Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 1184 - 214_5

The elderly lady lowered her head, looking at the threshold beneath her feet, hesitating whether she should go out at this moment.

It wasn't about worrying if making a move at Li Sanjiang's house would trigger a backlash from Luck, nor concerned with any entanglements from Jianghu's cause and effect. She feared that if she went out now, she might not only fail to help but actually worsen the situation.

After all, tonight's setup was arranged by Xiao Yuan himself, definitely with his own purpose. If she acted rashly, there was a risk of disrupting the child's plans.

Liu Yumei pressed her lips together and ultimately did not cross the threshold, but sat down on it instead.

The elderly lady, accustomed to elegance all her life, seldom took on such a down-to-earth posture.

She was waiting, knowing that if her help was truly needed, even if Xiao Yuan didn't call, her granddaughter would find a way to inform her.

Liu Yumei lightly tapped her fingertips against the door.

She knew that after this sound, Alii and Ah Ting, who lived in the room at the southern end of the East Room, would also immediately prepare themselves.

Finally, the elderly lady glanced under the bed.

Under the bed was a sword box, containing a sword.

Sometimes, it's actually easier to deal with opponents out in the open; it's more troublesome if she herself had any problems.

"The child has his own determination, it's going to be fine."

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Alii, having just ended the Walking Yin state, emerged from the East Room and entered the building. Upon reaching the second floor, she happened to see the adolescent boy walking out from Li Sanjiang's room.

The boy noticed her, yet his eyes lacked any color, and his gaze didn't pause at all.

He saw her as if seeing through her.

The boy pushed open his room door and went inside.

Alii followed him inside.

Li Zhiyuan walked to his desk, his fingertips brushed over the books placed on top, and he pulled out a copy of Jianghu Chronicles.

Li Zhiyuan had actually already finished reading these books. Moreover, he hadn't placed the complete set of Jianghu Chronicles here; choosing this one to be within arm's reach was because there had been a word in this book that was altered.

Wei Zhengdao — False Righteous Path.

He remembered that the night after Li Sanjiang completed the fortune-changing ritual, he fell into a stupor, and upon waking the next day, discovered that this stroke had been altered in the book.

At the time, he suspected that it was likely done while he was unconscious.

The truth indeed proved it, looking back now, even without considering Li Sanjiang's Luck, just by the fact that Liu Yumei, Qin Li, and Liu Ting lived here, it was impossible for any thieves to get in.

Li Zhiyuan now recalled that after the fortune-changing ritual that night, Li Sanjiang became sluggish as if drunk.

He was the one who helped Li Sanjiang back to lie on the bed.

This elder, although prevented him from returning to his original state, forcing him to continue wearing the dirty, foolish human skin, he could vaguely sense that this elder seemed to simultaneously share something extremely precious with him. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Back then, not having entry-level knowledge, he didn't know what it was.

Only felt that using it to prolong wearing human skin was quite worthwhile, serving his interests.

Now, of course, he knew that it was Luck.

A rare and precious thing, even the Dragon King family lay in wait here, just hoping to get a share.

That night, after returning to his room, he began flipping through Jianghu Chronicles.

The obstruction from the human skin slowed his comprehension, only vaguely sensing some discrepancies, but unable to discern the true intentions expressed by the author amidst the lines.

Though the book was filled with "destroyed by the Righteous Path," it conveyed a defiance of the Heavenly Dao's rules, containing a mocking tone towards those unable to retaliate.

This was a smart person, playing a very dangerous game in his time, seemingly playing it quite well.

Unfortunately, he was a character from long ago, already dead.

No, someone capable of writing this book and mocking the Heavenly Dao's rules, if he wished to live, should find loopholes to continue living.

This was his thought back then.

Now Li Zhiyuan clearly knows who Wei Zhengdao is, and knows he is his fellow sufferer.

Li Zhiyuan touched the altered word with his fingertip again and murmured:

"You're actually pursuing suicide, how foolishly short-sighted."

At this moment, Li Zhiyuan turned his head to look at the girl who entered his room.

The current Li Zhiyuan is indeed Li Zhiyuan himself.

He now recalled the memory from that night and remembered that after reading the book and altering the word, when he lay down on the bed, he broke the cord meant to keep him acting human.

The reason why he lost the memory of that night was because, at the time, he couldn't fully connect with his "original self," lacking the qualification to inherit and continue the thought logic from his original self's memory. So, he deliberately forgot this segment to prevent waking up with a cognitive dissonance.

Now that he's restored to his original state, the memory naturally returned once again.

Li Zhiyuan lightly touched the book's surface, reasoning that during that wave from the Dream Ghost, the "lost memory" was similar.

It was likely deliberately erased by Wei Zhengdao, because the dream memory involved too deeply with Emperor Fengdu and the turtle, forgetting was the best self-protection.

In the future, upon further enhancing his strength and Life Chart, he'll be able to retrieve lost memories again, just like now.