CHAPTER 628: CHAPTER 115_3

People have multiple facets.

This saying found its literal embodiment in Yu Xuzi.

His remains did not recognize him, nor did his disciples.

So this offering table and the stone tablet were not meant for him; they were commemorating someone else. He just had the shamelessness to intentionally take the same name as another.

Li Zhiyuan looked around, thinking of how Yu Xuzi mentioned that the Dragon King from the Liu family had once come here for a visit.

This was why he had arranged the sealing array to be so secure.

But that Dragon King,

did he really come by?

"You’re out?"

Zheng Jiayi came out from behind a big rock, holding a bag of cookies.

Yin Meng asked, "Where’s Zeng Yinyin?"

Zheng Jiayi pointed behind her, "She’s back there."

Zeng Yinyin was still tightly bound.

Yin Meng said, "I’ll go untie her legs, let her walk on her own."

As she passed by Li Zhiyuan, Yin Meng heard the young man’s order, "Loosen it a bit," to which Yin Meng nodded.

The group arrived at the riverbank, where the mist over the water was still thick.

This was a result of the array’s influence. Ordinary people who ventured in without permission would become lost.

Since there were six unconscious university students, everyone except Li Zhiyuan went to find some branches and grass nearby to add buoyancy to the boards.

At that moment, Zeng Yinyin suddenly broke free from the ropes and dashed into the river without looking back.

Li Zhiyuan was just sitting there, watching as Zeng Yinyin ran past him and leaped into the river.

At first, she waded in the river, occasionally glancing back to see if anyone was chasing her.

Gradually, the fog obscured her view of what was behind her, and when she looked ahead again, she found she couldn’t see the opposite bank either.

She began to rely on her previous sense of direction to continue forward, but no matter how long she walked, she was still surrounded by water. The water wasn’t deep, only reaching her chest, but the riverbank seemed to become unattainably distant.

She started calling out, "Fool, fool, fool!"

No one responded, no one appeared.

Perhaps,

only a fool would care to respond to her.

"Ah, she ran away!"

Zeng Yinyin’s escape only drew an exclamation of surprise from Zheng Jiayi alone.

However, after her cry of surprise, she realized everyone was focused on their tasks with no one reacting.

Once the makeshift raft was ready, Li Zhiyuan took out the compass, preparing to lead the group himself.

But just as he entered the water, he saw the silhouette of the fool appear in the mist.

The fool was happily waving his arms, jumping in the water and splashing around.

Li Zhiyuan put away the compass and said, "Let’s go, the fool will lead the way."

They crossed the river and started heading back.

As they walked, Li Zhiyuan realized this wasn’t the path they had come by.

However, watching the fool, who was picking wildflowers by the roadside and wearing them on his head while running happily, Li Zhiyuan said nothing and continued to follow.

The mountain path was difficult to traverse, littered with rocks and slopes everywhere. The six university students being dragged on the board were now all battered and bruised.

The minor injuries were one thing, but occasionally someone would bump their nose on the board or knock into a classmate’s back of the head, causing nosebleeds, and Tan Wenbin had to help stop the bleeding.

Binbin said with annoyance as he rolled up pieces of paper, "Come on, listen, next time just go to the park for an adventure, don’t run out here recklessly."

After finishing with the nosebleeds, Tan Wenbin couldn’t help but sigh, "University students these days really have poor physical condition."

In order to showcase his "kindness," Yu Xuzi had long since lifted his control over them, and the little fish had left their bodies, yet up until now, the six people remained in a state of unconsciousness.

This made Binbin, who was used to taking Run Sheng and Lin Shuyou to the infirmary, feel unsettled.

Ahead, three small hills lined up side by side appeared.

Zheng Jiayi pointed excitedly and said, "My family’s ancestral tomb is over there, on the one on the far left!"

Li Zhiyuan asked, "Whose are the other two?"

Zheng Jiayi thought for a moment and answered, "The middle one belongs to the Xue family, and the right one belongs to the Zeng family."

Li Zhiyuan nodded. It seemed that with the complete demise of Big Fish and Yu Xuzi, the array in Min’an Town had also stopped operating and returned to normal.

The fool, wearing a crown of flowers, gestured in front of Li Zhiyuan.

Li Zhiyuan understood his meaning, but the young man still beckoned him over.

The fool obediently bent over and brought his face close to the young man.

Li Zhiyuan looked into his eyes, curiously asking, "Who exactly are you?"

The fool straightened up and danced around, saying, "I am the Corpse Recovery Diver! Corpse Recovery Diver! Corpse Recovery Diver!"

Li Zhiyuan shook his head, "You’re not."

The fool was momentarily stunned, then he jumped in place and shouted, "I am the village guardian! Village guardian! Village guardian!"

Li Zhiyuan didn’t continue to ask but gave an instruction:

"Meng Meng, you and Zheng Jiayi go to her family’s ancestral tomb,

Brother Binbin, Brother Run Sheng, you go to the Zeng family’s ancestral tomb.

Bring incense and paper offerings to pay respects."

The four each took their items and headed to the two mountain tops respectively.

Li Zhiyuan prepared to go to the middle one, which was the Xue family’s ancestral tomb.

The fool hopped along behind him.

Li Zhiyuan stopped and turned to look at him, then pointed to the wooden board where the six unconscious university students lay.

"You stay here and watch them."

The fool looked aggrievedly.

Then he quickly ran up to the board, tiptoed to stand among the six people, and bent over:

"Poot~~~~!"

Li Zhiyuan, standing in the distance, watched as the hair of those six university students was blown upwards.

It was of no use.

The six of them unexpectedly all opened their eyes, slowly sat up, and began to take in their surroundings with clear and confused eyes.