Although this master doesn't care about our little things, we can't be impolite!"
A moment later, Zhao Youliang, enduring the pain in his lower back, pedaled his old bicycle and headed towards the school with the gifts in his hands.
On the back seat of the old bicycle sat Liao Zhiyuan, who was also an old friend.
Because of his father's connections, Liao Zhiyuan clearly knew more about the Mohists guarding the school than Zhao Youliang, and therefore was not optimistic about this trip.
“Brother Quantum, you don’t know, Senior Ma Mingyang is the kind of person who is ‘conservative’ and particularly difficult to talk to.”
"To put it simply, the young general was quite a handful of 'trainers' by him back then."
"Getting the senior to agree to protect the children of three families...that's difficult!"
Having suffered hardships since childhood, Zhao Youliang naturally learned to judge and recognize people at a young age.
In fact, Liao Zhiyuan didn't even need to remind him. Through the incident of taking away the gold lighter last time, he had already gained a preliminary understanding of the character of Mo Zhe Ma Mingyang.
"Xiao Liao, I know it might be impossible to persuade Master Ma."
"But for Brother Chen and the others, we have to give it a try. What if he takes pity on us?"
As they were talking, the old bicycle arrived at the school gate.
The guard recognized Zhao Youliang, so when he heard that he was looking for a new physical education teacher, he didn't stop him. Instead, he teased him.
"What's wrong, Quantum? You don't even have a child, do you not need to pull strings to find a teacher?"
"Is this paving the way in advance?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Youliang smiled bitterly to himself and could only offer a perfunctory reply.
"What do you mean by paving the way in advance? I owe someone money, and I'm here to pay it back."
As soon as Zhao Youliang said this, Ma Mingyang, a Mohist who was alone in his office, immediately sensed something.
A hint of helplessness appeared on his usually expressionless face.
"Sigh, you don't owe me anything, but I do owe you... even though it's a karmic debt from a previous life."
At this moment, Ma Mingyang was not alone in the office. Opposite him sat Hui Liuye, the head of the Hui family, and Bai Wuwei, the head of the Bai family.
That is, the one who treated Zhao Youliang's father.
As he gently stroked Little Dumpling, who was lying on his knees, Gray Sixth Master spoke with a smile.
"Mo Zhe, when did you incur a quantum causal debt? How come I didn't know?"
Since everyone present was one of their own, Ma Mingyang didn't hide anything.
“At that time, Zhao Youliang was still alive and well. I had something to ask of him, but he had already retired from worldly affairs.”
"It was at his risk that he reported on Ma's behalf, which allowed Ma to have an audience with the emperor."
"Oh, I see." The head of the Hui family nodded gently upon hearing this.
"Sigh, if the Hu family hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have recognized that Quantum was actually..."
At this point, the head of the Hui family suddenly stopped and gently tapped Little Dumpling's head.
"Silly child, there are some things you shouldn't listen to, and you shouldn't ask about them."
"In short, just follow Quantum closely."
"If we can survive this ordeal, we will know everything."
Little Dumpling nodded obediently upon hearing this, and then skipped and hopped towards the door.
"Ancestor, I'm going to open the door for Quantum Bro, he's almost here."
When the door opened, Zhao Youliang was taken aback, especially when he saw the smiling Bai family patriarch.
He didn't even care about etiquette, nor did he care that the head of the Hui family was also there; he immediately ran over in three steps at a time.
"Old Immortal Bai, I kowtow to you!"
"Thank you for saving my dad, thank you!!"
Bai Wuwei was a true great healer; how could he accept Zhao Youliang's kneeling and worship?
With just a wave of his hand, Zhao Youliang was unable to kneel down.
"I have always loved practicing medicine and saving lives is my duty. You don't need to worry about it."
"And you, Liao Zhiyuan, how are your father and your master?"
Faced with a room full of important figures, Liao Zhiyuan was much more cautious than the excited Zhao Youliang.
He quickly straightened his clothes and bowed deeply to the three men, including Mo Zhe Ma Mingyang.
"This junior greets the three seniors!"
"Thanks to the blessings of my three elders, my father and teacher are both alive and well."
When talking about Liao Zhiyuan's eccentric father and master, even serious Mohists can't help but smile.
The humorous head of the Hui family couldn't help but chuckle.
"As long as everything is fine, as long as everything is fine."
"It's been twenty years since I last saw them, I really miss them..."
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